Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: -1

Support Score: 7

No PartB

Mainly male board: -1

Large volunteers +5
Grant maker support: +2

Overall GiG Score: 6

NORFOLK LOWLAND SEARCH AND RESCUE CIO

The main object of the CIO shall be to relieve suffering and distress amongst personsendangered by accidents or natural hazards or being in a vulnerable position, and in particular to promote and co-ordinate search and rescue arrangements in the county of Norfolk as directed by the Norfolk Constabulary, Norfolk Fire Service or other Appropriate Authority.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received backing from a grant maker

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board is predominantly male

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	Spending	Surplus/ Deficit	Volun- teers
31/03/23		£28,904	£17,699	£11,205	35
31/03/22		£29,226	£26,024	£3,202	56

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 3 years

www.norlsar.org.uk

chairman@norlsar.org.uk

07788209315

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 human resources

Where it operates

Throughout England,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who supports 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 - Norfolk Lowland Search and Rescue
£7,500	18/03/2022	The funding will be used to provide PPE jackets for the newly trained volunteers to continue providing support to the community.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

DANIEL VANSTONE (Chair) Appointed: 2021

DEBORAH ANNE CHEDGEY Appointed: 2021

GRAHAM BAINGER Appointed: 2021

KEITH CROCKER Appointed: 2024

KIM LOUISE HOOKER Appointed: 2022

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 22/01/2021, number: 1193190

Gift Aid

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
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
Volunteer management

Filing Record

2 returns made; all on time

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from NORFOLK LOWLAND SEARCH AND RESCUE on 27/07/2022

Main office

Norfolk Police
Old Hall School
Heathersett
Norfolk
NR9 3DW

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO SHALL BE TO RELIEVE SUFFERING AND DISTRESS AMONGST PERSONS ENDANGERED BY ACCIDENTS OR NATURAL HAZARDS OR WHO ARE MISSING AND CONSIDERED TO POTENTIALLY BE IN DANGER, AND IN PARTICULAR; 1. TO PROMOTE AND CO-ORDINATE SEARCH AND RESCUE ARRANGEMENTS IN THE COUNTY OF NORFOLK AS DIRECTED BY THE NORFOLK CONSTABULARY, FIRE SERVICE OR OTHER APPROPRIATE AUTHORITY AND CARRIED OUT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STANDARDS SET BY THE ASSOCIATION OF LOWLAND SEARCH AND RESCUE. 2. TO SUPPORT SEARCH AND RESCUE ACTIVITIES IN OTHER UNITED KINGDOM GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS AS REQUESTED BY THE ASSOCIATION OF LOWLAND SEARCH AND RESCUE OR OTHER MEMBER TEAMS OF THE ASSOCIATION OF LOWLAND SEARCH AND RESCUE. 3. TO SUPPORT OUR COMMUNITIES IN EMERGENCY SITUATIONS EXCEPT WHEN DIRECTED BY THE POLICE, FIRE SERVICE OR OTHER APPROPRIATED AUTHORITY THAT SEARCH AND RESCUE ACTIVITIES TAKE PRIORITY. NOTHING IN THIS CONSTITUTION SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CIO FOR THE PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CHARITIES ACT 2011.

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