GLOUCESTER BOATHOUSE LIMITED

Registered charity 1147548 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as GLOUCESTER BOATHOUSE

Gloucester Boathouse Ltd will build, maintain and manage a new boathouse and associated facilities to primarily promote rowing and canoeing on the Gloucester-Sharpness canal. The new boathouse has been designated as British Rowing's regional centre for Adaptive Rowing - rowing for those with disabilities.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY (OBJECTS) ARE TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION BY THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR ROWING, CANOEING AND OTHER SPORTS THAT ARE CAPABLE OF PROMOTING HEALTHY RECREATION.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED, IN PRACTICE GLOUCESTERSHIRE.

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

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity recorded a surplus of £62,554 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total unrestricted funds carried forward of £39,257. The trustees note that while free reserves were £11,788 at year-end, projections indicate a fall to £2,275 without a fee increase or use of the designated maintenance fund.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Corporate structure

• Registered company of the charity Companies House 07982029 · Financial health read from its filings

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

• DIBLEY, Robert Charles — director, appointed 20/09/2024on trustee list
• TAYLOR, Michael John — director, appointed 02/07/2019on trustee list
• GARNER, Jonathan Charles — director, appointed 08/03/2012on trustee list
• MARKEY, Paul Francis — director, appointed 08/03/2012not on trustee list
• ROSE, Stephen Douglas — director, appointed 08/03/2012on trustee list

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

3 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (3 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Trustees · trustee networks

• STEPHEN DOUGLAS ROSEchair
• JONATHAN CHARLES GARNER
• Michael John Taylor
• PAUL FRANCIS MARKEY FCA
• Robert Charles Dibley

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).