Trustees, Annual Report for the period
Period start date
Period end date
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Charity name
Accessible Boating Association
Other names charity is known by
ABA
Registered charity number {if any)
295034
Charity's principal address
46 Sydney Buildings
Bath
Postcode
BA2 6DB
Reference and administration details
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
Dat85 acted if not for whol•
ear
Trustee nam8
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Namè of person lor body) enutled
oint trustee
ifan
John Ranson
Chair
Vice-chair
steve Lavender
Annette Keith
Treasurer
Cheryl Richards
Mildred Stocks
Secretary
President
David Jackson
Brian Drew
Paul Bonnér
4-6-2021
19-10-2021
Structure, governance and management
Description of the charity's trusts
Constitution adopted 13 July 1986
Type of goveming document
How the charity is constituted
Association
Trustee selection methods
Elected yearly at the annual general meeting
Objectives and activities
The object of the Association is to relieve the disabled by the provision
of boats for the use of handicapped people, on inland navigable
waterways of Great Britain, and in particular on the Basingstoke Canal.
Summary ofthe objects ofthe
charity set out in rts governing
document
Summary of the main activities
undertaken for the public benefit
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March 2012
widest possible range of physical disability and lo provide
accommodation where practicable for able-bodied people who will be
required to assist the handicapped person or persons, to obtain the
maximum recreational value from the use of the boats.
in relation to these objects
(include within this section the
statutory declaration that
trustee5 have had regard lo the
guidance issued by the Charity
Commission on publiG benefit)
One boat provides day trips on the Ganal for groups, crewed by ABA
volunteers. The other boal provides self-drive holidays on the canal from
3 days to a week.
In planning our activities for the year the trustees have kept in mind the
Charit Commission's
uidance on
ublic benefit.
Achievements and performance
Summary ofthe main
achievements ofthe charity
during the year
One of the key celebrations in 2021 was the presenlation of the Queen's
Award for Voluntary Service. It's the highest accolade a charity can
achieve for the work that they do and is a fabulous endorsement of what
we do and the people who make it all possible.
The 2021 season started late due to the Covid-19 restrictions. The pent-
up demand resulted in a very busy season for our volunteers. We had 10
qualified skippers and 16 crew members some of whom joined ABA
during the year.
Dawn had a total of 86 day trips during the 2021 season. Augusl and
September were very busy. 16 organisations used Dawn for between 1
and 3 trips each. 29 private Irips were booked. 7 Public trips plus 7 Herit-
age Open Days tnps were run. Rushmoor Rotary made a total of 11 trips.
Madam Butterffly had a very busy season On the season began, with
very few weeks when she wasn't booked for multi-day cruises.
Financial review
A'float, of around £30,000 is held in Gase of urgent maintenance or
repairs required by either of the boats. The remaining reserves are held
towards the cost of replacing the boats in the longer tem.
Brief statement of the charity's
policy on reserves
Details of any funds materially in
deficit
The funds are not in deficit.
Declaration
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustses, r8POrt above.
Slgned on behalf of the charity's trustees
Slgnaturels
Full name(sl
Position leg Secretary, Chair,
etc)
Date
Cheryl Richards
Secretary
18-07-22
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March 2012
## **Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of Accessible Boating**
I report on the Income & Expenditure Account and the Balance Sheet for the year ended 31 October 2021
## **Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner**
As the charity's trustees you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts; you consider that the audit requirement of section 43(2) of the Charities Act 1993 (the Act) does not apply. It is my responsibility to state, on the basis of procedures specified in the General Directions given by the Charity Commissioners under section 43 (7) of the Act, whether particular matters have come to my attention.
## **Basis of independent examiner's report**
My examination was carried out in accordance with the General Directions given by the Charity Commissioners. 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 you as trustees concerning any such matters.
The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently I do not express an audit opinion on the view given by the accounts.
