## **Principal’s Report to Northampton Sailability AGM 19[th] April 2024** 

## **1. RYA Recognised Training Centre** 

- **Inspection 6[th] October 2023** – was a sailing day with lots of activity.  The inspection went very well with lots of positive and constructive comments.  The action points have all been dealt with by adding appropriate sections into the Safety and Operating Policy for 2024. 

- **Chief Instructors for 2024** – our Chief Instructors are: Sailing – Peter Windatt; Powerboat - Rob McIntyre; Keelboat - Geoff Warren.  Many thanks to them for organising activities last year and planning for 2024. 

- **Senior Instructors** – Geoff, Jenny, Mike Garlick, Mike Hulands, Peter and Matt – did an excellent job covering all of our sessions in 2023. 

- We still need to get more volunteers trained as Instructors and Senior Instructors, so that we can continue to cover the full programme and spread the work-load further. 

## **2. Sailing** 

- **Participation in 2023 –** increased compared with 2022.  By reducing the number of bookable slots and the amount of time allocated to each group, we aimed to improve the balance between Mondays and Fridays and to make sure the demands on volunteers were made more manageable.  Saturday sailing was also enjoyed by a slightly increased number of members. 

- **Racing** took place on Fridays during June, July and August.  Many thanks to Dave Mabbutt for organising and running the programme, ably assisted by Mike H, who sorted out the results. The race series will run in 2024 and we will be looking for more volunteers to help as Race Officers. 

## **3. Training** 

- **First Aid** - Many thanks to Jenny who ran four courses over the last twelve months and has one more session planned for September this year.  All our Instructors and SIs are up to date with this vital qualification. 

- **Sailing** – Lots of informal training has taken place over the last year enabling many volunteers to improve their skills, fill log-books and re-qualify as Assistant Instructors. Sailing training days/weekends are being planned for later this year. 

- **Powerboat** - Rob McIntyre & Rob James have run several PB2 courses (some in conjunction with NSC), to ensure we have enough qualified powerboat drivers. Rob, Rob and Geoff will be running Safety Boat refreshers over the coming months. 

## **Finally – many thanks to all our volunteers, both on and off the water – without you we cannot deliver sailing for our members.** 

Rob Jackson, Principal, Northampton Sailability RTC 



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## **NORTHAMPTON SAILABILITY** 

## Registered Charity Number 1104092 **RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2019** 

|**Note**<br>**Receipts**<br>Membership<br>1<br>Donations<br>2<br>Events<br>3<br>Training income from Course Fees etc<br>4<br>Other income<br>Sale of boats<br>Gift Aid<br>Total<br>**Payments**<br>**Running Costs**<br>Website<br>Printing, postage and stationery<br>Telephones<br>Events<br>3<br>NSC Affiliation<br>RYA Affiliation<br>Insurance<br>**Fleet**<br>Boat purchases<br>Equipment purchases<br>Maintenance<br>Fuel<br>**Training**<br>Course expenses & books<br>4<br>**Sundries**<br>**Total**<br>**Net receipts**|**Unrestricted**<br>**Restricted**<br>**Total**<br>**Total**<br>**2019**<br>**2018**<br>10,713<br>-<br>10,713<br>8,860<br>14,074<br>13,433<br>27,507<br>23,390<br>5,518<br>5,518<br>7,775<br>1,527<br>1,527<br>577<br>-<br>30<br>-<br>-<br>1,177<br>1,177<br>632|
|---|---|
||33,009<br>13,433<br>46,442<br>41,264|
||48<br>48<br>65<br>94<br>94<br>79<br>60<br>60<br>40<br>4,150<br>4,150<br>6,620<br>7,596<br>7,596<br>3,750<br>125<br>125<br>125<br>1,628<br>1,628<br>1,227<br>12,269<br>12,269<br>12,433<br>567<br>567<br>141<br>2,042<br>414<br>2,456<br>3,221<br>634<br>634<br>447<br>3,203<br>3,203<br>627<br>411<br>411<br>352|
||20,558<br>12,683<br>33,241<br>29,127|
|||
||12,451<br>750<br>13,201<br>12,137|





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## **NORTHAMPTON SAILABILITY** 

|Registered Charity Number 1104092<br>**RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT**<br>**FOR THEYEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2019**<br>**Note**<br>**Net Receipts**<br>Transfers between funds<br>Balance at 1 January<br>**Balance at 31 December**<br>**STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES AS**<br>**ASSETS**<br>**Note**<br>Cash funds at this year end<br>5<br>Non monetary assets<br>Held for Charity's Own Use<br>Boats, engines & trolleys<br>6<br>Storeroom<br>**Total Assets**<br>**LIABILITIES**<br>Income in advance<br>Capital commitments<br>**Total Liabilities**|**Unrestricted**<br>**Restricted**<br>**Total**<br>**Total**<br>**2019**<br>**2018**<br>12,451<br>750<br>13,201<br>12,137<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>0<br>44,929<br>-<br>44,929<br>32,792|
|---|---|
||**57,380**<br>**750**<br>**58,130**<br>44,929|
||**AT 31ST DECEMBER 2018**<br>**Unrestricted**<br>**Restricted**<br>**Total**<br>**Total**<br>**2017**<br>**2018**<br>57,380<br>750<br>58,130<br>44,929<br>35,029<br>-<br>35,029<br>30,365<br>21,832<br>-<br>21,832<br>23,196|
||**114,241**<br>**750**<br>**114,991**<br>98,490|
||450<br>-<br>450<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-|
||**450**<br>**-**<br>**450**<br>**-**|



The Accounts were approved by the Committee at a meeting held on 

Committee Member 

Committee Member 



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## **NORTHAMPTON SAILABILITY** 

