Southport Offshore Rescue Trust

Analysis

Southport Offshore Rescue Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Lancashire. It was registered in April 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 08011925). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Southport Offshore Rescue Trust reported income of £714k and spending of £314k, leaving 56% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £428k to £714k (+67%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 53%. Over the whole period it spent 46% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Southport Offshore Rescue Trust sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include MCKS Charitable Foundation UK & Ireland (£714k), Ospreys in the Community (£714k) and Daisy Programme (£714k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 50%, donations and legacies 45% and investments 3.6%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £190k. Charitable activities took 85% of spending and raising funds 13%. Reserves of £4.2m would cover about 158 months of spending at that rate.