## **Trustees' Annual Report for the period**
Period start date Period end date 1 ~~11~~ 11 ~~9~~ 2020 ~~187~~ 31 10 2021 ~~198~~
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## Section A Reference and administration details
**Charity name Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any)** 1174593
Above Water
none
**Charity's principal address** Villa Languard, Middle warberry road, Torquay
## **Postcode**
## **TQ11RS**
## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**
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Office (if Dates acted if not for
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any) whole year
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David Bettesworth easurer
Conrad Gillespie Ashley Secretary
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3 Conrad Gillespie Secretary
Jonathan David Harry Chair
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5 Daniel Tisdall
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**Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)**
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**Name Dates acted if not for whole year**
## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**
**Type of adviser Name Address**
## **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)**
## **Section B Structure, governance and management**
## **Description of the charity’s trusts**
Type of governing document
~~ConstitutionC~~ IO – Foundation Model
- (eg. trust deed, constitution)
~~TrustC~~ haritable incorporated Organisation How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company)
Appointed by current Trustees in accordance with CIO articles Trustee selection methods
- (eg. appointed by, elected by)
## **Additional governance issues (Optional information)**
You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant, about:
- policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
- the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
- relationship with any related parties;
- trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.
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**Section C Objectives and activities**
**Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document**
ABOVE WATER IS PASSIONATE ABOUT WATER SAFETY AND BELIEVES THE BEST WAY TO GUARD AGAINST DROWNING IS TO EDUCATE. AW provides schools with educational material to teach water safety and drowning prevention. ~~SENDS PROFESSIONAL OPEN WATER LIFEGUARDS INTO SCHOOLS AND OR COMMUNITIES TO TEACHER OUR OWN E.S.C.A.P.E WATER PROGRAMME.~~ THIS PROGRAMME COMPREHENSIVELY PROMOTES USING OUR WATER ENVIRONMENTS FOR HEALTH/WELL-BEING AND DELIVERS WATER SAFETY, DROWNING PREVENTION ~~AND AQUATIC FIRST AID~~ .
~~cAs a new ch~~ arity main objectives- speak to as many children/ teachers/ parents about Water Safety and Drowning Prevention. This included contacting schools to invite Above Water into their school and take over the timetable for the day. Either in person or virtually, Above Water was overwhelmed by the response from school’s invitations. Above Water visited as many schools as volunteer hours could commit throughout the year.
**Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)**
Using the E.S.C.A.P.E WATER programme and Water Safety Ambassador Programme (a programme designed by AW founder to comprehensively help children understand any water environment and aid drowning prevention) lifeguard volunteers visit Primary and Secondary schools either in person or virtually. This has started in the Torbay area of South Devon but is now throughout England ~~and is planned to grow through the SW and beyond. Above Water have even completed a Water Education day in a Primary school just outside of Newbury in Berkshire.~~ The E.S.C.A.P.E Water programme **E** DUCATION- understand water and its surrounding environment **S** WIMMING & **S** URVIVAL- protect yourself in water **C** ONFIDENCE- in and around water
FIRST **A** ID- from the effects of water **P** REVENTION- skills you need when near water **E** NJOYMENTpromote fun in the water
## **Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)**
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~~Above Water had one volunteer Lifeguard/Teacher/Presenter who gave up hundreds of hours of time to make school visits.~~
You **may choose** to include further statements, where relevant, about:
- policy on grantmaking;
- policy programme related investment;
- contribution made by volunteers.
