Royal Chester Rowing Club

Analysis

Royal Chester Rowing Club is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Chester. It was registered in February 2020, 6 years ago. Its declared purposes cover amateur sport, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending February 2025, Royal Chester Rowing Club reported income of £184k and spending of £139k, leaving 24% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from February 2021 to February 2025, income fell from £201k to £184k (-8.7%), an average of -2.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to February 2023, when income rose by 55%. Over the whole period it spent 71% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Royal Chester Rowing Club sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 80th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Rhondda Netball Foundation (£184k), Rowlands Gill Under Fives (Company) (£184k) and Army Rifle Association (£183k).