Search and rescue `SL103`¶

Search and rescue is a tag in the UK-CAT classification of charities in the UK. It is part of the Saving of lives category.

477 charities have been tagged with this tag. This represents 0.24% of all charities.

Keywords to find charities¶

UK-CAT categories are applied to charities based on a set of keywords, in the form of a regular expression.

The regular expression used to find charities in this tag is:

Distribution by size of charity¶

Income band	Charities with tag	Percent of all charities
Under £10k	123	0.16%
£10k - £100k	206	0.30%
£100k - £250k	44	0.21%
£250k - £500k	23	0.23%
£500k - £1m	13	0.21%
£1m - £10m	14	0.16%
Over £10m	11	0.54%
Total	434	0.23%

Distribution by charity regulator¶

Regulator	Charities with tag	Percent of all charities
ccew	376	0.22%
oscr	83	0.33%
ccni	18	0.25%
Total	477	0.24%

Ten largest charities (by income)¶

Name	Latest income
BRITISH HEART FOUNDATION [Charity number: 225971] The BHF is the UK's largest independent funder of cardiovascular research in the UK. For over 60 years BHF has pioneered life-saving research that has helped halve the number of deaths from heart and circulatory disease in the UK. BHF also helps provide vital support and information for the 7.4m people living in the UK with heart and circulatory disease.	£381,300,000
MSI REPRODUCTIVE CHOICES [Charity number: 265543] MSI Reproductive Choices is one of the world's leading providers of sexual and reproductive healthcare. We believe that everyone should have the right to choose. From contraception to safe abortion and life-saving post- abortion care, we are committed to delivering compassionate, high- quality services. Our 9,000 team members work across 37 countries, reaching over 35,000 women each day.	£322,504,000
Royal National Lifeboat Institution [Charity number: SC037736] The object of the Institution ('the Object') shall be to save lives at sea and on inland and flood waters. In order to achieve the Object, the powers of the Institution shall without limitation include the following:- to promote safety and provide relief from disaster at sea and on inland and flood waters. to advance the education of the public in matters relating to safety at sea and on inland and flood waters and in the history and heritage of the Institution. to promote the efficiency of rescue services at sea and on inland and flood waters. and to relieve and assist those who have been involved in saving lives at sea and on inland and flood waters in any capacity, and who are in need of such relief or assistance by reason of poverty, disability, infirmity or otherwise, and their dependants.	£231,800,000
THE ROYAL NATIONAL LIFEBOAT INSTITUTION [Charity number: 209603] To save lives, promote safety and rescue service efficiency, and provide relief from disaster at sea and on inland and flood waters; to advance the education of the public in matters relating to sea, inland and flood water safety, and in the history and heritage of the Institution; to relieve/assist those who have been involved in saving lives at sea and on inland and flood waters in any capacity.	£231,800,000
THE ROYAL MARSDEN CANCER CHARITY [Charity number: 1095197] The Charity's objects are to raise money solely to allow The Royal Marsden Foundation Trust to fund state-of-the-art equipment and groundbreaking research, create the best patient environments, and ensure its nurses, doctors and research teams can provide the very best care and develop life-saving treatments which are used here in the UK and around the world.	£34,374,000
Oxfam Ireland [Charity number: NI100848] Oxfam Northern Ireland, together with Oxfam Republic of Ireland, is an independent affiliate member of the global Oxfam International Confederation . Our purpose is to help create lasting solutions to the injustice of poverty. Our role is to enable transformational change; to open political space, building capacity and sharing technical expertise, raising funds and public support, leveraging our own resources to multiply funds, providing strategic funding to partners and carrying out humanitarian work that integrates life-saving response in times of crisis with building resilience We focus on three key areas as follows: • Practical support for the long-term development efforts of communities and people affected by chronic poverty • The urgent relief of suffering caused by humanitarian crises, whether natural or man-made • Campaigning & advocacy to change the policies and practices of public and private institutions that effect the lives of people living in poverty In order to achieve our purpose, we raise funds from government, trusts and other foundations, through our chain of shops and via fundraising events, legacies and from the general public. We also work to raise public awareness on the underlying causes of global poverty and injustice and offer the public a variety of channels through which they can engage with our work to bring about positive changes in the lives of people who are living in poverty. We campaign and lobby key decision-makers and institutions to bring about pro poor policy changes at all levelsand we bring the voices of the poor to key-decision-making forums.	£18,985,000
HEALTH LIMITED [Charity number: 290535] We work to improve the health of the world's poorest people, ensuring people who otherwise would have no support receive basic but life-saving health care and education.	£14,710,171
KIDNEY RESEARCH UK [Charity number: 252892] To fund and deliver life-saving research into kidney diseases. To improve treatments for people with kidney diseases and enhance their quality of life and to increase awareness of kidney health.	£14,490,766
UK CURRICULUM AND ACCREDITATION BODY (UKCAB) [Charity number: 1153197] 1) Educate people about renal problems and renal failure, Initial stage problems and remedies, Dialysis and its types, Motivation during this life saving treatment, Motivate people to register as Organ Donation.2) Educate people for clean drinking water, 3) Education for All without borders, race and religion.4) Feed the needy & homeless.5) Vocational Education for Girls.	£13,429,280
The Workforce Development Trust Limited [Charity number: SC045901] 2.1 The objects for which the company is established are to support the development and effective use of workforce skills to provide services for the public good through: 2.1.1 preserving and protecting good health. 2.1.2 the sound administration of the law. 2.1 .3 the efficiency of the police, the armed forces of the Crown and the fire and rescue services. 2.1.4 Financial Services. and 2.1 .5 the efficient public administration of government and public service and the strategic development of the Health Service workforce. 2.2 In particular but not exclusively by: 2.2.1 advancing the education, training and skills of existing and future workforces in those sectors. 2.2.2 researching, analysing and interpreting the operational requirements of the relevant sector workforces. 2.2.3 setting nationally recognised competencies for job specific training and awards to create an effective workforce in the above sectors. 2.2.4 analysing and interpreting the operational requirements in the workforces of the above sectors to define role profiles expressed in the terms of the applicable national occupation standards or other industry standards. 2.2 .5 creating competency frameworks for a sector, through job analysis and mapping existing education and training, identifying gaps and inconsistencies. 2.2.6 the creation of qualifications and other forms of accreditation that recognise the attainment of competent practice. and 2.2.7 the identification, design and recognition of continuing professional development that ensures sector employees are able to maintain and demonstrate competence on an on-going basis.	£10,362,406

