Finance Score: -4

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 0

Spending falling: -1
Volatile income: -3
No PartB

Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteers +5

Overall GiG Score: 7

AVON & SOMERSET SEARCH AND RESCUE

Provision of search & rescue services to Avon & Somerset Police in Somerset and elsewhere

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
There have been no income shortfalls in recent years
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Over half the Board have joined recently

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 has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period
Income has been volatile recently

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
31/10/22		£19	£12	£7	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	50
31/10/21		£21	£21	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	40
31/10/20		£62	£45	£18	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	40
31/10/19		£21	£20	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	50
31/10/18	*	£43	£31	£12	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	45
31/10/17		£42	£36	£6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 8 years

www.assar.org.uk

treasurer@assar.org.uk

01749860001

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

GiG Classification

Search & rescue & emergency services

How it operates

Provides services

Where it operates

Bath And North East Somerset, Bristol City, North Somerset, Somerset, South Gloucestershire,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
50 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
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Avon and Somerset Search and Rescue
£250	19/12/2022	As directed by the donor towards Avon & Somerset Search and Rescue's work responding to calls for assistance from the public on a 24/7 basis across Bristol and Somerset. Due diligence checked.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 6/7 persons

CHRIS THRING (Chair) Appointed: 2019

ALEXANDER WILLIAM GEORGE Appointed: 2023

JAMES ROBERT HARDCASTLE Appointed: 2023

LEON TROAKE Appointed: 2021

MEGAN ELIZABETH PILLINGER Appointed: 2023

OLIVER BORTON WALE Appointed: 2022

SARAH CATHERINE TREWEEK Appointed: 2022

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 28/07/2016, number: 1168479

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

6 returns made; AR18: 130 days late,

Main office

15 Salisbury St
St George
BRISTOL
BS5 8EE

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT LIFE AND IN PARTICULAR TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN AN EMERGENCY RESCUE SERVICE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC:A) BY PROVISION OF A DEDICATED AND TRAINED VOLUNTEER SERVICE TO ASSIST AND SUPPORT THE EMERGENCY SERVICES IN THE OPERATION OF SEARCH AND RESCUE IN SOMERSET;B) BY PROVISION OF A BACK-UP SERVICE TO OTHER SEARCH AND RESCUE GROUPS ACROSS THE UNITED KINGDOM IF CALLED UPON AND ABLE TO DO SO.

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