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||||||with a wide range ofdisabilities to access and enjoy rock climbing|with a wide range ofdisabilities to access and enjoy rock climbing|
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||||||and mountaineering<br>and be visible and included<br>in the climbing||
||||||community<br>in SheNeld.||
||||||2. To increase levels of participation<br>ofchildren,<br>young people and||
||||||adults with a wide range ofdisabilities<br>in rock climbing and||
||||||mountaineering,<br>in order to:||
||||||~<br>Improve their physical development,<br>health and wellbeing;||
||||||~<br>Improve their self-image and self-esteem;<br>and||
||||||Develop their confidence and ability to communicate<br>and interact||
||||||with other people.||
||||||3. To develop a strong and sustainable<br>network ofinstructors<br>with||
||||||the qualifications,<br>skills and experience needed to confidently|help|
||||||children,<br>young people and adults with a wide range ofdisabilities||
||||||toaccess and enjoy rock climbing and mountaineering.||
||||||Trustees acted throughout<br>the period to provide public benefit:||
||||||PROMOTING<br>COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION<br>IN HEALTHY||
||||||RECREATION<br>IN PARTICULAR BYTHE PROVISION OF FACILITIES||
||||||FOR PARTICIPATING<br>IN CLIMBING ACTIVITIES FOR THE||
||||||RESIDENTS OF SHEFFIELD AND SURROUNDING<br>AREAS.||
|Summary|ofthe main||||The climbing<br>club restarted once Covid-19 restrictions<br>permitted,||
|activities undertaken||||forthe|providing<br>opportunities<br>for children,<br>young people and adults with a wide||
|public benefit <br>these objects|||in relation to<br> (include within||range ofdisabilities<br>to access and enjoy climbing<br>in Sheffield. Climbing<br>sessions resumed<br>from 20 May 2021.||
|this section <br>declaration||the statutory<br>that trustees have|||Operating<br>at The Foundry<br>Climbing<br>Centre, the club enables disabled||
|had regard tothe guidance<br>issued by the Charity<br>Commission<br>on public|||||climbers to be visible and included<br>in the climbing<br>community<br>in Sheffield.<br>Involvement<br>ofvolunteers<br>from the climbing<br>community,<br>and<br>development<br>ofexperience amongst<br>volunteers<br>and instructors,||
|benefit)|||||promotes<br>climbing as an inclusive<br>activity for children,<br>young people and||
||||||adults with disabilities.||
||||||No "taster sessions" were held before the end ofthe reporting<br>period,|but|
||||||the charity's website and Facebook page provided<br>an opportunity<br>for||
||||||people to get in touch, and dialogue restarted<br>about providing<br>new||
||||||opportunities<br>for disabled<br>chmbers to try climbing.||
|Additional|details of|||objectives|and activities (Optional<br>information)||
||||||Volunteers<br>are essential to the operation<br>ofclimbing<br>activities. Many of||
|You may choose to include<br>further statements,<br>where<br>relevant,<br>about:|||||the charity's<br>climbers require assistance ofone ortwo side-climbers<br>with<br>belayers for climber and side-climber(s}, as well as assisted rope<br>systems.||
|policy on grantmaking;<br>policy programme<br>related|||||Whilst instructors<br>are employed<br>by The Foundry<br>and are paid, volunteers<br>are unpaid,<br>keeping cost ofsessions affordable.||
|investment;|||||Friendly interactions<br>with volunteers<br>make climbing sessions fun for||
|~<br>contribution<br>volunteers.|||made|by|many climbers,<br>while the involvement<br>ofmost volunteers<br>in various<br>aspects ofclimbing<br>is a major contributor tothe visibility ofdisabled||
||||||climbers<br>in the climbing<br>community.||





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|Summary ofthe main<br>achievements<br>ofthe charity<br>during the year||In its fifth year ofoperation,<br>Climbing for All Sheffield restarted<br>climbing<br>sessions as the Covid-19 pandemic eased in Britain.|
|||Having been closed from the start ofcovid lockdown<br>in March 2020,|
|||gyms and climbing<br>walls briefly opened<br>with restrictions<br>from 25th July<br>2020 but closed again on 31"October 2020. Climbing<br>for All Sheffield did|
|||not restart during the August-October<br>window because ofcovid safety|
|||concerns for climbers and volunteers.|
|||Gyms and climbing walls next reopened<br>from 12~ April 2021.At this|
|||stage, some Clinically<br>Extremely Vulnerable<br>climbers and their carers,|
|||and some older volunteers<br>had received a dose ofvaccine.|
|||Climbers<br>and volunteers<br>were asked ifthey wanted to resume<br>climbing|
|||sessions, and small sessions comprising<br>1 or2 climbers<br>only plus a small|
