INDEPENDENT
LIFEBOAT CHARITY
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Trustees Annual
For the year ended 30th September 2025
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Trustees Annual Report
September 2025
Reference and Administration
Charity Narne
Solent Rescue
Charity Registration Number
267039
Registered Address
12 Culford Avenue
Totton
Southampton
Hampshire
S04098Y
Trustees
Name
Carl Seabourne
Bruce McKoen
Russell Hemmings
Lee Cooper
Linda White
Nathan Mansbridge
Sarah Peachey
Office
Chair
Secretary
Treasurer
Lifeboat Operations Manager
Fund Raising Manager
Trustee
Trustee
Appointment
July 2022
December 2022
September 2022
November 2018
March 2023
December 2022
February 2025
Structure, Governance and Management
Governin
Document
The charity is unincorporated and governed by a constitution, first adopted in 1972, a reviewed constitution was signed
during the previous financial year bringing the constitution up to date and in line with the latest Charity Commission
model.
ointment of Trustee5
Nominated by membersltrustees at the AGM.
Objectives and Activities
Ob ecti¥e5
The advancement of health or saving of lives. To provide and maintain apparatus, equipment, vehitle5 and vessels for
the saving of lives and assistance of persons in distress at sea or on land within an area of 16 miles radius of Lepe.
Exbury in Hampshire.
Activities
Section 17151 of the Charities Act at)d the Charities (Accounts and Reportsl Regulations 2008 require the trustees of a
charity to have regard to the guidance on public benefit issued by the Charity Commission when exercising any powers
or duties to which the guidance would be relevant. All trustees are aware of this guidance and confirmed
understanding.

Training the crew both landside and afloat is extremely important in beinE able to provide for the public benefit a5 IS
the correct asset maintenance.
Solent Rescue does not provide grant facilities and does not have a programme of investment. All grants and donations
are solely used for the purpose of crew training, operations and maintenance.
There are no paid members of the Charity, all members of Solent Rescue are volunteers. The tharity relies on these
volunteers to crew the boats, maintain a landside operation within Lepe Country Park and maintain all the Solent
Rescue assets.
SEARCH & RESCUk
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Chairmans Report
During this financial year Solent Rescue has passed its probationary period as a declared facility with His Majesty's
Coastguard IHMCGI. This has included a comprehensive review of our equipment. training. readiness and radio
communication, this is to ensu￿ we are fully equipped and ready to assist in a search and rescue operation. This status
means a great deal to Solent Rescue as it demonstrates our level of commitment and professionalism. To maintain our
declared facility Status involves regular reviews with HMCG.
Being a declared facility means that we can be tasked by HMCG at any time, twenty-four hour5 a day, seven days a
week, three hundred and sixty-five days of the year to emergencies at sea or on the coastline. This means that our
team can be called upon at a moment's notice to respond to life threating emergency as co-ordinated by HMCG.
It Is important to highlight that this is in addition to our normal opeTrtions and in no way replaces them. Therefore, we
aim to have at least one of our rescue boats on the water within our operational footprint between 09..00 and 17..00
Iwhith is when the Solent is normally at its busiest) every weekend, to immediately respond to incidents as they
happen, thus reducing the response time of awaiting a pager crew needing to assemble and launch a lifeboat.
Moreover, we also provide safety cover for major events that happen on the Solent such a5 Round the Island Race,
Cowes Week and public holidays.
Solent Rescue has 3 total of 47 volunteers, 39 of these volunteers are operational either on the boats or landside,
sometimes both. Solent Rescue has recruited 7 new volunteers in the year with a paramedic, student paramedic and
ex RNLI crew amongst them. We have recorded a total of 6,708 hours over the past 12 months, compared to 6,485
during the prior 12 month period, this includes responding to incidents, training, fundraising and the admin work that
goes on in the background.

