|**Trust**|**ees' Annual Report**|**ees' Annual Report**|**ees' Annual Report**|**ees' Annual Report**|**for theperiod**|**for theperiod**|**for theperiod**|
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|**From**|Period start date|||**To**|Period end date|||
||01|February|2024||31|January|2025|
## **Trustees' Annual Report for the period**
**From**
## Section A Reference and administration details
**Charity name** Dorset Disabled Canoe Unit **Other names charity is known by** DDCU **Registered charity number (if any)** 1187830 **Charity's principal address** Sea Cadet site Phoebe
Sea Cadet site Phoebe Rugby Club Car Park, Iford Lane Christchurch, Dorset **Postcode BH6 5NF**
## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**
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2
3
4
5
6
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8|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**
**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee (ifany)**|
|---|---|---|---|---|
||Jonathon William
Packer|Chairperson|1 Jan 2024 – 26 Mar 2024|Charity Members at the AGM.|
||Laura Morgan|Treasurer|Full Year|CharityMembers at the AGM.|
||JagdeepJagpal|Vice Chair|Full Year|CharityMembers at the AGM.|
||Natalie Laura
Coates|Trustee|Full Year|Charity Members at the AGM.|
||Elizabeth May
Watkins|1.
Chairperson
2.
Secretary|1.
26 Mar 2024 –
year end
2.
Full Year|Charity Members at the AGM.|
||Vince Clark|Trustee|Full year|Charity Members at the AGM.|
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## **Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)**
|**Name**|**Dates acted if not for whole year**|
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|See above.||
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## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**
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|**Type of adviser**|**Name**
**Address**|**Name**
**Address**|
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|None.|||
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|**Name of chief executive**|**or names of senior staff members (Optional information)**||
## **Section B Structure, governance, and management**
## **Description of the charity’s trusts**
CIO Association Model
Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) Association How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company) Elected by AGM Trustee selection methods (eg. appointed by, elected by)
## **Additional governance issues (Optional information)**
In 2024 the DDCU continued a period of stabilisation and refreshing of You **may choose** to include equipment. In addition a grant from the BCP Thriving Communities Fund additional information, where has allowed us to expand our activities to provide the experience of relevant, about: paddling in sea kayaks in Poole harbour and deliver training to our leaders policies and procedures members and volunteers. adopted for the induction and training of trustees; Risk assessments have been undertaken to support the effective delivery
- training of trustees; Risk assessments have been undertaken to support the effective delivery of our activities. These include identification and measures to address
- the charity’s organisational safeguarding risks.
- structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
- relationship with any related parties;
- trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.
## **Section C Objectives and activities**
**Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document**
The objective of Dorset Disabled Canoe Unit is the promotion of community participation in healthy recreation, and in particular but not exclusively among people with disabilities in the interests of social welfare with the object of improving their conditions of life, by the provision of facilities for participating in canoeing and kayaking (“facilities” means land, buildings, equipment, access to coaching and organising sporting activities).
March **2012**
**TAR**
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**Summary of the main Paddling sessions activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within** due to weather. **this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public** busier months! **benefit)**
The club enjoyed 10 out of the 11 planned fortnightly paddling sessions during this season (from April – September) with one session cancelled due to weather. Members have enjoyed generally good weather conditions and trips both up and down the river, including the Christchurch loop. They have used their skills to dodge all the pleasure boats and paddle boards during the busier months! Having re-established the club following the pandemic, this season we were able to open up to new members. In preparation for the season we held 2 sessions in a swimming pool to help members keep in touch and practice their skills. In June we held an open day offering taster sessions with most new paddlers returning for the further paddles later in the season.
Overall, we have welcomed six new paddler members to the club. Due to the increased numbers, we have frequently run two separate groups during our sessions. This helps us to adapt the session to different members’ health and fitness.
**Expanded Sessions Following Funding Grant** Thanks to the grant from the BCP Thriving Communities Fund we have been able to expand our activities to provide the experience of paddling in sea kayaks in Poole harbour. A local provider organised an initial skills session followed by a trip in the harbour. A further session provided the opportunity to paddle to Brownsea Island which was a new and unforgettable trip. This funding also provided a rescue practice session at our usual location, enabling volunteers to keep skills up to date and will also provide essential first aid training for six leaders and support volunteers in February 2025.
