CHARITY REGISTRATION NUMBER.. 1088825 COMPANY REGISTRATION NUMBER,. 04178168 Oldham Mountain Rescue Team Unaudited Financial Statements 31 December 2020 The Accountancy Pèoplo Man¢he8ter Ltd 2 Huddersfield Road Stalybridge Cheshire SK15 2QA Oldham Mountaln Rescue Team Flnancial Statements Pago Trustees, annual report Independent examinerfs report to the trustees Slalement of financial activit1&8 ststem8nl cf financial position Notes lo the financial ¥latement8 9-15 Oldham Mountain Rescue Team Trustees, Annual R8POrt The Irusl888 pres8nl their r8P)rt and the unaudited flnancial statements of the Charity for the year ended 31 December2020. R•f•rtncè and admlfti•tratlv• d•tall• Regl•tor•d chArlty nam• Oldham Mountain Rescue Team Company r•gl8trntlon nUM￿r 04178188 Charlty regl8tratlon numb•r 1088825 R•glBt•r•d offl¢• Unit 19 Soarshursl 8u$lne8$ P4t* Boarshur$t Lang Greenfield Oldham G￿01¢r M8nche8tgr England OL3 7ER Th• tru8t••* Mr MSch801 John Wray Ni•ld M.B.E. Mr Denzll John 8roadhursl Mr Polor Jamès Hyde Dr Andrew Wlllam Taylor Comp•ny 8•cr•t*ry Mr Anthony Sl•phen Glllon M.8.E. Ind•p•nd•nt •xAmlngr The kcounlancy P•opl• Manche$l•r Ltd 2 Huddor$flelé Road Stalybridge Che8hire SK15 2QA Oldham Mountain Rescue Team Trustees, Annual Report 1contrnu￿j Year ended 31 Decèmber 2020 Structur•i governancè and managomont The Trustees (who are also directors of the charitablo company for the purposes of the Companies Acll pr88enl their annual report together with Iho slalutory accounts of th¢ charity for the yèar ended 31 December 2020. The statutory ac¢ounl$ have b8en prepared in accordance wilh the accounling polici8$ sel out in note 2 lo Iho ststulory accounts and comply with the charity's tru81 deed, the Charities Act 2011 and Accounting ond Reporting by Charities.. Stal8menl of Rècommended Practice ap￿ICable lo charities preparing their accounts in accordance with So¢lion 1A of Flnancial Reporting Standard 102. StructUf• The charity i¥ a Gompany limited by guarantee 8nd does not have any share capital. Governanc• The Teem 18 governed by il¥ Memorandum and Artlcle8 of A89ocialion doted 6 February 2001, Team bye law8 wore mad& undof Artlcle 70 of the abovo artlc106 and &dopled by tha T08m on the 6 November 2001. M4nog•ment Under the Team constilulion, the Team elects three principal officers for a yeor term of offlce, Toam Leader. Company Secretary and Team Treasurof. The Team Council of Management I Council or "Management Group") comprises the elected officers and a number of appointed offl¢er$. Chairmanship of Team meetings is performod by tho Team Chairman. Separate committees look after training & medtcal198U88. All members are enctsurag8d to contribute to the successful running of the Team. Rl•k man•g•m•nt The work undertaken by tho Team is often potentially hazardou8 ond, whllsl we have an exc•ll¢nl safety record spanning over 50 years the idenlificaliors of potential risks and looking al how we might manage them is an important part of our Management Group'8 respon$ibilily. The Team has 8 docurnented saf8ty pollcy that is available to all Team members. The Ihreo key considerations underpinning our approach to practical risks aro.'181 provision of quality re8cue equipment, and attention lo Ils ¢ar8 and maintenance,. Ibl training of Team member8 in all a5pect$ of fescue work,. (¢1 regular practical exercises Oldham Mountain Rescue Team Trustees, Annual Report (conbnuod) Year ended 31 December 2020 ObJ•¢tlvo8 and actlvlll89 Summary of the oblgCtlva• of th• charlty Oldham Mountain Rescue Team I"Ihe Team. or'OMRfi 18 a voluntary organisation whose objects are lo relieve suffering and distress amongst pgrson$ affg¢t8d by a¢cidenl8 or nalufal h8zard8 in the area of Greator Manchesl8r and el¥ewhere I'the area of benefil'l. Addltlon•l obJ•etlvM and actlvltl The Team help8 the Police in other 58arch acllvitiès In area8 and eondlllofis where they may not havg adequate r880urce8, or experience. In a¢SJition lo mountain rescue and Search aelivllies, the Team is available as a back-up for tho Ambulan¢e and Fire Servlce, during severe weather, major incident ¢y where our $p8¢181isl 8kill$ are neaded. In addf(ion lo our response lo gm8fg¢n¢l68 wa help other groups by providlng $8fety cover for events 8u¢h as fo11 raco$ and sponsorad walks. Summary of th• maln •¢tlvltte• und•rtakon for tho publ1¢ ￿nefIt In r•l•llon to thmo obJ•ct• The charity'8 principal objg¢tive is as slated above. This is achieved by., al Holding and malntsSning rescue equipment, medical 8uppIiès and vehicles ready for Immediat• deployment 24 hours a d•y. b} En¢ouraging, equipping and advancing the Ir81nlng of voluntsor8 in 8uffi¢ient numbgrs to facilit818 having avai18ble 8 Useful number of people lo attend any èmergency call8. cl M8int81nlng Ilnks wlth tho r98¢u• ts8m$ ¢ov8rlng adjacent areas, the nallon81 body and afflllaled organis•lion$. d) Maintalnlng Ilnks with bcal resilience f¢Nm$, Police, Flre and Ambulance 8•rvi¢e$ through meeting8 and participating in jolnl tralning OPPOrtunili88. el All incidgnls we attend are debriefed as soon as IKJS8ibl6 after the event. Regular reviews of incidents ore u88d to highlight failings and id¢nlNy improv8menl8 to equipmanl, methods and influence future training. The Irusleè8 believe that thg charity's objectives $8118fy both elomenls ol the public b8nofit requirement and they havo had due regard lo the Charity Commi88KJn'8 guldance at all relgvant Ilme8. Publlc b•n•fit Tho dire¢t b8nefit8 that arlse are.. 81 The benefiCiar￿S aT8 m$mb8rs of the general public who have become incapacilalgd in difficult, remote locatKJns, po$8ibty with lile threaloning or lile changing injuries. Thgy are l¢xaled, Irealgd 8nd evacuated lo the caie of the health service. Posrtive and complimentary feedback from casualties their families, friends and tho emergency servic85 frequently underlines the value ol the service we provido. bl Local communiti8s banelil when the Team supports the emergency service5 dealing w¢th floods, wildfiTe$ and oxlreme weather evenl5. cl Attonding meeting8 with Ihg omergeney 8èNices, re8ili8nce forums and iegional bodie8 keèps the Team up lo date and familiar with thg individuals responsible for co-ordinating inC￿ents. dl No harm or private benefit arises from these activities. el The Team has a regular program ol oulroach activilies with talks to Schools, eommunlly gioups and societies throughout the ffjgion. The talks promote the wider woffrt of Mountain Rgscuo teams generally and ar# o vehtle for communiGotlng safety outdoors. Oldham Mountain Rescue Team Trustees. Annual Report IGonlinu&él Year and￿ 31 December 2020 A¢hlgv•m9nt$ ond pgrtorm•nc Rovlow of a¢tlvltl•8 The in¢oma and exFenditure of the charty 18 shown in the statement of financial actlvrtl88 on page 7. Thè nel income for the year wa8 £12,12112019'. £14.0291 which ha$ bgèn 8dded to tha 9eneral reserve. The charity held fund balances 8$ 8131 Doeembèr 2020 amounllng lo £192,57212019,' £180.452}. In lh6 opin¢on of the tru8lee8, these fvnds are sufflclent to meet tho charlty'8 obllgatlons for th• for?see#bl future. D8tai18 relating lo changes in fixed a8sel8 fAn b¢ found in the notes lo the stalulory accounts. Tho Team dep8nd8 totally on public support in one fom or anothor, Includlng donations from patron8, gWi8 in memory, collectvJn boxe8, Friends of OMRT and money raised from various challenge¥ and events, Fln4nclal r•vlow •) Golng ¢ort￿rn There ara no material uncertainties about tho ¢h8rity'$ abillty lo continue. bl RM•r4•• poIIcy Th• tru$lees have e81abli#h•d • r•s¥rv•$ polky. The trustee8 have deslgn8led a portlon of furKJ8 for future vehicle purchases, The Iru31968 have agreed that il is prudent to moinlain a level of r88erves suffi'cionl lo meèt al least 2 years of unr08tficled expenditure. lo financo ¢9$h flow requirements and to provide safeguards 8gain81 a fluclualing raie of income. Our currenl18v81 of resefve81s con6i81gnt with thi8 policy. cl InvMth)•nt pollcy The Iruslees r8cognise that the r858rve$ pollo means that significant amounts of cash may be hetd for o lime. The Iru8lees therefore segk lo achieve income through investment, only through guaranteed capital ond interest generating sale inveslmenls. Th8 tru¥tsg$ roview thi8 wlicy annually. Low interest rot¢8 ¢onlinue lo reduce inGome on Ihe8e investments. dl Fundr•l•lng Thi8 year fundr8i8ing 8clivltv&¥ have been Impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic. D8spits th18. Income has rgmained al the Same tevel as 2019. A major part of this wa¥ a grant from DEFRA lor water rescue equipment. We also received 018rge donation from the local Coop region who had nominated U8 as their lundraising charity during tho previous year. Online tools such as Just Giving, Amazon Smile and Facebook Continue lo be an important mechan18m for Suppc￿erS lo donate or rai￿ money for the T￿rll. Oldham Mountain Rescue Team Trustees. Annual Report i¢ontlnu6d) Year ended 31 December 2020 Flnanclal rfrvlow 1contlnu￿l Pl&n• for futuro perlod8 The￿ are no immediate material dev8lopmenl items on the agenda. The Team has settled into the new base which has proved odequale for our day lo day needs