## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period**
**From 18/05/2023 Period start date To 17/05/2024 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 fifth year as a registered charity,
**Rapid Response North West**continued to
expand and develop our activities and
services to benefit the community.
**Community Welfare Services**
We maintained our**Shop Assist Welfare**
**Service**, providing weekly support to those
in need. Additionally, we expanded our
**Street Welfare Services**, launching key
projects such as:
•
**Support on the Streets**
•
**Warmth & Support in Our**
**Community**
•
**Intervention on the Streets**
These initiatives focused on supporting
vulnerable individuals, including those
struggling with**mental health challenges,**
**suicidal thoughts, or homelessness**.
Our dedicated team conducted**routine**
**street welfare patrols on Friday,**
**Saturday, and Sunday evenings**,
providing:
✅ **Emergency meals & warm drinks**
✅ **Food parcels & essential supplies**
✅ **Warm clothing, sleeping bags &**
**emergency shelters**
✅ **Emotional support & signposting to**
**further services**
Our long-term goal is to expand these
patrols to**seven days a week**, ensuring
even more people receive the help they
need.
**Educational Development & Training**
In 2023-2024, we explored new ways to
provide**free educational opportunities**for
disadvantaged children, young people, and
individuals facing mental health challenges
or economic hardship. Our training courses,
offered at no cost, included:
•
**First Aid at Work Courses**
•
**Paediatric First Aid Courses**
•
**Mental Health Awareness**
•
**Pre-Hospital Care Courses**
•
**Early Years & Mini Medics**
**Courses**– Teaching young children
how to assist someone feeling sick
or unwell.|
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|||These courses have helped**unemployed**
**individuals, those not in education, and**
**those facing social exclusion**gain
valuable life-saving skills and improve their
prospects.
**Medical Cover & First Aid Support**
We also**doubled our First Aid & Medical**
**Cover capabilities**at community events
across the UK, working throughout the
**summer and winter months**to provide
essential emergency care at public
gatherings.
Through these expanding projects and
services, we continue to make a substantial
impact on the lives of those in our
community, providing critical support,
education, and emergency care where it is
needed most.|
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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
|
Para 1.38||
|
Policy on social investment
including program related
investment
|
Para 1.38||
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Contribution made by
volunteers
|
Para 1.38||
Other
## **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|**Summary of Achievements and Impact**
During our fifth year as a registered charity,
**Rapid Response North West**has
continued to expand its reach, making a
meaningful difference in the lives of
vulnerable individuals and strengthening
communities across the Wirral Peninsular,
and throughout the UK.
**Street Welfare & Suicide Prevention**
**Support**
Our**Street Welfare Services**have
provided essential support to individuals
struggling with**homelessness, mental**
**health issues, and suicidal thoughts**.
Through initiatives such as**“Support on**
**the Streets,” “Warmth & Support in Our**
**Community,” and “Intervention on the**
**Streets,”**we have offered:
•
**Emergency meals, warm drinks,**
**and food parcels**to those in crisis.
•
**Warm clothing, sleeping bags,**
**and emergency shelters**to
individuals experiencing
homelessness.
•
**Emotional support and crisis**
**intervention**, offering a listening ear
and signposting people to further
help.
For many, our patrols have provided**a**
**lifeline during times of distress**, offering
hope, comfort, and practical assistance to
those who need it most.
**Expanding Access to First Aid & Mental**
**Health Training**
We have continued to**offer free training**
**courses**to individuals who are
unemployed, facing hardship, or looking to
develop life-saving skills. These courses
have:|
|•
**Improved mental health**|
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|**awareness and resilience**in both|
|young people and adults.|
|•
**Boosted confidence and**|
|**employability**by providing|
|recognised qualifications.|
|•
**Introduced first aid skills to**|
|**young children**through our Early|
|Years & Mini Medics courses,|
|helping to build a culture of safety|
|and awareness from an early age.|
|Many participants have**expressed a**|
|**renewed sense of purpose**, with some|
|showing interest in pursuing careers in|
|healthcare, first response, or community|
|support.|
|**Medical Cover at Community Events**|
|Throughout the year, we have**expanded**|
|**our First Aid & Medical Cover services**,|
|supporting a wide range of public events|
|across the UK. Our presence has helped to|
|**ensure public safety**, provide immediate|
|care when needed, and reduce the burden|
|on emergency services.|
|**Wider Benefits to Society**|
|•
Our**suicide prevention efforts**|
|have contributed to early|
|intervention, reducing the number of|
|individuals reaching crisis point.|
|•
Our**free education and training**|
|**programmes**have helped|
|individuals build essential skills and|
|increase their opportunities.|
|•
Our**community engagement and**|
|**outreach**have helped to create|
|**stronger, more connected**|
|**communities**, where people feel|
|supported and valued.|
|Overall, our work has helped to**create a**|
|**safer, healthier, and more resilient**|
|**society**, providing much-needed support to|
|those in crisis while empowering individuals|
|with the skills and confidence to make a|
|positive change in their lives.|
## **Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
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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**2023 – 2024**, we had
another successful year in securing
funding, allowing us to expand and
strengthen our services. We also increased
our**self-generated income**, thanks to the
dedication of our team through**medical**
**cover services and various community**
**activities**.
We are incredibly grateful for the generous
support from our funders:
•
**The National Lottery**, whose grant
funding enabled us to expand our
**Shop Assist and Street Welfare**
**Services**, providing essential
support to vulnerable individuals in
the community.
