## **Trustees' Annual Report for the period**
Period start date Period end date
**From** 1 January 2021 **To** 31 Dec 2021
## Section A Reference and administration details
**Charity name** United Kingdom Rescue Organisation **Other names charity is known by** UKRO **Registered charity number (if any)** 1166883 **Charity's principal address** Surrey Fire & Rescue Service HQ 11 Woodhatch Road, Cockshot Hill, Reigate, Surrey **Postcode** RH2 8EF
## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**
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**year **|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
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## **Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)** N/A
**Name Dates acted if not for whole year**
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## **Section B Structure, governance and management**
## **Description of the charity’s trusts**
Constitution
Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) CIO - Foundation How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company) Appointed by Trustees Trustee selection methods (eg. appointed by, elected by)
## **Additional governance issues (Optional information)**
You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant, about:
• policies and procedures adopted for the induction and Training resources have been provided to the Trustees. training of trustees; UKRO has 7 trustees - a Chair, Vice Chair and 5 Directors who head up • the charity’s organisational the charity’s organisational each of our directorates:
- the charity’s organisational the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
1. Corporate Services; 2. Education & Development;
3. Global;
4. Operations; and
5. Organisational Development, Marketing & Communications. UKRO is a member of the World Rescue Organisation and Fire Aid; and has a partnership with the Institute of Fire Engineers.
- relationship with any related UKRO is a member of the World Rescue Organisation and Fire Aid; and
- parties; has a partnership with the Institute of Fire Engineers.
- • trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system N/A and procedures to manage them. UKRO has a risk register which is reviewed 4 times a year.
**TAR**
March **2012**
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## **Section C Objectives and activities**
- (a) Support the advancement of professional rescue in UK fire and rescue services and other rescue services through a range of activities and products, all of which serve the needs of the rescue community in its widest sense, from service providers, suppliers, researchers and training organisations.
**Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document**
- (b) Promote the protection and preservation of human life by developing and promoting best practice in rescue extrication and recovery techniques.
- (c) Advance the education of the rescue services in the UK and overseas by providing training and experience in rescue extrication and recovery techniques.
- (d) Advance the education of the public in rescue extrication and recovery techniques.
- (e) Advance the education of the public in road and community safety matters.
**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)**
From 16 -18 September 2021, UKRO, in partnership with Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service, held the 2021 Festival of Rescue. The event included 23 extrication teams, 22 trauma teams, 9 water teams, 8 rope rescue and 4 USAR teams. The WRO Chair was our special guest and a water team from Luxembourg took part. At the 2021 Challenge, UKRO provided two extrication workshops (Vehicle relocation & Electric vehicles), two medical workshops (clearing spinal injuries and a secondary survey), one rope workshop, and one water workshop. Tyne and Wear Fire Service also provided input on Lithium-Ion Batteries. UKRO launched its new business plan A new website was developed to offer new user engagement to site. UKRO Academy obtained IFE approved status UKRO developed an extrication competency framework to support National Operational Guidance UKRO is supporting the research on the risks liked to Lithium-Ion Battery The UKRO Global Directorate continues its work and support of a number of international partners, including Ukraine, Serbia, Ghana, Romania, Moldova and Georgia. In addition, work to develop new projects in Nepal and Hungary are ongoing. International travel as a result of the pandemic has seen significant curtailment of in country development, however ongoing remote support has continued over 2020 and 2021. In 2022, the UKRO Global team anticipate a move to nearer normal activity with a number of projects planning for in country work. In 2021 a meeting of all UKRO International Development project managers took place as part of a refresh of our international work and to establish clear areas of work and priority for 2022/23. The UKRO Global section in the new UKRO Website will be updated to include existing and new projects as international travel and recovery within countries sees an increase in international development work.
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March **2012**
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**Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)**
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You **may choose** to include further statements, where relevant, about:
- policy on grant making;
- policy programme related investment;
- contribution made by volunteers.
## Section D Achievements and performance
**Summary of the main** These are detailed in Section 6 above. **achievements of the charity during the year**
## **Section E Financial review**
We have a policy of maintaining a working balance of £30,000.
**Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves Details of any funds materially** N/A **in deficit**
**TAR**
March **2012**
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## **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);
Our main source of income is the entry fees from the National Challenge supplemented by income from our Academy subscriptions, provision of services and sponsorship.