and h88 begn shown to be more than adequate dealing with the activity around major incidents like the Saddleworth firgs. The focus 18 on maintaining a high 81ats of readinass of 8quipmenl, vehicles and volunteers. In this area, contlnued development and use of the D4H system continues and wlll a8sisI improvements in the management and control of the Team'8 8989ts. 8tst•m•nt ol Tru•t•o•' ro•pon•lbSlltl•• The Tru$lees (who are a180 directors of Oldham Mountain Rescue Tearn for the purposes of Gompany lawl are responsible for preparing thg TTu8t¢as' report and the sialulory accounts in arxordance with the appllcable laws and regulations. Comp8ny law r8qulres tho Trustees to Pro￿re the 8talulory accounts for ea¢h flnan¢l81 year. Undor company law, the Trustees musl not approve th8 statutory 8c¢ount$ unl888 they are satisfied that they give 8 tru6 8nd fair view of the slate of the off8lr8 of the charitable company ond of the incoming resourc88 and application of ￿SOurCes, including the Income and expenditure, ol the charllable ¢omp8ny for that period. In proparlng the 8lalutory a¢¢ounls, tho TnJstee8 are lequired to.. Sélect sullable accounting policie8 and appty them Gonsijlently. Ob8èrve the method8 and PTinciplo9 of the Charities SORP.. M8k8 judgments and e81imo188 th81 aro rea8on•ble and prud•nl', stste wh6lhor •ppllcable accounting standard8 and 8tslementy of the recommended practk have beon followed, subject lo any departures dl8closèd and exploingd in the financial slalemenls., Prepare the a￿Ounts on the golng con¢em ba818 unle88 11 16 it Inapprop￿at8 lo pr88um• that the Charlty wlll continue in oparalion. The Tfu8180$ aro r88ponslble for koeping adequgte a¢counling records that gre 8uffKlent lo show and explain the charitable company's transactions and disclose with reasonable a¢curacy at any lim8 the flnancial position of the eharilable company and en8ble them to 8nsure that Ihe slalutory 8ccounl$ Comply with the Companies Act 2006. Thgy are 8180 responsible for $aleguarding the assets of the charitable company and hence for tsking reasonable ste￿ for Ihe prevention and d818ction of fraud and othèr irregularities. Sm•ll ¢OmpanI￿ not• In preparing this rèport, the Tru$lo88 have taken 8dvgntag8 of the 8mall Gompaniè8' eXempl￿n$ provided by section 415A of the Companies Act 2006. The Iruslees, annual report was approved on trustee8 by.. and signed on bghalf of the board of JJ,- ruslee Oldham Mountain Rescue Team Independent Examinerfs Report to the Trustees of Oldham Mountaln Rescue T•am Year ended 31 December 2020 I report lo the trustees on my examination of the financial $talgmenls of Oldham Mountain R8scue Team I'lhe charity'l for the year ended 310ecembgr 2020. Ro8pon•lbllltlo8 and bao18 of report As the charity's Iruslee$ of the Company (who are also the directors of the company for the Pufposes of company lawl. you are responsible for tho p￿paration of the aceA)unt8 in accordance with the requirements of the Compani88 Act 20061.the 2008 Ad"). Having Satisfied myself that th6 accounts of the Company afe not rgquirgd to be audlted for thi8 year undef Part 16 of the 2006 A¢1 and are eligible for independent examination, I report in respect of my examination of your charity'8 accounts as carried out undor saclion 145 of the Charill88 Act 2011 I'th• 2011 Act"). In carrying out my gxomlnation, I have followed the Directions given by the Charity Commi89ion lundor section 14515llbl of the 2011 Act. Ind•p•nd•nt •xamlnerf• ¥t•t•m•nt I have completed my examingtion, l confirm that no material matter8 have Gomo lo my 8ttenlion wh￿h gives mè cause lo believe thal.. • accounting records were not kept in $ccordanc8 wllh section 388 of the Cornpanio$ Act 2006,. or the a¢¢ounls do not accord with such records., or Ihe accounts do not comply with falevanl accountin9 fOqUlfomènls under section 398 of IM• Companle8 Act 2008 other than any requirement that the accoL¢nts giv6 a 'lrue and fair, viow whlch is not a m8tlèr considered as parl of an indgpendenl examination., or *lhe accounts have not beèn preparad in accordanG6 with the Charitses SORP IFRS1021. I have no concerns and hav8 Gome a¢r088 no other matters in connèction wllh the examination to which attontion 8hould be drawn in Ihity report in order lo onable a propef understanding of th• accounls to be reaGhod. The Accountancy People Ltd Huddor$field Road Sl8lybridg9 Cheshire SK15 2QA Dale,. Oldham Mountain Rescue Team Statsment of Financial ActivFties Year onded 31 December 2020 31.12,20 31.12.19 Incom• Notes Unre$lri¢tsd Restricted Funds Fund8 Voluntary Income.. Glft Income 30,624 32.050 L•9od•• 2,177 13.225 Activktie8 for g•n8r*ling fvnd$'. Fundral8lng - Collection Box88 1,595 2,897 Fundralging T8lks 1,043 1,8S2 Fundrabslng . Frtend8 FundrnS•lnq - Event• 5,719 Inveslm•nl In¢om•.' Inl•r•$l RgrAlv•d 475 855 Incomlng r•80urett from tharltabl• acllvltl•$ DEFRA W*l•r R••¢uo Grant 38,758 22.317 57,842 Exp•ndSturn ExpOr￿￿tUre on ch4dlabl• 4otivltso1 N¥t incom8llexpendlturo1 •nd n•t movom•nl In fiJnd$ {4.1281 18,248 14.029 R•conclllatlon of fund• Total funds brought forward 180452 Total fund• e•rrl•d fov4v*rd IY8328 The $t•t•m•nt ol financial #ctivitl•8 Include8 all g¥in$ and 108g•s rocogni¥¢d In th• yoai. All income and •xp•nditure derive from ¢ontlnuing aclivilie$. Tha 8tatemenl of financial 8Ctivities also complle$ wlth the requlrèmenl8 for and income and expendiluro account under the Companies Act 2008. Oldham Mountain Rescue Team Statsment of Flnanclal Positlon 31 Dacamber 2020 2020 2019 Nots• Flx•d A•8•ts Tan9ible A$88ts 14 61,083 20,880 Curr•nt 4s••t• Slocks Debtor8 Cash *1 bank and in hand 15 18 400 .203 doo 2,348 131.509 159,792 N•t ¢urr•nt ••••t• 131 509 159792 Total 0••ot• IM• ¢urr•nt 192 S72 1804S2 Total Charlty Fund• 17 192 572 180452 The charitable company 18 entitled lo exemption from audit undér Sectlon 477 of the Compani88 Act 20C6 for th& year ended 31 Oecember 2020. The members have not required the company lo obtain an audit of its financial Slalemenls for tho year endod 31 Do¢ember 2020 in accordance wlth Sect￿n 476 of the Compani88 kl 2006. The Iruslees acknowledge their re$ponsibililie8 lor.. al en8uring that the charitable company keep8 accountlng records that comply wkh Sections 386 and 387 oflhe Companies Act 2006 and b} prgparing financial statements which give a true and fair vl8w of the slate of the 8ffairs of the charitable company 85 al the end of each financial year and of ils nel incoming resources fof each financial year in accofdance with the requirements of Section 394 and 395 and the Act and which otherwise comply with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 relating lo 8t8tulory accounts, so far as applicabl8 lo thè company. The8e financial s18lemonl$ have ￿￿en prep8r•d in accordance wkh the provisions applicabl8 to charitable companiès Subl￿t to Ihe Small companies rogime. Th se financlal statements ware approved by the board of trustees 8nd 8ulhori8gd for issue on and are signed on behalf of the boardby.. rustee Tho not•• on pago8 9 to 16 lomi part 01 th••• flnancl41 •t•t•m•nt•. Oldham Mountain Rescue Team Notes to the Flnanclal Statements Year ended 31 December 2020 G•n•r•l Infomiatlon Oldham Mountain Rescye T&am 18 a private cfJmpany, limited by guarantee, incorporated in England and Wales with Ihe registration number 04178168. The registered office is Unit 19 Btsarshursl 8u¥inoss Park. 8oarshur81 Lane. Greenfield, Oldham, Gre81&r Manchestor, England. OL3 7ER. Accountlng pollcl•8 8••1• ol pl?￿ratIon The statutory accounts have been prepared In accordance with the provisions appllcabl8 10 companlas subject lo the small companies, r8gime and in accordance with the Charities SORP IFRS 1021 'Ac¢ounling and Reporting by Charities.. Slalemanl of Recommended Practice applicable to ¢haritie$ preparing their a¢¢ountg In accordance with the Finan¢lal Reporting Standard appll¢8ble in the UK and Republic of Ireland IFRS 1021 leffe¢live l January 20191,, Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financlal ReportinG Slandord applicable In Ihg UK and Republic of Irgland, and the Companies Act 2006. The financial slat8ment8 hav6 been preparèd undèr the hi8lorl¢al c081 convention. Company •t•tu• The charitable company 18 a company limited by guarantee, The members of the company are the Trustees named on pag8 1. In the event of the company b8ing wound up, the liability in re8P8cI of the guaranlge 1$ Ilmited lo £1 p•r member of tha company, Fund •¢¢ountlno All general income is eurrenlly voluntary and from lund raising and is unrestricted and hence the funds can be usod in furtherance of the charitable obj'ectives 81 th¢ discretion of the Iruslees. During the year funding has been receiveol and fund rai8ing undertaken lor 8 specific purchase and this income has been recorded as reslricled, Reslricled funds can only bg used lor the particular reslrictecl purposes within the obj8cls ol tho charity. Incom• All income is recognized in the Statement of Financial klivi1188 once the charity has enli118menl to the funds. il 1$ probable that the income will bg rg¢0iv6d. and thg amount can be measured reliably. Exp•ndltur• Liabilsti8$ are recognised as expenditure as soon as there is a le9al or constructive obligation committing the charity lo that expenditure. it is probable that w10m￿ tenefits wll tre rffjuir&d in setdement and tre arr￿n1 ofrt*luth'on can measur&J ra8t￿y. All •xp•nditure is acGount•d lor on an accrual basis. All expenBas includlng 8UPPQrt co8t8 and governance costs are allocalgd to the applicable expenditure headings Oldham Mountain Rescue Team Notes to the Financial Statements (conlinL18d) Year ended 31 December 2020 2. Accountlng pol1cl￿ (¢ontlnu•dJ Tanglblo a•sot• TangiLI8 assets are inrtially recofded at oxl. and subsequently slated al cost less any a¢¢umulated deprecigtion and impairment 108ses. Any tsngible ass¥ts carried al ievalued amounts are recorded al the fair value al the dale of revaluation le89 ony subsequent a¢¢umulaled depreciabon and subsequont accumulated impairynent 10$888. Dopr•¢latlon Depr8¢iation is c81culated so as to write off the cost or valuation of an 88sel, le¥3 Its resldual value. over the useful e¢onomi¢ lifè of that 88sel as follow8.. Plant & Machinery Motor Vehicles Fixtures & Fittings 1 S% Reducing Balance 20% Reducing Balonce 15% Slraighl Line Sto¢k• Slo¢ks and are valued al the lower of Gosl and nel re81isable value after making due allowance for ob$olele and 8bw-movlnq stocks. Co$1 includes all direct co818 and an appropriate proportion of fixed and variable overhe8d8, TAxatlon The Gharity is extrmpt from corp)ratlon tax on its charitable activities, No prov18ion for tax 18 therefore nsidered nec88S8ry. Flnanclal In•trum•nt• A financial &$8el or a financi81 liability 18 recognised only when tha entity boGom98 8 party to th¢ conlraclual provisions of the inslrumgnt. Bosic financi41 in81ruments are initially recognised atlhg8mount receivable or poyable includlng any related transaction costs, unless the arrangement con8titutes a fi'nancing Iransaclion. where it Is recognised al the pre¥enl value of the future payments di8counled at a market rale ol interest for 8imi18r debtinslrument. Current aBsel$ and current liabilities are 8ubsoquenlly measurèd al the cash of other conskleration axpecled to be Pa￿ or re¢elved and noldi5¢0unled. io- Oldham Mountaln Rescue Team Notes to the Financial Statements fo￿11￿u8d) Year ended 31 December 2020 Donatlon8 Unre8lrictod Funds Rgstricted Total Fund• Funds 2019 Donatlon• Gift Income 30.824 32,860 Oth•r don•tlon• and l•gacl LegacKg8 2.177 13,226 32.801 45.875 oth•r tr•dlnq a¢tlvltl•• Unr•8trided Fund& Restricted Total Fund• Funds 2019 Fundral•lng •v•nt• C¢lleclion Boxes Talk8 Friends Events 1,595 1,043 2,697 1,8S2 5,719 3,482 11,112 Othor Incom• Unreslriclèd Fund8 Restricted Funds Tot*1 Fund8 201 DEFPA Walei Rescue Grant 22,317 Inve•lJn•nt Incoma Unr&strictèd Funds Tot•1 2020 Unr88lrid8d Totsl Funds 2019 Bank Intfjr*¥l receivable 475 475 854 854 11 Oldham Mountaln Rescue Team Notes to the Financial Statements 1¢c￿tIn￿Odj Year ended 31 December 2020 Exp8ndltur• on charltabl• •¢tl¥ltleB ty fund ty Unrestrlctod Restrictèd Funds Total Funds 2020 Funds To)tal Funds 2019 Dirtsct cos18 12.881 27,923 6.071 18,752 27,923 Support costs Ggvemance 43,482 40,8B4 6.071 48.955 43,812 Exp•ndltur• on ch•rftsbl• actlvltle• by actlvlty typ• Activities undertaken dlrectly Support Total fund• C08ts 2020 Total fund 2019 DSr•¢t Co$1$ Support ¢0818 Governance to811 10,408 5,796 6,348 22,127 18.752 27,923 43,482 18,202 30.753 48,966 43,812 Analy•l• of •xp•ndltur• Total 2020 Total 2019 Rent Llghl and heol Insuran¢& Rèpairn And malnlonance Equlpmenl Team member Iralning Te1ephon& Pdnling and 8t8tionary Computor ¢o$lts Calerfng costs Fundraislng cost8 SurKlry éxFensès Motor expenses Accountancy charges Bank charg88 Depreciation 15,320 2,078 2,375 402 7,678 2,438 878 317 15,320 1,482 1,339 4,182 891 1,031 205 110 1,217 180 5,394 277 6,482 330 46,955 43,812 Oldham Mountain Rescue Team Notes to the Financlal Statements (conlinu8é) Year ended 31 December 2020 10. N•1 In¢omoll•xpondlturel Net incomellexpendilurel is Slated after ch8rgingllcieditingi.. 20x1 2019 D8pro¢iatlon of tangible fixed a8sel8 8,346 6,654 11. Staff colts Th¢ chaTity has no employe68. All offlcial8 and team members provide Ihgir 8ervlcg$ on voluntary basis. 12. Indopondent Examln•r The independent examlner Tho Accountancy pl￿pIe was paid £26412019.. £3301 during the year. of which £26412019.. £3301 related lo the o¢counting $of￿are. Theffj wère no c0818 relating lo tha preparation and oxamination ol the accounts dufing the year, nor in 2019. 13. TTu•t•• rnmun•ratlon •nd oxp•n8 Th• Trust￿8 havtr r•c•lv•d no rgmunerallon or èxp&n$81 durfng th• year. 14. Tan9lbl• flx•d a•••t• Plant & M•chln•ry Motor V•hl¢l Flxtur•• & Flttlng• Total Co•t A8 81 l January 2020 Addition8 123.223 6,464 95,645 42,288 3,895 222,563 48,750 A8 at 31 December 2020 D•prnclatlon As al 1 January 2020 Provided dLsring Ihg period 113,599 2,252 86.971 5.541 1,333 554 201,903 8,347 As al 31 De¢emb8r 2020 Net Book Valuo A8 at 31 Decembor 2020 As at 1 January 2020 13- Oldham Mountain Rescue Team Notes to the Financlal Ststements l¢onlinu8dJ Year ended 31 Decamber 2020 15. Sto¢k8 2020 2019 Stocks 400 400 18. D•btorn: amount• falllng du• wlthln on• y•ar 2020 2019 VAT 8.203 2,344 17. An*ly•l• of charltabl• fund• Unrn8trlct•d fuThd• Al 1 January 2020 Al 31 D•comb•r 2020 Income Expgndilure Goneral fvnd8 180,452 38,758 {40,8841 176.326 R••trlct•d fund• At 1 J8nLtary 2020 At 31 D•comb•r 2020 Incom• Expendllure General fund8 22.317 16,0711 18.246 Of the £22,317 DEFFU Walor Rèscue Grant r?c•ivgd. £9,890 was 8penl during th• year, of whlch £4,365 was pent on tsngible fixed as$•t•. 14- Oldham Mountain Rescue Team Notes to the Financlal Statements (conlinu Year ended 31 December 2020 18. Analy$l$ of n•t a8sgt8 botw•en fund8 Unre$triGlod Funds Reslrict8d Funds Tot•1 Fund8 2019 Tangible fixed as8el8 Current assets 57,244 3.819 20.660 N•t 176,328 16,246 180,402 19. R•lat•d party dl•¢lo•ur•• There w6r6 no r¢tslod paty transaction8 for the year ended 3108cember 2020. 16- ## **Trustees Annual Report 2020 – Officers Reports** ## **Team Leader’s Report** For obvious reasons, 2020 was an extremely unusual year, not just for the Team, but for everyone. The year started off quietly, with no major changes to the structure of the Team, and an ‘average’ number of incidents. This all changed when the Coronavirus pandemic hit in early March 2020. As well as having a huge impact on the UK population, it fundamentally changed the way that we operated as a rescue service. All face to face training was cancelled, with talks and events postponed indefinitely. The only activities that continued in person were the essential maintenance of vehicles, and responding operationally when assistance was requested by the statutory emergency services. This brought its own challenges, with new procedures for PPE, hygiene, social distancing, and disinfecting equipment, all while trying to maintain an effective response. During incidents, personnel was deliberately limited to a minimum so that we would not lose operational capability should we come into contact with a positive Covid-19 case. Nationally, there were weekly meetings with Mountain Rescue England & Wales (“MREW”), who were in turn liaising with UKSAR, NPCC, NHS, Home Office, etc. to ensure that the MREW community was kept up to speed with the latest guidance and advice on Covid-19 protocols. As we came out of the first lockdown, which had been relatively quiet in terms of actual incidents, although not completely so, we saw a spike in requests for assistance as people began to venture out further afield. The year in general saw us responding to a total of 43 incidents, helping 43 casualties, with 2,642 man hours spent on operations alone. The majority of these were lower leg injuries, but also included flood standby, wildfires, and several searches. Nine of these incidents involved helicopter support. The pandemic also had non-operational implications, making us look at new ways of doing things; training and meetings were carried out via video calls, which proved a useful way of keeping in touch for us as a normally social team. Work on our new control vehicle, which had been ordered at the start of the year, was shelved temporarily while the vehicle converters focussed on building ambulances. Fundraising was affected too, with us not being able to attend the events and talks which we rely on for a large portion of our donations, although we did receive some funds, notably from the Co-op, and from a DEFRA grant for water equipment, amongst others. We ended the year continuing with limited face to face training, with an emphasis on essential core skills. We also closely monitored the anticipated release of vaccines and how that would affect Mountain Rescue’s operational capabilities. I would like to thank our Team members for their resilience during this time, adapting to change and overcoming the many obstacles we faced in 2020. I would also like to thank the partners, families and employers of our members, and the local community, without whose unwavering support we would not be able to continue to operate. _**Team Leader Rob Tortoishell**_ ## _**Incidents**_ The objects of the Team objects are as stated herein. The easiest way to demonstrate whether we have achieved these objectives is to list the incidents we have been called out to deal with. ## **1 21st Jan 2020. 