TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT
YEAR ENDING 31 AUGUST 2023
CHARITY NAME: RHOOSE LIFEGUARDS
REGISTERED: CHARITY NUMBER: 1039093
NAME OF PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT:
President: Mrs Denise Cooper Vice President: Mr Lee Perry
NAMES OF THE CHARITY TRUSTEES WHO MANAGE THE CHARITY: Office (if any) Trustee Name Date held (if not
Date held (if not whole year)
Chair Andy Wall Vice Chair Karen O’Donoghue Harris Club Captain Simon Perry Vice Captain Liz Wong
Office (if any)
COMMITTEE MEMEBRS: Trustee Name
Date held (if not whole year)
Secretary Lucy Thomas Treasurer Catherine Evans Membership Secretary Tina Woods Seniors/Masters Karen O Donoghue Coordinator Harris Junior Coordinator Liz Wong Nipper Coordinator Sarah Braddon IRB Captain Ron Braddon Press Officer Kiera Harris Safeguarding Officer Jamilla Abbott Safeguarding Officer David Brewer
NAME OF ADVISOR
Independent Examiner: Kelvin Grice
Bank: Lloyds Bank Online Treasurers Account
STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT
Type of Governing Document: Constitution, amended November 2019
How the charity is constituted: An unincorporated association consisting of the executive committee and the members.
Trustee selection method: The trustees are the serving officers and committee members appointed or reappointed annually at the AGM held in November.
OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES
Summary of the objects of the charity:
The object of the charity is to save life, whether by prevention or by rescue from the beach in particular but not exclusively by:
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Promoting the water safety aspect of all beach activity.
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Developing beach lifesaving methods in all their aspects.
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Taking all necessary steps to comply with the basic patrol requirements and regulations of the board of Surf Lifesaving Association of Wales and Surf Lifesaving Association of GB.
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Working in association with bodies and organisations whose aims are conducive to the object of the club.
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Promoting the fitness and lifesaving skills of members by offering them coaching and competitive opportunities and enabling them to participate in lifesaving and affiliated sport.
Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects:
The focus of our activities is training and developing lifeguards for the public benefit. We provide a programme of activities and training in the sport and skills of swimming, surf rescue, first aid, lifesaving, beach and water safety and encourage attainment of NVBLQ Lifeguard qualifications.
We encourage children from the age of 7, young people and adults, regardless of personal background, faith, gender or personal circumstances, to come together, join in, develop lifesaving skills and volunteer a little of their time to help Rhoose Lifeguards deliver a sustainable supply of qualified lifeguards who patrol our beaches for the benefit and safety of all beach users.
We have also embarked on opening activities to those children under 7. Called Sand hopper’s, we slowly introduce them to beach activities and the sea (only runs in the Summer months), this will make them aware off the activities the Nippers and Junior do because they all train on the same beach, and encourage them to go through the ranks.
Our volunteer coaches deliver a comprehensive programme of youth orientated events and activities which benefits young people by developing their selfconfidence and social skills alongside increasing their physical activity, learning invaluable lifesaving skills and encouraging volunteering within the community.
ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE
Another great year all round. The club has had an ever-increasing membership from nippers to masters and in between. As a result we have increased the number of nipper coaches and helpers to ensure we operate in a safe environment. We are still looking for volunteers to step forward and assist with the other age group, so get in touch if you are keen to help out.
The club is going from strength to strength with the nipper section expanding and building on the previous years competition successes. We had a large team attend the Welsh championships and a smaller but just an enthusiastic team attend the GB’s. The Juniors have worked hard to recruit friends and others to boost their numbers. This resulted in a very successful year with a number of members being called up to the Welsh & Great Britain teams. Our Masters section also growing rapidly though their swimming, ski paddling and social events.
Patrols and Lifesaving.
The summer season saw a very productive patrol schedule. This gave all our members the experience of implementing the training into to real world but also helped us give back to our local community, and the ever-increasing visitor numbers to Fontygary Caravan & Camping Park.
Patrolling is important for us as a Club, when looking for financial support and Grants to extend our facilities, as we need to be able to demonstrate our provision of voluntary lifeguard cover and training and development of Lifeguards for the RNLI.
Our members supported the RNLI Lifeguard service with 7 members working for the RNLI. We look forward to continuing to work with the RNLI to provide lifeguard cover in the local area.
Awards -
This year we say goodbye to our award coaches, Andy & Michele they have supported the club and its budding lifeguards by putting them through their paces and ensuring they are fit to provide top notch first aid. We thank them massively for their work the last number of years especially for training up the next award team lead by Andrew Waggett.
As summary of the awards for this year included:
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17 – Level 1
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10 – Level 2
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8– NVBLQ
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4 – Ski Comp
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2 – Masters competition awards
The club currently has 24 fully qualified lifeguards amongst our members. Ensuring club members have their awards is crucial for the safety and running of our sessions. In order to run a nipper session, we need at least 2 level 2’s present and for a junior session 2 NVBLQ holders.
