
## **DESBOROUGH SAILING CLUB** 

**Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2023** 

Charity Number: 1181243 



## **DESBOROUGH SAILING CLUB** 

## **Statement of Financial Activities for the Year Ended 31 December 2023** 

|**Income**<br>Donations and legacies<br>Investments<br>Charitable activities<br>Other income<br>**Total Income**<br>**Expenditure**<br>Charitable activities<br>**Total expenditure**<br>Net gains/ (losses) on investments/ property<br>**Net income/ (expenditure)**<br>**Transfer between funds**<br>**Net movement in funds**<br>**Reconciliation of funds**<br>Total funds brought forward<br>**Total funds carried forward**|**Sailing**<br>**Club**<br>_£_<br>-<br>206<br>45,519<br>-<br>**45,726**<br>51,566<br>**51,566**<br>-<br>**(5,840)**<br>**(455)**<br>**(6,295)**<br>111,590<br>**105,294**||**Training**<br>**School**<br>_£_<br>-<br>-<br>4,037<br>-<br>**4,037**<br>4,667<br>**4,667**<br>-<br>**(630)**<br>**630**<br>**-**<br>-<br>-||**Catering**<br>**and Bar**<br>_£_<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>5,351<br>**5,351**<br>5,176<br>**5,176**<br>-<br>**175**<br>**(175)**<br>**-**<br>-<br>-||**Total 2023**<br>**_£_**<br>**-**<br>**206**<br>**49,557**<br>**5,351**<br>**55,114**<br>**61,409**<br>**61,409**<br>**-**<br>**(6,295)**<br>**-**<br>**(6,295)**<br>**111,590**<br>**105,294**||**Total 2022**|
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||||||||||**_£_**<br>**-**<br>**3**<br>**52,454**<br>**5,677**<br>**58,134**<br>**54,051**<br>**54,051**<br>**-**<br>**4,083**<br>**-**<br>**4,083**<br>**107,506**<br>**111,590**|



The statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses recognised in the year. 

The notes form part of these financial statements. 



## **DESBOROUGH SAILING CLUB** 

**Income and Expenditure Account for the Year Ended 31 December 2023** 

|**Club, excluding DSC Training**<br>**2023**<br>**Income**<br>_£_<br>**Note**<br>Subscriptions<br>38,759<br>Hire of Club boats<br>15<br>Catering and Bar<br>**1**<br>175<br>Safety boat - river events<br>250<br>Social events and Clubhouse hire<br>-<br>Open water swimming contibution to costs<br>-<br>Miscellaneous<br>-<br>Bank interest (net of tax)<br>206<br>Grant income released<br>**2**<br>6,495<br>**Total Income**<br>**45,900**<br>**Expenditure**<br>Advertising<br>-<br>Clubhouse<br>7,459<br>Grounds<br>1,023<br>Landlord<br>8,826<br>Environment Agency<br>3,537<br>Insurance<br>6,716<br>Utilities<br>5,245<br>Repairs Club equipment<br>30<br>Safety boats<br>149<br>Administration<br>363<br>Trophies<br>1,113<br>Charitable and other donations<br>20<br>Subscriptions paid<br>740<br>TV Licence/ performing rights<br>620<br>Depreciation<br>**3**<br>15,557<br>Miscellaneous<br>169<br>**Total expenditure**<br>**51,566**<br>**Surplus/ (Deficit) excluding DSC Training**<br>**(5,665)**<br>**Surplus/ (Deficit) on DSC training**<br>**Page 2**<br>**(630)**<br>Prior Year Adjustment<br>-<br>**Total Surplus/ (Deficit)**<br>**(6,295)**|**2022**<br>_£_<br>39,356<br>33<br>1,522<br>350<br>253<br>-<br>151<br>3<br>6,495<br>**48,164**<br>336<br>1,923<br>2,182<br>8,569<br>3,419<br>6,282<br>3,147<br>299<br>165<br>299<br>1,208<br>70<br>710<br>491<br>14,662<br>-<br>**43,762**<br>**4,402**<br>**(319)**<br>-<br>**4,083**|**2021**<br>_£_<br>38,321<br>-<br>2,154<br>400<br>84<br>-<br>6,242<br>-<br>6,331<br>**53,533**<br>-<br>1,827<br>14,463<br>8,569<br>3,628<br>6,069<br>2,539<br>-<br>162<br>233<br>768<br>25<br>670<br>472<br>13,168<br>190<br>**52,783**<br>**750**<br>**1,039**<br>(1,000)<br>**789**|**2020**<br>_£_<br>30,770<br>50<br>769<br>250<br>157<br>1,000<br>10,075<br>34<br>6,331<br>**49,435**<br>-<br>1,187<br>2,855<br>8,319<br>3,654<br>5,851<br>2,434<br>-<br>122<br>425<br>251<br>25<br>770<br>157<br>14,110<br>-<br>**40,160**<br>**9,275**<br>**(1,259)**<br>-<br>**8,016**|
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## **DESBOROUGH SAILING CLUB TRAINING SCHOOL** 

