Clovelly Pilot Gig Club CIO Registered Charity Number 1198622 Trustees, Annual Report for 2024 I. CIO Purpose and Objectives As stated on the Charity Commission Re8iSter. the objective of the club is to promote community participation in healthy recreation by the provislon of facillties for sea rowin& in particular Comish p17ot glgs. for the benefit of the public. 2. Structure The Trustees delegate the day to day runnlng of the dub to a Committee of club members, through a formal delegatlon of authority. All three Trustee5 are rrentlY also committee members, to help ensure that everything the club does is aligned with our charitable objectlves. 3. Activitles Across the. ypar the club organised 73 sea-r.owlng sesslons at Clovelwwith a totsl attendance of 856- an . average of 12 people per session. Number of sessions and attendance were both up about IO% on the previous year. We also entered 12 regattas Includlng our own, 2 more than in the previous year, We had a total of 172 rowers across these events, 50% up on 2023, avera8in8 14 people per regatta. Our indoor rowlng tralnlng continued with 346 sessions offered across the year. 171 takin8 place (IS% down on 2023) and total attendance of 548,111% down on 2023). This was made posslble through the continued loan of er80 rowing machines from 2 members (in addition to the 3 machines owrted by the club), for which we a very grateful. It was also only possible because of the availabillty of our gig shed (funded by donat5ons from Sport England, local charities, and the club's own fvnd-ralslng) and the time given voluntarily by our trainers. These sessions contlnue to be open to the general public a5 low cost (£3 per sesslon) fitness training. They have proved very popular both with existing club members and the wider public in a rural area which is short of faclllties. Malntainlng our gig boats is essential to our activities, and has been made easier by havin8 our own 818 shed. Our oldest gl& Christine H. was in the shed for extensive repairs during 2023. Club members took part in 19 maintenance sessions over the year, 115 people in totsl. 4. Membership 51 people took part in one or more actlvlty sesslons this year, 25 women and 26 men. The fee for individual rowing sessions was increased from £1 to £2, the first increase in over a decade and Still very low compared to other sporting attivities. Those receiving benefits or suffering financial hardship still only pay £1. 5. Community We have increased our social media presence on our own profile and on village and community accounts, which is generating increased awareness of the club and increased interest in rowing.
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- Compliance with Purpose and Objectives The Trustees of the charity confirm that the club's actNlties In 2023 as outlined above were in accordance with the charivs stated objectives. Signed P Smale F Farley J Keeble