BROXBOURNE ROWING CLUB

Registered charity 1188068 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

A friendly rowing club open to all, providing community amateur rowing facilities.

Objects

4 The Charity’s objects (“Objects”) are specifically restricted to the following:4.1 the promotion of community participation in healthy recreation by the provision of facilities specifically for the sport of rowing and other related activities (“facilities” means land, buildings, equipment and organising sporting activities);4.2 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; and4.3 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.

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Latest income
£132k
Latest spending
£136k
Registered
2020
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds total £1,263,100, which is well above the trustees' stated reserves policy target of £53,000. The charity reported a net expenditure of £3,267 for the year, resulting in a slight decrease in total funds from the previous year.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £53,000 equivalent to twelve months operating costs (held: £1.3m)
“The trustees acknowledge their duty to maintain unrestricted funds, which have not been designated for a specific use at a level of £53,000 equivalent to twelve months operating costs.” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The charity received management fees of £3,500 from its subsidiary, Broxbourne Rowing Club (Trading) Ltd.At the balance sheet date the subsidiary owes £5,422 to the charity.
“The charity received management fees of £3,500 from its subsidiary, Broxbourne Rowing Club (Trading) Ltd.At the balance sheet date the subsidiary owes £5,422 to the charity.” — page 13
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Broxbourne Rowing Club (Trading) Ltd
“The charity received management fees of £3,500 from its subsidiary, Broxbourne Rowing Club (Trading) Ltd.” — page 13
Per its FY2025 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.

Corporate structure

The charity’s company — latest Companies House iXBRL filing (balance sheet 31.12.25)
    BROXBOURNE ROWING CLUB (TRADING) LIMITED — per its own Companies House accounts

      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.

      Official officers record.

      Property (HM Land Registry)

      3 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (3 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

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

      Operates in: Essex · Hertfordshire

      Income and spending

      Financial year endIncomeSpending
      31/12/2025£132k£136k
      31/12/2024£124k£122k
      31/12/2023£114k£124k
      31/12/2022£118k£106k
      31/12/2021£91k£85k

      Common questions

      Is BROXBOURNE ROWING CLUB financially healthy?

      Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds total £1,263,100, which is well above the trustees' stated reserves policy target of £53,000. The charity reported a net expenditure of £3,267 for the year, resulting in a slight decrease in total funds from the previous year. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

      Government & lottery funding

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

      FunderDateAmountPurpose
      Sport England02/09/2025£14kLearn 2 Row and This Junior Girl Can
      Sport England16/10/2015£50kAdditional boat shed and longer better landing stage
      Sport England06/07/2015£10kRowing boat (eight) to increase participation
      Sport England07/02/2014£10kGet Equipped BRC Adaptive Rowing Programme
      Sport England15/12/2011£2kIncrease junior & womens participation with a Coxed Quad
      Sport England18/01/2011£5kLightweight Rowing Trailer Project
      Sport England09/09/2010£5kGrow and Sustain 16-19 year old juniors
      Sport England31/07/2009£10kRecreational Rowing Project
      Sport England30/04/2009£90kRefurbish Broxbourne Rowing Club Clubhouse