PORTSMOUTH AND SOUTHSEA VOLUNTARY LIFEGUARDS — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Other
Registered: 4 June 1973
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 October 2024 – 30 September 2025
Latest income: £9,086
Latest expenditure: £11,894
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: Jaspers, Stamford Avenue, HAYLING ISLAND, Hampshire, PO11 0BJ

Website recorded by the regulator: www.portsmouthlifeguards.org (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

The aims and objectives of the Portsmouth & Southsea Voluntary Lifeguard Club are to train competent swimmers in the RLSS method of life-saving/lifeguarding, provide an inshore rescue boat service and to guard the local beaches to render them safer for bathers and boat users.

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2024
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 30 July 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 8 June 2026
Total Gross Income: £9,086
Total Gross Expenditure: £11,894

Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2023
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 30 July 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 26 March 2025
Total Gross Income: £7,917
Total Gross Expenditure: £9,842

Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2022
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 30 July 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 29 May 2024
Total Gross Income: £11,230
Total Gross Expenditure: £13,737

Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2021
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 30 July 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 6 March 2023
Total Gross Income: £9,305
Total Gross Expenditure: £12,234

Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2020
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 30 July 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 16 March 2022
Total Gross Income: £11,603
Total Gross Expenditure: £18,790

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2022
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2023
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2024
Ar Received Date: 29 May 2024
Total Gross Income: £11,230
Total Gross Expenditure: £13,737
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Count Volunteers: 35

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2020
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2021
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2022
Ar Received Date: 16 March 2022
Total Gross Income: £11,603
Total Gross Expenditure: £18,790
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £875
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 44

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Hampshire
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Portsmouth City
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 205
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

Classification Code: 206
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Defined Groups

Classification Code: 202
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Elderly/old People

Classification Code: 103
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

Classification Code: 306
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Services

Classification Code: 309
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body

Classification Code: 201
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Children/young People

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

Classification Code: 304
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Human Resources

Classification Code: 110
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Amateur Sport

Classification Code: 307
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Advocacy/advice/information

Classification Code: 203
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People With Disabilities

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: PORTSMOUTH AND SOUTHSEA VOLUNTARY LIFEGUARDS
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1973-06-04T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 26/11/1996AS AMENDED ON 27/11/2012AS AMENDED ON 28 NOV 2017
Charitable Objects: 1. TO TRAIN COMPETENT SWIMMERS IN THE RLSS METHOD OF LIFE-SAVING/LIFEGUARDING; AND2. TO LIFEGUARD THE LOCAL BEACHES TO MAKE THEM SAFE FOR BATHERS AND WATER USERS.
Area Of Benefit: NOT DEFINED

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 258882
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: PORTSMOUTH AND SOUTHSEA VOLUNTARY LIFEGUARD CORPS

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries