# TEESDALE AND WEARDALE SEARCH AND MOUNTAIN RESCUE TEAM

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 508877
- **Other names:** TEESDALE AND WEARDALE SEARCH AND RESCUE TEAM, THE UPPER TEESDALE AND WEARDALE FELL RESCUE ASSOCIATION
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** July 3, 1979
- **Register:** 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=508877


## Contact

- **Address:** Teesdale and Weardale Search and Mo, The Chris Scott Mountain Search and, Lanchester Road, Durham, County Durham
- **Postcode:** DH1 5RA
- **Phone:** 01833630999
- **Email:** mail@twsmrt.org.uk
- **Website:** www.twsmrt.org.uk



## Activities

**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.

**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.

**Area of benefit:** COUNTY DURHAM




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Human Resources, Provides Services
- **What:** The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Other Charitable Purposes
- **Who:** The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Durham



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 31, 2025 | £83707 | £63027 | — | — |
| July 31, 2024 | £53309 | £64896 | — | — |
| July 31, 2023 | £46103 | £52610 | — | — |
| July 31, 2022 | £68261 | £58589 | — | — |
| July 31, 2021 | £51765 | £55963 | — | — |



## Trustees

- D W TOWARD — appointed Nov. 23, 2018
- Daniel Taylor — appointed Nov. 8, 2024
- Dr JOHN LITTLE — appointed Nov. 23, 2018
- Eric Gilhooley — appointed Nov. 23, 2018
- James CHILCOTT — appointed Nov. 23, 2018
- Jane Ascroft — appointed Nov. 11, 2022
- Mark Sauer — appointed Nov. 10, 2023
- Paul Aitken Fell — appointed Nov. 8, 2024
- Paul Renwick — appointed Nov. 10, 2023
- Richard Warne — appointed Nov. 23, 2018
- Sarah Broadbent — appointed Nov. 4, 2024