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← South Shields Unit 315 Of The Sea Cadet Corps

2025-03-31-accounts

TS Collingwood

UNIT MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING HELD AT T.S. COLLINGWOOD, WAPPING STREET SOUTH SHIELDS AT 7.30pm ON 27th OCTOBER 2025

Minutes

TRUSTEES

Harry Wilson MBE President John Eltringham MBE Chairman SLt Stephen Dupear OIC Keith Trotter Vice Chairman Jane Eltringham Treasurer Gary Hindmarch Member Lisa Oliver Member Jim Knott Member

APOLOGIES

Lisa Oliver

OPENING ADDRESS BY CHAIRMAN

The Chairman welcomed everyone especially Officer in Charge SLt Stephen Dupear’s and Viki Graham Chair P&SA to their first AGM

MINUTES FROM PREVIOUS AGM FOR ADOPTION

The minutes were duly adoped as a true reflection of last years AGM

.

MATTERS ARISING FROM LAST MINUTES

Due to a change in senior mangement and redirection of extracurricula activity at Monkwearmouth Acadamy, they have been unable to progress with the formation of a Sunderland Sea Cadet Unit. TS Collingwood UMT acknowledge this and agree Staff and Trustees will no longer be involved at this time. It is also hoped that a port city such as Sunderland with its long maritime history should have a Sea Cadet Unit and will be achieved sometime in the not too distant future.

CHAIRMANS REPORT

As in previous years, although the AGM financial report attests for the year ending March 2025, I would like this report to cover the period from the last AGM to this date. We have found that when speaking to interested parties, whether parents of cadets, local associations or sources of funding, an up-to-date overview of the activities of TS Collingwood is most helpful. To this end our public domain AGM report is the most appropriate.

In November a meeting was held at TS Collingwood with all staff, P&SA members and other interested parties to discuss and formulate a plan for the following year. The outcome of the meeting was included in the 2025 objectives-

  1. Retain our Burgee

  2. Retain/improve our cadet membership in line with the aspiration of HO 3. Action 2025 infrastructure and cadet training and activity plan

I will leave to the CO to describe the cadet training and activities plan but suffice here to say that the New Year got off to a very good start with the retention of a Burgee presented at a special awards evening in December attended by the Mayor and Mayoress.

We were also honoured to be informed that we had been nominated and short listed for the Kings Award for Volunteer Service. Although ultimately unsuccessful we were informed by the Lieutenancy Office that our achievement even reaching the list was to be applauded.

2025 has been another year of consolidation as our delight of a Burgee was tempered with the retirement in February, a year earlier than planned, of our Commanding Officer Jim Simpson. Due to personal circumstances (a grandad again) and continued poor health, Jim felt that he could not give the cadets his full attention. Jim oversaw the extraordinary development of TS Collingwood as CO and after an association of over 40 years with the Corps he will be missed.

Luckily for TS Collingwood, with careful succession planning in place, SLt Stephen Dupear took on the role of ‘Officer in Charge’ with immediate effect.

With new leadership and roles for all personnel in place, the staff reorganised, stepping up to the challenge and provided a seamless year of cadet activities supported by the Unit Management Team.

Building

The names Ashley, Bert, Conall, Darragh and Eowyn might not be remembered by many now, but for us they will be, as they were last winter’s storms with Eowyn in particular. It was the last straw finally removing the suffering flat roof of our changing rooms. This had to be repaired with haste and so without time for fund raising our reserves were tapped into and a completely new roof installed. The work was completed by ARP Developments.

At the same time, our Commercial Property five-year Mains Electrical Installation inspection became due. With such a large property this is not a small job and so I would like to thank UK Docks for supplying one of their specialist contractors for a whole week to carry out the inspection and perform all remedial work.

Boats

TS Collingwood continues to work with the North East Maritime Trust on the construction of a new rowing boat as described at last year AGM and sponsored by UK Docks. There have been many challenges, but the first boat is nearing completion and will be a huge boost to our boating activity/training resource. The new boat will be capable of a Trinity crew, four rowers and cox, or eight junior rowers (side by side) and cox. The boat will also be fitted with electric propulsion as an additional safety measure for tidal river use through our crowded adjacent moorings. Our thanks again go to UK Docks for providing £10,000 sponsorship for this project as well as specialised equipment supply.

