Baldock and District Canoe Club Trustees’ Annual Report 2025
Charity registration number: 1200728
7 Rowan Crescent, Letchwortch, Herts, SG6 4EY
Period: 01/04/2024 - 31/03/2025
Trustees
Martin Home (Chair) Christopher Bailey Katie Bennett Fiona McCusker Michael Crosby
Structure, Governance and Management
The charity was formed as a new Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) on 18th October 2022 under Charity Commission registration no: 1200728. It is governed by a CIO Constitution.
Trustees for the charity are appointed annually at the AGM held in April each year.
The trustees are responsible for the running of the club and promoting its aims, managing the clubs finances and assets including the record keeping of the accounts.
Objectives
The objective of the charity is to promote community participation in healthy recreation, for the benefit of the inhabitants of Baldock, Letchworth and the surrounding area by the provision of facilities for canoeing, kayaking and other forms of paddlesport.
Activities
The club provided a full calendar of activities including flat water and whitewater trips, beginners courses and coaching for paddler progression. Club activity includes kayaking and canoeing, local trips and trips further away with overnight stays.
Two pool practice sessions are run a month. These sessions have also included coaching sessions on topics such as rolling, rescue techniques.
Achievements
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Ran a full calendar of trips including surf, whitewater and flat water paddles and a weeks trip to Scotland
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Obtained a grant from Paddle UK to spend developing leaders and coaches for the club
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Launch of new website and social media pages
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Two coaching evening’s at Lee Valley Whitewater centre
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Increase in beginners course attendance
Finances
The club maintains a reserve fund of £2,500 to ensure that the club can operate in the face of any disruption.
BDCC’s main source of funding is through our membership fees however additionally we have conducted fundraising events such as a quiz night and obtained a grant.
Accounts attached.
Declaration
The trustee’s declare that they approve this report.
Signed on behalf of the trustee’s:
Signed: C. Bailey
Name: Christopher Bailey
Role: Treasurer
Date: 25/10/2026
Charity Name No (if any) Baldock and District Canoe Club 1200728
Receipts and payments accounts
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For the period Period start date Period end date To from 01/04/2024 31/03/2025
Section A Receipts and payments
Unrestricted Endowment Restricted funds Total funds Last year funds funds to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £
A1 Receipts
| A1 Receipts | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Membership | - | 2,725- | - | -- | - | -- | - | 2,725- | - | 3,335- | ||||||||||
| Pool Fees | - | 2,099- | - | -- | - | -- | - | 2,099- | - | 3,540- | ||||||||||
| Courses | - | 1,210- | - | -- | - | -- | - | 1,210- | - | 864- | ||||||||||
| Merchandise | - | 100- | - | -- | - | -- | - | 100- | - | 386- | ||||||||||
| Trips | - | 4,733- | - | -- | - | -- | - | 4,733- | - | 3,366- | ||||||||||
| Social Events | - | 605- | - | -- | - | -- | - | 605- | - | 827- | ||||||||||
| Other | - | 265- | - | 1,860- | - | -- | - | 2,125- | - | 12- | ||||||||||
| - | -- | - | -- | - | -- | - | -- | - | -- | |||||||||||
| - | 11,737- | - | 1,860- | - | -- | - | 13,597- | - | 12,330- | |||||||||||
| Sub total(Gross income for AR) |
| Sub total(Gross | income for AR) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| A2 Asset and investment sales, | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| (see table). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Equipment Sales | - | -- | - | -- | - | -- | - | -- | - | 69- | ||||||||||||
| - | -- | - | -- | - | -- | - | -- | - | -- | |||||||||||||
| Sub total | - | -- | - | -- | - | -- | - | -- | - | 69- | ||||||||||||
| **Total receipts ** | - | 11,737- | - | 1,860- | - | -- | - | 13,597- | - | 12,399- | ||||||||||||
| A3 Payments | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| BCU Affliation Fees | - | 281- | - | -- | - | -- | - | 281- | - | 305- | ||||||||||||
| Boat House Rent | - | 600- | - | -- | - | -- | - | 600- | - | 650- | ||||||||||||
| Social Events | - | 212- | - | -- | - | -- | - | 212- | - | 370- | ||||||||||||
| Insurance | - | 347- | - | -- | - | -- | - | 347- | - | 314- |
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| Merchandising | - | -- | - | -- | - | -- | - | -- | - | 266- | |||||||||||
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| Pool Hire Fees | - | 4,826- | - | -- | - | -- | - | 4,826- | - | 7,546- | |||||||||||
| Trips and Training | - | 5,163- | - | -- | - | -- | - | 5,163- | - | 3,187- | |||||||||||
| Operating Expenses | - | 530- | - | -- | - | -- | - | 530- | - | 226- | |||||||||||
| - | -- | - | -- | - | -- | - | -- | ||||||||||||||
| **Sub total ** | - | 11,959- | - | -- | - | -- | - | 11,959- | - | 12,864- | |||||||||||
| A4 Asset and investment | |||||||||||||||||||||
| purchases, (see table) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Equipment | - | -- | - | -- | - | -- | - | -- | - | 2,056- | |||||||||||
| - | -- | - | -- | - | -- | - | -- | ||||||||||||||
| **Sub total ** | - | -- | - | -- | - | -- | - | -- | - | 2,056- | |||||||||||
| **Total payments ** | - | 11,959- | - | -- | - | -- | - | 11,959- | - | 14,920- | |||||||||||
| **Net of receipts/(payments) ** | - | 222- | - | 1,860- | - | -- | - | 1,638- | - | 2,521- | |||||||||||
| A5 Transfers between funds | - | -- | - | -- | - | -- | - | -- | - | -- | |||||||||||
| A6 Cash funds last year end | - | 4,737- | - | -- | - | -- | - | 4,737- | - | 7,258- | |||||||||||
| **Cash funds this year end ** | - | 4,515- | - | 1,860- | - | -- | - | 6,375- | - | 4,737- | |||||||||||
Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
| Unrestricted | Restricted funds | Restricted funds | Endowment | |||||||||||||
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| Categories | Details | funds | funds | |||||||||||||
| to nearest £ | to nearest £ | to nearest £ | ||||||||||||||
| B1 | Cash | funds | Account Balance | - | 4,515- | - | 1,860- | - | -- | |||||||
| - | -- | - | -- | - | -- | |||||||||||
| - | -- | - | -- | - | -- | |||||||||||
| Total cash funds | - | 4,515- | - | 1,860- | - | -- | ||||||||||
| (agree balances with receipts and payments account (s)) |
OK | OK | OK | |||||||||||||
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| B5 Liabilities Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees |
Details Signature C Bailey |
Fund to which liability relates Amount due (optional) - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- Print Name Christopher Bailey |
When due (optional) |
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| Christopher Bailey | 25/01/2026 | ||
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