## **Snow Sports Foundation**
**Report and Financial Statements for the period 1 January to 31 December 2021**
**Inspirational snow sports opportunities for students with additional needs**
Registered Charity No. 1158955 55 The Green Aston Abbotts Buckinghamshire HP22 4LY
Report and Financial Statements for the period 1 January to 31 December 2021
## **Contents**
## **Page No.**
|3|Charity Details|
|---|---|
|4|Report of the Trustees|
|11|Statement of Financial Activities|
|12|Statement of Year End Assets and Liabilities|
|14|Notes to the Financial Statements|
|15|Independent Examiner’s Report|
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## **Charity Details**
## **The Trustees**
Mr I. Salmon (Treasurer) – from February 2021 Mrs. A. Masterman (Treasurer) - resigned February 2021 Mr. M. Penning MP Mr S. Allen – from January 2021 Miss B Holme – from August 2022
Miss N. Stuart (Chair)
## **Registered Office**
55 The Green Aston Abbotts Buckinghamshire HP22 4LY
## **Charity registration number**
1158955
## **Independent Examiner**
Trevor James FCA DChA FCIE Dormer Cottage West Broyle Chichester West Sussex PO19 3PR
## **Bankers**
Lloyds Bank Marlowes Branch Lloyds Bank plc PO Box 1000 BX1 1LT
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## **Report of the Trustees**
The Trustees present their Report and Financial Statements for the period 1 January 2021 to 31 December 2021
## **Results**
The statement of financial activities is set out on page 10 which shows the surplus for the period.
## **Tax Status**
The Charity is exempt from corporation tax and income tax.
## **Principal Objectives**
The principal objectives and activities of the Charity are as stated in the Trust Deed:
TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION, IN PARTICULAR SNOW SPORTS, OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.
## **Review of the Activities of the Charity**
## **Who we are**
Snow Sports Foundation (SSF) gives people with additional needs the opportunity to develop their life and social skills through the power of snow sports.
The additional needs that SSF supports, but not limited to, are:
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Acquired Brain Injury Asperger Syndrome Attention Deficit
Disorder (ADD)
Attention Deficit Autism/Autistic Spectrum Diabetes
Hyperactivity Disorder Disorder
(ADHD)
Hearing Impairment Downs Syndrome Dyslexia
Dyspraxia Epilepsy Stroke and Brain
Injury
Rehabilitation Visual Impairment
Challenges
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## **Benefits**
The benefits that this funding delivers are:
- The recognised improvement of a student’s social skills, such as concentration, fitness levels, listening, motivation, motor skills, selfconfidence, social interaction, and their ability to communicate.
- The promotion of social inclusion for people with additional needs as, in most scenarios, they find it difficult to mix easily with others.
- The education to families, as well as local and international communities, to fight the stigma associated with additional needs and disabilities.
- The link with education and snow sports, resulting in increased social skills within a school environment.
- Making the identification and management of additional needs by families a positive and beneficial experience.
- The promotion of participation in a healthy recreation
- The development of a student’s natural abilities in a physical and mentally challenging sport.
- A positive impact on people’s lives.
## **What we do**
Applications for support are submitted from individuals, small groups (e.g Day Care Centre, DENS, disability support groups), schools and colleges. Each application is individually reviewed by the Trustees against the charity’s funding criteria and then agreed or declined -
each applicant is sent an email advising them of the result. For those individuals or groups that the charity can support, they are advised to contact the service provider they wish to use directly to arrange their lessons. The chosen service provider invoices the charity for the lesson in advance, if a lesson is cancelled for any reason, it is either rearranged or a credit note is issued.
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## **Funded projects**
## **From unrestricted funding**
- 96 students have taken a total of 183 individual lessons.
- 46 students from three schools and one college have received 24 classroom ski academy sessions.
- 55 students from eight schools and one wellness group have received 133 Yetifitness sessions.
## **From John Lyon’s Charity restricted funding**
- 37 students a week from five London Borough schools have received 10 classroom ski academy lessons a term which equates to £50k a year for the next three years.
- 8 students from one school each received 10 ski sessions per week.