## Registered Charity Number 1104092 **NOTES TO THE RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNTS AND STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2019** 

|**1 MEMBERSHIP FEES**<br>Individual<br>Group<br>Volunteers<br>Sailing fees<br>**2 DONATIONS**<br>Rotary Towcester<br>Brixworth U3A<br>Mkt Harborough Rotary<br>Northants County Golf Club<br>Dawn Patrol<br>NOSCA<br>Northampton West Rotary<br>Chris Bignell<br>Re Michael Middleton<br>Kettering Huxloe Rotary<br>Mkt Harborough Ladies<br>Re Linda Bradley<br>Sarah Butcher<br>Grand Union Housing<br>Northants Law Society<br>Nene Valley Rotary Club<br>Wooden Spoon Charity<br>Waitrose<br>Jenny Jeffs<br>Bridge Club<br>Gabriel Leeming<br>Share Gift Charity<br>St James Place<br>Sport England<br>Mkt Harborough Building Soc<br>Northampton 80 Lions<br>East Haddon Golfers<br>Northampton West Rotary<br>UFO Ladies Group<br>Re Brian Thake deceased<br>Boothville Community Choir<br>St Peter's Weston Favell<br>St Wilfred's Lodge<br>Re R J Goult deceased<br>Shoosmiths<br>W H Smith<br>Easy Fundraising<br>Many other donations|**Unrestricted**<br>**Restricted**<br>**Total**<br>**Total**<br>**2019**<br>**2018**<br>1,240<br>1,240<br>2,860<br>940<br>940<br>1,250<br>1,500<br>1,500<br>2,800<br>7,033<br>7,033<br>1,950|
|---|---|
||10,713<br>-<br>10,713<br>8,860|
||**Unrestricted**<br>**Restricted**<br>**Total**<br>**Total**<br>**2019**<br>**2018**<br>318<br>318<br>-<br>300<br>300<br>300<br>450<br>450<br>-<br>-<br>1,140<br>400<br>400<br>400<br>-<br>100<br>100<br>100<br>-<br>941<br>941<br>-<br>809<br>809<br>-<br>1,000<br>1,000<br>-<br>500<br>500<br>-<br>179<br>179<br>-<br>1,000<br>1,000<br>500<br>414<br>414<br>-<br>445<br>445<br>-<br>-<br>8,352<br>-<br>2,500<br>232<br>232<br>260<br>672<br>672<br>-<br>158<br>158<br>-<br>941<br>941<br>-<br>1,000<br>1,000<br>-<br>1,000<br>1,000<br>-<br>10,000<br>10,000<br>-<br>2,269<br>2,269<br>-<br>750<br>750<br>-<br>260<br>260<br>-<br>-<br>1,321<br>-<br>290<br>-<br>550<br>-<br>576<br>-<br>821<br>-<br>500<br>-<br>3,000<br>-<br>779<br>-<br>100<br>524<br>524<br>-<br>2,845<br>2,845<br>1,901|
||14,074<br>13,433<br>27,507<br>23,390|





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## **NORTHAMPTON SAILABILITY** 

Registered Charity Number 1104092 

## **NOTES TO THE RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNTS AND STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2019** 

|**3 EVENTS**<br>Hansa Events<br>Sail4Gold<br>Xmas Dinner<br>Winter sails<br>Sale of Merchandise<br>Nancy Oldfield<br>Race Night<br>Plas Menai<br>**4 TRAINING**<br>Courses, books etc<br>**5 CASH FUNDS AT YEAR END**<br>Lloyds TSB<br>**6 NON-MONETARY ASSETS**<br>As at 1 January<br>Additions<br>Disposals<br>Depreciation during year<br>Value at 31 December|**Receipts**<br>**Payments**<br>**Net**<br>**Net**<br>**2019**<br>**2018**<br>302              229              73<br>189<br>-<br>(26)<br>1,307           1,134            173<br>54<br>55<br>55<br>160<br>310              134            176<br>-<br>1,735           1,873<br>(138)<br>743<br>1,511              482<br>1,029<br>-<br>298              298<br>-<br>35|
|---|---|
||5,518<br>4,150<br>1,368<br>1,155|
||**Receipts**<br>**Payments**<br>**Net**<br>**Net**<br>**2019**<br>**2018**<br>1,527<br>3,203<br>(1,676)<br>(50)|
||**Unrestricted**<br>**Restricted**<br>**Total**<br>**Total**<br>**2019**<br>**2018**<br>57,380<br>750<br>58,130<br>44,929|
||**Boats**<br>**Storeroom**<br>**Total**<br>**Total**<br>**2019**<br>**2018**<br>30,365<br>23,196<br>53,561<br>51,908<br>12,269<br>12,269<br>12,433<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>(7,605)<br>(1,364)<br>(8,969)<br>(10,780)|
||35,029<br>21,832<br>56,861<br>53,561|



## **DEPRECIATION POLICY** 

Boats and trailers are depreciated by 25% in year of purchase, then by 7.5% per annum straight line method. Equipment is written off in the year of purchase. The storeroom which is built on land leased by Northampton Sailing Club and owned by Anglian Water would normally be written of over the term of the lease but as no formal tenancy agreement exists it is being written off over an arbitrary period of 20 years on a straight line basis. 

## **7 RISKS AND RESERVES POLICY** 

The main period of income for the group is during the sailing season, April to October. The Committee has therefore established a policy whereby unrestricted funds held at the end of December should be no less than the amount required to pay the Northampton Sailing Club affiliation fees and the charity's insurance for the following year. In addition, a minimum of £1,000 should be kept in reserve for unexpected maintenance costs. Further funds are held to finance the replacement and acquisition of boats. 

Detailed information on income and expenditure is presented for discussion at committee meetings. 



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