HORNSEA INSHORE RESCUE

Registered charity 1154954 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HORNSEA INSHORE RESCUE LIMITED

To preserve and save life by the provision and maintenance of an in-shore rescue service along and off the coast of East Yorkshire of Yorkshire and by the promotion of all aspects of water safety.

Objects

FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO PRESERVE AND SAVE LIFE BY THE PROVISION AND MAINTENANCE OF AN IN-SHORE RESCUE SERVICE ALONG AND OFF THE COAST OF EAST RIDING OF YORKSHIRE, AND BY THE PROMOTION OF ALL ASPECTS OF WATER SAFETY.

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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Registered contact address: East Riding of Yorkshire, Yorkshire and The Humber, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£144k
Latest spending
£125k
Registered
2013
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported a surplus of £19,138 for the year, with total unrestricted funds reaching £594,439. Free reserves of £193,284 exceed the trustees' stated policy target of £161,868 (24 months' operating costs). The accounts were prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Donations and legacies (73% of income)
“The principal funding sources were donations and legacies (73% of income)” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: 24 months' operating costs (reserves figure: £193k)
“The trustees' policy is to hold free reserves equal to 24 months' operating costs.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Gift aid donation from trading subsidiary
“During the year the charity received £8,021 from the subsidiary as a gift aid donation (2024: £11,436).”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Hornsea Boat Launch Limited
“Hornsea Boat Launch Limited is the charity's trading subsidiary (note 14).” — page 15
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

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.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025

  • Volunteers: 20
  • Has a trading subsidiary

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

  • Volunteers: 18
  • Has a trading subsidiary

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

  • Volunteers: 37
  • Has a trading subsidiary

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 2 were received after the due date: year ending 31/12/2023 (received 03/06/2025, 215 days after the 31/10/2024 due date); year ending 31/12/2022 (received 26/05/2024, 208 days after the 31/10/2023 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Corporate structure

The charity’s company — latest Companies House iXBRL filing (balance sheet 2025-12-31)
  • Equity: £594k
  • Average employees: 6

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Hornsea Inshore Rescue (matched by registered charity number).

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: East Riding Of Yorkshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£144k£125k
31/12/2024£96k£146k
31/12/2023£241k£120k
31/12/2022£172k£105k
14/01/2022£102k£76k

Common questions

Is HORNSEA INSHORE RESCUE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity reported a surplus of £19,138 for the year, with total unrestricted funds reaching £594,439. Free reserves of £193,284 exceed the trustees' stated policy target of £161,868 (24 months' operating costs). The accounts were prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with PETT LEVEL INDEPENDENT RESCUE BOAT ASSN..

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
HORNSEA INSHORE RESCUE£144k—0above—no doubt
PETT LEVEL INDEPENDENT RESCUE BOAT ASSN. FY2025£159k—0unclear—no doubt
RYDE INSHORE RESCUE FY2025£45k—0unclear—no doubt
WARWICKSHIRE SEARCH AND RESCUE FY2025£64k—0above—no doubt
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE SEARCH AND RESCUE FY2025£94k—0unclear—no doubt
FRIENDS OF HORSEY SEALS FY2025£62k—0unclear—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.