ANNUAL TRUSTEE REPORT
2020 – 2021
CHARITY NAME: Western Beacons Mountain Rescue Team
CHARITY REGISTRATION NUMBER : 1180863
REGISTERED OFFICE : Western Beacons Mountain Rescue Team’s registered address is Rear of, Adams Ave, Bryncethin, Bridgend CF32 9RX.
All communication should be directed to the Charities Secretary.
TRUSTEES:
Mr Mark Songhurst- Chairman
Mr Nicholas McAllister - Secretary
Mr Robert Wallis – Treasurer
Mr Mark Lewis
Mr Gareth Watson
Mr Micheal Jeffery
Mr Craig Parkinson Resigned 09/03/2021
Mr Alex Wilson-Evans Resigned 30/03/2021
TRUSTEES REPORT:
The trustees present their report for the year ending March 2021, financial statements for the year 2020- 2021 have been provided in accordance with the legal requirements.
WRITTEN CONSTITUTION
The charity is governed by its overarching constitution of the CIO, this was adopted on 27th November 2018.
DESCRIPTION OF THE OBJECT OF THE CIO.
The objects of the CIO are
To assist in the relieving of suffering and distress, amongst persons endangered by accidents and natural hazards in the South and Mid Wales geographical area, but also without geographical limitation. To provide adequate arrangements for the secure and efficient search and rescue of any person or persons so endangered.
We are volunteers. On call every day, of every month, of every year. Whatever the time, day or night. Whatever the weather. Saving lives.
DETAILS OF PERSONS OR BODIES ENTITLED TO APPOINT CHARITY TRUSTEES AND METHOD OF APPOINTMENT
Within the terms of the Constitution the Trustees are appointed by the membership of the Charity, this occurs at each Annual General Meeting and they hold office until the following AGM. The trustees must be members of the charity and can be up to 12 in number. Trustees are to stand down at the end of each year, They can stand for a maximum of 5 years.
FINANCIAL: GENERAL RESERVES
The Charity does not have a formal policy for the level of reserves held, however it has been practiced over many years to ensure a minimum of £10,000 is kept in reserve as this is the estimated cost of running the charity over a period of 12 months.
FINANCIAL REVIEW
The Trustees are satisfied with the financial position of the charity.
Grant Making:
During the last financial year, the Charity made no grants to any other charitable organisations.
DEVELOPMENT, ACTIVITIES AND ACHIEVEMENTS
During this year the team had 57 incidents, working as an individual team and alongside other mountain rescue teams the Coastguard and statutory emergency services. The Covid pandemic has had an impact upon the number of call outs received by the team, several months of the year the country was in lock down. Training was also scaled back during the initial months of the pandemic.
The greatest impact upon the team from Covid was the lack of fundraising
opportunities and this is reflected in our income from donations.
We have entered into a 3 year partnership with Helly Hansen to develop professional grade clothing for search and rescue teams. This will see every team member being supplied with a base layer, insulation layer and waterproof outer layer of clothing.
We have agreed to support the Adventure Smart program to educate the users of the great outdoors and hopefully reduce the amount of call outs caused by inexperience or bad decision making.
We now have 33 trained team members on the call out list, with a further 10 members in training. We have an additional 10 support members who assist with fundraising and administration. The trustees remain proud and confident that we are an effective and cohesive team.
We again have worked very closely with the other teams in the area and the trustees are confident that our working relationships with our colleagues in neighbouring teams remain excellent.
FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS
The team has looked at expanding its training facilities to allow for further growth. Vehicles remain our biggest asset and we replaced one of our 4x4 vehicles this year. We are planning for the next refurbishment or replacement project as this will become paramount in the next year.
VOLUNTEERS AND THEIR FAMILIES
The trustees would like to acknowledge and thank all the members for their hard work and commitment this year, special thanks go to the exec, the team officers and the party leaders for making sure things happen as and when they are supposed to. It is also important to recognise the families of our volunteers who support the team by supporting members to undertake the training and callouts throughout the year.
PUBLIC BENEFIT STATEMENT
The Trustees confirm they have complied with the duty in section 4 of the Charities Act 2006 to have due regard to the guidance published by the Charity Commission including public benefit guidance.
