COMPANY REGISTRATION NUMBER.- 07301187 CHARITY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 1137974 Woodhead Mountain Rescue Team Company Limited by Guarantee Unaudited Financial Statements 31 December 2023 ALLEN, WEST AND FOSTER Chartered accountants Omega Court 364-366 Cemetery Road Sheffield S118FT Woodhead Mountain Rescue Team Company Limited by Guarantae Financial Statements Year ended 31 December 2023 Page Trustees, annual report Ilncorporalbng the dlreclorfs reporti Independent examinerfs report lo the trustees Stalem8nl of financial aGtiviti'es (including income and expenditure account) Statement of financl81 p0s￿on Note8 to Ihe financial st8lemenls Woodhead Mountain Rescue Team Company Limited by Guarantee Tru8te8s' Annual Report {Incorporatlng Ihe Directovs Report) Year ended 31 December 2023 The Irust88s. who are also the directors for the purposes ol company law, present their report and Ihe unaudited financial slalements of thè thanty for the year ended 31 Deceffjber 2023. R•leronc• and adm1n18tra￿v* detai18 R•gl•ter•d ¢h•rbty nam• Woodhead Mounlaln Rescue Team Charlty rgglstratlon number 1137974 Company regljtrntlon nurnb•r 07301187 Princip•l offl¢• •nd r•gl•ter*d 2 Hepsh&w Farm offlc• Bedding Edge Road Hepworth Holmfirth HD9 1TP The truite•• NJAddy P Aldous B D Gregory D Haffenden G N Horwood S C Mason M l Mellor C D Sissons J S Smlth K Wakeley C Whyloy Mr S Rippon Mi l Usher IResignod 6 March 20231 {Resigned 6 March 20231 IRasign8d 17 October 20231 (Reslgned 5 March 20241 (Resigned 5 March 20241 (Appointed 5 Maieh 20241 (Appointed 6 Maich 20231 (Appointed 6 March 20231 Ind•p•nd•nt •xaffl5Mr Mr S D Allen FCCA ACA Omèg8 Court 364-366 Cemetery Road Sheffield S118FT Woodhead Mountain Rescue Team Company Llmited by Guarantee Trustee8' Annual Report (Incorporating the Directorfs Report) (continu￿) Year ended 31 December 2023 Structurn. govgrnanc• and management The charity originally r8gislered as a charity on 25th October 1977 wllh charity number 506831. The cornpany was incorporated as a private limited company on 151 July 2010. The company was registered as 8 charity on 13th September 2010 with charity number 1137974. On the 1 January 2011 all 3s5e15 Iran51erred lo the incorporalad charity numbeT 1137S74. The ¢harity is a ¢omp8ny limited by guarantee. The governing document lor thè charity is the Artides of Association which were adopted on the 1st Oclober 2010. None ol the trustee$ has any benelicS81 interest in th& company. The le8m18 managerl by al least 5 truslee$ Ilypically 8} who are collectively responsible for the operational and non-¢peralional 8Ctivilies of the team. Broadly the leam leader 15 responsible for op&r8tional a¢livilies and the chairman is responsiblè for non. operational activities. The Iruslees 8cknowledge their re8ponsibiliti&s for idonlifying 8nd disc105ing transactions with related parbes. However, no exlernal relat8d parties have been identified and none of the Iruslees receive remuneration or other benefits. Tho Irusleès have assessed the major risks to which th& chafily is exposed and are satisfied that 8y81ems are in place lo miligale exposure lo the rnaior risks. Oblectlve• •nd 4CtIv5￿eo Th8 objectiv88 01 Woodhead Mountain Rescue Te8m are 'relieve suffering and distress amongst perstsns endangered by accidents or natural hazards prlmarily in upland and mountainous areas, by assisting the police and the Peak Dislricl Mountain Rescue Organisation. The team is on8 017 Mountain Rescue Teams based in the Peak Oislricl. Woodhead Mountain Rescue Team IWMRTI operales within the UK'S Peak District Nalional Park as well as the rural areas ol South Yorkshire from our headquarters based near HtkY*VOrth. The tearn h88 0 $8cond8ry location al Penislone Ambulance Slation which 18 Used lo store 2 vehicles and the teams water a$8el8. Whilst we prim8rSly work lor South Yorkshirg Police & Yorkshire Ambulance S8IViC8 we 8re also caled lo assist Derbyshire Conslabulary and Wesl Yorkshire Police. We also work Iroquenlly wllh the Yorkshire Air Ambulance and HM Coa$lguard Se8r¢h and Rescue Helicopter. Many ol th8 incidents th81 the team deal with have 1xwr￿d whil81 people have been partaking in 8 v8nely of outdoor activities., walking, climbing, fefi runnin9, mountain biking, horse riding. We also assist the police in incidents where our skills can be utlllsed in morè rural locations. Th8s8 predomlnanlly involve searching