## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period**
## **From 01.04.2025 Period start date To Period end date**
## **31.03.2025**
## **Charity name: Pakefield Coastwatch**
## **Charity registration number: 1178259**
## **Objectives and Activities**
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|Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|The charity is a coastal surveillance
organisation that supports the government
departments in the protection and
preservation of lives and property of
people at sea and along the local coast
within visible range of the watch station|
|Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or
services identified in the
accounts.|Para 1.17 and
1.19|A. operate a visual lookout during daylight
hoursfor signs of any persons or vessels in
danger or distress.
B. monitor marine VHF channels
C. when require, assist search & rescue
operations.
D.Recruit and train volunteer staff to
continue our work
E. Exchange information and advice with
statuary bodies and other charity
organisation when needed.|
|Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|These activities benefit members of the
public using the sea or shoreline for
commercial or leisure activities. The
trustees regard these as the primary
activities of the charity|
## **Additional information (optional)**
## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
SORP reference Para 1.38 Policy on grant making Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment
Contribution made by Para 1.38 volunteers Other
## **Achievements and Performance**
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|Summary of the main
achievements of the charity,
identifying the difference the
charity’s work has made to
the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.|Para 1.20|Watch cover was provided on 362 days out
of a potential 365. (2 days closed for deep
clean and 1 for Christmas day), meaning
from a potential967 watches we covered
828 of these which equates to 85%
coverage.
Various repairs and decorations were
carried out entirely self funded.
We took part in two fetes, 3 functions ,
speaking about our purpose ,
Rememberance celebrations and receiving
visitors to our lighthouse to learn about our
history.|
## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
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Achievements against
objectives set|
Para 1.41||
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|Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41||
|Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41||
|Other|||
## **Financial Review**
|**Financial Review**|||
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|Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|At the start of the accounting period our
balance was £4,898.24 and at the close of
the period it was £4,825.94. a well
controlled and healthy accounting period.|
|Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|To hold enough funds to cover normal
annual running costs, which we did,
comfortably|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|£1,454.00|
|Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|Non applicable|
|Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|Non applicable|
|Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|At this stage we do not envisage any
uncertainties about our future well being|
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The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|
Para 1.47||
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|Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46||
|A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46||
|Other|||
## **Structure, Governance and Management**
|Description of charity’s
trusts:|||
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|Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|Constitution 26thApril 2018|
|How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|Charitable Incoporated Organisation (CIO)|
|Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees|Para 1.25|**Elected by its membership or appointed**
**by its trustees.**|
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Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction
and training of trustees|
Para 1.51|
The charity is a member of the Sea
SAFETY Group, an association of
independent coastal surveillance stations
whose purpose is to interact with the
maritime and coastguard agencies on
behalf of the association members|
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|The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51|The charity provides support to search and
rescue services and all the emergency
