Finance Score: 1
Governance Score: 1
Support Score: 6
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • No PartB
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 8 ?

SUFFOLK ACCIDENT RESCUE SERVICE 

PROVIDES IMMEDIATE MEDICAL TREATMENT AND CARE TO PERSONS IN NEED BY REASON OF ACCIDENT OR OTHER EMERGENCY WITHIN THE GEOGRAPHICAL COUNTY OF SUFFOLK AND ADJOINING AREAS.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • There have been no income shortfalls in recent years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy

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: 8 years

www.sars999.org.uk

admin@sars999.org.uk

01359244186

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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
31/03/23£236£219£17n/an/an/an/an/a66
31/03/22£152£125£26n/an/an/an/an/a50
31/03/21£144£125£19n/an/an/an/an/a53
31/03/20£197£143£55n/an/an/an/an/a50
31/03/19£122£119£2n/an/an/an/an/a49
31/03/18£222£115£107£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Listed activities
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Cambridgeshire, Essex, Norfolk, Suffolk,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 66 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.

Major supporters in last 5 years
Suffolk Community Foundation£21,000
DCMS£5,000
Co-Operative Group£858
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Suffolk Accident Rescue Service (SARS)
£858 23/10/2021
We would like to increase the number of SARS solo responders across Suffolk. As they respond from home, they can be on scene within minutes and improve the outcome of the patients they treat.
Suffolk Community Foundation - Core costs
£3,000 13/05/2021
11
Towards the organisations core running costs for 2021.
Suffolk Community Foundation - Running costs
£5,000 19/07/2020
2
To support Core Running Costs for Suffolk Accident Rescue Service. Covid19
DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
£5,000 19/07/2020
NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots ....more
Suffolk Community Foundation - Core costs and PPE equipment
£5,000 25/03/2020
11
To support the front line delivery of emergency medical support via Suffolk Accident and Rescue. Covid19
Suffolk Community Foundation - SARS Ultrasound
£8,000 01/05/2019
11
Towards purchasing a SARS ultrasound.
Suffolk Community Foundation - Core costs
£4,000 25/09/2017
5
To support core running costs of the organisation.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (10)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 9/10 persons

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 15/08/2016, number: 1168764
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Care Quality Commission
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
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • 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
Filing Record
7 returns made; all on time
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from THE SUFFOLK ACCIDENT RESCUE SERVICE on 07/11/2022
Main office

SUFFOLK ACCIDENT
RESCUE SERVICE
Unit 1b Woolpit Business Park
Windmill Ave
Woolpit
Bury St

Objectives

THE PROVISION OF IMMEDIATE MEDICAL TREATMENT AND CARE TO PERSONS IN NEED BY REASON OF ACCIDENT OR OTHER EMERGENCY IN THE GEOGRAPHICAL COUNTY OF SUFFOLK AND ADJOINING AREAS.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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