Trustees’ Annual Report for the period From 1 April 2020 To 31 March 2021 Charity name: Northgate (Bridgnorth) Swimming Club Charity registration number: 1149690 ## Objectives and Activities ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of the
charity as set out in its governing
document|Para 1.17|The promotion of community participation in
healthy recreation, for the benefit of the inhabitants
of Bridgnorth, Much Wenlock and surrounding rural
area and villages, providing facilities for the
teaching and practice of swimming and other
associated water sports activities.| |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|The consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic,
specifically the closure of both swimming pools
used by the Charity between 23 March 20 and 5
Sept 20, 5 Nov. 20 and 5 Dec 20, and 5 Jan. 21 to
17 Apr. 21, had a significant impact on the Charity.
Whilst communications with the two leisure centres
used by the Charity (located in Bridgnorth and
Much Wenlock) was heavily concentrated towards
those times when COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns
were lifted and swimmers permitted back into
pools, excellent relationships have been
maintained with both leisure centres throughout the
year.
Whilst the Charities activities were considerably
disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns,
its key goals, objectives and aspirations remained
unchanged over the year.
The Charity provides opportunities for the
development of swimmers of all standards ranging
from those who have just learned how to swim to
those who have reached ‘National’ qualifying
standard.
The Charity also considers itself in part a
competitive swimming club, striving to achieve a
balance between the need to support the
development of inexperienced swimmers of all
ages / abilities and the need to respond to the
ambitions ofthose swimmerswho take their| PUBLIC swimming more seriously and wish to compete at the highest levels. Swimmers of all ages and abilities are coached in order to help them realise their potential. The clubs ‘top end’ swimmers are coached to a high standard, qualifying and regularly competing at regional (Shropshire and West Midlands) and national short and long course swimming championships. The Charity encourages and pro-actively supports the promotional of self-confidence and personal disciplines amongst all of its swimmers. The Charity adopts a flexible approach in all its endeavours to achieve its objectives, promoting community participation in healthy recreation activities for the benefit of the inhabitants of Bridgnorth, Much Wenlock and surrounding rural area and villages by providing facilities for the teaching and practice of swimming and other associated water sports activities. Swimmers continue to participate in swimming activities by being associated in one of six groups: ‘Dolphins’, ‘Sharks’, ‘Junior Development Squad’, ‘Junior Performance Squad’, ‘Seniors’ and ‘Masters’. Pool time offered to the Charity by the two leisure centres, specifically those times when COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns had been lifted, was allocated for each of these six groups reflecting their needs and abilities. The creation of the Junior Development group several year ago proved a great success and continues to facilitate the movement between the swimming groups. The move for swimmers between Sharks and the Junior Performance Squad continues to ‘soften’ the transition between the two groups, it also continues to help swimmers in the Performance group better prepare for the move into the Seniors group. In previous years the Charity have managed their own open ‘Spring’ and ‘P B Buster’ galas but the COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns prevented these galas being hosted during the year. In previous years many of the Charity’s swimmers have been encouraged to enter other UK swimming clubs ‘open’ galas. These events have enabled the Charities swimmers to participate on an individual basis and helped them achieve personal swimming goals / aspirations in a competitive environment. As with the Charities own galas, the COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns prevented other clubs hosting galas during the year. The absence of these galas being hosted during the year meant many of the Charities accredited / qualified officials, coaches, PUBLIC |||poolside helpers and parent volunteers, were
unable to offer their help and support with the
running, organising and officiating of other clubs
(and ASA managed) swimming events throughout
the region.
The Trustees have in previous years recognised
the need to invest in appropriate IT equipment to
assist in the proper, effective and secure retention
and use of information, also for the clubs use at
locally managed / organised swimming events.
There was no requirement during the year to
invest, update or replace any IT equipment
hardware and software.
Whilst most of the Charities swimming activities
were cancelled during the year, the Charity
remained committed to treating everyone equally
within the context of their activity, regardless of
sex, sexuality, gender identity, ethnic origin,
religion, disability or political persuasion when
processing membership and activity applications.
The Charities Swim Mark accreditation (previously
called Swim21) was last renewed in Sept 2019 and
remains relevant until Sept 2021.| |---|---|---| |Statement confirming whether the
trustees have had regard to the
guidance issued by the Charity
Commission on public benefit|Para 1.18|The Trustees responsible for the running of the
Charity have all confirmed (i) their willingness to
act as Trustees (ii) are aware of their
responsibilities as Trustees and (iii) are aware of
the Charity’s objects and that its purposes are for
the public benefit.
