2021-03-31-accounts - North Cumbria Search and Rescue

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Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From: 31/03/2020 Period start date To: 31/03/2021 Charity name: North Cumbria Rescue and Response

Period end date

Charity registration number: 1182703

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 the provision of a dedicated and trained volunteer service to assist or support the emergency services in the operation of Search and Rescue in North Cumbria b) by the provision of a back-up service to other Search and Rescue groups across the United Kingdom if called upon and able to do so.
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	Provision and maintenance of a trained and equipped rescue team to provide assistance to the emergency services and communities during adverse weather, accident or other incident / event.
Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit	Para 1.18	All NCRR trustees have regard to the commission’s public benefit guidance when exercising any powers or duties to which the guidance is relevant.

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

	SORP reference
Contribution made by volunteers	Para 1.38	Recorded hours donated by volunteers is 514hrs in the 12-month period of 5thApril 2020 – 5thApril 2021. This does not take into account administrative hours or activities not formally organised by the group (such as maintenance or meetings).

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 team has had a turbulent year with the onset of the Covid 19 pandemic. It has caused all charity fundraising opportunities to cease in person and severely hampered training and exercising abilities throughout the years, as well as hindering operational development with external partners. The team has continued to apply for grant funding with significant amounts of funding being Covid19 Business Grants and other support funding, however the majority of general grant making organisations have turned all their funding towards responding groups for Covid19 of which we were not involved. The team has not been actively deployed this year due to Covid 19 and lack of significant weather events that may require our assistance. The team has progressed well with attaining type D team standard, with all water training now complete. We are now finalising equipment requirements and are on course to complete these prior to Q4 of 2021.

Financial Review

Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period	Para 1.21	The charity is in a positive financial state. The last 12 months has been hard to balance with Covid19 taking a significant impact on funding. Covid19 Business grants have been crucial to the charity’s operational ability.
Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held	Para 1.22	Reserves are held to cover 6 months advance expected expenditure of fixed costs on a rolling monthly basis.
Amount of reserves held	Para 1.22	At time of publishing, 1250
Reasons for holding zero reserves	Para 1.22	NA
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	None

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

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Income
The Donations - Cash Donations - Not
charity’s Para 1.47 Fundraising 0 in Person
principal Other 954.32 0.00% 1673.29 11.87%
sources of 6.77%
funds Donations -
(including Corporate 27.85
0.20%
any
fundraising)
Grants - Applied
For 11444
81.17%
Removal of many funding bodies that now make us ineligible to
receive funding due to conducting an activity that “should be / is
A Para funded by central government”
description 1.46
of the Covid-19 uncertainty on operational effect as well as financial
principal uncertainty.
risks facing
the charity
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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 vote at AGM by members of the CIO. Retirement in rotation as detailed in Constitution section 13.

Reference and Administrative details

Charity name	North Cumbria Rescue & Response
Other name the charity uses	NCRRT / NCRR
Registered charity number	1182703
Charity’s principal address	Currock House Lediard Avenue Currock Carlisle Cumbria CA2 4BS

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

1 2 3 4	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany)
	Duncan Sanders	Chairman
	Mark Markwick
	Nicola Markwick
	Matthew Hunter

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) Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) Date

North Cumbria Rescue & Response	North Cumbria Rescue & Response	North Cumbria Rescue & Response	Charity No (ifany)	1182703
Annualaccountsforthe period
Period start date	01/04/2020	To	Period end date	31/03/2021

Section A Statement of financial activities

Unrestricted funds Restricted income funds Endowment funds Total funds Prior year funds £ £ £ £ £ F01 F02 F03 F04 F05	Unrestricted funds Restricted income funds Endowment funds Total funds Prior year funds £ £ £ £ £ F01 F02 F03 F04 F05	Unrestricted funds Restricted income funds Endowment funds Total funds Prior year funds £ £ £ £ £ F01 F02 F03 F04 F05	Unrestricted funds Restricted income funds Endowment funds Total funds Prior year funds £ £ £ £ £ F01 F02 F03 F04 F05	Unrestricted funds Restricted income funds Endowment funds Total funds Prior year funds £ £ £ £ £ F01 F02 F03 F04 F05
-	-	-	-	-
1,673	-	-	1,673	-
28	-	-	28	-
8,000	3,444	-	11,444	-
400	-	-	400	-
100	-	-	100	-
454	-	-	454	-
10,655	3,444	-	14,099	-

-	-	-	-	-
379	-	-	379	-
1,800	-	-	1,800	-
210	-	-	210	-
-	-	-	-	-
-	-	-	-	-
-	-	-	-	-
-	-	-	-	-
-	-	-	-	-
1,708	-	-	1,708	-
42	-	-	42	-
40	-	-	40	-
250	-	-	250	-
-	-	-	-	-
-	-	-	-	-
128	-	-	128	-
3,059	-	-	3,059	-
7,616	-	-	7,616	-

