PETT LEVEL INDEPENDENT RESCUE BOAT ASSN.

Registered charity 286891 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as PETT RESCUE, THE PETT LEVEL RESCUE BOAT ASSOCIATION

To provide an inshore rescue service.

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Latest income

£159k

Latest spending

£48k

Registered

1983

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £188,916.34, which exceeds its stated policy target of three years' running costs. The charity reported a surplus for the year of £110,778.74, funded primarily by grants and donations, with no material deficits reported.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three years running costs (held: £189k)

“In line with Charities policy we hold three years running costs.” — page 8

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

CHRISTOPHER JOHN BROOKER
Catherine Firth
DAVID DUNLOP
HIS HONOUR BRIAN BARKER CBE KC · trustee of 1 other charity
John Pulfer
Russell John Gilbert
Stella Dunn

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

Operates in: East Sussex

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£159k	£48k
31/12/2024	£58k	£39k
31/12/2023	£81k	£57k
31/12/2022	£54k	£38k
31/12/2021	£54k	£24k

Common questions

Is PETT LEVEL INDEPENDENT RESCUE BOAT ASSN. financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £188,916.34, which exceeds its stated policy target of three years' running costs. The charity reported a surplus for the year of £110,778.74, funded primarily by grants and donations, with no material deficits reported. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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 HASLUCK CHARITABLE TRUST	2	£21k
THE WILLIAM ALLEN YOUNG CHARITABLE TRUST	2	£11k
THE DIXIE ROSE FINDLAY CHARITABLE TRUST	2	£6k
THE PHILIP J MILTON AND COMPANY PLC CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	1	—
THE BRITFORD BRIDGE TRUST	1	£310k
CHK Foundation	1	£175k
THE CHRISTOPHER AND HENRY OLDFIELD TRUST	1	£165k
THE LATE GWYNETH MON WILLIAMS CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£155k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with HEMSBY INSHORE RESCUE SERVICE.

HEMSBY INSHORE RESCUE SERVICE income £150k
HAMBLE LIFEBOAT LIMITED income £126k
SIDMOUTH LIFEBOAT income £638k
The Disabled Sailors Association income £775k
THE ROYAL LIFE SAVING SOCIETY - U.K. income £6.2m
THE ROYAL NATIONAL LIFEBOAT INSTITUTION income £251.3m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
PETT LEVEL INDEPENDENT RESCUE BOAT ASSN.	£159k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
HEMSBY INSHORE RESCUE SERVICE FY2025	£150k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
HAMBLE LIFEBOAT LIMITED FY2024	£126k	—	0	below	—	no doubt
SIDMOUTH LIFEBOAT FY2025	£638k	—	0	above	10.0%	no doubt
The Disabled Sailors Association FY2025	£775k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE ROYAL LIFE SAVING SOCIETY - U.K. FY2024	£6.2m	—	—	unclear	1.4%	no doubt

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