THE NORFOLK ACCIDENT RESCUE SERVICE

Registered charity 261666 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Providing immediate care to accident victims. All active members are qualified general practitioners or paramedics. Respond only to 999 calls for which they receive no form of renumeration whatsoever. Our charity provides for their clothing, equipment and training up to the required NHS standard.

Objects

THE PROVISION IN THE GEOGRAPHICAL COUNTY OF NORFOLK AND CONTIGUOUS AREAS OF IMMEDIATE MEDICAL TREATMENT AND CARE TO PERSONS IN NEED BY REASON OF ACCIDENT OR OTHER EMERGENCY.

Area of benefit: NORFOLK COUNTY AND AREAS CONTIGUOUS

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Breckland, East of England, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£284k
Latest spending
£249k
Registered
1970
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported a surplus of £35,074 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total incoming resources increasing to £284,482. Unrestricted funds stood at £561,120, which the trustees consider sufficient to cover six months of administration and support 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

Reserves policy: six months’ expenditure (reserves figure: £561k)
“The trustees aim to keep reserves of a minimum six months’ expenditure to meet the day-to-day running expenses of the charity.” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustees reimbursed expenses
“During the year, trustees were reimbursed expenses of £2,033 (2024: £300).” — page 13
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Care Quality Commission. This is the charity’s own declaration; it is not a rating and has not been verified by the Commission or 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 31/03/2025

  • Volunteers: 60
  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity; other trustee benefit

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

  • Volunteers: 40

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023

  • Volunteers: 40

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Norfolk Accident Rescue Service (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Norfolk

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£284k£249k
31/03/2024£153k£201k
31/03/2023£167k£232k
31/03/2022£260k£223k
31/03/2021£175k£156k

Common questions

Is THE NORFOLK ACCIDENT RESCUE SERVICE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity reported a surplus of £35,074 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total incoming resources increasing to £284,482. Unrestricted funds stood at £561,120, which the trustees consider sufficient to cover six months of administration and support costs. The accounts were prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE NORFOLK ACCIDENT RESCUE SERVICE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE NORFOLK ACCIDENT RESCUE SERVICE as a grant recipient include THE GOLDCREST CHARITABLE TRUST, THE GEOFFREY WATLING CHARITY, THE WO STREET CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, MILLS AND REEVE CHARITABLE TRUST, WROXHAM & HOVETON LIONS CLUB CIO.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE GOLDCREST CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£10k
THE GEOFFREY WATLING CHARITYFY2023£10kCardiac arrest defibrillator monitor
THE WO STREET CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2022£4k
MILLS AND REEVE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2021£3k
MILLS AND REEVE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£2k
WROXHAM & HOVETON LIONS CLUB CIOFY2022£227Rescue Services
WROXHAM & HOVETON LIONS CLUB CIOFY2021£100Rescue Services

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
UK government17/08/2020£8kCoronavirus Community Support Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund09/10/2019£10kNARS Local Community Training Bursary

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 SUFFOLK ACCIDENT RESCUE SERVICE.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE NORFOLK ACCIDENT RESCUE SERVICE£284k—0unclear—no doubt
SUFFOLK ACCIDENT RESCUE SERVICE FY2026£219k——unclear—no doubt
NORFOLK COALITION OF DISABLED PEOPLE FY2025£1.4m—0unclear—no doubt
NORTH NORFOLK COMMUNITY TRANSPORT FY2026£324k—0below—no doubt
NORFOLK COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FY2025£7.3m——above—no doubt
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE SEARCH AND RESCUE FY2025£94k—0unclear—no doubt

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