# RAPID RELIEF TEAM

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1161586
- **Other names:** RRT
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** May 8, 2015
- **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=1161586


## Contact

- **Address:** Rapid Relief Team, 24 Little End Road, Eaton Socon, ST. NEOTS, Cambridgeshire
- **Postcode:** PE19 8JH
- **Phone:** 02083917625
- **Email:** action.uk@rrtglobal.org
- **Website:** http://www.rapidreliefteam.org/



## Activities

**Objects:** (1) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, SICKNESS, SUFFERING, DISTRESS, DISABILITY OR DESTITUTION IN SUCH WAYS AS ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE, IN PARTICULAR (BUT WITHOUT LIMITING THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING) BY PROVIDING ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORT TO PEOPLE WHO ARE IN NEED AS A RESULT OF THE FOLLOWING:(A) NATURAL DISASTERS INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, FLOOD, DROUGHT, FIRE, HEATWAVE, LANDSLIDE, STORM, TORNADO AND EARTHQUAKE;(B) EMERGENCIES, INCLUDING EMERGENCIES OCCASIONED BY ACCIDENT;(C) ANY EFFECTS OF ADVERSE CLIMATE CHANGE; OR(D) ANY UNEXPECTED SITUATIONS OF A LIKE NATURE TO THOSE CONTEMPLATED BY PARAGRAPHS (A), (B) AND (C) OF THIS ARTICLE THAT ARISE AND WHICH THREATEN, OR COULD THREATEN, LIFE OR PROPERTY; AND (2) ANY OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE WHICH THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME SELECT.NOTHING IN THESE ARTICLES SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE CHARITY'S PROPERTY FOR PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 7 OF THE CHARITIES AND TRUSTEE INVESTMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 2005 AND/OR SECTION 2 OF THE CHARITIES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 2008.

**Activities:** THE MAIN ACTIVITY OF RRT IS PROVIDING WELFARE SUPPORT TO EMERGENCY SERVICES PERSONNEL ATTENDING MAJOR INCIDENTS, AS WELL AS PRACTICAL HELP TO THE COMMUNITIES AFFECTED BY SUCH EVENTS. RRT ALSO SUPPORTS OTHER CHARITIES WORKING WITH THE HOMELESS, YOUNG PEOPLE AND THE DISABLED.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Human Resources, Provides Services
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Armed Forces/emergency Service Efficiency
- **Who:** Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Throughout England And Wales



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £3516913 | £3762118 | £4818789 | 6 |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £5262064 | £4062164 | £5063996 | 6 |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £5911203 | £3891476 | £3864096 | 5 |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £1634938 | £1230960 | £1844359 | 3 |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | £1564901 | £1372826 | £1440381 | 4 |



## Trustees

- ANDREW TURNER — appointed Nov. 13, 2019
- BENJAMIN ROSS NAPTHINE — appointed Nov. 30, 2020
- Daniel Reiner — appointed March 27, 2024
- Edwin Soulsby — appointed March 27, 2024
- James Russell Middleton — appointed June 30, 2024
- RUSSELL JOHN LYNES — appointed Nov. 30, 2020
- SAM DAVID BLACKLEDGE — appointed Feb. 27, 2019