Ogwen Valley Mountain Rescue CIO

Analysis

Ogwen Valley Mountain Rescue CIO is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Betws-y-Coed. It was registered in February 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and the advancement of health or saving of lives, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Ogwen Valley Mountain Rescue CIO reported income of £204k and spending of £136k, leaving 33% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £235k to £204k (-13%), an average of -3.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 23%. Over the whole period it spent 63% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Ogwen Valley Mountain Rescue CIO sits at the 73rd percentile: it is larger than about 73% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Manchester Sikh Foundation (£204k), Wellspring Counselling Limited (£204k) and Share Psychotherapy (£204k).