KENT SEARCH AND RESCUE (LOWLAND)

Charity number: 1091181
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

To assist in the relief of suffering and distress among persons endangered by accidents or natural hazards in the lowland areas of Kent, particularly by providing adequate arrangements for the secure and efficient search and rescue of any person or persons so endangered.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2024

Total income: £76,979
Total expenditure: £90,496

People

10 Trustee(s)

103 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

One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity.

What, who, how, where

Main way of carrying out purposes is grant making
What the charity does:
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • Other Charitable Purposes
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Kent

Governance

Registration history:
  • 18 March 2002: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • KENT SEARCH AND RESCUE (Working name)
  • EAST KENT SEARCH AND RESCUE (LOWLAND) (Previous name)
Gift aid:
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 policy and procedures
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events 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
  • 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
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

10 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Ann Spickett Trustee 17 February 2025
None on record
Matthew Deadman Trustee 17 February 2025
None on record
David Paul Trustee 17 February 2025
None on record
Carl Hynes Trustee 22 January 2024
None on record
Andrew Heselwood Trustee 10 August 2023
None on record
Barry Doggett Trustee 23 January 2023
None on record
Brian Tinham Trustee 24 January 2022
SOUTHERN GOLDEN RETRIEVER RESCUE
Received: On time
Mark Rist Trustee 25 January 2021
None on record
Peter Ayling Trustee 21 January 2019
None on record
Martin Paul Kingman Trustee 10 April 2017
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023 31/12/2024
Total gross income £95.51k £116.32k £103.43k £80.23k £76.98k
Total expenditure £95.11k £98.71k £83.02k £87.59k £90.50k
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 31 December 2024 17 March 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2024 17 March 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2023 17 October 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 17 October 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 23 October 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 23 October 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 27 April 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 27 April 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 20 July 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 20 July 2021 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.

CONSTITUTION ADOPTED ON 27 JANUARY, 2002 AS AMENDED ON 16 FEBRUARY 2003. AS AMENDED ON 13/04/2015 AS AMENDED ON 29 JAN 2018 as amended on 29 Jan 2018 as amended on 27 Mar 2019 as amended on 25 Jan 2021

Charitable objects

3.1. The charity?s objects (?the objects?) are to:- 3.1.1. protect and preserve life and good health by the provision of qualified volunteer Search and Rescue personnel, teams and equipment to assist organisations involved in the search and / or rescue of missing, vulnerable, in need and high risk persons in the county of Kent including neighbouring Emergency Services, Crown and other Lowland Rescue Units to assist them in search and rescue operations within their respective regions. ; 3.1.2. the provision of programs and material to help prevent the need for Search and Rescue activity by means of education of the general public.

Area of benefit

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

KENT

Contact information

Address:
KENT SEARCH & RESCUE
c/o Kent Police Marine & Search Div
Coldharbour Outstation
London Road
AYLESFORD
ME20 7SL
Phone:
01233800165
Email:
secretary@ksar.co.uk
Website:

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