Chair’s Report 2025
This was the year, the year long dreamed of, the year long planned for but one that always seemed to be in the future. But now, it is here, and real, and will transform what the club can offer to its members and the public, and greatly strengthen its sustainability.
For the years since the storms of 2014 badly damaged the lifeguard hut, it stood derelict, neglected, slowly being consumed by the sea and as it turns out, dangerously electrified. It has faced many a named and violent storm over those intervening 11 years, each taking a bite from its remaining structure. But, despite its weakened, undermined state it stood steadfast, challenging the community to rescue it. And so we did!
Two years ago, Mullion SLSC set up the independent charity Polurrian Cove Beach House Trust (CIO) together with the Friends of Polurrian Beach, the Polurrian on the Lizard and the owners of Polbream. The aim was simple; to buy the building from Cornwall Council and bring it back into use for the community once more, only this Qme with a lot more reinforced concrete! A lot of work has gone on in these last two years to rescue the building but the final result is outstanding. Without the passion and financial backing from the owners of Polbream, Half Qdes and especially Andrew Long, owner of the Polurrian on the Lizard, the hut would remain derelict and dangerous.
The hut opened towards the end of our beach season but made an immediate impact. No longer do we have to wait for the trailer to arrive and be unloaded, only to be loaded and taken away again at the end of every session. All of our nipper and transiQon boards, some rescue boards, inflatable boards, rescue tubes, buoys and radios, risk assessments, and registers can now be stored within the hut, so that our sessions can start on Qme. It has also meant we can run Youth sessions on a separate night, relieving pressure on kit and coaches. The outdoor showers have been used to great effect in removing sand from wetsuits, which can then be removed on the concrete walkway away from sand. The new toilets at the rear of the building have been greatly appreciated by the public too.
CompeQQon gives our children the chance to realise what they are capable of, to overcome nerves and develop resilience and form strong bonds with their team and affiliaQon to their club. It also gives focus to training sessions both for the children and the coaches.
Our Nippers have done our Club proud compeQng again this year, returning with a haul of medals from the Cornish Frostbite Championships in Penzance. I would like to thank the Mullion Cove Hotel and Cornish Granite Sports for sponsoring our T-shirts which were given to each Nipper that took part.
Our Nippers also competed in the Cornish Nipper Beach Championships at Carlyon Bay and showed what amazing talent and determinaQon we have in our team. I would like to thank everyone who volunteered to support our Nippers at these events, especially to our youth members who showed great commitment to our club. I would also like to thank the Polurrian on the Lizard and Cornish Granite Sports for sponsoring our T-shirts for this event, which were looked on in envy by many other clubs and worn with pride by our Nippers and volunteers alike!
Emmy and Toby Entwistle also proudly represented our Club in the SLSGB NaQonal Nipper Beach CompeQQon in Weymouth, the first Qme our club colours have been seen in NaQonal compeQQon in over a decade.
Our pool sessions have been well aZended this year. Spli[ng the youth into their own dedicated session immediately following the nippers has allowed both groups to grow and receive more focussed coaching. It is unfortunate that the pool sessions are so late on a school night, but these were the only slots available and we are fortunate to have the whole pool for nearly two hours every week.
We have invested in more equipment for these sessions including more swim fins and tempo Qmers to put the youth through their paces. We have also invested in three new transiQon boards and a nipper board so that all of our nippers have access to an appropriately sized board during their beach session.
We successfully raised funds to acquire new defibrillator that is now installed at the Beach House and is freely accessible to the public at all Qmes. Thank you to Jay’s Aim, Mullion Parish Council and the family of John Lang who donated the collecQon taken at his funeral. John was passionate about saving lives at sea and was a previous member of Our Club as well as Chair of the Parish Council. The defib stands as a fi[ng memorial to him.
The Club’s second defibrillator, situated in Mullion Harbour, required a replacement baZery and two new pads which were approaching their expiry this year. It is testament to the harbour users and wider community that the Crowd Funder we set up achieved its £400 target with 24 hours of launch!
We also received the proceeds from the collecQon of the funeral of Mr Biddick, a well loved and widely known man in the village. We will be purchasing three swim cans that will forever be known as the Biddick Buoys that our Nippers and youth will swim around for many years to come!
