Wiltshire Search and Rescue Team
Analysis
Wiltshire Search and Rescue Team is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Devizes. It was registered in November 2023, 3 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.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Wiltshire Search and Rescue Team reported income of £123k and spending of £140k, spending 114% of what it took in. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2024 to December 2025, income grew from £74k to £123k (+65%), an average of +65% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 65%. 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, Wiltshire Search and Rescue Team sits at the 66th percentile: it is larger than about 66% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 74th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Warwick Provident Dispensary (£123k), The Life Project (Bath) (£123k) and The Kimbanguist Hope of the World (£123k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
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In the charity's own words
Search and rescue teams exist to search for missing persons or the vulnerable, and items such as evidence in a criminal case. WILSAR primarily cover the county of Wiltshire but we also regularly assist neighbouring teams in Hampshire, Oxfordshire, Dorset and Berkshire and will assist any search organisation requesting help, if at all possible.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Warwick Provident Dispensary | Warwick | £123k |
| The Life Project (Bath) | Bath | £123k |
| The Kimbanguist Hope of the World | Middlesex | £123k |
| Haji Abdul Ghani Trust | Essex | £123k |