Annual Report and Audited Consolidated Financial Statements 2022 – 2023 



## **Level Water** 

## **Contents** 

|Reference and Administrative Details|1|
|---|---|
|Chair's Statement|2|
|Trustees' Report|3 to 5|
|Independent Auditors' Report|6 to 9|
|Consolidated Statement of Financial Activities|10|
|Statement of Financial Activities of the Charity Alone|11|
|Consolidated Balance Sheet|12|
|Charity Balance Sheet|13|
|Statement of Cash Flows|14|
|Notes to the Financial Statements|15 to 24|





## **Level Water** 

## **Reference and Administrative Details** 

## **Directors and Trustees** 

Stuart Rhodes Mark Haslam Gemma Jennings 

**Chief Executive Officer** Ian Thwaites **Charity Registration Number** 1151510 **Company Registration Number** 08091814 

**Registered Office** 

## **Statutory Auditor** 

The House Monson Road Tunbridge Wells TN1 1LS RBCA Limited Linenhall Exchange 26 Linenhall Street Belfast BT2 8BG 

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## **Level Water** 

## **Chair's Statement for the Year Ended 30 September 2023** 

## **Our fastest year of growth** 

2022-23 has been our fastest-ever year of growth, providing 30,000 one-to-one swimming lessons and working at 126 swimming pools by September 2023. We are now working to increase the number of children at each pool through the provision of small group lessons and dedicated “Inclusion Specialist” teachers. 


## **Joy in the water** 

Learning to swim gives you access to experiences in, on, and around the water for the rest of your life. Whether it’s river swims, jumping off cliffs, riding the water slides, surfing or simply playing in the pool on holiday, learning to swim makes many other activities possible and safe. Our aim for Level Water’s swimmers is to enjoy their lessons and learn to swim, but also to experience some of the benefits that swimming offers you. We now offer a range of indoor and outdoor fun experiences to show the benefits of swimming throughout a lifetime. 

## **New normal for our pools** 

Leisure operators continue to work through challenging times with ageing facilities, higher power prices and more competition in other parts of their businesses. Together these all increase pressure on the revenue from swimming lessons, and make it harder to commit teacher resource and water time to our adaptive swimming lessons. We are grateful to have partners who share our belief in equality and inclusion in the face of these challenges. 

## **Event and fundraising growth** 

We now operate one of the largest and most popular swimming event organisations in the country, with the Bantham Swoosh substantially oversubscribed. We have moved the Dart10k finish to Lower Greenway Farm - part of Agatha Christie’s estate - with the support of the National Trust. Our series of 24-hour relay swims has grown to four, and these have a unique atmosphere without competition but full of friendship, community and joy. 

## **Capacity to solve the problem** 

We piloted a new approach with an “Inclusion Specialist” teacher in Sunderland, with our swim school partners “in at the deep end”. Level Water is funding an additional teacher to be available any time during the swimming lesson timetable (similar to a classroom assistant in a school). This gives us capacity for one-to-one and small-group lessons throughout the week. We now have 67 children swimming in Sunderland, and at this scale can provide adaptive swimming for any child who needs it. This means in Sunderland, we are now able to offer lessons to children with any disability. We are now rolling out this model across the country, with support from Sport England. 

The Chair's report was approved by the Chair of the charity on .....................18 Apr 2024 

## Stuart Rhodes 

......................................... Stuart Rhodes Chairman and trustee 

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## **Level Water** 

## **Trustees' Report for the Year Ended 30 September 2023** 

The trustees, who are directors for the purposes of company law, present the annual report together with the financial statements and auditors' report of the charitable company for the year ended 30 September 2023. The trustees have adopted the provisions of the Statement of Recommended Practise (SORP) "Accounting and Reporting by Charities" in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS102) and the Companies Act 2006 in preparing the annual report and the financial statements of the charity. 

## **Objectives and activities** 

## _**Public benefit**_ 

The Charity's Objects are for the Public Benefit to promote community participation in healthy recreation by providing or assisting in the provisions of facilities for swimming lessons for children with disabilities. 

The trustees confirm that they have complied with the requirements of section 17 of the Charities Act 2011 to have due regard to the public benefit guidance published by the Charity Commission for England and Wales. 

## **Financial Review** 

On 11 February 2022, the charity acquired 100% of the equity of Swim Collective Limited. The results of the company are consolidated with the Charity's results. The total income for the year was £1,045,437 (2022: £1,093,518) and expenditure £1,002,985 (2022: £991,585) resulting in a net surplus of £42,452 (2022: £101,933). 

