
## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** 

**From 1[st] April 2024 To 31[st] March 2025** 

**Charity name: Crantock Surf Lifesaving Club** 

## **Charity registration number: 1179066** 

## **Objectives and Activities** 

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|Summary of the purposes of<br>the charity as set out in its<br>governing document|Para 1.17|The objects for which the CIO is established<br>is to save lives, prevent drowning and to<br>provide education and training in all areas<br>relating to lifesaving, rescue and<br>resuscitation/first aid for the benefit of the<br>public in Cornwall and in particular on<br>Crantock Beach, Newquay;|
|Summary of the main<br>activities in relation to those<br>purposes for the public<br>benefit, in particular, the<br>activities, projects or services<br>identified in the accounts.|Para 1.17 and<br>1.19|Crantock Surf Life Saving Club’s main<br>activities include:<br>a) The promotion and provision of Surf<br>Lifesaving qualifications and training in<br>water safety, rescue, lifesaving,<br>coaching, resuscitation, first aid and<br>patrolling.<br>b) The promotion of and the provision of<br>voluntary lifesaving and rescue services<br>to the community and public at<br>large.(Patrols)<br>c)<br>The provision of lifesaving safety<br>awareness and prevention of drowning<br>information.<br>d) The promotion of our work and activities<br>within the local community.<br>e)   To support our members who want to<br>participate in lifesaving competition at<br>local, county, national and European<br>level.|
|Statement confirming<br>whether the trustees have<br>had regard to the guidance<br>issued by the Charity<br>Commission on public<br>benefit|Para 1.18|In planning and delivering our activities the<br>Trustees have given careful consideration to<br>the Charity Commission’s public benefit<br>guidance|



**Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

SORP reference 



|Policy on grant making|Para 1.38||
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|Policy on social investment<br>including program related<br>investment|Para 1.38||
|Contribution made by<br>volunteers|Para 1.38|We are a totally volunteer-led organisation<br>and are hugely grateful to our volunteers<br>who run the Club, provide training to<br>members and carry out essential beach<br>patrols and life-saving activities.|
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## **Achievements and Performance** 

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|Summary of the main<br>achievements of the charity,<br>identifying the difference the<br>charity’s work has made to<br>the circumstances of its<br>beneficiaries and any wider<br>benefits to society as a<br>whole.|Para 1.20|Throughout the year we have delivered<br>lifesaving training sessions for our 150<br>members Adults/nippers. We have provided<br>Beach Patrol training for our volunteers and<br>the wider community and carried out a<br>significant number of beach patrols (out of<br>hours and supporting the RNLI at busier<br>periods).<br>We have worked with local businesses,<br>community organisations, the RNLI and<br>National Trust to help spread information<br>and awareness on water safety.<br>Over the Spring/Summer/Autumn our<br>volunteers carried out over 1,300 hours of<br>beach patrols/volunteering, dealing with<br>assists (23), rescues (8) and  advisories<br>(273).|



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|Achievements against<br>objectives set|Para 1.41||
|Performance of fundraising<br>activities against objectives<br>set|Para 1.41||





|Investment performance<br>against objectives|Para 1.41||
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|Other|||



## **Financial Review** 

|**Financial Review**|||
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|Review of the charity’s<br>financial position at the end<br>of the period|Para 1.21|The Club remains in a positive financial state<br>see Accounts Below for details.<br>This year we received a grant from Sport<br>England/Lottery  which we match funded<br>and were able to buy new nipper/ junior<br>boards and 2 x surf ski’s The club is working<br>closely with The Making Space for Sand<br>project.|
|Statement explaining the<br>policy for holding reserves<br>stating why they are held|Para 1.22|We have a small savings account put aside<br>for larger projects, emergencies  and<br>applying for grants.|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|see Accounts Below|
|Reasons for holding zero<br>reserves|Para 1.22||
|Details of fund materially in<br>deficit|Para 1.24||
|Explanation of any<br>uncertainties about the<br>charity continuing as a going<br>concern|Para 1.23||



## **Additional information (optional)** 

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|The charity’s principal<br>sources of funds (including<br>any fundraising)|Para 1.47|Our principal source of funds are<br>membership fees, fundraising and grant<br>awards.|
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|Investment policy and<br>objectives including any<br>social investment policy<br>adopted|Para 1.46||
|A description of the principal<br>risks facing the charity|Para 1.46||
|Other|||





## **Structure, Governance and Management** 

|Description of charity’s<br>trusts:|||
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|Type of governing document<br>(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|Association Model’ Constitution|
|How is the charity<br>constituted?<br>(e.g unincorporated<br>association, CIO)|Para 1.25|CIO|
|Trustee selection methods<br>including details of any<br>constitutional provisions e.g.<br>election to post or name of<br>any person or body entitled<br>to appoint one or more<br>trustees|Para 1.25|Trustees are appointed or reappointed<br>annually at the Annual General Meeting held<br>in  April and approved by our members.|



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|Policies and procedures<br>adopted for the induction and<br>training of trustees|Para 1.51||
|The charity’s organisational<br>structure and any wider<br>network with which the<br>charity works|Para 1.51|Crantock SLSC works closely with Cornwall<br>Surf Life Saving, Surf Life Saving GB<br>(governing organisation), RNLI, Big Green<br>Surf school, National Trust and Plymouth<br>University. MSFS project|
|Relationship with any related<br>parties|Para 1.51||
|Other|||



## **Reference and Administrative details** 

|Charity name|Crantock Surf Life Saving Club|
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|Other name the charity uses|The Crantock Surf life Saving Club|
|Registered charity number|1179066|
|Charity’s principal address|Location:<br>Crantock Beach,<br>Crantcock<br>Newquay<br>Cornwall<br>TR8 5RE<br>Correspondence: 23 Carneton Close, Crantock, TR8 5RY|



**Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** 



|1<br>2<br>3<br>4<br>5<br>6<br>7<br>8<br>9<br>10<br>11<br>12<br>13<br>14<br>15<br>16<br>17<br>18<br>19<br>20|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**<br>**year**|**Name of person (or**<br>**body) entitled to appoint**<br>**trustee (ifany)**|
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||Emmie Seward-<br>Adams|Chair||CSLSC members|
||Lisa Sensier|FundraisingOfficer||CSLSC members|
||Belinda Perkins|Treasurer||CSLSC members|
||Ben Sousek|MembershipOfficer||CSLSC members|
||Patrick Harty|Beach SafetyOfficer||CSLSC members|
||Mark Colvin|Secretary||CSLSC members|
||Martyn White|Club Captain||CSLSC members|
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– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved 

**Director name** 

Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity 

**Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year** 

## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** 

Description of the assets held in this capacity 

Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the 



assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for safe custody and 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** 

**Signature(s)** B A Perkins **Full name(s)** Belinda Ann Perkins **Position (eg Secretary,** Treasurer **Chair, etc) Date** 21/01/26 



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