22 Team members for 1hr 22 mins. Location – Dove Stone, Dean Rocks** Team were contacted by Greater Manchester Police (“GMP”) for assistance with the location and evacuation of 4 children who were lost at Dovestones. Team Leader contacted casualty by phone and used PhoneFind to establish exact location as Dean Rocks. Three sections were dispatched via different routes to make contact. Visibility was extremely poor due to low cloud. The first section found the party in good time and escorted them off the hill. They were taken to base and warmed up, then picked up by mum. ## **2 23rd Jan 2020. 11 Team members for 1hr 25mins. Location – Delph, Broad Lane** Team were contacted by NWAS for assistance evacuating 63-year-old male with possible broken ankle in the Denshaw area. Casualty transported on Team stretcher to waiting North West Ambulance Service (“NWAS”) ambulance. Medical aid by NWAS. ## **3 18th Feb 2020. 7 Team member for 45mins. Location – Greenfield, Yeoman Hey** The Team were contacted by NWAS for assistance with a multi-agency response to reports of a male in water near to an extreme drop, close to Yeoman Hey Reservoir. As Team Leader arrived, the casualty was being helped to a place of safety by officers from GMP. In attendance were: Greater Manchester Fire & Rescue Service (“GMF&RS”) (6 vehicles), NWAS (3 vehicles), GMP (4 vehicles). ## **4 21st Mar 2020. 17 Team members for 1hr 48mins. Location – Dove Stone, Wimberry** Team Leader was contacted direct by PC Lee Cullen, GMP, about reports of 2 members of public "stuck in a ravine near Indian's Head". Team Leader spoke to Police and agreed to deploy the Team. Team searched Ram's Clough, west path to Wimberry and Wimberry Rocks, as well as driving Chew Track. Police helicopter searched same. **5 25th Mar 2020. 14 Team members for 1hr 30mins. Location – Shaw, Brushes Clough Quarry** Team Leader was contacted by NWAS for assistance with a 58-year-old female collapsed near Brushes Clough, Shaw. Crew on scene but difficult terrain. Team deployed to assist. Medical aid by NWAS paramedic. Casualty transferred on MR stretcher to waiting NWAS ambulance. Only 2 people deployed from garage. Remainder RV at scene to minimise contact due to Covid-19. Kit disinfected afterwards. **6 11th Apr 2020. 18 Team members for 3hrs 15mins. Location – Littleborough, Blackstone Edge** Team contacted by NWAS to help evacuate a 15-year-old female with an ankle injury near to the White House Inn on Halifax Road. Team deployed as per Covid-19 protocol. Casualty carried to vehicle then driven to White House and transferred to NWAS Ambulance. Only 2 people deployed from garage. Remainder RV at scene to minimise contact due to Covid-19. Kit disinfected afterwards. ## **7 10th Apr 2020. 8 Team members for 15hrs 45mins. Location – Dove Stone, Chew** ## **Mount/Featherbed** Team Leader received a direct phone call from Dave Swallow. GMF&RS Wildfire Officer, asking for medical cover while crews recovered kit following a recent wildfire. A group of 4 personnel, including a minimum of 1 cas-carer, was deployed to Chew Mount in OM3. The deployment was over 2 days, with no requests for assistance. Covid-19 protocols were observed. **8 17th May 2020. 23 Team members for 2hrs 40mins. Location – Crompton Moor, near mast** The Team were contacted by NWAS for assistance with the evacuation of a 52-year-old male who had fallen off his motorbike and sustained a leg injury, near to the radio mast on Crompton Moor. The casualty was assessed and treated by a NWAS paramedic before being splinted with a Team vacuum splint and evacuated by stretcher to the Land Rover, then transferred to NWAS ambulance at the road head. Covid-19 protocols were observed. **9 21st May 2020. 15 Team members for 1hr 59mins. Location – Daisy Nook, Knott Lane** - Team were contacted by NWAS for assistance with the evacuation of a 58-year-old female who had fallen off her bike and broken her ankle, in the Daisy Nook area. NWAS crew were with casualty and provided accurate location. The casualty was packaging and evacuated on MR stretcher to the waiting ambulance. Covid-19 protocols were adhered to, including limiting people to garage and to casualty site. **10 28th May 2020. 17 Team members for 2hrs 59mins. Location – Cowbury Dale, Iron Tongue** - The Team were contacted via the Follow Me number by Glossop MRT Team Leader. OMRT Team Leader took the call. 51-year-old female with lower leg injury in the Carrbrook area, crew on scene needed help evacuating. The Team attended with local people only initially. The grid reference given turned out to be the NWAS ambulance; when direct contact was finally made with the crew their location was established as near Iron Tongue. Additional numbers were requested for the stretcher carry. No North West Air Ambulance (“NWAA”) aircraft were available. Maritime & Coastguard Agency (“MCA” or “Coastguard”) was discussed but injury was not time critical. The casualty was splinted with Team vacuum splint and evacuated on stretcher and wheel to the NWAS ambulance. **11 30th May 2020. 27 Team members for 2hrs 26mins. Location – Dove Stone, Dove Stone Res** - Team were requested by NWAS for assistance with evacuation of a casualty by the side of Dove Stone reservoir. Information was "very steep location". Medical aid was given by NWAS paramedics. GMP were also on scene (x3). Casualty was transferred onto Team vacuum mat and stretcher and lowered down the steep slope by rope. Casualty then taken on stretcher and wheel to NWAS ambulance parked near overflow. Covid-19 protocols followed. **12 2nd June 2020. 20 Team members for 26hrs. Location – Dove Stone, Ashway** - Team were requested via GMP to support GMF&RS with a large wildfire in Ashway Gap. Team Leader rendezvoused with GMF&RS command and assessed what resources were needed; a number of navigation parties and a medic party were requested. A limited response was put out via email. Team assisted at various locations with tasks including navigation, fire spotting, medical standby, transport, etc. The deployment was over 4 days. **13 5th June 2020. 31 Team members for 4hrs 13mins. Location – Denshaw, White Hill** - Team Leader received a text from GMP local that there was an incident where our services may be required. Lost male on the moor somewhere near Denshaw, was cold, had fallen and possibly lost his jacket. Probable mental health issues but no violence markers. Team Leader put Team on standby and requested dogs while waiting for official assistance request from GMP. Following multiple texts with GMP local, Team Leader was telephoned by FDO asking for advice on how to PhoneFind the casualty. A short time later, FDO requested MR assistance via SARCALL and the full Team was called out. Dogs were deployed on Pennine Way at Windy Hill and Nont Sarah's due to intel that the casualty may be at White Hill trig. Dogs were followed up by search parties. Holme Valley Mountain Rescue Team (“HVMRT”) assistance was requested by Team Leader in case of protracted search. Casualty was located by GMP who had deployed onto the moor, shortly followed by the Team with section kit and medic. Casualty was then stretcher & wheeled off to NWAS ambulance at Windy Hill. **14 9th June 2020. 15 Team members for 2hrs 53mins. Location – Hyde, Wison Brook** - NWAS had been alerted by a member of the public to a male shouting for help in a steep wooded area in Hyde. Unable to access or accurately locate the male, NWAS contacted the Team for assistance. Upon arrival, Team Leader and a Team medic entered the wooded area and immediately identified the casualty as being in a walled-in river, at the foot of a 45-foot banking. He had fallen the full length of the banking and off an 8 foot drop onto the river bed. Further kit and personnel, including an NWAS paramedic, was brought in from the top of the banking. After initially beginning to set up for a technical rope extraction up the banking, a route out along the river and into a building site was identified. The casualty was packaged in Team vacuum mat and carried on the stretcher through a culvert to the building site, where he was passed up over the wall and carried to the NWAS ambulance. Covid-19 protocols were adhered to throughout. **15 13th June 2020. 4 Team members for 2hrs 13mins. Location – Uppermill, Running Hill Pits** Team Leader was contacted by the FDO direct, asking if we could help with a lamb stuck in a crevice in one of the quarries at Running Hill. A small number of personnel went to scene and effected a rope rescue of the lamb from Pinnacle Quarry. **16 13th June 2020. 