Annual Trustees’ Report 2022/23 and financial statements
April 2022 – March 2023
FATT Projects Pool Party, August 2023
Contents
| **1. ** | Chair’s Report | 03 |
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| **2. ** | This Year in Numbers | 05 |
| **3. ** | The Swimming Year | 07 |
| **4. ** | Reaching Communities activity in the Gala Pool | 10 |
| **5. ** | TheDiving In Project | 16 |
| **6. ** | Fundraising | 20 |
| **7. ** | Financial Statements | 21 |
Pool 2, Moseley Road Baths, March 2023
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1. Chair’s Report
Being a volunteer trustee at Moseley Road Baths is a curious and brilliant mix of ‘hands on’ and big picture thinking. Whilst there have still needed to be occasional, random trustee dashes to industrial estates in unfamiliar parts of town to collect small but vital parts for our ‘vintage’ pool plant, much of this year has been about starting to make real the day when such trips will be consigned to cheerful reminiscence over a mug of tea – or a pint of something stronger.
This year has been about working closely with Birmingham City Council to mobilise a large-scale capital programme of work at the Baths and Balsall Heath Library; appointing the Project Team, Design Team and various contractors; providing detailed input into the various stages of RIBA planning needed, and receiving both Planning and Listed Building Consent. It has been a huge team effort, with special credit and thanks going to our fantastic project team – in place now for 12 months, and our fantastic architects at Donald Insall. Special thanks also to the National Trust for their support in the appointment process, and acting as employer to our Project Director, Project Manager and Senior Project Coordinator, which has also allowed the team to benefit fully from the NT’s project management training, support and professional community.
Our priorities over the period of this report were:
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To act as a responsive and engaged ‘client’ for the project, working closely with the Diving In project team to shape plans for the building and NLHF activity pilots.
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To remain open for as much activity as we can both poolside and dryside, as the Diving In project work gets underway.
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To continue to develop our ‘dry side’ activities through the Moseley Road Baths Alive project.
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To take more time to connect with our neighbours and partner organisations and contribute to the brilliant community of Balsall Heath.
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To spend time with the network of community-run historic pools to build our learning as we start to plan for at time when a full restored baths re-opens to the public.
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To work closely with our Coalition partners.
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To expand and develop our swim school both to meet community need and to provide a reliable income stream for MRB.
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To continue to develop our staff and volunteer team, including the provision of opportunities for local people.
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To keep providing an enjoyable, beneficial, and beautiful environment at MRB for swimmers, volunteers and staff.
This annual report highlights and celebrates what’s been happening at the Baths over the last year.
As ever, it’s been a lot! At time of writing in November 2023, we are coming to the end of a brilliant programme of summer and early autumn activities funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund and Reaching Communities. The Baths has just closed as we embark on Phase 1 of the Diving In Project – part of a £32m masterplan to fully restore and bring new life and purpose to this internationally significant and locally loved place in the heart of the Balsall Heath community.
Balsall Heath’s Living Room, Imaginarium and Exchange Festival have filled the Gala Pool and Library with a host of new and inclusive uses as we explore ideas for the future and how we can work in partnership with our neighbours. Our Reaching Communities programme has continued to celebrate local people and support life-changing activities. Our pool team has gone from strength to strength, and we closed with our highest ever number of volunteer lifeguards.
In spring of this year, we commenced a recruitment process for new trustees, with significant interest from local people with a wide range of professional backgrounds.
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Meanwhile, having made the difficult but necessary decision to fully close the Baths due to the intrusive nature of the next stage of construction work (and knowing just how hard it is to carry on as usual when you have the builders in) we wanted to do all we could to ‘close well’. Our Awards Night for staff and volunteers was a fitting way to celebrate our brilliant team. Special thanks go to our General Manager Viv Harrison for leading the team through this time with positivity and care.
The next 12 months are going to be busy. Our priorities over the coming year are therefore:
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To ‘close well’ – shutting our doors to the public for now, finishing up our Reaching Communities and NLHF funded programme of activity and ensuring learning from both is built into future plans.
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To act as a responsive and engaged co-client and co-sponsor alongside Birmingham City Council working closely with the Diving In project team to deliver the capital programme and advocate for the future of the Baths.
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Work closely with the Project Team and our fundraising consultants to secure NLHF Stage 2 funding and close the £1.9m funding gap.
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Working with the team to ensure that what have we learned about who we are and who we want to be in the future is captured in a new business plan, including planning for the resources we will need in the future.
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Recruitment and appointment of new trustees with a range of skills needed to support the next stage of the Baths’ development.
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Farewell to those staff members whose contracts end in March 2024.
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To continue being inspired by the network of community-run historic pools to build our learning as we start to plan for a time when a fully restored baths re-opens to the public.
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To continue to advocate for the importance of the Baths and other local community spaces, and the role of partnership working, in the context of the challenges currently faced by Birmingham City Council.
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To work closely with our Coalition partners.
Thank you.
We couldn’t be more grateful to the community of swimmers, participants, staff, volunteers, partners and funders for their ongoing support. On behalf of all the trustees, we would especially like to thank all of our staff and volunteers, poolside, dryside, project-side, reception, inside and outside the building for everything they have done collectively to keep the heart of the Baths alive and splashing over the past 12 months.
Lucy Reid, Chair, Moseley Road Baths CIO
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This year in numbers 22 April 2022- Morch 2023 Cold Water Swims 1,367 9,811 448 Swim Acqdemy Lessons Social Media Followers Swim Hat5 Sold 771 Winter Wonderland Newsletter Subscribers Lifeguord Training Course MOSELEY ROAD BATHS
00 32 250 Active Volunleers Guests Ai Our Eid Celebratione Volunteer Lrfeguards 45 94 Student Work Plo¢ements Aqua Aerobics Sessions Moseley Shools Sessions 11 170 Schools Thot Swim With Us Underwater Speakers Music Concert Audience MOSELEY ROAD BATHS
3. Pool Operations
Keep swimming!
With the lock-downs of the Covid-19 pandemic finally behind us, we were able to look forward to a year focused on swimming without restrictions although the national shortage of lifeguards and swim teachers continued to pose some challenges.
From April 2022 we were able to start to expand the number of swim lessons offered to local schools without the timetabling gaps required for Covid cleaning between every session. Most of our preCovid schools returned to swim lessons and it was fantastic to see the orderly lines of school children arriving ready and excited for their sessions. Anji Page, our Swim School Coordinator, also worked with Swim England as part of their Inspire 2022 programme to provide additional free swimming lessons for one of our local schools.
Our swim school was able to resume after Easter 2022 following a short closure for boiler repairs towards the end of the previous financial year and, by September 2022, the demand for children's lessons had increased sufficiently to allow us to add a second afternoon of lessons each week. Our lessons for adult women were also in great demand and we were able to accommodate more women learners following the appointment of Manon Evans, our new Reception and Administration Coordinator.
Our free Be Active swims remained some of the most popular activities each week and an important part of the work of MRBCIO. In addition to offering free sessions targeted at the most disadvantaged members of our community, including swimmers with disabilities and those wishing to work on their mental health, these sessions also enabled both men and women to swim separately each week for free. We have also trialled more dry-side sessions, the most popular being tai chi every Wednesday afternoon and women-only capoeira on a Thursday morning.
