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Freshwater Lifeboat
Freshwater Lifeboat is a registered charity (number 293657) based in Freshwater, governed by 4 trustees and chaired by Barry Sales since 2024. Latest income £125k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
- 4 trustees
- Income £125k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Amateur Sport and 1 more
- Where
- Isle Of Wight
- Website
- www.freshwaterlifeboat.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 1986
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£125k£115k
- 2024£236k£136k
- 2023£543k£80k
Earlier years
- 2022£222k£276k
- 2021£130k£122k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2022: Government grants 20%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
(A) TO PROMOTE TECHNICAL EDUCATION IN LIFESAVING AND RESUSCITATION OF THE APPARENTLY DROWNED, AND TO PROVIDE SUITABLE TRANING OF PERSONNEL. (B) TO PROVIDE VOLUNTEER LIFE SAVING SERVICES TO THE BEACHES AND COASTLINE IN THE FRESHWATER AREA, AND TO ENSURE THAT THIS SERVICE IS EFFICIENT AND DEPENDABLE IN EVERY WAY.
Grants received
3 grants · £41,487 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
- Department for Transport · £32,987 (2 grants)
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £8,500
Most recent
- Department for Transport
- Department for Transport
- 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.
4 trustees on the board
- Barry Sales Chair since 2024
- Andrew Dye since 2024
- Martin Gould since 2013
- Ronan Mccann since 2024
Trustees past 6 years
- Martin Gould since 2013
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (4)
- Barry Sales Chair since 2024
- Andrew Dye since 2024
- Martin Gould since 2013
- Ronan Mccann since 2024
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
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
- 293657
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 7TH JANUARY 1986 AS AMENDED 23 SEPTEMBER 2010.
- Contact on the register
- 01983755090 · Boathouse@freshwaterlifeboat.org.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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