ROYALDART YOUTH Royal Dart Youth Sailing Trust. SAILING TRUST Trustees Report for the Calendar Year 2025 2025 marked the tenth year since the RDYST was lound8d the principal otlei¥8 provide opportunities lor le8$ privi189ed local school children to enjoy water-based activit$ on Ihe River Dart Providing ngw, and life enhafing, experien(85 on the water involves considerab resources, induding all Ihe necessary health and safety training. experiertcad instructors, RYA support and, ol course. lully mainlained sailing boats and associated equipm8nL So. it is pleasing to reF4)rt that the Summw of 2025 was a considèrable succèss on many Ironts wilh OV8T 300 young girls and boys experiencAng the joys and 6XCbtement ol tha b8aubful River DarL often for the lirst time. Annual Schools Weeks Programme. The t))re aclivtty was, once agwn, the annual Schools Weoks programm8 hekj over three the8ks in July, foll0vn9 iour ster' Tuesdays In Jun8. GToups of up lo 12 Year 6 Children were intr¢yluced to sailing in the Trust's l]uest dinghi8S, taught by our team ol young instructors under the R YA YoLrth Sailing scheme. Around 220 children Irom seven Ic¢al Xhools enloyed their inbal sailing axparience. Tho youngslors V+we encouraged lo take the helm and sail the boats th8mselves under dose supervision. Th8 RDYC safety SUPFth Ix)ats in dose proximlty lo he) as requir8d. Sall Training Yacht Experlence. 15 young adufts from Dartouth Academy Settsndary spent a challenging away from ho on th8 sail training yachl'Prolrfic'. departing from Southampton lo Weymouth via co$ and back. The condibons were quits rough al tin$ and a¢xording to their teachers this was not onty a greal exercise in team buildiThJ but also a positive life thanging event for all partithpantsl Participant feedback. A trusleelteacher from the Academy Interview 8on ol the 2tr25 voyage attende0$.Tl of the responses are induded b81¢)w: Are you considering a career in the Marine industy? "l am considering a weer in the marine industry - I've always loved marlne life and being on Prolific roally helFod me got in touch thai and do something". What 8kTrlls did you lèarn? "I leamt more corrKnUnatsOTr skiHs is a skill I haNp always Struggled I was qurte taken back as I was away trom all of my friends but I got closer lo new ppIe. It has made me speak to different people".
Career Opportunities Through Sailing. 2025 saw the RDYST Gonlinu& Ihe exciting programma called COTS. Carnar C4)POrtuniti08 Throuoh Sailing. This provided opportunities for tive lcd thildren, VAKJ would 0th8rwse be unable lo do so, to undertake the R YA sailing coursos %•knich they wll mple18 over a numbgr ol years. openin9 the way to uso th8¥a skills as a sumThr lob or for further training for a variety ol maring industry careers. Paddle Boarding and Kayaking Inltiatives. In Septemb8r rounded off the season with 64 Year 7 Dartmouth AGad8my pupils enjoying a half day's paddl? boarding instruction and a similar number of Year 7s enjowng a half d8y learning how to kayak. Bolh events a hug• Su88$ dospits some challen9ing weather conditions and are pnn to be repeated this year. Envlronmentsl Awareness Programme. sOthing continued in 2025. 5UPPOrted by the D8vry) Environmentsl Foundation. was a greater enwrOnnta1 awareness we brought kn all our session8. Thi8 wa8 in conjunction th8 RYA 'Gr8en Blue Pledge, and our intentson is lo continue lo rais8 awareness and educate the young Dart River tK¢al users in the t)est pracli¢e that can be adopted to protect our mafin8 and inland walers to safeguafd the wildlrfe and habrtat. One exampl8 of how this was implemented was one of our local schools set an exercise for their studerrts to IMile"River Dart Stori88'_ stori8s but V•ith an environm8ntal emphasis. It was amazing to see how Ihe children imagine different ways of portraying th& envirOnnl probloms and how Can address them. All our environm8ntal awareness activi88 V•Èro enthusiasticlY ombraced by dl partPants, and 711 be continued lo be built on during 2028. Dartmouth Youth Group. New lor 2025, started working vAth loGal charity the Darlmouth Youth Group. We look 14 young adults out for h¥0 evenings 'introduction lo sailing. in Ihe t8$1 dinghies wilh our qualified instructors.. This was a great success and thoroughly enjoyed by all p8C$pants. We ¥MII build on this in 2026 and InallY offer sonw paibc4pants the p)ssibilty to obtain starter RYA qualifications. Support and Acknowledgements. As 11 as the many volunleers and sailing instructors involved, the RDYST r1¥88 invaluable support Irom the Royal Dart Yacht Qub and Ih8 use ot lh8 Club's facilithes both ashore and a08t. Thase are &ssential towArd$ providing th8 many exciting exp8r$8nc8s local l•ss advanta9•d school cnlldren. The Trust would like to express gratitude to the many volunteers. sailing instruclors and Tru8t888 lor the time and effort they Put in to achieve tha groat results as dewit)gd abovo. The Trust is al80 indebted to th6 many gen8rt)us donalions from indNidua18, family Charitable Trusts, Rctklish restaurants. 06von Environm8ntal Foundation. Da[triUth United Chanties, Trinity House, Dart HartK)ur a1 oih8r k)cal busines885. Ythhout support we o)uld nol Olate..
