## **- Trustees Annual Report January 2020 21** ## **Name:** Water Stars Foundation ## **Registration number:** CE016310 ## **Charity Number:** 1181730 ## **Address:** 8 Great Row View, Wolstanton, ST5 0GH ## **Previous address:** 31 Ironmarket, Newcastle Under Lyme, ST5 1RP ## **Trustees names:** Simon Birchall & Robert Trimmings ## **How it recruits trustees:** We have 2 new trustees due to join us in January 2022. Therefore our trustee numbers will be at 4. The new trustees bring a range of experience in the local area and will help us to continue our developments. ## **Coronavirus Pandemic Impact** We had a huge impact from the coronavirus pandemic. Our lessons stopped in March 2020 and resumed at the end of July 2020. We stopped again in November 2020 for 4 weeks. Our lessons also had to stop in December 2020. We have been able to access the furlough scheme, grants and the bounce back loan (£40,000). We have not managed to return to all our venues still. ## **Aims/Objectives of our charity:** To advance the education of the public in the subject of swimming and water safety. Creating lifelong learners and participants. To advance the education of the pupils at educational institutions by providing swimming lessons. Teaching children vital skills of swimming, water safety and install life long skills. To provide educational water safety courses for children in north Staffordshire to attend. Educating and increasing knowledge of risks involved with water activities. ## **Charity Overview:** The charity operates within Staffordshire. Water Stars Foundation delivers educational swimming lessons for children to learn to swim. Water Stars Foundation delivers regular water safety courses for children to attend and gain knowledge and skills to stay safe in and around water. We work closely with schools in educational swimming lessons and train teachers in water safety ## **Income from charity over the 12month period:** Income received from members to the CIO during the financial period was £187,348.04. This income was from both Educational establishments (Schools) and Water Stars Foundation members. ## **Spent money in the last year:** Wages and salaries spend for the financial period was £73,673.05. This was to the 14 members of staff that are employed within the Foundation. Rent expenditure to pools and offices accounted for £18,185.40p. This was for all swimming pool hire at the Venues we teach, deliver courses and includes the office we rent in Newcastle Under Lyme. ## **Achievements and performances:** Number of members taught in the year: 850 children on average who are members of the Water Stars Foundation. Safety courses offered to children: During this period we have been unable to deliver the planned water safety courses due the coronavirus pandemic. Safety courses to teachers/schools, we have been unable to deliver these to our linked schools due to the coronavirus pandemic. During 2020/21 we have worked with Sandon Primary Academy. Providing every child with the opportunity to develop key swimming skills essential to become life long participants, educated children on how to stay safety in and around water. We hope to resume links with other establishments in 2021. ## **A fnancial review including any debts and details of your reserves policy:** We have £112,320.09 in the bank. We hold lesson fees in advance so currently have £42,000 in lesson fees for members still due out. Water Stars Foundation have taken out a bounce back loan from the government for £40,000. This will start to be paid back in May 2021. ## **How have we carried out our charity purposes for the public beneft?** Our charity purposes are continuing to benefit the public, as we are offering members the opportunity to be educated and learn the skills essential in order to swim and stay safe in the water environment. delivering schemes of work, delivering progressive swimming lessons and completing relevant assessments. ## **Future plan** Over the next 12 months we want Water Stars Foundation to continue to grow its number of members. This would allow more children access to our services and to swimming tuition. Therefore, providing more members the opportunity to become life-long participants and the skills to continue to stay safe in and around water including every-day life when visiting the seaside, going abroad, visiting canals or rivers etc. We are developing our water safety section and links with more schools. We will aim to continue to grow our school educational lessons in line with government National Curriculum guidelines. ## **Recruiting** Water Stars Foundation will be recruiting more staff members to continue to help the foundation grow and offer more availability for its current and new members to access our services. ## **List Trustees** Simon Birchall Robert Trimmings ## **CEO** Andrew Lipscomb ## **Profession Contacts** ## **Bankers** Banking Services Santander Bank 4-6 Town Road Hanley Stoke-on-Trent ST1 2HA ## **Accountant/Auditors** Robert Moore Moores Accountancy 138 Hassel Street, Newcastle Under Lyme ST5 IBB **Water Stars Foundation No (if any)** **Receipts and payments accounts For the period** I January 2020 **To from** 31-Dec-20 ## **Section A Receipts and payments** **----- Start of picture text -----**
Unrestricted Restricted Endowment
Total funds
funds funds funds
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A1 Receipts
Sales 187,348 - - 187,348
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187,348 - - 187,348
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Total receipts 187,348 - - 187,348
A3 Payments
Cost of sales 124,277 - - 124,277
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Sub total [ 124,277 ] - - 124,277
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purchases, (see table)
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Total payments 124,277 - - 124,277
Net of receipts/(payments) 63,071 - - 63,071
A5 Transfers between funds - - - -
A6 Cash funds last year end - - -
Cash funds this year end 63,071 - - 63,071
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## **Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period** ||||**Unrestricted**||**Restricted**| |---|---|---|---|---|---| |**Categories**|**Details**||**funds**||**funds**| |**B1 Cash funds**|Bank
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**3,291**
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Creditors fallin due within 1 year
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39990
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## **Last year** **to the nearest £ 241,277 - - - - - - - 241,277** **241,277** **229,038 - - - - - - - - 229,038** **229,038 12,239 - - 12,239** **Endowment funds to nearest £ - - - -** OK **Endowment funds to nearest £ - - - - - -** **Current value (optional)** **-** **Current value (optional)** **When due (optional)** Date of approval 10/28/2021 **10/28/2021** ## **Independent examiner's report on the accounts** ## **Section A Independent Examiner’s Report** **Report to the trustees/ members of** Charity Name Water Stars Foundation 31 December 2021 **On accounts for the year ended** **Charity** 1181730 **no (if any)** **Set out on pages** (remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets) I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31/12/2020 **.** ## **Responsibilities and basis of report** As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”). I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. **Independent** The charity’s gross income did not exceed £250,000 and I am **examiner's** qualified to undertake the examination by being a qualified **statement** member of The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants _._ I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect: - the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; or - the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or - the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair’ view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. * _Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply._ 1 **Oct 2018** **IER** **Signed:** Robert Moore **Date:** 28 October 2021 **Name:** Robert Moore **Relevant** Chartered Institute of Management Accountants **professional qualification(s) or body (if any):** **Address:** 138 Hassell Street, Newcastle, Staffs, ST5 1BB. ## **Section B Disclosure** Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners). 2 **Oct 2018** **IER** ## **Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose** . 3 **Oct 2018** **IER**