3,039	3,444	-	6,483	-
-	-	-	-	-
3,039	3,444	-	6,483	-
-	-	-	-	-
-	-	-	-	-

2,319	-	-	2,319	-
-	-	-	-	-
5,358	3,444	-	8,802	-

-	-	-	-	-
5,358	3,444	-	8,802	-

Section B Balance sheet

Unrestricted funds £ F01	Restricted income funds £ F02	Endowment funds Total this year £ £ F03 F04	Endowment funds Total this year £ £ F03 F04	Total last year £ F05
-	-	-	-	-
6,896	-	-	6,896	-
-	-	-	-	-
-	-	-	-	-
6,896	-	-	6,896	-

-	-	-	-	-
-	-	-	-	-
-	-	-	-	-
5,939	-	-	5,939	-
5,939	-	-	5,939	-

150	-	-	150	-

5,789	-	-	5,789	-

12,685	-	-	12,685	-

-	-	-	-	-
-	-	-	-	-

12,685	-	-	12,685	-

-		-	-	-
	721		721	-
5,218		-	5,218	-
			-
5,218	721	-	5,939	-

Signature		Print Name		Date of approval dd/mm/yyyy
		D SANDERS		29/09/2021

CC17a (Excel)

01/10/2021

CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Trustees, Annual Report for the period From: 3110312020 Perlod stsrt dato To: 3110312021 Perlod end date Charity name: North Cumbria Rescue and Response Charity registration number: 1182703 Objectives and Activities SORP reference Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its goveming 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 the provision of a dedicated and trained volunteer service to assist or support the emergency services in the operation of Search and Rescue in North Cumbria b) by the provision of a back-up service to other Search and Rescue groups across the United Kingdom if called upon and able to do so. Provision and maintenance of a trained and equipped rescue team to provide assistance to the emergency services and communities during adverse weather, accident or other incident / event. Summary ofthe main activities in relation to those purposes for the public benefit, in particular, the activities, projects or services identified in the accounts. Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit Para 1.17 and 1.19 Para 1.18 AII NCRR trustees have regard to the commission's public benefit guidance when exercising any powers or duties to which the guidance is relevant. Additional information (optional) You ma choose to include further statements where relevant about: SORP reference Recorded hours donated by volunteers is 514hrs in the 12-month period of 5th April Para 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers th 2020 - 5 April 2021. This does not take into account administrative hours or activities not formally organised by the group (such as maintenance or meetings). Scanned by Tapscanner

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. The team has had a turbulent year with the onset of the Covid 19 pandemic. It has caused all charity fundraising opportunities to cease in person and severety hampered training and exercising abilrties throughout the years, as well as hindering operational development with external partners. Para 1.20 The team has continued to appty for grant funding with significant amounts of funding being Covid19 Business Grants and other support funding, however the majority of general grant making organisations have turned all their funding towards responding groups for Covid19 of which we were not involved. The team has not been actively deployed this year due to Covid 19 and lack of significant weather events that may require our assistance. The team has progressed well with attaining type D team standard, with all water training now complete. We are now finalising equipment requirements and are on course to complete these prior to Q4 of 2021. Financial Review Review of the charity's financial position at the end of the period Para 1.21 The charity is in a positive financial state. The last 12 months has been hard to balance with Covid19 taking a significant impact on funding. Covid19 Business grants have been crucial to the charty's erational abilit Reserves are held to cover 6 months advance expected expenditure of fed costs on a rollin month basis. At time of ublishin 1250 NA Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves statin are held Amount of reserves held Reasons for holding zero reserves Details of fund materially in deficrt Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern Para 1.22 Para 1.22 Para 1.22 Para 1.24 None Para 1.23 None Scanned by Tapscanner

Additional inforniation (optlonal) You ma choose to include further statements where relevant about: The charity's principal sources of funds (including any fundraising) Para 1.47 rals 0.00% Oth .32 7% Cor Gra pplled For 11444 Removal of many funding bodies that now make us ineligible to receive funding due to conducting an activity that "should be / is funded by central government" Para 1.46 description of the principal risks facing the charity Covid-19 uncertainty on operational effect as well as financial uncertainty. Structure, Governance and Management Description of charity's trusts: Type of governing document trust deed, ro al CF How is the charty constituted? Para 1.25 Constitution 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 vote at AGM by members of the CIO. Retirement in rotation as detailed in Constitution section 13. Scanned by Tapscanner

Reference and Administrative details Chari name Other name the chari uses Re istered chari number Charity's principal address North Cumbria Rescue & Res NCRRT / NCRR 1182703 Currock House Lediard Avenue Currock Carlisle Cumbria CA2 4BS onse Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity Office (if any) Dates actsd if not for whole year Name of pernon (or body) entitled to oint trustee ifan Tru8tee name Duncan Sanders Mark Markwick Nicola Markwick Matthew Hunter Chairman 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) Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) ifvJINJ HAsRnAIV Date Scanned by Tapscanner