DORSET SEARCH & RESCUE (DORSAR)

Registered charity 1121658 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as DORSAR

Dorset Search & Rescue is a dedicated team of highly trained lowland rescue volunteers. We support the Police and other statutory agencies by providing additional personnel and resources in the search and recovery of vulnerable missing persons. Our team also offers assistance to other UKSAR agencies when needed.

Objects

3. THE OBJECTSTHE CHARITY'S OBJECTS (THE OBJECTS) ARE TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT THE HEALTH OF PEOPLE WHO ARE MISSING OR OVERDUE BY ASSISTING THE POLICE & OTHER AGENCIES INVOLVED IN THE SEARCH.

Area of benefit: DORSET.

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £56,837 at the year-end, with total cash and bank balances of £57,786.69. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention that would cause them to believe the accounts were not prepared in accordance with the accounting records or that the charity was not a going concern.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). 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
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

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

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Rebekka Welchchair
• Connor Patmore
• Edward Bassett
• Luke Gray
• Martin Adams
• Paul Leslie Shelton

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

Operates in: Dorset

Income and spending

Common questions

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Government & lottery funding

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