01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC048519
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Operations cover all or most of Scotland
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- FK17 8AU
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
SARAA-Scotland provides aerial search support to assist in the search for missing and vulnerable persons throughout Scotland. We use remotely piloted aircraft (drones) and trained volunteer pilots and observers to support search operations, working alongside Police Scotland and other emergency and search and rescue organisations when requested. We provide ongoing training for our volunteer pilots and observers to maintain operational standards and ensure compliance with our Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) Operational Authorisation. Our aim is to provide a safe, effective and professional aerial search capability that supports the emergency services and helps locate missing persons.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of health
- the saving of lives
- the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Beneficiaries
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
4 The organisation's purposes are to facilitate, through the use of Unmanned Airborne Assets in Land Search and Rescue: 4.1 the saving of lives, 4.2 the advancement of health, and 4.3 the location and relief of people who are lost, injured , missing, or otherwise in need of assistance.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Total income | Donations | Charitable activities income | Trading income | Investment income | Other income | Total expenditure | Raising funds | Charitable activities spending | Other spending | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 July 2026 | £16,915 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £9,982 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 5 October 2026 |
| 31 July 2025 | £15,559 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £16,013 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 23 December 2025 |
| 31 July 2024 | £11,149 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £12,195 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 1 January 2025 |
| 31 July 2023 | £9,641 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £7,716 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 9 November 2023 |
| 31 July 2022 | £9,641 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £7,716 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 2 December 2022 |
Figures are those reported by the charity and supplied in the OSCR bulk download. Blank facts remain distinct from zero.
04 Contact record
Principal office or trustees address
- Address supplied to OSCR
- Brook Linn Cottage, Leny Feus, Callander, Stirlingshire
- Website supplied to OSCR
- https://saraa-scotland.org.uk/
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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