Cave Rescue Organisation

Registered charity 1201338 CIO Registered since 2022

Operates: Throughout England And Wales

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Board DNA

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trustees on the board

2.2y median 3y

average tenure

longest tenure

trustees past 6 years

4.3y

average years in governance

4 vs 1 portfolio

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company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives 19Other Charitable Purposes 15Education/training 1

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No commercial or business experience on the board

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Cave Rescue Organisation 15 shared trustees
Canis 1 shared trustee
Ingleborough District Scout Council 1 shared trustee

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Cave Rescue Organisation 15 shared trustees
Canis 1 shared trustee
Ingleborough District Scout Council 1 shared trustee
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Contact

Website	https://cro.org.uk/
Email	secretary@cro.org.uk
Phone	01524251697
Address	CAVE RESCUE ORGANISATION, CLAPHAM, LANCASTER, LA2 8HH

Finances

£643,604 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2023	£0	£0
2024	£199,391	£140,051
2025	£643,604	£150,182

What it does

What

The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

Who

The General Public/mankind

How

Provides ServicesProvides Advocacy/advice/information

Charitable objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT:3.1 TO ASSIST IN THE RELIEF OF SUFFERING AND DISTRESS AMONG PERSONS ENDANGERED BY ACCIDENT, ILLNESS, OR NATURAL HAZARDS UNDERGROUND, ON THE FELL, ON MOUNTAINS, OR IN SIMILAR ENVIRONMENTS, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY IN YORKSHIRE, CUMBRIA AND LANCASHIRE BY WAYS OF:3.1.1 PROVIDING A DEDICATED AND TRAINED EMERGENCY RESCUE SERVICE;3.1.2 ASSISTING THE POLICE, AMBULANCE, FIRE AUTHORITIES AND OTHER EMERGENCY SERVICES IN THEIR ROLES; AND3.1.3 RAISING PUBLIC AWARENESS OF SAFETY IN THOSE ENVIRONMENTS.3.2 TO RELIEVE THE UNNECESSARY SUFFERING OR DISTRESS OF ANIMALS UNDERGROUND, ON THE FELL, ON MOUNTAINS OR IN OTHER SIMILAR ENVIRONMENTS BY PROVIDING RESCUE SERVICES FOR SUCH ANIMALS.

Governing document: CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 15 Dec 2022 as amended on 14 Mar 2025

Trustees (19)

19trustees

0aged 70+

Martin John Colledge Chair since 2024
Alison Haigh since 2023
Avelina Wright since 2023
Brian Cowie since 2023
Christopher Mark Edmondson since 2026
Graham Hughes since 2025
Iain Andrew Plimmer since 2023
Joanne Marie Wulf since 2023
Jonathan Mark Rhodes since 2023
Julian Charles Leader since 2025
Martin Holroyd since 2023
Michael Gerrard Mcgeown Evans since 2023
Mike Bottomley since 2026
Philip Robert James since 2025
Paul Colin Lethebee since 2023
Paul Moore since 2025
Robert Adrian Scurr since 2023
Simon David Johnson since 2023
Stephen Richard Holcroft since 2024

Connected charities (3)

Cave Rescue Organisation 15 shared trustees
Canis 1 shared trustee
Ingleborough District Scout Council 1 shared trustee

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