SKERRIES FOR SCHOOLS

Registered charity 1162659 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as S4S, Thames Community Rowing

To provide opportunities for school children and other community groups such as the disabled to discover the pleasure, team spirit, discipline and vigorous exercise of rowing.To make these groups aware of the safety issues connected with water.To make these groups aware of the environment and their interconnection with it.

Objects

THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS:TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR SCHOOL CHILDREN AND OTHER COMMUNITY GROUPS SUCH AS THE DISABLED, TO DISCOVER THE PLEASURE, TEAM SPIRIT, DISCIPLINE AND VIGOROUS EXERCISE OF ROWING.TO MAKE THESE GROUPS AWARE OF THE SAFETY ISSUES CONNECTED WITH WATER.TO MAKE THESE GROUPS AWARE OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND THEIR INTERCONNECTION WITH IT.

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · Amateur Sport · Environment/conservation/heritage · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds total unrestricted reserves of £91,741, which significantly exceeds its stated policy target of £3,000. The filing confirms that resources are adequate and the independent examiner reported no material matters requiring attention, indicating a stable financial position despite a downturn in school bookings.

Automated summary of the FY2024 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
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• Complaints handling
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• Conflicting interests
• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
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• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
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• Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

• Christopher Theodore Shaw Szyszkiewicz
• DAVID GOLTON
• Justin Stephen Richard Barratt
• Stephen Christopher Rac · trustee of 1 other charity
• Vic Griffiths · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Throughout England

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Known funders

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