This year Solent Rescue has responded to SO incidents, up from 36 the previous year. 46 of these have been as sea and
4 were first aid incidents within the Lepe Country Park
Maintenance
Maintenance has always been a priority for Solent Rescue but even more 50 as a declared facility, being on call 2417.
Both boat5 have benefited from the skills and knowledge of our volunteer maintenance team, a few of which are
qualified marine engineers. Solent Rescue is extremely grateful for their skills and knowledge to help minimise the
time the boats are out of service and the cost of maintenance, like all crew at Solent Rescue they volunteer their time.
Solerbt Rescue I ISRII our larger lifeboat h35 been kept at almost constant readiness with only a few short periods of
downtime in the year. This is an older boat though and at some point this will need to be replaced.
Solent Rescue 2 ISR21 is a D-class boat and during this latest financial year has had a refit which took just over 2 weeks
to complete. Both SRI and SR2 have benefited from a proactive maintenance schedule with the aim to minimise down
time and being off call with HMRC.
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Fundraisin
During this financial year a total of £32,190 has been raised to cover the cost of running Solent Rescue. Nearly £8,000
has come from generous donations from the public when we have been out collecting in various local areas and we
are very grateful to those that regularly donate via these collections and also to those that give each month directly.
As in previous years we have also received vital funding from The National Lottery.
We should also mention the Hythe Social Club, Lord Leverhulme Charitable Trust, Royal Southern Yacht Club and the
Waterside Christmas Fire Engine for their very Eenerous donations over the year.
All fundraising goes directly to the charity and helps Solent Rescue to keep the boats afloat as well as providing a
lookout and first aid service at Lepe Country Park. Solent Rescue is 100% run by volunteers.
Traini
With training comes exper¢se, and although we will conduct most of the training inhouse we do need to outsource
some of it to professional awarding bodies. This type of training includes enhanced first aid capabilities via a casualty
care course, professional RYA qualifications such as the intermediate and advanced powerboating qualifications, and
the sea survival courses. As we also hold enhanced clirbical skills. it 15 Vltal we have a very strong clinical governance
framework which we outsource to a specialist, ensuring we have the appropriate expertise giving us guidance and a
health care professional IHCPC advanced paramedic practitioner) as our clinica1 lead which also comes at a signih'cant
but necessary cost given the nature of our work.
Summa
In summary Solent rescue has experienced a challenging yet rewarding year and continues to be at the best operational
state it has been in many years which in turn puts us in the best position we can possibly be to continue to work
towards our outlined aims and objectives. Solent Rescue is grateful to all our members who volunteer their time and
shills and the many supporters who have contributed to helping us to meet our aims and objectives.
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Financial Review
Reserves Poli
To ensure that the Charity continues to be in a position to carry out the main objective of advancement of health or
saving of life a cash reserve policy of £20,000 has been put in place, this was reduced from £25,(N)O at the latest AGM
which took into account the brand new engine5 purchased for SRI and the now lower risk of having to replace them.
Rin
nced Fund5
As at 30, September 2025 £15,153 of funds are ringfenced, the majority of this balance relates a training grant received
in the prior financial year.
Income
A total of £32,190 has been raised this year. If the one-off ringfenced grants from the previou5 finarscial year are
removed this current year is similar to last year.
Profit and Loss Account
For period ending 30 September 2025
Notè
Sept
2014125
Sept
Sept
Sept
2024125 2023124 2023124
Incomè
Grants
Donation5
Total Income
Profivllossl on Sale of a55ets
13,500
18.690
28,415
20,180
32,190
1,3ZO
48,595
Empenses
Fuel
Maintenance
Road Vehicle Costs
MedicallFirst Aid
Training
Crew Gear
Misc Costs
DeP￿tI3￿0n
Totsl Expenditure
SurplusllDeticitl for period
4,864
6,456
250
4,128
6,337
32
2,943
17.085
5.050
11.798
1,399
4,349
1.045
4.604
2,736
23.978
142,0961
18.5861
154.9591
16.3641
Operating Expenditure
Less Depreciatio
Total Operating Cash Expènditure
Capital Expenditure
Capital Disposals
Total CapStal Expendlture
42,096
117,0851
54,959
123.9781
25,010
30,981
5,700
14.2101
25,043
i.soo
25,043
Total Cash Expendlture
26.510
56,024

ststement of Assets and Llabllities
A5 at 3ty September 2025
Note 3019125
3019125 3019124
3019124
Buildings
Boats arnd Vehicles
Crew Personal Protection
Total Fixed Assets
15.392
31.597
4.016
18,060
44,224
2,987
51.005
65,271
Cash In Hand and at Bank
Debtors
Total Current Assets
48.589
2.113
42.047
2,975
50.702
45.022
Current knabilthes
Total Assets and Liabilities
101.707
110,293
Capital and Reserves
ReseNes brought foN4ard
Surpluslldeficitl in period
Total Capital and Reserves
110.293
18,5861
116,657
16,3641
101,707
110.293
Notss to Accounts
These accounts have been produced on a cash basis and have been through the independent review process as
described by the Charity Commission.
The main driver year on year is the one-off training grant received in the year 23124
A more expensive SRI electrical refit in 23124 compared with a lower value refit of the D-class in the
current year. During the current year there has been higher spending on training which include5 a
Casualty Care course and puthng 3 crew though a powerboat course.
Solent Rescue has no long term debts / liabilitie5 at the time of the balan￿ sheet date. Short term debt
consists of VAT and hjel duty refund5 due.
The financial Statements were approved by the Trustees on ....-.
and were signed on its behalf by..
Russell Hemmin
s ACMA CGMA-Treasurer
Carl Seabourne- Chairman
Bruce
cKoen- Secreta

Independent Examiners Report
To the trustees and members of Solent Rescue. charity number 267039.
I report to the trustees and members on the accounts for the above charity for the year ended 30 September 2025
as set out on pages 6-7 above.
As the charity trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the Charities Act
2011. 1 report in respect of my examination of the charity accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act
and in carrying out my examination, I have followed the applicable direction5 given by the Charity Commission under
section 14515llbl of the Act.
I have completed my examination, I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with
the examination which gives me cause to believe that in any material respect-
Accounting records were kept in accordance of section 130 of the act and
The accounts do accord with the accounting records
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention
should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
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