## **Income and Expenditure for the Year Ended 31 December 2023** 

|**Income**<br>**2023**<br>_£_<br>Training Income<br>4,037<br>**Total Income**<br>**4,037**<br>**Expenditure**<br>General<br>1,161<br>Instructor Training/ Power Boat Training<br>1,227<br>Dinghy Hire / External Instructors<br>1,076<br>Depreciation<br>**3**<br>1,204<br>**Total Expenditure**<br>**4,667**<br>**Surplus/ (Deficit)**<br>**(630)**|**2022**<br>_£_<br>5,815<br>**5,815**<br>2,229<br>75<br>2,272<br>1,558<br>**6,134**<br>**(319)**|**2021**<br>_£_<br>5,841<br>**5,841**<br>1,994<br>-<br>1,250<br>1,558<br>**4,802**<br>**1,039**|**2020**<br>_£_<br>3,275<br>**3,275**<br>1,064<br>279<br>300<br>2,891<br>**4,534**<br>**(1,259)**|
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## **DESBOROUGH SAILING CLUB Balance Sheet as at 31 December 2023** 

|**2023**<br>_£_<br>_£_<br>**Note**<br>**Fixed assets**<br>Property and Equipment<br>**3**<br>29,149<br>**Current assets**<br>Bar and tea bar stock<br>**1**<br>1,722<br>Debtors/prepayments<br>156<br>Cash at bank<br>87,245<br>Cash in hand (floats)<br>480<br>89,603<br>**Current liabilities**<br>Creditors<br>(352)<br>Unspent grants carried forward<br>**2**<br>(13,106)<br>**Net Assets**<br>**105,294**<br>**Represented by**<br>General Reserve<br>68,226<br>Roof replacement reserve<br>10,500<br>Risk reserve<br>26,568<br>**105,294**|**2022**<br>_£_<br>_£_<br>45,910<br>1,515<br>237<br>82,880<br>649<br>85,281<br>-<br>(19,602)<br>**111,590**<br>74,521<br>10,500<br>26,568<br>**111,590**|**2021**<br>_£_<br>_£_<br>60,926<br>1,722<br>-<br>69,980<br>649<br>72,351<br>(496)<br>(25,275)<br>**107,506**<br>70,438<br>10,500<br>26,568<br>**107,506**|**2020**<br>_£_<br>_£_<br>70,493<br>1,020<br>1,246<br>69,056<br>280<br>71,603<br>(3,776)<br>(31,606)<br>**106,713**<br>69,645<br>10,500<br>26,568<br>**106,713**|
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## **DESBOROUGH SAILING CLUB** 

