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home >> charity search >> lowland rescue oxfordshire
Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 1
Support Score: 7
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Mainly male board: -1
  • Large volunteer base +5
  • Overall weighted support: +2
Overall GiG Score: 8 ?

LOWLAND RESCUE OXFORDSHIRE

To search for people including those in distress, potential distress or difficulty. Rescue them to a place of safety providing for their initial medical care or other needs as necessary.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • The Board is predominantly male

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income Spending Surplus/
Deficit		 Volun-
teers
31/07/23£68£49£19n/a
31/07/22£44£65£-22n/a
31/07/21£44£34£9n/a
31/07/20*£23£13£9n/a
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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 5 years

www.oxsar.org.uk

marcus@oxsar.org.uk

07969712163

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Armed Forces/Emergency Service Efficiency
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • Search, rescue & emergency services
How it operates
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Oxfordshire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years
Oxfordshire Community Foundation£10,000
National Lottery Community Fund£10,000
Masonic Trust£2,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months		 To be used for
Masonic Trust - MCF Matched Funding
£2,000 18/01/2022
Unrestricted matched funding in partnership with the local masonic province
National Lottery Community Fund - Operational Running Costs
£10,000 19/01/2021
10
The funding will help ensure the organisation can continue to be an operational asset to Thames Valley Police's high risk missing persons unit.
Oxfordshire Community Foundation - COVID-19 Oxfordshire Lowland Search and Rescue
£10,000 23/04/2020
2
Support & advice - adapting to remote planning and searchers to keep social distancing

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • ANTONY WILLOTT Appointed: 2021
  • DAVID WOODGATE Appointed: 2020
  • JOSEPH HUNT Appointed: 2023
  • MARCUS NURTON Appointed: 2021
  • SARAH SMITH Appointed: 2020
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 22/11/2019, number: 1186548
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Financial Conduct Authority
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
4 returns made; AR20: 1 days late,
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from OXFORDSHIRE LOWLAND SEARCH AND RESCUE on 28/03/2022
Main office

194 Poplar Grove
Kennington
OXFORD
OX1 5QT

Objectives

THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS:TO ASSIST IN THE RELIEF OF SUFFERING AND DISTRESS AMONGST PERSONS ENDANGERED BY ACCIDENT, NATURALHAZARD OR VULNERABILITY RELATED TO MENTAL HEALTH, PRINCIPALLY IN OXFORDSHIRE BUT WITHOUT GEOGRAPHICAL LIMITATION, BY SUPPORTING ANY OTHER RESCUE ORGANISATION, EMERGENCY SERVICE OR EMERGENCY PLANNING TEAM, AND PROVIDING A COORDINATED RESPONSE FOR THE SECURE AND EFFICIENT SEARCH AND RESCUE OF ANY PERSONS SO ENDANGERED.

Defined Area of Benefit:

LOCAL

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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