CCEW Charity Commission profile

CAVE RESCUE ORGANISATION

Registered charity 1201338 · organisation 5205858

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
CIO
Registered
15 December 2022
Removed
Not supplied
Financial period
1 November 2024 – 31 October 2025
Latest income
£643,604
Latest expenditure
£150,182
Gift Aid
No
Owns or uses land
Yes
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
Yes

Public contact address: CAVE RESCUE ORGANISATION, CLAPHAM, LANCASTER, LA2 8HH

Website recorded by the regulator: https://cro.org.uk/ (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

The Cave Rescue Organisation is based in Clapham in North Yorkshire and provides the cave and mountain rescue service in the Three Peaks area of the Yorkshire Dales National Park, and also extending westwards into Lancashire and Cumbria and eastwards as far as Malham and Gordale.The CRO is a charity run by volunteers, and depends on public donations for its finances

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date
1 November 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 October 2025
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Reporting Due Date
31 August 2026
Date Annual Return Received
9 May 2026
Date Accounts Received
9 May 2026
Total Gross Income
£643,604
Total Gross Expenditure
£150,182
Fin Period Start Date
1 November 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 October 2024
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Reporting Due Date
31 August 2025
Date Annual Return Received
10 August 2025
Date Accounts Received
10 August 2025
Total Gross Income
£199,391
Total Gross Expenditure
£140,051
Fin Period Start Date
15 December 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 October 2023
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Reporting Due Date
31 August 2024
Date Annual Return Received
17 July 2024
Date Accounts Received
29 August 2024
Total Gross Income
£0
Total Gross Expenditure
£0

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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 November 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 October 2025
Ar Due Date
31 August 2026
Ar Received Date
9 May 2026
Total Gross Income
£643,604
Total Gross Expenditure
£150,182
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
78
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 November 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 October 2024
Ar Due Date
31 August 2025
Ar Received Date
10 August 2025
Total Gross Income
£199,391
Total Gross Expenditure
£140,051
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
80
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
15 December 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 October 2023
Ar Due Date
31 August 2024
Ar Received Date
17 July 2024
Total Gross Income
£0
Total Gross Expenditure
£0
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
85

05 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
Yes
Fin Period Order Number
1
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Fin Period Start Date
1 November 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 October 2025
Ar Due Date
31 August 2026
Ar Received Date
9 May 2026
Income Donations And Legacies
638398
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
0
Income Investments
3086
Income Other
2120
Income Total Income And Endowments
643604
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£1,700
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£148,482
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
150182
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
13591
Expenditure Support Costs
55098
Expenditure Depreciation
18300
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£282,043
Assets Total Fixed
103700
Assets Own Use
103700
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£540,611
Assets Total Liabilities
£9,268
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£635,043
Creditors One Year Total Current
9268
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£450,243
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
635043
Funds Restricted
0
Funds Total
635043
Count Employees
0
Charity Only 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
103
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
Classification Code
207
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
The General Public/mankind
Classification Code
306
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Services
Classification Code
307
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Advocacy/advice/information

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
CAVE RESCUE ORGANISATION
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
CIO registration
Date Of Event
2022-12-15T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 15 Dec 2022 as amended on 14 Mar 2025
Charitable Objects
THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT:3.1 TO ASSIST IN THE RELIEF OF SUFFERING AND DISTRESS AMONG PERSONS ENDANGERED BY ACCIDENT, ILLNESS, OR NATURAL HAZARDS UNDERGROUND, ON THE FELL, ON MOUNTAINS, OR IN SIMILAR ENVIRONMENTS, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY IN YORKSHIRE, CUMBRIA AND LANCASHIRE BY WAYS OF:3.1.1 PROVIDING A DEDICATED AND TRAINED EMERGENCY RESCUE SERVICE;3.1.2 ASSISTING THE POLICE, AMBULANCE, FIRE AUTHORITIES AND OTHER EMERGENCY SERVICES IN THEIR ROLES; AND3.1.3 RAISING PUBLIC AWARENESS OF SAFETY IN THOSE ENVIRONMENTS.3.2 TO RELIEVE THE UNNECESSARY SUFFERING OR DISTRESS OF ANIMALS UNDERGROUND, ON THE FELL, ON MOUNTAINS OR IN OTHER SIMILAR ENVIRONMENTS BY PROVIDING RESCUE SERVICES FOR SUCH ANIMALS.

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id
660482
Charity Name Type
Working name
Charity Name
CRO

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Charity Policy

Policy Name
Complaints handling
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Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
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Complaints policy and procedures
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Investment
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Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
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Conflicting interests
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Safeguarding policy and procedures
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Volunteer management
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Internal risk management policy and procedures
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Investing charity funds policy and procedures
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Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
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Financial reserves policy and procedures
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Trustee expenses policy and procedures
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Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures