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2022-06-01-accounts

Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From 01/06/2021 Period start date To 01/06/2022 Period end date

Charity name: Thames Search and Rescue

Charity registration number: 1167791

Objectives and Activities

SORP reference
Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document		 Para 1.17 THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE TO PRESERVE
AND PROTECT LIFE AND IN PARTICULAR TO
PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN AN EMERGENCY
RESCUE SERVICE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE
PUBLIC: (A) BY PROVISION OF A DEDICATED AND
TRAINED VOLUNTEER SERVICE TO ASSIST AND
SUPPORT THE EMERGENCY SERVICES IN THE
OPERATION OF SEARCH AND RESCUE IN THE
THAMES ESTUARY AREA; (B) BY PROVISION OF
ADVICE AND GUIDANCE WHERE REQUESTED TO
ENABLE RESIDENTS OF, AND VISITORS TO, THE
THAMES ESTUARY AREA TO ACCESS AND ENJOY
THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT IN SAFETY
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		 Search and Rescue
Patrols
Safety advice
Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit		 Para 1.18 The trustees confirm the guidance from
the Charity Commission re public benefit.
The CIO is still for the public benefit.

Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:

SORP reference Para 1.38 Policy on grant making Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment Para 1.38

Contribution made by volunteers 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 The CIO has been dormant during this
accounting period due to COVID recovery
planning. The trustees are establishing a
plan to bring the CIO back into activity
which has been done for the 2022/2023
accounting period which will include
safety patrols, safety advice sessions
and more.

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Achievements against
objectives set		 Para 1.41
Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set		 Para 1.41
Investment performance
against objectives		 Para 1.41
Other

Financial Review

Financial Review
Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period		 Para 1.21 0 income / 0 outgoings
Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held		 Para 1.22 There is a total of £45.98 in the CIO
account which is a reserve held for any
admin costs accurred.
Amount of reserves held Para 1.22 £45.98
Reasons for holding zero
reserves		 Para 1.22 N/A
Details of fund materially in
deficit		 Para 1.24 n/a
Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern		 Para 1.23 CIO has been dormant recently due to
COVID and is now for the 2022/2023
accounting period becoming live again

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The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)		 Para 1.47
Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted		 Para 1.46
A description of the principal
risks facing the charity		 Para 1.46
Other

Structure, Governance and Management

Description of charity’s
trusts:
Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)		 Para 1.25 CIO 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 New Trustees are elected into post by
other trustees.

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

Reference and Administrative details

Charity name Thames Search and Rescue
Other name the charity uses Thames SAR
Registered charity number 1167791
Charity’s principal address 57 Maidstone Road, Rainham, Kent, ME8 0DP

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

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20		 Trustee name Office (if any) Dates acted if not for whole
year		 Name of person (or body) entitled
to appoint trustee (if any)
Nicholas Luff Chair
Colin Ingram Secretary

– 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
held in this capacity		 £0
Name and objects of the
charity on whose behalf the
assets are held and how this
falls within the custodian
charity’s objects		 N/a
Details of arrangements for
safe custody and
segregation of such assets
from the charity’s own assets		 n/a

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) NLUFF Full name(s) Nicholas Luff Position (eg Secretary, Chair of Trustees Chair, etc) Date 11/05/2023

Thames Search and Rescue 1167791

Receipts and payments accounts For the period 6/1/2021 To from

6/1/2021 6/1/2022 To

Section A Receipts and payments

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Unrestricted Restricted Endowment
Total funds
funds funds funds
to the nearest
to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £
£
A1 Receipts
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Sub total (Gross income for AR) - - - -
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
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Sub total [ - ] - - -
Total receipts - - - -
A3 Payments
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Sub total - - - -
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
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Sub total - - - -
Total payments - - - -
Net of receipts/(payments) - - - -
A5 Transfers between funds - - - -
A6 Cash funds last year end - - - -
Cash funds this year end - - - -
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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period

Unrestricted Restricted
Categories Details funds funds
B1 Cash funds Total cash funds to nearest £
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to nearest £
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(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))		 OK OK
Unrestricted Restricted
funds funds
B2 Other monetary assets Details to nearest £
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to nearest £
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B3 Investment assets Details Fund to which
asset belongs		 Cost (optional)
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B4 Assets retained for the Details Fund to which
asset belongs		 Cost (optional)
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charity’s own use






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Fund to which Amount due
B5 Liabilities Details liability relates



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Signed by one or two trustees on
behalf of all the trustees		 Signature Print Name
NLUFF Nicholas Luf

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Last year

to the nearest £

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Endowment funds to nearest £

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OK

Endowment funds to nearest £

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Current value (optional)

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Current value (optional)

When due (optional)

Date of approval 5/11/2023