Overall GiG Score: 4 ?
Finance Score: 1
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 4
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Mainly male board: -1
  • Grant maker support: +4

WATERSIDE COMMUNITY TRUST 

Provision of Swimming,Tuition,Life Guarding to the Ryde community
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is predominantly male

Financial issues to consider:

  • Accounts have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended
Established: 7 years
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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
30/11/22*£573£555£18£16£322£2886.2430
30/11/21£546£391£155£9£304£2186.7366
30/11/20£347£366£-19n/an/an/an/an/a10
30/11/19*£498£467£31n/an/an/an/an/a1
30/11/18£442£435£7£0£0£0n/a010
Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 3.1%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 3%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 27%
Liabilities/Income: 21%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 89%
Reserves/Spending: 6.2 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 7 months
Quick Ratio: 4.3
Asset Split ?
What it does
  • Recreation
Who works here?
  • 43 employees
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Isle Of Wight,

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.

Major supporters in last 5 years
National Lottery Community Fund£25,436
Co-Operative Group£7,275
Sport England£3,141
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Beach Lifeguard HQ
£7,500 17/12/2021
The funding will support the group to provide lifeguards at at Sandown beach after the town was left without lifeguards by another charity in 2020. The area is a visitor attraction and the group ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Rescue ATV
£8,000 11/12/2020
0
The funding will be used to purchase an all terrain vehicle for the lifeguard service. The project aims to provide a much quicker and effective response to incidents and save lives.
Sport England - COVID19 Return to Play
£3,141 26/11/2020
5
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 Swimming & Diving
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Waterside Community Trust
£7,275 15/11/2019
We would like to buy an ATV for our Beach Lifeguard Service, to enable us to scan the whole beach, and respond to incidents faster.
National Lottery Community Fund - Sensory Swim
£9,936 16/10/2019
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Sensory Swim
Sport England - New Studio Next to Swimming Pool
£50,000 14/12/2017
Funding under Sport England's Community Asset Fund funding programme for a Capital project titled 'New Studio Next to Swimming Pool'. This project lists its main activity as Multi Sports. This ....more
DCMS - ALB-New Studio Next to Swimming Pool
£50,000 14/12/2017
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 13/09/2017, number: 1174631
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Filing Record
5 returns made; AR22: 27 days late, AR19: 18 days late,
Main office

22 WEST HILL ROAD
RYDE
PO33 1LG

Objectives

THE OBJECTIVES OF THE CIO ARE:TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF RYDE, ISLE OF WIGHT AND THE SURROUNDING AREA THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES OR FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITION OF LIFE OF THE SAID INHABITANTS.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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