DYLAN
HOWELLS
FOUNDATION
Report and Accounts
For the Year Ending
31st July 2024
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Charity Details
Name..
Registered charity number".
Address..
Trustees:
Brian Howells (Chair)
Bethan Smith
Warren Saunders
Garry Taylor
Martin Wingfield
Treasurer & Bank Detalls..
Malcolm Watts
Account held at- Metrobank, Unit I, Chiswick House, Festival Place, Basingstoke, RG217LD
The Dylan Howells Foundation
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28 Oaken Lane, Claygate, Esher, Surrey, KTIO ORG
Trustees Annual Report and Accounts for the year endlng 31. July 2024
What
s the D lan Howells Foundatlon?
The charity was set-up by family and friends of Dylan Howells who tragically passed away suddenly in July
2016 aged 41 from a heart arrhythmia, leaving behind him a wife and two children. Passionate about sport
in all forms, Dylan competed nationally and internationally in Triathlon and Aquathlon, becoming the
Welsh National Aquathlon Champion in 2007 and finishing 6th in age group in the 2010 ITU Aquathlon
World Championships in Budapest.
Dylan was a150 a football fan and keen supporter of many sports including swimming, athletlcs, boxing
and rugby. A5 well as spectating and partlcipating he was committed to helping Others maximise their
own potential, working Wlth countless children and young adults who competed and trained at sports
clubs in the Southwest London and Surrey area. It is our aim in the DHF to continue the work he started,
by funding aspiring young athletes across a range of disciplines, helping them to achieve their goals and
maximise their competitive potential. We also provide funding to sports clubs in need of equipment and
spon50r events to encoura8e participation with a view to inspiring communities through activity,
teamwork, achievement and most importantly- fun.
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Our aims for our seventh
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eration endin
31" Jul 2024
Looking back on ourseventh year, things remain consistent in terms of how we operate and our key means
of funding. We delayed the gala dinner from Autumn 2023 until spring 2024 to give us a larger gap
between events and to prevent things becoming 'stale' in any sense. The event itself was perhaps our best
run so far and we were privileged to welcome Lauren Steadman OBE as a guest speaker. However as with
many other charities we were impacted by cost-of-living challenEes and did not raise as much as in prior
years, despite reasonably strong attendance. As a result of this we will look at other avenues for funding
in the year ahead including grants etc, to enable us to continue to fund new and current athletes.
We have retained a good stable of athletes in the current year and are comfortable that these are
effectively means tested so that we know that the support is going to where it's really needed. Our balance
sheet remains healthy, and we end the period with enough money on hand to continue to fund our
athletes for the comin8 year. We wlll however continue to pressure test the needs to make sure our funds
are best utilised. Although we no longer support Kinetic we have stepped up our support for local clubs
including Abel Karate, Foley Boxing and re-en8aging with Elmbridge Eagles. This balance enables us to
maximise our impact despite a potentially smaller budget for the year 2024125.
As can be seen from the included accounts, receipts were down this year, primarily driven by the success
of the auction, meaning we raised roughly £10,500 in the year to 31" July, around half of our receipts for
the prior year. There are some other reasons for this shortfall, which will be covered in the report, but
there is no question that this has been our least successful year in some time. Despite this we still end the
perlod with £15,000 available for fundin8 which will cover us for the initial 2025 round. We will continue
with the gala dinner in future years, as well as lookin8 at other avenues and as such believe that we
continue to deliver on our vision and achieve our aims. As with prior years there are no ongoing costs to
runnin8 the charity and everyone involved gives their time freely, we remain incredibly proud of what we
have achieved and the lives we have enhanced with the funding raised and dlstributed.
