Trustees Annual Report to The Charities Commission.
(Ist April, 2020 to 31[st] March 2021)
Name of CIO – Plymouth and Devon Schools Sailing Association
Registered Charity Number – 1162305 First Registered on 19[th] June, 2015
Address – Boathouse 18, Commercial Wharf, Plymouth, Devon. PL1 2NX
Trustees – Mike Duffield MBE, Martyn Spencer, Eddie Harper.
The Management Committee, consisting of The President, Chairman, Honorary Secretary and Honorary Treasurer, plus up to six other members, who have been elected or co-opted, are responsible for running the day to day affairs of the CIO. The Officers are elected annually at the Annual General meeting. The Trustees, who have overall responsibility, are also elected or reelected at the AGM, serving for three years, with one retiring each year.
At the time of writing this report, the coronavirus pandemic is still affecting all walks of life and, as a result, all activity from our base has been suspended and our AGM has again to be conducted on line. Please accept our apologies for this.
We have been unable to offer any sailing or power boating activities this year and our Sailability sessions have been curtailed. The one PB course that was arranged, during the summer relaxation of lock-down, stopped after one session. It is hoped to continue when restrictions ease this year. The Wednesday Working Party had to cease functioning for much of the year although, thanks to vaccines, masks, antiseptic sprays and social distancing, a team of three have managed to do a considerable amount of work when conditions allowed. The pontoon has been fitted with new chains and weights to keep it better in position. Responsibility for the Commercial Wharf Crane has been passed to the Association and has been inspected and cleared for use, as has our disabled hoist. “Tenacity” and “Sky Pilot” have been relaunched and are ready for action.
The Association now occupies boathouse 18 only, the other three units having recently been assigned to City College. It is hoped that the two organisations will be able to co-operate in many ways in the future, though there has been little sign of movement from the college, apart from the fact that their gear has been in 15-17 since last year!
The pandemic has had a drastic effect on finances. As expected, there has been hardly anything in from courses or water activity whilst rentals, insurance and maintenance costs have continued. One small grant for charities has helped but the future is still uncertain.
Signed by the Trustees year ending 31[st] March, 2021.
Martyn Spencer,
Eddie Harper
Mike Duffield
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