THE GREAT RIVER RACE TRUST

Charity number: 1199480
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

To promote fixed-seat rowing, especially on the tidal Thames and its tributaries, by organizing events, in particular the Great River Race, making grants to organizations promoting fixed seat rowing, lending equipment and encouraging traditional boat building.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2024

Total income: £151,547
Total expenditure: £100,265

People

5 Trustee(s)

65 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Amateur Sport
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England

Governance

Registration history:
  • 28 June 2022: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

5 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Jeremy Dennis Randall BSc Chair 09 June 2022
None on record
Richard Daniel Turk Trustee 26 January 2023
None on record
Irene Randall Trustee 26 January 2023
None on record
Colin Charles Middlemiss Trustee 09 June 2022
None on record
Thomas Edward Michael Sargent BA FSA Trustee 09 June 2022
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2022 31/12/2023 31/12/2024
Total gross income £0 £162.65k £151.55k
Total expenditure £0 £96.24k £100.27k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 December 2024 14 October 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2024 14 October 2025 On time
Annual return 31 December 2023 30 October 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 30 October 2024 On time
Annual return 31 December 2022 09 October 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 09 October 2023 On time
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 28 Jun 2022

Charitable objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE: (1) TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION, ESPECIALLY ON THE TIDAL THAMES AND ITS TRIBUTARIES (TT&T), FOR THE BENEFIT OF ALL AGES AND ABILITIES BY: (A) ORGANISING FIXED SEAT ROWING EVENTS, IN PARTICULAR THE GREAT RIVER RACE, TO PROVIDE INCENTIVES FOR PEOPLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE SPORT OF FIXED-SEAT ROWING; (B) ASSISTING ROWING CLUBS AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN THE TT&T IN PROMOTING AND DEVELOPING THE SPORT OF FIXED-SEAT ROWING BY MAKING GRANTS FOR THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT FOR THIS AND ENCOURAGING THEM TO ORGANISE FIXED SEAT ROWING RACES FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT; AND (C) CREATING A FLEET OF SUITABLE BOATS WHICH WOULD BE LOANED TO CLUBS AND ORGANISATIONS ENGAGED IN THE SPORT OF FIXED-SEAT ROWING FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT. (2). THE PRESERVATION OF MARITIME AND RIPARIAN HERITAGE BY SUPPORTING THE PRESERVATION AND REPLICATION OF LOCAL TRADITIONAL BOATS IN THE TT&T AND PROMOTING THE HERITAGE-CRAFT OF TRADITIONAL WOODEN BOAT-BUILDING FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT.

Contact information

Address:
The Company Of Watermen & Lightermen
16-18 St. Mary At Hill
LONDON
EC3R 8EF
Phone:
0730811014
Email:
info@greatriverrace.org.uk
Website:

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