Gala Dlnner- March 2024
In order to keep the event fresh, we moved it to the spring of 2024, keeping the venue (Hilton Doubletree
Kingston) and rough format the same. However, we spent more In the set-up of the event, In order to
bring back a live band- instead of a DJ- and a guest speaker in Lauren Steadman OBE. Lauren was a great
addition to the event, interviewing some of our athletes and inspiring us all with her stories of overcomin8
her own challenges to achieving gold medal Paralympic success. The auction however was not as
successful as in previous years- relying more on the silent auction, where our cut is smaller, meaning a
far lower overall profit. We are aware that many charities have also faced lower incomes in the last few
years and we remain happy that the event was a success overall. but it means that we will need to look at
other avenues in addition to the Gala Dinner moving forward. Currently the plan would be to hold the
next dinner in the autumn of 2025 - leaving another 18-month gap between events. We see no reason
why we would need to make major changes to the format but will be mindful in terms of cost SO that we
can clearly maximise the fund5 we can pass on to our athletes.
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CRY Screenin
Da
20th A rll 2024
Although not funded directly from the charity, this is an event we have been planning for some time and
which has huge emotional resonance for us. CRY (Cardiac Risk in the Young- www.c-r-
.or
.ukl run testing
days across the UK for young athletes, to help diagnose otherwise undiscovered heart issues. A memorial
fund for Dylan was set up via CRY raising over £5000 which was used in April 2024 to run a testing day
enabling almost 100 children to be tested. Charity trustees were present at the event and we promoted
it through our website and social media channels.
Other Fund-Raisin
Artivltles
In addition to the dinner, we raised a further £1500 through glft aid, smaller donations etc and interest
on funds in the bank. We did not carry out the fun run or other activities in year but will look to revislt this
moving forward. Thames Turbo Triathlon Club held their annual summer Aquathlon which supports and
raises funds for the Foundation and gives all their members an opportunity to remember Dylan. However,
th
the event was held slightly later in the year on 18 July and the funds raised were not received before the
vear-end and will be recognised in the next financial year.
Bene
Iclories
In 2023/24 we kept a relatively conslstent set of beneficiaries- based on our available budget we did not
put efforts into recruiting new athletes but made sure we were able to continue with our current set -
assuming needs were identified. We did however take on a new local karate club (Abel Karate) helping
young athletes who would otherwise not have been able to afford tuition fees. We also said goodbye to
Giorgio Visioli this year
his career is progressin8 incredibly well and as such he has access to other
sources of funding moving forward, we wish him every success and will be following his progress with
interest.
Ben
ficla
from Ma
2020- LIII
nmus
rove - Fl
ure Skater
17-year-old Lilian has been skating since the age of 3 and qualified for the British Championships in 2020
coming first at intermediate level. This is our fourth year of working with Lilian and her Ca￿er continues
to go from strength to strength. Her family are making considerable sacriflces to fund her continued
ambition. and we are proud to continue to play a small part in her development and growth. During the
year 2023/24 she ha5 continued to successfully represent the GB junior team across Europe and
maintained her training in both the UK and France. Despite suffering some injuries during the season she
continues to work hard and is well placed to make the move to senior GB team in the future.
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Beneficia
from Ma
2021- Jose
h Clifton- Karate
Joseph Clifton is a 22-year-old para karate student, living in Surrey with his parents and sister. Beginning
by joining a local club at the age of 13, by 2019 Joseph was attending national training se55ions,
representing England atthe Commonwealth Karate Championships in September 2022, coming away with
two gold medals. His progress has continued in the current period and he has taken meda15 at almost
every event he has attended in 2023/4, including gold medal at the British Karate Federation 4 Nation
Championships in Durham- making him the current British Champion in his category. A local athlete who
continues to go from strength to strength, Joseph is precisely the kind of athlete we want to support and
seeing the pro8ress he continues to make 15 incredibly heartening.
Beneflcl from Ma
2022- Luc
M tt & Emll Hutt- BMX
The Hutt sibling5 continue to deliver strong results on the BMX track as Emily took the under-23 women's
Silver Medal at the 2024 UCI BMX Racing World Championships in South Carolina. As a result of this she
travelled with the GB Olympic team to Paris 2024 as first reserve. Other siblings Matt and Lucy continue
to compete and while Matt is balancing BMX with a full-time job and his coaching, he still managed 2,
and 3, place nationally in the mens under 23 category. Youngest sister Lucy 15 a150 progressing well in her
th
th
first year at Elite Level-achieving 5 and 6 place in the women's 17+ category. The overall level of talent
in the family remains incredibly high and we are proud to continue our support and will look at how we
can continue to work with them moving forward.
