The Thames Rowing Club Charitable Trust
Analysis
The Thames Rowing Club Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in January 1989, 37 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and amateur sport, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending April 2025, The Thames Rowing Club Charitable Trust reported income of £48k and spending of £43k, spending 90% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £15k to £48k (+224%), an average of +34% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2023, when income rose by 140%. Over the whole period it spent 137% of the income it received.
Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, The Thames Rowing Club Charitable Trust sits at the 73rd percentile: it is larger than about 73% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 60th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Brandon Remembrance Playing Field (£48k), The South Oxford Adventure Playground CIO (£48k) and Uplowman Hall & Recreation Association (£48k).
Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The trust's aim is to promote community participation in healthy recreation by providing facilities for the sports of rowing and sculling.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Brandon Remembrance Playing Field | Brandon | £48k |
| The South Oxford Adventure Playground CIO | Oxford | £48k |
| Uplowman Hall & Recreation Association | Devon | £48k |
| Abingdon Bowling Club | Oxfordshire | £48k |