The Charity is committed to treating everyone
equally within the context of their activity,
regardless of sex, ethnic origin, religion, disability
or political persuasion.
The Charity ensures that this equity is incorporated
in all aspects of its activities and also recognises
and adopts the Sport England definition of sports
Equity: “Sports Equity is about fairness in sport,
Equality of access, recognising inequalities and
taking steps to address them. It is about changing
the culture and structure of sport to ensure it
becomes equally accessible to everyone in
society”.
The Charity believes that the welfare of children
continues to be everyone’s responsibility and that
all children and young people have a right to have
fun, be safe and be protected from harm. This is in
part achieved by the Charity adhering to all ASA
Child Protection procedures including ensuring
appropriately qualified and accredited lifeguards
are in attendance at all swimming sessions.
All members, Officers and Trustees to require to
abide to the Charities health and safety policies.| PUBLIC The Charity follows and adheres to the ASA Equal Opportunities policy. ## Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|The Charity has no grant making policy.| |Policy on social investment
including program related
investment|Para 1.38|The Charity has no social investment policy.| |Contribution made by volunteers|Para 1.38|Administration
The Charities intention continues to be to have five
key volunteer Trustee / Officer roles filled: Chair,
Vice-Chair, Secretary, Treasurer and Welfare
Officer. All five of these roles have acknowledged
individual responsibilities.
The Trustees continue to recognise the need to
spread the many administrative tasks attached to
the above roles to other volunteers involved in
running the Charity in order to avoid any one
individual becoming over-burdened.
Trustee meetings
Several Trustee meetings were held during the
year to consider the Charities financial matters.
Coaches Committee
Whilst the COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns meant
both leisure centres used by the Charity were
closed for a large part of the year, coaches’
committee meetings continued to be held to plan,
manage and coordinate for the return of swimming
activities once lockdowns were lifted and leisure
centres were available for use again.
The agendas of Coaches Committee meetings
were heavily focussed towards welfare and
safeguarding matters, notably the appointment of
‘Covid Officers’ to ensure adequate and
appropriate Covid-specific controls and measures
were in place when swimmers returned to the pool.
The Coaches Committee have no delegated
powers but it continues to be recognised that
coaches should have the scope, authority and
discretion to make decisions regarding swimmers
training needs.| |||| PUBLIC |Other||The Charity held its Annual General Meeting on 21
October 2020 when the Chairman's Report was
received and details of the Charities financial
affairs shared.| |---|---|---| ## 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|Whilst the COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns
prevented members participating in swimming
activities for much of the year, the Charity
remained mindful throughout the period of its
Constitutional objectives, namely:

providing opportunities for the development of
swimmers of all standards ranging from those
who have just learnt how to swim to those who
have reached National qualifying standard

promoting community participation in healthy
recreation for the benefit of the inhabitants of
Bridgnorth and Much Wenlock and their
surrounds by providing facilities for the
teaching and practice of swimming and other
associated water sports activities
The several COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns
meant the Charity had no opportunities during the
year to promote its activities for public benefit or
financial sponsorship purposes. The Trustees and
Committee have however remained mindful that
the clubs’ Charitable status continues to help it
promote its activities for public benefit, also helping
to attract financial sponsorship for events, training
kit and apparatus.
Membership numbers:
The numbers of Charity members fell over the
financial year, this largely a consequence of
members discontinuing to pay their membership
fees over the periods that swimming sessions were
unavailable due to COVID-19 pandemic
lockdowns.
Swim times
Whilst the several COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns
prevented members participating in swimming
activities for much of the year, the Charity have
remained committed to provide swimming times
and training programmes to suit all swimming
abilities.
