Finance Score: -5

Governance Score: 9

Support Score: 8

Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
No PartB

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteers +5
Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 12

SUNDERLAND VOLUNTEER LIFE BRIGADE

Coastal search, rescue (SAR) & Coastwatch. The SAR team is on call to assist Her majesties Coastguard (HMCG) 24 hours a day,365 days a year. The Coastwatch team operates 4 days each week. The Coastwatch team is a "Declared Facilities" of the HMCG. D/Edin training is available. The HQ are open to public as a museum. School parties & community groups visit. Visits are made to both groups

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years 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
30/06/23		£15	£17	£-3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	33
30/06/22		£29	£24	£5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	30
30/06/21		£18	£17	£2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	45
30/06/20		£19	£24	£-6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	45
30/06/19		£33	£27	£6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	45
30/06/18		£19	£21	£-2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/06/17		£18	£24	£-7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/06/16		£25	£27	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/06/15		£20	£31	£-10	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/06/14		£68	£34	£33	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/06/13		£20	£21	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/06/12		£20	£14	£6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/06/11		£24	£25	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/06/10		£23	£22	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/06/09		£28	£28	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/06/08		£59	£54	£6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/06/07		£24	£25	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/06/06		£33	£29	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/06/05	*	£5	£8	£-3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 20 years

www.sunderlandvlb.com

info@sunvlb.com

07847004983

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Education/Training
Environment/Conservation/Heritage
General Charitable Purposes
Other Charitable Purposes
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

GiG Classification

Search & rescue & emergency services

How it operates

Other charitable activities
Provides human resources
Provides services

Where it operates

Durham, South Tyneside, Sunderland,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
33 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 - Search and Rescue Team
£7,807	13/08/2021	The project will use the funding to purchase protective and safety clothing for their search and rescue team of volunteers. They will also provide first aid and radio communications training. This ....more The project will use the funding to purchase protective and safety clothing for their search and rescue team of volunteers. They will also provide first aid and radio communications training. This will enable them to continue to provide safety talks to community groups and schools and help keep the community safe.
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - A grant to Sunderland Volunteer Life Brigade
£6,802	29/07/2021	Purchasing replacement rescue equipment
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - A grant to Sunderland Volunteer Life Brigade
£4,997	22/04/2021	The purchase of equipment for the search and rescue team

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 46-84

GORDON PRATT Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Unemployed

JILL PETERS Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Teaching Assistant

MICHAEL LISTER Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Retired

JOHN MELVILLE HUNTER Appointed: 2008, Occupation: None

MRS R ROBERTS, Occupation: Retired

THOMAS ERIC REAY Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Retired Airtraffic Controller

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 22/09/2004, number: 1105980
Registered at Companies House on 27/11/2003, number: 04978640

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

19 returns made; AR05: 12 days late,

Main office

Sunderland Volunteer Life Brigade
Watch House
Pier View
Roker
Sunderland
SR6 0PR

Objectives

1) TO ASSIST H.M. COASTGUARD SERVICE IN SAVING LIFE ON THE COAST AND IN CASE OF SHIPWRECK BY THE PROVISION OF A DECLARED FACILITY AVAILABLE FOR 24 HOURS PER DAY, 365 DAYS PER YEAR CALL-OUT2) THE MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR OF THE BRIGADE'S HEADQUARTERS WATCH HOUSE, AND THE PRESERVATION CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE BRIGADE'S HISTORIC ARTEFACTS AND MUSEUM FOR THE BENEFIT AND EDUCATION OF THE COMMUNITY

Defined Area of Benefit:

TYNE AND WEAR

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