Sport and Competitions
A very impressive all-round performance this year.
Stillwaters
We started with the mini leagues which are a whole club effort. I would highly recommend all members in the junior, master & seniors to take part.
Welsh Stillwaters – Youth 6[th] , Seniors 9[th] , Masters 8[th] , Nippers 2[nd] !!!!!
GB - Nipper 9[th] , Youth 10[th] , Seniors 15[th]
Moving into the Sea
In the sea we held the 42nd running of the Rhoose Ski Race. It was a great day, with some lovely weather and featured large support from other likeminded ocean ski paddlers. It was great to see the clubhouse a buzz, and the event back to large numbers. This is a massive fundraiser for the club so a big thank you to all who provided support via catering or just cleaning up after the event.
Welsh Ocean
The Welsh championships were held in Porthcawl, incredibly challenging conditions saw all dig deep in the wind and rain to obtain points for the club. In the end many had to come back over a month later to finish the event in “part 2”. The biggest part to note was some great competing by all but more importantly a great team spirit & comradery on the beach.
Nippers –
Juniors – 6[th] Seniors – 5[th] Masters – 5[th]
Our strong nipper team headed to a new beach, Poppit Sands where we experienced excellent hospitality from the local club and say some touch competition from all ages 7 – 13. Each nipper must be commended on their effort, attitude and team ethos is supporting every person (even some of the other clubs) across the line. This resulting in a fantastic 3[rd] place finish. Hopefully with a few more numbers next year we can get higher up the podium!
GB Ocean
The GB competitions were held in Branksome Chime once again, a pleasure for parent as the tide didn’t move, so no long trips with the craft, and I’m sure the onsite bar also made the cold days more appealing.
Nippers - 13[th] (up from 23[rd] in 2022)
Youth - 13[th]
Masters - 16[th]
Open - 15[th]
Results were lower due to smaller teams at the event but we hope we can have more next year The dates are all out and the events are a great social occasion after the racing finishes.
Team Representation:
WELSH TEAM: Jason Grice, Evie Wong, Ava Wong, Connie Miller, Robert Grice GBR TEAM: Evie Wong
We are also lucky to have these and our experience coaching teams to share their vast wealth of knowledge and experience we have within our club, resulting in the success we see.
FINANCIAL REVIEW
The Trustees remain committed to keeping membership subscriptions low. In response, it was again agreed that membership fees for 2023 remained the same even with the resuming of all championship events and training taking place. The membership fees will continue to be reviewed before each renewal period.
Total income was £39,807.25 and Total expenditure was £25,956.79. Income saw an increase in membership and competition fees but less grant funding was obtained. Our expenditure showed a corresponding competition fee increase, but lower pool hire fees as all payments were up to date. With some insurance fees having a slight increase. Grant spend in this period provided boards, paddles and finns.
We had membership income £13,682.25. Competitions fees income £8,650.50 and spend of £9,256.50 – with the club paying all team events, something the club is happy to cover from the membership fees.
The £2,095.44 fundraising was again obtained from being able to run our annual Ski Race and assisting the local Round Table Santa Sleigh at Christmas. Gift Aid from HMRC continues to be obtained from members in the club.
The 2nd year of the fundraising 100 Club saw the majority of members renew – a Small Society Licence Lottery, run monthly and drawn at the Friday training session – 50% of the monthly lottery money is given as prizes with the remainder being reserved for contributing to the purchase of a Surf Ski for the club – Total funds raised up to this period are £1.018 with £109.98 having been used for 2 pairs of ski wheels to assist transportation.
The club’s reserve account holds £13,225.85 cash at bank. This is held for emergencies and when we are unable to secure grant funding for projects.
DECLARATION
The trustees declare that they have approved the Trustees’ Report above. Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees:
Signature: ........................................................................................ Full Name(s): ........................................................ Position within the charity: ............................................. Date: .............................................................................