It has also enabled the club to have two further sessions out of season in the swimming pool in Broadstone. These have been enjoyed by members old and new and provided an excellent opportunity to build confidence and practice skills in kayaks in a safe (and warm) environment over the winter. Extra support from volunteers at these sessions has been great to help new members get to know and work with the leading team. We are very grateful to BCP Thriving Communities Fund for providing these opportunities for our members which enables them to access kayaking. They tell us that it improves their physical health and mental wellbeing. Our volunteers have also benefitted, both from the training and opportunities to support members developing their skills.
**Social Events** We had a successful BBQ after our paddle on 1 September, which raised valuable funds for the club and was organised by one of our members and her husband. We have also had an enjoyable post-Christmas meal at the Piazzo lounge in Wimborne, attended by 30 members with family and friends. These events enable us to keep in contact through the year with all involved with the club, whether regular paddlers or in supporting roles.
**Statutory Declaration** All trustees reaffirmed their adherence to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit.
March **2012**
**TAR**
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## **Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)**
## **Funding**
You **may choose** to include further statements, where relevant, about:
As a small club we are very dependent upon fundraising to deliver our activities, maintain and provide suitable equipment for disabled paddlers and grow our club. This year we were given generous donations from Ringwood Canoe Club and a local business (Astute Ltd) and have recently heard that our application to the Talbot Village Trust for support to buy a new container has been successful. This was a priority for the club as the present one has several leaks and equipment is getting damaged as a result. With increasing membership, we also now need extra equipment and more stable kayaks suitable to the needs of our paddlers.
- policy on grantmaking;
- policy programme related investment;
- contribution made by volunteers.
## **Policies**
- All of our policies are being updated for review at the AGM to include recent updates from Paddle Uk to whom the club is affiliated.
## **Grant Making**
The BCP Thriving Communities Fund has enabled us to expand our activities to provide the experience of paddling in sea kayaks in Poole harbour. In addition the funding has provided a rescue practice session at our usual location is also providing essential first aid training for eight leaders and support volunteers thus enabling volunteers to keep essential skills up to date.
## Section D Achievements and performance
March **2012**
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## Section D Achievements and performance
|**Summary of the main**
**achievements of the charity**
**during the year**|-
Re-election of Charity Trustees and key roles.
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Planning paddles and events for the 2025 season.
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10/11 paddle events held in 2024
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Maintained volunteer training sessions via volunteer paddles and
pool sessions. This enabled volunteers to practise and be able to
support disabled members once sessions were held.
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Site maintenance at the property to ensure access remained
possible (cutting back foliage, securing storage racks for canoes,
kayaks, and equipment) and general maintenance of all equipment.
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AGM held on MAR24.
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Holding trustee and committee meetings throughout the year.||
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## **Section E Financial review**
March **2012**
**TAR**
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A review of accounts was conducted at the AGM in March 2024
**Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves**
It was agreed to maintain reserves to support ongoing costs of management.
**Details of any funds materially in deficit**
None.
## **Further financial review details (Optional information)**
You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant about:
- the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);
- how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
- investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.
## **Section F Other optional information**
None.
## **Section G Declaration**
**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.**
**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees**
|**Signature(s)**
_Elizabeth May Watkins_
_Jagdeep Jagpal_
**Full name(s)**
Elizabeth May Watkins
Jagdeep Jagpal
**Position (e.g., Secretary,**
**Chair, etc)**
Trustee
Trustee
