
## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** 

**From  06/04/2024              Period start date To 05/04/2025              Period end date** 

**Charity name: Bude Pilot Gig Club** 

## **Charity registration number: 1194318** 

## **Objectives and Activities** 

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|Summary of the purposes of<br>the charity as set out in its<br>governing document|Para 1.17|The promotion of community participation<br>in healthy recreation for the benefit of the<br>inhabitants of Bude and the surrounding<br>area by the provision of facilities for gig<br>boat racing and the advancement of the<br>public’s understanding of gig boat racing,<br>its origin, history and cultural roots|
|Summary of the main<br>activities in relation to those<br>purposes for the public<br>benefit, in particular, the<br>activities, projects or<br>services identified in the<br>accounts.|Para 1.17 and<br>1.19|The main activity of the club is pilot gig<br>rowing, competitively or socially.|
|Statement confirming<br>whether the trustees have<br>had regard to the guidance<br>issued by the Charity<br>Commission on public<br>benefit|Para 1.18|Trustees have had regard to the guidance<br>issued by the charity Commission on public<br>benefit|



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SORP reference Para 1.38 Policy on grant making Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment Para 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers 



Other 

## **Achievements and Performance** 


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SORP reference<br>Summary of the main  Membership at Bude Pilot Gig Club runs for<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>


|**Achievements and Performance**|**Achievements and Performance**|**Achievements and Performance**|
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|Summary of the main||Membership at Bude Pilot Gig Club runs for|
|achievements of the charity,<br>identifying the difference the<br>charity’s work has made to<br>the circumstances of its<br>beneficiaries and any wider<br>benefits to society as a<br>whole.|Para 1.20|a calendar year. At the end of 2024 there<br>were 84 adult and 10 junior members<br>benefiting from the participation in the sport<br>of gig rowing.<br>We have competed at all major CPGA<br>events, improving our positions on previous<br>years in many of them.<br>Our ladies section is booming and we have<br>put on extra training session to<br>accommodate and have introduced a<br>waiting list in some age categories to<br>ensure existing members have ample<br>opportunities to row competitively.|



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|Achievements against<br>objectives set|Para 1.41||
|Performance of fundraising<br>activities against objectives<br>set|Para 1.41||
|Investment performance<br>against objectives|Para 1.41||
|Other|||





## **Financial Review** 


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Review of the charity’s  Para 1.21  Total assets at end of financial period 2025<br>financial position at the end  (April) were £152,557 (£22,462 in cash)<br>of the period<br>Statement explaining the  Para 1.22  Reserves are held for specific projects and<br>policy for holding reserves  general overheads.<br>stating why they are held<br>Amount of reserves held  Para 1.22  At the end of the financial period there was<br>£2,931 held in reserve for a new racing<br>boat. The remaining cash reserves will be<br>used to support future projects and the<br>general upkeep and overheads (insurance,<br>rent etc).<br>Reasons for holding zero  Para 1.22<br>reserves<br>Details of fund materially in  Para 1.24<br>deficit<br>Explanation of any  Para 1.23<br>uncertainties about the<br>charity continuing as a going<br>concern<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>


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|The charity’s principal<br>sources of funds (including<br>any fundraising)|Para 1.47|The club’s main source of funds are annual<br>membership fees, training subs, general<br>fundraising activities and grants and<br>donations from sporting and local<br>community organisations.<br>Significant individual grants and donations<br>in 2024/2025 were:<br>£9,384 from Sport England<br>£1,000 from Balsdon Trust<br>A trailer to the value of £4,560 from Cornish<br>Farmhouse|
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|Investment policy and<br>objectives including any<br>social investment policy<br>adopted|Para 1.46||
|A description of the principal<br>risks facing the charity|Para 1.46||
|Other|||





