**Independent examiner's report on the accounts** ## **Section A Independent Examiner’s Report** **Report to the trustees/** Charity Name **members of** Brighton Surf Life Saving Club **On accounts for the year** 2020 **Charity no** 1155805 **ended (if any) Set out on pages** 9 & 10 (remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets) I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31/12/2020. - **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:** 5/10/2021 **Name:** Paul Robertson **Relevant professional** Chartered Institute of Management Accountants **qualification(s) or body (if any): Address:** 13, Penlands Way Steyning West Sussex BN44 3PN **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). 1 ## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** **From 01/01/2020 Period start date To 31/12/2020 Period end date** **Charity name: Brighton Surf Life Saving Club** ## **Charity registration number: 1155805** ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|The objectives of the club is to save life
and improve the safety of beaches within
Brighton & Hove through prevention,
rescue, training and teaching of surf
lifesaving skills.| |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|1. Promote the water safety aspect to
all beach activities.
2. Develop beach life saving methods in
all their respects.
3. Provide coaching and competitive
opportunities in the sport of surf lifesaving.
4. Promote community participation in
healthy recreation, especially surf
lifesaving.
5. Offer a safe and inclusive environment
that promotes healthy lifestyles for the
benefit of all.
6. Ensure the aim and objectives of the
club are exercised with a duty of care to all
members and in a fair and equal way.
7. Comply with the basic patrol, uniform
and regulations as issued by Surf Life
SavingGreat Britain.| |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 had regard to the_**
**_2013 Guidance issued by the Charity_**
**_Commission on public benefit, as_**
**_updated in 2014 and in particular set out_**
**_in the Commission's guidance_**
**_documents PB1- 3._**| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|**_The Trustees have not awarded any_**
**_grants_**| ||Para 1.38|| 2 |Policy on social investment
including program related
investment||**_The Trustees commitment to social_**
**_investment is demonstrated by:_**
**_a) Training children, teenagers and_**
**_adults to be safe in the water and_**
**_to be able to assist others in_**
**_difficulty_**| |---|---|---| |Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|**_The entire Training programme is run by_**
**_volunteers. The members of the_**
**_Committee are all volunteers as are the_**
**_members who run the BSLSC events,_**
**_cafe and look after the equipment._**| |Other||| ## **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|•During the financial year 2020 many of
the charity activities were restricted due
to Covid 19.
•During lockdown the charity provided
weekly training via zoom to over 100
young people.| **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: Achievements against Para 1.41 objectives set Performance of fundraising activities against objectives Para 1.41 set Para 1.41 3 ## **Financial Review** |**Financial Review**||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|As at 31stDecember 2020 the clubs cash
position remained strong with closing cash
of £36,380 (includes reserves £10,595).
Total income of £29,300 was received in
the year of which membership income
contributed £17,768. Grant income
received was £1,799.
Total costs of £19,092 were incurred
including payments to Brighton Sailing Club
for rent of club facilities £4,118 and pool
hire £1,915.
In addition, the SLSGB membership cost
were £4,205.
During the year the club purchased
equipment to the value of £838.| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|The charity maintains a minimal reserve to
enable cashflow.| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|**£10,595**| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|**NA**| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|**NA**| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|**NA**| **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|Principal source of funds from membership
fees, donations and some fundraising.| |---|---|---| |Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|**NA**| |A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|**NA**| |Other||**NA**| 4 ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|**Constitution**| |How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|**Unincorporated**| |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 elected annually at the_**
**_AGM. In the event of a post being_**
**_vacated during the course of the year,_**
**_this may be filled by a person being_**
**_nominated and seconded by the_**
**_Trustees at a committee meeting,_**
**_pending the next AGM_**| |**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements|**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|**_New Trustees are given a full handover_**
**_from the departing Trustee in post and_**
**_supported by the other Trustees._**| |The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51|**_BSLSC is affiliated with the national_**
**_charitable organisation SLSGB_**| |Relationship with any related
parties|Para 1.51|**_BSLSC has a Memorandum of_**
**_Understanding with the Brighton Sailing_**
**_Club in order to use the seafront_**
**_premises BSC lease from Brighton &_**
**_Hove Council._**| |Other||**NA**| ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charity name|**_Brighton Surf Life Saving Club_**| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|| |Registered charitynumber|**_1155805_**| |Charity’s principal address|Brighton Sailing Club, 109-111 Kings Road, Brighton, BN1
2FN| ||| 5 ||**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole year**|**Name of**