At the year end the balance of restricted funds held were £78,826. At the year end the balance of unrestricted general funds held was £339,769, with unrestricted designated funds of £200,000 also held. Unrestricted designated funds are held in order to ensure adequate cash flow during months where income is reduced, due to the seasonal nature of the Charity's activities. 

## **Reserves policy** 

We run a cyclical charity, with the vast majority of our fundraising coming during the summer but consistent costs across the year. In summer we have a surplus and in winter we have a deficit. We aim to maintain minimum cash reserves at 20-40% of annual turnover. This gives the charity and our programmes some resilience if there is a period of increased costs or fundraising shortfall. After the summer fundraising season, reserves at year end (September) should be sufficient to cover our winter deficit, with target reserves at year end of 30-50% of our annual turnover. 

## **Going concern** 

The Trustees have reviewed the applicability of the going concern principle and have determined that it is appropriate to prepare the charity's accounts on the basis that it will continue as a going concern for a foreseeable future. 

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## **Level Water** 

## **Trustees' Report for the Year Ended 30 September 2023** 

## **Trustees and officers** 

The trustees and officers serving during the year and since the year end were as follows: 

Trustees: Stuart Rhodes Gemma Jennings Mark Haslam Laura Batty (appointed 16 January 2024) Toby Radcliffe (appointed 16 January 2024) 

Chairman: Stuart Rhodes Chief Executive Officer: Ian Thwaites 

## **Structure, governance and management** 

## _**Nature of governing document**_ 

Level Water is a company limited by guarantee governed by its Memorandum and Articles of Association dated 26 March 2013. It is registered as a charity with the Charity Commission. 

## _**Recruitment and appointment of trustees**_ 

New trustees are appointed by the existing trustees on the basis of the skills and experience required. 

## _**Major risks and management of those risks**_ 

The trustees have assessed the major risks to which the charitable company is exposed and are satisfied that systems are in place to mitigate exposure to these risks. 

## _**Induction and training of trustees**_ 

New trustees meet with the Chair of Trustees and relevant eligibility checks are undertaken to confirm their appointment. Then they are given an induction to help them thrive in their new role. They are given information to help and support them to perform well and develop as a trustee on the board. 

## _**Arrangements for setting key management personnel remuneration**_ 

The Trustees determine all forms of consideration paid by the charity including all remuneration, salary, benefits, profit-sharing and bonuses, employer’s pension contributions and any termination payments made. 

## **Relationships with related parties** 

## **Swim Collective Limited** 

Swim Collective Limited is Level Water's wholly owned subsidiary. On 11 February 2022, the charity acquired 100% of the equity of Swim Collective Limited. 

The company number is 07671591. 

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## **Level Water** 

## **Trustees' Report for the Year Ended 30 September 2023** 

## **Statement of trustees' responsibilities** 

The trustees (who are also the directors of Level Water for the purposes of company law) are responsible for preparing the trustees' report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice), including FRS 102 "The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland". 

Company law requires the trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year. Under company law the trustees must not approve the financial statements unless they are satisfied that they give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable company and of the incoming resources and application of resources, including its income and expenditure, of the charitable company for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the trustees are required to: 

- select suitable accounting policies and apply them consistently; 

- observe the methods and principles in the Charities SORP; 

- make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent; 

- state whether applicable accounting standards, comprising FRS 102 have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements; and 

- prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charitable company will continue in business. 

The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records that can disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charitable company and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charitable company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities. 

The trustees are responsible for the maintenance and integrity of the corporate and financial information included on the charitable company's website. Legislation governing the preparation and dissemination of financial statements may differ from legislation in other jurisdictions. 

## **Disclosure of information to auditor** 

Each trustee has taken steps that they ought to have taken as a trustee in order to make themselves aware of any relevant audit information and to establish that the charity's auditor is aware of that information. The trustees confirm that there is no relevant information that they know of and of which they know the auditor is unaware. 

18 Apr 2024 The annual report was approved by the trustees of the charity on .................... and signed on its behalf by: 

......................................... Stuart Rhodes Stuart Rhodes Director and Chair of Trustees 

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## **Level Water** 

## **Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of Level Water for the Year Ended 30 September 2023** 

## **Opinion** 

We have audited the consolidated financial statements of Level Water (the 'charity') for the year ended 30 September 2023, which comprise the Consolidated Statement of Financial Activities, Consolidated Balance Sheet, Statement of Cash Flows, and Notes to the Financial Statements, including a summary of significant accounting policies. The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is United Kingdom Accounting Standards, comprising Charities SORP - FRS 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland' and applicable law (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice). 

