2020-12-31-accounts

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Description ofthe charity's trusts
	Type ofgoverning document	Constitution adopted 22 Jan 2014 (and amended 5Oct 2056,27 Feb 2020)
	How the charity is constituted	Trust
	Trustee selection methods	Trustees are elected or re-elected by the members of attending the Annual General Meeting (AGM), or can	the charity be appointed by
		existing Trustees (with member ratification at following	AGM)
Additional governance issues (Optional information)
You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:		Trustees Induction and Training Prospective Trustees are given papers that include guidance on trusteeship and the verification checks that the Charity will undertake. All Trustees are required to declare that they are eligible under Charity
~	poiicies and procedures	Commission guidelines and can pass the HMRC fit and proper persons
	adopted for the induction and	test.
	training oftrustees;	Trustees operate collectively and support each other.	Training is made
~	the charity's organisational	available through external organisations ifrequired.
	structure and any wider network with which the charity	Organisation
	works;	Governance
	relationship with any related parties; trustees' consideration of	SSCBBis led by the Board ofTrustees who ensure that the charity delivers its aims. The Board ofTrustees has overall responsibility for governing the charity's strategy, policy, management, finances and monitoring its performance.
	major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.	Trustees meet as required, normally every 2 months, to discuss matters of strategy, policy and procedure.
		Management and Running ofthe Charity
		Management ofthe charity operations is by functional	teams oftrained
		volunteers: these are non-hierarchical but have ultimate accountability		to
		the Board.
		All members (Trustees, Area Leads, riders, controllers,	fundraisers,
		speakers, trainers, assessors and bike managers) are	volunteers and give
		their time freely receiving no remuneration or other benefit from their work
		with the charity.
		Area meetings to which all members are invited are held monthly and are
		run across the three counties ofShropshire, Staffordshire and Cheshire
		led by Area Leaders.

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						cover all requisite		roles and activities.
						Many volunteers		have	trained	in multiple	roles (Rider, Controller,
						Speaker,	Fundraiser)		which serves to strengthen				and support a very	flat
You may		choose		to	indude	operational	structure.
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Summary ofthe main achievements ofthe charity			Sixyears ofsignificant growth has been followed in 2020 by a year of overall consolidation with growth in specific areas.
during the	year		When the pandemic became a reality in early 2020,SSCBBtrustees met
			and agreed to maintain and even expand our core service whilst
			suspending all group meetings, talks, fundraising and other face toface
			activities. We were fortunately able to draw on our financial reserves and
			were confident we could continue to provide our vital service even with
			much reduced fundraising. The trustees were really proud ofthe way
			members rapidly adapted to the changing circumstances throughout the
			year and ensured that our service 'never missed a beat*.
			We initially saw a reduction in demand for some work as hospitals
			cancelled elective surgeries, but workload soon increased with new
			services coming on stream to support the NHS in battling the virus. For
			example, we began making urgent deliveries ofPPE to remote surgeries
			and care homes, medical devices and medicines direct to patient homes,
			pulse oxlmeters to care homes, Covid 19swab samples for analysis and
			even Wi-Fi enabled tablets to allow remote consultations.
			Compared to2019our mileage increased by 22% and jobs by 15%.Fleet
			maintenance was kept to its usual high standard and we continued to
			replace bikes as they neared the end oftheir service life with five new
			ones joining the fleet. This was all possible due to the continued
			dedication ofour volunteers who excelled themselves in maintaining 24-
			hour cover throughout the pandemic, as well as all ofthe vital
			background services and continued engagement with customers and
			supporters.
			ln common with other charities our fundraising was severely impacted
			with funds raised in 2020 being only 56%ofthe previous year. However,
			the reserves we had established over the years ensured our service was
			never under threat. We are especially grateful to loyal supporters who
			continued to contribute in 2020 and to new donors who have been
			inspired by the service we provide.