## **Trustees' Annual Report for the period** Period start date Period end date Day Month Year Day Month Year **From** 1 Jan 2021 **To** 31 Dec 2021 ## Section A Reference and administration details **Charity name Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any)** 803707 **Charity's principal address** 9A PARK STREET CHATTERIS CAMBRIDGESHIRE **Postcode PE16 6AB** EMPRESS SWIMMING POOL TRUST ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |1
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20|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**
**year **|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee (ifany)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||DUNCAN
ARNOLD|TRUSTEE|1 Jan – 31 Dec|TRUSTEE| ||MARY
GREENFIELD|TRUSTEE|1 Dec – 31 Dec|TRUSTEE| ||JULIAN FROST|TRUSTEE|1 Jan – 1 Dec|TRUSTEE| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| **Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)** **Name Dates acted if not for whole year** **TAR** March **2012** 1 ## **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** ## **Description of the charity’s trusts** TRUST DEED Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) TRUST How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company) APPOINTED BY TRUSTEES Trustee selection methods - (eg. trust, association, company) - (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. APPOINTMENT OF TRUSTEES: Potential trustees are interviewed by trustees for suitability iaw CC guidelines. During the interview the applicant is appraised of duties and responsibilities of a trustee and how that relates to the Empress Swimming Pool Trust. ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE: Policy and governance are set by the trustees and day-to-day management is overseen by the two office staff. MAJOR RISKS: Major risks are considered in the emergency action plan and are controlled and managed through the published Normal Operating Procedures, Accident Procedures and Risk Assessments. Any new risks are considered at the next quarterly trustees meeting. Any urgent emerging risks are dealt with by the office staff in conjunction with any available trustee. Water quality is an important risk factor and is independently checked every month. There are COSHH assessments and a Fire Management plan. Financial risk is managed by a two person authority rule, trustee meetings and the maintenance of a financial reserve. ## **Section C Objectives and activities** **Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document** To provide a safe and clean swimming pool facility for the people of Chatteris and surrounding area, for the promotion healthy recreation, exercise and the teaching of swimming as an important life skill. **TAR** March **2012** 2 To provide a swimming pool facility throughout the year (apart from COVID related closures) by arranging the following: The provision of a safe place and safe systems for the people of Chatteris to swim and learn to swim. Funding via: A season ticket scheme for individuals and families. A pool hire service for schools, clubs and swimming organisations. A private hire scheme. **Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to** Appropriate and secure access to the pool and its facilities. **these objects (include within this section the statutory** Cleaning, maintenance, heating, lighting and controlled access for the **declaration that trustees have** pool. **had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity** Financial governance **Commission on public benefit)** Responding to feedback and complaints from the pool users. All decisions by the Trustees have been made with due regard to the CC’s public benefit guidance when exercising their powers and duties, where relevant. ## **Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)** You **may choose** to include further statements, where relevant, about: - policy