NORTH EAST WALES SEARCH AND RESCUE TEAM

Charity number: 1192256
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

We provide Search and Rescue of the vulnerable and missing, we rescue the injured from hazardous locations including mountains, quarries, urban areas, rivers, lakes and floodwater. We also recover the deceased from isolated or hazardous locations. The medical treatments are provided by trained members of the team. We operate in Conway, Denbighshire, Flintshire, Gwynedd, Powys and Wrexham.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2024

Total income: £93,499
Total expenditure: £69,643

People

7 Trustee(s)

50 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
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Cheshire West & Chester
  • Conwy
  • Denbighshire
  • Flintshire
  • Gwynedd
  • Powys
  • Shropshire
  • Wirral
  • Wrexham

Governance

Registration history:
  • 10 November 2020: CIO registration
  • 05 December 2024: Funds received from 512956 NORTH EAST WALES SEARCH AND RESCUE TEAM
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:

No other names

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
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest 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

7 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Anthony Robert Haigh Chair 15 March 2023
EDEYRNION HERITAGE AND CULTURAL SOCIETY
Received: On time
NORTH WALES CAVE RESCUE ORGANISATION
Received: On time
Mark Palmer Trustee 21 May 2025
None on record
Lucy Morris Trustee 01 May 2024
None on record
Damon Winterbottom Trustee 15 March 2023
None on record
Rebecca Ashcroft Trustee 11 March 2015
None on record
Christopher Griffiths Trustee 11 March 2015
NORTH WALES MOUNTAIN RESCUE ASSOCIATION
Received: On time
Amanda Ann Norton Trustee 13 March 2013
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023 31/12/2024
Total gross income £0 £0 £389.88k £93.50k
Total expenditure £0 £0 £64.69k £69.64k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants 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 16 September 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2024 16 September 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2023 30 October 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 30 October 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 19 September 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 05 October 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 28 October 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 28 October 2022 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.

CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 10 Nov 2020

Charitable objects

TO RELIEVE SUFFERING AND DISTRESS AMONGST PERSONS ENDANGERED BY ACCIDENTS OR NATURAL HAZARDS, AND TO ASSIST IN THE SAVING OF LIVES AND THE RELIEF OF DISTRESS BY A) THE PROVISION OF EFFICIENT TRAINED RESOURCES TO RELEVANT ORGANISATIONS FOR THE SEARCH AND RESCUE OF MISSING AND/OR VULNERABLE PEOPLE AND B) PROVIDING ASSISTANCE IN THE PRIMARY AREA OF OPERATION OF THE TEAM - THIS WILL BE THE GEOGRAPHICAL AREA OF NORTH EAST WALES AND CHESHIRE. THE SECONDARY AREA SHALL BE THE REMAINDER OF NORTH WALES, THE COUNTIES OF MID WALES AND THE ENGLISH COUNTIES ADJOINING THE PRIMARY AREA. THEREAFTER, THE TEAM MAY RENDER ASSISTANCE IN THE REMAINDER OF THE BRITISH ISLES AND ELSEWHERE IN THE WORLD, AS REQUESTED.

Contact information

Address:
Colomendy Centre
Ruthin Road
Loggerheads
MOLD
Clwyd
CH7 5LB
Phone:
01352810494
Email:
secretary@newsar.org.uk
Website:

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