## **DAWLISH SWIMMING AND LIFE SAVING ASSOCIATION** 

## **ANNUAL RETURN 2024** 

Charity Number: 1145478 

## **Trustees** 

Charles Bennett 

Mary Twomey Clare Hayward 

## **Structure & Aims** 

Dawlish Swimming & Life Saving Association (Dawlish Swimming Club) is a small swimming club focused on providing local children the opportunity to learn to swim and then progress through to competitive swimming. We aim to provide a club that is suitable for all ambitions and abilities, from fitness swimming through to County, Regional and National standards. Our framework follows the Swim England Athlete Development Support Pathway (ADSP). 

## **Management** 

The Club is run by a small committee made up of parents and long-standing members. All decisions are put through the committee and then voted on. We hold a committee meeting once a month and hold an Annual General Meeting once a year. Our trustees are nominated by the committee and then voted in. 

CHARITY NUMBER: 1145478 



## **Financial Review** 

The 2024 accounts (January 2024 to December 2024) show a small surplus of £1230. 

Income increased from £74,122 in 2023 to £77,787 in 2024. This was primarily due to increased membership fees (increased by over £10,000), which offset a reduction in income from our galas and sponsorship compared to the previous year. 

Expenditure increased from £55,368 in 2023 to £76,557 in 2024. This was due to increased coaching costs as we expanded and professionalised our coaching offer, as well as a number of investments in the club facilities to improve the swimming experience for our members. 

Sound management of club finances allowed for the setting up of a deposit account to provide an improved rate of interest on the club’s reserves. The Club’s reserve account balance at the end of 2024 had a balance of £18,044.14. 

Note there is a difference between the bank statement values and the accounting values as membership fees collected in December 2024 are not paid out until January 2025. 

|**Opening Total Account Balance on 1 January 2024**|£21,607.41|
|---|---|
|Closing Current Account Balance on 31 December 2024|£1,450.33|
|Closing Savings Account Balance on 31 December 2024|£18,044.14|
|**Closing Total Account Balance on 31 December 2024**|£19,494.47|
|**Annual Surplus / (Deficit)**|**(£2157.08)**|



|**Category**|**Income**|
|---|---|
|[01] Swim Fees|£42,150.09|
|[02] Masters Fees|£2,880.00|
|[03] Club Kit Orders|£652.00|
|[08] Fundraising Income|£45.97|
|[09] Meet Fees|£5,661.50|
|[10] Swim England Membership Fees|£3,598.75|



CHARITY NUMBER: 1145478 



|**Category**|**Income**|
|---|---|
|[12] Unknown income|£22.50|
|[13] Dawlish Galas Income|£16,904.18|
|[14] Gift Aid|£3,380.45|
|[15] Long Course Swimmer Payments|£567.06|
|[16] Social|£108.50|
|[17] Sponsorship|£1,000.00|
|[18] Grants & Bursaries|£800.00|
|Unclassified|£15.85|
|Unassigned Credit Notes|£40.00|
|**Total**|**£77,786.85**|



|**Category**|**Expense**|
|---|---|
|[EX01] Staff/Coaching Costs|£17,069.94|
|[EX02] Training Courses|£2,623.65|
|[EX03] Pool Hire Fees|£19,200.00|
|[EX04] Meet Fees|£4,233.90|
|[EX05] Fees (Bank or other)|£1,032.70|



CHARITY NUMBER: 1145478 



|**Category**|**Income**|
|---|---|
|[EX06] Swim England Fees|£3,947.65|
|[EX09] Club Kit Orders|£2,510.75|
|[EX10] Refunds|£197.50|
|[EX11] Accountancy / Bookkeeping|£551.40|
|[EX12] Employer Tax / NI|£0.00|
|[EX13] Website / Subscriptions|£707.50|
|[EX14] Club Purchases|£6,489.50|
|[EX15] Heating Fuel Costs|£2,334.69|
|[EX16] Staff/Volunteer Travel Expenses|£1,510.94|
|[EX17] Dawlish Gala Costs|£9,620.80|
|[EX18] Longcourse pool hire|£1,271.44|
|[EX20] Social & Awards Evening|£1,036.65|
|[EX21] Insurance|£0.00|
|[EX22] Maintenance & Cleaning|£2,217.62|
|**Total**|**£76,556.63**|
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|**Surplus For 2024**|**£1,230.22**|



CHARITY NUMBER: 1145478 



Charles Bennett Dawlish Swimming Club Trinity School Buckeridge Road Teignmouth TQ14 8LY 

Our Ref: KFG/1705 

27 October 2025 

Dear Sirs 

## **Independent examiner’s report to the trustees of Dawlish Swimming and Life Saving** 

## **Association** 

I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Dawlish Swimming and Life Saving Association for the year ended 31 December 2024. 

## **Responsibilities and basis of the report** 

As the charity trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (‘The Act’). 

I report in respect of my examination of the charities accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145 (5)(b) of the Act. 

## **Independent examiner’s statement** 

I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect: 

1. Accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by section 130 of the Act; or 

2. The accounts do not accord with those records. 

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. 

Signed: 

Date: 27 October 2025 

Name: Kelly Fulford Green 

Professional qualification: FCA 

Address: 6 Station Road, Bovey Tracey, TQ13 9AL 

TQ13 SAL