| Section D | Achievements and performance |
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| Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year |
This period was the initial start of our charity under the new charity name Stoke Air Ambulance and redirection as we are currently raising funds for a new air ambulance helicopter which will serve Stoke On Trent and the surrounding areas. |
| We currently are on track to deliver this lifesaving, time saving service to | |
| the area in the imminent future which we thank the general public and | |
| donors for their overwhelming and continued support to the project. | |
| A little bit of background into the charity, before Stoke Air Ambulance was | |
| born we had been trading as Helicopter Emergency Service Equipment | |
| since 2015. However, when the concept had been established to provide | |
| Stoke On Trent and surrounding areas with a dedicated air ambulance, it | |
| became clear that Stoke Air Ambulance would exceed the plans of | |
| Helicopter Emergency Service Equipment. Rather than setup a new | |
| charity registration with the charity commission as Stoke Air Ambulance, | |
| we all agreed that it would make sense to keep the existing charity | |
| Helicopter Emergency Service Equipment but make Stoke Air Ambulance | |
| the main charity name given the plans, however keep Helicopter | |
| Emergency Service Equipment as a trading name so the charity can still | |
| continue the work carried out and recognised under Helicopter | |
| Emergency Service Equipment brand. | |
| Although the charity has been established since 2015, Stoke Air | |
| Ambulance is new and given the intentions of growth for the charity, we | |
| recognise that is it important to put the foundations in place first to protect | |
| not just the charity but the donors and the public. This meant spending | |
| some of the funds on legal and professional fees as listed in the report. | |
| We also spent funds on trademarking the brand to secure and protect the | |
| future of Stoke Air Ambulance. We also spent funds on IT to ensure we | |
| comply with GDPR and cyber security. We also spent funds on the | |
| launch event of Stoke Air Ambulance at the Hilton in Stoke On Trent | |
| which was a success in marketing the charity, and establishing who we | |
| are. | |
| The initial planned phase of income derives from support from donors via | |
| direct debit. We recruited a small team of fundraisers to help establish a | |
| presence of Stoke Air Ambulance and help build aregular income into the charity. This achievement has allowed the charity to build a mass of |
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| supporters which at the point of critical mass in the near future will give | |
| usthe accreditation to go to tender with various helicopter suppliers. We also achieved the support from Jason Hill, CEO and Chief Engineer |
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| at Hill Helicopters who has offered to support the charity with a HQ / Air | |
| Base to house Stoke Air Ambulance. Further ongoing conversations will | |
| follow from this in the future as we explore various options at present. | |
| We recognise that as well as fundraising for the new air ambulance, we | |
| can still be proactive in ourwork. We have run various campaigns | |
| throughout this period which has reached out to thousands of people | |
| with our heat stroke/heat exhaustion campaign during summer months, | |
| and our road safety campaigns during autumn and winter months. Both | |
| campaigns are designed to reduce the need for an air ambulance to | |
| attend and improve the overall health of the general public. With heat | |
| stroke / heat exhaustion, particularly with the elderly who may not realise they are dehydrated could lead to collapsing with exhaustion or lead to |
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| further complications such as a heart attack. The next campaign is | |
| designed at making our roads safer by education and making the public | |
| aware ofcurrent road laws and providing driving tips. We had also | |
| installed a defibrillator in a key location with very high footfall in Stoke On Trent continuing some of the work from Helicopter Emergency Service |
| Signature(s) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name(s) | Daniel Moores | ||
| **Position ** | **(eg ** | Secretary, Chair, | Trustee |
| etc) | |||
| Date | 29/04/2024 |
| CHARITY COMMISSION | Stoke Air Ambulance | CIO | 1162611 | |||
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| FOR ENGLAND AND WALES | ||||||
| **Receipts ** | and payments accounts | CC16a | ||||
| For the period from |
7/1/2022 | To | 6/30/2023 | |||
| **Section A Receipts and ** | payments | |||||
| Unrestricted funds |
Restricted funds |
Endowment funds |
Total funds | Last year | ||
| to the nearest £ |
to the nearest £ | to the nearest £ | to the nearest £ | to the nearest £ | ||
| A l Receipts | ||||||
| Fundraising | 54,457 | 54,457 | 17,281 | |||
| S u b fotal(Gross income for AR) | 54,457 | 54,457 | 17,281 | |||
| A2 Asset and investment sales, | ||||||
| (see table). | ||||||
| Loans from connected person | 105 | |||||
| S u b total | 105 | |||||
| Total receipts | 54,457 | 54,457 | 17,386 | |||
| A3 Payments | ||||||
| Fundraising Costs | 10,571 | 10,571 | 1,573 | |||
| Website Development | − | 3,415 | ||||
| Marketing | 6,044 | 6,044 | 816 | |||
| Printing, Postage, Stationery and Computer | ||||||
| Supplies | 704 | 704 | ||||
| Memberships and Licences | 486 | 486 | 50 | |||
| Insurance | 332 | 332 | ||||
| Equipment Leasing/Charges | 3,360 | 3,360 | 1,178 | |||
| Administration | 1,350 | 1,350 | 155 | |||
| Equipment | 799 | 709 | 963 | |||
| Bank charges | 150 | 150 | 47 | |||
| Reimbursements of trustees expenses | 1,132 | 1,132 | 737 | |||
| Employees and Contractors | 29,673 | 29,673 | ||||
| Legal and Professional Fees | 5,347 | 5,347 | ||||
| Accountancy | − | 1,890 | ||||
| S u b total | 59,949 | 59,949 | 10,824 | |||
| A4 Asset and investment | ||||||
| purchases, (see table) | ||||||
| Loan from connected person repaid | 288 | |||||
| S u b total | 288 | |||||
| Total payments | 59,949 | 59,949 | 11,112 | |||
| N e t o f receiptsgpayments) | 5,492 | 5,492 | 6,274 | |||
| A5 Transfers between funds | ||||||
| A6 Cash funds last year end | 6,539 | 6,539 | 265 | |||
| Cash funds this y e a r end | 1,047 | 1,047 | 6,539 |
| Unrestricted | Restricted | Endowment | ||
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| Categories | Details | funds | funds | funds |
| to nearest £ | to nearest £ | to nearest £ | ||
| B 1 Cash funds | Bank Account | 1,047 | ||
| Total cash funds | 1,047 | |||
| (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) |
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| Unrestricted | Restricted | Endowment | ||
| funds | funds | funds | ||
| Details | to nearest£ | to nearest£ | to nearest £ | |
| B 2 Other monetary assets | ||||
| Details | Fund to which asset belongs |
Cost (optional) | Current value (optional) |
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| B 3 Investment assets | ||||
| Details | Fund to which asset belongs |
Cost (optional) | Current value (optional) |
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| B 4 Assets retained for the | Samsung Tablets | 624 | ||
| charity's o w n use | Defibrillator and cabinet | 799 | ||
| IT Equipment | 1,374 | |||
| Details | Fund to which liability relates |
Amount due (optional) |
When due (optional) |
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| B 5 Liabilities | Accountancy Fees | 2,142 | ||
| Professional Fees | 101 | |||
| Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees |
Signature | Name | Date of approval |
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| Daniel | Moores | 4/29/2024 |