# ASSOCIATION OF LOWLAND SEARCH AND RESCUE

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1150317
- **Other names:** ALSAR, LOWLAND RESCUE
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** Jan. 2, 2013
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1150317


## Contact

- **Address:** Unit 70, 5th Street, Stoneleigh Park, Kenilworth
- **Postcode:** CV8 2LG
- **Phone:** 03333 12 9999
- **Email:** admin@lowlandrescue.org
- **Website:** www.lowlandrescue.org



## Activities

**Objects:** THE OBJECTS OF ALSAR SHALL BE TO RELIEVE THE SUFFERING AND DISTRESS AMONGST PERSONS ENDANGERED BY ACCIDENTS OR NATURAL HAZARDS AND THE PRESERVATION OF LIFE IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY:1. TO PROMOTE ADEQUATE SEARCH AND RESCUE ARRANGEMENTS IN THE LOWLAND AREAS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM AND IRELAND IN CO-OPERATION WITH ITS MEMBERS, PARTNERS, GOVERNMENT BODIES AND WITH OTHER RELEVANT ORGANISATIONS.2. TO ENSURE APPROPRIATE CONSISTENT TRAINING STANDARDS AND USE OF BEST-PRACTICE BY MEMBERS IN LOWLAND SEARCH AND RESCUE TECHNIQUES.3. TO PROMOTE APPROPRIATE STANDARDS AND CONDUCT AMONGST MEMBERS WITH THE AIM THAT ALL UK POLICE FORCES WILL ACCEPT ALSAR MEMBERS AS APPROPRIATE AND EFFECTIVE PARTNERS FOR SEARCH & RESCUE OPERATIONS.4. WHERE REQUIRED, TO ADVISE AND ASSIST ITS MEMBERS IN ENSURING THEIR APPROPRIATE USE BY THEIR LOCAL POLICE FORCE OR CALLING AGENCY.

**Activities:** Lowland Rescue provides Search & Rescue support to the emergency services alongside Mountain Rescue, Cave Rescue, RNLI and others.  Lowland Rescue teams work 'From Hill to High Water'  in over 30 counties of the UK and all of Northern Ireland.The Association of Lowland Search & Rescue is the coordinating body for individual Lowland Rescue teams.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- **What:** Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Armed Forces/emergency Service Efficiency
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Jersey
- Northern Ireland
- Throughout England And Wales



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £88505 | £47681 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £48000 | £62448 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £92938 | £29160 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £47059 | £38863 | — | — |
| March 31, 2021 | £74214 | £31352 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Sean McCarry OBE** (Chair) — appointed Sept. 2, 2021
- Adrian Nicholas Edwards — appointed Sept. 2, 2021
- Andrew Harrison MBE — appointed July 5, 2020
- Dave Alcock — appointed Sept. 30, 2023
- Diana Elizabeth Green — appointed Oct. 22, 2022
- Lyndsey Donaldson-Selby — appointed Oct. 22, 2022