for vulnerable people Ihal have gone missing lor various raasons and wh08e disappearance ha$ c8u$ed concem. WMRT members have also been invglved in 8everal flood re8cue Incidents over the yeArs. Sheifield 2007, Cumbrla 2015, York 2015 and the Todbrook Dam incident al Whaley Bridge in 2019. Addillonally, we have assisted South Yorkshire rèsiden15 when the roads have been problornalic lor the professional emergency services due to snow. As with all other UK mountain rescue teams. the (eam 15 made up enlirely of volunt8ers who come from all walks of life and give up their lirne Ireely. We have 47 opèrational mtrmber8 on the call out lisl plus additional members and 5UPPOrters prowding oth&r roles. Some ol our members also work for the full-lirne emergency service$ and hgallh aulhorilies. Currently within our ranks ther8 arg doctors, paramedics, nurses and lire-fighlgrs. About 8 quarter of our rnembers are specially Iiained and equipped lo provide a Swift water rescue section. We also have one Mouniain Rescue Search Dfra England IMRSDE} handler with a gr8deL18eareh dog who will be deploye¢J to inadertts with other teams anywhere in thè country if their services are required. Team mambèis train on a regular basis to refresh and Improve on old skills as well as leaming [￿W ones. These include advanc8d first aidlcasualty ¢aTe, rope rescue, search techniques, r8dio procedure. water Safely, slrelchef handlin9, pquipmenl farniliarisalion and equipment maintan8ncè. Woodhead Mountain Rescue Team Company Limited by Guarantee Trustees, Annual Report (Incorporatlng the Director's Report) f¢onllnu•¢ll Year ended 31 December 2023 Obl•¢t1￿* and •¢tiviU•8 fcofttlnu¢dJ Apart from b8ing able lo reclaim VAT, WMRT receives no central fundlng from govemmenl and we rety entirely on donations and grants lo r8i$e the rnoney we need to run the team. All funds raised ale used lo improve the serwce we offer lo the public by investin9 in replacement medleal consumables, equiprnenl mainlenancè and renewal, training and &quipment for members. running ouf 3 vehicles,. as well as planning for 8 secure financial future lor the team. The majority ol funds are raise¢J through the hard Wofk of team mèmbars 8nd our valued supporters group, who have been 8S8151ing us since 2014. The Trustees of Woodhead Mountain Rescue Team have regard lo the Commisslon's public benefit guidancè Lègal requirement.. ensuring they'have regard, lo the Cornmission's public benefit guidance 'when exer¢i$ing any powers or duties to which the guidance Is relevant,. Trustees are aware of the guidanca, they have taken il into account when making a decision lo which the guidanc8 is rèl8vanl. if they have decidgd lo depart Irom the guidance they have good reasons lor doing so. Stratsgl¢ r•port The following S￿lOnG for achievements and performance and fingncial revigw form the 81raleglc report of the charity. Achl•v•ments and p•rfornianc• Team leadors report The exlsling team leader 13 nol seeking re-election in 2024, a8 he will have cornpleled 13 years as team leader. A replacement team leader h88 volunleèr8d and will be taking on the t8gm leader role from the AGM. Incld•nt• Between 5th March 2023 and Slh March 2024 we have 78 incidents recorded on 04H. This ¢ompares with 68 incidents during the same reporting pefiod last year, showing yel another busy year lor the team. MOM￿rnhIp The new recruit inlake is progressin9 well, with most new recruits now on tho calloul 1581 and providlng a well needed boost to attend8nce at ¢alloul8. Attendance Attendance al callouts and training remalns a challenge for the team, and other teams in thè Pèak. We have a smaller team than many other teams in the region. Our altandance in lems ol percentage of membership Is on a par with, or slightly above othèr 198m8. however our smaller pool of resource has meant that numbers on the ground have beon low al Ilmes. New recruilmenl is addressing this somewh81 and this will r8rnain a challenge lor Ihe team going forwards. Supportern We would like lo thank as ever our team of supporters who continue lo work away on lundraising events, supporl team events such as Trigger and continue lo provide a vital support lo the team. with Sorne members b8ginning lo undertake an operation support role also. Wg really are very fortunate as a team lo hgvg such a fanlaglic team of supporters of the team. Th• year ahead The Trustees sel 8 number of priorities for