Registered charity · Newcastle upon Tyne
North of Tyne Mountain Rescue Team
To provide a search and rescue team trained to save life and alleviate distress amongst persons affected by accidents., disasters or natural hazards within Northumberland, the Northumbria Police Force Area or any other place if requested, and in...
- 14 trustees
- Income £60k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 13th September 2026 · Sources
Who leads it
- Vicky WatsonChair · since 2025
- Chris TaitTrustee · since 2025
- Dean UptonTrustee · since 2025
- Dr Grant RidleyTrustee · since 2025
- Dr Jonathan David SellarsTrustee · since 2018
- Harry SwalesTrustee · since 2025
- Helena SansumTrustee · since 2019
- Ian BlackburnTrustee · since 2022
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- James TorbettTrustee · since 2023
- Jim RollieTrustee · since 2023
- John Paul CooperTrustee · since 2025
- Mark FarrTrustee · since 2019
- Rich AyreTrustee · since 2025
- Richie LaveurtTrustee · since 2025
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Amateur Sport
- Where
- Gateshead, Newcastle Upon Tyne City, North Tyneside, South Tyneside and more
- Website
- www.notmrt.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 1991
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£60k£53k
- 2024£52k£39k
- 2023£112k£46k
Earlier years
- 2022£60k£36k
- 2021£44k£20k
Charitable objects
To provide a search and rescue team trained to save life and alleviate distress amongst persons affected by accidents., disasters or natural hazards within Northumberland, the Northumbria Police Force Area or any other place if requested, and in furtherance of this object and not further or otherwise the Team shall have the power:a) Provide educational awareness of ‘Mountain rescue’, the Team and that of generaloutdoor safety.b) To provide safety cover for outdoor events.c) To further relationships with Northumberland National Park Mountain Rescue Team (NNPMRT) and the member teams of the North East Search and Rescue Association (NESRA) and police forces within the operational area of NESRA.d) To support the activities of NESRA and Mountain Rescue (England and Wales) (MREW).
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Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
14 trustees on the board
- Vicky Watson Chair since 2025
- Chris Tait since 2025
- Dean Upton since 2025
- Dr Grant Ridley since 2025
- Dr Jonathan David Sellars since 2018
- Harry Swales since 2025
- Helena Sansum since 2019
- Ian Blackburn since 2022
- James Torbett since 2023
- Jim Rollie since 2023
- John Paul Cooper since 2025
- Mark Farr since 2019
- Rich Ayre since 2025
- Richie Laveurt since 2025
Trustees past 6 years
- Dr Jonathan David Sellars since 2018
- Helena Sansum since 2019
- Mark Farr since 2019
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (14)
- Vicky Watson Chair since 2025
- Chris Tait since 2025
- Dean Upton since 2025
- Dr Grant Ridley since 2025
- Dr Jonathan David Sellars since 2018
- Harry Swales since 2025
- Helena Sansum since 2019
- Ian Blackburn since 2022
- James Torbett since 2023
- Jim Rollie since 2023
- John Paul Cooper since 2025
- Mark Farr since 2019
- Rich Ayre since 2025
- Richie Laveurt since 2025
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Gaps to watch
- No commercial or business experience on the board
- Narrow spread of causes across the board
- Mostly recent joiners - limited long-term continuity
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
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Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1003956
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 01/09/1986AS AMENDED ON 09/01/1991AS AMENDED ON 07/07/1991AS AMENDED ON 16/09/1992AS AMENDED ON 16/09/2010 as amended on 20 Nov 2019
- Contact on the register
- 07803617739 · treasurer@notmrt.org.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 13th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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