## **Structure, Governance and Management** 

|Description of charity’s<br>trusts:|||
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|Type of governing document<br>(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|**Constitution**|
|How is the charity<br>constituted?<br>(e.g unincorporated<br>association, CIO)|Para 1.25|**CIO**|
|Trustee selection methods<br>including details of any<br>constitutional provisions e.g.<br>election to post or name of<br>any person or body entitled<br>to appoint one or more<br>trustees|Para 1.25|Trustees are selected during the AGM or<br>by the committee of trustees. There must<br>be at least 6 trustees, maximum 15. At<br>least one third of charity trustees will retire<br>at each AGM.|



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|Policies and procedures<br>adopted for the induction<br>and training of trustees|Para 1.51||
|The charity’s organisational<br>structure and any wider<br>network with which the<br>charity works|Para 1.51||
|Relationship with any related<br>parties|Para 1.51||
|Other|||



## **Reference and Administrative details** 


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Charity name Bude Pilot Gig Club<br>Other name the charity uses  Bude Gig Club<br>Registered charity number 1194318<br>Charity’s principal address  Crimpa Farm,  Pancrasweek, Holsworthy,  EX22 7JN<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>




## **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<br>Trustee name  Office (if any)<br>year to appoint trustee (if any)<br>1 Jody Dennett<br>2 Neil Dennett<br>3 Terry Hopper<br>4 Kerry Schubert   Chair<br>Jacqueline  Secretary<br>5<br>Hardwick<br>6 Deborah Squirrell<br>7 James Neep<br>Samantha<br>8<br>Woodhouse<br>9 Sarah Welburn<br>10 Michelle Hinfey Treasurer<br>11 Mary-Lynn Jones<br>Nicola Ridges-<br>12<br>Jones<br>13 Neil Williams<br>14 Simon Burke  04/11/2024<br>15<br>16<br>17<br>18<br>19<br>20<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>


– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved 

**Director name** 


Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity 

**Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year** 




## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** 

Description of the assets held in this capacity 

Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets 

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## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** 

**Type of Name Address adviser** 


**Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** 

## **Exemptions from disclosure** 

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details 

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## **Declarations** 

**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** 

**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** 

|**Signed** **on behalf of the**<br>**Signature(s)** <br>**Full name(s)** <br>**Position (egSecretary,**<br>**Chair, etc)**<br>**Date**|**charitys trustees**|
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||Sarah Welburn<br>Jody Dennett|
||<br>Treasurer and trustee<br>Trustee|
||04/02/2026|
||04/02/2026|






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BUDE PILOT GIG CLUB<br>PROFIT AND LOSS - 05 APRIL 2025<br>2025 2024<br>INCOME<br>Memberships & Training  8,776 10,749<br>Fundraising 26,680 78,708<br>Fundraising - 5050 income   1,705 1,799<br>Misc  3,078 4,401<br>40,239 95,657<br>INTEREST 344 421<br>EXPENDITURE<br>50:50 prizes 814 543<br>Insurance 1,325 1,394<br>Legal 0 0<br>Rent 2,377 4,578<br>Fees (charges, memberships etc)  1,307 2,375<br>Repairs 3,312 1,075<br>Mileage 273 106<br>Sundries 2,685 2,348<br>Equipment depreciation 1,168 568<br>Building Depreciation  0 0<br>Race fees 2,207 2,272<br>0<br>15,468 15,258<br>SURPLUS OF INCOME OVER  25,114 80,820<br>EXPENSES<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>


Financial Accounts 2022-2023 Page 1 




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BUDE PILOT GIG CLUB<br>BALANCE SHEET - 05 APRIL 2025 Note £<br>2025 2024<br>Capital Assets 1<br>Gig shed (under construction)  103,162 81,777<br>Equipment 12,968 5,353<br>Equipment (Gig under construction) 14,000 0<br>Net Book Value 130,130 87,130<br>Current Cash Assets<br>Bank Account: Business Current Account 4,409 9,335<br>Bank Account: Deposit Account (Boat) 2,931 11,384<br>Bank Account: 50:50 2,239 1,468<br>Bank Account: Gig Shed 12,847 18,126<br>22,426 40,313<br>Current Liabilities<br>Net Current Cash Assets 22,426 40,313<br>Total Assets 152,555 127,443<br>Charitable funds 2<br>Unrestricted 139,711 109,317<br>Restricted 12,847 18126<br>Total 152,557 127,443<br>WARNING - BALANCE DOES NOT BALANCE -2 0<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>




