Dorset Search & Rescue (Dorsar)

Analysis

Dorset Search & Rescue (Dorsar) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Dorset. It was registered in November 2007, 19 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it provides human resources, provides services and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Dorset Search & Rescue (Dorsar) reported income of £48k and spending of £30k, leaving 37% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £46k to £48k (+3.1%), an average of +0.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 54%. Over the whole period it spent 76% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Dorset Search & Rescue (Dorsar) sits at the 52nd percentile: it is larger than about 52% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 60th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Truro Community Property Trust (£48k), The Ticker Club (£48k) and The Daily Mile Foundation (£48k).