ERT SEARCH AND RESCUE — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Other
Registered: 18 March 2004
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 March 2024 – 28 February 2025
Latest income: £51,091
Latest expenditure: £3,999
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: 1 OLIVER'S YARD, 4th Floor, 55-71 City Road, London, EC1Y 1HQ

Website recorded by the regulator: www.ert-sar.com (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

ERT SAR is an international NGO established to relieve suffering & distress among persons affected by hazards, risks, emergencies & disasters in the UK & Internationally. ERT SAR provides emergency & disaster response, search & rescue & medical teams to deploy to areas affected by disasters and also works in the other areas of capacity building, resiliance and disaster risk reduction strategies.

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 March 2024
Fin Period End Date: 28 February 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 28 December 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 27 December 2025
Date Accounts Received: 27 December 2025
Total Gross Income: £51,091
Total Gross Expenditure: £3,999

Fin Period Start Date: 1 March 2023
Fin Period End Date: 29 February 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 29 December 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 29 July 2024
Total Gross Income: £608
Total Gross Expenditure: £3,806

Fin Period Start Date: 1 March 2022
Fin Period End Date: 28 February 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 28 December 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 23 December 2023
Total Gross Income: £618
Total Gross Expenditure: £7,052

Fin Period Start Date: 1 March 2021
Fin Period End Date: 28 February 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 28 December 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 18 December 2022
Total Gross Income: £12,549
Total Gross Expenditure: £6,935

Fin Period Start Date: 1 March 2020
Fin Period End Date: 28 February 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 28 December 2021
Date Annual Return Received: 27 December 2021
Total Gross Income: £448
Total Gross Expenditure: £3,656

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 March 2024
Fin Period End Date: 28 February 2025
Ar Due Date: 28 December 2025
Ar Received Date: 27 December 2025
Total Gross Income: £51,091
Total Gross Expenditure: £3,999
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: 15

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 March 2021
Fin Period End Date: 28 February 2022
Ar Due Date: 28 December 2022
Ar Received Date: 18 December 2022
Total Gross Income: £12,549
Total Gross Expenditure: £6,935
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 30

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Region
Geographic Area Description: Throughout England And Wales
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

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

Classification Code: 204
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin

Classification Code: 106
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Overseas Aid/famine Relief

Classification Code: 110
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Amateur Sport

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

Classification Code: 101
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: General Charitable Purposes

Classification Code: 104
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Disability

Classification Code: 107
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Accommodation/housing

Classification Code: 309
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body

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

Classification Code: 308
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Sponsors Or Undertakes Research

Classification Code: 112
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Environment/conservation/heritage

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

Classification Code: 205
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

Classification Code: 302
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Makes Grants To Organisations

Classification Code: 303
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Other Finance

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

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

Classification Code: 105
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

Classification Code: 301
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Makes Grants To Individuals

Showing 20 of 26 supplied records in this dataset.

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: ERT SEARCH AND RESCUE
Charity Event Order: 3
Event Type: Removed
Date Of Event: 2008-12-09T00:00:00
Reason: Does not operate

Charity Name: ERT SEARCH AND RESCUE
Charity Event Order: 2
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2009-05-13T00:00:00

Charity Name: ERT SEARCH AND RESCUE
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2004-03-18T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 10 JANUARY 2003 AS AMENDED 9 JANUARY 2004.
Charitable Objects: TO RELIEVE SUFFERING AND DISTRESS AMONG PERSONS ENDANGERED BY ACCIDENT OR NATURAL HAZARD BY THE PROVISION OF A TRAINED SEARCH AND RESCUE UNIT TO ASSIST THAMES VALLEY (OXFORDSHIRE) POLICE OR OTHER AGENCIES.
Area Of Benefit: IN THE THAMES VALLEY (OXFORDSHRE) AREA.

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 468657
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: OSAR

Charity Name Id: 468648
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: ERT SAR

Charity Name Id: 468663
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: UNITED KINGDOM SEARCH AND RESCUE

Charity Name Id: 664954
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: Oxfordshire Search and Rescue (OSAR)

Charity Name Id: 468661
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: OXFORDSHIRE SEARCH AND RESCUE VOLUNTARY EMERGENCY SERVICE

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures