ROSSENDALE AND PENDLE MOUNTAIN RESCUE TEAM

Registered charity 1195415 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

TO ASSIST IN THE RELIEVING OF SUFFERING AND DISTRESS AMONGST PERSONS ENDANGERED BY ACCIDENTS OR NATURAL HAZARDS PRINCIPALLY IN EAST LANCASHIRE AND PARTS OF GREATER MANCHESTER BUT WITHOUT GEOGRAPHICAL LIMITATION, AND TO SUPPORT ANY OTHER RESCUE ORGANISATION AND TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE SECURE AND EFFICIENT SEARCH AND RESCUE OF ANY PERSONS SO ENDANGERED.

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Latest income
£223k
Latest spending
£56k
Registered
2021
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds total unrestricted reserves of £638,357, comprising an operational reserve of £60,000 and a general reserve of £345,133. The trustees report that the team received two large unrestricted donations in 2023 and 2024, placing the team in a very secure financial position. The charity is exempt from audit and has no disclosed pension deficits or trading subsidiaries.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: In memoriam (76% of income)
“In memoriam 150,010 20,000 170,010 150,189” — page 8
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: two years' running costs (Operational Reserve level currently £60,000) (held: £638k)
“The Operational Reserve holds funds equivalent to two years’ running costs. All unrestricted receipts are placed into the Operational Reserve with any excess over and above the Operational Reserve level, currently £60,000, being transferred to the General Reserve at year end” — page 5
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: Paul Harris £ 1,145; Gail Todd £ $24; Peter Goble £ 190
“During the year - the charity made the following transactions with Trustees: Paul Harris £ 1,145 Gail Todd £ $24 Peter Goble £ 190” — page 13
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donations received into the Patrons Scheme include £60 (2023 - £65) donated by trustees of the Charity and related parties, During the year - the charity made the following transactions with Trustees: Paul Harris £ 1,145 Gail Todd £ $24 Peter Goble £ 190
“Donations received into the Patrons Scheme include £60 (2023 - £65) donated by trustees of the Charity and related parties, During the year - the charity made the following transactions with Trustees: Paul Harris £ 1,145 Gail Todd £ $24 Peter Goble £ 190” — page 13
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

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

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Blackburn With Darwen · Bury · Lancashire · Rochdale

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£223k£56k
31/12/2023£227k£82k
31/12/2022£70k£42k

Common questions

Is ROSSENDALE AND PENDLE MOUNTAIN RESCUE TEAM financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds total unrestricted reserves of £638,357, comprising an operational reserve of £60,000 and a general reserve of £345,133. The trustees report that the team received two large unrestricted donations in 2023 and 2024, placing the team in a very secure financial position. The charity is exempt from audit and has no disclosed pension deficits or trading subsidiaries. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds ROSSENDALE AND PENDLE MOUNTAIN RESCUE TEAM?

Funders whose own accounts filings name ROSSENDALE AND PENDLE MOUNTAIN RESCUE TEAM as a grant recipient include ARDONAGH COMMUNITY TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
ARDONAGH COMMUNITY TRUSTFY2021£5kPeople in need

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund16/09/2015£10kRapid Off-Road Response Buggy Replacement Fundraising Campaign
The National Lottery Community Fund23/07/2014£10kMobile 2 Ambulance Replacement Fundraising Campaign
The National Lottery Community Fund24/07/2008£3kNew Website