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2014

Annual Report

and Accounts

RLSSUK @RLSSUK

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Contents Page

Message from the President and CEO 5

About us 6

Lives lost through drowning, Injuries through near-drowning 8

How we make a difference 10Preventing people drowningWider Societal Benefi tsKey Events and Campaigns

Our Volunteers and Lifesavers 12

Our Ambitions - Plans and progress 14

Financial Review 16

Governance 18

Independent Auditor’s Report 22

Financial Statements 23

Notes to the Financial Statements 28

Board of Directors, Patrons and Advisers 41




2014 vs 2013Charitable Expenditure

3 YEARS +No drowningsin a RLSS UKLifeguarded Pool

500+ Voluntary Lifesaving Clubsacross the UK and Ireland


We are pleased to report that RLSS UK, the

Drowning Prevention Charity, made good

progress in 2014 towards achieving ‘Our

Ambitions’ (as set within our 2014 to 2016

Strategic Business Plan). Our team of volunteers,

supporters, members and employees are

collectively making a difference in reducing the

number of lives lost through drowning but there

is still work to do.

During 2014, the World Health Organisation

(WHO) published their “Global report on

drowning: preventing a leading killer”. The report

is a big step forward in highlighting that:

• 372,000 people drown worldwide each year

• Drowning is among the ten leading causes of

death for children and young people in every

region of the world

• Drowning has been highly overlooked to date,

and that a great deal more should be done by

governments to prioritise drowning prevention

within the public health agenda

Here in the UK there are weekly, often daily,

news reports of drowning fatalities (RLSS UK is

working hard with the media to raise awareness

of drowning risks and share water safety

messages). In 2014, as with previous years,

the highest number of drowning fatalities were

during the high risk summer months at open

water locations (coastline, rivers, lakes, canals,

reservoirs). Many of these drowning fatalities

involved the dangerous combination of alcohol

and cold water. As you may have recently seen

in the media, three students sadly lost their

lives in Durham through falling into the river

after a night out with friends (Sope, 20 years

old, drowned October 2013; Luke, 19 years

old, drowned May 2014; Euan,19 years old,

drowned January 2015).

RLSS UK continues to keep people safe in

swimming pools (at the time of writing this Annual

Report, we are proud to say that there hasn’t

been a drowning in a RLSS UK lifeguarded

swimming pool for over three years!). But keeping

people safe in and around open water still

remains a big challenge. Large scale behaviour

change requires both individual-level change and

community-level change. On this basis, our 2015

priorities include:

1. Developing and launching an ‘open water

lifeguard’ solution (extending our pool and

beach water safety expertise into open water)

2. Progressing the work of our newly

appointed Community Drowning Prevention

Coordinators (focused charitable expenditure

to ensure drowning prevention and

water safety messages reach more

local communities)

3. Infl uencing central and local government to

ensure drowning prevention is moved higher

up the public health agenda (building on

RLSS UK’s 2014 progress - over 40 MPs

signed RLSS UK’s Drowning Prevention

Pledge and RLSS UK was pivotal in the

creation of an All-Party Parliamentary Group

for Water Safety and Drowning Prevention)

As always, we would like to say a big thank you

to all those helping to reduce the number of

lives lost through drowning. Our heartfelt thanks

goes to the inspirational families who have been

affected by drowning and who are now working

with us to share water safety messages.

These are the people that know more than

anyone what sadness, devastation and loss a

drowning incident can bring.

Finally, please do help us to make 2015 the year

when even more people learn lifesaving skills

(fi nd out how at www.rlss.org.uk).

Message from the

President and CEO

PETER MOYES

President

The Royal Life Saving Society UK

DI STEER

Chief Executive Offi cer




We are the Royal Life Saving Society UK (RLSS UK) – the Drowning Prevention Charity.

About

RLSS UK

RLSS UK was established back in 1891 to

combat a rising toll of over 2,000 UK drowning

deaths per year. Around 400 people now die

from accidental drowning in the UK every

year and thousands more suffer injury, some

life-changing, through near-drowning

experiences. Putting these fi gures into context,

one person dies every 20 hours in the UK from

accidental drowning, and drowning is the third

highest cause of accidental death of children in

the UK. A further 75 UK citizens drown whilst

abroad every year.

Drowning is a major global public health problem

with an estimated 372,000 people drowning

worldwide each year.

Here at RLSS UK, our volunteers,

supporters, members and employees are

all working together to achieve our core

purpose – to prevent drowning. We are

determined and committed to delivering

a year-on-year reduction in the number of

people losing their lives through drowning.

one person dies every 20 hours

in the UKfrom accidental drowning

We strongly believe that:• More drownings are preventable

• Everyone can play a part in preventing drowning

• Fewer people should have to go through the bereavement and heartbreak of losing

a loved one to drowning

• Without the work of RLSS UK, more lives would be lost through drowning

Dr owning is the third highest cause of accidental death

of children in the UK


Deliver drowning prevention education to all under 18 year oldS in the UK AND IRELAND

To be one of the TOP 8 COUNTRIESin World Lifesaving Sport

Service a diverse range of

new sectors by applying a flexible approach to

meet market demands

BE THE GO TO ORGANISATIONfor drowning prevention advice and comment

To be a world leader in lifeguarding

and lifesaving qualifications

To achieve a

30%increase in the people engaged and involved in lifesaving activit y to build safer communities

Our Ambitions



RLSS UK works with a number of families

who have been affected by drowning or near

drowning. These are the people that know more

than anyone what sadness, devastation and

loss a drowning incident can bring. Our heartfelt

thanks goes to these families for allowing us

to tell their stories of losing a loved one to

drowning, for helping us to raise awareness

of drowning and for helping us to share water

safety messages.

Lives lost throughdrowning, Injuries through near-drowning

Megan, 20 years oLD disappeared during a night out drinking with friendsMegan Roberts, a 20 year old student,

disappeared during a night out drinking

with friends in York in January 2014.

Megan’s body was found in York’s River

Ouse six weeks after she disappeared.

The inquest cited the cause of Megan’s

death as drowning with a contributing

factor of the effects of alcohol (with the

likelihood that she fell into the river).

Megan leaves behind her mother Jackie,

father Jason, sister Amy and brother Ben.

Richard, 15 years old got into diffi culties after swimming in a river with friends Richard Fellows, nicknamed Porky, died

at just 15 years old after going into a pool

that forms part of a Redditch river and

never getting out. He tragically drowned

after going out with his friends during a

warm spell in March 2014. After getting

into diffi culties in the water, he failed to

surface and emergency services found

his body an hour later. Richard leaves

behind his mother Denise, father Richard,

brother Shayne, sisters Chantalle, Terri

and Sharney.

Jayden, 4 years oldseverely brain damaged through near drowningJayden Beaven was four when he nearly

drowned at a friend’s house pool during a

child’s party and sustained brain injury due

to a lack of oxygen. Jayden’s nan Lesley

said: “We weren’t there and we don’t

know what happened. At some point it

looks like he slipped away from everyone.

Somebody saw a pair of shoes in the pool

and when they went to check it out, they

realised it was Jayden. Because he was

without oxygen for so long, he was left

in a persistent vegetative state. He’s in a

wheelchair now. He can’t walk or talk and

needs help with everything, 24 hour care.

He can’t be left alone. He communicates

to us through noises so we know what

he likes and doesn’t like. It leaves you

devastated. It has devastated us. We have

felt so alone.”

Jack, 23 months old drowned in garden pond Jack Herd was only 23 months old when

he tragically drowned in the family’s

garden pond in August 2010 after

wandering off from his doting mother.

Jack was found face down in the water

by his mum Lucy at their home in the

village of Stank, Cumbria. Lucy, now

living in Wokingham, Berkshire, said:

“I took my eyes off him for a split second,

that’s all it took and then he was gone

and my life changed forever. Seeing him

face down in that pond, that was my

worst nightmare. For two years, that was

the fi rst thing that I saw every day. There

are things you just don’t think will happen

but they do.”


LIVES LOST THROUGH ACCIDENTAL DROWNING

Year 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009

UK 381 371 407 420 405

IRELAND 55 65 56 33 54

Above numbers exclude suicides, crime-related and fatalities where cause not recordedUK Source = National Water Safety Forum’s Water Incident Database (www.nationalwatersafety.org.uk/waid)Ireland Source = Irish Water Safety (www.iws.ie)

• UK = 80% Male, 20% Female

• Ireland = 76% Male, 24% Female

• UK age group with the highest number of

accidental drowning fatalities = 20 to 24 year

olds (31 males, 4 females)

Leading activities people were taking part in

when they drowned were:

• Walking/running alongside water and falling in

• Swimming (predominantly in open water)

• Jumping into open water

2013 Accidental Drownings

2013 Accidental Dr ownings

80% Male

20% FEMale

in the UK

2013 Accidental Dr ownings

76% Male

24% FEMale

in Ir eland


PREVENTING PEOPLE DROWNING

How wemake a difference

RLSS UK makes a difference everyday through

a range of prioritised interventions – volunteers,

supporters, members and employees all working

together to prevent drowning. Our work includes:

• Public education

• Raising awareness campaigns and events

• Community lifesaving training (Save a Baby’s

Life, Community Life Support)

• Lifesaving awards and activities (Rookie

Lifeguard, 8 to 12 years old; Survive & Save,

12 years plus)

• Lifesaving clubs across the UK and Ireland

• Lifesaving Sport development

and competitions

• Professional qualifi cations and training

(National Pool Lifeguard Qualifi cation,

National Vocational Beach Lifeguard

Qualifi cation, First Aid, National Rescue Award

for Swimming Teachers and Coaches)

• Safety consultancy, advice and guidance

• Infl uencing national and local policy

• Drowning fatality data gathering, data analysis

and research

WIDER SOCIETAL BENEFITS

In addition to our core purpose of preventing

drowning, RLSS UK benefi ts society in a number

of other key ways:

Community Cohesion

500+ Lifesaving Clubs across the UK and Ireland,

ran by volunteers – bringing people from different

backgrounds closer together, creating new

relationships and local networks.

