MOUNTAIN TRAINING TRUST
Registered charity 1064023 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as MTT, PLAS Y BRENIN
The advancement for the public benefit of education and training ( in conjunction where appropriate with other bodies or persons) in skills for the conduct of safe walking, running, canoeing, climbing,orienteering, mountaineering, skiing, mountain biking and other recreational activities generally practiced in the outdoors or in sea, hill, cliff and mountain environments. Conduct of safe activity.
Causes: Education/training · Amateur Sport · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £242,247 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in a total net liability position of £288,564. The trustees acknowledge a material uncertainty regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern, which is mitigated by continued support from Sport England. The strategic plan aims to return the charity to profitability and rebuild its reserves over the next five years.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: build the reserves over the next 5 years (held: £-791k)
“The intention is to deliver profitable growth and build the reserves over the next 5 years.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Going concern: material uncertainty disclosed
“The current financial position creates a material uncertainty in relation to the group's ability to continue as a going concern, but the trustees are confident that the going concern risk is mitigated by the continued support from Sport England.” — page 11
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by WR Partners. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Funders the charity credits
Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).
Property (HM Land Registry)
1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£2.2m
Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (37% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 49.6% of total income — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median 5.2%) (benchmarks).
- Fiona Sanderschair
- Dr Graham French · trustee of 1 other charity
- Frances Anderson
- Lisa Dickinson
- MATTHEW TENNANT
- Nicholas Edward Giles OBE
- Soraya Abdel-Hadi
- Stuart Morris
- William Richard Whatley
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Austria · France · Scotland · Switzerland · Throughout England And Wales
Income and spending
Common questions
Is MOUNTAIN TRAINING TRUST financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £242,247 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in a total net liability position of £288,564. The trustees acknowledge a material uncertainty regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern, which is mitigated by continued support from Sport England. The strategic plan aims to return the charity to profitability and rebuild its reserves over the next five years. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by WR Partners.
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