CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Trustees, Annual Report for the period 1 January 2024 To 31 December 2024 Charity name: the 1863 Club support group Charlty reglstratlon number. 1142146 Objectives and Activities SORP r•￿1￿¢* P¥a 1.17 Summary of the purp)ses of the charity as set out in it5 governing documént The objective of the tharily is the promotion of community participalion Ni healthy ￿¢re8t￿n amngsl the pupils of the London Orato Sch¢X)l. London SW6. The charity provKles rowing training to the pupils of the LOS and enable$ the part￿1PaI￿n to several competitions including the National Schools Reg8ffa . fulfilling rts objectives. Summary of the main aclivltles in relation lo those purposes for the publlc benefrt, in part￿Ular. the aetivllies. projects or 88rvices identified in the accounts. Statement confimiing whether the trustees have had regard to the guKlance Issued by the Charity CommissK)n on public benefll 1.17 •tsJ P*• 1.18 The Trustees have regard to the guldance issued by the charity ¢ommlssion on publi b8nefft. Additional Information (optlonal) You ma choose to include further statements where ￿levant about.. Policy on gr8nl making P•rn 1.36 Policy on social invest￿￿nt in¢luding program related investment Contribution made by volunteers Other Pw• 1.38 P8ro 1.38 Achievements and Porformance We have-￿55 regular rowers from the LOS. Summary of the main achievements of the charity, identfying the difference the charity's work has made to the circumstances of its beneficiaries and any wider benefits to sociely as a whole. We aim to make rowing an inclusNe sport, encouraging a sense of team spirit, cooperation and perseverance. We want lo show that state schools can compete with the best clubs and independent schools. We want to inspire pupils and promote social mobiSty. We encourage our rowers to be the bèst they can. P*a 1.20 2024 has been a year of change for the Club. We have changed a number of trustees and have a new President. We have implemented the rxing vs. recreational offering wtth a number of Ihe J15s and older groups. We presentèd our first irl racin double. Addltlonal Inforniatlon (optlonal) You ma choose lo include further statements re￿Vent about. We had a Smaller than usual intake in J14s in September 2024 wtt￿h is impacting our cash flow as well as having a future downstream effecl on Cohort size. J15$ are still a large and high perforniing group. J188 have a CO￿ group and a few mora recreation81 participants. A few J17s came back after a hiatus due to their previou8 GCSE year (J161 and J18$ are a strong core group of dedicated roHers. In 2024, we had circa 50 regular meM￿r3. We took part in 8 number of local and nat￿nal regattas, Including NSR in Nottingham which was a seminal moment forJ14s. As well as a pub quiz In Aprfl 2024, we ran large fundraL8ing event in September which raised nearty £10,000 with GiftAid. This allowed u$ to confidently start the 202412025 season. We are being dutiful in gathering GiftAKI infomwtion from contributors to maximise income. It is also cruGial that we maintain a regular series of fundraising evenls to enable us to cover wnnin Achieverr*nts against objectives 88t PerformarKe of fundraising actNltie8 again8t objectrrfe8 set P•rn 1.41 Investment performance against objective8 P4r4 1.41 From a cost perspective. we had lo recognize some increases in the running rate for the coaching staff in line with the general increase in the infLalion rate. The stsrt of the 2024125 season came wlth the recruitment of new coaches who seem keen to continue wtth the club so this provided a little more stabilty in terms of coachin staff. We have been ve efficient Other at chasing paymert for races to recover our costs fully. The main fctus of the club is lo continue to grow Ihe pa1￿CipatIOn. reducing the dro out rale and maintsin a heallhy financial discipline on costs in order lo secure a Solid base the start of the next season wrthout the need lo sell fvrther boats. For next season in partular. we hope to secure another large intake of J14s, recruit new J15s to grow a currentty loo small ohort. We hope that most of our J15s will transfer to the J16 cohort in sprte of the challen es