Rotary Club of Pangbourne Charitable Trust CIO 1179121
Trustees Report for Year 01.07.2024 to 30.06.2025
Another successful year for the Rotary Club of Pangbourne Charitable Trust.
Through the good work of our club members, organising fundraising events and attracting donations, we were able to generate a total income of £42,143 , an excellent outcome from all the hard work put in by our loyal event organisers, volunteers and supporters without whom our events would not be the success they are. Though sadly, with an aging membership we are becoming heavily reliant on outside volunteers to help us with some of our events.
The summary below provides a comparison of income generated by our principal fundraising events before the expenses of organising them:
| YE 2025 | YE 2024 | YE 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Santa’s Float |
£ 7,751.32 | £8,703.40 | £ 7,855.70 |
| Tilehurst Arson Relief Fund |
£ 0.00 | £ 0.00 | £ 49.10 |
| Woodcote 10k | £ 9,897.93 | £7,346.45 | £ 8,489.14 |
| Painting Exhibitions | £ 6,223.72 | £4,792.95 | £ 5,660.09 |
| Anderson Polio talks |
£ 0.00 | £1,942.20 | £ 3,169.45 |
| Dragon Boats | £11,077.88 | £7,172.87 | £ 5,881.71 |
| HMRC Gift Aid |
£ 2,470.73 | £2,470.73 | £. 4,782.10 |
Santa
Unfortunately, Santa got blown off course on several occasions by torrential rain, limiting the number of days he was active! Despite this, the vast army of “Elves” supplied by local Scout Groups and PTA’s helped ensure as many families as possible were reached in the lead up to Christmas. The monies raised enabled us to make grants to many local charities and good causes.
Woodcote 10k
Our 10k fundraising event in January continues to attract a large field of runners who enjoy the challenges of our road race now in its 42nd year. Pleasingly, the number of participants increased significantly (aided by extensive publicity), a sign perhaps that the impact of Covid is well behind us and we are reaching a new audience of runners. The 2026 event is already attracting entries and we are hopeful of increasing numbers further.
Pangbourne Art Exhibition
This event has recently been rejuvenated, attracting new artists to display their pieces. In addition, we were delighted to invite Children from Brookfields School (a special needs school) and four other local primary schools to display their artwork alongside the main exhibition too that brought much acclaim for those involved.
Dragon Boats
We’re delighted that after the challenges of the previous year, this event is again very much alive. With fresh marketing and encouraging local charities to use the it as a fundraising event by means of participants attracting sponsorship, we have been able to attract many new teams to partake.
Expenses incurred in organising and running these events amounted to £10,809.19 generating a surplus of £31,333.95 which was added to the £5,032.13 carried over from the previous year enabled us to make the donations and grants to many good causes. In total we made 43 donations totalling £26,919.59 which are listed below. These comprise a number of local community, youth and educational causes in and around West Berkshire as well as some national and international grants.
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Donations made during the year
| Beneficiary | £ | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brookfiled School | £ | 205.00 |
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| 2 | The Rainbow Trust | £ | 120.00 |
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| 3 | RBH NHS Trust | £ | 500.00 |
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| 4 | Kidsout UK | £ | 500.00 |
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| 5 6 7 8 |
Smart Works Reading RBH NHS Trust ICU ReadingFood Bank Shelterbox |
£ £ £ £ |
150.00 250.00 479.15 812.50 |
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| 9 10 |
Adventure Dolphin Connor via Go Fundme |
£ £ |
650.00 100.00 |
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| 11 | Oxfordshire MIND | £ | 500.00 |
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| 12 | 95th Tilehurst Scouts | £ | 967.42 |
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| 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 |
1st GoringScouts 1st PurleyScout Group Q1 Foundation MyCancer MyChoices Curtis Palmer Program Teenager Cancer Trust 1st Calcot & Theale Scouts |
£ £ £ £ £ £ £ |
159.08 154.19 236.30 236.30 236.30 137.23 219.79 |
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| 20 | Theale CofESchool PTA | £ | 234.30 |
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| 21 | Whitchurch PrimarySchool PTA | £ | 706.04 |
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| 22 | 1st GoringGuides | £ | 150.00 |
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| 23 | RC of ReadingAbbeyRrust Fund | £ | 100.00 |
| Beneficiary | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | Parkinson's UK | £ | 1,640.00 |
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| 26 | Motor Neurone Disease Association | £ | 1,640.00 |
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| 27 | Grace Mkangama(via RC of ReadingAb | £ | 500.00 |
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| 28 | Shelterbox | £ | 1,200.00 |
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| 29 | Carebus Volunteer Group | £ | 500.00 |
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| 30 | Brookfiled School | £ | 1,327.81 |
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| 31 | YoungPeople First | £ | 1,327.81 |
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| 32 | Shelterbox | £ | 812.50 |
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| 33 | Dreamflight | £ | 500.00 |
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| 34 | No 5 YoungPeople | £ | 250.00 |
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| 35 | Churches of Reading | £ | 250.00 |
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| 36 | Blood Bikes | £ | 500.00 |
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| 37 | Berkshire MS TherapyCentre | £ | 500.00 |
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| 38 | NewburySoupKitchen | £ | 500.00 |
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| 39 | Berkshire Youth | £ | 500.00 |
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| 40 | RotaryFoundation General Fund | £ | 2,000.00 |
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| 41 | Pangbourne Fete Committee | £ | 1,467.87 |
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| 42 | PurleyPark Trust | £ | 1,800.00 |
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| 43 | West Berks Homeless | £ | 1,800.00 |
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| 26,919.59 |
| Beneficiary | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | Parkinson's UK | £ | 1,640.00 |
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| 26 | Motor Neurone Disease Association | £ | 1,640.00 |
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| 27 | Grace Mkangama(via RC of ReadingAb | £ | 500.00 |
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| 28 | Shelterbox | £ | 1,200.00 |
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| 29 | Carebus Volunteer Group | £ | 500.00 |
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| 30 | Brookfiled School | £ | 1,327.81 |
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| 31 | YoungPeople First | £ | 1,327.81 |
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| 32 | Shelterbox | £ | 812.50 |
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| 33 | Dreamflight | £ | 500.00 |
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| 34 | No 5 YoungPeople | £ | 250.00 |
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| 35 | Churches of Reading | £ | 250.00 |
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| 36 | Blood Bikes | £ | 500.00 |
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| 37 | Berkshire MS TherapyCentre | £ | 500.00 |
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| 38 | NewburySoupKitchen | £ | 500.00 |
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| 39 | Berkshire Youth | £ | 500.00 |
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| 40 | RotaryFoundation General Fund | £ | 2,000.00 |
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| 41 | Pangbourne Fete Committee | £ | 1,467.87 |
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| 42 | PurleyPark Trust | £ | 1,800.00 |
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| 43 | West Berks Homeless | £ | 1,800.00 |
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| 26,919.59 |
All requests for donations were considered by the Community Service committee before being approved by Club Council (Trustees) for payment.
All fundraising events were organised and manned by the Club, its members and friends, all of whom gave their time voluntarily.
The accounts were audited and approved by L Jones FCCA and P Sampson on 13[th] October 2025.
Brian Davies President Rotary Club of Pangbourne Charitable Trust Date: 20.10.25
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