Bantham Surf Life Saving Club
Analysis
Bantham Surf Life Saving Club is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Devon. It was registered in April 1994, 32 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and amateur sport, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it provides services.
In the financial year ending September 2025, Bantham Surf Life Saving Club reported income of £58k and spending of £43k, leaving 24% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £20k to £58k (+181%), an average of +30% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income rose by 41%. Over the whole period it spent 76% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Bantham Surf Life Saving Club sits at the 54th percentile: it is larger than about 54% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 63rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sausage Tree Charity (£57k), The Marwyn Trust (£58k) and Hospice Income Generation Network (£57k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
(1)The prevention and reduction of loss of life by drowning on the beach;(2)The prevention and development of surf life saving, for the resuscitation of the rescued and application of first aid.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Sausage Tree Charity | Hampshire | £57k |
| The Marwyn Trust | London | £58k |
| Hospice Income Generation Network | Kent | £57k |
| Norfolk Fire Museum | Norwich | £58k |