Koncept Gym to become non-for profit community interest company
New Year New Club
As of 1st January 2016 Koncept Gym LTD has fundamentally changed and is now operating as a non-for profit organisation under the title Koncept Academy CIC
Whaaaat?
A CIC stands for Community Interest Company. We are now an organisation run solely for the benefit of the community rather than the profits of the shareholders. This means any money earnt has to be re-invested back into the club or local community. Essentially we now operate like a charity, and it may well be we move to charity status down the line.
“What does this mean for me?”
1. Come wind, rain or shine Newquay will have a sustainable martial arts gym and multi-sport strength & conditioning facility that cuts through the non-sense, delivering quality tuition to all levels, all ages and all abilities.
2. We will access the most effective, efficient and up to date kit and equipment, to present a facility in Cornwall comparable to the most high spec gyms usually reserved for cities.
3. You can be confident that your club is just that. A Club. This is not a business lining anyone’s pockets or a County Council White elephant project. This club is the passion and outpouring of decade’s worth of experience.
4. We will be running programs to help under privileged into sport as well as creating sporting programs to assist in other areas of life. We have worked with a number of charities previously where our sport has helped young, depressed and metal ill individuals climb and raise the quality of their lives.
5. There will be a focus on a broader range of accessibility. This year we have extended our Free Creche to 5 days a week. We will be implementing parent and child classes, more kids classes and much more.
6. Sporting excellence. We still have an exemplary competition record. Our elite team of coaches will be continuing their impressive work in MMA, kickboxing, boxing, jiu Jitsu and grappling competitions, with some huge announcements and guaranteed titles heading to Newquay !
7. Working with other sports and martial arts clubs. We have already given space to North Shore Jiu Jitsu who have complemented our MMA program immensely. There is now an additional outlet for competition via Gi competitions. We also have Newquay ABA head coach teaching our boxing program, and we are working on resurrecting the boxing club in its entirety. Boxing fans Watch this space!
We are keen to hear from other sports clubs who want to co-operate and pool resources and knowledge. Our strength & conditioning programs developed for fighters translate well to rugby, surfing, American football, net ball and much much more.
8. Community. As we grow we are asking for your help. We would like to hear from anyone who can offer part time coaching or voluntary time in helping the club and facility grow.
9. Grants. As a non-for profit we will be applying to Sport England and other organisations for funding to help realise our dream of providing Newquay with a best in class facility. If you have any experience in grant finding then please get in touch.
Expansion 2016 and beyond: As many of you have probably already heard, we are working hard on expanding the Academy to the floor below. This is looking more and more likely, although we are not quite there yet. We will be asking Sport England for funding via their inspired facility fund to help renovate the floor to provide 3 purpose built studios, 1 with a sprung floor to allow dance and 1 pupose built “soft” studio for martial arts and 1 area which will home Newquay ABA. Full time boxing ring, bags etc.
There will also be a social area and additional changing rooms.
This in turn will allow an expansion of the strength and conditioning floor to include astro turf sprint track, more space for squat racks and Olympic lifting, more space for weight lifting and additional pieces of equipment.
This money will help double to members of Koncept Academy. With cuts being made to Council run facilities and the likely hood of the multi million pound Newquay sports centre closing, we will be providing a much more sustainable and cheaper option. Again if you have any experience or anything that can help in our bid then please come forward.