Llantwit Major Surf Lifesaving Club
What it does
The conditions in the Bristol Channel can be treacherous, LMSLSC provides continuous voluntary service on the beach.The club is located at the beach in Llantwit Major and we provide a voluntary lifeguard service and first aid point.LMSLSC has a high standing in the local community providing sport and education from nippers to masters.
Its charitable purposes
THE PREVENTION AND REDUCTION OF LOSS OF LIFE BY DROWNING AT LLANTWIT MAJOR BEACH THROUGH THE PROVISION OF QUALIFIED LIFEGUARDS AND THROUGH THE PROVISION OF EDUCATION IN WATER SAFETY AND LIFESAVING TECHNIQUES
Causes
- What it works on
- Education and training
- Health and saving lives
- Amateur sport
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- The general public
- How it works
- Provides services
Where it works
- In Wales
- Vale of Glamorgan
Income and spending
In the year ending 30 September 2025, it had income of £40,741 and spent £36,600.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2025 | £40,741 | £36,600 | Not reported | 15 |
| 30 September 2024 | £73,164 | £85,900 | Not reported | 15 |
| 30 September 2023 | £49,306 | £43,666 | Not reported | 20 |
| 30 September 2022 | £22,773 | £20,141 | Not reported | 30 |
| 30 September 2021 | £16,317 | £12,446 | Not reported | 40 |
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 150%, from £16,317 in the year to 30 September 2021 to £40,741 in the year to 30 September 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 90% of its income in the year to 30 September 2025. It spent more than its income in 1 of the 5 years shown.
- Largest funder
- The National Lottery Community Fund gave £4,336 in the year to 30 September 2024, 6% of that year's income.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 30 September 2025: £4,506 from 1 grant. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2025 | £4,506 from 1 grant | Not reported |
| 30 September 2024 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 30 September 2023 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 30 September 2022 | £2,148 from 1 grant | Not reported |
Who funds it, according to its accounts
In its accounts for the year ending 30 September 2024, the charity named 5 funders who gave £8,585 between them. £4,336 of that came from public bodies.
These figures were read from the accounts the charity filed with the Charity Commission by Claude, an AI model, in OpenEconomy's accounts reader. AI can misread a table, so check the accounts on the register before relying on a figure.
| Funder | Type | Sept 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | National Lottery | £4,336 |
| HMRC | Trust, company or other | £3,609 |
| Lloyds Bank | Trust, company or other | £500 |
| Glamorgan Golf Society | Trust, company or other | £100 |
| Llantwit Line Dancing group | Trust, company or other | £40 |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
Funders that publish to 360Giving list 1 grant to this charity, worth £5,000, awarded in 2016.
| Awarded | Grant | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 19 May 2016 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £5,000 |
Trustees
2 trustees run the charity.
- Gethin EdwardsChair
- Andrea Pennell
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 5 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2025 | 30 July 2026 | Received 21 July 2026, 9 days early | Received 28 July 2026 |
| 30 September 2024 | 30 July 2025 | Received 8 July 2025, 22 days early | Received 22 July 2025 |
| 30 September 2023 | 30 July 2024 | Received 22 July 2024, 8 days early | Received 22 July 2024 |
| 30 September 2022 | 30 July 2023 | Received 19 July 2023, 11 days early | Not required |
| 30 September 2021 | 30 July 2022 | Received 28 July 2022, 2 days early | Not required |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1146123
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 28 February 2012
- Governing document
- CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 27/11/2001AS AMENDED ON 21/02/2012
- Website
- llantwitmajorslsc.org.uk
- 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.
- Funding from accounts: the charity's filed accounts, read by OpenEconomy's AI accounts reader on 2 November 2026.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.