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RYA Club Facilities Survey 2010
Regional Overview Report
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Introduction
• In the last year RYA has seen an increase in the volume of enquiries
from clubs across the country who have serious issues which threaten
their access to water.
• In response to this RYA recently designed and undertook research
fieldwork amongst sailing club representatives across the UK
• This was designed to help RYA to consider the challenges that sailing
clubs face
• More specifically, the data generated from the research can help inform
ongoing strategy in relation to:
– Protection of sailing clubs and development of participation
– Identification of the main future threats to our club structure
– Identification of opportunities for RYA / Member Sailing Clubs
• Arkenford has been asked to analyse and report response by region in
order that regional strategies can be informed
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Methodology
• Research was conducted using an online questionnaire
• RYA member sailing clubs were invited to respond to the
survey via email invitation?
• The research project and requests to participate was also
published on various newsletters and key websites to
encourage wider response
• Research conducted in Summer 2010
• A total of 524 respondent completed the survey (either in
whole or in part)
• This document reports the key findings from the survey
broken down by the different regions
– Regional specific reports accompany this document
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Sample – Response by Region
•
Regional Breakdown
Base: All Respondents (524)
South & SE (Base: 95)
•
18%
Thames Valley (Base; 85)
16%
South West (Base:64)
12%
East Anglia (Base:58)
11%
North West (Base: 56)
11%
NE, Yorks and Humber (Base: 51)
10%
E&W Midlands (Base: 51)
10%
Northern Ireland (Base: 22)
4%
Wales (Base: 21)
4%
Scotland (Base: 21)
4%
0%
2%
•
•
•
4%
6%
8%
10%
12%
14%
16%
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18%
20%
Response generally highest from
Southerly clubs
Response from South & SE higher
than from any other region
– 70% of response came from
South, and 30% came from
South East
North East & Yorkshire & Humber
combined
– 67% Yorkshire and 33% North
East Clubs
East & West Midlands combined
– 53% from West Midland Clubs
and 47% from East Midlands
Response from the home nations
lowest
Club Constitution
•
Types of Club
•
Base: All Respondents (524)
Unincorporated
80%
•
Ltd Company
20%
Charity Status
–
14%
CASC Status
31%
0%
10%
80% of clubs are unincorporated, with
only 20% holding Ltd status
Clubs are more likely to be registered
as a limited company than they are a
charity (14%)
Almost a third of the clubs that
responded have CASC status
(Community Amateur Sports Club
registration)
20%
•
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
•
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This will allow a club to register with
HM Revenue and Customs and benefit
from a range of tax reliefs including
Gift Aid
Key requirements of this status are
that clubs are open to community and
organised on an amateur basis
The link below explains more about
CASC
http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/casc/casc_gu
idance.htm
Club Constitution by Region
Club Constitution by Region
Base: 344 Respondents
Thames Valley
67%
33%
East Anglia
74%
26%
South & SE
76%
24%
E&W Midlands
78%
22%
Total
80%
20%
Wales
81%
19%
NE, Yorks and Humber
82%
18%
North West
87%
13%
Northern Ireland
91%
9%
South West
92%
8%
Scotland
95%
0%
10%
20%
30%
Unincorporated
40%
50%
• Regions with the highest
proportion of Ltd Companies
include:
– Thames Valley
– East Anglia
– South & SE
• Scotland and South West clubs
are least likely to hold Ltd
Company status
5%
60%
70%
80%
90% 100%
Ltd Company
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Club Ownership
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•
On average over half of clubs are owned outright
Levels of ownership are lowest in the South West, Midlands and Thames Valley
Club Premises / Facilities Ownership by Region
Northern Ireland (Base:22)
14%
Wales (Base:21)
14%
71%
32%
North West (Base: 56)
11%
35%
4%
South & SE (Base:95)
36%
East Anglia (Base:58)
37%
NE, Yorks and Humber (Base:51)
38%
Total
58%
62%
5%
63%
4%
41%
Scotland (Base:21)
59%
58%
5%
42%
11%
Thames Valley (Base:85)
49%
E&W Midlands (Base:51)
49%
South West (Base: 64)
55%
47%
3%
4%
53%
0%
10%
20%
No
49%
47%
5%
30%
40%
Yes - mortgage outstanding