## **Cash Flow Statement for the Year Ended 31 December 2023** 

|**2023**<br>_£_<br>_£_<br>**Note**<br>**Surplus/ (Deficit) for the year**<br>**(6,295)**<br>Less: spending on fixed assets<br>-<br>Grants received<br>-<br>**Adjustment for non-cash items**<br>Depreciation<br>**3**<br>16,761<br>Grants released in year<br>**2**<br>(6,495)<br>10,265<br>**Changes in working capital**<br>(Dec)/ Inc in other creditors<br>352<br>Dec/ (Inc) in debtors/prepayments<br>81<br>Dec/ (Inc) in bar stock<br>(207)<br>226<br>**Net cash inflow**<br>**4,196**<br>Cash and bank balances at start of year<br>83,525<br>**Cash and bank balances at end of year**<br>**87,720**|**2022**<br>_£_<br>_£_<br>**4,083**<br>(1,203)<br>822<br>16,220<br>(6,495)<br>9,724<br>(496)<br>(237)<br>207<br>(526)<br>**12,900**<br>70,624<br>**83,525**|**2021**<br>_£_<br>_£_<br>**789**<br>(5,159)<br>-<br>14,725<br>(6,331)<br>8,394<br>(3,280)<br>1,246<br>(702)<br>(2,736)<br>**1,288**<br>69,336<br>**70,624**|**2020**<br>_£_<br>_£_<br>**8,016**<br>(11,448)<br>246<br>17,001<br>(6,331)<br>10,670<br>3,270<br>(1,025)<br>800<br>3,044<br>**10,528**<br>58,808<br>**69,336**|
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## **DESBOROUGH SAILING CLUB** 

## **Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2023** 

|**1**|**Catering & Bar**<br>**Income**<br>Daily Takings<br>Events<br>**Total Income**<br>**Closing Stock**<br>**Closing stock**<br>**Costs**<br>(Inc)/ Dec in stock<br>Expenditure, including stock<br>Other<br>**Total expenditure**<br>**Surplus**|**2023**<br>_£_<br>4,256<br>1,095<br>**5,351**<br>**1,722**<br>(207)<br>5,383<br>-<br>**5,176**<br>**175**|**2022**<br>_£_<br>5,677<br>-<br>**5,677**<br>**1,515**<br>207<br>3,701<br>248<br>**4,155**<br>**1,522**|**2021**<br>_£_<br>6,539<br>-<br>**6,539**<br>**1,722**<br>(702)<br>5,087<br>-<br>**4,385**<br>**2,154**|**2020**<br>_£_<br>3,809<br>**3,809**<br>**1,020**<br>800<br>2,240<br>-<br>**3,040**<br>**769**|
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**2 Grants** 

Grants for revenue expenditure are taken to income in the year received. Grants for the purchase of fixed assets are credited to income at the same rate as the corresponding assets are depreciated. 

|**2020**<br>Brought forward<br>Additions<br>Released<br>**End year**<br>**2021**<br>Brought forward<br>Additions<br>Released<br>**End year**<br>**2022**<br>Brought forward<br>Additions<br>Released<br>**End year**<br>**2023**<br>Brought forward<br>Additions<br>Released<br>**End year**|**Sport England**<br>_£_<br>27,273<br>-<br>(4,545)<br>**22,727**<br>22,727<br>-<br>(4,545)<br>**18,182**<br>18,182<br>-<br>(4,545)<br>**13,636**<br>13,636<br>-<br>(4,545)<br>**9,091**|**Disabled**<br>**Toilet and**<br>**Engine**<br>**locker**<br>_£_<br>10,418<br>-<br>(1,736)<br>**8,682**<br>8,682<br>-<br>(1,736)<br>**6,946**<br>6,946<br>-<br>(1,736)<br>**5,209**<br>5,209<br>-<br>(1,736)<br>**3,473**|**Other**<br>_£_<br>-<br>246<br>(49)<br>**197**<br>197<br>-<br>(49)<br>**148**<br>148<br>822<br>(214)<br>**756**<br>756<br>-<br>(214)<br>**542**|**TOTAL**<br>**_£_**<br>**37,691**<br>**246**<br>**(6,331)**<br>**31,606**<br>**31,606**<br>**-**<br>**(6,331)**<br>**25,275**<br>**25,275**<br>**822**<br>**(6,495)**<br>**19,602**<br>**19,602**<br>**-**<br>**(6,495)**<br>**13,106**|
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**3 Fixed Assets and Depreciation** 

Depreciation rates used are as follows: Dinghies, boats, outboards, trolleys 20% straight line on cost Shore side equipment 20% straight line on cost Additions to leasehold buildings are written off over remainder of lease period, less 1 year. 

|**2020**<br>Net book value at start of year<br>Additions during the year<br>NBV of disposals during year<br>Depreciation charge for year<br>**Net book value at year end**<br>**2021**<br>Net book value at start of year<br>Additions during the year<br>NBV of disposals during year<br>Depreciation charge for year<br>**Net book value at year end**<br>**2022**<br>Net book value at start of year<br>Additions during the year<br>NBV of disposals during year<br>Depreciation charge for year<br>**Net book value at year end**<br>**2023**<br>Net book value at start of year<br>Additions during the year<br>NBV of disposals during year<br>Depreciation charge for year<br>**Net book value at year end**<br>**Current year depreciation**<br>Training School depreciation<br>Club depreciation|**Total dinghies**<br>**and trolleys**<br>**etc**<br>_£_<br>4,291<br>660<br>-<br>(1,500)<br>**3,451**<br>3,451<br>667<br>-<br>(1,290)<br>**2,828**<br>2,828<br>-<br>-<br>(1,290)<br>**1,539**<br>1,539<br>-<br>-<br>(1,140)<br>**399**<br>(1,091)<br>(48)<br>**(1,140)**|**Total**<br>**p/boats**<br>_£_<br>2,031<br>-<br>-<br>(1,623)<br>**408**<br>408<br>-<br>-<br>(204)<br>**204**<br>204<br>-<br>-<br>(204)<br>**-**<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>**-**<br>-<br>-<br>**-**|**Total**<br>**engines**<br>_£_<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>**-**<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>**-**<br>-<br>1,203<br>-<br>(241)<br>**962**<br>962<br>-<br>-<br>(241)<br>**722**<br>-<br>(241)<br>**(241)**|**Total**<br>**equipmen**<br>**t**<br>_£_<br>1,817<br>-<br>-<br>(762)<br>**1,055**<br>1,055<br>4,492<br>-<br>(116)<br>**5,430**<br>5,430<br>-<br>-<br>(1,369)<br>**4,061**<br>4,061<br>-<br>-<br>(2,264)<br>**1,797**<br>(113)<br>(2,152)<br>**(2,264)**|**Total**<br>**building**<br>_£_<br>67,908<br>10,788<br>-<br>(13,116)<br>**65,580**<br>65,580<br>-<br>-<br>(13,116)<br>**52,464**<br>52,464<br>-<br>-<br>(13,116)<br>**39,348**<br>39,348<br>-<br>-<br>(13,116)<br>**26,232**<br>-<br>(13,116)<br>**(13,116)**|**Total**<br>**assets**<br>**_£_**<br>**76,046**<br>**11,448**<br>**-**<br>**(17,001)**<br>**70,493**<br>**70,493**<br>**5,159**<br>**-**<br>**(14,725)**<br>**60,926**<br>**60,926**<br>**1,203**<br>**-**<br>**(16,220)**<br>**45,910**<br>**45,910**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**(16,761)**<br>**29,149**<br>**(1,204)**<br>**(15,557)**<br>**(16,761)**|
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I r*pDrt on my eyaminatitin ol the finantial stAitm•its of DestMy¢wh Club
QO Ithe Chartyl foT the yta¥ end￿ 31 December 2023.
Charitie5 Act 2011. My ¥A)rk h•$ undertatrEn so that I might State to t
Management cornm￿ee and thE meffitse￿ th1￿ rnattÈrs i am rewired to state to
them in an indepermlent examinErfs ￿Ptsrt lor no other 5)urpvxe. To the fullest
eAtent permrtted ty law. I do r￿1 accept or assume resp)nsibdrty to aTr*W thher
than the Management Commlttee and the n*mbers as o t*)th. for aAy lor th15
rtk*)rt. or fvf oplnltyo I h*Yformed.
As the Charity's Mana8ement Committee you art ￿sPon￿bIt loi the wepaiaU(ffi of
the financial x*tmenis In a(£ordaKe With ihe requwements ol the Clwrtles Aci
