Trustees Annual report for period : 1[st] October 2019 - 30 Sep 2020
Enterprise Sailing (Charity no 1167252) – A Charitable Incorporated Organisation
Purposes of the Charity:
1 provide grants to schools and youth groups to allow under-privileged children to learn to sail dinghies within Birmingham and to then progress to off shore yachting adventures in the future;
- 2 a pathway to employment as sailing coaches in the future;
3 uses sailing as a means of bringing young people together from different communities within Birmingham to aid community cohesion. Through the medium of sail training, it aims to introduce young people from different backgrounds, who are sometimes schooled within mono cultures, to the great diversity that the region (and the country) has to offer. By removing young people from their immediate environment and placing them in a physically challenging environment where people from all backgrounds are equally bewildered, Sail Training provides a context where lasting friendships across communities are forged, where cross cultural understanding is encouraged and where the fear of the "other" is broken down. Some of the participants will become life long sailors - a pastime which involves a commitment to the discipline and joy of life long learning. The charity aims to give all participants an experience that will help them develop into adults who are more empathetic, more tolerant of difference, more emotionally intelligent and less susceptible to radicalisation (in all its forms) than they might otherwise be. --
Summary of Activities & Achievements for this reporting period relating to our charitable aims:
Sailing in the City
Working closely with the Royal Yachting Association and supported by the RYA foundation our Sailing in the City project has the aim of increasing access to the sport among minority ethnic communities in Birmingham. We are very grateful for the ongoing support of the RYA Foundation and particularly to Gareth Brookes of the RYA for his support and advice.
The highlight of this year has been the strategic planning and new approaches taken by Jan Kimber who we have engaged to develop this work. She has been networking with Birmingham communities and sailing clubs strategically laying
the foundations for minority communities to access more sailing opportunities.
Norfolk Broads Sailing
Sadly our work focusses on a process of preparation all through the spring and summer that culminates in our annual cruise on the Broads with young people and this COVID defeated us. We look forward to getting back to some version of the cruise in 2021.
The Trustees have carried out their duties during this period with full regard to the Charity Commission’s guidance regarding public benefit.
Trustees:
Timothy Boyes Chair Keith Dennis Treasurer Andrew Faux Kate Squires
Registered Address:
Enterprise Sailing – c/o BEP Adderley Children’s Centre 1 St Saviour's Road, Saltley, Birmingham, B8 1HN
The Trustees declare that they have approved the trustees report:
Signed:
Date: 25/4/21
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