Taking a dip in Pool 2
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We continued to work with Diamond Swim Academy to offer additional swim lessons on top of those offered by our own swim school and worked with Bahu Trust during the school summer holidays to offer free swimming to local children. John's Aqua classes have continued to be popular as has our Active Communities-funded Chat & Splash group, where English language classes are followed by a free swim for local women. We are proud to be the home of Moseley Shoals, Birmingham's LGBTQI+ swim group, and we were pleased to be able to bring back the ever-popular Carpe Aqua sessions in Autumn 2022. From the end of July 2022 we were able to increase the length of our free Healing Waves sessions, a gentle therapeutic movement class followed by refreshments and meditation which helps with positive mental health.
Unfortunately, we were again affected by a lengthy unplanned closure starting in mid-November 2022 and continuing until the end of February 2023 after the calorifiers which heat the water for our pool failed their annual insurance inspection. We were again able to turn a negative into a positive during the cold winter months thanks to Anji Page who, in addition to being our Swim School Coordinator and one of our swim teachers, is also a qualified open water coach. We re-introduced the cold water swim sessions we had trialled in March 2022 with the sessions becoming so popular that swimmers asked us to consider keeping our pool cold permanently! Despite this lengthy closure, both swimmer numbers and income from swimming were overall were aligned to 2021-22, although still far from our pre-Covid levels.
New Staff
Our Operations Manager, Jakub Grabski, left to take up employment at a nearby pool in August 2022 and we were
Calorifier Removal, Plant Room, January 2023
joined briefly in the same role by Mohammed Loonat prior to our November closure. With thanks to the National Lottery Heritage Fund, we were able to create two new roles to support our swimming activity this year. In January 2023 we appointed Manon Evans, our new Reception and Administration Coordinator, and she was joined shortly afterwards by Richard Ardern, our new Facilities Assistant. Now that they're both working with us, it's hard to imagine how we coped without them!
We were also able to run another women-only lifeguard training course in September 2022 prior to our pool closure with all women passing and one volunteer, Maheen Anwar, working with us so successfully that she has since gone on to become part of our paid casual lifeguarding team.
Maintenance
The steam boilers and associated pipework have continued to pose challenges this year with a number of short ad hoc closures while repairs were carried out.
As noted above, the major issue with this system was in November 2022 when the calorifiers used to heat the pool failed their insurance inspection and needed to be replaced. Thanks to Birmingham City Council, work to replace the two calorifiers was able to go ahead and Studrock engineers carefully measured the parts and engaged a specialist company to fabricate made-to-measure replacements. Once the new calorifiers were installed, work could begin to slowly reheat the water,
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taking great care not to increase the temperature too quickly so that our 115-year-old Grade II* listed pool wouldn't be damaged.
Although the heaters for our pool water have now been replaced, there are still ongoing issue with leaks to the steam pipework and the system is due to be completely replaced by spring 2025 with Birmingham City Council using the government's Levelling Up Fund to fit a new air source heat pump. It is hoped that last-minute closures of our pool will then become a thing of the past.
Pool People: some of our wonderful staff and volunteers
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4. Reaching Communities – activities in the Gala Pool
Between April 2022 and March 2023, 760 cultural activities took place and engaged 9,948 people. As well as the Commonwealth programming, there has been a continuation in Community and Wellbeing programming as well as pop-up events, as outlined below.
Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games
Activity as part of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games is featured in the 2021-2022 Annual Report. It included:
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Commonwealth Swim Team Launch
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Our Garden Balsall
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Rites of Passage (aka Ceremony Of Self) – A transition
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People, Place and Sport
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BOSA, with Notnow Collective
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From City of Empire to City of Diversity: A Visual Journey
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4,600 Gifts – workshops
Events and Exhibitions
Lettering Arts Trust
This was the first use of the newly renovated ‘Manager’s Flat’ which came into use in January 2023. Since the exhibition and workshop for children utilising the heritage art skills, the Manager’s Flat has opened its doors for hires and as an alternative space for our Community/Wellbeing activities that preferred the space i.e. Capoeira.
Lettering Arts Trust in the Manager’s Flat, January 2023
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Festivals
Arts All Over the Place – October 2022
An annual arts festival raising awareness of the creativity of people with mental health experience across the West Midlands. We were able to host the festival this year in the empty Gala Pool where there was an exhibition on display around the tank of the swimming pool and activities included mandala weaving, crystal healing, workshops including drumming, pottery, model making, yoga for well-being, belly dancing, drama, spoken word and music. There was a steady flow of participants for each of the sessions and overall attendance of 250 people.
Fierce Festival – October 2022
We hosted 2 shows for the festival in this year. Tickets sold out for Sparks, an interactive performance artwork developed by Francesca Grilli in which a community of child oracles tell you your destiny. The second show, Akin to the Hurricane, was an impromptu sound performance by Jesus Hilario-Reyes utilising the symbolic space of the hurricane to question ideas of sovereignty and belonging with roughly 40 people attending standing at the top of the Gala Pool.
Balsall Heath Second Saturday (BHSS) – throughout the year
Moseley Road Baths was delighted to be an inaugural member of the group of local organisations taking part in Balsall Heath Second Saturdays, following an inspired idea from ORT Gallery, with funding received from Greater Birmingham & Solihull Local Enterprise Partnership (GBSLEP) to enable it to happen. BHSS is a monthly minifestival, held every second Saturday in spaces on both sides of the Moseley Road, celebrating making, creativity, community, local culture and the arts. We programmed a range of activities in the Gala Pool. It was great to see so many families and local people visiting the different spaces to take part in workshops and events.
Balsall Heath Second Saturday
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Akin to the Hurricane, Gala Pool, October 2022
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Film
Home: Conversations on Place and Belonging
Award-winning documentary makers have created a film covering some of the activities and spaces they found interesting at the Baths. There was a private view at the Hardwick Gallery on 14 December, including the artists in conversation. We will soon include this on our website along with other films archiving and documenting our work. We also presented this at the Flatpack Film Festival where we hosted the Opening Night and this film was the first to be seen at the sold out event in May 2023.
Balsall Heath Film Festival – July 2022
Flatpack ran the film ‘ritual’ in the Tea Room on a loop over a weekend in July and also ran a children’s workshop and animation films in the empty Gala Pool.
Heritage
Friends of Moseley Road Baths Tours
There has been great feedback from the weekend tours, which require a minimum of 6 people and are usually sold out. As part of Heritage Week, the Friends also conducted tours of the building. Taking into account visitor feedback on pricing, and working with the Friends, tour ticket pricing across the year moved initially from £2.50 to £5.50 and then, towards the end of the year, £10 with continued high demand. There is definitely an appetite for Hard Hat Tours during the closure of the building. We constantly get asked for tours of the building including from our weekly community and wellbeing activities. People have started to come from further afield too, often because they have seen the Baths in the National Trust handbook and wanted to take a trip out.
Local Community Events
Charity event raising money for Pakistan flooding
Jamila (who started off at MRB as a volunteer) organised an Archery Charity event on behalf of both Crescent Archers and the Baths and raised over £1,000 for the cause.
Schools' Community Fun Day
This took place on 5 December with puppeteers dressed as penguins. We had 3 schools engage with the event and prepare a shared song. Ark Tindal school really shone, having practised their songs for weeks and created a choir especially for the event. The Fun Day was originally a celebration to thank the schools who swam with us, and as a way to gather different schools together. This event has definitely helped with our partnerships with schools and is hopefully something that can continue at the Baths when school swimming returns after the capital works are complete. This was an example of participation liaison and community involvement, as a thank you to the schools for using our beloved building for swimming, and as an opportunity for schools to network with one another.