Health and Well-Being

RLSS UK’s lifesaving awards, programmes and

clubs engage thousands of people in regular

physical activity every year, making a signifi cant

contribution to tackling inactivity and improving

health and well-being.

Personal Development

RLSS UK’s lifesaving training, education and

volunteering increases the confi dence and skills

of thousands of people every year. People of all

ages benefi t from an increased sense of personal

achievement and self-esteem; increased

social and communication skills; increased

employability and workforce skills/qualifi cations.

500+ Voluntary Lifesaving Clubsacross the UK and Ireland

RLSS UK’s lifesaving awards, programmes and clubs engage thousands of people

in regular physical activity every year


JANUARY RLSS UK Hosts International Meeting to Help Prevent Drowning

FEBRUARY RLSS UK Runners and Walkers Campaign #RunnersandWalkers

Social media campaign targeting runners and walkers, raising their awareness of drowning risks and sharing simple steps to stay safe.

Twitter Reach = 72,712; Facebook Reach = 17,585.

MARCH RLSS UK National Speeds Championships

RLSS UK’s Annual Lifesaving Sport competition, with Lifesaving athletes from across the UK and Ireland competing for national titles.

2014 = Record breaking year with highest number of records broken!

APRIL RLSS UK Spring Clean Campaign

Social media campaign targeted at parents to raise awareness of drowning risks within the home. Twitter Reach = 18,086;

Facebook Reach = 5,222.

JUNE RLSS UK Annual Drowning Prevention Week

RLSS UK’s fl agship drowning prevention and water safety campaign, sharing water safety messages across UK and Irish communities.

2014 PR Reach = 84.3 million.

Over 40 MPs Back RLSS UK’s Drowning Prevention Pledge at House of Commons Event

“I pledge to support the work of RLSS UK in delivering water safety education to all under 18 years olds in the UK”.

RLSS UK National Pool Lifeguarding and Pool Safety Awards

CIMSPA and IQL UK Annual Lifeguard Triathlon

RLSS UK Annual Conference

RLSS UK Volunteers Provide Water Safety Cover at the Nova Great Swim Series

JULY Joint Campaign with ABTA (Association Of British Travel Agents)

Helping to key people safe and prevent drowning whilst on holiday.

AUGUST RLSS UK Camp Survive & Save – The Ultimate Beach Lifesaving Experience

RLSS UK’s Annual International Youth Exchange, providing young people (14 to 18 year olds) with lifesaving, communication, leadership

and team-building skills to take back into their local communities. 2014 = 70 young people from UK, Germany and Norway achieved their

Bronze Survive & Save Award.

SEPTEMBER Lifesaving World Championships (Rescue 2014)

GB and NI Lifesaving Team, plus over 200 members from RLSS UK Lifesaving Clubs travelled to Montpellier, France, to compete in this fl agship

event – an incredible opportunity to compete at the highest level and continue to establish the UK on the world lifesaving sport stage.

OCTOBER RLSS UK Honours

Celebrating the contribution and achievements our volunteers, with almost 700 volunteers recognised at the annual event for their service

and dedication to the charity (Guildhall, City of London).

NOVEMBER RLSS UK National Lifesaving Championships

More than 200 lifesavers from lifesaving clubs across the UK and Ireland competed and tested their lifesaving skills (including a life-like

emergency situation, a speed swim and tow race and a line throw).

DECEMBER First Meeting of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Water Safety and Drowning Prevention

Don’t Drink and Drown Campaign #dontdrinkanddrown

Campaign targeting drinkers, particularly students. Twitter Reach = 248,500, Facebook Reach = 24,188.

RLSS UK KEY EVENTS AND CAMPAIGNS 2014


Our Volunteersand LifesaversRLSS UK VOLUNTEERS

To make a difference, RLSS UK relies on a

national network of passionate, committed and

wonderful volunteers who give their time in a host

of different ways.

• Club Volunteers, giving hundreds of hours

every year to run their local lifesaving club,

providing fun weekly lifesaving activities that

provide local communities with self-survival

and rescue skills

• Community Instructors, providing local

communities with lifesaving training

(including RLSS UK’s fl agship programme

Save a Baby’s Life)

• School Educators, sharing key messages

with young people in schools

• Volunteer Lifeguards (Beach and Pool),

keeping people safe during leisure, at club

sessions and at a wide range of events

across the country

• Coaches and Offi cials, enabling lifesaving

competition and events

• RLSS UK’s Trustees, Regional Offi cers and

Branch Offi cers – ensuring good governance

and increasing lifesaving activity in their area

• RLSS UK’s Volunteer Project Groups – sharing

their experience and expertise to bring about

priority drowning prevention interventions

Hatfi eld Lifeguards from Hertfordshire Sports Village, Awarded Lifeguard of the Year 2014Performed water rescue and emergency care to a swimmer who suffered cardiac arrest (grandfather, 62 years old). Re-started the man’s heart before the

casualty was treated by paramedics.


RLSS UK LIFESAVERS

Whilst RLSS UK’s passion is to prevent people getting into trouble in the water in the fi rst place (through raising awareness and education), incidents can

happen where rescue is required. Here are some of the people who have used their RLSS UK education and training to save lives. With the right skills,

anyone can make the difference between life and death in a water emergency.

Leisel, 8 years old Drowning Prevention week participantRescued her non-swimmer friend, Lawrie,

who fell off a rock into stream. Leisel said

she knew what to do after taking part in the

RLSS UK’s Drowning Prevention Week.

Celyn, 14 years old Rookie Lifeguard awards and activitySaved a 7 year old boy who had got into

trouble at the river edge in a beer garden.

Performed a reach rescue to prevent him

from slipping further and going into

deeper water.

Bethany, 13 years old Survive & Save plus Life Support awardsRescued her non-swimmer father when

their canoe capsized, towing him safely to

an island.

Ashley, 20 years old RLSS UK National Pool Lifeguard Qualifi cationSaved parents and girlfriend from drowning

after boat capsized on Majorca holiday, just

weeks after training as a pool lifeguard.

Brother and sister Jonathan and Freya RLSS UK National Pool Lifeguard Qualifi cationRescued father who had fallen from a jet

ski and became unconscious in the water

during a holiday in the South of France.

Performed a water rescue, CPR and First

Aid, keeping their father in the recovery

position until the ambulance arrived.

And all our beach and pool lifeguards who have performed successful rescues – saving lives through performing water rescue, CPR and First Aid.


Service a diverse range of

new sectors by applying a flexible approach to

meet market demands

To achieve a

30%increase in the people engaged and involved in lifesaving activit y to build safer communities

Our Ambitions Plans and ProgressDuring 2013 RLSS UK developed a three year plan – the RLSS UK Business Plan 2014 – 2016 (full version available at www.rlss.org.uk). Over the course of

2014 to 2016, we will be working towards the 7 challenging ambitions within this plan.

Here are some of our 2014 achievements:

• We increased the number of volunteer Community

Instructors and the number of Community Workshops

being delivered (Save a Baby’s Life Workshops and

Community Life Support Workshops)

• We increased the number of people learning lifesaving

skills (awards achieved up circa 7%, +6,500)

• We shared water safety messages with more

people, increasing reach and engagement through

our charitable campaigns - both our annual fl agship

campaign Drowning Prevention Week and specifi c

campaigns targeted at high risk groups.

Drowning Prevention Week PR Reach:

2013 = 5 million, 2014 = 84.3 million

• We supported an increasing number

of employers across new sectors with

our National Water Safety Management

Programme – a fl exible and modular

training solution specifi cally created to

help employers keep employees safe who

work in or around water. 2014 awards

achieved up 87% on 2013

• We launched a new Occupational Flood

Safety training solution, helping employers

to keep employees safe who work near

fl ood waters (e.g. emergency services

and local authorities)

• We launched a range of First Aid

Qualifi cations tailored to the pool sector

and meeting the pool sector’s demand

for low cost, sustainable and practical

solutions (enabling the pool sector to train

employees in Lifeguarding and First Aid at

a lower cost)

• We are developing a new spinal board

in collaboration with Ferno and leading

clinical trauma experts, enabling pools

to perform a pool rescue at deck level

with two pool lifeguards rather than the

traditional four. The new pool extraction

board creates faster rescue times,

offers improved safety and means

fewer lifeguards are drawn into a rescue

(enabling them to perform other key roles

in a rescue situation)

• We worked in partnership with RLSS Commonwealth,

RNLI and other key organisations to develop the Aquatic

Survival Programme – a swim-survival programme

specifi cally developed for low-resource countries such

as Africa

• We supported RLSS Commonwealth during 2014 in

the development of their Commonwealth Drowning

Prevention strategy (helping those in less developed

countries where drowning prevention education is vital)

• We continue to share knowledge and best practice

at international events, working in partnership with

organisations across the world. Furthermore, volunteers

trained by RLSS UK continue to use their valuable

lifesaving skills in drowning prevention initiatives across

the world


Deliver drowning prevention education to all under 18 year oldS in the UK AND IRELAND

To be a world leader in lifeguarding

and lifesaving qualifications

BE THE GO TO ORGANISATIONfor drowning prevention advice and comment

• We secured funding to progress further research, working collaboratively with Universities and knowledge experts to

inform drowning prevention solutions (e.g. Pool Lifeguard scanning capability research)

• We achieved 100% face to face visits with all of our Pool Approved Training Centres, ensuring quality support and

quality assurance. We fulfi lled our Awarding Organisation obligations to 100% of the regulatory standards