In ncluSion, it is Fdaasing to report that 2025 woved to be another very successful year for tho Trust V•ilh over 300 8¢hool children participating, many of whom had never previou81y had th¢ OPPOF1unty to parti(#pate in wat8r sports on our lovoly rbver. Finally. basgd on our pr8viws S$$88. ar8 developing new 8xoing initiatives lor 2026 and John EllvAJcrtl Chair RDYST
CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGL4ND AND WALES Independent examinerfs report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the truslges ROYFL OAfi YotrrH SAILI 31 O&ctMS&& tozs On accounts for the year Charlty no Ilf any) 1167571 Sot out on pages I report to the trustees on my examination of th8 accounts of th8 above charity ("the Trust.) for the year ended31 12 Zo As the charitys trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (Ihe A¢t'). I report in resped of my examination of the Trusfs accounts carded 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)Ib) of the Act. Responsiblllties and ba815 of report Independent examlnerfs statement I havè completed my examinaiion. I confinn that no material matter3 have me to my attention in conn8clion wth the examination {9th0 dIsGI) which giv8s me Cause to believe that in, any material respect: the accounting rècords vRre not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act. or the accounts did nol accord with the accx)unting records., or the acwunts did nol comply with the applicable requirements conc8ming the fonn and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulation¥ 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a Irue and fairf view which is not a matter considered as part of an indep8ndent eXaMinatn. I have no concems and have come across no olher matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be dravm in this report in order to enable a proper underslanding of the accounts to be reached. . Please del6te the 8 in the brackets rfthey do not appty. signed: loZ6 Name: eew t&ouP Rèlèvant profogglonal quallficatlon(s) or body IER Oct 2018
(If any): Addms: WLeF c Lo>G-F Section B Disclosure Only complete rf the ex8mlner neeiis lo highlight materi81 matters of concem (see CC32, Independent examinakn'on of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners). Glve here brlef dotalls of any Items that the •xamlner wishes to disclose. IER Oct 2018
Royal Dart Youlh Sailing Trusl- 1167579 Slatement of FlnanclAI Aclivttl•s For th• perlod 01 J•nuary 2026 to 31 Decom1 2025 nds Z2,749 415 11. r2.749 41S 17,9Pg 18, Grants •nd Furxltr 10.3QD 01,114 24,10J TLal in¢ty 471 425 477 13,r Rolng Iwjs 10.3 10JOO Total •Apondiiwe Not I l•xp•ndturel rwrS bthre transfer 27,181 27.381 861 27.381 27,)81 T¢Aal funds hjrward 37,100 Toial funds lor¥d 66,181 16,181 37000 17 Paoe 1
Royal Dart Youth Salling Trust- 1167579 Balance Sheet delail•d As•t 3111212024 31112r2025 Flxod assets 6. 4.791 CKS 7.186.TrJ 4799 727&00 1,238. 11,528,r ,101.24 7,515.¢X) 1,or2.24 28,213.89 '. CCLA D8 1.240.34 Total CuN•rt44s J82.n aOA21A7 Ll•bllltl•s 18.181.18 37.QOOA7 Eess i l(kftttl to¢ts Z01. tr 27,381.21 37,8NJ.47 14,W,701 42,e87.17 e6,181A8 37AOOA7 Represent•d by Funds 48.th3.6B J.526.47 7.274.C Rest•j T1 80,18IA8 37IDOA7 22Juty3)28