2023-05-17-accounts - Rapid Response North West

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Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From 18/05/2022 Period start date To 17/05/2023 Period end date

Charity name: Rapid Response North West

Charity registration number: 1183502

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 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 fourth year being a registered charity. Our team continued to expand & develop activities & services within the community. We pushed forward with our Shop Assist welfare service with a project called “Help in the Community 2022” which included supporting Individuals, Families with Children and Elderly people. This project enabled us to provide food parcels to people who needed it most. During this period our shop assist service also supported between 5 – 25 individuals/families each week. This included providing food parcels, emergency energy vouchers, essential items including white goods and clothing. These were all supplied to people in need. We also provided our Safety Patrols within the community making support, food and drink available to people in need on the streets throughout the Wirral peninsular. We continued to provide these patrols routinely on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday evenings. Our long-term aim is to extend these patrols to facilitate a 7-day cover. During this time, we also completed a project called “Emergency Care in the Community” this is where we were able to provide funded training to young, disadvantaged people between 16 and 25 years of age, by providing this training this enabled them to get on to the pathway to employment. Throughout 2022 / 2023 our team expanded our Medical Cover / First Aid capabilities. We provided medical cover across various parts of the UK during most of the event seasons.

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.

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Policy on grant making	Para 1.38
Policy on social investment including program related investment	Para 1.38
Contribution made by volunteers	Para 1.38
Other

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	It has been another successful year for Rapid Response North West. We remained busy with the number of public events we attended, providing Awareness, Medical Cover and Water Rescue. As we continue our “Shop Assist Welfare Service” this also kept us busy which had a big impact on the community. This supported individuals, families with children, the elderly, people who were homeless, people suffering with mental health, people in financial distress and people who had specialist dietary requirements. Whilst providing street safety patrols we were able to support & signpost people who were in need whether this was with direct intervention or involving other agencies. During this period, we were able to provide First Aid training to members of the public. Enabling them to gain knowledge with the aim of them gaining employment.

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Achievements against
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Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
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Investment performance
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Financial Review

Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period	Para 1.21	During the period of 2022 – 2023 we had another successful year with funding. We managed to increase our self-generated income with thanks to the medical cover and various activities that our team undertook. We also received an increased amount of public donations than the previous year. We would like to say thank you to Wirral Borough Council for the grant funding received during the period of 2022 – 2023. This funding enabled us to expand the “Shop Assist Welfare Service”. We would also like to say thank you to Community Foundation for Merseyside for the grant funding received. This enabled us to provide funded training to members of the public. With all funding received we were able to pay for charity insurance, volunteer expenses, vehicle maintenance costs, safety equipment & personal protective equipment, medical equipment & supplies. This has also enabled us to continue to provide training to our volunteers and has allowed us to provide training to people in the community.
Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves statingwhy they areheld	Para 1.22	The charity would like to have reserves of £1000 by the end of the next financial year.
Amount of reservesheld	Para 1.22	£500
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)	Para 1.47	The charity received its income from self- generated fundraising activities, public donations, individual trusts, Wirral Borough Council, as well as from various fundraising events and financial support from individual team members.

Investment policy and objectives including any social investment policy adopted	Para 1.46
A description of the principal risks facing the charity	Para 1.46
Other

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	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	Para 1.51
The charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works	Para 1.51
Relationship with any related parties	Para 1.51
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Reference and Administrative details

Charityname	RapidResponseNorth West
Other name the charityuses	RRNW,Rapid Response
Registered charitynumber	1183502
Charity’s principal address	Rapid Response North West Whitfield Business Hub 184-200 Pensby Road Heswall, Wirral CH60 7RJ

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

Trustee name	Office (if any)	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year
Samuel Gwilliam	Trustee		21stMay 2019 to September 2022
Luke Brown	Trustee		29thAugust 2020 to 8th September 2023
Jessica Grant	Trustee		10thSeptember 2021 to July 2022
Daniel Anderton	Trustee		September 2022 to date
Daniel Cumbers	Trustee		September 2022 to date















Corporate trustees – names of		the directors at the date the report was approved
Director name

Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity

Trustee name	Dates acted if not for whole year

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

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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

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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) Daniel Cumbers Position (eg Secretary, Trustee Chair, etc) Date 05/03/2024 Signature(s) Full name(s) Daniel Anderton Position (eg Secretary, Trustee Chair, etc) Date 05/03/2024

Overall Accounts

– 18[th ] May 2022 17[th] May 2023

Account Balance/Start Figure Leftover from last year

£ 8,327.24

Income / Sales

Public Donations £4,156.90 Grants £23,360.00 Fundraising £3,669.00

Total Income / Sales £31,185.90

Direct Expenses and Overheads

Insurance £2,121.31

Equipment £1139.21 Uniform/PPE £995.56 Medical Equipment £1552.17 DBS Checking £70.00 Medical Supplies £937.92 Training Equipment £244.03 Training £650.00 Training funded for the public £3,210.00 Mileage Claims £1,883.10 Communication £283.52 Fundraising £160.00

Software £75.00

Vehicle Maintenance £1,546.40 Shop Assist Welfare Services £16,269.58

Total Direct Expenses / Overheads £31,137.80 Account Balance at the end of 2023 financial year £8,375.34

Independent examiner's report on the accounts

Section A Independent Examiner’s Report

Report to the trustees/ members of[Rapid Response North West ] On accounts for the year 17[th ] May 2023 Charity no 1183502 ended (if any) Set out on pages (remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets)

I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 17/05/2023.

Responsibilities and As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation basis of report of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities 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 145(5)(b) of the Act.

Independent examiner's statement

I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:

accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or
the accounts do not accord with the accounting records

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

Signed: Date: 06/03/2024 Name: Heather Podmore Relevant professional qualification(s) or body (if any):

Address: 43 Rutland Road, Tyldesley

Manchester M29 8FX

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).

October 2018

IER

Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose .

October 2018

IER