(Ofqual compliance)

• We developed a new national standard for Beach Lifeguarding in collaboration with Surf Lifesaving GB and Surf

Lifesaving Association of Wales – the National Vocational Beach Lifeguard Qualifi cation

• We ran Lifesaving Club Support workshops across the UK and Ireland, supporting our lifesaving volunteers to

provide quality lifesaving training and activity within local communities

• We have been pivotal in creating the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG)

for Water Safety and Drowning Prevention, infl uencing central and local

government to raise awareness of death by drowning and ensure drowning

prevention is moved higher up the public health agenda

• We have increased media coverage of drownings by working effectively

with national and local media, utilising the valuable role that media has

to play in bringing about behaviour change

• PR Generated Coverage 2014: Equivalent Advertising Value £987,175;

Circulation 178,118,958

• More and more people and organisations are coming to us for

drowning prevention advice and support

• We are successfully working in partnership with key organisations to ensure

more young people have access to lifesaving education and activity. We

are proud to be a Duke of Edinburgh Operating Authority – enabling the

inclusion of lifesaving skills within a young person’s Duke of Edinburgh

Award Programme (encouraging young people into lifesaving and working

to retain their interest in lifesaving beyond the completion of their Duke of

Edinburgh Award)

• We continue to lobby the Department for Education and awarding

organisations to get water safety education back into the schools’

curriculum and list of approved activities

• We increased the numbers of schools, colleges and universities delivering

our lifesaving awards (2014 up by 8% on 2013)

• We increased the number of individuals

taking part in Lifesaving Sport

Competitions (2014 up by 13% on 2013).

Lifesaving Sport is a great opportunity for

lifesavers to compete with other lifesavers

whilst growing essential lifesaving skills,

plus Lifesaving Sport as a competitive

sport attracts a wider audience into the

lifesaving community

• The GB and NI Lifesaving Team and

RLSS UK Clubs competed at an

international level and won a range of

awards (testimony to the funding and

support from RLSS UK, the governing

body for Lifesaving Sport, and testimony

to RLSS UK’s volunteers working with

RLSS UK’s Performance Squad)

To be one of the TOP 8 COUNTRIESin World Lifesaving Sport


RLSS UK Awards and Programme Development

£581,083 – 28%

Financial Review For the year ended 31 December 2014

Results for the Year

RLSS UK achieved a good fi nancial performance

in 2014, maintaining suffi cient income levels to

fund core RLSS UK activities.

2014 total expenditure (as during 2013) was

higher than total income due to the spending of

Restricted Funds and Designated Funds. Net

decrease in funds for 2014 was £565,460.

This spend is part of the Charity’s investment

and development plans – part of RLSS UK’s

Business Plan and delivering Our Ambitions.

Whilst RLSS UK’s fi nances remain sound due

to the good governance and controls in place,

RLSS UK (as with all charities) operates in an

uncertain and challenging fi nancial environment.

RLSS UK currently generates the majority of its

income through commercial trading (RLSS UK’s

two trading subsidiaries gift aid their profi ts back

to the charity RLSS UK to support the running of

the Charity and the achievement of its charitable

objectives). This commercial trading is within an

increasingly competitive marketplace. To ensure

sustainability (plus part of maximising RLSS UK’s

positioning as the Drowning Prevention Charity),

RLSS UK is increasingly focusing on charitable

fundraising as an income stream (primarily

donations and corporate sponsorship).

Income

2014 total income (£4,436,156) was almost fl at

on 2013 (£4,489,327). A variance of -1%, -£53k.

Total profi t gift aided back to the Charity from the

two trading subsidiaries in 2014 was down by £76k

on 2013. 2014 fi gures have come in lower than

2013 due to exceptional sales in 2013 (primarily

driven by the National Pool Lifeguard Qualifi cation

8th Edition update and associates sales in 2012

and 2013). Income from services to two key

partners helped to close the gap (2014 = £88k).

Expenditure

2014 total expenditure (£5,050,776) was up very

slightly on 2013 (£4,889,639). Up by 3%, +£162k.

Expenditure on Charitable Activities has

continued to increase, with 2014 up on

2013 (both actual £s, and as a % of Total

Resources Expended).

• Expenditure on Charitable Activities

2014 = £2,081,807

2013 = £1,783,852

2014 up by £298k, +17%

• Expenditure on Charitable Activities as a

% of Total Resources Expended

2014 = 41%, 2013 = 36%

• Expenditure on Fundraising and Publicity

increased by £80k, in line with RLSS

UK’s focus on public education and

community-level change

Drowning prevention raising awareness campaigns and events

£514,741 – 25%

Lifesaving sport development and competitions

£262,150 – 13%

RLSS UK VOLUNTEER Training and development

£451,830 – 22%

BUILDING COMMUNITY RESILIENCE

£272,001 – 13%

RLSS UK Expenditure on charitable activities 2014 (£2,081,807)


Reserves Policy

The Charity’s policy is to ensure that the

level of general reserves should not exceed

approximately 12 months’ resources expended

by the Charity, excluding Designated and

Restricted Funds.

The level of Group General Reserves at 31

December 2014, excluding the investment in

tangible fi xed assets, stood at £1,617,753

(2013 – £2,149,934).

For the year ended 31 December 2014,

resources expended by the Charity, excluding

Designated and Restricted Funds, totalled

£4,715,397 (2013 – £4,603,556).

The level of reserves as at 31 December 2014 is,

therefore, in line with the Charity’s policy.

Designated Funds

Designated Funds are funds designated by the

Directors for funding particular projects that fall

within the charitable activities of the Charity.

They form part of the unrestricted funds of

the Charity and may be undesignated at the

discretion of the Directors.

At 31 December 2014, Designated Funds

totalled £67,839 (2013 – £62,012).

Projects funded from Designated Funds during

2014 included RLSS UK’s annual Drowning

Prevention Week Campaign; Digital Strategy;

Award Development (National Rescue Award

for Swimming Teachers and Coaches,

Rookie Lifeguard, First Aid); and

Organisational Development.

Restricted Funds

The Charity’s Restricted Funds are funds that are

subject to restrictions on their use imposed by

the donor or through the terms of an appeal.

At 31 December 2014, Restricted Funds totalled

£142,565 (2013 – £157,226).

Projects funded from Restricted Funds during

2014 included Award Development (Beach

Lifeguard, Open Water Lifeguard); Save a

Baby’s Life Workshops; Beach Trainer Assessor

Seminars; and Club Lifeguard Training.

Investments

The Charity’s general policy is to invest money

not immediately required to meet its objectives.

Such investments are low to medium risk, and

medium term.

The Board has approved the following

ethical policy:

The Charity will not directly invest in

the producers or suppliers of tobacco,

alcohol and armaments or similar products

nor directly invest in the securities of

organisations involved in activities

incompatible with the objects and ethos

of the Charity.

At 31 December 2014, the market value of

the investments was £1,188,812 (2013 –

£1,424,618). £300,000 was transferred to

general reserves for use on charitable aims.

Therefore, this represents an increase in value

over the year (after costs) of 5.7%, as compared

to the consumer prices index of infl ation (CPI) of

0.5% for the same period. The average annual

gain since the initial investment in 2003 is 5.5%.

Fixed Assets

At 31 December 2014, the net book value of

fi xed assets totalled £43,085 (2013 – £67,530).


Governance About the RLSS UK

The Royal Life Saving Society UK (RLSS UK)

is the drowning prevention charity. RLSS UK

is the leading provider of drowning prevention

education in the UK and Ireland, the lead

industry body for training Lifeguards and is

proud to be recognised by Sport England as

the governing body for Lifesaving Sport in the

UK. RLSS UK is a Membership Organisation,

with circa 10,000 Individual Members and 500

Group/Club Members. RLSS UK has a strong

volunteer network delivering water safety

messages and lifesaving skills across the UK,

Ireland and internationally.

RLSS UK is the one of the 28 Commonwealth

countries who are a national branch of the Royal

Life Saving Society (RLSS) Commonwealth,

with RLSS UK being the UK branch of RLSS

Commonwealth. The RLSS (then known as

the Life Saving Society) was formed in 1891.

In 1904, as there was great support for the

organisation from the Royal Family, the society

was granted permission to use the Royal title and

became the Royal Life Saving Society. In 1924,

RLSS received its formal Royal Charter from

King George V.

Structure

RLSS UK is registered charity and a company

limited by guarantee (3033781). RLSS UK is

currently registered as a charity in England and

Wales (1046060) and in Scotland (SC037912).

RLSS UK is in the process of registering as

a charity in Northern Ireland (with the Charity

Commission for Northern Ireland) and in the

Republic of Ireland (with the new Charities

Regulatory Authority being formed).

RLSS UK’s volunteer structure includes RLSS

UK’s Trustee Board, RLSS UK’s Volunteer Project

Groups, 13 RLSS UK Regional Committees,

49 RLSS UK Branches and over 500 affi liated

Lifesaving and Lifeguarding Clubs.

The RLSS UK has two wholly-owned trading

subsidiaries, both of whom gift aid back their

profi ts to the parent charity RLSS UK to support

RLSS UK’s Drowning Prevention work.

RLSS UK’s Board of Directors/ Trustees

RLSS UK is controlled by a Board of Directors

(as reported on page 41). The Directors, who

are also Trustees of the Charity, are volunteers

who bring valued experience to RLSS UK from a

range of backgrounds. The Directors include the

President, the Deputy-President and currently

seven trustees. The President currently acts as

Chairman of the Board. The Board is supported

by a Legal Advisor, an Honorary Treasurer and a

Youth Advisor.

A Chief Executive is appointed by the Directors

to manage the day to day operations of the

Charity. The Chief Executive has delegated

authority, as approved by the Directors, for all

operational matters.

