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)" COnf￿M 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 crC￿rCd a ￿L.b￿l¢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 f￿st ii-eek-lon.g, intem21 tournament at W%l' offering a choice of

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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 i￿on 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.
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'I'cresa Sweid2n, Chair
Dated