Period start date Period end date 01 Jan 2024 31 Dec 2024 From To
Trustees' Annual Report for the period
Section A Reference and administration details ~~ee~~
Charity name BUCKS SEARCH & RESCUE Other names charity is known by BSAR Registered charity number (if any) 1073134 ~~Co~~ Charity's principal address GERRARDS CROSS GOLF CLUB CHALFONT ST PETER GERRARDS CROSS Postcode SL9 0QA
BUCKS SEARCH & RESCUE
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
Dates acted if not for whole Name of person (or body) entitled Trustee name Office (if any) year to appoint trustee (if any) ~~ee ee~~ 1 MAGS KELLY CHAIR 01 JAN – 31 DEC 2024 ~~es nn~~ JOYDEEP TREASURER 01 JAN – 31 DEC 2024 2 MUKHERJEE ~~ee ee es ee~~ 3 MARTIN CURTIS 01 JAN - 31 DEC 2023 ~~rs I~~ 4 ANDREW BANT 01 JAN – 31 DEC 2023 ~~as I I~~ 5 BEN WARD 01 JAN – 31 DEC 2024 ~~es nn~~ ALISTAIR 01 JAN – 31 DEC 2024 6 YOUNGMAN ~~ee ee~~ 7 ~~es GR~~ 8 ~~es nn~~ 9 ~~es GR~~ 10 ~~es nn~~ 11 ~~es GR~~ 12 ~~es nn~~ 14 ~~es GR~~ 15 ~~es nn~~ 16 ~~es GR~~ 17 ~~es nn~~ 18 ~~es GR~~ 19 ~~es nn~~ 20 ~~es GR ee ee ee ee~~
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Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)
Name Dates acted if not for whole year
Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
Type of adviser Name Address
Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)
Section B Structure, governance and management
Description of the charity’s trusts
CONSTITUTION
Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) UNINCORPORATED ASSOCIATION How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company) ELECTED BY MEMBERSHIP AT AGM Trustee selection methods
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Additional governance issues (Optional information)
Day to day operational management is by an elected committee operating within the Charities Rules and Regulations and Policies.
You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:
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BSAR Constitution
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BSAR Rules & Regulations / Governance Protocol
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BSAR Operating Responsibility
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policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
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BSAR Financial Management Policy
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BSAR operates as a member team of Lowland Rescue and maintains
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the charity’s organisational relations with other member teams in the local area. We work on behalf of
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structure and any wider Thames Valley Police.
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network with which the charity works;
BSAR’s financial year is the calendar year but the AGM at which trustees are elected is typically held in February, so during the financial year 2024 two sets of trustees were in office, the first until the February 2024 AGM and the second thereafter. In this term the same Trustees were in office across 2023 term and 2024.
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relationship with any related parties;
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trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.
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Section C Objectives and activities
| Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit) |
“The relief of sickness and protection and preservation of public health, in particular by the provision of search and rescue assistance, first aid, event marshalling and safety cover, both independently and in association with the full-time emergency services and other voluntary aid societies.” |
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| Bucks Search & Rescue also known as BSAR is a registered charity 1073134 had 6 Trustees at the start of 2024 and at AGM the same 6 Trustees were re-elected. Bucks Search & Rescue (BSAR) is a team of volunteers available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year to support the emergency services. BSAR’s main role is to assist Thames Valley Police with vulnerable missing person searches across Buckinghamshire and to assist other Search and Rescue teams who are affiliated to Lowland Rescue (LR), in the surrounding counties. It is also available to travel further afield should there be a national callout. BSAR is also available to assist other emergency services including Buckinghamshire Councils in the event of a major incident or providing support during inclement weather. BSAR members are trained to a national standard and the team provides foot, bike, water, air and search management capability to assist the police in their search for high risk vulnerable missing people.In 2024 BSAR have responded to 74 incidents with a total number of 1991 incident hours. The Trustees are thankful and hugely appreciative of the massive dedication and work undertaken by each and every member of the team. |
Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)
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You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:
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policy on grantmaking;
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policy programme related investment;
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contribution made by volunteers.
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Section D Achievements and performance
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Section D Achievements and performance
| Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year |
2024 was a busy year operationally as we implemented the Licensed Search Technician, transitioned across to the new LR Medical qualification model, saw the introduction of our new Incident Support Unit, and saw the best year BSAR have had for donations to allow us buy new equipment that has been on our wish list for some time. i) Our People– Our membership programme saw a new intake in September 2024, we onboarded 14 new Search Technicians and 2 Support members into the team. We also spent time developing the team capabilities and qualifying a number of Search Ops, Search Planners, and a new Team Leader. The competency requirements for the LR Licensed Search Technician saw a number of members exit the organisation. ii) Our Infrastructure– we continued the work to develop our governance framework, continued to develop policies and procedures and assets in preparation for moving to a CIO organisation in 2025. iii) Our Finances _– _We finished the year in a healthy position having brought in £98,731.31 and closing 2024 with a balance of£52,587.29through the hard work of the team supporting events, and generous donations and grants. At the close of the financial year we had increased our reserves to £17,000 equating to covering 100% of the basic running costs per year (included in our closing balance). iv) Our Activities– having regard to Charity Commission guidance on public benefit, our core activity remains supporting Thames Valley Police and/or other agencies and search teams in finding high risk and vulnerable missing people in Buckinghamshire and neighbouring counties. Alongside that we have been adaptable and flexible to try and respond to any need for help that we can meet whilst remaining within our charitable objectives and meeting the public benefit test. In 2024 BSAR continued to enhance its Air team by extending capabilities with the purchase of an all weather drone to allow us more flexibility in deployment . BSAR also continued to re-align it’~~s~~Medical Training programme, and qualify more of the team in Search Operations Management skills. We are all volunteers and we work with others, for others, wherever we can add value and remain true to our charitable objectives. |
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Section E Financial review
During 2024 the Trustees took the opportunity to increase our strategic Brief statement of the reserve to the value of £17,000 to ensure the charity could meet its charity’s policy on reserves obligations through any short-term disruption to our fundraising. This represents 100% of the basic running costs per year. It was due to the amount of donations received that enabled us to do this.