The Board of Directors meet at regular intervals

throughout the year and work within a model

that addresses aspects of fi duciary and strategic

Governance. As well as detailed information on

charitable performance (both fi nancial and impact

measures), the Board receives a Compliance

report which includes Risks facing the charity,

Complaints and Disciplinary issues, and IQL UK’s

best practice and compliance work as a national

Awarding Organisation regulated by Ofqual.

Once a year the Board of Directors (together

with the Chief Executive and the Senior

Leadership Team) engage in a strategic

planning day; where they explore organisational

challenges and future development.

Directors are appointed through a democratic

process aimed to ensure representation across

the scope of the Charity’s activity (ensuring

the Board has a mix of knowledge, skills and

experience to achieve its charitable work).

New Directors undergo induction training to

brief them on their legal obligations under

charity and company law, the content of the

Memorandum and Articles of Association,

the structure and decision making process,

the strategic framework/Business Plan and

recent performance of the Charity. Each

new Director is provided with a copy of the

“Trustee Handbook” which sets out the

Charity’s expectations of Directors in terms of

governance and behaviour.

The Directors are all volunteers and do not

receive any remuneration although their direct

expenses are reimbursed. Appropriate indemnity

insurance cover is held for the Directors of the

Charity and of its subsidiary trading companies.

Governing Documents

RLSS UK operates within a constitutional

framework that includes:

• The governing document of RLSS

Commonwealth (which includes controls on

national branches across the Commonwealth)

• The governing document of the RLSS UK

(Memorandum and Articles of Association)

• The rules applicable to the members of the

RLSS UK (the Model Constitution for Branches

of RLSS UK; the Model Constitution for Clubs

affi liated to RLSS UK)

RLSS UK’s Memorandum and Articles of

Association state that RLSS UK’s objects are

“To advance health and save human lives by

preventing drowning and in particular to:

(a) Promote education and training in

• the saving of life from drowning;

• the resuscitation of the apparently drowned;

• the techniques of resuscitation and fi rst aid

generally; and

• the skills of lifeguarding

and

(b) Promote the sport of lifesaving”


Governance Review

In 2013 the RLSS UK commissioned a holistic

review of RLSS UK’s Governance. The review

took into account all essential elements of

Governance as well as reviewing RLSS UK’s

ability to deliver its charitable purposes within a

changing world (with the view to enhance RLSS

UK’s fl exibility and future capability in the context

of key emerging trends). Key outputs so far

include updating RLSS UK’s objects within RLSS

UK’s Memorandum and Articles of Association

(to refl ect RLSS UK’s positioning as the Drowning

Prevention Charity), and a move from ‘fi xed’

RLSS UK National Standing Committees to

‘fl exible’ Volunteer Project Groups (enabling a

range of volunteers to contribute to the charitable

priorities they have knowledge and expertise in).

The next stage of the Governance Review is

consulting with our members to further improve

the governance of RLSS UK. Review areas being

consulted on include:

• Flexible Branches to enable more effective

delivery of our objectives

• Appointment to the Board of Trustees of

RLSS UK

• Future Leadership of RLSS UK

• Changes to our voting mechanisms

• The role of RLSS UK regions

RLSS UK’s Trading Subsidiaries

RLSS UK Enterprises Limited, trading as

Lifesavers Direct (Private Limited Company,

02559199).

Lifesavers Direct is RLSS UK’s online shop and

mail order catalogue. Lifesavers Direct sells

lifesaving, lifeguarding and water safety products

(from award and qualifi cation resources to

merchandise, clothing and equipment).

www.lifesaversdirect.co.uk

IQL UK Ltd (Private Limited Company,

03719774).

IQL UK Limited is the leading UK provider of

Lifeguard training and the awarding organisation

for the UK’s premier pool lifeguard qualifi cation,

the National Pool Lifeguard Qualifi cation (NPLQ).

IQL UK trains the majority of UK and Ireland

pool lifeguards (there are nearly 90,000 RLSS

UK pool lifeguards in the UK and Ireland trained

in the NPLQ).

As the lead industry body in supporting pool

operators in providing a safe pool environment,

IQL UK provides the pool sector with world

class training and qualifi cations, ensuring the

pool workforce are appropriately qualifi ed and

operating to the highest standards for pool

safety. IQL UK provides pool operators with the

information and professional advice needed to

manage an affordable, sustainable swimming

facility which is as safe as it can reasonably be.

As part of IQL UK’s commitment to maintaining

the highest possible standards for the delivery

and assessment of its qualifi cations, IQL UK

has its own network of Approved Training

Centres (circa 1,000 operators, including the

UK leading leisure operators) and its own

network of Trainer Assessors (circa 4500). IQL

UK’s Customer Engagement Managers provide

guidance, support and Quality Assurance visits

to all Approved Training Centres. Through IQL

UK supporting over 1,000 Approved Training

Centres, IQL UK is playing a key part in

ensuring pool safety at over 2,500 pool sites.

Furthermore, IQL UK provides a comprehensive

on-going training and competency assessment

programme for pool lifeguards throughout

the term of their lifeguard qualifi cation. The

NPLQ has been accredited by the Offi ce of

Qualifi cations and Examinations Regulations

(Ofqual) and IQL UK is regulated by Ofqual. IQL

UK’s work also includes ongoing efforts to satisfy

the qualifi cation requirements of other countries’

qualifi cation regulatory body.

IQL UK also offers the National Pool

Management and First Aid at Work

qualifi cations as part of its portfolio.


Internal Controls

RLSS UK have a robust range of policies and

processes in place to ensure they perform well

against the standards of a number of ‘regulatory’

bodies e.g. Ofqual (with RLSS UK following its

rigorous self-assessment process); the Charity

Commission (RLSS UK’s voluntary management

board taking the lead on good governance e.g.

Risk/Audit Committee); the Fundraising Standards

Board (with RLSS UK committed to fundraising

principles/ standards); Safeguarding Bodies (e.g.

Disclosure and Barring Service, DBS). RLSS UK

has an annual external audit, has a comprehensive

Business Continuity plan and an organisational

wide Performance Management system which

ensures monitoring and management of

performance across the Charity.

Risk Management

The Board has direct responsibility for overseeing

the management of risk – both identifying

strategic risks and evaluating the mitigations

in place. The Board has a RLSS UK Risk

sub-group who focus on Risk Management

(meeting quarterly to review the risks, and

reporting to the Board on those considered to

be the highest known risks faced by the Charity

as a regular agenda item).

RLSS UK has a formal Risk Register and a Risk

Management Policy. The Risk Management

Policy and Procedures guidance help RLSS UK

employees and volunteers understand what risk

management is, how RLSS UK should identify

risks associated with the achievement

of objectives and ensure that risk management

is embedded into day to day activity.

RLSS UK’s current key strategic risks relate to

RLSS UK’s ability to infl uence and impact on

a national scale (further resource and funding

needed to reach local communities on a national

scale), fi nancial stability and competition from

profi t-organisations.

Safeguarding

RLSS UK’s Safeguarding, Equality and

Advisory Group, supported by RLSS UK’s

network of dedicated volunteers, are essential

in ensuring safe and effective recruitment and

deployment of both employees and volunteers.

With regards to managing disclosure, RLSS

UK’s processes comply with the Disclosure

and Barring Service DBS (England, Wales and

Northern Ireland) and Protecting Vulnerable

Groups (PVG) scheme (Scotland).

The Fundraising Standards Board (FRSB)

RLSS UK is a member of the Fundraising

Standards Board (FRSB). RLSS UK is committed

to following the FRSB’s Fundraising Promise and

the Institute of Fundraising’s Code of Practice,

ensuring all RLSS UK fundraising is legal, honest,

open, transparent and accountable.

Investors in People

RLSS UK has achieved Investors in People

accreditation (Bronze Award Standard),

demonstrating RLSS UK’s commitment to strong

leadership, employee development, continuous

improvement, and helping every team be the

best they can be.

Apprenticeships and Student Placements

RLSS UK has a successful Apprenticeship

Programme, enabling a number of local young

people to work whilst studying for a work-based

qualifi cation. RLSS UK also works in partnership

with the University of Gloucestershire, with post-

graduate students currently dividing their time

between their studies and helping RLSS UK

with research to support RLSS UK’s Ambitions.

Partnerships

RLSS UK works collaboratively with a range of

partners to improve water safety education and

reduce drowning (both in the UK and Ireland,

and worldwide).

Key UK partners

• RLSS UK has a long term strategic

partnership with the Royal National Lifeboat

Institution (RNLI) including a Memorandum of

Understanding to work collaboratively on the

development of National Beach Safety and

Governance Continued


Rescue Services delivered by both paid and

volunteer lifeguards

• RLSS UK is an active member of the National

Water Safety Forum. The role of the Forum is

to be the natural body in which organisations

involved in water safety will participate in order

to have a strong voice with Government on

water safety issues. As part of this work, RLSS

UK works closely with the Royal Society for the

Prevention of Accidents (ROSPA) and other

forum members to collate national drowning

data and trends. WAID (the Water Accident

Incident Database) is a service developed

by the Forum to bring together water-related

incident data from a wide range of sources

within the UK search and rescue region

• RLSS UK works in partnership with the

Amateur Swimming Association (ASA) to

ensure every child has the opportunity to

learn to swim and an essential level of water

safety education

• RLSS UK is a Duke of Edinburgh Operating

Authority – enabling the inclusion of lifesaving

skills within a young person’s Duke of

Edinburgh Award Programme

Key International partners

• RLSS UK is a member of the International

Lifesaving Federation (ILS) and the

International Lifesaving Federation of Europe

(ILSE), represented on their Boards of

Directors, Commissions and Committees by

volunteers, members and employees

• RLSS UK is one of the 28 Commonwealth

countries who are a national branch of

the Royal Life Saving Society (RLSS)

Commonwealth, with RLSS UK being the UK

branch of RLSS Commonwealth

Statement of Public Benefi t for 2014

The RLSS UK provides public benefi t through

preventing drowning and near-drowning, as well

as the wider societal benefi ts of Community

Cohesion, Health and Well-Being and Personal

Development. The Directors/ Trustees have

complied with their duty in accordance with the

Charities Act 2011 to have due regard to the

Charity Commission’s guidance on the operation

of this public benefi t.

