BOURNEMOUTH LIFEGUARD CORPS

Registered charity 1166158 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To further the saving of lives, whether by prevention or rescue, for the public benefit by promoting water safety in all aspects of water activities. To assist members by offering support in undertaking operational patrol, rescue and competitive lifesaving activities, providing opportunities to acquire, maintain and improve lifeguarding and lifesaving skills, qualifications and physical fitness.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:TO FURTHER THE SAVING OF LIVES, WHETHER BY PREVENTION OR RESCUE, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY:3.1 BY PROMOTING WATER SAFETY PRACTICES IN ALL ASPECTS OF WATER ACTIVITIES.3.2 TO PROVIDE A VOLUNTARY LIFEGUARD SERVICE IN BOURNEMOUTH, DORSET.3.3 TO PROVIDE WATER SAFETY COVER AT OTHER VENUES AS AND WHEN REQUESTED AND PRACTICABLE.3.4 TO ASSIST MEMBERS, BY OFFERING SUPPORT, INCLUDING FINANCIALLY WHERE APPROPRIATE, IN UNDERTAKING OPERATIONAL, PATROL, RESCUE AND COMPETITIVE LIFESAVING ACTIVITIES AND THE ADVANCEMENT OF LIFEGUARDING AND LIFESAVING BY PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR ACQUIRING, MAINTAINING AND IMPROVING APPROPRIATE SKILLS, QUALIFICATIONS AND PHYSICAL FITNESS.NOTHING IN THIS CONSTITUTION SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CIO FOR THE PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 7 OF THE CHARITIES AND TRUSTEE INVESTMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 2005 AND SECTION 2 OF THE CHARITIES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 2008.

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

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the period with a deficit of £6,189.47, reducing total charity funds to £44,307.49. The trustees note that reserves currently cover six months of maintenance costs, though they anticipate increased expenditure in the coming year due to insurance, utility, and equipment costs.

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

What the accounts disclose

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
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management 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

Property (HM Land Registry)

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

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Trustees · trustee networks

• Andrew John Spicer
• Caryl Bird
• Peter Dawes

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

Operates in: Bournemouth · Dorset · Poole

Income and spending

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Known funders

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