Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 0

Strong growth: +2
No PartB

Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteer base +5

Overall GiG Score: 13

MERSEYSIDE LOWLAND SEARCH AND RESCUE

We search for high risk vulnerable missing people

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker recently
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

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 £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit £k	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
30/06/23		£21	£19	£2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/06/22		£10	£11	£-1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/06/21		£13	£12	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/06/20		£17	£11	£6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/06/19	*	£5	£8	£-3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/06/18	*	£6	£7	£-1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/06/17		£6	£7	£-1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 9 years

www.MerSAR.org.UK

info@mersar.org.uk

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Armed Forces/Emergency Service Efficiency
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

GiG Classification

Search, rescue & emergency services

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides human resources
Provides services

Where it operates

Cheshire East, Cheshire West & Chester, Halton, Knowsley, Liverpool City, Sefton, St Helens, Wirral,

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
Community Foundations for Lancashire & Merseyside - Safe steps!
£523	24/07/2023	To purchase High visibility clothing to equip the team when conducting searches along roads
Community Foundations for Lancashire & Merseyside - Grant to Merseyside Lowland Search & Rescue
£798	20/09/2022	To fund software to help the group keep on top of kit and equipment wear.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

ALISON BRAITHWAITE Appointed: 2023

DAVID ALCOCK Appointed: 2020

EUGENE CHAPMAN Appointed: 2020

LESLEY JANE ASHCROFT Appointed: 2020

SHERIDAN GREEN Appointed: 2023

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 24/03/2016, number: 1166213

Gift Aid

NOT 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
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

7 returns made; AR19: 98 days late, AR18: 117 days late,

Main office

Emergency Service Training Centre L
2 East Street
BIRKENHEAD
CH41 1BY

Objectives

TO RELIEVE SUFFERING AND DISTRESS AMONGST PERSONS ENDANGERED BY ACCIDENTS OR NATURAL HAZARDS AND THE PRESERVATION OF LIFE BY PROVIDING SEARCH AND RESCUE SERVICESIN MERSEYSIDE IN CO-OPERATION WITH PARTNERS, GOVERNMENT BODIES AND OTHER RELEVANT ORGANISATIONS

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