# WESSEX FLOOD RESCUE UNIT

## Details

- **Country:** England &amp; Wales
- **Charity number:** 1162090
- **Other names:** WFRU, Wessex Flood and Water Rescue
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** June 10, 2015
- **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=1162090


## Contact

- **Address:** Flat 1, 30 Somerset Road, BOURNEMOUTH
- **Postcode:** BH7 6JH
- **Phone:** 07921 700253
- **Email:** andy.edwards@wessexrescue.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** 2.1. TO PRESERVE OR ASSIST IN THE PRESERVATION OF LIFE IN FLOOD CONDITIONS. THE OBJECTIVES OF THE FLOOD RESCUE UNIT ARE SET OUT AS FOLLOWS:2.1.1. SAVE LIVES AND MITIGATE DAMAGE DURING A FLOOD INCIDENT OR INCIDENT OCCURRING AT INLAND FLOODS, OR IN THE IMMEDIATE VICINITY OF A FLOOD.2.1.2. WORK WITH THE INCIDENT MANAGERS AS DIRECTED WITHIN THE TRAINING LEVELS OF THE TEAM PRESENT.THESE ACTIONS TO BE WITHIN THE LEGISLATIVE REQUIREMENTS OF INCIDENT RESPONSE.

**Activities:** To preserve or assist in the preservation of life in flood conditions.  To assist in the search of missing people in a water environment.The objectives of the rescue unit are set out as follows:1. Save lives and mitigate damage during a flood incident or incident occurring at inland floods, or in the immediate vicinity of a flood.2.  Assist in the search for missing people in or near water




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Human Resources, Provides Services
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- **Who:** The General Public/mankind



## Geography

- Bournemouth
- Dorset
- Hampshire
- Poole
- Somerset
- Wiltshire





## Trustees

| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Adam Boden |  | Nov. 25, 2021 |
| Mark Thompson |  | Feb. 4, 2026 |
| andrew edwards |  | Nov. 25, 2021 |
| max payne |  | Feb. 4, 2026 |




