## **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| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: ||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. ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |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| ## **Additional information (optional)** ## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 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
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**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 ## **Additional information (optional)** ## **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 ## **Other optional information** 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)**
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**Chair, etc)**
**Date**||| |---|---|---| ||Glenn Smith|Andrew McRae| ||
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