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2021-12-31-accounts

Company registration number: 04852596 Charity registration number: 1100883

International Maritime Rescue Federation

(A company limited by guarantee)

Annual Report and Financial Statements

for the Year Ended 31 December 2021

International Maritime Rescue Federation

Contents

Trustees' Report 1 to 11
Statement of Trustees' Responsibilities 12
Independent Examiner's Report 13
Statement of Financial Activities 14 to 15
Balance Sheet 16
Statement of Cash Flows 17
Notes to the Financial Statements 18 to 31

International Maritime Rescue Federation

Trustees' Report

Reference and Administrative Details

Chief Executive Officer

Ms Theresa Crossley

Trustees

Mr Dean Lawrence (Chair) Mr Jorge Diena Mekyska Captain Mohammed Drissi Ms Eva Cecilia Sjöstedt Mr Nicolaus Stadeler Mr James Vaughan Mr Rongjun Zhang

Secretary

Ms Theresa Crossley

Registered Office

West Quay Road

Poole

Dorset

BH15 1HZ

Company Registration Number

4852596

Charity Registration Number

1100883

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Bankers

HSBC Bank Plc

242 High Street North

Longfleet

Poole

BH15 1DZ

Independent Examiner

PKF Francis Clark

Towngate House 2-8 Parkstone Road Poole Dorset BH15 2PW

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Trustees' Report

The Trustees, who are the directors for the purposes of company law, present their report and financial statements of the Charity for the year ended 31 December 2021. The Trustees have adopted the provisions of the Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP) “Accounting and Reporting by Charities” (FRS 102) in preparing the annual report and financial statements of the Charity.

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the accounting policies set out in the notes to the accounts and comply with the Charity’s governing document, the Charities Act 2011 and Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland published on 16 July 2014 (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2015).

Objectives

The charity is governed under the provisions of its Articles of Association. The objects of the charity, as defined in Article 5, are:

“to prevent loss of life, to promote safety and to provide relief from disaster at sea and on inland waters throughout the world by, in particular (but not limited to):

• promoting co-operation, exchange of information, research and development, advice and consultancy between maritime search and rescue services of the world;

• encouraging and promoting the formation and development of maritime search and rescue services throughout the world; and

• promoting public education and awareness regarding safety on water.”

In 2021, the IMRF undertook a range of activities, outlined below, to further the charity’s purposes for the public benefit and in so doing the Trustees have had regard to the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit.

Activities, Achievements and Performance during 2021

In 2021, the COVID-19 pandemic continued to present operational challenges to many organisations, including the International Maritime Rescue Federation. At the beginning of the year, we were still optimistic that some live events, such as the IMRF Awards and the planned Mass Rescue Operations conference could be held during the year. However, by April 2021, it had become clear that the pandemic was still in the ascendant and a decision was taken to either move events online, or postpone them until COVID-19 restrictions were lifted.

Throughout the year, we continued to publish our members-only, monthly e-newsletter ( The SAR Hub ) and regular social media posts.

This meant that, notwithstanding the pandemic, the IMRF was able to continue to support the global search and rescue (SAR) community in preventing loss of life, by connecting people and organisations, as well as influencing improvements in maritime SAR capacity and effectiveness. Details of individual events and projects are set out below.

Membership numbers grew during 2021 and at 31 December 2021, IMRF had a total of 123 member organisations from 53 countries around the globe.

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IMRF: ADDRESSING MARITIME SAR CHALLENGES THROUGH KEY ACTIVITIES:

1) IMRF: THE INTERNATIONAL VOICE OF MARITIME SAR

As the international voice of maritime SAR, the IMRF plays a significant role in the development of international maritime SAR regulation and policy, thereby improving safety at sea and maritime search and rescue preparedness.

Over the last year the IMRF continued to contribute to the work of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), by:

2) GLOBAL SAR DEVELOPMENT

Africa

The IMRF continues to work in partnership with the IMO and others to develop maritime SAR resources and capability across Africa. Because of the ongoing challenges of the COVID-19, in 2021 the IMRF focused on developing and piloting online SAR Training courses. As a result, the IMRF delivered two pilot online SAR Trainings to Ghana Maritime SAR stakeholders.

The Asia-Pacific Region

The IMRF Asia-Pacific Regional Centre (APRC), based in Shanghai, China, was established to develop maritime SAR resources and capability specifically across the Asia-Pacific region. Although the COVID-19 pandemic prevented them from undertaking any international activities, in 2021 APRC:

Worked with China Rescue and Salvage to promote the IMRF #WomenInSAR project in China' s maritime search and rescue system, to raise public awareness of women's role in maritime SAR and the career paths available; and

Recruited IMRF members and raised funds domestically in China, to support global SAR development.

Regional Meetings

The IMRF held one regional meeting in 2021.

The European Regional Meeting 2021 was once again held online as a result of the pandemic. It took place on 14 October, with the theme “Meeting new challenges together.” The meeting took the form of four blocks of themed presentations, covering topics including developments in online training, the impact of environmental challenges on maritime SAR and the legacy of COVID-19, as well as reports on IMRF activities and events from the previous twelve months. The online format meant that more than 100 participants were able to join the event from around the globe.

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3) MASS RESCUE OPERATIONS (MRO) PROJECT

A mass rescue operation (MRO) is defined by the IMO as “characterised by the need for immediate response to large numbers of persons in distress, such that the capabilities normally available to the SAR authorities are inadequate”. This long-term IMRF project seeks to improve preparedness among the maritime community for the successful management of such events.