services.|
|Relationship with any
related parties|Para 1.51|The charity’s major risks are its annual
running costs which are relatively small and
currently funded by public donations and
our own fund raising activities.. to maintain
adequate numbers of volunteer
watchkeepers to provide expected levels os
service.|
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## **Reference and Administrative details**
|Charity name|Pakefield Coastwatch|
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|Other name the charity uses|None|
|Registered charity number|1178259|
|Charity’s principal address|Pakefield Lighthouse
Pakefield Village (formerly Pontins),
London Road,
Pakefield, Suffolk,
NR33 7PF|
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**whole year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
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||Steven O’Hagan|Station Manager||CharityMembership|
||Scott Taylor|Assistant Manager||CharityMembership|
||Teresa Capps|Secretary||CharityMembership|
||David Woods|Treasurer||CharityMembership|
||Ian Hopson|Member’s Representative||CharityMembership|
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– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved **Director name None**
## Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity
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## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others**
Description of the assets Not applicable held in this capacity Name and objects of the Not applicable charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for Not appicable safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets
## **Additional information (optional)**
## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**
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**adviser**|**Name**
**Address**|**Name**
**Address**|
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## **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)**
Not applicable
## **Exemptions from disclosure**
Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details
## **Other optional information**
## **Declarations**
**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.**
**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees**
**Signature(s)** Teresa Capps **Full name(s)** Steven O’Hagan **Position (eg Secretary,** Manager Secretary **Chair, etc)**
**Date** 05.09.2025
## **PAKEFIELD COASTWATCH**
||**Statement of Accounts April 2024 – April 2025**|**Statement of Accounts April 2024 – April 2025**|
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|**OPENING**|**BALANCE**
|**£4898.52 5RD APRIL 2024**|
|**INCOME**|||
|**2024**||**£**|
|08.04|Teaboat|28.08|
|10.04|Lighthouse can|44.71|
|10.04|Paypal|2.12|
|12.04|25thAnniversary|23.00|
|29.04|Pakefeld Ladies|82.00|
|25.07|Donaton. T. Capps|50.00|
|29.07|Donaton. All abt. Friend. 228.41||
|13.08|Easy Fundraising|19.39|
|28.08|Car Boot|431.00|
|09.09|Car Boot|124.11|
|10.09|Car Boot|120.00|
|13.09.|Car Boot|10.00|
|11.11|Easy Fundraising|32.53|
|18.11|Collecton Box|36.64|
|26.11|Collecton box|29.00|
|27.11|Car Boot|516.00|
|08.12|Spring Tide Rafe|294.00|
|24.12|Car Boot|71.00|
|**2025**|||
|08.01|Car Boot|294.00|
|09.01|Car Boot. Vînted.|500.00|
|10.01|Collecton Boxes|107.51|
|11.02|Easy Fundraising|15.98|
|14.02|Lecture Fée||25.00|
|---|---|---|---|
|26.02|Car Boot.Vinted
||180.00|
|03.03|Oddfellows|Pake WMC|43.94|
|28.03|Car Boot||635.00|
|**EXPENDITURE**||||
|22.04.|G. Mann Ring|binders|08.70|
|01.05|Paypal||05.00|
|01.05|Paypal||10.00|
|03.05|Paypal||10.00|
|09.05|Paypal||15.00|
|20.05|UK Safety Management||126.00|
|31.05|Paypal||10.00|
|05.06|Paypal||15.00|
|03.07|Paypal||05.00|
|05.07|Paypal||20.00|
|25.07.|D. Woods Statonary||01.79|
|31.07|Paypal||05.00|
|05.08|J. Hopson Hoover||82.36|
|06.08|Paypal||20.00|
|30.08|J.Hopson Cleaning mats.||38.37|
|02.09|Paypal||05.00|
|04.09|Paypal||15.00|
|17.09|Manor Maintenance||1715.00|
|17.09|T Capps Bouquet||55.99|
|23.09|Sea Safety||65.00|
|02.10|Paypal||10.00|
|03.10|Paypal||15.00|
|14.10|Toilet Rolls|2.49||
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|31.10|Paypal|5.00||
|04.11|Paypal|20.00||
|18.11|Nav. Chart GP Sware|70.38||
|18.11|Manor Maintenance|310.00||
|03.12|Paypal|05.00||
|04.12|Paypal|20.00||
|09.12|Paypal|79.02||
|**2025**||||
|02.01|Paypal|05.00||
|02.01|Paypal|20.00||
|07.01|Vesselfnder Sofware|98.60||
|08.01|Heater|10.00||
|31.01|Paypal|05.00||
|31.01|Paypal|15.00||
|14.02|LW Safety Fire
|114.25||
|19.02|Building mats. T. Capps.|150.00||
|04.03|Paypal|20.00||
|05.03|Paypal|05.00||
|17.03.|Insurance T.Capps
|372.95||
|17.03|Insurance T.Capps
|141.07||
|**CLOSING**|**BALANCE**||**£4825.94 28th MARCH 2025.**|