Central Beacons Mountain Rescue Team

The relief of suffering and distress of those endangered by accident or natural hazard, in South and Mid Wales but without geographical limitation by: searching for and rescuing people in difficulties in mountainous regions or inhospitable environments, raising awareness of mountain safety, developing rescue techniques, provide training and working effectively with other rescue services.

In the charity's own words, from the register.

In Wales

• Throughout Wales

The places the charity told the Commission it works in.

In the year ending 31 December 2025, it had income of £66,937 and spent £62,983.

Figures as the charity reported them to the Charity Commission. Staff and volunteer numbers are only asked of charities with income over £10,000. A year with no row was not reported.

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Income over time

Up 76%, from £37,944 in the year to 31 December 2021 to £66,937 in the year to 31 December 2025.

Spending against income

It spent 94% 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

South Wales Search and Rescue gave £1,378 in the year to 31 December 2023, 3% of that year's income.Read by AI from the charity's accounts.

From the annual returns the charity filed with the Charity Commission. The largest funder comes from its accounts, read by AI.

Government grants in the year ending 31 December 2025: £1,300 from 1 grant. Government contracts: Not reported.

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In its accounts for the year ending 31 December 2023, the charity named 1 funder who gave £1,378. £0 of that came from public bodies.

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No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.

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Senedd and Welsh Government records that name this charity, gathered by OpenSenedd. Newest first.

• 10 June 2026

  Named by Sera Evans in the Senedd

  …peration, which took place recently, required a 12-hour specialist rope-access response involving Rhondda Cynon Taf council and the Central Beacons Mountain Rescue Team. I'd like to put on record my sincere thanks to the volunteers and council officers involved for their exceptional work. This incid…

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4 trustees run the charity.

• Penny BrockmanChairAppointed 5 December 2019
• Jonathan GoddardAppointed 7 June 2022
• Michael MarchantAppointed 17 October 2024
• Olga BaranAppointed 4 December 2025

Trustees are responsible in law for the charity. Names are as they appear on the public register.

Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 5 arrived by the deadline.

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Charity number

1186781

Status

Registered

Registered with the Commission

5 December 2019

Governing document

CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 05 Dec 2019

Website

www.cbmrt.org.ukAs the charity gave it on the register.

Council area of its contact address

Caerphilly

• 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 2 November 2026.
• Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there, as loaded by OpenEconomy.
• In the Senedd and Welsh Government: records gathered by OpenSenedd and matched to the charity by OpenEconomy on 5 November 2026.

• This charity on the Charity Commission register
• Its accounts and annual returns on the register
• 360Giving open grants data
• This charity on OpenEconomy

• OpenSenedd: Senedd records that name this charity
• OpenCouncil: Caerphilly Council's meetings and decisions
• OpenEconomy: Caerphilly's economy in figures
• OpenSenedd: the Members of the Senedd for Blaenau Gwent Caerffili Rhymni
• OpenSenedd: the Members of the Senedd for Casnewydd Islwyn