OLDHAM MOUNTAIN RESCUE TEAM

Registered charity 1088825 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The team is a voluntary organisation whose objective is to save life and alleviate distress, primarily in upland and mountain areas without cost or obligation. The team also helps the emergency services with search and rescue activities in areas and conditions where they may not have adequate, resources, experience or where our specialist skills are required.

Objects

The objects of the CIO are to save life and relieve suffering and distress amongst any persons affected by accidents or natural hazards in the area of Greater Manchester and elsewhere ("the area of benefit") and in furtherance of the above, but not further or otherwise: (1) To provide search, rescue and first aid facilities, equipment and manpower within the area of benefit;(2) To provide association between persons interested in mountain and moorland rescue;(3) To provide facilities to train persons in the skills of mountain and moorland rescue.

Area of benefit: GREATER MANCHESTER AND ELSEWHERE

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £136,772 and total funds of £199,050 at the end of the financial year. The trustees consider these funds sufficient to meet obligations for the foreseeable future and consistent with their policy of maintaining reserves for at least two years of unrestricted expenditure. The charity reported a net expenditure for the year, funded by its reserves.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management 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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Oldham Mountain Rescue Team (matched by registered charity number).

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

• Claire Appleton
• David Wyatt
• Helena Skinn
• Ian Atherton
• Kathryn Johnson
• Michael Owen
• Rebecca Fitton · trustee of 1 other charity
• Sean Richard Reade

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Bolton · Bury · Manchester City · Oldham · Rochdale · Salford City · Stockport · Tameside · Trafford · Wigan

Income and spending

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