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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.

Berkshire Lowland Search And Rescue

Saving of lives

Search and RescueAssistance to the civil emergency services during times of need

Latest Income: £54,804
Areas of Operation: England
Status: Registered
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South Snowdonia Search And Rescue Team

Charity and VCS support, Saving of lives

We provide a search and rescue service to save lives and alleviate distress in the UK by providing volunteer based search and rescue services, and working with the police and other emergency services

Latest Income: £54,443
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Norfolk Lowland Search And Rescue CIO

Saving of lives

The main object of the CIO shall be to relieve suffering and distress amongst personsendangered by accidents or natural hazards or being in a vulnerable position, and in particular to promote and co-ordinate search and rescue arrangements in the county of Norfolk as directed by the Norfolk Constabulary, Norfolk Fire Service or other Appropriate Authority.

Latest Income: £54,352
Areas of Operation: England
Status: Registered
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Felixstowe Lifeboat

Charity and VCS support, Saving of lives

Water based patrol and rescue service

Latest Income: £53,057
Areas of Operation: Suffolk
Status: Registered
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Surrey Search And Rescue

Animals, Beneficiary group, Saving of lives

Surrey Search & Rescue is a voluntary specialist search team that assists the emergency services to find missing vulnerable adults and children. We are on-call 24 hours a day, with a team of 80 plus people and search dogs, to respond across Surrey and surrounding areas

Latest Income: £52,331
Areas of Operation: Surrey
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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Mumbles Lifeguard Club

Saving of lives

The prevention and reduction of loss of life by drowning on the beaches of Great Britain.The promotion of the methods of life saving for the resuscitation of the rescued, the application of first aid and the awareness of water safety

Latest Income: £51,251
Areas of Operation: City Of Swansea
Status: Registered
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Glossop Mountain Rescue Team

Saving of lives

To provide a service to the general public to treat trauma and search for missing persons on the hills, fells and upland areas, primarily, in the Dark Peak. We can also be tasked to assist similar events anywhere in the UK to assist our fellow Mountain Rescue team colleagues.

Latest Income: £51,247
Areas of Operation: Scotland
Status: Registered
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Ert Search And Rescue

Saving of lives

ERT SAR is an international NGO established to relieve suffering & distress among persons affected by hazards, risks, emergencies & disasters in the UK & Internationally. ERT SAR provides emergency & disaster response, search & rescue & medical teams to deploy to areas affected by disasters and also works in the other areas of capacity building, resiliance and disaster risk reduction strategies.

Latest Income: £51,091
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Rlss Poole Lifeguard

Saving of lives

In addition to the teaching of lifesaving techniques to both club members and the general public lifeguard cover is provided at Sandbanks beach, Poole during the summer months.

Latest Income: £50,475
Areas of Operation: Dorset
Status: Registered
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Bolton Mountain Rescue Team

Leisure, Saving of lives

TO RELIEVE SUFFERING AND DISTRESS AMONG PERSONS ENDANGERED BY ACCIDENT OR NATURAL CAUSES TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE ARRANGEMENT FOR THE SECURE AND EFFICIENT SEARCH AND RESCUE OF ANY SUCH PERSON OR PERSONS SO ENDANGERED. TO EDUCATE AND INFORM THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE DANGERS OF MOUNTAINEERING AND OTHER RELATED OUTDOOR PURSUITS AND TO UNDERTAKE PREVENTATIVE PUBLICITY.

Latest Income: £50,372
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Rainbowdogrescue

Housing, Saving of lives

To relieve suffering and distress of animals who are in need of care and attention by reason of sickness or because theyare strays, have been abandoned, neglected or maltreated, in particular by the provision of a rescue service andre-homing service and foster homes for temporary accommodation of such animals. To educate members of the publicon matters concerning animal welfare.

Latest Income: £50,222
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The Pointer Rescue Service

Animals, Housing, Saving of lives

To rescue unwanted or abandoned English Pointer dogs and to foster or re-home for adoption in a secure permenant home.

Latest Income: £49,143
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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The Crantock Surf Lifesaving Club

Saving of lives

Providing surf lifesaving training to all ages of the local community in and around Crantock

Latest Income: £49,051
Areas of Operation: Cornwall
Status: Registered
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The Brave And Determined Charity

Health, Saving of lives

The Brave and Determined Charity (1202749) funds access to early intervention life-saving counselling for any one in England who is suffering from mental health challenges.Counselling is provided by a range of approved counselling providers who are accredited by the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy.

Latest Income: £48,983
Areas of Operation: England
Status: Registered
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The Croyde Surf Life Saving Club

Beneficiary group, Leisure, Saving of lives

To teach life saving techniques by prevention and/or rescue in a beach environment. Train adults and children in life saving skills / swimming/ rescue/resuscitation and train to a nationally recognised certificated level - often feeding into RNLI roles.

Latest Income: £48,953
Areas of Operation: Devon
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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Rhoose Lifeguards

Saving of lives

surf lifesaving club at rhoose ,Vale of Glamorgan

Latest Income: £47,593
Areas of Operation: Vale Of Glamorgan
Status: Registered
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Southbourne Surf Life Saving Club

Leisure, Saving of lives

We promote, provide and organise:Surf Lifesaving training and qualifications in water safety, rescue, lifesaving, resuscitation and first aid;Activities that encourage fitness, teamwork, responsibility and excellence;Voluntary lifesaving, rescue services and water safety cover to the community and public at large;Lifesaving safety awareness and prevention of drowning information.

Latest Income: £46,512
Areas of Operation: Bournemouth
Status: Registered
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Cambridgeshire Search And Rescue

Saving of lives

To locate a person or object and ensure removal to a place of safety. This includes all other persons who may be in need of emergency care or protection from themselves or the environment

Latest Income: £46,106
Areas of Operation: Cambridgeshire
Status: Registered
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Tim Chwilio Ac Achub Aberdyfi/aberdyfi Search And Rescue Team

Economic and community development, Saving of lives

Provide a search and rescue services in support of the police forces of north and mid Wales.This includes on the hill, urban areas plus a swift-water capability

Latest Income: £45,702
Areas of Operation: Wales
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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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.