Overall GiG Score: 8 ?
Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 8
  • No PartB
    • Large volunteers +5
    • Grant maker support: +3

    YORKSHIRE LOWLAND RESCUE 

    providing voluntary search and rescue capability
    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
    • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers

    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
    Established: 5 years

    secretary@yorksar.com

    07952000567

    Charity Commission for England and Wales

    Financial Data ?

    Income & Spending ?
    Sources of Income ?
    Y/E Income Spending Surplus/
    Deficit
    Volun-
    teers
    31/08/22£25,155£17,680£7,47520
    31/08/21£6,886£10,753£-3,8670
    31/08/20£11,178£7,033£4,14517
    Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
    What it does
    • Other Charitable Purposes
    Who works here?
    • 20 volunteers
    Who it helps
    • Children/Young People
    • Elderly/Old People
    • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
    • The General Public/Mankind
    How it operates
    • Provides services
    Where it operates
    • Throughout England And Wales,

    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
    National Lottery Community Fund - YorkSAR Flood and Water Rescue Team
    £23,523 22/06/2021
    The funding will provide valuable training for the Water Rescue Team to be able to react quickly to issues of flooding in areas across Yorkshire & Humber. The aim is to ensure that there are ....more

    Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

    How is it governed?

    Trustees (4)
    Current Trustees appointed
    Gender Split

    Legal constitution
    • Charity registered in England & Wales on 19/07/2019, number: 1184506
    Gift Aid
    • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
    Policies in force
    • Complaints handling
    • Conflicting interests
    • Risk management
    • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
    • Volunteer management
    Filing Record
    3 returns made; all on time
    Main office

    14 ORCHARD CROFT
    WALES
    SHEFFIELD
    S26 5UA

    Objectives

    THE CHARITIES OBJECTS ARE TO ASSIST IN THE RELIEVING OF SUFFERING AND DISTRESS AMONGST PERSONS ENDANGERED BY ACCIDENT OR NATURAL HAZARD, PRINCIPALLY IN YORKSHIRE AND HUMBERSIDE BUT WITHOUT GEOGRAPHICAL LIMITATION AND TO SUPPORT ANY OTHER RESCUE ORGANISATION, AND TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE SECURE AND EFFICIENT SEARCH AND RESCUE OF ANY PERSONS SO ENDANGERED.

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    360 Giving
    CharityBase
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