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Saving of lives Charities That specialise in Search and rescue

Discover 82 Saving of lives charities that specialise in search and rescue. Use the search below to filter within these results.

82
Charities
£2,565,160,009
Total Income
£5,150,924
Avg Income
75.0%
Program Ratio

Major UK charities curated by Charity Finder for size, recognition, and registry coverage. Click through for full profiles, financials, and trustees.

British Heart Foundation

Beneficiary group, Research, Saving of lives

The BHF is the UK's largest independent funder of cardiovascular research in the UK. For over 60 years BHF has pioneered life-saving research that has helped halve the number of deaths from heart and circulatory disease in the UK. BHF also helps provide vital support and information for the 7.4m people living in the UK with heart and circulatory disease.

Latest Income: £410,600,000
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Msi Reproductive Choices

Beneficiary group, Saving of lives

MSI Reproductive Choices is one of the world's leading providers of sexual and reproductive healthcare. We believe that everyone should have the right to choose. From contraception to safe abortion and life-saving post- abortion care, we are committed to delivering compassionate, high- quality services. Our 9,000 team members work across 37 countries, reaching over 35,000 women each day.

Latest Income: £309,542,000
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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The Royal National Lifeboat Institution

Charitable activities, Heritage, Saving of lives

To save lives, promote safety and rescue service efficiency, and provide relief from disaster at sea and on inland and flood waters; to advance the education of the public in matters relating to sea, inland and flood water safety, and in the history and heritage of the Institution; to relieve/assist those who have been involved in saving lives at sea and on inland and flood waters in any capacity.

Latest Income: £251,300,000
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Kidney Research UK

Saving of lives

To fund and deliver life-saving research into kidney diseases. To improve treatments for people with kidney diseases and enhance their quality of life and to increase awareness of kidney health.

Latest Income: £14,487,009
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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Health Limited

Saving of lives, Social welfare

We work to improve the health of the world's poorest people, ensuring people who otherwise would have no support receive basic but life-saving health care and education.

Latest Income: £9,988,307
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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The Royal Life Saving Society - U.k.

Charity and VCS support, Leisure, Saving of lives

Preventing loss of life through drowning & injury through near-drowning,Reducing the number of people drowning year on year,Lead provider of water safety & drowning prevention education, Lead industry body for awarding & training lifeguards,Recognised by Sport England as governing body for Lifesaving Sport in the UK,Club & volunteer network across UK & Republic of Ireland.

Latest Income: £6,183,390
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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The Medicalert Foundation

Saving of lives

The MedicAlert Foundation provides a life-saving, emergency identification system for individuals with hidden medical conditions and allergies. Each Member receives a bracelet, necklace or watch that is engraved with the wearers main medical condition(s), an ID number and a 24 hour emergency telephone number that can access their details from anywhere in the world in over 100 languages.

Latest Income: £1,320,594
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Surf Life Saving Great Britain

Leisure, Saving of lives

To undertake search and rescue activity, provide life saving and search and rescue training, promote lifeguard voluntary patrols, education and developing search and rescue skills through lifesaving sport. Raising public awareness to reduce drowning & preventable injuries, represent GB life saving as National Governing Body.

Latest Income: £712,684
Areas of Operation: Scotland
Status: Registered
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Caister Volunteer Lifeboat Service Limited

Charity and VCS support, Saving of lives

The public benefit, for the prevention & saving of life at sea, on the foreshore or from water by the acquisition, fitting out & maintenance of lifeboats, and the provision of a rescue service to operate from Caister in the county of Norfolk.

Latest Income: £644,407
Areas of Operation: Norfolk
Status: Registered
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British Divers Marine Life Rescue

Environment, Saving of lives

BDMLR is an international marine animal rescue organisation, UK based. It aims to provide a rescue service for all marine wildlife, and further to provide support to existing rescue centres and develop new methods of treatment, transport and care.

Latest Income: £446,059
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Home Counties Boxer Welfare

Animals, Housing, Saving of lives

We provide a rescue service for boxer dogs throughout the UK. We rescue, rehabilitate and re-home dogs via kennels or foster homes where necessary , and also provide help and support for the welfare of boxers in general. We ensure the neutering of all our boxers if medically possible and provide back up for life.

Latest Income: £394,136
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The Norfolk Accident Rescue Service

Professions, Saving of lives, Social welfare

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.

Latest Income: £284,482
Areas of Operation: Norfolk
Status: Registered
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English Schools' Swimming Association

Education, Leisure, Saving of lives

The advancement of physical education of schoolchildren through the medium of swimming, life-saving, diving, water polo and synchronised swimming by:(a) promoting and organising contests, conducting tests and making awards; and(b) promoting the provision of proper facilities for swimming, life-saving, diving, water polo and artistic swimming.

