## **Trustees Annual Report 1st Jan 2021 st - 31 December 2021** ## **Name:** Water Stars Foundation ## **Registration number:** CE016310 ## **Charity Number:** 1181730 ## **Address:** 8 Great Row View, Wolstanton, ST5 0GH ## **Trustees names:** Simon Birchall, Robert Trimmings & Rachel Beckett ## **How it recruits trustees:** We are actively recruiting for 2 more trustee reports. ## **Coronavirus Pandemic Impact** In January 2021 the government announced the closure of non essential retail/leisure facilities until April 2021. This meant swimming lessons were put on hold and no activity or sales were recorded for this quarter. Leisure facilities opened in April 2021 and we resumed teaching at some of our venues. Some venues closed or we were unable to return as a hirer. ## **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 £335,707. 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 £163,401. Rent expenditure to pools account for £35,775 of outgoings. This was for all swimming pools we hired at during 2021. This is expected to rise in the next accounting year as we have been closed for covid for 4 months and a number of swimming pools haven’t reopened. ## **Achievements and performances:** We have continued to teach children to learn to swim and grow our number of swimmers each week. Therefore achieving our goals and objectives in advancing the education of swimming. ## **A fnancial review including any debts and details of your reserves policy:** Water Stars Foundation has begun to repay the bounce back government loan from May 2021. We are aiming to grow the reserves in the bank to £150,000 to cover 6 months of staffing wages. ## **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 and delivering progressive swimming lessons whilst monitoring and assessing children. ## **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 receive swimming tuition. Therefore, providing more members the opportunity to become lifelong 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** In 2022 we are looking to recruit new swimming teachers and grow our trustee’s base so we can help to grow our objectives and goals further across Staffordshire. ## **List Trustees** Simon Birchall Beckett Robert Trimmings Rachel ## **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 1BB **WATER STARS FOUNDATION 1181730** **Receipts and payments accounts For the period** 1/1/2021 **To from** 1/1/2021 12/31/2021 ## **Section A Receipts and payments** **Unrestricted Restricted Endowment Total funds funds funds funds to the nearest to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ £** **----- Start of picture text -----**
to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £
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A1 Receipts
335,707 - - 335,707
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335,707 - - 335,707
Sub total (Gross income for AR)
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
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Sub total - - - -
Total receipts 335,707 - - 335,707
A3 Payments
303,767 - - 303,767
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Sub total [ 303,767 ] - - 303,767
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
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Total payments 303,767 - - 303,767
Net of receipts/(payments) 31,940 - - 31,940
A5 Transfers between funds - - - -
A6 Cash funds last year end - - - -
Cash funds this year end 31,940 - - 31,940
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|**Section B Statement**|**of assets and liabilities**|**at the end of the period**|**at the end of the period**| |---|---|---|---| |||**Unrestricted**|**Restricted**| |**Categories**|**Details**|**funds**|**funds**| |**B1 Cash funds**|**_Total cash funds_**|**to nearest £**
**31,490**
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**31,490**|**to nearest £**
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account(s))|OK
|OK| |||**Unrestricted**|**Restricted**| |||**funds**|**funds**| |**B2 Other monetary assets**|**Details**|**to nearest £**
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**asset belongs**|**Cost (optional)**
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**asset belongs**|**Cost (optional)**
**-**| |**charity’s own use**|||**-**
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Current liabilites
Loan|**liability relates**|**22,499**
**36,262**
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behalf of all the trustees|Signature|Print|Name| ||Simon Birchall
Robert Trimmings|Simon Birchall
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**to the nearest £ 187,348 - - - - - - - 187,348** **187,348** **124,277 - - - - - - - - 124,277** **124,277 63,071 - - 63,071** **Endowment funds to nearest £ - - - -** OK **Endowment funds to nearest £ - - - - - -** **Current value (optional)** **-** **Current value (optional)** **When due (optional)** Date of approval 10/24/2022 **10/24/2022** # **Independent examiner's report on the accounts** ## **Section A Independent Examiner’s Report** **Report to the** Charity Name WATER STARS FOUNDATION **trustees/directors/ members of** **On accounts for the** 01/01/2021 **year ended** 31/12/2021 **Charity no.:** Company no.: 1181730 **Set out on pages** 1 -2 (remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets) I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Company for the year ended 31 December 2021. **Responsibilities and** As the charity’s trustees of the Company (who are also the **basis of report** directors of the company for the purposes of company law), you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 (“the 2006 Act”). Having satisfied myself that the accounts of the Company are not required to be audited for this year under Part 16 of the 2006 Act and are eligible for independent examination, I report in respect of my examination of your charity’s accounts as carried out under section 145 of the Charities Act 2011 (“the 2011 Act”). In carrying out my examination, I have followed the Directions given by the Charity Commission (under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act. **Independent examiner's** The company’s gross income exceeded £250,000 and I am **statement** qualified to undertake the examination by being a qualified member of The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants - CIMA I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention which gives me cause to believe that: - accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 386 of the Companies Act 2006; or - the accounts do not accord with such records; or • the accounts do not comply with relevant accounting requirements under section 396 of the Companies Act 2006 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; or **October 2018** 1 **IER** •the accounts have not been prepared in accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS102). 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._ **Signed:** Robert Moore **Date:** 24/10/2022 **Name:** Robert Moore **Relevant** Chartered Institute of Management Accountants **professional qualification(s) or body (if any):** **Address:** 138 Hassell Street, Newcastle, Staffordshire, 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). **October 2018** 2 **IER** **Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose** . **October 2018** 3 **IER**