SEVERN AREA RESCUE ASSOCIATION

Charity number: 505504
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Provides inshore lifeboats and inland search and rescue, on the tidal Severn, Wye, and Usk and across the wider area of the River Severn including all of Gloucestershire. On 1 Jan 22 SARA become a Charity CIO. All assets and operations of the Charity were moved into Charity CIO 1193634, and this Charity (505504) is now dormant pending formal closure.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2024

Total income: £0
Total expenditure: £0

People

5 Trustee(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

No information available

Trustee payments

No information available

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
Where the charity operates:
  • Gloucestershire
  • Monmouthshire
  • Shropshire
  • South Gloucestershire
  • Telford & Wrekin
  • Worcestershire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 08 September 1976: Standard registration
  • 11 January 2020: Funds received from 1109470 WATER EMERGENCY INSHORE RESPONSE
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • S A R A - SEVERN RESCUE (Working name)
  • SARA (Working name)
  • SEVERN RESCUE (Working name)
  • SEVERN AUXILIARY RESCUE ASSOCIATION (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Risk management
  • 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

5 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Mervyn Fleming Trustee 08 March 2018
None on record
Alan Palmer Trustee 18 May 2017
None on record
Alan Stanley Trustee 22 July 2016
WRIBBENHALL PARISH ROOM COMMITTEE
Received: On time
John Earnest William Cairns Trustee 22 May 2016
None on record
Jim Hewitt Trustee 10 March 2003
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 £303.54k £237.15k £0 £0 £0
Total expenditure £298.28k £252.11k £0 £0 £0
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £72.94k £64.93k 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 01 January 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2024 Not required
Annual return 31 December 2023 01 January 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 Not required
Annual return 31 December 2022 26 April 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 Not required
Annual return 31 December 2021 29 September 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 29 September 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 10 September 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 10 September 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 28 JUNE 1976 AS AMENDED 22 FEBRUARY 1977, 28 FEBRUARY 1979, 29 SEPTEMBER 1993, APRIL 2000, AND 16 MARCH 2006. AS AMENDED ON 25 MAY 2017

Charitable objects

THE PROTECTION OF LIFE AND PROPERTY BY THE PROVISION AND MAINTENANCE OF A RESCUE SERVICE WITH, IN PARTICULAR, SPECIALIST SKILLS IN MARINE AND CLIFF RESCUE; TO ASSIST GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS AND COUNTY AND LOCAL AUTHORITIES IN THEIR PROVISION OF EMERGENCY SERVICES.; TO ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION IN MARINE AND CLIFF RESCUE IN PARTICULAR, BUT WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING BY THE PROVISION OF TRAINING COURSES, IN FURTHERANCE THEREOF BUT NOT OTHERWISE, TO RAISE FUNDS INVITE CONTRIBUTIONS FROM ANY PERSON OR PERSONS WHOMSOEVER BY WAY OF SUBSCRIPTION, DONATION. OR OTHERWISE.

Area of benefit

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

MARINE OPERATIONS - PRINCIPAL AREA - BRISTOL CHANNEL AND THE SEVERN, WYE, AVON AND USK RIVERS. LAND OPERATIONS - SOUTH EAST WALES, THE WEST OF ENGLAND AND THE MIDLANDS.

Contact information

Address:
Severn Area Rescue Association
The Lifeboat Station
Beachley
Chepstow
NP16 7HH
Phone:
03448460226
Email:
info@sara-rescue.org.uk
Website:

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