## Trustee Annual Report for the year endin 31 Au ust 2024 g g 

## **Charity Name: London Borough of Hounslow Swimming Club** 

## **Charity Registra<on Number: 1204274** 

**Charity Address: Isleworth Recrea<on Centre, Twickenham Rd, Isleworth, TW7 7EU** 

## **Independent Examiner: Christopher St Clair, Chartered Accountant** 

## **Objec<ves and Ac<vi<es** 

## **The charity’s objec<ves:** 

The promo;on of community par;cipa;on in healthy recrea;on, primarily but not exclusively, for the benefit of the inhabitants of the London Borough of Hounslow and the surrounding areas by the provision of teaching/development/compe;;ve swimming and associated ac;vi;es 

## **Main ac<vi<es undertaken for the public benefit:** 

Delivered 4 fully funded community swimming/water safety/mul;-ac;vity programmes to support vulnerable, marginalised communi;es across genera;ons. 

Delivered affordable learn to swim, water safety, development and performance programmes. 

Increased volunteering and employment opportuni;es for local young people 

Partnered with local organisa;ons to expand our community outreach 

All ac;vi;es are aligned with our mission and provide public benefit, in accordance with the Charity Commission’s guidance. 

## **Achievements and Performance** 

Key achievements during the year: 

Provided 155 individuals with fully funded outreach programmes 

Secured £81,037 in grants for community outreach programmes (£26000 of which follows on to the following accoun;ng year due to length of projects) 

Increased youth volunteering leading to employment opportuni;es for 9 local  young people. 



Delivered affordable learn to swim, water safety, swim development and performance programmes for 210 local young people 

## **Financial Review** 

**Income total for the year:** £232493.37 

£1777457.36 unrestricted funds & £55036 restricted funds. 

## **Expenditure for the year:** £188651.59 

£29036 restricted funds & £159615.59 unrestricted funds. 

## **Reserves:** 

£26000 restricted reserves.  £17841.78 unrestricted reserves. 

## **Reserves policy:** 

The charity holds a reserve equal to three months of core expenditure. 

## **Structure, Governance & Management** 

## **Governing document:** 

London Borough of Hounslow is affiliated with Swim England, our sport’s Governing Body and is governed by a cons;tu;on adopted on 09 August 2023. 

## **Trustee recruitment and appointment:** 

Trustees are recruited aligned with our Governing Body’s Swim England Safe Recruitment Policy and annually appointed by majority vote by exis;ng members. All trustees complete induc;on and training required  by Swim England regula;ons. 

## **Trustees during Aug 2023-2024:** 

- Abosede Omotayo Alaka (Chair - replaced by Chair below) 

- Raka Begum (Chair) 

- Steve Purdon (Vice Chair) 

- Pietro Crescini (Treasurer) 

- Chaima Bargaoui 

- Neena Agarwal 

- Emyr Ben Youssef 

## **Declara<on** 

**Approved by the trustees and signed on their behalf by:** 

Shantel Boothe Da-Costa Chair Trustee 

Date 28 May 2025 



## **Profit and Loss** 

## **London Borough of Hounslow Swimming Club For the year ended 31 August 2024** 

|**Profit and Loss**<br>**London Borough of Hounslow Swimming Club**<br>**For the year ended 31 August 2024**||
|---|---|
||**2024**|
|**Turnover**||
|Adult Swim|11,454.00|
|Bronze|6,411.40|
|Bronze 1 Monday Only|104.00|
|County A|6,035.00|
|County B|16,240.25|
|Disability Swimming|(45.00)|
|Easy Fundrising|203.60|
|FISH - (S2 - LTS)|11,164.58|
|Galas Entries|(4,301.19)|
|Go London|4,142.00|
|Gold|10,919.25|
|HERMITS (S1 - LTS)|49,599.20|
|Inspire Hounslow|29,884.00|
|Interest Income|786.92|
|Jack Petchey Award|1,540.63|
|LBHSC Membership|4,173.25|
|LTS Membership|4,340.00|
|Misc Income- clothing, hats etc|333.48|
|Multivity|21,010.95|
|Multivity Lunches|94.00|
|Other Revenue|500.00|
|Performance|2,512.00|
|Platinum|10,643.80|
|School swimming|10,792.00|
|SEAHORSE - (S3 - LTS)|5,588.00|
|Silver|6,431.00|
|STINGRAYS -(S5 - LTS)|1,753.50|
|Teens|18,037.75|
|Tesco Grant|360.00|
|TURTLES - (S4 - LTS)|1,785.00|
|**Total Turnover**|**232,493.37**|
|**Cost of Sales**||
|Admin Staff Cost|6,310.00|
|ASA Membership|4,420.35|
|Direct Expenses|53.95|
|Direct Wages - Instructors|54,338.65|
|Oaklands Pool Hire|30,412.50|
|Pool hire - Hanworth|5,323.00|
|Pool Hire - Heston Hyde|24,589.00|
|Pool Hire - Heston Lampton|3,072.12|



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Profit and Loss 

||**2024**|
|---|---|
|||
|Pool Hire - Isleworth|26,768.06|
|**Total Cost of Sales**|**155,287.63**|
|**Gross Profit**|**77,205.74**|
|**Administrative Costs**||
|Audit & Accountancy fees|1,440.00|
|Bank Fees|2,169.99|
|Camp October 2023|246.00|
|Employers National Insurance|411.80|
|General Expenses|21,733.70|
|Insurance|967.93|
|Motor Vehicle Expenses|56.00|
|Pensions Costs|653.71|
|Salaries|28,072.74|
|Staff Training|1,649.00|
|Subscriptions|1,479.39|
|Telephone & Internet|110.00|
|Travel - National|76.70|
|Wall Climb Bolder|297.00|
|**Total Administrative Costs**|**59,363.96**|
|**Operating Profit**|**17,841.78**|
|**Profit on Ordinary Activities Before Taxation**|**17,841.78**|
|**Profit after Taxation**|**17,841.78**|



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## **Independent examiner's report on the accounts** 

**Section A                        Independent Examiner’s Report** 

**Report to the trustees/** Charity Name **members of** London Borough of Hounslow Swimming Club 

**On accounts for the year** 31 August 2024 **Charity no ended (if any) Set out on pages** Balance Sheet (1 Page) / Profit & Loss (2 Pages) (remember  to include the page numbers of additional sheets) 

I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended **31/08/2024** . 

- **Responsibilities and** As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation of **basis of report** the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”). 

I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. 

**Independent** I have completed my examination.  I confirm that no material matters have **examiner's statement** come to my attention (other than that disclosed below *) in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect: 

- accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or 

- the accounts do not accord with the accounting records 

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn 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:**[CBStClair] **Date:** 26 May 2025 **Name:** Christopher St Clair 

**Relevant professional** Chartered Accountant, **qualification(s) or body** Institute of Chartered Accountants of Australia **(if any):** 

1 

**October 2018** 

**IER** 



**Address:** 21 College Road Isleworth, Middlesex, TW75DJ United Kingdom 

## **Section B                           Disclosure** 

Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners). 

**Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose** . 

2 

**October 2018** 

**IER** 



IER
October 2018