- In our opinion the financial statements: 

- give a true and fair view of the state of the charity's affairs as at 30 September 2023 and of its incoming resources and application of resources, including its income and expenditure, for the year then ended; 

- have been properly prepared in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice; and 

- have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006. 

## **Basis for opinion** 

We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK) (ISAs (UK)) and applicable law. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the auditor responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements section of our report. We are independent of the charity in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements in the UK, including the FRC’s Ethical Standard, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. 

## **Conclusions relating to going concern** 

In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the trustees use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. 

Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the charity's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the original financial statements were authorised for issue. 

Our responsibilities and the responsibilities of the trustees with respect to going concern are described in the relevant sections of this report. 

## **Other information** 

The trustees are responsible for the other information. The other information comprises the information included in the annual report, other than the financial statements and our auditor’s report thereon. Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and, except to the extent otherwise explicitly stated in our report, we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon. 

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## **Level Water** 

## **Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of Level Water for the Year Ended 30 September 2023** 

In connection with our audit of the financial statements, our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If we identify such material inconsistencies or apparent material misstatements, we are required to determine whether there is a material misstatement in the financial statements or a material misstatement of the other information. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact. 

We have nothing to report in this regard. 

## **Opinion on other matter prescribed by the Companies Act 2006** 

In our opinion, based on the work undertaken in the course of the audit: 

- the information given in the Chair's Statement and Trustees' Report for the financial year for which the financial statements are prepared is consistent with the financial statements; and 

- the Chair's Statement and Trustees' Report have been prepared in accordance with applicable legal requirements. 

## **Matters on which we are required to report by exception** 

In the light of our knowledge and understanding of the charity and its environment obtained in the course of the audit, we have not identified material misstatements in the Chair's Statement and the Trustees' Report. 

We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters where the Companies Act 2006 requires us to report to you if, in our opinion: 

- adequate accounting records have not been kept, or returns adequate for our audit have not been received from branches not visited by us; or 

- the financial statements are not in agreement with the accounting records and returns; or 

- certain disclosures of trustees remuneration specified by law are not made; or 

- we have not received all the information and explanations we require for our audit. 

- the directors were not entitled to prepare the financial statements in accordance with the small companies regime and take advantage of the small companies’ exemptions in preparing the directors’ report and from the requirement to prepare a strategic report. 

## **Responsibilities of trustees** 

As explained more fully in the Statement of trustees' responsibilities (set out on page 5), the trustees are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements and for being satisfied that they give a true and fair view, and for such internal control as the trustees determine is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error. 

In preparing the financial statements, the trustees are responsible for assessing the charity's ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the trustees either intend to liquidate the charity or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so. 

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## **Level Water** 

## **Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of Level Water for the Year Ended 30 September 2023** 

## **Auditor responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements** 

Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor’s report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with ISAs (UK) will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial statements. 

The extent to which our procedures are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud is detailed below: 

- We identified areas of laws and regulations that could reasonably be expected to have a material effect on the financial statements from our sector experience through discussion with the Trustees and other management (as required by auditing standards). 

- We had regard to laws and regulations in areas that directly affect the financial statements including financial reporting (including related trade union legislation) and taxation legislation. We considered that extent of compliance with those laws and regulations as part of our procedures on the related financial statement items. 

- With the exception of any known or possible non-compliance, and as required by auditing standards, our work in respect of these was limited to enquiry of the Trustees. 

- We communicated applicable laws and regulations throughout our audit team and remained alert to any indications of non-compliance throughout the audit. 

- We addressed the risk of fraud through management override of controls, by testing the appropriateness of journal entries, and other adjustments; assessing whether the judgements made in making accounting estimates are indicative of a potential basis; and evaluating the business rationale of any significant transactions that are unusual or outside the normal course of business. 

- Our audit procedures were designed to respond to risks of material misstatement in the financial statements, recognising that the risk of not detecting a material misstatement due to fraud is higher than the risk of not detecting one resulting from error, as fraud may involve deliberate concealment by, for example, forgery, misrepresentations or through collusion. There are inherent limitations in the audit procedures performed and the further removed non-compliance with laws and regulations is from the events and transactions reflected in the financial statements, the less likely we are to become aware of it. 

A further description of our responsibilities is available on the Financial Reporting Council’s website at: www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities. This description forms part of our auditor’s report. 

## **Use of our report** 

This report is made solely to the charitable company's trustees, as a body, in accordance with Chapter 3 of Part 16 of the Companies Act 2006. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the charity's trustees those matters we are required to state to them in an auditor’s report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the charitable company and its trustees as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed. 

