THE SEARCH AND RESCUE DOG ASSOCIATION (ENGLAND)

Charity number: 264794
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The objective of the charity is to train air-scenting dog teams to assist , for the public benfit, the Police, Mountain Rescue Teams, and any other organisation involved with Search and rescue of persons missing or overdue in situations which benefit from the use of air-scenting dogs.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 October 2023

Total income: £23,301
Total expenditure: £60,162

Total income includes £7,867 from 1 government grant(s)

People

4 Trustee(s)

60 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:
  • Education/training
  • Animals
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales

Governance

Registration history:
  • 07 November 1972: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • Mountain Rescue Search Dogs England (Working name)
  • SARDA (ENGLAND) (Working name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • 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
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease 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

4 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Andrew Robert Keen Trustee 11 January 2025
THE SEARCH AND RESCUE DOG ASSOCIATION (ENGLAND)
Received: On time
Mark Nesbitt Trustee 13 January 2024
THE SEARCH AND RESCUE DOG ASSOCIATION (ENGLAND)
Received: On time
Catherine Ruth Davis Trustee 14 January 2023
DARTMOOR SEARCH AND RESCUE TEAM (OKEHAMPTON)
Received: On time
NORTH DARTMOOR SEARCH AND RESCUE TEAM
Received: On time
THE SEARCH AND RESCUE DOG ASSOCIATION (ENGLAND)
Received: On time
Paul Aitken-Fell Trustee 18 January 2020
None on record

Financial history

" role="img"> Text alternative for this canvas graphic is in the data table below.

Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/10/2019 31/10/2020 31/10/2021 31/10/2022 31/10/2023
Total gross income £220.75k £24.51k £35.73k £19.68k £23.30k
Total expenditure £38.97k £28.43k £28.43k £26.38k £60.16k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £16.72k N/A N/A N/A £7.87k

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 2023 30 August 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 October 2023 Not Required
Annual return 31 October 2022 29 August 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 October 2022 Not Required
Annual return 31 October 2021 28 July 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 October 2021 28 July 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 October 2020 29 July 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 October 2020 Not Required
Annual return 31 October 2019 02 January 2021 124 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 October 2019 15 February 2021 168 days late Download Open in new window
Submit annual return Open in new window

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.

CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 13 OCT 1972 AS AMENDED ON 01 FEB 1975 AS AMENDED BY SCHEME DATED 23 OCT 1978 AS AMENDED ON 02 MAY 1998 AS AMENDED ON 10 APR 1999 AS AMENDED BY SCHEME DATED 16 MAR 2000 AS AMENDED ON 02 JUN 2001 AS AMENDED ON 07 DEC 2003 AS AMENDED ON 03 NOV 2012

Charitable objects

TO ASSIST THE POLICE, MOUNTAIN RESCUE TEAMS, OR ANY OTHER ORGANISATION INVOLVED IN THE SEARCH AND RESCUE OF PERSONS MISSING OR OVERDUE, IN SITUATIONS WHICH WILL BENEFIT FROM THE USE OF AIR-SCENTING SEARCH DOGS

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

NATIONAL

Contact information

Address:
Coach Cottage
Grantlands
Uffculme
EX15 3ED
Phone:
07530464990
Email:
secretary@mrsde.org.uk
Website:

www.mountainrescuesearchdogsengland.org.uk Open in new window