SCARBOROUGH AND RYEDALE MOUNTAIN RESCUE TEAM

Registered charity 1174125 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The charity provides a volunteer search and rescue service to members of the public in distress on the North York Moors, Howardian Hills, Yorkshire Wolds and in any other such place as requested.

Objects

TO RELEIVE SUFFERING AND DISTRESS AMONGST PERSONS AFFECTED BY ACCIDENTS OR NATURAL HAZARDS ON THE NORTH YORK MOORS, OR ANY OTHER PLACE IF REQUESTED. (FOR FURTHER DETAILS SEE CLAUSE 2 OF CONSTITUTION).

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£159k

Latest spending

£88k

Registered

2017

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a net surplus of £76,034 for the year ended 31st December 2024, with total unrestricted funds increasing to £323,668. Per the trustees' report, the charity holds a designated reserve fund of £100,505, which is below the stated policy target of two years' running costs. The financial position is described as positive, with unrestricted funds available having increased during the year.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: two year's running costs (held: £324k)

“It is the policy of the Trustees that the organisation shall hold a reserve fund approximately equal to two year's running costs.” — page 5

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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
Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investment
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 — Scarborough and Ryedale Mountain Rescue Team (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

Forge Valley Roasters — “Forge Valley Roasters and Brass Castle Brewery have created special products to mark our milestone. Every cup of Mountain Blend coffee and e…” (source page)
Brass Castle Brewery — “Forge Valley Roasters and Brass Castle Brewery have created special products to mark our milestone. Every cup of Mountain Blend coffee and e…” (source page)

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

Register events

Received assets from another charity (25/05/2018) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Paul Thompsonchair
CATRIONA MCLEES
David Edwards
Nigel Jones
ROGER HARTLEY
Russell Lance Hayes
SHIRLEY PRIESTLEY · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: City Of York · East Riding Of Yorkshire · North Yorkshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£159k	£88k
31/12/2024	£149k	£73k
31/12/2023	£120k	£56k
31/12/2022	£81k	£87k
31/12/2021	£57k	£62k

Common questions

Is SCARBOROUGH AND RYEDALE MOUNTAIN RESCUE TEAM financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a net surplus of £76,034 for the year ended 31st December 2024, with total unrestricted funds increasing to £323,668. Per the trustees' report, the charity holds a designated reserve fund of £100,505, which is below the stated policy target of two years' running costs. The financial position is described as positive, with unrestricted funds available having increased during the year. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds SCARBOROUGH AND RYEDALE MOUNTAIN RESCUE TEAM?

Funders whose own accounts filings name SCARBOROUGH AND RYEDALE MOUNTAIN RESCUE TEAM as a grant recipient include DUCHY OF LANCASTER BENEVOLENT FUND.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
DUCHY OF LANCASTER BENEVOLENT FUND	FY2022	£5k	Community help

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE BALCOMBE CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£27k
THE PENNIES FOUNDATION	1	£12k
THE CHURCHILL FOUNDATION	1	£4k
WASPS LEGENDS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	1	£3k
CHARITIES OF THOMAS WADE AND OTHERS	1	£1k
THE CHARLES LITTLEWOOD HILL TRUST	1	£0

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with DERBY MOUNTAIN RESCUE TEAM.

DERBY MOUNTAIN RESCUE TEAM income £180k
LANGDALE/AMBLESIDE MOUNTAIN RESCUE TEAM income £608k
NORTHUMBERLAND NATIONAL PARK MOUNTAIN RESCUE TEAM income £102k
THE LAKE DISTRICT SEARCH AND MOUNTAIN RESCUE ASSOCIATION income £430k
LLANBERIS MOUNTAIN RESCUE TEAM CIO / TÎM ACHUB MYNYDD LLANBERIS SCE income £123k
CENTRAL YORKSHIRE COUNTY SCOUT COUNCIL income £431k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
SCARBOROUGH AND RYEDALE MOUNTAIN RESCUE TEAM	£159k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
DERBY MOUNTAIN RESCUE TEAM FY2024	£180k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
LANGDALE/AMBLESIDE MOUNTAIN RESCUE TEAM FY2025	£608k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
NORTHUMBERLAND NATIONAL PARK MOUNTAIN RESCUE TEAM FY2024	£102k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE LAKE DISTRICT SEARCH AND MOUNTAIN RESCUE ASSOCIATION FY2025	£430k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
LLANBERIS MOUNTAIN RESCUE TEAM CIO / TÎM ACHUB MYNYDD LLANBERIS SCE FY2025	£123k	—	above	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.