Rescue Benevolent Fund

Charity number: 1152798
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

To make charitable grants and to provide financial and other support in order to alleviate hardship suffered by individuals or their families which has or may have arisen in connection with an individuals service or assistance in a mountain and/or cave rescue organisation or operation. Exclusions apply and are contained in the Declaration of Trust and application form.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income: £14,271
Total expenditure: £4,929

People

6 Trustee(s)

6 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
  • Armed Forces/emergency Service Efficiency
  • Other Charitable Purposes
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Provides Other Finance
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales

Governance

Registration history:
  • 10 July 2013: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Trust
Other names:
  • MCRBF (Working name)
  • MOUNTAIN AND CAVE RESCUE BENELOVENT FUND (Previous name)
  • MOUNTAIN AND CAVE RESCUE BENEVOLENT FUND (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • 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
  • 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

6 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Dr Brendan Sloan Trustee 28 March 2023
BRITISH BURN ASSOCIATION
Received: On time
Huw Birrell Trustee 10 May 2017
None on record
Neil Woodhead Trustee 19 June 2013
None on record
SHIRLEY PRIESTLEY Trustee 01 November 2012
SCARBOROUGH AND RYEDALE MOUNTAIN RESCUE TEAM
Received: On time
JUDITH WHITESIDE Trustee 01 November 2012
None on record
RICHARD WHITEHOUSE Trustee 01 November 2012
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2019 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023
Total gross income £5.22k £1.36k £12.35k £2.72k £14.27k
Total expenditure £5.10k £2.11k £2.34k £8.89k £4.93k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A 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 2023 01 October 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 Not Required
Annual return 31 December 2022 26 September 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 Not Required
Annual return 31 December 2021 21 August 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 Not Required
Annual return 31 December 2020 01 November 2021 1 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 Not Required
Annual return 31 December 2019 31 October 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2019 Not Required
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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.

TRUST DEED DATED 09/04/2013 as amended on 09 Nov 2021

Charitable objects

TO MAKE CHARITABLE GRANTS AND TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL AND OTHER SUPPORT (INCLUDING BY WAY OF SHORT-TERM INTEREST FREE LOANS) IN ORDER TO ALLEVIATE HARDSHIP SUFFERED BY INDIVIDUALS OR THEIR FAMILIES WHICH HAS OR MAY HAVE ARISEN IN CONNECTION WITH (1) AN INDIVIDUALS SERVICE IN A MOUNTAIN AND/OR CAVE ORGANISATION OR (2) AN INDIVIDUALS ASSISTANCE IN RESPECT OF ANY MOUNTAIN AND/OR CAVE OPERATION OR ANY OTHER ANCILLARY ACTIVITY SAVE THAT SUCH SUPPORT SHALL NOT BE GRANTED IN RESPECT OF A SEARCH AND RESCUE DOG ASSOCIATION? OPERATION OR AN ASSOCIATION OF LOWLAND SEARCH AND RESCUE OPERATION EXCEPT WHERE SUCH OPERATION DIRECTLY RELATES TO A MOUNTAIN AND/OR CAVE RESCUE OPERATION.

Contact information

Address:
13 MAPLE GROVE
YORK
YO10 4EJ
Phone:
07767814051
Email:
secretary@rescuebenevolent.fund
Website:

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