MINirrES OF THE A6M OF BALFRON BOWUNG QUB HELD CW NOVEMBER if 2024. I. APOLOGIES: 2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF 2023 AGM: 3. MATfEA ARIStrNG: al Newscoreboards had been purchased. bl Moo lockers had been made awdilable for new members. 4. AREAS SURROUNDhYG THE GREEN.. the grounds in a good stste. agreed to organlse knvrk-part*sto maintsin S. AOVERnSING HOARDINGS. rop05ed that two hoardin8s ￿ slted on the road slde of thè green to attract attenrion ind to en¢LWTa8e new members. He would ¢heck with police and council re any required permlsslon and Iwuld also Inve5tl8ate Ilkly ¢c6t5. 6. 2025 AGM AND PRESENTATION OF PRIZES.. proposed that these two events should be separate. rhe presentstions to be held on a Saturday, combln•d wlth a s¢xi41 evènt. holding thè event at Fintry Indoor Club, but the 8*neral feelin8 was that I: should take ￿a(e at Balfr(K) BC and that tr*se two events should be separate. as proFX>5ed. u4¢ested the purthase of a rml-tahlp, A dart-board and a TV. Those present dld no: agieé with the TV w88estion, howeler. uld inhEsttgate the c05t of acqulring the other two items. reported a leak from the roof or gutter runninR down an inside wall. sed that o different type of 8uttefin8was requir•d. Oluntee￿a to r•search and cost the replacement. 9. PRESIDENTS REPORT.. eportÈd thatthe membership remained at a healthy number 0150 pla￿n8 rnern rs and 20 sodal mèmbers. He t￿nke nd for thÈir hard work on t1￿ 8reen throu8hout the $￿SOrt. An irrigation sys=ern h)d been fftjerted by the Committee on the grounds of cost. The kltchen and bar areas had beer ￿lurbI*d. using a grant from the Stirling aNI Clacks Enmronmental Trust. He thanked or alertingthe Clubto the posgbilityofthe grant and ￿0T his work in submittir4g the applintinuation of the TuÈsday café. ItvAs hoped to resry%* this ne¥t season. New aub slmrts had been purthased. swbsidised ￿ the Club. The cort to members was onfy £10 whust the Committee had agreed that MeM￿lShiP fee5 would be at thelr present le4*1s. The proposed Open Day would be ￿ld ob*r until 2025, due to fixture Co￿estIon. 10. SECRETARYS REPORT: (ln the absen￿ 0f￿hIS 5euetatys Repjrr was read bv The report referred to a successful firstyear lo the grant for t,ie bar and kitthen, dri¥en by Paul Henke arnl lan Cameron, the work done bv n the 8reen arKI behind the bai. and the wlal evènts orBanised by Meanwhik. t￿ Club had hosted three successful Open COMpetit￿n$ during the se•son which had helped to ralst fund5, in addltlon w four Saturday aftemoon compebv.ons for member5. whlch had piovpd very popular. Monday niknt sooal bo•vling had akn been well attended. The Senior Foursteam had reathed the semi.final of District competition and the Club had plased a numbèr of friendly mètthes. Indudln8 one against a vlsltin8 club from Gat•shead and onè a8ainst Milton of Campsie, Iplayed at Fintryl In v*hFth we retslned the Cran5toun Cup . The Club had also con¢inL*d to compete In the Forth and Endrick leabwe Friday evenings. Turnin8 to Club knock-out ¢ornperiiions, lie Club had a new Gent￿ Champion I and a new Ladies, Champion i Congratulations to them. it ha also been 800d to see sorne newer members con£sting a numter of the finals. One cloud OTh the horizon, hO￿ver. had been the number of Bèn￿ ties whleh had been played late. (sometimes they were weeks overdue}. Thls Issue hod not otturred before, and since 15 disclxlrteous to ihe oppornents of those concerned. and to those waltlng kn the ￿xt round. it would be addre￿d next season, when no leeway would be granted. It was unfortunate that the Match Secretsry had been plaod in this position. Members 5houkl consder when enterin8 tompetitions whether thèy were able to meetthè deadlines inM)Iv•d. 11. TREASURER'S REPORT: The Treasurw reP￿ted th•t the Club had made a loss for the year of £3,587.(M). The President suggested raili￿ the cost of membership, but the Treasurer was happy to malntaln fees at thelr present leN*l. to be revIev￿d annually. A copy of the annual accounts was dIstribut￿. The aub balance *os ￿st under £13,CA)O. 12. ELECTION OF OFFICE-BÉAFIERS.. fi¥e mombprs Of fomrnjttae inOicate¢ that thev would be stepping down.. 13. 'as proptted 3S 3 memberof Committ* b• This proposal was secondec by 14. ANY OThER BUSINESS: al h￿￿ed the Committee f￿ their hard work during the season. Thi5 received unaThmous supptsrt from tIM)se p￿Sent. IAEEfiNG CIOSED Balfron Bowliry au￿ B*fron a wlstered tharlty No SC044 Recdpts and Paymaits forthe period from 8th October 2023 to 7th October 2024 BAR AccouKr Recei Bar receipts 12639.36 Pa ments Supplles Tralnin8 Course Card Machine Licence 636L79 11&80 59.99 230.00 Total 6770.58 Balance of receipts In exces5 of payments 5868.78 Openlng balance Excess 1103159 5868.78 16901.37 rdnsfer to general account Aa reconciled wlth B of S balance at 7th October 2024 Cash in hand Stock 10119.97 511.40 2270.00 12901.37 The accounts were approiied at the AGM on 18th November 2024 and signed bv Treasurer's account -General fund Café 5ubs(TiPtiffis DonalionslGrants Fund Raising Sundries Transfer From Bar 240.(K) 4810. 13725.57 979.00 685.38 4(MJO.00 24439.95 Green Maintenance Gas Elertrioty Phone Water Shirts Svbscriptlons Insurance Sundries Cleaning Maintenance Totsl payments Excess of payments over recelpts 2897.99 803.77 1181.70 212.98 615.72 1500.85 524.00 1640.63 16190.39 375.00 2084.00 8027.03 87.08 A5 ￿0￿(lIed with B of S balance 8th(kto ctobef 2023 Balance of payrnents over receipts 16526.75 3587.08 As re¢oDciled with B of S balance 7th(kto rtober 2024 12939.67 The accounts were a roved at the AGM on18th No¥ernber 2024 and si nedb Independent Examinerfs Report to the Balfron Bowling Club Committee (the Trustees) I report on the accounts of Ihe chartty f￿ the Period from 8th OctotEr 2023 to 7th Octoter 2024. Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner The charity's tnjstees are responsible for the preparation Df the accounts in accordance wrth the terns of the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Ad 2005 and the Charities Accounts IS¢ollandl Regulations 2006 (as am8nd8d). Th• charity twsleos consKler thal tho requirement of Regulation 1011) (d) of the 21]% Accounts Regulations does not apply. 11 is respDnsibility to examine trE aGGounts as required under seGtion 44(11 (c) of the Act and to state whether partlcular matters have come to my att8niion. Basis of ind6pondent oxanlnef s stalement My examination is carried out in accordance with Regulation 11 of the 2006 Accounts Regulations. An examination includes a review of tke accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the acc