RAPID RELIEF TEAM
Registered charity 1161586 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as RRT · also registered in Scotland as SC055115 (OSCR)
THE MAIN ACTIVITY OF RRT IS PROVIDING WELFARE SUPPORT TO EMERGENCY SERVICES PERSONNEL ATTENDING MAJOR INCIDENTS, AS WELL AS PRACTICAL HELP TO THE COMMUNITIES AFFECTED BY SUCH EVENTS. RRT ALSO SUPPORTS OTHER CHARITIES WORKING WITH THE HOMELESS, YOUNG PEOPLE AND THE DISABLED.
Causes: General Charitable Purposes · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Armed Forces/emergency Service Efficiency · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £245,205 for the year, with total income falling to £3,516,913 from £5,262,064 in the prior year. Despite the deficit, the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £4,818,789, which are significantly above its stated policy target of £500,000 to £1m. The trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.
Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: £500,000 to £1m (held: £4.8m)
“The free reserves target for the charity is £500,000 to £1m.”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donations from trustees and their companies
“Unrestricted donations from trustees and their companies totalled £2,170 (2023: £nil). The total amount of expenses reimbursed to six trustees, their close family members, and their companies totalled £11,591 (2023: £35,312). These relate to travel expenses, postage, and sundry expenses. Equipment and services costing £23,000 (2023: £nil) was purchased from Forgeway Limited, which trustee Rod Buckley controls.” — page 27
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Rapid Relief Team Trading Limited
“The charity owns 100% of the issued share capital of £1 of Rapid Relief Team Trading Limited (company number 10827984) which is incorporated in England and Wales. Rapid Relief Team Trading Limited has been dormant since 1 Jan 2023” — page 25
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Saffery LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Corporate structure
RAPID RELIEF TEAM TRADING LIMITED — per its own Companies House accounts
- Creditors include £100 owed to group undertakings.
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.
- MIDDLETON, James Russell — director, appointed 30/06/2024on trustee list
- SOULSBY, Edwin — director, appointed 27/03/2024on trustee list
- REINER, Daniel — director, appointed 27/03/2024on trustee list
- NAPTHINE, Benjamin Ross — director, appointed 30/11/2020on trustee list
- LYNES, Russell John — director, appointed 30/11/2020on trustee list
- TURNER, Andrew — director, appointed 13/11/2019on trustee list
- BLACKLEDGE, Sam David — director, appointed 27/02/2019on trustee list
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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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)
Cost of raising funds
£206k
Reported reserves equal ~12.3 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (94% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 5.9% of total income — above the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
- ANDREW TURNER · trustee of 1 other charity
- BENJAMIN ROSS NAPTHINE
- Daniel Reiner
- Edwin Soulsby
- James Russell Middleton
- RUSSELL JOHN LYNES
- SAM DAVID BLACKLEDGE
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Throughout England And Wales
Income and spending
Common questions
Is RAPID RELIEF TEAM financially healthy?
Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £245,205 for the year, with total income falling to £3,516,913 from £5,262,064 in the prior year. Despite the deficit, the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £4,818,789, which are significantly above its stated policy target of £500,000 to £1m. The trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Saffery LLP.
Who funds RAPID RELIEF TEAM?
Funders whose own accounts filings name RAPID RELIEF TEAM as a grant recipient include THE GRACE TRUST, Royal Warrant Holders' Charity.
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