Loughor Inshore Rescue
What it does
Loughor Inshore Rescue is a declared asset with the Maritime & Coastguard agency and primarily provides an Inshore Lifeboat. The Lifeboat provides the community with sea and coastal Rescue Services in and around the Loughor Estuary. The Crew also provide Flood Search & Rescue capability to the surrounding communities & Safety talks to schools.
Its charitable purposes
TO FACILITATE THE PROTECTION OF LIFE BY THE PROVISION AND MAINTENANCE OF AN INSHORE RESCUE SERVICE.
Causes
- What it works on
- General charitable purposes
- Education and training
- Health and saving lives
- Animals
- Environment, conservation and heritage
- Other charitable purposes
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- The general public
- How it works
- Provides services
- Provides advocacy, advice or information
- Other charitable activities
Where it works
- In Wales
- Carmarthenshire
- City of Swansea
Area of benefit in its governing document: Loughor Estuary
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 December 2025, it had income of £16,736 and spent £13,847.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £16,736 | £13,847 | Not reported | 20 |
| 31 December 2024 | £27,941 | £18,079 | Not reported | 20 |
| 31 December 2023 | £12,985 | £15,863 | Not reported | 20 |
| 31 December 2022 | £21,733 | £26,230 | Not reported | 20 |
| 31 December 2021 | £2,686 | £11,160 | Not reported | Not reported |
Financial position
Separate measures from the charity's own returns and accounts, each with its year. Read them together: no single measure says how well a charity is run.
- Income over time
- Up 523%, from £2,686 in the year to 31 December 2021 to £16,736 in the year to 31 December 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 83% of its income in the year to 31 December 2025. It spent more than its income in 3 of the 5 years shown.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 December 2025: Not reported. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 December 2024 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 December 2023 | Not reported | Not reported |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
Funders that publish to 360Giving list 2 grants to this charity since 2015, worth at least £15,158.
By funder
- Department for Transport£10,242, 1 grant
- The National Lottery Community Fund£4,916, 1 grant
| Awarded | Grant | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department for Transport | £10,242 | |
| 15 Jul 2015 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £4,916 |
Trustees
2 trustees run the charity.
- Jeffrey BowenChair
- Kenneth Graham Kirby
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 2 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | 31 October 2026 | Received 6 October 2026, 25 days early | Not required |
| 31 December 2024 | 31 October 2025 | Received 9 December 2025, 39 days late | Received 14 July 2026 |
| 31 December 2023 | 31 October 2024 | Received 8 February 2024, 266 days early | Not required |
| 31 December 2022 | 31 October 2023 | Received 8 February 2024, 100 days late | Not required |
| 31 December 2021 | 31 October 2022 | Received 4 February 2024, 461 days late | Not required |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1024113
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 22 July 1993
- Governing document
- CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 13 JANUARY 1993 AS AMENDED 7 JULY 1993
- Website
- www.loughorlifeboat.org.uk
- Council area of its contact address
- Swansea
Sources
- Register details, income, spending, trustees and filing dates: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.