**Date**
16/10/2025|**Signature(s)**
_Elizabeth May Watkins_
_Jagdeep Jagpal_
**Full name(s)**
Elizabeth May Watkins
Jagdeep Jagpal
**Position (e.g., Secretary,**
**Chair, etc)**
Trustee
Trustee
**Date**
16/10/2025|**Signature(s)**
_Elizabeth May Watkins_
_Jagdeep Jagpal_
**Full name(s)**
Elizabeth May Watkins
Jagdeep Jagpal
**Position (e.g., Secretary,**
**Chair, etc)**
Trustee
Trustee
**Date**
16/10/2025|
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||Trustee|Trustee|
||16/10/2025||
||16/10/2025||
March **2012**
**TAR**
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**Dorset Disabled Canoe Unit (DDCU) No (if any) 1187830**
**Receipts and payments accounts For the period** 2/1/2024 1/31/2025 **To from**
## **Section A Receipts and payments**
|**Section A Receipts and payments**|**Section A Receipts and payments**|**Section A Receipts and payments**||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|**A1 Receipts**
Donations(Duck Race,bankgoodwillpayment,another club)
**897**
Memberships
**200**
Grants(Dorset Community)
**-**
Thrive Communities Fund Project - Contribution from members
Receipts from fundraisingactivities(BBQ)
**155**
Receipts from members towards Xmas lunch
**-**
Charitable activites(memberships/equipment use)
**340**
**1,592**
**A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table).**
None
**-**
**-**
**_Sub total_ -**
**_Total receipts_ 1,592**
**A3 Payments**
Payments relatingdirectlyto charitable activities
**-**
- BBQ
**42**
- Insurance
**336**
- TrainingCosts - South Coast Adventures
**-**
- Memberships - British Canoeing
**155**
- Bank Charges
**61**
**_Sub total_ 593**
**A4 Asset and investmentpurchases, (see table)**
Equipment Purchases
**-**
**-**
**_Sub total_ -**
**_Total payments_ 593**
**_Net of receipts/(payments)_ 999**
**A5 Transfers between funds**
**-**
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**
**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for AR)_|||**to the nearest £**
**Restricted**
**funds**|**to the nearest £**
**Endowment**
**funds**|**Total funds**
**to the nearest £**|
||||**-**
**-**
**1,555**
**140**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**1,695**|**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**|**897**|
||||||**200**|
||||||**1,555**|
||||||**140**|
||||||**155**|
||||||**-**|
||||||**340**|
||||||**3,287**|
|||||||
||||**-**
**-**
**-**|**-**
**-**
**-**|**-**|
||||||**-**|
||||||**-**|
|||||||
||||**1,695**|**-**|**3,287**|
|||||||
||||**-**
**-**
**-**
**885**
**-**
**-**
**885**|**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**|**-**|
||||||**42**|
||||||**336**|
||||||**885**|
||||||**155**|
||||||**61**|
||||||**1,478**|
||||**-**
**-**
**-**|**-**
**-**
**-**||
||||||**-**|
||||||**-**|
||||||**-**|
|||||||
||||**885**|**-**|**1,478**|
|||||||
||**999**||**810**|**-**|**1,809**|
||**-**||**-**|**-**|**-**|
**A6 Cash funds last year end**
|**_Cash funds this year end_ **|**3,844**||**-**||**-**||**3,844**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||**4,842**||**810**||**-**||**5,652**|
## **Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**
**Categories B1 Cash funds**
**B2 Other monetary assets**
## **B3 Investment assets**
**B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use**
|**Details**
Cash in bank
**Details**
None
**_Total cash funds_**
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))|**to nearest £**
**4,842**
**-**
**-**
**4,842**
OK
**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Unrestricted**
**funds**|**to nearest £**
**Restricted**
**funds**|
|---|---|---|
|||**810**|
|||**-**|
|||**-**|
|||**810**|
|||OK|
|||**to nearest £**
**Restricted**
**funds**|
|None|**-**|**-**|
||**-**|**-**|
||**-**|**-**|
||**-**|**-**|
||**-**|**-**|
||**-**|**-**|
|**Details**
None|**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**|**Cost (optional)**|
|---|---|---|
|None||**-**|
|||**-**|
|||**-**|
|||**-**|
|||**-**|
|**Details**
Kayaking Equipment
Support Equipment
Misc.|Unrestricted
Unrestricted
Unrestricted
**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**|**Cost (optional)**|
|---|---|---|
|Kayaking Equipment|Unrestricted|**-**|
|Support Equipment|Unrestricted|**-**|
|Misc.|Unrestricted|**-**|
|||**-**|
|||**-**|
|||**-**|
|||**-**|
## **B5 Liabilities**
Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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||||**Fund to which**||**Amount due**||
||**Details**||**liability relates**||**(optional)**||
||Rent||Unrestricted||||
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||Signature||Print|Name|||
||_Jagdeep Jagpal_||Jagdeep||Jagpal||
||||Liz Watkins||||
||_Liz Watkins_||||||
## **CC16a**
## **Last year**
## **to the nearest £**
**285 - - - 136 514 370 1,305 - - 1,305 - - 515 185 153 62 915 324 324 1,239 66 -**
## **Endowment funds to nearest £**
**-**
## OK
## **Endowment funds**
## **to nearest £**
**-**
## **Current value (optional)**
**-**
**Current value (optional) - - - - - - -**
**When due (optional) Annual**
Date of approval 10/10/2025 10/11/2025