Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 6
  • No PartB
    • Large volunteer base +3
    • Overall weighted support: +3
    Overall GiG Score: 6 ?

    TEES RIVER RESCUE

    Providing routine patrols on the River Tees to ensure water safety and to assist emergency services as requested. Providing education to the public who may be using the river to ensure safety and compliance with bylaws. Working with partner agencies to make the River a safe and enjoyable place for all.
    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
    • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers

    Financial issues to consider:

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

    Financial Data ?

    Income & Spending ?
    Sources of Income ?
    Y/E Income Spending Surplus/
    Deficit
    Volun-
    teers
    01/04/23£31£34£-3n/a
    01/04/22£22£9£13n/a
    01/04/21£12£10£1n/a
    Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
    Established: 5 years

    teesriverrescue.org

    contact@teesriverresuce.org

    0870 316 8337

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    UN SDGs
    ?
    Listed activities
    • Economic/Community Development/Employment
    • General Charitable Purposes
    • Other Charitable Purposes
    • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
    GiG Classification
    • Museums, parks, historical sites
    How it operates
    • Provides advocacy/advice/information
    • Provides services
    Where it operates
    • Middlesbrough, Stockton-on-tees,
    Who it helps
    • 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
    National Lottery Community Fund£20,000
    Co-Operative Group£3,706
    Masonic Trust£1,000
    Specific Donations
    Amount When
    Months
    To be used for
    Masonic Trust - MCF Matched Funding
    £1,000 22/01/2024
    Unrestricted matched funding in partnership with the local masonic province
    National Lottery Community Fund - Command welfare and engagement vehicle
    £10,000 06/01/2023
    The funding will be used to purchase a welfare vehicle for this volunteer led community organisation. The project aims to improve their early intervention by having a mobile safety vehicle which can hold more vital life saving equipment and provide ....more
    Co-Operative Group - Grant to Tees River Rescue
    £3,706 22/10/2022
    We would like more equipment so our volunteers can deliver water safety training sessions to local schools, groups and businesses near the Tees.
    National Lottery Community Fund - Water rescue project
    £10,000 29/06/2021
    The project will use the funding to train volunteers in water safety for the local community and purchase water rescue equipment. This aims to continue the ongoing rescue work the community group provide by increasing the volunteer numbers.

    Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

    How is it governed?

    Trustees (4)
    Current Trustees appointed

    • JAMES RUDDOCK (Chair) Appointed: 2020
    • JAYDEN MARRISON Appointed: 2022
    • ROBERT LYNAS Appointed: 2020
    • SARAH MARRISON Appointed: 2022
    Legal constitution
    • Charity registered in England & Wales on 07/01/2020, number: 1187247
    Gift Aid
    • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
    Policies in force
    • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
    • Complaints handling
    • Complaints policy and procedures
    • Conflicting interests
    • Financial reserves policy and procedures
    • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
    • Risk management
    • Safeguarding policy and procedures
    • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
    • Social media policy and procedures
    • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
    • Volunteer management
    Filing Record
    3 returns made; all on time
    Main office

    6-7 Castlegate Quay
    STOCKTON-ON-TEES
    Cleveland
    TS18 3BB

    Objectives

    1) THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF LIFE IN AND AROUND THE RIVER TEES BY DEPLOYING A RIVER RESCUE CRAFT WITH A FULLY TRAINED CREW AT THE REQUEST OF EMERGENCY SERVICES AND BY PROVIDING ROUTINE RIVER SAFETY PATROLS. 2) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AMONG THE PUBLIC IN WATER SAFETY.

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    360 Giving

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