Ert Search and Rescue

Analysis

Ert Search and Rescue is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in March 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides other finance.

In the financial year ending February 2025, Ert Search and Rescue reported income of £51k and spending of £3,999, leaving 92% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from February 2021 to February 2025, income grew from £448 to £51k (+11304%), an average of +227% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to February 2025, when income rose by 8303%. Over the whole period it spent 39% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Ert Search and Rescue sits at the 53rd percentile: it is larger than about 53% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 61st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Microtia UK (£51k), The Duchenne Family Support Group (£51k) and The MSG Foundation Limited (£51k).