01/02 /2024 -31/04-2025 - Annual report 1165267 FRIENDS OF IBSTOCKAND DESFORD DISABLED SWIMMERS An extra report wa5 added to the Annual return which was returned to the Charity Commission on 04/02/2025. This was the time when many of the families were cautious of the worry of possible harder financial restraints. During COVID many of our older swimmers had joined outdoor activities, and the most popular was football. Others turned to the newer sport of Frame running. This built up during the year when there were more closures of the pool than expected. Most of the swimmers did not return. The initial swimming group of children (maximum of eight) tried to continue with only two coaches. The third coach had to resign after working with the squad 11 years. The leading coach spoke about the situation to the 4 families who return regularly. Leicester/shire and Rutland Swimming Association (LASA) Health and Safety Officer came and suggested that we needed to consider if the teaching was safe and covered by insurance. Later they distributed a questionnaire of all the County swimming clubs to discover if any of them have physically disabled swimmers. We, the remaining coaches, together with the trustees, made a decision that as they were unable to work to the terms of the FIDDS Constitution they would notify the Charity Commission that all practical pool sessions would stop at the end of the Financial Year. This duly happened on the 27/0312025 and the Charity Commission was notified on .............
| 2024 - 2025 | FIDDS Accounts |
|---|---|
| Charity1165267 | |
| Friends of Ibstock and Desford disabled swimmers | |
| INCOME | |
| Fees | £4,670.00 |
| Donatons | £0.00 |
| Grants | £0.00 |
| Gala fees in | £0.00 |
| Sundryincome | £0.00 |
| Pool hire/Lifeguards - refund | £0.00 |
| £4,670.00 | |
| EXPENSES | |
| Pool hire/Lifeguards | £3,623.61 |
| Gala fees out | |
| Training | £425.00 |
| Equipment | |
| Swim England fees/Leicester Penguins | £491.95 |
| Bank charges | £80.20 |
| Fees refunded | |
| Grant refunded * | |
| Sundryexpenses | |
| Unknown | |
| £4,620.76 | |
| Defecit * | £49.24 |
| Expanaton of Accounts * | |
| Balance in FIDDS bank account standingat £16,216.57 on 31/03/2025 | |
| ref. 2024 -2025 Charitycommission Accounts |