Statement of Trustees’/ Directors’ Responsibilities

The Directors, who are also Trustees of the

Charity, are pleased to present their Report

together with the audited Financial Statements of

The Royal Life Saving Society UK (“the Charity”)

for the year ended 31 December 2014.

This Report has been prepared in accordance with

the Statement of Recommended Practice (revised

2005) “Accounting and Reporting by Charities”,

applicable accounting standards and the special

provisions relating to companies subject to the

small companies regime within Part 15 of the

Companies Act 2006 and in accordance with the

Financial Reporting Standard for Smaller Entities

(effective April 2008).

Neither the Charity nor its Directors acts as

custodian trustees on behalf of others.

Company law requires the Directors to prepare

fi nancial statements for each fi nancial period that

give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of

the Charity and its Subsidiary Companies (“the

Group”) and of the net incoming or net outgoing

resources for that period. In preparing these

fi nancial statements, the Directors are required to:

(i) select suitable accounting policies and then

apply them consistently;

(ii) make sound judgements and estimates that

are reasonable and prudent;

(iii) state whether applicable accounting

standards have been followed, subject to

any material departures being disclosed and

explained in the fi nancial statements; and

(iv) prepare the fi nancial statements on the

going concern basis unless it is

inappropriate to presume that the Charity

continues in business

The Directors are responsible for keeping

proper accounting records which disclose with

reasonable accuracy at any time the fi nancial

position of the Group and to enable them to

ensure that the fi nancial statements comply

with the Companies Act 2006. They are also

responsible for safeguarding the assets of the

Group and hence for taking reasonable steps

for the prevention and detection of fraud and

other irregularities.

In accordance with Company Law, as the

Charity’s Directors, we certify that:

(i) so far as we are aware, there is no relevant

audit information of which the Charity’s

Auditors are unaware; and

(ii) we have taken all the steps that we ought

to have taken in order to make ourselves

aware of any relevant audit information and to

establish that the Charity’s Auditors are aware

of that information

AUDITORS

The Financial Statements for the year ended 31

December 2014 have been audited by Mazars LLP.

Mazars LLP has signifi ed its willingness to continue

in offi ce and its reappointment will be proposed at

the forthcoming annual general meeting.

Approved by the Board of Directors on 7th May

2015 and signed on its behalf by:

PETER MOYES

President



IndependentAuditor’s Report Independent Auditor’s Report to the Members of the Royal Life Saving Society UK

We have audited the fi nancial statements of

The Royal Life Saving Society UK for the year

ended 31 December 2014 which comprise

the Consolidated and Company Statements

of Financial Activities, the Consolidated and

Company Balance Sheets, the Consolidated

Cash Flow Statement and the related notes.

The fi nancial reporting framework that has been

applied in their preparation is applicable law and

the Financial Reporting Standard for Smaller

Entities (effective April 2008) (United Kingdom

Generally Accepted Accounting Practice

applicable to Smaller Entities).

Respective responsibilities of trustees and auditors

As explained more fully in the Trustees’

Responsibilities Statement set out on page 21,

the trustees (who are also the directors for the

purposes of company law) are responsible for the

preparation of the fi nancial statements and for

being satisfi ed that they give a true and fair view.

We have been appointed auditors under Section

44(1)(c) of the Charities and Trustee Investment

(Scotland) Act 2005 and under the Companies

Act 2006 and report to you in accordance with

those Acts.

Our responsibility is to audit and express an

opinion on the fi nancial statements in accordance

with applicable law and International Standards

on Auditing (UK and Ireland). Those standards

require us to comply with the Auditing Practices

Board’s (APB’s) Ethical Standards for Auditors.

This report is made solely to the charity’s

members, as a body, in accordance with Chapter

3 of Part 16 of the Companies Act 2006. Our

audit work has been undertaken so that we

might state to the charity’s members those

matters we are required to state to them in an

auditor’s report and for no other purpose. To the

fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept

or assume responsibility to anyone other than the

charity and the charity’s members, as a body, for

our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions

we have formed.

Scope of the audit of the fi nancial statements

A description of the scope of an audit of

fi nancial statements is provided on the

Financial Reporting Council’s website at

www.frc.org.uk/auditscopeukprivate

Opinion

In our opinion:

• the fi nancial statements give a true and fair

view of the state of the group’s and the parent

company’s affairs as at 31 December 2014

and of the group’s and parent company’s

incoming resources and application of

resources, including their income and

expenditure, for the year then ended

• the fi nancial statements have been properly

prepared in accordance with United Kingdom

Generally Accepted Accounting Practice

• the fi nancial statements have been prepared in

accordance with the Companies Act 2006, the

Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act

2005 and Regulations 6 and 8 of the Charities

Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006

Opinion on the other matter prescribed by the Companies Act 2006

In our opinion the information given in the

Trustees’ Report for the fi nancial year for

which the fi nancial statements are prepared is

consistent with the fi nancial statements.

Matters on which we are required to report by exception

We have nothing to report in respect of the

following matters where the Companies Act 2006

requires us to report to you if, in our opinion:

• adequate accounting records have not been

kept; or

• the fi nancial statements are not in agreement

with the accounting records and returns; or

• certain disclosures of directors’ remuneration

specifi ed by law are not made; or

• we have not received all the information and

explanations we require for our audit; or

• the directors were not entitled to prepare

the fi nancial statements and the Directors’

Report in accordance with the small

companies regime

GLEN JONES

Senior Statutory Auditor

For and on behalf of Mazars LLP, Chartered

Accountants (Statutory auditor)

45 Church Street, Birmingham, B3 2RT

7th May 2015

Mazars LLP is eligible to act as an auditor in terms of

section 1212 of the Companies Act 2006.


Consolidated Statement of FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES (Incorporating an Income and Expenditure Account)

For the year ended 31 December 2014

Notes General Designated Restricted Total 2014 Total 2013

£ £ £ £ £

Incoming resources

Incoming resources from generated funds:

Voluntary income 302,668 - - 302,668 302,222

Activities for generating funds 3,477,900 1,333 - 3,479,233 3,654,113

Investment income 4c 31,501 - - 31,501 38,023

3,812,069 1,333 - 3,813,402 3,994,358

Incoming resouRces from Charitable activities 584,896 2,437 33,748 621,081 492,396

Other incoming resources 1,673 - - 1,673 2,573

Total incoming resources 2a 4,398,638 3,770 33,748 4,436,156 4,489,327

Resources ExpendedCost of generating funds:

Cost of generating voluntary income 267,614 8,434 - 276,048 326,267

Commercial trading, fundraising and publicity 2,544,480 59,177 - 2,603,657 2,698,503

Investment management costs 12,598 - - 12,598 12,324

2,824,692 67,611 - 2,892,303 3,037,094

Charitable activities 1,829,134 163,401 89,272 2,081,807 1,783,852

Governance 61,571 15,095 - 76,666 68,692

Total resources expended 3a 4,715,397 246,107 89,272 5,050,776 4,889,638

Net (OUTGOing)/INCOMIng resources for the year before transfers (316,759) (242,337) (55,524) (614,620) (400,311)

Transfer between funds 9d (289,027) 248,164 40,863 - -

Net (outgoing)/INCOMING resources for the year after transfers

(605,786) 5,827 (14,661) (614,620) (400,311)

Other recognised gains and losses

Unrealised gain/(loss) on investments 6a 76,989 - - 76,989 63,473

Realised gain/(loss) on investments 6a (27,829) - - (27,829) -

Net movement in funds (556,626) 5,827 (14,661) (565,460) (336,838)

Fund balances brought forward 2,217,464 62,012 157,226 2,436,702 2,773,540

Fund balances carried forward 1,660,838 67,839 142,565 1,871,242 2,436,702

Continuing OperationsNone of the group’s activities were acquired or discontinued during the above fi nancial periods.

Total recognised gains and lossesThere are no recognised gains or losses other than those shown above.

The (defi cit)/surplus for the year for Companies Act purposes was (£614,620) (2013: (£400,311)).


Company Statement of FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES (Incorporating an Income and Expenditure Account)

For the year ended 31 December 2014

Notes General Designated Restricted Total 2014 Total 2013

£ £ £ £ £

Incoming resourcesIncoming resources from generated funds:

Voluntary income 302,668 - - 302,668 302,222

Activities for generating funds 38,853 1,333 - 40,186 41,530

Investment income 4c 2,060,940 - - 2,060,940 2,108,661

2,402,461 1,333 - 2,403,794 2,452,113

Incoming resouRces from Charitable activities 584,896 2,437 33,748 621,081 492,396

Other incoming resources 1,672 - - 1,672 2,573

Total incoming resources 2b 2,989,029 3,770 33,748 3,026,547 2,947,382

Resources ExpendedCost of generating funds:

Cost of generating voluntary income 267,614 8,434 - 276,048 326,267

Commercial trading, fundraising and publicity 117,428 59,177 - 176,605 105,658

Investment management costs 964,817 65,223 - 1,030,040 1,063,224

1,349,859 132,834 - 1,482,693 1,495,149

Charitable activities 1,894,359 98,178 89,272 2,081,809 1,783,852

Governance 61,570 15,095 - 76,665 68,692

Total resources expended 3b 3,305,788 246,107 89,272 3,641,167 3,347,693

Net (OUTGOing)/INCOMIng resources for the year before transfers (316,759) (242,337) (55,524) (614,620) (400,311)

Transfer between funds 9d -289,027 248,164 40,863 - -

Net (outgoing)/INCOMING resources for the year after transfers

(605,786) 8,827 (14,661) (614,620) (400,311)

Other recognised gains and losses

Unrealised gain/(loss) on investments 6a 76,989 - - 76,989 63,473

Realised gain/(loss) on investments 6a (27,829) - - (27,829) -

Net movement in funds (556,626) 5,827 (14,661) (565,460) (336,838)

Fund balances brought forward 2,195,888 62,012 157,226 2,415,126 2,751,964

Fund balances carried forward 1,639,262 67,839 142,565 1,849,666 2,415,126

Continuing OperationsNone of the group’s activities were acquired or discontinued during the above fi nancial periods.

