Bluetonic
(Registered charity. number 11908711
Financial statements
for the year ended 31 March 2024
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Contents
Trustees, annual report
Independent examiner's report
Receipts & payments account
Statement of assels & liabilities
Notes to the accounts
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Bluetonic
Trustees, annual report
for the year ended 31 March 2024
Full name Bluetonic
Organisatlon type Charitable incorporated organisation
Registered charity number 1190871
Principal addrèss
6 Hall drive, Wollaton, Nottingham, NG8 2PW
Trustees
Paul Dickens, Chair
Clara Motley, Treasurer
Richard Grieve, Started 0410912024
Jane North, Secretary
Independent examiner
John O'Brien. employee of Community Accounting Plus, Units 1 & 2 North West. 41
Talbot Slreet, Nottingham, NG15GL
Governance and management
The charity is operated under the rules of its constitution adopted 1410812020.
There are Gurrently 4 trustees and ideally the charity would like to increase lo 5
trustees. We are aware that it is recommended that people in named roles stay in
them for 2 13 tenns and will be looking to rotate I recruit new trustees to fill roles.
Truslees are selected based on our constitution terms, and have responsibility for
governing the charity and signing off on proposals. Volunteers are invited to support
the charity with their time and contribute ideas for the charity's development.
Trustees are responsible for decisions about funding distribution.
Objectives and activities
We are a charity dedicated to creating experiences in, on or around blue spaces.
Blue spaces are areas that are close to water either inland or by the sea. Spending
time by blue spaces can make us happier and healthier.
Bluetonic offers resources, activity and infomiation that helps anyone become more
active in blue spaces.

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Objectives
In our fourth period of reporting. in the Midlands specifically we have objectives to:
Developed activity and test ideas alongside local people.
Look to secure funding for future projects for face to fa￿ delivery.
Relating to the broader work our objectives have been:
Continue to grow our presence on social media and traffic to our website
Review and develop all infrastructure we need to run the charity, with a focus
on recruiting at least one more trustee and improving our governance and
procedures around finance.
Grow and develop revenue via donations for swimming hats l awaken your
blue mind challenge.
Provide opportunities for people to ne￿Ork and develop ideas relating to
being active in, on and around water.
Summary of the main activities undertaken for the publi¢ benefit and the main
achlevements during the period
Online guest chats
Our free online sessions are designed for people to hear stories frorn inspirational
people, about the benefits of blue spaces. This year four sessions were delivered
over the winter months and this has continued to grow Bluetonic's presence online.
They have helped create an interest in the charity and develop ne￿OrkIng
opportunities locally and internationally.
This winter Ihe highlight was a session with the author of"The Blue Mind" Dr Wallace
J Nichols. The award winning book was published back in 2014 and is the biggest
inspiration for our charity. He was so impressed with the charivs work he reached
out to offer his support and to neiwork the charity into a nelwork he has created
called "The Blue Mind Movemènt..
In the chat ha brought to life, the cutting-edge neuroscience with compelling personal
stories. He discussed how proximity to water can improve performance. increase
calm, diminish anxiety, and increase professional success. All knitted together with
stories from his fascinating life.
Over 70 people attended this chat and over half of those came from outside of the
UK with over 30 people from America.
Other guests supporting the chats were:
Imogen Radford.. Imogen volunteers for thè Outdoor Swimming Society playing an
imporiant role as one of their Inland Access Officers. She had initially supported a
previous guest Shauna Tate, who talked about the positive impact wild swimming
had on her health and wellbeing. She gave some brilliant insight into people's legal
rights in relation to wild swimming as well as the campaign to create greater levels of
access.

