01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC045003
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Operations cover all or most of Scotland
- Volunteers
- 51-100 volunteers
- Staff
- 47
- Postcode
- PH22 1QZ
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
We are the representative and liaison organisation for mountain rescue services in Scotland for the 26 voluntary teams, Police Scotland teams and 1 RAF team it represents. We liaise with all departments, authorities and providers of search and rescue services. We administer and organise national training courses and a training conference that all team members of member teams can attend. We facilitate the provision of a civilian mountain rescue service in Scotland and liaise closely with the Scottish Government, Police Scotland and Scottish Fire and Rescue Service, Royal Air Force, Maritime and Coastguard Agency, Scottish Ambulance Service, and other partner agencies involved in land based search and rescue. We collate and publish the operational mountain rescue statistics for our member teams on an annual basis and publish an annual report outlining our activities.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of health
- 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
4.1. The organisation’s charitable purposes are: 4.1.1. to facilitate, through Mountain Rescue the saving of lives and the advancement of health: and 4.1.2. the relief of those in need due to accident, injury or loss sustained in the pursuit of Mountain Rescue.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £1,470,342 | £1,314,080 | 47 | 1 November 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £1,248,768 | £1,203,394 | 47 | 30 November 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £1,091,495 | £1,015,485 | 47 | 9 December 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £1,259,032 | £1,192,369 | 47 | 22 December 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | £1,073,325 | £766,844 | 47 | 5 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
- Glenmore Lodge, Aviemore, Inverness-shire
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.scottishmountainrescue.org
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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