•
**Community Foundation for**
**Merseyside**, whose funding helped
us deliver**various training**
**programmes, safety patrols, and**
**welfare support on the streets**.
•
**The Hemby Trust**, whose grant
allowed us to provide**first aid**
**training to the public**, increasing
life-saving skills within the
community.
With the funding received, we were able to
cover key operational costs, including:
•
**Charity insurance and volunteer**
**expenses**to support our dedicated
team.
•
**Vehicle maintenance costs**to
ensure the continued operation of
our patrols and outreach services.
•
**Safety equipment & personal**
**protective equipment (PPE)**for
volunteers working in high-risk
environments.
•
**Medical equipment & supplies**to
support emergency response and
first aid training.
•
**Welfare supplies**, including**food**
**parcels, sleeping bags, warm**
**clothing, and emergency food &**
**drinks**, to support homeless
individuals, those struggling
financially, and people experiencing
mental health crisis. These
essential provisions helped keep
vulnerable individuals safe, warm,
and nourished, providing much-
needed relief and comfort.
Additionally, this funding has allowed us to
continue investing in**volunteer training**,
ensuring our team remains highly skilled,|
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|||while also enabling us to**deliver free**
**training to members of the community**.
We remain committed to financial
sustainability and will continue working to
**diversify our funding sources and self-**
**generated income**to maintain and expand
our essential services in the future.|
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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|
## **Additional information (optional)**
## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
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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, 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
|
Para 1.46||
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A description of the principal
risks facing the charity
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Para 1.46||
Olher
## **Structure, Governance and Management**
|Description of charity’s trusts:|||
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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.|
## **Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
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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|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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**Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**
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|Dates acted if not for whole|Name of person (or body) entitled|
|Trustee name|Office (if any)|
|year|to appoint trustee (if any)|
|Samuel Gwilliam|Trustee|September 2023 to|
|present|
|Luke Brown|Trustee|29|[th]|August 2020 to 8|[th]|
|September 2023|
|Daniel Anderton|Trustee|September 2022 to|
|October 2024|
|Daniel Cumbers|Trustee|September 2022 to|
|October 2024|
|Adam Grogan|Trustee|October 2024 to present|
|Sophie Davies|Trustee|October 2024 to present|
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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
## **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**
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Signature(s)
Full name(s)
Sophie Davies
Position (eg Secretary,
Trustee
Chair, etc)
Date
03/03/2025
Signature(s)
Full name(s) Daniel Anderton
Position (eg Secretary, Trustee 2023 - 2024
Chair, etc)
Date
03/03/2025
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**Signature(s) Full name(s)** Adam Grogan **Position (eg Secretary,** Trustee **Chair, etc) Date** 03/03/2025
## **Overall Accounts**
## **– 18[th ] May 2023 17[th] May 2024**
**Account Balance/Start Figure Leftover from last year**
**£8,375.34**
## **Income / Sales**
**Public Donations £4,895.21 Grants £26,214.00 Fundraising £7,384.40**
**Total Income / Sales**
**£38,493.61**
## **Direct Expenses and Overheads**
**Insurance £2,208.77 Phoneline £330.37**
**DBS Checking £137.30**
**Vehicle Insurance £1,202.40 Communication & IT Services £1,225.08 Equipment £1,049.49 Uniform/PPE £1,143.87 Medical Supplies £1,812.43 Medical Equipment £3,113.62 Funded Training £6,029.24**
**Training Equipment & Consumables £778.87 Fuel / Volunteer Mileage Claims £4,213.07 Event Services £1,917.95 Volunteer Welfare £203.73 Vehicle Maintenance £1,464.28 Room Hire & Storage £1,888.34 Shop Assist Welfare Services £4,609.05 Street Welfare Services £6,903.59**
**Total Direct Expenses / Overheads £40,231.45 Account Balance at the end of 2024 financial year £6,637.50**
## **Independent examiner's report on the accounts**
**Section A Independent Examiner’s Report**
**Report to the trustees/** Charity Name **RAPID RESPONSE NORTH WEST members of On accounts for the year 17[th] May 2024 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 **17/05/2024** .
- **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.
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Date: 13/03/2025
Signed:
Name: Heather Podmore
Relevant professional
qualification(s) or body
(if any):
Address: 43 Rutland Road, Tyldesley
Manchester
M29 8FX
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**October 2018**
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**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).
**Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose** .
**October 2018**
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