NATIONAL COASTWATCH INSTITUTION

Charity number: 1159975
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Established in 1994, we help create and maintain lookouts wherever possible around the UK coastline and train volunteer watchkeepers from all backgrounds to assist the users of leisure craft, fishermen, walkers and others as necessary, and help ensure their safety.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 30 September 2023

Charitable expenditure

Charitable expenditure

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Investments can experience large swings in value so trustees may, in a particular year, decide to realise and spend part of their charity’s capital or to invest part of its income.

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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:
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales

Governance

Registration history:
  • 16 January 2015: CIO registration
  • 19 January 2017: Funds received from 1045645 NATIONAL COASTWATCH INSTITUTION
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:
  • NATIONAL COASTWATCH (Working name)
  • NCI (Working name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Risk management
  • 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
  • Volunteer management
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

9 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Stephen John Hand Chair 25 April 2020
None on record
Linda Lawrence Trustee 03 April 2024
None on record
Gail Rendle Trustee 04 April 2023
None on record
Helen Simpson Trustee 04 April 2023
None on record
Sir Alan Massey Trustee 20 July 2022
None on record
Graeme Gordon Trustee 01 January 2022
THE GRG GENERAL RELIEF FUND
Received: On time
Dr Chris Aps Trustee 19 May 2021
None on record
Philip Styles Trustee 19 May 2021
None on record
David Crozier Trustee 21 April 2018
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 30/09/2019 30/09/2020 30/09/2021 30/09/2022 30/09/2023
Total gross income £719.83k £542.18k £517.41k £861.00k £804.27k
Total expenditure £564.92k £516.19k £504.22k £809.65k £926.24k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income - Donations and legacies £438.73k £346.26k £20.69k £600.33k £555.38k
Income - Other trading activities £259.32k £185.43k £0 £251.25k £248.89k
Income - Charitable activities £0 £0 £43.23k £251.25k £0
Income - Endowments £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Investment £12.29k £10.50k £39.83k £9.42k £0
Income - Other £9.49k £0 £1.61k £0 £0
Income - Legacies £115.42k £104.10k £20.69k £35.51k £147.74k
Expenditure - Charitable activities £492.79k £464.68k £462.85k £693.08k £792.11k
Expenditure - Raising funds £72.13k £51.52k £41.37k £116.57k £134.13k
Expenditure - Governance £0 £0 £15.44k £135.59k £338.77k
Expenditure - Grants institution £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Investment management £0 £0 £5.81k £3.56k £0
Expenditure - Other £0 £0 £0 £0 £0

Assets and liabilities

Definitions for assets and liabilities
Own use assets

These are assets, other than investments, which are held for more than 12 months and used to run and administer the charity such as buildings, offices, exhibits and fixtures and fittings.

Long term Investments

Investments are assets held by the charity with the sole aim of generating income which will be used for their charitable purposes such as deposit accounts, shares, rental property and unit trusts.
Investment assets are re-valued every year and included in the balance sheet at their current market value.
Long term investments are held for more than 12 months.

Other assets

These are assets held generally for less than 12 months such as cash and bank balances, debtors, investments to be sold within the coming year and trading stock.

Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability

This is a surplus or deficit in any defined benefit pension scheme operated and represents a potential long-term asset or liability.

Total liabilities

These are all the amounts owed by the charity at the balance sheet date to third parties such as bills due but not yet paid, bank overdrafts and loans and mortgages.

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Asset / Liability 30/09/2019 30/09/2020 30/09/2021 30/09/2022 30/09/2023
Own use assets £189.67k £228.74k £271.62k £368.79k £293.19k
Long-term investments £273.85k £361.91k £418.53k £337.24k £183.81k
Other assets £794.67k £705.02k £622.18k £637.85k £736.59k
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Total liabilities £3.90k £11.00k £14.47k £26.60k £27.00k

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 2023 30 July 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2023 30 July 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2022 10 July 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2022

(These accounts
have been qualified)

10 July 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2021 29 June 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2021 29 June 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2020 21 May 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2020 21 May 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2019 04 June 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2019 04 June 2020 On Time Download Open in new window
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Contact information

Address:
National Coastwatch Institution
17 Dean Street
LISKEARD
Cornwall
PL14 4AB
Phone:
0300 111 1202