Western Begcons Mountain Rescue Team Annual Report for year ended 31 March 2023 Rlgistered Charity No 1180863 CHARITY NAME: Western Beacons Mountain Rescue Team REGISTERED OFFICE: Western Beacon5 Mountain Rescue Teams whose registered addres5 is Western Beacon5 Mountain Rescue team are based out of council garages in Adams Avenue, Sarn Bridgend CF32 9RX however all communication should be directed the Charity Secretary The team is a charity registered with the Charity Commissioners, No. 1180863. The Charity is a member of the re8ional body of South Wales Search & Rescue Association, it is also a member of Mountain Rescue England and Wales who are both representative bodies for mountain search and rescue. The Trustee board for the financial year were: Chair Secretary Treasurer Trustee Trustee Trustee Trustee Mr Mark Songhur5t Mr Nicholas McAlli5ter Mr M Lewi5 Mr M Jeffery Miss K Murray Mr R Wallis Mr P Williams The objects of the Charity, as specified in the constltutlon, are to asSISt in the relieving of suffering and di5tre55 amongst persons endangered by accidents or natural hazard5 in South and Mid Wales geographical area, but a150 Wlthout geographical limitation, and to provide adequate arrangements for the secure and efFicient search and rescue of any petsons so endangered. We are now equipped and trained to offer search and rescue in natural disasters. The team comprises up to 60 volunteers who live across our operational area. As well as being on call in all weather. 24 hours a day and 365 day5 a year, there is a sSgnificant amount of on-going training in advanced first ald, mountain and water rescue. This can only be achieved through the dedication of our volunteers and the generosity o* their employers. Durlng rhe year, the team respondeij to a toral of 52 InclUenr5. The Team calluut5 Invtjlvea provlolng as515tance to both South Wales, Dyfed Powys Police and the Welsh Ambulance Servlce Trust in conducting searches for missin& vulnerable. and injured persons. 16 % of the calls were for casualtles with lower leg injuries The team has worked closely with helicopters from the Coastguard, Air Ambulance, and National Pollce Air Support. Invaluable Joint medical working with the Welsh Ambulance SeNice Trust and the Hazardous Area Response Team has proved vital to all services. We continue to work closely with our neighbouring Mountain and Cave Rescue teams offerin8 mutual aid when required. Whilst dealing with Inland waterways incidents the team has worked jointly with both Suuth Wale5 FRS and Mid and West Wales FRS. Training Following the Covid pandemigtraining returned to normal face to face with members having to upskill their training. The team trains every Monday and a full weekend each month. Durlng thSs period: 14 members attended an advanced drlvlng course and gained either gold or silver ROSPA awards 13 members successfully com leted a Blue Light Driving Course 3 members successfully upskil ed their rope rescue training at a regional training course 5 members completed a 4x4 driving course run internally by our 4x4 tralner. 7 members either renewed or completed variou5 recognised water training courses. 4 members attended the MoU￿taIn Rescue casualty care training courses. Team Medlcal training contln4ed to be of great Importance wlthin the training calendar of all members. During this year we recruited nd tralned 7 new members who successfully completed their training and are now on the call out list. We thank the 1st Ynyscedwyn,'Scout Group and Coelbren Miners Welfare and Communwty Hall for allowing us to Use their facilities for our accommodation on training weekends. Flnan The biggest expenditure remalns With the running of 4 vehicle5 of £9,449.82 Our fleet conslsts of a Toyota yilux based at Pontardawe fire station. Our Landrover 130, Mobile control vehicle and dedicated water riscue vehicle are kept at our headquarters in Bridgend. They are maintained and serviced by G¢tboost Ltd in Pyle. we would like to thank Stef and his team for their hard work keeping the vehiEles on I,he road. Income remains low with a ru 85 many In the voluntary sect r are. Our Income from organ15ed event3 and srantj have decreB5ed th15 year, whilst we have funds to èun the day-to-day activities of the team, large investments such as vehicle and specialised