**2022 Chairman’s Report Llanberis Mountain Rescue Team CIO** ## **Written by Elfyn Jones (Chairman of Trustees 2022/23, on behalf of the Trustees of Llanberis Mountain Rescue Team CIO)** 2022 was another very busy year for Llanberis Mountain Rescue Team CIO, with the team responding to 233 incidents, involving over 6,000 hours of volunteer time. 53 volunteer members of the team assisted directly with incidents, with the average attendance being 35 incidents per member. The team deployed onto the hill to assist people in distress a total of 158 times, while the team’s coordinators gave advice or referred the other calls from people in distress to other agencies to deal with. This is in addition to the time given to training, attending events, giving advice and guidance to external agencies, and of course the time given to run and administer the charity itself. A total of 201 individuals were assisted, of which sadly there were four fatalities, with 36 serious injuries, 75 minor injuries, and a further 79 who were uninjured, but variously reported as being lost, cragfast, overdue or benighted. As usual, the busiest times for the team were the summer months, with 31% of calls for assistance being received during July and August. Three long-serving team members retired from full membership of the team, and all three were presented with Honorary Membership of the rescue team. The team recruited a further seven trainee members in 2022. A number of Trustees of the charity also stood down at the 2022 AGM, having come to the end of their term of office as stated in the CIO Constitution. They were replaced by a mixture of existing members, new ex-officio trustees, and external trustees. The charity’s rules were substantially reviewed and updated during autumn 2022, and subsequently adopted by members at the 2022 AGM. The main changes are around the minimum number of attendance of incidents that members are expected to attend to remain as full team members, a minimum number of training events that members are expected to attend in order to remain current with best practices and to maintain a level of knowledge and safety of team systems and operations. In addition, a new category of membership was introduced – the Operational Support Member category, who also attend training and provide support with incident management roles, but are not deployed as operational front-line rescuers. The team’s finances remain very positive and while it may appear that there is a substantial surplus of income over expenditure, the Team is likely to face very significant costs in the coming years, far higher than ever before in its history, as it seeks to relocate to a new base and to also acquire replacement vehicles for its aging fleet of land rovers. It is anticipated that in 2023, among its other ambitions, the Rescue team will acquire a fourth vehicle, it will also expand upon its training programme for its members, it will review its policy for ensuring all members (including trainees) are kitted out with minimum standard of PPE, and on the financial aspect, it will seek to reinvest its funds, by investing in multiple banks in order to maximise the protection given to the charity’s funds by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme. LLANBERIS MOUNTAIN RESCUE TEAM CIO I Tim ACHUB MYNYDD LLANBERIS SCE Accounts For The Year Ended 30 September 2022 NBE*/ Registered Charity Number . 1184620 INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF LLANBERIS MOUNTAIN RESCUE TEAM CIO I Ttm ACHUB MYNYDD LLANBERIS SCE CHARITY NUMBER: 1184620 I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity {Yhe Trust.) for the year ended 30 S8Ptember 2022. Re$pon$ibilltios and basls of report As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Chartties Act 2011 ('the Act.). I report in ￿$pa￿ of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out under sedion 145 of the 2011 Acl and in carrying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Directions giv8n by the Charity Commission under section 14515){b) of the Act. Indopendont examlner's statement I have completed my examination. l 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: the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act", or the accounts do not accord with the accounting records: or the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements conceming the fonn and content of ac¢ounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a 'true and fairf view which Is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. I have no concerns and hav8 comè across no other matters in connection with the examination to which att8nlion should be drawn in this report In order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. 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