THE CORNISH PILOT GIG ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 1166613 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CPGA

The CPGA is the governing body for the sport and we uphold the specification and heritage of the Cornish Pilot Gig. We work with our clubs and wider community to maintain the traditional spirit of the sport alongside modern safety and welfare standards. We are proud of our sport and are delighted that Cornish Pilot Gig rowing is being enjoyed by so many people across the British Isles and overseas

Objects

(1) TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION, BY THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR COASTAL ROWING, IN PARTICULAR CORNISH PILOT GIGS, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC.(2) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE TRADITIONS AND HERITAGE OF CORNISH PILOT GIG ROWING AND CORNISH PILOT GIGS.

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 · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · Environment/conservation/heritage · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Cornwall, South West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a combined net loss of £35,849.09 for the period, driven largely by the conclusion of the restricted Wave of Events project and rising overheads. Despite this loss, the unrestricted funds showed a small profit, and the overall bank balance increased from £57,258.79 to £64,591.58. The trustees maintain a reserves policy of holding a minimum of £30,000 in working capital and three months of operating costs.

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 risk management policy and procedures
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

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.

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, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 30/04/2022 (received 25/03/2023, 25 days after the 28/02/2023 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.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Phoebe Millarchair · trustee of 1 other charity
• Anthony Ernest Gore
• Charlotte Elizabeth Bowyer
• David Geoffrey Michael Callaghan
• George Warrick Howe
• Nigel John Cooper
• Rachel Seymour
• Ryan Daniel Watts
• Steve Mullen

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

Operates in: Ireland · Netherlands · Throughout England And Wales · United States

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

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• BUDE PILOT GIG CLUB income £40k
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Side by side with its peers

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