|**Brighton Surf Life Saving Club**|**Brighton Surf Life Saving Club**|**Brighton Surf Life Saving Club**|**1155805**| |---|---|---|---| |**Receipts andpayments accounts**|||| |**For the period**
**from**|**1/1/2023**|**To**|**31/12/2023**| |**Section A Receipts and payments**|**Section A Receipts and payments**|**Section A Receipts and payments**|||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |**A1 Receipts**|**Unrestricted**
**to the nearest £**
**42,078**
**2,807**
**15,350**
**967**
**6,969**
**4,955**
**473**
**2,010**
**0**
**980**
**76,588**
**0.00**
**0.00**
**0.00**
**76,588**||**Restricted funds**
**to the nearest £**
**0**
**0**
**0**
**0**
**0**
**0**
**0**
**0**
**124**
**0**
**124**
**0**
**0**
**0**
**124**||**Endowment**
**to the nearest £**
**0**
**0**
**0**
**0**
**0**
**0**
**0**
**0**
**0**
**0**
**0**
**0**
**0**
**0**
**0**||**Total funds**
**to the nearest £**
**42,078**
**2,807**
**15,350**
**967**
**6,969**
**4,955**
**473**
**2,010**
**124**
**980**
**0**
**76,711**
**0**
**0**
**0**
**76,711**
**2,822**
**1,370**
**529**
**7,759**
**2,177**
**2,297**
**10,242**
**206**
**1,209**
**4,161**
**848**
**6,175**
**2,519**
**0**
**715**
**43,029**
**0**
**17,663**
**17,663**
**60,692**
**16,020**
**0**
**49,751**
**65,771**| |Membership|**42,078**||||||| |Events & Comps|**2,807**||||||| |Equipment Grants|**15,350**||||||| |Merchandise|**967**||||||| |Awards/Prof/BL Courses|**6,969**||||||| |External Event Income|**4,955**||||||| |Café|**473**||||||| |Donations|**2,010**||||||| |Interest|**0**||||||| |Fundraising|**980**||||||| |**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for_|||||||| ||**76,588**||||||| ||||||||| |~~**A2 Asset and investment**~~|||||||| ||**0.00**||||||| ||**0.00**||||||| |~~**_Sub total_**~~|**0.00**||||||| |**_Total receipts_**
**A3 Payments**|||||||| |
Rent|**2,822**||**0**||**0**||**2,822**| |Insurance|**1,370**||**0**||**0**||**1,370**| |It Software|**529**||**0**||**0**||**529**| |Marina and Sealanes rent|**7,759**||||||**7,759**| |Events & Comps|**2,177**||**0**||**0**||**2,177**| |SLS TrainingCourse Costs|**2,297**||**0**||**0**||**2,297**| |Pool Hire & Costs|**10,242**||**0**||**0**||**10,242**| |Café Supplies|**206**||**0**||**0**||**206**| |Merchandise cost|**1,209**||**0**||**0**||**1,209**| |Event Costs|**4,161**||**0**||**0**||**4,161**| |BankingCosts|**848**||**0**||**0**||**848**| |SLSGB Membership& Affiliation|**6,175**||**0**||**0**||**6,175**| |Membershipevents and competitions|**2,519**||**0**||**0**||**2,519**| |Printingand stationery|**0**||**0**||**0**||**0**| |Repairs & Maintenance|**715**||**0**||**0**||**715**| |**_Sub total_**|**43,029**||**0**||**0**||**43,029**| ||||||||| |**A4 Asset and investment**|||||||| ||||||||| |Assets On Account|**17,663**||||||| |**_Sub total_**|**17,663**||||||| |**_Total payments_**
**_Net of receipts/(payments)_**
**A5 Transfers between funds**
**A6 Cash funds last year end**
**_Cash funds this year end_**|||||||| ||**15,896**||||||**16,020**| ||||||||**0**| ||**39,138**||||||**49,751**| ||**55,034**||||||**65,771**| ## **Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period** |**Categories**
**B1 Cash funds**|Main Bank Account
**Details**
Reserve Bank Account
**_Total cash funds_**|**Unrestricted**
**to nearest £**
**55,034**
**55,034**|**Restricted funds**
**to nearest £**| |---|---|---|---| |||**55,034**|| ||||**10,736**| ||||| |||**55,034**|**10,736**| |Signed by one or two trustees on
**B5 Liabilities**
**B4 Assets retained for the**
**charity’s own use**
**B2 Other monetary assets**
**B3 Investment assets**|**Details**
**Details**
(agree balances with receipts and payments account(s))
Signature
Samantha Pratt
Boards
Equipment
IRB
Manikins
**Details**
**Details**
Surf Ski
Tubes
Lifeguard station
Membershipinvoices|OK
OK
**Unrestricted**
**Restricted funds**
**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**10,241**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Fund to which asset**
**Cost(optional)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Fund to which asset**
**Cost(optional)**
**29,782**
**4,465**
**31,582**
**8,467**
**24,270**
**1,635**
**2,138**
**Fund to which**
**Amount due**
Print Name|OK| |---|---|---|---| ||||**Restricted funds**
**to nearest £**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**Cost(optional)**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**Cost(optional)**| ||||**29,782**| ||||**4,465**| ||||**31,582**| ||||**8,467**| ||||**24,270**| ||||**1,635**| ||||**2,138**| ||||**Amount due**| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| |||Samantha Pratt(Treasurer)|| ||||| ## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** **From 01/01/2023 Period start date To 31/12/2023 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|The Trustees commitment to social
investment is demonstrated by:| |Policy on social investment
including program related
investment||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|b) The entire Training programme is
run by volunteers. The members of
the Committee are all volunteers as
are the members who 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|We continued to increase our membership
capacity by forward planning actively
specifically recruiting more volunteer
coaches, retaining existing coaches and
upskilling and empowering our current
trainers to deliver more training. This
ensures we have a greater capacity in the
future to take on more children and young
people into the club.