aSS￿l81ed with Ihe GCSE ear. Financial Review Revlew of the charity's financial position at the end oflhe period P•r• 1.21 The charity continues to reduce the cash reserrfe gNen the increased costs of running the club. To supp)rt our cash flow, we have had lo increase our suggested monthty donation to £70 and £75 per month in order to supwrt increased coaching and boat Storage costs. This wa5 broadty well accepted by families who understsnd th reasons behind the increase allhough required significant chasing for direct debits to be amended. We have 8 numb8r of familie8 who cannot contribute to this level and we continue to supwrt them in line with our club ethos. The resep4es are represented ty the boat inventory. We have in the past few years sold boats to clear the excess and allow the club to clear debt. We hope not to have to sell further boats. GBP109,000 represented by tKJats donated by the school and parents when the club started o in 2017. Slalement expkining the policy for holding reserves staling why they are hekl Para 1.22 Amount of re8eNes held P¥• 1.22 Reasons for holding zero reserves Details of fund materially in deficit Explanation of any uncertaintie8 about the charty continuing as a golng con¢em Ptn 1.22 P** 1.24 p￿1.23 The club is dependent on the continuous receipt of donati¢Jns from parents and supporters as well as on regular fundraising efforts. Additional Informatlon {0Olonal) You ma choose to indude further staleffents where relevant about: The charity's principal sources ol funds (including any fundraising) Para 1.47 Investment policy and objectives including any social investment Folicy adopted Parn 1.46 A deScript￿n ofthe principal rSsks facing the chanty P¥a 1.46 Other Structure, Governance and Manag8m8nt Description of charity's Irusls.. Type of governing docurront Parn 1.25 ConstitutK)n How is the charity constituted? pw¥ 1.25 Unincorporated association C10 Trustee selection Thlhcds including delalls of any constilulional provisions e.g. election to post or name of any person or body eriliued lo appoint one or more Iruslee8 P•r• 1.25 Normalty parents of our members or fOrr￿f members of the 1863 Club Addltlonal Infom)allon loptlonal) You ma choose to include further statements where relevant abouL" Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees The charity's organisational structure and any ￿der network with which the charil works Relationship with any related parties Pw¥ 1.51 Affiliated with BrttSsh R￿￿ing Pwa 1.51 Pwa 1.51 Other Reference and Administrative details Char name Other name the char Uses R Iste￿d chari number Ch8rily's principal address 1863 Club su rou 1142146 54 Eaton Place, Flat 4, London SW1X 8AL Names of the charlty trustees who manag• charlty Date• acted W notforwhole e¥r Tn￿ts• nama Offlc• Irf any) Name of pernon lor body) •ntitb•d knt trustse Helen Marie Rodgers Daniel Taylor Astrid Lecorrte du Nouy Mauro Ferone President June 2024 Secretary Tr&*urer June 2024 June 2024 Djamilia Tibergh￿n Sean Simone Jan Florus Planlenga Heather Alston 10 12 13 14 Cor orate trustees- names of the director8 at date the re Dlrg¢tgr naTn• wasa roved Name of trustees hL4ding til￿ to property belonging to the charity Trust•• n•n l)*t•* *et•d If notforwhole Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others Description of the assets held in this capacty Name and objects of the charity on whose behaw the assets are held and how this falls wrthin the custodian charty's objects Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charty's assets Addltlonal Infomiatlon (0Olonal Name• and addresses of advlsors (0Olonal Infomiallon) Type of Name Addre adviser Name of chlef ox•cutive or names of senlor •taff m•mborn Ioptlonal Infomiatlon) Exemptions from disclosure Reason for non4lsclosure of k rsonnel detsils Other o tional infomiatlon Declarations The trustees declare that they have approvod the trnstees, report above. Signod on behalf of thè charity's trusteeg Slgnaturels) Full name(¥) Posltlon {eg Secretary. Chalr, etc) Astrid Lecomte du Nouy Treasurer Dato 1910712025 63 CLU8 SUPPORT GROUP UNAUDITED ACCOUNT5 E YEAR END I DECEMBE U8SUP RTGROUP YEAR ENDED 3 PreskleDt H RODfjERS O TAYLOR A LECOMTE DU NOUY Tntslws M FERONE