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Registered charity · Aylesford

Kent Search and Rescue (Lowland)

3.1. The charity?s objects (?the objects?) are to:- 3.1.1. protect and preserve life and good health by the provision of qualified volunteer Search and Rescue personnel, teams and equipment to assist organisations involved in the search and / or...

  • 10 trustees
  • Income £77k (2024)

Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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About

What it does
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Other Charitable Purposes
Where
Kent
Website
www.ksar.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
Registered
2002

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2024£77k£90k
  • 2023£80k£88k
  • 2022£103k£83k
Earlier years
  • 2021£116k£99k
  • 2020£96k£95k

Income trend, 2020 to 2024.

Charitable objects

3.1. The charity?s objects (?the objects?) are to:- 3.1.1. protect and preserve life and good health by the provision of qualified volunteer Search and Rescue personnel, teams and equipment to assist organisations involved in the search and / or rescue of missing, vulnerable, in need and high risk persons in the county of Kent including neighbouring Emergency Services, Crown and other Lowland Rescue Units to assist them in search and rescue operations within their respective regions. ; 3.1.2. the provision of programs and material to help prevent the need for Search and Rescue activity by means of education of the general public.

Grants received

16 grants · £183,623 total

360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.

Top funders

  • The National Lottery Community Fund · £102,636 (9 grants)
  • Department for Transport · £22,637 (2 grants)
  • Postcode Community Trust · £20,000
  • Henry Smith Foundation · £18,000
  • CAF · £13,000

Most recent

  • The National Lottery Community Fund £20,0002025-11-27
  • Postcode Community Trust £20,0002025-08-31
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £20,0002024-09-09
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £10,0002023-08-25
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £9,9442022-07-01
Board analysis

Board DNA

How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.

10 trustees on the board

2.6y median 2.5y
average tenure
7y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

6.4y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (9)

Portfolio (1)

3
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

Other Charitable Purposes 10The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives 10Education/training 1

Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.

Health and social care 1Hospitality 1Other services 1

Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.

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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
incomespending£77k latest income · spending exceeded income in 2023 and 2024

Sources

Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Registered charity number
1091181
Status
Registered
Governing document
CONSTITUTION ADOPTED ON 27 JANUARY, 2002 AS AMENDED ON 16 FEBRUARY 2003.AS AMENDED ON 13/04/2015AS AMENDED ON 29 JAN 2018 as amended on 29 Jan 2018 as amended on 27 Mar 2019 as amended on 25 Jan 2021
Contact on the register
01233800165 · secretary@ksar.co.uk
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
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