NATIONAL SEARCH AND RESCUE DOG ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 1161859 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as NSARDA

1. To promote on a National level the charitable work of the Search and Rescue Dog Associations of the United Kingdom, Isle of Man, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland 2. Promote the development of Search Dogs to locate lost and or trapped people.3. Support handlers to achieve a greater understanding of training of Search Dogs.

Objects

THE OBJECT[S] OF THE CIO [ARE] THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF PUBLIC HEALTH OF PERSONS ENDANGERED BY ACCIDENTS OR NATURAL HAZARDS BY PROMOTING ON A NATIONAL LEVEL THE CHARITABLE WORK OF THE SEARCH AND RESCUE DOG ORGANISATIONS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM, ISLE OF MAN AND IRELAND AND TO PROMOTE THE DEVELOPMENT OF SEARCH DOGS TO LOCATE LOST AND OR TRAPPED PEOPLE AND TO SUPPORT HANDLERS TO ACHIEVE A GREATER UNDERSTANDING OF TRAINING OF SEARCH DOGS.NOTHING IN THIS CONSTITUTION SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CIO FOR THE PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH [SECTION 7 OF THE CHARITIES AND TRUSTEE INVESTMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 2005] AND [SECTION 2 OF THE CHARITIES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 2008].

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 · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased to £173,623, exceeding the informal policy target of holding two years' running costs. The charity reported a net income surplus of £66,128 and confirmed it has adequate resources to continue as a going concern.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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
• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

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

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — National Search and Rescue Dog Association (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• Tentlife — “Tentlife A place for people that are camping, walking, hiking, those that really are enjoying the great outdoors! We're building a friendly,…” (source page)

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (14/04/2016) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Stuart Kennychair · trustee of 1 other charity
• Kirstie Martin
• Paul Durham
• Timothy Stephen Sherlock

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

Operates in: Ireland · Isle Of Man · Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Funders of similar charities

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE SEARCH AND RESCUE DOG ASSOCIATION (ENGLAND).

• THE SEARCH AND RESCUE DOG ASSOCIATION (ENGLAND) income £41k
• WARWICKSHIRE SEARCH AND RESCUE income £64k
• DASH DOGS income £199k
• LAKE DISTRICT MOUNTAIN RESCUE SEARCH DOGS ASSOCIATION income £63k
• THE IRISH RED SETTER RESCUE CHARITABLE TRUST income £74k
• GERMAN SHEPHERD DOG RESCUE income £495k

Side by side with its peers

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