BUDE PILOT GIG CLUB 

## BANK RECONCILIATION 

|CURRENT 5050|||
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|**CLOSING BALANCE PER BANK 05/04/2025**||**£2,171.51**|
|LESS  UNPRESENTED CHEQUES|||
|cheque 200548|£17.50|£17.50|
|PLUS EXPIRED UNPRESENTED CHEQUES 2024|||
|cheque 200548|£21.25||
|cheque 200553|£42.50||
|cheque 200555|£21.25|£85.00|



## **RECONCILED TO ACCOUNTS** 

**£2,239.01** 




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BUDE PILOT GIG CLUB<br>NOTES - 05 APRIL 2025<br>Fixed assets<br>Gig shed Equipment TOTAL<br>Net book value b/fwd 81,777 5,353 87,130<br>Additions 21,385 22,696 44,081<br>Disposals 0 0 0<br>Depreciation 0 1,168 1,168<br>Net book value c/fwd 103,162 26,881 130,043<br>Charitable funds<br>Unrestricted Restricted TOTAL<br>B/fwd 109,317 18,126 127,443<br>Surplus for ther year 30,394 -5,279 25,114<br>C/fwd 139,711 12,847 152,557<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>




CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
Independent examiner's report on the
accounts
Section A
Independent Examiner's Report
Report to the trustees
BUDE PILOT GIG CLUB
On accounts for the year
ended
5- APRIL 2025
Charfty no
{if any)
1194318
Set out on pages
1AND2
I report to th8 trustees on my examinab'on of the accounts of the above charity
(Ihe Trusf) for Ihe year ended 0510412025
As the charity8 tru8tee3, YOU arn responsible for the preparat￿n of the
accounts in ac¢ordan¢e wtlh the requirements of the Charities Act 2011
(Yhe A(￿}
Rosponslbllllles and
basis of report
I report in respect of my examination of th8 Trust's accounts carried out
under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carying out my 8xamination. I have
followed all thè appliCat￿e Directions given by the Charity Commission under
section 145<5)(b) of the Act.
Independent I have completed my examination. I confimi that no material matters have
examinerfs statement come to my attention in connection wrth the examination (other than that
disclosed below ') which gives me eause to believe that in, any material
respect:
the accounting records ￿re not kept in accordance wtth section 130 of
the Charities Act,. or
the accounts did not acc<Jrd wrth the a￿￿untIng record8; or
the accounts did r￿t comply with the applicable requirements
conceming the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities
{AcGounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement
that the aC￿UnIS gwe a Irue and fair view which is not a matter
consthred as part of an independent examination.
I have no concems and have come a¢Ths no other matters in connection
wrth the examination to whith attention should be drabvn in thi8 report in
order to enable a proper urKlerstanding of the accounts to be raach8d..
Slgned:
2610W2026
Namo:
ALAN CHARLES DICKERSON
Relevant professional
quallflcatlonls) or body
(If any):
NONE
Address:
ST. ELIA, PENSTOWE ROAD
KILKHAMPTON,
CORNWALL . EX23 9QT
IER
Oct 2018

Section B
Disclosure
Only complete rf the examiner needs to highlight material matters of concem
(see CC32. IndeFendent examination of Charty accounts.. directions and
guidance for examiners).
Glv• herg brief detalls of
any items that the
examlnerwishes to
disclose.
NONE
IER
Oct 2018