30 Team members for 3hrs 50mins. Location – Middle Edge Moss, Holme Clough** The Team was contacted by GMP, asking for help with the location of a female walker lost on the moor near Oldham. GMP had done a PhoneFind with location shown as Middle Edge Moss / Holme CloughSE049052. Upon further investigation, there were 2 casualties, both of whom had sustained leg injuries and were unable to walk out. Team Leader deployed straight to scene and located the casualties at the given grid ref. All available members were sent in from Old Snoopy's with kit for 2 stretcher carries. Backup manpower was requested from HVMRT and Woodhead Mountain Rescue Team (“WMRT”) were put on standby. Coastguard were requested and allocated for helicopter extraction. Rescue 936 was tasked from Caernarfon and recovered the casualties to Huddersfield. HVMRT assisted with the helicopter loading at scene. WMRT assisted at the hospital landing site. **17 21st June 2020. 26 Team members for 3hrs 38mins. Location – Middleton, Heaton Park** Team Leader was phoned direct by Police control but could not take call so passed to deputy. High risk MISPER in Heaton Park, POLSA on scene with TAU. Suspected that he may have taken an overdose based on recent history. Request for search assistance in southern end of park. The Team were rendezvousing at Sheepfoot Lane car park to begin searching when information was received that the MISPER had walked out of the park and phoned the Police. Bolton Mountain Rescue Team had been contacted for assistance, as well as Peak dogs. **18 22nd June 2020. 2 Team members for 55mins. Location – Uppermill, Moorgate Quarry** Team Leader was phoned direct by a Team member whose wife had fallen while walking, request for evacuation assistance. Two Team members deployed in OM5 to pick up and take casualty home for selfassessment and treatment. **19 24th June 2020. 6 Team members for 1hr 17mins Location – Bardsley, Bardsley Vale** Team were contacted by NWAS for assistance with the evacuation of a 32-year-old female with ankle injury, in the Bardsley Vale area. Once NWAS crew were on scene, they assessed that they may be able to deal with the incident. Team Leader decided to keep Team running until this was confirmed. Limited Team members assisted the crew to load the casualty, and a Team vacuum splint was used. **20 28th June 2020. 21 Team members for 3hrs 33mins Location – Dove Stone, Wimberry** NWAS contacted the Team after receiving a call stating there were 6 people stuck on a mountain near Dovestones who could not get down due to the poor weather conditions. Location and further information unknown due to poor phone signal. Team Leader spoke to informant on the phone and sent PhoneFind message; this established their whereabouts as Wimberry Rocks. Hasty party deployed to make contact while more personnel were gathered. Further phone calls established that there were 3 people at Wimberry, one of whom had a hamstring issue. A further 5 people had already made their way down to safety and were accounted for. The 3 casualties were walked off, with one of them transferred to stretcher partway down. They were assessed by NWAS before leaving, with the casualty with hamstring problems being taken to hospital in the NWAS ambulance. **21 5th July 2020. 19 Team members for 2hrs 21mins. Location – Dove Stone, Ashway** - Team Leader received a call from a Team member giving the heads up about a possible incident at Ashway. Team put on standby while waiting for official activation. NWAS then contacted us via SarCall asking for assistance with a casualty with a deformed ankle on a hill near Yeoman Hey Res (Ashway). The team were quickly on scene, with Air Ambulance landing at the bottom shortly after. Medical aid was given by a cascarer & Air Ambulance paramedic. The casualty was carried down the hill on a Team stretcher before being transported to hospital by land ambulance. Heavy rain showers. **22 12th July 2020. 18 Team members for 3hrs 29mins. Location – Dove Stone, Birchen Clough** - Team Leader received a call from local GMP about a job at Greenfield Res. Official request came from NWAS with info of a female with dislocated ankle at Greenfield Waterfall. A request also came from GMP FDO about the same job. The Team attended and identified the casualty location as below the waterfall at Birchen Clough. Medical aid was given by the Team doctor and cas carers; the ankle was reduced at scene. NWAS paramedics attended and assessed the casualty. Due to the nature of injury, and location of casualty site, Coastguard were requested. Additional personnel were requested and HVMRT put on standby in case Coastguard couldn't extract. Coastguard winched the casualty on Team stretcher and transported to Royal Oldham Hospital. Casualty's friend was walked down and taken back to her car by GMP. Casualty car was collected by her husband later in the day. **23 13th July 2020. 22 Team members for 8hrs 30mins Location – Lees, Greenacres/Rhodes Hill** - GMP asked for assistance searching wooded and steep areas near Lees for a vulnerable MISPER 50-year-old female. Team deployed in 2 sections and 3 dogs, completing a number of areas. Search abandoned due to failing light and difficult search terrain. No finds – incident ongoing to next day. GMP drone also deployed to search open areas. CONTINUED FROM PREVIOUS DAY – 14/07/2020. Team deployed in 2 sections and 3 dogs, completing a number of areas. Search abandoned due to failing light and difficult search terrain. No finds – incident closed pending further solid intelligence. **24 23rd July 2020. 9 Team members for 4hrs 45mins. Location – Diggle, Kent Close** - Request from NWAS for stretcher and assistance at cardiac arrest in Diggle. CPR ceased upon Team arrival. Personnel present assisted with evacuation from steep back garden to front of house. **25 5th Aug 2020. 8 Team members for 1hr 5mins. Location – Bardsley, Ashton Road bridge** - Assistance requested by NWAS for male jumped 60ft from bridge into water in Bardsley Vale. Team attended, along with multiple other agencies. Upon arrival, the casualty was being given medical aid by NWAS crew. Multiple crews from GMF&RS were on scene, including water unit and TRU. Team Leader liaised with on scene commanders to offer assistance, however, the casualty was evacuated by GMF&RS TRU to a nearby carpark area for onward transport by NWAS. **26 10th Aug 2020. 13 Team members for 1hr Location – Dove Stone, Wimberry** - Contact from GMP asking for assistance with the search for a vulnerable MISPER in the Dovestones area. Car at main car park and info that casualty likes Indian's Head. Team rendezvoused at sailing club. Upon arrival, Police helicopter had spotted a male near Wimberry and deployed 3 officers. They were followed closely by Team personnel for medical / navigation support. Male was confirmed to be casualty and was walked off by GMP. - **27 14th Aug 2020. 21 Team members for 2hrs 21mins. Location – Dove Stone, Birchen Clough** Team were contacted by NWAS for assistance with the location and evacuation of a male with leg, elbow and finger injuries, somewhere in the Dovestones / Greenfield waterfall area. Eastings/ Northings were provided but the caller had low battery on their phone. Hasty parties were deployed up Ravenstones and Birchen, casualty party was located top of Birchen area (casualty + wife + young child). Reports that the casualty had fallen whilst carrying the child and the child had gone into the water. Casualty was assessed and walked off via Ashway, while the wife and child were walked down via Ravenstones to a vehicle at the bottom of Birchen. HVMRT were asked for manpower in case of a stretcher carry. The casualty was then taken back to his own car and discharged under his own care. ## **28 24th Aug 20. 17 Team members for 2hrs. Location – Dove Stone, Wimberry Boulders** Team was called by NWAS for assistance with the location and evacuation of a 55-year-old female casualty with a head injury. Initial message contained 3 different sets of location information – Diggle, King of Tonga stone, Chew Quarry. Fast party met with informant and were taken to casualty location near Sugar Loaf. Casualty was assessed and stretchered off to Chew Track where she was assessed by NWAS. After a short wait, she was transferred to the NWAS ambulance. ## **29 5th Sept 2020. 7 Team members for 1hr 48mins Location – Dove Stone, Ashway** Request received from NWAS regarding a report of someone shouting for help on a hill near Yeoman Hey Reservoir. Initial enquires were confused, so a small number were sent to the area to establish the circumstances while the full Team was put on standby. Investigation at the scene clarified that the shouting that had been heard was owners trying to recall a lost dog. The full Team, NWAS and GMP were stood down at this point. Team dog handler assisted the dog owner in searching and located the dog in a pot hole above Ashway / edges path. Dog was retrieved, uninjured, and recovered back down to Dove Stone. ## **30 10th Sept 2020. 18 Team members for 1hr 28mins. Location – Diggle, Kent Close** - Request from NWAS for assistance with evacuation of 12-year-old female fallen from rope swing in Glodwick. Crew on scene with RRV, Entonox given. Suspected fractures to left & right arms, plus gash to right knee. Casualty packaged on Team stretcher with Team vacuum splint to left arm. Short steep ground raise with rope back up and then carry to NWAS ambulance. Her dad was in attendance. ## **31 21st Sept 2020. 