## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** ## **From 26.6.24 Period start date To 25.6.25 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
boat handling 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|In mid to late summer 2023 and spring
2024 B-Row offered an annual series of
weekend rowing courses for juniors in
Birmingham and the surrounding area.
Applications for these events were low but
sufficient for the majority of planned taster
days and courses to be delivered.
The activities delivered are subsidised from
the deposits held by the charity.| |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: ||
SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|No money grants have been made.| |Policy on social investment
including program related|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| |investment||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 promotion of rowing in Birmingham
and surrounding areas.| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |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 £19,715 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 specific 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
so would serve no practical purpose.| |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|At this time the organisation depends on
the funds it holds and income from course
participants.| ## **Additional information (optional)** ## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |
The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|
Para 1.47|
The organisation depends on grant aid
from time to time 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. We have received no
grant aid during this year.
Recent experience has shown that
unpredictable and unexpected public health
interventions from national and local
government can jeopardise our activities
and financial stability.| |Other||| ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|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.| ## **Additional information (optional)** ## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |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 collaborates the other water
sports organisations based at Edgbaston
Reservoir when delivering its activities.| |Relationship with any
related parties|Para 1.51|There are no current active relationships
with outside agencies.| |Other||| ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charity name|B-Row| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|None| |Registered charity number|1178916| |Charity’s principal address|c/o
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**to appoint trustee (ifany)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Mr GaryHarris|Chairman||None| ||Mr Christopher
Stephen Anton|Secretary||None| ||Mr Christopher
Hugh Llewellyn|Director||None| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| ## – 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 ## **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** **----- Start of picture text -----**
Signature(s)
Full name(s) Mr Gary Harris Mr Christopher Stephen Anton
Position (eg Secretary,
Chairman Secretary
Chair, etc)
Date
23.4.26
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Section A Receipts and payments A1 Receipts Srervices provided Interest received Sub total(Gross income for AR) A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). Sub total Total receipts A3 Payments Coaching costs Premises Equipment repairs Vehicle costs Educarional material Insurance Licences Office costs Facilities and room hire Depreciation Sub total A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table) Sub total Total payments Net of receipts/(payments) A5 Transfers between funds A6 Cash funds last year end Cash funds this year end Page 1 Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Categories B1 Cash funds B2 Other monetary assets B3 Investment assets B4 Assets retained for the charity�s own use B5 Liabilities Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees Page 2 |B-ROW||| |---|---|---| |Receipts and payments accounts||| |For the period|from|| |Unrestricted funds||| |to the nearest|
�|| |||1000| |||186| |-||| |-||| |-||| |-||| |-||| |-||| |||1186| |-||| |-||| |-||| |||1186| |||26| |||1145| |||120| |||388| |||1679| |-||| |-||| |-||| |||1679| |||-493| |-||| |||20208| |||19715| Page 3 Details Current account Deposit account Total cash funds (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) Details Details Details Van Equipment Details Prepaid income Signature I have prepared the accounts for B-ROW, without carrying out an audit, for the year to 25th June 2025. I confirm that the accounts are in line with all documemts, and explanations, that were provided to me. Page 4 John Fazakerley FCA Page 5 1178916 26th June 2024 To 25th June 2025 Restricted funds Endowment funds to the nearest � to the nearest � |-|-| |---|---| |-|-| |-|-| |-|-| |-|-| |-|-| |-|-| |-|-| |-|-| |-|-| |-|-| |-|-| |-|-| ||-| ||-| ||-| ||-| ||-| ||-| ||-| ||-| ||-| ||-| |-|-| |-|-| |-|-| |-|-| |-|-| |-|-| |-|-| |-|-| |-|-| Page 6 Unrestricted funds to nearest � 1402 18313 - 19715 OK Unrestricted funds to nearest � - - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Fund to which asset belongs Unrest Unrest Fund to which liability relates Print Name Gary Harris Page 7 CC16a |Total funds||Last year|| |---|---|---|---| |to the nearest�||to the nearest�|| ||1000||875| ||186||246| |-||-|| |-||-|| |-||-|| |-||-|| |-||-|| |-||-|| ||1186||1121| |-|||| |-||-|| |-||-|| ||1186||1121| ||26||1300| |-||-|| |-|||716| |-|||2109| |-||-|| ||1145||1363| ||120||110| ||388||166| |-||-|| |-||-|| ||1679||5764| |-|||| |-|||| |-||-|| ||1679||5764| ||-493||-4643| |-||-|| ||20208||24851| ||19715||20208| Page 8 |Restricted funds||Endowment funds| |---|---|---| |to nearest�||to nearest�| |-||-| |-||-| |-||-| |-||-| |OK||OK| |Restricted funds||Endowment funds| |to nearest�||to nearest�| |-||-| |-||-| |-||-| |-||-| |-||-| |-||-| |Cost (optional)||Current value (optional)| ||0|-| |-||-| |-||-| |-||-| |-||-| |Cost (optional)||Current value (optional)| |-||-| |-||-| |-||-| |-||-| |-||-| |-||-| |-||-| |-||-| |-||-| |Amount due (optional)||When due (optional)| |-||| |-||| |-||| |-||| |-||| Date of approval 23.4.26 Page 9