the 2023 year relating lo work streams led by the different officers ol the Team. Woodhead Mountain Rescue Team Company Limited by Guarantee Trustees. Annual Report (Incorporating the Dlrectorfs Report) (coniiftua Year ended 31 December 2023 Achi•v•m•nts and p•rfomianc• fcontlftu•dJ Bu¥lne¥• Sy8t•m8 Developlng the role ol the Specific Oata Officer In 0￿ration of the Teams Business Syst8rns induding, D4H, Teams. Microsoft Exchange. and Sarcall and the integration betsyeen these Systems includinu roll out of 2 part authent￿ation lor increase(I security of the teams data. Radlo Communlcatlon Sy8tem& Improvement to the Teams radio communication syslerns continued wrth expanslan of thè regional Repeater Nets¥ork, upgrade ol lirmware ori the digital radios and 8tand8rdisallon ol the model of radi05 used by g&neral learn mernber8. Further development ol the Teams irnplemenled Zèllo gateway took plgce with Stand alone dèvices for some controllers. T•am Ho•dqu•rtsr• and 8arn Refurbishment ol the Teams He8dquarter5 ha5 continued lo ensure cornpliance with Modern Fir• and Health and Safely Slandards and lo b91tef meet the Equipment storage neèds of the Team. Continued maintenance of the barn look place lo maintain opportunities for incorng ggneration for th& Team Irom the facility. G￿ater Overview of thè use of thg use of Ihe Pgnlslone Ambulance Slalion and Leisuro Genlrg9 Garagos for vehicle 8torage was brought into the Buildings officef5 rernil. Vehlc A programme ol eonlinued maintenance of Ihe Teams 3 Vehicle8 has been maintained with minor fit out irnprovemen15 to ensure they continu• lo mèèt the teams requirernents. A continuad review of Ihg condition and longer terrn maintenance f&quiremenls of ￿obile 1 took place with the delermin81ion that il 16 Still the most cost effaclive optson lo retain il wilhin the vehicle fleol. Mgdlc•l The team ran another suc￿$s1u1 Casually Care Course thi5 y8ar wilh Taarn members qualifylng. Th886 members add lo thosè Casualty Carers 81111 qualified within Ihe taam and enable us lo maintain excellent Casualty Care al incidents. Supportor• group The team have an a¢lN& Supporters group with support of a dèsignated Supporters Officer who provide significant assistance lo the team. Thi6 support has trAdition81ty included, Fundraising Support, Assistance al chÈckpoinls and logistical support lo events, welfare support on callouts, operational support with data and control Systems. The supporters group have been a significant benefit lo our team with continued support being off8fed during the 2023 year, in¢luding the use of the developed ski118 of som8 membèrs lo 8881st with adminislralive rolls ducing callout, and a numb8f ol Supporters group members developing their skils whi¢tt enabled them lo take part in this years Train8es co-hort working lo be becoming Hill going team member$. Woodhead Mountain Rescue Team Company Limited by Guarantee Trustees. Annual Report (Incorporating the Dlrectorfs Report) {conllnuedl Year ended 31 December 2023 Achlovwn•nts •nd porfomian¢o (¢OAllftu•dJ Manag•m•nt arrangements In 2021 the team adoptèd a number of measures lo improve practice when officers leave a p05t, change ro185 or are unable to carry out the dulle8 ol their post for any period, a nurnber of improvements have baan introduead. During 2022 Ihese were fully &mbedded in th8 tgams processes with the Chalr Designate appoinled as Chair at the 2023 AGM. Following this success a similar roll of Team Leader Oe6ignal8 was adopted with nomlnalion and Electlon al thè 2023 AGM of a Team Leader Designate to ensure olfeclive Ir8nsilion of the Team L8adership Roll as the ourrenl Team L8adtr stands down In 2024. Flnanclal rovlew The results for the year endèd 3151 Dacember 2023 are summariBed in the statement ol financial 8cliwlie8 on page 7. The tharily ha$ rnadg a nel surplus lor the year 01 £20,983 {2022.. £28,937 deficill and has accumulated reserves of £173,35912022.. £152,376). The unreslrfcled lund8 al the year end stood al £154,98S12022.. £127,851), The reulrfcted lund$ al the year end stood al £18,39412022.' £24,525). The Iruslees, annual report and the strat8gi¢ report were approved on 20 Seplemb8r 2024 and 819ned on behalf ol the board of truste89 by,. G N Horwood Tru8199 Woodhead Mountain Rescue Team Company Llmlted by Guarantee Independent Examinor's Report to the Trustees of Woodhead Mountain Rescue Team Year ended 31 December 2023 I