TEESDALE AND WEARDALE SEARCH AND MOUNTAIN RESCUE TEAM

Charity number: 508877
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

TWSMRT operates 24 hours per day, 365 days a year. We provide a mountain, search and rescue service for the whole of County Durham, from the high fells in the west to the coastal communities of the North Sea. The Team responds to requests by the Police to a range of incident types, from injured or lost people in the hills to vulnerable missing people in urban settings.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 July 2023

Total income: £46,103
Total expenditure: £52,610

People

13 Trustee(s)

50 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • Other Charitable Purposes
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Durham

Governance

Registration history:
  • 03 July 1979: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • TEESDALE AND WEARDALE SEARCH AND RESCUE TEAM (Previous name)
  • THE UPPER TEESDALE AND WEARDALE FELL RESCUE ASSOCIATION (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

13 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
MR J S OWERS Chair 23 November 2018
None on record
Mark Sauer Trustee 10 November 2023
None on record
Paul Renwick Trustee 10 November 2023
None on record
Sarah Hall Trustee 11 November 2022
None on record
Jane Ascroft Trustee 11 November 2022
None on record
David Wigham Trustee 11 November 2022
None on record
Christopher Roberts Trustee 15 November 2019
None on record
Richard Warne Trustee 23 November 2018
None on record
D W TOWARD Trustee 23 November 2018
None on record
PETER BELL Trustee 23 November 2018
None on record
Eric Gilhooley Trustee 23 November 2018
None on record
James CHILCOTT Trustee 23 November 2018
None on record
Dr JOHN LITTLE Trustee 23 November 2018
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/07/2019 31/07/2020 31/07/2021 31/07/2022 31/07/2023
Total gross income £105.60k £102.65k £51.77k £68.26k £46.10k
Total expenditure £52.62k £63.90k £55.96k £58.59k £52.61k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 July 2023 29 May 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2023 29 May 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 July 2022 08 December 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2022 08 December 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 July 2021 24 May 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2021 24 May 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 July 2020 26 May 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2020 26 May 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 July 2019 19 December 2019 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2019 19 December 2019 On Time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 10/09/1968 AS AMENDED ON 01/11/1978 AS AMENDED ON 01/06/1979 AS AMENDED ON 17/11/1988 AS AMENDED ON 14/11/1991 AS AMENDED ON 11/11/1999 AS AMENDED ON 09/11/2006 AS AMENDED ON 10/11/2010

Charitable objects

1) TO RELIEVE SUFFERING AND DISTRESS AMONGST PERSONS ENDANGERED BY ACCIDENTS OR NATURAL HAZARDS, BY THE PROVISION AND MAINTENANCE OF TRAINED RESCUE TEAMS TO OPERATE THROUGHOUT COUNTY DURHAM OR AND ANY OTHER PLACE IF REQUESTED. 2) TO SEEK TO EDUCATE ALL POTENTIAL USERS OF THE HILLS AND COUNTRYSIDE, ADVISING OF POSSIBLE DANGERS IN THE AREA AND AIMING TO PREVENT TRAGEDIES OR MISHAPS BY GIVING TALKS AND DEMONSTRATIONS TO INTERESTED ORGANISATIONS.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

COUNTY DURHAM

Contact information

Address:
Teesdale and Weardale Search and Mo
The Chris Scott Mountain Search and
Lanchester Road
Durham
County Durham
DH1 5RA
Phone:
01833630999
Email:
mail@twsmrt.org.uk
Website:

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