Swimming Achievements:
Restrictions imposed on swimmers and leisure
centres as a consequence ofthe COVID-19| PUBLIC pandemic lockdowns prevented swimmers ttending any competitions during the year. Coaching / officials The ‘pool’ of qualified Level 1, 2 and 3 coaches and Level 1 and 2 teachers available to the Charity has remained broadly unchanged over the year. During times when COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns have been lifted, a small number of swimmers parents and the Charities Young Volunteers continued to offer their help on poolside supporting coaches and teachers. ‘Masters’ swimmers The Charity have continued to encourage swimmers reaching the age of 16 who don’t wish to continue swimming in the ‘Seniors’ sessions to join the ‘Masters’ swimming group. ## Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |Achievements against objectives
set||| |---|---|---| |Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives set|Para 1.41|No gala activities were hosted in the year and so,
unlike in previous years when such events have
been used as fund-raising opportunities, the
Charity did not generate any income from galas
this financial year.| |Investment performance against
objectives|Para 1.41|The Charity made no investments during the
Financial Year.| |Other||| ## Financial Review |Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives set|Para 1.21|The closure of both leisure centres used by
swimmers during the COVID-19 pandemichas| |---|---|---| PUBLIC |||had a significant influence on the Charities income
during the year.
Whilst the Charity did not incur pool hire charges
during times of COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns, a
large number of members stopped / amended
paying their membership fees when unable to
attend swimming activities.
The influence of the loss of membership income
from some members was in part however
compensated by other members who chose to
continue supporting the Charity by amending their
monthly fee membership to a nominal £5.
A consequence of the above was income fell from
£87,076 in the year to March 2020 to £27,595 in
year to March 2021.

With pool hire and Charity running costs
considerably reduced, but levels of membership
fees and charitable donations higher than
predicted, the Charities overall performance in the
year to March 2021 was much improved on the
previous year and an overall net profit reported of
£10,549 (loss of £1,152 reported in year to March
2020).
Generating a profit £10,549 enabled the Charity to
report a much improved unrestricted reserves
position: £11,431 at March 2021 vs £882 at Mar-
20.
The Charity remains committed in the coming year
to further improving this position and building up
additional unrestricted reserves. The ability to
achieve this will however continue to be
significantly impacted by the ongoing COVID-19
pandemic and may result in some further changes
to the available pool time for the various member
categories, also further fee increases.| |---|---|---| |Statement explaining the policy for
holding reserves stating why they
are held|Para 1.22|The Charity aim to carry one month of pool fees in
reserve on the basis that it collects fees across the
month that the swimmers are using the pool.| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|£11,431 reserves held at 31 March 2021| |Reasons for holding zero reserves|Para 1.22|N/a| |Details of fund materially in deficit|Para 1.24|N/a| |Explanation of any uncertainties
about the charity continuing as a
going concern|Para 1.23|The Charity continues to endeavour to match its
expenditure with income, however the ongoing
COVID-19 pandemic poses challenges and risks
forthe Charity achieving this.| PUBLIC ## Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |The charity’s principal sources of
funds (including any fundraising)|Para 1.47|The charity’s principal source of funds during the
year has been membership fees.| |---|---|---| |Investment policy and objectives
including any social investment
policy adopted|Para 1.46|The Charity has no Investment policy| |A description of the principal risks
facing the charity|Para 1.46|The Charity continues to monitor all aspects of
income and expenditure at regular Trustee /
Committee meetings.
Comprehensive Minutes are retained documenting
meeting agenda’s, discussions and decisions
taken by attending Trustees / committee members.
The Charity’s principle (financial) risk continues to
be ensuring an appropriate alignment of
membership fee income vs. outgoing pool hire
expenditure.
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic continues to
pose a number of additional and significant risks to
the Charity and its ability to potentially continue
operating, notably:

The availability, timing, cost and
organisation of pool time and training
sessions

Uncertainty regarding the number and
timing of swimmers returning to swimming
post pandemic (giving rise to challenges
matching income and pool expenses)

Uncertainty regarding the ongoing support
of volunteers to provide training and
coaching services
The Trustees discuss these potential risks and
possible mitigating required actions on a regular
basis.
The adequacy of Members monthly fees continues
to be periodically reviewed.
| PUBLIC ## Structure, Governance and Management |Descriptionofcharity’s trusts:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|The Charity is governed by its Constitution.| |How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g. unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|The Charity is an unincorporated association.| |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 generally elected at the charities
Annual General Meeting. Trustees must be
members of the Club and also members of
the ASA.
The process requires a proposer and a
seconder (the proposer must be a member)
who must make nominations in writing to the
Secretary at least 21 days before the AGM.
The nominee must indicate his / her
willingness to stand in writing.
The list of nominated Trustees is sent out with
the 14-day notice of the AGM.
Existing Trustees retire at the AGM and are
eligible for re-election at the AGM.
