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Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 5
  • No PartB
  • Mainly male board: -1
  • Large volunteer base +3
  • Overall weighted support: +2
Overall GiG Score: 4 ?

SEVERN AREA RESCUE ASSOCIATION

Lifeboat and inland search and rescue, including flood and cliff rescue and missing person search, on the Severn, Wye, Usk and other rivers, and across Gloucestershire, Worcestershire and parts of SE Wales, Herefordshire and beyond. Activities were conducted by SARA as Charity 505504 prior to 1 Jan 2022
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 including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • 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
31/12/23£357£268£89n/a
31/12/22£274£268£6n/a
31/12/21*£274£268£6n/a
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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 4 years

www.sara-rescue.org.uk

info@sara-rescue.org.uk

03448460226

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Armed Forces/Emergency Service Efficiency
  • Education/Training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • Search, rescue & emergency services
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, Monmouthshire, Shropshire, Worcestershire,
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.

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
Masonic Trust - MCF Matched Funding
£1,000 21/11/2022
Unrestricted matched funding in partnership with the local masonic province
National Lottery Community Fund - SARA Cotswolds -emergency rescue vehicle
£9,900 18/11/2022
The funding will be used to acquire a 4x4 ambulance to reach inaccessible areas quickly. The project aims to locate and recover high risk missing persons who may be despondent or who may be suffering from mental health issues or dementia.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • GARETH RAYMOND Appointed: 2024
  • IAN LINDSAY MORGAN Appointed: 2022
  • JUDITH MARY HARVEY Appointed: 2022
  • KEITH ANDREW BECKETT CBE Appointed: 2022
  • MARK GEORGE CARWARDINE Appointed: 2022
  • RICHARD JULIAN NEWHOUSE Appointed: 2023
  • SHAUN ROBINSON EGAN Appointed: 2022
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 23/02/2021, number: 1193634
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 risk management policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
3 returns made; AR21: 332 days late,
Main office

SEVERN AREA RESCUE ASSOCIATION
THE LIFEBOAT AND RESCUE STATION
BEACHLEY
CHEPSTOW
NP16 7HH

Objectives

THE PROTECTION OF LIFE AND PROPERTY BY THE PROVISION AND MAINTENANCE OF A RESCUE SERVICE (INCORPORATING BOTH MARINE OPERATIONS AND LAND OPERATIONS) WITH, IN PARTICULAR, SPECIALIST SKILLS IN SWIFT WATER / FLOOD, LAND SEARCH, LIFEBOATS, RESCUE BOATS, MARINE RESCUE AND CLIFF RESCUE.TO ASSIST GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES AND COUNTY AND LOCAL AUTHORITIES IN THEIR PROVISION OF EMERGENCY SERVICES; ANDTO ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION IN OUTDOOR SAFETY, PARTICULARLY IN AND AROUND WATER.FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE CIO'S OBJECTS, THE PRINCIPAL AREA OF MARINE OPERATIONS COMPRISES THE BRISTOL CHANNEL AND THE SEVERN, WYE, AVON, AND USK RIVERS (AND THEIR RESPECTIVE TRIBUTARIES) AND LAND OPERATIONS PRINCIPALLY EXTEND TO SOUTH EAST WALES, THE WEST OF ENGLAND AND THE MIDLANDS.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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