Beneflci
from Janua
2023- Mai Sulllvan- Ice Hocke
Mai is a 16-year-old ice hockey player living in Molesey. Despite only picking up the sport in her earlyteens
she has made incredible progress, competing nationally for the GB under 16s team and for 3 club teams
across the South-East. Her successful selection for the GB team has been a big step for Mai this year and
puts further strain on family time and resources as she now needs to travel overseas to training camps
and competitions across Europe. She successfully completed her GCSE'S in Summer 2024, balancing the
need to study with a punishing training and competitive schedule. She has become a strong ambassador
for the DHF and we look forward to continuing our work with her in the coming years.
Benefl la
& 2022-24- Eva (YD
er- Karate
Eva remains a true force of nature in her chosen sport- winning gold in almost every event she chooses
to compete in. She was also awarded her black belt in 2023, something she has been working towards
since she was 6. Her punishing and consistent training routine keeps her at the top of her game and her
Gold medals in National, European and World events is exciting to see. Eva will take a break from
competition in 2024/25 to focus on her GCSE'5 - $0 we will not be fundin8 her In the next round, but we
will continue to watch her progress with interest as she returns to the sport in coming years.
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NEW - Beneficia
from Ma
2024- Abel Karate
Abel Karate run local classes foryoung athletes who wish to better their martial arts and first came to the
attention of the DHF due to Joseph Clifton who trains there. Paul Abel runs the club and dedicates his time
and effort to the local community runnin8 classes across the local area throughout the week. Impressed
with the work Abel Karate were doing we looked at how we could support them moving forward, settling
on fundin8 two children with financial challen8es who would otherwise be unable to afford the tuition
fees. Both are progressing well, and we are happy to see the positive impact Paul and his team are having
on both them and the wider communitv.
enefici
m 2022 Fole
Boxln
Club
Foley Boxing club is a long-established local boxing club which provides valuable support for the local
community. The DHF have been working with them forthe last three years, funding medicals forthe young
boxers and we remain involved with the club and are particularly impressed with the work they are doing
in the community to support children from disadvantaged backgrounds.
B neflcla
2022
024- Elmbrld e Ea
les
Elmbridge Eagles are a local Rugby League club and we have previously worked with them as shirt
sponsors for the girls, team. This year we decided to re-engage and are working with their Wheelchalr
team again as shirt sponsors. There are limited Rugby League teams in the area and we are proud to
support this initiative to brin8 the sport to a broader and more diverse group of athletes and audiences.
Finances & Admln
The Charity met regularly during the year- with meetings of the trustees held on a monthly basis as
rule, but less frequently if there were no pressing issues or funding decisions to be made. We have
continued to keep the stable of athletes relatively consistent in terms of number5 and generally bring new
athletes on board as others move OLJt. The gala dinner continues to be a strong fund raiser for us but
under delivered in 2024 and we are now actively looking at other options either through grants or other
fund-raising activities such as golf days or the reintroduction of the fun run etc. We continue to believe in
the ethos and principles of the charity and the athletes we work wlth are all great ambassadors for the
foundation and their chosen sports.
The trustees would again like to thank the efforts of treasurer Malcolm Watts, Mark Hards, Lee Martin,
Michael Smith and of course Julia Howells who have put in an enormous amount of work in the year
endin8 July 2024 and without whom the charity would not have been able to achieve its goa15. We remain
incredibly proud of the fact that we have a team of people with complementary skillsets that enable us to
carry out all our activities and promotion without any cost to the charity, meaning that every penny 15
nvested in the athletes and in fund raising.
