## West Yorkshire Canoe Club CIO Charity number 1198634 ## Annual Report and Financial Statements for the period 14 April 2022 to 30 September 2023 ## West Yorkshire Canoe Club CIO Annual Report and Financial Statements for the period 14 April 2022 to 30 September 2023 |**Contents**|**Page**| |---|---| |Trustees' report|2 to 3| |Examiner's report|4| |Receipts and payments account|5| |Statement of assets and liabilities|6| |Notes to the accounts|7 to 8| ## **Prepared by West Yorkshire Community Accountancy Service CIO** 1 ## West Yorkshire Canoe Club CIO ## Trustees' report for the period 14 April 2022 to 30 September 2023 ## **Reference and administrative details of the charity, its trustees and advisors** The trustees during the financial year and up to and including the date the report was approved were: **Name Position Dates** Richard Cooke Andrew Currell Kevin Jackson Adam Dunne William Tindle Andrew Walker Peter Dawson Nova Burkinshaw Ben Abrams Chair appointed 14 April 2022 appointed 14 April 2022 appointed 14 April 2022 appointed 14 April 2022 appointed 14 April 2022 appointed 14 April 2022 appointed 14 April 2022 appointed 14 April 2022 appointed 14 April 2022 ## **Charity number** 1198634 Registered in England and Wales ## **Registered and principal address** ## **Bankers** 9 Earl Street Virgin Money Fitzwilliam 6-10 Northgate Pontefract Wakefield WF9 5FJ WF1 1TA ## **Independent examiner** Katy Sargeant ACA ## **West Yorkshire Community Accountancy Service CIO** Stringer House 34 Lupton Street Leeds LS10 2QW ## **Structure, governance and management** The charity is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) association formed on 14th April 2022 and is governed by a constitution. ## **Method of recruitment and appointment of trustees** The trustees of the charity are appointed by the members at the AGM. 2 ## West Yorkshire Canoe Club CIO ## Trustees' report (continued) for the period 14 April 2022 to 30 September 2023 ## **Objectives and activities** ## **The charity's objects** To promote and provide facilities for the sport and recreation of paddle sports, in furtherance of the above objectives the club is committed to treating everyone equally regardless of age, disability, gender assignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation. ## **The charity's main activities** The club’s main activities have been flatwater paddlesports (paddleboarding, canoeing and kayaking) and kayaking at venues across west Yorkshire and white water kayaking at venues in England and Wales. ## **Public benefit statement** In setting our objectives and planning our activities our Trustees have given serious consideration to the Charity Commission’s general guidance on public benefit and in particular the promotion of health and wellbeing though the pursuit of paddle sport activities in various locations in West Yorkshire. ## **Achievements and performance** West Yorkshire Canoe Club (the CIO) was founded to secure the future of the previously unincorporated club of the same name, which was founded in 1967. By registering as a charitable organisation, we aim to secure the future of the club by ensuring appropriate governance and management for future generations and to seek funding to further develop our facilities and equipment to allow affordable and accessible participation of paddlesports in the region. In order to continue to deliver safe and accessible paddle sport activities, the club has invested in development and training in future coaches and leaders to ensure the continuance of charitable activities. A key goal this year has been the investment of new equipment to enable easier participation to paddlesports by all members of the public. The new paddleboards have seen an sizable increase of paddlers being introduced to the sport. Similarly, the investment in white water kayaks have allowed training of new paddlers to the white water/moving water environment. We ran a number of taster sessions introducing new members of the public to paddlesports and have run training sessions, to certify volunteers and paddlers with appropriate safety and coaching qualifications. We also showcased environmental issues and raised awareness of ecological systems and the impact of human activity on waterways by facilitating river clean-ups in conjunction with local volunteer groups ## **Financial review** The net receipts for the year were £27,371, all of which were unrestricted in nature. ## **Reserves policy** The charity's free reserves, at the year end were £27,371. The charity does not currently have a reserves policy. Approved by the board of trustees on 17/5/2024 B Abrams (Trustee) 3 ## West Yorkshire Canoe Club CIO ## Independent examiner's report to the trustees of West Yorkshire Canoe Club CIO I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the CIO for the period 14 April 2022 to 30 September 2023, which are set out on pages 5 to 8. ## **Responsibilities and basis of report** As the charity trustees of the CIO 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 CIO's accounts as carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act. 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 examiner's statement** I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material 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 Charities Act; 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. Katy Sargeant ACA 22/5/2024 ## **West Yorkshire Community Accountancy Service CIO** Stringer House 34 Lupton Street Leeds LS10 2QW 4 ## West Yorkshire Canoe Club CIO ## Receipts and payments account ## for the period 14 April 2022 to 30 September 2023 |Notes
**Receipts**
Donations
(2)
Fee income
Membership income
Donation from old organisation
Other income
**Total receipts**
**Payments**
Paddler charges
General programme and events
Equipment
Repairs and maintenance
Phone, IT and software
Memberships and subscriptions
Bank charges
Awards
Training and qualifications
**Total payments**
**Net receipts / (payments)**
**Fund balances brought forward**
**Fund balances carried forward**
(3)|2023
Total
funds
£
1,000
1,687
970
31,523
156
35,336
172
426
5,148
182
159
484
64
135
1,195
7,965
27,371
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27,371| |---|---| 5 ## West Yorkshire Canoe Club CIO Statement of assets and liabilities |as at 30 September 2023
**Cash funds**
Cash at bank
**Total cash funds**
**Assets retained for the charity's own use**
White water river safety equipment
4 x Fanatic inflatable paddleboards and paddles
5 x Pyranha white water kayaks
**Liabilities**
Accruals|2023
Total
£
27,371
27,371
2023
£
504
504| |---|---| The financial statements were approved by the board of trustees on 17/5/2024 B Abrams (Trustee) 6 ## West Yorkshire Canoe Club CIO ## Notes to the accounts for the period 14 April 2022 to 30 September 2023 ## **1 Accounting policies** ## **Basis of accounting** The trustees have taken advantage of section 133 of the Charities Act 2011 and have prepared the accounts on a receipts and payments basis. ## **Taxation** As a charity the organisation benefits from rates relief and is generally exempt from income tax and capital gains tax but not from VAT. Irrecoverable VAT is included in the cost of those items to which it relates. ## **Fund accounting** All funds are unrestricted funds and are therefore available for use at the discretion of the trustees in furtherance of the general objectives of the charity. 7 ## West Yorkshire Canoe Club CIO ## Notes to the accounts continued ## for the period 14 April 2022 to 30 September 2023 |**2 Grants and donations**
Next|2023
Total
funds
£
1,000
1,000| |---|---| ## **3 Related party transactions** ## **Trustee expenses** No trustee received any expenses during the period. ## **Trustee remuneration and benefits** No trustee received any remuneration or benefit during the period. 8