• how expenditure has supported the key objectives UKRO makes a contribution to the Host for each National Challenge to of the charity; stage the event. Volunteers are paid expenses when not provided by their Fire and Rescue Service or come from outside the fire sector to • investment policy and undertake assessing and global work; and for visiting the Host to discuss and develop the National Challenge.
- investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.
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## **Section F Other optional information**
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## **Section G Declaration**
**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.**
## **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees**
**Signature(s) Full name(s)** Neil Odin Guy Goodman **Position (eg Secretary, Chair,** Trustee **etc)**[Trustee ] **Date** 11 October 2022
**TAR**
March **2012**
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## **UNITED KINGDOM RESCUE ORGANISATION**
## **STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS**
|**Income**
Entry Fees
Workshop Fees
E Learning
Sponsorship
IT Services
Approved Training Provider
Services
Misc (balancing item)
Total Income
**Expenditure**
Audit
Bank & Credit Charges
Equipment
Expenses
Hosting Fee
Insurance
IT Costs
Leaver's Gifts
Misc
Services
Total Expenditure
Excess of income over expenditure
**Assets**
**Current Assets**
Cash at Bank
HMRC - VAT due
C
**Current Liabilities**
Fees received in Advance
**Net Assets**
**Represented By:**
UKRO Reserves b/f
Excess of income over expenditure in
year|**2020**
-
-
4,500.00
-
150.00
-
-
14.39
4,664.39
133.05
17.55
120.06
300.62
-
3,225.32
425.83
-
14.38
-
4,236.81
427.58
58,398.84
18.00
58,416.84
- 4,265.02
- 4,265.02
54,151.82
53,724.24
427.58
54,151.82|**2021**
45,209.94
140.06
3,250.00
9,166.67
180.00
2,400.00
4,000.00
-|
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|||64,346.67
136.04
300.74
597.63
9,106.58
30,000.00
4,666.93
521.91
64.13
500.00
2,000.00|
|||47,893.96|
|||16,452.71|
|||72,448.06
4,821.49|
|||77,269.55
- 6,665.02|
|||- 6,665.02|
|||70,604.53|
|||54,151.82
16,452.71|
|||70,604.53|
I certify this is a true and fair view of the statement of accounts for the period 1 January to 31 December 2021 and the position at 31 December 2021
Alison Kearney CPFA 12 February 2022
## **Approved by the Trustees and signed on their behalf on 27 March 2022 by:**
Trustee: Neil Odin
Trustee: Guy Goodman
## **UNITED KINGDOM RESCUE ORGANISATION**
## **STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS**
|**Income**
Entry Fees
Workshop Fees
E Learning
Sponsorship
IT Services
Approved Training Provider
Services
Misc (balancing item)
Total Income
**Expenditure**
Audit
Bank & Credit Charges
Equipment
Expenses
Hosting Fee
Insurance
IT Costs
Leaver's Gifts
Misc
Services
Total Expenditure
Excess of income over expenditure
**Assets**
**Current Assets**
Cash at Bank
HMRC - VAT due
C
**Current Liabilities**
Fees received in Advance
**Net Assets**
**Represented By:**
UKRO Reserves b/f
Excess of income over expenditure in
year|**2020**
-
-
4,500.00
-
150.00
-
-
14.39
4,664.39
133.05
17.55
120.06
300.62
-
3,225.32
425.83
-
14.38
-
4,236.81
427.58
58,398.84
18.00
58,416.84
- 4,265.02
- 4,265.02
54,151.82
53,724.24
427.58
54,151.82|**2021**
45,209.94
140.06
3,250.00
9,166.67
180.00
2,400.00
4,000.00
-|
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|||64,346.67
136.04
300.74
597.63
9,106.58
30,000.00
4,666.93
521.91
64.13
500.00
2,000.00|
|||47,893.96|
|||16,452.71|
|||72,448.06
4,821.49|
|||77,269.55
- 6,665.02|
|||- 6,665.02|
|||70,604.53|
|||54,151.82
16,452.71|
|||70,604.53|
I certify this is a true and fair view of the statement of accounts for the period 1 January to 31 December 2021 and the position at 31 December 2021
Alison Kearney CPFA 12 February 2022
## **Approved by the Trustees and signed on their behalf on 27 March 2022 by:**
Trustee: Neil Odin
Trustee: Guy Goodman