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Lookln
forward to the next
ear
As we look towards 2025, we remain keen to work with current and new stable of athletes retaining our
scope and scale while staying true to our aims. As mentioned, we will need to look more broadly in terms
of funding to do thi5 particularly if we do not have OLJr next gala dinner until Autumn 2025, but we have
enou8h funding available to support the current stable through until that time. We continually stress test
the needs of our athletes to make sure that funding is well placed and gets to where most needed, and
believe that fundamentally the scale of the charity remains optimal in terms of both effort required and
ability to generate support and fund local athletes.
In essence our goals remain, as they always have, true to our vision of enabling and encouraging youn8
talent in the sporting arena. As Cost-of-living challenges continue, we fundamentally believe that ability
to pay should not be a barrier to sporting excellence and will continue, in our small way, to do what we
can to help alleviate thi5 issue.
Sl8ned on behalf of the Trustee Board
Slgned:
Brian Howells, Chair
Date:
IG'J
Slgned:
Warren Saunders, Trustse
Date:
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Independent examinerfs report to the Trustee Board of The Dylan Howells Foundation
I report on the accounts of The Dylan Howells Foundation for the sixth year of their operation
st
ending 31 July 2024, which is set out on pages 10 to 11.
Respectlve responsibilities of trustees and examlner
The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparatlon of the accounts. The charity's trustees
consider that an audit is not required for the year under section 144(2) of the Charities Act 2011
(the 2011 Act) and whilst an independent examination is also not required, the trustees wish
such an examination to be undertaken.
It is my responsibility to:
examine the accounts under section 145 of the 2011 Act;
to follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions given by the Charity
Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act; and
to state whether particular matters require my attention.
This report, includlng my statement, has been prepared for and only for the charit¢s trustees as
a body. My work has been undertaken so that I might state to the charitvs trustees those matters
l am required to state to them in an independent examinerfs report and for no other purp05es.
To the fullest extent permitted by law, I do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other
than the charity and the charity's trustees as a body for my examination work, for this report, or
for the statements that I have made.
Basls of Independent examlnerfs report
My examination was carried out in accordance with the general Dlrections given by the Charity
Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and
a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any
unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from you as trustees
concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provlde all the evidence that
would be required in an audit and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts
present a 'true and fair viev/ and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement
below.
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Independent examinerfs statement
In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention;
l. which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements
a. to keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the 2011 Act; and
b. to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with
the accounting requirements of the 2011 Act
have not been met; or
2. to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper
understandin8 of the accounts to be reached.
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Recei
tsand
ments
for the year ended 31st July 2024
2023-24
2022-23
Totsl
Total
Funds
Funds
RECEIPTS
General Funds
Bank Interest
19,238.91
139.38
28,885.49
74.27
Total Recelpts
19,378.29
28,959.76
PAYMENTS
Funding recipient
Expenses to run events
Committee expenses
Bank Charges
-16,100.00
-8784.99
-15,300.00
-7,994.38
-240.00
-240.00
Total Payments
-25,124.99
-23,534.38
Net recelpts for the Perlod
-5,746.70
5,425.38
Funds
Balance brought forward
Net receipts for the Period
Closlng balance
20,730.52
-5,746.70
14,983.82
15,305.14
5,425.38
20.730.52
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Balance Sheet
as at 31stJuly 2024
2024
2023
Current Assets
Deposits
Cash in Bank
0.00
14,983.82
14,983.82
0.00
20,730.52
20,730.52
Net Assets
Funds
General Funds
14,983.82
14,983.82
0.00
20,730.52
20,730.52
Balance of Funds at Period End
Notss to the Accounts
AGGountlng Pollcles
Accountlng Conventlon
Financial statements are prepared on a receipts and payments basis, under the
historical cost convention. This is consistent with Charity Commission Guidelines
whereby CIOS with income less than £250,000 can prepare receipts and payments
accounts.
Flxed Assets
st
At 31 July 2024, The Dylan Howells Foundation had no fixed assets. The policy is:
o To recognise fixed assets if they can be used for more than one year, recordlng
them at cost or, if gifted, at the value to the charity on receipt; and
o To write them off on a straight-line basis over their estimated useful lives.
Income Recognition
Income is recognised after the completion of individual fund-raising events
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