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Bay Search and Rescue

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Bay Search and Rescue is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include the advancement of health or saving of lives, armed forces/emergency service efficiency, other charitable purposes.

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What are the key facts about Bay Search and Rescue?

Reported income · year ending 2025-11-30
£486,571
Reported spending · year ending 2025-11-30
£479,918
Registered charity number
1090880
Status in source extract
Registered
Charity type
Charitable company
Register contact address detail (not service area)
Lyth
Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC)
Yes

Quick answer

Bay Search and Rescue (number 1090880) is listed as registered in the Charity Commission snapshot used here. Check the live register for its current position. Registration does not authenticate a particular fundraising appeal or establish the impact of a donation.

What does Bay Search and Rescue do?

To provide Search and Rescue Services in Morecambe Bay, Lake District and North Lancashire areas. To prevent loss of life both human and animal. To assist all emergency services when required with our specialist skills and equipment.

Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.

From the annual return

Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Bay Search and Rescue

Answers Bay Search and Rescue gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 30 November 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.

How much are Bay Search and Rescue's highest-paid staff paid?

Bay Search and Rescue's annual return for the year ending 30 November 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000.

The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report.

Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?

The register records Bay Search and Rescue as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration. Work out your Gift Aid

Bay Search and Rescue's annual return for the year ending 30 November 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.

Registration details

Registered as a charity
Company number
04329355 (Companies House)
Also known as
Bay Search Ancd Rescue Team; Bhr
Previous names on the register
Bay Hovercraft Rescue
Where it says it operates
Cumbria · Lancashire

Who it supports and how it works

Reported beneficiaries: Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies; Other Defined Groups; The General Public/mankind.

Reported activities: Provides Human Resources; Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space; Provides Services; Provides Advocacy/advice/information.

Classifications supplied to the register; extract 2026-10-04. These broad categories do not establish eligibility or current capacity. Use the official contact details to ask about access, referrals and service area.

What causes is Bay Search and Rescue registered for?

The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of LivesArmed Forces/emergency Service EfficiencyOther Charitable Purposes

Why is there no Clarity Score for Bay Search and Rescue yet?

Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Bay Search and Rescue. An unrated profile is a gap in our assessment, not a negative judgement about the charity. The register facts and available annual-return disclosures above remain useful. Payment never influences a rating. How scoring works

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Frequently asked questions

Is Bay Search and Rescue a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists Bay Search and Rescue as a registered charity (number 1090880) with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Check the current register entry. A real charity number does not verify a fundraiser or appeal, and registration is not an impact rating.
What is Bay Search and Rescue's charity number?
Bay Search and Rescue's charity number is 1090880. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1090880?
Search 1090880 on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register or on CharityCompare. Confirm the registered name matches the organisation asking for money — scammers sometimes reuse real charity numbers.
What does Bay Search and Rescue do?
To provide Search and Rescue Services in Morecambe Bay, Lake District and North Lancashire areas. To prevent loss of life both human and animal. To assist all emergency services when required with our specialist skills and equipment.
Does Bay Search and Rescue have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Bay Search and Rescue. This basic profile confirms registration and register facts. Rated charities also show a filing-based Clarity Score. For formal complaints, contact the Charity Commission for England and Wales or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate.
How can I donate to Bay Search and Rescue?
Bay Search and Rescue's website listed in our register data is http://www.baysearchandrescue.org.uk. Verify it against the current register before donating. CharityCompare does not process donations or take a commission; the charity's payment provider may charge fees.
How much is Bay Search and Rescue's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Bay Search and Rescue's annual return for the year ending 30 November 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000. Charities normally disclose the chief executive's pay, or the pay of their highest-paid staff, in the remuneration note of the trustees' annual report and accounts.
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Bay Search and Rescue?
The register records Bay Search and Rescue as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration.
Are Bay Search and Rescue's trustees paid?
Bay Search and Rescue's annual return for the year ending 30 November 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
What was Bay Search and Rescue previously called?
The register lists this previous name for Bay Search and Rescue: Bay Hovercraft Rescue.
When was Bay Search and Rescue registered as a charity?
Bay Search and Rescue was entered on the register on 4 March 2002. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 04329355).

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register extract dated 2026-10-04, used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Always verify current details on the official register entry.