Established 1865
The one-hundred and sixtieth annual general meeting of Clyde Amateur Rowing Club will be held at 19:00 on 2 October 2025 at The West Boathouse, Glasgow Green, Glasgow.
Clyde Amateur Rowing Club is a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation (SCIO) registered with the Office of the Scottish Charities Regulator (OSCR), number SC050168. Clyde ARC was established in Glasgow, in 1865 and incorporated as a SCIO in 2020.
No motions have been received as of 2025-09-29 for the consideration of the meeting, but this webpage will be updated if and when any are submitted to the AGM. Motions should be submitted to the club president by email: president@clydearc.org.uk.
As reports are received they will be added to this section of the page.
Clyde Amateur Rowing Club exists to promote rowing as a sport and as a recreation in the City of Glasgow. Our members come from many walks of life, and many parts of the city, but we come together with the common goal of making rowing, and access to the River Clyde, available to all, whether your ambitions are just to paddle up and down the river on a sunny summer Sunday, or to take on rowers from across the country in races.
We’ve had another strong year since the last AGM, with a considerable increase in the number of members regularly taking part in rowing sessions, and the number of people in the club racing. We’ve seen members’ confidence increase over the year, and a greater variety of boats and crews on the water, and attending races.
Our membership this year has been fairly steady, and at a level where the club is financially sustainable. However, we have a real opportunity to build the membership further and invest further both in our members and our facilities.
We continue to have strong relationships with other City organisations. We are corporate members of the Glasgow Humane Society, and members of the Glasgow Sports Council. In order to further our aim of becoming a more welcoming and inclusive club we are part of the West Region forum of LEAP Sports, an organisation which promotes LGBTQ+ inclusion in sport. We’ve also had a harmonious year working with Clydesdale Amateur Rowing Club and Strathclyde University Boat Club, and we’ve found effective ways to work with the different ethoses of the three clubs cohabiting. Our membership of the Boathouse Management Committee continues to give us a say in the operation of the building, while the President of Clyde’s position as Boathouse Secretary ensures that Clyde sits at the centre of decision making processes.
Our taster session programme continues to be successful, though we had a smaller recruitment of new members during this summer than last year, which stands out as an outlier. Moving forwards we need to ensure that we recruit effectively during the warmer months of the year; 2026 will be an excellent opportunity for this with the return of the Commonwealth Games to the city of Glasgow.
The races which we organise were once again successful, with both the Three Heads and the Sprints having large entries and being venue-positive for the club. Weather and river conditions continue to be a source of large uncertainty for the head race however. External pressures, both from Scottish Rowing and the relative lack of participation in our events from clubs furth of the Clyde Valley deserve consideration, however, if our event offering is to remain successful.
To finish on a real high-note: racing performance. Last year I mentioned that the green shoots of recovery for the club’s racing pedigree were showing. This year far exceeded that. We managed a very large entry to the Castle Semple Regatta this year, to Scot Champs, and the various headraces on the Clyde, but the only way from here must be up: I look forward to the club’s great success in 2025-26! Once again the last twelve months have just been a pleasure to watch the club go from strength to strength.
Over the past year Clyde has grown greatly in skills, and we now have more confident rowers than in the previous season. We have entered more races this year than ever since I’ve been a member of the club, and won more medals than in the last few years combined. It’s been a great pleasure to see so many of us compete and have fun on the Clyde or on the Loch. It’s a fantastic testimony to the efforts and time that everyone has put into learning and progressing over the year. It is also very encouraging and satisfying to see most of us feel comfortable in small boats - this is no small achievement, so everyone can be very proud of their hard work.
All of this progress was made easier by Katie’s great work at building a programme and training targets. I might be ok at teaching beginners how to take their first strokes, but Katie’s knowledge and dedication did a lot more to make our members progress in skills and confidence, and I’d like to thank her for that. I’d also like to thank the other coaches, Stephen and Daniel for being so patient with my poor planning and being such good teachers for our newer members.
This year our Head Race and Sprints were great successes, and I have no doubt we’ll be able to hold similarly popular races in 2025/2026. I look forward to another year of fun and progress on the water, and thanks again everyone for your dedication!
| Category | Community Acct. | Savings Acct. |
|---|---|---|
| Opening Balances (01/10/2024) | £3,704.35 | £12,463.06 |
| Donations | – | – |
| Fundraising | – | – |
| Bank Interest | – | £174.37 |
| Membership/Boat racking Fees | £6,966.00 | – |
| Beginner Rowing Sessions | £50.00 | – |
| Race Income (entries/tearoom) | £4,890.62 | – |
| Clyde Racing | £369.50 | – |
| Total Receipts as at 30/09/2025 | £12,276.29 | £174.37 |
| Category | Community Acct. | Savings Acct. |
|---|---|---|
| Governing Bodies Membership (SR/GLAS/HS) | -£1,145.00 | – |
| Boat & Gym Equipment Insurance | -£875.57 | – |
| Equipment – New & Repairs | -£1,378.73 | – |
| Clyde Racing | -£495.00 | – |
| Race Services / Expenditure | -£788.23 | – |
| Web Hosting | -£209.27 | – |
| West Boathouse – BH Mgmt | -£4,963.35 | – |
| Total Payments as at 30/09/2025 | -£9,915.30 | – |
| Category | Community Acct. | Savings Acct. |
|---|---|---|
| Closing Balances 30/09/2025 | £6,065.24 | £12,637.43 |
| Category | Community Acct. | Savings Acct. |
|---|---|---|
| Opening Balances | £3,704.35 | £12,463.06 |
| Surplus / (Deficit) for the Year | £2,360.89 | £174.37 |
| Closing Balance | £6,065.24 | £12,637.43 |
| Asset | Value |
|---|---|
| Trailer | £1,000 |
| Boats | £39,450 |
| Oars | £6,800 |
| Gym & Head Race Equipment | £1,100 |
| Rowing machines | £8,000 |
| Trestles / flotation devices / throw bags | £560 |
| Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| None | – |
Notes to the Accounts:
These roles are normally held alongside another position on the committee, and can be held by any committee member.
The Clyde Star is an award conferred by the Club on a member whose efforts and conduct have gone above and beyond both in the sport of rowing and within the club. The MVP of Clyde, as it were. Any member can be nominated. Stephen Edge was awarded the Clyde Star in 2022.
The positions listed in the above section will normally act as trustees of the Charity. Under law you cannot become a Trustee of Clyde if:
Details about the duties which are expected of Charity Trustees can be found on the website of the Scottish Charities Regulator, OSCR, here.