on grantmaking; - policy programme related investment; - contribution made by volunteers. **TAR** March **2012** 3 Section D Achievements and performance **Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year** The swimming pool facility was open for most of the year except where government COVID restrictions forced it to close. The pool was closed due to COVID from 1 Jan 21 to 11 Apr 21. Water quality and temperature were maintained to appropriate standards throughout the opening periods. The trust provided swimming facilities to over 150 individual season ticket holders and 150 family season ticket holders as well as the following clubs and schools: Baby Aqua Monday run by Ely Aqua KingFishers Swimming Club Holly Cottage (Learning Difficulties), Ely ALL Seasons Play School Tuesday & Friday Ely Aqua – Thursday & Saturday Kingsfield School Lionel Walden School Seahorse Swim Club Karen’s Aqua Fenland Swim Academy Benwick school Elaine’s Aqua **TAR** March **2012** 4 ## **Section E Financial review** We aim to keep approximately one year’s running costs in reserve (£60- **Brief statement of the** 80k). **charity’s policy on reserves** ## **Details of any funds materially** **in deficit** ## **Further financial review details (Optional information)** Principle Source of Funds: Season tickets and pool hire. You **may choose** to include additional information, where Expenditure: On heating, lighting, maintenance, cleaning, and admin. relevant about: - the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising); Key Objectives: To maintain a clean and safe swimming pool facility for the people of Chatteris and surrounds.. - how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity; - investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted. ## **Section F Other optional information** ## **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)** Duncan Arnold **Position (eg Secretary, Chair,** Trustee Treasurer **etc) Date** 7 October 2022 **TAR** March **2012** 5 EMPRESS SMMMING POOL TRUST ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENOED 31 DECEMBER 2021 EMPRESS SWIMMING POOL TRUST APPROVAL STATEMENT We approve these accounts c4)mwise the Profft and Loss A£￿unt. Balance Sheet and related notes. We ackn￿edge our resKM)nsibilib"ès for the accounts, induding the appropriateness of the accounting basis as sel out in note 1. and for prowding all the infomialion and explanations nec8ssary for th￿r compilat￿. Mr D Arnold - Treasurer Thomas Quinn Chartered Accountants St Ives Cambridgeshire PE27 5BH ACCOUNTANTS. REPORT ON THE UNAUDITED ACCOUNTS TO EMPRESS SWIMMING POOL TRUST You have approved the accounts for the year ended 31 December 2021 which comprise the Profll and Loss Balance Sheet and related noies. In accordance your instructK)ns. we have compiled these unaudite¢l accounts frcm the ￿)Unting records and infomiation and explanations supplied to us. Thomas Quinn Chartered Accountsnts EMPRESS SWIMMING POOL TRUST INCOME & EXPENDrruRE ￿CoUNT 20 2020 Incomo.. ant from Foll￿ Di5titt ￿ncl Pool Hir8 Feas Bank & Buildiry Donatk)r SundrK85 52,033 142 790 161 proflt 80.126 exp•ndltur•: Truste•* R•mun•rntlon & Exp•n• NIL 10.012 5.711 21. 4.379 19.139 1.123 2.7 NIL 14.012 3.870 18.313 14,074 Chernlcal¥ Wage$ & Sal*8s ofPoJ St¥T Rat￿ & Wai8r Rat85 L*ht & Heat Td•phone Insuranc R8P8irs & R•n•w81s M￿ntr￿a￿e to euHdlrvJ & EWW1￿1 Equlpmgnt A￿tal Cornwter Costs PdftlrY4, Stsvorwy & Adve*tblrvJ aeanlrrfJ & Cloartw MaitrW$ Accfjuntsnts F•09 88nk lThterg¥1 Trslnlr Njry Expews F¥ofsg8bnal Fee8 DwecL4ik)n. P£￿ Rofvrbknlywt DyKkllon. Plant & EqUipft￿t 2,723 18,681 4.618 374 1,887 2.070 1,192 1,753 f28 123 180.9791 1101.2061 Ex¢M• ol Exp•ndlturn 0￿r Incorn• EMPRESS SWIMMING POOL TRUST BALANCE SHEEr 2021 2020 Flxod assots Plant and equipment Curr•nt ass•ts DebtOTS and prepawn8nts Cash at Bank Cash in hand 932 1.085 1,457 93,972 101,025 81 95.995 101.812 Current