## **Trustees' Annual Report for the period**
Period start date Period end date
**From** 01 January 2021 **To** 31 October 2021
## Section A Reference and administration details
**Charity name**
Colne Valley Special Sailors
**Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any)** 1155165 **Charity's principal address** 50 Meadowbank,
CVSS
Oxhey Watford **Postcode** WD19 4RW
## **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 Michael Marcus Chairman
2 David Brown
3 Martin Power
4 Graham Vickers Treasurer
5 Phillip Gibbs
6 Kenneth Seymour
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## **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)**
## **Section B Structure, governance and management**
## **Description of the charity’s trusts**
Type of governing document
Constitution
- (eg. trust deed, constitution)
Charitable Incorporated Organisation How the charity is constituted
(eg. trust, association, company)
Trustees are appointed or reappointed annually by rotation by the Trustee selection methods members at the Annual General Meeting.
(eg. appointed by, elected by)
## **Additional governance issues (Optional information)**
You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant, about:
- policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
- the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
- relationship with any related parties;
- trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.
## **Section C Objectives and activities**
To provide sailing and water-based activities for disabled young people and adults.
**Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document**
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CVSS is based at Bury Lake in Rickmansworth where we provide sailing and water-based activities for disabled young people and adults. We take sailors from special schools in Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire and the north-west London regions. In addition, many specialised groups, for example the Multiple Sclerosis Society, use our facilities for recreation and confidence development. Sailors’ siblings and families are able to share in the experience. We have been advised we are the largest Sailability club in the UK, Our charity is run entirely by unpaid volunteers. **Summary of the main activities undertaken for the** Sadly because of the Covid 19 pandemic, we were unable to operate **public benefit in relation to** until the Autumn and our operations were restricted. We are planning to **these objects (include within** restart activities this season. **this section the statutory declaration that trustees have** In planning our activities at regular zoomed trustee meetings, all trustees **had regard to the guidance** ensure the charity adheres to the Charity’s Commission’s guidance on **issued by the Charity** public benefit **Commission on public benefit)**
## **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** As stated above, because of the Covid 19 pandemic, our operations were **achievements of the charity** restricted but we are hopeful that we will be able to resume full **during the year** operations in 2022
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## **Section E Financial review**
Our policy is to cover our annual running charges from subscriptions **Brief statement of the** charged to sailors and families. We aim to have in reserve a minimum of **charity’s policy on reserves** three years’ running costs plus funds to cover anticipated capital expenditure.
**Details of any funds materially in deficit**
Not applicable
## **Further financial review details (Optional information)**
Our regular source of funding is income from memberships fees charged You **may choose** to include to our disabled sailors. additional information, where relevant about:
- We are fortunate to receive unsolicited donations from local organisations
- the charity’s principal such as Golf Clubs, Synagogues and individuals. 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)** Graham Vickers **Full name(s)** Michael Marcus **Position (eg Secretary, Chair,** Chairman Trustee **etc) Date** 23rd March 2022
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## **Independent examiner's report on the accounts**
## **Section A Independent Examiner’s Report**
**Report to the trustees/** COLNE VALLEY SPECIAL SAILORS **members of On accounts for the** 31[st] OCTOBER 2021 **Charity no** 1155165 **period ended (if any) Set out on pages** 3 TO 6
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the period 1[st] January 2021 to 31[st] October2021.
**Responsibilities and** As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation **basis of report** of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”).
I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
**Independent** I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have **examiner's statement** come to my attention (other than that disclosed below *) in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:
- accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or
- the accounts do not accord with the accounting records
I have no concerns and 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: Date:** 3/12/2021 **Name:** Michael Kraus **Relevant professional qualification(s) or body (if any): Address:** 33 London House Edgware HA8 8AX
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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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**October 2018**
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## **COLNE VALLEY SPECIAL SAILORS**
## _**A Charitable Incorporated Organisation**_
## **FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31st OCTOBER 2021**
## _**Charity Number 1155165**_
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## **COLNE VALLEY SPECIAL SAILORS - a charitable incorporated organisation**
## _**Charity number 1155165**_
## **Profit and Loss Account for the period from 1st January 2021 to 31st October 2021**
|**Income**
Membership subscriptions
Friends of CVSS 200 Club
Other income
Interest received
**Total income**
**Expenditure**
Charges by Bury Lake Young Mariners:
Affiliation & berthing fee
Safety boats
Training
Insurance
RYA Affiliation fee
Meetings, conferences and social events
Repairs and maintenance
Personal protective equipment, etc.
Contribution towards buoyancy aids
Computer costs
Printing, postage and stationery
Bank charges
Sundry expenses
Net Surplus/(Deficit) for the year|2,070
235
2,860
884
130
0
1,114
242
0
217
13
81
29|0
1,180
1,250
4
2,434
7,875
(5,441)
Unrestricted
funds|0
1,180
1,250
4
2,434
7,875
(5,441)
Unrestricted
funds|Restricted
funds
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-|Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
funds
610
-
1,980
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-
-
117
-
Year to 31/12/20|Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
funds
610
-
1,980
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-
-
117
-
Year to 31/12/20|
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3,300
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535
2,905
130
26
1,045
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97
40
60
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## **COLNE VALLEY SPECIAL SAILORS - a charitable incorporated organisation**
## **Notes to the Accounts For The Period Ended 31st October 2021**
## 1 Capital Reserve
The Capital Reserve is an unrestricted fund to provide for future capital expenditure and to make provision to ensure the charity can carry on its activities in the event of future financial difficulties.
It may be credited by unrestricted funds received by way of donations or by transfers from General Reserves
## 2 Equipment, repairs and maintenance
The charity's policy is to write off the cost of boats and other equipment in the year of expenditure.
## 3 Accounting period
The accounting period, previously running to 31st December, has been shortened to 31st October 2021
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