## **Independent examiner's statement**
In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention:
(1) which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements
- to keep accounting records in accordance with section 41 of the Act: and
- to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and to comply
with the accounting requirements of the Act.
have not been met; or
(2) to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
R J Brook 149 Mytchett Road Camberley GU16 6BD Dated 14 March 2022Dated: 2022
## **Accessible Boating Registered Charity No 295034 Balance Sheet at 31 October 2021**
|**Fixed Assets**
**'Madam Butterfly'**
Original Cost
Cost Improvements 2020
Total Cost
Depreciation:
Opening balance
Charge for year
Closing balance
Net book value
**'Dawn'**
Cost:
Depreciation:
Opening balance
Charge for year
Closing balance
Net book value
**Total Fixed Assets**
**Current Assets**
Bank & Cash
New Boat Fund (SHAW)
New CAF Account
Total Bank & Cash
**Net Current Assets**
**Total Assets**
**£**
**Accumulated Funds**
**General Fund**
Opening balance
Transfer to Income & Expenditure A/c
Closing balance
**£**|**2021**
**£p**
**75,728.00**
**12,038.31**
**87,766.31**
**78,135.66**
**2,407.66**
**80,543.32**
**7,222.99**
**45,155.00**
**45,155.00**
**-**
**45,155.00**
**-**
**7,222.99**
**61,765.94**
**40,678.55**
**102,444.49**
**-**
**102,444.49**
**109,667.48**
**£**
**96,919.20**
**12,748.28**
**109,667.48**
**£**
**-**|2020
£p
**75,728.00**
**12,038.31**
**87,766.31**
**75,728.00**
**2,407.66**
**78,135.66**
**9,630.65**
**45,155.00**
**45,155.00**
**-**
**45,155.00**
**-**
**9,630.65**
**61,631.83**
**25,656.72**
**87,288.55**
**-**
**87,288.55**
**96,919.20**
**95,266.50**
**1,652.70**
**96,919.20**
**-**|
|---|---|---|
Chairman:
Honorary Treasurer:
## **Registered Charity No 295034 Income & Expenditure Account for the Year Ended 31 October 20202021**
|||**2021**||2020|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||**£p**||£p|
|**Income**|||||
|Membership subscriptions||**330.00**||**292.00**|
|Hire Fees:
'Madam Butterfly'||**26,190.00**||**12,330.00**|
|'Dawn'||**6,121.82**||**325.00**|
|Donations & fund raising||**1,527.87**||**1,952.30**|
|Training/Publicity Income||**-**||**-**|
|Interest||**134.11**||**853.23**|
|Other||**222.08**|||
|||**34,525.88**||**15,752.53**|
|**Boat Expenditure**|||||
|'Madame Butterfly'||**15,151.51**||**3,775.92**|
|Madame Butterfly Depreciation'||**2,407.66**||**2,407.66**|
|'Dawn'||**2,607.59**||**1,919.58**|
|General||**1,063.80**||**198.79**|
|||**21,230.56**||**8,301.95**|
|**General Expenses**|||||
|Postage, stationery & printing||**24.79**||**8.99**|
|Advertising & publicity||**126.71**||**153.95**|
|Insurances||**224.00**||**2,698.02**|
|Training||||**84.00**|
|Subscriptions & sundry expenses||**171.54**||**2,329.00**|
|Diesel||||**523.92**|
|||**547.04**||**5,797.88**|
||||||
|**Total Expenditure**||**21,777.60**||**14,099.83**|
|**Net (Expenditure)/Income before depreciation**||**12,748.28**||**1,652.70**|
|Depreciation||**-**||**-**|
|**Net Expenditure after depreciation**|||||
|**transferred from General Accumulated Funds**|**£**|**12,748.28**|**£**|**1,652.70**|
## **Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of Accessible Boating**
I report on the Income & Expenditure Account and the Balance Sheet for the year ended 31 October 2021
## **Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner**
As the charity's trustees you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts; you consider that the audit requirement of section 43(2) of the Charities Act 1993 (the Act) does not apply. It is my responsibility to state, on the basis of procedures specified in the General Directions given by the Charity Commissioners under section 43 (7) of the Act, whether particular matters have come to my attention.
