## **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**
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|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.|
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|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.|
**Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
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|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.|
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## **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|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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You may choose to include further statements|**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements|where relevant about:|
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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||
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## **Financial Review**
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|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.|
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## **Structure, Governance and Management**
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|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||
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|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.|
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## **Reference and Administrative details**
|Charity name|B-Row|
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|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
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## – 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
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## **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
## **Additional information (optional)**
## **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
## **Other optional information**
## **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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