2024-12-31-accounts - United Kingdom Rescue Organisation

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Trustees' Annual Report for the period

Period start date Period end date From 1 Jan 2024 To 31 Dec 2024

Section A

Reference and administration details

Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany)
Neil Odin	Chair
GuyGoodman
Cameron Black
Dan Quin	Vice Chair
Ian Greenman
Ian Marritt
AndyDixon
Sam Burton		1 April 2024 to present day
Mark Baxter		1 April 2024 to present day









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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) N/A Type of adviser Name Address

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

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Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

Type of governing document

Constitution

(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 of trustees;
the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;

Training resources have been provided to the Trustees.

UKRO has 9 trustees - a Chair, 2 Vice Chairs, 1 Director without portfolio and 5 Directors who head up each of our directorates:

Corporate Services;
Education & Development;
Global;
Operations; and
Organisational Development, Marketing & Communications.
relationship with any related parties;
trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.

UKRO is a member of the World Rescue Organisation and Fire Aid; and has a partnership with the Institute of Fire Engineers.

N/A

UKRO has a risk register which is reviewed 4 times a year.

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Objectives and activities

Section C

(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.

UKRO Challenge 2024

The 2024 UKRO challenge took place from the 26[th] to the 28[th] September in partnership with Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service who hosted the event. The event included extrication teams, trauma teams, water rescue teams and roper rescue teams. It also included 2 international extrication teams, 1 international trauma teams and 2 international water rescue teams and an international assessor for the extrication event.

Workshops were provided for the international trauma, water and extrication teams along with workshops on hydrogen powered vehicles and the EXIT project.

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)

There was also a UKRO Rescue conference which covered: • Neurodiversity in the emergency services • Exit project • Operational learning case studies • Road Safety UK • Joint training with Cardiff University

Global work

The UKRO supported the Rescue Challenge Development work undertaken in Dubai in Feb 2024, Croatia in June 2024 and Taiwan in August 2024. The UKRO is fully committed to supporting such programmes either with partners or directly by the UKRO. The UKRO IDP is currently developing a post-crash programme for Nepal, the project has to date aligned the Nepalese road safety plan with postcrash capability and a scoping visit took place in December 2024.

UKRO supported winning teams from the previous UKRO Challenge attend the World Rescue Organisation in the Azores and contribute to the development of rescue standards, assessor standards and the challenge concept.

Organisational development

This year the UKRO embarked on increasing its board of trustees and roles within the UKRO structure. New roles include a second Vice Chair, a director without portfolio to allow flexibility and the ability to react to evolving opportunities and issues and strengthening of links between the UKRO and NFCC via a new liaison post. In addition, the UKRO has sought to increase its various volunteer roles in assessing, logistics, education and international development and challenge development.

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 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 ~~oe~~ Further financial review details (Optional information)

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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 Dan Quin Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) Trustee Trustee Date 09/04/25 09/04/25

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UNITED KINGDOM RESCUE ORGANISATION

STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS

		2023	2024
Income		£	£
Entry Fees		56,394.47	58,710.00
Sponsorship		2,000.00	1,000.00
Approved Training Provider		3,240.00	2,260.00
IDP Fund		-	6,280.23
International Events		-	546.61
Donations		1,318.00	-
Misc		232.16	239.83
Total Income		63,184.63	69,036.67
Expenditure
Expenses		10,777.75	3,788.97
Hosting Fee		38,000.00	38,435.48
Challenge Dinner		1,334.70
Insurance		2,553.54	1,823.60
IT Costs		1,695.57	1,375.37
Volunteer/Leaver's Gifts		4,738.90	73.62
International Events		10,548.37	5,970.69
Misc		206.64
Services		1,200.00
ESS		280.47
Donations		1,318.00
Training		1,290.50
Audit		276.60	280.39
Equipment		-	750.00
IDP Programme		-	2,649.96
		74,221.03	55,148.08
Excess of income over expenditure	-11,036.40	11,036.40	13,888.59
Assets
Current Assets
Cash at Bank		67,641.67	81,798.92
HMRC - VAT due		7,692.90	7,394.34
General Debtor		840.00	254.90
		76,174.57	89,448.16
Current Liabilities
Fees received in Advance	-	615.00	-
	-	615.00	-
Net Assets		75,559.57	89,448.16
Represented By:
General UKRO Reserves		75,559.57	85,817.89
Restricted Funds
- IDP Fund		-	3,630.27
		75,559.57	89,448.16

