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RLSS POOLE LIFEGUARD

Registered charity 1073840 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

In addition to the teaching of lifesaving techniques to both club members and the general public lifeguard cover is provided at Sandbanks beach, Poole during the summer months.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Amateur Sport · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£50k
Latest spending
£37k
Registered
1999
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £13,055 for the year ended 31 December 2024, with total income of £50,475 against expenditure of £37,420. Free reserves stood at £73,950, which the trustees note is just below their stated policy target of maintaining three years' operating costs. The financial statements were prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Other trading activities
“Other trading activities” — page 27
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £74k; policy: three year's operating costs)
“Unrestricted reserves at the year end are just below this minimum requirement based on the actual expenditure for the year to 31 December 2024.” — page 24
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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

Operates in: Dorset

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£50k£37k
31/12/2023£31k£27k
31/12/2022£16k£21k
31/12/2021£5k£20k
31/12/2020£9k£20k

Common questions

Is RLSS POOLE LIFEGUARD financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £13,055 for the year ended 31 December 2024, with total income of £50,475 against expenditure of £37,420. Free reserves stood at £73,950, which the trustees note is just below their stated policy target of maintaining three years' operating costs. The financial statements were prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.