North Dartmoor Search and Rescue Team
Analysis
North Dartmoor Search and Rescue Team is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Okehampton. It was registered in September 2022, 4 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.
In the financial year ending December 2025, North Dartmoor Search and Rescue Team reported income of £71k and spending of £105k, spending 147% of what it took in. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2023 to December 2025, income fell from £81k to £71k (-11%), an average of -5.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income dropped by 25%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, North Dartmoor Search and Rescue Team sits at the 58th percentile: it is larger than about 58% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 66th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Uganda Lodge Community Projects (£71k), The Brierley Hill Project (£71k) and Lovewise (£71k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The team provides personnel to support the Police as required to search for and rescue members of the public who are missing and/or injured in rural and semi-rural areas in the South West of England. The team can mount an immediate and totally self-sufficient search & rescue operation at any time of day or night with trained search managers, medics and search & rescue personnel and equipment.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Uganda Lodge Community Projects | Shepperton | £71k |
| The Brierley Hill Project | West Midlands | £71k |
| Lovewise | Newcastle Upon Tyne | £71k |
| Sambros Foundation | London | £71k |