01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC051112
- 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
- G63 0DW
OSCR note: This charity was established to replace Mountain Aid SC040294. Mountain Aid SC040294 has now wound up and passed its assets and liabilities to Mountain Aid (SCIO) SC051112.
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
The principal aim of the charity is to to seek to reduce the number of Mountain Rescue Team callouts and rescues by promoting mountain safety awareness in all its forms through free or subsidised education and training.
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
The organisation's Purposes/Aims are 4.1 To seek to reduce the number of Mountain Rescue Team callouts and rescues by promoting mountain safety awareness in all its forms through free or subsidised education and training. 4.2 To provide financial support to Mountain Rescue Teams to help in their rescue efforts. 4.3 To supply equipment and/or services, not readily available from other sources, to persons injured as a result of a climbing / hillwalking accident to help ease their situation 4.4 To support or initiate other charitable causes which the committee deem suitable. Such causes will normally have direct relevance to mountaineering activities and in particular, safety aspects of these activities
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2026 | £0 | £0 | 0 | Not supplied |
| 31 March 2025 | £1,384 | £2,679 | 0 | 13 November 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £2,760 | £4,447 | 0 | 16 December 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £3,278 | £3,666 | 0 | 7 November 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £2,627 | £4,166 | 0 | 9 December 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
- Drumbeg Cottage , Gartness Road, Drymen
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.mountainaid.org.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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