The fifth in the series of IMRF Mass Rescue Operations conferences originally planned to be held in Gothenburg in June 2021 (G5), was postponed because of the pandemic. However, on 15 November, the IMRF held a free webinar “Mass Rescue Operations: Filling the capability gap” which attracted over 50 participants and has been downloaded and viewed many more times since. IMRF has also continued to update the open-source MRO on-line resource library (https://www.international-maritime-rescue.org/mro-home). The MRO resource pages were visited 20,302 times in 2021, as opposed to 1,640 times in 2020.

4) THE EUROPEAN LIFEBOAT CREW EXCHANGE - COOPERATION, COLLABORATION AND KNOWLEDGE SHARING

In 2021, the IMRF’s Lifeboat Crew Exchange programme once again took place online, as a result of the pandemic. Working with our panel of Lifeboat Crew Exchange Co-ordinators, IMRF arranged two webinars in what would have been the Lifeboat Crew Exchange Week, with the theme of “Adapting to New Challenges.” The first webinar, on 22 September focussed on command and communications and the second webinar on 23 September was focussed on operations and training. More than 200 participants from around the world registered for each webinar and the webinar recordings on the IMRF website have also been widely viewed.

5) IMRF AWARDS 2021

In 2021, the IMRF Awards were moved online, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. All nominations received in 2020 were carried over to the 2021 Awards process, so that the Judging Panel had a difficult task choosing from a large pool of deserving nominations from all over the world. The winners of the main awards were announced in an online ceremony on 14 September, with the winners of the People’s Choice Award announced on 14 October, during the European Regional Meeting. Both events attracted a lot of attention for both the live broadcasts and in social media and helped raised the profile of the maritime SAR community.

6) #WomenInSAR

In 2021, the IMRF continued to work towards improving the representation of women in the maritime SAR sector.

Following a generous grant from Trinity House in 2020, IMRF undertook to investigate gender balance and equality of opportunity in the maritime SAR sector by means of a survey, to benchmark the current situation and to enable the IMRF to better focus its future work in this area. The online survey was promoted through social media, member communications and the IMRF website. It was launched in October 2020 and ran for three months. The report of the survey results was launched on International Women’s Day 2021 and, as a result, the IMRF has been invited to contribute to a series of online events and debates on this issue.

IMRF also started a mentoring scheme for women in the maritime SAR sector, to address one of the findings of the survey.

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7) COVID-19 OPERATIONAL GUIDANCE

Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, the need for effective SAR services continued, despite the risks posed by the virus to both SAR crews themselves and to those being rescued. In 2020, the IMRF developed operational guidance, which was made available as a free on-line resource . In late 2020, the IMRF received funding from Lloyd’s Register Foundation to turn that COVID guidance into a generic Pandemic Response Guidance manual. This was launched during a webinar in February 2021.

8) SEARCH & RESCUE AND MIGRATION

The maritime ‘mixed migrant’ problem - the movement of asylum-seekers and economic migrants across large areas of sea, usually in wholly inadequate craft with consequent loss of life - continues in several parts of the world. Although the number of IMRF member organisations actively involved in this activity in 2021 is relatively small, the number of persons in distress being rescued continues to rise. The IMRF continues to advocate action at the international level to address this ongoing situation and to defend the fundamental principles of maritime search and rescue, as well as the humanitarian principle of non-refoulement implicit in the SAR principle of delivery of anyone in distress to a ‘place of safety’.

9) COMMUNICATIONS

The IMRF continued to contract Navigate PR to provide 44 hours per month of communications support. Navigate PR generously continued to provide 50% of the contracted hours on a pro bono basis. The focus of communications activity during 2021 continued to be on online activities, social media and the IMRF’s internal and membership communications, rather than on external trade/shipping media relations and press releases.

During 2021, the IMRF increased the number of its social media followers by 16% from 2020, as follows:

2020 2021*
Facebook followers 5,015 5,400
Twitter followers 756 884
Linkedin followers 660 1192

*as of 30 Dec 2021

The IMRF membership newsletter, The SAR HUB , continues to be widely welcomed and well received by the members. At 31 December 2021, the newsletter had a regular readership of 829 (a mixture of individuals and member organisation contact points). The increased social media activity, together with the regular publication of The SAR Hub contributed to a 140% increase in website traffic in 2021, compared to 2020.

In 2021 the IMRF held a series of monthly webinars on a variety of SAR topics, using a platform provided gratis by Navigate PR. These online events feature up to six speakers with slides, videos and panel discussions. Accessible all around the world, the webinars have enabled members, including those from some of the most remote regions to attend online events and engage with the organisation and industry in a cost effective and time efficient manner.

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In each case, the webinar was recorded and the replay video posted on the IMRF website, so that it could be watched again or shared with colleagues at a time more convenient for those in other time zones. Similarly, the ‘chat log’ from each webinar (where attendees offer advice, share experience and ask questions) was also retained and posted online, with any unanswered questions followed up.

The WebinarJam platform was also used for the Lifeboat Crew Exchange online events (on 22 and 23 September) and the European Regional Meeting (on 14 October). The recordings of these webinars attracted 301 (Crew Exchange) and 307 (ERM) further views respectively.

The use of webinars and other online channels continued to be exceptionally valuable for the IMRF, being a cost-effective and efficient way of communicating with the widest cross-section of members. It has increased member engagement exponentially.

FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE IN 2021

Despite the pandemic, over the past 12 months the IMRF has continued to fulfil its obligations to improve global maritime search and rescue and to improve its service both to members and to the wider maritime SAR community.

The Trustees and the Secretariat have continued to bear down on costs, keeping all overheads under review and identifying further cost-savings wherever possible. Travel continued to be severely restricted for all of 2021, because of the pandemic, and all Secretariat and Board meetings were held virtually, further reducing costs.

