2021-05-31-accounts - North West 4x4 Response

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Trustees' Annual Report for the period

Period start date Period end date Day Month Year Day Month Year From 4th 28th June October 2019 2020 To 23rd 15th October November 2020 2021

Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name Northwest 4x4 Response Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any) 1164332 Charity's principal address Office 119 , Liscard Business Centre, The Old School

188 Liscard Road, Wallasey Merseyside Postcode CH44 5TN

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee(if any)
Cosi Doerfel Hill		09/09/2019 - Present	Committee
Stephen James Macfarlane		21/11/2020 - Present	Committee
PhilipJohn Thompson	Chair	21/11/2020 - Present	Committee
Kath Francis Podmore		21/11/2020 - Present	Committee
Matt Watson		13/1/2022 - Present	Committee

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Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees) Name Dates acted if not for whole year

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

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Type of adviser Name Address	Type of adviser Name Address	Type of adviser Name Address




Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

Constitution Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) CIO - Association How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company) Elected – Provision for subsequent appointment of non-committee Trustee selection methods trustees (eg. appointed by, elected by)

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

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You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:

policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
relationship with any related parties;

The CIO is autonomous but is guided in national policy by the umbrella organisation of 4x4 Response UK.

Trustees communicated by way of instant messaging facilities and dedicated online area solely for the trustees of the charity and online meetings due to Covid.

Committee trustees are entitled to any and all discussions and potential conflicts and risks discussed in detail.
Non-committee trustees may also submit any other possible concerns and risks to be discussed again in detail to ensure the right discission/direction is taken for the good of the group.
trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.

Section C Objectives and activities

Providing logistical support to the emergency and essential services in adverse weather conditions

Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document

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We provide support to the emergency services and their associated bodies, and to charities and other voluntary groups, by providing trained personnel, vehicles and equipment in situations of adverse weather or of logistical problems necessitating the use of four-wheel-drive vehicles.

Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

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At North West 4x4 Response we are dedicated to training our members, covering off-road driving, first aid and water safety; all to nationally certified standards.

We have a dedicated events team which can assist with a range of logistical and support needs for events, from car parking and traction assistance.

You may choose to include We specialise in dealing with adverse weather conditions including snow, further statements, where ice and flooding. relevant, about:

policy on grant making;
policy programme related investment;
contribution made by volunteers.

Section D Achievements and performance

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Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year

During storm Christoph we were deployed with many of our user body's The Trustees’ have been working closely with the Operational and other charity's that needed our help. Committee to ensure that everything runs smoothly in accordance with the Constitution and Charity Commission rulings.

We were deployed with Chorley Constabulary to block off dangerous roads that had been hit by snow and ice. It’s made quite a difference to have a good working relationship with the Operational Committee that has enabled us to make a During adverse weather conditions we helped the NHS nurses get to difference to our members and the deployments and events their patents to give them palliative care. we have attended this year.

We also helped Cheshire Fire & Rescue with moving members of the Although over the last 18 months, Covid-19 has hampered our public out of there flooded homes to somewhere safe. fundraising and some of our other activities, the group has always been available to help people when needed. It was a great relief to be able to restart our involvement with charity fundraising activities once again.

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Section E Financial review

The charity holds a small reserve fund in order to reimburse fuel claims in Brief statement of the a timely manner. charity’s policy on reserves

Details of any funds materially None in deficit

Further financial review details (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant about:

the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);

Principal income in the past year has come from the reimbursement of costs from various deployments.

Storm Christoph 2021
how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.

Section F Other optional information

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Due to covid we haven’t been able to fund raise as much due to events being cancelled.

Section G Declaration

The Trustees Declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity trustees

Signature(s) Full Name(s) Kath Francis Podmore

Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) Trustee Date 3/02/2021 17/03/2022

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Charity Name NorthWest 4x4 Response

Receipts and payments acco

Period start date

For the period from

To 28/10/2020

Section A Receipts and payments Unrestricted

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Unrestricted Restricted Endowment
to the nearest funds funds funds
to the nearest £ to the nearest £
£
A1 Receipts
Shop 5,211 - -
Membership 876 - -
Donations 5,362 - -
Deployments 4,853 - -
Paypal 0 - -
- - -
- - -
- - -
Sub total (Gross income for AR) 16,303 - -
(see table).
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- - -
Sub total - - -
Total receipts 16,303 - -
A3 Payments
Uniform 2,819 - -
Equipment 5,050 - -
Mileage 6,230 - -
Bank Charges 82 - -
Refunds 4,224 - -
Insurance 313 - -
Expenses - - -
- -
- - -
Sub total [ 18,718 ] - -
A4 Asset and investment
- - -
- - -
Sub total [ - ] - -
Total payments [ 18,718 ] - -
Net of receipts/(payments) [- 2,415 ] - -
A5 Transfers between funds - - -
A6 Cash funds last year end - - -
Cash funds this year end [- 2,415 ] - -
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CCXX R1 accounts (SS)

03/17/2022

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at	Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at	the end of t
Categories	Details	Unrestricted
B1 Cash funds	Cash in Bank *Total cash funds*	to nearest £ 7,981 - - 7,981
	(agree balances with receipts and payments account(s))	Agreement Error
		Unrestricted
		funds
B2 Other monetary assets B3 Investment assets B4 Assets retained for the	Details Details Details Broadnet and EEsims	to nearest £ - - - - - - Unrestricted funds Fund to which asset belongs Fund to which asset belongs
charity’s own use	Response Trailer #1 Flood Suits & PPE First Aid Kit Response Tailer #2 UHF Radios Details	Unrestricted funds Unrestricted funds Unrestricted funds Unrestricted funds Unrestricted funds Fund to which

B5 Liabilities

CCXX R2 accounts (SS)

03/17/2022

Signed by one or two trustees on behalf

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Signature Print N
Kath Pod
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CCXX R3 accounts (SS)

03/17/2022

o (if any) 164332 ounts CC16a Period end date 15/11/2021

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Total funds Last year
to the nearest £ to the nearest £
5,211 -
876 -
5,362 -
4,853 -
0 -
- -
- -
- -
16,303 -
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- -
16,303 -
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2,819 -
5,050 -
6,230 -
82 -
4,224 -
313 -
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- -
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18,718 -
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- -
18,718 -
- 2,415 -
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- -
- 2,415 -
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CCXX R4 accounts (SS)

03/17/2022

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he period
Restricted Endowment
to nearest £ to nearest £
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Restricted Endowment
funds funds
to nearest £ to nearest £
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- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
Current value
Cost (optional)
(optional)
- -
- -
- -
- -
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Current value
Cost (optional)
(optional)
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3,648
1,500 -
3,456 -
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- -
65 -
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- -
Amount due When due
-
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CCXX R5 accounts (SS)

03/17/2022

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Date of
Name
approval
dmore 14/03/2022
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CCXX R6 accounts (SS)

03/17/2022