## **Basis of independent examiner's report**
My examination was carried out in accordance with the General Directions given by the Charity Commissioners. 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 you as trustees concerning any such matters.
The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently I do not express an audit opinion on the view given by the accounts.
## **Independent examiner's statement**
In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention:
(1) which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements
- to keep accounting records in accordance with section 41 of the Act: and
- to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and to comply
with the accounting requirements of the Act.
have not been met; or
(2) to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
R J Brook 149 Mytchett Road Camberley GU16 6BD Dated 14 March 2022Dated: 2022
## **Accessible Boating Registered Charity No 295034 Balance Sheet at 31 October 2021**
|**Fixed Assets**
**'Madam Butterfly'**
Original Cost
Cost Improvements 2020
Total Cost
Depreciation:
Opening balance
Charge for year
Closing balance
Net book value
**'Dawn'**
Cost:
Depreciation:
Opening balance
Charge for year
Closing balance
Net book value
**Total Fixed Assets**
**Current Assets**
Bank & Cash
New Boat Fund (SHAW)
New CAF Account
Total Bank & Cash
**Net Current Assets**
**Total Assets**
**£**
**Accumulated Funds**
**General Fund**
Opening balance
Transfer to Income & Expenditure A/c
Closing balance
**£**|**2021**
**£p**
**75,728.00**
**12,038.31**
**87,766.31**
**78,135.66**
**2,407.66**
**80,543.32**
**7,222.99**
**45,155.00**
**45,155.00**
**-**
**45,155.00**
**-**
**7,222.99**
**61,765.94**
**40,678.55**
**102,444.49**
**-**
**102,444.49**
**109,667.48**
**£**
**96,919.20**
**12,748.28**
**109,667.48**
**£**
**-**|2020
£p
**75,728.00**
**12,038.31**
**87,766.31**
**75,728.00**
**2,407.66**
**78,135.66**
**9,630.65**
**45,155.00**
**45,155.00**
**-**
**45,155.00**
**-**
**9,630.65**
**61,631.83**
**25,656.72**
**87,288.55**
**-**
**87,288.55**
**96,919.20**
**95,266.50**
**1,652.70**
**96,919.20**
**-**|
|---|---|---|
Chairman:
Honorary Treasurer:
## **Registered Charity No 295034 Income & Expenditure Account for the Year Ended 31 October 20202021**
|||**2021**||2020|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||**£p**||£p|
|**Income**|||||
|Membership subscriptions||**330.00**||**292.00**|
|Hire Fees:
'Madam Butterfly'||**26,190.00**||**12,330.00**|
|'Dawn'||**6,121.82**||**325.00**|
|Donations & fund raising||**1,527.87**||**1,952.30**|
|Training/Publicity Income||**-**||**-**|
|Interest||**134.11**||**853.23**|
|Other||**222.08**|||
|||**34,525.88**||**15,752.53**|
|**Boat Expenditure**|||||
|'Madame Butterfly'||**15,151.51**||**3,775.92**|
|Madame Butterfly Depreciation'||**2,407.66**||**2,407.66**|
|'Dawn'||**2,607.59**||**1,919.58**|
|General||**1,063.80**||**198.79**|
|||**21,230.56**||**8,301.95**|
|**General Expenses**|||||
|Postage, stationery & printing||**24.79**||**8.99**|
|Advertising & publicity||**126.71**||**153.95**|
|Insurances||**224.00**||**2,698.02**|
|Training||||**84.00**|
|Subscriptions & sundry expenses||**171.54**||**2,329.00**|
|Diesel||||**523.92**|
|||**547.04**||**5,797.88**|
||||||
|**Total Expenditure**||**21,777.60**||**14,099.83**|
|**Net (Expenditure)/Income before depreciation**||**12,748.28**||**1,652.70**|
|Depreciation||**-**||**-**|
|**Net Expenditure after depreciation**|||||
|**transferred from General Accumulated Funds**|**£**|**12,748.28**|**£**|**1,652.70**|