Herefordshire Heartstart 24 Netherwood Road Hereford, HR2 6JU. Tel: 0845 60 60 654 HEREFORDSHIRE HEARrsr RT Reg55tered Charity No: 1177931 giMp16 skills sav6 lives TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT AND ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR 2023 2024 SEcfioN A: REFERENCE ANO ADMIN DETAILS Herefordshire Heartstart CIO'S principal address and registration numbers are as above. The charity Ss not known bv any other name. NOnS oAthe chorlty trustee5 who manoge the charlty,. Trustee name Mr Frederick Clive Edward5 Mrs Cathy Matthew5 Mr Dave Landev Ms Sarah Grimes M5 Nicky Haines Office lil any) Chair Dates acted lif not the whole period) There are no other trustees of Herefordshire Heartstart. SECTION B: STRUCTURE. GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT Descrlptlon of the charity 5 tnists The charity's governing document Is its constitution, adopted at the AGM on June 26, 2018. The charity is a charitable incorporatefl organisation ICIOI and came into bein8 when entered onto the re8lSter of charities on 30 September 2018. Charity trustees, up to a maxlmum of 12, are appointed by existing charity trustees. Trustees meet once a quarter to discuss and manage the charity. Meetings take place at the business address of one of our trustees or more recently on the onllne platform zoom. We would like to thank TRP Seallng Systems for their continuing 5UPPOrt of Herefordshire Hèartstart. SECTION C: OBJECTIVE5 AND ACTIVITIES Summqry of the objects ofthe churity set outln Its governing document The objects of the CIO are set out In clause 3 of its constitution as being.. The advancement of education and the protertion and preservation of life by.. Increaslng local public awareness of the need for emer8ency Ilfe support tralning. Arranging and providing courses and other opportunities for people to learn the essential knowledge, skills and attitudes necessary to help them de31 with emergency situations to the best of thelr abilitv. www.herefordshlreheartstart.org lf0 herefordshireheartstart.or
Encouraging attendance on training courses. EnsurlnB that the condutt and delivery of training of and by the instructors is In accordance with the current guidelines set or accepted by the Resuscitation Council UK or any other guidelines approved by the British Heart Foundation. Contributing to the wider development of the Heartstart Snltiative. Iv. We measure and celebrate the success of Herefordshire Heartstart against these five objects. Summary of the moln artlvltles undertokenforthe publlc benejlt In rel¢ytlon to these objects The trustees, vlsion is such that everyone in the county can react to support a life and alert qualified medical assistance in emergency 51tuation5. To ensure that more people survive a heart attack or other life-threatening emergency by providing quality tralning and imparting the confidence to art. Numbers trained have gradually increased over this year with more courses booked and volunteers becoming more active. SEcfioN D: ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE In the Commt4nlty Herefordshire Heartstart ha5 had a difficult year with our Coordinator retiring and the need to appoint a replacement. Overall we ran 48 courses or events, with nearly 450 attendee5 in total. Public courses, which are those organised directly by the charity rather than by a group or other communlty organisation. are now more frequent. We have been incredibly lucky to have all the venue5 donate their rooms for free. This generosity is much appreciated. We continue to deliver courses to businesses in and around Herefordshire. Many return annually to update their staff skills. In schools ondcolleges We train sludents at Hereford Sixth Form College ènnually. Students attend in their own time and this is not a compulsory actlvitv. Voluntee We currently have 20 volunteers. Twelve of these are attively involved in the delivery of courses. Recently we have gained four new volunteers who have begun supportin8 our trained volunteers while they await their training. We had a trairbing event earlier in the year with an opportunity to meet the Coordinator. A small number of volunteers took up this opportunity. Another event is planned later this year for refresher training for current volunteers. Future Plans Our aim for the future is to maintain the name and good reputation of Herefordshire Heartstart withln the community. We wlll do this by.. running courses at as many diffefent venues and times as our resources permit contacting the parish councils explaining the Importance of emergency life support skills and offerlng tr3ining to local communities contactin8 groups and organisations that have used Herefordshire Heartstart previously to offer trainln@ agaln sourcing fundlng to ensLJre future activities coordination Info hereford5hireheartstart.or www.herefordshireheartstart.org
findlng partner5hlps in local businesses and or8anlsatlons to raise awareness of the need for emergency life support training making use of local publications to Inform the public of Herefordshlre of who we are, what we do and how to contact us Trustees are keeping a c105e eye on the bank balance and wlll submit funding applications as and when necessary. info herefordshireheartstart.or www.herefordshireheartstart.org
SEcnof4 E: FINANCIAL REVIEW 202.3J24 2022/23 Opening balance 15.043 16.579 Income- Donations and sponsorshlp 2,849 2,843 Other income 207 21 Schools income 264 198 3.320 3,062 Expenditure: Coordinator 4,042 3,277 Coordinator Ischoolsl 86 Coordinator's mileage 62 Phone & broadband -500 Volijnteers. mlleage & training 77 938 Course costs inc equipment 125 Insurance 726 724 General running expenses 273 73 Schools costs 5,305 4.598 Closing balan 13.058 15,043 Community Funds 5.547 7,796 Schools Funds 2.511 2,247 Reserves 5,000 13,058 15,043 Income Our COLJrsè programme lost momentum during the time needed to recruit a replacement Coordinator but by the end of the financial year was running well. We tontinue to see a reduced level of donations at courses, anecdotally due to fewer people carrying cash nowadays. This was partly offset by donations frorm some local groups for whom we info herefordshireheartstart.or www.herefordshireheartstart.org
ran courses, and we thank all those who gave so generously. Our intention is to Improve our online donation facilitv to enable individual attendees to contribute. Other Income includes £102 Glft Ald, an(1 the Schools Income represents sums received from Herefordshire Sixth Form College for courses we ran during the year. Expenditure The two significant items of expenditure during the year were Coordinato¢s tSme and the Insurance premium. In èddition website h05ting cost £179 and we pald £125 for the prlnting of attendance certificates. Closlng Funds Community Funds are free reserves that are used to run courses to the public, and Schools Funds are designated by the trustees for the costs associated with runninE courses in schools. The trustees have set aside a reserve of £5,(K)O to cover running costs if there is a sudden drop in income or the need to replace broken training equipment. This sum is reviewed annually. All funds are held in a bank account wlth the Charitles Aid Foundation, and all payment5 and withdrawals require two authorised signatures. SECTION F,. DECLARATION The charity trustees declare that they have approved the Tru5tees' Report above. Signed on behalf of the charlty trustees.. Signatures Full names Frederlck Cllve Edwards •4vI r> 9£"1 Trustee Position Chair of Charity Trustee5 Date info herefordshireheartstsrt.or www.herefordshireheartstart.or8