Registered charity · Shropshire
West Mercia Search & Rescue
West Mercia Search & Rescue is a registered charity (number 1122651) based in Shropshire, governed by 5 trustees and chaired by Marcel Lecocq since 2023. Latest income £112k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
Also known as Central Rescue, West Mids Rescue (Charity Commission)
- 5 trustees
- Income £112k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- Where
- Throughout England And Wales
- Website
- www.westmerciasar.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2008
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£112k£119k
- 2024£50k£67k
- 2023£87k£83k
Earlier years
- 2022£68k£67k
- 2021£85k£83k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2023: Government grants 23%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
1 THE PROTECTION AND PRESERVATION OF LIFE AND PROPERTY BY THE PROVISION AND MAINTENANCE OF A TEAM OF VOLUNTEERS, WITH THE SKILLS OF SPECIALIST LAND, WATER AND 'AT HEIGHT' SEARCH AND RESCUE TECHNIQUE TO ASSIST MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC, STATUTORY AGENCIES AND OTHER LIKE ORGANISATIONS.2 THE PROVISION OF TRAINING AND EDUCATION TO FURTHER THESE AIMS ABOVE.3 THE FURTHERANCE OF SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.
Grants received
10 grants · £92,445 total360Giving 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 · £55,830 (6 grants)
- Department for Transport · £32,952 (2 grants)
- Herefordshire Community Foundation · £2,663
- Masonic Charitable Foundation · £1,000
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- Department for Transport
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.
5 trustees on the board
- Marcel Lecocq Chair since 2023
- Alexis Bodza since 2014
- David Brown since 2021
- Stephen Arnold since 2023
- Stuart Ellen since 2025
Trustees past 6 years
- Alexis Bodza since 2014
First-time vs portfolio trustees
Portfolio (5)
- Marcel Lecocq Chair since 2023
- Alexis Bodza since 2014
- David Brown since 2021
- Stephen Arnold since 2023
- Stuart Ellen since 2025
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Gaps to watch
- No commercial or business experience on the board
- Narrow spread of causes across the board
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.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1122651
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 16/01/2008AS AMENDED ON 23/09/2015AS AMENDED ON 27 APR 2016 as amended on 30 Sep 2022
- Contact on the register
- 07970875606 · enquiry@westmerciasar.org.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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