Latest Income: £249,414
Areas of Operation: England
Status: Registered
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East Lancashire Mark Benevolent Fund Limited

Beneficiary group, Leisure, Saving of lives, Social welfare

To provide relief to those in need among Mark Masons, their widows and dependants in the Province of East Lancashire.The Charity helps other organizations who benefit the public by providing services which encompass outdoor activities, specialist rescue services, medical healthcare and support.

Latest Income: £236,019
Areas of Operation: Lancashire
Status: Registered
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Tom And Sheila Springer Charity

Saving of lives

The Trust Fund shall be held for the relief of sickness by the acquisition and/or provision of life-saving equipment and for any other medical purpose as the Trustees in their absolute discretion from time to time direct

Latest Income: £224,542
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Dover Life Guard Club

Leisure, Saving of lives

The charity teaches people to swim, offers life saving, water polo, long distance and open water swimming, and competition swimming to national standard. Dover Lifeguard Club is an accredited swim 21 club.

Latest Income: £212,925
Areas of Operation: Kent
Status: Registered
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Brecon Mountain Rescue Team

Saving of lives

To relieve suffering and distress amongst persons endangered by accidents or natural hazards normally in South and Mid Wales, but without geographical limitation and to provide adequate arrangements for the secure and efficient search and rescue of any person or persons so endangered

Latest Income: £208,934
Areas of Operation: Wales
Status: Registered
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Paws And Claws Animal Rescue Service

Animals, Saving of lives

we rescue cats and rehome them

Latest Income: £175,348
Areas of Operation: East Sussex
Status: Registered
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Pett Level Independent Rescue Boat Assn.

Saving of lives

To provide an inshore rescue service.

Latest Income: £159,248
Areas of Operation: East Sussex
Status: Registered
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Hemsby Inshore Rescue Service

Charitable activities, Saving of lives

Rescue Lifeboats and Lifeboat Charity Shop

Latest Income: £150,412
Areas of Operation: Norfolk
Status: Registered
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Hamble Lifeboat Limited

Saving of lives

Lifeboat rescue services, to assist people in trouble on or in the water. Inshore rescue of Hamble River and Southampton water.Independent Charity from the RNLI. Charity Registration No 265661

Latest Income: £126,000
Areas of Operation: Hampshire
Status: Registered
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Mundesley Volunteer Inshore Lifeboat Limited

Charity and VCS support, Saving of lives

Provision of an Inshore Lifeboat and water rescue team located in Mundesley - North Norfolk.The Service will be a Declared Facility with the Maritime and Coastguard Agency

Latest Income: £112,482
Areas of Operation: Norfolk
Status: Registered
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Cleveland Mountain Rescue Team

Charity and VCS support, Economic and community development, Health, Saving of lives

We are a group of 45 unpaid volunteers who provide search and rescue services to people and animals who find themselves in difficulty, mainly in the countryside. We are available all day every day, whatever the weather. An Operational Support Group aid the Search and Rescue members. We depend on donations and fundraising. We assist both the Police and the Ambulance Service and other services.

Latest Income: £107,756
Areas of Operation: Middlesbrough
Status: Registered
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Perranporth Surf Life Saving Club

Saving of lives

To train and educate all members of our community Surf Life Savinf skills and support our RNLI Lifeguards with voluntary patrols and future lifeguards.

Latest Income: £102,014
Areas of Operation: Cornwall
Status: Registered
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Sussex Centre For Clinical Neurosciences (previously Known As The League Of Friends Of Hurstwood Park Hospital)

Associations, Health, Saving of lives

Our primary function is the purchase of essential life saving equipment for the neurosurgeons at Hurstwood Park Hospital, Haywards Heath.

Latest Income: £101,553
Areas of Operation: West Sussex
Status: Registered
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Frequently asked questions about this sector

How many search-and-rescue saving of lives charities are there in the UK?

There are 82 registered search-and-rescue saving of lives charities on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register at the most recent refresh.

Which is the largest of the search-and-rescue saving of lives charities by income?

British Heart Foundation is the largest by latest reported annual income (£410.6m). Notable peers are listed on this page; the full ranking is available by sorting the results by highest income.

What is the combined annual income of search-and-rescue saving of lives charities?

Search-and-rescue saving of lives charities reported a combined annual income of £2.6bn across their most recent filings with the Charity Commission.

What is a typical program ratio for search-and-rescue saving of lives charities?

Across all search-and-rescue saving of lives charities, the aggregate program ratio (charitable expenditure as a share of income) is 75.0%. Individual charity ratios vary widely — see each profile for a sector-band benchmark.

What is the average annual income of search-and-rescue saving of lives charities?

Search-and-rescue saving of lives charities have an average annual income of £5.2m. The distribution is heavily skewed: a small number of large charities account for most sector income, while the majority report under £100k a year.

Where does this data come from?

All figures are sourced from the Charity Commission for England and Wales public register, refreshed weekly. Derived metrics (program ratio, efficiency) are calculated by Charity Finder using the formulas documented on the data sources page.