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Rachel Hazell aka "The Travelling Bookbinder": came on the chat to celebrate
the launch of her book, Today's Changing Room. Recording year-round swims in the
Hebridean waters around lona, the book introduces the idea that every rock is a
hook to hang dothes on. W8 talked wilh Rachel about her island hom8, her tips
when taking cold water dips and the benefits she has experienced when cold water
swimming.
Rachel kindly then gave the proceeds of £2,500 from the book sales to support
Bluetonic's charity activity.
The format allows time for people to network with each other from wherever they are.
Most people are from all over the UK, but increasingly our audience is widening.
The benefits of this yearfs chats have been:
Engagement directly with Dr Wallis J Nichols increasing the charity's kudos in
relation to promoting the blue mind.
Scott Clayton BluetoniG founder is now an official "Blue Mind Ambassador.
and this supports the charity to be at the forefront of pioneering work to
engage people to be active in on and around water and improve their health
and wellbeing.
The chats were attended by 182 people from all over the world.
The chats played a big part in launching our winler fundraising "Awaken Your
Blue Mind" challenge, and generating participation from people all over the
world.
The chats helped engage "Rachel Hazell" who kindly donated £2500- our
biggest donation so far.
Awaken your blue mind
This year the charity continued to develop an online challenge to help raise funds for
running costs and charity activity- Awaken your blue mind is a journaling exercise
that sees participants provided with a list of challenges that encourage people to get
out and about in, on and around the water during the winter months.
Participants paid £10 entry fe8 for individuals (£12 outside the UK) or £20 for
families.
People entering received:
'Awaken your blue mind, e-journal.
List of challenges.
Access to a dedicated Facebook group.
The Ghallenge badge.
This year 191 people took part in the challenge raising a total of £2,076. Costs were
£412.85 with a total net profit raised of £1,663.15. Participants took part from all
over the world including Germany. USA. Canada, France, Netherlands, Sweden and
Switzerland.

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Under the Bridgo
The project started in 2022 supported by National Lottery funding and then match
funding which allowed a successful 24 week program that engaged around 31 men
living in the East Midlands.
The project is continuing to run in partnership with not for profit organisation
Nottingham CAN, using funding secured from winning the National Lottery, ITV East
Midlands Peoples project.
Participants are coached on the benefits of connecting in local blue spaces via
simple mindfulness techniques. They also were rnade aware of the natural
r8Storative effects of being active in, on and around water and how they can spre8d
their knowledge to others.
The Lottery funding has allowed the project to run in 10 week delivery blocks for a
full year. At the end of each time is laken to evaluate impact, reflect on sessions and
design the next block. Sessions are all in, on and around water and some of the
highlights have been:
A visit from Wim Hoff breathing and cold water exposure coach, Emma Estrell
who volunteered to d81iver a session after working with Scott Clayton at
Deershed Festival.
A cook out and wild swim at the ancient Achour Church Caves.
Various water sports engagement session at Spring Lakes.
Sailing taster and painting by the water both held at Trent Valley sailing club.
Also during this reporting year the project held its first resident181 ané a field trip both
in the Matlock area of Derbyshire. A further residential is planned in Scarborough in
the next reporting year.
Also the project is about to d81iver its first community engagement day. The "Under
the Bridge. walking music festival will take place on the 13th April 2024. Seeing
musical artists from the local area performing under a variety of bridges in a walking
music festival. The participants of the choir are already volunleering time to help
design. plan and promote thè day. The "Under the Bridge" choir will sing at the end
of the event lo highlight the importance of men engaging in activily that improves
mental health and wellbeing.
Numbers of participants have grown to over 60 men attending at least one session.
Each week sees between 12 and 25 men coming together.
A meeting has taken place with the lottery and as a resull the charity is exploring
submitting a bid to sustain delivery for the next three years.

