SHANKLIN RIFLE AND PISTOL CLUB

Registered charity 298130 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SHANKLIN RIFLE AND PISTOL CLUB LIMITED

The Club has existed since 1903 to teach all members to use firearms safely & and to a high standard of competence. We accept people of all ages and capabilities and of either gender.We accept wheel chair bound people where this is compatible with out range capabilities and are developing a facility for blind shooters. We have strong links with the Scout Movement and local High Schools.

Objects

TO ENCOURAGE SKILL IN RIFLE AND PISTOL TARGET SHOOTING BY PROVIDING INSTRUCTION, PRACTICE AND COMPTITION AT LOCAL. COUNTY AND NATIONAL LEVEL IN THE SAFE USE OF SMALL-BORE, FULL BORE AND AIR TARGET RFILES AND PISTOLS TO ANY OF HER MAJESTY'S SUBJECTS THAT THEY WILL BE BETTER FITTED TO SERVE THEIR COUNTRY IN THE ARMED FORCES. TERRITORIAL ARMY OR ANY OTHER ORGANISTATION IN WHICH THEIR SERVICES MAY BE REQUIRED IN THE DEFENCE OF THE REALM IN TIMES OF PERIL.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED IN PRACTICE ISLE OF WIGHT

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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Latest income

£28k

Latest spending

£25k

Registered

1987

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity's reserves stand at £142,279, with the vast majority earmarked for building a replacement for the indoor range. The trustees report that the club recovered well from the pandemic and is maintaining a membership of around 100. There is no mention of independent audit or examination in the provided text.

Automated summary of the FY2024 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.

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Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Trustees · trustee networks

John Cliftonchair
EDWARD JOHN CLEAVER
Paul Whiteman

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

Operates in: Isle Of Wight

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£28k	£25k
31/12/2023	£25k	£24k
31/12/2022	£24k	£10k
31/12/2021	£50k	£10k
31/12/2020	£38k	£12k

Common questions

Is SHANKLIN RIFLE AND PISTOL CLUB financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity's reserves stand at £142,279, with the vast majority earmarked for building a replacement for the indoor range. The trustees report that the club recovered well from the pandemic and is maintaining a membership of around 100. There is no mention of independent audit or examination in the provided text.