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## **Level Water** 

## **Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of Level Water for the Year Ended 30 September 2023** 

Brian Stewart 

...................................... Brian Stewart FCA (Senior Statutory Auditor) For and on behalf of RBCA Limited Statutory Auditor Linenhall Exchange 26 Linehall Street Belfast BT2 8BG 

19 Apr 2024 Date:............................. 

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## **Level Water** 

## **Consolidated Statement of Financial Activities for the Year Ended 30 September 2023 (Including Income and Expenditure Account and Statement of Total Recognised Gains and Losses)** 

|**Note**<br>**Income and Endowments from:**<br>Donations and legacies<br>3<br>Grants, including capital<br>grants<br>3<br>Other trading activities<br>4<br>Other income<br>Total income<br>4<br>**Expenditure on:**<br>Raising funds<br>5<br>Charitable activities<br>5<br>Other trading activities<br>5<br>Total expenditure<br>Net income<br>Net movement in funds<br>**Reconciliation of funds**<br>Total funds brought forward<br>Total funds carried forward<br>13|**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**£**<br>691,627<br>-<br>252,559<br>-<br>944,186<br>(193,294)<br>(552,056)<br>(198,772)<br>(944,122)<br>64<br>64<br>539,705<br>539,769|**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**£**<br>-<br>101,251<br>-<br>-<br>101,251<br>-<br>(58,863)<br>-<br>(58,863)<br>42,388<br>42,388<br>36,438<br>78,826|**Total**<br>**2023**<br>**£**<br>691,627<br>101,251<br>252,559<br>-<br>1,045,437<br>(193,294)<br>(610,919)<br>(198,772)<br>(1,002,985)<br>42,452<br>42,452<br>576,143<br>618,595|**Total**<br>**2022 (15**<br>**months)**<br>**£ (As**<br>**restated)**<br>757,585<br>102,212<br>233,560<br>161|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||1,093,518|
|||||(248,200)<br>(469,978)<br>(273,407)|
|||||(991,585)|
|||||101,933|
|||||101,933<br>474,210|
|||||576,143|



All of the charity's activities derive from continuing operations during the above two periods. The funds breakdown for 2022 is shown in note 13. 

The notes on pages 15 to 24 form an integral part of these financial statements. Page 10 



## **Level Water** 

## **Statement of Financial Activities of the Charity Alone for the Year Ended 30 September 2023** 

## **(Including Income and Expenditure Account and Statement of Total Recognised Gains and Losses)** 

|**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**£**<br>**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**£**<br>**Total**<br>**2023**<br>**£**<br>**Total**<br>**2022 (15**<br>**months)**<br>**£ (As restated)**|**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**£**<br>**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**£**<br>**Total**<br>**2023**<br>**£**<br>**Total**<br>**2022 (15**<br>**months)**<br>**£ (As restated)**|
|---|---|
|**Income and Endowments from:**||
|Donations and legacies|691,627<br>-<br>691,627<br>757,585|
|Grants, including capital grants|-<br>101,251<br>101,251<br>102,212|
|Other income|53,787<br>-<br>53,787<br>161|
|Total income|747,414<br>101,251<br>846,665<br>859,958|
|**Expenditure on:**||
|Raising funds|(193,294)<br>-<br>(193,294)<br>(183,359)|
|Charitable activities|(521,020)<br>(58,863)<br>(579,883)<br>(550,078)|
|Total expenditure|(714,314)<br>(58,863)<br>(773,177)<br>(733,437)|
|Net income|31,100<br>42,388<br>73,488<br>126,521|
|Net movement in funds|31,000<br>42,388<br>73,488<br>126,521|
|**Reconciliation of funds**||
|Total funds brought forward|564,293<br>36,438<br>600,731<br>474,210|
|Total funds carried forward|595,393<br>78,826<br>674,219<br>600,731|



The notes on pages 15 to 24 form an integral part of these financial statements. Page 11 



## **Level Water** 

## **(Registration number: 08091814) Consolidated Balance Sheet as at 30 September 2023** 

|**Note**<br>**Fixed assets**<br>Intangible assets<br>8<br>**Current assets**<br>Debtors<br>9<br>Cash at bank and in hand<br>10<br>**Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year**<br>11<br>**Net current assets**<br>**Net assets**<br>**Funds of the charity:**<br>**Restricted income funds**<br>Restricted funds<br>**Unrestricted income funds**<br>Designated Funds<br>General Funds<br>Total unrestricted funds<br>**Total funds**<br>13|**2023**<br>**£**<br>239,781<br>98,353<br>342,109<br>440,462<br>(61,648)<br>378,814<br>618,595<br>78,826<br>200,000<br>339,769<br>539,769<br>618,595|**2022 (15**<br>**months)**<br>**£ (As**<br>**restated)**<br>270,816<br>12,543<br>457,282|
|---|---|---|
|||469,825<br>(164,498)|
|||305,327|
|||576,143|
|||36,438<br>-<br>539,705|
|||539,705|
|||576,143|



These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the special provisions relating to companies subject to the small companies regime within Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006. 