16 Team members for 1hr 42mins. Location – Pots n Pans, Edge End** A Team member was contacted by a friend who had come across a female with a possible broken ankle on the way down from Pots n Pans. The Team was deployed to scene to assess the casualty. She was given medical aid and splinted by a Team cas-carer. She was then stretchered down to the waiting NWAS ambulance, which had been requested by the callout officer. **32 27th Sept 20. 12 Team members for 3hrs 14mins Location – Arnfield, Arnfield Lows** - Team were contacted by NWAS regarding a job in Glossop Mountain Rescue Teams (“GMRT”) area. Reports of a 29-year-old female who had suffered an ankle injury in the Arnfield area. GMRT were struggling for comms so OMRT attended. As the Team arrived, GMRT were also arriving at scene and both teams attended the casualty site. The casualty was treated by NWAS and stretchered off on OMRT stretcher and splint to the NWAS ambulance. ## **33 4th Oct 2020. 25 Team members for 3hrs 49mins. Location – Greenfield, Carr Lane** - Team Leader received a call from local GMP requesting an informal search of Pots n Pans for a MISPER from the Greenfield area. Husband had woken that morning to find her missing, which was out of character. She was expected to attend cancer scan that day. GMP brief was possible suicidal. Team Leader & 1x search dog deployed to Pots n Pans but were diverted by a possible sighting near Carr Lane, Team put on standby. 2x dogs + TL hasty searches on bridleway and canal while full Team were assembled. Official request from GMP & arrival of POLSA focused the search at end of Carr Lane. Sections were en route when a Team member spotted the MISPER near to the rendezvous point. She was unharmed and lucid. - **34 18th Oct 2020. 16 Team members for 1hr 12mins Location – Dove Stone, Wimberry Boulders** The Team were contacted by NWAS with reports of an unconscious male, Dovestones area but no exact location, no further details. Phonefind and call backs were unsuccessful, however, contact was made with a passerby who led the Team and NWAS paramedics to scene near Sugar Loaf. Casualty had collapsed due to low blood pressure, banging his arm and shin. After assessment by NWAS, he was stretchered over the stream and up to the NWAS ambulance on Chew Track. ## **35 24th Oct 2020. 20 Team members for 2hrs 30mins. Location – Blackstone Edge, Green Withens** ## **Res** The Team received a request from NWAS for assistance with the location and evacuation of a 21-year-old female with an ankle injury. General area was given as Blackstone Edge, 30 mins from the White House but no exact location was known. Rain was very heavy all afternoon. Team Leader contacted Calder Valley Search & Rescue Team (“CVSRT”) who had received a request from Yorkshire Ambulance Service (“YAS”) for the same job. Both teams responded. Phonefind was used and an accurate location generated as near Green Withens Res. Casualty was assessed and treated by cas-carers from both teams and injury was established as being a dislocated / fractured right ankle. Entonox and Fentanyl administered. Casualty was hearing / speech impaired so translation by sign language was necessary. Two companions were escorted from the hill to get warm. Casualty was stretcher & wheeled down to the waiting NWAS ambulance. ## **36 29th Oct 2020. 22 Team members for 3hrs 46mins. Location – Black Hill** Team Leader was contacted by deputy controller with info that WMRT & GMRT were out on a search for a MISPER focusing on Black Hill. WMRT were close to the summit. OMRT were requested to standby in case of a no find. The Team deployed sections to search Featherbed trig, Red Ratcher, Birchen, Laddow, Holme Clough, Hey Clough, Old Pennine Way. WMRT & GMRT searched paths and features in their respective areas. Phone contact was patchy/ poor with PhoneFind messages unanswered. Eventually MR was notified by West Yorkshire Police (“WYP”) that the casualty had been located on her way home safe and well. **37 10th Nov 20. 14 Team members for 3hrs 7mins. Location – Ashway, Dean Rocks** Team was contacted by GMP asking for assistance with the location and evacuation of a female with ankle injury at Ashway. Location was provided accurately by GMP. Team drove to Ashway overflow and walked in. Casualty was with her companion and two others who had kept her warm. She was assessed by Team cas-carer and helimed was requested due to the long anticipated carry. Casualty was taken to Manchester Royal Infirmary by helicopter, companion was walked off by the Team. ## **38 14th Nov 2020. 23 Team members for 3hrs 26mins Location – Ashway, Dean Rocks** Team received a request from GMP regarding a 23-year-old female with suspected broken ankle in the Dovestones area. Exact location unknown, given as "where path crosses stream". Team Leader deployed direct to Ashway, deputy attempted to contact casualty and PhoneFind. PhoneFind location given as edges path near Dean Rocks. Helimed requested due to location of incident and failing light. Casualty assessed by cas-carer as having suspected broken ankle and vacuum splinted, packaged in winter cas-bag. Helimed aborted due to weather conditions. Coastguard requested and carry off commenced with stretcher and wheel towards Fox Stone. R912 tasked and casualty hot loaded as light was failing, taken to Royal Oldham Hospital. Landing site (Clayton Playing Fields) secured and ambulance present as arranged by deputy team leader on control. ## **39 28th Nov 2020. 4 Team members for 15mins. Location – Millbrook, Grenville Street** The Team was asked by NWAS to help with the evacuation of a 15-year-old female with breathing difficulties. Steep ground near stream in Millbrook. Team was activated but NWAS dealt with before full deployment. Team Leader continued to scene to confirm no MR requirement. No MR involvement with casualty. **40 19th Dec 2020. 17 Team members for 2hrs 9mins. Location – Shaw, Brushes Clough Res** Team was contacted by NWAS for assistance with treatment and evacuation of 45-year-old female at Brushes Clough Res, unknown injuries. Team responded, driving to within 50m of the casualty site on a track. Team members arrived at the same time as NWAS and jointly treated the casualty for a suspected fracture to lower leg. Casualty was packaged on the stretcher and carried up a short slope to the Land Rover, with a rope for back up. **41 26th Dec 2020. 27 Team members for 4hrs 17mins. Location – Dove Stone, Ravenstones** - Contact from NWAS regarding 40-year-old male with chest pains on hill near Dovestones. Team deployed to King of Tonga & Birchen. Helimed clarified location with grid ref near Ravenstones. Two Helimed on scene – H72 & H75 – took over CPR from witnesses. Casualty delta at 12:38, declared by H72 doc. GMP attended to check scene and interview witnesses. The Team packaged casualty and evacuated on our stretcher down to NWAS ambulance at bottom of Ashway. Hot debrief for Team personnel at rendezvous. - **42 27th Dec 2020. 22 Team members for 2hrs 14mins Location – Park Bridge, near Heritage Centre** - NWAS asked for assistance with 82-year-old female who had fallen, injuring her ankle, and been on the floor 2 hours in the Park Bridge area. Team cas-carer administered medical aid, packaged on stretcher in winter cas-bag and evacuated to Team vehicle. She was transported to hospital in OM3 and handed over to triage at Royal Oldham Hospital. - **43 31st Dec 2020. 21 Team members for 1hr 30mins. Location – Dove Stone, Birchen Clough** Contact from GMP for assistance with 2 males & dog stranded above cliff near Dovestones. General location established by GMP as Middle Edge / Birchen, Team Leader phone call confirmed. OM1 sent to Birchen weir and could see casualty torch from there. Fast party made contact and escorted casualty (x2) & dog down Birchen to OM2 and back to base to get warmed up. Casualty (x2) & dog then dropped at their car at Dove Stone car park. The number of callouts in 2020 was close to our normal numbers, even with Covid-19, and a significant increase on the low numbers in 2019. We assisted 43 casualties and attended 2 wildfires. Team members put in 2,642 man-hours during the year on incidents – a huge increase on the 659 man-hours in 2019. A pie chart showing an analysis of the various incidents in 2019 is shown above. The pie chart above shows the duration of the incidents. More than half of the incidents took greater than 2 hours. The three incidents taking more than 6 hours were 2 wildfires and a two-day search for a missing person. Above is shown the number of Team members who attended each of the callouts. There were large turnouts of members for many callouts—many necessary given the type of incident. We also called on the help of nearby Mountain Rescue teams on a number of incidents given the chances of extended carry-offs, though we were fortunate to be able to use Police, helimed and Coastguard helicopters on 9 incidents. **----- Start of picture text -----**
This piechart shows the type of injury which the casualty suffered.
