Rotary in St Albans and District Swimathon
Registered No. 1181414 (England and Wales)
Report and accounts for the year ended 31 December 2025
Trustees
Claudio Duran Andrew Barrington Lovett Roger Talbot
Governing document
The charity is governed by a trust deed dated 4[th] January 2019, with the aims of advancing such charitable purposes (according to the laws of England and Wales) as the trustees see fit from time to time for the public benefit by making grants to Charities, other organisations, and persons anywhere in the world
Management of the charity
Trustees are appointed by the participating Rotary Clubs in the St Albans and District area. Each Club may appoint up to two trustees. Their main task is to arrange an annual fundraising event for swimmers who will raise sponsorship monies for one local charity. Planning for, and execution of, the event is delegated to a management committee. Each participating Rotary Club nominates a local good cause and the ultimate choice of one charity is selected by the management committee before ratification by the trustees.
Bankers
Lloyds Bank 36 Chequer Street St Albans AL1 3YQ
Correspondence address
8 Broomfield Park Street St Albans AL2 2HY
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Rotary in St Albans and District Swimathon
Trustees’ Annual Report 2025
The sixth St. Albans and District Rotary Swimathon took place on 26[th] April 2025.The venue was Westminster Lodge Recreation Centre. This location is managed by Everyone Active. Participants on the day achieved tremendous results in raising much needed funds for the charity Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust to provide a sensory play area in the St Albans Hospital. The participants included members of the Salmon Club, St. Albans Swimming Club for disabled people of all ages. Running costs are very modest and covered by specific donations. However, we wish to acknowledge the enormous contribution from Everyone Active in provision of the swimming pool and staff free of charge.
At the end of December, Loans of £50 x 5 were made by Committee members to cover the anticipated costs of a new Website. These loans will be repaid from proceeds of our 2026 event.
Financial Review
The accounts for the year ended 31 December 2025 are shown later in this report.
Report on Public benefit
In choosing the beneficiary of the 2025, Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, the Trustees have complied with the duty in Section 4 of the Charities Act 2006 to have due regard to the public benefit guidance published by the Charity Commission.
Reserves Policy
Where funds are raised for a specific project, we aim to distribute the funds as soon as is practical. The Charity has a policy of holding only modest reserves, to pay for deposits and other costs for the following year’s event.
Neither the trustees, nor the Independent Examiner, received any remuneration in respect of their roles.
Statement of responsibilities of Trustees and Officers
The charity trustees are responsible for preparing an annual report and financial statements in accordance with the applicable law and UK Generally Accepted Accounting Practice. They must prepare financial statements which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity and of the incoming resources and the application of those resources for that year.
In preparing the financial statements, the trustees are required to:
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select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently
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observe the methods and principles in the Charities SORP
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make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent
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prepare financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charity will continue in operation
The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
Approved by the trustees and signed on their behalf by:
Andrew Lovell Claudio Duran On 16[th] June 2026
| Rotary in St Albans and District Swimathon | Rotary in St Albans and District Swimathon | Rotary in St Albans and District Swimathon | Rotary in St Albans and District Swimathon | CC16a | ||||
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| For the period from |
01/01/2025 | To | 31/12/2025 | |||||
| Section A Receipts and payments | ||||||||
| A1 Receipts | Unrestricted funds to the nearest £ |
Restricted funds to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ( 9) 9 - |
Endowment funds to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - |
Total funds to the nearest £ 7,716 250 - - - - - - 7,966 - - - 7,966 7,200 252 330 - - 7,782 - - - 7,782 184 |
Last year to the nearest £ |
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| Sponsorship | 7,716 | 7,434 | ||||||
| Loan | 250 | - | ||||||
| Gift Aid | - | - | 978 | |||||
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| Sub total(Gross income for AR) |
7,966 | - | 8,412 | |||||
| - - - 7,966 7,200 252 330 - 7,782 - - - 7,782 184 9 590 783 |
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| A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). |
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| Sub total | - | - | ||||||
| Total receipts A3 Payments |
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| 8,412 | ||||||||
| Donations to Charity | 7,200 | 8,100 | ||||||
| Sundry | 252 | 93 | ||||||
| Website | 330 | 330 | ||||||
| Publicity | 213 | |||||||
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| **Sub total ** | 7,782 | 8,736 | ||||||
| A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table) |
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| **Sub total ** | - | - | ||||||
| Total payments Net of receipts/(payments) A5 Transfers between funds A6 Cash funds last year end Cash funds this year end |
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| 8,736 | ||||||||
| 184 | - | - | 184 | ( 324) | ||||
| 9 | ( 9) | - | - | 923 | ||||
| 590 | 9 | 599 | ||||||
| 783 | - | - | 783 | 599 |
07/08/2026
CCXX R1 accounts (SS)
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| Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period | Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period | Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period | |
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| Categories Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees B1 Cash funds B2 Other monetary assets B3 Investment assets B5 Liabilities B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use |
(agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) Details Bank Account Total cash funds Details Details Details Details Signature |
Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ 783 - - - - - 783 - OK OK Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - Fund to which liability relates Amount due (optional) - - - Print Name |
Endowment funds to nearest £ |
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| OK | |||
| Endowment funds to nearest £ |
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| Current value (optional) |
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| Current value (optional) |
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| When due (optional) |
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| Date of approval |
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07/08/2026
CCXX R2 accounts (SS)
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