## CHARITY NUMBER: 1059485 

## www.croydesls.org 

## **Charity Commission Annual Return** 

**Report from Trustees and Annual Report & Financial Results** 

**Period: 1[st] April 2023 – 31[st] March 2024** 



**Trustees' Annual Report for the period** 

**From** Period start date **To**[Period end date ] 01 April 2023 31 March 2024 

## Section A                        Reference and administration details 

## **Charity name** 

Croyde Surf Lifesaving Club 

**Other names charity is known by** 

CSLSC 

**Registered charity number (if any)** 1059485 

**Charity's principal address** Croyde Surf Lifesaving Club Hut Moor Lane, Croyde Devon EX33 1PA 

## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** 

|1<br>2<br>3<br>4<br>5|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**<br>**year **|**Name of person (or body) entitled**<br>**to appoint trustee (ifany)**|
|---|---|---|---|---|
||Elizabeth<br>Greenaway||||
||Richard Windsor|Hon President|||
||Pete Makepeace||||
||Michael Adrien<br>Byrom|Chairman|||
||||||



## **Section B              Structure, governance and management** 

## **Description of the charity’s trusts** 

Club Constitution Document Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) Club Affiliated: Surf Lifesaving Great Britain (1015668) How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company) Elected at AGM Trustee selection methods 

(eg. appointed by, elected by) 

## **Additional governance issues (Optional information)** 



You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant, about: 

Elected full members 

Insurance cover is provided by annual affiliation to SLSGB plus additional marine cover from commercial insurers. 

- policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees; 

- the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works; 

- relationship with any related parties; 

- trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them. 

## **Section C                    Objectives and activities** 

**Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document** 

The aim of CSLSC is to save life by prevention or rescue from a beach environment, promote water safety, develop beach lifesaving methods, comply with SLSGB patrol, uniform, and regulations. CSLSC works closely with other association connected with our aims and operates at Croyde Beach. 



We train adults and children in surf lifesaving skills plus first aid procedures. 

We train lifeguard to nationally recognised standards. 

We take part in life saving sport competitions. 

**Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)** 

## **Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)** 

We apply for grants wherever possible to assist our aims. 

Our cash investments are for long-term projects. eg training and equipment and a proposed permanent club premises. 

CSLSC is a volunteer led club with members giving freely of their time and experience. 

You **may choose** to include further statements, where relevant, about: 

- policy on grantmaking; 

- policy programme related investment; 

- contribution made by volunteers. 



## Section D                      Achievements and performance 

Continuance of our training programme for summer and winter children **Summary of the main** and adults in lifesaving / first aid. **achievements of the charity during the year** Participation in beach, IRB, surf boat, pool competitions. Instructing adults, youths and children to lifeguard / lifesaving standards. Examining adults and children in other associated clubs to national recognised awards. Continued fundraising. 



## **Section E                    Financial review** 

We run an ordinary bank account for day-to-day expenses plus a savings **Brief statement of the** account and a project account for new premises. **charity’s policy on reserves Details of any funds materially** None **in deficit** 

## **Further financial review details (Optional information)** 

Membership donations are paid annually You **may choose** to include additional information, where Fundraising through raffles and staged events. relevant about: 

- the charity’s principal Ongoing programme of grant applications 

- sources of funds (including any fundraising); Sponsorship from key local businesses. 

- • how expenditure has Expenditure is managed regularly at committee and is only applied to 

- supported the key objectives projects that meet the aims of the club. 

- of the charity; 

- investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted. 

## **Section F                     Other optional information** 

## **Section G                    Declaration** 

**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** 

**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** 

**Signature(s)** Ben Lambert **Full name(s)** Ben Lambert **Position (eg Secretary, Chair,** Treasurer **etc) Date** 30/11/24 



## **Profit and Loss** 

Croyde Surf Lifesaving Club For the year ended 31 March 2025 

||**Account**|**2024**|**2023**|
|---|---|---|---|
|||||
|||**79,628**<br>**60,103**||
|||**5,382**<br>**7,049**||
||**Gross Profit**|**74,245**<br>**53,053**||
|||||
||Total SLSGB Costs|15,962<br>9,196||
||Total New Equipment|11,949<br>452||
||Total New Club Hut|76,012<br>20,748||
|||19,433<br>16,954||
|||||
|||**123,356**<br>**47,349**||
||**Surplus /(Deficit)**|**(49,111)**<br>**5,704**||





CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
Independent examiner's
report on the accounts
Section A
Independent Examiner's Report
Report to the trusteesl
members of
The Croyde Surf Lrfe Saving Club
On accounts for the year
endod
31 March 2024
Charity no
(if any)
1059485
Set out on pages
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above
charity (°the Trusf) for the year ended 3110312024
Responsibilities and As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation
basis of report of the accounts in accordan￿ with the requirements of the Charities Act
2011 fthe Acr).
I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out
under seclion 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I
have followed the applicable Directions gNen by the Charty Commission
under sedion 145(5)(b) of the A(a.
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have
come to my attention (other than that disdosed below ') in connection with
the examination whith gives me cause to believe that in, any material
respect:
accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of
the Act or
the accounts do not accord with accounting records
Independent
examiner's statement
I have no cOn￿mS and have come a¢xoss no other matters in connection
with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a
proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
. Please delete the words in the br8ckets rf they do not appty.
Signed:
Date:
2511112024
Rachael Woosey
Relevant professional
qualification(s) or body
(if any):
AAT Membership 10162118 Licence number 1000911
Address:
North Devon Accounts
4 Cross Tree Centre, Caen Stree( Braunton, North Devon EX33 1AA
IER
October 2018

Section
Disclosure
Only complete rf the examiner needs to highligm matters of concern (see CC32,
Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for
examiners).
Give here brief details of
any items that the
examiner wishes to
dlsclose.
IER
October 2018