Registered charity · York
Rescue Benevolent Fund
Rescue Benevolent Fund is a registered charity (number 1152798) based in York, governed by 5 trustees. Latest income £22k (2024). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 11th October 2026.
Also known as Mcrbf (Charity Commission)
- 5 trustees
- Income £22k (2024)
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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, Armed Forces/emergency Service Efficiency, Other Charitable Purposes
- Where
- Throughout England And Wales
- Website
- www.rescuebenevolent.fund (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2013
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2024£22k£9k
- 2023£14k£5k
- 2022£3k£9k
Earlier years
- 2021£12k£2k
- 2020£1k£2k
Income trend, 2020 to 2024.
Charitable objects
TO MAKE CHARITABLE GRANTS AND TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL AND OTHER SUPPORT (INCLUDING BY WAY OF SHORT-TERM INTEREST FREE LOANS) IN ORDER TO ALLEVIATE HARDSHIP SUFFERED BY INDIVIDUALS OR THEIR FAMILIES WHICH HAS OR MAY HAVE ARISEN IN CONNECTION WITH (1) AN INDIVIDUALS SERVICE IN A MOUNTAIN AND/OR CAVE ORGANISATION OR (2) AN INDIVIDUALS ASSISTANCE IN RESPECT OF ANY MOUNTAIN AND/OR CAVE OPERATION OR ANY OTHER ANCILLARY ACTIVITY SAVE THAT SUCH SUPPORT SHALL NOT BE GRANTED IN RESPECT OF A SEARCH AND RESCUE DOG ASSOCIATION? OPERATION OR AN ASSOCIATION OF LOWLAND SEARCH AND RESCUE OPERATION EXCEPT WHERE SUCH OPERATION DIRECTLY RELATES TO A MOUNTAIN AND/OR CAVE RESCUE OPERATION.
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
- Dr Brendan Sloan since 2023
- Judith Whiteside since 2012
- Neil Woodhead since 2013
- Richard Whitehouse since 2012
- Shirley Priestley since 2012
Trustees past 6 years
- Judith Whiteside since 2012
- Neil Woodhead since 2013
- Richard Whitehouse since 2012
- Shirley Priestley since 2012
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (4)
- Dr Brendan Sloan since 2023
- Judith Whiteside since 2012
- Neil Woodhead since 2013
- Richard Whitehouse since 2012
Portfolio (1)
- Shirley Priestley since 2012
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
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
- 1152798
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- TRUST DEED DATED 09/04/2013 as amended on 09 Nov 2021
- Contact on the register
- 07767814051 · secretary@rescuebenevolent.fund
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 11th 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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