BRANKSOME CHINE SURF LIFE SAVING CLUB

Registered charity 1193369 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

SAVE LIVES AND PREVENT DROWNING AND TO PROVIDE EDUCATION AND TRAINING IN ALL AREAS RELATING TO LIFESAVING, RESCUE AND RESUSCITATION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN POOLE, BOURNEMOUTH & CHRISTCHURCH IN DORSET

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Latest income
£131k
Latest spending
£96k
Registered
2021
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £143,810.98 at the end of the financial year, resulting from a profit of £34,605.83. The trustees report that these reserves are held to cover emergency situations and for the future purchase of a new clubhouse. The independent examiner confirmed that the accounting records were kept in accordance with the Charities Act and that the accounts accorded with those records.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: hosting the Nationals (33% of income)
The key income contributors were £29,492 from membership fees, £42,973 from hosting the Nationals and £15,467 from Competition Entry.
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: an unrestricted amount (held: £144k)
The current policy on holding reserves is for an unrestricted amount. Reserves are held to cover emergency situations but also the Charity is hoping in the future to be able to purchase a new clubhouse to better serve the needs of its members and the local community.
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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

Operates in: Poole

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£131k£96k
31/12/2023£124k£112k
31/12/2022£92k£54k
31/12/2021£0£0

Common questions

Is BRANKSOME CHINE SURF LIFE SAVING CLUB financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £143,810.98 at the end of the financial year, resulting from a profit of £34,605.83. The trustees report that these reserves are held to cover emergency situations and for the future purchase of a new clubhouse. The independent examiner confirmed that the accounting records were kept in accordance with the Charities Act and that the accounts accorded with those records. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund16/09/2022£10kBCSLSC Community Rescue Resuscitation and Emergency Training
Sport England17/06/2021£10kCOVID19 Return to Play
Sport England18/06/2020£10kBranksome Chine SLSC Beginners Board Paddling Section