Overall GiG Score: 9 ?
Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 6
  • No PartB
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Grant maker support: +3

BRIGHTLINGSEA LIDO 

Brightlingsea Lido is an historic outdoor swimming pool providing seasonal recreational facilities to the people of Brightlingsea, the surrounding area and to the general public.
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 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

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity
  • 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
Established: 6 years

www.brightlingsealido.org

BRIGHTLINGSEALIDO@GMAIL.COM

01206303067

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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income Spending Surplus/
Deficit
Volun-
teers
31/03/23£258,751£187,228£71,52345
31/03/22£182,938£180,246£2,69245
31/03/21*£63,090£30,803£32,28730
31/03/20£259,055£260,575£-1,52055
31/03/19£144,881£116,595£28,28640
Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
What it does
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Recreation
Who works here?
  • 45 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • The General Public/Mankind
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Essex,

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
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Brightlingsea Lido CIO
£500 14/02/2023
to provide an uplift in funding for the core costs of the organisation through the cost-of-living crisis
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Brightlingsea Lido CIO
£3,560 26/05/2022
towards a motorised pool cover for a community Lido in Brightlingsea
Essex Community Foundation - Phase II access improvements
£3,155 30/01/2020
3
Towards equipment to enable disabled people to use a community run swimming facility
Essex County Council - Community Inititives Fund Grant
£16,709 29/11/2018
Brightlingsea Lido Community Cafe

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 29/05/2018, number: 1178539
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • 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
5 returns made; AR21: 1 days late,
Main office

Brightlingsea Lido
Promenade Way
Brightlingsea
COLCHESTER
CO7 0HH

Objectives

TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF BRIGHTLINGSEA 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
CharityBase
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