# FRIENDS OF WATER SEARCH AND RESCUE TEAM

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1182536
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** March 19, 2019
- **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=1182536


## Contact

- **Address:** FRIENDS OF WATER SEARCH AND RESCUE, PO Box 400, BURFORD
- **Postcode:** OX18 9EB
- **Phone:** 02045722945
- **Email:** friends@fowsart.org.uk
- **Website:** https://fowsart.org.uk/



## Activities

**Objects:** TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT LIFE AND RELIEVE THE SUFFERING AND DISTRESS AMONGST PERSONS ENDANGERED BY FLOODING OR NATURAL HAZARDS OR TO ASSIST IN WATER BASED RESCUE INCIDENTS OR OTHER EMERGENCY RESPONSE SITUATIONS THROUGH THE PROVISION OF GRANTS TO ASSIST IN THE OPERATIONAL OR TACTICAL SUPPORT OF ANY SUCH INCIDENT.

**Activities:** The FOWSART Charity exists to raise funds to help the Water Search and Rescue Team which help to provide response and operational support to the Emergency Services in a range of situations varying from providing operational & tactical support during times of flooding or civil emergency




## Classification

- **How:** Other Charitable Activities
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- **Who:** Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Scotland
- Throughout England And Wales



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £4379 | £1680 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £44535 | £3190 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £15227 | £11630 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £41858 | £37305 | — | — |
| March 31, 2021 | £37305 | £90898 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Benjamin Wall** (Chair) — appointed May 1, 2022
- Harrison Philpott — appointed Jan. 1, 2024
- Richard Smith — appointed Jan. 1, 2024