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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.

Portreath Surf Life Saving Club

Leisure, Saving of lives

Coaching in Surf Lifesaving skills to gain qualifications for Surf Lifesaving Sport and lifeguarding to aid prevention of loss of life on Portreath Beach.

Latest Income: £96,047
Areas of Operation: Cornwall
Status: Registered
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St Agnes Surf Life Saving Club

Leisure, Saving of lives

To protect against loss of life at sea through education, training and action.To represent and promote the sports of surf lifesaving and surfing in St Agnes.To encourage the safe enjoyment of the coastal enviroment.

Latest Income: £87,544
Areas of Operation: Cornwall
Status: Registered
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Teesdale And Weardale Search And Mountain Rescue Team

Economic and community development, Saving of lives

TWSMRT operates 24 hours per day, 365 days a year. We provide a mountain, search and rescue service for the whole of County Durham, from the high fells in the west to the coastal communities of the North Sea. The Team responds to requests by the Police to a range of incident types, from injured or lost people in the hills to vulnerable missing people in urban settings.

Latest Income: £83,707
Areas of Operation: Durham
Status: Registered
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The Holme Valley Mountain Rescue Team

Health, Saving of lives

The team provides search & rescue facilities for use by police/ambulance services, mainly in West Yorkshire, but throughout England/Wales. The team also provides training and gives talks/visits to various interested groups, about mountain rescue.

Latest Income: £82,039
Areas of Operation: City Of Wakefield
Status: Registered
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Bowland Pennine Mountain Rescue Team

Crime and Justice, Saving of lives

To provide efficient search and rescue services, primarily but not exclusively on mountains and fells, for the benefit of any person or persons in need of such services and also promote public safety in this subject by whatever charitable means the Executive Committee think fit.

Latest Income: £81,652
Areas of Operation: Cumbria
Status: Registered
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Newquay Surf Life Saving Club

Saving of lives

To train all members in all activities towards becoming a surf life saver (Lifeguard)

Latest Income: £81,251
Areas of Operation: Cornwall
Status: Registered
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Peterborough Volunteer Fire Brigade

Charity and VCS support, Saving of lives

Maintain a fully operational fire brigade under contract to Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service. Members carry out their duties entirely on a voluntary basis. Members are trained in the same way and assessed in exactly the same way as whole time and On-call colleagues . We are available 24 hours a day seven days a week to answer emergency calls. We work the On-call duty system.

Latest Income: £72,001
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Bude Surf Life Saving Club

Saving of lives

The teaching of water and beach safety, and training to qualification standards for surf lifeguarding. Search and Rescue activities through lifeguarding of local beaches.

Latest Income: £68,393
Areas of Operation: Cornwall
Status: Registered
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The Royal Life Saving Society

Saving of lives

The Royal Life Saving Society is the Commonwealth's largest drowning prevention and water safety awareness organisation carrying out it's activities via education, lifesaving, lifeguard,first aid and resuscitation training.

Latest Income: £68,389
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Rhoose Lifeguards

Saving of lives

surf lifesaving club at rhoose ,Vale of Glamorgan

Latest Income: £64,260
Areas of Operation: Vale Of Glamorgan
Status: Registered
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The Boxer Rescue Service (southern)

Animals, Beneficiary group, Housing, Saving of lives

This Charity exists to alleviate suffering and distress caused to dogs, and in particular to the breed known as Boxers, which may be ill-treated, abandoned or neglected or, more often these days, a change in family circumstances. Where necessary veterinary treatment is provided before a dog is settled into a new and loving home which has been previously checked by us and found suitable.

Latest Income: £64,159
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Holywell Bay Surf Life Saving Club

Saving of lives

The Principal activity is that of Surf Life Saving

Latest Income: £63,630
Areas of Operation: Cornwall
Status: Registered
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North Of Tyne Mountain Rescue Team

Leisure, Saving of lives

The team was formed back in the 1970s as a North of Tyne Local Education Authority team in response to an increase in the number of incidents occurring on the hills and fells of Northumbria as outdoor activities such as climbing and hill walking grew in popularity. It became the North of Tyne Search & Rescue Team in the early 80s and more recently became the North of Tyne Mountain Rescue Team

Latest Income: £59,737
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Bantham Surf Life Saving Club

Saving of lives

(1)The prevention and reduction of loss of life by drowning on the beach;(2)The prevention and development of surf life saving, for the resuscitation of the rescued and application of first aid.