**person (or**
**body)**
**entitled to**
**appoint**
**trustee (if**
**any)**| |---|---|---|---|---| |**1**|Dave Samuel|Chair||| |2|Katharine Travis|Secretary||| |3|Mike Travis|SafetyOfficer||| |4|Debbie Buddel|Safeguarding||| |5|Jo Darby|Membership|January2020|| |6|Samantha Pratt|Treasurer|January2020|| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| – Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved **Director name** Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity **Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year** 6 ## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** Description of the assets held in this capacity Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for 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**|**Type of**
**adviser**
**Name**
**Address**|**Type of**
**adviser**
**Name**
**Address**| |---|---|---|---| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||**Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)**||| ||||| ## **Exemptions from disclosure** Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details ## **Other optional information** The consequences of the Covid 19 pandemic during the financial year ending 31[st] December 2020 adversely affected the supply of services provided by the charity to members, which result in a decision taken by the Trustees to suspend / reduce membership fees throughout the year. On a quarterly basis the Trustees reviewed the charity’s financial position and expected performance for the coming 12 months and in particular the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic. As at the date of signing these financial statements the charity continued to have a surplus income over expenditure. As at the 31[st] December 2020 due to covid restrictions it was not possible to conduct a review of assets held however subsequently the assets were reviewed and no impairment identified. 7 ## **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)**
Samantha Pratt
**Position (eg**
**Secretary,Chair, etc)**
Treasurer
**Date** 5thOctober 2021|**Signed** **on behalf of the charity’s trustees**
**Signature(s)**
**Full name(s)**
Samantha Pratt
**Position (eg**
**Secretary,Chair, etc)**
Treasurer
**Date** 5thOctober 2021|**Signed** **on behalf of the charity’s trustees**
**Signature(s)**
**Full name(s)**
Samantha Pratt
**Position (eg**
**Secretary,Chair, etc)**
Treasurer
**Date** 5thOctober 2021| |---|---|---| ||Treasurer|| ||5thOctober 2021|| ||5thOctober 2021|| 8 **Brighton Surf Life Saving Club** **1155805** ## **Receipts and payments accounts** |**For the period**
**from**|**For the period**
**from**|**01/01/2020**|**To**|**31/12/2020**| |---|---|---|---|---| |||||| ## **Section A Receipts and payments** |**A1 Receipts**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**
**17,768**
**270**
**1,799**
**311**
**5,426**
**2,640**
**369**
**680**
**0**
**29,263**
**0.00**
**0.00**
**0.00**
**29,263**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**
**17,768**
**270**
**1,799**
**311**
**5,426**
**2,640**
**369**
**680**
**0**
**29,263**
**0.00**
**0.00**
**0.00**
**29,263**|**Restricted funds**
**to the nearest £**
**0**
**0**
**0**
**0**
**0**
**0**
**0**
**0**
**37**
**0**
**37**
**0**
**0**
**0**
**37**|**Restricted funds**
**to the nearest £**
**0**
**0**
**0**
**0**
**0**
**0**
**0**
**0**
**37**
**0**
**37**
**0**
**0**
**0**
**37**|**Endowment**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**
**0**
**0**
**0**
**0**
**0**
**0**
**0**
**0**
**0**
**0**
**0**
**0**
**0**
**0**
**0**|**Endowment**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**
**0**
**0**
**0**
**0**
**0**
**0**
**0**
**0**
**0**
**0**
**0**
**0**
**0**
**0**
**0**|**Total funds**
**to the nearest £**| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |Membership|**17,768**||||||**17,768**| |Events & Comps|**270**||||||**270**| |Equipment Grants|**1,799**||||||**1,799**| |Merchandise|**311**||||||**311**| |Awards/Prof/BL Courses|**5,426**||||||**5,426**| |External Event Income|**2,640**||||||**2,640**| |Café|**369**||||||**369**| |Donations|**680**||||||**680**| |Interest|**0**||||||**37**| ||||||||**0**| |**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for_
_AR)_|||||||**0**| ||**29,263**||||||**29,300**| ||||||||| |**A2 Asset and investment**
**sales, (see table).**|||||||| ||**0.00**||||||**0**| ||**0.00**||||||**0**| |**_Sub total_**|**0.00**||||||**0**| |**_Total receipts_**
**A3 Payments**|||||||| ||||||||**29,300**| ||||||||| |
Rent|**4,118**||**0**||**0**||**4,118**| |Insurance|**1,014**||**0**||**0**||**1,014**| |It Software|**430**||**0**||**0**||**430**| |Events & Comps|**270**||**0**||**0**||**270**| |SLS Training Course Costs|**2,277**||**0**||**0**||**2,277**| |Pool Hire & Costs|**1,915**||**0**||**0**||**1,915**| |Café Supplies|**209**||**0**||**0**||**209**| |Merchandise cost|**597**||**0**||**0**||**597**| |Event Costs|**2,850**||**0**||**0**||**2,850**| |Banking Costs|**272**||**0**||**0**||**272**| |SLSGB Membership & Affiliation|**4,198**||**0**||**0**||**4,198**| |Repairs & Maintenance|**104**||**0**||**0**||**104**| |**_Sub total_**|**18,254**||**0**||**0**||**18,254**| ||||||||| |**A4 Asset and investment**
**purchases, (see table)**|||||||| ||||||||**0**| |Assets On Account|**838**||||||**838**| |**_Sub total_**|**838**||||||**838**| |**_Total payments_**
**_Net of receipts/(payments)_**
**A5 Transfers between funds**
**A6 Cash funds last year end**
**_Cash funds this year end_**|||||||| ||||||||**19,092**| ||||||||| ||**10,171**||||||**10,208**| ||||||||**0**| ||**15,614**||||||**26,172**| ||**25,785**||||||**36,380**| ## **Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period** |**Categories**
**B1 Cash funds**|Main Bank Account
Reserve Bank Account
**Details**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**25,785**|**Restricted funds**
**to nearest £**| |---|---|---|---| ||Main Bank Account|**25,785**|| ||Reserve Bank Account||**10,595**| ||||**-**| 9 |Signed by one or two trustees on
behalf of all the trustees
**B2 Other monetary assets**
**B3 Investment assets**
**B4 Assets retained for the**
**charity’s own use**
**B5 Liabilities**|Membershipinvoices
**_Total cash funds_**
(agree balances with receipts and payments account(s))
**Details**
**Details**
**Details**
Boards
Equipment
IRB
Manikins
Surf Ski
Tubes
Wetsuits
**Details**
SLSGB Fees for 2021
Grant income received forpurchase of assets
SailingClub Affiliation
Signature|**25,785**| |---|---|---| |||Samantha Pratt(Treasurer)| |||| 10