Bookkeeping and payroll services continue to be provided very effectively by HiClass Accounting.

Ongoing Impact of COVID-19

Income and Project Funding

All expected restricted donations and grants were received on time as planned. Approximately £80k was carried over from the previous financial year for the Global SAR Africa project. The majority of planned projects and training events in Africa had already been completed before COVID-19 restrictions began to be introduced, but key funders agreed to extend the deadlines for projects, trainings and events that were postponed as a result of COVID-19, until COVID-19 restrictions were lifted sufficiently for them to be completed safely, hopefully later this year. The Trustees are satisfied that there is minimal risk to the IMRF’s ability to complete all projects as planned and within the funding available, once the situation permits.

There continued to be an impact on income from sponsorship, as planned events (such as the G5 conference) were postponed. However, it was possible to attract a reduced amount of sponsorship for some online events (eg the IMRF Awards 2021). The reduction in costs associated with holding events online (eg no venue hire, catering etc) meant that the overall impact of a reduction in sponsorship was minimised.

Membership

In 2021, the main source of unrestricted income for IMRF was from membership subscriptions. Although one or two commercial organisations did not renew their membership in 2021, because of the impact of COVID-19 on their businesses, other commercial companies joined as members, as a result of IMRF’s improved outreach to the global SAR community through webinars and online events. We also gained new Full Members for similar reasons.

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Feedback from members on the webinar programme has been overwhelmingly positive, particularly from members. IMRF will be maintaining its online presence once the pandemic is over, as it has proved to be an effective way of keeping in touch with the membership base and supporting the global SAR community, in line with our aims.

This improved online presence, together with a proactive approach to the follow-up of outstanding invoices and management of debtors, has also meant that membership retention rates have improved and led to an increase in membership enquiries from around the globe. The Trustees are therefore happy that the membership base remains strong and is growing.

The IMRF Bookshop

During the year, the IMO changed its policy on shipment of hard copies of books and this, together with the impact of Brexit on customs arrangements has meant that the IMRF online Bookshop now only sells e-books, e-readers and other online products, together with a small number of IMRF’s own SAR books and resources.

As a result, in 2021, the IMRF Bookshop made a total profit of £2,423, 48% less than in the previous year. The Trustees are keeping the impact of these changes on the viability of the Bookshop under review.

Salary Costs

As in most organisations, the biggest regular monthly expense is on staff salaries. Staffing and salary costs have remained stable during this year at around £150k.

The plan to recruit a new London-based Membership Development Officer remains postponed for the foreseeable future, until such time as the Trustees are satisfied that the current healthy financial position has been consolidated further.

Budget

The budget for 2021 was based on stringent assumptions about predicted income and expenditure. The Finance and Resources Sub-Committee continued to monitor performance against budget on a monthly basis, reporting to all Trustees at their regular Board meetings. The Trustees were satisfied that the assumptions underlying the budget were robust enough o cope with any potential risk posed by the ongoing pandemic.

INCOME FOR 2021

In 2021, total (Restricted and Unrestricted) Income was £98k (28%) less than in 2020.

Unrestricted Income

Overall, Unrestricted Income was £43k (18%) less than 2020, for a number of reasons. The changes in the IMO Publications policies, together with the impact of Brexit on customs arrangements, meant that the IMRF Bookshop profits fell by 48%, compared to 2020. In addition, the restrictions on travel and events caused by the pandemic, meant that there was no income from conferences and only a very small amount of income from projects in 2021.

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However, the main source of unrestricted income is from membership subscriptions and in 2021, income from membership was £6k less than in 2020. Although a more systematic enforcement of the membership cancellation policy for members who were in persistent arrears with their subscriptions meant that a number of memberships were terminated, this was offset by the number of new member organisations joining the IMRF during the year, as a result of the strength of the IMRF’s online offer to members.

Restricted Income

In 2021, Restricted Income was £55k (50%) less than in 2020, largely because – as a result of the pandemic - the International Maritime Organization funded no new physical events in Africa.

Restricted donations from IMRF members were £3.5k (6%) less than in 2020.

EXPENDITURE IN 2021

In 2021, total Expenditure was £93k (27%) less than in 2020.

The main reason for this is the impact of the pandemic on IMRF activities in Africa, which were severely curtailed in 2021. Expenditure on organising physical meetings and conferences elsewhere in 2021 was once again nil (as in 2020).

In addition, all IMRF Board meetings in 2021 were conducted online and there were no APRC Board meetings in China for the same reason, so Trustee Expenses were nil (as in 2020).

Net Income 2021

Taking all the above into account, net income for the year was £10k (compared to £15k for 2020).

Reserves

As a result of the continued controls on expenditure, a more robust approach to debtor management and member donations, IMRF has ended 2021 with a positive unrestricted balance of £116k.

Going forward, the Trustees have agreed another stringent budget for 2022 and will continue to monitor financial performance closely. They are confident that there is sufficient funding in place for all the planned future activity and have taken decisive steps to maintain tight management controls and to further improve the IMRF’s financial stability.

The review of membership being undertaken by the Secretariat at the request of the Trustees was further delayed by the impact of the pandemic. However, the Trustees remain committed to growing and retaining members by improving member services, in order to consolidate the charity’s current positive financial position.

Structure, Governance and Management

The Directors, who are also the Trustees, have overall responsibility for the good governance of the charity. The Trustees are elected for a four-year period of office by the member organisations at the Quadrennial General Meeting (QGM), which usually takes place in conjunction with the World Maritime Rescue Congress. The most recent QGM was held in June 2019 in Vancouver, Canada and the next one will take place in the Netherlands in June 2023. The day-to-day administration and management of the organisation is undertaken by the Chief Executive Officer, supported by the staff of the small permanent Secretariat.