DT18ERGMIEN SSIMONE H ALsfoN F PLAKfEI Pag• 2 63avB YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024 ACCOU RTIF We have pr•pared, wlthout canyln8 Dut an avdlL the al￿eXed aCt￿ntsfor the year ended 31 December 2024 from records and Inlormation sup￿led to 27 july 2025 KINGSTON BURROWES AccouKfANTS Accountants 308 Ewell Road Sufblton Suttey KT6 7AL 2f -1￿ CLL * rp NDLryI L•FJ1p￿j £￿j49 Re istration Num Page 3 up BALAN￿ SHEET AS AT CECEMBER 2024 2024 2023 TANGIBLE FIXED ASS￿5 CURRENT ASSErs Cash at Ban* 6,4 11.671 LESS:. CVRRENT UABILMES Crnlltors 6.152 11,371 N￿ASSEr5 6,152 11.371 Represented By Reialned Eamln8S 5312 97,629 109,L 5.912 IL371 Page 4 1863 CWB SV RO PROFIT AND L055 ACCO NT YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024 2024 2023 INCOME Fund C•mpa*n InsurarKe Oalm Parental Donatlors Profit Irom Fund Rakskni Gfft Ald Othei Dona￿onS Sundry Income Proflt on Sale ot eo•ts Tr)Inlng Prc*rafflme Spon50nhlps Grant 9.763 1,733 33,835 6.180 28,765 2,937 7,049 7,930 5,079 5,260 450 8,31 1,993 2.3fJJ 2501 68.934 67,978 LESS:. EXPENSES othtr Boat Equlpment Runnln8 Cost Tralnlnl Camp Jnd R8¢e Expenses Accountan Sundry expens*5 £xtraordlnary Item Depre¢klk>n:. Boats and EqU￿rnent 7.717 65.345 7,386 56,652 187 958 17.951 74,393 5,459 84,518 16,$40 OPERATING LOSS IDEFiaT) FOR THE YEAR 5,459 16,540 Pale 5 BSUPPORT NOTES FOR THE ACCOUNTS YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 24 Boats Ind Equlpment TAt¥lOLE FIXEDASSETS At l JaThu￿ 2024 *th￿l0n5 In the yi¥ Sold In the year At 31 December 2024 89,979 89.979 rec50 At l January 2024 Provlded In the ye•r On Sale At 31 Oecember 2024 89,979 89,979 At 31 Dttember 2023 At 31 Decembet 2024 Deprttbatlon Is prnvkled to V*Tlte oft e•th assèt obv11s estlm*ed useful Ilfe •s follows.'- Boats and Equlpm•nt 20% on cost per￿r 2024 2023 Accountancy 583 RESEAVE The Reserve arose ftom the donatlon bythe Or3tory School of 8oats and Blades wlth a value of £109,QCQ. Thls equlpment ha5 now t4¢n fijlty depredated and the R￿eThe h35 therthjre now been released. CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examinerfs report on th• accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to th• tru$ts•• 1863 aub Support Group On accourrt• for the ygar 31 t)ecemb8r 2024 Charity no (rf any) 1142148 S•t out on 3to5 I report lo the trLthes cffi my ex￿InatIon of the accounts of thé above thorrty (Ihe TNSV) for year oTrJed 3111212024. R••ponslbllhlo• and baskn of v•port As th8 ¢harftl8 trustees. you are rnsponsible for the preparation of the accounts in eccordance wilh tho requiTements of the Ch•riti08 Act 2011 Ilhe Adl. I report in wpect of my ex8mination of the Trust'8 account8 eathed out under seclitx 145 of the 2011 Aci and in carying OLrt my examination. I h8ve folloYé*d all apFAicable Directions glven by Ihe Chgrity Commission under aedion 14515llb) ofthe AL#. Independent I have completed my •xamination. I confim that no m•t•rfal matterB h&va examln•rf* •t•tsment come to my atténts'on in connecilon wilh the examinatw)n whl¢h glvts8 me u•e to b81ieve that in. any m8t6rial Te8PCt'. tho a¢cwnting records vAro ncl kept in aGG(*d•r￿ *rflh 8eetion 130 of tho Chariti•$ Act: or the accounts did not acLxJrd with the accounting rwords.. or the actounts did not comply th the applrable requirements concemlng the fomi and ￿ntent of accounts Set out in tho Charit (Accounk and Rep￿8) Regulations 2008 othr than any r8quirèmént thot the accounts give • 'tru8 and fair. view which is not a matter con8id8red 88 part ol an Indep8ndent examination. I have no c4)nc8ms ond have ¢ome a(xo88 othor matters in connectK)n wtth the ex8min8tion to attention should be drawn in this rèport in order to enable a wopw underst8ndiry of Ihg a¢￿Unts to b8 reachèd. Slgn¢d: Dal•: 18 July 2025 Nam•: Kewn Flsh Rg18vant prolessional qualificallonl•Tr or body (If any): ICAE FCA Addros•: Kingston 8urroYm A￿111 Ltd 308 E￿11 Road. Surbrton Kr6 7AL IER Oct 2018 Section B Disclosure Only complete rf the examiner needs lo highlight matertal matler¥ of con￿rn (8ee CC32, IrK18pwthnt exarn1nats￿ of tharity ac4))unls'. diredions and guid8nce for •xamln8f¥). Glve horo brfof dfrtsll• ol •ny Items that th• exomlner wlshes to di•clo¥•. NONE IER Oct 2018