Nottinghamshire Search and Rescue Team (Registered charity, number 1152175) Financial ststements for the year ended 31 March 2024 Page Contents Trustees, annual report Independent examinerfs report Receipts & payments account Statement of assets & liabilities Notes to the accounts capLUS COMMUNI IY ALCOUNIING Nottinghamshire Search and Rescue Team Trustees, annual report for the year ended 31 March 2024 Full name Nottinghamshire Search and Rescue Team Other name5 by which the charity is known NSART Registered charity number 1152175 Principal address Ransom Hall South, Ransom Wood Business Park, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, NG21 OHJ Trustees Paul Heslop, from 1310712023 Kery Newcombe, from 1310712023 Joanna Scott, from 1510612023 Paul Maloney, from 1210612023 Stewart Philpott, from 121C612023 Duncan Mccondach, Communrty Offi￿r, until 151CE12023 Teren￿ Smith Caroline Mccondach, Training Officer. until 0810212024 Dianne Smith, until 151CE12023 Committee members Jo Scott, Chaiman Paul Heslop, Vice Chairman Stewart Philpott, Secretary Paul Maloney, Treasurer Phillip Abbiss, Membership Officer Kerry Newcombe, Training OffI￿r Philip Gadd, Team Representative Mel Ryan - Team Representative Independent examiner John O'Brien, employ* of Community Accounting Plus, Units 1 & 2. North West, 41 Talbot Street, Nottingham, NG15GL. Governance and management The charity is operated urKler the rules of rts constitution adopted 26 March 2013 and most recently amended 4 August 2016. Objectives and activities To protect and preserve good health and lrfe by the provision of volunteers and volunteer search d(>3S to assist organisations involved in the search and rescue of missing persons. To advan￿ the education of the public in all matters relating to lowland search and rescue. Draft Nottinghamshire Search and Rescue Team Our highly trained volunteers worfi alongside Nottinghamshire Poli￿ to search for, locate and rescue missing vulnerable people in the community. Public benefit statement The Trustees confirm that they have complied with the duty in section 17 of the Charities Act 2011 to have due regard to thÉ Charity Commission's general guidance on public benefrt, 'Chanties arKJ Public Benefrt,. Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit We are available 365 days a year, 24 hours a day. We search for vulnerable missing people such as the elderly, dementia sufferers, despondent, children and anyone deemed to be at risk. Summary of the main achievements during the period We have attended several callouts to search for vulnerable missing people - both in Nottinghamshire and surrounding counties. Our members have also participated in fundraising activities including the provision of event first aid cover. Financial review During the financial year we focussed on increasing our reserves following the impact of Govid on fundraising. The financial risks we fa￿ are replacement costs of vehicles and key equipment, should they require decommisioning. The charity's policy on reserves We hold a separate account for reserves. Periodically, funds over this balance are transferred to the separate reserves account. Rèserves are required for the following four main reasons.. (a) saving for a Pe￿nanent premises", (b) vehicle replacement COSts; (c) covering day to day expenses to meet cashfiow challenges and" (d) to cover unexpected charrtable income loss. In addition in 2022 we introdU￿d a 3 year operational costs reserve to ensure that should an event like Covid hit again we have reserves to remain operational at a minimum level. Signed on behalf of the charitvs trustees: Signed Jo Scott, Trustee Date s.01, Independent examine￿5 report to the trustees of Nottinghamshire Search and Rescue Team for the year ended 31 March 2024 I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of Nottinghamshire Search and Rescue Team (the charity) for the year ended 31 March 2024. Responsibilities and basis of report As the trustees of the charity you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ('the Act,). I report in respect of my examination of the char[t￿S accounts Ca￿led out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charty Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. Independent examinef s statement 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 that in any material respect. 