BRADFORD ON AVON BOAT CLUB

Registered charity 1202991 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BRADFORD ON AVON ROWING CLUB

The objects of the CIO are the promotion of community participation in healthy recreation for the benefit of the inhabitants of Bradford on Avon and the surrounding area by the provision of facilities for water sports activities including rowing, canoeing and kayaking.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE THE PROMOTION OF COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF BRADFORD ON AVON AND THE SURROUNDING AREA BY THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR WATER SPORTS ACTIVITIES INCLUDING ROWING, CANOEING AND KAYAKING.

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: Wiltshire, South West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£69k
Latest spending
£49k
Registered
2023
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity is in a healthy financial position with no uncertainty regarding its going concern status. It is primarily financed through members' subscriptions and aims to maintain a general reserve of at least £20,000 for emergencies. The charity has no employees, relying instead on voluntary contributions from its approximately 185 members for management and maintenance.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: members’ subscriptions
“The charity is primarily financed through members’ subscriptions, collected monthly via Direct Debit.” — page 1
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: at least £20,000 as a general reserve
“The charity aims to hold at least £20,000 as a general reserve to deal with any emergencies or unforeseen expenses, as agreed by the trustees and Management Committee.” — page 1
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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 31/12/2025

  • Volunteers: 20

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

  • Volunteers: 20

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

  • Volunteers: 20
  • Government income: £5,000 — grants £5,000 (1); 5% of the £104,448 total gross income on the same return

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

Property (HM Land Registry)

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Wiltshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£69k£49k
31/12/2024£90k£62k
31/12/2023£104k£12k

Common questions

Is BRADFORD ON AVON BOAT CLUB financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity is in a healthy financial position with no uncertainty regarding its going concern status. It is primarily financed through members' subscriptions and aims to maintain a general reserve of at least £20,000 for emergencies. The charity has no employees, relying instead on voluntary contributions from its approximately 185 members for management and maintenance. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds BRADFORD ON AVON BOAT CLUB?

Funders whose own accounts filings name BRADFORD ON AVON BOAT CLUB as a grant recipient include THE MEDLOCK CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE MEDLOCK CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£90k
THE MEDLOCK CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£25k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Sport England08/02/2024£9kEquipment for new boathouse
Sport England07/07/2021£8kCOVID19 Return to Play
Sport England18/06/2013£5kBoats for beginners