North Wales Mountain Rescue Association
What it does
The charity assists people in difficulties or suffering in inhospitable terrain, mainly in North Wales. It does this by co-ordinating emergency responses from its member organisations, providing a management team to co-ordinate search and rescue activities, providing training to support these activities, and representing members at regional, national and international levels.
Its charitable purposes
THE RELIEF OF SUFFERING AND DISTRESS AMONGST PERSONS IN DIFFICULTIES IN INHOSPITABLE TERRAIN, PRIMARILY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY IN NORTH WALES BY:A) PROVIDING A COMMAND-AND-CONTROL FUNCTION TO COORDINATE EMERGENCY RESPONSES FROM MEMBER ORGANISATIONS; B) PROVIDING MEMBERS OF A MANAGEMENT TEAM TO COORDINATE SEARCH AND RESCUE INCIDENTS, AND TO ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF PERSONNEL AS REQUIRED; C) ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF TRAINING TO ACHIEVE THE ABOVE OBJECTS;D) REPRESENTING NORTH WALES CHARITABLE SEARCH AND RESCUE TEAMS WHEN WORKING WITH REGIONAL, NATIONAL, INTERNATIONAL, AND GOVERNMENTAL BODIES;E) TAKING A STRATEGIC LEAD IN THE PROVISION OF SEARCH AND RESCUE SERVICES IN NORTH WALES, ASSISTING CHARITABLE ORGANISATIONS IN LINE WITH THESE OBJECTS.F) COORDINATING REQUESTS FOR MUTUAL AID FROM AREAS OUTSIDE NORTH WALES, ON BEHALF OF MEMBER TEAMS.
Causes
- What it works on
- Health and saving lives
- Who it helps
- Other charities and voluntary bodies
- The general public
- How it works
- Makes grants to organisations
- Provides services
- Provides advocacy, advice or information
- Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Where it works
- In Wales
- Conwy
- Denbighshire
- Flintshire
- Gwynedd
- Isle of Anglesey
- Powys
- Wrexham
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 December 2025, it had income of £59,577 and spent £51,497.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £59,577 | £51,497 | Not reported | 15 |
| 31 December 2024 | £244,447 | £45,170 | Not reported | 20 |
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
- Down 76%, from £244,447 in the year to 31 December 2024 to £59,577 in the year to 31 December 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 86% of its income in the year to 31 December 2025. It spent less than its income in each of the 2 years shown.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 December 2025: Not reported. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 December 2024 | £7,800 from 1 grant | Not reported |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.
Trustees
7 trustees run the charity.
- Andrew Douglas HarbachChair
- Alun Craig Allcock
- Christopher Griffiths
- George Lewis Jones
- Gillian Anne Brailsford
- Michael Waters
- Peter Frost
Filing record
Of the last 2 annual returns that were due, 2 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | 31 October 2026 | Received 7 July 2026, 116 days early | Received 7 July 2026 |
| 31 December 2024 | 31 October 2025 | Received 27 May 2025, 157 days early | Received 27 May 2025 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1204038
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 20 July 2023
- Governing document
- CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 20 Jul 2023 as amended on 24 Apr 2025
- Website
- nwmra.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.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there, as loaded by OpenEconomy.