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Business Planning

The IMRF usually operates on a quadrennial business planning cycle, which aligns with the four-year term of office of the Board of Trustees. The quadrennial business plan identifies the charitable aims which the organisation seeks to achieve over the period of the plan and these in turn drive the acquisition of the necessary funding and resources.

To maintain developmental continuity and to ensure on-going sustainability, the incoming Board of Trustees approves its business plan, based on a draft plan prepared by the CEO and Secretariat, in consultation with the outgoing Board of Trustees. The four-year plan is normally subjected to a mid-term revision in the second year of the Trustees’ four-year period of tenure, and during the year the Trustees agreed a revised strategy looking ahead to 2025. This was published in September 2021, as part of a new look Annual Report.

Monitoring Progress

Progress against the Business Plan is reported to the Trustees and reviewed at meetings of the Board. Member organisations and donors receive regular updates on project progress through the regular newsletters and through the updated IMRF website.

Funding the operations of the Charity

The charity is primarily supported by membership subscriptions and financial donations from its member organisations, supplemented by external charitable donations. A scaled set of annual membership subscriptions is in place and is kept under review by the Board. The last increase in subscription rates (5%) was on 1 January 2019.

In 2020, several member organisations generously made additional financial contributions in excess of their membership subscriptions. In 2020, significant additional financial contributions were received from the German Maritime Search and Rescue Service (DGzRS), the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) and the China Rescue and Salvage Bureau (CRS).

Some member organisations also provide in-kind support or resources, to facilitate the operation or implement the objectives of the charity and CRS continued to support the staff and running costs of the Asia-Pacific Regional Centre (APRC) in Shanghai.

Fundraising

Though the member organisations provide the majority of the IMRF’s core funding through their membership subscriptions, additional funds are required to allow the IMRF to fully implement its goals. The Head of Fundraising and Projects is responsible for raising these additional funds and, in 2021, we received funding from a governmental organisation (via the International Maritime Organization) to develop an online e-learning platform, as well as sponsorship for the virtual IMRF Awards from a number of corporate supporters.

Looking ahead, the IMRF will need to continue to grow its pool of potential supporters and continue to ensure that its projects remain attractive to funders. One of the key challenges remains raising unrestricted funds. The work of the IMRF is still currently not very well-known outside of the maritime SAR sector and, consequently, has a very small donor base. However, the Trustees remain keen to explore new avenues and are considering how best to capitalise on the new ways of working necessarily developed during the pandemic.

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Reserves policy

The IMRF Reserves policy requires that an amount equivalent to six to eight months of core operating expenditure should be held as a financial reserve. Currently, approximately £30,000 is being held in an HSBC Business Money Market savings account for this purpose. The Trustees are currently reviewing the Reserves Policy, with a view to increasing the amount held in this account as soon as it is financially prudent to do so.

Risk assessment

The Trustees have assessed the major risks to which the charity is exposed, in particular those relating to its operations, financial management and good governance, including risk to reputation, and those deriving from the impact of COVID-19. They are satisfied that sufficient policies and control measures are in place to manage exposure to any such risks. The monitoring of financial and other risks is one of the responsibilities of the Finance and Resources Sub-Committee, which reports back to the Trustees at each Board meeting.

The annual report was approved by the trustees of the charity on 15 September 2022 and signed on its behalf by:

......................................... Mr Dean Lawrence, Chairman Trustee

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Statement of Trustees' Responsibilities

The trustees (who are also the directors of International Maritime Rescue Federation for the purposes of company law) are responsible for preparing the trustees' report and the financial statements in accordance with the United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice) and applicable law and regulations.

Company law requires the trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year. Under company law the trustees must not approve the financial statements unless they are satisfied that they give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable company and of its incoming resources and application of resources, including its income and expenditure, for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the trustees are required to:

The trustees are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that are sufficient to show and explain the charitable company's transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charitable company and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charitable company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

Approved by the trustees of the charity on 15 September 2022 and signed on its behalf by:

......................................... Mr Dean Lawrence, Chairman Trustee

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Independent Examiner's Report to the trustees of International Maritime Rescue Federation

I report on the accounts of the charity for the year ended 31 December 2021 which are set out on pages 14 to 31 .

Responsibilities and basis of report

As the charity’s trustees of the Company (and also its directors for the purposes of company law) you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 (‘the 2006 Act’).

Having satisfied myself that the accounts of the Company are not required to be audited under Part 16 of the 2006 Act and are eligible for independent examination, I report in respect of my examination of your charity’s accounts as carried out under section 145 of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the 2011 Act’). In carrying out my examination I have followed the Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5) (b) of the 2011 Act.

Independent examiner’s statement

Since the Company’s gross income exceeded £250,000 your examiner must be a member of a body listed in section 145 of the 2011 Act. I confirm that I am qualified to undertake the examination because I a member of the ICAEW and ACCA, which are listed bodies.

I have completed my examination. I confirm that no matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe:

  1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the Company as required by section 386 of the 2006 Act; or

  2. the accounts do not accord with those records; or

  3. the accounts do not comply with the accounting requirements of section 396 of the 2006 Act 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; or

  4. the accounts have not been prepared in accordance with the methods and principles of the Statement of Recommended Practice for accounting and reporting by charities [applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102)].

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.

