VIKING KAYAK CLUB

Registered charity 1190021 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Facilities for paddle-sport and associated water-sports in the Bedford area.Instruction to other paddlers in all levels of paddle-sport and associated water-sports with the purpose of improving standards and personal proficiency.Opportunities to compete in various paddle sport discipline sporting events.Supervision and organisation for social paddling.

Objects

THE PROMOTION OF COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION IN PARTICULAR BY THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR PARTICIPATING IN PADDLE-SPORT AND ASSOCIATED WATER-SPORTS.

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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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total receipts for the period were £33,017 against total payments of £32,285, resulting in a net surplus of £732. The charity holds unrestricted cash funds of £1,300 and other monetary assets of £92,555, with no debts secured against assets. The filing notes that as income is less than £25,000, there is no requirement for independent examination.

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

What the accounts disclose

Discloses 3 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.

• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Property (HM Land Registry)

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

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Trustees · trustee networks

• Graham Bennett ap Aled Jones
• Michael Varney
• Patrick James O'Hara
• Richard Charles Smith
• Shaun Bower
• Tony Sidney Perry

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

Operates in: Bedford · Central Bedfordshire

Income and spending

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