{"country": "England & Wales", "charity_number": "1216497", "register_url": "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=1216497", "name": "TEESDALE AND WEARDALE SEARCH AND MOUNTAIN RESCUE TEAM", "known_as": null, "other_names": [], "status": "Registered", "date_registered": "2026-01-16", "date_removed": null, "legal_form": "CIO", "area_of_benefit": null, "address": "The Chris Scott Mountain Search and, Rescue Centre, Lanchester Road, DURHAM", "postcode": "DH1 5RA", "phone": "01833630999", "email": "mail@twsmrt.org.uk", "website": "www.twsmrt.org.uk", "lat": 54.796101, "lng": -1.606822, "activities": "TWSMRT operates 24 hours per day, 365 days a year. We provide a mountain, search and rescue service for the whole of County Durham, from the high fells in the west to the coastal communities of the North Sea. The Team responds to requests by the Police to a range of incident types, from injured or lost people in the hills to vulnerable missing people in urban settings.", "purposes": null, "what_charity_does": null, "charitable_objects": "THE ADVANCEMENT OF HEALTH AND THE SAVING OF LIVES FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT ? PREDOMINANTLY WITHIN COUNTY DURHAM, BUT ALSO IN AREAS BEYOND THE COUNTY BORDERS IN ORDER TO PROVIDE SUPPORT ON REQUEST, BY:? PROVIDING A ?FREE TO USE? SEARCH AND MOUNTAIN RESCUE SERVICE.? AIMING TO PROVIDE ON CALL SERVICES 24 HOURS A DAY, 365 DAYS A YEAR.? LOCATING AND EVACUATING INJURED AND / OR LOST PERSONS IN UPLAND ENVIRONMENTS AND TO PROVIDE APPROPRIATE CASUALTY CARE.IN ADDITION TO THIS THE TEAM MAY:? PROVIDE MISSING PERSON SEARCHES IN URBAN, SUBURBAN AND LOWLAND AREAS.? SUPPORT NHS AMBULANCE SERVICES WITH DIFFICULT CASUALTY EVACUATIONS.? SUPPORT GOVERNMENT AGENCIES / EMERGENCY SERVICES IN SEVERE WEATHER.? SUPPORT GOVERNMENT AGENCIES / EMERGENCY SERVICES WHERE THE TEAM?S SKILLS AND EQUIPMENT MAY BE APPROPRIATE.? SUPPORT GOVERNMENT AGENCIES / EMERGENCY SERVICES AT MAJOR INCIDENTS.? PROVIDE SWIFT WATER RESCUE.? PROVIDE ANIMAL RESCUE.FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT ? TO ADVANCE EDUCATION ABOUT POSSIBLE DANGERS IN THE HILLS AND COUNTRYSIDE BY:? PROVIDING GUIDANCE ON HOW TO RECOGNISE AND AVOID POSSIBLE DANGERS, AND MINIMISE RISKS.? GIVING TALKS AND DEMONSTRATIONS.", "classifications": [{"type": "How", "code": 306, "description": "Provides Services"}, {"type": "How", "code": 307, "description": "Provides Advocacy/advice/information"}, {"type": "What", "code": 101, "description": "General Charitable Purposes"}, {"type": "What", "code": 103, "description": "The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives"}, {"type": "Who", "code": 207, "description": "The General Public/mankind"}], "areas_of_operation": [{"area_type": "Local Authority", "area_description": "Darlington"}, {"area_type": "Local Authority", "area_description": "Durham"}], "latest_income": null, "latest_expenditure": null, "fin_period_start": null, "fin_period_end": null, "financial_years": [], "documents": [], "trustees": [{"name": "Dr John David Little", "chair": true, "appointment": "2026-01-16"}, {"name": "Daniel James Taylor", "chair": false, "appointment": "2026-01-16"}, {"name": "Desmond William Toward", "chair": false, "appointment": "2026-01-16"}, {"name": "Eric Gilhooley", "chair": false, "appointment": "2026-01-16"}, {"name": "Hamish Carrick", "chair": false, "appointment": "2026-01-16"}, {"name": "James Chilcott", "chair": false, "appointment": "2026-01-16"}, {"name": "Jane Ascroft", "chair": false, "appointment": "2026-01-16"}, {"name": "John Stephen Owers", "chair": false, "appointment": "2026-01-16"}, {"name": "Mark Ian Sauer", "chair": false, "appointment": "2026-01-16"}, {"name": "Michael John Needham", "chair": false, "appointment": "2026-01-16"}, {"name": "Paul Adrian Aitken-Fell", "chair": false, "appointment": "2026-01-16"}, {"name": "Paul William Renwick", "chair": false, "appointment": "2026-01-16"}, {"name": "Richard James Williams", "chair": false, "appointment": "2026-01-16"}, {"name": "Richard Warne", "chair": false, "appointment": "2026-01-16"}, {"name": "Sarah Jayne Broadbent", "chair": false, "appointment": "2026-01-16"}, {"name": "Scott Vickers Bisset", "chair": false, "appointment": "2026-01-16"}]}