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Finance Score: -4
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 0
  • Spending falling: -1
  • Volatile income: -3
  • No PartB
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Large volunteers +5
Overall GiG Score: 4 ?

BLACKPOOL POLAR BEARS 

Multi Disability Swimming and Recreation Club, covering Blackpool Wyre and Fylde. Supports swimming and social activities for people with a wide range of disabilities. Usually around 100 - 130 members are involved in swimming and social activities and 53 volunteers subject to DBS checks. Regular swimming activities sessions at Moor Park Swimming Pool take place on Sunday mornings.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received modest backing from several prominent grant makers recently
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period
  • Income has been volatile recently
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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k		 Spending
£k		 Surplus/
Deficit		 Fundraising
Cost £k		 Total
Funds £k		 Unrestricted
Funds £k		 Mths
Rsrvs		 Staff Volun-
teers
31/12/22£21£19£3n/an/an/an/an/a25
31/12/21£7£2£5n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/20£11£10£1n/an/an/an/an/a33
31/12/19£36£32£4n/an/an/an/an/a38
31/12/18£37£40£-3£0£0£0n/a027
31/12/17£42£75£-33£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/16£54£39£14£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/15£30£35£-5£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/14£29£28£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/13£24£17£8£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/12£15£10£4£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/11£24£14£10£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/10£21£17£4£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/09£20£17£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/08£27£12£15£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/07?£23£11£12£0£0£0n/a00
22/01/06£10£6£5£0£0£0n/a00
22/01/05£20£16£4£0£0£0n/a00
01/02/04*£16£12£4£0£0£0n/a00
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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 24 years

www.blackpoolpolarbears.com

blackpool_polarbears@yahoo.co.uk

07894984863

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Disability
GiG Classification
  • Services for people with disabilities
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Blackpool,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 25 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months		 To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Blackpool Polar Bears
£1,796 21/10/2023
Blackpool Polar Bears is a charity which provides swimming lessons for people with physical and/or learning disabilities, who live in Blackpool and the local area.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Blackpool Polar Bears
£2,164 22/10/2022
We would like to pay for disabled swimmers to participate in the next Special Olympics Great Britain regional and national games, where all abilities have the opportunity to take part.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 8/9 persons

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 27/09/2000, number: 1082638
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR04: 7 days late,
Main office

427 WATERLOO ROAD
BLACKPOOL
FY4 4BW

Objectives

TO HELP PERSONS WITH LEARNING AND/OR PHYSICAL DISABILITIES TO ACHIEVE THEIR FULL POTENTIAL AND TO ENCOURAGE THEIR INTEGRATION IN SOCIETY AND IN PARTICULAR BY THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR THEIR RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION, IN PARTICULAR WATER SPORT ACTIVITIES, FOR THEM AND THEIR FAMILIES AND CARERS IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE IN ORDER THAT THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE MAY BE IMPROVED

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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