Ulverston Inshore Rescue
Analysis
Ulverston Inshore Rescue is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Ulverston. It was registered in January 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover other charitable purposes, which this site groups under other charitable purposes. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04759588). It says it provides services and other charitable activities.
In the financial year ending May 2025, Ulverston Inshore Rescue reported income of £99k and spending of £40k, leaving 60% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from May 2021 to May 2025, income grew from £14k to £99k (+584%), an average of +62% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to May 2024, when income rose by 295%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.
Among 1,463 England and Wales charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Ulverston Inshore Rescue sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 81% 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 Miss Barbara Mary Wilmot Discretionary Trust (£98k), The Maybury Centre Trust (£100k) and Sheldonia Charitable Trust (£97k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
To provide an effective rescue service for any human animal or boat in peril from the sea or Sands of Morecambe Bay and beyond as required. Also to provide services for search and sand rescue etc. To educate the public to the dangers of Morecambe Bay.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Miss Barbara Mary Wilmot Discretionary Trust | London | £98k |
| The Maybury Centre Trust | Woking | £100k |
| Sheldonia Charitable Trust | London | £97k |
| The Church Estate | Wolverhampton | £100k |