BUCKS SEARCH & RESCUE — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Other
Registered: 31 December 1998
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 January 2024 – 31 December 2024
Latest income: £81,231
Latest expenditure: £70,151
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: Gerrards Cross Golf Club, Chalfont Park, Chalfont St. Peter, GERRARDS CROSS, SL9 0QA

Website recorded by the regulator: www.bsar.org.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

To relieve suffering by providing volunteers trained to search and recover missing vulnerable people, working at the request of Thames Valley Police and assisting other Rescue organisations. Providing First Aid and Search and Rescue volunteers to the County Emergency Resilience department during times of flood or other disasters. Providing First Aid and marshaling personnel to local organisations.

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 10 July 2025
Date Accounts Received: 10 July 2025
Total Gross Income: £81,231
Total Gross Expenditure: £70,151

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 22 June 2024
Date Accounts Received: 22 June 2024
Total Gross Income: £50,090
Total Gross Expenditure: £71,329

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 10 May 2023
Date Accounts Received: 10 May 2023
Total Gross Income: £36,497
Total Gross Expenditure: £34,623

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 14 April 2022
Date Accounts Received: 14 April 2022
Total Gross Income: £60,373
Total Gross Expenditure: £32,804

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2020
Ar Cycle Reference: AR20
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2021
Date Annual Return Received: 6 August 2021
Date Accounts Received: 6 August 2021
Total Gross Income: £50,154
Total Gross Expenditure: £45,647

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2025
Ar Received Date: 10 July 2025
Total Gross Income: £81,231
Total Gross Expenditure: £70,151
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £6,666
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Count Volunteers: 65

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2024
Ar Received Date: 22 June 2024
Total Gross Income: £50,090
Total Gross Expenditure: £71,329
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Count Volunteers: 55

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2023
Ar Received Date: 10 May 2023
Total Gross Income: £36,497
Total Gross Expenditure: £34,623
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £1,500
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 62

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2022
Ar Received Date: 14 April 2022
Total Gross Income: £60,373
Total Gross Expenditure: £32,804
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £1,500
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 47

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR20
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2020
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2021
Ar Received Date: 6 August 2021
Total Gross Income: £50,154
Total Gross Expenditure: £45,647
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £1,500
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 52

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Slough
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Reading
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Wokingham
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Oxfordshire
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Buckinghamshire
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Windsor And Maidenhead
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Hertfordshire
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: West Berkshire
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Bracknell Forest
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 202
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Elderly/old People

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

Classification Code: 307
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Advocacy/advice/information

Classification Code: 306
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Services

Classification Code: 304
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Human Resources

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

Classification Code: 201
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Children/young People

Classification Code: 103
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: BUCKS SEARCH & RESCUE
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1998-12-31T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 12TH NOVEMBER 1998 AS AMENDED 7TH JULY 2004 as amended on 04 Aug 2021
Charitable Objects: THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS AND PROTECTION AND PRESERVATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH, IN PARTICULAR BY THE PROVISION OF SEARCH AND RESCUE ASSISTANCE, FIRST AID, EVENT MARSHALLING, AND SAFETY COVER, BOTH INDEPENDENTLY AND IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE FULL EMERGENCY SERVICES AND OTHER VOLUNTARY AID SOCIETIES
Area Of Benefit: NOT DEFINED

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 394118
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: BSAR

Charity Name Id: 394156
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: BUCKS SEARCH AND RESCUE

Charity Name Id: 394163
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: BVR

Charity Name Id: 394138
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: BUCKINGHAMSHIRE VOLUNTEER RESCUE

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling