# OULTON BROAD WATER SPORTS CENTRE

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1193626
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Feb. 23, 2021
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1193626


## Contact

- **Address:** OULTON BROAD WATER SPORTS CENTRE, COLMAN'S DYKE, NICHOLAS EVERITT PARK, LOWESTOFT, SUFFOLK
- **Postcode:** NR33 9JR
- **Phone:** 01502558487
- **Email:** enquiries@obwsc.co.uk
- **Website:** www.oultonbroadwatersportscentre.co.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** THE PROMOTION OF COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN SUFFOLK, NORFOLK AND THE EAST ANGLIAN REGION BY PROVIDING FACILITIES TO PARTICIPATE IN WATER SPORTS AND PROVIDING TRAINING TO ENABLE THE SAFE PARTICIPATION OF THE PUBLIC IN WATER SPORTS. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS CLAUSE "FACILITIES" MEANS LAND/WATERWAYS, BUILDINGS, EQUIPMENT AND ACCESS TO TUITION/INSTRUCTION.

**Activities:** We provide facilities and training for youth and adults to learn and improve their skills in a wide range of water sports. These include sailing, kayaking, paddle boarding, raft building and canoeing. We provide open sessions for the general public as well as a range of formal courses leading to qualifications. We regularly work with schools and youth groups.

**Area of benefit:** LOCAL




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Amateur Sport, Recreation
- **Who:** Children/young People, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Cambridgeshire
- Essex
- Norfolk
- Suffolk



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £88639 | £76155 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £68212 | £67212 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £38823 | £58252 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £73273 | £30677 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Lawrence Christopher Chapman** (Chair) — appointed Feb. 11, 2021
- BRIAN ALEXANDER — appointed Sept. 10, 2025
- Barry Ling — appointed Feb. 11, 2021
- Benvenuto Andreas Falat — appointed Feb. 11, 2021
- Clive Richard Purvis — appointed Feb. 11, 2021
- Dr Alasdair James Macnab — appointed Oct. 17, 2024
- Jenifer Barnacle — appointed March 25, 2026
- Simon Peter Nicholls — appointed April 9, 2024