City of DerryTennis Club: NIC 108211 Trustees, report for the year ended March 2024 Aims 3nd (-onstitutj()n'. rl5 Stated in our constimtion documcnr (?0? l). Ihe club exists for the 2di"2ncement of amateur renni8. %pecificalli". lie aim to promote the sport of rennis manner that proi-ides equal c)pportunities for all in the Ioc21 communir).. -rhe club rents Cuurt space at rnvo venues.. Fo)'Ic CnllL'ge. 67 Limai'ad!. Road and W2terside Shared I'illagc (WSV), 61 Irish %trcet. PLII)lic benofit "fhe club's main Ctii'ities and achiL'i-ements during the subscripuon I'car 20?3/24 are discussed below. Wc hcreb)" COnfM rhir rhrough rhose aclli-irics rhe trnstces hai'c had regard to the Chiirit). ("ommission s guidance on pubhc benefit. Notcilile ilCtivitie.s This )'car NV A numbcr of iniuaui.cs dcsignL.d to allow casicr acce4$ rn tennis and L'mbrace rhc bcncfirb offL'rL.d b}. ncw rL'chnulI)C,. "I'hL' club crCrCd a L.bl¢L. (Iwviv.citi:()fdL'rn'tennisclub.cc)m) prc)i'iding dctaJ% 2bout how tn jc)in d)c club, book A cnurt, arrangL' IL'¥sons Ltc. "l-his bccomL' the main puint i)f cont¢1Lr f()r p()tL'nual nLiv plxi'L'is and includc% a section i)n I'rL'quL'ntli' ,-lsked Qucsuons. In tandcm. rlic club i)pened an on-linL' banking f&lciliry' Ivirh l)ai'l)al to facihtatL' transactions (%ubscriprion¥. LyuL'st fL'cs, Ic'sson fL'L's) linkL'd thrnugh rhe ivcbsite. In .Ila!-, an nn-h'nc suTh-L'!' Ivas circulatL.d Ici mcmbcpy El) canv2ss 1)pinii)n on m14 trcrs such is court ai"24 ilibilin., prL.fL'rencL of i'cnuL' (I'oi:Ic CollL'ge ot IV%V), oppi)LtuniuL'S fol snci11 tcnnis, coaching necd.s. Ilcsults then guided commitrcc decisioii% And pi)licies. '()r th()sL' p121'crs neiv tn rhL' club, or ivithout rcgu12r pla!'Ang pamiers, the club cnntinued tr) sct asidL grL'Ln cc)urts' por-luck s11)ts ii,hcrc mcmbL'rs C2n entcr fhcir name Nvithout thc nccd for pre-1rri& nging i pla}ping parrncr. These slors help neifv mcmbers to inrcgrate into Élic widcr club. "I'hL' riminky ind number of rhLsc 'reen courrs ivas a kc}' topic in rhe surve!.. 'Social-teiinis' cN"cnings ivcre Addcd ro the iitcckli. rostcr and 211 mcmbcrs wcrc frcc tc) rurn up and pla) lthOU[ an!, piii)r booking. rhe cmphisis ()n mixing And abth'ue4 2nd hal.ing fun. 'I'hL'rc ivL're 21) junior membL'r% for thc !'L'ar and their dci'L.lopincnt is i'ital to tliL' club's fufurc success and i"iRbihtt.' In Noi'cmber. rlie club commenced iveekl!. iunior coacliing ivitli a traiiied I.cN'el I l Lnni% Ireland Coach. It li'a> recogmisL.d that somL juniors arrcnding IL'sson5 find tliL' progresf ion ro club membep?hip difficult. progrL'ssion requires that junic)r% Nhniild be capable uf plal'ing a full SL't i.L'. Ablc to sc'n'e, rall!-. kccp scorL.. -l-o encouragL rhis, bL'gan match-plai. se%sii)ns, both 5inglcs 2nd doubles, for juniors. Sil of our junii)r members iTrent oil to iepresent thc club in junior tennis toum1ments thrvughout the North IX est r¢on. 'fhe club organiscd and hosted 2 S4ifeguarding C-hddren and l'oun% People Workshop in NoTrember for oui and %tr2b&2ne -I"cnnis Club's committcc membL'rs 2nd i"oluntcLrs. 