## **Trustees' Annual Report for the period** Period start date Period end date **From** 1 Jan 2023 **To** 31 Dec 2023 ## 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** |1
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**to appoint trustee (ifany)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Neil Odin|Chair||| ||GuyGoodman|||| ||Cameron Black|||| ||Dan Quin|Vice Chair||| ||Ian Greenman|||| ||Ian Marritt|||| ||AndyDixon|||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| ## **Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)** N/A **Name Dates acted if not for whole year** **TAR** March **2012** 1 |**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**N/A
**Type of adviser**
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**Address**| |---|---|---| |||| |||| |||| |||| |**Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)**||| |N/A||| N/A ## **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** 2 **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. ## **1. UKRO Challenge 2023** From 14 – 16 September, in partnership with Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue, we held the 2023 Festival of Rescue. The event included 27 extrication teams, 23 trauma teams, 7 water teams, 12 rope rescue. There was a dog demonstration event including a range of working dogs. We also ran a Fire Cadets Casualty Care Challenge with 6 teams attending from around the UK. This event was run in association with the National Fire Chiefs Council (NFCC) UK Fire Cadets. The assessors were provided by the charity, LIVES. We provided Educational workshops in the following subjects: - Post-vehicle collision – Incident involving Lithium-Ion Batteries **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)** - Post-vehicle collision – Vehicle relocation - Trauma care – airway management - Heavy rescue lifting **2. Global work** We supported the World Rescue Organisation in delivering the World Rescue Challenge in Lanzarote (Spain) contribute to the development of rescue standards, assessor standards and challenge concept. ## **3. Organisational development** Throughout 2023 UKRO continued to engage and reach out to new partners to improve the brand and reputation of the charity. This included significant partnership work with the NFCC through the UKRO Academy along with the Institute of Fire Engineers (IFE) offering all UKRO volunteers the opportunity to progress their own continual professional development. Other partnership work included developing a Memorandum of Understanding with the Professional Recovery Operators Federation (PROF) and working with NFCC developing the National Organisational Guidance for the fire sector across the UK. ## **Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)** **TAR** March **2012** 3 N/A 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 C above. **achievements of the charity during the year** ## **Section E Financial review** We have a policy of maintaining a working balance of £30,000 and living **Brief statement of the** within our means each year unless the trustees positively decide to **charity’s policy on reserves** spend from reserves. **Details of any funds materially** N/A **in deficit** ## **Further financial review details (Optional information)** **TAR** March **2012** 4 You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant about: - the charity’s principal Our main source of income is the entry fees from the National Challenge sources of funds (including supplemented by income from the provision of services and sponsorship. any fundraising); - • how expenditure has UKRO makes a contribution to the Host for each National Challenge to - supported the key objectives stage the event. Volunteers are paid expenses when not provided by - of the charity; their Fire and Rescue Service or come from outside the fire sector to undertake assessing and global work; and for visiting the Host to discuss - • investment policy and and develop the National Challenge. objectives including any N/A - ethical investment policy adopted. ## **Section F Other optional information** N/A ## **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, etc)**[Trustee ] Trustee **Date** 25/06/24 25/06/24 **TAR** March **2012** 5 ## **UNITED KINGDOM RESCUE ORGANISATION** ## **STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS** |**Income**
Entry Fees
Workshop Fees
Sponsorship
Approved Training Provider
Services
Ukraine Project
Donations
Misc|**2022**
57,615.02
100.00
4,700.00
1,700.00
7,180.00
11,500.00
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-|**2023**
56,394.47
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2,000.00
3,240.00
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1,318.00
232.16| |---|---|---| |||| |Total Income
**Expenditure**
Expenses
Hosting Fee
Challenge Dinner
Insurance
IT Costs
Volunteer/Leaver's Gifts|82,795.02
12,783.18
30,000.00
-
4,641.36
392.59
33.32|63,184.63
10,777.75
38,000.00
1,334.70
2,553.54
1,695.57
4,738.90| |WRO / GRIMP Entry Fees|2,889.28|10,548.37| |Misc
Services
ESS
Donations
Training
Audit|21.06
4,700.00
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167.72|206.64
1,200.00
280.47
1,318.00
1,290.50
276.60| |Bank Charges|330.25|-| |Equipment
Ukraine Project
Total Expenditure
Excess of income over expenditure
**Assets**
**Current Assets**|329.41
10,515.42
66,803.59
15,991.43|-
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74,221.03
11,036.40
-| |Cash at Bank|80,242.38|67,641.67| |HMRC - VAT due
General Debtor
**Current Liabilities**
Fees received in Advance
General Creditor
**Net Assets**
**Represented By:**|6,774.07
2,040.00
89,056.45
- 2,400.00
- 60.49
- 2,460.49
86,595.96|7,692.90
840.00
76,174.57
615.00
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- 615.00
75,559.57| |UKRO Reserves b/f|70,604.53|86,595.96| |Excess of income over expenditure in
year|15,991.43
86,595.96|- 11,036.40
75,559.57| I certify this is a true and fair view of the statement of accounts for the period 1 January to 31 December 2023 and the position at 31 December 2023 Alison Kearney CPFA 22 March 2024 **Approved by the Trustees and signed on their behalf on 3 June 2024 by:** Trustee: Neil Odin Trustee: Guy Goodman ## **UNITED KINGDOM RESCUE ORGANISATION** ## **STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS** |**Income**
Entry Fees
Workshop Fees
Sponsorship
Approved Training Provider
Services
Ukraine Project
Donations
Misc|**2022**
57,615.02
100.00
4,700.00
1,700.00
7,180.00
11,500.00
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-|**2023**
56,394.47
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2,000.00
3,240.00
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1,318.00
232.16| |---|---|---| |||| |Total Income
**Expenditure**
Expenses
Hosting Fee
Challenge Dinner
Insurance
IT Costs
Volunteer/Leaver's Gifts|82,795.02
12,783.18
30,000.00
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4,641.36
392.59
33.32|63,184.63
10,777.75
38,000.00
1,334.70
2,553.54
1,695.57
4,738.90| |WRO / GRIMP Entry Fees|2,889.28|10,548.37| |Misc
Services
ESS
Donations
Training
Audit|21.06
4,700.00
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167.72|206.64
1,200.00
280.47
1,318.00
1,290.50
276.60| |Bank Charges|330.25|-| |Equipment
Ukraine Project
Total Expenditure
Excess of income over expenditure
**Assets**
**Current Assets**|329.41
10,515.42
66,803.59
15,991.43|-
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74,221.03
11,036.40
-| |Cash at Bank|80,242.38|67,641.67| |HMRC - VAT due
General Debtor
**Current Liabilities**
Fees received in Advance
General Creditor
**Net Assets**
**Represented By:**|6,774.07
2,040.00
89,056.45
- 2,400.00
- 60.49
- 2,460.49
86,595.96|7,692.90
840.00
76,174.57
615.00
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- 615.00
75,559.57| |UKRO Reserves b/f|70,604.53|86,595.96| |Excess of income over expenditure in
year|15,991.43
86,595.96|- 11,036.40
75,559.57| I certify this is a true and fair view of the statement of accounts for the period 1 January to 31 December 2023 and the position at 31 December 2023 Alison Kearney CPFA 22 March 2024 **Approved by the Trustees and signed on their behalf on 3 June 2024 by:** Trustee: Neil Odin Trustee: Guy Goodman