Annual Report & Accounts 2009-10
Income £949,079
Expenditure £1,138,690
President and Chairman's Message
Over the past year WheelPower has continued to provide opportunities for men, women and children with disabilities to participate in recreational and competitive wheelchair sport.
Through a range of activities from those for young people to those for newly disabled people WheelPower endeavours to use sport as the vehicle to transform lives. For some the involvement with the charity will be as a direct beneficiary of our Wheel Appeal, providing new sports wheelchairs and thus removing one of the major barriers to participation in sport. For others we provide an opportunity, in partnership with National Governing Bodies of Sport and our Sports Associations and other partners, to try a range of sports and find something that will enable them to lead an active life.
Sport is hugely beneficial to people with disabilities and can often be a catalyst for improved health and well being, great fun and enjoyment as well as a way to participate in competition. WheelPower supports a wide range of people with disabilities, primarily those who use a wheelchair but also others with physical impairments.
Competition is greatly enjoyed by and provides a physical challenge to the participants and through the provision of facilities at Stoke Mandeville Stadium WheelPower supports events at local, national and international level.
In order to deliver these opportunities WheelPower has raised substantial funds from a range of sources. Many of our activities would not be possible without the tremendous contribution of our dedicated volunteers, coaches and staff. We are indebted to all our supporters and would like to express our sincere thanks in particular to:
Royal Patron
His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales
Honorary Officers
Mark Jarrad, Hon Treasurer
Tim Calloway, Hon Legal Adviser
Hans Frankel, Hon Medical Adviser
WheelPower Executive Council and Sub-Committee Members
Fundraising chaired by Robin Courage MBE
Finance and Management chaired by Mark Jarrad
Sports Management chaired by Jean Stone MBE
Stoke Mandeville Stadium chaired by David Skinner
Fundraising
London Committee chaired by Rosie Vestey, Annabelle Christie and Kye Westmorl
Junior London Committee chaired by Ben Vestey, Chloe Vestey and Jamie Polk.
Donors All the Charitable trusts, companies, groups and individuals who have generously supported our ongoing activities.
Sport England
For their support through the Sportsmatch Scheme for a number of grass roots projects including Time to Shine
Bankers
Aylesbury Corporate Office of NatWest
Insurance brokers
HIGOS
Auditors
Target Winters Limited
Volunteers
All our dedicated volunteers who support our staff team and without whom many of our programmes would not be possible.
Celebrating Achievement
The British Wheelchair Sports Awards held annually to celebrate achievement within wheelchair sport took place at Stoke Mandeville Stadium with the Lifetime Award presented to Ann Wild following a wonderful career in wheelchair basketball and the Service Award to athletics official, John Tanner.
London 2012
WheelPower continues to play its role in the lead up to the Games in London in 2012 and all were thrilled when the Paralympic Mascot was named “Mandeville” in recognition of the heritage of the games here at Stoke Mandeville. Working together with Buckinghamshire 2012 Group WheelPower is celebrating the Paralympic Region and building on the history of the Games to create a lasting legacy for disabled sport.
Welcoming the World
Stoke Mandeville Stadium welcomed international athletes in a number of sports for training camps and events in the build up to London 2012. A number of teams have also signed up for training camps and will use the facilities as the ideal preparation for the Games.
Management
Chris Wells resigned as joint Chief Executive during the year and Martin McElhatton resumed overall management of the charity.
The Executive Council Strategic Review continued and the next stage is to create an action plan to draw all the strategic aims together from the working groups.
Downloads
British Wheelchair Sports Foundation Limited Directors' Report & Financial Statements 31 March 2010