Il•bllltl•# Trade credilorsl8ccwals Pool HI￿ Fees Received Sn Advance Key Monles Held land refvndablel 7,156 9.935 9.250 5,853 18,159 9,250 26.341 31,262 N•t curr•nt u••ts 69.654 70,550 N•t a886ts 70.586 71.635 ACCUMULATED FUND ACCOUNT B8lance 8t start of ￿riod Exce3s of Income over Expenditure 71.635 1,049 92.715 21,080 70.586 71,635 EMPRESS SWIMMING POOL TRUST NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS 1 *%￿untIng bas The accounts have been crAnpited on a basis that enables wofits to be calculated in accOrda￿e UK Ge￿rallY Accepted Accounting Practice and that prO￿deS sufficient and relevant informab'on to enal￿a the compbt*)n of a lax rettjm. 2 Plant and •qulpm•nt Plant and Pool Comput•r mxhln•ry R•fuTblshm•nt •qulpmont Total At 1 January 2021 9,981 At 31 DeceM￿r 2021 7.305 2.298 9,961 Depr•clatlon Al 1 January 2021 Charge for the year 6,443 2.085 43 8,878 153 Al 31 Decamber 2021 350 6.551 2.128 9,029 N•t book valu• At 31 December 2021 754 170 932 At 31 December 2020 10 213 1.085 EMPRESS SMMMING POOL TRUST ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENOED 31 DECEMBER 2021 EMPRESS SWIMMING POOL TRUST APPROVAL STATEMENT We approve these accounts c4)mwise the Profft and Loss A£￿unt. Balance Sheet and related notes. We ackn￿edge our resKM)nsibilib"ès for the accounts, induding the appropriateness of the accounting basis as sel out in note 1. and for prowding all the infomialion and explanations nec8ssary for th￿r compilat￿. Mr D Arnold - Treasurer Thomas Quinn Chartered Accountants St Ives Cambridgeshire PE27 5BH ACCOUNTANTS. REPORT ON THE UNAUDITED ACCOUNTS TO EMPRESS SWIMMING POOL TRUST You have approved the accounts for the year ended 31 December 2021 which comprise the Profll and Loss Balance Sheet and related noies. In accordance your instructK)ns. we have compiled these unaudite¢l accounts frcm the ￿)Unting records and infomiation and explanations supplied to us. Thomas Quinn Chartered Accountsnts EMPRESS SWIMMING POOL TRUST INCOME & EXPENDrruRE ￿CoUNT 20 2020 Incomo.. ant from Foll￿ Di5titt ￿ncl Pool Hir8 Feas Bank & Buildiry Donatk)r SundrK85 52,033 142 790 161 proflt 80.126 exp•ndltur•: Truste•* R•mun•rntlon & Exp•n• NIL 10.012 5.711 21. 4.379 19.139 1.123 2.7 NIL 14.012 3.870 18.313 14,074 Chernlcal¥ Wage$ & Sal*8s ofPoJ St¥T Rat￿ & Wai8r Rat85 L*ht & Heat Td•phone Insuranc R8P8irs & R•n•w81s M￿ntr￿a￿e to euHdlrvJ & EWW1￿1 Equlpmgnt A￿tal Cornwter Costs PdftlrY4, Stsvorwy & Adve*tblrvJ aeanlrrfJ & Cloartw MaitrW$ Accfjuntsnts F•09 88nk lThterg¥1 Trslnlr Njry Expews F¥ofsg8bnal Fee8 DwecL4ik)n. P£￿ Rofvrbknlywt DyKkllon. Plant & EqUipft￿t 2,723 18,681 4.618 374 1,887 2.070 1,192 1,753 f28 123 180.9791 1101.2061 Ex¢M• ol Exp•ndlturn 0￿r Incorn• EMPRESS SWIMMING POOL TRUST BALANCE SHEEr 2021 2020 Flxod assots Plant and equipment Curr•nt ass•ts DebtOTS and prepawn8nts Cash at Bank Cash in hand 932 1.085 1,457 93,972 101,025 81 95.995 101.812 Current Il•bllltl•# Trade credilorsl8ccwals Pool HI￿ Fees Received Sn Advance Key Monles Held land refvndablel 7,156 9.935 9.250 5,853 18,159 9,250 26.341 31,262 N•t curr•nt u••ts 69.654 70,550 N•t a886ts 70.586 71.635 ACCUMULATED FUND ACCOUNT B8lance 8t start of ￿riod Exce3s of Income over Expenditure 71.635 1,049 92.715 21,080 70.586 71,635 EMPRESS SWIMMING POOL TRUST NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS 1 *%￿untIng bas The accounts have been crAnpited on a basis that enables wofits to be calculated in accOrda￿e UK Ge￿rallY Accepted Accounting Practice and that prO￿deS sufficient and relevant informab'on to enal￿a the compbt*)n of a lax rettjm. 2 Plant and •qulpm•nt Plant and Pool Comput•r mxhln•ry R•fuTblshm•nt •qulpmont Total At 1 January 2021 9,981 At 31 DeceM￿r 2021 7.305 2.298 9,961 Depr•clatlon Al 1 January 2021 Charge for the year 6,443 2.085 43 8,878 153 Al 31 Decamber 2021 350 6.551 2.128 9,029 N•t book valu• At 31 December 2021 754 170 932 At 31 December 2020 10 213 1.085