intoTRI
(Charitable Incorporated Organisation) Charity No: 1163918
Annual Report & Financial Statements
Financial Year 2021/2022
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
TABLE OF CONTENTS
| 1 | TRUSTEE REPORT............................................................................................................................ 3 | |
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| 1.1 | REFERENCES AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAIL................................................................................ 3 | |
| 1.2 | OBJECTIVES, ACHIEVEMENTS & PERFORMANCE......................................................................... 4 | |
| 1.2.1 Event Formats ........................................................................................................................................ 5 |
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| 1.2.2 Volunteers & Partners ........................................................................................................................ 6 |
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| 1.3 | STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT...................................................................... 6 | |
| 1.4 | FINANCIAL REVIEW......................................................................................................................................... 7 | |
| 2 | INDEPENDENT EXAMINER’S REPORT....................................................................................... 9 | |
| 3 | STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES............................................................................. 10 | |
| 4 | BALANCE SHEET............................................................................................................................ 11 | |
| 5 | NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.......................................................................... 12 |
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1.1 REFERENCES AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAIL
Trustees Michael Burkert Simon J Dodd Coralie F Davison Christian Penfold Simon D Currey Frederique Sullivan Karen L Sherry Principal Office 216 Eastcote Avenue West Molesey KT8 2EX Organisation intoTRI is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO), Charity No 1163918, governed by its Foundation Model Constitution.
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The Trustees present their report along with the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 October 2022. The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of recommended practice applicable to charities preparing their financial statements in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102), (effective 1 January 2015), Charities SORP (FRS102).
1.2 OBJECTIVES, ACHIEVEMENTS & PERFORMANCE
In this seventh period of operation, intoTRI was aiming to build on the experience from previous years, delivering a range of event formats to further the charity’s mission to ‘Inspire active lives through triathlon’.
Core objectives:
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Promote community participation in healthy recreation by providing facilities for swimming, cycling and running and the opportunity to participate in triathlon, duathlon, aquathlon and cross triathlon events (facilities means organising sporting activities, equipment, buildings and land).
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Advance the education of the public primarily, but not exclusively, in the subject of training and nutrition, injury prevention and recovery, swimming and running technique, bicycle handling and maintenance.
intoTRI provides an introduction to triathlon for primary and secondary school age children, as well as an opportunity for later adopters across a diverse set of communities. By offering event distances from Scootathlon (5-8 years), Mini Tri (8-16 years) to Super Sprint, Sprint and Olympic distance events, intoTRI engages with the whole family unit, embedding a lifestyle change towards active, healthy living. The removal of social and financial barriers, either through free entry (Free Tri Series, Mermaid Cup) or 50-100% discounts for participants bringing a volunteer to the events (Cornish Tri Series), allows for participants from all backgrounds to try a triathlon within a safe, professional environment.
The build-up of a series of events with points accumulated throughout the season (Cornish Tri Series, Mermaid Cup, Cornish Triathlon School League) has proven to boost regular participation. A retention rate of over 80% shows that intoTRI is delivering on its aim to promote healthy recreation. Operating in locations that range from some of the most deprived areas in the UK to the leafy areas outside London, intoTRI events increase social cohesion, creating a community and support network of athletes and volunteers actively pursuing healthy lifestyles.
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1.2.1 Event Formats
Event formats have included:
FreeTri Series
To promote healthy recreation, intoTRI established and manages the world’s first free entry triathlon series, hosting monthly events at Walton-on-Thames, open to people of all ages, abilities and social backgrounds. Now in its seventh year, the series was scheduled to run from April to September.
The FreeTri Series benefitted from the successful delivery of a junior triathlon camp in August, word of mouth promotion and the continuing appeal of the roll out of a bespoke NFC chip timing system in 2019. This was evidenced by strong demand for ‘Starter Kits’ from athletes new to intoTRI and the FreeTri Series. 36% of all entries into the FreeTri events held in 2022 included a ‘Starter Kit’. ‘Starter Kits’ contain NFC bracelets, allowing athletes to track and compare their performance throughout the season. As all NFC bracelets are designed to be used again and again at future events free of charge, the timing system strengthens the community feel of the Free Tri events, sparking healthy competition within the community across all age groups.
To further encourage novices to take up the sport, intoTRI operates ‘neutralised’ transition zones at the Free Tri Series, allowing participants to change in a changing room, which has been shown to boost participation of novices and female participants in particular. A lack of cut-off times at all intoTRI events further encourages new adopters to have a go, promoting finishing over winning.
