01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC023213
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Scotland and other parts of the UK
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- TD5 8AS
OSCR note: This SCIO was incorporated on 20/01/2014 as a result of a Change to SCIO application by SC023213 Border Search And Rescue Unit, which was an Unincorporated Association registered as a charity since 05/01/1995.
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Provide a Mountain Rescue and Search & rescue service to Police and Ambulance Service as well as help the local authority and health board with transportation during poor weather conditions
Charitable purposes
- the saving of lives
Beneficiaries
- Children or young people
- Older People
- People with disabilities or health problems
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 October 2025 | £84,967 | £41,842 | 0 | 9 July 2026 |
| 31 October 2024 | £156,020 | £140,097 | 0 | 20 February 2025 |
| 31 October 2023 | £71,048 | £154,176 | 0 | 22 April 2024 |
| 31 October 2022 | £230,472 | £307,946 | 0 | 13 July 2023 |
| 31 October 2021 | £35,686 | £72,948 | 0 | 27 July 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
- Carlaw Road, Pinnaclehill Industrial Estate, Kelso
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.bordersar.org.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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