Alternatively, a Trustee can be elected by the
Trustees. Again, Trustees elected in this way
retire at the next AGM but are eligible for re-
election.
No external bodies can nominate Trustees.| ## Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction and
training of trustees|Para 1.51|No specific policies / procedures are in place
specific to the induction and training of
Trustees.
All Trustees are pro-actively encouraged to
refer to ASA / Swim Mark guidelines on all
role-specific matters.| |---|---|---| |The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the charity
works|Para 1.51|There are five key volunteer Trustee / Officer
roles: Chair, Vice Chair, Secretary, Treasurer
and Welfare Officer.
All five roles have acknowledged individual
responsibilities.| PUBLIC |||Despite efforts by the Charities committee to
fill the roles, some of the above positions
roles were not filled during the year.
The Officer / Treasurer role has remained
unfilled over the year and the Charities basic
accounting records maintained by Andrew
Galloway (prev. Charity Treasurer). The
Officer / Secretary role remained unfilled over
period 21 Oct 20 – 31 Mar 21
The Charity had seven Trustees at the end of
the Financial Year.
Throughout the year the Trustees have
continued to recognise the need to spread the
many administrative tasks attached to the
above roles of other volunteers involved in
running the Charity in order to avoid any one
individual becoming over-burdened.
Some roles continue to be more onerous than
others, such as those of Membership
Secretary, and so endeavours made by the
other Trustees to share workloads amongst
themselves and other Officers.
The Charity remain members of the
Shropshire ASA Club Networking Group,
sending representatives to the Networking
groups regular meetings and promoting its
objectives and initiatives.
The Charity continue to promote and support
the Shropshire ASA Young Volunteers (‘YV’)
programme, encouraging swimmers with an
interest in the YV initiative to be involved in
the Charities own, and other Shropshire
swimming clubs, YV activities.| |---|---|---| |Relationship with any related
parties|Para 1.51|No relationships with any related parties.| |Other||| ## Reference and Administrative details |Charity name|Northgate (Bridgnorth) Swimming Club| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|| |Registered charity number|1149690| |Charity’s principal address|Bridgnorth Leisure Centre, Love Lane, Bridgnorth, Shropshire
WV16 4ER| PUBLIC PUBLIC ## Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity |







|Trustee name|Office (if any)|Dates acted if not for whole
year|Name of person (or body)
entitled to appoint trustee (if
any)| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Andrew Hawker|Chair|1 Apr 2020 - 15 Jul 20|Charity member| ||Paul Martin|Secretary|1 Apr 20 – 21 Oct 20|Charity member| ||Diane Bailey|Chair|15 Jul 20 – 31 Mar 21|Charity member| ||Steve Smith|Secretary
Vice-Chair|15 Jul 20 – 21 Oct 20
21 Oct - 31 March 2021|Charity member| ||Justin Shinton|||Charity member| ||Keith Lewis|||Charity member| ||Michael Owen||21 Oct 2020 – 31 March
2021|Charity member| ||Kerry Pace||21 Oct 2020 – 31 March
2021|Charity member| ||Ian Marshall||21 Oct 2020 – 31 March
2021|Charity member| |||||| |||||| PUBLIC Corporate trustees – names of the directors at the date the report was approved Director name N/a Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity |Trustee name|Dates acted if not for whole year|| |---|---|---| |N/a||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| ## Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others Description of the assets held No assets held as custodian trustees on behalf of others. in this capacity Name and objects of the N/a charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for N/a 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
