Trustees. Annual Report for the perlod
Period stsrt date
Period end d8te
2023
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2024
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Section A
Reference and administration details
Charfty nam•
NORWICH CANOE CLUB CIO
Other names charlty l• known by
R•glst8r8d charfty number111 Jnyl
1197922
Charlty's pdn¢lpal •ddre*J
N0￿ch Conoe Club
Whltllngham Lane
Norwich
Po¥t¢ode
NR14 1TR
Namos of the ch•Aty tru$t••8 m•nag• th• charlty
Om¢• IN •ryl
Datm •¢t•d H not lor7*th0
Il*m• ol p•rnon lor bottjfl •nYll•d
Il•n
Members trust
Members trustees
Members and Iru¥tees
Mèmbers and tn￿10*S
Martin Matth•ws
Sarah Walkèr
Aaron Wddows
John Frankland
Matthew Lod9tr
Jacqueline
KllbcNJm
Chair
Treasurer
Appointed 30111r2023
Resigned 0910712024
Se(¥etary
Membgr8 and trustao$
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Nam￿ of th• tru$t•M fof th• cfvarlty. If any, {for example, any Gu•todl•n trwt•M)
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Dat•s acted If not for￿0
2012
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Name9 and oddr•sMs of advls•rn (Optlonal Infom)atlonl
of ¥dvl8er
Nam
Add￿ts
Name of chl•f exocutlvfr or n•m*s ol 8•nlor stsff m•mbers (op￿on41 Inlornwtlonl
Section B
Structure,
overnance and mana
ement
De$¢rlptbon of th& ch•rlty's trusts
Con$lituts"on
Typè of governing (Jocufflenl
Howthe charity 18 constrtuted
cio
Trustee s9￿ct￿l methods
Appointed by members in g6ner81 meeting ¢y by TA￿tatI In th• interlm
peric
Addltlon•l gov•rn•nce lssu•s Ioptlonal Inlom)atlonl
You may ¢hooM lo incl
addition31 infomation, ￿tt￿e
rel&vant, 8boLtrt'
pdiaes and procedures
adopted lor the induction and
training of trustees.
the charity's Organ1&￿'0nol
stiuclure and any wAder
network wth which the tharity
worft$'.
relabonship wth any related
parties.,
Iruslees. Considerati￿ of
major nsks arm1 the system
and procedures lo manage
th¢m.
Section C
Ob-ectives and activities
The womolion of commLmity partsapal￿n In healthy rec4eatson for the
benefii of the inh81y'tants ol Norwich and p8rsons INing in around
Norfolk by pmvlwon of faolities fcrf koy•kirKJ, cwK•lThJ aTrJ
Summary of th• obl•cts of th•
charlty 50t out In Its
go¥•rnlng document
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Mwch 2012

The Trustees have had due regaicl lo the guidanc*1$9th8d by the Chlrity
Commission in relalion lo carrying on Sts activrfi'es irs afxordance vnth
public benefit.
These acbwlie5 include,
Organising and h08ting 8vents lo erKourage entrants into
tho Sport of kayakirvJ w7th reference to 9gndef, thihty I
tlisability and age.
A continued specific training programme with 8euhin8 for
paddlèrs of all abilities itKluding juniors, 8eniors. veter•n$ and
para p￿l￿ters. Session are availalje on all days 6ach weok.
Rogular technical fc*ward paddling sessKJn8 for all levels of
Paddlers and regular gyn sessions for all thrI￿hoLrt the year
Coaching oxperbse for all lève16 of paddlefs crgaling
pathway for those aspiring to complete al Intemathyw knvel.
Regular118inirvJ days In the holidays for juniors
A training programme for the wnter m￿thS indudNig gym,
running, swlmming, core se8si￿5 run by on outs
profossional and indoor hockey.
