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2021-03-31-accounts

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Geolf Mann Manager Charity membership
Keith Benjamin Secretary Charity membership
Stephen Gowler Treasurer Charity membership
Ashley Ship Deputy Manager Charity membership
Jeremy Stone Member Rep' Charity membership
Roger Hopcraft Training Manager Charity membership
Robert Stupart Member Rep' 01/04/2020 —24/09/2020 Charity membership
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Names ofthe trustees forthe charity, ifany, (forexample, any custodian trustees)
Name Dates acted Ifnot for whole ear
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Names and addresses ofadvisers
(Optional
Names and addresses ofadvisers
(Optional
Names and addresses ofadvisers
(Optional
information)
T ofadviser
Name
Address
Name ofchief executive or names ofsenior staff members
(Optional
information)
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Description ofthe charity's trusts
Type of governing
document
I Constitution, 26e April 2018amended 7 May 2018
(eg. trust deed, constituaon)
How the charity is constituted Charitable
incorporated
Organisation
(CIO)
(eg.trust, association,
company)
Trustee selection methods Elected by its membership
or appointed
by its Trustees
(eg. appointed
by, elected by)
Additional
governance
Issues (Optional
information)
You may choose to include
additional
information,
where
relevant,
about:
Management
committee
accordance
and
administration
of the Charity
and
its property
is by
comprising
the
OI8cers
and
other
members
elected
with its Constitution.
a
in
~ policies and procedures
adopted for the induction
and
training oftrustees;
The charity
is a member
of the Sea Safety
Group,
an association
of
independent
Coastal Surveillance
Stations, whose purpose
is to interface
with the Maritime
and Coastguard
Agency
on behalf of the associagon
members.
~ the charity's
organisational
structure
and any wider
The charity provides
support
to
Search and Rescue services and other
network
with which the charity
emergency
services.
works;
~ relationship
with any related
parties;
The charity's
major risks are its annual
running
costs, which are relatively
small
and
currently
funded
from
public
donations,
and
maintaining
adequate
volunteer
watchkeeper
numbers
in order to provide
expected
~ trustees'
consideration
of
levels
of service.
The trustees
regularly review sources of income to
major risks and the system ensure
they
cover expected costs and run recruitment
campaigns
when
and procedures
to manage
necessary.
them.
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Toassist in the protection
and preservation
of life at sea along the United
Kingdom coastline.
Summary ofthe objects ofthe
charity set out in its
governing
document
The charity
is a Coastal Surveillance
Station that provides assistance
in
the protection
and preservation
ofthe lives and property
of people at sea
or along the coastline,
within
the visible range of the Watch Station.
It
operates
with
trained
volunteers
who
maintain
a visual
lookout
and
maritime
radio listening
watch and provide support to Search and Rescue
services by assisting
and reporting
directly to HM Coastguard.
To achieve this, the charity:
(a) operates a visual lookout,
during the hours ofdaylight,
for any signs of
persons
or vessels
in danger
or distress
and to advise
the Search and
Rescue services of such incidents
Summary ofthe main
activities undertaken
for the
public benefit In relation to
these objects (Include within
(b) monitors
Marine
VHF radio channels
to keep a listening
watch
for
emergency
or distress
calls and
for general
marine
traffic
information
about vessels within
its area
this section the statutory
declaration
that trustees
have (c) when
required,
assists the Search and Rescue services
in the event
ofan incident
within the visible range ofthe Watch Station
had regard to the guidance
Issued by the Charity
Commission
on public
(d)
raises
funds
for the
purpose
of
providing
and
maintaining
afi
necessary
equipment,
stationery
and its infrastructure
benefit) (e) cooperates
with
other
charities,
voluntary
bodies
and
statutory
authorities
and exchanges
information
and advice with them
(f) recruits and trains volunteer
staff necessary
for carrying
out the work
ofthe charity
(g) offers an advice
and guidance
service to the general
public
about
matters ofsafety at sea and along the shore.
These
activities
benefit
the members
of the
public
using
the sea or
shoreline,
whether
for commercial
or leisure
purposes,
by helping
to
ensure
their
personal
safety
and
that of their
property.
The trustees
regard these as the primary
activities ofthe charity.
Additional
details of
objectives and activities (Optional
Information)
The charity performs
its operations
entirely from volunteer
Watchkeepers
working on a regular weekly rota system.
It has no paid employees.
To assist with fund-raising,
there
is also an active group of volunteers
known as the "Friends ofPakefield Coastwatch".
In order to preserve
the charity's
limited
funds,
if the required
skills are
You may choose to include
further statements,
where
available
within
the
volunteer
force
these
will
be
utilised
for
the
installation,
repair and maintenance
of its equipment
and infrastructure.
relevant, about:
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policy on grantmaking;
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policy programme
related
investment;
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contribubon
made by
volunteers.
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Summary ofthe main
achievements
ofthe charity
during the year
The
global
Covid-19
pandemic
has
had
a
significant
alfect
on
the
activities
and finances
of the charity
over this reporting
year. Following
government
guidelines,
the station dosed on Monday 23" March 2020.
With
14 watchkeepers
willing
to carry
out watches,
we were able
to
reopen
the station
on Monday
6th July 2020, albeit
with
strict hygiene
and distancing
procedures
in place. This enabled a resbicted
service of
two four-hour
watches
per day at best to take place, each
with
/ust
a
single watchkeeper
on duty.
In October 2020 our watchkeepers,
being a part of HM Coastguard
and
under
HM
Government's
definitions
of 'Public
safety
and
national
security',
received
Key Worker
status
and, therefore,
able to travel
to
their place ofwork dling resbicted times. This allowed us to continue
to
offer a limited service as before throughout
the remainder
ofthe reporting
year.
The
limitations
due to the pandemic
caused
station
availability
to fall
considerably.
Of the
maximum
possible
watches
over
the
reporting
period
of 803, watchkeepsrs
were
on duty
for 532 of them
giving
an
availability
of66.3%.
With the public excluded
from visiting
the station
and the cancellation
of
afi
normal
fundraising
events,
ths
charity
has
received
little
income.
Donation
cans
placed
at various
retail
outlets,
whilst
offering
some
revenue,
appear
to have
suffered
from the trend
towards
a cashiess
society.
However,
the
charity
has
been
able
to fund
afi necessary
payments
from its general fund without the need to use reserves.
As its primary
source of income is from public donation,
it holds enough
Briefstatement
ofthe
charity's
policy on reserves
to cover the annual
running
costs of the charity
in a reserves
account.
This amounts tof860.
Details ofany funds materially
ln deficit
Further financial
review details
(Optional
information)
You may choose to include
addibonal
information,
where
relevant
about:
With the Watch Station dosed to visitors throughout
the reporting
period
and other public events, usually
attended
to raise funds, cancelled due to
the pandemic,
fundraising
was from members
of the public contributing
cash through
donation
collection cans placed
in local shops and
public
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the charity's
principal
houses,
and
several
indNidual
donations.
The sale of a
redundant
sources offunds (including telescopic aerial tower signNcantty
boosted our income.
any fundraising);
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how expenditure
has
supported
the key objectives
ofthe charity;
With expenditure
being no more than the predicted
annual
outgoings,
the
income
received
has matched
this and our general
fund has remained
static.
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investment
policy and
As the charity has no paid employees,
all income furthers
the objects of
objectives induding
any
the charity
in a manner decided by the Trustees ofthe charity.
ethical investment
policy
adopted.
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