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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.

338
Charities
£4,239,256,784
Total Income
£1,701,146
Avg Income
78.9%
Program Ratio

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

Swim Narberth

Beneficiary group, Education, Leisure, Saving of lives

A community swimming pool that provides swimming activities, including lessons for schools and all ages. From Lifeguard, Life Saving and other training courses, social and health activities including 55plus Club, Parent & Toddler, Aquarobics, Disability Club, Canoe Club, Ladies only swimming, public swimming and much more. We also facilitate Free Swimming for certain age groups and Familys

Latest Income: £241,208
Areas of Operation: Pembrokeshire
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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The Duddon And Furness Mountain Rescue Team CIO

Health, Saving of lives

Mountain Rescue Team in south west lake district. We provide search and rescue services to those lost or injured in wild and remote areas. We provide support via the police or ambulance service.

Latest Income: £232,612
Areas of Operation: Cumbria
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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Rossendale And Pendle Mountain Rescue Team

Saving of lives

TO ASSIST IN THE RELIEVING OF SUFFERING AND DISTRESS AMONGST PERSONS ENDANGERED BY ACCIDENTS OR NATURAL HAZARDS PRINCIPALLY IN EAST LANCASHIRE AND PARTS OF GREATER MANCHESTER BUT WITHOUT GEOGRAPHICAL LIMITATION, AND TO SUPPORT ANY OTHER RESCUE ORGANISATION AND TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE SECURE AND EFFICIENT SEARCH AND RESCUE OF ANY PERSONS SO ENDANGERED.

Latest Income: £222,811
Areas of Operation: Various
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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Naval & Military Bible Society LTD

Armed forces, Saving of lives

The Society distributes copies of the Bible, New Testaments and Psalms and illustrative material to the United Kingdom armed forces personnel and their associates, to the forces of the Commonwealth and other nations, all merchant seafarers, United Kingdom police, fire and rescue services and others.

Latest Income: £194,693
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Climb2recovery

Health, Leisure, Saving of lives

Climb 2 Recovery (C2R) supports chronically wounded, injured, and sick veterans through fully funded adaptive climbing programs. Since 2016, C2R has delivered over 1,100 annual training days at just £105 per person per day. Climbing aids emotional regulation, self-esteem, and mindfulness while fostering camaraderie and purpose. Dr. Lucy Sheen-Harker describes it as life-changing and life-saving.

Latest Income: £186,534
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Derby Mountain Rescue Team

Economic and community development, Saving of lives

Provides a service, mainly in upland or mountain areas, to save life and alleviate distress. Additionally undertakes searches of lowland and rural areas for missing persons when requested by the Police

Latest Income: £180,453
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Life For A Kid Foundation

Beneficiary group, Saving of lives

'Life for a Kid Foundation was set up in March 2009 with the aim of helping children under the age of 16 by offering funds and equipment to help them lead a better life, also to help children who require life saving or life changing operations'

Latest Income: £177,480
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Child Relief

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Health, Saving of lives, Social welfare

CHILD RELIEF is a health charity that's 100% COMMITTED TO CHILDREN. We focus on life-saving & life-changing health interventions & advocacy. We help children in emergencies, extreme poverty & those in hospital care. We want to see a fair, just & kind world for children. One in which they are happy, healthy, supported & valued - able to grow & achieve their full, brilliant & God-given potential.

Latest Income: £175,716
Areas of Operation: Various
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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Llanberis Mountain Rescue Team CIO / TÎm Achub Mynydd Llanberis Sce

Saving of lives

To relieve suffering and distress amongst persons endangered by accidents or natural hazards and to provide adequate arrangements for the secure and efficient search and rescue of any person or persons so endangered in and around Snowdon in particular but not exclusively. To educate the public in all aspects of mountain safety.

Latest Income: £172,586
Areas of Operation: Gwynedd
Status: Registered
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Hampshire Search And Rescue

Saving of lives

Provision of assistance to the Police in the search for vulnerable missing persons and community resilience

Latest Income: £166,265
Areas of Operation: England
Status: Registered
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Ogwen Valley Mountain Rescue CIO

Charitable activities, Saving of lives

To search for and rescue and assist people in difficulties in mountainous regions or inhospitable environments, and in furtherance thereof to develop rescue techniques and to disseminate information about the activities of the organisation.The provision of grants to charities which support the Mountain Rescue Community.

Latest Income: £166,150
Areas of Operation: Wales
Status: Registered
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Greater Manchester Fire Service Museum Trust

Charity and VCS support, Education, Heritage, Saving of lives

The Trust maintains a museum of firefighting in the Greater Manchester region. It manages a collection of fire engines, equipment, uniforms, medals etc, which is open to the public. The operation is run entirely by volunteers. Working in partnership with the Fire and Rescue Service, it also operates a dedicated education programme for schools.

Latest Income: £158,842
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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The Valerie Evelyn Morant Trust

Arts, Research, Saving of lives

Promote arts education & research, emphasis pre-19th century visual art, projects for advancement of medical research & education into alleviation of suffering from gastro-intestinal disorders benefiting in East Sussex and the London Borough of Haringey & Barnet. Projects for the maint. and improvements of maritime and coastal research and rescue services in East Sx, charitable purposes generally

Latest Income: £158,013
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Coniston Mountain Rescue Team

Saving of lives

Rescuing persons who are injured or suffer other misfortunes that require our assistance in the mountainous area around Coniston

Latest Income: £157,515
Areas of Operation: Cumbria
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: £155,429
Areas of Operation: Kent
Status: Registered
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Cockermouth Mountain Rescue Team

Saving of lives

Mountain rescue activities ,predominantly in the Ennerdale, Buttermere and Loweswater areas of North West Cumbria, in the Lake district and further afield if required. To maintain a fully operating rescue team that can be available 24hrs per day 365 days a year.

Latest Income: £153,104
Areas of Operation: Cumbria
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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Scarborough And Ryedale Mountain Rescue Team

Charity and VCS support, Saving of lives

The charity provides a volunteer search and rescue service to members of the public in distress on the North York Moors, Howardian Hills, Yorkshire Wolds and in any other such place as requested.

Latest Income: £149,171
Areas of Operation: City Of York
Status: Registered
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Epic Kidz

Associations, Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Facilities, Health, Leisure, Saving of lives

Grants are awarded to voluntary groups throughout the North West, who provide sports, leisure and health orientated activities for young people. These groups include local sports clubs, scouts, youth clubs and children with special needs. We also provide grants for other charities involved with mountain recreational activities such as footpath repairs, mountain rescue and air ambulance.

Latest Income: £139,114
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Heart 2 Heart Norfolk

Charity and VCS support, Education, Saving of lives

Raising funds for life saving defibrillators across Norfolk, Suffolk and the UK. Placing 24/7 public defibrillators in communities, outside schools, clubs and small organisations. Providing free CPR and Defibrillator Training for the community and training in schools, starting from 5 years old. Giving talks at voluntary groups and raising awareness of how important early CPR and defibrillation is.

Latest Income: £131,507
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Branksome Chine Surf Life Saving Club

Saving of lives

SAVE LIVES AND PREVENT DROWNING AND TO PROVIDE EDUCATION AND TRAINING IN ALL AREAS RELATING TO LIFESAVING, RESCUE AND RESUSCITATION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN POOLE, BOURNEMOUTH & CHRISTCHURCH IN DORSET

Latest Income: £131,081
Areas of Operation: Poole
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 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.