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Hebrides Mountain Rescue Team

Also known as: HebMRT, Hebrides Search and Rescue

Country
Scotland
Charity number
SC047799
Status
Active
Reporting
Up to date Last filed Dec. 9, 2025. Filing history
Registered
Oct. 6, 2017
Legal form
SCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)
Part of
Scottish Mountain Rescue (SC045003)

Address

Address
Ravens Lane
Laxdale
Isle of Lewis
HS2 0EG

Contact

Website
hebmrt.org
Screenshot of the Hebrides Mountain Rescue Team website

Activities

'It carries out activities or services itself'

'the saving of lives'

Our role is the saving of lives through the provision of a voluntary mountain rescue service mainly in the Outer Hebrides area for any person or persons suffering an accident or who are injured, lost, immobilised or otherwise in need of such mountain rescue services. This includes missing person searches. This can be anywhere on the mountains, moorlands or any other place where the Team Leader or Depute Team Leaders may direct and to assist in the recovery of the bodies of those persons who have sustained a fatal accident in that area. This will be achieved by: Assisting and, where appropriate, organising cooperation amongst the Police, Royal Air Force, Royal Navy, British Army and HM Coastguard. Acquiring, maintaining and holding in readiness all premises, equipment and apparatus necessary for providing a mountain rescue service.

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

Objectives: 4 The Purpose of the Organisation is the saving of lives through the provision of a voluntary mountain rescue service in the Scottish Highlands particularly in the Outer Hebrides area for any person or persons suffering accident or who are, or may be, injured, lost, immobilised or otherwise in need of such mountain rescue services anywhere on the mountains, moorlands or any other place where the Team Leader or Depute Team Leaders may direct and to assist in the recovery of the bodies of those persons who have sustained a fatal accident in that area, on the mountains, moorlands or such other place. This will be achieved by: 4.1 Assisting and, where appropriate, organising co-operation amongst the Police, Royal Air Force, Royal Navy, British Army and Coastguard and others, as also other climbers or hill users (not being members of the Organisation). 4.2 Acquiring, maintaining and holding in readiness all premises, equipment and apparatus necessary for providing a mountain rescue service. 4.3 Affording opportunities for members of the Organisation to practise and improve the skills required for carrying out mountain rescues. and 4.4 Furthering the cause of mountain rescue in Scotland and elsewhere in the United Kingdom and promoting safety and safe practice amongst those who take part in recreational or leisure activities as are commonly carried out by persons in mountainous or remote parts of Scotland and elsewhere in the United Kingdom.

Geography

Main operating location
Western Isles
Geographical spread
More than one local authority area in Scotland

Finances

Period end Filed Income Expenditure
March 31, 2025 Dec. 9, 2025On time £73,091 £31,873
March 31, 2024 Dec. 19, 2024On time £25,565 £24,160
March 31, 2023 Dec. 5, 2023On time £91,737 £267,457
March 31, 2022 Dec. 14, 2022On time £135,444 £20,411
March 31, 2021 Dec. 18, 2021On time £57,077 £20,867

Due dates are 9 months after the year end, OSCR's deadline, so they don't allow for any extension OSCR has granted.