HAMPSHIRE SEARCH AND RESCUE

Registered charity 1174085 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HANTSAR

Provision of assistance to the Police in the search for vulnerable missing persons and community resilience

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Latest income
£151k
Latest spending
£152k
Registered
2017
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity retained a reserve fund from unrestricted income to ensure future service continuation and secure storage, with no funds materially in deficit. The independent examiner confirmed that accounting records were kept and the accounts accorded with those records, noting no material matters requiring attention.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: cash and card collections at community events and stores as well as donations
“The principal source of funds was derived from cash and card collections at community events and stores as well as donations from talks, safety support at community events and from members of the public.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: retain a certain level of finances... to maintain a reserve fund that ensures the future continuation of services
“The Trustees deem it necessary to retain a certain level of finances from its normal fundraising activities to maintain a reserve fund that ensures the future continuation of services, as well as secure vehicle and equipment storage, should a shortfall in funds arise.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

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

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£151k£152k
31/12/2024£166k£140k
31/12/2023£128k£114k
31/12/2022£122k£46k
31/12/2021£133k£119k

Common questions

Is HAMPSHIRE SEARCH AND RESCUE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity retained a reserve fund from unrestricted income to ensure future service continuation and secure storage, with no funds materially in deficit. The independent examiner confirmed that accounting records were kept and the accounts accorded with those records, noting no material matters requiring attention. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds HAMPSHIRE SEARCH AND RESCUE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name HAMPSHIRE SEARCH AND RESCUE as a grant recipient include FORD BRITAIN TRUST, WINCHESTER ROTARY CHARITABLE INCORPORATED ORGANISATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
FORD BRITAIN TRUSTFY2024£3k
WINCHESTER ROTARY CHARITABLE INCORPORATED ORGANISATIONFY2024£2k

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund09/05/2024£16kThermal cameras for search and rescue
The National Lottery Community Fund10/01/2007£35kNew Control Vehicle for Managing Incidents

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 CAMBRIDGESHIRE SEARCH AND RESCUE.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
HAMPSHIRE SEARCH AND RESCUE£151k—0unclear—no doubt
CAMBRIDGESHIRE SEARCH AND RESCUE FY2025£119k—0unclear—no doubt
LONDON SEARCH & RESCUE FY2024£220k—0unclear—no doubt
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary Welfare Fund FY2025£281k—0unclear—no doubt
SUFFOLK ACCIDENT RESCUE SERVICE FY2025£313k——unclear—no doubt
SCARBOROUGH AND RYEDALE MOUNTAIN RESCUE TEAM FY2024£159k—0unclear—no doubt

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