TEESDALE AND WEARDALE SEARCH AND MOUNTAIN RESCUE TEAM

Registered charity 508877 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as TEESDALE AND WEARDALE SEARCH AND RESCUE TEAM, THE UPPER TEESDALE AND WEARDALE FELL RESCUE ASSOCIATION

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.

Objects

The advancement of health and the saving of lives for the public benefit – predominantly within County Durham, but also in areas beyond the county borders in order to provide support on request, by:• Providing a ‘free to use’ Search and Mountain Rescue Service.• Aiming to provide on call services 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.• Locating and evacuating injured and / or lost persons in upland environments and to provide appropriate casualty care.In addition to this the Team may:• Provide missing person searches in urban, suburban and lowland areas.• Support NHS Ambulance Services with difficult casualty evacuations.• Support government agencies / emergency services in severe weather.• Support government agencies / emergency services where the Team’s skills and equipment may be appropriate.• Support government agencies / emergency services at major incidents.• Provide swift water rescue.• Provide animal rescue.For the public benefit – to advance education about possible dangers in the hills and countryside by:• Providing guidance on how to recognise and avoid possible dangers, and minimise risks.• Giving talks and demonstrations.

Area of benefit: COUNTY DURHAM

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 FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves of £302,071 were maintained at the end of the year, satisfying the trustees' policy of holding at least three months' expenditure. The charity reported a net income surplus of £20,680, driven by total income of £83,707 against charitable and fundraising expenditure of £63,027. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to attention regarding the accounts' compliance with statutory requirements.

Automated summary of the FY2025 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
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• Conflicting interests
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• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
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• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Teesdale and Weardale Search and Mountain Rescue Team (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

• D W TOWARD
• Daniel Taylor
• Dr JOHN LITTLE
• Eric Gilhooley · trustee of 1 other charity
• James CHILCOTT
• Jane Ascroft · trustee of 1 other charity
• Mark Sauer
• Paul Aitken Fell
• Paul Renwick
• Richard Warne · trustee of 1 other charity
• Sarah Broadbent

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

Operates in: Durham

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