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Scottish Mountain Rescue

SC045003Registered charity from 17 July 2014
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Charity Information Operations Annual Submissions Income and Expenditure Charity Trustees
Charity Information:
Address Glenmore Lodge
Aviemore
Inverness-shire
Postcode PH22 1QZ
Website www.scottishmountainrescue.org
Regulatory Type Standard
Object:
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.
Operations:
What the charity is set up to do and how it does this:
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.
Charity Status: Active
Constitutional Form: SCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)
Constitutional Form Date: 17 Jul 2014
Main Operating Location: Highland
Number of Staff: 47
Number of Volunteers: 51-100
Purposes: "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"
Beneficiaries: "No specific group, or for the benefit of the community"
Types Of Activity Undertaken: "It carries out activities or services itself"
Annual Submissions:
Year End Income Expenditure Annual Return Received Accounts Received Latest Annual Reports and Accounts
31 Mar 2021 £1,073,325 £766,844 05 Dec 2021 Yes
31 Mar 2022 £1,259,032 £1,192,369 22 Dec 2022 Yes
31 Mar 2023 £1,091,495 £1,015,485 09 Dec 2023 Yes
31 Mar 2024 £1,248,768 £1,203,394 30 Nov 2024 Yes
31 Mar 2025 £1,470,342 £1,314,080 01 Nov 2025 Yes Download
If an annual return has been received on time (within nine months of the Year End Date), the 'Annual Return Received' box is green   . If an annual return is late, the box is red   .
Income and Expenditure:
Charity Trustees:
First Name Last Name
John Russell
Jessica Steinemann
Donald MacRae
Moira Weatherstone
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