TYNEMOUTH VOLUNTEER LIFE BRIGADE

Registered charity 1093237 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Tynemouth Volunteer Life Brigade is a voluntary shore based coastal rescue team. We specialise in Rope Rescue, Water Rescue & Coastal Search and Rescue. Operating from the Watch House Museum in Tynemouth, we need to raise at least £30,000 each year to maintain our rescue team, free-to-visit museum and to provide our water safety educational offering.

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£94k
Latest spending
£114k
Registered
2002
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £20,533 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £264,040 to £243,507. Unrestricted funds decreased to £216,979, while restricted funds remained relatively stable at £26,528. The charity holds significant cash reserves of £143,743 against total assets of £243,507.

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

What the accounts disclose

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Tynemouth Volunteer Life Brigade (matched by registered charity number).

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Durham · Gateshead · Newcastle Upon Tyne City · North Tyneside · Northumberland · South Tyneside · Sunderland

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£94k£114k
31/03/2024£112k£92k
31/03/2023£119k£92k
31/03/2022£63k£65k
31/03/2021£57k£32k

Common questions

Is TYNEMOUTH VOLUNTEER LIFE BRIGADE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £20,533 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £264,040 to £243,507. Unrestricted funds decreased to £216,979, while restricted funds remained relatively stable at £26,528. The charity holds significant cash reserves of £143,743 against total assets of £243,507. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds TYNEMOUTH VOLUNTEER LIFE BRIGADE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name TYNEMOUTH VOLUNTEER LIFE BRIGADE as a grant recipient include THE GRAND LODGE OF MARK MASTER MASONS' FUND OF BENEVOLENCE, THE SIR JAMES KNOTT TRUST, THE W A HANDLEY CHARITY TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE GRAND LODGE OF MARK MASTER MASONS' FUND OF BENEVOLENCEFY2023£56k
THE SIR JAMES KNOTT TRUSTFY2023£12kFeedback example (3 years)
THE W A HANDLEY CHARITY TRUSTFY2024£1k
THE W A HANDLEY CHARITY TRUSTFY2023£1kPhilanthropy, Volunteering & Voluntary Sector Support

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Community Foundation North East09/01/2017£1kTowards Life saving equipment
Community Foundation North East24/11/2016£5kTowards Rescue vehicle
The National Lottery Heritage Fund15/09/2003£15k"Repair & Restoration of Tynemouth Volunteer Life Brigade Headquarters PPG"
UK government—£7kInshore & Inland Rescue Boat Grant Fund