RAPID RELIEF TEAM — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 8 May 2015
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 09288812
Financial period: 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
Latest income: £2,799,183
Latest expenditure: £4,512,519
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: Rapid Relief Team, 24 Little End Road, Eaton Socon, ST. NEOTS, Cambridgeshire, PE19 8JH

Website recorded by the regulator: http://www.rapidreliefteam.org/ (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

THE MAIN ACTIVITY OF RRT IS PROVIDING WELFARE SUPPORT TO EMERGENCY SERVICES PERSONNEL ATTENDING MAJOR INCIDENTS, AS WELL AS PRACTICAL HELP TO THE COMMUNITIES AFFECTED BY SUCH EVENTS. RRT ALSO SUPPORTS OTHER CHARITIES WORKING WITH THE HOMELESS, YOUNG PEOPLE AND THE DISABLED.

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 29 October 2026
Date Accounts Received: 29 October 2026
Total Gross Income: £2,799,183
Total Gross Expenditure: £4,512,519

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: 22 October 2025
Date Accounts Received: 22 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £3,516,913
Total Gross Expenditure: £3,762,118

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: 24 October 2024
Date Accounts Received: 24 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £5,262,064
Total Gross Expenditure: £4,062,164

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: 27 October 2023
Date Accounts Received: 27 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £5,911,203
Total Gross Expenditure: £3,891,476

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: 7 September 2022
Date Accounts Received: 7 September 2022
Total Gross Income: £1,634,938
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,230,960

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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 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2026
Ar Received Date: 29 October 2026
Total Gross Income: £2,799,183
Total Gross Expenditure: £4,512,519
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £2
Income From Government Grants: £27,778
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
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
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 90001 100000: 1
Count Salary Band 130001 140000: 1
Count Volunteers: 4600

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
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: 22 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £3,516,913
Total Gross Expenditure: £3,762,118
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £30,000
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
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
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 80001 90000: 1
Count Volunteers: 3005

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
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: 24 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £5,262,064
Total Gross Expenditure: £4,062,164
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
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
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 80001 90000: 1
Count Volunteers: 2351

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
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: 27 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £5,911,203
Total Gross Expenditure: £3,891,476
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: £1,590
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 70001 80000: 2
Count Volunteers: 2238

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
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: 7 September 2022
Total Gross Income: £1,634,938
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,230,960
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: £25,920
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000: 1
Count Salary Band 70001 80000: 1
Count Volunteers: 1652

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Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2026
Ar Received Date: 29 October 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 2636983
Income Other Trading Activities: 68523
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 93677
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 2799183
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £106,146
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £4,406,373
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 4512519
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 31049
Expenditure Governance: 14650
Expenditure Support Costs: 464440
Expenditure Depreciation: 351371
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £2,285,877
Assets Total Fixed: 819576
Assets Own Use: 819575
Assets Long Term Investment: 1
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £2,377,831
Assets Total Liabilities: £91,954
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £3,105,453
Creditors One Year Total Current: 91954
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £2,142,476
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 3105453
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 3105453
Count Employees: 8
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
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: 22 October 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 3320082
Income Other Trading Activities: 9852
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 138895
Income Other: 48084
Income Total Income And Endowments: 3516913
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £205,956
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £3,556,162
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 3762118
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 15618
Expenditure Governance: 19064
Expenditure Support Costs: 1217772
Expenditure Depreciation: 318492
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £3,868,128
Assets Total Fixed: 950661
Assets Own Use: 950660
Assets Long Term Investment: 1
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £3,926,398
Assets Total Liabilities: £58,270
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £4,818,789
Creditors One Year Total Current: 58270
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £3,534,921
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 4818789
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 4818789
Count Employees: 6
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
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: 24 October 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 5013914
Income Other Trading Activities: 22161
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 80036
Income Other: 145953
Income Total Income And Endowments: 5262064
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £150,284
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £3,911,880
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 4062164
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 121862
Expenditure Governance: 21596
Expenditure Support Costs: 993781
Expenditure Depreciation: 291401
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £3,940,147
Assets Total Fixed: 1123849
Assets Own Use: 1123848
Assets Long Term Investment: 1
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £4,039,339
Assets Total Liabilities: £99,192
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £5,063,996
Creditors One Year Total Current: 99192
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £3,598,919
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 5063996
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 5063996
Count Employees: 6
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
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: 27 October 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 5446105
Income Other Trading Activities: 39722
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 425376
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 5911203
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £115,381
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £3,776,095
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 3891476
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 840109
Expenditure Governance: 55740
Expenditure Support Costs: 745048
Expenditure Depreciation: 104573
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £3,250,276
Assets Total Fixed: 613820
Assets Own Use: 613820
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £3,337,499
Assets Total Liabilities: £87,223
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £3,864,096
Creditors One Year Total Current: 87223
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £3,098,643
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 3864096
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 3864096
Count Employees: 5
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
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: 7 September 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 1423146
Income Other Trading Activities: 99010
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 112782
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1634938
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £166,700
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,064,260
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1230960
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 12679
Expenditure Governance: 32292
Expenditure Support Costs: 371179
Expenditure Depreciation: 67640
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £1,715,131
Assets Total Fixed: 129228
Assets Own Use: 89228
Assets Long Term Investment: 40000
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £1,800,010
Assets Total Liabilities: £84,879
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £1,844,359
Creditors One Year Total Current: 84879
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £1,642,326
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 1844359
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 1844359
Count Employees: 3
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

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

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

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

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

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

Classification Code: 114
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Armed Forces/emergency Service Efficiency

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

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: RAPID RELIEF TEAM
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2015-05-08T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 30 OCT 2014
Charitable Objects: (1) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, SICKNESS, SUFFERING, DISTRESS, DISABILITY OR DESTITUTION IN SUCH WAYS AS ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE, IN PARTICULAR (BUT WITHOUT LIMITING THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING) BY PROVIDING ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORT TO PEOPLE WHO ARE IN NEED AS A RESULT OF THE FOLLOWING:(A) NATURAL DISASTERS INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, FLOOD, DROUGHT, FIRE, HEATWAVE, LANDSLIDE, STORM, TORNADO AND EARTHQUAKE;(B) EMERGENCIES, INCLUDING EMERGENCIES OCCASIONED BY ACCIDENT;(C) ANY EFFECTS OF ADVERSE CLIMATE CHANGE; OR(D) ANY UNEXPECTED SITUATIONS OF A LIKE NATURE TO THOSE CONTEMPLATED BY PARAGRAPHS (A), (B) AND (C) OF THIS ARTICLE THAT ARISE AND WHICH THREATEN, OR COULD THREATEN, LIFE OR PROPERTY; AND (2) ANY OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE WHICH THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME SELECT.NOTHING IN THESE ARTICLES SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE CHARITY'S PROPERTY FOR PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 7 OF THE CHARITIES AND TRUSTEE INVESTMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 2005 AND/OR SECTION 2 OF THE CHARITIES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 2008.

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 553790
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: RRT

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

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

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures