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Registered charity (CIO) · Church Stretton

West Mercia Search & Rescue

West Mercia Search & Rescue is a registered charity (number 1211785) based in Church Stretton, governed by 5 trustees and chaired by Marcel Lecocq since 2025. Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.

Also known as Wmsar (Charity Commission)

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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
Herefordshire, Shropshire, Worcestershire
Website
westmerciasar.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
Registered
2025
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 TECHNIQUES, 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.

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

1.6y median 2y
average tenure
2y
longest tenure
0
trustees past 6 years
4.9y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

Portfolio (5)

0
company-linked trustees

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

Education/training 5The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives 5

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.

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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
1211785
Status
Registered
Governing document
CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 20 Jan 2025
Contact on the register
07817253432 · enquiry@westmerciasar.org.uk
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
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