Winter Wonderland
Over 200 people attended this event, which comprised a market (in the Gala Pool), Christmas films (in the Tea Room), hot drinks and mince pies (in the foyer), Santa’s Grotto with presents (in the changing rooms) and children’s activities including archery and a bouncy castle in 2 corners of the Gala Pool. The market stalls included a Ukrainian refugee’s jewellery stall, artwork and photography, children’s toys and activity packs, food including samosas, sweets and cupcakes, as well as a henna stand from one of our participants in the weekly Capoeira session. 25 children booked through Eventbrite and several more dropped in on the day to visit our first ever Moseley Road Baths’ Grotto. One family came all the way from Derby to see it, describing us as the most accessible Grotto
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and an affordable experience, when searching for local grottos on the internet and Eventbrite. Volunteers enjoyed the event and three market stallholders asked whether we would have any more markets as they would really love to come back, which is something to keep in mind for the future. The size and spaces of our building lent itself well to this.
Music
Musicians have really fallen in love with the acoustics of the Gala Pool and since we hosted different orchestras and opera companies in 2021/22, we have not been short of musicians approaching us to play and / or to film their music videos in the space. We have hosted a variety of different styles of music in the space with some of the highlights being:
Don't Exist Inside Your Own Head – December 2022
38 people attended this performance from Simon Paton, a Birmingham Conservatoire student, and many attendees hadn’t been to MRB before. It was an improvised piece based on crafted music notation pieces. We have been developing an ongoing relationship with the Conservatoire and there has been interest to put on a whole opera including hire of the Gala Pool for one or two weeks. Nox String Quartet, and Amalthea Ensemble – April 2023
These two events included string players. We had a box office of an 80/20 split where 80% was for the Baths. These held on average 25 attendees per show in the Gala Pool.
SoFar Sounds – March 2023 & June 2023
This was our most packed event to date with 170 people in the audience. We were able to squeeze in one final event before the Balsall Heath Living Room opened, titled Wata Is Life (10 June), which featured DJ’s, poetry and explored the theme of climate.
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SoFar Sounds, March 2023
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Weekly Activities Programme
We now have a secure and strong weekly timetable this year after trialling all the different activities the year before. This weekly timetable has evolved over the year but, as time goes on, we understand our audiences much better on and adding WhatsApp groups for every weekly session has helped us to form stronger community groups. Participants and our regulars have commented on how it makes them feel cared for and included in the Baths’ family.
After trials of Toddlers’ Creative Dance, Yoga and Jewellery (all of which were trialled on different days and times), we settled on the timetable below, with Archery and Drum ‘n’ bounce having to find new homes due to the Living Room pilot. Loud Fish Club (Misfits Music Club which ran till July 2023) was less popular, so we came to the conclusion to keep to the following programming:
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| Healing Waves in Pool 2 |
Places of Welcome | Floristry | Women & children Capoereia |
Discotheque (for over 50s) |
| Toddlers Arts & Crafts |
Chat & Splash |
MRB House Band
The Baths had a House Band, Calypso Moon, who performed at events and had open rehearsals on Monday mornings from October 2022. At these drop-in sessions members of the public join the band performing swing, Latin and Calypso classics from the 1920s onwards. The weekly sessions have tended to attract young families – although we did have to pause when we were without a boiler in January!
Volunteer training for Volunteer Group Leader sessions
Bridge to facilitation courses were run, practising leadership with feedback in a group setting. The courses are about understanding all the angles to lead a group including how to plan a session, the benefits to different types of sessions, managing behaviour and giving example games and group exercises. Participants expressed interest in running their own community sessions including knitting, arts and crafts, clay making and gardening.
Hirers
Last year's sound baths in the Gala Pool were popular and interest in hiring the board room and manager's flat has increased, primarily from companies, community arts organisations and training arts practitioners, including:
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Narcotics Anonymous
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Arts All Over the Place – Mindfulness and Stress reduction workshops
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Aum Tree Sound therapy (Gong Baths)
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BCAT (Birmingham Centre of Arts Therapies)
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Foundations2Change (a recovery group)
The Narcotics Anonymous connection came from someone attending our Be Active Tai Chi classes and liking the staff and space. Foundations2Change is a newly formed organisation that works with recovery in different settings, predominately in prisons but also runs weekly sessions for people in different areas of Birmingham.
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Wellbeing Network
Additional funding from Neighbourhood Network Scheme (NNS) provided administrative support located at St Paul's to help progress the wellbeing network. Meetings were organised with the Muath Trust and St Paul's to establish a mini consortium, with Tracey O’Brien acting as a mentor/ manager. Emily Butler, our Programme Development Coordinator, and Anita Moore of St Paul's Trust have been working with the Hall Green NNS to establish regular meetings every three months.
Sadim Garvey, our Communications & Marketing Coordinator, has been working with Clifton Road Primary School's ‘parent champions’ to increase parent engagement, particularly with accompanying their child when swimming outside of school swimming lessons time and bridging the gap between the value of swimming and cultural barriers to accessing these services.
Activities in the Gala Pool
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5. The future – the Diving In project
At time of writing, Moseley Road Baths has just closed (2 October 2023) for swimming and all other activities, as the next major phase of work to the building starts.
The Baths was set up to serve the people of Balsall Heath and to improve their wellbeing and life chances. Today its purpose is the same, but in a much-changed world. The Baths has the power to use cultural heritage to reinvent the way we enable communities to be healthier, stronger and happier. Operated with and for communities, through this project the team will create the maximum social value from these historic buildings whilst celebrating their intrinsic merit and the stories they have to tell. We want to be a place of which our local community and City can be proud.
To fulfil this mission, MRBCIO and BCC, with the support of the wider MRB ‘coalition’, is embarking on the next phase of transformation as part of the major £32.7m capital redevelopment programme. The ‘ Diving In’ project will reimagine the Baths, restore and protect its building fabric, all the while continuing to place swimming, health and wellbeing at the heart of its offer. Balsall Heath Library, a building that sits adjacent to the Baths will also undergo major remodelling, and for the first time a physical connection between the two buildings will be created, allowing users to seamlessly travel between both spaces.
Divided over two distinct phases, Phase 1 of Diving In commenced in early 2022 and will run until late Spring 2025. Awarded £15.5m from the Government Levelling Up Fund, £3m from Birmingham City Council, and £0.5m from the National Lottery Heritage Fund for development of a Stage 2 funding application, the newly appointed project team have been working hard throughout 20222023 to deliver the first elements of Phase 1. This Phase 1 work follows hot on the heels of significant initial programmes of capital work funded by Historic England, Birmingham City Council and the World Monuments Fund, all as part of the masterplan created by the ‘Coalition’.
Due to the complexity of works and current funding constraints, we have broken the project into two distinct phases of building construction work – the headline works are as follows:
Phase 1 (current phase - until Spring 2025)
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Major roof repairs
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Remodelling of the library; introducing a mezzanine floor which will double the space for library users
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Install of new renewable air source heat pump that will replace the steam boilers that heat the pools and both the baths and library buildings
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Introduction of a Café in the second class slipper baths which will be remodelled
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Reinforcement works to the basement
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Install of level access ramps to the front of both buildings
Phase 2 (post Spring 2024 - dates tbc)
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Restore swimming to the Gala Pool
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Convert Pool 2 to a permanent dedicated event space with a catering finishing kitchen
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Introduce a Wellbeing Hub in the Women’s Slipper Baths
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Introduce a Gym in the Laundry Room which will be opened to the public for the first time (outside of tours)
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Creation of a community garden landscape at the rear of the baths
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Phase 2 works are subject to us securing further funding which we are working hard to achieve.
