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Scottish Mountain Rescue

Country
Scotland
Charity number
SC045003
Status
Active
Registered
July 17, 2014
Legal form
SCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)

Address

Address
Glenmore Lodge
Aviemore
Inverness-shire
PH22 1QZ

Activities

'It carries out activities or services itself'

'the advancement of health','the saving of lives','the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage'

We are the representative and liaison organisation for mountain rescue services in Scotland for the 26 voluntary teams, Police Scotland teams and 1 RAF team it represents. We liaise with all departments, authorities and providers of search and rescue services. We administer and organise national training courses and a training conference that all team members of member teams can attend. We facilitate the provision of a civilian mountain rescue service in Scotland and liaise closely with the Scottish Government, Police Scotland and Scottish Fire and Rescue Service, Royal Air Force, Maritime and Coastguard Agency, Scottish Ambulance Service, and other partner agencies involved in land based search and rescue. We collate and publish the operational mountain rescue statistics for our member teams on an annual basis and publish an annual report outlining our activities.

Beneficiaries: 'No specific group, or for the benefit of the community'

Objectives: 4.1. The organisation’s charitable purposes are: 4.1.1. to facilitate, through Mountain Rescue the saving of lives and the advancement of health: and 4.1.2. the relief of those in need due to accident, injury or loss sustained in the pursuit of Mountain Rescue.

Geography

Main operating location
Highland
Geographical spread
Operations cover all or most of Scotland

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure Employees
March 31, 2025 £1,470,342 £1,314,080 47
March 31, 2024 £1,248,768 £1,203,394 43
March 31, 2023 £1,091,495 £1,015,485 49
March 31, 2022 £1,259,032 £1,192,369 47
March 31, 2021 £1,073,325 £766,844 49