The financial statements on pages 10 to 24 were approved by the trustees, and authorised for issue on ....................18 Apr 2024and signed on their behalf by: 

## Stuart Rhodes 

......................................... Stuart Rhodes Chairman and trustee 

The notes on pages 15 to 24 form an integral part of these financial statements. Page 12 



## **Level Water** 

## **(Registration number: 08091814) Charity Balance Sheet as at 30 September 2023** 

||**2023**<br>**2022**|
|---|---|
||**£**<br>**£ (As restated)**|
|**Fixed assets**||
|Intangible assets|316,620<br>316,620|
|**Current assets**||
|Debtors|93,112<br>12,543|
|Cash at bank and in hand|311,670<br>456,807|
||404,782<br>469,350|
|**Creditors: Amounts falling due within oneyear**|(47,183)<br>(185,239)|
|**Net current assets**|357,599<br>284,111|
|**Net assets**|674,219<br>600,731|
|**Restricted income funds**||
|Restricted funds|78,826<br>84,925|
|**Unrestricted income funds**||
|Designated Funds|200,000<br>-|
|General Funds|395,393<br>515,806|
|Total unrestricted funds|595,393<br>515,806|
|**Total funds**|674,219<br>600,731|



The notes on pages 15 to 24 form an integral part of these financial statements. Page 13 



## **Level Water** 

## **Statement of Cash Flows for the Year Ended 30 September 2023** 

|**Note**<br>**Cash flows from operating activities**<br>Net cash income<br>**Adjustments to cash flows from non-cash items**<br>Amortisation<br>**Working capital adjustments**<br>Increase in debtors<br>9<br>(Decrease)/increase in creditors<br>11<br>Net cash flows from operating activities<br>**Cash flows from investing activities**<br>Acquisition of subsidiaries<br>Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents<br>Cash and cash equivalents at 1 October<br>Cash and cash equivalents at 30 September|**2023**<br>**£**<br>42,452<br>31,035<br>73,487<br>(85,810)<br>(102,850)<br>(115,173)<br>-<br>(115,173)<br>457,282<br>342,109|**2022 (15**<br>**months)**<br>**£**<br>101,933<br>39,532|
|---|---|---|
|||141,465<br>(43)<br>154,769|
|||296,191<br>(310,348)|
|||(14,157)<br>471,439|
|||457,282|



All of the cash flows are derived from continuing operations during the above two periods. 

The notes on pages 15 to 24 form an integral part of these financial statements. Page 14 



## **Level Water** 

## **Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 30 September 2023** 

## **1 Charity status** 

The charity is limited by guarantee, incorporated in England and Wales. In the event of the company being wound up, the liability in respect of the guarantee is limited to £1 per member of the charity. The charity is registered as a charity with the Charity Commission of England and Wales. 

The Charity number is 1151510. The Company Number is: 08091814. 

The address of its registered office is: The House, Monson Road Tunbridge Wells TN1 1LS 

## **2 Accounting policies** 

## **Summary of significant accounting policies and key accounting estimates** 

The principal accounting policies applied in the preparation of these financial statements are set out below. These policies have been consistently applied to all the years presented, unless otherwise stated. 

## **Statement of compliance** 

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice (applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102)) (issued in October 2019) - (Charities SORP (FRS 102)), the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) and the Companies Act 2006. 

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## **Level Water** 

## **Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 30 September 2023** 

## **Basis of preparation** 

Level Water meets the definition of a public benefit entity under FRS 102. Assets and liabilities are initially recognised at historical cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant accounting policy notes. 

The consolidated financial statements consolidate the financial statements of the charity and its subsidiary undertakings drawn up to 30 September 2023. 

A subsidiary is an entity controlled by the charity. Control is achieved where the charity has the power to govern the financial and operating policies of an entity so as to obtain benefits from its activities.The results of subsidiaries acquired or disposed of during the period are included in the statement of financial activities from the effective date of acquisition or up to the effective date of disposal, as appropriate. Where necessary, adjustments are made to the financial statements of subsidiaries to bring their accounting policies into line with those used by the group. 

