Sidmouth Lifeboat

Registered charity 1105914 Registered since 2004

Operates: Devon

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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.

7 trustees on the board

Philip James Shepperd Chair since 2012
Andrew John Dean since 2018
Christine Frances Young since 2017
IAN James Fletcher since 2018
Kitrina Campbell Bishop since 2021
Naomi Cook since 2018
Richard Michael Hedger since 2020

8.3y median 8y

average tenure

14y

longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

Philip James Shepperd Chair since 2012
Andrew John Dean since 2018
Christine Frances Young since 2017
IAN James Fletcher since 2018
Naomi Cook since 2018

13.4y

average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (7)

Philip James Shepperd Chair since 2012
Andrew John Dean since 2018
Christine Frances Young since 2017
IAN James Fletcher since 2018
Kitrina Campbell Bishop since 2021
Naomi Cook since 2018
Richard Michael Hedger since 2020

company-linked trustees

Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

Other Charitable Purposes 7The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives 7

Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.

Other services 7Arts and leisure 1Professional services 1

Gaps to watch

Several long-serving trustees could step down together
Narrow spread of causes across 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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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

incomespending£638k latest income

ReservesiReserves12 x free reserves / annual expenditure, from the Part B annual return. The sector median is computed across all Part B filers in the same income band.

50.4 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 4.0 months · was 83.8 in 2021

6 from 10 in 2022

EmployeesiEmployeesHeadcount as filed in Part B annual returns, per financial year. Shown exactly as filed; year-on-year figures may be filed on different bases, so a comparison is only shown when the filings are plausibly comparable.

Related organisations iRelated organisationsTwo groups, both deterministic from public records. Related organisations share two or more trustees with this board - a real structural link, such as a subsidiary or sister charity. Connected through a shared trustee share exactly one person - a genuine connection, but not the same group. A board with no shared trustee at all may still appear here when it is active in the same charitable field.

Also active in the same field

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Unfold Similar size; both Other purposes
Islamic Human Rights Commission Trust Similar size; both Other purposes
Play Inclusion Project (PIP) Similar size; both Other purposes

Deterministic, from public records.

Contact

Website	sidmouthlifeboat.org.uk
Email	secretary@sidmouthlifeboat.org.uk
Phone	07394268693
Address	Sidmouth Lifeboat, The Lifeboat Station, The Esplanade, SIDMOUTH, EX10 8BE

Finances

£638,174 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2021	£497,051	£227,099
2022	£829,175	£265,359
2023	£326,361	£270,004
2024	£279,908	£323,776
2025	£638,174	£297,366

What it does

What

The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of LivesOther Charitable Purposes

Who

The General Public/mankind

How

Provides Human ResourcesProvides Buildings/facilities/open SpaceProvides ServicesOther Charitable Activities

Charitable objects

THE PRESERVATION OF LIFE AND IMPROVEMENT IN THE STANDARD OF INSHORE SEA AND COASTLINE SAFETY IN THE AREA AGREED WITH HER MAJESTY'S COASTGUARD BY SIDMOUTH LIFEBOAT AS A DECLARED RESCUE FACILITY.

Governing document: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 31 AUGUST 2004

Trustees (7)

7trustees

59median age

2aged 70+

Philip James Shepperdage band 55-59 Chair since 2012
Andrew John Deanage band 65-69 since 2018
Christine Frances Youngage band 75-79 since 2017
IAN James Fletcherage band 50-54 since 2018
Kitrina Campbell Bishopage band 75-79 since 2021
Naomi Cookage band 45-49 since 2018
Richard Michael Hedgerage band 55-59 since 2020

Linked company (Companies House)

Sidmouth Lifeboat · 05218116 · Active

PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption) · incorporated 31/08/2004

1 governing document(s) held from Companies House.

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