Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 5
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
  • No PartB
  • Only 4 Trustees: -1
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Grant maker support: +2
Overall GiG Score: 2 ?

THE CROYDE SURF LIFE SAVING CLUB 

To teach life saving techniques by prevention and/or rescue in a beach environment. Train adults and children in life saving skills / swimming/ rescue/resuscitation and train to a nationally recognised certificated level - often feeding into RNLI roles.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent 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
  • Accounts have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended
Established: 27 years

https://www.croydesls.org/

treasurer@croydesls.org

01271816099

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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
01/04/23*£60£54£6n/an/an/an/an/a30
01/04/22£57£35£22n/an/an/an/an/a40
01/04/21£31£16£15n/an/an/an/an/a30
01/04/20£25£31£-5n/an/an/an/an/a30
01/04/19*£35£34£1n/an/an/an/an/a30
01/04/18*£53£37£16£0£0£0n/a00
01/04/17£33£27£6£0£0£0n/a00
01/04/16*£30£23£7£0£0£0n/a00
01/04/15*£43£40£3£0£0£0n/a00
01/04/14£36£27£9£0£0£0n/a00
01/04/13*£45£51£-7£0£0£0n/a00
01/04/12*£51£56£-5£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£46£44£2£0£0£0n/a00
01/04/10£39£40£-1£0£0£0n/a00
01/04/09£23£19£4£0£0£0n/a00
01/04/08£15£13£2£0£0£0n/a00
01/04/07*£17£18£-1£0£0£0n/a00
01/04/06£16£9£6£0£0£0n/a00
01/04/05£9£7£2£0£0£0n/a00
01/04/04£5£6£-1£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Listed activities
  • Education/Training
How it operates
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Devon,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 30 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
National Lottery Community Fund - Surf Life Saving Club Base / Equipment store
£9,999 10/12/2021
The funding will be used to create a secure permanent base and storage facility for the club. This will provide a hub for the local community enabling the club to continue serving the community and ....more
Sport England - New Adults into Surf Life Saving
£10,000 14/11/2017
12
Funding under Sport England's Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled 'New Adults into Surf Life Saving'. This project lists its main activity as Surf Life Saving.
Sport England - New Adults into Surf Life Saving
£10,000 14/11/2017
11
Funding under Sport England's Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled New Adults into Surf Life Saving. This project lists its main activity as Surf Life Saving
Sport England - Retaining Young Competitors in Sport
£10,000 30/01/2015
12
Funding under Sport England's Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled 'Retaining Young Competitors in Sport'. This project is a Surf Life Saving project, with a focus on younger ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Safety/Inshore Rescue Boat (IRB)
£10,000 21/10/2010
12
This group, based in Croyde, Devon, will purchase an Inshore Rescue Boat and other equipment. This will allow the group to carry out effective life-saving training at sea and provide safety cover for ....more

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 28/11/1996, number: 1059485
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • 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
  • 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
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR23: 53 days late, AR19: 159 days late, AR18: 197 days late, AR16: 64 days late, AR15: 8 days late, AR13: 142 days late, AR12: 1 days late, AR07: 76 days late,
Main office

Upcott Farm
Braunton
EX33 1HT

Objectives

TO SAVE LIFE WHETHER BY PREVENTION OR RESCUE

Defined Area of Benefit:

CROYDE BEACH

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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