# Solent Sea-Rescue Organisation

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 277791 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/277791)
- Website: http://www.gafirs.org.uk/ssro/
- Latest income: £66.6k; spending £69.5k
- What it funds: Other charitable purposes
- Who it helps: Other charities or voluntary bodies
- How it gives: Makes grants to organisations, Acts as an umbrella or resource body
- Last verified: 2026-10-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/solent-sea-rescue-organisation

The Charity is established to preserve or assist in the preservation of life and prevention of injury at sea on the foreshore of the Solent and on the beaches of the counties of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## What it funds

Solent Sea-Rescue Organisation is registered under general charitable purposes for other charities or voluntary bodies; the register records that it makes grants to organisations and acts as an umbrella or resource body. In its latest reported year Solent Sea-Rescue Organisation reported income of £66.6k and spending of £69.5k.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from Solent Sea-Rescue Organisation in its sources (last checked 16 Oct 2026). Its website (gafirs.org.uk) may list programmes that are not yet open or are by invitation only. OpenGrant does not take applications; always check the funder's own guidance.

## Questions

### Is Solent Sea-Rescue Organisation open for applications now?

Not in OpenGrant's sources as of 16 Oct 2026: no open or forthcoming scheme from Solent Sea-Rescue Organisation is listed. Check the funder's website for programmes that are not yet open or that it does not advertise.

### Does Solent Sea-Rescue Organisation give grants to individuals?

The Charity Commission register records that Solent Sea-Rescue Organisation makes grants to organisations, not that it makes grants to individuals.

### How large is Solent Sea-Rescue Organisation?

In its latest reported year Solent Sea-Rescue Organisation reported income of £66.6k and spending of £69.5k.


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