LEICESTERSHIRE SEARCH AND RESCUE

Registered charity 1150100 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as LEICSAR

LeicSAR is a lowland search and rescue unit operating throughout Leicestershire and Rutland. We are available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.Our primary role is to assist the Police in the search for vulnerable missing persons in urban, rural and lowland areas. This includes children, the elderly or those suffering from an illness including dementia, depression or mental health issues.

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Latest income
£43k
Latest spending
£36k
Registered
2012
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus of £6,659.69 for the year, increasing its carried forward surplus to £32,867.14. The trustees' report describes this as a 'very healthy year financially' driven by successful fundraising and controlled expenditure.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Fundraising, donations & membership subs (56% of income)
“Fundraising, donations & membership subs £23,902.50” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Leicester City · Leicestershire · Rutland

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/01/2025£43k£36k
31/01/2024£71k£68k
31/01/2023£29k£29k
31/01/2022£38k£38k
31/01/2021£37k£44k

Common questions

Is LEICESTERSHIRE SEARCH AND RESCUE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus of £6,659.69 for the year, increasing its carried forward surplus to £32,867.14. The trustees' report describes this as a 'very healthy year financially' driven by successful fundraising and controlled expenditure. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds LEICESTERSHIRE SEARCH AND RESCUE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name LEICESTERSHIRE SEARCH AND RESCUE as a grant recipient include THE HELEN JEAN COPE CHARITY.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE HELEN JEAN COPE CHARITYFY2022£1k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund09/06/2023£6kSwift Water Rescue Team
UK government26/06/2020£4kCoronavirus Community Support Fund