Our thanks also go to the NEMT for performing additional repairs to the thwarts of our existing Trinity rowing boats.

Funds were also allocated for all ongoing boat maintenance and repairs as well as the first MOT of our tractor. This was a bit of an issue and for some reason we had to fit a front number plate and a rear fog light!

Other Projects

Waterborne activities are TS Collingwood’s speciality, but it has always proved a challenge to achieve the maximum number of hours afloat possible during the year. Although boating takes place at planned weekends, most takes place during parade evening on a Monday and Friday. With boat launching from a slipway, this depends upon suitable tides with two hours needed before and after low tide. For many years it has been recognised that a repair to the bottom of the slip would enable boats to be launched at any state of tide. A project was put in place to see if this was viable and a marine civil engineering company approached for budget purposes. This was agreed at £15,000. TS Collingwood’s good friend and benefactor John Lightfoot MBE agreed to fund the project allowing the work to proceed. This will take place over the winter/spring 2025/6 when suitable spring tides are available. An initial phase comprising of a beach clean at the bottom of the slip carried out by TS Collingwood staff was completed in July. A skip was hired and a large number of tires and other debris removed.

RYA Accreditation

TS Collingwood underwent a full inspection by the RYA on the 3[rd] August to maintain our RYA Accreditation as a certified training establishment. This included a full documentation review as well as waterborne activities performed during a planned training weekend. All was satisfactory and our accreditation maintained.

Community activities carried out -

Vice Chairman Keith Trotter, using his expert history of TS Collingwood did sterling work hosting visits and giving lectures-

Other Fund Raising Activities

Please refer to the P&SA report

Projects apart, one of the greatest efforts is towards the general account and keeping the lights on. With this in mind our very great thanks go to those that understand what we do here at TS Collingwood and whom offer continual financial support. They are-

The Sir James Knott Trust John Lightfoot MBE Harry Wilson MBE UK Docks Commonwealth War Graves Commission The Marine Society and Sea Cadets The Mayor of South Tyneside And as ever ‘The folk of Shields’

To summarise, UMT 2025 objectives have been mostly met and 2026 objectives will be established, as in previous years, at an all staff meeting after this AGM.

P&SA REPORT

A new P&SA was formed in March 2025 under the Chairmanship of Vikki Graham and Treasurer Andrea Fairwether. Both have been heavily involved in the weekly house keeping of TS Collingwood. One item of note. The P&SA have now moved to taking card payments for the ‘nutty’

Since the last UMT AGM the P&SA have participated in the following activities.

We have organised and are funding a Halloween party for the cadets on 30/11/25.

We would like to thank the Chairman, UMT, staff, cadets and parents/carers for their continued support.

Vikki Graham Chair P&SA

OIC’s REPORT

Since taking command of TS Collingwood in early 2025 I set about a programme of familiarisation of available resources including listening to staff and cadets and ensuring I had competent, motivated and a willing team of volunteers in key positions. At the same time, we set about reviewing what we were doing, checking compliance, finding possible improvements and setting standards for the future. Through the summer season, we concentrated heavily on our core business – that of waterborne training and we successfully achieved reaccreditation as an RYA Training Centre. We successfully delivered rowing and powerboating qualifications and a successful weekend sleepover which was the first one we had held in over 2 years.

In August we agreed to open a second Junior Section and recruited 14 new Junior Cadets who will parade one night a week with our existing group of Juniors parading

on the other. Our Junior Section is now full and we are building a waiting list for the next round of enrolments in the first quarter of 2026. The next step is to commence recruitment for the Royal Marines Cadets, an online recruitment campaign is about to start with the support of the Growth and Development Team with the view of a new group of Royal Marines Cadets start in early 2026.

In September were visited by the Area Officer, Commander Gary Farmer RN for our formal Unit Review, the review went very well and we were awarded another Burgee. Our scores were slightly lower than in previous years due to some resource issues, however we have a template for growth and we know where we need to best prioritise our current resources. Following the review we held a staff meeting and planning session, gathered ideas and feedback from those in attendance and a plan for 2026 is currently in production.