Details of any funds materially in deficit
None
Further financial review details (Optional information)
As a charity we raise funds through supporting events and use our social You may choose to include media pages to generate awareness and receive donations. additional information, where We are usually supported through grants and donations for specific relevant about: projects which we retain in restricted funds until spent. The spend for the the charity’s principal new Incident Support Unit is one such example in 2024. sources of funds (including any fundraising);
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how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
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investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.
Section F Other optional information
Section G Declaration
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.
Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees
Signature(s) M Kelly
Full name(s) Margaret Kelly Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Chair etc)
Date 26 February 2025
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| Bucks | Search and Rescue | 1073134 | |||
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| Receipts andpayments accounts | CC16a | ||||
| For | the period from Period start date 01/01/2024 |
To | Period end date 31/12/2024 |
| Section A Receipts and payments | Section A Receipts and payments | Section A Receipts and payments | |||||||
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| A1 Receipts | Unrestricted funds to the nearest £ |
Restricted funds to the nearest £ |
Endowment funds to the nearest £ |
Total funds to the nearest £ |
Last year to the nearest £ |
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Donations |
8,076 | - | 8,076 | 4,439 | |||||
| Collection Tins | - | - | - | ||||||
| Event Services | 11,917 | - | 11,917 | 3,654 | |||||
| Grants | 47,241 | 3,780 | - | 51,021 | 32,666 | ||||
| Provision of Training | - | - | - | - | |||||
| Reimbursement | 7,790 | - | 7,790 | 7,612 | |||||
| HQOffice Rental | - | - | 900 | ||||||
| Other | 2,427 | - | 2,427 | 819 | |||||
| Sub total(Gross income for AR) | 77,451 | 3,780 | - | 81,231 | 50,090 | ||||
| A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). |
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| Sub total | - | - | |||||||
| Total receipts A3 Payments |
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| 50,090 | |||||||||
Training |
1,515 | - | 1,515 | 567 | |||||
| Equipment Purchase and Repair | 1,704 | - | 1,704 | 3,927 | |||||
| Vehicle Upkeepand Fuel | 2,843 | - | - | 2,843 | 4,015 | ||||
| Insurance & Affiliation | 5,710 | - | 5,710 | 4,289 | |||||
| HQ Costs | 4,217 | - | - | 4,217 | 4,100 | ||||
| Communications and IT(includingBank) | 6,057 | - | - | 6,057 | 3,285 | ||||
| Publicity& FundraisingCosts | 104 | - | - | 104 | - | ||||
| Uniform | 261 | 1,994 | - | 2,255 | 1,499 | ||||
| Members Expenses | 276 | - | - | 276 | 155 | ||||
| **Sub total ** | 22,687 | 1,994 | - | 24,681 | 21,837 | ||||
| A4 Asset and investment purchases |
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| New Drones | 18,452 | - | |||||||
| New ISU(Vehicle) | 21,681 | 49,492 | |||||||
| ICU(Vehicle)Equipment | 5,099 | - | |||||||
| New Bike | 238 | - | |||||||
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| **Sub total ** | 45,470 | 49,492 | |||||||
| Total payments Net of receipts/(payments) A5 Transfers between funds A6 Cash funds last year end Cash funds this year end |
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| 71,329 | |||||||||
| 9,294 | - 21,239 | ||||||||
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| 41,507 | 62,747 | ||||||||
| 50,801 | 41,508 |
| Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period ~~ee~~ |
Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period ~~ee~~ |
Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period ~~ee~~ |
Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period ~~ee~~ |
Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period ~~ee~~ |
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| Unrestricted Restricted funds |
Restricted funds | Endowment | ||
| Categories | Details | funds | funds | |
| to nearest £ to nearest £ |
to nearest £ | |||
| B1 Cash funds | 50,801 1,786 - - - - - 50,801 1,786 - Current Account Total cash funds ~~——-~~ |
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| (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) | OK OK |
OK | ||
| Unrestricted Restricted funds |
Restricted funds | Endowment | ||
| funds | funds | |||
| Details | to nearest £ to nearest £ |
to nearest £ | ||
| B2 Other monetary assets | - - - - - - ~~{>}~~ ~~—- —_ |
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| Details | Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) |
Current value (optional) |
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| B3 Investment assets | - - - - ~~[4~~ ~~JE EE~~ |
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| Details | Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) |
Current value (optional) |
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| B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use |
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| Details | liability relates (optional) |
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| B5 Liabilities Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees |
Date of approval Print Name Signature ~~0~~ ~~0~~ |
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| Joydeep Mukherjee | 7th May 2025 |
Independent examiner's report on the accounts
Section A Independent Examiner’s Report
Report to the trustees/ Charity Name Bucks Search & Rescue members of
| On accounts for the year | 31 December 2024 | Charity no | 1073134 | |
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| (remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets) | (remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets) |
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31 / 12 / 2024 .