...................................... Anne-Marie Gates PFK Francis Clark Towngate House 2-8 Parkstone Road Poole Dorset BH15 2PW

21 September 2022

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Statement of Financial Activities for the Year Ended 31 December 2021 (Including Income and Expenditure Account)

Note
Income and Endowments from:
Donations and legacies
2
Charitable activities
3
Investment income
4
Total income
Expenditure on:
Charitable activities
5
Total expenditure
Net income/(expenditure)
Net movement in funds
Reconciliation of funds
Total funds brought forward
Total funds carried forward
14
Unrestricted
funds
£
191,218
7,971
3
199,192
(164,721)
(164,721)
34,471
34,471
81,959
116,430
Restricted
funds
£
55,686
-
-
55,686
(80,023)
(80,023)
(24,337)
(24,337)
82,638
58,301
Total
2021
£
246,904
7,971
3
254,878
(244,744)
(244,744)
10,134
10,134
164,597
174,731

The notes on pages 18 to 31 form an integral part of these financial statements. Page 14

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Statement of Financial Activities for the Year Ended 31 December 2021 (Including Income and Expenditure Account)

Note
Income and Endowments from:
Donations and legacies
2
Charitable activities
3
Investment income
4
Total income
Expenditure on:
Charitable activities
5
Total expenditure
Net income/(expenditure)
Net movement in funds
Reconciliation of funds
Total funds brought forward
Total funds carried forward
14
Unrestricted
funds
£
214,970
26,877
53
241,900
(199,355)
(199,355)
42,545
42,545
39,414
81,959
Restricted
funds
£
110,660
-
-
110,660
(138,251)
(138,251)
(27,591)
(27,591)
110,229
82,638
Total
2020
£
325,630
26,877
53
352,560
(337,606)
(337,606)
14,954
14,954
149,643
164,597

All of the charity's activities derive from continuing operations during the above two periods. The funds breakdown for 2020 is shown in note 14.

The notes on pages 18 to 31 form an integral part of these financial statements. Page 15

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(Registration number: 04852596) Balance Sheet as at 31 December 2021

Note
Fixed assets
Tangible assets
10
Current assets
Debtors
11
Cash at bank and in hand
Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year
12
Net current assets
Net assets
Funds of the charity:
Restricted income funds
Restricted funds
Unrestricted income funds
Unrestricted funds
Total funds
14
2021
£
1,155
23,045
248,453
271,498
(97,922)
173,576
174,731
58,301
116,430
174,731
2020
£
361
7,787
225,129
232,916
(68,680)
164,236
164,597
82,638
81,959
164,597

For the financial year ending 31 December 2021 the charity was entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.

Directors' responsibilities:

These accounts have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime.

The financial statements on pages 14 to 31 were approved by the trustees, and authorised for issue on 15 September 2022 and signed on their behalf by:

.........................................

Mr Dean Lawrence, Chairman Trustee

The notes on pages 18 to 31 form an integral part of these financial statements. Page 16

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Statement of Cash Flows for the Year Ended 31 December 2021

Note
Cash flows from operating activities
Net cash income
Adjustments to cash flows from non-cash items
Depreciation
Investment income
4
Loss on disposal of tangible fixed assets
Working capital adjustments
(Increase)/decrease in debtors
11
Increase/(decrease) in creditors
12
Increase/(decrease) in deferred income
Net cash flows from operating activities
Cash flows from investing activities
Interest receivable and similar income
4
Purchase of tangible fixed assets
10
Net cash flows from investing activities
Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents at 1 January
Cash and cash equivalents at 31 December
2021
£
10,134
307
(3)
64
10,502
(15,258)
6,278
22,964
24,486
3
(1,165)
(1,162)
23,324
225,129
248,453
2020
£
14,954
665
(53)
94
15,660
17,210
(76,550)
(10,270)
(53,950)
53
-
53
(53,897)
279,026
225,129

All of the cash flows are derived from continuing operations during the above two periods.

The notes on pages 18 to 31 form an integral part of these financial statements. Page 17

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Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2021

1 Accounting policies

Summary of significant accounting policies and key accounting estimates

The principal accounting policies applied in the preparation of these financial statements are set out below. These policies have been consistently applied to all the years presented, unless otherwise stated.

Statement of compliance

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2015) - (Charities SORP (FRS 102)), the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102). They also comply with the Companies Act 2006 and Charities Act 2011.

Basis of preparation

International Maritime Rescue Federation is a registered charity, registration number 1100883, company number 04852596, registered in the United Kingdom. The address of the charity is given in the reference and administrative details on page 1 of these financial statements. The nature of the charity’s operations and principal activities are described in the Trustees annual report.

The charity constitutes a public benefit entity as defined by FRS 102.

The financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis under the historical cost convention, modified to include certain items at fair value. The financial statements are prepared in Pound sterling which is the functional currency of the charity and rounded to the nearest £.

Going concern

The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis. As explained in the Trustees report the board have considered the uncertainty relating to the coronavirus pandemic and the impact on the charity’s operations and finances in the short to medium term. In the opinion of the board, the charity has sufficient working capital to continue to meet its financial obligations and pay its liabilities as they fall due for the foreseeable future and therefore the financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis. The board have considered the level of funds held and the expected level of income and expenditure for 12 months from authorising these financial statements. The budgeted income and expenditure is sufficient for the charity to be able to continue as a going concern.

Income and endowments

Voluntary income (including donations, gifts, legacies and grants that provide core funding or are of a general nature) is recognised when the Charity has entitlement to the income, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount can be measured with sufficient reliability.

