Isle of Wight Search and Rescue

Analysis

Isle of Wight Search and Rescue is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Isle Of Wight. It was registered in August 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover armed forces/emergency service efficiency, which this site groups under armed forces, emergency and public safety. It says it provides human resources.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Isle of Wight Search and Rescue reported income of £110k and spending of £26k, leaving 76% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £62k to £110k (+76%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 187%. Over the whole period it spent 72% of the income it received.

Among 200 England and Wales charities whose main cause is armed forces, emergency and public safety and that reported income, Isle of Wight Search and Rescue sits at the 62nd percentile: it is larger than about 62% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 72nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Royal Engineer Yacht Club (£108k), RAF Odiham Swimming Pool (£110k) and Officers' Mess RAF Valley (£105k).