# SUNDERLAND VOLUNTEER LIFE BRIGADE

## Details

- **Country:** England &amp; Wales
- **Charity number:** 1105980
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Company number:** [04978640](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/04978640)
- **Registered:** Sept. 22, 2004
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&amp;p_p_lifecycle=0&amp;p_p_state=maximized&amp;p_p_mode=view&amp;_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1105980


## Contact

- **Address:** Sunderland Volunteer Life Brigade, Watch House, Pier View, Roker, Sunderland
- **Postcode:** SR6 0PR
- **Phone:** 07847 004983
- **Email:** info@sunvlb.com
- **Website:** www.sunvlb.co.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** 1) TO ASSIST H.M. COASTGUARD SERVICE IN SAVING LIFE ON THE COAST AND IN CASE OF SHIPWRECK BY THE PROVISION OF A &quot;DECLARED FACILITY&quot; AVAILABLE FOR 24 HOURS PER DAY, 365 DAYS PER YEAR CALL-OUT2) THE MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR OF THE BRIGADE&#x27;S HEADQUARTERS WATCH HOUSE, AND THE PRESERVATION CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE BRIGADE&#x27;S HISTORIC ARTEFACTS AND MUSEUM FOR THE BENEFIT AND EDUCATION OF THE COMMUNITY

**Activities:** Coastal search, rescue (SAR) &amp; Coastwatch. The SAR team is on call to assist Her majesties Coastguard (HMCG) 24 hours a day,365 days a year. The Coastwatch team operates 4 days each week. The Coastwatch  team is a &quot;Declared Facilities&quot;  of the HMCG.  D/Edin training is available. The HQ are open to public as a museum. School parties &amp; community groups visit. Visits are made to both groups




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Human Resources, Provides Services, Other Charitable Activities
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Environment/conservation/heritage, Other Charitable Purposes
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin, The General Public/mankind



## Geography

- **Area of benefit:** TYNE AND WEAR
- Durham
- South Tyneside
- Sunderland





## Trustees

| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth Wynne Herdson |  | May 7, 2024 |
| Gordon Pratt |  | March 5, 2024 |
| Harry Hughes |  | April 16, 2024 |
| Keith Johnson |  | April 16, 2024 |
| Leslie Mallows |  | Sept. 18, 2025 |
| Rosemary Roberts |  | April 6, 2025 |
| Thomas Eric Reay |  | Feb. 29, 2024 |
| Trevor William Laidler |  | Feb. 14, 2026 |




