## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period**
**From 17/05/2020 Period start date To 17/05/2021 Period end date**
**Charity name: Rapid Response North West**
**Charity registration number: 1183502**
## **Objectives and Activities**
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|Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|The objects of the CIO is to preserve and
protect human life with the advancement of
health and saving lives in particular but not
exclusively by providing: 24-hour on call
assistance, water search & rescue, event
support & first aid, traffic management and
other resources which will offer support to
the emergency services, statutory bodies
and other organisations as deemed
appropriate by the trustees across the
United Kingdom.|
|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|During our second year being a registered
charity, our team extremely busy. Despite
COVID-19, we continued. There were very
few public events, fundraisers and event
medical cover events, due to lockdowns
and COVID-19 restrictions. With this there
was also very little public donations. We
continued to develop the new service called
“Shop Assist”. This is to help provide
assistance to people who are vulnerable,
shielding or have special dietary
requirements. We worked alongside Wirral
Borough Council to provide this service.
We also pushed forward with our “Suicide
Prevention & Safety Patrols”, training and
equipping our volunteers, enabling them to
patrol safely in the community providing
welfare, support, guidance, medical and
suicide intervention out on the streets.
These patrols are provided throughout the
week, routinely on Friday, Saturday and
Sunday. Our aim is to have patrols out on
the streets 7 days a week.
Throughout the year we continued to
develop our training and skills. We did this
with external training providers as well as
E-Learning. Our volunteers were trained in
Rescue Emergency Care, Mental Health
First Aid, Suicide Prevention and
Safeguarding. There are more plans for
further training during 2021-2022.|
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|Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|The trustees have complied with guidance
issued by the charity commission on public
benefit.|
## **Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
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Policy on grant making
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Para 1.38||
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Policy on social investment
including program related
investment
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Para 1.38||
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Contribution made by
volunteers
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Para 1.38||
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Other
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## **Achievements and Performance**
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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|Rapid Response North West has done a lot
between 2020-2021. Our “Shop Assist”
shopping service was inundated, especially
during each lockdown. We provided this
service for many people across Wirral,
Cheshire and Merseyside. This service is
designed to assist people who are
vulnerable, shielding or have special dietary
requirements who cannot leave their home
to get food supplies they need. Our team
also worked hard in the community, out on
our “Suicide Prevention & Safety Patrols”.
Our team engaged with many people out on
the streets, providing support. This was
either advice & guidance, medical
intervention, suicide intervention or
providing emergency food hot/cold drinks &
blankets. There are many plans for 2021-
2022.|
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Achievements against
objectives set
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Para 1.41
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Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set
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Para 1.41||
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Investment
performance
against objectives
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Para 1.41||
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Other
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## **Financial Review**
|Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|This year has been a hard year, due to
COVID-19 and lockdowns. It has been
really hard to fundraise. Our public
donations have been really low due to lack
of public awareness events, fundraising
events and medical cover events. However,
we have been really lucky to secure a
couple of grants through trusts and other
charities.
This funding has enabled us to pay for our
charity insurance, volunteer expenses
(vehicle running costs), safety equipment &
personal protective equipment, medical
equipment & supplies, and training, allowing
our team to work out in the community
providing services. Hopefully next year we
will have a better year.
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|Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
statingwhytheyare held|Para 1.22|The charity would like to maintain reserves
of £1000 by the end of the next financial
year.|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|£100|
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|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|N/A|
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The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)
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Para 1.47|The charity receives its income from the
general public and from individual trusts, as
well as from fundraising events and
financial support from individual team
members.
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Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted
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Para 1.46||
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A description of the principal
risks facing the charity
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Para 1.46||
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Other
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## **Structure, Governance and Management**
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|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|Trustees are voted in to post by full
members of the team at the AGM.|
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Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction
and training of trustees
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Para 1.51||
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The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works
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Para 1.51||
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Relationship with any related
parties
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Para 1.51||
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Other
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## **Reference and Administrative details**
|Charityname|Rapid Response North West|
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|Other name the charityuses|RRNW,Rapid Response|
|Registered charitynumber|1183502|
|Charity’s principal address|22 Celtic Road
Meols
Wirral
CH47 7BR|
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|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**
**year**|**Dates acted if not for whole**
**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee(if any) **|
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||Adam Grogan|Trustee||21stMay 2019 to 10th
September 2021|||
||Samuel Gwilliam|Trustee||21stMay 2019 to date|||
||Luke Brown|Trustee||29thAugust 2020 to date|||
||Jessica Grant|Trustee||10thSeptember 2021 to
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Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity
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## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others**
Description of the assets N/A held in this capacity
Name and objects of the N/A charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for N/A safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets
## **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) Full name(s)** Luke Brown **Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc)** Trustee **Date** 02/03/2022
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Signature(s)
Full name(s)
Samuel Gwilliam
Position (eg Secretary,
Chair, etc) Trustee
Date
14/03/2022
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## **Overall Accounts**
## **– 17[th ] May 2020 17[th] May 2021**
**Account Balance/Start Figure Leftover from last year £3488.36**
**Income / Sales Public Donations £133.25 Grants £9435.00**
**Total Income / Sales £9568.25**
**Direct Expenses and Overheads Insurance £1661.80 Equipment £545.45 Uniform/PPE £1283.62 Medical Equipment £648.27 DBS Checking £41.60**
## **Phoneline £167.21**
# **Medical Supplies £698.27**
# **Training £1500.00**
**Mileage Claims £3115.00**
**Communication £1373.19 Fundraising £52.50**
**Total Direct Expenses / Overheads £11,087.02 Account Balance at the end of 2021 financial year £1969.59**