Donald Insall Architects – plans for the Baths and Library
Project Governance
The Diving In Project Director reports to the Project Board, which meets monthly and is cosponsored by the Chair of MRBCIO and the Head of Sport & Leisure at BCC, with the National Trust’s Senior Project Manager for Birmingham also sitting on the Board. Co-clients from both MRBCIO and BCC sit on the Project Team, and representatives from the CIO are part of various project workstreams. The coalition is consulted on all key elements of project development.
Employment
During 2022-2023, the Diving In project has directly employed 7.8 FTE staff on a variety of fixed term contracts, including a Project Director to lead project delivery, and a Project Manager to oversee National Lottery Heritage Fund funded activity, as well as fundraising and governance. Other essential roles include a Senior Project Coordinator, the Creative Team, and operational support roles. All these roles are funded directly by grants made to the project including the National Lottery Heritage Fund and Birmingham City Council and have enabled the project to progress with a professional and dedicated project team who are focussed on core project delivery. All staff live in the city, many within 2-3 mile radius of the Baths and Library.
Capital Milestones
Since the summer of 2022, there have been a number of key capital milestones.
Mace was appointed to provide external project management services for capital delivery, while Donald Insall Architects were selected to lead the design team, which also includes Mann Williams (structural engineers), Artelia (quantity surveyors) and Max Fordham (mechanical & electrical). verseen by the Project Director, the capital team has worked together on the production of a final masterplan for both the Baths and the Library which encompasses all works to the buildings that both preserve the historic fabric, but also looks to adapt the usage of some of these spaces, bringing redundant areas back into use for the first time in decades. The restoration and redevelopment design has undergone a focussed process to ensure the end result is both fit for purpose in meeting the various needs of the community, but also looks to the future to serve generations yet to come.
In the summer of 2023, following a two-stage competitive tender, ISG Ltd were appointed as contractor for the Phase 1 capital works, due to start on site in December 2023.
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At RIBA Stage 2 in spring of 2023, the masterplan was put out for public consultation, receiving widespread local and city-based support. During 2023, detailed and technical design stages were undertaken, the latter nearing completion at the time of writing this report. Planning and Listed Building Consent and Planning approval were received in October 2023 and Balsall Heath Library, in partnership with the BCC Library Team.
Activity and Outreach
Following a successful application to the National Lottery Heritage Fund in June 2022, Birmingham City Council (BCC) in partnership with Moseley Road Baths CIO (MRBCIO) were granted £477,050 to test a range of programming and outreach activities. These activities centre around 3 major interventions to pilot cultural and heritage programming at both Moseley Road Baths. Although falling outside the period of this Annual Report, activities are reported here.
Balsall Heath’s Living Room
A safe, welcoming space installed with the empty Gala Pool, complete with sofas, rugs and a giant TV; much like a living room you would feel at home in. Throughout July to the end of September 2023, everyone was invited to ‘come back to ours’ in Balsall Heath’s Living Room, open 7 days a week inviting people to sit, chat and enjoy being in the space as well as attending a host of programmed activities. These included: art/cultural exhibitions, a pop-up garden, craft workshops, mini athletics and a programme of films relating to the Baths and the Balsall Heath area. Throughout the period 3,575 members of the public visited and we have worked with a range of partners including producers, curators, artists and facilitators.
Slipper Baths
To explore the future use of the historic Slipper Baths, the project consulted with 9 groups from the local area via facilitated workshops to explore what bathing means to them and what they would need in order to use the MRB Slipper Baths. Taking feedback on board, one bath was brough back into use, including a working rolltop bath, a sink and a Bluetooth mirror so users can listen their choice of music while they bathe. Sessions went on sale at £10 per for a one-hour bathing slot on Fridays throughout July to October. Within three days of being on sale all sessions sold out.
Balsall Heath Living Room, Gala Pool, MRB
MRB Slipper Bath set up and ready for visitors
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Inception meeting of Young Curators in the Boardroom at the Baths
Balsall Heath Library Imaginarium: encourages play and programming for children and families in the Library
Young Curators
Exploring how MRB engages with new audiences is an important element of the Diving In project, particularly how young people can engage with the Baths’ heritage. In response to this the project team set up a steering board of 6 young people to support content creation for the Baths, documenting its story past, present and future.
and future. Six young people have been employed for eight days over a six-month period to explore what output they would like to create as well as receiving a number of development opportunities, including a chance to network with a bathhouse in Tokyo, Japan, via coalition partner the World Monuments Fund. Outputs include a series of podcasts titled ‘Bathcasts’ featuring staff, volunteers and users; recorded within a slipper bath.
Balsall Heath’s Imaginarium - Exchange Festival
The Diving In project has enabled us to develop our partnership further with our neighbours Balsall Heath Library, and to explore what libraries mean to people beyond borrowing and books. Throughout July to the end of September 2023 the Library hosted an ‘Imaginarium’ centred around a pop-up sculpture which invited adults, children and families to explore the idea of play within a library space. The sculpture was co-designed with local schools and also provided a backdrop for a range of performances by children and adults with physical and neurodiverse needs.
Pocket Garden
A beautiful space for small hands to grow, make potions, learn about soil, nature and growing for families was well used over the summer of 2023.
Pocket Garden – well used by families through the summer of 2023
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Working ‘in coalition’
Following two decades of community campaigning, led by the Friends of Moseley Road Baths, an informal partnership – described as a ‘the coalition’ – formed in 2016 to work alongside Birmingham City Council (BCC), to prevent the Baths’ imminent closure and reimagine its future. The coalition is made up of Birmingham City Council (owner), Moseley Road Baths CIO (operator), the Friends of Moseley Road Baths, Historic England and the World Monuments Fund and the National Trust. Collectively, over the last 6 years, the coalition has made major progress towards bring the building back to life through collective investment – bringing advocacy and activism, local expertise, financial resources, specialist skills and know-how – to a project that was too big and complex for one organisation alone.
The coalition continues to support the overarching Diving In aims. Historic England and the World Monuments Fund continue to highlight the work of the project through their social media channels, whilst the World Monuments Fund and National Trust are applying staff resource and time to delivering elements of the Diving In fundraising strategy. The National Trust is providing Project Management support and hosting the 3 project management roles, ensuring the team benefits from the wider skills development and Trust’s heritage project management expertise. The Friends of Moseley Road Baths provide skills and expertise in delivering informative and well-received tours of the building and offering advice on the heritage of the building. We are hugely grateful to all of our coalition partners.
Pool 2, Moseley Road Baths
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6. Fundraising
A very significant milestone in the modern history of the Baths was marked in 2022 with the award of Levelling Up funding from the Government to renovate our building and Balsall Heath Library next door, and a significant grant from the National Heritage Lottery Fund. Alongside the capital fundraising, our normal programme of fundraising has continued, to support the operation of our community-based swimming and dryside activity programme.
None of the following would have been possible without the collaborative work of so many organisations alongside us: Birmingham City Council, the National Trust, World Monuments Fund, Historic England and The Friends of MRB. We are proud to be part of such a coalition.
Fundraising from individuals and from other grant making bodies
Fundraising from individuals and from grant-making bodies remains extremely important to us, given the cost of running a swimming baths and in making much-needed improvements to our operational infrastructure and how this benefits our loyal swimmers. Over the course of 2022/23, we were awarded £105,000 in grant funding to cover general running expenses and certain specific projects. We would like to place on record our thanks to the following funders who have contributed so much over the past year:
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Birmingham City Council
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Birmingham City Council – Commonwealth Games Legacy Fund
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Birmingham City Council – Neighbourhood Network Scheme (Hall Green)
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Birmingham City Council – Organising Committee for the Commonwealth Games Creative City programme
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Birmingham City Council – Prevention & Communities
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Garfield Weston Foundation
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Heart of England Community Foundation
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National Express Foundation
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National Leisure Recovery Fund
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National Lottery Community Fund – Awards for All
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National Lottery Community Fund – Reaching Communities
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National Lottery Heritage Fund
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Near Neighbours
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Power to Change
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Sport Birmingham
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The People’s Health Trust – Active Communities
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The School for Social Entrepreneurs Social Enterprise
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Sport England
Our grant funding was split into three categories:
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Pandemic ‘recovery’ funding from organisations such as National Leisure Recovery Fund, Garfield Weston and the School for Social Entrepreneurs to ensure the Baths remained open and relaunched after the various lockdowns.
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The continuation of our broadly based community swimming and improvement of our facilities. This included the continued funding of programmes such as Chat & Splash and our new Tai Chi in the water Healing Waves . We were also proud to be part of the Commonwealth Games Organising Committee’s Creative City programme where we
collaborated with the local group ASIRT and star producer Eleni Kryriacou to produce Rites of Passage , a festival of costume and performance. Details of the full activity programme at the Baths during Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games can be found in the 2021-2022 Annual Report.
- Reaching Communities funding for Moseley Road Baths Alive . This project continues and has allowed us to extend our work to promote physical and mental health and wellbeing in the Balsall Heath community. We have converted an unused room in the Baths into a multifunction area suitable for wellbeing activities such as yoga.
We are grateful to everyone who has dedicated time, energy and enthusiasm to keeping the Baths alive and open to the public, including our staff, volunteers, the Friends of MRB and, of course, all the swimmers.
Pool 2, Moseley Road Baths
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- Financial Statements REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER.. 1176432 Moseley Road Baths CIO Statement of Flnanclal ActItleS for the Perlod Ended 31 March 2023 31.03.23 31.03.23 31.03.23 Unrestrlcted Restrlcted Total funds funds funds 31.03.22 Total funds Nots¥ INCOME AND ENDOIIIMENTS FROM Donations and legaaes Charitabl6 Aetivitiès Other irading activit 2,054 100,425 10,912 267.979 270.033 100,425 10,912 259,999 98,916 3,741 Totsl 113,391 267.979 381,370 362,656 EXPENDITURE ON Charltabl• actlvltlès Charitable activities 125,371 270.794 396.165 405,356 Total 125.371 270.794 396.165 405.356 NET INCOME 11.980 2.81S 14.795 42.7(KJ RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS Totsl fvnd¥ brought forward 113,123 95.125 208,248 250,948 TOTAL FUNOS CARRIED FORWARD ON CONTINUING OPERATIONS 10 101,143 92.310 193,453 208,248 AJI ineixn8 and 8xp8nditur8 ha$ arisén from Ixjntinuing 8etivitiès. 21
REGisfERED CHARITY NUMBER.. 1176432 Moseley Road Baths CIO Balane• Sh••t At 31 March 2023 31.03.23 31.03.23 Unr•strlct•d R•strlct•d funds funds 31.03.23 Total funds 31.03.22 Total funds Notes CURRENT ASSETS Cash at bank and in hand Debtors 104,954 16,564 121,518 52,21S 40,095 92.310 1S7,169 56,659 213,828 197,876 27,051 224.927 CREDITORS Arnounts f811ing dua wf(hin on8 y88r 20.374 20.374 16.679 NET CURRENT ASSETSIILIABILITIESI 101,144 92,310 193,454 208,248 TOTAL ASSEfs LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES 101,144 92.310 193.454 208,248 NET ASSETS 101,144 92,310 193.454 208,248 FUNDS Unr&strietad funds Restricted funds 10 101,143 101.143 92,310 193,453 113.123 95,125 208,248 92,310 92,310 101,143 22
Trustees Lucy Reid (Chair) Joe Holyoak Karen Leach Ruth Miller Hamda Ibrahim Mohammed Kathryn Pearson Mohammed Sajid Simon Stirling
Statutory information Registered charity number: 1176432 Moseley Road Baths 497 Moseley Road Balsall Heath Birmingham B12 9BX
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REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 1176432 Moseley Road Baths CIO Report of the Trustses and Unaudlted Financlal Statements for thè Perlod Ended 31 March 2023
REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 1176432 Mosoley Road Baths CIO Contents of the Flnanclal Statements for tho Perlod Endod 31 March 2023 Paga Contents of th8 Flnanclal Statsments Report of the Tru8te88 Report of the Independent Examlner Statement of Flnanclal Actlvltles 881an¢e Sheet Notes to the Fln8nclal Statements 10-14
REGISTERED CHARITY NUM8ER,. 1176432 Moseley Road Baths CIO Report of the Trusteos for the Period Ended 31 March 2023 The trustees present th8lr report th8 financlal statements of the charity for the perlod 8rKl8d 31 March 2023. The trustees have adopted the provisions of Accounting and Reporting by Charilies: Statement of Recommended Practi applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Flnanclal Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republ of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2015). OBJECTIVES AND ACTivmES Objectives and airnB Mosetey Road Baths CIO was estsbllshed to secure a future for Moseley Road Baths as a heritage swlmmlng pool which serves the local communty as well as having a ryder, national proflle due to Its Grade 2. Ilsted ststus. Actfvltles - To promote communty partlclpatlon In healthy recreation by the provision of facilities for swlmmlng and aquatlc sport. - Su¢h charttable purposes for the public bonefrt are excluslvely charltable accordlng to th8 taws of England arKJ Wales as th8 Trustees may from time to time determine. STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT Govemlng document Moseley Road Baths CIO Is a ChaTit8bl8 Incorporated Organisation (CIO) registered vAth the Charlty Commission on 21 December 2017. The CIO Is govemed by a board of trustees. All new trustees are given. in the view of the trustees, sufficient training and have enough krTh¥ledge to control the charitys govemance, strategy and operations effectively. Trustees are recruited. on the basls of havlng a broad range of knovAedge and experience across the board of trust88S. Appolntment of Trustees In accordan with the terms of the constliution there must be at least three charlty trustees. If the number falls below this minimum. the remaining trusta8s may only act to call a meeting of the charity trustees. or appoint a new charty trustse. Any member of the public wtshing to becom8 a Trustee must provide an expression of interest In the event of a vacancy. The prospectlve appllcant will thèn be given an opportunty to observe a board meeting which can then be followed by an appllcallon. Upon concluskjn of the process and satisfactory results. the applicant will be fomally invited to join the board. The MRB CIO'S Annual R•port detalls Its a¢tlvftles and futuro plans. Thls documant (whlch18 separato from those accounts) provldos a brlef overvlow of actlvltles and plans.
REGISTERED CHARrrY NUMBER: 1176432 Mogeley Road Baths CIO for th• Porlod Endod 31 March 2023 ACHIEVEMENT AND PERFORMANCE With the lock4owns of the Covld-19 pandèmk finally behlnd us. we were able to look forward to a year focused on swimmlng vAth¢wt restrictions althwh the natlonal shortage of Ilfeguards and swlm teachers continued to pose some Challenges. From Aprll 2022 wé were able to start to expand the number of swlrn lesson8 offered to local schwls Ithout th8 tlmetsbllrvJ gaps requlred for Covld deaniTrJ betBen every session. Most of our pr&Covld schools r8tum8d to Mm lessons. as did Dlamond Swim Academy. and we wère ab18 to resume our Swlm School. Unfortunatety. were again affected by a lengthy unplanned dosure stsrtlng In mid- November 2022 and continuing untll Ihe erKI of February 2023. Desp0 belng able to offer régular col water swlms durlng thls perbd. our srfrn numb8rs re aff8Ct8d and have not yet retumed to pre- Covld numbers. A significant amount of testlng of new activitses, bolh In the pool arKI In th8 dryskle Spaces of the Baths took place durfng the r, funded through Reachlng CommunIt8. Our prlodtle8 thls year V•pre'. To act as a responsfve arKI eNJaged 'Clir for tho prolect. ¥w)Ing closdy wlth tha Dfvlng In prolact t8am to shap8 plan8 for the bulldlng and NLHF acfjvty pllots. To remain open for 8$ much acuvty as possible. as the Dmng In project work gets und&ThYay. To contlnue to develop our 'dry slde, act1¥18 through the Moseley Road Baths Allve project. To connect vAth our nelghtMJJr8 and partner organlsatlons arrtl contrSbut8 to the brflllant communlty of Balsall Heath. To Spend time wlth the nottsTk of communlty-run historic pods to bulld our188mlng as we start to plan for at Ilme when a full restored baths rwns to the wblic. To Work closety lth our Coalluon p8rtners. To expand and develop our 8th school both to meet a)mrnunty need ar to provkje 8 relL8bte Income stream for MRB, To expand and develop our swlm 8(KA both to meet Cfflimunlly need and to provld8 a rollab Inco stream for MRB Thls year ha8 been about V4DrklrwJ closety wlth Blmilngh8m Clty Coundl to moblll&e a rg9-$cal6 capltsl programme of work at the Baths and Balsall Heath Llbray. appointlng the Prol8Ct Team. Deslgn Team and vark)us contractors. prowding detsiled Input into the various stages of RIBA plannlng needed, and recemng both Planning and Listed Building ConsenL FINANCIAL REVIEW For rts year ended 31st March 2023 Ihe CIO made a deficlt of £14,795 {21Q2'. defidt of £42,700), glwng totsl rgserves carri8d fonvard of £193,453, made up of unrestricted reserves of £101.143 and restrlcted resen$ of £92.310. Note 10 Sh the bal8nc8s of grants and cartsd forward for use In Unrestricted funds were raised through inrne frorn groups. general public and schools bthlch for the reportirvj period were slighlly less than runnirrfJ ()s The rèmaindèr was covered by grant funding. Fundralslng from indNiduals and frorn grant maklng bc#Jles remans extremely Important, given the costs of running a swimming baths. of making much needed improvernents to our operational Infrastructure, and the benefts Ihat these bring to ourjoyal swimmers.
REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER.. 1176432 Moseley Road Baths CIO Report of the Trustees for tho Perlod Ended 31 March 2023 There was a large invease in grant income this year mainty due to the successful bid for Reaching Cornmunittes MRB Alivè grant (£141,000) The CIO'S net worth Is largely held In cash reserves. reprntIng r8strlct8d funds received In advance that ar8 yet to b8 SP8nt and unrestricted balances, a mSxture of trading surplus that will h81p wtth ck)sedown costs in 2023124 and beyond. The CIO'S debtors are al an acpIable level. with much of it wlthin the 30 days tsrni or beyond a year. A bad debt provision of £29,000 has been set aside to cushion any impacts of Covid on outstsnding debtors. Very little debts have yet been written off. Reserva8 pollcy The CIO currenuy has a policy to keep reserves of £40,000. equivalent to four months gross fixed costs. The reserves policy is revlewed annually and aims to bulld resillence for unforeseen closures or costs. There is a desire to increase this to at least 6 months over the medlum term. Golng concern The financial statements havè been prepared on a going con¢em basis as the trustees believe that economic uncertainties the CIO has reserves. secured Government and other grants, as well as appropriats opardtlonal Changes planned to support OP8ratlons for 12 months from the date of authorising these financlal ststsments. FUTURE PLANS The next 12 months are golng to be busy. Our prk)rftles over the coming year are therefofy: To 'close VMII, _ shutting our doors to the public for now. finishing up our R8aching Communitias and NLHF funded programme of activity and ensuring learnlng from both is buill into futu plans. To act as a responsive and eroaged COuc118nt and ¢o-sponsor alongside the Council working closely with the Diving In project team to deliver th8 capitsl programme and future of the Baths. Work dosaly wbth the Project Team and our fundralsing Consultarrts lo s8cur8 NLHF Stage 2 fundlng and close the £1.9m furnllng gap. Working with the team to ensure that what have we leamed about vtho we are and vkno we vmnt to be In the fuiure Is captured In a new buslness plan, includlng resource requlrements Recruitment and appointment of new trustees wlth a range of skills needed to support the next stag8 of the Baths, development. Farewell tfK)se staff members whose contracts end In March 2024. To continue being inspired by the network of community-run historic Pl18 to build our leaming as we start to plan for a time when a fully restored baths reryopens to the publlc. i o Goniinue 10 aovoGaie Tor we ImportanGe QT Ine vains ano oiner ioGai (x)mmuniiy spaGes. ana Ine role of partnership Wrking, in the ntext of the challenges currently faced by Bimiinghsm City nni Inril To Vrk closely wilh our Coalit*Jn partners. Fundraising from individuals and from grant making bodies remains extremely important to us. given the costs of running a swimming baths, of maklng much needed improvements to our operational Infrastructure, and the b8neffts that these bring to our loyal swlmmers
REGisfERED CHARrrY NUMBER: 1176432 Mowhy Road Baths CIO R•port of tho Trust•8• for th• P•rlod Ended 31 March 2023 REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAIL8 Regl8tsr•d Charlty numb•r 1176432 ReglstOTed offlce •theley Road Balhs 8I8y RoJ Balsall Heath Blmingharn B12 9BX Tru8te•s Cath G11r {reslgned March 2023) Joseph Holyoak Karen Loach (reslgn8d 9 Novemb8r 2023) Kathryn Pearson Slmon StirtlTrJ ammed Sajkl Ruth ja Mlller Andrew Thomas (resSgned 18 October 2022) Lury Reld Hamda Mohamed Peter Rlchrmnd (from N0mbar 2023) DLana Whitlng lfrorn Novemr 2023) Grace Mah8r (from November 2023) Rebe(ro Pendlebury {from November 20231 Nlcola McGthv8n {from Nov8mber 2023) Kat Cleverfey (from November 2023) Sophle Curtis (from N0vernIr 2023) Indopand•nt Éxamln•r• Taheer Afzal BSS & Co (Accountsnry SeThlcth) Llmlted 75 Aston Road Shilnal Shropshke TF118DU Bankor• NatÈst Bank 166 Hhjh Street Harb B17 9PW
REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER.. 1176432 Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of Moseley Road Baths CIO I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the CIO for the year ended 31 March 2023 which are sel out on pages 8 to 14 Responsibilities and basis of report As the charity trLJStees of the CIO you are responsible for the prepaTrtion of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 I'the Act'i. I report in respect of my examinalion of the Trust's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all Ihe applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 14515llbl of the Act. Independent examiner's statement I have completed my examination. I confirrn that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect.. accounting records were not kept in respect of the CIO as required by section 130 of the Act,. or 2. the accounts do not accord with Ihose records,. or 3. the accounts do not comply with the applicable requiremenls concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities {Accounts and Reports) RegLJlalions 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a 'true and fair view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in conneclion with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order lo enable a proper understanding of the accounls to be reached. Taheer Afzal ACA BSS & Co {Accountancy Setvicesl Limited 75 Aston Road Shifnal Shropshire TFII 8DU Date. i£[,[
REGISTERED CHARITY MUMBER: 1176432 Momley Road Baths CIO Roport of the Trustees for tho Perlod Endèd 31 March 2023 STATEMENT OF TRUSTEES RESPONSIBILMES The trustees are responslble for preparlng the report of the trust86s and the flnanclal ststements In 8¢cordance I1h appllcable law and Untted Klngdom accounting standards (Unlted Klngdom Generally Accepted Accx)untlng Practice). In preparlng th088 flnancial statements. the trustees are requlred to: - select suitable a¢¢ountlng pollcl88 and than apply them con818tently. - obsetV8 trje methods and prlndpl85 In the Charlty SORP, - make Judgements and estlmat88 that are reasonable and prudent, - prepare th8 flnanclal statements on the golng concem bas18 unless It Is Inapproprfate to presume that the charStabl8 company wlll contlnue In bu81n888. The tru8tee8 are r8spon81ble for keepSng pmp8r accountlng records vthlch d18c108e wlth raasonab accuracy at any tlme the financl81 poslilon of the charlty. They are a180 re8pon8Sble for 8afeguardlng the assets of the charity and hence for taklng reasonable st8P8 for the preventlon and dotectlon of fraud and other Irregularftl83. Approved by order of the board of trustee8 on ....9 November 2023,............ and slgned on Its behalf by: Lll Lucy Reld Trustse
REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER.. 1176432 Mo$eloy Road Baths CIO Statemont of Flnaneial Activltles for the Perl¢xl Ended 31 March 2023 31.03.23 31.03.23 31.03.23 Unrestrfcled Restrfcted Total funds funds funds 31.03.22 Totsl funds Notss INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM Donations and legacies Charttable Acllvities Other tradlng actlvftles 2,054 100,425 10.912 267.979 270,033 100,425 10,912 259,999 98,916 3,741 Total 113.391 267.979 381,370 362,656 EXPENDITIJRE ON Charltable actlvltlos Charmable actlvEt18S 125.371 270,794 396.165 405,356 Total 125.371 270,794 396,165 405.356 NET INCOME 11.980 2,815 14795 42.700 RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS Total funds brought forward 113.123 95,125 208,248 250,948 TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD ON coKfiNUING OPERATIONS 10 101,143 92,310 193.453 208,248 All Incom8 and expenditure has arfsen from continuing activitl8S.
REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 1176432 Mosoley Road Baths CIO Balance Sheet At 31 March 2023 31.03.23 31.03.23 Unr•strlcted Restrlctod funds funds 31.03.23 Totsl funds 31.03.22 Total funds Notes CURRENT ASSETS Cash at bank and in hand Debtors 104,954 16.564 121.518 52,215 40,095 92,310 157.169 56.659 213,828 197,876 27,051 224,927 CREDITORS Amounts falling due withln one year 20.374 20.374 16,679 NET CURRENT ASSETSI(LIABILmES) 101.144 92,310 193,454 208,248 TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES 101.144 92,310 193,454 208.248 NET ASSErs 101.144 92,310 193,454 208,248 FUNDS Unrestrlcted funds Restrlcted funds 10 101.143 101,143 92,310 193,453 113.123 95,125 208,248 92.310 92,310 101.143 The trustses acknovledge their responsibilities wtth respèct to the 8¢¢ounting records and the preparation of th8 accounts. The m8mb8rs have not requlred tha charftable company to ¢*taln an audlt of Its accounts for the year In question in accordance Vth sedlon 476 of the Companies Act 2006 - however, in accordance with sectlon 145 of the Charities Act 2011 th8 accounts have been examined by an independent examiner whose report appears on page 7. The financial statements were approved by the Board of Trustees on ...9 November 2023........... and Vre skJned on its behalf by.. Lucy Reid Trustee
REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 1176432 Moseley Road Baths CIO Notes to tho Flnanclal Statsments for tha P•rfod Ended 31 Mareh 2023 1 ACCOUNTING POUCIES Ba$18 of preparlng the flnan¢lal $tatomonts The flnandal stat8m8nts of th8 charltable company hav8 been prepared In 8ccordan¢e wlth the Charltles SORP (FRS 1021 'Accountlng and Reportlng by Charltles., Statement of Recommended Pradic8 appllc8ble to charlttes preparfng thelr accounts In accordanc8 wlth the Flnanclal Reportlng Stsndard appllcable In the UK and Republlc of Ireland {FRS 102) {eff8ctlv8 1 January 20151,, Flnanclal Reportlng Slandard 102 ' The Flnanclal Reportlng Standard appllcabl8 In th8 UK and Republ1¢ of Ireland, and the Companles Act 2006. Tho flnanclal ststements have been prepared under the hlstorical cost conventlon. Incomo All Incomé18 recognl88d In the Stat8ment of Fln8nclal A¢tfvltle8 once the charlty has entltlemant to the funds, It bs probable that the Incom8 w511 be re¢elved and the amount can be measured rellably. Where Income due becomes doubtlul an approprlate Bad Debt Provl8lon Is created In tho year the Income be¢om88 doubfful. Income wrltten off18 then charged to Ihe Bad Debt Provlslon For donatlons or grants to be recogn188d the charfty wlll have been notlfled of the amount8 and the 8etUem8nt date In wrttlng. If Ihere are condlll¢)n8 attached to the donallon or grant and th1$ requlres 8 level of performance before entmlement can b8 obtslned then the Income Is deferred or carrled forward as a restricted fund until those condltlons are fully met or the fulfilment of those conditlon8 Is wlthln the control of the chadty and It Is probable that Ih8y wlll b8 fuffllled. Intsr88t on fund8 held on depo$lt18 Included when r8¢elvabl8 and the amount ¢an be measured rellably by the chadty; th1818 Usually upon notlficgtlon of Interest pald or payable by the Bank. Expondltur• Llabllltles are recognlsed as expendlture as 800n as the is a legal or con8tructlve obligatlon commMSng the charlty to that expendlturè, It Is probable that a Ir8nsfer of economic beneffts wlll be required in 88tt1ement and the amount of the obllgallon can be measured Tellably. Exp8ndlture Is accounted for on an accruals basls and ha8 been d8ssMed under h8adlngs that aggregate all costs relallng to the category. Where costs cannot be dlrectly attrlbuted to a partlcular he8dlng they have been allocated to actlvltles on 8 basls conslstsnt vmh the use of resources. Expendlture Is classlfled under th8 follovang actlvlty headSngs: Charltable acttvitl8s - thls comwi88S the dlrect costs of a¢tlvltle8 undertaken to further the purposes of the charfty. Indudlng grants payable and all assoclatsd support costs. Taxatlon The charlty Is an exempt charty wMhln the meanlng ol schedule 3 of the Charltles Act 2011 and 55 considered to pass the tests set out In Paragraph 1 Schedule 6 Finance Act 2010 and therefore meets the deflnlilon of a charitabl8 company for UK corporation tax purposes. 10
REGisfERED CHARrtY NUMBER: 1176432 Mosoley Road Baths CIO Notss to the Flnanclal Statements for the Period Ended 31 March 2023 1 ACCOUNTING POUCIES - contlnued Fund accounting Unrestricted funds can be used In accordm ith the ¢haritsb5e obiecv8s at th8 dIsettOn of the trustees. Reslricted funds can onty b8 used for partIlar restric purposes iihin the objects of thè charlty. Reslridons arfse then sp8afd by th8 th)nor or funds are raiwj for particular restrted purposes. 2 TRUSTEES REMUNERATION AND BENEFrrs There was no trustees, remuneration or other beneffts for the yw er#l8d 31 March 2023 (nil for th8 year ended 31 March 2022). Trustees. expenses There wer8 no truste8s' expenses pakj for the year ended 31 IIArch 2023 (nl for the year ended 31 March 2022). 3 INCOME FROM DONATIONS AND LEGACIES 31.03.23 31.03.22 Grants DOnaOn$ 269,653 257,551 2,448 259,999 270,033 4 INCOME FROM CHARrrABLE ACTMllES 31.03.23 31.0322 School Swim Sessk)ns Club Swim Sessions Public Swm Sessions Be Actfve Scheme 23,493 34.770 38,554 17,740 43,547 37,629 1LKI,425 98,916 5 INCOME FROM OTHER TRADING ACTivmES 31.03.23 31.03.22 Sale of Accessorl8S Incom8 for Services 8,447 10,912 3,741 3,741 11
REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER.. 1176432 Moseloy Road Baths CIO Not•s lo the Flnanclal Statom•nts for tho Porfod Endod 31 March 2023 6 CHARITABLE ACTMTIES COST 31.03.23 31.03.22 staff Costs Electriaty 202,268 24,616 34,012 19,844 115,425 396,165 147,575 16,873 32,090 31,286 177,532 405,356 Water Other Costs 7 CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR 31.03.23 31.03.22 Accwod exp8ndlture Trade credltors 6,441 13,933 20,374 6,275 10,403 16,678 8 DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING OUE WITHIN ONE YEAR 31.03.23 31.03.22 Trade debtors Accrued Income 56,060 27,052 56,660 27,052 g STAFF COSTS AND ASSOCIATED EXPENSES 31.03.23 31.03.22 Wages and salarles Soclal securlty costs Penslon costs 189,172 11,003 2,093 202,268 138,840 6,922 1,813 147.575 Th8 av8rag8 number of employees durlng the year was as follows: 31.03.23 31.03.22 Full Mme Part Time 16 13 No employee recelved emoluments in ex¢8ss of £60,000 The key management personnel of the chartty comprlse the Trustees and the Operallons Manager. Trust88s recelve no remuneratlon or other benefits from the charity. The remuneration of key management personnel for the year was £24.909 (2021122: £22.3581. 12
REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: IIq6432 Moseley Road Baths CIO Notes to tho Flnandal Ststemonts for the Pèrfod Ended 31 March 2023 10 MOVEMENT IN FUNDS Balance at beglnnlng of year Balance at end of year Income Expendlture Unrnstrfeted Fund$ General fund 113,123 113,391 125,371 101,143 Restricted Funds Awards for All Engllsh SFKJrts Council SSE Heart of England BCC Prevention & Communities People's Health Trust National Express Herltage Fund Culture Recov8ry R8achlng Communities MRB Alive Cultural Action Zone Commonwealth Legacy BCC NDSU Small Grants Garfield Weston Grimmitt Trust Sport Birrningham 23 Creative Clty NLHF Diving In Power To Change 8,295 68 4.086 68 42,709 4,209 46.971 4.262 1,192 7.626 10.369 5,034 1.192 10.497 8.398 5.317 6.208 51,060 1.130 2.960 10,000 2,189 12.871 218 283 6.208 115.249 80 3,7iX) 114,647 50.458 1.050 740 2.344 15,000 2.000 6.110 17.883 40.095 10.000 267,979 15,000 2.000 6.110 17,883 40.095 10.000 270,794 95,125 92,310 TOTAL FUNDS 208,248 381,370 396,165 193,453 The General Fund represents unrestrlcted funds that can be utilised for charitable purposes as determined by the trustees. This balance includes Business Continuity grants received from Central Government to support th8 CIO through the COVID pand8mSc The Awards For All fund represents a grant awarded by Big Lottery prlmarfly to traln female lrfe guards and swim teachers as well as providing training in customer servic£ and business development. SSE grants to support the general growth of social enterprises. Heart of England funding has promoted a number of social svlmming sesslons aimed at disadvantaged groups. 13
REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 1176432 Moseloy Road Baths CIO Notes to the Flnanclal Statsmènts for the Perlod Ended 31 March 2023 10 MOVEMENT IN FUND81contlnuod) Birmingham Cty Council pventIon & Communities grant aims to asslst in social prescribing through swimming as a healthy actlvlty and ¢ontributOf to ¢)verall wellbeing. People's Health Trust have funded our programme of Chat & Splash activitsgs where local VMen gather to swim and do craft or ¢)ther artivities. thereby redudng potential isobatic In their communities. 14(Iiiunai neritage runa buiiure t%ecov8ry I nt5 grafli provir185 esseniiai supporL In re- establlshlng the Baths, operatlons after the lockdowns. It covers three areas.. (D financlal support for recommencing swimming after the lockdown pauses, {ii) the purchase and instsllation of a new fire alam system for the bullding and {iii) cultural mmUnIty ArtivitiJ¢ Natlonal Lotterfs Reachlng Communities Fund provldes support for our non- swlmmlng or'drystde, community based activities and for our volunteer based model. Slnc8 January 2021, the Baths has offered a variety of communlty based actlvlty for all ages and interests- such as music, craft workshops and yoga- mainty based in the Gala Pool Spa and in our multi-actlvlty room. Cultural Adlon Zone Is to promote and lay on cultural and other events as part of the Balsall Heath Second Saturday. lebrating diversity and promoting cmMUnty incluston. Grimmitt Trust has assisted with th8 purchase of equipment pursuant to swlm lessons and training, particulady for disabled swimmers Sport Birmingham has funded the provlslon of th8'Healing Waves, programme, Tal Chl and movemènt in th8 wat8r Diving In, _ the medium tem renovation and upgrade of the Baths funded by Natlonal Heritage Lottery Fund. Blm)Ingham Clty Council and the Govemment's Levelling Up Fund Creatlve City was a Commonwealth Games programme of cumural events in collaboration with the asylum seekers support group ASIRT almed at young people National Express is for thé training of Ilfeguards 14