## **Trustees' Annual Report for the period**
Period start date Period end date 01 Sep 2022 31 Aug 2023
**From To**
## Section A Reference and administration details
**Charity name** Army Sailing Association- Thorney Island Sailing Club
**Other names charity is known by**
ASA - TISC
**Registered charity number (if any)** 1139736
**Charity's principal address** Thorney Island Sailing Club
Church Road Thorney Island **Postcode PO10 8DS**
## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**
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Dates acted if not for whole Name of person (or body) entitled
Trustee name Office (if any)
year to appoint trustee (if any)
1 Emma Dunn Commodore Chair
2 Julia Wilkinson Hon Secretary
3 Edward Baylis Hon Treasurer
4 David Desgrand Membership Sec
5 Hugh Kennedy RC Cruising
6 Nigel Harley Welfare Officer
7 Roger Smith Bosun
8 Travers Rudd Houseman
9 Andrew Bannister Social Secretary
10 Simon Hempsell RC Dinghies
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## **Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)**
**Name Dates acted if not for whole year**
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**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**
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## **Section B Structure, governance and management**
## **Description of the charity’s trusts**
Constitution Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) Unincorporated Members club How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company) Appointed by election Trustee selection methods (eg. appointed by, elected by)
## **Additional governance issues (Optional information)**
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|additional information, where||
|relevant, about:||
|policies and procedures
adopted for the induction and|New trustees are briefed by their predecessor, monitored by the
Commodore and provided with Terms of Reference.|
|training of trustees;||
|the charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the charity
works;|The Charity is managed by a Committee comprising the Trustees and as
required co-opted member in sub-committees. The Charity works closely
with the Army Sailing Association and the Wheelyboat Trust.|
|relationship with any related||
|parties;||
|trustees’ consideration of|The Club has a written H&S and Welfare Policies which are reviewed|
|major risks and the system|annually.|
|and procedures to manage||
|them.||
## **Section C Objectives and activities**
1. To ‘promote the efficiency of the Armed Forces of the Crown’ by providing facilities for the sport of sailing.
2. To provide community participation in healthy recreation by
**Summary of the objects of the** providing facilities for the sport of sailing.
**charity set out in its** 3. To advance the education and training, in particular for young
**governing document** people, by providing facilities for the sport of sailing.
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The Club provides recreational sailing for service personnel and service veterans and co-operates with the ASA on training courses. Facilities are provided for service sailing activities and events.
The Club actively encourages local as well as more distant members to participate in sailing. It provides training and courses, both on the water and shore based to meet all levels of experience.
The club runs numerous sail training events for children and young people with the aim of them achieving recognised RYA levels.
**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)**
All Trustees have copy of PB1 – Public benefit; the public benefit requirement.
## **Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)**
You **may choose** to include further statements, where relevant, about:
- policy on grantmaking;
- policy programme related investment;
- contribution made by volunteers.
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Section D Achievements and performance
**Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year**
The Charity continues to run sailing courses for both children and adults. These are formal RYA courses run by qualified but volunteer Dinghy Instructors and cover different levels and stages of the RYA syllabus. This year we also ran a series of training days for children using the Club boats and member’s own boats. The Club also has a number of Power Boat Instructors, and it runs Power Boat Level 2 and Safety Boat Operator courses so that the sailing club can be self-sufficient and be supported by qualified safety boat operators within the membership.
This year we held our annual ‘Junior Week’ which was attended by nearly 105 children, all members of the club. These weeks are run entirely by volunteers – members of the club who have qualified as instructors or safety boat operators through the RYA Schemes at the club and suitable DBS Checked adult volunteers assisting on land and on the water. Several of the instructors are youngsters who have previously been through our Junior Programme and now enjoy giving back to the club by instructing the younger members during Junior Week and other training days.
More informally, there were sailing sessions run roughly fortnightly in the safe area in front of the club on the high tide. While there is some instruction, particularly if there are adults, it is an opportunity for the children to gain water experience and confidence, play games and capsize, which the children and adults enjoy. It is also an opportunity for less experienced sailors to sail while there are safety boats on the water. These are very well attended by all ages.
In addition to the long course races that the club holds, a number of ‘Short Course Races’ are run which are three half hour races in close proximity to the clubhouse in Thorney Channel. Additionally, ‘Plastic Fantastic’, aimed at our beginners and improvers is evening training in our club boats throughout the summer and then progress to take part in Plastic Fantastic races, shorter and in the Thorney Channel. As a club with lots of juniors we decided to trial a junior race series and this was hugely popular and will now have a permanent place in the calendar. We have also been running some WoW (Women on the water) sessions for the ladies of the club to hone their skills in a relaxed and pressure free environment.