So, quite a year; and one which has provided a great plaaorm to develop and grow our Club. We have already selected teams to represent our Club at the NaQonal Pool Championships in Cardiff early next year, and will also take teams to the NaQonal Nipper Beach Championships next summer. The RNLI will operate from the Beach House next year too and we will look to form stronger links with them.
Once again, none of these amazing things that our club provides for the children, the youth, adults and for the wider community would be possible without the Qme and strenuous efforts of all our volunteers, be they coaches, lifeguards, commiZee members, water cover or parent helpers. On behalf of the Club and its members, I say to you: thank you!
Mullion Surf Lifesaving Club
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Receipts and payments accountspts and payments accountsts and payments accountspayments accountsayments accountsyments accountsments accounts CC16a For the period Period start date Period end date To from 1st Oct 2024 30th Sep 2025
Section A Receipts and payments
| A1 Receipts | Unrestricted funds to the nearest £ |
Unrestricted funds to the nearest £ |
Restricted funds to the nearest £ |
Restricted funds to the nearest £ |
Endowment funds to the nearest £ |
Total funds to the nearest £ |
Total funds to the nearest £ |
Last year to the nearest £ |
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| Deposit interest | 301 | - | - - - - - - - - - |
301 | 382 | |||
| Fundraising/ Donations | 3,274 | - | 3,274 | 1,658 | ||||
| SLSGB Fees | 1,920 | - | 1,920 | Included above | ||||
| MSLSC MembershipFees/ Other fees | 2,843 | - | 2,843 | 3,405 | ||||
| Winter Swim session fees | 4,168 | - | 4,168 | 2,493 | ||||
| Grant receipts/ Gift aid | 475 | - | 475 | 239 | ||||
| Miscellaneous | - | - | 65 | |||||
| Transfer Mullion SLSC | - | - | - | - | ||||
| Kit sales | 65 | - | 65 | - | ||||
| Sub total(Gross income for AR) |
13,045 | - | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - |
13,045 | 8,242 | |||
| A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). |
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| None | - | - | ||||||
| Sub total | - | - | - | |||||
| Total receipts A3 Payments |
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| 8,242 | ||||||||
| Affiliation Fees | 4,701 | 3,451 | ||||||
| Stationery | 300 | 260 | ||||||
| SwimmingPool fees | 4,485 | 3,048 | ||||||
| Training | 155 | 100 | ||||||
| Transfer to Pollurian Cove Beach Trust | - | 4,000 | ||||||
| Uniform | 84 | |||||||
| Equipment repairs | - | 112 | ||||||
| Miscellaneous | 2,000 | 314 | ||||||
| **Sub total ** | 11,724 | 11,285 | ||||||
| A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table) |
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| Swim Fins | 792 | |||||||
| Transition boards | 2,484 | - | ||||||
| Nipper boards | 708 | - | ||||||
| Pool boards | 881 | |||||||
| Competition Vests | 424 | |||||||
| Container boxes | 12 | - | ||||||
| Ski Paddle | 150 | - | ||||||
| Defibrillator | 300 | |||||||
| Tempo Trainers | 108 | - | ||||||
| Miscellaneous | 137 | - | ||||||
| **Sub total ** | 3,899 | 2,097 | ||||||
| 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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| 13,382 | ||||||||
| - 2,578 | - 2,578 |
- 5,140 | ||||||
| - | ||||||||
| 19,187 | 25,187 | - | ||||||
| 16,609 | 22,609 | - 5,140 |
CCXX R1 accounts (SS)
07/01/2026
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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
| Categories B2 Other monetary assets B3 Investment assets B5 Liabilities Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use B1 Cash funds |
Swim Fins Megaphone WalkieTalkies Throw Lines Electric pump for boards Binoculars Poolboards Transition nipper boards Inflatablerescue board Details None Details Surf Skis Rescue Boards Little Annie QCPR VHF Radios and cases Details Total cash funds (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) None Sail Flags Event Shelter Equipment Trailer Barclays Current Account Barclays Deposit Account Details Nipper Boards Rescue Tubes Competition vests Details None AED Trainer Signature |
Unrestricted funds to nearest £ |
Unrestricted funds to nearest £ |
Restricted funds to nearest £ |
Restricted funds to nearest £ |
Endowment funds to nearest £ |
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| 2,938 | - | - | ||||
| 13,671 | 6,000 | - | ||||
| 16,609 | 6,000 | - | ||||
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CCXX R2 accounts (SS)
07/01/2026
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