01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC001172
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- More than one local authority area in Scotland
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- DD3 6AG
OSCR note: This SCIO was incorporated on the 19 August 2015 as a result of a Change to SCIO application by Tayside Mountain Rescue Association SC001172, which was an Unincorporated Association registered a charity since 28 Feb 1979.
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
The charity is set up to raise funds for the provision of training and equipment for the Tayside Mountain Rescue Team who are all volunteers and are always ready to respond to situations where members of the public are lost or injured in the hills of Tayside region 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. The charity does this by organising fundraising activities, publicity events and social media campaigns.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- 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
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
4. The Organisation's purposes are: 4.1 The saving of lives. 4.2 The advancement of health. and 4.3 The location and relief of people who are lost, injured, missing or otherwise in need of assistance. Note: The term 'Mountain Rescue' includes all land based search and rescue as defined by the Police Service of Scotland.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Total income | Donations | Charitable activities income | Trading income | Investment income | Other income | Total expenditure | Raising funds | Charitable activities spending | Other spending | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £163,549 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £175,723 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 23 September 2026 |
| 31 December 2024 | £308,970 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £136,579 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 19 September 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | £108,818 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £115,348 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 29 September 2024 |
| 31 December 2022 | £73,808 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £128,629 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 27 September 2023 |
| 31 December 2021 | £173,609 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £150,369 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 29 September 2022 |
Figures are those reported by the charity and supplied in the OSCR bulk download. Blank facts remain distinct from zero.
04 Contact record
Principal office or trustees address
- Address supplied to OSCR
- Unit G North Tay Complex, Dundee
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.taysidemrt.org
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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