Latest Income: £57,505
Areas of Operation: Devon
Status: Registered
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Lake District Mountain Rescue Search Dogs Association

Animals, Saving of lives

We are a voluntary organisation dedicated to the training and use of mountain rescue search dogs to assist in the search for and rescue of missing persons, predominantly in a mountainous environment, but also in other areas where our skills may be of benefit.

Latest Income: £52,224
Areas of Operation: Scotland
Status: Registered
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Welsh Corgi Rescue Service

Animals, Saving of lives

The welfare of dogs more particularly the Welsh Corgi Pembroke and Cardigan, and the re homing of Corgi's when the owners can no longer keep them or if they have been abandoned.Research into canine Degenerative Mylopetha, which causes the gradual loss of function of the hind legs due to pressure on the spinal column.

Latest Income: £48,004
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Sea Palling Independent Lifeboat LTD

Charity and VCS support, Saving of lives

To provide and maintain an Inshore Lifeboat to enable us to provide search and rescue operations when tasked by M.C.A.

Latest Income: £47,752
Areas of Operation: Norfolk
Status: Registered
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Surf Life Saving Cornwall

Charity and VCS support, Saving of lives

Surf Life Saving organises training and coaching for the volunteers in of the Surf Life Saving Clubs in Cornwall. Organises competitions and events based on life saving activities.Training and equipping of volunteers for Cornwall Flood Rescue Team.Training and assisting the Clubs in providing a voluntary Beach Lifeguard Patrol.

Latest Income: £47,626
Areas of Operation: Cornwall
Status: Registered
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The Hessle Dog Rescue Service

Animals, Saving of lives

The rescue of dogs no longer wanted and to alleviate pain and suffering of dogs who have been abused bringing them back to health and to place them with loving and responsible owners.

Latest Income: £44,891
Areas of Operation: East Riding Of Yorkshire
Status: Registered
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Ryde Inshore Rescue

Saving of lives

Provides emergancy service in the form of Inshore Lifeboat in the south East Solent waters between Hampshire and the Isle of Wight and provides support, guidance and advice on keeping these waters safe.

Latest Income: £44,752
Areas of Operation: Isle Of Wight
Status: Registered
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Penybont Surf Lifesaving Club

Beneficiary group, Saving of lives

Pen-Y-Bont Surf Life Saving Club objectives include the following:-saving lives and improving safety standards-promoting, educating, and improving lifesaving techniques, resuscitation and first aid-encouraging young people to participate in lifesaving as a voluntary public service-encouraging the highest standard of teamwork and responsibility-being as diverse as possible to our members

Latest Income: £42,984
Areas of Operation: Bridgend
Status: Registered
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The Communications And Public Service Lifeboat Fund

Charity and VCS support, Saving of lives

The Lifeboat Fund (formerly called CISPOTEL) is an official charity of the Civil Service and receives donations from Royal Mail and BT staff. The Fund raises money for the RNLI to provide new lifeboats and to train and equip crews. Since it was founded in 1866, The Lifeboat Fund has provided 54 lifeboats, saving over 4,700 lives and has helped refurbish a lifeboat station on the River Thames.

Latest Income: £39,581
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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Porthtowan Surf Life Saving Club

Leisure, Saving of lives

Porthtowan Surf Life Saving Club operates on the north Cornish coast and exists to promote beach safety, train our members to be surf lifeguards, enable participation in surf life saving sport and act as stewards for our beach.

Latest Income: £39,064
Areas of Operation: Cornwall
Status: Registered
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Rest Bay Lifeguard Club

Charity and VCS support, Saving of lives

Our main aim is to provide users of Rest Bay beach with the best possible lifeguard service. Training and educating members and the public in beach and water safety. We provide volunteer patrols of Rest Bay beach and train members (age 7 up) in lifesaving skills in order to gain lifesaving awards. Members are also given opportunities to participate in surf lifesaving competitions.

Latest Income: £38,612
Areas of Operation: Bridgend
Status: Registered
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R B R B Association

Saving of lives

Inshore lifeboat providing a rescue service both at sea and along the shoreline in the vicinity of Runswick Bay. Also providing training and safety awareness to crew members.

Latest Income: £32,806
Areas of Operation: North Yorkshire
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.