BARNSTAPLE PILOT GIG CLUB CIO

Registered charity 1172955 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The objectives of the club are to promote community participation in healthy recreation by the provision of facilities for sea rowing, in particular Cornish pilot gigs for the benefit of the public.

Objects

THE OBJECTIVES OF THE CLUB ARE TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION BY THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR SEA ROWING, IN PARTICULAR CORNISH PILOT GIGS, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC.

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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Latest income
£30k
Latest spending
£23k
Registered
2017
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity had total assets of £714,852 and net income of £37,793.63 against net expenditure of £24,744.92, resulting in a surplus for the year. The trustees report that the club is run entirely by volunteers with no paid employees, and reserves are held at £5,000 against a policy target of 12 months' anticipated expenditure.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 12 months anticipated expenditure (held: £5k)
“The reserves policy is to have enough to see the club through 12 months anticipated expenditure.”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Barnstaple Pilot Gig Club (matched by registered charity number).

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold); recorded price paid £200k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Devon

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£30k£23k
31/12/2024£38k£25k
31/12/2023£51k£46k
31/12/2022£44k£53k
31/12/2021£56k£47k

Common questions

Is BARNSTAPLE PILOT GIG CLUB CIO financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity had total assets of £714,852 and net income of £37,793.63 against net expenditure of £24,744.92, resulting in a surplus for the year. The trustees report that the club is run entirely by volunteers with no paid employees, and reserves are held at £5,000 against a policy target of 12 months' anticipated expenditure. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Sport England11/04/2023£15kPilot Gig Rowing - a sport for all
The National Lottery Community Fund05/11/2021£10kBarnstaple Pilot Gig Club and Community Hub
Sport England19/10/2018£75kWatersports Centre for Barnstaple
UK government19/10/2018£75kALB-Sport England-Watersports Centre for Barnstaple
Sport England27/01/2011£10kTraining Gig Project (GRP)