BOSCASTLE & CRACKINGTON GIG CLUB CIO

Registered charity 1203094 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Boscastle & Crackington Pilot Gig Club provides opportunities for people in the villages of Boscastle and Crackington Haven and surrounding communities to engage in the sport and social activity of Cornish pilot gig rowing.

Objects

FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION WITHIN BOSCASTLE AND CRACKINGTON HAVEN AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS BY PROVIDING FACILITIES TO PARTICIPATE IN THE SPORT OF CORNISH PILOT GIG ROWING.FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS CLAUSE, ‘FACILITIES’ MEANS LAND, BUILDINGS, EQUIPMENT, ACCESS TO COACHING AND ORGANISING COMPETITIVE AND NON-COMPETITIVE SPORTING ACTIVITIES.

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

Latest income

£26k

Latest spending

£33k

Registered

2023

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £7,609.64 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with total income of £25,753.45 against expenses of £18,143.81. However, significant capital expenditure on a new boat and other cash movements resulted in a net cash decrease of £7,058.86, leaving a closing cash balance of £9,399.43. The trustees report that systems are in place to mitigate financial risks and note an increase in membership and participation.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Membership Fee (39% of income)

“Membership Fee 9,930.55” — page 4

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: for the Club to have available free reserves in the face of unforeseen events and also to maintain a level of working capital to finance its charitable operations (reserves figure: £9k)

“The Trustees’ policy is for the Club to have available free reserves in the face of unforeseen events and also to maintain a level of working capital to finance its charitable operations.” — page 3

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Governance: Unauthorized payments of £682.50 occurred, investigated internally, and reported to the Charity Commission.

“An internal investigation took place regarding unauthorized payments. The total amount involved was £682.50. Appropriate actions and a report has been made to the Charity Commission regarding this matter to demonstrate active governance.” — page 5

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.

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
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
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

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: 50

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

Volunteers: 80

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

Volunteers: 80

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

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Trustees · trustee networks

Bernadette Kate Farrellychair
Anna Martlew
Elizabeth Northcote
Julie Anne Granger
Lynette Davis
Matt Chubb
Phoebe Millar · trustee of 1 other charity
Sharon Bond

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

Operates in: Cornwall

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£26k	£33k
31/12/2024	£32k	£25k
31/12/2023	£27k	£26k

Common questions

Is BOSCASTLE & CRACKINGTON GIG CLUB CIO financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £7,609.64 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with total income of £25,753.45 against expenses of £18,143.81. However, significant capital expenditure on a new boat and other cash movements resulted in a net cash decrease of £7,058.86, leaving a closing cash balance of £9,399.43. The trustees report that systems are in place to mitigate financial risks and note an increase in membership and participation. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
Sport England	25/09/2024	£5k	A new boat for our gig rowing club
Sport England	25/07/2017	£10k	New GRP Cornish Pilot Training Gig for Increased Demand
Sport England	26/06/2014	£860	Rugged Trolleys For Flood Changed Beaches
Sport England	16/04/2014	£10k	Training Gig

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
G F EYRE CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£2k
THE PROVINCIAL GRAND LODGE OF DEVONSHIRE BENEVOLENT FUND	1	£2k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BARNSTAPLE PILOT GIG CLUB CIO.

BARNSTAPLE PILOT GIG CLUB CIO income £30k
BUDE PILOT GIG CLUB income £40k
MOUNT'S BAY PILOT GIG CLUB income £36k
FLUSHING & MYLOR PILOT GIG CLUB income £42k
ILFRACOMBE PILOT GIG CLUB income £27k
CITY OF BRISTOL ROWING CLUB income £255k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
BOSCASTLE & CRACKINGTON GIG CLUB CIO	£26k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
BARNSTAPLE PILOT GIG CLUB CIO FY2025	£30k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
BUDE PILOT GIG CLUB FY2025	£40k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
MOUNT'S BAY PILOT GIG CLUB FY2025	£36k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
FLUSHING & MYLOR PILOT GIG CLUB FY2026	£42k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
ILFRACOMBE PILOT GIG CLUB FY2025	£27k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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