Cave Rescue Organisation

Analysis

Cave Rescue Organisation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Lancaster. It was registered in March 1965, 61 years ago. Its declared purposes cover other charitable purposes, which this site groups under other charitable purposes. It says it provides human resources.

In the financial year ending October 2025, Cave Rescue Organisation reported income of £25k and spending of £1,430, leaving 94% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from October 2021 to October 2025, income fell from £195k to £25k (-87%), an average of -40% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to October 2023, when income rose by 83%. Over the whole period it spent 51% of the income it received.

Among 1,463 England and Wales charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Cave Rescue Organisation sits at the 63rd percentile: it is larger than about 62% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 49th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hair Reborn (£25k), Brook Cottage Farm Riding for the Disabled Association Incorporating Carriage Driving (£25k) and Coldridge Village Hall (£25k).