01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC031761
- 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
- PA34 4DR
OSCR note: This SCIO was incorporated on 29 May 2015 as a result of a Change to SCIO application by SC031761 Oban Mountain Rescue Team, which was an unincorporated association registered as a charity since 21 June 2001
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
We have a core of trained volunteers to assist in search and rescue as determined by Police Scotland. This can be in any area of the country as we can assist other teams activities. We recruit people with suitable ability and train them for over a year and then they can assist in this work when deemed qualified. The training we do is a day a month and also an evening a month plus other more specialized activity and courses to keep us ready for any eventuality. Some are medically trained and we also have a few doctors on the team. We can respond in 4 team specialized vehicles to any area that is accessible and then continue on foot. There are 4 drones to support in searching.
Charitable purposes
- the saving of lives
Beneficiaries
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
The saving of lives through the provision of a voluntary mountain rescue service in the UK particularly in Argyll and Islands of Scotland for any person/persons suffering accident, illness, or other difficulties arising from natural hazard or who are in need of such mountain rescue, first aid and other assistance anywhere in the mountains, lowlands or any other place where the Team Leader or Depute Team Leaders may direct, and to assist in the recovery of the bodies of those persons who have sustained a fatal accident
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2026 | £173,261 | £77,289 | 0 | 6 July 2026 |
| 31 March 2025 | £120,789 | £77,568 | 0 | 11 August 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £68,686 | £96,416 | 0 | 18 September 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £109,816 | £92,602 | 0 | 8 August 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £76,386 | £56,666 | 0 | 8 November 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
- 40 Sinclair Drive, Oban
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.obanmrt.co.uk
- Parent charity
- Mountain Rescue Committee of Scotland · SC015257
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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