SUNDERLAND VOLUNTEER LIFE BRIGADE

Registered charity 1105980 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Coastal search, rescue (SAR) & Coastwatch. The SAR team is on call to assist Her majesties Coastguard (HMCG) 24 hours a day,365 days a year. The Coastwatch team operates 4 days each week. The Coastwatch team is a "Declared Facilities" of the HMCG. D/Edin training is available. The HQ are open to public as a museum. School parties & community groups visit. Visits are made to both groups

Objects

1) TO ASSIST H.M. COASTGUARD SERVICE IN SAVING LIFE ON THE COAST AND IN CASE OF SHIPWRECK BY THE PROVISION OF A "DECLARED FACILITY" AVAILABLE FOR 24 HOURS PER DAY, 365 DAYS PER YEAR CALL-OUT2) THE MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR OF THE BRIGADE'S HEADQUARTERS WATCH HOUSE, AND THE PRESERVATION CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE BRIGADE'S HISTORIC ARTEFACTS AND MUSEUM FOR THE BENEFIT AND EDUCATION OF THE COMMUNITY

Area of benefit: TYNE AND WEAR

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Environment/conservation/heritage · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £28,201 for the year ended 30 June 2025, with total incoming resources of £39,490 against expenditure of £16,289. Net assets increased to £109,950, driven largely by cash reserves held in bank accounts. The trustees confirmed that the financial statements were independently examined and presented a true and fair view.

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.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• ALLAN MONKHOUSEchair
• Gordon Pratt
• Harry Hughes
• Keith Johnson
• Leslie Mallows
• Peter Walton · trustee of 1 other charity
• Rosemary Roberts

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

Operates in: Durham · South Tyneside · Sunderland

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

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