The Club accounts year, ending 31st March 2019, have been audited, signed off and reported to the Local Council as required by the Gambling Act. The results are:
Total income: £2,511
Prizes awarded: £1,000 (40%)
Expenses: £20
Parish Contribution: £1,491
Thank you to everybody who supported the Club last year and in the previous years past. We do need new subscribers to help boost the numbers which are once again down on previous years. If you are not a member, please do consider joining - details can be found in this section. If you are already a member, please consider increasing your membership.
The Club accounts for year ending 31st March 2018, have been audited, signed off and reported to the Local Council as required by the Gambling Act. The results are:
Total income: £2,676
Prizes awarded: £1,045 (39%)
Expenses: £20
Parish Contribution: £1,611
Thank you to everybody who supported the Club last year and in the previous years past. We do need new subscribers to help boost the numbers which are down on previous years. If you are not a member, please do consider joining - details can be found in this section. If you are already a member, please consider increasing your membership.
This year, 2022-2023, there have been some changes to the sub-committee that oversees the running of the 150 Club. With the change to our parish priest, Fr Paul Spellman takes over from Canon Mathew George as the new titular head of the sub-committee, which reports to the parish Finance Committee. Mrs Dorothy Casey continues in her role as Promoter which she has filled since March 2017 and Michael Long continues to act in the role of secretary/treasurer.
The Club auditor is Mr M Mayston, who has fulfilled this role for over 30 years, and to whom we remain very grateful for this service.
The Club is registered with the local authority under the Gambling Act 2005, the regulator which oversees the Club activities being Ipswich Borough Council. Any query in regard to the Club's operation should initially be directed to the Secretary - use the contact form here and select 150 Club from the drop down recipient selection list.
If necessary, the regulator can be contacted as follows quoting registration reference LA0105:
Ipswich Borough Council
Licensing & Enforcement
4th Floor, Grafton House
15-17 Russell Road
Ipswich
IP1 2DE
Telephone 01473 433075
The Club year runs from April to March and we are just embarking on the the 2017-18 year - our 33rd year. Unfortunately, the membership level has fallen in recent years from a peak in 2011, and we are keen to increase membership levels again so that both contributions to the parish and the value of the prize fund increase.
If you are not a member of this fund raising venture, please do join - we need your support. You can apply using a form available at the rear of the church or by downloading the application from here. Return the form either to the presbytery, pop it in the collection plate at any Mass or email it to the 150 club secretary using the contact form.
To join the 150 Club, please complete an application form and return it to the Club secretary either by posting the completed form through the presbytery letter box, or placing it in the collection plate at mass. Alternatively you can submit the completed form electronically by email to [email protected]. Application forms can be found in the entrance porch at the back of the church or you can download one by clicking here.
The form should be completed to give your name and address, the number of subscriptions you would like and the preferred payment method. We also ask for an email address to use for administrative purposes in correspondence about your subscription, and your bank details so any prizes you win can be paid direct to you.
Alternatively, to make things quicker, we have an on-line application form you can use here.
If you elect to pay half yearly or annually, please send the money directly using internet banking to Santander account number 22753604, sort code 09-01-55 if possible. Alternatively, please send a cheque made payable to St Mary Magdalen 150 Club with the form, (£6 per number if paying half yearly, £12 per number if paying annually). You can hand deliver the form to the presbytery or post it to St Mary Magdalen 150 Club, 468 Norwich Road, Ipswich, IP1 6JS.
Should you elect to pay monthly, you can pay by standing order to the account detailed above or if you would rather pay in cash, then a set of special envelopes will be prepared for you detailing the amount to be paid and the due date, and you can simply deposit your monthly subscription payment in the envelope into the collection plate at Mass or post it through the Presbytery letter box.
The St Magdalens 150 Club was started in 1984 as a primary source of additional fundraising within the parish. Since that time, the Club has raised over £99,000, has given more than £41,000 in prizes and has contributed over £57,000 to the parish.
The Club is run by a sub-committee of the Parish Finance Committee. It is registered with Ipswich Borough Council under the Gambling Act 2005 (registration number LA/0105).
Subscriptions to the Club cost £1 per subscription per month, payable monthly, half yearly or annually as preferred by the subscriber. 12 monthly draws take place, usually on the last Sunday of each month, after the 10:00 a.m. mass with 4 cash prizes awarded each draw. 4 Quarterly draws take place in June, September, December and March when bonus prizes are awarded.
