Carmarthenshire Water Safety Partnership
Charity number 1169860
Annual Report and Financial Statements
for the year ended 31 March 2021
Carmarthenshire Water Safety Partnership
Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31 March 2021
| Contents | Page |
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| Trustees' report | 2 to 3 |
| Receipts and payments account | 4 |
| Statement of assets and liabilities | 5 |
| Notes to the accounts | 6 to 7 |
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Carmarthenshire Water Safety Partnership
Trustees' report for the year ended 31 March 2021
Reference and administrative details of the charity, its trustees and advisers
The trustees during the financial year and up to and including the date the report was approved were: Name Position Dates
J A Fox J Rees F Fox R B Bamforth A D Whitehouse S E Mansfield S J Bright J L McGregor
Appointed May 2021 Appointed October 2021 Resigned December 2021 Resigned November 2021 Resigned April 2020 Resigned July 2021
Charity number 1169860 Principal address Bankers The Quay Centre Lloyds Bank plc The Quay 43 King Street Carmarthen Carmarthen' SA31 3LN SA31 1BW
Structure, governance and management
The charity is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) formed on 24 October 2016.
Method of recruitment and appointment of trustees
The trustees of the charity are appointed for a term of three years at a properly convened meeting of the charity trustees..
Objectives and activities
The charity's objects
The preservation and protection of health and the saving of lives in the areas of Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire and City & County of Swansea in particular but not exclusively by:
a) Providing education to the public about the dangers of open waterways.
b) Managing life-saving equipment by helping to reduce vandalism and helping to replace and renew lost or damaged lifebuoys & cabinets along rivers and waterways.
- c) Working with voluntary and statutory organisations in the delivery of the above.
The charity's main activities
The charity was able to extend its lease from Carmarthenshire County Council to utilise the Quay Centre in Carmarthen, at no rental cost to the charity. This has enabled us to extend our charitable activities to a wider audience and give the charity a base from which to enhance our work. The Covid pandemic led to a suspension of being able to hire space and facilities.
Public benefit statement
In setting our objectives and planning our activities our Trustees have given serious consideration to the Charity Commission’s general guidance on public benefit and in particular the advancement of education and the saving of lives.
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Carmarthenshire Water Safety Partnership
Trustees' report (continued) for the year ended 31 March 2021
Objectives and activities (continued)
Achievements and performance
We were successful in the year with monitoring safety cabinets, creating a small role and office to further promote water safety. Costs during the pandemic were lower as digital products were required. Special articles were created to mark the five-year anniversary of Cameron Comey’s disappearance, and lifebuoy cabinets were regularly checked and stocked.
We provided a free food hub for those in need throughout the pandemic; families could pick up or have food delivered to their homes. This continued for twelve months, throughout lockdowns and Welsh Government restrictions. Mental health, supporting others and providing a base continued with no charge and no income for the charity. All memberships were frozen throughout the year.
Priorities were to continue partnership working; to continue the role of supporting families; to invest in equipment where possible; and to provide water safety training.
The National Lottery Community Fund grant provided us with an opportunity to visit mental health awareness and the danger of water. Face-to-face meetings were replaced with Zoom meetings through the lockdown phases of the pandemic. Leaflets were difficult to distribute, and it also had impacted greatly on the outreach activities. Mental health articles in Wales Online were produced and joining in a local mental health forum allowed a greater understanding of the support networks in place.
Financial review
The net receipts for the year were £6,500, including net payments of £1,247 on unrestricted funds and net receipts of £7,747 on restricted funds.
Our hope is to retain another year’s lease on the building.
Throughout the Covid pandemic we have continued to reach out and support those in need. Water safety and awareness is key in our messaging and campaigns, supporting families and education providers with talks and community work.
Reserves policy
The charity's free reserves at the year end were £6,331.
The charity's policy is to establish a reserve sufficient to cover at least three months' running costs. At present this is being achieved, and further ways of increasing income continue to be sought.