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Swim Safe
Swim Safe was successfully delivered in summer of 2023 to 498 young people and
their parents I guardians. Funding was provided via an under-spend from the
previous year's lottery bid and via a fundraising evening run at the delivery venue.
Swim Saf8 gets children and their families actively18arning in the environment about
water safety to help reduce risk of drowning.
Our delivery is unique as we include supporting education related to the Blue Mind.
The Blue mind is about the positive impact of blue spaces on your mental heallh and
our swimming coaches 8re trained to..
Talk about the positive impact to health and wellbeing when being active in,
on and around water.
Signpost children and families to resources that help them be active in, on and
around water.
Talk about the science that backs up the theory that blue spaces are good for
our health.
The charity has secured funding from the Thomas Farr Foundation to run Swim Safe
again in tho summer of 2024.
South East Derbyshire Provider Collaboration
Blu8 Tonic is a part of this collaboration between local support providers. This is still
a relatively new way of working irlvolving five providers working together to enable
flexible local support.
Three of the providers involved offer counselling I therapy support and have made
this available if needed to the 'Under the Bridge" participants. This has provided a
safety net of support to attendees and has been utilized by at least one group
mèmber and helped prevent his issues esc81ating into crisis.
The partn8rship really helps by creating peer support, exploring funding and
dev8loping the potential to change the local approaches in NHS. Public health and
Derbyshire County Council.
The four other providers in the network are:
https.'Ilwww.elephantrooms.w.uk/
https.'Ilwww.honeyhopefarm.orgl
https.'Ilwww.longeatoncommunitygarden.org.ukl
https.'Ilwww.whisperingtrees.org.ukl
There is increasing cross over support especially with the 'Under the Bridge" project
with sessions being held at the Elephant Rooms and Honey Hope farm.
More recently a new project simll ar to 'Under the Bridge, is In its eadiest stsge of
development which will see a focus on positive activity for women experiencing the
menopause. Scope is being explored for some of the initial sessions to be delivered
at another partner Long Eaton Community Garden.

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Volunteers
Bluetonic Ambassadors
Our ambassadors continue to support the charity by supporting the design and
promotion of charity activity. It has been acknowledged that there are Ambassadors
who ar8 not supporting the charity to grow to the agreed original scope created for
this role.
Scott has been tasked to speak to all ambassadors about minimal levels of
engagement with potential to refresh the ambassadors list.
other ambassadors are going above and beyond their roles. One particular mention
in this regard is Rachel Andrews aka 'the everyday athlete" She has supported by
oming to events in person as well as helping design and promote "Awaken Your
Blue Mind" She regularly comes along to our online sessions and at times has
volunteered as a co-host.
Local volunteers
Bluetonic has increasing support from volunteers. Our three main volunteers are our
trustees, who on top of fulfilling their roles running and organising the charity, they
also support other things.
Jane North our Secretary is leading growing our social media with a focus on
Instagram, creating regular posts and proactively engaging other users to grow our
following. She also coordinates Awaken your blue mind.
Clara Morley our treasurer has led the work creating robust procedures in terms of
recording and monitoring our finances. But she also supports by attending swim safe
sessions and helping out.
Paul Dickens fulfils his Chair role. Bul also volunteers to be a key member of the
"Under the Bridge" project offering peer support to other attendees.
Outside of our trustees the attendees of the 'Under the Bridge" are increasingly
taking on volunteering roles. Helping by supporting each other and by promoting
charity activity via personal social media feeds. Around 14 attendees volunteer in this
way.
Publlc benefit statement
The Trustees Gonfimi that they have complied with the duty in section 17 of the
Charilies Act 2011 to have due regard to the Charity Commission's general guidance
on public benefit, 'Charities and Public Benefit,.
The charity's policy on reserves
We aim to keep from 3-6 months, worth of reserves to cover running Gosts of the
charity.
Signad on behalf of the charity's trustees..
Signed
Clara Morley, Trustee
Date

Independent examiner's report to the trustees of
Bluetonic
for the year ended 31 March 2024
I report to the Irustees on my examination of the accounts of Bluetonic (the charity)
for the year ended 31 March 2024.
Responsibilities and basis of report
As the trustees of the charity 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 charity'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(51(b) of
the Act.
Independent examiner's statement
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no matters have come to my
attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any
material respect:
1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by
section 130 of the Act; or
2. the accounts do not accord with those records.
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.
Signed
John O'Brien M
FCIE
Employee of Community Accounting Plus

