THE THAMES ROWING CLUB CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 299940 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The trust's aim is to promote community participation in healthy recreation by providing facilities for the sports of rowing and sculling.

Objects

(I) TO ADVANCE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THE EDUCATION OF YOUNG PERSONS WHETHER OR NOT THEY ARE PUPILS AT SCHOOLS AND UNIVERSITIES IN ANY PART OF THE BRITISH ISLES BY ENSURING THAT DUE ATTENTION IS GIVEN TO THE PHYSICAL EDUCATION OF SUCH PERSONS AS WELL AS TO THE DEVELOPMENT AND OCCUPATION OF THEIR MINDS AND WITH A VIEW TO FURTHERING THAT OBJECT TO ORGANISE OR PROVIDE FACILITIES WHICH WILL ENABLE AND ENCOURAGE SUCH PUPILS TO ROW AND/OR TO SCULL AND/OR COXING. (II) IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE TO ORGANISE OR PROVIDE FACILITIES FOR RECREATION IN ANY PART OF THE BRITISH ISLES (WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE PERSONS FOR WHOM THE SAME ARE PROVIDED) FOR PERSONS WHO BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES (IIA) THE PROMOTION OF COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION BY PROVIDING FACILITIES FOR THE SPORTS OF ROWING AND SCULLING (III) SUCH OBJECTS AND PURPOSE IN THE BRITISH ISLES BEING OBJECTS AND PURPOSES EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE IN LAW.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · Amateur Sport · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Wandsworth, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£48k
Latest spending
£43k
Registered
1989
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased to £171,084, with the trustees considering current reserves adequate for the continuation of the trust. The charity reported a net surplus of £17,503, driven by a £12,500 forgiveness of a long-term advance and £17,503 of incoming resources exceeding charitable donations. No material uncertainties or risks to going concern were identified in the filing.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Donations (92% of income)
“Total incoming resources 48,191”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Grant to Thames Rowing Club
“The charity agreed net grants of £30,400 in the year, all to Thames Rowing Club.” — page 3
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). 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.

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 05/04/2025

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 05/04/2024

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 05/04/2023

  • Grant-making is its main activity

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Thames Rowing Club Charitable Trust (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Richmond Upon Thames · Wandsworth

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
05/04/2025£48k£43k
05/04/2024£23k£32k
05/04/2023£18k£39k
05/04/2022£8k£28k
05/04/2021£15k£13k

Common questions

Is THE THAMES ROWING CLUB CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased to £171,084, with the trustees considering current reserves adequate for the continuation of the trust. The charity reported a net surplus of £17,503, driven by a £12,500 forgiveness of a long-term advance and £17,503 of incoming resources exceeding charitable donations. No material uncertainties or risks to going concern were identified in the filing. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE THAMES CHARITABLE TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE THAMES ROWING CLUB CHARITABLE TRUST£48k—0unclear—no doubt
THE THAMES CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£39k—0above—no doubt
TEAM BATH ATHLETIC CLUB FY2025£161k—0unclear—no doubt
CHISWICK ROWING TRUST FY2024£109k—0unclear—no doubt
READING FC COMMUNITY TRUST FY2025£2.4m——above—no doubt
TYNE AMATEUR ROWING CLUB FY2025£333k—0above—no doubt

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