Registered charity · Blackpool
Blackpool Polar Bears
Blackpool Polar Bears is a registered charity (number 1082638) based in Blackpool, governed by 9 trustees. Latest income £25k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
- 9 trustees
- Income £25k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Alan MorrisonTrustee · since 2018
- Andrew FinlaysonTrustee · since 2022
- ANN Elizabeth FosterTrustee · since 2022
- Charmaine BorgTrustee · since 2026
- Donna - Louise DaviesTrustee · since 2026
- Donna HollambyTrustee · since 2015
- Emma InglisTrustee · since 2022
- Lynda InglisTrustee · since 2015
- Tracy Ann CrookTrustee · since 2019
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Disability, Amateur Sport
- Where
- Blackpool
- Website
- www.blackpoolpolarbears.com (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2000
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£25k£23k
- 2024£23k£20k
- 2023£34k£20k
Earlier years
- 2022£21k£19k
- 2021£7k£2k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Charitable objects
TO HELP PERSONS WITH LEARNING AND/OR PHYSICAL DISABILITIES TO ACHIEVE THEIR FULL POTENTIAL AND TO ENCOURAGE THEIR INTEGRATION IN SOCIETY AND IN PARTICULAR BY THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR THEIR RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION, IN PARTICULAR WATER SPORT ACTIVITIES, FOR THEM AND THEIR FAMILIES AND CARERS IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE IN ORDER THAT THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE MAY BE IMPROVED
Grants received
2 grants · £10,200 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £9,000
- Sport England · £1,200
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
9 trustees on the board
- Andrew Finlayson since 2022
- ANN Elizabeth Foster since 2022
- Alan Morrison since 2018
- Charmaine Borg since 2026
- Donna - Louise Davies since 2026
- Donna Hollamby since 2015
- Emma Inglis since 2022
- Lynda Inglis since 2015
- Tracy Ann Crook since 2019
Trustees past 6 years
- Alan Morrison since 2018
- Donna Hollamby since 2015
- Lynda Inglis since 2015
- Tracy Ann Crook since 2019
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (8)
- Andrew Finlayson since 2022
- ANN Elizabeth Foster since 2022
- Alan Morrison since 2018
- Charmaine Borg since 2026
- Donna - Louise Davies since 2026
- Emma Inglis since 2022
- Lynda Inglis since 2015
- Tracy Ann Crook since 2019
Portfolio (1)
- Donna Hollamby since 2015
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Gaps to watch
- No commercial or business experience on the board
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
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Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1082638
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 30 JANUARY 2000 AS AMENDED 23 JULY 2000 AND 7 FEBRUARY 2010.AS AMENDED ON 03/02/2013AS AMENDED ON 03/02/2013
- Contact on the register
- 07894984863 · blackpool_polarbears@yahoo.co.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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