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More than half of the incidents with injuries involved the lower leg & ankle—which is typical for many Mountain Rescue teams. This pie chart shows the activity of the casualty. More than half of the casualties were from walking injuries. As is to be expected, the weekend is the busiest time of the week. Due to Covid-19 the number of incidents during April 2020 and May 2020 were low, but with the relaxation on travelling and outdoor exercise there was a huge increase during June. There was some indication that a number of the incidents were for people who had less experience of hill walking. ## **Chairman’s Report** We started the year in the normal manner with some initial planning for our annual training weekend in May 2020 being discussed, along with the training plan for the forthcoming year, only for it all to be turned on its head as Covid-19 struck; firstly, in China, then in pockets of Austria and Italy, before engulfing Europe and spreading globally. The Team took decisive action to halt all face to face training and meetings, but to continue with regular vehicle and equipment checks with a skeleton crew maintaining strict safety protocols and social distancing. It was clear things weren’t going to change soon so the Team, along with thousands of businesses up and down the country, modified normal routines with monthly video conferencing calls with the management Team and Team meetings, and all but essential training cancelled. As information, evidence and advice evolved, and with the support of GMP as our calling authority, our training also evolved to smaller focused groups with a constant eye on the inevitable skills-fade that occurs without regular training. The Team responded well to the new regime and saw a period of relatively frenzied activity during lockdown as more people ventured out. I’d like to thank the Team for the resilience shown by each and every member, a number of whom work in the NHS and saw the suffering from the front line of the pandemic. Although we continue to feel the effects of Covid-19, we have had a busy year regardless. At the start of the year the Team took delivery of a UTV and a sled plus a motor and battery for our boat to enhance our flood water response capability, courtesy of a DEFRA Flood Rescue Grant. The Team also took delivery of a new control vehicle from MAN which, along with the UTV, went to Venari in Brighouse for modifications, blue lights and livery. We are immensely grateful to MAN, and all at Venari for their efforts and ongoing support. As the country went back into lockdown, we rounded the year off with a hopeful outlook, that we might see a return to a level of normality as the vaccine programme started to take off. Sadly, as we started 2021, we faced some difficult news. As with many organisations, groups and families, we also suffered our own loss - a former Team member and dear friend to many in the Team, Mike Grimes, whose life was tragically cut short due to the pandemic. Mike was one of those people who always made you smile when you saw him and always had a one liner or joke (including some pretty awful ones), but you always felt that little bit lighter in spirit for seeing him. Our thoughts remain with Mike’s brother, Noel, also a former Team member, and the whole family. As we look to the future, we’re in the process of a constitutional and administrative change to a Charitable Incorporated Organisation and we start to formulate a 5 to 10 year plan which will doubtless include the replacement of ageing equipment and vehicles and we must continue to adapt to the changing nature of the call outs we receive. Finally, I’d like to pay a huge tribute to the family and friends of our Team members; without their support, we simply couldn’t do what we do. Thank you. _**Chairman Justin Parkinson**_ ## **Training Officer’s Report** ## _**Overview**_ 2020 with its global pandemic turned out to be a year that no one expected and, the effect on the Team training programme could not have been envisaged. Having started the year with the regular schedule of training events, things soon changed for the Team as the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic began to be felt. After only two months of the year and a handful of training events, a national lockdown was announced. From the start of this lockdown, Mountain Rescue as an organisation had a dispensation from the NPCC which allowed Teams to carry out “necessary and essential core training”. Despite this, the consensus was that it was more important to protect the operational capability of the Team, as well as the health and wellbeing of the members and their families, by keeping everyone apart. It was also felt that the perception of the public, seeing the Team in numbers out on the hill, may have a negative effect on our reputation given that the general public were being asked to stay at home. Taking all of this into account it was decided that all face-to-face training would be suspended in line with the UK Government guidelines. At this point we had only managed to carry out 5 training exercises with a total of 435 person hours recorded. As the year progressed, and despite some easing of the national restrictions, the situation locally changed very little due to the high level of infections and the implementation of Tier 3 restrictions. Although a large proportion of the Team had continued to respond to a regular flow of live incidents through the year, there was a growing feeling that some form of refresher training involving everyone was now necessary. As we had developed our understanding of social distancing, and the use of personal protective equipment over the year, it was decided that it was time to look at some form of face-to-face sessions. A small set of core skills were identified and a module of specific points identified for each one. Senior Team members with subject specific skills were allocated to deliver each of the modules. December 2020 saw the start of these sessions which were successfully delivered on a section by section basis across different weeks. This was to make sure that should there be any isolating required it would only affect a small part of the Team. Despite the time of year these sessions were held outdoors with both PPE requirements and social distancing observed. ## _**Technical Rope Rescue**_ Because of the social distancing restrictions, it was not possible for our annual rope skills weekend to go ahead this year. Traditionally known as the “Oldham Weekend”, it has generally been the focus of our rope skills training for the year. If restrictions permit in the coming year, the event will be high on the priority list to be reinstated. The Team already possesses a number of members with a high level of professional rope competency which ensures that we have the capability to respond to any incident where such skills may be required. Rope rescue remains a core principle and skill for the Team and will continue to feature regularly in the training programme. ## _**Medical**_ Despite 70% of the specific medical training events being cancelled because of the restrictions, some sessions carried out at the start of the year still managed to record over 150 person hours of specific medical training. This training allowed a further two Team members to achieve their casualty care certificate and increase our current number of certificate holders to 10. This is in addition to our two doctors and 34 first aid certificate holders. Our tried and tested modular approach to medical training will continue as soon as circumstances allow. ## _**Helicopter Training (SAR-H)**_ Practical helicopter training with the MCA, provided through Bristows, was suspended nationally for the whole year due to the pandemic. Annual online refresher training however, remains a compulsory element of training for all Team members. The Team currently has 100% compliance in this element of training. Our ongoing capability in this area of rescue was evidenced through the three successful live jobs carried out during the year which necessitated the use of the Coastguard helicopter. ## _**Water**_ The Team was successful in gaining additional funding through DEFRA to expand our water rescue capability. Despite all of the lockdown restrictions we managed to get three new members qualified to Swift Water Technician Level 3 and one of our existing group recertified. Unfortunately, the Covid-19 restrictions prevented any further qualifications being achieved therefore we closed the year with four fully qualified members and four previously qualified who were awaiting recertification. Some basic water training has taken place locally during the year ensuring that we remain operationally ready should the need arise. ## _**Trainees**_ Three trainees from the 2018 intake have successfully progressed to the call out list during 2020 and have attended a number of live incidents as part of the full Team. Their development will continue as they aim to reach full Team member status. The six applicants from the October 2019 intake were reduced to four early in 2020 after two of the cohort decided that they did not wish to continue. The remaining four progressed through the attendance requirements and finally completed their hill tests towards the end of the year. They