Section D Achievements and performance
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## Section D Achievements and performance
Above Water volunteer visited schools to give a water **Summary of the main achievements of the** safety and drowning prevention message. This has been **charity during the year** efected by Covid 19 so most presentations have been virtual. Summary of annual activity-
- Schools visited for water safety presentations **over 30** ~~**5024**~~
- Schools visited for water safety assemblies **over 30** ~~**5012**~~
- School children taken to the sea for practical water safety/ drowning prevention activities **over 10** ~~**04000137**~~
- Number of children who received a water safety presentation **over 5000** ~~**025,0004560**~~
- Number of teachers who have received a water safety presentation **over 10** ~~**052**~~
- Number of parents who have received a water safety/ basic water first aid presentation **over 1000** ~~**360**~~
~~School visits where for day long sessions. Starting with whole school assemblies, age related sessions for students and teacher’s/ parent sessions at lunchtime and/or after school.~~ ~~**288** hours of volunteer time was given to conduct the annual activities.~~
Fundraising was mainly gained through individual commitments to raise funds for the charity. ~~through personal endeavours. 50 mile swim~~
~~Golf competition day~~
## **Section E Financial review**
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- Charity still in its infancy but endeavour to have 6 ~~3~~ months
- **Brief statement of the** reserves ~~No policy set by trustees for reserves as NO reserves~~ **charity’s policy on** ~~are required within this frst year.~~ **reserves Details of any funds materially in deficit Further financial review details (Optional information)** ~~Within frst year funding has be investigative without a~~
- You **may choose** to include ~~structured approach, this has been to gain an understanding of~~
- additional information, ~~where the charity Above Water would ft into our educational~~
- where relevant about: ~~system and community.~~
- the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);
- how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
- investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.
## **Section F Other optional information**
~~No principle funding source for frst year.~~
## **Section G Declaration**
**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.**
**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees**
|**Signature(s)**
**Full name(s)**
**Position (eg Secretary,**
**Chair, etc)**
**Date**|Daniel Tisdall|Daniel Tisdall|Daniel Tisdall|Daniel Tisdall|Conrad Gillespie|Conrad Gillespie|Conrad Gillespie|
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~~Joint Chair~~||Secretary|~~Joint Chair~~||
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Registered number: 1174593 Charity number: CE012177
## **ABOVE WATER**
**TRUSTEES' REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2021**
These financial statements have not been audited as the company is exempt under s477 of the Companies Act 2006 from the requirement to obtain an audit of its financial statements.
**ABOVE WATER CHARITABLE INCORPORATED ORGANISATION Charity No. 1174593**
|**CONTENTS**||
|---|---|
|Reference and administration details of the charity, its trustees and advisors 2||
|Trustees' report|3-5|
|Statement of financial activities|6|
|Balance sheet|7|
|Notes to the financial statements|8-10|
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**ABOVE WATER CHARITABLE INCORPORATED ORGANISATION**
**Charity No. 1174593**
## **REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATION DETAILS OF THE CHARITY, ITS TRUSTEES AND ADVISORS FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2021**
|**Trustees**|Daniel Tisdall|
|---|---|
||Conrad Gillespie|
|**Company registered**|CE012177|
|**number**||
|**Charity registered**|1174593|
|**number**||
|**Registered office**|Above Water|
||Villa Languard|
||Middle Warberry Road|
||Torquay|
||TQ1 1RS|
|**Charity secretary**|Conrad Gillespie|
|**Accountant**|Accounting 4 Everything SW Limited|
||11 Manor Corner|
||Manor Road|
||Paignton|
||TQ3 2JB|
|**Bankers**|Barclays Bank|
||Fleet Street|
||Torquay|
||TQ2 5EB|
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**ABOVE WATER CHARITABLE INCORPORATED ORGANISATION**
**Charity No. 1174593**
## **TRUSTEES' REPORT**
## **FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2021**
The Trustees present their annual report together with the financial statements of Above Water (the Charity) for the period ended 31 October 2021. The Trustees confirm that the Annual report and financial statements of the Charity comply with the current statutory requirements, the requirements of the Charity's governing document and the provisions of the Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP) "Accounting and Reporting by Charities" issued jn March 2005.
## **STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT**
## **a. CONSTITUTION**
The Charity is registered as a charitable incorporated organisation and was set up as a foundation registered on the 11 September 2017.
The Charity is constituted under a foundation dated 11 September 2017, and is a registered charity number 1174593.
The principal object of the Charity is to provide education in respect to children and others to understand any water environment to aid drowning prevention, for the benefit of the inhabitants of Torbay and the surrounding area, with the object of improving the safety of life for the said inhabitants.
## **b. METHOD OF APPOINTMENT OR ELECTION OF TRUSTEES**
The management of the Charity is the responsibility of the Trustees who are elected and co-opted under the terms of the organisation.
## **c. ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE AND DECISION MAKING**
Charitable Incorporated Organisation not having share capital.
The Trustees are as mentioned on page one of these financial statements. Whoever holds the post of Chairman for Above Water that individual shall be entitled to be a member of the Company. The outgoing Chairman automatically ceases to be a member.
Members of the Company are Trustees.
Trustees are appointed in accordance with the provisions of the organisation.
Daniel Tisdall is Chairman of an Operational Committee that manages the training and equipment on a day to day business. All helpers are volunteering their time to the Charity.
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**ABOVE WATER CHARITABLE INCORPORATED ORGANISATION**
**Charity No. 1174593**
## **TRUSTEES'REPORT (continued)**
## **FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2021**
## **OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES**
## a. **POLICIES AND OBJECTIVES**
To provide or assist in the provision of education in respect to children and others to understand any water environment to aid drowning prevention, for the benefit of the inhabitants of Torbay and the surrounding area, with the object of improving the safety of life for the said inhabitants.
## b. **ACTIVITIES FOR ACHIEVING OBJECTIVES**
To provide education and training by qualified instructors to enable school children and others in Torbay to have the opportunity to benefit from that water safety education.
Visiting schools and other organisations by volunteer qualified instructors to teach our own E.S.C.A.P.E water procedures and help children to understand any water environment.
## **ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE**
## a. **GOING CONCERN**
After making appropriate enquiries, the Trustees have a reasonable expectation that the Charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. For this reason they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements. Further details regarding the adoption of the going concern basis can be found in the Accounting Policies.
## b. **REVIEW OF ACTIVITIES**
The Trust was formed in September 2017 to encourage water safety. The Trust was granted Charity status and is run as a non-profit making organisation.
With the support of the Chairman and donations from local business the trust has purchased visual aids to assist educational presentation and commenced website promotion of its aims.
The Trust relies on Volunteers both for presentation and education and works in conjunction with Torbay Surf Life Saving Club and others to promote water safety to children and others through visit to schools and other organisations.
## **FINANCIAL REVIEW**
## **a. RESERVES POLICY**
All money raised or received is used to promote the aims of the charity and invest in presentation and other equipment to achieve the promotion of water safety.
No fund is in deficit at the year end.
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**ABOVE WATER CHARITABLE INCORPORATED ORGANISATION**
**Charity No. 1174593**
## **TRUSTEES' RESPONSIBILITIES STATEMENT**
The Trustees of Above Water are responsible for preparing the Trustees' report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).
Company law requires the Trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year. Under company law the Trustees must not approve the financial statements unless they are satisfied that they give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable company and of the incoming resources and application of resources including the income and expenditure, of the charitable company for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the Trustees are required to:
- Select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently.
- Observe the methods and principles in the Charities SORP.
- Make judgements and accounting estimates that are reasonable and prudent.
- Prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charitable company will continue in operation.
The Trustees are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that are sufficient to show and explain the charitable company's transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charitable company and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charitable company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud or other irregularities.
In preparing this report, the Trustees have taken advantage of the small companies' exemptions provided by section 415A of the Companies Act 2006.
The accounts prepared have been reviewed to assist the Trustees in fulfilling their duties under the Companies Act 2006,
The review of the accounts has been undertaken by Accounting 4 Everything SW Limited, a member of the Institute of Chartered Accounts and subject to its ethical and other professional requirements which are detailed on the Associations website.
Accounting 4 Everything SW Limited did not carry out an audit of the financial statements of Above Water.
