CAMBRIDGESHIRE SEARCH AND RESCUE
To locate a person or object and ensure removal to a place of safety. This includes all other persons who may be in need of emergency care or protection from themselves or the environment
Objects
THE PROVISION OF SEARCH AND RESCUE ASSISTANCE BOTH INDEPENDENTLY AND IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE FULL TIME EMERGENCY SERVICES AND OTHER VOLUNTARY AID SOCIETIES AND TO ASSIST IN THE RELIEF OF SUFFERING AMONGST PERSONS ENDANGERED BY ACCIDENT OR NATURAL HAZARD AND THE PRESERVATION OF LIFE PRINCIPALLY IN CAMBRIDGESHIRE BUT WITHOUT GEOGRAPHICAL LIMITATION.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported income of £119,097 and expenditure of £79,761 for the year, resulting in a surplus. The trustees declare that the charity remains in a financially sound position, with total reserves of £64,510 held against a policy target of maintaining reserves equivalent to four years of average operating and capital expenditure.
What the accounts disclose
“We intend to maintain our reserves at a level which is at least equivalent to the average over 4 years of our annual running operating expenditure (Opex) and the average over 4 years expenditure on capital items (Capex)” — page 16
Policies the charity declares
- 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
- 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
Trustees
- Barry Alan Carterchair
- Ciara Whitty
- Ian Oliver Woods
- Lee Rockall
- Louise Jane Wyatt
- Stephen Hobbs
- Wayne Mark BENT
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 30/06/2025 | £119k | £80k |
| 30/06/2024 | £46k | £83k |
| 30/06/2023 | £89k | £46k |
| 30/06/2022 | £99k | £90k |
| 30/06/2021 | £60k | £57k |
Common questions
Is CAMBRIDGESHIRE SEARCH AND RESCUE financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported income of £119,097 and expenditure of £79,761 for the year, resulting in a surplus. The trustees declare that the charity remains in a financially sound position, with total reserves of £64,510 held against a policy target of maintaining reserves equivalent to four years of average operating and capital expenditure. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 21/02/2025 | £18k | All Terrain Vehicle |
| Postcode Lottery | 01/05/2023 | £25k | Project Funding |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 23/08/2012 | £10k | Flood Rescue Equipment |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 31/03/2009 | £2k | Mountain bike unit |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 22/02/2008 | £8k | Cambridgeshire Search and Rescue (camSAR) |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| MOONDANCE FOUNDATION | 1 | £68k |
| THE GRAND LODGE OF MARK MASTER MASONS' FUND OF BENEVOLENCE | 1 | £57k |
| KARIN BRASS MEMORIAL FUND | 1 | £30k |
| ST EDMUNDS TRUST | 1 | £20k |
| THE STRANGWARD TRUST | 1 | £7k |
| DUCHY OF LANCASTER BENEVOLENT FUND | 1 | £5k |
| THE CHURCHILL FOUNDATION | 1 | £4k |
| The Belstead Ganzoni Charitable Settlement | 1 | £4k |
Charities like this
- HAMPSHIRE SEARCH AND RESCUE
- LONDON SEARCH & RESCUE
- SCARBOROUGH AND RYEDALE MOUNTAIN RESCUE TEAM
- DERBY MOUNTAIN RESCUE TEAM
- SUFFOLK ACCIDENT RESCUE SERVICE
- BRECON MOUNTAIN RESCUE TEAM
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAMBRIDGESHIRE SEARCH AND RESCUE | £119k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| HAMPSHIRE SEARCH AND RESCUE | £151k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| LONDON SEARCH & RESCUE | £220k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| SCARBOROUGH AND RYEDALE MOUNTAIN RESCUE TEAM | £159k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| DERBY MOUNTAIN RESCUE TEAM | £180k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| SUFFOLK ACCIDENT RESCUE SERVICE | £313k | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |