Porthtowan Surf Life Saving Club

Analysis

Porthtowan Surf Life Saving Club is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cornwall. It was registered in February 1994, 32 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending September 2025, Porthtowan Surf Life Saving Club reported income of £39k and spending of £40k, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £28k to £39k (+41%), an average of +9.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income rose by 43%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Porthtowan Surf Life Saving Club sits at the 48th percentile: it is larger than about 48% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 57th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include 1st Highworth Scout Group (£39k), The George Coller Memorial Fund (£39k) and Dan's Trust (£39k).