CITY OF BRISTOL ROWING CLUB

Registered charity 1193972 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The promotion of community participation in healthy recreation, in particular by the provision of facilities for the sport of rowing, for the benefit of the inhabitants of the greater Bristol region.

Objects

THE PROMOTION OF COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION, INPARTICULAR BY THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR THE SPORT OF ROWING, FOR THE BENEFIT OFTHE INHABITANTS OF THE GREATER BRISTOL REGION.

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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Registered contact address: Bristol, City of, South West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£255k
Latest spending
£243k
Registered
2021
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a net income of £11,549 for the year ended 31 August 2025, a significant decrease from the restated prior year figure of £96,528. Per the trustees' report, this reduction was driven by increased costs for boat repairs, events, and the first-time adoption of accruals accounting policies, specifically depreciation. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £100,816, which includes an £80,000 reserve designated to cover 12 months of operational cash 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 4 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.

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.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2025

  • Volunteers: 20

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2024

  • Volunteers: 350

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2023

  • Volunteers: 400

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Bristol City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£255k£243k
31/08/2024£264k£198k
31/08/2023£223k£197k
31/08/2022£232k£186k

Common questions

Is CITY OF BRISTOL ROWING CLUB financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a net income of £11,549 for the year ended 31 August 2025, a significant decrease from the restated prior year figure of £96,528. Per the trustees' report, this reduction was driven by increased costs for boat repairs, events, and the first-time adoption of accruals accounting policies, specifically depreciation. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £100,816, which includes an £80,000 reserve designated to cover 12 months of operational cash costs. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BRISTOL ARIEL ROWING CLUB.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
CITY OF BRISTOL ROWING CLUB£255k—0unclear—no doubt
BRISTOL ARIEL ROWING CLUB FY2026£94k—0unclear—no doubt
PETERBOROUGH CITY ROWING CLUB FY2025£249k—0unclear—no doubt
BROXBOURNE ROWING CLUB FY2025£132k—0above—no doubt
BRITISH ROWING CHARITABLE FOUNDATION FY2025£235k—0below—no doubt
EXMOUTH ROWING CLUB FY2024£36k—0unclear—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.