Approved by the Trustees on the and signed on their behalf by:
Mr M Songhurst
Accounts for 2020 - 2021
Western Beacons Mountain Rescue Team
Charity no 1180863
Financial Activities
| April 2020 to March 2021 | FY20/21 |
|---|---|
| Income | |
| Interest | £ 0.29 |
| Donations and Grants | £75,091.33 |
| Total Income | £75,091.62 |
| Expenditure | |
| Base | -£ 1,395.67 |
| Utilities | -£ |
| Vehicles | -£ 34,904.16 |
| Fuel | -£ 52.23 |
| Equipment | -£ 8,981.17 |
| Comms | -£ 6,481.13 |
| Insurance | -£ 1,605.57 |
| Training | -£ 1,162.20 |
| Other | -£ 197.00 |
| Total | -£ 54,779.13 |
| Net Income / (Expenditure) | £ 20,312.49 |
| Balance Sheet |
| Total Fixed Asset | |
|---|---|
| Cash at bank and in hand | |
| Current Account | £19,163.80 |
| Savings Account | £1,148.69 |
| Total Cash at bank and in hand | £20,312.49 |
| Net Current Assets | £20,312.49 |
| Creditors | £ - |
| Net Current Assets/ (liabilities) | £20,312.49 |
| Total Net Assets (Liabilities) | £20,312.49 |
| Charity Funds | £20,312.49 |
Western Beacons Mountain Rescue Team
Charity no 1180863
Financial Activities
| April 2020 to March 2021 | FY20/21 |
|---|---|
| Income | |
| Interest | £ 0.29 |
| Donations and Grants | £75,091.33 |
| Total Income | £75,091.62 |
| Expenditure | |
| Base | -£ 1,395.67 |
| Utilities | -£ |
| Vehicles | -£ 34,904.16 |
| Fuel | -£ 52.23 |
| Equipment | -£ 8,981.17 |
| Comms | -£ 6,481.13 |
| Insurance | -£ 1,605.57 |
| Training | -£ 1,162.20 |
| Other | -£ 197.00 |
| Total | -£ 54,779.13 |
| Net Income / (Expenditure) | £ 20,312.49 |
| Balance Sheet | |
| Total Fixed Asset | |
| Cash at bank and in hand | |
| Current Account | £19,163.80 |
| Savings Account | £1,148.69 |
| Total Cash at bank and in hand | £20,312.49 |
| Net Current Assets | £20,312.49 |
| Creditors | £ - |
| Net Current Assets/ (liabilities) | £20,312.49 |
| Total Net Assets (Liabilities) | £20,312.49 |
| Charity Funds | £20,312.49 |
CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trusteesl members of Western Beacons Mountain Rescue Team On accounts forthe year ended 31 March 2021 Charlty no {If any) 1180863 Set out on pages 3and4 I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity ("Ihe Trust") for the year ended R88ponslbllltles and As the charity trustee$ of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation basls of report of the accounts in ac¢ordanc8 Wlth th8 fequirements of the Charilies Act 2011 ("the Act"). I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 14515)Ibl of the Act. I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have comè to my attention {oth8r than that disclos8d below ') in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect.. 8¢¢ounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of th8 Act or the accounts do not accord with the accounting records Independent examiner's statement I have no COnrn8 and have come across no other rnatters in connection wilh the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to b8 reached. Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply. Slgned: Date: 28 January 2022 Name: Robert Denis Samuel Jones Relevant professlonal qualifJcation(s} or body (If any): ACMA (Retired} Address: 64 Austin Avenue Porthcawl CF36 SRS IER October 2018
Section B Disclosure Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern (see CC32. Independent examination of charity accounts.. directions and guidance for examiners). Give here brief detsils of any items that the examiner wishes to discloso. IER October 2018
CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Receipts and pa ments accounts CC16a For the perfod To 01.A r-20 31ar.21 Section A Receipts and payments UnYe$tricted lunds toth• n••r¢$t Restricled funds to lh* ne•r¢$i £ Endowment lunds toth• n¢•r•$t e Totsl fund5 La6t y8ar i• th•n••r•BI£ Al Re¢elpts Dall077s ai on Iran8 er dstom d8conÉ mounlg1Th Search Hnd ResvJe Team )5,00 35.1100 ross nGomg or AR) 75,091 nv• men l•ee tabl•l. 71091 A3Pa ,004 4,881 34,B04 8,811 6.481 1.606 1,396 1,162 52 197 EqulpfflBni 1,606 1,396 1,162 52 197 BaGe CAr Sub total 54.779 A4 Asset and investment rchase8 8e tab Sub total 54,779 N8t of rnceipts/(paymentsJ AS Tr8nsf¢rs between funds A6 Cash lunds last year •nd Gash lunds thls year ¢nd Paga 3 Spread5heel ve¥sion of CC168
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