Unlike previous years, the plan is changing from January to January, and will run September to September to match with the Unit review reporting period. This will also mean that our Unit Review night will also double as our awards evening.

The UMA visit went well, we have a number of pick up points to work on, but the visiting officer was very pleased with our commitment to improve, maintain a safe working environment and future proof the safety of everyone.

Looking ahead to 2026, we have a unit camp organised at Thurston OEC, we are currently fundraising for this and identify possible funding streams to make the camp accessible for everyone in the unit. We intend on making a summer camp a staple of the units plan as a break away from the norm and providing a different experience that we would not normally be able to provide.

Management change is always difficult, so the year has been more of a challenge for all than usual. However decisions we have made have started to show green shoots and I am looking forward to the coming year.

WESTMINSTER REPORT – NUMBERS Cadets Numbers: (as of 27/10/2025)


Current Numbers
Current Numbers
MWA Division
(JSC & SCC)		 6 months<
JSC
(9-
11)		 SCC
(12+)		 RMCD
(13+)		 SOS
(struck
of
strength)		 TOS
(taken
on
strength)
JSC
1:
13
JSC
2:
13		 21 5 27 + 1 x JSC* 36 21
27 + 1 x JSC*

Adult Volunteers: (as of 27/10/2025)


Substantive
Senior Rate
Non-
Substantive
Senior Rate
Officers		 Civilian UAs Committee/s P&SA MWA
6 7 3* 4 1 8 3 1
(PPO)

 We still hold Lt Cdr (SCC) William Pascoe RNR on our books

New/Current Appointment:

TREASURERS REPORT AND ADOPTION OF ACCOUNTS

The Treasurer provided an overview of the unit accounts and fielded questions as appropriate. The accounts were adopted.

Auditors Fees including VAT are expected to be in the order of £500 and were acepted.

ELECTION/RE-ELECTION OF PRESIDENT

It was with great pleasure that the Chairman announced the Harry Wilson MBE was willing to stand once again as Presidient of TS Collingwood. Harry ws duly reelected.

ELECTION OF UNIT MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE

The UMC stood down and was re-elected en bloc-

John Eltringham Chairman Keith Trotter Vice Chairman Jane Eltringham Treasurer Jim Knott Member Gary Hindmarch Member Lisa Oliver Member

ELECTION OF PARENTS AND SUPPORTERS COMMITTEE

Viki Graham Chairman Emma Short Vice Chairman Andrea Fairweather Treasurer Lynne Kelso Secretary

ANY OTHER BUSINESS None

THE SEA CADETS Form ANNUAL STATEMENT OF ACCOUNT* FOR THE UNIT SCC A3 IR&PI RECEIPTS & 'PAYMENTS ACCOUNT for year ended 31 March 2025 Apr-19 I'units in Scolland.. This Statement's fom and content and ils scwtiny are govemed by Regulations- SSI 200612181 Copy lo be uploaded onto Westminster and Volunteer & Business Support Manager al Area Office lo be notified by 1 November Unit Name: Fund-namelpurpose lif not held for the Unit's ￿eneral pJrpose51:. South Shields 315 Unit Charity No.. 1087355 THIS YEAR LAST YEAR Notes REVENUE RECEIPTS- ANNUAL FUNDIDIRECT GRANT PARENTS AND SUPPORTERS OTHER GRANTS CADET CONTRIBUTIONS OTHER DONATIONS I LEGACIES FUNDRAISING & SPECIAL EVENTS PROCEEDS £1,166.00 £2,327.00 £200.00 £4,770.00 £38,052.00 £1,522.00 £2,596.00 £26,822.00 KnottlLightfooVOther OTHER CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES: COMPETITION RECEIPTS COURSE FEES SUNDRY SALES RECEIPTS BANK DEPOSIT INTEREST PROPERTY RENTS (includes any occasional OTHER REVENUE RECEIPTS £313.00 £266.00 £345.00 £514.00 Gift Aid £15,267.00 TOTAL REVENUE RECEIPTS £31,242.00 £62,918.00 NON-REVENUE RECEIPTS- PROCEEDS FROM SALES OF OTHER FIXED ASSETS TOTAL NON-REVENUE RECEIPTS { Attach that Fund's similar Account of Receipts as page AC1A, and so on) £0.00 £0.00 TOTAL RECEIPTS = A + £31,242.00 £62,918.00 Reconciliation... NET CHANGE FOR YEAR IN CASHIBANK BALANCE:. - REVENUE ITEMS I= A- D from page AC21 - NON-REVENUE ITEMS I= B- E from page AC2) - COMBINED (-G+H) CASHIBANK BALANCE FROM LAST YEAR-END CASHIBANK BALANCE AT THIS YEAR-END £10,665.00 £30,024.00 -£22.068.00 -£24,400.00 -£11.403.00 £5,624.00 £34,715.00 £40,339.00 £40.339.00 £28,936.00 2025 AC1