Total recognised gains and lossesThere are no recognised gains or losses other than those shown above.

The (defi cit) / surplus for the year for Companies Act purposes was (£614,620) (2013: (£400,311)).


Consolidated BALANCE SHEET As at 31 December 2014

Notes 2014 2013

£ £ £ £

FIXED ASSETSTangible fi xed assets 5 43,085 67,530

Investments 6a 1,188,812 1,424,618

1,231,897 1,492,148

CURRENT ASSETS 288,471 239,739

Stocks 394,099 419,244

Debtors 7 642,899 1,001,112

Cash at bank and in hand 1,325,469 1,660,095

CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR 8 (686,124) (715,541)

NET CURRENT ASSETS639,345 944,554

NET ASSETS 1,871,242 2,436,702

FUNDSGeneral 1,660,838 2,217,464

Designated 9a 67,839 62,012

Restricted 142,565 157,226

1,871,242 2,436,702

These fi nancial statements have been prepared in accordance with the special provisions relating to companies subject to the small companies regime

within Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006 and in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard for Smaller Entities (effective April 2008).

Approved and authorised for issue by the Board of Directors on 7th May 2015 and signed on its behalf by

PETER MOYES

Director


CompanyBALANCE SHEET As at 31 December 2014

Notes 2014 2013

£ £ £ £

FIXED ASSETSTangible fi xed assets 5 43,085 67,530

Investments 6b 1,188,915 1,424,721

1,232,000 1,492,251

CURRENT ASSETS 7,800 7,654

Stocks 721,601 835,804

Debtors 7 376,891 626,679

Cash at bank and in hand 1,106,292 1,470,137

CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR 8 (488,626) (547,262)

NET CURRENT ASSETS617,666 922,875

NET ASSETS 1,849,666 2,415,126

FUNDSGeneral 1,639,262 2,195,888

Designated 9b 67,839 62,012

Restricted 142,565 157,226

1,849,666 2,415,126

These fi nancial statements have been prepared in accordance with the special provisions relating to companies subject to the small companies regime

within Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006 and in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard for Smaller Entities (effective April 2008).

Approved and authorised for issue by the Board of Directors on 7th May 2015 and signed on its behalf by

PETER MOYES

Director


Consolidated CASH FLOW STATEMENT As at 31 December 2014

Notes 2014 2013

£ £ £ £

NET CASH FLOW FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES 13(a) (633,933) (280,025)

RETURN ON INVESTMENTSInterest received 31,501 38,023

CAPITAL EXPENDITUREPurchase of tangible fi xed assets (40,747) (30,617) 2,217,464

Disposal of tangible fi xed assets - -

Disposal of fi xed asset investments 532,516 394,933 62,012

Purchase of fi xed asset investments (259,728) (413,625) 157,226

232,041 (49,309)

DECREASE IN CASH 13(b) (370,391) (291,311)


STATUS

The Royal Life Saving Society UK is incorporated as a

company limited by guarantee, registered in England

and Wales (No. 03033781). It is also registered as a

charity in England and Wales (No.1046060) and in

Scotland (No. SCO37912).

1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The following accounting policies have been used

consistently in dealing with items which are considered

material in relation to the Group’s fi nancial statements:

(a) Accounting Convention

The fi nancial statements are prepared under the

historical cost convention (modifi ed to include the

revaluation of investments), in accordance with the

Statement of Recommended Practice, “Accounting

and Reporting by Charities” and applicable

accounting standards, the Companies Act 2006

and the Financial Reporting Standard for Smaller

Entities (effective April 2008).

(b) Allocation of Expenditure - Statement of fi nancial activities

Expenditure is recognised on an accruals basis as a

liability is incurred. Expenditure is reported as part of

the expenditure to which it relates:

• Costs of generating funds comprise the costs

associated with membership, fundraising,

consultancy, investment management and the

commercial trading costs of branches and the

subsidiary trading companies

• Charitable expenditure comprises those costs

incurred by the Charity in the delivery of its

activities and services for its benefi ciaries.

It includes both costs that can be allocated

directly to such activities and those costs of

an indirect nature necessary to support them

• Governance costs include those costs

associated with meeting the constitutional and

statutory requirements of the Charity and include

the audit fees and costs linked to the strategic

management of the Charity

• All costs are allocated between the expenditure

categories of the SoFA on a basis designed to

refl ect the use of the resource. Costs relating to

a particular activity are allocated directly, others

costs have been allocated following salary

apportionment calculations

(c) Fund Accounting

General funds are unrestricted funds which are

available for use at the discretion of the Directors

in furtherance of the general objectives of the

Charity and which have not been designated for

other purposes.

Designated funds comprise unrestricted funds

that have been set aside by the Directors for

particular purposes.

Restricted funds are funds which are to be used in

accordance with specifi c restrictions imposed by

donors or which have been raised by the Charity

for particular purposes. The costs of raising

and administering such funds are charged

against the specifi c fund. The aim and use of

each restricted fund is set out in the notes to the

fi nancial statements.

(d) Basis of Consolidation

The fi nancial statements consolidate, on a line by

line basis, the fi nancial statements of The Royal Life

Saving Society U.K. and its subsidiary undertakings

made up to 31 December each year.

(e) Branches

The United Kingdom National Branch of the Society

is responsible for the fi nancial affairs of its branches

in accordance with the Constitution. However, it has

delegated the management of such affairs to the

branches as custodians. The branches have been

consolidated in these fi nancial statements.

(f) Income

Income is mainly derived from RLSS UK

Membership fees, the sales of Award and

Qualifi cations, and from RLSS UK’s two trading

subsidiaries, IQL UK Limited and RLSS UK

Enterprises Limited (trading as Lifesavers Direct). It

is accounted for when receivable.

(g) Fixed assets and Depreciation

Tangible fi xed assets costing more than £400 are

capitalised at cost. Depreciation is calculated on a

straight line basis over the estimated useful life of

fi xed assets at the following annual rates:

Equipment 15% - 33.1/3%

(h) Stock

Stock is valued at invoiced cost. By reason of

its special nature the maintenance of the value

attributable to this asset is entirely dependent upon

the continuance of the Group’s activities.

(i) Donations

Donations and legacies are accounted for on a

receivable basis.

(j) Trading Subsidiaries

The Charity has two trading subsidiaries, RLSS UK

Enterprises Limited and IQL UK Limited.

RLSS UK Enterprises Limited (trading as Lifesavers

Direct) is the RLSS UK’s online shop and mail

order catalogue. Lifesavers Direct sells lifesaving,

lifeguarding and water safety products (from award

and qualifi cation resources to merchandise, clothing

and equipment.) www.lifesaversdirect.co.uk

IQL UK Limited is the leading UK provider of

Lifeguard training and the awarding body for the

UK’s premier pool lifeguard qualifi cation – the

National Pool Lifeguard Qualifi cation (NPLQ).

The profi ts earned by the companies are passed to

the Charity by means of Gift Aid. A third subsidiary,

RLSS UK Services Limited, was incorporated 17

February 2003 and has remained dormant.

(k) Leases

Rentals payable under operating leases are dealt

with on a straight line basis over the lease term.

(l) Pension costs

Contributions in respect of the Charity’s defi ned

contribution pension scheme are included in the

expenditure for the year in which they are payable to

the scheme.

The Charity operates a defi ned contribution

scheme. The assets of the scheme are held

separately from those of the Charity in an

independently administered fund. The pension cost

charge represents contributions payable by the

Charity to the fund and amounted to £48,674

(2013 – £49,091).

(m) Investments

Investments are stated at market value at the

Balance Sheet date. The Statement of Financial

Activities includes the net gain arising on

revaluation.

(n) Volunteers

In view of the large numbers of volunteers and their

varying participation in the activities of the Charity, it

is not possible to quantify the fi nancial value of their

work and hence no such value is included in the

Financial Statements.