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Donations and membership income

Donations are recognised when the charity has been notified in writing of both the amount and settlement date. In the event that a donation is subject to conditions that require a level of performance by the charity before the charity is entitled to the funds, the income is deferred and not recognised until either those conditions are fully met, or the fulfilment of those conditions is wholly within the control of the charity and it is probable that these conditions will be fulfilled in the reporting period.

Membership income is accounted for on an accruals basis and included in the financial year to which it relates.

Grants receivable

Grants are recognised when the charity has an entitlement to the funds and any conditions linked to the grants have been met. Where performance conditions are attached to the grant and are yet to be met, the income is recognised as a liability and included on the balance sheet as deferred income to be released.

Government grants

Government grants are recognised based on the accrual model. Grants relating to revenue are recognised in income over the period in which the related costs are recognised.

Deferred income

Deferred income represents amounts received for future periods and is released to incoming resources in the period for which, it has been received. Such income is only deferred when:

Expenditure

All expenditure is recognised once there is a legal or constructive obligation to that expenditure, it is probable settlement is required and the amount can be measured reliably. All costs are allocated to the applicable expenditure heading that aggregate similar costs to that category. Where costs cannot be directly attributed to particular headings they have been allocated on a basis consistent with the use of resources, with central staff costs allocated on the basis of time spent, and depreciation charges allocated on the portion of the asset’s use. Other support costs are allocated based on the spread of staff costs.

Charitable activities

Charitable expenditure comprises those costs incurred by the charity in the delivery of its activities and services for its beneficiaries. It includes both costs that can be allocated directly to such activities and those costs of an indirect nature necessary to support them.

Governance costs

These include the costs attributable to the charity’s compliance with constitutional and statutory requirements, including audit, strategic management and trustees’s meetings and reimbursed expenses.

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Taxation

The charity is considered to pass the tests set out in Paragraph 1 Schedule 6 of the Finance Act 2010 and therefore it meets the definition of a charitable company for UK corporation tax purposes. Accordingly, the charity is potentially exempt from taxation in respect of income or capital gains received within categories covered by Chapter 3 Part 11 of the Corporation Tax Act 2010 or Section 256 of the Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992, to the extent that such income or gains are applied exclusively to charitable purposes.

Tangible fixed assets

Individual fixed assets are initially recorded at cost, less any subsequent accumulated depreciation and subsequent accumulated impairment losses.

Depreciation and amortisation

Depreciation is provided on tangible fixed assets so as to write off the cost or valuation, less any estimated residual value, over their expected useful economic life as follows:

Asset class Depreciation method and rate
Computer equipment 33% straight line basis
Office equipment 15% straight line basis
Database 33% straight line basis

Trade debtors

Trade debtors are amounts due from customers for merchandise sold or services performed in the ordinary course of business.

Trade debtors are recognised initially at the transaction price. They are subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method, less provision for impairment. A provision for the impairment of trade debtors is established when there is objective evidence that the charity will not be able to collect all amounts due according to the original terms of the receivables.

Cash and cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents comprise cash on hand and call deposits, and other short-term highly liquid investments that are readily convertible to a known amount of cash and are subject to an insignificant risk of change in value.

Trade creditors

Trade creditors are obligations to pay for goods or services that have been acquired in the ordinary course of business from suppliers. Accounts payable are classified as current liabilities if the charity does not have an unconditional right, at the end of the reporting period, to defer settlement of the creditor for at least twelve months after the reporting date. If there is an unconditional right to defer settlement for at least twelve months after the reporting date, they are presented as non-current liabilities.

Trade creditors are recognised initially at the transaction price and subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method.

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Foreign exchange

Transactions in foreign currencies are recorded at the rate of exchange at the date of the transaction. Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies at the balance sheet date are reported at the rates of exchange prevailing at that date.

Fund structure

Unrestricted income funds are general funds that are available for use at the trustees' discretion in furtherance of the objectives of the charity.

Restricted income funds are those donated for use in a particular area or for specific purposes, the use of which is restricted to that area or purpose.

Pensions and other post retirement obligations

A defined contribution plan is a pension plan under which fixed contributions are paid into a pension fund and the company has no legal or constructive obligation to pay further contributions even if the fund does not hold sufficient assets to pay all employees the benefits relating to employee service in the current and prior periods.

Contributions to defined contribution plans are recognised as employee benefit expense when they are due. If contribution payments exceed the contribution due for service, the excess is recognised as a prepayment.

2 Income from donations and legacies

Donations and legacies;
Donations received
Grants, including capital grants;
Government grants
Member income
Unrestricted
funds
£
55,521
-
135,697
191,218
Restricted
funds
£
14,533
-
41,153
55,686
Total
2021
£
70,054
-
176,850
246,904
Total
2020
£
137,296
5,311
183,023
325,630

3 Income from charitable activities

Sales of purchased goods
Other Income
Unrestricted
funds
General
£
6,871
1,100
7,971
Total
2021
£
6,871
1,100
7,971
Total
2020
£
-
8,499
8,499

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4 Investment income

Interest receivable and similar income;
Interest receivable on bank deposits
5
Expenditure on charitable activities
Cost of goods sold
Employment costs
Establishment costs
Computer expenses
Printing, postage and stationery
Membership support
Foreign currency (gain) / loss
Depreciation of tangible fixed assets
Loss on disposal of tangible fixed assets
Travelling and meeting costs
Office expenses
Sundry and other costs
Conference costs
Legal, professional and consultancy costs
Governance and support costs (see below)
Bank charges
Unrestricted
funds
General
£
3
Total
2021
£
3
Total
2021
£
4,448
153,839
2,401
6,414
795
13,854
8,767
307
64
543
2,531
62
-
46,309
3,405
1,005
244,744
Total
2020
£
53
Total
2020
£
13,805
136,398
2,690
7,062
2,685
117,994
(3,068)
675
94
612
3,456
241
15
48,517
3,909
2,521
337,606

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6 Analysis of governance and support costs

Independent Examiner’s remuneration Total
2021
£
3,405
3,405
Total
2020
£
3,909
3,909

7 Net incoming/outgoing resources

Net incoming resources for the year include:
Loss on disposal of tangible fixed assets
Depreciation of fixed assets
Foreign currency losses/(gains)
Independent examiners fee
2021
£
64
307
8,767
3,405
2020
£
94
675
(3,068)
3,909

8 Trustees remuneration and expenses

No trustees, nor any persons connected with them, have received any remuneration from the charity during the year.