Rhoose lifeguards
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Rhoose lifeguards No (if any) 1039093 Receipts and payments accounts For the period 01/09/2022 31/08/2023 To from
Section A Receipts and payments
Unrestricted Restricted Endowment funds funds funds
Total funds Last year
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A1 Receipts
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| Membership | 13,682.25 | - | 13,682.25 | 11,839.50 | |||||
| ClothingHoodies / Merchandise | 698.76 | - | 698.76 | 1,098.00 | |||||
| Fund Raising | 2,052.39 | - | 2,052.39 | 2,054.44 | |||||
| Fund Raising- 100 club | 1,274.00 | 1,274.00 | 1,388.00 | ||||||
| Award Book Payments | 300.00 | - | 300.00 | 165.00 | |||||
| Equipment Refund | - | - | - | 105.00 | |||||
| SLSA MembershipRefund | 309.00 | - | 309.00 | - | |||||
| Interest | 7.21 | 67.09 | 74.30 | 1.06 | |||||
| Competition Fees | 8,650.50 | 8,650.50 | 3,428.50 | ||||||
| Grants | 9,072.00 | 9,072.00 | 15,719.00 | ||||||
| SwimmingPool Fees | 641.00 | 641.00 | 918.50 | ||||||
| 100 clubprize moneytransfer from a/c | - | - | - | ||||||
| 100 club transfer for equipment | - | - | |||||||
| Gift Aid | 43.05 | 43.05 | 3,058.48 | ||||||
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| Sub total(Gross income for AR) | 36,730.16 (Gross income for AR) |
67.09 | - | 36,797.25 | 39,775.48 | ||||
| Equipment Sale - - - 20.00 Flipper Deposit 10.00 - - 10.00 165.00 Sub total 10.00 - - 10.00 185.00 Total receipts 36,740.16 67.09 - 36,807.25 39,960.48 A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). ~~——————~~ |
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| BT Phone Bill | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| Club Craft insurance | - | - | - | - | 1,209.40 | ||||
| Marine Property Insurance | 1,287.88 | - | - | 1,287.88 | - | ||||
| Quad Bike Insurance | 308.44 | - | - | 308.44 | 424.99 | ||||
| Mole Water Front Insurance | 528.00 | - | - | 528.00 | 396.00 | ||||
| Membership Fee GB Affiliation | 181.35 | - | - | 181.35 | 150.00 | ||||
| SLSA Wales Club Affiliation | 140.00 | - | - | 140.00 | 140.00 | ||||
| Membership Awards Expenses | 771.50 | 771.50 | 588.50 | ||||||
| Membership Book Expenses | 300.00 | 300.00 | - | ||||||
| SLSA Membership | 2,088.75 | 2,088.75 | 2,315.75 | ||||||
| Club House Maintenance | 8.50 | 8.50 | - | ||||||
| Swimming Pool Hire Fees | 2,071.50 | 2,071.50 | 5,018.40 | ||||||
| Health & Safety | 356.02 | 356.02 | - | ||||||
| Clothing Embroidery | - | - | - | ||||||
| Misc Maintenance | 396.63 | 396.63 | 140.00 | ||||||
| Misc | 1,981.77 | 1,981.77 | 1,021.08 | ||||||
| Bank Charges for Equipment | - | - | - | ||||||
| Clothing Hoodies / merchandise | 212.81 | 212.81 | 856.31 | ||||||
| Membership Refund | 117.00 | 117.00 | 50.75 | ||||||
| Competition fees | 9,256.50 | 9,256.50 | 4,636.75 | ||||||
| RLSS Membership | 73.00 | 73.00 | 68.00 | ||||||
| Small Society Lottery Licence | 20.00 | - | - | 20.00 | 40.00 | ||||
| Transfer into 100 club account | - | - | |||||||
| 100 Club prize Money transfer from | 646.00 | 646.00 | 342.00 |
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| **Sub total ** | 20,745.65 | - | - | 20,745.65 | 17,397.93 | |||||
| A4 Asset and investment | ||||||||||
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| Equipment - Surf / Pool | 489.00 | - | - | 489.00 | 1,373.47 | |||||
| Equipment - IRB | 26.13 | 26.13 | 177.57 | |||||||
| Grant Spend | 4,696.01 | - | - | 4,696.01 | 17,449.06 | |||||
| **Sub total ** | 5,211.14 | - | - | 5,211.14 | 19,000.10 | |||||
| **Total payments ** | 25,956.79 | - | - | 25,956.79 | 36,398.03 | |||||
| **Net of receipts/(payments) ** | 10,783.37 | 67.09 | - | 10,850.46 | 3,562.45 | |||||
| A5 Transfers between funds | - | 0 | - | - | - | |||||
| A6 Cash funds last year end | 4,595.49 | 13,158.76 | - | 17,754.25 | 21,725.63 | |||||
| **Cash funds this year end ** | 15,378.86 | 13,225.85 | - | 28,604.71 | 25,288.08 |
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Details Lloyds Current Lloyds Saver Reserve 100 Club Details Details Details Ski Equipment Training Equipment Gym Equipment IRB Quad Trailer Clubhouse Fixtures and Fittings Details Signature Total cash funds (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) |
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| Cath Evans | 16 Jan 2024 | ||
42 Porthkerry Road RH(X)SE CF62 3HD 20 March 2023 Dear Cath. RE: Inde ndent Examination I have completed my examination. The report is attached. I have exam1fd all the infomiation provided and notfound any issues that are materially 5ignificanL Yours sincerely, Kelvin Gri