1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the tharity as required by section 130 of the Act" or 2. the accounts do not accord with those records. I have no concems and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Signed John O'Brien Sc, FCIE Employee of Communrty Accounting Plus Date 2910112025 Nottinghamshire Search and Rescue Team Receipts & payments account for the year ended 31 March 2024 2023 Totsl 2024 Total UnrestrKted ReStr￿ted Funds Funds Fun( Funds Receipts Bank interest Grants & dorkqtions FurKJraisirrfJ First aid evert SurKlry re￿IPtS LkThform & kit VAT refLnl Sale of donated Total receipts 63 15246 409 13511 1337 210 307 1851 2449 8000 28074 409 13511 1337 210 307 1851 2449 8000 28074 1104 1254 18551 Payments Bank C￿rgeS Computer expenses Delivery Equipmerrt Fees FurKJraisir¥J costs I nsurance K￿la & general d0t￿r￿ Membersh"ps & SLbscriptions Motor & travel Rent s￿lJries TelepfK)r TrainirvJ VAT Total payments 62 10 20 72 440 167 1754 2897 2838 13531 1414 10 20 72 440 167 1754 2897 2838 13531 1414 420 1727 1570 834 1478 1414 682 377 350 2439 20124 365 105 1614 25577 365 1970 1614 27442 1865 1865 (1573) Net receiptsl(payments) 25820 Cash furvjs at start of this period 24247 Cash funds at end of this pertod 2497 22382 24879 (1865) 1865 632 24247 24879 Nottinghamshire Search and Rescue Team Statement of assets and liabilities at 31 March 2024 2023 2024 Cash assets Bark accoLrts 24247 24247 24879 24879 Oth•r monotary assots Debtors- VAT reCo￿rable Prepayments 2439 1694 4133 3746 3746 Liabiliti•s Creditors - IrKJeperKJert eyamiThgtion fee 528 (528) 588 588 Assets retained for the chaiity's own uso (At Cost) Mitsubislu. (Ma￿Jer BU16￿, Math2024 EqLipment tools Radios army associated accessories DrDrEs x 4 Laptops Radios x4 iPads x3 TrErmal imagirg (xmeras Generator MO￿tta1n Bikes x4 Trail)￿ marikn"n Mascot Mercedes Sprinter gifted to NSART by Al￿r￿k 2012 Trailer gifted by NottirKJhamstrwre Poli Portacabin gifted by Notb'roligm City Transport 11128 8490 3374 9211 3265 1613 1317 1057 101g 1000 851 500 42825 These financial statements are accepted on behalf of the charity by: Signed Jo Scott, Trust Nottinghamshire Search and Rescue Team Notes to the accounts for the year ended 31 March 2024 1. Receipts & payments accounts Receipts and payments accounts Contain a summary of money re￿iVed and money spent during the period and a list of assets and liabilities at the end of the period. Usually, cash received and cash spent will include transactions through bank accounts and Gash in hand. 2. Grants & donations T￿al Groundwork UK (Tesco Grant) Robin Fbod Lottery CAF 702 387 230 225 200 3000 100 540 1125 1050 600 702 387 230 225 2￿ 30CX) Masor Moxie Business Space Barrat kbmes Papplewick Village Hall Beeston AC Rasselbock First Aid National Trust First Aid Kirkby In Ashfield Ridiro Club First Aid Jason Ra￿1811 Nottinghamstmre Anaconja First Aid Nottingtsm UniiErsity Hospital First AKI Rasselbock RLnning Chetwynd Barracks Natior£l Tntst 540 1125 1050 600 180 360 4175 158 420 13511 180 360 4175 158 420 13511 3. Funds analysis OpnÈng Recep￿ (PayTr£nts) balance Closing balance Restricted funds CO-OP - Traintr c￿0P Local cOrrr￿nity Fund - Mental Vvellbeing 210 1654 1864 {210) 1654 1864) Unrestricted funds General 22383 22383 28073 24879 25577 28073 24879 25577 Draft Nottinghamshire Search and Rescue Team The specific purposes for which the funds are to be applied are as follows: CO-OP - Training: To support the building of a Drone Team within NSART, by purchasing equipment, training personnel. To support the training of volunteers to national standards. CO-OP Local Community Fund - Mental Wellbeing - In order to continue our vrtal work searching for vulnerable missing people, we want to be able to invest in maintaining and advancing our team's skills and the equipment we use. We rely on lffe saving specialist equipment to search for, rescue and recover vulnerable missing people including drones, mountain bikes, radios. thermal imaging cameras, stretchers and other first aid and medical kit. This all needs to be maintained, insured and repairedlreplaced or upgraded. We need to train our volunteers to nationally recognised starKlards in the specialist skills needed. 4. Prepayments Membership fee Motor & travel expenses 177 803 i• Insurance Annual li￿n 1800 3746 5. Trustees, remuneration Trustees received no expenses. remuneration or benefits in this period. 6. Glossary of tem Creditors: These are amounts owed by the charity, but not paid during the accounting period. Debtors: These are amounts owed to the charity, but not received in the accounting period. Prepayments: These are ServI￿S that the charity has paid for in advan￿, but not used during the accounting period. Restricted funds: These are funds given to the charity, subject to specific restrictions set by the (lonor, but still wrthin the general objects of the charity.