Red Lodge Community Pool
Director’s Report
It has been another challenging year. I am happy to say that the pool has remained open for most of the year however the pandemic is still causing disruption when staff become ill. The current financial climate is also creating its own problems. As prices increase and essential supplies become more difficult to find, a creative approach has been needed
As the covid restrictions were relaxed life began to return to a version of normal. Some social distancing and infection controls continue to be in place but capacity and take up are approaching pre pandemic levels. The swim school is still popular and our schools, community groups and the swim club continue to attend. There is no capacity to expand at the moment and we are very grateful for this.
One of our first jobs as we came out of the pandemic was to circulate a questionnaire to our users to see how we were doing and take their suggestions for change. The feedback was mostly positive with some suggestions to reinstate some adult sessions for the community. These were added in the winter 2022 with a view to add more as sessions become available.
Bubble swims are still very popular so will continue for the future. Booking sessions before a swim has increased usage as people are less likely to cancel their plans if they have pre-paid for them.
The swim school rebooking continued to be half termly until the summer of 2022 to help in the event of another lockdown.
As the pool remains successful and well attended, parking for our users is still a problem. A consultancy was performed by the council, and the Directors met numerous times with concerned parties but as yet no solution has been found. This is an issue that we work on regularly but at the moment , and with the expansion of the School , there seems very little hope of a resolution however the school has been helpful in offering substitute parking a little further away during holidays and out of hours.
As in the past couple of years, a constant eye has to be kept on the pools financial position. With all our expenses going up the committee voted to increase the costs for the swim school by 5% in January 2022 and the costs for all other users by 5% in April 2022. This will help with the
additional staffing costs due to the Government increase in the minimum wage and the very worrying energy increases. We are at present keeping our heads above water, if you will excuse the pun.
The main focus of this year has been on the replacement of the pool liner
As with every other year the pool has required some maintenance some of which has been very costly but essential. As we go forward and with the major pool refurbishment hopefully completed, we plan to accumulate a contingency fund if possible to secure the future.
The pool continues to comply with the legal standards and meet our stated objectives.
Policies, procedures and risk assessments have been reviewed and staff briefed on any changes. The safeguarding of all users is always our first priority.
As we look forward to what may be an even more challenging year you can be assured that every effort will be made to continue our success. With the support of our community we are optimistic that we can weather whatever storms come our way.
Claire Gould
Director
8[th] September 2022
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RED LODGE COMMUNITY POOL LIMITED
BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31st Mar 2022
| BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31st Mar 2022 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31st Mar 2022 | 31st Mar 2021 | ||||
| FIXED ASSETS | |||||
| Building Improvements | 61,405 | 61,405 | |||
| CURRENT ASSETS | |||||
| Cash at Bank | 31,524 | 16,803 | |||
| Deposit Accounts | 25,444 | 16,359 | |||
| Cash in Hand | 0 | 0 | |||
| Trading Stock | 762 | 1,210 | |||
| Debtors & Prepayments | 10,010 | 7,655 | |||
| TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS | 67,740 | 42,027 | |||
| CURRENT LIABILITIES - CREDITORS DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR | |||||
| Deferred Income | 2,187 | 2,000 | |||
| Accrued Expenses | 5,472 | 10,372 | |||
| NET CURRENT LIABILITIES | 7,659 | 12,372 | |||
| CURRENT ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES | 60,081 | 29,655 | |||
| TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT | |||||
| LIABILITIES | £121,486 | £91,060 | |||
| Represented by: | |||||
| Accumulated Fund as at 1st Apr 2021 | 91,060 | 117,573 | |||
| Surplus since 1st April 2021 | 30,426 | (26,513) | |||
| Accumulated Fund as at 31st Mar 2022 | £121,486 | £91,060 |
a. For the year ending 31st March 2022 the company was entitled to exemption from audit under section 477(2) of the Companies Act 2006 relating to the small companies regime.
b. The trustees have not required the company to obtain an audit in accordance with section 476 of the Companies Act 2006.
c. The Directors acknowledge their responsibility for:
i) ensuring the Company keeps accounting records which comply with section 386: and
ii) preparing accounts which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the Company as at the end of the financial year and of it's profit for the financial year in accordance with the requirements of section 393, and which otherwise comply with the requirements of the Companies Act relating to accounts, so far as is applicable to the Company.
d. These accounts have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime.
e. The Trustees have opted not to deliver a copy of the Directors' Report or the Profit & Loss Account
Approved by the Board on: 8th September 2022
And signed on their behalf by:
Denice Wray, Director
Independent examiner's report on the accounts
Section A Independent Examiner’s Report
Report to the Charity Name trustees/directors/ Red Lodge Community Pool Limited members of
On accounts for the 31[st] March 2022 year ended Charity no.: 1084564 Company no.: 03927198 Set out on pages 1,2,3 (remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets) I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Company for the year ended DD / MM / YYYY . Responsibilities and As the charity’s trustees of the Company (who are also the basis of report directors of the company for the purposes of company law), you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 (“the 2006 Act”).
Having satisfied myself that the accounts of the Company are not required to be audited for this year under Part 16 of the 2006 Act and are eligible for independent examination, I report in respect of my examination of your charity’s accounts as carried out under section 145 of the Charities Act 2011 (“the 2011 Act”). In carrying out my examination, I have followed the Directions given by the Charity Commission (under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act.
Independent examiner's statement I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention which gives me cause to believe that: • accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 386 of the Companies Act 2006; or
- the accounts do not accord with such records; or
• the accounts do not comply with relevant accounting requirements under section 396 of the Companies Act 2006 other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair’ view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination; or
- •the accounts have not been prepared in accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS102).
October 2018
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IER
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
- Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply.
Signed: V.E.James Date: 26[th] October 2022 Name: Vernon E James Relevant Authorised by HMRC to provide Accountancy Services (J1235) professional qualification(s) or body (if any):
Address: Pine Hollow Redhill Way Southampton SO16 7NA
Section B Disclosure
Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners).
October 2018
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IER
Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose .
October 2018
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IER