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50%
42%
60%
Yes - owned outright
70%
80%
90%
100%
Premises / Facilities Owned
Club Premises / Facilities Owned
Base: All Respondents (524)
Clubhouse
57%
Boat Storage
40%
Car Park
• Ownership tends to be
of land based premises /
facilities as opposed to
water based, ie. very
few clubs own the water
based area that they
actually use
29%
Private Slipway
28%
Beach
6%
Sea bed/River bed
5%
Other
4%
Land 2%
Lake 2%
Workshop/Storage 1%
Marina/Water frontage 1%
Pontoons 1%
Pier/ Moorings 1%
Changing rooms 1%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
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1%
1%
Club Leasing / License
•
•
Almost three-quarters of clubs lease or licence some or all premises of facilities they use
Average rent paid by clubs £6,440, ranging from over £12k in the South / SE to under £1k in
NI & Scotland
% Clubs with Lease / Licence on Some or All Premises /
Facilities by Region
E&W Midlands
82%
NE, Yorks and Humber
79%
North West
76%
South & SE
75%
East Anglia
74%
Total
74%
Thames Valley
72%
Wales
71%
South West
69%
Scotland
67%
Northern Ireland
58%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
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50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
Premises & Facilities Leased or Rented
Club Premises / Facilities Leased or Rented
Boat Storage
•
44%
Clubhouse
•
33%
Car Park
32%
Private Slipway
25%
Sea bed/River bed
•
10%
Beach
8%
Other
6%
0%
5%
10%
Clubhouse
Car Park
Boat Storage
Private Slipway
Beach
Sea bed/River bed
Other
15%
20%
25%
East Anglia
89
93
98
109
159
104
80
30%
35%
E&W
Midlands
113
143
111
77
26
39
0
40%
45%
NE &
Yorks
89
118
116
147
103
138
0
Boat Storage is the facility most
likely to be leased or rented
Clubs are almost as likely to be
leasing or renting a car park as
they are their clubhouse
The table below illustrates the
regions most (red) and least
(blue) likely to be leasing each of
the different facilities listed:
50%
Northern
Ireland
28
29
51
72
0
45
595
North
West
92
136
117
106
93
55
86
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South &
Scotland
SE
58
118
60
94
108
103
75
104
125
138
96
127
0
61
South
West
81
70
92
80
143
126
298
Thames
Valley
135
108
99
107
62
119
86
Wales
101
76
54
75
63
48
446
Key Landlords
Club Landlord
Local Authority
•
39%
Private Landowner
26%
Water Company
–
22%
Other
8%
British Waterways
•
6%
Harbour Authority
3%
National Park Authority
2%
National Trust
1%
Other Utility Company
1%
Environment Agency
1%
0%
•
•
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
A Local Authority will be the
landlord for 39% of clubs
30%
35%
40%
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45%
This is an even higher % for
Scotland, Wales, South / SE and
Thames Valley
Regions more likely to have a
private landlord include East Anglia
and the South West
Water Company landlords are more
likely to be seen in Midlands, NE &
Yorkshire
‘Other’ landlords include Companies,
Charities, MOD and Crown Estate
Lease Terms & Conditions
Length of Lease when Granted by Region
Wales (Base: 8)
63%
East Anglia (Base: 33)
49%
South West (Base: 31)
48%
North West (Base: 35)
25%
39%
41%
Total (Base: 276)
40%
Scotland (Base: 8)
38%
E&W Midlands (Base:27)
37%
South & SE (Base: 54)
35%
NE, Yorks and Humber (Base: 30)
27%
Northern Ireland (Base: 8)
25%
0%
10%
0-20 years
12%
36%
46%
Thames Valley (Base: 42)
13%
16%
37%
17%
17%
40%
13%
20%
50%
48%
15%
32%
33%
70%
25%
20%
30%
40%
21-40 years
3%
50%
50%
60%
70%
80%
40+ years
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90%
100%
•
Clubs in Wales, East Anglia,
South West, North West
and Thames Valley are
more likely to have been
granted the shortest leases
when original terms and
conditions were set
Length of Lease Remaining
Lease / Licence Expiry by Region
Scotland (Base: 8)
50%
South West (Base: 30)
47%
North West (Base: 33)
12%
36%
Wales (Base: 6)
8%
33%
14%
12%
East Anglia (Base: 27)
30%
19%
7%
23%
23%
Northern Ireland (Base: 8)
15%
13%
NE, Yorks and Humber (Base: 29)
10%
0%
46%
33%
43%
44%
12%
41%
11%
50%
25%
63%
17%
10%
33%
17%
31%
E&W Midlands (Base: 26)
33%
10%
17%
25%
7%
12%
Total (Base: 261)
Thames Valley (Base: 44)
50%
13%
43%
South & SE (Base: 50)
•
0%
28%
20%
30%
40%
45%
50%
60%
70%
Next 1-5 years (2010-2014)
Next 6-10 years (2015-2019)
Next 11-15 years (2020-2024)
Next 15+ years (2025 or beyond)
80%
90%
100%
Just under a third of clubs hold a lease that expires in the next 5 years
– The South West, North West and South / SE regions have the highest proportion of clubs