|||handful<br>ofvolunteers<br>were arranged.<br>Covid safety guidelines<br>were|
|||observed.|
|||24sessions were held (from May 2021) in the last 10weeks ofthe|
|||reporting<br>period. All club members<br>who had requested<br>sessions climbed|
|||at least once, with 14climbers taking part in total. Ofthe 14,13had been|
|||regular club clirnbers before covid, and 1 climber had had a pre-covid trial|
|||session with her physiotherapist.<br>13volunteers<br>helped at these sessions,|
|||in addition to 3ofthe trustees who volunteer<br>sometimes<br>or regularly<br>at|
|||sessions.|
|||The trustees are very pleased that both children<br>and adults are|
|||represented<br>at the club, with a variety ofphysical,<br>cognitive and sensory|
|||impairments<br>andIor autism. The club has provided<br>opportunities<br>for|
|||families to climb together,<br>with non-disabled<br>siblings or children<br>getting|
|||an opportunity<br>to climb alongside<br>disabled<br>family members.|
|||With the return ofunrestricted<br>climbing, the charity<br>will host bigger|
|||climbing sessions<br>in the FY22 period, and will also boost availability<br>of|
|||climbing<br>by referring some climbers or groups with additional<br>support|
|||needs directly tothe Foundry. The charity is very pleased to promote|
|||wider Climbing for All initiatives<br>beyond<br>its own operation. Acceptance of|
|||differently<br>abled climbers<br>in mainstream<br>climbing,<br>and experience gained|
|||by Foundry<br>instructors<br>in assisting<br>differently<br>abled climbers, are both|
|||very much aims ofClimbing for All Sheffield.|
|||Following the success and popularity<br>oftwo online quizzes<br>held in May|
|||and July in the previous<br>period, afurther online quiz was held on 12~|
|||September.<br>Itwas attended<br>by climbers and volunteers,<br>including those|
|||who had not been at the climbing session, and helped people keep in|
|||touch before they were able to return to climbing.|
|||The charity maintained<br>a lighter social media presence<br>while sessions|
|||were paused,<br>still posting some photographs<br>and sharing<br>climbing|
|||experiences<br>with permission<br>on its Facebook page. The two private|
|||Facebook groups continued,<br>for registered<br>climbers and volunteers|
|||respectively.|
|||The role of The Foundry<br>in providing a base forthe charity*s activities is|
|||gratefully<br>acknowledged.|





|Briefstatement ofthe<br>charity's<br>policy on reserves|Our reserves<br>position: at end of FY (July 2021) unrestricted<br>funds stood<br>at K4,497, an increase off184over the year.|Our reserves<br>position: at end of FY (July 2021) unrestricted<br>funds stood<br>at K4,497, an increase off184over the year.|
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||Annual<br>expenditure<br>was very much reduced due to Covid-19, amounting||
||to f456,<br>thus<br>the<br>ratio<br>of<br>reserves<br>to<br>annual<br>expenditure|was|
||substantially<br>greater than 100%.||
||Policy on reserves<br>will be reviewed<br>alongside<br>operational<br>planning|and|
||financial<br>review.||
|Details ofany funds materially<br>in deficit|None||
|Further financial<br>review details|(Optional<br>information)||
|You may choose to include<br>additional<br>information,<br>where<br>relevant about:|The attached financial<br>report sets out key income and expenditure<br>headlines.||
|~<br>the charity's<br>principal<br>sources offunds {including<br>any fundraising);|This year's sole costs were for instructors<br>to lead climbing sessions, at<br>f456 in FY21.Income from sessions wasf200:the charity remains<br>committed<br>to providing<br>climbing<br>opportunities<br>to all, regardless<br>oftheir||
|~<br>how expenditure<br>has<br>supported<br>the key objectives|ability to pay, and non-subsidised<br>pricing would be prohibitive<br>to many<br>CfAS climbers.||
|ofthe charity;<br>investment<br>policy and<br>objectives including<br>any<br>ethical investment<br>policy<br>adopted.|Kit donated<br>by sponsors last year remained<br>in operation<br>through the<br>year. No new equipment<br>was purchased<br>during FY21, although<br>rolling<br>replacement<br>is intended<br>from FY22. Note that equipment<br>items are not<br>listed as assets because monetary<br>transfer ofequipment<br>would not be<br>feasible.||
||Principle income was from donations,<br>atf440. This was considerably||
||less than pre-covid<br>levels due to the absence ofa major fundraising||
||event this year. The charity's<br>profile led to ongoing donations<br>from||
||individuals<br>and organisations,<br>but there was less fundraising<br>activity||
||generally<br>because ofcovid restrictions. The charity*s policy is to accept||
||donations<br>from organisations<br>who have compatible<br>values to ours.||