Mountain Training United Kingdom & Ireland Ltd
What it does
MTUK & Ireland Ltd is the co-ordinating body for all mountain training schemes in the UK, overseeing the training and assessment of around six thousand leaders and mountaineering instructors annually.
Its charitable purposes
The Company is established for the following aims—(a) the advancement for the public benefit of education and training (in conjunction where appropriate with other persons or bodies) in the skills required for leading, instructing, coaching and participating in safe hill, mountain, moorland and countryside walking, mountaineering and rock, ice and indoor climbing, and other associated activities, and to offer advice on matters of training and safety; (b) such other objects (as are exclusively charitable according to the law of England and Wales) as the Directors, following consultation with the Members, decide.
Causes
- What it works on
- Education and training
- Health and saving lives
- Disability
- Amateur sport
- Environment, conservation and heritage
- Economic and community development, and employment
- Recreation
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- Disabled people
- Other charities and voluntary bodies
- The general public
- How it works
- Provides staff or volunteers
- Provides services
- Provides advocacy, advice or information
- Sponsors or carries out research
- Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Where it works
- Elsewhere
- Throughout England and Wales
- Scotland
- Northern Ireland
Area of benefit in its governing document: Not Defined
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 December 2025, it had income of £750,315 and spent £764,159.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £750,315 | £764,159 | 14 | Not reported |
| 31 December 2024 | £719,471 | £770,999 | 17 | 85 |
| 31 December 2023 | £595,595 | £644,325 | 14 | 85 |
| 31 December 2022 | £550,587 | £557,560 | 13 | Not reported |
| 31 December 2021 | £491,642 | £468,541 | Not reported | 81 |
Financial position
Separate measures from the charity's own returns and accounts, each with its year. Read them together: no single measure says how well a charity is run.
- Income over time
- Up 53%, from £491,642 in the year to 31 December 2021 to £750,315 in the year to 31 December 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 102% of its income in the year to 31 December 2025. It spent more than its income in 4 of the 5 years shown.
- Largest funder
- UF Core Funding gave £45,000 in the year to 31 December 2025, 6% of that year's income.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 December 2025: £45,000 from 1 grant. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £45,000 from 1 grant | Not reported |
| 31 December 2024 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 December 2023 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 December 2021 | £10,000 from 1 grant | Not reported |
Where its income came from in the year ending 31 December 2025
- Donations and legacies£61,077
- Charitable activities, including grants and contracts for its work£684,587
- Trading and fundraising£2,287
- Investments£2,364
Who funds it, according to its accounts
In its accounts for the year ending 31 December 2025, the charity named 1 funder who gave £45,000. £0 of that came from public bodies.
These figures were read from the accounts the charity filed with the Charity Commission by Claude, an AI model, in OpenEconomy's accounts reader. AI can misread a table, so check the accounts on the register before relying on a figure.
| Funder | Type | Dec 2025 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UF Core Funding | Trust, company or other | £45,000 | £45,000 | £45,000 |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
Funders that publish to 360Giving list 1 grant to this charity, worth £50,000, awarded in 2018.
| Awarded | Grant | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 4 Jan 2018 | Sport England | £50,000 |
Trustees
6 trustees run the charity.
- Steve DaviesChair
- Graham Norman Hassall
- Lynn Robinson
- Richard Alexander Chapman
- Richard David Tiplady
- Sean Maxwell Wood
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 3 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | 31 October 2026 | Received 22 June 2026, 131 days early | Received 22 June 2026 |
| 31 December 2024 | 31 October 2025 | Received 1 July 2025, 122 days early | Received 1 July 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | 31 October 2024 | Received 15 August 2024, 77 days early | Received 15 August 2024 |
| 31 December 2022 | 31 October 2023 | Received 10 January 2024, 71 days late | Received 10 January 2024 |
| 31 December 2021 | 31 October 2022 | Received 20 June 2023, 232 days late | Received 20 June 2023 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1090203
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 23 January 2002
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 31/05/2001AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 23/06/2012 as amended on 26 Nov 2018 as amended on 25 Nov 2018 as amended on 29 Jan 2019 as amended on 21 Feb 2019 as amended on 11 Jul 2019
- Company number
- 04226512This company on OpenEconomyThis company on Companies House
- Website
- www.mountain-training.org
- Council area of its contact address
- Conwy
Sources
- Register details, income, spending, trustees and filing dates: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
- Funding from accounts: the charity's filed accounts, read by OpenEconomy's AI accounts reader on 1 November 2026.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.