Finance Score: -3

Governance Score: 1

Support Score: 0

Volatile income: -3
No PartB

No volunteer policy: -2
Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteers +5

Overall GiG Score: 3

WEST CORNWALL SEARCH & RESCUE TEAM

Voluntary inland search and rescue across West Cornwall and support to other teams and emergency services across the wider UK

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

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
Income has been volatile recently

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E	Income	Spending	Surplus/ Deficit	Volun- teers
31/07/23	£16,820	£15,466	£1,354	40
31/07/22	£33,975	£18,075	£15,900	50
31/07/21	£20,203	£10,969	£9,234	40
31/07/20	£41,832	£10,840	£30,992	40

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 5 years

www.westcornwallsar.co.uk

secretary@westcornwallsar.co.uk

07779724402

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

GiG Classification

Search & rescue & emergency services

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Cornwall,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
40 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
CAF - Grant to West Cornwall Search & Rescue Team
£2,500	24/06/2020 3	Grant to West Cornwall Search & Rescue Team to support the organisation through COVID19

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

ANDY BRELSFORD (Chair) Appointed: 2019

CHRISTIAN JENNINGS Appointed: 2019

REBECCA CLARE SWAN Appointed: 2019

RUTH FOX-ROCKLEY Appointed: 2020

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 11/07/2019, number: 1184377

Gift Aid

NOT 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
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
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

Filing Record

4 returns made; all on time

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from CORNWALL SEARCH & RESCUE TEAM on 15/12/2022

Main office

WEST CORNWALL SEARCH & RESCUE TEAM
UNITED DOWNS INDUSTRIAL PARK
ST. DAY
REDRUTH
TR16 5HY

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 WEST CORNWALL;(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; AND(C) BY PROVISION OF ADVICE AND GUIDANCE WHERE REQUESTED TO ENABLE RESIDENTS OF, AND VISITORS TO, THE COUNTY OF CORNWALL TO ACCESS AND ENJOY THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT IN SAFETY.

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