2025-08-31-accounts - Torridgeside Amateur Swimming Club

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Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From 1[st] September 2024 Period start date To 31[st] August 2025 Period end date

Charity name: Torridgeside Amateur Swimming Club

Charity registration number:1103701

Objectives and Activities

	SORP reference
Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document	Para 1.17	The purpose of the charity is to follow the objectives of Swim England and to promote swimming in all its forms.
Summary of the main activities in relation to those purposes for the public benefit, in particular, the activities, projects or services identified in the accounts.	Para 1.17 and 1.19	This year we were once again able to hold our annual Club Champs events, and take part in larger external competitive events. These provide a chance for all our swimmers to compete against one another in a competitive environment, and to compete against other swimmers from other parts of the country.
Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit	Para 1.18	When planning our activities and events we kept in mind the Charity Commissions guidance on public benefit at our trustee meetings.

Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:

	SORP reference
Policy on grant making	Para 1.38
Policy on social investment including program related investment	Para 1.38
Contribution made by volunteers	Para 1.38	Our club is wholly run by an army of volunteers who coach the children, run the fundraising events, the membership and finances of the club. Without these volunteers we would not be able to keep the club going.

Other

Achievements and Performance

	SORP reference
Summary of the main achievements of the charity, identifying the difference the charity’s work has made to the circumstances of its beneficiaries and any wider benefits to society as a whole.	Para 1.20	We as a club are affiliated to Swim England and are bound by their rules and regulations. The club was set up in Bideford and we now run from two local pools in Northam and Torrington. We run 5 sessions a week including one early morning. We are a friendly club run by volunteers and we have members from all over the local and wider community of North Devon, from the ages of around 6 years old upwards, we now also run a Masters session once a week. We give swimmers the opportunity to improve their swimming in either a competitive way or just for leisure purposes. We also work closely with local schools to provide students with the opportunity to complete their DofE by providing volunteering opportunities.

Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements	Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements	where relevant about:
Achievements against objectives set	Para 1.41	Our main objective this year is to try and raise money to enable us to keep our equipment up to date and to keep the club financially viable. We also need to encourage more volunteers to become officials and coaches to enable our club to keep running efficiently. We have been working hard to secure affordable pool time for our members to continue swimming and have brought on board more committee members via zoom meetings to enable us to do this.
Performance of fundraising activities against objectives set	Para 1.41	We have applied for and received several grants this year for additional equipment and to enable us to run our annual awards night.
Investment performance against objectives	Para 1.41

Other

Financial Review

Financial Review
Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period	Para 1.21	We are still in a good position financially overall although we have made a loss this year. We do need to keep our member numbers up, our fees may still not cover our pool hire costs, and so we will continue to revise fees on a yearly basis.
Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held	Para 1.22	We took advice on holding reserves and were advised to keep at least 6 months of running costs as a reserve.
Amount of reserves held	Para 1.22	We calculated the reserves required as being approximately £25000.00.
Reasons for holding zero reserves	Para 1.22
Details of fund materially in deficit	Para 1.24
Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern	Para 1.23	The main uncertainties we have had as a club is the cost of the use of a swimming pool. This has proved to be a bit of an issue in the past couple of years. Fees were frozen last year but we can expect another increase during this next year.

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The charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising)	Para 1.47	We apply for grants from local and national companies. We also do lots of fundraising, we hold raffles at most events that we do during the year. We try to do several hotdog and cake sales to add to this, we are hoping to do more fundraising events next year and to start holding bingo again, or maybe a quiz.
Investment policy and objectives including any social investment policy adopted	Para 1.46
A description of the principal risks facing the charity	Para 1.46	The main risk we have as a charity is that we may lose the opportunity of using either of the local swimming pools that we rely on for our training. We do also struggle to recruit volunteers into the more committed coaching roles and officiating roles, both of which need to be filled if we are to maintain our status as a competitive club.
Other

Structure, Governance and Management

Description of charity’s trusts:
Type of governing document (trust deed, royal charter)	Para 1.25	Constitution adopted on 24th November 2019
How is the charity constituted? (e.g unincorporated association, CIO)	Para 1.25	Club consisting of around 100 members
Trustee selection methods including details of any constitutional provisions e.g. election to post or name of any person or body entitled to appoint one or more trustees	Para 1.25	Trustees are appointed or reappointed at an Annual General Meeting held in November each year.

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Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees	Para 1.51
The charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works	Para 1.51	We are working closely with Swim England and the charity commission to secure and maintain a Swim Mark accreditation.
Relationship with any related parties	Para 1.51
Other

Reference and Administrative details

Charity name	Torridgeside Amateur Swimming Club
Other name the charity uses
Registered charity number	1103071
Charity’s principal address	Penlan House Stibb Cross Torrington Devon EX38 8LH

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

Trustee name	Office (if any)	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee(if any)
LucyGlover	Chairperson	Committee
Lisa Unstead	Club Secretary
Amanda Reeves	Treasurer/ Swimshop/ Parent Liaison
Maxine Webber	Membership secretary/Swim England registration
Sarah Thomas	Grants Secretary
Andy Unstead	Head coach/ Vice Chair
Adrian Farmer	Competition secretary
Matt McDonald	Website Secretary
	Officials Secretary
Pamela Griffiths	Welfare Officer
	Swim Mark Coordinator
Paige Unstead
Charlotte Simpson
SuSu McDonald
Rebecca Meese
Laura Farmer

– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved

Director name

Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity

Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year

Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others

Description of the assets held in this capacity

Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets

Additional information (optional)

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Type of	Name	Address
adviser

Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

Exemptions from disclosure

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details

Other optional information

Declarations

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

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s) Full name(s) Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) Date
	Amanda Reeves	Lisa Unstead
	Treasurer	Secretary
	03/03/2026
	03/03/2026

TASC Swimshop Closing/Opening stock Interest

2024 £ £

Income

Fees Joining Fees Swim England Competition Fees TASC Gala Membership and Amateur Swimming Association Registration Fundraising - Draws (Including Donation) Grants - Bideford Bridge Trust - Torrington Bonfire Fund - Torridge District Council - Co-Op Grant - Northam Town Council Grant - Davie Barnstaple Trust Grant - Lottery Fund (Masters swimming) - The Craft Union Grant - Great Torrington Town Grant - Bideford Rotary Club Grant - Grant - Semble Network, SWW Grant - Devon ASA - Round Table - Torrington Town Lands Donations Miscellaneous Presentation night Bank Interest Swim Shop Income Closing Stock TASC Socials Extra Training Expenditure Opening Stock Swim Shop Purchases Towelling Robes Fundraising costs Training and Courses Pool Hire Fees Swim England Gala/club champ expenses Clothes Competition Entry Fees Swim manager Amateur Swimming Association Registration and Affiliation Equipment Club Championships - Disco, Hall and Trophies etc. Accountancy Travel expenses Subscriptions Website/Advertising Stationery Bank Charges Sundry Project Blue Donations TASC Socials Mount Kelly Pool Hire Surplus income for the year Reflected by movement in bank balances HSBC - Savings Account 81352792 HSBC - Current Account 01327445 HSBC - Current Account 61607162 HSBC - Current Account 71202197 Cash Closing Stock Swim Shop Totals		2024 £ 29,598.00 17,961.00 399.00 0.00 615.00 852.00 49,425.00		46,861.54 4,527.00 3,852.00 5,788.55 2,239.00 0.00 754.13 2,000.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 500.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 200.00 350.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 28.05 1,233.50 532.00 1,371.00 1,166.00 11.00 90.00 852.00 1,743.29 0.00 0.00 820.75 59,399.41 3,532.80 1,830.65 360.95 6,369.75 960.00 0.00 3,912.00 1,349.07 0.00 1,081.78 0.00 0.00 0.00 181.60 536.03 0.00 0.00 250.00 0.00 2025 £ 30,631.00 5,136.00 368.00 (5.00) 453.00 1,166.00 37,749.00		71,503.77 68,434.77 1,371.00 1,166.00 532.00 71,503.77 0.00 83,180.08 80,584.79 1,743.29 852.00 83,180.08 0.00 (11,676.31) Movement £ 1,033.00 (12,825.00) (31.00) (5.00) (162.00) 314.00 (11,676.00)

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TASC Swimshop Closing/Opening stock Interest

2024 £ £

Income

Fees Joining Fees Swim England Competition Fees TASC Gala Membership and Amateur Swimming Association Registration Fundraising - Draws (Including Donation) Grants - Bideford Bridge Trust - Torrington Bonfire Fund - Torridge District Council - Co-Op Grant - Northam Town Council Grant - Davie Barnstaple Trust Grant - Lottery Fund (Masters swimming) - The Craft Union Grant - Great Torrington Town Grant - Bideford Rotary Club Grant - Grant - Semble Network, SWW Grant - Devon ASA - Round Table - Torrington Town Lands Donations Miscellaneous Presentation night Bank Interest Swim Shop Income Closing Stock TASC Socials Extra Training Expenditure Opening Stock Swim Shop Purchases Towelling Robes Fundraising costs Training and Courses Pool Hire Fees Swim England Gala/club champ expenses Clothes Competition Entry Fees Swim manager Amateur Swimming Association Registration and Affiliation Equipment Club Championships - Disco, Hall and Trophies etc. Accountancy Travel expenses Subscriptions Website/Advertising Stationery Bank Charges Sundry Project Blue Donations TASC Socials Mount Kelly Pool Hire Surplus income for the year Reflected by movement in bank balances HSBC - Savings Account 81352792 HSBC - Current Account 01327445 HSBC - Current Account 61607162 HSBC - Current Account 71202197 Cash Closing Stock Swim Shop Totals		2024 £ 29,598.00 17,961.00 399.00 0.00 615.00 852.00 49,425.00		46,861.54 4,527.00 3,852.00 5,788.55 2,239.00 0.00 754.13 2,000.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 500.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 200.00 350.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 28.05 1,233.50 532.00 1,371.00 1,166.00 11.00 90.00 852.00 1,743.29 0.00 0.00 820.75 59,399.41 3,532.80 1,830.65 360.95 6,369.75 960.00 0.00 3,912.00 1,349.07 0.00 1,081.78 0.00 0.00 0.00 181.60 536.03 0.00 0.00 250.00 0.00 2025 £ 30,631.00 5,136.00 368.00 (5.00) 453.00 1,166.00 37,749.00		71,503.77 68,434.77 1,371.00 1,166.00 532.00 71,503.77 0.00 83,180.08 80,584.79 1,743.29 852.00 83,180.08 0.00 (11,676.31) Movement £ 1,033.00 (12,825.00) (31.00) (5.00) (162.00) 314.00 (11,676.00)

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