WILTSHIRE SEARCH AND RESCUE TEAM

Charity number: 1205651
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Search and rescue teams exist to search for missing persons or the vulnerable, and items such as evidence in a criminal case. WILSAR primarily cover the county of Wiltshire but we also regularly assist neighbouring teams in Hampshire, Oxfordshire, Dorset and Berkshire and will assist any search organisation requesting help, if at all possible.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2024

Total income: £74,385
Total expenditure: £54,164

People

7 Trustee(s)

114 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:
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Wiltshire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 09 November 2023: CIO registration
  • 18 September 2024: Funds received from 1095994 WILTSHIRE 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
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • 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
  • 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
Adrian Sawyer Chair 09 November 2023
SOUTH WEST ENGLAND RESCUE ASSOCIATION
Received: On time
Teresa Hibbs Trustee 26 March 2025
None on record
Kevin Whitehorn Trustee 26 March 2025
None on record
Jeremy Robin Sanders Trustee 03 April 2024
None on record
Mark Pitman Trustee 03 April 2024
None on record
BETHAN MATTHEWS Trustee 09 November 2023
None on record
Lyndsey Donaldson-Selby Trustee 09 November 2023
ASSOCIATION OF LOWLAND SEARCH AND RESCUE
Received: On time

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2024
Total gross income £74.39k
Total expenditure £54.16k
Income from government contracts N/A
Income from government grants 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 26 April 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2024 26 April 2025 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 09 Nov 2023

Charitable objects

TO RELIEVE SUFFERING AND DISTRESS AMONGST PERSONS ENDANGERED BY ACCIDENTS, ILLNESS OR NATURAL HAZARDS, PRINCIPALLY IN WILTSHIRE BUT WITHOUT GEOGRAPHICAL LIMITATION, AND TO SUPPORT ANY OTHER RESCUE ORGANISATION, AND TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE SECURE AND EFFICIENT SEARCH AND RESCUE OF ANY PERSONS SO ENDANGERED.

Contact information

Address:
Wiltshire Constabulary
Headquarters
London Road
Devizes
SN10 2DN
Phone:
08432890345
Email:
chair@wilsar.org.uk
Website:

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