BRADFORD AMATEUR ROWING CLUB

Registered charity 1164951 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as "BARC", BRADFORD AMATEUR ROWING CLUB (COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE)

The charity is a rowing club and provides all the facilities, equipment, training and support services that members need to enjoy the sport of rowing. The charity maintains a stretch of the river Aire to ensure that it remains rowable.

Objects

THE CHARITY?S OBJECTS ("OBJECTS") AS SET OUT IN ARTICLE 4 OF ITS ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION ARE "SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO THE FOLLOWING:1. THE PROMOTION OF COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION BY THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES SPECIFICALLY FOR SWEEP OAR ROWING, SCULLING AND OTHER RELATED SPORTS (?FACILITIES? MEANS LAND, BUILDINGS, EQUIPMENT AND ORGANISING SPORTING ACTIVITIES);2. PROVIDING AND ASSISTING IN PROVIDING FACILITIES FOR SPORTS DESCRIBED IN 4.1 ABOVE, RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF SUCH PERSONS WHO HAVE NEED FOR SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES OR FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE; AND3. ADVANCING THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGH SUCH MEANS AS THE DIRECTORS THINK FIT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CHARITIES ACT 2011.

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

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

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred a net expenditure of £41,178 for the year, reducing its total unrestricted funds from £538,239 to £497,561. The trustees report that free reserves excluding fixed assets stood at £108,821, which they consider sufficient to maintain the club for future generations. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention during the examination of the accounts.

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
• 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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Bradford Amateur Rowing Club (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• Sport England — “How Infrastructure Improvements supported by Sport England and the National Lottery, have helped to Open Doors for Diverse Communities” (source page)
• National Lottery — “How Infrastructure Improvements supported by Sport England and the National Lottery, have helped to Open Doors for Diverse Communities” (source page)

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (2 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Anthea Mould
• Dr Sally Wood
• John Maynard Austin-Davies
• Robert Kilby
• Terence Malcolm Edwards
• Victoria Louise Arnold

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

Operates in: Bradford City

Income and spending

Common questions

Government & lottery funding

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