Tho provision of specific and 8tyar8le wachirq for thsakn'lty
8nd para paddlors
Providing kayak sessions for schools on a regul•r ba￿5
Pool sessions for sCho￿S for entry to kayaking gs a spNt
Enabling mental health training in the c￿Munity through
Ofganising 12th Mon ses8ion¥ for memb8r8 (m￿'S m￿tal
health).
Pfoviding a sccial opportunity by pr¢)viding voluntoer8 to help
run a cole called Betty s 88r operated by IM)Itlingham
Bo8thouse ltx r(Mer5. kayakers 8nd the Comm￿ty.
Organising a bi-yearfy paddler oxchanp fc¢ junior5 wlth
canoe clubs in Spain so eriabling partiopation at 8n
Int￿national race in Spain arKI fcfglng fn'endships.
Organising altemalive training 01 camps overseas al m￿￿terS
expense IndLtrJing paddling and en)Ss C(￿￿￿ skiing.
Running c08ching cours8$ and firsl aid courses for Members
to qualify as kayak coaches finan￿d by the Club to in¢rease
knovAedge and qualffied coaching pgrsonnel.
Organising S￿la1 events paid Ic* by members indudirYJ
Club party, awards evening and Chrisimas events s(Kh as
bc¥)king a pool wth an huge infiat•Ne Tot81
I challew8.
Summary of th• maln
gctlvltl•s und•rtaken for th•
publlc beneflt In rel•tlon to
th•s• oblects Ilncludg wlthln
thls sectlon the statutory
d•claratlon that trustfr￿ havo
had r8gartl to thè guldance
Issued by the Chadty
Commbsslon on publlc
b•neflt
Addltlonal detallj of oblectlvH and *ctfvltlo• Ioptlonal Inlomiatlonl
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2012

You may choos• to include
further stalemenls, where
Tèlevant. about..
policy on granlmaking.,
policy programme related
investment",
• contribution made by
vc4unteefS.
Section D
Achievements and performance
2012
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Section D
Achievements and performance
A summary of the rnain achievements ol the CIO during the year were as
follows.
Summary ofthe maln
chl•vements ol the charlty
durlng the y•ar
H051ing'She Paddles. events al the Club 8pwfically 8imed al
women
Ofganising'Bring a Friend. days 10 oncour8ge ntrél participants to
Ihg Swt, k¥oviding them wth all eqLbiwnenl and coaching on th
day5
A Disability and Indusivity day at whith Itto￿ Club members vilh
disabililifjs brought fn.ends and familK95 10 try the sport
Hosting a day for Bfeak Charity members and supportirKJ
paddlers lo complete at events elsewhere that rak88 mon8y fof
other Charities suth a5 Ross Wartand Canoe Challenge in
Banbury.
6 paddleT$ from NOrw￿h Canoe Club induding par8 p8ddlefS
have compele¢J for the Great Britain team this year at internat￿nal
evonts
Successfully run the JunDr Devdopmenl Squad summer carnp in
Augu512023 on bghalf ol British Can<*ing Inow Paddle UK) - a 4-
day camp for aspring younger paddlerB from around the UK
Conlinuod lo run Leam lo Kayak Courses to fjnwurage new
ontranls to the swi, run over the spnng 8nd 6umm&r month$ of
2023124
Successlully ian the British Univerwty and Sports18UCSI
swinl race event held at Nowch In Spring 2023 8rKI 2024
Held 8 National Assessment marathon fci $eleth.￿ to GB
k8yak squads
Held the Norwch Hasler mai8thon Taco. one of 8 r•g￿n81
maralhon races in East Anglia Asslsled paddlers comwting al
these events acf055 the region
Held the Norwich Spnnl Evenl- one of only a hatKIfvI of I￿1
sprint events in the country.
