SIR WILLIAM BORLASE BOAT CLUB SUPPORT GROUP

Registered charity 1092936 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Provides grant funding that supports Sir William Borlase's School in delivering activities that promote and enable widespread participation in the sport of rowing at a recreational and elite performance level and that support the provision of facilities that are accessible beyond the school membership.

Objects

To provide grant funding that supports Sir William Borlase's School in delivering activities that promote and enable widespread participation in the sport of rowing at a recreational and elite performance level and that support the provision of facilities that are accessible beyond the school membership.

Area of benefit: BUCKINGHAMSHIRE - SOUTH BUCK - MARLOW

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · Amateur Sport · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Buckinghamshire, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£134k
Latest spending
£119k
Registered
2002
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported a net movement in funds of £14,534 for the year ended 31 August 2025, resulting in total unrestricted funds of £27,771. The trustees state there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. The charity's reserves policy aims to maintain a minimum of two months' committed expenditure, though the specific monetary target is not explicitly defined in the filing.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: a minimum of 2 months committed expenditure in reserves to enable us to meet any financial commitments as they fall due. (reserves figure: £28k)
“The charity's aim is to have a minimum of 2 months committed expenditure in reserves to enable us to meet any financial commitments as they fall due.” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2025

  • Volunteers: 30

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2024

  • Volunteers: 25

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2023

  • Volunteers: 15

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 4 were received after the due date: year ending 31/08/2025 (received 07/11/2026, 130 days after the 30/06/2026 due date); year ending 31/08/2024 (received 16/08/2025, 47 days after the 30/06/2025 due date); year ending 31/08/2023 (received 06/10/2024, 98 days after the 30/06/2024 due date); year ending 31/08/2021 (received 21/10/2022, 113 days after the 30/06/2022 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Sir William Borlase Boat Club Support Group (matched by registered charity number).

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Buckinghamshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£134k£119k
31/08/2024£72k£103k
31/08/2023£106k£88k
31/08/2022£122k£131k
31/08/2021£68k£71k

Common questions

Is SIR WILLIAM BORLASE BOAT CLUB SUPPORT GROUP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity reported a net movement in funds of £14,534 for the year ended 31 August 2025, resulting in total unrestricted funds of £27,771. The trustees state there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. The charity's reserves policy aims to maintain a minimum of two months' committed expenditure, though the specific monetary target is not explicitly defined in the filing. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with MARLOW AND DISTRICT SCHOOLS' BOATHOUSE TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
SIR WILLIAM BORLASE BOAT CLUB SUPPORT GROUP£134k——unclear—no doubt
MARLOW AND DISTRICT SCHOOLS' BOATHOUSE TRUST FY2025£62k——unclear—no doubt
ISLINGTON BOAT CLUB FY2025£190k—0unclear—no doubt
THE THAMES ROWING CLUB CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£48k—0unclear—no doubt
Brentford Boat Club FY2025£182k——above—no doubt
MORTLAKE ANGLIAN AND ALPHA BOAT CLUB FY2025£172k—0above—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.