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## **2022 plans**
A key objective for the Foundation is to future-proof the long-term support and development of SEN schools/groups and individuals, as well as those who have expressed an interest in being part of our future programmes. It is so important we can continue to support the physical, emotional, and mental wellbeing of SEN students through this unique meaningful activity, not currently offered by any local services or other community-based organisations.
SSF will continue to offer funding for individual lessons where a prospective student does not attend one of the partner schools or where they are above school age.
We are continuing to apply for funding for the other schools and colleges. Ideally, we would like to raise funds to provide:
25 new student grants £ 20,000 9 current SEN schools @ £16,000* per school £144,000 5 new SEN schools @ £10,500 per school £ 52,500
* The figure of £16,000 per school is an estimate based on historical data. The actual funding required by each school/college may vary, depending on the number of students in the year group taking lessons.
A bid of £10k has been submitted to The Childwick Trust to fund a L.I.F.E learning snow sports programme for a group of students with learning difficulties, autism, and physical needs.
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## **Impact statements**
We continue to see dramatic results with children and young people engaging with the instructors and developing their social and life skills, as well as their skiing and snowboarding ability online and on the snow.
Below is a small sample of images and feedback. Due to parents not wanting their children to be involved in any marketing exposure, we don’t receive that many photos.
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“I was so excited about
learning to ski as it was a
new experience.”
“I thought it may be scary,
but it turned out to be great
fun.”
Impact
statements…cont’d
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“I was able to ski from the middle of the training slope and did venture to the top with help and support.”
- “I really enjoyed the lessons; all the staff have been helpful.”
“I enjoyed the competitions that were set and was pleased I was able to ski and do a snowplough.”
“I looked forward to the lessons each week and talked about them with my friends and family.”
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Here is what the lead teacher of Oaklands College had to say: “All the students were so excited to try skiing for the first time. I was amazed at how, only after five weeks, all the students had picked up the basics of skiing. I want to thank everyone for all the work they did in teaching my students how to ski and to the Foundation for funding this exciting project. It is amazing to see after only ten weeks my students skiing down from the top without assistance. The students have really enjoyed the sessions, and all wished they could have had a longer experience.”
## **Accounts preparation**
The Trustees confirm that the accounts comply with current statutory requirements and with those of the governing instrument.
Approved and signed on behalf of the Trustees on 19[th] October 2022
**Chair**
Miss N Stuart
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## **Statement of financial activities**
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Receipts and Payments Unrestricted Funds
1 Jan 2021 1 Jan 2020
to to
31 Dec 31 Dec
2021 2020
Receipts £ £
Thompson Family Trust 50,000 100,000
Donations – M&M Darling 714 0
Virgin Money – Simon Shakespeare 20 1,729
Virgin Money - Zbys 0 28
Virgin Money – Chris Parsons 0 633
Donations – Susan Shaeffer 3,868 0
J Morris Donation 0 2,155
Donations, legacies and grants (other) 294 1,371
Collection Boxes 0 137
Total Receipts 54,896 106,053
Payments
Snow Sports Sessions 63,290 106,397
Web and Advertising 616 360
Sundry 36 0
Total Payments 63,942 106,757
Surplus/Deficit for period -9,046 -704
Income Restricted Funds *
John Lyon’s Charity 84,700 60,000
Childwick Trust 10,000 0
Expenditure
John Lyon’s Charity 57,327 37,038
Childwick Trust 0 5,872
Surplus/Deficit for period
John Lyon’s Charity 27,373 22,962
Childwick Trust 10,000 -5,872
Unrestricted & Restricted
Funds
Total Surplus/Deficit for Period 28,327 16,386
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## **Statement of Year End Assets and Liabilities**
|**Assets**|**At 31.12.21**|**At 31.12.21**||**At 31.12.20**|
|---|---|---|---|---|
||**£**|||**£**|
|Cash at Bank|109,526|||81,199|
|**Funds**|||||
|surplus b/f from 31.12.20|81,199|||64,813|
|proft/loss foryear|28,327|||16,386|
|**Surplus c/f**|**109,526**|||**81,199**|
|Surplus carried forward made up of:
Unrestricted Funding
Restricted Funding*||£29,978
£79,548
£109,526|||
Approved and signed on behalf of the Trustees on 19[th] October 2022
**Chair** Miss N Stuart
**Treasurer** Mr I Salmon
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## * Notes to SOFA
Restricted Funds Receipts and Payments Breakdown:
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John John John Childwic Total
Lyon’s Lyon’s Lyon’s k Trust
Charity Charity – Charity –
– Ski Schools
Village Instructo in
School r Partners
hip
Receipts £10,000 £24,700 £50,000 £10,000 £94,700
Expenditur £5,260 £5,760 £46,307 0 £57,327
e –
Coaching
Surplus/De £4,740 £18,940 £3,693 £10,000 £37,373
ficit for the
period
Surplus £16,104 £24,751 £28,693 £10,000 £79,548
Carried
Forward
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## **Note to the Financial Statements**
## **Accounting policies**
The Accounts have been prepared in accordance with the SORP FRS 102 on a receipts and payments basis.
