# Medical & Emergency Response Team

## Details

- **Country:** Scotland
- **Charity number:** SC050963
- **Known as:** MERT Highland
- **Status:** Active
- **Legal form:** SCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)
- **Registered:** May 11, 2021
- **Register:** https://www.oscr.org.uk/about-charities/search-the-register/charity-details?number=SC050963


## Contact

- **Address:** Dolphin Drive, Fortrose
- **Postcode:** IV10 8AE
- **Website:** www.merthighland.com



## Activities

**Activities:** 'It carries out activities or services itself'

**Purposes:** 'the advancement of education','the saving of lives'

**What the charity does:** The charity is set up to help with the saving of lives in the Highland area in the first instance and those who travel to the Highlands. We achieve this by providing professional, trained volunteers capable of providing support to communities and the agencies serving them and on special events such as marathons, live music. We also help to provide support to vulnerable communities during localised or national, adverse, or major incidents, through the local / national organisations who ask for assistance. Along with providing multi-agencies support for vulnerable persons who go out drinking within city centre and ensure that if medical attention is needed we are able to help and provide or just the reassurance of getting into a taxi to get homewards.

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

**Objectives:** Purposes 4 The organisation's purposes are: 4.1 The saving of lives in the Highland area and in furtherance to this: 4.1(a) Provide professional, trained volunteers capable of providing support to communities and the agencies serving them. 4.1(b) Provide support to vulnerable communities during localised or national, adverse, or major incidents. 4.1(c) Provide support to local or national agencies or organisations with a responsibility for public safety, welfare, emergency response, recovery and resilience. 4.2 The advancement of education through the delivery of courses in casualty care, and health, safety and welfare





## Geography

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



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2026 | £0 | £0 |  -  | 0 |  |
| March 31, 2025 | £43595 | £43963 |  -  |  -  | [PDF](/sc/SC050963/files/2025-03-31-accounts.pdf) (571.0 KB) |
| March 31, 2024 | £36242 | £30742 |  -  |  -  |  |
| March 31, 2023 | £58527 | £27809 |  -  |  -  |  |
| March 31, 2022 | £24410 | £17128 |  -  |  -  |  |