SUFFOLK LOWLAND SEARCH AND RESCUE

Charity number: 1091537
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

SuLSaR's operates under a service level agreement with Suffolk Police, the primary role is to support the police in the search for missing vulnerable people by the provision and maintenance of a trained Search and Rescue team to operate primarily (but not by way of limitation) in Suffolk and the surrounding areas. This also incorporates NSARDA Suffolk search dogs who are part of the SuLSaR Team

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 01 November 2024

Total income: £68,263
Total expenditure: £41,202

People

7 Trustee(s)

100 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:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Armed Forces/emergency Service Efficiency
  • 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
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Suffolk

Governance

Registration history:
  • 05 April 2002: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • National Search and Rescue dog Association Suffolk or NSARDA Suffolk (Working name)
  • SULSAR (Working name)
Gift aid:
Not 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
  • 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
  • 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

7 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
ANDY KING Chair
None on record
Nicholas Warren Adams Trustee 25 November 2023
None on record
Neil Crouchman Trustee 25 November 2023
None on record
Timothy John Alden Trustee 25 November 2023
None on record
Alison Elizabeth Lavender Trustee 16 March 2023
None on record
Deborah Jane Durrant Trustee 20 November 2022
None on record
Elaine Glendinning Trustee 02 November 2018
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 01/11/2020 01/11/2021 01/11/2022 01/11/2023 01/11/2024
Total gross income £51.54k £31.63k £47.56k £45.68k £68.26k
Total expenditure £37.02k £41.17k £42.18k £43.03k £41.20k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £16.28k £7.15k 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 01 November 2024 06 March 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 01 November 2024 06 March 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 01 November 2023 16 July 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 01 November 2023 16 July 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 01 November 2022 19 July 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 01 November 2022 19 July 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 01 November 2021 23 August 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 01 November 2021 23 August 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 01 November 2020 14 August 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 01 November 2020 20 October 2021 49 days late 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 4TH OF NOVEMBER 2001 AS AMENDED ON 17TH MARCH 2002 AND 26 NOVEMBER 2006 as amended on 19 May 2023

Charitable objects

("THE OBJECTS") ARE TO RELIEVE SUFFERING AND DISTRESS AMONGST PERSONS ENDANGERED BY ACCIDENTS OR NATURAL HAZARDS BY PROVISION AND MAINTENANCE OF A TRAINED SEARCH AND RESCUE TEAM TO OPERATE PRIMARILY (BUT NOT BY WAY OF LIMITATION) IN SUFFOLK AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS.

Area of benefit

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

SUFFOLK

Contact information

Address:
Suffolk Lowland Search & Rescue
1 Stag Park
Old A45
Woolpit
BURY ST. EDMUNDS
IP30 9FX
Phone:
07825412931
Email:
secretary@sulsar.org.uk
Website:

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