01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- CIO
- Registered
- 16 January 2015
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Financial period
- 1 October 2024 – 30 September 2025
- Latest income
- £979,841
- Latest expenditure
- £823,128
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- Yes
Public contact address: National Coastwatch Institution, 17 Dean Street, LISKEARD, Cornwall, PL14 4AB
Website recorded by the regulator: www.nci.org.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
Established in 1994, we help create and maintain lookouts wherever possible around the UK coastline and train volunteer watchkeepers from all backgrounds to assist the users of leisure craft, fishermen, walkers and others as necessary, and help ensure their safety.
03 Official extract
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
- 2 June 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 2 June 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £979,841
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £823,128
- 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
- 6 August 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 6 August 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £957,075
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,059,640
- 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
- 30 July 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 30 July 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £804,269
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £926,238
- 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
- 10 July 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 10 July 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £861,004
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £809,651
- Accounts Qualified
- Yes
- 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
- 29 June 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 29 June 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £517,413
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £504,219
04 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Parta
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 30 July 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 2 June 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £979,841
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £823,128
- 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
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 2900
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 30 July 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 6 August 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £957,075
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,059,640
- 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
- Yes
- Count Volunteers
- 2700
- 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
- 30 July 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £804,269
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £926,238
- 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
- 3265
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 30 July 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 10 July 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £861,004
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £809,651
- 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
- No
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 3112
- 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
- 29 June 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £517,413
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £504,219
- 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
- No
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 2465
05 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Partb
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 30 July 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 2 June 2026
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 720918
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 258923
- Income Investments
- 0
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 979841
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £97,957
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £725,171
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 823128
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 0
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 36949
- Gain Loss Investment
- 16484
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 16484
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £0
- Assets Total Fixed
- 276164
- Assets Own Use
- 276164
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £998,743
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £24,463
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £1,250,444
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 24463
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £972,321
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 846870
- Funds Restricted
- 403574
- Funds Total
- 1250444
- Count Employees
- 0
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 30 July 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 6 August 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 613537
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 343538
- Income Charitable Activities
- 0
- Income Investments
- 0
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 957075
- Income Legacies
- 133766
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £118,527
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £941,113
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1059640
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 336468
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 336468
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 65380
- Gain Loss Investment
- -6773
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- -65380
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £712,380
- Assets Total Fixed
- 335850
- Assets Own Use
- 227814
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 108036
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £751,850
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £10,453
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £1,077,247
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 10453
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £718,258
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 712308
- Funds Restricted
- 364939
- Funds Total
- 1077247
- Count Employees
- 0
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- 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
- 30 July 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 555380
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 248889
- Income Charitable Activities
- 0
- Income Investments
- 0
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 804269
- Income Legacies
- 147742
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £134,132
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £792,106
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 926238
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 338770
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 338770
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 75594
- Gain Loss Investment
- -8723
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- -75594
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £912,465
- Assets Total Fixed
- 477002
- Assets Own Use
- 293194
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 183808
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £736,585
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £27,002
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £1,186,585
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 27002
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £729,470
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 912465
- Funds Restricted
- 274120
- Funds Total
- 1186585
- Count Employees
- 0
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 30 July 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 10 July 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 600334
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 251253
- Income Charitable Activities
- 251253
- Income Investments
- 9417
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1112257
- Income Legacies
- 35514
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £116,574
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £693,077
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 809651
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 3557
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 135585
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 135585
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 89361
- Gain Loss Investment
- -31938
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £1,161,016
- Assets Total Fixed
- 706027
- Assets Own Use
- 368788
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 337239
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £637,848
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £26,598
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £1,317,277
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 26598
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £603,215
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 1161016
- Funds Restricted
- 156261
- Funds Total
- 1317277
- Count Employees
- 0
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- 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
- 29 June 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 20686
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 43234
- Income Investments
- 39832
- Income Other
- 1612
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 105364
- Income Legacies
- 20686
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £41,365
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £462,854
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 504219
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 5812
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 15436
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 80725
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 80838
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £1,297,862
- Assets Total Fixed
- 690154
- Assets Own Use
- 271623
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 418531
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £622,179
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £14,471
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £1,297,862
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 14471
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £593,101
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 1266746
- Funds Restricted
- 31116
- Funds Total
- 1297862
- Count Employees
- 0
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Region
- Geographic Area Description
- Throughout England And Wales
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
- Classification Code
- 103
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- NATIONAL COASTWATCH INSTITUTION
- Charity Event Order
- 3
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2025-10-01T00:00:00
- Reason
- Does not operate
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 3994903
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 1094284
- Assoc Charity Name
- WARREN FARM COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION
- Charity Name
- NATIONAL COASTWATCH INSTITUTION
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- CIO registration
- Date Of Event
- 2015-01-16T00:00:00
- Charity Name
- NATIONAL COASTWATCH INSTITUTION
- Charity Event Order
- 2
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2017-01-19T00:00:00
- Reason
- Funds transferred (incor)
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 1045645
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 1045645
- Assoc Charity Name
- NATIONAL COASTWATCH INSTITUTION
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- CIO - Association Registered 16 Jan 2015 as amended on 31 Oct 2020 as amended on 23 Apr 2026
- Charitable Objects
- TO ASSIST IN THE PROTECTION AND PRESERVATION OF LIFE AT SEA ALONG THE UNITED KINGDOM COASTLINE
- Area Of Benefit
- THE UNITED KINGDOM COASTLINE
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 625811
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- NATIONAL COASTWATCH
- Charity Name Id
- 553512
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- NCI
11 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investment
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures