THE COASTGUARD ASSOCIATION CHARITY

Registered charity 279359 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Charity grants funds to meet immediate welfare needs of past and present Coastguards and dependents. Sales of promotional material and other activities and partnerships continues to bring income into the charity. The trustees have built up cash and asset reserves to secure the activities of the Association for at least the next three years.

Objects

(A) TO FURTHER THE EFFICIENCY OF THE COASTGUARD SERVICE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY THE RELIEF OF SERVING AND RETIRED REGULAR AND AUXILIARY COASTGUARDS AND THEIR WIDOWS, ORPHANS AND DEPENDANTS WHO ARE SUFFERING FROM NEED, HARDSHIP AND DISTRESS OR ILLNESS, ILL-HEALTH OR INJURY; AND (B) TO RELIEVE SUCH OTHER PERSONS, THEIR WIDOWS ORPHANS AND DEPENDANTS WHO SUFFER FROM NEED, HARDSHIP AND DISTRESS OR ILLNESS, ILL-HEALTH OR INJURY AS A CONSEQUENCE OF HAVING RENDERED OR ATTEMPTED TO RENDER ASSISTANCE TO THOSE IN PERIL ON THE SEAS OR FORESHORE OR AS A RESULT OF MARINE DISASTER; AND (C) TO HAVE PARTICULAR REGARD TO THE NEEDS OF THOSE PERSONS WITHIN THE TERMS OF THE ABOVE MENTIONED OBJECTS WHO ARE WITHOUT PARENTS OR OTHER NEAR RELATIVES.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

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

Causes: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: East Lindsey, East Midlands, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that reserves are continuing to show strength and the charity is maintaining its ability to provide help and assistance to stakeholders. The trustees report that membership is growing steadily and the organization has introduced new systems to streamline operations and fundraising activities.

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

What the accounts disclose

Discloses 2 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
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

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

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

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 Trussell Trust — “And with this in mind, we have collaborated with The Trussell Trust and can now provide foodbank vouchers to serving and former Coastguards …” (source page)

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 1.1% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• STUART ARUNDELchair
• ALAN FISHER
• Joanna Howard
• PAUL DAVIG
• TERRY BEARPARK

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

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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Side by side with its peers

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