STANSWOOD BEACH RESCUE

Registered charity 1184787 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Stanswood Beach Rescue is a charity that safes lives from the beaches at Stanswood Bay and Calshot spit. Providing Lifeguard, Rescue boat cover and first aid. Stanswood Beach Rescue is a training centre of excellence for lifeguarding.Working with the community, Stanswood Beach Rescue provides water safety education.

Objects

FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO ASSIST IN THE PROTECTION AND PRESERVATION OF LIFE OF PERSONS OR ANIMALS WHO FIND THEMSELVES IN DIFFICULTIES ON THE COAST, OR AT SEA, PRIMARILY IN THE STANSWOOD BAY AREA THROUGH THE PROVISION OF A BEACH AND INSHORE RESCUE SERVICE AND PROMOTING COMMUNITY EDUCATION IN WATER SAFETY.

Area of benefit: LOCAL

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

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

Registered contact address: New Forest, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that total unrestricted funds stood at £133,525, with unrestricted cash at bank and in hand totaling £3,692. The trustees' report indicates a policy aim to retain at least one year's running costs, though the specific cost baseline is not explicitly quantified in the financial statements. The filing confirms there are no uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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
• 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

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

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Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• The Morrisons Foundation — “Thank you to the Morrisons Foundation for their generous grant to support the replacement of our inshore rescue boat.” (source page)
• Southampton Round Table — “Southampton Round Table held a charity horse racing evening to help raise money help towards running costs and communications equipment for …” (source page)

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Brian Butcher
• Dr Simon Nigel Port FRSC
• Elain Watkins
• Gemma Hayden
• Jack Eyers

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

Operates in: Hampshire · Isle Of Wight · Southampton City

Income and spending

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Side by side with its peers

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