PORTHTOWAN SURF LIFE SAVING CLUB

Registered charity 1033101 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Porthtowan Surf Life Saving Club operates on the north Cornish coast and exists to promote beach safety, train our members to be surf lifeguards, enable participation in surf life saving sport and act as stewards for our beach.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Amateur Sport · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£39k

Latest spending

£40k

Registered

1994

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity maintained sufficient financial resources to deliver its objectives, with total income of £39,064 and total expenditure of £39,990 for the year. The trustees report that the charity did not hold any material free reserves during the period, noting that available funds are generally applied directly to the delivery of charitable objectives.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Memberships & Subscriptions (69% of income)

“Memberships & Subscriptions 26,798”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £13k)

“The trustees recognise the importance of maintaining reserves where possible; however, during this reporting period the charity did not hold any material free reserves.” — page 4

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Trustees · trustee networks

ADAM VIVIAN RICHARDSchair
Dr Ian Finlay
Gail Huggan Frost
SHAUN RICHARDS
William Spencer

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Cornwall · Devon

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
30/09/2025	£39k	£40k
30/09/2024	£36k	£35k
30/09/2023	£30k	£27k
30/09/2022	£40k	£43k
30/09/2021	£28k	£24k

Common questions

Is PORTHTOWAN SURF LIFE SAVING CLUB financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity maintained sufficient financial resources to deliver its objectives, with total income of £39,064 and total expenditure of £39,990 for the year. The trustees report that the charity did not hold any material free reserves during the period, noting that available funds are generally applied directly to the delivery of charitable objectives. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
Sport England	01/03/2021	£10k	COVID19 Return to Play
Sport England	25/04/2019	£9k	Starting a New Surf Ski Section
Sport England	16/12/2016	£10k	Porthtowan Young Lifeguard Progression Project
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	08/02/2012	£44k	"The First Wave - The History of Surfing in Britain"