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Registered charity (CIO) · No. 1162659 · SurreyiSource and licenceOfficial record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.Register edition compiled 25 October 2026.Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.How we handle data

Skerries for Schools (aka S4S, Thames Community Rowing)

Income
£37k
▲ 68.3% on 2023
Expenditure
£26k
▲ 10.9% on 2023
Reserves
N/A
Small charityi
Runway
N/A
Small charityi
Spent on charitable work
N/A%
Small charityi
Trustees
5
6.7y av
Staff
N/A
Small charityi
Volunteers
12
no change on 2023
How am I connected?

Overview

Skerries for Schools's network

5 people6 organisationsi5 listed on the board. 6 organisations share a board member with this charity.The large node is Skerries for Schools. The map shows two steps out from the public record. Hover a node to focus its connections; click one to open it.

The board

5 listediCurrent trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
NameRoleSinceOn the board
Christopher Theodore Shaw SzyszkiewiczTrustee2020
6 yrs
David GoltonTrustee2016
10 yrs
Justin Stephen Richard BarrattTrustee2022
4 yrs
Stephen Christopher RacTrustee2024
2 yrs
Vic GriffithsTrustee2016
10 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Board

The board

5 listediCurrent trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
NameRoleSinceOn the board
Christopher Theodore Shaw SzyszkiewiczTrustee2020
6 yrs
David GoltonTrustee2016
10 yrs
Justin Stephen Richard BarrattTrustee2022
4 yrs
Stephen Christopher RacTrustee2024
2 yrs
Vic GriffithsTrustee2016
10 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Board DNA

iCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.
Average tenure
6.4y
median 6y
Longest tenure
10y
since 2016
Years in governance
8.4y
per person, across all their boards
Also company directors
1
also sit on company boards
Joined in the last 3 years
1
of 5 on the board

5 trustees on the board

Trustees past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (3)

Portfolio (2)

Sector coverageiThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

Education/training 5General Charitable Purposes 4The Advancement of Health or Saving of Lives 3Disability 2Amateur Sport 1

Commercial experienceiThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.

Arts and leisure 1Professional services 1

Gaps to watch

  • Several long-serving trustees could step down together

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Network

Network

iThe large node is Skerries for Schools. Red nodes are organisations, white nodes are people. Dashed links are historical or inferred. Dashed blue-grey links are company secretaries. Click any node to explore.

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Finances

5 financial years held, 2020 to 2024, years ending 31 December.

Income and expenditure

5 years · years end 31 DecemberiHover over the chart, or focus it and use the left and right arrow keys, to read each year. Every figure is also in the table.Plain-English summaries of the Charity Commission's own definitions for the annual return. Figures are as the charity filed them.
Series shown: Totals
£0£10k£20k£30k£40k20242023202220212020£36.68k£25.75k

Detailed income and expenditure are filed only by charities with income over £500,000. Skerries for Schools has not filed them in the years we hold, so only the totals and government income are shown.

Income and expenditure by financial year, oldest on the left, newest on the right
Financial year20202021202220232024
Totals
Total income£28.64k£15.49k£8.55k£21.79k£36.68k
Total expenditure£27.13k£6.34k£4.68k£23.22k£25.75k
Government income
Government contractsNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Government grantsNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Definitions
Total income
Everything the charity received in the year, from all sources, as shown on its annual return.
Total expenditure
Everything the charity spent in the year.
Government contracts
Income from contracts with central or local government or other public bodies, as the charity declared it. Not reported means the register shows no amount (N/A), which can mean none or that the question was not answered.
Government grants
Grants received from central or local government or other public bodies, as declared.
Donations and legacies
Gifts and donations, including Gift Aid, and money left to the charity in wills.
Legacies
Money left to the charity in wills. Legacies are part of donations and legacies, not extra to them.
Charitable activities (income)
Income earned by doing the charity's work, such as fees and contracts for services.
Other trading activities
Fundraising trading, such as charity shops, events and sponsorship.
Investments
Dividends, interest and rent from the charity's investments.
Endowments
New endowment funds received in the year.
Charitable activities (expenditure)
Spending on the charity's purposes, including any grants it makes.
Raising funds
The cost of fundraising and trading.
Grants to institutions
Grants paid to other organisations. Part of spending on charitable activities.
Governance
The cost of running the charity as an organisation, such as the audit and trustee meetings.
Investment management
The cost of managing the charity's investments.

