Overall GiG Score: -4 ?
Finance Score: -1
Governance Score: -6
Support Score: 3
  • Spending falling: -1
  • No PartB
  • Static board: -3
  • All male board: -3
  • Grant maker support: +3

SEVERN AREA RESCUE ASSOCIATION 

Provides inshore lifeboats and inland search and rescue, on the tidal Severn, Wye, and Usk and across the wider area of the River Severn including all of Gloucestershire.On 1 Jan 22 SARA become a Charity CIO. All assets and operations of the Charity were moved into Charity CIO 1193634, and this Charity (505504) is now dormant pending formal closure.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is completely male
  • The Board composition appears to be rather static

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
Established: 48 years

www.sara-rescue.org.uk

info@sara-rescue.org.uk

03448460226

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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
31/12/23£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/22£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/21£237£252£-15n/an/an/an/an/a200
31/12/20£304£298£5n/an/an/an/an/a200
31/12/19£263£268£-5n/an/an/an/an/a240
31/12/18£223£259£-37£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/17£183£262£-79£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/16£258£254£4£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/15£330£269£61£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/14£206£195£11£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/13£172£196£-23£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/12£175£196£-21£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/11*£129£175£-46£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/10£218£152£66£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/09£137£129£8£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/08£303£142£160£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/07£211£182£30£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/06£96£108£-12£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/05£163£97£67£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/04*£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
What it does
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Gloucestershire, Monmouthshire, Shropshire, South Gloucestershire, Telford & Wrekin, Worcestershire,

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
DCMS£10,000
CAF£8,000
Co-Operative Group£2,019
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Severn Area Rescue Association (SARA)
£2,019 22/10/2022
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) is central to everything we do. We are unable to respond or support anyone without the basics to provide safety to our crew first and foremost.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£10,000 02/10/2020
"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to ....more
CAF - Grant to Severn Area Rescue Association
£8,000 21/04/2020
3
Grant to Severn Area Rescue Association to support the organisation through COVID19
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Severn Area Rescue Association - Wyre Forest Station
£3,816 29/11/2017
We would like to be able to provide increased levels of training for crew and also ensure each crew has the appropriate equipment.
Department for Transport - Inshore & Inland Rescue Boat Grant Fund
£110,551 01/11/2017
To increase UK SAR capability by supporting purchase of rescue boats and water rescue equipment.
Department for Transport - Inland/Inshore Rescue Boat Fund scheme
£35,220 15/12/2016
3
To support rescue boat charities search and rescue operations and improve response capability
National Lottery Community Fund - Supporters Of SARA
£10,000 04/11/2015
12
The group will use the funding to deliver water safety training for people who may have low self esteem and lack confidence. This will lead to better chances in life as people will learn new skills ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 08/09/1976, number: 505504
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Risk management
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR11: 1 days late, AR04: 34 days late,
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from WATER EMERGENCY INSHORE RESPONSE on 11/01/2020
Main office

Severn Area Rescue Association
The Lifeboat Station
Beachley
Chepstow
NP16 7HH

Objectives

THE PROTECTION OF LIFE AND PROPERTY BY THE PROVISION AND MAINTENANCE OF A RESCUE SERVICE WITH, IN PARTICULAR, SPECIALIST SKILLS IN MARINE AND CLIFF RESCUE; TO ASSIST GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS AND COUNTY AND LOCAL AUTHORITIES IN THEIR PROVISION OF EMERGENCY SERVICES.; TO ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION IN MARINE AND CLIFF RESCUE IN PARTICULAR, BUT WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING BY THE PROVISION OF TRAINING COURSES, IN FURTHERANCE THEREOF BUT NOT OTHERWISE, TO RAISE FUNDS INVITE CONTRIBUTIONS FROM ANY PERSON OR PERSONS WHOMSOEVER BY WAY OF SUBSCRIPTION, DONATION. OR OTHERWISE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

MARINE OPERATIONS - PRINCIPAL AREA - BRISTOL CHANNEL AND THE SEVERN, WYE, AVON AND USK RIVERS. LAND OPERATIONS - SOUTH EAST WALES, THE WEST OF ENGLAND AND THE MIDLANDS.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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