The report was approved by the Trustees on 19[th] August 2022 and signed on their behalf, by:
**Daniel Tisdall - Chairman. Conrad Gillespie – Secretary**
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**ABOVE WATER CHARITABLE INCORPORATED ORGANISATION**
**Charity No. 1174593**
## **STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES (Incorporation income and expenditure account) FOR THE YEAR ENDING 31 OCTOBER 2021**
|**Note**
**INCOMING RESOURCES**
Incoming resources from generated funds:
Voluntary Income
2
Other Income
3
**TOTAL INCOMING RESOURCES**
**RESOURCES EXPENDED**
Charitable Activities
1.5
**TOTAL RESOURCES EXPENDED**
**NET INCOME / (EXPENDITURE) BEFORE**
**TRANSFERS**
Transfers between Funds
**NET MOVEMENT IN FUNDS FOR THE YEAR**
**FUNDS BROUGHT FORWARD**
**TOTAL FUNDS AT 31 OCTOBER**|**Restricted**
**Unrestricted**
**Total**
**Total**
**Funds**
**Funds**
**Funds**
**Funds**
**2021**
**2021**
**2021**
**2020**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
0
22,033
22,033
23,707
0
363
363
0|
|---|---|
||**0**
**22,396**
**22,396**
**23,707**|
||0
14,471
14,471
28,284|
||**0**
**14,471**
**14,471**
**28,284**|
||**0**
**7,925**
**7,925**
**(4,577)**
**0**
**0**
**0**
**0**|
||**0**
**7,925**
**7,925**
**(4,577)**
**0**
**8,568**
**8,568**
**13,145**|
||**0**
**16,493**
**16,493**
**8,568**|
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**ABOVE WATER CHARITABLE INCORPORATED ORGANISATION**
**Charity No. 1174593**
## **BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31 OCTOBER 2021**
|Note
**CURRENT ASSETS**
Cash at bank and in hand
**CREDITORS**: Amounts falling due within one
year
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**NET CURRENT ASSETS**
**NET ASSETS**
**CHARITY FUNDS**
Restricted funds
Unrestricted funds
**TOTAL FUNDS**|**2021**
**£**
16,493
0
**16,493**
**16,493**
0
16,493
**16,493**|**2020**
**£**
8,568
0|
|---|---|---|
|||**8,568**|
|||**8,568**|
|||0
8,568|
|||**8,568**|
The Trustees consider that the Charity is entitled to exemption from the requirement to have an audit under the provisions of section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 ("the Act") and members have not required the Charity to obtain an audit for the year in question in accordance with section 476 of the Act.
The Trustees acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the
Companies Act 2006 with respect to accounting records and for preparing financial statements which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the Charity as at 31 October 2021 and of its net resources expended for the year in accordance with the requirements of sections 394 and 395 of the Act and which otherwise comply with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 relating to financial statements, so far as applicable to the Charity.
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the special provisions relating to companies subject to the small companies regime within Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006 and in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard for Smaller Entities (effective April 2008).
The financial statements were approved by the Trustees on 19[th] August 2022 and signed on their behalf by:
Daniel Tisdall & Conrad Gillespie
The notes on pages 8 to 10 form part of these financial statements.
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**ABOVE WATER CHARITABLE INCORPORATED ORGANISATION**
**Charity No. 1174593**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2021**
## **1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES**
## **1.1. BASIS OF PREPARATION OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS**
The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention, with the exception of investments which are included at market value, and in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard for Smaller Entities (effective April 2008). The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP), 'Accounting and Reporting by Charities' published in March 2005, applicable accounting standards and the Companies Act 2006.
## **1.2. COMPANY STATUS**
The Charity is a charitable incorporated organisation. The members of the company are the Trustees named on page 2. In the event of the Charity being wound up, the liability of the members is limited by guarantee.
## **1.3. FUND ACCOUNTING**
General funds are unrestricted funds which are available for use at the discretion of the Trustees in furtherance of the general objectives of the Charity and which have not been designated for other purposes.