Cornish Tri & Mini Tri Series
Over the past years, intoTRI built the Cornish Tri and Mini Tri Series into South West England’s biggest triathlon event series, comprising multiple locations across the South West. The 2022 Series featured 6 events, including a Duathlon (Run-Bike-Run) event in March, as well as pool and open water triathlons, from May to September, spanning locations from Falmouth to Tavistock.
The offer of a ‘Race Pass’, allowing athletes to enter multiple events in the Cornish Tri Series at a discount, incentivised regular physical exercise through training and event participation. The inclusion of non-timed scootathlon (scoot/bike/run) and micro duathlon (run/bike/run) events for 5-8 year olds at all Cornish Tri locations and the offer of shorter super sprint distances for all adult events continued to broaden the appeal of the series.
Junior participation figures continued to be heavily influenced by the change in consumer behaviour post the Coronavirus pandemic (Covid-19) as well as the cost of
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living crisis gathering steam in the UK. Adult participation on the other hand was in line with pre-Covid sign ups (on a per event/like for like basis), spearheaded by record attendee figures for the season finale in Falmouth. Event entries across all 6 events in the Series averaged 107 children and 147 adults.
1.2.2 Volunteers & Partners
The trustees would like to extend a big thank you to all the amazing volunteers supporting our work. Under the leadership of the Chair of Trustees, volunteers play an instrumental role in the delivery of all intoTRI events. With 10-75 volunteers needed for each event in the calendar, the build-up and maintenance of a network of over 500 volunteers over the course of the season continues to be one of the biggest challenges and achievements of the charity.
The Board of Trustees would also like to express its gratitude to all benefactors, event partners, schools and participants. In particular:
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PfP Leisure (Xcel Leisure Complex, Walton) for agreeing to make their facilities available to us at preferential rates.
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GLL for allowing us use their facilities at locations across Cornwell
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St Michael’s Resort in Falmouth as event partner and sponsor
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Giant Store Helston as event partner and sponsor
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Whirlwind Sports as event partner and sponsor
1.3 STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT
intoTRI is governed by the board of trustees who are the only voting members of the charity. New trustees are nominated by existing trustees and appointed under a deed of appointment. The names of trustees are set out on page 3. The information on page 3 forms part of this report.
The governing document of the charity is the Constitution of a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (Foundation Model Constitution), dated 09-Oct 2015.
The day-to-day management of the charity is undertaken by the Chair of Trustees, Michael Burkert.
Risk Management
The trustees have assessed the major risks to which the charity is exposed, in particular, those risks related to the operation and finances of the charity, and are satisfied that systems are in place to mitigate exposure to the major risks, although it is recognised that systems can only provide reasonable, not absolute, assurance that
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the underlying risks are being appropriately managed. These systems are reviewed at least once a year.
The trustees have identified specific risks pertaining to event delivery, safeguarding, governance, finance, reputation and compliance. To the extent practicable, these risks have been mitigated through the charity’s procedures, policies and reporting structures and are monitored by the board of trustees through an annual review process.
Key Management Personnel
The trustees, and Chair of Trustees in particular, are the key management personnel of the charity, in charge of directing, controlling and operating the charity on a dayto-day basis. All trustees give their time freely and no trustee has received remuneration for their role as trustee in the year. Details of payments to trustees for services provided to the charity outside the scope of their trustee role and trustee expenses are disclosed in the notes to the financial statements.
1.4 FINANCIAL REVIEW
During the year ended 31 October 20202 total income was £59,765 (2021: £54,071) and expenditure was £62,347 (2021: £50,661). The charity therefore made a loss of (£2,582) for the year (2021: £3,410 gain). This has decreased the cumulative surplus achieved in previous periods to £1,315 (2021: £3,897).
Reductions in triathlon related activities and participation numbers were expected across the board for the 2022 season due to shifting consumer behaviour following the Coronavirus pandemic. Furthermore, profitability may be negatively impacted for the foreseeable future as the cost-of-living crisis leads to shrinking participation figures or loss of income from sponsorships.
Reserves Policy
The trustees have considered the need for reserves to be maintained by the charity and have concluded that, at normal levels of activity, an appropriate target would be to build up reserves to an amount equivalent to the operational costs of two cancelled Cornish Tri Series event. This would amount to approximately £10,000.
As accumulated reserves at 31 October 2022 were only £1,315, rebuilding reserves will be a priority for intoTri in the 2023 season.
