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Unit Chairperson’s Report
- Bridgwater Sea Cadet Unit Annual General Meeting 2021
A little over 9 months have passed since the last AGM, and another year is fast drawing to a close following the turning back of the clocks and with the imminent onset of Christmas. 2021 has been another very unsettled year for humanity, but we have at least seen a cautious return to near normality which has enabled the cadets to return to face-to-face training. It is good to see them back at the unit premises and the Sea Cadet experience being delivered in person, to provide the maximum benefit and enjoyment.
Refurbishment Project
It would be fair to say the refurbishment has encountered some severe setbacks during 2021. The contractor failed to return to the unit from the Christmas break, citing various reasons – none of which were the unit’s responsibility – and it took until early March to resolve the issues to a point where the contractor agreed to return. However, just three weeks after work resumed, the contractor walked off the job for good, leaving several different elements of the project in various stages of incompletion.
Another contractor who was already familiar with the project was engaged, but on a time-limited basis due to charging day rates which would substantially impact on the remaining funds. The limit of this contract was 3 weeks, so by mid-April progress on the project had again faltered.
Towards the end of April, the CO was contacted by an ex-cadet who runs his own extremely successful electrical/mechanical engineering business, and who had heard that our project was experiencing some issues. Following a site meeting and inspection of the project, the businessman very generously directed a team of his workers to undertake a major upgrade of the unit’s electrical supply and systems, and other works, with all labour and materials donated free of charge in appreciation of the life skills he achieved during his time spent as a cadet at the unit. This is a substantial legacy for which the unit is extremely grateful.
Covid-19 also continued to impact on the project in that supplies of materials and contractors with availability became, and remain, very limited.
What must be appreciated however is that, throughout this period of difficulties, work on the refurbishment project has been massively supported and enhanced by some of the unit’s volunteer staff giving selflessly of their time and DIY skills, and it is a testament to their dedication and commitment that the project has reached the current stage. With the easing of restrictions, we have been able to re-open the venue for hire – a vital source of income for the unit - and our ability to do this has been achieved only through some of our volunteer staff stepping in to finish off work and odd jobs to bring the bar servery and service area back into operation.
Most of the separate elements of this stage of the project are now complete with the exception of a few finishing touches. The only element which has not yet been started is the female heads. Whilst we have the funding to achieve the refurbishment of this facility, we have yet to identify a suitable, available contractor.
As ever, the unit management team remains committed to achieving completion of this stage of the overall project to a high standard, and I would like to take this opportunity to thank all trustees once again for the time and effort they have dedicated to the unit during 2021.
UMT Membership
1 Trustee resigned from the UMT at the end of March 2021 due to increased work and family commitments. The UMT were pleased to welcome Phil Young, who joined in July, and also to welcome back Denise Timmins, who re-joined in August. The UMT currently comprises 6 Trustees plus the Commanding Officer.
UMT Primary Objectives for 2022
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Complete current stage of unit refurbishment, to include:
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refurbishment of the female heads.
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completion of security system upgrade
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Identify other areas of the unit requiring maintenance/refurbishment and create a plan regarding timescales and funding requirements.
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Recruitment of more Trustees and Unit Assistants (ongoing from 2021)
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Re-form the P&SA (ongoing from 2021)
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Raise the profile of the unit within the local community with a view to both recruiting more cadets and increasing the unit’s income by promoting the building as a well-equipped community/corporate venue for hire (ongoing from 2021).
This year has again presented challenges which the unit has endeavoured to overcome to the best of its abilities. For the cadets this included persevering with continuing to access their training online for the first half of the year, whilst the UMT strived to bring about completion of the current stage of the refurbishment project amongst the issues outlined above. It is therefore appropriate that, generally speaking, the year is coming to an end far more positively than it started. The forthcoming Christmas and New Year festivities hopefully will give everyone the chance to reflect on and take pride in their achievements, and to feel ready to take on whatever 2022 has in store for us with fortitude and optimism.
