## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period**
**From 01/04/2022 Period start date To 31/03/2023 Period end date**
**Charity name: Stockton & Thornaby Canoe Club Charity registration number: 1164327**
## **Objectives and Activities**
||SORP reference||
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|Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|The promotion of community participation in
healthy recreation, in
particular by the provision of facilities for all
aspects of the sport of
canoeing and paddle sports (the terms
'paddle sports' and 'canoeing' are
inclusive of all forms of canoeing and
kayaking).|
|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|We provide facilities for members of our club
(and to a limited extent the general public) to
participate in various aspects of the sport of
paddle sports by: Offering membership to
anyone who wishes to participate in our
sport, regardless of gender, ethnicity,
nationality, sexual orientation, religion or
other beliefs; or of age or disability insofar as
the club's activities are suitable and facilities
can reasonably be used by people of
particular ages or with a disability; Providing
instruction and coaching to our members in
various aspects of paddle sport; Providing
opportunities for our members to participate
in recreational paddle sport activities;
Providing 'taster' activities for members of
the public to experience our sport providing
specialist equipment (canoes, kayaks, stand-
up paddleboards, paddles, and safety
equipment) for participants to use in our
activities; Promoting our sport locally to
members of the public, including children
and the disabled, supporting the physical
education of young people through training
and participation in recreational paddle
sports.|
|Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|We focus our attention on our members in
respect to our charitable funds and
committee have regard to the Charity
Commission’s guidance on public benefit
and what this means for Charities.|
## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: SORP reference
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|Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|Personal grants are available to our coaches
for undertaking qualifications to permit them
to coach or lead. Those who we give funding
for this purpose are asked to volunteer or
have previously volunteered.|
|Policy on social investment
including program related
investment|Para 1.38|N/A|
|Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|Volunteers are mostly paddle sport leaders,
coaches, or instructors, and are involved in
developing our members paddle sports
ability.|
|Other|||
## **Achievements and Performance**
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|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|The club's coaches ran a number of
sessions throughout the year including:
•
kayaking introduction sessions
•
general improvement kayaking
•
Tees Barrage white water course
introduction sessions (low flow)
•
White water kayaking sessions
•
River white water kayaking trips
•
River canoe trips
•
Sea kayaking trips
•
Surf kayaking sessions
•
Weekend kayaking trips
•
Lake trips and camping trips
•
Pool Sessions|
## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
|Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41|
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|Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41||
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|Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41||
|Other|||
## **Financial Review**
|**Financial Review**|||
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|Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|Attached accounts show an income of
£14,554.00, an expenditure of £11,162.55
and the closing balance of £.|
|Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|The trustees currently maintain a deposit
fund of approximately £3000 to cover
unforeseen expenses and short-term cash-
flow when required.|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|£3000|
|Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|N/A|
|Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|N/A|
|Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|N/A|
## **Additional information (optional)**
|**Additional information (optional)**|**Additional information (optional)**||
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|You may choose to include further statements||where relevant about:|
|The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|Para 1.47|Membership Fees
Grants & Donations
Events|
|Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|N/A|
|A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|The trustees consider their main risks to be:
•
The safety of canoeing activity, which
they manage by authorising leaders and
activities using guidelines established by
the National Governing Body ( British
Canoeing)
•
Cash-flow, which they manage by closely
monitoring income and expenditure
•
Loss of or damage to club equipment,
for which they maintain suitable policies
and appropriate insurance.|
|Other|||
## **Structure, Governance and Management**
|Description of charity’s
trusts:|||
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|Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|Constitution Document|
|How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|CIO|
|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|Elected at AGM or appointed by Trustees|
## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and Para 1.51 training of trustees The charity’s organisational structure and any wider Para 1.51 network with which the charity works Relationship with any related Para 1.51 parties Other
## **Reference and Administrative details**
|Charity name|Stockton & Thornaby Canoe Club|
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|Other name the charity uses|STCC|
|Registered charitynumber|1164327|
|Charity’s principal address|Stockton & Thornaby CC
Tees Barrage
STOCKTON-ON-TEES
Cleveland
TS18 2QW|
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## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**
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**year**|**Name of person (or body)**
**entitled to appoint trustee**
**(ifany)**|
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||Paul Jenkins|Chair|||
||Steve Cowan|Treasurer|||
||Sam Wild|Safeguarding|||
||Stuart Marshall|Health & Safety|||
||Tom Robertson|CoachingCo-ordinator|||
||Rebecca Robertson|Junior Co-ordinator|||
||Andrew Mathers||||
||Andrew Howe||||
||Steve Cowan|Treasurer|01/04/22 - 10/02/23||
||Andrew Addison|Boat Store Manager|01/04/22 - 10/02/23||
||Maureen Eltringham|MembershipManager|01/04/22 - 10/02/23||
||Kirstie McMillan||10/02/23 - 31/03/23||
||Eddie Durham|Media & PR|10/02/23 - 31/03/23||
||Leanne Bentley|Secretary|25/05/22 – 31/03/23||
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– 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 N/A held in this capacity Name and objects of the N/A charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for N/A 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 Name Address adviser**
**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**|||
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||Paul Jenkins||
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Chair||
||16/04/2024||
||16/04/2024||
**Stockton & Thornaby Canoe Club Statement of Account**
## **Receipts and Payments Statement 2022/23**
## **Receipts**
Club Night £ 1,857.00 Events & Trips £ 1,057.50 Member Equipment Hire £ 85.00 Introduction Course £ 963.00 Other Courses (Coaches) £ 190.00 Membership Fee £ 3,960.00 Pool Sessions £ 1,722.00 Merchandise £ 497.00 Tuck Shop £ 139.70 Donations / Grants £ 3,532.80 Equipment Sales £ 550.00 _**Total Receipts for the period £ 14,554.00**_
## **Payments**
|**Payments**||
|---|---|
|British Canoeing Affiliation|£ 614.60|
|Merchandise Cost|£ 262.00|
|Boat Store Rental|£ 600.00|
|Coaching Subsidy|£ 200.00|
|Course Costs|£ 960.00|
|Event & Trip Costs|£ 2,014.16|
|Equipment & Maintenance|£ 3,717.66|
|Insurance|£ 1,070.19|
|IT Costs (Web Hosting)|£ 84.00|
|Event Refunds|£ 125.00|
|Pool Session|£ 1,270.00|
|Banking/Credit Card Fees|£ 244.94|
|**_Total Payments for the period_**|**_£ 11,162.55_**|
|**Balance of Funds**||
|Opening Balance|£ 9,789.61|
|Total Receipts:|£ 14,554.00|
|Total Payments|£ 11,162.55|
|End of year Balance|£ 13,181.06|
|Balance of account|£ 13,181.06|
|Cash at hand|£ 0|
|Closing Balance|£ 13,181.06|