Overall GiG Score: -12 ?
Finance Score: -10
Governance Score: -3
Support Score: 1
  • Accounts overdue -5
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
  • Volatile income: -3
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Very static board: -5
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +1

SEAFORD LIFEGUARDS 

SEAFORD LIFEGUARDS ARE A VOLUNTARY ORGANISATION WHO PATROL SEAFORD BEACH WEEKENDS AND BANK HOLIDAYS FROM 1ST MAY TO 30TH SEPTEMBER. THEY ALSO MONITOR THE BYELAWS FOR LEWES DISTRICT COUNCIL, INCLUDING SPEEDING BOATS WITHIN THE SWIMMING AREA AND DOG FOULING. THEY ENDEAVOUR TO PREVENT ACCIDENTS BY VIGILANT OBSERVATIONS AND WARNING OF THE DANGERS OF THE SHELVING SEA.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from a grant maker
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • The Board composition appears to be very static

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Latest accounts are overdue for filing and returns have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years
  • Income has been volatile recently
Established: 38 years

www.seafordlifeguards.org

secretary@seafordlifeguards.org

01273514060

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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/22*£8£7£1n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/21£8£3£5n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/20*£9£9£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/19£15£9£5n/an/an/an/an/a4
31/03/18£14£9£5£0£0£0n/a020
31/03/17*£13£11£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16*£9£6£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£13£8£5£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14*£17£16£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£16£14£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£13£12£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£18£11£7£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10*£28£19£10£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09£49£58£-9£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08£25£13£12£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07£11£11£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06?£13£10£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/10/04£9£10£-1£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
What it does
  • Other Charitable Purposes
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • East Sussex,

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Seaford Lifeguards
£8,968 16/03/2018
3
Seaford Lifeguards is a well established volunteer Lifeguard service. After two years of research and planning Seaford Lifeguards established the Sussex Flood Rescue team, currently made up of 12 ....more
Department for Transport - Inshore & Inland Rescue Boat Grant Fund
£11,462 01/11/2017
To increase UK SAR capability by supporting purchase of rescue boats and water rescue equipment.
Department for Transport - Inland/Inshore Rescue Boat Fund scheme
£12,965 15/12/2016
3
To support rescue boat charities search and rescue operations and improve response capability

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 09/07/1986, number: 294836
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
18 returns made; AR22: 10 days late, AR20: 55 days late, AR17: 2 days late, AR16: 4 days late, AR14: 130 days late, AR10: 14 days late,
Main office

15 Newhaven Square
Newhaven
East Sussex
BN9 9QS

Objectives

TO FOSTER THE SAFETY OF AND RENDER AN INSTANT AND EFFECTIVE RESCUE FOR THE ASSISTANCE OF ANY PERSON OR PERSONS IN PERIL FROM THE SEA WITHIN THE AREA OF SEAFORD, EAST SUSSEX.

Defined Area of Benefit:

SEAFORD

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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