BOURNEOUTLGBT

Registered charity 1176622 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

We are a local LGBT charity based in Eastbourne And focus on bringing equality and diversity to the town and surrounding areas.

Objects

THE CHARITY’S OBJECTS (‘THE OBJECTS’) ARETHE PROMOTION OF EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN EASTBOURNE AND THESURROUNDING AREA BY:-(A) IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, PROMOTING AND STAGING AN ANNUAL LGBT FESTIVAL ANDEVENTS TO PROMOTE EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY;(B) CULTIVATING A SENTIMENT IN FAVOUR OF EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY IN PARTICULAR THROUGH CELEBRATINGTHE DIVERSITY OF THE LGBT COMMUNITY IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT;(C) UNITING THE LGBT COMMUNITY, TOGETHER WITH THEIR FAMILIES AND FRIENDS, SO THEY CAN FEEL SAFE,WELCOMED AND PROUD TO BE THEMSELVES AT EVENTS;(D) ADVANCING EDUCATION AND RAISING GENERAL AWARENESS AMONG THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE ISSUES ANDCHALLENGES FACING THE LIVES OF THE LGBT COMMUNITY IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT;LGBT STANDS FOR LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL AND TRANSGENDER PEOPLE, AND REFERS TO SEXUALORIENTATION AND GENDER RE-ASSIGNMENT, BOTH PROTECTED CHARACTERISTICS UNDER THE EQUALITY ACT2010 (HTTP://WWW.HOMEOFFICE.GOV.UK/EQUALITIES/EQUALITY-ACT/).[NOTHING IN THIS CONSTITUTION SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THEPROPERTY OF THE CHARITY FOR PURPOSES, WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE INACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 7 OF THE CHARITIES AND TRUSTEE INVESTMENT(SCOTLAND) ACT 2005 AND/OR SECTION 2 OF THE CHARITIES ACT (NORTHERNIRELAND) 2008.

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 · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds are negative (£4,002), while restricted funds stand at £16,561, resulting in total net assets of £12,559. The trustees note that the charity has never been in a position to build up significant long-term reserves and relies on diverse income sources including grants and donations to cover operating expenses. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention regarding the preparation of the accounts.

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 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
• 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 fundraising profile: JustGiving — BourneOut LGBT (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Stephen Halbhuberchair
• Amanda Smith
• Derek Voyzey -Green
• Robert Tricker

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Common questions

Government & lottery funding

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