## **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**
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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 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.|
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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.|
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Policy on grant making
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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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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|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
objectives set Para 1.41
Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set Para 1.41
Investment performance
against objectives Para 1.41
Other
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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.|
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|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)
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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.
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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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## **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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The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works
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Relationship with any related
parties
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## **Reference and Administrative details**
|Charityname|RapidResponseNorth West|
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|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|
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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**
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||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|||
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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
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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).
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**Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose** .
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