CAVE RESCUE ORGANISATION

Charity number: 1201338
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The Cave Rescue Organisation is based in Clapham in North Yorkshire and provides the cave and mountain rescue service in the Three Peaks area of the Yorkshire Dales National Park, and also extending westwards into Lancashire and Cumbria and eastwards as far as Malham and Gordale. The CRO is a charity run by volunteers, and depends on public donations for its finances

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 October 2024

Total income: £199,391
Total expenditure: £140,051

People

19 Trustee(s)

80 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales

Governance

Registration history:
  • 15 December 2022: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:
  • CRO (Working name)
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity 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
  • 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
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

19 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Martin John Colledge Chair 15 March 2024
CAVE RESCUE ORGANISATION
Received: On time
Mike Bottomley Trustee 20 March 2026
None on record
Christopher Mark Edmondson Trustee 20 March 2026
None on record
Graham Hughes Trustee 24 September 2025
CAVE RESCUE ORGANISATION
Received: On time
Julian Charles Leader Trustee 14 March 2025
CAVE RESCUE ORGANISATION
Received: On time
Paul Moore Trustee 14 March 2025
CAVE RESCUE ORGANISATION
Received: On time
PHILIP ROBERT JAMES Trustee 14 March 2025
CAVE RESCUE ORGANISATION
Received: On time
Stephen Richard Holcroft Trustee 15 March 2024
CAVE RESCUE ORGANISATION
Received: On time
Michael Gerrard McGeown Evans Trustee 20 March 2023
None on record
Paul Colin Lethebee Trustee 20 March 2023
None on record
Simon David Johnson Trustee 20 March 2023
None on record
Alison Haigh Trustee 20 March 2023
INGLEBOROUGH DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL
Received: On time
CANIS
Received: On time
CAVE RESCUE ORGANISATION
Received: On time
Avelina Wright Trustee 20 March 2023
None on record
MARTIN HOLROYD Trustee 20 March 2023
CAVE RESCUE ORGANISATION
Received: On time
Brian Cowie Trustee 20 March 2023
CAVE RESCUE ORGANISATION
Received: On time
Jonathan Mark Rhodes Trustee 20 March 2023
CAVE RESCUE ORGANISATION
Received: On time
Iain Andrew Plimmer Trustee 20 March 2023
CAVE RESCUE ORGANISATION
Received: On time
Robert Adrian Scurr Trustee 20 March 2023
CAVE RESCUE ORGANISATION
Received: On time
Joanne Marie Wulf Trustee 20 March 2023
CAVE RESCUE ORGANISATION
Received: On time

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/10/2023 31/10/2024
Total gross income £0 £199.39k
Total expenditure £0 £140.05k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 October 2024 10 August 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 October 2024 10 August 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 October 2023 17 July 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 October 2023 29 August 2024 On time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 15 Dec 2022 as amended on 14 Mar 2025

Charitable objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT: 3.1 TO ASSIST IN THE RELIEF OF SUFFERING AND DISTRESS AMONG PERSONS ENDANGERED BY ACCIDENT, ILLNESS, OR NATURAL HAZARDS UNDERGROUND, ON THE FELL, ON MOUNTAINS, OR IN SIMILAR ENVIRONMENTS, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY IN YORKSHIRE, CUMBRIA AND LANCASHIRE BY WAYS OF: 3.1.1 PROVIDING A DEDICATED AND TRAINED EMERGENCY RESCUE SERVICE; 3.1.2 ASSISTING THE POLICE, AMBULANCE, FIRE AUTHORITIES AND OTHER EMERGENCY SERVICES IN THEIR ROLES; AND 3.1.3 RAISING PUBLIC AWARENESS OF SAFETY IN THOSE ENVIRONMENTS. 3.2 TO RELIEVE THE UNNECESSARY SUFFERING OR DISTRESS OF ANIMALS UNDERGROUND, ON THE FELL, ON MOUNTAINS OR IN OTHER SIMILAR ENVIRONMENTS BY PROVIDING RESCUE SERVICES FOR SUCH ANIMALS.

Contact information

Address:
CAVE RESCUE ORGANISATION
CLAPHAM
LANCASTER
LA2 8HH
Phone:
01524251697
Email:
secretary@cro.org.uk
Website:

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