Whitmore Bay Surf Life Saving Club
What it does
Whitmore Bay Surf Life Saving Club was established in 2003 and is based at the main beach on Barry Island,Barry,Vale of Glamorgan,Wales.Whitmore Bay SLSC is a voluntary,not-for-profit organisation,committed to providing a safe beach and aquatic environment to the community of Barry Island,whilst developing life saving skills and fitness of its members.
Its charitable purposes
TO SAVE LIFE, WHETHER BY PREVENTION OR BY RESCUE FROM THE BEACH.
Causes
- What it works on
- Education and training
- Amateur sport
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- The general public
- How it works
- Provides staff or volunteers
- Provides services
- Provides advocacy, advice or information
Where it works
- In Wales
- Vale of Glamorgan
Area of benefit in its governing document: Undefined. in Practice, Vale of Glamorgan.
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 December 2025, it had income of £15,478 and spent £17,137.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £15,478 | £17,137 | Not reported | 20 |
| 31 December 2024 | £29,303 | £26,757 | Not reported | 20 |
| 31 December 2023 | £23,328 | £21,862 | Not reported | 20 |
| 31 December 2022 | £24,036 | £28,287 | Not reported | 24 |
| 31 December 2021 | £12,775 | £5,711 | Not reported | 20 |
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 21%, from £12,775 in the year to 31 December 2021 to £15,478 in the year to 31 December 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 111% of its income in the year to 31 December 2025. It spent more than its income in 2 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 |
| 31 December 2022 | £5,220 from 2 grants | Not reported |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.
Payments from public bodies, from their spending data
Public bodies' published spending shows 1 payment to this charity worth £4,720, on 25 March 2022.
| Public body | Paid | Payments | Financial years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vale of Glamorgan Council | £4,720 | 1 | 2021/22 |
Trustees
3 trustees run the charity.
- Dr CLIFF NELSONChair
- Chris Hadfield
- Emma Jane Anderson
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 5 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | 31 October 2026 | Received 20 August 2026, 72 days early | Not required |
| 31 December 2024 | 31 October 2025 | Received 9 July 2025, 114 days early | Received 9 July 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | 31 October 2024 | Received 19 September 2024, 42 days early | Not required |
| 31 December 2022 | 31 October 2023 | Received 17 October 2023, 14 days early | Not required |
| 31 December 2021 | 31 October 2022 | Received 1 May 2022, 183 days early | Not required |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1117065
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 29 November 2006
- Governing document
- CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 1 JANUARY 2003
- Council area of its contact address
- Vale of Glamorgan
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, as loaded by OpenEconomy.
- Payments from public bodies: each body's own published spending data, matched to the charity by OpenEconomy. 5 public bodies' data is included so far.