MIDSHIRES SEARCH & RESCUE ORGANISATION

Registered charity 1110825 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as MIDSHIRES

PROVIDE TRAINED RESOURCES TO THE POLICE AND OTHER STATUTORY AUTHORITIES TO SEARCH FOR, AND RECOVER, MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO HAVE GONE MISSING, PARTICULARLY IF THEY ARE CLASSIFIED AS VULNERABLE. WORK PRIMARILY FOR THE BEDFORDSHIRE AND HERTFORDSHIRE POLICE AUTHORITIES. ALSO ASSIST OTHER SEARCH & RESCUE TEAMS AS REQUIRED.

Objects

TO ASSIST IN THE SAVING OF LIFE AND RELIEF OF DISTRESS BY THE PROVISION OF EFFICIENT, TRAINED RESOURCES (WHEREVER POSSIBLE CONFORMING TO ESTABLISHED BEST PRACTICE) TO THE POLICE, OTHER STATUTORY AUTHORITIES AND OTHER SEARCH & RESCUE ORGANISATIONS, FOR THE SEARCH AND RESCUE OF MISSING OR VULNERABLE PERSONS

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the financial year with a cash surplus of £8,255.87, resulting in total funds in hand of £52,670.72. The trustees report that the organization maintains a cash reserve policy targeting 60% of annual expenditure, which is currently met. The charity is wholly reliant on donations and fundraising, with no paid staff or government funding.

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

What the accounts disclose

Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• 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
• 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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Midshires Search and Rescue (matched by registered charity number).

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

• Dan Rose
• Jane Carwithen
• Tim Francis Perkins

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

Operates in: Bedford · Central Bedfordshire · Hertfordshire · Luton

Income and spending

Common questions

Government & lottery funding

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