## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** **From 01 April 2021 To 31 March 2022** ## **Charity name: Swanage Sea Rowing Club** ## **Charity registration number:** 1155689 ## **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 Swanage by the provision of
sea rowing facilities.| |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|A community project dedicated to
promoting sea rowing as a form of healthy
recreation whether socially, for fitness or to
race in regattas. Swanage Sea Rowing
Club makes facilities, equipment and
access to training by qualified coaches and
coxes accessible to the community by
regular (weekly) sea rowing and land-
based rowing machine sessions foe
members and members of the public
throughout the year. Our coxes have
nationally recognised qualifications and
ensure the safety at sea of all who
participate as have our coaches, who give
instruction and training at an appropriate
level for the ability of the rower| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|The Trustees have regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity Commission on
public benefit and ensure that the facilities
provided are available to the community by
operating an open membership policy and
open access to facilities for members of the
public through open rowing sessions. The
beneficiaries are residents of Swanage and
the surrounding area aged 10 or over
(there is no upper age limit). By providing
facilities for open rowing the Club gives the
community access to a sport the promotes
physical health and fitness and mental
well-being.| |Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|Volunteers run Swanage Sea Rowing Club,
in addition to a team of Trustees. The
volunteers undertake a wide range of
activities. Their most significant
contribution is through fundraising and the
logistical support of events.| ## **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|This year saw the welcome return of racing
with the Intra-club event, a mini regatta,
and the Super Vets Regatta which we are
proud to say has been accepted onto the
CPGA event calendar.
We continued to develop the membership
using external trainers and coaching skills
training for members.
There has been some extremely hard work
put in to get the juniors back rowing. The
mental and health benefits have been clear
to see. Our aim is to compete at the u16’s
champs in Newquay and to take a crew to
Rame.
We have invested in improving our
equipment across the board with the
refurbishment of Peveril, painting of
Winspit, new radios, safety boxes,
cushions and the women’s oars are on
their way. We have also implemented a
rolling replacement plan for our Ergs and
fundraising for the purchase of additional
weight training equipment.
Membership Fees: We have decided to
reduce the student fee to encourage the
younger generations into rowing.| ## **Financial Review** |**Financial Review**||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|Reserves are held to forward our
development plans such as training,
purchase of boats and associated
equipment| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|£20,000| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|| |The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|Para 1.47|Membership donations 50%
Fundraising 40%
Donations 10%| |||(These approx. figures are for a normal
year with 12 months of uninterrupted
activities)| |---|---|---| |Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|To provide, maintain and renew the
expensive equipment needed to provide
rowing facilities to the people of Swanage
as per our constitution| |A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|A failure to maintain good membership
levels| ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|Constitution (last amended 2014)| |How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|CIO| |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|Any member over the age of 16 can be
appointed as a Trustee. Trustees are
elected by the membership at the AGM.
The Trustees are able to appoint new
Trustees if a vacancy arises at any other
time.| ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charity name|Swanage Sea Rowing Club1| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|Swanage Sea Rowing Club| |Registered charity number|115689| |Charity’s principal address|Marshall Row, Swanage, Dorset BH19 2AR| ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
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12|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**
**year **|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee (ifany)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Daniel Bennett|Chair||| ||Ian Welsh|Operations||| ||Adrian Charters|Health and Safety||| ||Simon Wright|Social Rowingrep||| ||Lynne Harris|Women’s Section
Rep. CPGA Link||| ||Mark Blanchard|Men’s Section Rep||| ||Peter Witney|Membership
Secretary||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| ## **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)**
**Position (eg Secretary,**
**Chair, etc)**
**Date**|Dan Bennett
James Allen
Daniel Bennett
James Allen

Chair
Treasurer
11/12/2022|James Allen| |---|---|---| |||James Allen| |||Treasurer| ## **Swanage Sea Rowing Club** ## Annual Accounts for AGM year ended 31st March 2022 |Subscription

Donations:
Donations

Donations

Purbeck Out
Surplus arisi
Surplus/(Def
Fundraising:
L2R
Swanage Re
Race Night/r
10K Run
1000 Club Lo
Bank Interes
**TOTAL:**
**_Cash Funds 1_**
**_Cash Funds a_**|s
Equipment Maintenance (Gigs, Oars, Trailers &
Pontoon)
Equipment Purchases (Oars, Lifejackets, Radios,
Training Equipment )
Boathouse Maintenance & Supplies
Boathouse Occupancy (Water & Electricity)
Insurance
Bookkeeping
Advertising, Printing, Postage & Stationery
Licence Fees (PPL, PRS, PDC, Moorings)
CPGA Membership
First Aid/Coxes/VHF Radio Training &
Safeguarding
Costs re Juniors
Other
Lottery/Local giving
door Weekend
ng from towing to rowing events
icit) arising from Scillies rowing weekend
gattas
affle/clothing
ttery
t
**_st April_**
**_t 31st March_**|Receipts %
12051.5
55.50%
970
150
13171.5
60.70%|Payments
Net

5267.75
3895.04
674.75
648.88
1,844.34
720
47.99
75
450
3974
18

17615.75 -4444.25| |---|---|---|---| |||106.94
500
390
85
160|76| |||1241.94 5.7%%
840
2481
706.5
2413.5
842
3.61|76
76
547.56
424.2
201
359| |||7286.61
33.60%|1531.76
5754.85| |||21700.1
100%|19223.51
2476.14| |||28,530
31003.9|| ## _Notes:_ - _1 Cash funds are held with Lloyds TSB bank._ - _2 The boathouse is owned by Swanage Town Council and was let to SSRC for a period of 125 years commencing February 2013 at a peppercorn rent if demanded._ - _3_ _SSRC owns 5 Gigs (3 wooden & 2 plastic) however 2 gigs were funded externally and if sold in one case the proceeds would need to be returned and in the other use of the proceeds is restricted._ _4 Donations include any surplus or deficit arising from money collected relating to rowing events occuring away from Swanage. Such events are attended by members of Swanage Sea Rowing Club and members pay to take part. Overall the objective is that this activity is break-even._