OXFORD AMATEUR ROWING CLUB

Registered charity 1196716 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ACCIES, OXFORD ACADEMICALS ROWING CLUB

The object of Oxford Academicals Rowing Club is the promotion of community participation in healthy recreation, inparticular by the provision of facilities, encouragement and instruction in the sport of rowingand sculling for the public benefit of the inhabitants of Oxford and the surrounding areas.

Objects

THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS THE PROMOTION OF COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION, IN PARTICULAR BY THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES, ENCOURAGEMENT AND INSTRUCTION IN THE SPORT OF ROWING AND SCULLING FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF OXFORD AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS. NOTHING IN THIS CONSTITUTION SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CIO FOR THE PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 7 OF THE CHARITIES AND TRUSTEE INVESTMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 2005 AND SECTION 2 OF THE CHARITIES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 2008.

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 the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £146,356.43, which the trustees describe as being in a 'strong shape'. The trustees report no financial uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern, although they anticipate significant future expenditure on establishing a permanent home.

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 charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investment
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

• Nicholas Paul Silvesterchair
• Kim Amanda Behrens
• Rachel Alison Midgley

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

Operates in: Oxfordshire

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

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