report lo the trustees on my examination of the financial statements of Woodhèad Mountain Rescue Team I'lhe charitll lor the year ended 31 December 2023, Respon8lbllltl•8 •nd ba•lJ of report As the trustees of the company land also ils directors for the purposes of company lawl you are responsible for thè preparation ol the financial slalgmenls in accor¢Janc& with th8 requirements of the Companies Acl 20Cfj I'lhe 2006 Act'l. Having satisfied myself that the accounts of the company are not required lo be audited under Part 16 of the 2006 Aci and are eligible lor indèpèndènt examination. I report in respect of my examination of the charity's accounts as carried oul under section 145 of th8 Charities Act 2011 1'lh8 2011 Act'l. In Carrying out my examination I have followed the Direclions givon by the Charity Commission under Section 14515llbl of th8 2011 Act. Indoynd•nt •xamlnerf8 •tatomont I h8Vg completed my examination. l confirm that no mallers havè come lo my attent￿n in Mnnaction wilh the exarninalion giving me Qause lo believo., accountlng records were not kept in ro8PaCt of the charily a8 requlrèd by $8clion 386 01 the 2008 Act.. or the financial stalèmenls do not accord wilh those r8¢ord6', or th¥ financial slalemenls do not Comply with the accounting requirements ol section 398 of the 2006 Act other than any requirement that the accoun13 give 4 'true and Igirf view which Is not matter considere¢ 88 part ol an Independent exomination", or the linancial statements have not been prgpared In accordancè with the methods and PTinciplg8 of the Stalern8nl of Recommended Praclicé for accounting and rgporting by charities applicable lo charities pr8p8ring their ac¢ounis in accordance wilh tho Financial Reporting Standard gppllcablo In thè UK and Republio of Ireland IFRS 102). I have no concèrns and hava comg across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should b& drawn in this report in order lo enable a Pfopar underslanding ol Iho accounts lo be reached. Mr S D Allen FCCA ACA Independent Exarningr Omgga Court 364-366 Cemetery Road Sheffield S118FT Woodhead Mountain Rescue Team Company Llmited by Guarantee Statement of Financial Actlvltles (including income and expenditure account) Year end•d 31 December 2023 2023 Restricted funds Total fund• 2022 Unrestricted funds Total funds Not• Incomo 40)d èndowm•nts Donations and legacies Charilablo gcliwlies Inv8Stm$nl income Other incorne 44,843 5,696 1,337 22,585 44,843 5,896 1,337 22,565 74,441 28.935 8,954 200 Tot•1 In¢om• 74,441 38,089 Exp•ndlturn Expenditure on charitable 4clivllies Totsl exp•ndltu 9,10 47,327 6,131 8,131 53,458 53,458 67,026 67,026 47.327 Net incomg1loxp•ndl￿l•I and n•t mov•m•nt In lund• 27,114 16,1311 20,983 128,9371 R•conclllatlon of lund• Total funds brought fo￿ard Total fund• ¢•rrl•d forward 127,851 24,525 152,376 IB1,313 152,376 154.965 18,394 173,359 Th8 8t81emenl of linancial acllvitie$ includes all gains and loyses recognised in Ihe year. All income and expondilyre derlve from ccnlinuing oclivilie8. Thg not•s on page$ 9 to 15 form part of the￿ fSnanclal statemgnts. Woodhead Mountain Rescue Team Company Llmited by Guarantee ststement of Financial Posltlon 31 December 2023 2023 2022 Not• Flxod a••ets Tangible fix8d Assets 16 27,882 37.150 Curr•nt oi¥ets Debtors C8sh al bank an¢J in hand 17 50 120,781 152,291 152,291 120,831 Crodltor•: amounts lalllng du• wlthln on• y•ar N•t ¢urrnnt 4•10t• 6,794 145,497 173,359 173,359 5,805 115.226 Total as••t• l••• curr•nt li*bilitS•4 1S2.376 152.376 Funds of th• chorfty Restricted lunds Unrestricted lund8 18.394 154.965 24,525 127,851 Total chailty fund• 19 173.359 152,376 For the y8ar endlng 31 Decamber 2023 the charity was entltlod lo ex8mplion from audit under section 477 ol the Companias Ael 2006 rel81ing lo small companiès. Olre¢lors' ro8ponsibili118s.. Th8 member8 have nol requlred the company lo oblain an audit of 118 financial olalgmenls for the year in question in accordance with section 476.. The directors a¢kn¢)wledge their re6ponsibililie6 for complying with thè requirements of lhè Act with respect 10 8¢counling record8 and the preparallon of financial 81alemenl8. These financlal slalements ha￿ been prepared in a¢¢ordance with the prow$ions applScable lo companiès subject lo the small compani88' regirne. Th8sè linancial slalements were approved by the board of Iruslees and aulhorised for Issue on 20 Seplember 2024, and are slgne