whose lease expires in this very short term
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Projected Lifespan of Clubhouse
Project Lifespan of Clubhouse by Region
East Anglia(Base: 38)
29%
Wales (Base: 13)
15%
Scotland (Base: 14)
14%
NE, Yorks and Humber (Base: 40)
13%
E&W Midlands (Base: 33)
12%
North West (Base: 43)
12%
Total (Base: 355)
11%
South & SE (Base: 65)
9%
Northern Ireland (Base: 12)
South West (Base: 39)
18%
23%
7%
28%
60%
82%
30%
58%
21%
68%
77%
5%
92%
26%
69%
29%
10%
20%
Less than 5 years
67%
30%
40%
5 to 10 years
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
More than 10 years
Around 10% of clubs indicated that projected lifespan of their clubhouse is less than 5 years
–
•
79%
14%
Thames Valley (Base: 58) 3%
•
62%
8% 0%
0%
53%
This is the period of time before major structural repairs/replacement would need to be undertaken
East Anglia is the region with the highest % of clubs in this position
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Size of Clubs
Size of Boat Pounds by Region
Scotland (Base: 13)
•
62%
Northern Ireland (Base: 12)
23%
50%
Wales (Base: 11)
25%
46%
South West (Base: 36)
17%
36%
33%
NE, Yorks and Humber (Base: 38)
15%
22%
26%
19%
32%
28%
27%
Thames Valley (Base: 59)
22%
32%
20%
East Anglia (Base: 37)
22%
19%
38%
22%
E&W Midlands (Base: 30)
20%
23%
33%
23%
South & SE (Base: 61)
8%
0%
1-50 Boats
36%
30%
10%
20%
51-100 Boats
21%
40%
38%
50%
101-200 Boats
•
26%
31%
30%
–
21%
24%
17%
9%
25%
Total (Base: 339)
North West (Base: 42)
–
8%
9%
10%
31%
60%
70%
201+ Boats
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80%
Clubs have on average 63
moorings
90%
•
100%
Region with the highest
average is East Anglia and
South / SE
Lowest number of moorings
is in the North West /
Midlands
Regions with the highest
proportion of larger clubs
include South / SE, Thames
Valley and SW
SW also has a high % of
small clubs, as do the home
nations
Summer Occupancy Levels
Average Occupancy of Boat Pounds in Summer
All Respondents (Base: 339)
100% Occupied
33%
90% Occupied
23%
80% Occupied
15%
70% Occupied
•
6%
60% Occupied
5%
50% Occupied
6%
40% Occupied
– Clubs in South / SE, East
Anglia, and South West are
most likely to be working to
maximum capacity during this
period
2%
30% Occupied
3%
20% Occupied
1%
10% Occupied
2%
None
Over three-quarters of clubs
operate to 70% or more in the
summer months
4%
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
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25%
30%
35%
Constraints to On-Water Activity
Constraints to On-Water Activity
All Respondents
•
Water Level Fluctuation
18%
Weed
16%
Siltation
16%
Trees
•
12%
Algae
10%
Flooding
8%
Nature Reserves
5%
Erosion
4%
Water Quality
3%
Weil’s Disease
2%
0%
2%
4%
6%
8%
10%
12%
14%
Weil’s Disease
Water Quality
Erosion
Nature Reserves
Flooding
Algae
Trees
Siltation
Weed
Water Level Fluctuation
16%
18%
20%
Water Level fluctuation, presence of
weeds and siltation are the key
constraints to on-water activity
The index table below illustrates the
regions most affected by each of the
different constraints listed
– This shows East Anglia faces the
greatest range of constraints
– Other regions have more specific
constraints
E&W
Northern
East Anglia Midlands NE & Yorks Ireland
226
0
170
0
153
174
59
132
234
45
89
0
165
150
150
0
102
46
210
0
153
194
20
0
181
127
190
0
202
73
73
0
147
143
132
27
57
184
130
25
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North
West
78
106
0
69
64
177
115
165
87
158
Scotland
209
279
216
92
57
48
0
88
29
52
South & SE
0
62
191
62
38
42
17
136
58
46
South
West
0
0
70
150
93
62
88
58
66
129
Thames
Valley
204
138
27
46
196
151
142
58
165
85
Wales
209
0
109
92
113
48
0
30
0
131
Threats to Continued Use of Facilities
Threats to Continued Use of Facilities
All Respondents
Ability to Renew Lease/Licence
25%
Rent Increases
22%
Restricted Availability of Boat Parking
12%
Siltation
•
12%
Planning Constraints
10%
Restricted Availability of Car Parking
10%
Water Level Fluctuation
9%
Slipway Deterioration
9%
Weed
9%
Restricted Access to the Water
9%
Trees
•
6%
Algae
5%
Flooding
•
4%
Erosion
3%
Nature Reserves
3%
Water Quality
2%
Weil’s Disease
It is generally ‘land’ issues that
threaten continued use of
facilities as opposed to
constraints to on-water activity
Ability to renew licences or
afford rent increases are by far
offering the greatest threat
Other issues include restricted
space on land for parking of
boats and car parking
0%
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
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25%
30%