Assisted schods and cdws over the ygar wlh camps 8n(1 ofter
school kayak clubs
A5￿$[ed pa(Jdlers and comFel8d as a Club al the Natsonal Sprinl
Regattas al Hdme Pierreponl National w41ernp￿ts Centre whith
also induded sekntion r8ces ICK GB squads
ContinualK)n ol our successful par8 kayak C(￿ching programme
resulling In selection ol N¢fw¢h paddlers ltr GB squad$ to r8ce In
European and Worfd Maralh)n Championship ffinals
Attended the Norfolk Shcrtl wlh lar9e Stand lo er￿ourage new
entrants lo the swt 8$ well as attending many (Iher communty
leles and evonts wth a stand and ergo
The first muhi-abilily overseas training ￿mP was hfjld in Portugal
In February 2024, funded by M￿nber¥
As a result ol the 8bove activities and achievam•nts morn￿rShIP of the
Club has incre8$0d to 187 al the date of vniting.
M¥cb 2012
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Section E
Financial review
The CIO has determined that reserves of £50,000 are appropriate lo
enable the Club lo c¢)nlinue to oper81e for 12 months in the ev&nl ol a
unforeseen &gnrficant event due lo Ihe level of fixed running (x)Gts ol I
Boathouse.
Brlef statemtnt of the
charlty's pollcy on r•1￿
Detslls of any funds m•t•rfally
In defl¢lt
None
Furth•rflnanclal rnvkw d•talls {Optbnal Inlomiatbonl
You may choose lo include
additional Information, where
rdevanl 9￿ut..
the charity's prinopal
Sources of funds lin¢lLtding
y fundraisingl.,
how expendrtur• has
supported thts k&y objectNgS
of the charity.,
Investment policy 8nd
cèjecb.ves including 8ny
ethiGal investmenl policy
adopled
Section F
Other o
tional information
Section G
Declaration
The tru¥¢eeg declare fhat th•y hav• •pprov•d thg Iru814•5 f•port al)o¥&.
Slgnod on b•haW Oft￿ charlty'¥ truste•s
SlgTratur•(i)
Full norn￿6￿
Posltlon leg S•cf•t•ry. Chalr,
•tel
Dat•
TAR
2012

CHARITY COMMISSION
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IWH cA￿CLUBc￿?
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CHARITY COMMISSION
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Independent examiner's
report on the accounts
Section A
Independent Examiner 5 Report
NORWICH CANOE CLUB CIO
On accounts for the year
endgd
31 JULY 2024
Charfty no
{rf any)
1197922
Sot out on pagos
e tht DLm.bEI5 af-.=d.11w* <PoEIs
I report to the trustees on my examlnation of the acDJunts of the al)ove
tharity (Ihe Trusf) for the year eThJed 31107r2023.
Responsibililies and As the charity tr￿teeS of th8 Trust. you are re$F￿sible for the preparation
basis of report of the ac&)unts in a¢cthan(* wilh ￿ wuirements of the Chariti&s Act
2011 {Ihe A¢r).
report in resrrt¢l d my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out
under secuon 145 of the 2011 Act and in ca￿Ying out my examination, I
have followed the appIl￿ble Dwecknons gNen by the Charity Commission
ur#ger S8(a¥￿ 145(5Xb) of the A
I have comtleted my examination. l ¢onfirni that no material matters have
¢￿e to my attention in eonnectffi with the examination whlch givgs me
cause to believe that in, any material res￿￿.
accountirYJ re(Thls wwe Th)t kept in acwrdanc* wlh section 130 of
the Act or
the a(tounts do not accud the accounthw reL4yds
Independent
examinerfs 8Litsment
I have no corkxms aThJ have ￿ aryoss rK) other matters tn connection
with the examinati(￿ to which attention S￿)uld te drawn in order to enab￿ a
proper understanduw of the aixy)unts to be reached.
Slgnod:
Richard Athur Day
Relevant profossional
quallll¢ation(s) or body
Irf any):
FCCA
Addr•sB:
87 YamKArth Rd
NorwK*
NR7 OHF
Section B
Disclosure
Onty complete rf the examiner needs to hwjhlighl matt&rs of concem (see CC32.
Independent exarninatm￿ of charity a1X￿nts. directions and guidance for
examiners).
IER
October 2018