MIDSHIRES SEARCH & RESCUE ORGANISATION

Charity number: 1110825
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

PROVIDE TRAINED RESOURCES TO THE POLICE AND OTHER STATUTORY AUTHORITIES TO SEARCH FOR, AND RECOVER, MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO HAVE GONE MISSING, PARTICULARLY IF THEY ARE CLASSIFIED AS VULNERABLE. WORK PRIMARILY FOR THE BEDFORDSHIRE AND HERTFORDSHIRE POLICE AUTHORITIES. ALSO ASSIST OTHER SEARCH & RESCUE TEAMS AS REQUIRED.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 30 September 2025

Total income: £32,614
Total expenditure: £24,358

People

3 Trustee(s)

45 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:
  • Other Charitable Purposes
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Bedford
  • Central Bedfordshire
  • Hertfordshire
  • Luton

Governance

Registration history:
  • 11 August 2005: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • MIDSHIRES (Working name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • 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
  • 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
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

3 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Tim Francis Perkins Trustee 10 October 2024
None on record
Dan Rose Trustee 10 May 2018
None on record
Jane Carwithen Trustee 10 May 2018
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 30/09/2021 30/09/2022 30/09/2023 30/09/2024 30/09/2025
Total gross income £9.56k £21.56k £18.16k £28.98k £32.61k
Total expenditure £7.86k £15.80k £16.11k £26.90k £24.36k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A 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 30 September 2025 24 March 2026 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2025 24 March 2026 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2024 05 June 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2024 05 June 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2023 17 June 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2023 Not required
Annual return 30 September 2022 27 June 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2022 Not required
Annual return 30 September 2021 31 May 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2021 Not required
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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.

CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 18 MAY 2005

Charitable objects

TO ASSIST IN THE SAVING OF LIFE AND RELIEF OF DISTRESS BY THE PROVISION OF EFFICIENT, TRAINED RESOURCES (WHEREVER POSSIBLE CONFORMING TO ESTABLISHED BEST PRACTICE) TO THE POLICE, OTHER STATUTORY AUTHORITIES AND OTHER SEARCH & RESCUE ORGANISATIONS, FOR THE SEARCH AND RESCUE OF MISSING OR VULNERABLE PERSONS

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
The Old Squash Court
Hunts Lane
Felmersham
BEDFORD
MK43 7JQ
Phone:
07989133149
Email:
enquiries@midshires.org.uk
Website:

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