camrowérs company NumbÈf 712D9U7 Camrowers End of Year Accounts Camrowers Chairman's Report Répon ol the TfllStèèS 2025 Accounts Year Ended 30 Septernber 2025 ChalrmaTr'> R￿ort The CLub was founded 20 years ago by Sirnon and Kate Merrington. We started with secon(l-hand equipment: Viru8 single8 and a 8table quad end they worked well. Simon wa8 ourfir8t Captain and has been an honorary member for several years. (Honorary membership carries all the rights of normal membership. provide8 exemption from annual fees and has been used to appreciate particuLar and extended seNice to the Club.) Simon 8till row8 regularly. Kate wa8 our first Club secretary 8nd first company 8ecretary after incorporation. works frequently a8 an RP (Re8ponsible Person, organising rowing on a club day), rows regularly and plays in important P8rt in club administration. The Trustees at our 188t meeting enthu8iastlC8lly agreed aL80 to make her an honorary member. Over the years we have clarSfied our purpose anc5 grown our facllitSes. We offer non-competltlve rowing for older rowers. most of whom are retlred. We currently only offer sculling, no sweep oars. W6 provide a range of single and double sculls. two coxed quad8. one coxed double and one coxed slngle. We still have two Viyuses available for learners, though most early learning is now in Swift Sift8les Wtrth fltrms. Mosi ot Dur boats hawe beerk bought new. Our regular rowlng ses8lon8 are on Mond8y, Wednesday and Friday, 0930-1300, 8ll of which are supervlsed by RPS. We have recently Introduced occasional 8es8lons on Tuesday and Thursday mornlngs, to allow coaching and to allow 8xp8rlènced rowers the opportunity to row In s less conge$ted environment. Wè have welcomed 25 new lolner8 slnce Easter, 8nd a team of 12 coaches have assisted them to become safe and competent independent scullers. Three ot th8S8 Jolners dropped out after one session and 18 of the others have since completed thelr tralning Bnd rem8in with the Club. All of our coaches are quallfied by Brltlsh Rcwln8. WB welcome rowEra wlth dlsabllltles. One member who15 blind rows weekly with a sl8lt8tt CDX In the coxed single; 8 paraplegic rower was a keen member untll his disabllity worsened; a new member wlth p8ralysis of both legs and a visually impaired member have been coached and now row successfully In an adapied stable double; we have two members vlith Parkinson's disease and numerous members wlth hearing difficulty and lesser physical disabilities. DLkf boathouaè wès cofftwètèd éignt ywa ago ia Phy8leally auiacè¥it to ortre Of Cambrldgeshire Rowing Association. Together we lease our premises from the Combined ColLeges who in turn lease from Camtsrldge City Council. The City Council and Sport Engl8nd both made grants to us to assist in construction of our boathouse. The Comblned Colleges (Churchlll, King's, Selwyn and The Leys School) have been consistently supportlve 18ndlord5 8nd we maintain good rèiatirffts Wllh thèhl. Eaeh Of campowefa aftrd CRA Paya 1 [}% or tnÈ eègig OT Imprrfylièménis to tnè site. It is helpful that we have different preferred times of operation: we row in the mornings 8fter 9.30; CFIA rows a lot at weekends and a bit in the daytime: the Colleges row mainly early tnorning. and The Ley8 rows in the afternoon. Wherever possible we do our own boat maintenance. Boathouse cleaning is done by members on a rota basis. Rowing sessions are supervised by RPS, also on a rota basis. under the overall direction of Brian Finlay, our indefatigable Captain. To date members have been able to do all our legal and accountingworkwithout requiring paid assistance. We have 8 developing relationship with the Peregrine Rowing Club, a local women's club that engages in competitive rowing. They borrow our quads ft)r non-competitive training and they provide support to us with expertise and donations. Several Peregrine members have joined Camrowers. The Trustees have agreed a new form of corporate membership for Peregrines, which will allow use of our boats by their members at times agreed by the Captain of Camrowers; the arrangement is subject to annual review. Several of our coaches have supported Rob Roy in providing training to King's CoLlege School and we have loaned boats for this purpose. All the parties concerned have found this mutuaLIy benef ici8l. Our finances are stron& we have ample cash resep4e and the Trustees propose to maintain the membershlp fee unchanged. It is a measure of this strength that when our old stable quad had clearly reached retirement age, we were able to commit to buy Cormorant new for up to £14,000 with minimum conGern. Cormorant was delivered in the new fin8ncial y88r at a final price of £10,500; it is also a stable quad and is a joy to row. and without the tendency of its predecessor to lean to port. Alison Howat is retiring at the AGM as Soci81 Secretary. She h88 done a magnificent job over 10 ye8rs and has been a key player in the development of the Club as a coherent and mutually supportive body. Zoe Broughton 5s retlring as Welfare Offlcer. a crltlcal role whlch she has filled impeccably. We are lookingfor replacement officers for both roles. I will be retiring 8s chair at the AGM and l am delighted that Tony Coad, one of the earllest members of the Club, has offered to succeed me. Roger SaliY40n 12Janu Camrowers Wds founded a5 an unincorporated club In 2￿6. Camrowers, 4 company Ilmited by guarantee Ino 01720907) was Incorporated 9 January 2010 and granted fharitsble ststus on 16 Aprll 2010 (regtstered no 1135567). on 6 September 2010. The prlnclpal office of the charlty is at 14 Earf StreéL Cambrldge CBI IJR Ttiis report is also the Oiredors, Report requked by the Companles Act.2006, Trustees have cornpued wlth their duty in sectlon 4 of the 2006 Act to have regard to guidance on public benefit published by the Charlty Commlsslon (P61}. Trustees durln8 the 20241202S ffnanrjal year . .. Paul Ray: co-opted 15 Nov 2015 and re-electoit 16 Jan 2018. 28 Jan 2ty20, 14 Feb 2023 8nd 17 Feb 2025 Anne Sales: appolnted 8 Dec 2016 and re•elected 28 Jan 2020 8nd 14 Feb 2023 ,. Tr18h Steen: appointed 29 Jan 2019 and revelected 2 Jan 2022 8nd 4Jan 2024 M8rgaret Ely: ¢o-opted 16 Feb 2021 and re4lected 26 Jan 2022 9nd 4 Jan 2024 Kate Belger: co-opted 18 Feb 2021 and re-elocted 26 Jan 2022 and 4 Jan 2024 Maureen O'Donnell: appolnted 26 Jan 2022 8nd rfreiectèd 17 Feb 2025 Roger Salrnon: CO•OPtfjd 7 Nov 2022 and ffrelected 14 Feb 2023 Rowland Thomas: 8ppolnted 14 Feb 2023 8vl8n F+ni8y. &ppointed 4 Jan 2024 Malcolm Brearley: appolntsd 17 February 2025 Dty to day managemeirt of the charity Is delegated to a commlttee, eletted at the AGM. A￿lAtn￿nt ol Trustees Annualty at the AGM one thlrd of Trustees retlre by rotatlon but are eliglble for re*lectlon. Trustees are normally drawn from tht membership and can be appolnted by a General MeetlD8 Qr by Trustees: in the latter case the trustee must retlre at the next AGM but Is eligible for rtrelettlon. The or8aDisatlon's objects are denned In its Memorandum and Artlcles of Assoclatlon. They are: The promotion of communlty partlclpatian iti healthy Yecreatlon for the benefft of the Inhabitants of Cambridge and el￿￿OnS b¥ the provision of facllltles for rowin Thè tlub tows wheh uhrvètslty gtudents arè r)Ot notmally Oh thÈ ri¥Èr, from 9.3D-12.30, Ort threé mDrning5 a week. The rowing is non-competitive. There are 2 rowin8 se55ion5 on each mornlng. New members complete a course of sessions with one of the team of Brit15h Rowing accredited coaches to become safe and effective Scullers. Members can progress to more thallenging boats, if desired, through a deflned competency system which supports safe rowing. All aspects of the club are managed by volunteer members. The Camrowers boathouse, operational from May 2017. has it8 own changing and dis8bled facilities, emergency shower, kitch8nette and 4 rowing machine8 lor exercise or warming up. RttaPOn$lblé Pèf8OhS (RPèI, Worklhé Ih pairs. takè turhg to Mahaèè Èaeh morhihÈ'a r)OatlhÈ session. The club has a team of 18 RPS (with 9 reSe￿e$l who have been trained and continueto ensure that recommended safety measures are effectively impLemented. There are currently 12 Brltlsh Rowlng-quallfled coaches. Dh 3D Septèmbèr 2D25 theré were 122 thèfnbers [2D24: 117, 2D23: 113, 2D22: 113, 2021: 117, 2D2D: 125, 2019.129, 2018.. 1311. There are also 9 honorary members. The renewed website 18 progre88ing and is attracting many new members. Our fleet et 30 September 2025 Uncoxed boots.. 3 Viru8 training boats lone is used for pool u89 only.) 3 fine 8inglg8 3 f ine trainers 2 fine doubles 3 recreational double8 8 recreational singles COxeO bOOt&.' 1 double 2 quads 1 Mondego single Thè elLID a￿0 nas a kayak. There are fittin85 to make 2 recreational uncoxed singles and l uncoxed double sultable for disabled use. The stablè quad was refupbished in2024 antl 15 belng repfac2rl. tt gets good regular usage throughDut the year, The fine quad has more limited use but there is slowly increasing demand with re8ular crews. Policles and Procedures Trustee5 have ￿ryewed and updated the CslnR iaiyy1￿ amounts l@85 frttIn￿ and eq￿1pment lin¢. IfDrta8el C05t or valuation ,276 IW,551 Total ai 30Se mbEr 2025 297 426 101 S51 I￿SE emtx*l 2024 De re(tstiDn duri the olalde at10￿ at 30 se NrtLwJvkwl Ne¢ bth)kvalve at 30 se book￿lUea￿3o eaT i¢mber 2025 emDer 1924 ernlkr 20 33 27 72 27 27 5. VduTrteer5 Theatsb has no wpl%)yees: all rowlft8 aclhrflles ire rnanapj and 5upend5ed byvolunteeF5, a5 •refufté r2isin& coachin& piepaiatlon of actounts, and the 52tt1inE Df le6èl arTangernent5fDr tl* Boathouse. No Imputed co51 is made Inthe 2uotsntsfor these Serv￿eS.