Notes to theFINANCIAL STATEMENTS As at 31 December 2014


2A. ANALYSIS OF INCOMING RESOURCES – GROUP

2014 2013

£ £

Voluntary IncomeGift Aid 16,759 25,863

Membership fees 285,587 275,013

Legacies - -

Other 322 1,346

302,668 302,222

FROM ACTIVITIES FOR GENERATING FUNDSFundraising and publicity 15,392 14,491

Commercial trading 3,463,841 3,639,622

3,479,233 3,654,113

INVESTMENT INCOMEInterest received 31,501 38,023

FROM CHARITABLE ACTIVITIESAwards 305,561 299,578

Courses 97,297 94,271

Events 38,126 48,849

International conferences 20,156 2,434

International competitions 41,690 4,233

Beach programme 33,748 26,350

Life Support CPR 2,437 -

Save a Baby’s Life 1,636 1,841

Publication royalties 398 309

Sponsorship 80,032 14,531

621,081 492,396

OTHER INCOMEOther 1,673 2,573

4,436,156 4,489,327



2B. ANALYSIS OF INCOMING RESOURCES – COMPANY

2014 2013

£ £

Voluntary IncomeGift Aid 16,759 25,863

Membership fees 285,587 275,013

Legacies - -

Other 322 1,346

302,668 302,222

FROM ACTIVITIES FOR GENERATING FUNDSFundraising and publicity 15,392 14,491

Commercial trading 24,794 27,039

40,186 41,530

INVESTMENT INCOMEInterest received 31,236 37,557

Management charges 784,146 749,469

Gift aid from subsidiary undertakings 1,245,558 1,321,635

2,060,940 2,108,661

FROM CHARITABLE ACTIVITIESAwards 305,561 299,578

Courses 97,297 94,271

Events 38,126 48,849

International conferences 20,156 2,434

International competitions 41,690 4,233

Beach programme 33,748 26,350

Life Support CPR 2,437 -

Save a Baby’s Life 1,636 1,841

Publication royalties 398 309

Sponsorship 80,032 14,531

621,081 492,396

OTHER INCOMEOther 1,672 2,573

3,026,547 2,947,382


3A. ANALYSIS OF TOTAL RESOURCES EXPENDED – GROUP Other

apportioned

costsStaff costs Direct costs Total 2014 Total 2013

£ £ £ £ £

RESOURCES EXPENDEDCost of generating funds

Cost of generating voluntary income

Membership 97,030 93,240 85,778 276,048 326,267

Commercial trading, fundraising and publicityFundraising and publicity 21,766 57,373 23,021 102,160 22,179

Consultancy 9,512 28,702 3,236 41,450 26,909

Commercial trading 696,278 1,763,769 - 2,460,047 2,649,414

727,556 1,849,844 26,257 2,603,657 2,698,502

Investment management costsCosts relating to subsidiary undertaking - - - - -

Investment management - 12,598 - 12,598 12,324

- 12,598 - 12,598 12,324

Charitable activities*Awards 158,520 129,606 128,641 416,767 314,938

Courses 66,937 57,228 43,860 168,025 152,286

Events 102,511 74,693 75,960 253,164 294,139

International conferences 20,510 64,240 8,802 93,552 74,379

International competitions 38,757 75,178 15,273 129,208 89,120

Beach programme 107,573 13,715 43,028 164,316 141,474

Sports development 82,316 13,552 37,074 132,942 123,756

Club & volunteer development 71,183 39,898 35,003 146,084 101,472

Youth development 58,025 3,480 67,527 129,032 86,181

Community 17,463 5,347 17,659 40,469 26,610

Save a Baby’s Life 34,790 32,951 64,330 132,071 90,122

Safeguarding Children 59,280 - 40,181 99,461 100,372

Workforce Development 62,765 - 20,710 83,475 77,369

Regions 61,831 6,557 24,851 93,239 111,635

942,461 511,927 622,899 2,081,807 1,783,853

Governance - 62,835 13,831 76,666 68,692

1,767,047 2,534,964 748,765 5,050,776 4,889,638

*For the purpose of illustrating expenditure in line with the Charity’s strategic plans, the above expenditure on Charitable Activities has been grouped as follows for the pie chart on page 10.

RLSS UK Awards and Programme Development = Awards, Beach programme

Drowning Prevention Raising Awareness Campaigns and Events = Courses, Events, International conferences

Lifesaving Sport Development and Competitions = International competitions, Sports development

RLSS UK Volunteer Training and Development = Club & volunteer development, Youth development, Workforce Development, Regions

Building Community Resilience (including Save a Baby’s Life activity) = Community, Save a Baby’s Life; Safeguarding Children


3B. ANALYSIS OF TOTAL RESOURCES EXPENDED – COMPANY Other

apportioned

costsStaff costs Direct costs Total 2014 Total 2013

£ £ £ £ £

RESOURCES EXPENDEDCost of generating funds

Cost of generating voluntary income

Membership 97,030 93,240 85,778 276,048 326,267

Commercial trading, fundraising and publicityFundraising and publicity 21,766 57,373 23,021 102,160 22,179

Consultancy 9,512 28,702 3,236 41,450 26,909

Commercial trading - 32,994 - 32,994 56,570

31,278 119,070 26,257 176,605 105,658

Investment management costsCosts relating to subsidiary undertaking 696,278 65,223 255,941 1,017,443 1,050,899

Investment management - 12,598 - 12,598 12,324

696,278 77,821 255,941 1,030,040 1,063,223

Charitable activities*Awards 158,520 125,087 128,641 412,248 314,938

Courses 66,937 57,228 43,860 168,025 152,286

Events 102,511 74,693 75,960 253,164 294,139

International conferences 20,510 64,240 8,802 93,552 74,379

International competitions 38,757 75,178 15,273 129,208 89,120

Beach programme 107,573 13,715 43,028 164,316 141,474

Sports development 82,316 13,552 37,074 132,942 123,756

Club & volunteer development 71,183 39,898 35,003 146,084 101,472

Youth development 58,025 3,480 67,527 129,032 86,181

Community 17,463 5,347 17,659 40,469 26,610

Save a Baby’s Life 34,790 32,951 64,330 132,071 90,122

Safeguarding children 59,280 - 40,181 99,461 100,372

Workforce Development 62,765 - 20,710 83,475 77,369

Regions 61,831 6,557 24,851 93,239 111,635

942,461 511,928 622,899 2,077,288 1,783,853

Governance - 67,355 13,831 81,186 68,692

1,767,047 869,414 1,004,706 3,641,167 3,347,693



4A. TOTAL RESOURCES EXPENDED – GROUPTotal resources expended include the following:-

General Designated Restricted Total 2014 Total 2013

£ £ £ £ £

Staff costs 1,676,606 64,534 25,907 1,767,047 1,652,585

Depreciation 65,192 65,192 54,119

Amounts due in respect of:

Audit 31,000 - - 31,000 31,000

Other services 1,900 - - 1,900 1,900

Operating lease rentals – property 71,377 71,377 71,377

– other 7,099 - - 7,099 12,719

The average number of persons employed (full time equivalent) by the group during this year were as follows:

2014 2013

No No

Directly charitable 42 38

Fundraising and publicity 5 5

Management and administration 4 3

51 46

At 31 December 2014, the Charity had 62 employees in post and full time equivalent employees were 56.8.

The directors listed on page 37 are all volunteers and are therefore excluded.

The emoluments of three (2013: two) members of staff, including benefi ts in kind, are within the ranges.

2014 2013

No No

£65,000 to £70,000 1 -

£70,000 to £75,000 - -

£75,000 to £80,000 - 1

£80,000 to £85,000 1 1

£85,000 to £90,000 1 -

All employees earning more than £60,000 participated in the pension scheme.

Directors remunerationThe Directors neither received nor waived any emoluments during the year (2013: Nil). Indemnity insurance

of £500,000 was purchased during the year for £1,323.

Out of pocket expenses were reimbursed to directors as follows:

2014 2013 2014 2013

Number Number £ £

Travel and subsistence 9 6 16,695 11,145



4B. TOTAL RESOURCES EXPENDED – COMPANYTotal resources expended include the following:-

General Designated Restricted Total 2014 Total 2013

£ £ £ £ £

Staff costs 1,676,606 64,534 25,907 1,767,047 1,652,585

Depreciation 65,192 - - 65,192 54,119

Amounts due in respect of:

Audit 19,000 - - 19,000 19,000

Other services 450 - - 450 450

Operating lease rentals – property 71,377 - - 71,377 71,377

– other 7,099 - - 7,099 12,719

Staff costs comprise: 2014 2013

£ £

Salaries 1,564,830 1,455,461

Social security costs 153,543 148,033

Pension costs 48,674 49,091

1,767,047 1,652,585

4C. INVESTMENT INCOME 2014 2013

£ £

GROUPInterest receivable and capitalised dividends 31,501 38,023

COMPANYInterest receivable and capitalised dividends 31,236 37,557

Management charges 784,146 749,469

Gift Aid from subsidiary companies 1,245,558 1,321,635

2,060,940 2,108,661


5. GROUP AND COMPANY TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETSEquipment

£

COSTAt 1 January 2014 861,110

Additions 40,747

Disposals -

At 31 December 2014 901,857

DEPRECIATIONAt 1 January 2014 793,580

Charge for the year 65,192

At 31 December 2014 858,772

NET BOOK VALUEAt 31 December 2014 43,085

At 31 December 2013 67,530

6A. FIXED ASSET INVESTMENT – GROUP2014 2013

£ £

Quoted investmentsMarket value at 1 January 1,392,311 1,308,069

Additions at cost 259,728 413,625

Disposals at opening market value (532,516) (392,856)

Net investment gain/(loss) 49,160 63,473

1,168,683 1,392,311

Cash awaiting investment 20,129 32,307

Market value at 31 December 1,188,812 1,424,618

Investments are all held and managed by Coutts & Co and are allocated as follows:

UK fi xed interest 262,869 298,495

UK equities:

Coutts UK Equity 527,522 617,208

Investment and unit trusts 66,668 126,195

Non UK equities:

Investment and unit trusts 311,624 350,413

1,168,683 1,392,311

The following amounts have been included in the Consolidated Statement

of Financial Activities in respect of the Investments (holdings over 10%): % £

Coutts UK Equity Programmes 25.5 303,364

Coutts Multi Asset UK Balanced Fund 18.9 224,188



6B. FIXED ASSET INVESTMENTS – COMPANY2014 2013

£ £

Shares in subsidiaries:

Cost at 1 January 2014 and at 31 December 103 103

Quoted investments

Market value at 1 January 1,392,311 1,308,069

Additions at cost 259,728 413,625

Proceeds on disposal (532,516) (392,856)

Net investment gain/(loss) 49,160 63,473

1,168,683 1,392,311

Cash awaiting investment 20,129 32,307

Market value at 31 December 1,188,812 1,424,618

Total at 31 December 1,188,915 1,424,721

The Charity owns 100% of the ordinary share capital of RLSS UK Enterprises Limited, IQL UK Limited and RLSS Services UK,

all companies being registered in England and Wales.