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (extract of 25 October 2026), annual returns, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Assets, liabilities and funds

Detailed income, expenditure and assets are filed only by charities with income over £500,000. Skerries for Schools has not filed them in the years we hold, so there is no balance sheet to show.

Accounts and annual returns

Register page (opens in a new tab)iPlain-English summaries of the Charity Commission's own definitions for the annual return. Figures are as the charity filed them.

Reporting up to date

Every annual return and set of accounts arrived on time for 5 years.

Annual returns and accounts by financial year, newest first
Year endingDue byAnnual returnAccountsStatusDocuments
31 December 202431 October 202520 August 202520 August 2025On timeOn the register (opens in a new tab)Charity Commission
31 December 202331 October 202424 October 202424 October 2024On timeOn the register (opens in a new tab)Charity Commission
31 December 202231 October 202331 October 202331 October 2023On timeOn the register (opens in a new tab)Charity Commission
31 December 202131 October 202229 August 202229 August 2022On timeOn the register (opens in a new tab)Charity Commission
31 December 202031 October 202127 September 202127 September 2021On timeOn the register (opens in a new tab)Charity Commission
Definitions
Annual return
The yearly return a charity sends to the Charity Commission. It is due 10 months after the end of the financial year. Charities with income over £10,000, and every CIO, must send one.
Accounts
The accounts and trustees' annual report. Required from charities with income over £25,000 and from every CIO; otherwise shown as Not required.
On time
Received on or before the due date.
Late
Received after the due date. The number of days is counted from the due date.
Overdue
Not received, and the due date has passed. Counted to today, or to the date a removed charity left the register.
Qualified accounts
The auditor or examiner raised a reservation about the accounts.

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (annual return history), Open Government Licence v3.0. The register keeps the latest five years; earlier years come from older copies we hold. Accounts documents link to the Charity Commission register. Days late and overdue are worked out from the dates, as of 29 October 2026.

Grants

Funding received

2 grantsiFrom grants published by funders to 360Giving. Not every funder publishes, so this is not a complete record of a charity's income.Grants awarded 10 December 2014 to 11 June 2020.
Total from published grants
£44k
£44,005
Grants
2
published to 360Giving
Funders
2
distinct funders
Latest grant
Jun 2020
11 June 2020

By year

iBy year the grant was awarded, in pounds.

Funders

2 funders
FunderGrantsTotalYears
London Marathon Foundation1£37,8002014
Sport England1£6,2052020

Grants

newest first
DateFunderTitleAmount
11 June 2020Sport EnglandCOVID-19 CEF£6,205
10 December 2014London Marathon FoundationTo purchase two skerries and a trailer£37,800

Who published this data

Grant records are published by the funders named below to 360Giving, each under the open licence shown. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 where that licence is shown. Governance Register has reformatted the data, removed duplicate rows and matched recipients and funders to register records; it has not changed the amounts or dates published.

About

Purposes and governing document

Register page (opens in a new tab)

Charitable objectsiAs filed with the Charity Commission. Clause breaks added for reading; the wording and capitals are unchanged.

THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS:TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR SCHOOL CHILDREN AND OTHER COMMUNITY GROUPS SUCH AS THE DISABLED, TO DISCOVER THE PLEASURE, TEAM SPIRIT, DISCIPLINE AND VIGOROUS EXERCISE OF ROWING.TO MAKE THESE GROUPS AWARE OF THE SAFETY ISSUES CONNECTED WITH WATER.TO MAKE THESE GROUPS AWARE OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND THEIR INTERCONNECTION WITH IT.

What it does

  • General charitable purposes
  • Education/training
  • The advancement of health or saving of lives
  • Disability
  • Amateur sport
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
  • Recreation

Who it helps

  • Children/young people
  • Elderly/old people
  • People with disabilities
  • Other charities or voluntary bodies
  • Other defined groups
  • The general public/mankind

How it helps

  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Where it operates
Throughout England
Governing document
CIO - Foundation Registered 14 Jul 2015 as filed
Register history
  • 14 July 2015Registered as a charitable incorporated organisation
Working names
S4S, Thames Community Rowing

Policies the charity says it has

  • Risk management
  • Investment
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Conflicting interests
  • Volunteer management
  • Complaints handling
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (governing document, classification, area of operation, register history and policies), Open Government Licence v3.0.

About

Website
www.skerries4schools.org (opens in a new tab)
Registered
2015

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