SEVERN AREA RESCUE ASSOCIATION

Charity number: 1193634
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Lifeboat and inland search and rescue, including flood and cliff rescue and missing person search, on the Severn, Wye, Usk and other rivers, and across Gloucestershire, Worcestershire and parts of SE Wales, Herefordshire and beyond. Activities were conducted by SARA as Charity 505504 prior to 1 Jan 2022

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income: £356,821
Total expenditure: £267,853

Total income includes £2,000 from 1 government contract(s) and £28,300 from 24 government grant(s)

People

7 Trustee(s)

200 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

One or more trustees are also directors of the subsidiaries

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • Armed Forces/emergency Service Efficiency
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Gloucestershire
  • Herefordshire
  • Monmouthshire
  • Shropshire
  • Worcestershire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 23 February 2021: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:
  • SARA (Working name)
  • SEVERN RESCUE (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 risk management policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • 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 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
Gareth Raymond Trustee 27 October 2024
None on record
Richard Julian Newhouse Trustee 11 May 2023
None on record
Ian Lindsay Morgan Trustee 08 May 2022
None on record
Judith Mary Harvey Trustee 08 May 2022
None on record
Keith Andrew Beckett CBE Trustee 08 May 2022
None on record
Shaun Robinson Egan Trustee 08 May 2022
None on record
Mark George Carwardine Trustee 01 January 2022
SOUTH WEST ENGLAND RESCUE ASSOCIATION
Received: On time

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023
Total gross income £274.21k £274.21k £356.82k
Total expenditure £268.04k £268.04k £267.85k
Income from government contracts £2.00k £2.00k £2.00k
Income from government grants £33.01k £34.20k £28.30k

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 2023 27 March 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 27 March 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 29 September 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 29 September 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 28 September 2023 332 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 28 September 2023 332 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.

CIO - ASSOCIATION REGISTERED 23 FEB 2021 AMENDED ON 27 JAN 2022 as amended on 30 Mar 2025

Charitable objects

THE PROTECTION OF LIFE AND PROPERTY BY THE PROVISION AND MAINTENANCE OF A RESCUE SERVICE (INCORPORATING BOTH MARINE OPERATIONS AND LAND OPERATIONS) WITH, IN PARTICULAR, SPECIALIST SKILLS IN SWIFT WATER / FLOOD, LAND SEARCH, LIFEBOATS, RESCUE BOATS, MARINE RESCUE AND CLIFF RESCUE. TO ASSIST GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES AND COUNTY AND LOCAL AUTHORITIES IN THEIR PROVISION OF EMERGENCY SERVICES; AND TO ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION IN OUTDOOR SAFETY, PARTICULARLY IN AND AROUND WATER. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE CIO'S OBJECTS, THE PRINCIPAL AREA OF MARINE OPERATIONS COMPRISES THE BRISTOL CHANNEL AND THE SEVERN, WYE, AVON, AND USK RIVERS (AND THEIR RESPECTIVE TRIBUTARIES) AND LAND OPERATIONS PRINCIPALLY EXTEND TO SOUTH EAST WALES, THE WEST OF ENGLAND AND THE MIDLANDS.

Contact information

Address:
SEVERN AREA RESCUE ASSOCIATION
THE LIFEBOAT AND RESCUE STATION
BEACHLEY
CHEPSTOW
NP16 7HH
Phone:
03448460226
Email:
info@sara-rescue.org.uk
Website:

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