BRIDGWATER UNIT 517 OF THE SEA CADET CORPS Registered Charity No. 304495
Statement of Accounts 01.04.2020 - 31.03.2021
| Account | Opening Balance 01.04.2020 |
Income | Expenditure | Closing Balance 31.03.2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unit Account | £94,732.70 | £70,970.60 | £142,040.87 | £23,662.43 |
| Unit Account - Restricted Funds Phase 1 & 2 of £1,237.09, Restricted Funds Phase 3 of £10,511.18, Clarke Foundation grant for refurb £2,470.50, Hall Deposits of £300.00, Maintenance Budget of £119.08, Grants for equipment of £2,512.02 and Band Budget of £895.03 leaving available funds at £5,617.53 |
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| Reserves | £6,026.94 | £2.75 | £0.00 | £6,029.69 |
| P&SA Bar Account |
£1,000.00 | £187.00 | £187.00 | £1,000.00 |
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BRIDGWATER UNIT 517 OF THE SEA CADET CORPS
Registered Charity No. 304495
Income and Expenditure for Unit Account for the Year Ending 31[st] March 2021
| Income | Expenditure | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSSC Course Bursaries | £970.00 | Travel Expenses | £0.00 | |
| MSSC Travel Contributions | £0.00 | Cleaning/Waste | £1632.77 | |
| Grants | £57,502.81 | BuildingMaintenance | £96.34 | |
| Donations | £887.42 | Boat Maintenance | £0.00 | |
| Cadet Contributions | £7,588.00 | Vehicle Maintenance | £0.00 | |
| Cadet Course Fees | £519.50 | Facilities Trustee Budget | £172.99 |
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| Transferred Funds | £125.00 | Utilities | £2,415.13 | |
| Fundraising | £806.21 | Insurance | £1892.60 | |
| Band Fundraising | £0.00 | Uniform Costs | £0.00 | |
| Hall Hire | £1,435.00 | Council Rates | £421.00 | |
| Standeasy | £0.00 | ConsultancyFees | £2,281.00 | |
| Uniform Deposits | £20.00 | Office Supplies | £9.99 | |
| Other Revenue Receipts | £1,116.66 | Computer repairs | £0.00 | |
| Standeasycosts | £0.00 | |||
| Fundraisingcosts | £0.00 | |||
| Fuel | £165.25 | |||
| Course Fees | £0.00 | |||
| Trainingcourse costs | £0.00 | |||
| Classroom Refurb (Grantsphase 1&2) |
£5,687.95 | |||
| Classroom Refurb (Grantsphase 3) |
£110,685.63 | |||
| Clarke Foundation Grant |
£2,529.50 | |||
| Band | £0.00 | |||
| Sundries | £14,050.72 | |||
| Total | £70,970.60 | Total | £142,040.87 |
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BRIDGWATER UNIT 517 OF THE SEA CADET CORPS Registered Charity No. 304495
Income and Expenditure for Unit Account for the Year Ending 31[st] March 2021
| Sundries | |
|---|---|
| One.com fee | £119.70 |
| Canals and rivers trust | £135.64 |
| Coomber SecuritySystems | £285.47 |
| Poppy Wreath | £18.50 |
| Durleigh SailingClub Fees | £151.20 |
| Postage | £6.70 |
| ICO – CCTV registration(GDPR) | £35.00 |
| Bar Stock | £62.00 |
| Course Refunds | £1,082.00 |
| Into PS&A account from stock sale | 60.00 |
| Liquor License | £180.00 |
| Subs Refund | £128.50 |
| Hall Hire refund | £300.00 |
| Door furniture | £39.96 |
| Equipment for Covid system | £887.16 |
| Viridor 3rdpartycontribution | £5,000.00 |
| Perimeter Fencing | £3,912.19 |
| TV for refurb from Foxglove Trust | £1,585.00 |
| Security items | £61.70 |
| Total Expenditure | £14,050.72 |
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Independent examiner's report on the accounts
Section A Independent Examiner’s Report
Report to the trustees/ members of
Charity Name BRIDGWATER UNIT 517 OF THE SEA CADET CORPS
On accounts for the year 31.03.2021 ended Set out on pages 3-5
Charity no 304495 (if any) (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 DD / MM / YYYY 31 03 2021 .
