Mon Search and Rescue (M-sar)
What it does
Undertaking the search for and rescue of persons in need as requested by the Police or other search organization.
Its charitable purposes
1) TO SAVE LIVES AND RELIEVE THOSE IN NEED, BY ASSISTING THE WORK OF THE POLICE AND RESCUE SERVICES FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT ON YNYS MON AND ANYWHERE ELSE REQUIRED, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY:A) SEARCHING FOR AND THE RECOVERY OF THOSE MISSING OR AT RISK OF HARM.B) ASSISTING IN THE RELIEF OF SUFFERING AND DISTRESS AMONGST THOSE ENDANGERED BY ACCIDENTS OR NATURAL HAZARDS.2) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY PROMOTING, SUSTAINING AND INCREASING INDIVIDUAL AND COLLECTIVE KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING OF SEARCH AND RESCUE SKILLS AND TECHNIQUES
Causes
- What it works on
- Education and training
- Health and saving lives
- Who it helps
- The general public
- How it works
- Provides services
Where it works
- Elsewhere
- Throughout England and Wales
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 December 2025, it had income of £14,032 and spent £16,165.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £14,032 | £16,165 | Not reported | 35 |
| 31 December 2024 | £25,460 | £23,927 | Not reported | 30 |
| 31 December 2023 | £22,349 | £25,752 | Not reported | 36 |
| 31 December 2022 | £16,698 | £16,873 | Not reported | 32 |
| 31 December 2021 | £18,655 | £32,504 | Not reported | 39 |
Financial position
Separate measures from the charity's own returns and accounts, each with its year. Read them together: no single measure says how well a charity is run.
- Income over time
- Down 25%, from £18,655 in the year to 31 December 2021 to £14,032 in the year to 31 December 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 115% of its income in the year to 31 December 2025. It spent more than its income in 4 of the 5 years shown.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 December 2025: Not reported. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 December 2024 | £6,972 from 2 grants | Not reported |
| 31 December 2023 | £250 from 1 grant | Not reported |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.
Trustees
3 trustees run the charity.
- Dr Noel Kerr
- James Edward Duncan
- John Christopher Dolan
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 5 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | 31 October 2026 | Received 25 September 2026, 36 days early | Received 25 September 2026 |
| 31 December 2024 | 31 October 2025 | Received 10 October 2025, 21 days early | Received 10 October 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | 31 October 2024 | Received 13 July 2024, 110 days early | Received 13 July 2024 |
| 31 December 2022 | 31 October 2023 | Received 10 October 2023, 21 days early | Received 10 October 2023 |
| 31 December 2021 | 31 October 2022 | Received 13 October 2022, 18 days early | Received 13 October 2022 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1162558
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 7 July 2015
- Governing document
- CIO - Association Registered 07 Jul 2015
- Website
- m-sar.uk
- Council area of its contact address
- Isle of Anglesey
Sources
- Register details, income, spending, trustees and filing dates: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there, as loaded by OpenEconomy.