will now progress as “Trainees Not On Call” and begin learning the specialist skills required to be an effective part of the Team. Because of the restrictions imposed during the pandemic it has not been possible to carry out an assessment day for new applicants to the Team as we have done in previous years. Contact has been made with all of those showing an interest in joining the Team explaining that we will commence the process as soon as restrictions allow. ## _**Summary**_ Despite the extensive restrictions imposed throughout the year, and the impact on the overall training calendar, there has been no obvious decline in the skills level of the Team. The regular quantity of live incidents during the year has provided ample opportunity for the majority of the operational members to maintain their skill levels. It is hoped that restrictions are lifted early in 2021 to allow full Team training events to take place so that everyone has the opportunity to maintain and enhance their skill levels. As always, the training sessions that we did manage to carry out were well attended and demonstrates the continued commitment of the Team members. Everyone on the Team is keen for restrictions to be lifted so that we can get back to our full training regime as soon as possible. ## _**Training Officer**_ _**Sean Reade**_ ## **Treasurer’s Report** ## _**Risk Management**_ The trustees have identified that a principal risk to the charity is the maintenance of a level of income to meet the needs of the organisation. The Team maintains a cautious approach to investment. Deposits held in any one financial institution are kept within the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (“FSCS”) limit. ## _**Assets**_ The Team’s material assets are rescue equipment, headquarters equipment, fundraising kit, vehicles, a rescue boat, bank deposits and cash. Major purchases this year include a new control vehicle including various IT and communications equipment, a UTV off road vehicle, 8 sets of water rescue personal gear, and an electric outboard motor. ## _**Insurance**_ Public Liability, Employers Liability, Trustee Indemnity, Legal Expense Cover and Personal Accident insurance are provided nationally by MREW. Vehicle insurance is covered by a fleet policy also provided by MREW. Under this arrangement 3 vehicles are paid for by MREW with additional vehicles paid for by the Team. This contribution by MREW represents a significant saving to the Team. NWAS provide medical negligence cover. ## _**Vehicles**_ The Team currently owns 5 vehicles: 2 Land Rover Defenders, a control van, a minibus, and a Honda UTV. The associated costs of keepings these vehicles operational is a major cost to the Team. Servicing, maintenance, and fuel were over £5000. ## _**Headquarters**_ The rent and service charges of the Team’s business unit at Boarshurst are the Team’s largest annual commitment standing at £15,000 per annum. Utilities costs were £2,000. ## _**Fundraising**_ Thank you to all the local community groups and people who have raised money for the Team during 2020. ## _**Thank You**_ Whilst it is not practical to list everyone within this report who has made donations during the year, the Team depends totally on public support in one form or another. Special thanks to those who have raised money for us via various challenges and events. We are extremely grateful to all the individuals and organisations that have been involved with our work or supported us in cash or kind during the year. We wish to record a special thank you to our patrons and the following for their continued support: Greater Manchester Police North West Ambulance Service Altrincham Rambling Club B Hickmott Brian Candler Crag Runner Crompton House C of E School Cross Keys Inn Dobcross Village Community Donaldsons Vets Dovestones WI GMP Rochdale Mr J Trower Jules Carlisle Langley Masonic Lodge Manchester Mountain Bikers Mayor of Oldham Mercia Milhench Mike Clegg Mr & Mrs Hardyman Mr & Mrs Baynham Mr P Bamforth Mr R Madden Mrs P Moore Nicola Johnson Oldham & District Ladies Bowling League Oldham Hulme Grammar School Rochdale CHA Rambling Club Saddleworth Parish Council Chairmen’s Charity Saddleworth Pedestrians Saddleworth Runners Club Simon Dalby St Thomas Church Moorside Steph Pelmore The Ramblers Association – Cheshire Branch Mossley Masonic Unity Chapter Venari Group Woodend Garage We would also like to make special mention of the gifts made ‘In Memory’ of: Adrian West John Mills Martyn Sharpe PC Warby Phil Curran Sylvia Valvona Thomas West ## _**Collection Boxes**_ The Team would like to thank proprietors of the following businesses for their support and their patrons for donating to our collection boxes. Co-op Uppermill Cross Keys Inn Diggle Chippy Frankie Fine Buys Holme Build Mountainfeet Naked Bean Café Saddleworth Outdoors Saddleworth Wine Vaults The Farmer's Arms The Wellington The White Hart The White Lion Delph Uppermill Post Office Village Pets Uppermill Woodend Garage Woolyknit Café ## _**Friends of OMRT**_ The Team would like to thank everyone for their continued support. Airstone BH Allied Scaffolding Mr N Allsopp Mrs JL Bolton Mr M Bundy Mr S Burton JL Colman Mr C Coutts Mr R Gillian Mrs Henthorn Mrs E A Hibbert Ms J Hill Mr & Mrs Holland Mr R Hope Mr B Lees Mr M Lewis Mr S Loft Miss C Mexson Mrs Percy Mr R Roberts Miss Beryl Schofield Dr E Scott Mr & Mrs KE & M Smith M Tetlow Mr & Mrs Tortoishell Mr C Wheeler _**Treasurer David Wyatt**_ ## **Membership** ## _**Elected officers**_ Team Leader: R Tortoishell Company Secretary: A Gillon Team Treasurer: D Wyatt ## _**Appointed officers**_ Chairman: J Parkinson Team Secretary: R Jones Deputy Leaders: L Allport, D Wyatt Team Doctor: Dr. A Taylor Medical Officer: I Airth Section Leaders: A Knight, J Parkinson, A Hadfield, I Airth Training Officer: Sean Reade Equipment Officer: P Smith, J Brown, Vehicle Officer: M Owen Comms Officer: D Broadhurst The body of the Team is divided into 3 sections. We take on trainees, who need to be experienced in relevant outdoor activities, and, after a series of training lectures, exercises and assessments are eligible to become full members. The Team is a member of the Peak District Mountain Rescue Organisation (“PDMRO”) and is affiliated to MREW. ## _**Operational Area**_ Our normal operating area is the local moorland and crags in the Saddleworth area of the Peak District. We are one of the 7 teams that make up the PDMRO, which in turn is affiliated with MREW. The Team also provides an urban search and rescue service working with the Police, Ambulance and Fire Services in Greater Manchester. The Team is always available to provide similar assistance anywhere in the United Kingdom. |**Potential Risks**|**Steps to Mitigate**| |---|---| |Ability of the Team to meet changes in.
organisational and operational areas.|Regular subgroup meetings for planning three key operational areas
medical, training and equipment. Regular reviews of training,
equipment and medical procedures.| |Losing touch with the changes in the
statutory emergency services.|Attend all liaison meetings with the emergency services and
emergency planning departments at local and county level.| |Financial shortfall due to failure of income
streams.|Maintain reserves in line with the stated reserves policy. Plan
special fundraising activity.| ## _**Team Members for year ending 31 December 2020**_ |**_Name_**|**_Position_**|**_Occupation_**| |---|---|---| |Rob Tortoishell|Team Leader|Product & Training Manager| |Lee Allport|Deputy Team Leader|Operations Director, SAR Products Ltd| |David Wyatt|Deputy Team Leader/Treasurer|Software Development Lead| |Peter Hyde|President|Retired| |Justin Parkinson|Chairman/Section Leader|Managing Director| |Tony Gillon M.B.E.|Company Secretary|Civil Servant| |Andy Taylor|Team Doctor|Retired GP| |Adam Knight|Section Leader|Electronics Engineer| |Iain Airth|Medical Officer/Section Leader|School Teacher| |Paul Smith|Equipment Officer|Depot Manager| |Jake Brown|Equipment Officer|Artist| |Mike Owen|Vehicle Officer|| |Rob Jones|Secretary|Accountant| |Denzil Broadhurst|Comms Officer|Airlifting Assistant| |Mick Nield M.B.E.|Dog handler|Self-employed Builder| |Stephen Ward|Dog handler|Shopkeeper| |Tony Tombs|MRSDE dog handler|Driver Trainer| |Mark Harrison|MRSDE dog handler|Group Finance Director| |Sean Reade|Training Officer|Retired| |Iain Dredge|Buildings Manager|Network Engineer| |Andrew Hadfield||Self-employed Plumber| |Kevin Simmonds||Group Sales Manager| |Mike Porritt||Mechanical Design Engineer| |Matthew Torr||School Teacher| |Katie Johnson||Chartered Insurer| |Paul Mayall||Class 1 HGV driver| |Colin Pierce||Kitchen Fitter| |Phil Beard||Director, Height Safety Consultants Ltd| |Dave Allport||Technical Director, SAR Products Ltd| |Richard Beswick||Police Officer| |Scott Downs||Computer Network Technician| |Paul Bruton|Information Science Consultant| |---|---| |Steven Bramwell|Toolmaker| |Kelvin Storer|Retired| |Ceri Thomas|Rope Access Technician| |Simon Taylor|Shopkeeper| |Chris Maylor|Police Officer| |Lee Briggs|Toolmaker| |Nigel Hyde|| |Helena Skinn|Product Development Scientist| |Ron McFaull|Magistrate| |Luke Viney|Indirect Tax Advisor| |Rebecca Fitton|| |Ian Atherton|Company Director| |Sam Davey|Builder| |Nigel Clegg|Site Inspector| |Dave Henderson|Gardener| |Dr Antonia Hoyle|Orthopaedic Surgeon|