## **Restricted and unrestricted funds**
The funds received this period have been split between restricted and unrestricted funds, as shown in the financial statement.
## **Reserves policy**
A small reserve of £5,000 is held in the charity’s bank account as the charity has no overhead or running costs and therefore a large reserve is not required. The trustees deem it prudent to ensure that there are adequate reserves to meet all invoices and therefore, when funding is committed, the Treasurer reduces the amount of funding available for allocation.
## **Voluntary help**
The charity benefits from all the trustees giving their time voluntarily.
## **Value Added Tax**
As the charity is unable to reclaim value added tax, all expenditure in these financial Statements is shown inclusive of value added tax, where appropriate
## **Depreciation and stock**
The charity has no depreciable assets and holds no stock.
## **Trustees’ remuneration**
No trustees received any remuneration during the period and no trustees received reimbursement for expenses. Any claim for expenses would be subject to the charity's normal internal control procedures.
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## **Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of The Snow Sports Foundation**
I report on my examination of the accounts of The Snow Sports Foundation (the
Charity) for the year ended 31 December 2021.
This report is made solely to the Charity’s trustees, as a body, in accordance with
the Charities Act 2011. My work has been undertaken so that I might state to the
Charity’s trustees those matters I am required to state to them in an independent
examiner’s report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, I
do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the Charity and the
Charity’s trustees as a body, for any work, for this report, or for the opinions I have formed.
## **Responsibilities and basis of report**
As the Charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in
accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”). You
consider that an audit is not required for the year under section 144 (2) of the Act
and that an independent examination is needed.
## It is my responsibility to:
- examine the accounts under section 145 of the Act;
- follow the procedures laid down in general Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act; and
- to state whether particular matters have come to my attention.
## **Basis of the independent examiner's report**
My examination was carried out in accordance with the general Directions given by
the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting
records kept by the Charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those
records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the
accounts and seeking explanations from you as trustees concerning any such
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matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be
required in an audit and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the
accounts present a 'true and fair view' and the report is limited to those matters set
out in the statement below.
## **Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of The Snow Sports Foundation (continued)**
## **Independent examiner's statement**
In connection with my examination no matter has come to my attention:
1. which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements to keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the Act;
and to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with
the accounting requirements of the Act have not been met, or
2. to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a
proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Trevor James FCA DChA FCIE
Dormer Cottage
West Broyle
Chichester
West Sussex
PO19 3PR
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## 19 October 2022
Independent Examination of Charity Accounts: Examiners’ Guide (CC32): An independent examiner was described in section 43(3)(a) of the 1993 Act as ‘an independent person who is reasonably believed by the charity trustees to have the requisite ability and practical experience to carry out a competent examination of the accounts. For financial years ending on or after 31 March 2015, once a charity’s gross income exceeds £250,000, the examiner must be a person who is a member of one of the bodies listed in the 2011 Act, as amended by the 2015 Order, and should be allowed by the rules of that body to undertake the role of independent examiner.
As the Charities Income does not exceed £250,000 the independent examiner does not need to be a member of one of the bodies listed in the 2011 Act.
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