Saving of lives Charities That specialise in Search and rescue
Discover 338 Saving of lives charities that specialise in search and rescue. Use the search below to filter within these results.
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Caister Volunteer Lifeboat Service Limited
Charity and VCS support, Saving of livesThe 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.
Cave Rescue Organisation
Charity and VCS support, Saving of livesThe Cave Rescue Organisation is based in Clapham in North Yorkshire and provides the cave and mountain rescue service in the Three Peaks area of the Yorkshire Dales National Park, and also extending westwards into Lancashire and Cumbria and eastwards as far as Malham and Gordale.The CRO is a charity run by volunteers, and depends on public donations for its finances
Keswick Mountain Rescue Team
Saving of livesMountain Rescue service in the Keswick area of the Lake District.
The Black Swimming Association (the Bsa)
Leisure, Saving of livesPromote participation in aquatics and increase confidence in swimming by Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities, removing barriers to inclusion. Enable greater diversity across the aquatic sector, and increase awareness of water safety and of swimming as a life saving skill, ensuring that opportunities within swimming and aquatics are open and accessible to all communities.
Portishead Pool Community Trust
Charity and VCS support, Economic and community development, Leisure, Saving of livesOpen Air Swimming Pool in Portishead open to the public, heated through the summer: April until September, and for winter swimming at weekends. It is staffed, maintained and run by volunteers and paid manager & lifeguards
Street Doctors LTD
Beneficiary group, Charity and VCS support, Saving of livesStreetDoctors change lives by giving young people the skills and confidence to deliver life saving first aid. Volunteer healthcare students teach high risk young people what to do if someone is bleeding and what to do if someone is unconscious. Teaching increases confidence and self esteem as well as giving young people practical skills to save lives.
British Divers Marine Life Rescue
Environment, Saving of livesBDMLR 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.
Beachy Head Chaplaincy Team LTD
Health, Religion, Saving of livesBHCT is a Christian Chaplaincy specialising in crisis intervention and search and rescue at the notorious suicide spot of Beachy Head. In addition to cliff edge intervention the charity is also involved in preventative and post-intervention support. Those rescued travel from all over the UK and also from abroad. Our vision is to end suicide at Beachy Head.
Pelican Cancer Foundation
Health, Research, Saving of livesPelican is dedicated to helping those with cancer live well for longer. We achieve this by supporting medical research and education to improve surgery for bowel cancer and its associated secondary disease, particularly in the liver. Pelican has become a 'centre of excellence' for sharing life-saving, life-enhancing knowledge and skills with cancer teams and specialists.
Bay Search And Rescue
Saving of livesTo provide Search and Rescue Services in Morecambe Bay, Lake District and North Lancashire areas. To prevent loss of life both human and animal. To assist all emergency services when required with our specialist skills and equipment.
Home Counties Boxer Welfare
Animals, Housing, Saving of livesWe 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.
International Maritime Rescue Federation
Charitable activities, Saving of livesTo improve maritime search and rescue (SAR) capability worldwide by:- Providing & facilitating training; - Promoting technical co-operation, exchange of information, advice & consultancy;- Encouraging & promoting the formation & development of maritime SAR services; and- Promoting public education and raising awareness of maritime SAR & water safety issues.
Severn Area Rescue Association
Saving of livesLifeboat and inland search and rescue, including flood and cliff rescue and missing person search, on the Severn, Wye, Usk and other rivers, and across Gloucestershire, Worcestershire and parts of SE Wales, Herefordshire and beyond. Activities were conducted by SARA as Charity 505504 prior to 1 Jan 2022
Langdale/ambleside Mountain Rescue Team
Economic and community development, Saving of livesMountain Rescue: rescuing lost, injured or distressed people from mountains and the rural environment
Suffolk Accident Rescue Service
Saving of livesPROVIDES IMMEDIATE MEDICAL TREATMENT AND CARE TO PERSONS IN NEED BY REASON OF ACCIDENT OR OTHER EMERGENCY WITHIN THE GEOGRAPHICAL COUNTY OF SUFFOLK AND ADJOINING AREAS.
Altitude Mission
Housing, Religion, Saving of lives, Social welfareAdvancement of ReligionTo advance an understanding of the Christian faith through mission by offering refuge, loving those we meet, and holding church services.Providing safety Ski Angels help people in need safely down the mountain. We are spiritual mountain rescue. We operate in Meribel, a ski resort in the French Alps.
The Daisy Garland
Beneficiary group, Saving of livesThe Daisy Garland exists to support children and young adults with drug-resistant epilepsy and their families. The work of the charity is life-changing and life-saving.
Wasdale Mountain Rescue Team
Saving of livesWasdale Mountain Rescue Team provides a Search & Rescue service on the mountains and off road locations in the Wasdale and Eskdale valleys of West Cumbria and surrounding areas. The team typically handles over 100 calls for assistance a year. Further information can be found at wmrt.org.uk
The Norfolk Accident Rescue Service
Professions, Saving of lives, Social welfareProviding 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.
Edale Mountain Rescue Team
Saving of livesSaving lives in wild and remote places
Patterdale Mountain Rescue Association Limited
Saving of livesmountain and lake rescue service
Sidmouth Lifeboat
Saving of livesProvision of emergency lifeboat rescue service approved by the Marine and Coastguard Agency
English Schools' Swimming Association
Education, Leisure, Saving of livesThe 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.
North Wales Mountain Rescue Association
Saving of livesThe charity assists people in difficulties or suffering in inhospitable terrain, mainly in North Wales. It does this by co-ordinating emergency responses from its member organisations, providing a management team to co-ordinate search and rescue activities, providing training to support these activities, and representing members at regional, national and international levels.
Derwentside And Gateshead Swim Team
Leisure, Saving of livesThe charity focuses on the provision of a competitive swimming environment which is open to all equally, irrespective of difference. We offer Learn To Swim sessions through to national competitive level for all ages. We are committed to ensuring this life saving provision is delivered in a professional, safe environment and complies fully with the requirements of Swim England
Frequently asked questions about this sector
How many search-and-rescue saving of lives charities are there in the UK?
There are 338 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 £4.2bn 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 78.9%. 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 £1.7m. 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.