## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** **From 18/05/2024 Period start date To 17/05/2025 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 sixth year as a registered
charity, Rapid Response North West
continued to provide vital support and
services to the public, ensuring safety,
welfare, and education across the region.
**Community Welfare Services**
We maintained and expanded our street
welfare patrols, continuing our essential
work on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
evenings. Our team provided emergency
meals, food parcels, and essential supplies
to vulnerable individuals. We also continued
our pre-hospital care training, equipping
community members with vital life-saving
skills.
**Educational Development & Training**
Throughout this period, we continued
offering free pre-hospital care training
courses. These included First Aid at Work,
Paediatric First Aid, and Mental Health
Awareness sessions. Our training reached
individuals from disadvantaged
backgrounds, empowering them with
confidence and practical skills to help
others.
**Medical Cover & First Aid Support**
We also provided enhanced medical cover
at public events, both summer and winter,
ensuring safety at festivals, sports
gatherings, and other large community
events.
Through these ongoing services and
training programs, we continue to deliver
meaningful public benefit, providing
essential care, education, and support
across the UK.| |---|---|---| |||| |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: ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |

Policy on grant making

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Para 1.38|| |

Policy on social investment
including program related
investment
|

Para 1.38|| |---|---|---| |

Contribution made by
volunteers

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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|During this year, Rapid Response North
West has continued to make a profound
difference in the lives of our beneficiaries
and the wider community.
**Street Welfare & Suicide Prevention**
As part of our Suicide Prevention on Our
Streets winter 2024 programme, we
continued our street welfare services.
These patrols provided crucial support to
individuals facing homelessness, mental
health crises, and suicidal thoughts, offering
them a lifeline of care and hope in their
darkest moments.
**Let’s Go Medu-cate Programme**
A significant highlight was our Let’s Go
Medu-cate programme, through which we
delivered pre-hospital emergency care
training to unemployed and disadvantaged
young people. Participants gained
invaluable skills, boosting their confidence,
employability, and mental resilience. Many
expressed renewed hope for their futures,
seeing pathways to employment and
improved well-being.
**Expansion of First Aid & Medical Cover**
We also expanded our first aid and medical
cover services, providing essential care at a
growing range of public events across the
UK. Our presence at these events ensured
safer environments, prompt emergency
care, and reduced pressure on
overstretched emergency services.| **Wider Benefits to Society** Our street welfare and suicide prevention efforts have offered hope and critical support when it was needed most. Our Let’s Go Medu-cate programme has sparked new opportunities, helping young people build brighter futures. And our expanded medical cover has contributed to safer communities nationwide. Overall, these achievements have strengthened both individual lives and the wider fabric of society, creating a safer, more hopeful future for all. ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |

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|| |

Investment
performance
against objectives

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Para 1.41|| |
Other

||| ## **Financial Review** |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|During the period of 2024–2025, we faced
considerable challenges in securing grant
funding, as many grants available did not
fully cover our activities. However, we
continued to generate income through our
event medical services, taking on new
events that we hope will secure long-term
partnerships.
We also ensured the continuation of our
vital training programmes. Our pre-hospital
care courses and first aid training reached
more individuals, especially those who are
unemployed or facing hardship, giving
them new skills and improving their
prospects.
Welfare remains central to our mission; we
continued distributing food parcels,
emergency food and drinks, ensuring that
vulnerable individuals stayed safe and
nourished.
Despite the financial pressures, we remain
dedicated to our mission, continuing to
deliver essential welfare services, medical
cover, and life-changing training. We will
keep working to diversify our income
streams, ensuring that we sustain and
grow our impact for the future.| |---|---|---| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
statingwhytheyare held|Para 1.22|The charity would like to have reserves of
£1000 by the end of the next financial year.| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|£300| |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: |

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, 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.| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |

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

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Para 1.51|| |

Relationship with any related
parties

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Para 1.51|| |
Other

||| ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charityname|Rapid Response North 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**|**Dates acted if not for whole**
**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee(if any) **| |---|---|---|---|---|---| |Samuel Gwilliam|Trustee||September 2023 to
December 2025||| |
Sophie Davies|Trustee||October 2024 to
December 2025||| |Daniel Anderton|Trustee||December 2025 to
present||| |Daniel Cumbers|Trustee||December 2025 to
present||| |Adam Grogan|Trustee||October 2024 to present||| ||||||| ||||||| ||||||| ||||||| ||||||| ||||||| ||||||| ||||||| ||||||| ||||||| ||||||| ||||||| ||||||| ||||||| ||||||| |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** **----- Start of picture text -----**
Signature(s)
Full name(s)
Daniel Cumbers
Position (eg Secretary,
Trustee
Chair, etc)
Date
10/03/2026
Signature(s)
Full name(s) Daniel Anderton
Position (eg Secretary, Trustee
Chair, etc)
Date
10/03/2026
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**Signature(s) Full name(s)** Adam Grogan **Position (eg Secretary,** Trustee **Chair, etc) Date** 10/03/2026 ## **Overall Accounts** **– 18[th ] May 2024 17[th] May 2025** **Account Balance/Start Figure Leftover from last year** **£6,637.50** ## **Income / Sales** **Public Donations £5,690.60 Grants £2000.00** **Fundraising £11,395.00** **Total Income / Sales** **£19,085.60** ## **Direct Expenses and Overheads** **Insurance £2,562.04 Phoneline £381.19** **DBS Checking £82.10** **Vehicle Insurance £1,718.50 Communication & IT Services £2,074.75 Equipment £1,081.44 Uniform/PPE £385.98 Medical Supplies £1,713.66 Medical Equipment £895.63 Funded Training £4,685.26** **Training Equipment & Consumables £407.79 Fuel / Volunteer Mileage Claims £3,054.33 Volunteer Welfare £188.98 Vehicle Maintenance £1,558.99 Room Hire & Storage £1,485.00 Shop Assist Welfare Services £1,331.11 Street Welfare Services £1,660.05** **Total Direct Expenses / Overheads £25,365.20 Account Balance at the end of 2025 financial year £357.90**