FRESHWATER LIFEBOAT

Charity number: 293657
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Voluntary Independent Lifeboat service

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 30 September 2024

Total income: £236,042
Total expenditure: £136,412

People

4 Trustee(s)

70 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • Amateur Sport
  • Armed Forces/emergency Service Efficiency
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Isle Of Wight

Governance

Registration history:
  • 18 February 1986: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • FRESHWATER INSHORE RESCUE (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

4 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Barry Sales Chair 29 February 2024
None on record
Ronan McCann Trustee 29 February 2024
None on record
Andrew Dye Trustee 29 February 2024
None on record
MARTIN GOULD Trustee 15 May 2013
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 30/09/2020 30/09/2021 30/09/2022 30/09/2023 30/09/2024
Total gross income £132 £129.95k £221.78k £543.00k £236.04k
Total expenditure £152 £121.59k £275.75k £80.47k £136.41k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A £44.16k N/A N/A
Income - Donations and legacies N/A N/A N/A £448.31k N/A
Income - Other trading activities N/A N/A N/A £0 N/A
Income - Charitable activities N/A N/A N/A £11.74k N/A
Income - Endowments N/A N/A N/A £0 N/A
Income - Investment N/A N/A N/A £1.58k N/A
Income - Other N/A N/A N/A £81.36k N/A
Income - Legacies N/A N/A N/A £415.00k N/A
Expenditure - Charitable activities N/A N/A N/A £80.47k N/A
Expenditure - Raising funds N/A N/A N/A £0 N/A
Expenditure - Governance N/A N/A N/A £0 N/A
Expenditure - Grants institution N/A N/A N/A £0 N/A
Expenditure - Investment management N/A N/A N/A £0 N/A
Expenditure - Other N/A N/A N/A £0 N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 30 September 2024 30 June 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2024 30 June 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2023 16 June 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2023 16 June 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2022 09 July 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2022 09 July 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2021 02 September 2022 34 days late
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2021 02 September 2022 34 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2020 06 October 2021 68 days late
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2020 Not required
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 7TH JANUARY 1986 AS AMENDED 23 SEPTEMBER 2010.

Charitable objects

(A) TO PROMOTE TECHNICAL EDUCATION IN LIFESAVING AND RESUSCITATION OF THE APPARENTLY DROWNED, AND TO PROVIDE SUITABLE TRANING OF PERSONNEL. (B) TO PROVIDE VOLUNTEER LIFE SAVING SERVICES TO THE BEACHES AND COASTLINE IN THE FRESHWATER AREA, AND TO ENSURE THAT THIS SERVICE IS EFFICIENT AND DEPENDABLE IN EVERY WAY.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
Freshwater Lifeboat
The Boathouse
Freshwater Bay
Freshwater Bay
FRESHWATER
PO40 9RA
Phone:
01983755090
Email:
Boathouse@freshwaterlifeboat.org.uk
Website:

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