Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 6
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
    • Large volunteers +5
    • Grant maker support: +1
    Overall GiG Score: 4 ?

    SUFFOLK LOWLAND SEARCH AND RESCUE 

    SuLSaR's operates under a service level agreement with Suffolk Police, the primary role is to support the police in the search for missing vulnerable people by the provision and maintenance of a trained Search and Rescue team to operate primarily (but not by way of limitation) in Suffolk and the surrounding areas. This also incorporates NSARDA Suffolk search dogs who are part of the SuLSaR Team
    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

    Financial issues to consider:

    • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
    • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

    Financial Data ?

    Income & Spending ?
    Sources of Income ?
    Y/E Income
    £k
    Spending
    £k
    Surplus/
    Deficit
    Fundraising
    Cost £k
    Total
    Funds £k
    Unrestricted
    Funds £k
    Mths
    Rsrvs
    Staff Volun-
    teers
    01/11/22£48£42£5n/an/an/an/an/a86
    01/11/21£32£41£-10n/an/an/an/an/a86
    01/11/20£52£37£15n/an/an/an/an/a90
    01/11/19£25£31£-6n/an/an/an/an/a90
    01/11/18*£20£31£-11£0£0£0n/a0100
    01/11/17?£73£51£22£0£0£0n/a00
    30/09/16£18£19£-1£0£0£0n/a00
    30/09/15£11£7£4£0£0£0n/a00
    30/09/14£8£6£2£0£0£0n/a00
    30/09/13£5£6£-1£0£0£0n/a00
    30/09/12£7£4£3£0£0£0n/a00
    30/09/11*£5£6£-2£0£0£0n/a00
    30/09/10£2£4£-2£0£0£0n/a00
    30/09/09£9£5£5£0£0£0n/a00
    30/09/08*£2£8£-6£0£0£0n/a00
    30/09/07£10£5£4£0£0£0n/a00
    30/09/06£3£3£0£0£0£0n/a00
    30/09/05*£6£5£1£0£0£0n/a00
    30/09/04*£4£2£1£0£0£0n/a00

    Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
    Established: 22 years

    www.sulsar.org.uk

    secretary@sulsar.org.uk

    01379788503

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    UN SDGs
    ?
    Listed activities
    • Armed Forces/Emergency Service Efficiency
    • General Charitable Purposes
    • Other Charitable Purposes
    GiG Classification
    • Search & rescue & emergency services
    How it operates
    • Other charitable activities
    • Provides human resources
    • Provides services
    Where it operates
    • Suffolk,
    Who it helps
    • Children/Young People
    • Elderly/Old People
    • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
    • People With Disabilities
    • The General Public/Mankind
    Who works here?
    • Unknown number of employees
    • 86 volunteers

    Who's supporting them? ?

    Donations from Grant Makers ?

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

    Specific Donations
    Amount When
    Months
    To be used for
    Suffolk Community Foundation - Thermal Imaging
    £902 22/01/2021
    To purchase 2 thermal imaging cameras to help with searching for missing vulnerable people in the dark.
    Suffolk Community Foundation - Suffolk Lowland Search and Rescue
    £5,439 08/12/2020
    12
    Towards the core running costs of the organisation who support all emergency services
    Suffolk Community Foundation - Suffolk Lowland Search and Rescue
    £6,332 07/10/2020
    2
    Towards the core running costs of the organisation for 3 months due to Covid 19.

    Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

    How is it governed?

    Trustees (4)
    Current Trustees appointed
    Gender Split

    Legal constitution
    • Charity registered in England & Wales on 05/04/2002, number: 1091537
    Gift Aid
    • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
    Policies in force
    • Complaints handling
    • Conflicting interests
    • Risk management
    • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
    • Volunteer management
    Filing Record
    19 returns made; AR18: 24 days late, AR11: 115 days late, AR08: 10 days late, AR05: 129 days late, AR04: 79 days late,
    Main office

    Suffolk Lowland Search & Rescue
    1 Stag Park
    Old A45
    Woolpit
    BURY ST. EDMUNDS
    IP30 9FX

    Objectives

    (THE OBJECTS) ARE TO RELIEVE SUFFERING AND DISTRESS AMONGST PERSONS ENDANGERED BY ACCIDENTS OR NATURAL HAZARDS BY PROVISION AND MAINTENANCE OF A TRAINED SEARCH AND RESCUE TEAM TO OPERATE PRIMARILY (BUT NOT BY WAY OF LIMITATION) IN SUFFOLK AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS.

    Defined Area of Benefit:

    SUFFOLK

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    360 Giving
    CharityBase
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