Bolton Mountain Rescue Team
Analysis
Bolton Mountain Rescue Team is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bolton. It was registered in July 2020, 6 years ago. Its declared purposes cover 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.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Bolton Mountain Rescue Team reported income of £50k and spending of £53k, spending 105% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £123k to £50k (-59%), an average of -20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 49%. Over the whole period it spent 82% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Bolton Mountain Rescue Team sits at the 52nd percentile: it is larger than about 52% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 61st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Bank Youth Project (£50k), Ashton, Mouldsworth & Horton Cum Peel Village Hall Charitable Company Limited (£50k) and Greater Reading Nepalese Community Association (£50k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
TO RELIEVE SUFFERING AND DISTRESS AMONG PERSONS ENDANGERED BY ACCIDENT OR NATURAL CAUSES TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE ARRANGEMENT FOR THE SECURE AND EFFICIENT SEARCH AND RESCUE OF ANY SUCH PERSON OR PERSONS SO ENDANGERED. TO EDUCATE AND INFORM THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE DANGERS OF MOUNTAINEERING AND OTHER RELATED OUTDOOR PURSUITS AND TO UNDERTAKE PREVENTATIVE PUBLICITY.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Bank Youth Project | Newton Abbot | £50k |
| Ashton, Mouldsworth & Horton Cum Peel Village Hall Charitable Company Limited | Chester | £50k |
| Greater Reading Nepalese Community Association | Reading | £50k |
| Shaare Ezra - the Moses Foundation | London | £50k |