Restricted funds are funds which are to be used in accordance with specific restrictions imposed by donors or which have been raised by the Charity for particular purposes. The costs of raising and administrating such funds are charged against the specific fund. The aim and use of each restricted fund is set out in the notes to the financial statements.
## **1.4. INCOMING RESOURCES**
All incoming resources are included in the Statement of financial activities when the Charity is legally entitled to the income and the amount can be quantified with reasonable accuracy.
Donated services or facilities which comprise donated services, are included in income at a valuation which is an estimate of the financial cost borne by the donor where such a cost is quantifiable and measurable. No income is recognised where there is no financial cost borne by a third party.
Income tax is recoverable in relation to donations received under Gift Aid or deeds of covenant is recognised at the time of the donation.
## **1.5. RESOURCES EXPENDED**
All expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and has been included under expense categories that aggregate all costs for allocation of activities. Where costs cannot be directly attributed to particular activities they have been allocated on a basis consistent with the use of the resources.
Support costs are those costs incurred directly in support of expenditure on the objects of the Charity and include project management carried out at Headquarters. Governance costs are those incurred in connection with administration of the Charity and compliance with constitutional and statutory requirements.
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**ABOVE WATER CHARITABLE INCORPORATED ORGANISATION**
**Charity No. 1174593**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2021**
## **1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)**
## **1.6. TANGIBLE ASSETS AND DEPRECIATION**
Tangible fixed assets are stated at cost less depreciation. Depreciation is provided at rates calculated to write off the fixed assets, less their estimated residual value, over their expected useful lives:
## **2. VOLUNTARY INCOME**
||**Restricted**|**Unrestricted**|**Total**|**Total**|
|---|---|---|---|---|
||**Funds**|**Funds**|**Funds**|**Funds**|
||**2021**|**2021**|**2021**|**2020**|
||**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**|
|Donations|0|22,033|**22,033**|**23,707**|
## **3. OTHER INCOME**
||**Restricted**|**Unrestricted**|**Total**|**Total**|
|---|---|---|---|---|
||**Funds**|**Funds**|**Funds**|**Funds**|
||**2021**|**2021**|**2021**|**2020**|
||**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**|
|Clothing and Invoicing|0|363|**363**|**0**|
## **4. DIRECT COSTS**
|Internet costs
Stationery & postage
Advertising
Office costs
Equipment
Insurance
Consultancy
Training course
Travel expenses|**TOTAL**
**TOTAL**
**2021**
**2020**
**£**
**£**
0
90
0
0
5,072
671
299
763
4,566
0
649
641
3,885
25,759
0
0
0
360|
|---|---|
||**14,471**
**28,284**|
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**ABOVE WATER CHARITABLE INCORPORATED ORGANISATION**
**Charity No. 1174593**
**NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2021**
## **5. GOVERNANCE COSTS**
|Accountancy fees|**TOTAL**
**TOTAL**
**2021**
**2020**
**£**
**£**
0
0|
|---|---|
||**0**
**0**|
Accounting 4 Everything SW Limited have kindly waived their fee as a donation to the trust.
## **6. NET INCOME / EXPENDITURE**
During the year. No Trustees received any remuneration.
During the year. No Trustees received any benefits in kind.
During the year. No Trustees received any reimbursement of expenses.
## **7. CREDITORS AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR**
|Accountancy Accrual|**TOTAL**
**TOTAL**
**2021**
**2020**
**£**
**£**
0
0|
|---|---|
||**0**
**0**|
## **8. STATEMENT OF FUNDS**
|**UNRESTRICTED FUNDS**
General funds
**RESTRICTED FUNDS**
Other
**TOTAL OF FUNDS**|**Brought**
**Incoming**
**Resources**
**Transfers**
**Carried**
**Forward**
**Resources**
**Expended**
**In/out**
**Forward**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
8,568
22,396
14,471
0
16,493|
|---|---|
||0
0
0
0
0|
||**8,568**
**22,396**
**14,471**
**0**
**16,493**|
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