Solent Rescue

Analysis

Solent Rescue is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Southampton. It was registered in March 1974, 52 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending September 2025, Solent Rescue reported income of £34k and spending of £25k, leaving 25% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income fell from £42k to £34k (-20%), an average of -5.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2024, when income rose by 307%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Solent Rescue sits at the 46th percentile: it is larger than about 46% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 54th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Asian Calvary Church (£34k), Chain (£34k) and UK Friends of Khwendo Kor (£34k).