ASSOCIATION OF LOWLAND SEARCH AND RESCUE

Registered charity 1150317 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ALSAR, LOWLAND RESCUE

Lowland Rescue provides Search & Rescue support to the emergency services alongside Mountain Rescue, Cave Rescue, RNLI and others. Lowland Rescue teams work 'From Hill to High Water' in over 30 counties of the UK and all of Northern Ireland.The Association of Lowland Search & Rescue is the coordinating body for individual Lowland Rescue teams.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF ALSAR SHALL BE TO RELIEVE THE SUFFERING AND DISTRESS AMONGST PERSONS ENDANGERED BY ACCIDENTS OR NATURAL HAZARDS AND THE PRESERVATION OF LIFE IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY:1. TO PROMOTE ADEQUATE SEARCH AND RESCUE ARRANGEMENTS IN THE LOWLAND AREAS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM AND IRELAND IN CO-OPERATION WITH ITS MEMBERS, PARTNERS, GOVERNMENT BODIES AND WITH OTHER RELEVANT ORGANISATIONS.2. TO ENSURE APPROPRIATE CONSISTENT TRAINING STANDARDS AND USE OF BEST-PRACTICE BY MEMBERS IN LOWLAND SEARCH AND RESCUE TECHNIQUES.3. TO PROMOTE APPROPRIATE STANDARDS AND CONDUCT AMONGST MEMBERS WITH THE AIM THAT ALL UK POLICE FORCES WILL ACCEPT ALSAR MEMBERS AS APPROPRIATE AND EFFECTIVE PARTNERS FOR SEARCH & RESCUE OPERATIONS.4. WHERE REQUIRED, TO ADVISE AND ASSIST ITS MEMBERS IN ENSURING THEIR APPROPRIATE USE BY THEIR LOCAL POLICE FORCE OR CALLING AGENCY.

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

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Armed Forces/emergency Service Efficiency · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that net cash flows for the year were £40,824.04, resulting in an increase in cash and bank balances from £162,026.73 to £202,850.77. Total income received was £88,505.08, with total costs of income amounting to £47,681.04. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention that would cause them to believe the accounts were not properly prepared.

Automated summary of the FY2025 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
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
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• 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

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Trustees · trustee networks

• Sean McCarry OBEchair · trustee of 1 other charity
• Adrian Nicholas Edwards
• Andrew Harrison MBE
• Dave Alcock
• Diana Elizabeth Green
• Lyndsey Donaldson-Selby

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

Operates in: Jersey · Northern Ireland · Throughout England And Wales

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