01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC020065
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Wider, but within one local authority area
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- DG7 1HH
OSCR note: This SCIO was incorporated on the 16 October 2014 as a result of a Change to SCIO application by Galloway Mountain Rescue SC020065, which was an Unincorporated Association registered as a charity since 10 April 1992.
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Galloway Mountain Rescue Team was formed in 1975 in response to a request from both the community and Dumfries and Galloway Constabulary for a trained, voluntary search and rescue team to assist the Police in times of need. The Team provides search and rescue assistance to the public in an area covering over 130 km (80 miles) from Stranraer in the west to near Dumfries in the east, and 70 kms (40 miles) from the Solway Coast to the South Ayrshire Hills. Galloway MRT is on call 24/7 throughout the year responding to between 10-20 Callouts in a year. Members are all volunteers and there is no renumeration for membership or management of the Team. Team members train throughout the year with two training sessions each month. Training covers many aspects including Search Management, Communications, Rescue Strategies, First Aid, Navigation and Winter Skills. The Team also has Drone, Medical (RRMT), Water Rescue and Technical Rescue sub-groups who attend additional training
Charitable purposes
- the saving of lives
- any other purpose that may reasonably be regarded as analogous to any of the preceding purposes
Beneficiaries
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
The organisation's purpose is to save lives by maintaining an operational team to train for and carry out search and rescue requirements in the area.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2025 | £68,071 | £94,298 | 0 | 1 December 2025 |
| 30 September 2024 | £81,379 | £70,059 | 0 | 20 November 2024 |
| 30 September 2023 | £62,531 | £55,020 | 0 | 19 December 2023 |
| 30 September 2022 | £71,757 | £70,962 | 0 | 27 November 2022 |
| 30 September 2021 | £29,922 | £42,908 | 0 | 23 December 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
- 36 Queen Elizabeth Drive, Castle Douglas, Castle Douglas
- Website supplied to OSCR
- https://gallowaymrt.org.uk/
- Parent charity
- Scottish Mountain Rescue · SC015257
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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