As before, the Club facilities have been used by the Armed Forces for team building and other events, this has now been improved by the installation of a new kitchen. The Army Inshore Sail Training Centre also sometimes use our club boats if they don’t have sufficient or suitable vessels for the activity they may be running. Recently we have encouraged a forces veterans group using our facilities for regular meetings, establishing a forum for discussion and learnings.
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## **Section E Financial review**
## **Brief statement of the**
Specific Reserves have been established where there are longer term requirements beyond a single financial year.
**charity’s policy on reserves**
General Reserves comprise all non-Specific Reserves are aimed to be no more than one and a half year normal annual expenditure.
**Details of any funds materially** None **in deficit**
## **Further financial review details (Optional information)**
You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant about:
- the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);
- how expenditure has supported the key objectives 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)** _Emma Dunn_ Eddie Baylis Edward Baylis **Full name(s)** Emma Dunn **Position (eg Secretary, Chair,** Commodore Treasurer **etc) Date** 8 December 2023
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Army Sailing Association - Thorney Island Sailing Club 1139736
Receipts and payments accounts CC16a
For the period 01/09/2022 31/08/2023
To
from
Section A Receipts and payments
Unrestricted Restricted
Endowment funds Total funds Last year
funds funds
to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £
A1 Receipts
Subscription & Membership 50,734 - - 50,734 48,219
Boat Storage & Moorings 39,988 - - 39,988 36,001
Events, Regatta & Bar 58,541 - - 58,541 56,613
Equipment & Premises 3,895 - - 3,895 2,041
Wheelyboat Income 13 - - 13 -
Other Income 21,770 - - 21,770 31,610
Government Covid Grants - - - - -
- - - - -
Sub total (Gross income for
174,941 - - 174,941 174,484
AR)
A2 Asset and investment
sales, (see table).
- - - -
- - - - -
Sub total - - - - -
Total receipts 174,941 - - 174,941 174,484
A3 Payments
Boating Costs 46,571 - - 46,571 48,108
Events, Regatta & Bar 41,018 - - 41,018 37,858
Premises Running Costs 14,799 - - 14,799 15,333
Maintenance & Repairs 18,140 - - 18,140 37,225
Payroll Costs 22,205 - - 22,205 17,720
Admin & Other Costs 23,252 - - 23,252 24,681
Capital Purchases - - - - -
Wheelyboat Costs 450 - - 450 420
- - - - -
Sub total [ 166,435 ] - - 166,435 181,345
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
- - - -
- - - -
Sub total [ - ] - - - -
Total payments 166,435 - - 166,435 181,345
Net of receipts/(payments) 8,506 - - 8,506 - 6,861
A5 Transfers between funds - - - - -
A6 Cash funds last year end 153,505 - - 153,505 160,366
Cash funds this year end 162,011 - - 162,011 153,505
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CCXX R1 accounts (SS)
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## **Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**
|**Categories**
Signed by one or two trustees on
behalf of all the trustees
**B1 Cash funds**
**B2 Other monetary assets**
**B4 Assets retained for the**
**charity’s own use**
**B5 Liabilities**
**B3 Investment assets**|Eddie Baylis
Signature
Emma Dunn
**Details**
**Details**
Bank
Cash floats
**Details**
**Details**
**_Total cash funds_**
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))
**Details**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**161,340**
**-**
**671**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**162,011**
**-**
OK
OK
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
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**Cost (optional)**
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**belongs**
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**Fund to which liability**
**relates**
**Amount due**
**(optional)**
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Print Name
E Dunn
E Baylis|**Endowment**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
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**funds**
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Date of
approval
08/12/2023
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## **Independent examiner's report on the accounts**
## **Section A Independent Examiner’s Report**
**Report to the trustees/ members of**
Charity Name
Army Sailing Association – Thorney Island Sailing Club
**On accounts for the year** 31 August 2023 **Charity no** 1139736 **ended (if any) Set out on pages** 1 and 2 (remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets) **Respective** The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. **responsibilities of** The charity’s trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year **trustees and examiner** under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 (the Charities Act) and that an independent examination is needed.
It is my responsibility to:
- examine the accounts under section 145 of the Charities Act,
- to follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions given by the Charity Commission (under section 145(5)(b) of the Charities Act, and
- to state whether particular matters have come to my attention.
**Basis of independent** My examination was carried out in accordance with general Directions given **examiner’s statement** by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from the trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a ‘true and fair’ view and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below.
**Independent** In connection with my examination, no material matters have come to my **examiner's statement** attention (other than that disclosed below *) which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:
- accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act or
- the accounts do not accord with the accounting records
I have come across 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 brackets if they do not apply._
|**Signed:**
**Name:**
**Relevant professional**
**qualification(s) or body**
**(if any):**|David Gallagher
**Date:**|8 December 2023|
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## **Section B Disclosure**
Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight 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 disclose** .
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