Solent Sea-Rescue Organisation
Analysis
Solent Sea-Rescue Organisation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in High Street. It was registered in June 1979, 47 years ago. Its declared purposes cover other charitable purposes, which this site groups under other charitable purposes. It says it makes grants to organisations and acts as an umbrella or resource body.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Solent Sea-Rescue Organisation reported income of £67k and spending of £69k, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £77k to £67k (-13%), an average of -3.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income dropped by 34%. Over the whole period it spent 115% of the income it received.
Among 1,463 England and Wales charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Solent Sea-Rescue Organisation sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 77% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 65th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Stisted Village Hall (£66k), Restored Lives (£67k) and Alternatives Watford (£66k).
Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The Charity is established to preserve or assist in the preservation of life and prevention of injury at sea on the foreshore of the Solent and on the beaches of the counties of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Stisted Village Hall | Essex | £66k |
| Restored Lives | Tonbridge | £67k |
| Alternatives Watford | Hertfordshire | £66k |
| Goosnargh and Longridge Agricultural Society Limited | Preston | £67k |