We actively sought to include our young
coaches aged 14years+ in this programme
resulting in an increased commitment to
coaching from them and more tenure of the
sessions they helped to deliver.
BSLSC once again qualified over 20 surf
and beach lifeguards along with 3 new
Inshore Rescue Boat (IRB) helms. Many of
the lifeguards have gone on to work for the
RNLI and city council on the beach. The
clubs voluntary IRB patrols continued to
make several interventions and were
present on numerous local and national
events acting in a water safety capacity.
Club trainers also taught basic life support
to outside community groups & promoted
ocean safety in the wider community.| **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41|**I**ncreased coaching capacity in order to
increase membership. Trained more
children and young people than ever
before in Ocean Safety and basic life
support.
| |---|---|---| |||To set up a larger group of fundraisers
within the club to enable a greater (shared)
capacity and activity. A 12-month funding| |Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|plan has been put in place and under
regular review.| |---|---|---| |Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|Our newer Surf Skis recently purchased
were purposely bought with beginners in
mind acting as a participation pathway for
more young people and adults to take part.
A consequence is more members have
accessed the Skis than ever before with
the new boats becoming a conduit to the
more advanced boats and competitions.| |Other||| ## **Financial Review** |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|As at 31stDecember 2023 the clubs cash
position remained strong with closing cash
of £65,711 (includes reserves £10,736).
Total income of £76,711 was received in
the year of which membership income
contributed £42,078. Grant income
received was £15,350.
Total costs of £43,029 were incurred
including payments for rent of club facilities
£10,580 and pool hire £10,242.
In addition, the SLSGB membership costs
were £6,175 and course fees of £2,297.
During the year the club purchased
equipment to the value of £17,663. Grant
income was received for purchase of
boards of £9,450, the boards were
purchased in January 2024.| |---|---|---| |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|**£10,736**| |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**| ## **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. All
trustees are DBS checked.| |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 recently moved location to become
a_partner in kind_to the Sea Lane Open
Water swimming complex. Both parties are
involved in the promotion of sea swimming
and being safe in and around our coast.| |Other||N/A| ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charity name|**_Brighton Surf Life Saving Club_**| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|| |Registered charitynumber|**_1155805_**| |Charity’s principal address|26 Woodland Way, Brighton, BN1 8BA.| ||| ||**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole year**|**Name of**
**person (or**
**body)**
**entitled to**
**appoint**
**trustee (if**
**any)**| |---|---|---|---|---| |**1**|David Samuel|Chair||| |2|Elizabeth Louise
Murie|Secretary||| |3|Mike Travis|SafetyOfficer|Resigned 11/05/2024|| |4|Judith Latto|Safeguarding||| |5|Jo Darby|Membership||| |6|Samantha Pratt|Treasurer||| |7|PollyKempston|Head Coach||| |8|Luke Littlewood|Vice-Chair|Appointed 22/04/2023|| |9|Gail Steeden|Communications|Appointed 22/04/2023|| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| – 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** ## **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** ## **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**|Samantha Pratt|| |---|---|---| ||Treasurer|| ||23rd September 2024|| ||23rd September 2024|| Laura Holder FCCA 4 Spur Road, Cosham, Portsmouth, PO6 3EB Mobile: 07973 188046 Email: laura@crakerbusinesssolutions.co.uk ## **Independent E xaminer’s Report to the Trustees of Brighton Surf Life Saving Club, Charity Registration Number 1155805** I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of Brighton Surf Life Saving Club for the year ended 31 December 2023. ## **Responsibilities and basis of report** As the charity trustees of the Trust you are responsible for the preparation 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 s. 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under s. 145(5)(b) of the Act. ## **Independent examiner’s statement** I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect: (1)accounting records were not kept in respect of the Trust as required by section 130 and 132 of the Act; or (2)the accounts do not accord with those records. I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Signed Laura Holder FCCA Craker Business Solutions Ltd 18[th] October 2024