Responsibilities and As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the basis of report accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”) .
I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
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Independent I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have
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examiner's statement come to my attention in connection with the examination (other than that disclosed below *) which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:
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the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; or
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the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or
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the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair’ view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Signed: Date: ~~a~~ Name: Harsharan Singh Relevant professional FCA (ICAEW) qualification(s) or body (if any):
Address: 3, St Denis Close, Maidenhead, SL6 0FH
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Section B Disclosure
Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners).
Give here brief details of N/A. any items that the examiner wishes to disclose .
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| Bucks | Search and Rescue | 1073134 | |||
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| Receipts andpayments accounts | CC16a | ||||
| For | the period from Period start date 01/01/2024 |
To | Period end date 31/12/2024 |
| Section A Receipts and payments | Section A Receipts and payments | Section A Receipts and payments | |||||||
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| A1 Receipts | Unrestricted funds to the nearest £ |
Restricted funds to the nearest £ |
Endowment funds to the nearest £ |
Total funds to the nearest £ |
Last year to the nearest £ |
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Donations |
8,076 | - | 8,076 | 4,439 | |||||
| Collection Tins | - | - | - | ||||||
| Event Services | 11,917 | - | 11,917 | 3,654 | |||||
| Grants | 47,241 | 3,780 | - | 51,021 | 32,666 | ||||
| Provision of Training | - | - | - | - | |||||
| Reimbursement | 7,790 | - | 7,790 | 7,612 | |||||
| HQOffice Rental | - | - | 900 | ||||||
| Other | 2,427 | - | 2,427 | 819 | |||||
| Sub total(Gross income for AR) | 77,451 | 3,780 | - | 81,231 | 50,090 | ||||
| A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). |
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| Sub total | - | - | |||||||
| Total receipts A3 Payments |
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| 50,090 | |||||||||
Training |
1,515 | - | 1,515 | 567 | |||||
| Equipment Purchase and Repair | 1,704 | - | 1,704 | 3,927 | |||||
| Vehicle Upkeepand Fuel | 2,843 | - | - | 2,843 | 4,015 | ||||
| Insurance & Affiliation | 5,710 | - | 5,710 | 4,289 | |||||
| HQ Costs | 4,217 | - | - | 4,217 | 4,100 | ||||
| Communications and IT(includingBank) | 6,057 | - | - | 6,057 | 3,285 | ||||
| Publicity& FundraisingCosts | 104 | - | - | 104 | - | ||||
| Uniform | 261 | 1,994 | - | 2,255 | 1,499 | ||||
| Members Expenses | 276 | - | - | 276 | 155 | ||||
| **Sub total ** | 22,687 | 1,994 | - | 24,681 | 21,837 | ||||
| A4 Asset and investment purchases |
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| New Drones | 18,452 | - | |||||||
| New ISU(Vehicle) | 21,681 | 49,492 | |||||||
| ICU(Vehicle)Equipment | 5,099 | - | |||||||
| New Bike | 238 | - | |||||||
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| **Sub total ** | 45,470 | 49,492 | |||||||
| Total payments Net of receipts/(payments) A5 Transfers between funds A6 Cash funds last year end Cash funds this year end |
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| 71,329 | |||||||||
| 9,294 | - 21,239 | ||||||||
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| 41,507 | 62,747 | ||||||||
| 50,801 | 41,508 |
| Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period | Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period | Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period | Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period | ||
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| Unrestricted Restricted funds |
Restricted funds | Endowment | |||
| Categories | Details | funds | funds | ||
| to nearest £ to nearest £ |
to nearest £ | ||||
| B1 Cash funds | 50,801 1,786 - - - - - 50,801 1,786 - Current Account Total cash funds ~~——-~~ |
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| (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) | OK OK |
OK | |||
| Unrestricted Restricted funds |
Restricted funds | Endowment | |||
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| Details | to nearest £ to nearest £ |
to nearest £ | |||
| B2 Other monetary assets | - - - - - - ~~[ |
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| B3 Investment assets | - - - - ~~[4]~~ ~~EE FE~~ ~~IE~~ |
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| B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use |
- - - - Fund to which Amount due When due ~~[ |
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| Details | liability relates (optional) |
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| B5 Liabilities | |||||
| Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees |
Date of approval Print Name Signature ~~=~~ Joydeep Mukherjee 7th May 2025 |