Going Concern
intoTRI’s nimble and community driven approach to event management, with low fixed costs, as well as proactive renegotiation of contracts with third party service providers, allowed the charity to preserve its cash position throughout the Covid-19 disrupted
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event seasons. Taking into account existing cash balances and an available undrawn loan facility of £10,000, the Board of Trustees believes the charity to be financially viable for the foreseeable future. For this reason, the trustees continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the annual financial statements.
Conflicts of Interest
The trustees have a system in place to identify any conflicts of interests that may occur. When a conflict of interest arises, the relevant trustee declares that interest and, if appropriate, agrees to withdraw from any subsequent discussion and decision.
Fundraising
During the period under review, the charity has not engaged in public fundraising, has not used professional fundraisers or commercial participators and has not received any complaints relating to its fundraising practice.
Approved by the trustees on 30-August-2023 and signed on their behalf by:
Michael Burkert Chair of Trustees
Simon D. Currey Trustee
Coralie F Davison Trustee
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INDEPENDENT EXAMINER’S REPORT
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Independent examiner’s report to the trustees of intoTRI Charitable Incorporated Organisation
I report to the trustees on my examination of the financial statements of intoTRI Charitable Incorporated Organisation (“the charity”) for the year ended 31 October 2022.
Responsibilities and basis of report
As the trustees of the charity, you are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the Act’).
I report in respect of my examination of the charity’s financial statements carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 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:
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Accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by section 130 of the Act; or
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The financial statements do not accord with those records; or
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The financial statements do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of financial statements set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the financial statements give a ‘true and fair view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.
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 financial statements to be reached.
Signed:
Name: L O C CORNWELL FCCA Address: 194 Stanley Road Teddington TW11 8UE
Date: 12 August 2023
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STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES
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BALANCE SHEET
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Approved by the trustees on 30-August-2023 and signed on their behalf by:
Michael Burkert
Chair of Trustees
Simon D. Currey Trustee
Coralie F Davison Trustee
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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INTOTRI ANNUAL REPORT & FINANCIAL sTATEmEs NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 4 Net Income forthe perlod Thisis stated afterchargin8-. 2022 2021 Services provided byatrusteelNoteSI Depreciation Independwt examiners runeratIon 642 240 5 Tru#et remuneratlon. bÈnelltsandexpens No trustee has been paid any remuneratSon or recaved anyotherbenefitsor relmbursement of eXpenfOrtheir roleasa trustee. 6 Other related partytransxtlons Thecharity hasentered into a ser¥icea8reementwith Intotri Events Limited I'IEL'I, acompany controlled bythechair oftrustee5, Michad Burkert. Under thisagreement, theservicesto be provided includede5ign and rnaintenanceofthech4rity'5website4nd the design promotion 4nd delivery ofthe rnajorityofthecharity'5events. Fe25 payableto IELfor 5ervicesdelivered in theye3r amounted to £30,00012020121.. £25.0001. In addition, duringtheye4r, IEL was rwrnbur5ed £4,888 fore¥pen5e5 incurred bythecompanyon behalf ofthecharityl2020121.. £3,938). Setvicesprovided bythecharityto Intotri EventsLimited duringtheyear includèd sdling IELtlming devicesto athlete5for useat certain ofthecharity'striathlon eventsand promotin8onethreedav tri8thlon carnp for school children durin8thesummer holidays. Income rec*¥ed bythech8rityfor theseserwicesasan agent of IEL were£l.746 and £2.592 re5pertivdy. These3mount5were paid to IEL and havenot been included asincorneofthecharity. 7 Ta10 Thetharity isÈxÈmpt from corporation tax asall itsinttsrne ischaritxblÈand isappliedfor charitÈbl purposes. 8 CredItorsd prO$10n$- amountsfrdllln8due wlthln one year 2022 2021 Creditorsand accruals Event credits Volunt&r credits 240 9,817 3.400 252 6.021 2,454 13.457 8,727 14
INTOTRI ANNUAL REPORT & FINANCIAL sTATEmEs NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 9 Movementsln fvnds Atl At31 November October 2022 2021 Income Expenditure Unrestricted fvnds.. General funds 3,897 59,765 62,347 1.315 Total unrestricted fvnds 3,897 S9.765 62,347 1,315 10 Legal al$ of the charliy Theeharity Ss a Charitable Incorporated Organisation I CIO l and has no sharecapital. The membwsof theCIO arethetrustees. IftheCIO iswound up. themembers have no liabilityto contributeto its assetsand no personal responsibilityfor settllng Its debts and liabilitles. 15