## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** **From Period start date** 01/01/2024 **To Period end date** 31/01/2024 **Charity name:** East England Medical Services **Charity registration number:** 1187161 ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|**To benefit the public by relieving**
**sickness and the preservation of life**
**through providing first aid and medical**
**cover to public events.**| |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|
**We provide trained volunteers to public**
**events whereby we can provide first aid**
**cover. We attend a number of public and**
**community events throughout the year.**| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|**We can confirm the trustees have had**
**regard to the guidance issued by the**
**Charity Commission on public benefit.**| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: SORP reference Para 1.38 Policy on grant making Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment Para 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers 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|**East England Medical Services has**
**provide trained volunteers to multiple**
**public events during the year; allowing**
**these events to go ahead by providing**
**first aid and medical cover for the**
**attending public and event staff.**
**Multiple members of the public who have**
**became ill or injured at theses events**
**have been treated by our volunteers.**| **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |||| |---|---|---| |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||| |||| ## **Financial Review** |**Financial Review**||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|**We are in a stable financial position, but**
**are currently monitoring our funds**
**carefully.**| |
Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|**Reserves are held to ensure we can cover**
**fixed costs in the event of the uncertainty**
**of the event industry especially when**
**they are cancelled for reasons such as**
**Covid.**| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|**Aim is approx £750.**| |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|| |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|**Two trustees listed for an unlimited**
**period (founding members).**
**Option to elect up to two further at each**
**AGM if required.**| |**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:|**Additional information (optional)**
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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|| |Other||| ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charity name|East England Medical Services| |---|---| |
Other name the charity uses|
EEMS| |Registered charity number|1187161| |
Charity’s principal address|79 Hallett Road,
Flitch Green,
Dunmow, Essex,
CM6 3FR| ||| ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |1
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0|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not**
**for whole year**
**Name of person**
**(or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee**
**(if any)**| |---|---|---|---| ||Steven Wood|N/A|N/A
EEMS| ||AshleyTapping|N/A|N/A
EEMS| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ## 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 held in this capacity Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets ## **Additional information (optional)** ## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** |**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**| |---|---|---|---| |**Type of**
**adviser**
**Name**
**Address**|||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| |**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** **Signature(s)** Ashley David Tapping **Full name(s)** Steven Mark Wood **Position (eg Secretary,** Trustee - Operations Manager Trustee - Clinical & Training Manager **Chair, etc) Date** 04/01/2024