The purchase method of accounting is used to account for business combinations that result in the acquisition of subsidiaries by the group. The cost of a business combination is measured as the fair value of the assets given, equity instruments issued and liabilities incurred or assumed at the date of exchange, plus costs directly attributable to the business combination. Identifiable assets acquired and liabilities and contingent liabilities assumed in a business combination are measured initially at their fair values at the acquisition date. Any excess of the cost of the business combination over the acquirer’s interest in the net fair value of the identifiable assets, liabilities and contingent liabilities recognised is recorded as goodwill. 

Inter-company transactions, balances and unrealised gains on transactions between the charity and its subsidiaries, which are related parties, are eliminated in full. 

Intra-group losses are also eliminated but may indicate an impairment that requires recognition in the consolidated financial statements. 

Accounting policies of subsidiaries have been changed where necessary to ensure consistency with the policies adopted by the group. 

## **Presentational currency and level of rounding** 

The presentational currency is £ and the level of rounding is to the nearest £. 

## **Going concern** 

The trustees consider that there are no material uncertainties about the charity's ability to continue as a going concern nor any significant areas of uncertainty that affect the carrying value of assets held by the charity. 

## **Disclosure of long or short period** 

The prior period covered in the financial statements is 1 July 2021 to 30 September 2022, hence the comparatives are not entirely comparable. 

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## **Level Water** 

## **Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 30 September 2023** 

## **Income and endowments** 

All incoming resources are included in the Statement of Financial Activities (SoFA) when the charity is legally entitled to the income after any performance conditions have been met, the amount can be measured reliably and it is probable that the income will be received. 

For donations to be recognised the charity will have been notified of the amounts and the settlement date in writing. If there are conditions attached to the donation and this requires a level of performance before entitlement can be obtained then income is deferred until those conditions are fully met or the fulfilment of those conditions is within the control of the charity and it is probable that they will be fulfilled. 

Gift aid tax recoverable is recognised on the date of the respective donation. 

Fundraising income is recognised on the date of the event taking place. 

Grants are recognised when the charity has an entitlement to the funds and any conditions linked to the grants have been met. Where performance conditions are attached to the grant and are yet to be met, the income is recognised as a liability and included on the balance sheet as deferred income to be released. 

## **Expenditure** 

All expenditure is recognised once there is a legal or constructive obligation to that expenditure, it is probable settlement is required and the amount can be measured reliably. All costs are allocated to the applicable expenditure heading that aggregate similar costs to that category. Where costs cannot be directly attributed to particular headings they have been allocated on a basis consistent with the use of resources, with central staff costs allocated on the basis of time spent, and depreciation charges allocated on the portion of the asset’s use. Other support costs are allocated based on the spread of staff costs. 

## _**Raising funds**_ 

These are costs incurred in fundraising events. 

## _**Charitable activities**_ 

Charitable expenditure comprises those costs incurred by the charity in the delivery of its activities and services for its beneficiaries. It includes both costs that can be allocated directly to such activities and those costs of an indirect nature necessary to support them. 

## **Taxation** 

The charity is considered to pass the tests set out in Paragraph 1 Schedule 6 of the Finance Act 2010 and therefore it meets the definition of a charitable company for UK corporation tax purposes. Accordingly, the charity is potentially exempt from taxation in respect of income or capital gains received within categories covered by Chapter 3 Part 11 of the Corporation Tax Act 2010 or Section 256 of the Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992, to the extent that such income or gains are applied exclusively to charitable purposes. 

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## **Level Water** 

## **Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 30 September 2023** 

## **Goodwill** 

Goodwill is amortised over its useful life of 10 years. 

At the start of the current period, the Charity changed it's estimation of the useful life of its goodwill from 5 years to 10 years, as it better estimated the useful life of the goodwill. 

## **Amortisation** 

Amortisation is provided on intangible fixed assets so as to write off the cost, less any estimated residual value, over their expected useful economic life as follows: 

## **Asset class** 

Goodwill 

**Amortisation method and rate** 10% straight line 

## **Debtors and creditors** 

Debtors and creditors with no stated interest rate and receivable or payable within one year are recorded at transaction price. Any losses arising from impairment are recognised in expenditure. 

## **Cash and cash equivalents** 

Cash and cash equivalents comprise cash on hand and call deposits, and other short-term highly liquid investments that are readily convertible to a known amount of cash and are subject to an insignificant risk of change in value. 

## **Fund structure** 

Unrestricted income funds are general funds that are available for use at the trustees discretion in furtherance of the objectives of the charity. 

Designated funds are unrestricted funds set aside for specific purposes at the discretion of the trustees. 

Restricted income funds are those donated for use in a particular area or for specific purposes, the use of which is restricted to that area or purpose. 

## **Prior year adjustment** 

In the prior year, consolidated restricted funds were overstated by £8,640 and consolidated unrestricted funds were understated by £8,640. In the prior year, charity alone restricted funds were overstated by £48,487 and charity alone unrestricted funds were understated by £48,487. 

