WEYMOUTH SURF LIFE SAVING CLUB

Registered charity 1198020 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

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Objects

THE OBJECTS FOR WHICH THE CIO IS ESTABLISHED IS TO 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 THE WEYMOUTH AREA BY:1. THE PROMOTION AND PROVISION OF SURF LIFESAVING QUALIFICATIONS AND TRAINING IN WATER SAFETY, RESCUE, LIFESAVING, COACHING, RESUSCITATION AND FIRST AID;2. THE PROMOTION AND ORGANISATION OF LIFESAVING AND RESCUE, BEACH AND POOL TRAINING, WATER SPORTS AND LIFESAVING ACTIVITIES FOR TRAINING, RECREATION AND ENJOYMENT THAT ENCOURAGE FITNESS, TEAM WORK, RESPONSIBILITY AND EXCELLENCE IN PURSUIT OF THESE OBJECTS;3. THE PROMOTION OF AND THE PROVISION OF VOLUNTARY LIFESAVING AND RESCUE SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY AND PUBLIC AT LARGE;4. THE PROVISION OF LIFESAVING SAFETY AWARENESS AND PREVENTION OF DROWNING INFORMATION;5. THE PROMOTION OF THE CIO AND ITS ACTIVITIES WITHIN THE LOCAL COMMUNITY;

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 FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a modest surplus and a healthy reserve of £18,613.16. Trustees confirmed that finances are well managed and sustainable, with sufficient funds to meet upcoming commitments. The independent examiner noted a minor discrepancy in bank balances but found no cause for concern regarding the accounts' compliance.

Automated summary of the FY2024 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.

• Complaints handling
• Conflicting interests
• Risk management
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Volunteer management

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Weymouth Surf Lifesaving Club (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Alice Jane Alford-Higginschair
• Benjamin Robert Alford-Higgins
• Geoffrey John Wiltshire
• James Richard Sanderson
• Laura Cathrin Foden
• Rebecca Noeline Phillips

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

Operates in: Dorset

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

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