No trustees have received any reimbursed expenses or any other benefits from the charity during the year.

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9 Staff costs

The aggregate payroll costs were as follows:

The aggregate payroll costs were as follows:
Staff costs during the year were:
Wages and salaries
Social security costs
Pension costs
2021
£
139,757
11,479
2,603
153,839
2020
£
125,160
8,545
2,693
136,398

The monthly average number of persons (including senior management team) employed by the charity during the year was as follows:

2021 2020
No No
Charitable activities 3 3

No employee received emoluments of more than £60,000 during the prior year.

The number of employees whose emoluments fell within the following bands was:

£80,001 - £90,000 2021
No
1

The total employee benefits of the key management personnel of the charity were £81,597 (2020 - £56,331).

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10 Tangible fixed assets

Cost
At 1 January 2021
Additions
Disposals
At 31 December 2021
Depreciation
At 1 January 2021
Charge for the year
Eliminated on disposals
At 31 December 2021
Net book value
At 31 December 2021
At 31 December 2020
11 Debtors
Trade debtors
Prepayments
VAT recoverable
12 Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
Trade creditors
Other taxation and social security
Other creditors
Accruals
Deferred income
Computer
equipment
£
5,130
1,165
(126)
6,169
18,679
307
(62)
18,924
(12,755)
(13,549)
Computer
equipment
£
5,130
1,165
(126)
6,169
18,679
307
(62)
18,924
(12,755)
(13,549)
Office
equipment
and database
£
13,910
-
-
13,910
-
-
-
-
13,910
13,910
2021
£
14,369
7,057
1,619
23,045
2021
£
36
8,278
519
5,397
83,692
97,922
Office
equipment
and database
£
13,910
-
-
13,910
-
-
-
-
13,910
13,910
2021
£
14,369
7,057
1,619
23,045
2021
£
36
8,278
519
5,397
83,692
97,922
Total
£
19,040
1,165
(126)
20,079
18,679
307
(62)
18,924
1,155
361
2020
£
142
5,933
1,712
13,910
-
-
-
-
13,910
13,910
2021
£
14,369
7,057
1,619
23,045
2021
£
36
8,278
519
5,397
83,692
97,922
7,787
2020
£
3,766
-
486
3,700
60,728
68,680

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13 Pension and other schemes

Defined contribution pension scheme

The charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme. The pension cost charge for the year represents contributions payable by the charity to the scheme and amounted to £2,603 (2020 - £2,693). Contributions totalling £486 (2019: £nil) were payable to the scheme at the end of the year and are included in creditors.

14 Funds

Unrestricted funds
General
Unrestricted
Restricted funds
Crew Exchange programme
RNLI Fundraising Fund
Donations from CRS for APRC
expenses
Africa Training 2019
Africa survey for IMO
UK P&I for SME2 and MRO
Library
#WomanInSAR
IMRF Search and Rescue
(SAR) Pandemic
Preparedness Project
Total restricted funds
Total funds
Balance at 1
January 2021
£
81,959
1,289
(3,133)
20,130
16,863
5,499
1,263
30,727
10,000
82,638
164,597
Incoming
resources
£
199,192
-
45,103
10,583
-
-
-
-
-
55,686
254,878
Resources
expended
£
(164,721)
5
(41,970)
(165)
292
(431)
(27)
(30,727)
(7,000)
(80,023)
(244,744)
Balance at 31
December
2021
£
116,430
1,294
-
30,548
17,155
5,068
1,236
-
3,000
58,301
174,731

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Unrestricted funds
General
Unrestricted
Restricted
Crew Exchange programme
RNLI Fundraising Fund
Donations from CRS for APRC
expenses
Africa Training 2019
Africa survey for IMO
UK P&I for SME2 and MRO
Library
#WomanInSAR
IMRF Search and Rescue
(SAR) Pandemic
Preparedness Project
Total restricted funds
Total funds
Balance at 1
January 2020
£
39,414
1,289
-
10,331
77,773
10,789
1,230
8,817
-
110,229
149,643
Incoming
resources
£
241,900
-
42,347
9,799
26,514
-
-
22,000
10,000
110,660
352,560
Resources
expended
£
(199,355)
-
(45,480)
-
(87,424)
(5,290)
33
(90)
-
(138,251)
(337,606)
Balance at 31
December
2020
£
81,959
1,289
(3,133)
20,130
16,863
5,499
1,263
30,727
10,000
82,638
164,597

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The specific purposes for which the funds are to be applied are as follows:

Trustee Expenses

A restricted amount provided each year by our major donor DGzRS to allow trustees' not funded by their own organisation to travel to the trustee meetings.

Crew Exchange programme

Funding specifically for the Crew Exchange Programme.

IMRF Awards Fund

Sponsorship of the IMRF Awards.

RNLI Fundraising Fund

Donation from RNLI for fundraising activities to help to improve the diversity of funding.