Adjustments to the correct the above error has been made to the comparative financial information. 

Designated funds are unrestricted funds set aside for specific purposes at the discretion of the trustees. 

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## **Level Water** 

## **Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 30 September 2023** 

## **3 Income from donations and grants** 

|Donations and legacies;<br>Donations from<br>individuals<br>Grants, including capital<br>grants;<br>Grants from companies|**Unrestricted funds**<br>**Designated**<br>**£**<br>**General**<br>**£**<br>200,000<br>491,627<br>-<br>-<br>200,000<br>491,627|**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**£**<br>-<br>101,251<br>101,251|**Total**<br>**2023**<br>**£**<br>691,627<br>101,251<br>792,878|**Total**<br>**2022**<br>**£**<br>757,585<br>102,212|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||859,797|



## **4 Income from other trading activities** 

|Income from subsidiary|**Unrestricted funds**<br>**Total 2023**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>252,559<br>252,559|
|---|---|
||252,559<br>252,559|



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## **Level Water** 

## **Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 30 September 2023** 

## **5 Expenditure on raising funds, charitable activities and other trading activities** 

|**Expenditure on:**<br>**Raising funds**<br>Fundraising costs<br>**Charitable activities**<br>Provision of swimming lessons<br>Insurance<br>Accountancy<br>Office costs<br>Travel expenses<br>Marketing<br>**Other trading activities**<br>Expenditure by subsidiary<br>Total expenditure|**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**2023 Total**<br>**2022 Total**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>193,294<br>-<br>193,294<br>248,200|
|---|---|
||193,294<br>-<br>193,294<br>248,200<br>481,930<br>58,863<br>540,793<br>346,900<br>6,812<br>-<br>6,812<br>6,901<br>17,164<br>-<br>17,164<br>12,288<br>9,868<br>-<br>9,868<br>48,125<br>21,904<br>-<br>21,904<br>23,058<br>14,378<br>-<br>14,378<br>32,706|
||552,056<br>58,863<br>610,919<br>469,978<br>198,772<br>-<br>198,772<br>273,407|
||944,122<br>58,863<br>1,002,985<br>991,585|



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## **Level Water** 

## **Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 30 September 2023** 

## **6 Staff costs** 

The aggregate payroll costs were as follows: 

|Salaries and wages<br>National insurance<br>Pension scheme|**£**<br>316,380<br>30,289<br>16,297|
|---|---|
||362,966|



The monthly average number of persons (including senior management / leadership team) employed by the charity during the year expressed as full time equivalents was as follows: 

|Average number of staff during year|**2023**<br>**No**<br>7|**2022**<br>**No**<br>4|
|---|---|---|



One employee received emoluments of between £100,000 and £110,000 during the year. 

The key management personnel of the charity comprise the trustees and the Chief Executive Officer. The total remuneration of key management personnel during the year was £105,575 (2022 (15 months): £112,597). 

## **7 Taxation** 

The charity is a registered charity and is therefore exempt from taxation. 

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## **Level Water** 

## **Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 30 September 2023** 

## **8 Intangible fixed assets** 

|**Cost**<br>At 1 October 2022<br>At 30 September 2023<br>**Amortisation**<br>At 1 October 2022<br>Charge for the year<br>At 30 September 2023<br>**Net book value**<br>At 30 September 2023<br>At 30 September 2022<br>**9**<br>**Debtors**<br>Prepayments<br>Accrued income<br>**10 Cash and cash equivalents**<br>Cash at bank<br>**11 Creditors: amounts falling due within one year**<br>Trade creditors<br>Other taxation and social security<br>VAT grant repayable<br>Other creditors<br>Accruals||**Goodwill**<br>**£**<br>310,348||**Total**<br>**£**<br>310,348<br>310,348<br>39,532<br>31,035<br>70,567<br>239,781<br>270,816<br>**2022**<br>**£**<br>-<br>12,543|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||310,348|||
|||39,532<br>31,035|||
|||70,567|||
|||239,781|||
|||270,816|||
|||**2023**<br>**£**<br>43,794<br>54,559<br>98,353<br>**2023**<br>**£**<br>342,109<br>**2023**<br>**£**<br>2,721<br>10,632<br>-<br>464<br>47,831<br>61,648|||
|||||12,543|
|||||**2022**<br>**£**<br>457,282|
|||||**2022**<br>**£**<br>9,849<br>8,501<br>349<br>88,352<br>57,447|
|||||164,498|



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## **Level Water** 

## **Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 30 September 2023** 

## **12 Pension and other schemes** 

## **Defined contribution pension scheme** 

The charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme. The pension cost charge for the year represents contributions payable by the charity to the scheme and amounted to £16,297 (2022: £13,334). 

