Registered charity · Leicestershire
Leicestershire Search and Rescue
Leicestershire Search and Rescue is a registered charity (number 1150100) based in Leicestershire, governed by 6 trustees and chaired by Nicholas Canham since 2017. Latest income £43k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
Also known as Leicsar (Charity Commission)
- 6 trustees
- Income £43k (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
- The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- Where
- Leicestershire, Leicester City, Rutland
- Website
- www.leicestershire-sar.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2012
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£43k£36k
- 2024£71k£68k
- 2023£29k£29k
Earlier years
- 2022£38k£38k
- 2021£37k£44k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2024: Government grants 4%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
THE OBJECTS OF LEICSAR SHALL BE TO RELIEVE SUFFERING AND DISTRESS AMONGST PERSONS ENDANGERED BY ACCIDENTS OR NATURAL HAZARDS, IN PARTICULAR;1. TO PROMOTE AND CO-ORDINATE ADEQUATE SEARCH AND RESCUE ARRANGEMENTS IN THE COUNTY OF LEICESTERSHIRE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STANDARDS SET BY THE ASSOCIATION OF LOWLAND SEARCH AND RESCUE.2. TO SUPPORT SEARCH AND RESCUE ACTIVITIES IN OTHER GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS AS REQUESTED BY THE ASSOCIATION OF LOWLAND SEARCH AND RESCUE OR OTHER MEMBER TEAMS OF THE ASSOCIATION OF LOWLAND SEARCH AND RESCUE.3. TO SUPPORT OUR COMMUNITIES IN EMERGENCY SITUATIONS EXCEPT WHEN SEARCH AND RESCUE ACTIVITIES TAKE PRIORITY.4. TO SUPPORT STATUTORY BODIES AND LOCAL AUTHORITIES IN NATIONAL RESILIENCE.
Grants received
3 grants · £12,614 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 · £6,014
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £3,600
- Leicestershire and Rutland Community Foundation · £3,000
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
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.
6 trustees on the board
- Nicholas Canham Chair since 2017
- Debi Wright since 2014
- Ian Silver since 2022
- Jon Birnie since 2023
- Stephen Lamb since 2024
- Timothy Hargraves since 2020
Trustees past 6 years
- Nicholas Canham Chair since 2017
- Debi Wright since 2014
- Timothy Hargraves since 2020
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (6)
- Nicholas Canham Chair since 2017
- Debi Wright since 2014
- Ian Silver since 2022
- Jon Birnie since 2023
- Stephen Lamb since 2024
- Timothy Hargraves since 2020
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
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
- 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.
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Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1150100
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 01 OCT 2011ADOPTED 04/03/2012AS AMENDED ON 30 JUN 2016 as amended on 13 Sep 2020 as amended on 30 Oct 2021
- Contact on the register
- 07721 922091 · info@leicestershire-sar.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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