Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 8
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • Only 4 Trustees: -1
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +5
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 10 ?

BUDE SURF LIFE SAVING CLUB 

The teaching of water and beach safety, and training to qualification standards for surf lifeguarding. Search and Rescue activities through lifeguarding of local beaches.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are only 4 trustees

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

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£82£135£-53n/an/an/an/an/a150
31/12/21£197£97£100n/an/an/an/an/a75
31/12/20£49£38£11n/an/an/an/an/a80
31/12/19£76£90£-15n/an/an/an/an/a30
31/12/18£78£58£20£0£0£0n/a012
31/12/17£59£48£11£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/16£56£62£-5£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/15?*£27£22£5£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£52£26£26£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13*£46£31£15£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12*£32£32£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11*£42£32£9£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£45£35£10£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09£44£15£30£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08*£31£24£7£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07*£25£23£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06£28£26£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£30£28£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04*£27£27£-1£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 30 years

www.budeslsc.co.uk

secretary@budeslsc.co.uk

07910528248

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Education/Training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • Other individual and family services
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Cornwall,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 150 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
Sport England - Breaking down Barriers
£9,800 24/04/2023
This project will contribute towards the purchase of 8 soft top 10Â’6 surf lifesaving paddle boards.
National Lottery Community Fund - Bude SLSC Community Rescue and Emergency Training
£9,800 28/10/2021
The funding will be used to purchase rescue boards which will enable the organisation to deliver a rescue and safety training course for the local community in response to an increased number of ....more
Sport England - COVID19 Return to Play
£5,000 22/06/2021
3
Funding under Sport England's Return to Play - Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled COVID19 Return to Play. This project lists its main activity as Surf Life Saving
Sport England - COVID19 Return to Play
£3,525 08/04/2021
3
Funding under Sport England's Return to Play - Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled COVID19 Return to Play. This project lists its main activity as Surf Life Saving
Sport England - New Ski Section for Beginners and Recreational Paddling
£10,000 17/11/2020
11
Funding under Sport England's Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled New Ski Section for Beginners and Recreational Paddling. This project lists its main activity as Surf Life ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Bude SLSC Community Safety Project
£9,870 14/12/2018
12
The funding will be used to run free water safety training for local children. The project aims to provide a preventative measure by improving knowledge.
Sport England - Board Paddling for Women
£9,282 19/12/2017
11
Funding under Sport England's Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled Board Paddling for Women. This project lists its main activity as Surf Life Saving
DCMS - ALB-Board Paddling for Women
£9,282 19/12/2017
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National Lottery Community Fund - Volunteer Beach Lifeguard Patrol Project
£9,949 02/04/2017
12
This funding will be used to train existing volunteers as lifeguard patrol leaders, including search and rescue techniques. The training will increase safety cover on local beaches, improving the ....more
Department for Transport - Inland/Inshore Rescue Boat Fund scheme
£7,300 15/12/2016
3
To support rescue boat charities search and rescue operations and improve response capability
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 28/01/1994, number: 1032099
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; AR15: 35 days late, AR13: 2 days late, AR12: 48 days late, AR11: 11 days late, AR08: 1 days late, AR07: 16 days late, AR04: 32 days late,
Main office

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BUDE
Cornwall
EX23 8RF

Objectives

TO SAVE LIFE, WHETHER BY PREVENTION OR BY RESCUE, FROM THE BEACH

Defined Area of Benefit:

CROOKLETS, BUDE

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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