2023-12-31-accounts - Pett Level Independent Rescue Boat Assn.

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Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name Pett Level Independent Rescue Boat Association Other names charity is known by N/A Registered charity number (if any) 286891

Charity's principal address	The Lifeboat House (HQ)
	Pett Level
	Hastings
	Postcode	TN35 4EH

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

Dates acted if not for Name of person (or body) entitled Trustee name Office (if any) whole year to appoint trustee (if any) 1 Brian Barker 2 John Brooker Pett Level Independent Rescue Boat Assoc 3 John Pulfer 4 Kit McLean 5 David Dunlop 6 Stella Dunn Treasurer 7[Russell Gilbert]

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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
N/A

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Type of adviser Name Address

Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

Section B Structure, governance and management

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Description of the charity’s trusts

Type of governing document

CONSTITUTION

(eg. trust deed, constitution)

ASSOCIATION How the charity is constituted

(eg. trust, association, company)

Elected by Members at A.G.M. Trustee selection methods

(eg. appointed by, elected by)

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:

policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
the charity’s organisational 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

To provide a local professional inshore and offshore rescue service in the vicinity of Rye Bay and Pett Level and elsewhere as requested or Summary of the objects of the required. charity set out in its governing document

• Working with other local charities and community services Summary of the main activities to enhance awareness and raise funds. undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these • objects (include within this Open Day for the Community in August of this year. section the statutory declaration that trustees have • On-going Training for all volunteers in lifesaving, first aid, had regard to the guidance personal survival and boatmanship for Crew Members. issued by the Charity

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• Recruitment Drive to encourage new members to join our volunteering team. • Attend community quiz’s, fairs and establishments to raise funds. • Introduction of the Pett Slip Buoys - a group of crew members coming together to sing sea shanties to raise funds for a particular project - New Lifeboat. • Working towards becoming a declared facility. • Participate actively with NILA Commission on public benefit) • Completion of grant applications.

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

Youmay chooseto include further statements, where relevant, about: ●policy on grantmaking; ●policy programme related investment; ●contribution made by volunteers.	Our volunteers regularly give up their spare time every Sunday and Thursday to carry out training exercises in preparation for callouts. They have the skills, dedication and enthusiasm when real emergency calls are in progress. They work as a team and ensure safety comes first for each of them and all those involved. Our volunteers also work endlessly at fundraising events to secure monies to maintain our equipment and cover our running costs each year. This year we organised an open day which was another successful day, raising over £5k. We also, for the second time organised in partnership with our local snack hut “Eaters” Carols at Eaters just before christmas which was extremely popular and raised for us over £300. Some of our voluntary crew members have formed a Shanty Group called the Pett Slip Buoys. They give up more of their time by attending practice sessions every Monday evening

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Our generous donors who, without their help and support, we could not continue to function.

We have a new Fund raiser who will be looking into grant applications to raise money for our larger projects. A planning application has been accepted to rebuild and extend our lifeboat shed. Volunteers are working hard to raise the £70k funds to make this happen.

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Section D Achievements and performanc

Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year

Successfully run an open day achieving a gross income of over £5k.

Boosted our presence on the web and social media, raising awareness of PLIRB and its activities.

With successful fundraising and generous donations this year, we were able to:

Purchase new life jackets with improved lighting system and two new drysuits for new crew members.

To enable us to continue to work towards becoming a Declared facility, a number of courses were attended by some of our helms and crew members; a three day UK Sar Level 3 Casualty care course. One Helm member attended and passed PRR training course and RYA Day skipper Course

Our new and exciting Sea Shanty group made up of all volunteer crew members have attended numerous venues at no charge but have raised approximately £5000 in donations to go towards the £70k needed for a New Lifeboat.

We have been successful in our application for two grants this year; £250 from Fairlight Parish Council and £4646 from UK Sar to pay for the training couses needed for our Declared facility application. Received a £35k Grant from Valerie Morant Trust via Herringtons Solicitor’s. This has been split between a number of our current projects.

The Lifeboat has attended 24 urgent call outs this year, such as; 3 x yacht incidents, swimmer in distress, kite surfer in distress, capsized boat with 4 casualties in the water, missing walker at Rock-A-Nore, missing children at Camber Sands, jellyfish sting, casualty stuck in the mud: these are just a few of the many different tasks our Lifeboat and First Aiders deal with, in different locations and at various times of the day/night.

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Section D Achievements and performanc

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Section E Financial review

Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves

In line with Charities policy we hold three years running costs. Due to increase in the cost of living etc, the amount held in the reserve account has been increased to 35k.

Details of any funds materially None to report in deficit

Further financial review details (Optional information)

You may choose to include Our main source of funds are through grant applications, donations, additional information, where fundraising events and online fundraising, also a bric a brac stall relevant about: and charity shed both run by volunteers during Spring to Autumn each year. This year we have our Pett Slip Buoys Sea Shanty ● the charity’s principal group that aims to raise the funds for a new Lifeboat. sources of funds (including any fundraising); We have raised funds specifically for a Declared Facility project and

We have raised funds specifically for a Declared Facility project and the expenditure made on the courses attended will go a long way in moving this forward.

how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;

● investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.

Section G Declaration

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s) Full name(s) Stella Dunn

Position (eg Secretary, Treasurer/Trustee Chair, etc)

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Date 1410212024 TAR FEB 2023

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`Independent Examiners Report to the trustees of the Pett Level Independent Rescue Boat Association:`

I report on the Receipts and Payments Account of the Trust for the year
ended 31[st] December 2023.

`Respective responsibilities of the trustees and examiner:`

The charity’s trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts.
The charity’s trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year
under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 and that an independent
examination is needed.

`It is my responsibility to:`

examine the accounts under section 145 of the Charities Act,
to follow the procedures laid down in the general directions given by the Charity Commission (under section 145(5)(b) of the Charities Act and
to state whether matters have come to my attention.

`Basis on independent examiners report:`

My examination was carried out in accordance with the general directions
given by the Charity Commission. An Examination includes a review of the
accounting records kept by the Charity and a comparison of the accounts
presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual
items or disclosures in the accounts and seeking explanations from the
trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not
provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit and
consequently no opinion is given as to whether these accounts present a
‘true and fair view’ and the report is limited to those matters set out in
the statement below:

`Independent Examiner’s statement:`

In connection with my examination, no matters have come to my attention which give me cause to believe that in any material respect: accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act or

the accounts do not accord with the accounting records.

I 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.

Richard Bourne FAIA
Association of International Accountants
9 Darwell Close
St Leonards on Sea
East Sussex
TN38 9TN
16th March 2024