adviser|Name
Address|Name
Address| |---|---|---| |N/a||| |||| |||| |||| PUBLIC Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information) N/a Exemptions from disclosure Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details N/a 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) Steve Smith Justin A Shinton Position (e.g. Secretary, Chair, Chair (in role effect. 21 Oct 20) Vice Chair (in role effect. 21 Oct 20) etc.) Date 31Jan 2022 PUBLIC Northgate Swimming Club Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year ended 31 March 2021 Registered Charity Number 1149690 Contents Sts*ment of FInanc￿l Adlvltles for the Year Ended 31 March 2021 Bthnce SI￿& ai 31 March 2021 I￿Je￿T￿1ent ExamlneTS' reprt to the Trustee5 of North￿Ie Swlmmlng Club Charlty Notts N￿1￿* WNbmlN8 Ckj Piwlll Yuv*thl 31 sialemtnt of Flnanclal Actlvltles for t1￿ Year Ended 31 March 2021 INCOMING R￿uRCFS 21￿95 27595 86326 •7m T•tsl T(44lc0Y50f8a￿l￿TI IN 17D16 17 18228 NEf INCOmIN￿OlrrCOINGj RESOURCES 1054• T•tylF••kBT*¢For#Aftl 2J)34 11.431 ThÈMesoTr pa8t$ 6 to 9 forni p*rt of Ihp5Etinandalswtrnx Balance Sheet at 31 March 2021 2020 178 793 Str 2.41)) 22.￿1 25.478 12.987 i&•n 1720 25.389 11.253 11.431 11.431 882 These fu)*ncial weTe approv￿ ty the PA)ard 0fTrty#￿ on I￿ Noventhr ZOZI and slwj M Its behalf by: Trnmee NOrth￿e SvAmmln8 ad) r1t4K￿s￿Eenm￿ror￿vt8tffltsJ 31 March aY21 c￿￿lyNuTh&ty 1140 lThleptDdert Examther's Report to the Trusttts •fNorthgate SwlmmlTr& C￿b Charlty I wort ￿ Ihe chaTl¢y tnJstee5 on tny examlnatlon of the accounts of the charlty for the year ended 31° March 2021 which *e se( ¢)ut on pages 3 to 9 Rw4blhles and bgsls of report As the ¢h8rity'5 trustees Y{￿ are re5pon$ible for the prepar8ti0n of the xcounts in a¢¢ordanc¢ with the requÉrem4YJts of the Charities A¢t 2011 I'tht A¢t'). I report T¢spect of rny cxamination of the charity's aceollnts ¢wrted outund¢r section 145 of the ActaThl oul my examit)atlon l ￿ve followed all the appllcable DIretti0￿ glven by the Charlty CfAmnis51on under sectk 145151(bl of the Acl. I have cOmple￿d my examlnatlon. I conflrm that M mathrlaj matters have to my attentlon bl eonr*ttl￿ wtth the examlnatltm glvlng me Ca￿Se to belleve that In any malerlal respect.. l. accouthlrbg records were not kept In respect of the charlty as Tequlred by stttlon 130 of the Aci,. or 2. the accounts do not accord with th)se records I have no concerrts aThl have corne acrftss no dher mailers In con￿￿tIon wlth the examlnatlon to whlch aiietldi 5Trw)uld be drawn Sn ihlSTeporl In ordÈr to enable a proper uThJersiandln8of the accounts to be reached. Ralph & Co Llmiied CharttTtd Accuuntants The Old Pollce Slallon Wh51bwn Str¢e¢ Brld8north ShTOPShlre WV164QP Date.. 10 Novomi)u 2021 Notes ACCOUNTING POLICIES The dwity £onalt￿t$ a publk endty as defbwl by FRS 102. The f]ft8TKknI staten*nts have prep¥ed acrothtr with Accounti￿ aThl by Charitles.. &a*ment ofRe¢om￿ed Pr￿1(£ applicable lo ¢harftlt5 preparthA thelr accounts In *cordantr wlth the FinanLial Rewrtin8 Standayd appltcable In UK aThJ Repubmc of lTrlaThJ (FRS 1021 isgjd on 16 July 2014 {as updated thro￿) Uwjate Bullth i wbli%hed 2 Fe￿ 20161. the Flnaftdal Re¥￿Ing StarMl*d appI￿le ITh the Untthd athl Rewblk of Jreland (Fli% 1021. ￿ Charltles 201 l. aTrl UK Gertally A(tewed Prnrfi¢È as it applies froTn l Januay 2015. ofe*h Itern FlxturÉs ard fttllw Iiralnb¥eqi*l - 33.3%I3y￿rn) Stsx* obDsists of swSmwe4r for sale In clubs St(Kk ts at the lo￿￿ of co# •xl n¢¢ reAitsable value afttr proviskn ftr ￿vIn8 Ite￿￿. TRUSTEES, REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS ye¥ 31 Mardj 20￿1. Nordwstthir*Club Ywv•tsJ31 M¥thJ)21 Notes (coNInu￿) Cost or valuallfjn . At stsrt date 2020 6.725 AthJltk)ns At end date 2021 6,725 Dryredatwn At stsrt date 2020 5J32 Charge fcr the y 615 Revaluatmm At date 2021 6J47 Net book vthe At end dalt 2020 793 At end datr 2021 178 2•21 N• 916 ¢XF