Finance Score: 7

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 0

Liabilities <10%: +3
Excess liquidity: -1
Strong growth: +2
Fundraising costs low: +3

Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

No supporters identified

Overall GiG Score: 13

MOUNTAIN RESCUE ENGLAND AND WALES

Promotes the efficiency and effectiveness of mountain rescue charities:- Ensuring high standards of training and equipment - Provide training, for searching for and rescuing people in difficulties in mountainous or inhospitable environments- Co-ordinate the work of its members engaged in larger-scale search and rescue operations- Ensure effective links with other rescue services

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has a robust balance sheet
There has been strong growth in spending since inception
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

Liquidity appeared to be considerably in excess of CC guidelines at the latest year end especially considering the historic stability of income

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	£1,485	£814	£671	£8	£2,068	£1,462	21.5	0	20
31/12/21	£447	£601	£-154	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	30
31/12/20	£2,075	£523	£1,551	£61	£1,551	£1,283	29.4	0	2,500
31/12/19	£0	£0	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	2,500
31/12/18	£0	£0	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	20

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.6%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 1%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 3%
Liabilities/Income: 4%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 71%
Reserves/Spending: 21.5 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 30 months
Quick Ratio: 31.9

Asset Split ?

Established: 6 years

www.mountain.rescue.org.uk

secretary@mountain.rescue.org.uk

0330 043 9101

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

GiG Classification

Search & rescue & emergency services

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Provides services

Where it operates

Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
20 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

DR ALISTAIR MORRIS Appointed: 2021

MICHAEL PARK MBE Appointed: 2021

PHILIP RONALD BENBOW Appointed: 2018

DR PAULA HOLBROOK Appointed: 2023, Other trusteeship: DARTMOOR SEARCH AND RESCUE TEAM (ASHBURTON),

IAN BUNTING Appointed: 2023, Other trusteeships: PEAK DISTRICT MOUNTAIN RESCUE ORGANISATION P D M R O, EDALE MOUNTAIN RESCUE TEAM,

MATTHEW DOOLEY Appointed: 2020, Other trusteeship: PEAK DISTRICT MOUNTAIN RESCUE ORGANISATION P D M R O,

PENNY BROCKMAN Appointed: 2018, Other trusteeships: CENTRAL BEACONS MOUNTAIN RESCUE TEAM, CENTRAL BEACONS MOUNTAIN RESCUE TEAM,

VICTORIA PICKLES Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Director Of Corporate Affairs, Other trusteeship: OVERGATE HOSPICE,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 25/04/2018, number: 1178090

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Investment
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

5 returns made; all on time

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from MOUNTAIN RESCUE ENGLAND AND WALES on 15/04/2021

Main office

Azets Accountancy Services
Ty Derw
Lime Tree Court,Mulberry Drive
Cardiff Gate Business Park
Pontprennau, CARDIFF
CF23 8AB

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF MREW ARE TO PROMOTE THE EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF MOUNTAIN RESCUE CHARITIES AND VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, IN PARTICULAR BY:1.ENSURING HIGH STANDARDS OF TRAINING AND EQUIPMENT FOR ITS MEMBERS,2.PROVIDING TRAINING, INCLUDING TECHNICAL TRAINING APPLICABLE TO SEARCHING FOR AND RESCUING PEOPLE IN DIFFICULTIES IN MOUNTAINOUS REGIONS OR INHOSPITABLE ENVIRONMENTS; 3.CO-ORDINATING THE WORK OF ITS MEMBERS ENGAGED IN LARGER-SCALE SEARCH AND RESCUE OPERATIONS;4.ENSURING EFFECTIVE LINKS WITH OTHER RESCUE SERVICES, SUCH AS THE POLICE, AMBULANCE, FIRE AND RESCUE AND COASTGUARD SERVICES

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