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.

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£111k

Latest spending

£45k

Registered

2015

Accounts read

FY2026

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

Reserves policy: informal of holding a minimum of two years running costs (held: £174k)

“NSARDA does not have a formal policy on reserves, however it has an informal of holding a minimum of two years running costs.” — page 5

Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

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
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

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2026	£111k	£45k
31/03/2025	£94k	£37k
31/03/2024	£24k	£22k
31/03/2023	£24k	£22k
31/03/2022	£26k	£13k

Common questions

Is NATIONAL SEARCH AND RESCUE DOG ASSOCIATION financially healthy?

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. Its FY2026 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds NATIONAL SEARCH AND RESCUE DOG ASSOCIATION?

Funders whose own accounts filings name NATIONAL SEARCH AND RESCUE DOG ASSOCIATION as a grant recipient include THE LESLIE MARY CARTER CHARITABLE TRUST, MICHAEL AND SHIRLEY HUNT CHARITABLE TRUST, JOHN SWIRE 1989 CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE LESLIE MARY CARTER CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2021	£5k
MICHAEL AND SHIRLEY HUNT CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£4k	null
JOHN SWIRE 1989 CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£1k
MICHAEL AND SHIRLEY HUNT CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2022	£1k

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE GRAND LODGE OF MARK MASTER MASONS' FUND OF BENEVOLENCE	1	£57k
THE DEREK WILTON DOGS TRUST	1	£46k
THE PETS AT HOME FOUNDATION	1	£30k
DOGS FOR AUTISM	1	£20k
THE ANTHONY V MARTIN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	1	£16k
The Brindle Foundation	1	£11k
THE BERYL EVETTS AND ROBERT LUFF ANIMAL WELFARE TRUST LIMITED	1	£5k
THE DE BRYE CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£2k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with SETTER BRITTANY POINTER RESCUE.

SETTER BRITTANY POINTER RESCUE income £125k
RUSHTON DOG RESCUE income £244k
THE KENNEL CLUB EDUCATIONAL TRUST income £162k
ASSISTANCE DOGS (UK) income £160k
The Autism Assistance Dogs Charity income £1.0m
DOGS TRUST income £143.1m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
NATIONAL SEARCH AND RESCUE DOG ASSOCIATION	£111k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
SETTER BRITTANY POINTER RESCUE FY2024	£125k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
RUSHTON DOG RESCUE FY2025	£244k	—	unclear	—	noted
THE KENNEL CLUB EDUCATIONAL TRUST FY2025	£162k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
ASSISTANCE DOGS (UK) FY2024	£160k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
The Autism Assistance Dogs Charity FY2025	£1.0m	—	unclear	7.2%	no doubt

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