Tynemouth Volunteer Life Brigade

Analysis

Tynemouth Volunteer Life Brigade is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in North Shields. It was registered in July 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and the advancement of health or saving of lives, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04068050). It says it provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Tynemouth Volunteer Life Brigade reported income of £94k and spending of £114k, spending 122% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £57k to £94k (+65%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 89%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Tynemouth Volunteer Life Brigade sits at the 62nd percentile: it is larger than about 62% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 70th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Mill End and District Community Association (£94k), Church and Community Partnership (Tynedale) (£94k) and Bristol Older People's Forum (£94k).