Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: -4

Support Score: 0

Strong growth: +2
No PartB

Only 4 Trustees: -1
All male board: -3

Large volunteers +3

Overall GiG Score: 1

SEARCH AND RESCUE ASSISTANCE IN DISASTERS

We are a specialist disaster response and humanitarian assistance charity that supports both domestic and international communities in times of need affected by disasters natural and man-made. We train and equip dedicated volunteers and members of the public to provide assistance and support to the emergency services

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

There are only 4 trustees
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

Established: 20 years

www.saraid.org.uk

enquiries@saraid.org.uk

07803196181

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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
31/03/23		£100	£105	£-5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	54
31/03/22		£29	£45	£-16	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	69
31/03/21		£39	£21	£17	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	74
31/03/20		£27	£25	£2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	77
31/03/19	*	£24	£17	£6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	74
31/03/18	*	£16	£40	£-24	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17	*	£34	£45	£-11	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16	*	£73	£45	£28	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15	*	£11	£11	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14		£10	£16	£-6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13		£18	£24	£-6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12		£28	£24	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11		£24	£29	£-5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10		£27	£45	£-19	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/09		£32	£20	£12	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/08		£31	£20	£11	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/07	*	£49	£19	£30	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/06	*	£40	£34	£6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05	*	£22	£5	£17	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

Armed Forces/Emergency Service Efficiency
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes
Other Charitable Purposes
Overseas Aid/Famine Relief
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Other charitable activities
Provides human resources
Provides services
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Afghanistan, Akrotiri, Albania, Algeria, American Samoa, Andorra, Angola, Anguilla, Antarctica, Antigua And Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bermuda, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia And Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burma, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Cayman Islands, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Christmas Island, Cocos (KEELING) ISLANDS, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Congo (Democratic Republic), Cook Islands, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dhekelia, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, East Timor, Easter Island, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Falkland Islands, Faroe Islands, Fiji, Finland, France, French Guiana, French Polynesia, Gabon, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Gibraltar, Greece, Greenland, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guam, Guatemala, Guernsey, Guinea, Guinea-bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Isle Of Man, Israel, Italy, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Japan, Jersey, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kosovo, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macau, Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands, Martinique, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mayotte, Mexico, Micronesia, Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, Montserrat, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Netherlands, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Niue, Norfolk Island, North Korea, Northern Ireland, Northern Mariana Islands, Norway, Occupied Palestinian Territories, Oman, Pakistan, Palau, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie And Oeno Islands, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Réunion, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Saint Barthélemy, Saint Helena, Saint Pierre And Miquelon, Saint Vincent, Samoa, San Marino, São Tomé And Principe, Saudi Arabia, Scotland, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Sint Maarten, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, South Georgia And South Sandwich Islands, South Korea, South Sudan, Spain, Sri Lanka, St Kitts And Nevis, St Lucia, Sudan, Suriname, Svalbard And Jan Mayen, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, The Bahamas, The Gambia, Throughout England And Wales, Togo, Tokelau, Tonga, Trinidad And Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Turks And Caicos Islands, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United States, United States Virgin Islands, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, Wallis And Futuna, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
Other Defined Groups
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
54 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
Department for Transport - Inland/Inshore Rescue Boat Fund scheme
£15,041	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 (4)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

DAVID PICKUP Appointed: 2019

GARY FRANCIS (Chair)

ROBERT DAVIS Appointed: 2019

WILL SELLEY Appointed: 2016

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 19/01/2004, number: 1101593

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
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

19 returns made; AR19: 7 days late, AR18: 39 days late, AR17: 44 days late, AR16: 2 days late, AR15: 13 days late, AR07: 121 days late, AR06: 53 days late, AR05: 18 days late,

Main office

SARAID
Fire Station
Station Road
Yate
BRISTOL
BS37 4AL

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE, FOR PUBLIC BENEFIT:- UPON RECEIPT OF A REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE, TO PROVIDE; 3.1 RELIEF AND ASSISTANCE TO PEOPLE IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD WHO ARE VICTIMS OF ANY DISASTER NATURAL OR MAN-MADE OR CATASTROPHE THROUGH THE RAPID DEPLOYMENT OF VOLUNTEER PERSONNEL SUITABLY TRAINED AND EQUIPPED IN DISASTER RESPONSE TO PROVIDE, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY; URBAN SEARCH AND RESCUE, HUMANITARIAN AID AND DISASTER RELIEF BETWEEN THE MOMENT A DISASTER OR CATASTROPHE OCCURS AND THE POINT AT WHICH CONVENTIONAL DISASTER RELIEF ORGANISATIONS ARE ABLE TO RESPOND, AND ON AN ON-GOING BASIS. 3.2 DISASTER RISK REDUCTION, PREPAREDNESS TRAINING AND MITIGATION INTERVENTIONS; AND TO TRAIN VOLUNTEERS TO FORM RESPONSE TEAMS IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD AFFECTED OR AT RISK FROM DISASTERS. 3.3 RELIEF AND ASSISTANCE TO PEOPLE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM WHO ARE THE VICTIMS OF ANY DISASTER NATURAL OR MAN-MADE OR CATASTROPHE BY PROVIDING VOLUNTEER PERSONNEL REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 3.1 TO SUPPORT WHERE NEEDED TO RESPONSES OF THE EMERGENCY SERVICES AND OTHER NATIONAL AND REGIONAL ORGANISATIONS TO SUCH OCCURRENCES. 3.4 THE ADVANCEMENT OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND RESILIENCE BY PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR VOLUNTEERS TO HELP MEET THE NEEDS OF LOCAL COMMUNITIES IN THE UNITED KINGDOM, AS IDENTIFIED BY AND IN CO-OPERATION WITH THE EMERGENCY SERVICES AND VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS, AND IN DOING SO, TO ALSO PROVIDE VOLUNTEERS WITH THE OPPORTUNITIES TO ACQUIRE, PRACTICE AND GAIN CONFIDENCE IN THE SKILLS REQUIRED TO CARRY OUT THE PURPOSES REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 3.3 3.5 PROTECT AND PRESERVE LIFE

Defined Area of Benefit:

ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD

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