THE SEA CADETS Fomi ANNUAL STATEMENT OF ACCOUNT. FOR THE UNIT SCC A3 IR&PI RECEIPTS & PAYMENTS ACCOUNT for year ended 31 March 2025 Apr-19 I'llnits in S￿lIand.. This Statement's form arkl ¢onlenl and its scrutiny are governed by Regulations SSI 200612181 Copy to be uploaded onlo Westminster and Volunteer & Business Support Manager at Area Office to be notified by 1 November Unit Name: Charity No. 1087355 South Shields 315 Unit Fund-namelpurpose lil not held for the Unit's ￿eneral purposesl:. THIS YEAR LAST YEAR Notes REVENUE PAYMENTS - DIRECT CHARITABLE ACTIVITY COSTS: FUNDRAISING & SPECIAL EVENTS COSTS CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS FUEL & TRAVEL COSTS CATERING COSTS TRAINING COURSES COSTS ARTICLES PURCHASED FOR RESALE £940.00 £10,000.00 £1,607 00 £1,460.00 £791.00 £1,332.00 £210.00 £1,157.00 £600.00 £686.00 OVERHEAD COSTS FOR: RENT I COUNCIL TAX HEAT, LIGHT & WATER TELEPHONE & BROADBAND OFFICE SUPPLIES, POSTAGE & PRINTING £595,00 £4.452.00 £876.00 £5,266.00 £600.00 £4.432.00 £903.00 £3,036.00 MAINTENANCE COSTS FOR: BUILDINGS & ESTATE BOATS VEHICLES COMPUTERS OTHER MISC EQUIPMENT FUEL COSTS INSURANCE COSTS BANK INTEREST & CHARGES £1,966.00 £659.00 £3,197.00 £2,107.00 £184.00 £621.00 £2.111.00 £310.00 £261.00 £1,314.00 CHARITY GOVERNANCE COSTS: FOR ACCOUNTSIAUDIT OR INDEPENDENT EXAMINA FOR OTHER PROFESSIONAL FEES FOR LEGAL ADVICE (for constitution or trustees) OTHER REVENUE COSTS TOTAL REVENUE PAYMENTS £516.00 £504.00 £678.00 £20,577.00 £100.00 £32,894.00 NON-REVENUE PAYMENTS- ASSETS New Ribllrolley £22.068.00 £24.400.00 TOTAL NON-REVENUE TOTAL PAYMENTS {=D+E) £22,068.00 £42,645.00 £24,400.00 £57,294.00 l Attach that Fund's similar Account of Payments as pagg AC2A, and so onl AC2

