
## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** 

**From 01.04.2020             To 31.03.2021** 

**Charity name: Lincolnshire Lowland Search and Rescue** 

## **Charity registration number: 1167040** 

## **Objectives and Activities** 

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|Summary of the purposes of<br>the charity as set out in its<br>governing document|Para 1.17|LincsLSAR is a registered charity<br>committed to two objectives: Assisting in<br>the search, location, welfare and rescue of<br>missing children and vulnerable missing<br>adults, utilising professionally trained<br>volunteers; Whilst actively supporting the<br>emergency services during any high-risk<br>incident and all natural disasters.<br>LincsLSAR is a member unit of Lowland<br>Rescue and assists Lincolnshire Police,<br>Humberside Police and neighbouring<br>Lowland Search Teams.<br>|
|Summary of the main<br>activities in relation to those<br>purposes for the public<br>benefit, in particular, the<br>activities, projects or<br>services identified in the<br>accounts.|Para 1.17 and<br>1.19|Lincolnshire Lowland Search and Rescue is<br>working towards achieving operational<br>status from Lowland Rescue. This will<br>enable the team to be able to fulfil our<br>purpose. Our team is made up of<br>volunteers who are working hard to train in<br>order to achieve this.<br>The trustees are aware of the guidance<br>issued by the Charities Commission on<br>public benefit and are satisfied the provision<br>of a volunteer search and rescue service to<br>Lincolnshire and Humberside Police in the<br>search for vulnerable missing persons,<br>constitutespublic benefit.|
|Statement confirming<br>whether the trustees have<br>had regard to the guidance<br>issued by the Charity<br>Commission on public<br>benefit|Para 1.18|See above.|





## **Achievements and Performance** 

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|<br> <br> <br>Summary of the main<br>achievements of the charity,<br>identifying the difference the<br>charity’s work has made to<br>the circumstances of its<br>beneficiaries and any wider<br>benefits to society as a<br>whole.|<br> <br> <br> <br> <br>Para 1.20|Lincolnshire Lowland Search and Rescue<br>provided a comprehensive ongoing training<br>programme for the volunteers.<br>Funding was secured from several<br>avenues successfully, allowing the<br>purchase of much needed training aids<br>which will be a great asset to the team.<br>The trustees continue to be very pleased<br>with the high levels of dedication and effort<br>that our volunteers show to the charity.  We<br>continue to work towards achieving<br>operational status.|



## **Financial Review** 

|Statement explaining the<br>policy for holding reserves<br>statingwhy they areheld|Para 1.22|The Charity does not currently have a<br>policy on reserves, but the current<br>committee arereviewing this situation.|
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## **Structure, Governance and Management** 

|Description of charity’s trusts:|||
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|Type of governing document<br>(trust deed,royalcharter)|Para 1.25<br>|Constitution|
|How is the charity<br>constituted?(e.g<br>unincorporated<br>association,CIO)|Para 1.25|CIO|
|Trustee selection methods<br>including details of any<br>constitutional provisions e.g.<br>election to post or name of<br>any person or body entitled to<br>appoint one or more trustees|<br>Para 1.25|Through voting at AGM or SGM.|



## **Reference and Administrative details** 

|Charityname|Lincolnshire Lowland Search and Rescue|
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|Other name the charityuses||
|Registered charitynumber|1167040|





Charity’s principal address Wragby Fire Station Millbrook Lane Wragby Lincolnshire LN85AB 

## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** 

|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**<br>**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**<br>**to appoint trustee(if any) **|
|---|---|---|---|
|Steve Foster-Isaacs|Chairperson|From Jan 2021||
|Jamie Craik|Chairperson|Till Jan 2021||
|Helen Foster-Isaacs|Secretary /<br>Tresurer|||



## **Declarations** 

**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** 

**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** 

|**Signature(s)**<br>**Full name(s)**<br>**Position (eg Secretary,**<br>**Chair, etc)**|<br>||
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||<br>Steve Foster-Isaacs|Helen Foster-Isaacs|
||Chairperson|Secretary / Treasurer|



**Date** 12.12.2021 




|Lincolnshire Lowland Search and Rescue|Lincolnshire Lowland Search and Rescue|No (if any)||
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|**Receipts andpayments accounts**|||**CC16a**|
|For the period from<br>01/04/2020|To|31/03/2021||



## **Section A Receipts and Payments** 

|**A1 Receipts**|Unrestricted<br>funds<br>to the nearest  £|Unrestricted<br>funds<br>to the nearest  £|Restricted<br>funds<br>to the nearest  £|Restricted<br>funds<br>to the nearest  £|Endowment<br>funds<br>to the nearest  £|Endowment<br>funds<br>to the nearest  £|Total funds<br>to the nearest  £|Total funds<br>to the nearest  £|Last year<br>to the nearest  £|
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|Fundraising|19,021||||||19,021||13,410|
|Membership|1,475||||||1,475|||
|Team Equipment|548||||||548|||
|Misc.|50||||||50|||
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|**Sub total**(Gross income for AR)|21,094||0||||21,094||13,410|
|**A2 Asset and investment**<br>**sales (see table)**||||||||||
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|**_Total receipts_**<br>**A3 Payments**||||||||||
||21,094||0||||21,094||13,410|
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|Operational costs|5,654||||||5,654||7,205|
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|**Sub total**|5,654||||||5,654||7,205|
|**A4 Asset and investment**<br>**purchases  (see table)**||||||||||
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|**_Sub total_**||||||||||
|**_Total payments_**<br>**_Net of receipts /(payments)_**<br>**A5 Transfers between funds**<br>**A6 Cash funds last year end**<br>**_Cash funds this year end_**||||||||||
||5,654||||||5,654||7,205|
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||15,440||||||15,440||6,205|
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||£9,794||||||9,794||3,338|
||25,233||||||25,233||9,543|



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## **Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period** 

|Categories<br>**B1 Cash funds**<br>Signed by one or two trustees on<br>behalf of all the trustees<br>**B2 Other monetary assets**<br>**B3 Investment assets**<br>**B4 Assets retained for the**<br>**charity's own use**<br>**B5 Liabilities**|Details|**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to the nearest  £**|**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to the nearest  £**|**Endowment**<br>**funds**<br>**to the nearest  £**|
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||**_Total cash funds_**<br>(agree balances with receipts and payments<br>account(s))<br>Details|25,233|||
|||OK|OK|OK|
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