Donation from CRS for APRC expenses

Donation from CRS to cover travel costs relating to APRC activities It is very difficult to transfer funds out of China and this fund was created to help alleviate those difficulties.

Africia Training 2018 & 2019

Funding provided by a Foundation, to assist with the implementation of the IMO Global SAR Development Plan in Africa.

Africia Survey for IMO

Funding by the IMO for a survey on the status of SAR in Africa as part of the IMO Global SAR Development Plan.

UK P&I for SME2 and MRO Library

Funding from the UK P&I Club for the further development of the IMRF Mass Rescue Operations course and to provide financial assistance for two attendees in need of support to participate in the second mass rescue operations subject matter expert course.

#WomenInSAR

Funding provided towards the Women In SAR initiative. This includes funding from Trinity House, a UK-based maritime charity.

IMRF Search and Rescue (SAR) Pandemic Prepardness Project

Funding provided by Lloyd’s Register Foundation for the production and promotion of pandemic preparedness guidance for SAR organisations.

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15 Analysis of net assets between funds

Tangible fixed assets
Current assets
Current liabilities
Total net assets
Unrestricted
funds
General
£
1,155
213,197
(97,922)
116,430
Restricted
funds
£
-
58,301
-
58,301
Total funds
at 31
December
2021
£
1,155
271,498
(97,922)
174,731

16 Related party transactions

Related party transactions

During the year, the Charity made the following related party transactions:

IMRF Asia Pacific Centre (APRC)

IMRF Asia Pacific Centre (APRC) is a related entity as IMRF has the power to appoint two of the

five directors and must approve the annual budget and activities of the APRC. One of the Trustees of

the IMRF is also a Board Member of the APRC.

During the year IMRF there were no payment or refunds (2020: £Nil refunded) from China Rescue and Salvage Bureau to the APRC. The balance due from APRC at the year-end was £Nil (2020: £Nil).

Member organisations

Much of the charitable functions in pursuit of the charity's objectives have been carried out using funding, facilities and resources received, on a pro bono basis, from IMRF member organisations:

China Rescue and Salvage Bureau (CRS)

German Maritime Search and Rescue Service (DGzRS)

Ocean fisheries Department, Royal Kingdom of Morocco

Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI)

IMRF Trustee Relationships

China Rescue and Salvage Bureau (CRS)

China Rescue and Salvage Bureau is related as one of the Trustees is an employee of this entity.

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CRS paid a membership fee of £3,700 (2020: £3,700). They also made an additional financial donation of £21,168 (2020: £17,460) to IMRF. At the Balance Sheet date the amount due from China Rescue and Salvage Bureau was £Nil (2020: £Nil)

German Maritime Search and Rescue Service (DGzRS)

German Maritime Search and Rescue Service (DGzRS) is related as one of the IMRF Trustees is also the Finance Director of this entity.

DGzRS paid a membership fee of £3,700 (2020: £3,700) and made donations of £18,041 (2020: £17,716) to IMRF. At the Balance Sheet date, the amount due from German Maritime Search and Rescue Service (DGzRS) was £Nil (2020: £Nil).

Gesellschaft fuer maritimes Notfallmanagement

Gesellschaft fuer maritimes Notfallmanagement is related as one of the IMRF Trustees is also the Finance Director of this entity.

Gesellschaft fuer maritimes Notfallmanagement paid a membership fee of £1,110 (2020: £1,110

during the year. At the Balance Sheet date, the amount due Gesellschaft fuer maritimes Notfallmanagement was £nil (2020 - £Nil).

Ministry of Agriculture and Ocean Fisheries, Morocco

Ministry of Agriculture and Ocean Fisheries, Morocco is related as one of the IMRF Trustees is also an employee of this entity.

Ministry of Agriculture and Ocean Fisheries, Morocco paid a membership fee of £1,700 (2020: £1,700) during the year. At the Balance Sheet date, the amount due from Ministry of Agriculture and Ocean Fisheries, Morocco was £Nil (2020 - £Nil).

Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI)

Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) is related as one of the IMRF trustees is also an employee of this entity.

RNLI paid a membership fee of £3,700 (2020: £3,700) and made donations of £40,000 (2020:

£44,290) to IMRF during the year. RNLI allow IMRF to use their headquarters in Poole as a registered

office. At the Balance Sheet date, the amount due from Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) was £Nil (2020 - £Nil).

The Royal New Zealand Coastguard Inc. (CNZ)

The Royal New Zealand Coastguard Inc. is related as one of the IMRF Trustees is also a Board Member of this entity.

CNZ paid a membership fee of £3,700 (2020:£3,700) and made a donation of £4,994 to IMRF during the year. At the Balance Sheet date, the amount due from The Royal New Zealand Coastguard Inc. (CNZ) was £Nil (2020 - £Nil).

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Swedish Sea Rescue Society (SSRS)

Swedish Sea Rescue Society (SSRS) is related as one of the IMRF Trustees is also the CEO of this entity.

SSRS paid a membership fee of £3,700 (2020: £3,700). At the Balance Sheet date, the amount due from Swedish Sea Rescue Society (SSRS) was £Nil (2020 - £Nil).

Honorary Maritime Lifeboat Association (ADES )

(Asociacion Honoraria de Salvamentos Maritimos Y Fluviales)

Honorary Maritime Lifeboat Association (ADES) is related, as one of the IMRF Trustees is also the President of this entity.

Honorary Maritime Lifeboat Association (ADES) paid a membership fee of £370 (2020: £370). At the Balance Sheet date, the amount due from the Honorary Maritime Lifeboat Association (ADES) was £Nil (2020 £Nil).

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