# SUSSEX SEARCH AND RESCUE (SUSSAR)

## Details

- **Country:** England &amp; Wales
- **Charity number:** 1097190
- **Other names:** SUSSEX LOWLAND SEARCH AND RESCUE (SUSSAR), SUSSAR
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** April 24, 2003
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&amp;p_p_lifecycle=0&amp;p_p_state=maximized&amp;p_p_mode=view&amp;_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1097190


## Contact

- **Address:** C/o Haywards Heath Police Station, Bolnore Road, Haywards Heath
- **Postcode:** RH16 4BA
- **Phone:** 07703 173869
- **Email:** chair@sussar.org
- **Website:** www.sussar.org



## Activities

**Objects:** I) TO RELIEVE SUFFERING AND DISTRESS AMONG PERSONS ENDANGERED BY ACCIDENT OR NATURAL HAZARD BY THE PROVISION OF A TRAINED SEARCH AND RESCUE UNIT TO ASSIST SUSSEX POLICE OR OTHER AGENCIES;II) TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT GOOD HEALTH BY THE PROVISION OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING IN OUTDOOR SAFETY AND SKILLS WITH A VIEW TO PROMOTING THE SAFE ENJOYMENT OF OUTDOOR RECREATION;III) TO PROMOTE RESEARCH INTO THE SCIENCE OF SEARCH AND RESCUE AND TO DISSEMINATE THE USEFUL KNOWLEDGE GAINED FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC.

**Activities:** Sussex Search and Rescue is the primary volunteer resource used by Sussex Police in the search and rescue of vulnerable missing people. We are on call 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, and are fully approved by Sussex Police policy. SusSAR is staffed purely by volunteers, who as well as covering the whole of Sussex, can also be called out to assist other Search and Rescue groups throughout the UK.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Human Resources, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Other Charitable Purposes
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, The General Public/mankind



## Geography

- **Area of benefit:** WEST SUSSEX, EAST SUSSEX
- Brighton And Hove
- East Sussex
- West Sussex





## Trustees

| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| **Danny Wood** | Chair | May 9, 2024 |
| Alastair Edward Hornby |  | April 22, 2024 |
| Jackie Deacon |  | May 30, 2024 |
| Paul Darren Wilman |  | May 9, 2024 |
| Sarah Louise McCarthy |  | May 9, 2024 |