Signed on behalf of the board of trustees on 16 May 2022
Signed:Mrs J A Fox (Trustee)
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Carmarthenshire Water Safety Partnership
Receipts and payments account for the year ended 31 March 2021
| Notes 2021 Unrestricted funds £ Receipts Donations (2) - Grants received (2) 2,500 Contributions from partners (Quay Centre) 200 Hire of rooms - Total receipts 2,700 Payments Trustee travel - Advertising and promotions - Water 100 Electricity 100 Broadband 396 Repairs and maintenance 680 Licences and subscriptions 53 Insurances 306 Training and conference costs - Small equipment and consumables 1,312 Professional fees 300 Payments to families - Charitable donations paid 700 Miscellaneous expenses - Total payments 3,947 (1,247) Fund balances brought forward 7,578 Fund balances carried forward (3) 6,331 Net receipts / (payments) |
2021 Restricted funds £ - 10,000 - - 10,000 - 1,253 - - - - - - - 1,000 - - - - 2,253 7,747 1,000 8,747 |
2021 Total funds £ - 12,500 200 - 12,700 - 1,253 100 100 396 680 53 306 - 2,312 300 - 700 - 6,200 6,500 8,578 15,078 |
2020 Total funds £ 5 6,500 1,000 1,415 8,920 934 1,940 235 481 381 310 68 306 216 1,550 - 500 100 680 7,701 1,219 7,359 8,578 |
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Carmarthenshire Water Safety Partnership
Statement of assets and liabilities
| as at 31 March 2021 2021 Unrestricted £ Cash funds Cash at bank 6,331 Total cash funds 6,331 Liabilities |
2021 Restricted £ 8,747 8,747 |
2021 Total £ 15,078 15,078 - |
2020 Total £ 8,578 8,578 - |
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The trustees confirm, in accordance with the Charitable Incorporated Organisations (General) Regulations 2012. that, at the year end, the CIO did not have any outstanding guarantees to third parties nor any debts secured on assets of the CIO.
Approval of the accounts
The financial statements were approved by the board of trustees on 16 May 2022
Signed: Mrs J A Fox (Trustee)
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Carmarthenshire Water Safety Partnership
Notes to the accounts
for the year ended 31 March 2021
1 Accounting policies
The trustees have taken advantage of section 133 of the Charities Act 2011 and have prepared the accounts on a receipts and payments basis.
There has been no change to the accounting policies since last year.
No changes have been made to the accounts for previous years.
Taxation
As a charity the organisation benefits from rates relief and is generally exempt from income tax and capital gains tax but not from VAT. Irrecoverable VAT is included in the cost of those items to which it relates.
Fund accounting
Unrestricted funds are available for use at the discretion of the trustees in furtherance of the general objectives of the charity.
Restricted funds are subjected to restrictions on their expenditure imposed by the donor or through the terms of an appeal.
Further explanation of the nature and purpose of each fund is included in the notes to the accounts.
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Carmarthenshire Water Safety Partnership
Notes to the accounts continued
for the year ended 31 March 2021
| 2 Grants and donations 2021 Unrestricted funds £ Dyfed-Powys Police & Crime Commissioner's Fund (PCC) 2,500 Carmarthen Town Council - Betws Community Council - National Lottery Community Fund - Donations - 2,500 3 Restricted funds Balance b/f Incoming £ £ Betws Community Council 1,000 - National Lottery Community Fund - 10,000 1,000 10,000 Fund name Purpose of restriction |
2021 Restricted funds £ - - - 10,000 - 10,000 Outgoing £ 1,000 1,253 2,253 |
2021 Total funds £ 2,500 - - 10,000 - 12,500 Transfers £ - - - |
2020 Total funds £ 5,000 500 1,000 - 5 6,505 Balance c/f £ - 8,747 8,747 |
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Betws Community Council To assist in the installation of lifebuoy cabinets. National Lottery Community Fund To enable the charity to reach out to new groups, such as people who encounter mental health problems and are at risk of self-harm and suicide near or in water.
4 Related party transactions
Trustee expenses
No trustee received any expenses during this year or the previous year.
Trustee remuneration and benefits
No trustee received any remuneration or benefit during this or the previous year.
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