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Staunton Harold Sailability Trust 2024 AGM
Chair’s Report
2023 was yet again had another good year despite the challenges of the cost of living but the decision to not ask for donations proived to be a very sound one. We have rationalised our assets and are left with a very good selection of boats to be able to cater for all. We have two more donated boats currently that we are looking to sell and the proceeds used to top up our finances value is probably around £800 for the two.
The feedback from parents and carers and key supporters such as the Rotary club has been positive and we continue to attract return and new visitors, the majority through word of mouth. To build our adult cohort we really needed a concentrated effort in 2024.
Our volunteers once again have proven to be our greatest asset and where our future growth and success lays and we should look at ways of keeping them engaged and energised. We have again recruited new volunteers in 2023 and lost a few but we should continue to grow that number and upskill existing volunteers in 2024.
Our bosun team are regularly meeting and doing good works on our boats and equipment, they help keep eveythng in good working order and also spreads the workload.
Andy Kennington has over winter made significant improvements to systems on the hansas , these will inporve the safety of these boats but also make it much easier for volunteers to rig them.
Our relationship with the Sailing club remains good and we aim to work more closely with the training school on shared resources.
We do still have a social media presence thanks to Lisa and a website that is being developed all the time, we are revamping the look and feel of the website to make it more modern looking and easier to navigate for 2024. Id like us to create more video content with interviews with participants volunteers etc talking about what they get pout of these sessions, we may need to see if we can tap into some media expertise to make this happen.
We have been successful in securing support and funding again in 2023 which has put us in a good position and will enable us to impriove our storage options with the purchase of a container where we will be able to keep all our belongings rather than seeing them all over the site. It will also mean we have a better over winter storage option for more kit.
Mowability funded our insurance renewal this year and we are operating it again in 2024 but will be seeking help with keeping up with the cutting schedule this year with the bosun teram taking it on.
Lisa received her very well deserved RYA volunteer award in November from the Princess Royal so congratulations to her on that achievement.
I would like to record formally my thanks to all my fellow trustees, friends, family, and volunteers who continue to support the trust in its aims, we all know without this support none of this would have been possible.
Mark Harden 26/02/24
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Staunton Harold Sailability Trust AGM
Trust Secretary’s Report
Trustees:
The trustees for the year 2023 were:
Mark Harden, Lisa Woodward, Andrew Kennington, Di Hooper, Jackie Tinkler, Lesley Foskett, Tony Macnamara & Amanda Hancock.
Length of Trustee positions:
Mark Harden – Dec 2026 (extended by 2 years) Lisa Woodward – Dec 2024 Di Hooper – Dec 2024 (extended by 1 year) Andy Kennington – Dec 2025 (extended by 2 years) Jackie Tinkler – Jan 2025 (extended by 1 year) Tony Macnamara – Dec 2024 Lesley Foskett – Dec 2024 Amanda Hancock – June 2027
Banking:
The Trust banks with Virgin, we have a single account with three authorised signatories.
Auditors:
The trust does not have an appointed auditor currently, until we reach the threshold then we will appoint auditors.
Insurance:
The trust has full liability and asset insurance policies in place through AJG Group as recommended by the RYA.
Committee Meetings
We have conducted all our meetings at per the CIO document and have all been recorded and distributed to the trustees.
General:
During the 2023 year we have successfully run 7 Sailability sessions (1 with a barbecue) and we have seen 25 new families which was fantastic. Over the 7 sessions *210 children & adults attended the sessions (number included some family member which may take part with their son/daughter/sister/brother).
10 via friends who attend Sailability
3 via the internet/website
2 via social media (Facebook)
4 via the signage outside the club
6 via Umbrella
We have recruited 9 new volunteers 7 via the club and 2 from the signage situated outside the main walkway past the club (44 volunteers in total on our books).
We ran the Annual Achievement evening this year and it was a great success, 2 member of Ashby Castle Rotary Club attended along with a representative from the Melbourne Village Voice who published an article on us.
The sessions were in general ~~v~~ ery well supported but we do experience a number of no shows and this can be challenging when arranging the right amount of volunteers, getting boats ready etc..
We have recruited a few more volunteers to the Bosun team and they do so much to keep us ship shape and I personally am very grateful for all they do.
Mowability funded our insurance renewal this year and we are operating it again in 2024, due to the additional members in the Bosun team we get more help with the cutting schedule.
I would like to thank Mark, Lesley, SHSC and Amanda for nominating me for the RYA outstanding contribution award, I am so very grateful for what was an amazing day to be presented with my award by the Princess Royal and to meet so many amazing volunteers.
I would like to thank Mark for his on-going drive and commitment to ensure we stay on top of all the jobs we need to complete to ensure our fleet is in full working order and grabbing every opportunity we can to apply / raise fund.
We have been very lucky this year to receive another £500 donation from Lemon & Lime interiors. Dom a member of the club and a Sailability volunteer raised £360, Aftab also a member from the club and new Sailability volunteer applied for £2,000 from the Lancashire group.
This year we also received great support from Ashby Castle Rotary Club, this has been a relationship which has continued to grow and following their Santa Sleigh Runs we received a cheque for £3,300.
We did not ask for donations for the sessions last year due to the cost-of-living crisis (although some families still donated) and decided to use the money we had donated from Lemon & Lime to fund this. We are bringing back the request for donations this year so we will monitor numbers closely.
We have a good social media scene which is updated by me or Mark. Rory Harden continues to do a great job on our website & we are looking to revamp it this year.
We will have challenges in 2024 in delivering more funding & we will continue to look to increase our numbers of both participants and volunteers. We need to see where else we can advertise Sailability and ensure we are connected to all local support groups.
I would like to record formally my thanks to all my fellow trustees, friends, family and volunteers who continue to support the trust in its aims, we all know without this support none of this would have been possible.
I would also call out the support we have received from the Sailing Club to work with us in delivering our aims.
Lisa Woodward 25/02/2024
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