'lknis ivc)rkshop 'aS run b)" thc DeN'elopment C)Ificer and the %2feguarding Lead Olficer for L-l%tgr "l ennis. "l-he trustees are "L'r), apprcciatiN-e of thc tlll]e and commitmcni ini"L'stcd b!. conimirfce inembcrs in supern"ising and c)rgAnising thL iuninr dei-elopment programmL"s. -l-he club also ran adiilt coacliing 8essioiis ovi'r thc summL'r monihs: thcrL' ii"erL' around l ? nLik 2ttendLC% IITiih 18 intermediatc pla)"ers from the L'xi8ting membersliip al%n parucip2ting in thL lessons. ()ne ()f our coaches ran a number uf outreach sessions at foN-le College. the session% for diffL'rcnt age groups r&2n Thi"0 afternoons per ii'eLk. In %eptcml)er, hcld a ivell-publicised open-dai, ei-ent at W'SI: designed to prnmoie the club and encouiage members of the publLc to come along and rennis #q go iTrith thL' opllon to book lessons 2nd become 2 member. Later the same month. Tri-e held our fst ii-eek-lon.g, intem21 tournament at W%l' offering a choice of
CODTC 2023124 singles and doubles fur multiple categories: open, senior and junior. Oi-Lr 50 niember% took part and cnjo1.ed fme "trAther throughc)uQ culminating in fkn21s and 2 prizc-gii-ing on tlic %2turdaN:. Doubles p2itings made up of juniopi ivon the Ladies, ,[ c2tegoTh' and iNere iunners up in the I.adies B catL'gon'. Petindic fun ei.ents includcd 2 onc-d2I- tournamcnt in lune thaf r2ised £61K) from the members for donatson 10 ..Icuon Cancer. ..liid Christmas cL.Icbrq& fL.d ii'iih a one-dai" indc)or rournament and an ei'cning p2rtt" at 2 I-enue in ioiK'n - complctc ilrjih g2mes. 2 qu17 2nd danclllg. Aclii(Jveniorits In the tL'POrting }'e2r ?02.3-24, and after m2rked groii'th post-pandemic, rlie club ii)LmbLrsliip rcm&2incd %t2ble Ai around 110. Oiir club is onc ()f the most cnsmopnlit2n in the cin. Iwith mL'mbL'rs drai n from oi'cr l i diffLrLnt n2tionalitics. "I"hc club recognises that rL'nnis is an important means for pcople ro improi-c the fitncss Ici"cls, but morc importandy pri)N'idcs a ocial outlet Kvluch benefits menr21 as ivell as phl'sical health. In an carl}, compL'uuon. our I.adiL'i' C team won thc North West of IrLland Spring IL'agTUC. Our best IToung pla}'er enjoled success throughout ?0?3 2nd ion the li len's %ingle% aiid Dnubles tidcs 14 t thL Cai'an %cnior Opcn in 121., rL'aching a National Irish ranking of 13 (adulr%). OiiL enior plil'er c()mpe(ed in numerous rourn2ment% around the pToi"ince. progre%siiig fium (- tn B class CVL'nts, and ivon rhL' LXILn's %inglcs th'cr-i5 1'L'ar¥ titlL' at rhL. Lounr)" .,Intrim Chanipioiisliips in August. l-ifl¢llll-.i,Il ijosition 'fi'hL' club remains in A Strong fin2ncial position and closL.d rhL' I'L'rtir to .Nlarch 2024 ivitli L-30k in thL. bq4 nk ACC()unt% aftL'r acliiei.inx q surplus for (he rep()rting pcn()d. "Ihis l'ear's surplu% ()f £()k is tsc)mL'ivliat inflql tL.d bi. mL'mbcrs adi'ance p2!'mL'nts in l12rch of subscriptions for tlIL nL'W p11}'in% %L'as(>n. -I'he bank bilancL.. bullr up ()N"er numerc)us l-ear%, rL'prcsL'nt% thL' club'4 ()nly financi&il 2ssLt (small amuunts of Iraining cquipmcnt asidL) and L. conunuL' to rcbnt court %PACC in the ciry. Billing dL12}"s meant that three months of court hire 2r W%l.' Iwere unpaid ar 31 Nlarch, bur those amounts wcrc bL'ttlcd in full post )"car-cnd. 'fhcrL' i¥Fcrc no orhcr inarLrial creditors (or other dcficits) unpaid 2t jpcar cnd. Ciovernance. 'IhL' club's trustccs during the rcpi )rting pcriod ere. Kei'in Clean,, Ildrian I"urd, l)crcr I'4'ci, Nl2tk Nlotoncv 2nd Tercs2 .%wcidan. The club's commirtee, appointed qt ilnnual CJencr21 Ifeering, meets monrhl!" to inanAge aff3iLS; bincc thL. CC)VID pandL'mic those mcctings hAI'L' been conducted i'l2 Tr idco link. 2aL£ 'I'cresa Sweid2n, Chair Dated