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 provides equipment and training to around 25 volunteers who are on call at all times to search for and rescue people lost or injured in the mountains of Tayside. This requires a high level of technical skills and equipment to carry out this task safely and efficiently. All funds raised go towards this training and equipment and the maintenance of three bases throughout Tayside.
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 | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2024 | £308,970 | £136,579 | 0 | 19 September 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | £108,818 | £115,348 | 0 | 29 September 2024 |
| 31 December 2022 | £73,808 | £128,629 | 0 | 27 September 2023 |
| 31 December 2021 | £173,609 | £150,369 | 0 | 29 September 2022 |
| 31 December 2020 | £66,946 | £80,958 | 0 | 17 September 2021 |
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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