Upper Wharfedale Fell Rescue Association
Analysis
Upper Wharfedale Fell Rescue Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Skipton. It was registered in November 2000, 26 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides human resources and provides services.
In the financial year ending September 2025, Upper Wharfedale Fell Rescue Association reported income of £97k and spending of £74k, leaving 24% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income fell from £171k to £97k (-43%), an average of -13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income dropped by 42%. Over the whole period it spent 79% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Upper Wharfedale Fell Rescue Association sits at the 63rd percentile: it is larger than about 62% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 71st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include South Asian Health Action (£97k), The Outdoor Collaborative (£97k) and Sherfield-On-Loddon Village Hall (£97k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The relief of suffering and distress amongst persons and animals endangered by accidents or natural hazards by providing arrangements for secure and efficient search and rescue of such persons and animals.This done through the maintenance of volunteer underground and surface rescue teams, based in Grassington, North Yorkshire and covering Wharfedale, Nidderdale, Littondale and mid-Airedale.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| South Asian Health Action | Leicester | £97k |
| The Outdoor Collaborative | Oldham | £97k |
| Sherfield-On-Loddon Village Hall | Hook | £97k |
| Z's Defence Academy | Blackburn | £97k |