THE SEA CADETS Fomi ANNUAL STATEMENT OF ACCOUNT. FOR THE UNIT SCC A3 IR&PI RECEIPTS & PAYMENTS ACCOUNT for year ended 31 March 202S I"Units in Scotland.. This Slalemenl's fom and conl8nl and ils scrutiny are governed by Regulations- SSI 200612181 Copy to be uploaded onto Westminster and Volunteèr & Business Support Manager at Area Office lo be notified by 1 November Unit Name: Apr-19 South Shields 315 Unit Charity No.. 1087355 Name of Fund THIS YEAR LAST YEAR In E&W: STATEMENT OF ASSETS & LIABILITIES IEnglishMlelsh Units.. trlo valuationslcosts or accounts notes requirgdl ASSETS: CASHIBANK BALANCE{S) AT YEAR-END (from page AC11 BANK DEPOSITS lif any) not included above LOANS RECOVERABLE OTHER DEBTS (total recoverable- exclude any'accruals") 'STOCKS OF ITEMS FOR RESALE (total costl INVESTMENTS {present value of securities &c> INVESTMENTS (dillo - belonging to a Restricted Fund, if 'OTHER FIXED ASSETS: LAND & BUILDINGS - BOATS - VEHICLES - COMPUTERS & OTHER EQUIPMENT 'For all these items (including any gifts al e51imated value when given) stale their lolal res nl value here if lower than as above LIABILITIE LOANS REPAYABLE OTHER CREDITORS Itolal payable- exclude any "accruals") CONTINGENT LIABILITIES lestimatéd total amount) £28,936.00 £40,339.00 [Scottlsh] ACCOUNTS NOTES. lif not within Annual Reporti For any L arate Receipts & Payments Account included in this Statement of Account.. the nature and purpose of each Fund accounted for and the legal restrictions on its use Tolal number and amount of any grants paid to li) individuals and lill institutions, analysed by type of activity or project Amount of trustee remuneration (inc. to connected persons) paid and the legal authority for it Amount of any trustee expenses reimbursed and for how many Amount and nature of any other trustee-transactions (including with connected persons, stating the relalionshipl together witn any amount owing at tne year-end (say It none) Any further infomiation that 'may reasonably assist, a reader's {'Show details on an •xlra 8118ohed (numbered) page if n8eessary) Amounts Particular3 Give page nolsl. or say if none lor say11 none) AuthOAty lor Bay if none) Forhth¥ ￿ThY.. Nalur8'. Give page nol$l. or say11 none ..JJnit Treasurer Unit Chairman Sig d as aulhorised by the Unit's Management Committee - Dale.. Ill, Iz Note.. The stalulory audit orind&pendent ex8min81ion report on Ihis Stal8menl ofAccounl musl be attachod. AC3

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THE SEA CADETS Fom ANNUAL STATEMENT OF ACCQUNT. FOR THE UNIT SCC A3 IR&PI RECEIPTS & PAYMENTS ACCOUNT for y8ar ended 31 March 2025 I"Units in Seoll8nd.' This Statement's form and conlenl and lis scrutiny are govemed by Regulations- SSI 200612181 Copy to be uploaded onto Westminster and Volunteer & Business Support Manager al Area Office lo be notified by 1 November Unit Name: Apr-19 South Shields 315 Unil Charity No.. 1087355 Reserves Pollcy The charity trustees, policy aims to maintain unrestricted reserves at a level 12 months revenue payments in order to safeguard the Unit's ongoing activities from any unexpected fluctuations in Year-end reseNes amounted 15 months, on that basis. Dale signed as aulhoris&d by the Unit's Management Team.. Unit Treasurer Unit Chairman Independent Examiner Not•.. rhè statutory audit orindépondgnl 8xamin8tion report on this Sl8tem8nt OlA￿OUnt musl be 8tt8ch9d. ACS

South Shields Sea Cadets 315 Unit TS Collingwood Wapping Street Corpofation Quay South Shields Tyne and Wear NE33 1LQ 21 $1 October 2025 JFS Torbitt 58 Durham Road Birtley Co Durham DH3 2QJ Dear JFS Torbitt, The following representations are made on the basis of enquirie5 Of management and staff with relevant knowledge and experience such as we consider necessary in connection with your independent examinalion of the charity's financial statements for the year ended 3151 March 2025. These enquiries have included inspection of supporting documentation where appropriate and are sufficient lo satisfy ourselves that we can make each of the following repre5enlalions. All representations are made to the best of our knowledge and belief. General We acknowledge Ihal the work perfofmed by you is subslanlially less in scopè than an audit performed in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK) and that you do not express an audil opinion. 2 Wé confirm that the charity was entitled to exemption under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 the requirement to have ils financial statements for the financial year ended 3111 March 2025 audiled. We have fulfilled our responsibilities as trustees under the Charities Act 2011 for preparing financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally AcGepied Accounting Practice), for being satisfied that they give 8 true and fair view and for m8king accurate represenlalions to you. 5 All the transactions undertaken by the charity havè been properly reflected and recorded in the accounting record8. All the accounting records have been made available to yOLt for the purpose of your independent examination. We have provided you with unrestricted access to all appropriate persons within the charity, and with all other records and related information requested, including minutes of all management and trustee meeting5 and correspondence with The Charity Commission. The financial statements are free of material misstatements, including omissions. Assets and Ilabilities The charity has satisfactory title lo all assets and there are no liens or encumbrances on the charity's assets, except for those that are disclosed in the notes lo the financial statements. 9 We confirm that the balance in the Parents and Supporters Account al 31S1 March 2025 was £1986.00 and we are in the process of arranging the transfer of this money lo a new account. 10 All actual liabilities, contingent liabilities and guarantees given to third parties have been recorded or disclosed as appropriate. 11 We have no plans or intentions thal may malerially alter the carrying value and where relevant the fair value measurements or classification of assets and liabilities feflected in the financial stalemenls. Accounting estimates 12 The methods, data and significant assumptions used by u5 in making accounting estimates, and their related disclosures, are appropriate lo achieve recognition, measurement and disclosure that is reasonable in the context of the applicable financial reporting framework. Loans and arrangements 13 The charity has nol granted any athances or credits to. or made guarantees on behalf of. truslees. Legal claims 14 We have disclosed to you all claims in connection with litigalion that have been, or are expected lo be, received and such matters. as appropriate. have been property accounted for and disclosed in the financial statements. Lav￿ and regulations 15 We have disclosed lo you all known instances of non-compliance or suspected non-compliance withlaws and regulations whose effects should be considered when preparing the financial statements.

Related parties 16 We are not aware of any related party matters which require disclosure in order to comply with legislative and accounting standards requirements. Subsequent events 17 All events subsequent lo the dale of the financial slalements which require adjustment or disclosure have been properly accounted for and disclosed. Going concern 18 We believe that the charity's financial statements should be prepared on a going concern basis on the grounds that Cur￿n1 and future sources of funding or support will be more than adequate for the charity's needs. We have considered a period of twelve months from the dale of approval of the financial statements. We believe that no further disclosures relating lo the charity's ability to continue as 8 going concern need to be made in the financial slalemenls. Grants and donation8 19 All grants. donations and other income, Ihe receipt of which is subject lo specific terms or conditions. have been notified to you. There have been no breaches of terms or conditions in the application of such income. 20 Restrlcted grants and donations received in durlng the year are as follows: None Yours faithfully Signed on behalf of the board of J Eltringham Treasurer es Date.. 21 October 2025

Independent examiner's report to the Trustees on the unaudited financial statements of South Shields Sea Cadets 315 Unit T S Collingwood report on the accounts for the year ended 31, March 20?5 set oui on pages ACI to AC5. Respective responsibilities of trustees and independent examiner The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts, you consider that the audit requiremenl of section 144 of the Charities Rl¢t ?0 I i (the Act) does not apply and that an independent examinxtion is needed. li is my responsibilily to examine the accoiints uiider se¢iion 145 of the Acl Basis of independent examiner'sstatement My examination was carried out in accordance with the General DireLtions given by the Charity Commission, under se¢lion14515)Ib) of the Act An exaniinalion includes a review of the ac¢ouniingy records kept by the charity and a coniparison of ihe accounts presented with ihose records. It also includes consideration of any unusual iiems or disclosures in the ac¢ouiits. and seeking) eKplanations Irom the Irvsiees concerning any such m<ittLf5. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence ihal would be required in an audit and consequently no opinion is given as Ihc whether the accounis present a "true and fair" view and the report is limited to those matters sei out in the slateineiit below. Independent examiner'sstatement In connection with my exaniination, no matler has come to my atteniion: (i) which gives me reasonable cause lo believe that in any material respcct the requirements.. to kc¢p proper accoiinting records in accordance wilh section 130 of the Act: and to prepare accounts whi¢h accord with ihe accountinbi records and to coniply with the acLountinb requirenients of the Act have not been met; or (li) to which, in my opinion. altention should be drawn in order to enable a proper undersianding ol'the accounts to be rea¢hed. 21 October 2025 Trevor Hogg C.h#rtered AccountAnt Independent Ex￿mIner 38 StAnhope Road South ¢ihields NE33 4BT