I certify this is a true and fair view of the statement of accounts for the period 1 January to 31 December 2024 and the position at 31 December 2024

Alison Kearney CPFA 18 February 2025

Approved by the Trustees and signed on their behalf on 9 April 2025 by:

Trustee: Neil Odin wl Trustee: Dan Quin —

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UNITED KINGDOM RESCUE ORGANISATION

STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS

		2023	2024
Income		£	£
Entry Fees		56,394.47	58,710.00
Sponsorship		2,000.00	1,000.00
Approved Training Provider		3,240.00	2,260.00
IDP Fund		-	6,280.23
International Events		-	546.61
Donations		1,318.00	-
Misc		232.16	239.83
Total Income		63,184.63	69,036.67
Expenditure
Expenses		10,777.75	3,788.97
Hosting Fee		38,000.00	38,435.48
Challenge Dinner		1,334.70
Insurance		2,553.54	1,823.60
IT Costs		1,695.57	1,375.37
Volunteer/Leaver's Gifts		4,738.90	73.62
International Events		10,548.37	5,970.69
Misc		206.64
Services		1,200.00
ESS		280.47
Donations		1,318.00
Training		1,290.50
Audit		276.60	280.39
Equipment		-	750.00
IDP Programme		-	2,649.96
		74,221.03	55,148.08
Excess of income over expenditure	-11,036.40	11,036.40	13,888.59
Assets
Current Assets
Cash at Bank		67,641.67	81,798.92
HMRC - VAT due		7,692.90	7,394.34
General Debtor		840.00	254.90
		76,174.57	89,448.16
Current Liabilities
Fees received in Advance	-	615.00	-
	-	615.00	-
Net Assets		75,559.57	89,448.16
Represented By:
General UKRO Reserves		75,559.57	85,817.89
Restricted Funds
- IDP Fund		-	3,630.27
		75,559.57	89,448.16

I certify this is a true and fair view of the statement of accounts for the period 1 January to 31 December 2024 and the position at 31 December 2024

Alison Kearney CPFA 18 February 2025

Approved by the Trustees and signed on their behalf on 9 April 2025 by:

Trustee: Neil Odin wl

Trustee: Dan Quin —

UNITED KINGDOM RESCUE ORGANISATION

STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS

		2023	2024
Income		£	£
Entry Fees		56,394.47	58,710.00
Sponsorship		2,000.00	1,000.00
Approved Training Provider		3,240.00	2,260.00
IDP Fund		-	6,280.23
International Events		-	546.61
Donations		1,318.00	-
Misc		232.16	239.83
Total Income		63,184.63	69,036.67
Expenditure
Expenses		10,777.75	3,788.97
Hosting Fee		38,000.00	38,435.48
Challenge Dinner		1,334.70
Insurance		2,553.54	1,823.60
IT Costs		1,695.57	1,375.37
Volunteer/Leaver's Gifts		4,738.90	73.62
International Events		10,548.37	5,970.69
Misc		206.64
Services		1,200.00
ESS		280.47
Donations		1,318.00
Training		1,290.50
Audit		276.60	280.39
Equipment		-	750.00
IDP Programme		-	2,649.96
		74,221.03	55,148.08
Excess of income over expenditure	-11,036.40	11,036.40	13,888.59
Assets
Current Assets
Cash at Bank		67,641.67	81,798.92
HMRC - VAT due		7,692.90	7,394.34
General Debtor		840.00	254.90
		76,174.57	89,448.16
Current Liabilities
Fees received in Advance	-	615.00	-
	-	615.00	-
Net Assets		75,559.57	89,448.16
Represented By:
General UKRO Reserves		75,559.57	85,817.89
Restricted Funds
- IDP Fund		-	3,630.27
		75,559.57	89,448.16

I certify this is a true and fair view of the statement of accounts for the period 1 January to 31 December 2024 and the position at 31 December 2024

Alison Kearney CPFA 18 February 2025

Approved by the Trustees and signed on their behalf on 9 April 2025 by:

Trustee: Neil Odin wl

Trustee: Dan Quin —