2022-06-25-accounts

Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From 26.6.21 Period start date To 25.6.23 Period end date

Charity name: B-Row

Charity registration number: 1178916

Objectives and Activities

	SORP reference
Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document	Para 1.17	1) The promotion of community participation in healthy recreation in Birmingham and the surrounding area by the provision of opportunities to participate in rowing, canoeing, kayaking and stand up paddle boarding. 2) To advance the education of the public in Birmingham and the surrounding area in boathandling skills
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	For the second year running activities were curtailed by Covid-19 restrictions which affected many water sports venues and organisations. The Covid-19 restrictions were lifted in January. Our base at Edgbaston Reservoir was then closed to all water sports from January to April as a consequence of total ban imposed by Birmingham City Council in response to the national Avian Influenza outbreak. This was the only venue in England where a rowing club and its tenants were so affected. Although there were some bird deaths at the site there were no confirmed cases of Avian Influenza during the outbreak. Much time and effort was expended to persuade the Council and the UKHSA to act and advise proportionately and consistently with the level of risk, the published scientific evidence and the UKHSA’s own published guidance. This suspension of activity on the water and the uncertainty over when it would be lifted severely restricted planning and delivery of our activities. Once the Avian Influenza restrictions were lifted, allow activities to re-start, B-Row provided rowing

		sessions for young people at Edgbaston Reservoir during the school holidays. Young people who have been introduced to water sports in previous years and had continued to participate have helped with the delivery of some of these sessions and have started to develop coaching skills; technical, communication, planning and leadership. The activities delivered are generally subsidised by grant aid from third parties and the partner organisations helping to facilitate group participation.
Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit	Para 1.18	B-Row activities are entirely directed toward meeting the charitable objectives set out in the constitution.

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	SORP reference
Policy on grant making	Para 1.38	No money grants have been made.
Policy on social investment including program related investment	Para 1.38	The activities of the CIO are limited to the provision of the sport activities with the aim of encouraging participation in healthy outdoor activity.
Contribution made by volunteers	Para 1.38	Volunteers provide support for the management of the CIO’s activities as members of the Management Committee, assuming safety and safeguarding duties, assisting with planning, organising and delivering some of the activities.
Other

Achievements and Performance

	SORP reference
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	The programme of rowing sessions for deprived children was delivered in the summer of 2021 following the resumption of activities once water sports were allowed.

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Achievements against objectives set	Para 1.41
Performance of fundraising activities against objectives set	Para 1.41
Investment performance against objectives	Para 1.41
Other

Financial Review

Financial Review
Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period	Para 1.21	The charity is solvent, having £15,891 on deposit at our bank.
Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held	Para 1.22	The reserves comprise the sum on deposit at the bank. The charity’s financial position does not allow the trustees to set aside other reserves.
Amount of reserves held	Para 1.22	There are no other funds in addition to the sum on deposit with our bank.
Reasons for holding zero reserves	Para 1.22	The funds available are not large enough to allow for reserves to be set aside and doing sowould serveno practicalpurpose.
Details of fund materially in deficit	Para 1.24	None
Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern	Para 1.23	The organisation depends on grant aid from other bodies to support its activities and continued operation.

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The charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising)	Para 1.47	The organisation depends on grant aid from other bodies to support its activities and continued operation.
Investment policy and objectives including any social investment policy adopted	Para 1.46	The activities of the CIO are limited to the provision of the sport activities with the aim of encouraging participation in healthy outdoor activity.
A description of the principal risks facing the charity	Para 1.46	In normal circumstances, the principal risk is financial, given our dependence on grant aid from other bodies. Recent experience has shown that unpredictable and unexpected public health interventions from national and local government can jeopardise our activities andfinancialstability.
Other

Structure, Governance and Management

Description of charity’s trusts:
Type of governing document (trust deed,royalcharter)	Para 1.25	Constitution
How is the charity constituted? (e.g unincorporated association, CIO)	Para 1.25	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	Trustees are appointed by resolution of the board of trustees. Trustees are recruited with regard to the skills, knowledge and experience which will be relevant to the effective functioning of the CIO. No external body is entitled to appoint a trustee.

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Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees	Para 1.51
The charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works	Para 1.51	The charity has developed partnership with Sail Birmingham, also based at Edgbaston Reservoir, to develop a combined activity plan for water sports at Edgbaston Reservoir and to jointly raise grant funding for our activities.
Relationship with any related parties	Para 1.51	Sport Birmingham (County Sport Partnership) has supported the joint initiative with Sail Birmingham.
Other

Reference and Administrative details

Charity name	B-Row
Other name the charity uses	None
Registered charitynumber	1178916

Charity’s principal address

c/o Mr. G. Harris, 18, Reservoir Road, Cofton Hackett, Bromsgrove. B45 8PN

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee(if any)
	Mr GaryHarris	Chairman
	Mr Christopher Stephen Anton	Secretary
	Mr Christopher Hugh Llewellyn	Director

– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved

Director name Mr Gary Harris Mr Christopher Stephen Anton Mr Christopher Hugh Llewellyn

Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity

Trustee name	**Dates acted if not for whole year **
None

Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others

Description of the assets held in this capacity None Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the Not applicable assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for safe custody and None segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets

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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Type of Name Address adviser

Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

Exemptions from disclosure

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details

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Declarations

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

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Signature(s)
Full name(s) Mr Gary Harris Mr Christopher Stephen Anton
Position (eg Secretary,
Chairman Secretary
Chair, etc)
Date
25.4.23
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