Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 1
Support Score: 0
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Mainly male board: -1
  • Large volunteers +5
Overall GiG Score: 8 ?

THE DERBY MOUNTAIN RESCUE TEAM BENEVOLENT FUND 

Provides support to members of Derby Mountain Rescue Team, a charity which saves lives and alleviates distress mainly in upland and mountainous areas and which additionally undertakes searches of lowland and rural areas for missing persons when requested by the Police.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • The Board is predominantly male

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/12/22£47£49£-2n/an/an/an/an/a55
31/12/21£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/20*£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/19*£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/18£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/17*£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/16£0£0£0£0£0£0NAN00
31/12/15*£0£0£0£0£0£0NAN00
31/12/14£48£25£23£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/13£36£22£13£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/12£0£0£0£0£0£0NAN00
31/12/11£0£0£0£0£0£0NAN00
31/12/10£0£0£0£0£0£0NAN00
31/12/09£0£0£0£0£0£0NAN00
31/12/08£0£0£0£0£0£0NAN00
31/12/07£2£2£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/06£0£0£0£0£0£0NAN00
31/12/05£0£0£0£0£0£0NAN00
31/12/04£0£0£0£0£0£0NAN00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 24 years

www.derbymrt.org.uk

secretary@derbymrt.org.uk

07050155537

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Listed activities
  • Other Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • Search & rescue & emergency services
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Provides human resources
Where it operates
  • Derby City, Derbyshire, Staffordshire,
Who it helps
  • Other Defined Groups
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 55 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees:
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 16/08/2000, number: 1082045
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Investment
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR20: 146 days late, AR19: 3 days late, AR17: 125 days late, AR15: 92 days late,
Main office

Ashbourne Road
Mackworth
Derby
DE22 4NB

Objectives

TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AT THE DISCRETION OF THE TRUSTEES BY WAY OF GRANTS OR LOANS;TO PAST OR PRESENT MEMBERS OF ANY MOUNTAIN RESCUE TEAM AFFILIATED TO THE MOUNTAIN RESCUE COUNCIL FOR ENGLAND OR WALES;OR TO PEOPLE WHO HELP ON MOUNTAIN RESCUE ACTIVITIES (A HELPER); OR TO THEIR IMMEDIATE DEPENDANTS;WHO ARE IN NEEDY CIRCUMSTANCES BECAUSE OF THE DEATH OR INJURY OR DISABILITY OR OTHER CONSEQUENCES TO THE TEAM MEMBER OR HELPER WHICH IS THE RESULT OF THE PERSON'S MOUNTAIN RESCUE ACTIVITIES

Defined Area of Benefit:

IN PRACTICE DERBYSHIRE

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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