LOWLAND SEARCH DOGS (SUSSEX)

Registered charity 1110700 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

LS Dogs (SX) was formed in March 2003 to support the Police in the Search of missing, vulnerable people throughout both East & West Sussex, and 24 hours a day all year round.The team has now taken part in searches throughout Sussex, Hampshire, Kent, Berkshire, Oxfordshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, Dorset, Surrey, Norfolk & Buckinghamshire, being called out on average 30-40 times a year.

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Latest income
£26k
Latest spending
£18k
Registered
2005
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a net income of £7,529.37 for the year, resulting in total net assets of £66,804.94. The trustees report that reserves stand at £32,289.00, which they consider sufficient to support operations for three years. The charity is comprised entirely of volunteers and has no disclosed employees or pension deficits.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three years of unrestricted expenditure (held: £32k)
The primary objective of the reserves policy is to guarantee that sufficient funds are held to support the charity’s operations for a period of three years
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: East Sussex · West Sussex

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£26k£18k
31/03/2024£17k£10k
31/03/2023£19k£6k
31/03/2022£5k£7k
31/03/2021£6k£5k

Common questions

Is LOWLAND SEARCH DOGS (SUSSEX) financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a net income of £7,529.37 for the year, resulting in total net assets of £66,804.94. The trustees report that reserves stand at £32,289.00, which they consider sufficient to support operations for three years. The charity is comprised entirely of volunteers and has no disclosed employees or pension deficits. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund15/03/2024£10kSearch Dogs Sussex
The National Lottery Community Fund06/05/2008£5kLowland Search Dogs (Sussex) Health and Safety Project