Contributions totalling £463 (2022: £371) were payable to the scheme at the end of the year and are included in creditors. 

## **13 Funds** 

|**Unrestricted funds**<br>General<br>Designated<br>**Total unrestricted funds**<br>**Restricted funds**<br>**Total funds**|**Balance at 1**<br>**October 2022**<br>**(Restated)**<br>**£**<br>539,705<br>-<br>539,705<br>36,438<br>576,143|**Incoming**<br>**resources**<br>**£**<br>744,186<br>200,000<br>944,186<br>101,251<br>1,045,437|**Resources**<br>**expended**<br>**£**<br>(944,122)<br>-<br>(944,122)<br>(58,863)<br>(1,002,985)|**Balance at 30**<br>**September**<br>**2023**<br>**£**<br>339,769<br>200,000|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||539,769<br>78,826|
|||||618,595|



The designated funds are held in order to ensure adequate cash flow during months where income is reduced, due to the nature of the Charity's activities. 

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## **Level Water** 

## **Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 30 September 2023** 

## **14 Analysis of net assets between funds** 

|Intangible fixed assets<br>Current assets<br>Current liabilities<br>Total net assets<br>Intangible fixed assets<br>Current assets<br>Current liabilities<br>Total net assets|**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Total funds at 30**<br>**September 2023**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>239,781<br>-<br>239,781<br>338,408<br>102,054<br>440,462<br>(38,420)<br>(23,228)<br>(61,648)|
|---|---|
||539,769<br>78,826<br>618,595|
||**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Total funds at 30**<br>**September 2022**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>270,816<br>-<br>270,816<br>469,350<br>71,095<br>540,445<br>(200,461)<br>(34,658)<br>(235,119)|
||539,705<br>36,438<br>576,143|



## **15 Related party transactions** 

Swim Collective Limited is a related party as it is a wholly owned subsidiary of Level Water. Included in debtors is £24,231 (2022: £(45,544)). The amount repaid by the related party in the period was £81,938. The amount advanced to the related party in the period was £12,163. 

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## **Level Water** 

## **Detailed Statement of Consolidated Financial Activities for the Year Ended 30 September 2023** 

|**Income and Endowments from:**<br>Donations and legacies (analysed below)<br>Other trading activities (analysed below)<br>Other income (analysed below)<br>Total income<br>**Expenditure on:**<br>Raising funds (analysed below)<br>Charitable activities (analysed below)<br>Other expenditure (analysed below)<br>Total expenditure<br>Net income<br>Net movement in funds<br>**Reconciliation of funds**<br>Total funds brought forward<br>Total funds carried forward|**Total**<br>**2023**<br>**£**<br>792,878<br>252,559<br>-<br>1,045,437<br>(193,294)<br>(610,919)<br>(198,772)<br>(1,002,985)<br>42,452<br>42,452<br>576,143<br>618,595|**Total**<br>**2022 (15**<br>**months)**<br>**£ (As**<br>**restated)**<br>859,797<br>233,560<br>161|
|---|---|---|
|||1,093,518|
|||(248,200)<br>(469,978)<br>(273,407)|
|||(991,585)|
|||101,933|
|||101,933<br>474,210|
|||576,143|



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## **Level Water** 

## **Detailed Statement of Consolidated Financial Activities for the Year Ended 30 September 2023** 

|**_Donations and legacies_**<br>Income from subsidiary<br>Appeals and donations<br>Grants - other agencies<br>**_Other trading activities_**<br>Other income<br>**_Other income_**<br>Other income<br>**_Raising funds_**<br>Direct costs<br>**_Charitable activities_**<br>Restricted<br>Unrestricted<br>Amortisation of goodwill<br>**_Other expenditure_**<br>Exceptional costs|**Total**<br>**2023**<br>**£**<br>200,000<br>491,627<br>101,251<br>792,878<br>252,559<br>252,559<br>-<br>-<br>(193,294)<br>(193,294)<br>(58,863)<br>(521,021)<br>(31,035)<br>(610,919)<br>(198,772)<br>(198,772)|**Total**<br>**2022 (15**<br>**months)**<br>**£**<br>-<br>757,585<br>102,212|
|---|---|---|
|||859,797|
|||233,560|
|||233,560|
|||161|
|||161|
|||(248,200)|
|||(248,200)|
|||(96,709)<br>(333,737)<br>(39,532)|
|||(469,978)|
|||(273,407)|
|||(273,407)|



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