2023-03-31-accounts

Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From 01/04/2022 Period start date To 31/03/2023 Period end date

Charity name: Lincolnshire Lowland search and Rescue

Charity registration number: 1167040

Objectives and Activities

	SORP reference
Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document	Para 1.17	Charity’s Objective To relieve suffering and distress amongst vulnerable persons endangered by accidents or natural hazards and preservation of life by providing search and rescue services in Lincolnshire in co-operation with partners, government bodies and other relevant organisations To assist the police in the search, location, welfare, and rescue of missing children and missing vulnerable adults using volunteers trained to national standards. Actively supporting the emergency services during any high risk incident and all natural disasters.
Summary of the main activities in relation to those purposes for the public benefit, in particular, the activities, projects or services identified in the accounts.	Para 1.17 and 1.19	Lincolnshire Lowland Search and Rescue (LLSAR) has continued to train to high standards as set out by Lowland Rescue. We now have 17 operational members, 2 associate members and 10 new recruits. We have assisted neighbouring search and rescue teams, taken part in searches in Lincolnshire and have been on standby for searches in Lincolnshire. We now have two team leaders, two search planners, one operational manager and one TAQA. All members are volunteers.
Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit	Para 1.18	See above

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	SORP reference
Policy on grant making	Para 1.38	None
Policy on social investment including program related investment	Para 1.38	None
Contribution made by volunteers	Para 1.38	Monthly payment of £10 to LLSAR (£5 if retired or unemployed)
Other

Achievements and Performance

	SORP reference
Summary of the main achievements of the charity, identifying the difference the charity’s work has made to the circumstances of its beneficiaries and any wider benefits to society as a whole.	Para 1.20		We were initially frustrated by Lincolnshire and Humberside Police not calling us out on searches. We spoke to other teams and they recalled having similar difficulties when they first started but once they were called the number of calls increased. We have been involved in 8 callouts in the report period but all 8 have been since November 2022. We have been put on standby many more times but were stood down as the MisPer was found before we deployed. Incidents have been for Lincolnshire (1), Assisting NottsSAR (5), NorthantsSAR (1), Humberside (1). Callouts to search or be on standby are once a week on average at the moment. We have spent a total of 619:45 Man Hours searching. Trainingoccurs twice a month. We have logged 904 Man Hours of training and exercise during this report period plus two 2-trail day workshops. Eventsincluding fund raising, attending courses, meetings with PolSA’s, recruitment day and volunteer events and senior management team meetings. We have undertaken presentations to various Community Groups around Lincolnshire to raise our profile. We have guided two walks with Age UK recently.

Events total 259:15 Man Hours. We have links with Lincolnshire and Humberside Resilience Forums to help out in an emergency. With have links with Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue to train and operate with them in the future. We have regular Senior Management Team meetings.

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Achievements against objectives set	Para 1.41	We are being called out to search or put on standby more frequently recently. We have recruited 10 more volunteers. Our two vehicles were sold. One failed its MOT and was too costly to repair. One was too large and difficult to drive. We sold them for a total of £6,355 which is more than was paid for them.
Performance of fundraising activities against objectives set	Para 1.41	We had no specific objective in terms of a target amount to raise but income from events, grants/donations and collection tins raised £7,135. This with team membership and funds from previous year totalled £38,694.66. We were able to purchase new digital radios, PPE(clothing), equipment for Bank Searching and Medical.
Investment performance against objectives	Para 1.41	No investments
Other

Financial Review

Financial Review
Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period	Para 1.21	See form CC16a
Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held	Para 1.22	No policy
Amount of reserves held	Para 1.22	Cash Funds last year end £22,220
Reasons for holding zero reserves	Para 1.22	-
Details of fund materially in deficit	Para 1.24	None
Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern	Para 1.23	No uncertainties or concerns

Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements	Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements	where relevant about:	where relevant about:
The charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising)	Para 1.47		Grants and Donations: Lincoln Lottery Give As You Live Easyfundraising Amazon Smile PCC CO-OP Events to fundraise: Leasingham Ladies Mountain Warehouse Probus Pennell’s Garden Centre Collection Tins in various establishments
Investment policy and objectives including any social investment policy adopted	Para 1.46		None
A description of the principal risks facing the charity	Para 1.46		Lack of call outs by Lincolnshire and Humberside Police, despite meetings with Lincolnshire and Humberside PoLSA’s have had an effect on morale and retention.
Other

Structure, Governance and Management

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

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Policies and procedures adopted for the induction Para 1.51 and training of trustees The charity’s organisational structure and any wider Para 1.51 network with which the charity works Relationship with any related Para 1.51 parties Other

Reference and Administrative details

Charity name	Lincolnshire Lowland Search and Rescue
Other name the charity uses
Registered charity number	1167040
Charity’s principal address	Wragby Fire Station Millbrook Lane, Wragby Lincolnshire LN8 5AB

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole **year **	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany)
	Glenn Smith	Chair Person		LincsLSAR members
	AndyMcRae	Secretary		LincsLSAR members
	Debbie Yates	Treasurer		LincsLSAR members
	Phil Welch	TrainingOfficer		LincsLSAR members
	Nick Reid	Trustee		LincsLSAR members

– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved

Director name

Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity

Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year

Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others

Description of the assets None held in this capacity Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets

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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Type of	Name	Address
adviser

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

Exemptions from disclosure

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details

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Declarations

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

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s) Full name(s) Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) Date
	Glenn Smith	Andrew McRae
	Chair	Secretary

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