2011 I-the Art-I- ¥Dy COns￿er ih•t •n oudit 15 not required fvr the ￿Or uDdor
srliofi 144121 of thv Act and that ex•vr*nation Is n¢Eded.
11 is my resportsiblllty to".
eumine the financlal statements uThJer sect1￿ 145 of thekt:
101h￿ ihe proceduru Uild dwn In 8tnernl Directions gNen byt￿ Charlty
Comm155w srfkn 14515llbl 01 the •4t,' •nd
to state whether partIC￿ar mattws ha* tome to myanwibo
My exJrnin•ts)n was cirrled out in accorth￿e ¥rtith the Tr"re(tity￿ 8tsYn by
the Charity Comm1551on. An exa{￿nation tsKludtrs • tsf the •teounth
re(LVt1s kept Cha￿ty and a comp•rlson ol the Ilnantlal st*emÈnts wesented
w*ih tPthe recorfs. it olso Ind￿leS cc¥&derat50ft ol arry ￿￿$￿al Items or
dlscJosure5 In the finondal st*ernert5 aryl 5eeklw explanaikn)ns from as the
Management Committee cc¥Kemni arry surh m•tter5. The procedure5 undert•k*n
th) not all the evlthnct that would be Wthred In an audit ¢onstqL*rrt
no opifik)n Is as to whether thÈ ststements a'tn* and f*
TAew' ènd the report Is I1￿le￿ iothose matters set (wJt in the s￿ement bek)w.
In connEctyon with rrry examinatbon rK* m•t*r h•$ tonw ¥J•tth)n:
whlch s￿*$ me reasonable ca￿e to belle¥* thai In mateilèl respett the
requlrernents to k*ep accoun￿ry records kn Kcrffdar￿e wllh seci*n 130 of ihe ACL.
and to p￿pare accounts whlch occord wilh the KcounDni recrKd5 aThJ cornpl¥t*lth
the requlrernents of the h•ve been met. or
to which. in my wnion, anentfon should be drnwn kn order kn ￿tAe
lrybef ￿lder￿andIn8 Oft￿ finwKlal to be ￿￿hed.
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DES8OROUGH SAILING CLUB
SHEPPXPITON. hllDDLISEX
AAA
Ferry Lane, Shepperton, Surrey TW17 9LQ
Charitable Incorporated Organisatton
Registered Charrty No. 1181243
Annual Report For the period
1 January to 31 December 2023
The annual accounts are forrnawy aFw¥ed by Ihe AGM and forni part ol Ihls
rep)rt Trustees are apr*ynted of feappointed eacn year ty the AGM In
accordan￿ wrth the conststubon.
The objects ol the CIO are
al the promOt￿n of communty partlc¥Jatk>n kn healthy reueallon, ty the
pfovlslon and maintenance ol lacllrt￿S loi waler
s wtth a partU￿r
empnasis on amateur saiiboai racing ano cruising
b) the Pfovi$ion of safe laciirt*s for teacning and wactring the SKWIS ol
sailiThJ Qlngn*s. yachts. ano Doats unoer powef.
How Th•s• OtsJ•cts W•r• Achl•v•d
We ran our full year race programme events for bolh dlnghy
saiiiw. skimng and crutser saillng. althO￿3h early In the season some
races wefe Cancel￿ to noodlno
The racing programme wa5 Suppl￿nted wlth regular pracilce
5essk)ns. Famity & Improver days. Cadet adlvllk5 an¢ Inlormol
eVen￿g salllng.
Ouf Sai11ng Scr￿￿1 ran a successful RYA certfficate saiithg c(yJrse In
tne eaity Sutnmer Our usual Easier ctyjrse was cancellea due to a
lack of suitaD* in$inJctots ana assstsnts
Our SkiffifWJ memDers ran a successful youm training course
Iniroaucing wi young people io Many of inem had no
prevlOUS experience of tjoahng Tne course participanis inen ith)k part
In tne Topsl*kJ JunKJr Regalla. a iocai event founaeo in 1932 lor
cnithjren aged 7 10 16
We also ran power boat courses lor members to quallfy wtth the RYA
P82 certlficale
The Club assists offter ol k)cal c￿b on the rNer and ha5 provlded
5alety boat cover and shore based facilit￿5 for a numter ol events
Including Weybridge Rowing Club'5 Summer Regatta. The Sifver
Sculls. and Elmbndge Canoe Club's Ha51af.
We safety cover lor Ihe Ran Race at swrton Faif.

Saillng and boating was supported by a pr¢>Jramme ol s¢xlal
events As well as our usual events we held a t*irthday party for all
members lo celebrate the 75th Anniversary of Oesborough Sailino Club.
Some DSC Cadets pr<MJressed to cofflpete beyond Ihe club in the
T0p￿r class of dinghy. They ach￿ed excellent resurts [￿ing at the
class Reg￿nal and National championship meetings
The Club hosted an Open race meeting for the 8ribsh Moth class
inghy, which has Strong historical asswations wrth DSC. Th
attracted competitors from around me country.
We hosted boaling aCtNIt￿ lor a troop of Royal Navy affilL4ted Sea
Scouts who were camwng in the area.
The finances ￿ the club ￿MaIn Strong and are In 9￿1 shape for the year
ahead.
Our IrKome trom member5h* fees remalned stsble at frust under £39.OCKI and
we cmllnue lo release grani Incor￿ from Pfevkwsty awarded grants.
Our objectwe is to ensure Ihat we operate wrthkn our means over aJainst
a backdrop ol Ilnancial prU(Jen￿ and stabilrty
Thls year Ihe club made a small loss ollust over £6.000, agalnst a small proflt
ol around £4,000 last year. Thts was ¢Jue. In part. to the delay of last years
budgete(I malntenance which look pi3ce In 2023 We expensed the full cost
of new winaows In 2023 and we also saw an Increase in ￿lillIeS and
Insurance costs whlLst (Hjr memberships income remained steady.
There was an overall net cash Inllow ol Iu51 over £4.IM)O after all cosls
Cash balances Increaseo 10 nearty £88.OW ai the ena of the year ant1 we
hohl funds In intefest bearlng. instanl access dep)sK accounts Our Intentlon
In 2024 Is lo Invesl In our club boats
The large club stte 15 leasehobj. The maln ￿￿1￿j*ng Is the clubhouse.
Onshore berths are available for members lo Keep dinghies arvj canoe5, skllts
ana punts. wn* ￿rger sailing Doats {"Cfuisers-I can De kepi onshote or on
moortngs
2023 investment In lacilllles Included repa1￿ lo me clubThouse rooT whth was
leaking. and ine Tepiacement of wenbaity aangeioLts Ohj wnaows v
modem douDle glazed unlts.
There are iwo 5I"pways lor dingh*s and one fow larger iwts. along 7Mth
e￿enSWe pontoons an(J Jethes.

The club maintains a fleet ol sailing dinghies for use by the Iraining school or
lor rent to members. and members are encourage(J to have th￿r own dinghles
and crulsers.
The cluD has facilrtale(l a number ol sutveys by Ihe contraL1ot5 for the Rwer
Thames Flood Rel￿1 Scheme. We actsvety participate(l in Ihe Statutory
consultakn.on foT Ihis scheme. whKh may Ihreaten the club's continue(J
existen￿ at our present location.
Slgned on behatl ol the Tntstees..
Mlke Daty
Commortore