Bluetonic
Receipts & payments account
for the year ended 31 March 2024
2023
2024
Total
Fund$
Total
Funds
Unrestricted Re*ri¢tsd
Funds
Funds
Nota
Receipts
Activities contributions
Bank interest (nevgross)
Grant5 & donations
SurKlry receipts
Total receipts
9438
138
1160
138
40227
526
500
10464
39067
1298
39067
40365
Payments
Actiwties & events
General admin cost
rr costs
Advertisiro
Insurance
Equipment
Staff costs:Travel & subsistence
Totsl payments
17748
400
88
58
17533
17933
88
58
131
300
318
150
18978
131
300
318
150
1314
17748
17664
(7284)
10377
Net recelptsl(payments)
Cash funds at start ofthis period
Transfers be￿een furKJs
Cash funds at end of this period
(16)
3093
535
2542
21403
21387
3093
535
21938
3093
24480

Bluetonic
Statement of assets and liabilities
at 31 March 2024
2023
2024
Cash assets
Bank Account
Note
3093
3093
244480
244480
¢Xher monetary assets
PrepayTnent
43
43
Liabilities
Creditors
480
480)
These financial statements are accepted on behalf of the charity by:
Signed
Clara Morley, Trust88
4rL
Date
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Bluetonic
Notes to the accounts
for the year ended 31 March 2024
1. Recelpts & payments accounts
Receipts and payments accounts contain a summary of mon8y receiv8d and money
spent during Ihe period and a lisl of assets and liabilities at the end of the period.
Usually, cash received and cash spent will include transactions through bank accounts
and cash in hand.
2. Grants & donations
Unre*rf¢ted
Restricted
Total
East Midland Rai￿aY
Elephants Room
Nalional Lottery
Thomas Farr
Co-op Sawley Store
FourKJab'on Dert)yshire
General Donations
820
1125
33700
2000
820
1125
33700
2000
150
1422
1010
40227
150
1422
1010
1160
39067
3. Funds analysis
Openlng Re¢¢lpts IPaymentsl Tran￿tr8
balance
Closlng
bèlanee
Restricted funds
Underthe Bridge Ch)ir
Swm Safe
AccountirvJ
35645 {151291
2000
(25351
1422
39067
20516
535
1422
21938
17664
535
Unrestricted funds
General Fu￿1
3093
3093
1298 2542
1314
535
535
1298 ￿1314) 2542
Swlm Safe.. Support's children aged 7-14 to leam about swimming in open water and was
crealed by Swim England and the RNLI. It's a free session with a focus on water safely
lasting 1 hour. Swim Safe is mainly taught at the coast. but Bluetonic has pioneered
delivering inland. This is targeted at reducing the fact that the vast majority of people getting
into difficulty and drowning or in need of rescuing at the coast, come from inland. Over the
summer months for the last three years the Bluetonic team of coaches delivered sessions
to over 2,500 children.

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Under the bridge.. Supports men to come together for weekly engaging sessions, in, on
and around the water. Lottery and grants from Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire have
supported sessions where men have taken part in activities like paddle boarding, sailing,
tubing, kayaking. swimming, walking, painting and singing all in. on and around the water.
The men have also learned aboul the powerful positive benefits of stimulating the blue mind
in these spaces. Impact reports have been developed to evid8nce the Posltive effect
sessions have had on participants one of which is available via this link:
htt s:Ilwww.bluetonic.or
.ukl fileslu
dlb391M5 d585bd184c7b47dbaa4cf28a775b14fd.
Accounting: This is a pot of funding that must be spent on accounting.
4. Prepayments
Ir)surance
43
43
5. Creditors
Independent examination fee
480
480
Previous perlod comparlson
The previous period's figures have not been fully analysed because a
breakdown of receipts and payments was not available for that period.
7. Glossary of temis
Creditors: These are amounts owed by the charity, but not paid during the
accounting period.
Prepayments: These are services that the charity has paid for in advance, but
not used during the accounting period.
Restricted funds: These are funds given to the Charity, subject to specific
restrictions set by the donor, but still within the general objects of the charity.
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