The following amounts have been included in the Consolidated Statement of Financial Activities in respect of the trading subsidiaries before

consolidating adjustments.

IQL Enterprises 2014 2013

£ £ £ £

Incoming resourcesActivities for generating funds 2,444,825 2,095,046 4,539,871 4,806,564

Investment income 118 147 265 466

2,444,943 2,095,193 4,540,136 4,807,030

Resources expendedFundraising trading 1,612,704 1,681,874 3,294,578 3,485,395

Gift Aid 832,239 413,319 1,245,558 1,321,635

2,444,943 2,095,193 4,540,136 4,807,030

Net Incoming Resources - - - -

The following amounts have been included in the Consolidated Balance Sheet in respect of the trading subsidiaries before

consolidating adjustments.

IQL Enterprises 2014 2013

£ £ £ £

Stock 2,802 277,869 280,671 232,084

Debtors 211,670 492,310 703,980 575,786

Bank 195,622 70,386 266,008 374,433

Creditors (398,183) (830,798) (1,228,981) (1,160,626)

Accumulated funds 11,911 9,665 21,576 21,576


7. DEBTORS2014 2013

Group Company Group Company

£ £ £ £

DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR:Trade 178,421 50,119 160,618 33,583

Amount due from subsidiary undertakings - 563,075 - 634,230

Prepayments 215,678 108,407 258,626 167,991

394,099 721,601 419,244 835,804

8. CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR2014 2013

Group Company Group Company

£ £ £ £

Trade 336,512 179,365 243,428 133,826

Amount due from subsidiary undertakings - 89,194 - 178,810

Accruals 7,243 72,243 99,286 71,213

Deferred income 201,352 99,347 219,320 104,277

Tax and social security 42,231 42,231 46,247 46,247

Other creditors 98,786 6,246 107,260 12,889

686,124 488,626 715,541 547,262

Group Company

Movement in deferred income £ £

Deferred income brought forward 222,004 84,406

Released to income during the year (222,004) (84,406)

Deferred income arising during the year 201,352 99,347

Deferred income carried forward 201,352 99,347



9A. MOVEMENT IN GROUP FUNDS At 31st

December

2013

Statement

of Financial

Activities

At 31

December

2014

£ £ £

General 2,217,464 (556,626) 1,660,838

Designated 62,012 5,827 67,839

Restricted 157,226 (14,661) 142,565

2,436,702 (565,460) 1,871,242

Restricted

funds

Designated

funds

General

fund Total

Represented by £ £ £ £

Tangible fi xed assets - - 43,085 43,085

Investments - - 1,188,812 1,188,812

Cash at bank 142,565 67,839 432,495 642,899

Other net assets - - (3,554) (3,554)

RLSS UK Branch Assets 656,321

142,565 67,839 1,660,838 1,871,242

9B. MOVEMENT IN GROUP FUNDS At 31

December

2013

Statement

of Financial

Activities

At 31

December

2014

£ £ £

General 2,195,888 (556,626) 1,639,262

Designated 62,012 5,827 67,839

Restricted 157,226 (14,661) 142,565

Total funds 2,415,126 (565,460) 1,849,666

Restricted

funds

Designated

funds

General

fund Total

Represented by £ £ £ £

Tangible fi xed assets - - 43,085 43,085

Investments - - 1,188,812 1,188,812

Cash at bank 142,565 67,839 166,487 376,891

Other net assets - - 240,878 240,878

142,565 67,839 1,639,262 1,849,666


9C. MOVEMENT IN GROUP AND COMPANY RESTRICTED FUNDS At 31st

December

2013

Statement

of Financial

Activities

Transfers

At 31

December

2014

£ £ £ £

Life support Wales 7,651 - - 7,651

Laerdal 8,151 (2,793) - 5,358

Club Lifeguards RNLI 33,294 (10,548) - 22,746

Save a Baby’s Life 53,387 (32,952) - 20,435

Beach programme Ambre Solaire 11,494 (11,494) - -

Open Water RNLI 17,088 (7,120) - 9,968

Beach Bursary 3,107 (1,387) - 1,720

ECORYS Safety Managers 10,766 207 10,973

Beach programme Wales 7,053 (834) - 6,219

ECORYS International Conferences 1,741 (1,741) - -

Beach Programme RNLI 3,494 15,693 - 19,187

Regional Legacy Funds - (2,555) 40,863 38,308

157,226 (55,524) 40,863 142,565

10. Capital commitments

At 31 December 2014 capital expenditure commitments authorised by the Board of Directors but not contracted for amounted to £Nil (2013 – £Nil).

9D. DESIGNATED FUNDS At 31st

December

2013

Statement

of Financial

Activities

Transfers

At 31

December

2014Designated funds have been allocated by the Charity

for development £ £ £ £

Kiss for Life 23,947 -3,977 - 19,970

Development programme 37,597 -240,798 232,103 28,902

Youth Development 468 - - 468

Regional Development Funds - 2,438 16,061 18,499

62,012 -242,337 248,164 67,839

11. CONTINGENT LIABILITIES

There were no known contingent liabilities at 31 December 2014 (2013 - £Nil).


12. LEASING COMMITMENTS – GROUP AND COMPANY2014 2013

£ £

At 31 December 2014 there were annual commitments under non-cancellable

operating leases expiring as follows:

Land and buildings

Within one year - -

Within two to fi ve years 71,377 71,377

Other operating leases

Within one year 22,894 7,353

Within two to fi ve years 30,582 52,911


13. Notes to cash fl ow statement2014 2013

£ £

(a) Reconciliation of net incoming resources to net cash infl ow from operating activities:

Net (outgoing)/incoming resources (614,620) (400,311)

Depreciation 65,192 54,119

Investment income (31,501) (38,023)

Equalisation of investments 270 (2,077)

(Increase)/decrease in debtors 25,145 201,030

(Increase)/decrease in stocks (49,002) 5,329

Increase/(decrease) in creditors (29,417) (100,092)

Net cash (outfl ow)/infl ow from operating activities (633,933) (280,025)

(b) Increase/(decrease) in cash:

Cash at bank and in hand

31 December 663,028 1,033,419

01 January 1,033,419 1,324,730

Movement in funds (370,391) (291,311)

At 1

January

2014

Cash Flows

At 31

December

2014

(c) Analysis of change in net debt £ £ £

Cash in hand and at bank 1,001,112 (358,213) 642,899

Cash at bank awaiting investment 32,307 (12,178) 20,129

1,033,419 (370,391) 663,028


Registered Name: The Royal Life Saving Society UK

Headquarters and Registered Offi ce: River House, High Street, Broom, Warwickshire, B50 4HN

Charity number: 1046060 England & Wales, SC037912 Scotland

Company number: 3033781

Subsidiary Companies:

RLSS UK Enterprises Limited (Private Limited Company, 02559199). Trading as Lifesavers Direct.

IQL UK Limited (Private Limited Company, 03719774).

RLSS UK Services Limited (Private Limited Company, 04667135). Not trading.

RLSS (Commonwealth) Patron: Her Majesty The Queen

RLSS UK Patron: The Rt. Hon. Lord Norrie

Directors:

The Directors of the Charity are its trustees for the purpose of charity law and throughout this report are collectively referred to as the Directors.

The Directors serving for the whole of 2014 and since the year end to the date of this report were as follows:

Mr Peter Moyes

Mr Ian Hutchings

Mrs Stephanie Andrews

Mr Peter Brown

Mr Mark Smith

Mr Cavell Burchell (currently co-opted)

The following Directors retired during the year:

Mr Bryan Finlay (retired Saturday 14th June 2014)

Mr Clive Holland (retired Saturday 14th June 2014)

Mr Fredric Lang (retired Thursday 9th October 2014)

The following Directors were elected during the year:

Mr Christopher Harper (Saturday 14th June 2014)

Mrs Deborah Hunt (Saturday 14th June 2014)

Mr John Stainer (Saturday 14th June 2014)

Board Advisors:

Mr Shivaji Shiva (Legal Advisor)

Mr Mick Darby (Honorary Treasurer, appointed Friday 10th October 2014)

Mr Aaron Dhanda (Youth Advisor appointed Friday 13th June 2014)

The following Advisor retired during the year

Mr Christopher Harper (retired Friday 13th June 2014)

Chief Executive:

Ms Diane Steer (appointed Friday 10th October 2014)

Acting Chief Executive from Friday 28th February 2014 until appointment as Chief Executive

Secretary:

Ms Diane Steer (appointed Friday10th October 2014)

Auditors: Mazars LLP, 45 Church Street, Birmingham, B3 2RT

Bankers and Investment Advisors: Coutts and Co, St Martin’s Offi ce, 440 The Strand, London, WC2R 0QS

Solicitors: Anthony Collins Solicitors, 134 Edmund Street, Birmingham, B3 2ES

Board ofDirectors (Trustees), Patrons and Advisers



to all the volunteers, supporters, members and partners who work collaboratively with the RLSS UK

to prevent drowning.

The R

oyal Life Saving Society UK wish to say



Registered Charity (England and Wales 1046060, Scotland SC037912)

Private Limited by Guarantee Company (3033781)

Fundraising Standards Board Member

The Royal Life Saving Society UK (RLSS UK)

The Drowning Prevention Charity

RLSS UK, River House, High St, Broom, Warwickshire, B504HN

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