2021-03-31-accounts - Berkshire Search & Rescue Dogs

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Summary	ofthe purposes	ofthe purposes	1) Protect and preserve good health and life and alleviate	1) Protect and preserve good health and life and alleviate
the charity as set out		in its	suffering by the provision ofvolunteer search dogs to	assist
governing	document		organisations involved in the search and rescue of missing
			persons, whether they are believed to be alive or deceased.
			2)Advance the education of the public in all matters relating
			to general dog welfare and search and rescue.
			3)Assist in the saving of life and alleviation ofsuffering	in the
			event of an emergency by assisting the statutory emergency
			services
Summary	ofthe main		With the help ofthe donations and grants received we	have
activities	in relation to those		been able to provide resources for searches when required.
purposes	for the public		This last financial year has seen us use donations to help
benefit, in particular,		the	provide the relevant PPE kit for team members to help	protect
activities,	projects or	services	themselves and the people we are searching for
identified	in t.he accounts.
Statement	confirming		The three trustees ofthe charity have read the "Public
whether the trustees		have	benefit: rules for charities" document provide by the
had regard to the guidance			government.
issued by	the Charity
Commission on public
benefit

Achievements and Pe	rformance	rformance
Summary of the main	When called upon to help with searching for missing		persons
achievements ofthe charity,	we have been able	to provide the police with confidence that
identifying the difference the	the missing person	has either or not been in located	in the
charity's work has made to	search areas.
the circumstances of iis	We have also been	able to provide team members	to help
beneficiaries and any wider	with administration	at COVID vaccine centres and administer
benefits to society as a	vaccines.
whole.

		supply chain	due to the pandemic.
Statement explaining the		We aim to hold reserves ofF10,000which would			cover the
policy for holding reserves		basic running	costs ofthe team for	a year.
statin wh the are held
Amount of reserves held		f10,000
Reasons for holding zero		N/A
reserves
Details of fund materially	in	N/A
deficit
Explanation of any		N/A
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern
Structure, Governance		and Management
Type of governing document		Constitution
How is the charity		Unincorporated
constituted?
Trustee selection methods		The trustee	role ofchair, secretary	and treasurer	are voted
including details of any		upon each year at the AGM with all		full members	being able
constitutional provisions e.g.		to stand for	any ofthe roles
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees

Charit	name			Berkshire Search and Rescue Do s
Other name the charit			uses	BSARD
Re istered charit		number		1102479
Charity's	principal	address		5 North Road
				Moulsford
				Oxon
				OX109JJ

ofthe charity tr	ustees who manage	the charity
Trustee name	Office (ifany)	Dates acted ifnot forwhole ear	Name ofperson (or body) entitled to a oint trustee ifan
Jon Bromley	Chair		Full team members
Ro Facer	Secretary		Full team members
Paul Pink	Treasurer		Full team members