Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: -7
Support Score: 7
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • 2 Trustees: -2
  • All male board: -3
  • Large volunteer base +3
  • Overall weighted support: +4
Overall GiG Score: 0 ?

HOUNSLOW COMMUNITY ROWING TRUST

The charity aims to work within the Borough of Hounslow to promote rowing among children and young adults being educated within the state school sector who might not normally have access to rowing. By Providing support for state schools to provide rowing to pupils. By supporting individuals from state schools without rowing provision to row. By providing equipment to allow state schools to row
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity
  • Why are there only 2 trustees?
  • Why is the Board completely male?

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/23£34£30£5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/22£26£27£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21£24£15£9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20*£35£59£-24n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/19£40£13£27n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18*£158£174£-17n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17£174£183£-9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
01/04/16£215£194£21n/an/an/an/an/an/a
28/03/15£83£86£-3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
28/03/14*£62£55£7n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 12 years

www.hcrt.org.uk

trustees@hcrt.org.uk

07775647396

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Recreation
GiG Classification
  • Community sports activities
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Hounslow,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Defined Groups
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years
Sport England£13,140
London Borough of Hounslow£4,710
DCMS£3,140
Co-Operative Group£1,004
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Team Keane
£1,004 22/10/2022
We will provide inclusive rowing, which is traditionally an exclusive sport, for children and young adults with a particular focus on attracting those in financial difficulty.
London Borough of Hounslow - Grant to Hounslow Community Rowing Club
£4,710 12/07/2022
To fund a weekly indoor rowing club at Brentford Leisure Centre for 60 state schools/local pupils interested in rowing
Sport England - Storm 22 Roof Boat Changing & Ergo
£3,140 24/03/2022
Funding under Sport England's Storm 22 funding programme for a Revenue project titled Storm 22 Roof Boat Changing & Ergo. This project lists its main activity as Rowing.
DCMS - ALB-Sport England-Storm 22 Roof Boat Changing & Ergo
£3,140 24/03/2022
Funding under Sport England's Storm 22 funding programme for a Revenue project titled Storm 22 Roof Boat Changing & Ergo. This project lists its main activity as Rowing.
Sport England - COVID-19 CEF
£10,000 01/06/2020
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Funding under Sport England's COVID-19 Community Emergency Fund funding programme for a Revenue project titled COVID-19 CEF. This project lists its main activity as Rowing
Sport England - Junior Learn to Row
£9,522 19/11/2015
Funding under Sport England's Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled 'Junior Learn to Row'. This project is a Rowing project, with a focus on younger beneficiaries.
Sport England - Team Keane Rowing Progression Project
£9,960 13/02/2014
Funding under Sport England's Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled 'Team Keane Rowing Progression Project'. This project lists its main activity as Rowing.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (2)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • JAMES WILLIAM HARTLAND WEIR Appointed: 2021
  • TIMOTHY MICHAEL BURNE Appointed: 2021
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 01/05/2013, number: 1151845
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
10 returns made; AR20: 2 days late, AR18: 49 days late, AR14: 3 days late,
Main office

11 EASTBOURNE ROAD
LONDON
W4 3EB

Objectives

THE PROMOTION OF COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION BY THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES,EQUIPMENT,SUPERVISION AND COACHING FOR ROWING WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR PERSONS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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