Ten random charities¶

Name	Latest income
SEARCH AND RESCUE DOG ASSOCIATION (WALES) [Charity number: 506056] To assist in the Search and Rescue of persons missing or in difficulties in inhospitable terrain and open country particularly in Wales	£16,142
HORNSEA INSHORE RESCUE [Charity number: 1154954] To preserve and save life by the provision and maintenance of an in-shore rescue service along and off the coast of East Yorkshire of Yorkshire and by the promotion of all aspects of water safety.	£172,393
HAITI HOSPITAL APPEAL [Charity number: 1117528] The Haiti Hospital Appeal delivers high-quality, life-saving medical programmes in the North of Haiti, including a healthcare clinic, ambulance service, respite care centre for disabled children (including fostering, and community-based services), spinal rehabilitation centre, maternity centre (including neonatal care), paediatric care, and an inclusive sports centre for disability sport.
Operation Florence [Charity number: SC052385] For the public benefit, to further the saving of lives throughout the United Kingdom in particular, but not exclusively, by providing: •A first response search and rescue service to those in need of rescue following accident or disaster involving bodies of water, flooding or otherwise entrapped. •A first response medical care and life saving first response medical intervention to those experiencing a medical emergency following an accident or disaster or otherwise in need of assistance. •Life-saving emergency medical transport of live human tissues, blood or medical equipment. •First Aid and First Responder training to Youth Groups. •Training, training bursaries and funded apprenticeships to those training to save lives, inclusive of those training to be first responders, ambulance technicians, paramedics, nurses and midwives.
THAMES SEARCH AND RESCUE [Charity number: 1167791] Search and Rescue work
PETERBOROUGH VOLUNTEER FIRE BRIGADE [Charity number: 267667] Maintain a fully operational fire brigade under contract to Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service. Members carry out their duties entirely on a voluntary basis. Members are trained in the same way and assessed in exactly the same way as whole time and On-call colleagues . We are available 24 hours a day seven days a week to answer emergency calls. We work the On-call duty system.	£63,860
WHITSAND BAY SURF LIFE SAVING CLUB [Charity number: 1036644] Surf LifesavingLifeguard Training Youth Lifesaving TrainingLife Saving Sport	£1,660
Glenelg Mountain Rescue Association [Charity number: SC007565] (a) to create and maintain a team of trained personnel to give voluntary aid to anyone suffering accident or missing in the area, providing that the call is received from the proper authorities. (b) to give assistance in other accident or search operations where the abilities of the team can assist, providing that the call is received from the proper authorities. (c) to acquire and maintain stocks of suitable equipment.	£39,922
Search And Rescue Dog Association (Southern Scotland) [Charity number: SC028709] The Association objectives are: To relieve suffering and distress amongst persons endangered by accidents or natural hazards primarily within Southern Scotland and in furtherance thereof but not otherwise. to provide at the request of any Police Authority or recognised Mountain Rescue Team search and rescue assistance through the availability of trained handlers and dogs and the provision of specialised equipment. to raise funds and administer them for the purposes of search and rescue dog training and the provision of essential equipment. to ensure that a high standard of dog and handler search and rescue training is achieved and maintained. and to represent mountain rescue and search dog interest to other organisations and also to the community at large	£42,450
THE ROYAL LIFE SAVING SOCIETY - U.K. [Charity number: 1046060] Preventing loss of life through drowning & injury through near-drowning,Reducing the number of people drowning year on year,Lead provider of water safety & drowning prevention education, Lead industry body for awarding & training lifeguards,Recognised by Sport England as governing body for Lifesaving Sport in the UK,Club & volunteer network across UK & Republic of Ireland.	£5,417,841