## Trustees’ Annual Report for the period
From 1 April 2024 Period start date To 31 March 2025 Period end date
Charity name: Blyth Community Rowing Club
Charity registration number: 1164860
## Objectives and Activities
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|Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|Club activities and membership are
increasing – but not yet as quickly as we
would wish. Nevertheless, there have
been improvements in all aspects!|
|Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or
services identified in the
accounts.|Para 1.17 and
1.19|There has been a successful season of
rowing on the R. Wansbeck, courtesy of
Cambois Rowing Club.
The new boat shed is complete and was
occupied March 25.
The slipway next to Port Training Services
has been examined and we have sole
permission to use it, and have done. It is
hoped to get funding to improve the
surfacing.
A recruiting campaign is proposed for early
2025.|
|Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|Confirmed|
Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
||SORP reference||
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|Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|See previous Reports|
|Policy on social investment
including program related
investment|Para 1.38|See previous Reports|
|Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|See previous Reports|
|Other||No change|
## Achievements and Performance
SORP reference
|Summary of the main
achievements of the charity,
identifying the difference the
charity’s work has made to
the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.|Para 1.20|The major achievement has been that
BCRC still exists.
It is beginning to expand membership,
finances, activities beneficial to Members
and to the general public.
The boat shed (promised to be completed
by June 23) is now in use.
We have sole, unlimited access to the
slipway.|
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Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
|Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41|Clear objectives regarding funding and
recruitment need to be agreed then
pursued.|
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|Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|Membership subscriptions takings are
stable.
BCRC is to approach local sources of
grants.|
|approach|Para 1.41|Not applicable|
|Other|||
## Financial Review
|Financial Review|||
|---|---|---|
|Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|Satisfactory, but improvement would allow
for maintenance and upgrade of assets.
See Statement of Accounts 2024/25|
|Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|No change|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|£639|
|Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|Not applicable|
|Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|Not applicable|
|Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|As given for previous two years, although
the general situation has improved this year
and there are promising signs ahead|
|Additional information (optional)
You may choose to include further statements|Additional information (optional)
You may choose to include further statements|where relevant about:|
|---|---|---|
|The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|Para 1.47|Membership subscriptions|
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Investment policy and
Para 1.46
objectives including any Not applicable
social investment policy
adopted
A description of the principal Positive outlook
Para 1.46
risks facing the charity
Other
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## Structure, Governance and Management
|Description of charity’s
trusts:||None|
|---|---|---|
|Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|Constitution|
|How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|CIO|
|Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees|Para 1.25|By appointment so far, following election at
AGM.
Following mutual amicable agreement,
several Trustees resigned and the current
Trustees are:
Andrew Broomfield
Martin Haigh
William Hugh Jackson
Peter Stretton
Jim Stone|
|Additional information (optional)
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:|Additional information (optional)
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:|Additional information (optional)
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:|
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|Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction
and training of trustees|Para 1.51|We elected a new Trustee in Dec 2024. His
full name is Jim Stone (Note, it is NOT
James), his date of birth 16 Dec 1941, his
address 40 Cornwall Way, Blyth,
Northunberland, NE24 3UN, telephone
07549 153 398 and email address
jimstone2020@btinternet.com.
He agreed to act as the sole link between
Club and Commission|
|The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51|NTR|
|Relationship with any
related parties|Para 1.51|Good, with local Coastal Rowing Clubs|
|Other||The Club has a new Hon Secretary, Mr
Vincent Simpson. His home address is 81
Eastbourne Gardens, Whitley Bay, which is
now the address for correspondence for
Blyth Community Rowing Club. The
postcode is NE26 3LX, his phone number is
07549238626 and his email address is
Vincentsimpson@btinternet.com|
## Reference and Administrative details
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Charity name Blyth Community Rowing Club
Other name the charity uses
Registered charity number 1164860
Charity’s principal address 81 Eastbourne Gardens
Whitley Bay
NE26 3LX
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Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
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Dates acted if not for whole Name of person (or body) entitled to
Trustee name Office (if any)
year appoint trustee (if any)
1 Hugh Jackson Chairman AGM
2 Andrew Broomfield AGM
3 Peter Stretton AGM
4 Martin Haigh Treasurer AGM
5 Jim Stone Deputy Treasurer 24 Nov 2024 AGM
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– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved
Director name None
Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity
|Trustee name|Dates acted if not for whole year||
|---|---|---|
|None|||
Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others
|Description of the assets
held in this capacity|None|
|---|---|
|Name and objects of the
charity on whose behalf the
assets are held and how this
falls within the custodian
charity’s objects|None|
|Details of arrangements for
safe custody and
segregation of such assets
from the charity’s own
assets|None|
## Additional information (optional)
Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
|Type of|Name|Address|
|---|---|---|
|adviser|||
|None|||
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|Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)|||
## Exemptions from disclosure
Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details
Not applicable
## Other optional information
See above for details of new Trustee and Hon Sec. These were elected in Nov 2025.
## Declarations
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.
Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees
|Signature(s)
Full name(s)
Position (eg Secretary,
Chair, etc)
Date|WmH Jackson|
|---|---|
||William Hugh Jackson|
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Chairman|
||03/04/25|
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**Blyth Community Rowing Club 1164860 Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For the period** Period start date Period end date **To from** 01-Apr-24 31-Mar-25
## **Section A Receipts and payments**
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Unrestricted Restricted Endowment
Total funds Last year
funds funds funds
to the nearest
to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £
£
A1 Receipts
Subscriptions 300 - - 300 360
Donations 100 - - 100 100
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
Sub total (Gross income for
400 - - 400 460
AR)
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
N/A - - - -
- - - - -
Sub total - - - - -
Total receipts 400 - - 400 460
A3 Payments
insurance 198 - - 198 348
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
Sub total [ 198 ] - - 198 348
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
N/A - - - -
- - - -
Sub total [ - ] - - - -
Total payments 198 - - 198 348
Net of receipts/(payments) - -
A5 Transfers between funds - - - - -
A6 Cash funds last year end - - - - -
Cash funds this year end - - - - -
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CCXX R1 accounts (SS)
21/06/2025
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## **Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**
|**Categories**
Signed by one or two trustees on
behalf of all the trustees
**B5 Liabilities**
**B3 Investment assets**
**B2 Other monetary assets**
**B4 Assets retained for the**
**charity’s own use**
**B1 Cash funds**|**Details**
N/A
**Details**
N/A
**Details**
**_Total cash funds_**
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))
Bank Balance
**Details**
N/|A
**Details**
Signature
J. Stone.
N/A|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
OK
OK
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**639**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**
**Cost (optional)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**
**Cost (optional)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Fund to which**
**liability relates**
**Amount due**
**(optional)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
Print Name
Jim Stone|**Endowment**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**|
|---|---|---|---|
||||**-**|
||||OK|
||||**Endowment**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Current value**
**(optional)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Current value**
**(optional)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**When due**
**(optional)**
Date of
approval
06-Apr-25|
CCXX R2 accounts (SS)
21/06/2025
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