Porthleven Pilot Gig Club
Analysis
Porthleven Pilot Gig Club is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Helston. It was registered in May 2024, 2 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.
In the financial year ending March 2026, Porthleven Pilot Gig Club reported income of £16k and spending of £22k, spending 140% of what it took in. Across the 2 years on record, from March 2025 to March 2026, income fell from £24k to £16k (-34%), an average of -34% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2026, when income dropped by 34%. Over the whole period it spent 114% of the income it received.
Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Porthleven Pilot Gig Club sits at the 45th percentile: it is larger than about 45% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 40th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Royal Free Music Society Choir (£16k), Stourpaine Playing Fields and Village Hall Association (£16k) and East Challow Village Hall and Recreation Association (£16k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
To promote community participation in healthy recreation, by the provision of facilities for coastal rowing,in particular Cornish Pilot Gigs, for the benefit of the public.To advance the education of the public in the traditions and heritage of Cornish Pilot Gig rowing andCornish Pilot Gigs
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Royal Free Music Society Choir | London | £16k |
| Stourpaine Playing Fields and Village Hall Association | Dorset | £16k |
| East Challow Village Hall and Recreation Association | Oxfordshire | £16k |
| Ord Statter Pavilion Trust | Falmouth | £16k |