equipment rellacement are more uncertain. Restricted Income nlng loss of £862.11. Post Covid we are faclng challenges wlth fundralslng During the year, the charity received d Nominet Members Givehub grant of EIO,000 from Nominet as result of a successful grant ap lication. The purpose of the grant was to fvjnd radio communication equipment and networking. O ring the year there wa5 one payment for equipment of £3,500, with the remaining balance expected t be Spent during the next financial year. Related Party Transartlons Payments to Trustees- The payment of £3,500 referred to above was made to Mr. Mark Lewis, a Trustee and Treasurer of the Charty, for two Simoco repeaters and duplexers. These had originally been loaned to the Charity, and the Trustees agreed to purchase them when the restricted income Nominet grant fund5 became available. Transactlons between Western Beacons Mountain Rescue Team tharity 11808631"WBMRT'I and the Western Beacons Mountain Search and Rescue Team charity 5006521"WBMSART'I. This organi5ation was formed as a Charitable Incorporated Organisation ICIOI, and it took on similar charitable aims to the WBMSARTcharitywhich now no longeroperate5. TheTrustees of the WBMSRT are Mr Mareus Neal, Mr Selwyn Keenan, Mr Robert Wallis, and Mr Antony Lloyd. The administrative pro￿55 of transferring assets and liabilities from the previou5 charity to the current CIO, and for donors transferring their Standing orders for donations, has taken some time. Consequently, some prior-year comparative figures look low because in the prior year they were paid by the old charity, and the old charity continued to receive income which it ¢Jonated to the new CIO in 2022123. Independent Examiners Report The accounts have been subjected to an independent examination by Mr. R D Sjones BSCACMA Iretiredl, and his report will be Submitted to the Charities Commission with the accounts following thelr approval by the Trustees at the AGM VOLUNTEER5 APID THEIR FAMILIE5 The trustees would like to acknowledge and thank all the members for their hard work and commitment this year, the team officers. and the party leaders for making sure operations and training run smoothly. It Is also Important to recognlse the familie5 of our volunteers who support the team by sUPPQrting 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 Charitie5 Act 2006 to have due regard to the guidance published by the Charity Commission including public benefit guidance. Approved by the Trustees on Fhe 18, December 2023 and signed on their behalf by.. Mr. Songhurst Mr. Mark Lewis Chairman Treasurer For the statements of our fin ncial activitie5 please See the details on the Charlty CommSssion website. ## Management Report Western Beacons Mountain Rescue Team (CIO) The following needs to be considered when looking at these accounts The accounts shows a loss of £862.11 however; - £10,000.00 of the income is for a grant redistricted to radio spend (£6,500.00 carried over) - VAT reclaim of £4,626.59 from 5 years was received during this period - There are invoices that were late arriving for this period and will be in next years accounts ## Therefore the actual loss is far more than it appears Prepared on 19 November 2023 For management use only ## **Table of Contents** Financial Activities...........................................................................................................................................3 Balance Sheet .................................................................................................................................................5 2/5 ## **Financial Activities** April 2022 - March 2023 |**Financial Activities**