- Responsibilities and As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation basis of report of 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:
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accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or
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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: Date: 28/10/2021 Name: Mrs Elizabeth Greenway Relevant professional qualification(s) or body MICB CB.Dip PM.Dip (if any): Address: 60 Doniford Road Watchet Somerset, TA23 0TE
October 2018
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IER
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 NONE examiner wishes to disclose .
October 2018
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IER
BRIDGWATER UNIT 517 OF THE SEA CADET CORPS
Registered Charity No. 304495
Statement of Accounts 01.04.2020 - 31.03.2021
| Account | Opening Balance 01.04.2020 |
Income | Expenditure | Closing Balance 31.03.2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unit Account | £94,732.70 | £70,970.60 | £142,040.87 | £23,662.43 |
| Unit Account - Restricted Funds Phase 1 & 2 of £1,237.09, Restricted Funds Phase 3 of £10,511.18, Clarke Foundation grant for refurb £2,470.50, Hall Deposits of £300.00, Maintenance Budget of £119.08, Grants for equipment of £2,512.02 and Band Budget of £895.03 leaving available funds at £5,617.53 |
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| Reserves | £6,026.94 | £2.75 | £0.00 | £6,029.69 |
| P&SA Bar Account |
£1,000.00 | £187.00 | £187.00 | £1,000.00 |
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BRIDGWATER UNIT 517 OF THE SEA CADET CORPS
Registered Charity No. 304495
Income and Expenditure for Unit Account for the Year Ending 31[st] March 2021
| Income | Expenditure | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSSC Course Bursaries | £970.00 | Travel Expenses | £0.00 | |
| MSSC Travel Contributions | £0.00 | Cleaning/Waste | £1632.77 | |
| Grants | £57,502.81 | BuildingMaintenance | £96.34 | |
| Donations | £887.42 | Boat Maintenance | £0.00 | |
| Cadet Contributions | £7,588.00 | Vehicle Maintenance | £0.00 | |
| Cadet Course Fees | £519.50 | Facilities Trustee Budget | £172.99 |
|
| Transferred Funds | £125.00 | Utilities | £2,415.13 | |
| Fundraising | £806.21 | Insurance | £1892.60 | |
| Band Fundraising | £0.00 | Uniform Costs | £0.00 | |
| Hall Hire | £1,435.00 | Council Rates | £421.00 | |
| Standeasy | £0.00 | ConsultancyFees | £2,281.00 | |
| Uniform Deposits | £20.00 | Office Supplies | £9.99 | |
| Other Revenue Receipts | £1,116.66 | Computer repairs | £0.00 | |
| Standeasycosts | £0.00 | |||
| Fundraisingcosts | £0.00 | |||
| Fuel | £165.25 | |||
| Course Fees | £0.00 | |||
| Trainingcourse costs | £0.00 | |||
| Classroom Refurb (Grantsphase 1&2) |
£5,687.95 | |||
| Classroom Refurb (Grantsphase 3) |
£110,685.63 | |||
| Clarke Foundation Grant |
£2,529.50 | |||
| Band | £0.00 | |||
| Sundries | £14,050.72 | |||
| Total | £70,970.60 | Total | £142,040.87 |
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BRIDGWATER UNIT 517 OF THE SEA CADET CORPS Registered Charity No. 304495
Income and Expenditure for Unit Account for the Year Ending 31[st] March 2021
| Sundries | |
|---|---|
| One.com fee | £119.70 |
| Canals and rivers trust | £135.64 |
| Coomber Security Systems | £285.47 |
| Poppy Wreath | £18.50 |
| Durleigh Sailing Club Fees | £151.20 |
| Postage | £6.70 |
| ICO–CCTV registration (GDPR) | £35.00 |
| Bar Stock | £62.00 |
| Course Refunds | £1,082.00 |
| Into PS&A account from stock sale | 60.00 |
| Liquor License | £180.00 |
| Subs Refund | £128.50 |
| Hall Hire refund | £300.00 |
| Door furniture | £39.96 |
| Equipment for Covid system | £887.16 |
| Viridor 3rdparty contribution | £5,000.00 |
| Perimeter Fencing | £3,912.19 |
| TV for refurb from Foxglove Trust | £1,585.00 |
| Security items | £61.70 |
| Total Expenditure | £14,050.72 |
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