BASINGSTOKE AND DEANE CANOE CLUB

Registered charity 1150412 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Club promotes the sport of canoeing and kayaking in and around Basingstoke. It owns a plot of land adjacent to the Basingstoke Canal and is work to develop a clubhouse to promote the sport.

Objects

4 THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ARE SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO THE FOLLOWING: THE PROMOTION OF COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION IN PARTICULAR BY:- THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR ALL ASPECTS OF THE SPORT OF CANOEING;- TO DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN AN AMENITY TO ENABLE INCLUSIVE ACCESS TO THE COMMUNITY AND PUBLIC ACCESS TO CANOEING ON THE BASINGSTOKE CANAL AT COLT HILL WHARF, ODIHAM

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 total unrestricted funds increased to £430,647.78, with cash reserves of £23,433.59 held at the end of the period. The trustees note that the charity relies heavily on volunteers, stating that without their services it would be difficult to class the charity as a going concern. The organization operates under an independent examination rather than a full audit, citing eligibility under the small companies regime.

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 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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Corporate structure

• Registered company of the charity Companies House 08257472

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.

• TILSTON FLEMING, Alexander Stephen — director, appointed 07/09/2026not on trustee list
• BOOTH, Eleanor Suzanne Naomi — director, appointed 27/05/2019on trustee list
• MACDONALD, Alan Frank — director, appointed 17/10/2012on trustee list

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Trustees · trustee networks

• PETER ERNEST MANSELLchair
• ALAN FRANK MACDONALD
• Alexander Tilston Fleming
• Eleanor Suzanne Naomi Booth

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

Operates in: Hampshire

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

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