April 2022 - March 2023|| |---|---| ||**Total**| |INCOME|| |Donations and legacies|7,987.58| |Subs|735.00| |Team Weekend|1,411.16| |**Total Donations and legacies**|**10,133.74**| |Fundraising|| |Event Income|1,500.00| |Fundraising Amazon|97.04| |Just Giving|1,209.72| |LotteryIncome|371.60| |**Total Fundraising**|**3,178.36**| |Restricted Funds|10,000.00| |**Total Income**|**23,312.10**| |TOTAL|**23,312.10**| |EXPENDITURES|| |Equipment|| |Radio|3,500.00| |**Total Equipment**|**3,500.00**| |Insurances|1,058.61| |Medical|| |Control Drugs|183.68| |**Total Medical**|**183.68**| |Office/General Administrative Expenses|386.00| |Phone Costs|297.01| |Printing, Postage and Stationery|130.78| |Raising funds|404.09| |Training|630.19| |Accommodation|1,260.00| |Driver Training|1,100.17| |Rope Rescue|615.00| |Search Training|730.00| |Team Weekend Food|513.13| |Water Training|548.00| |**Total Training**|**5,396.49**| |Uncategorised Expense|1,963.30| |Utilities|| |SSE|1,354.43| |**Total Utilities**|**1,354.43**| |Vehicles|| |Bravo Juliet|293.05| |Bravo Mike|997.05| |Bravo Oscar|388.99| |Bravo Romeo|2,872.93| 3/5 Western Beacons Mountain Rescue Team (CIO) ||**Total**| |---|---| |Fuel|4,947.80| |**Total Vehicles**|**9,499.82**| |**Total Expenditures**|**24,174.21**| |NET OPERATING INCOME|**-862.11**| |OTHER INCOME|| |Asset Transfer from (WBMSRT 500652)|13,247.32| |Interest Earned|2.54| |**Total Other Income**|**13,249.86**| |NET OTHER INCOME|**13,249.86**| |NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE)|**£12,387.75**| 4/5 Western Beacons Mountain Rescue Team (CIO) ## **Balance Sheet** As of March 31, 2023 |**Balance Sheet**
As of March 31, 2023|| |---|---| ||**Total**| |FIXED ASSET|| |**Total Fixed Asset**|| |CASH AT BANK AND IN HAND|| |Current Account For CIO|36,362.63| |Savings|1,158.85| |**Total Cash at bank and in hand**|**37,521.48**| |NET CURRENT ASSETS|**37,521.48**| |NET CURRENT ASSETS(LIABILITIES)|**37,521.48**| |TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES|**37,521.48**| |TOTAL NET ASSETS (LIABILITIES)|**£37,521.48**| |CHARITY FUNDS|| |Opening Balance Equity|25,133.73| |Retained Earnings|| |Surplus/(Deficit)|12,387.75| |**Total Charity funds**|**£37,521.48**| 5/5 Western Beacons Mountain Rescue Team (CIO) CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Sectlon A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trusteesl members of Westem Beacons Mounlain Rescue Team On accounts for the year ended 31 March 2023 Charty no lif 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 3110312023. Responsibllltles and As the charity tmstees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation basis of report of the accounts in accordance wth the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (Yhe Act"). I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Aci and in carrying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under sectron 145151{b) of the Act. I have o)mpleted my examination. l confirm that no material matters have come lo my attention lolher than that disdosed below "l in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect: aco)unling reeords were not kept in a￿OrdanCe with section 130 of the Act or the account$ do not accord with the accounting recordg I have no COn￿mS and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. ' Please delete the words in the brackets rfthey do not apply. Date: Independent examiner's ststement Signed: 11 January 2024 Name: Robert Denis Samuel Jones Relovant profes$ional quallfi¢ation{sl or body lif any): ACMA (Retired) Address.. 5 James Stephens Way Chepstow NP16 5GE ER October 2018 Section B Disclosure Only complete if the examiner needs lo highlight fflatters ol concern (see CC32. Independent examination ol ¢harity accounls.. directions and 9uidan¢e lor examiners). Glve hgre brlgf dgtails of any items that the examiner wishes to dlselose. IER OctobeT 2018 CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND ANO WALES Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For Ihe penod fro oi 31-Mar-23 Section A Receipts and pa ments Unr•Mrictsd Re￿r￿le￿ fund# Endovmi• tunds Toial furbd5 Last year Al Rèe•iOS 21113 1JJ47 13,247 Sub ioi*lfGross lor ARI JOJ12 23.113 A2 Asset ond saks. Sub tot*1 TL*ai rEc￿pts 26.*2 10.LNX> 23,113 AJ PayrTr2nts 4¥2 7N74 1.671 1216 1B4 Sub tcrf81 20,174 24t74 1839Z purchases, 1888iabiel Sub tot•1 Tot•lp•yfflents 20.674 24.174 18.292 Net 0frece1￿fP&ymertsj A5 Trarbslers betseen funds A6 Cash fund$ last yoarend Cash lund8 Ihl$ ￿r*nd 12. 4.821 25,1JJ 31,021 25.133 37.521 X).J12 25.$33 Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Unre#nrted lunds Restncted frjnds r•w•stE Endowment funds w*TrE•￿tt caegori Bl Cash funds 31,021 etSpOTr of CC1fra Unrntrfcted funds R••trirt•d lunds Endowment funds O•t•ll• D•l•lls c￿ (LOL4￿) rAxr•M ¥* DEt8iIs B4 Asx•ts r•tsin•d forth• Charity's v•n us• Details BS Uabilth• Svaned by one orlxy tswsI￿l0n Dats of 8ppro¥81 JJ P•4• 4 Sp￿¥d$he￿I oICC16a