Overall GiG Score: -2 ?
Finance Score: -6
Governance Score: -3
Support Score: 7
  • Spending declining: -1
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • No PartB
  • All male board: -3
  • Large volunteers +5
  • Grant maker support: +2

HERTFORDSHIRE BOAT RESCUE 

Totally voluntary organisation. Teaching water awareness and safety to the public (all ages). Running Life Saving Courses in schools for pupils, teachers and parents alike. Periodically patrolling local rivers to assist river users as required. Giving Water Safety Cover to local events eg: Triathlons, Raft Races, Boating events. Providing national rescue to flooding incidents.
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

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is completely 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
  • Spending is declining
  • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending
Established: 21 years

hertsboatrescue.org

dljforeman@ntlworld.com

01763221201

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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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
31/12/22£23£29£-6n/an/an/an/an/a31
31/12/21£11£35£-25n/an/an/an/an/a6
31/12/20£35£35£0n/an/an/an/an/a34
31/12/19£32£47£-14n/an/an/an/an/a33
31/12/18£20£41£-21£0£0£0n/a028
31/12/17£103£42£60£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/16£22£30£-9£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/15£20£26£-6£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/14£6£20£-14£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/13£5£18£-13£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/12£11£18£-7£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/11£70£16£54£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/10£5£6£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/09£2£2£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/08£4£4£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/07£3£5£-3£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/06£8£6£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/05£4£6£-2£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/04£8£5£3£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
What it does
  • Amateur Sport
  • Animals
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
Who works here?
  • 31 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/Mankind
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides human resources
Where it operates
  • Hertfordshire,

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
National Lottery Community Fund - water rescue equipment maintanance
£9,200 11/02/2022
The funding will be used to repair and replace the organisation's rescue equipment. The project aims to enable their work to continue helping to protect the safety of local people in local lakes and ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - herts boat rescue training supportcentre
£9,000 25/04/2019
12
The organisation will use the funding to set up a training support centre and help train more volunteers in water rescue and first aid for the community.
Department for Transport - Inshore & Inland Rescue Boat Grant Fund
£7,271 01/11/2017
To increase UK SAR capability by supporting purchase of rescue boats and water rescue equipment.
National Lottery Community Fund - Insurance
£6,900 20/09/2017
12
This funding will provide a water rescue service for the community to help victims of flooding and provide water safety advice to local groups.
National Lottery Community Fund - TPP2 - Multipurpose water rescue bus
£47,516 13/04/2017
12
The group will use the funding to focus on preventing drowning and being present as a safety precaution at water-related events. The project will access a multi-purpose rescue bus, enabling ....more
Department for Transport - Inland/Inshore Rescue Boat Fund scheme
£23,839 15/12/2016
3
To support rescue boat charities search and rescue operations and improve response capability

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Gender Split
Based on 5/6 persons

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 14/04/2003, number: 1097039
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; all on time
Main office

7 SWINBURNE CLOSE
ROYSTON
SG8 5SX

Objectives

HERTFORDSHIRE BOAT RESCUE IS ESTABLISHED FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT FOR THE PRESERVATION AND SAVING OF LIFE ON THE WATERWAYS WITHIN HERTFORDSHIRE BY THE PROVISION OF BOAT RESCUE SERVICE AND BY ADVANCING THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN MATTERS RELATING TO WATER SAFETY.

Defined Area of Benefit:

HERTFORDSHIRE.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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