Bradford Amateur Rowing Club
Analysis
Bradford Amateur Rowing Club is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bingley. It was registered in December 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, amateur sport and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 09662095). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.
In the financial year ending August 2025, Bradford Amateur Rowing Club reported income of £73k and spending of £114k, spending 156% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £37k to £73k (+97%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2024, when income rose by 128%. Over the whole period it spent 135% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Bradford Amateur Rowing Club sits at the 58th percentile: it is larger than about 58% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 66th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include World Orthopaedic Concern UK (£73k), Copeland Amateur Swimming Club (£73k) and D G Marshall of Cambridge Trust (£73k).
Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The charity is a rowing club and provides all the facilities, equipment, training and support services that members need to enjoy the sport of rowing. The charity maintains a stretch of the river Aire to ensure that it remains rowable.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| World Orthopaedic Concern UK | Leicester | £73k |
| Copeland Amateur Swimming Club | Cumbria | £73k |
| D G Marshall of Cambridge Trust | Cambridge | £73k |
| Elanore Limited | London | £73k |