2021-10-31-accounts - London Search & Rescue

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Trustees' Annual Report for the period

Period start date Period end date Day Month Year Day Month Year From 01 November 2020 To 31 October 2021

Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name London Search and Rescue Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any) 1192257 Charity's principal address The Warren, Croydon Road Hayes, Bromley Postcode BR2 7AL

London Search and Rescue

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year
Paul Lewis	Chairman
Sean McCarry	Internal Development
Steve Wood	Operational Development
Allan Aubeelack	Emergency Services Liaison
















Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)
Name		Dates acted if not for whole year

TAR

March 2012

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Type of adviser Name Address

Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

London Search and Rescue is in the process of novating to a new CIO. Type of governing document The original Charity Constitution was adopted on 24 August 2012 as (eg. trust deed, constitution) amended 05 January 2018. A new constitution dated 12 November 2019 has been lodged with the commission and was approved by the members at the AGM of 20 November 2021. A plan of action has been put in place to transition from the old to the new constitution during 2022/2023. Association How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company) Elected by Membership Trustee selection methods

(eg. appointed by, elected by)

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:

policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;

Upon application Trustees receive an information and briefing pack which clearly defines their responsibilities and obligations, it also refers to the CC3 page and 6 essential main duties.

The Board of Trustees meet regularly and operate a Risk Register to fully understand and mitigate risk. This along with the appropriate policies and procedures ensure we follow the good practice to run your charity effectively, avoid difficulties and comply with your legal duties.

relationship with any related parties;
trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.

TAR

March 2012

Section C Objectives and activities

To preserve and protect life and in particular to provide and maintain and emergency search and rescue service for the benefit of the public:

Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document

(1) by the provision of a dedicated and trained volunteer service to assist the emergency services in the operation of search and rescue within London; and
(2) by the provision of support to other search and rescue organisations across the UK if called upon and able to do so.

TAR

March 2012

OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES The primary objective of the charity is to protect and preserve good health and life by the provision of volunteer search and rescue teams to assist organisations involved in the search and/or rescue of missing or vulnerable persons.

The secondary objective is the provision of programs to help prevent the need of search and rescue teams by means of education of the public.

Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)

The charity activities assist in the relief of suffering and distress amongst persons endangered by accidents or natural hazards within London, particularly by providing adequate arrangements for the secure and efficient search and rescue of any person or persons so endangered.

The trustees have had due regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:

policy on grantmaking;
policy programme related investment;
contribution made by volunteers.

TAR

March 2012

Section D Achievements and performance

Summary of the main This Charity number was dormant for year ended 31 October 2021. achievements of the charity during the year

TAR

March 2012

Section E Financial review

Brief statement of the

charity’s policy on reserves

Details of any funds materially in deficit

Further financial review details (Optional information)

You may choose to include This Charity number was dormant for year ended 31 October 2021. additional information, where relevant about:

the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);
how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.

Section F Other optional information

Section G Declaration

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s) Full name(s) Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) Date
	Paul Lewis MBE
	Chair
	8 August 2022
	8 August 2022

TAR

March 2012

Charity Name No (if any) London Serach and Rescue 1192257 Receipts and payments accounts

CC16a

For the period Period start date Period end date To from 01-Nov-20 31-Oct-21

Section A Receipts and payments

A1 Receipts	Unrestricted funds to the nearest £	Restricted funds to the nearest £	Endowment funds to the nearest £	Total funds to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -	Last year to the nearest £
Fundraising Operations Training			- - - -	-
				-
				-
Support				-
Trustees and Directors(insurance and o	-	-	-	-	-
	-	-	- - - -	-	-
	-	-		-	-
	-	-		-	-
*Sub total*(Gross income for AR)	-	-		-	-

A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table).
	-		- - -	-	-
	-			-	-
*Sub total*	-			-	-
*Total receipts* A3 Payments
			-	-	-

Fundraising			- - - - - - - - - -	-
Operations				-
Training				-
Support				-
Trustees and Directors (insurance and other)				-
	-			-	-
	-			-	-
	-			-	-
	-			-	-
**Sub total **	-			-	-

A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table)
	-		- - -	-	-
	-			-	-
**Sub total **	-			-	-
*Total payments* *Net of receipts/(payments)* A5 Transfers between funds A6 Cash funds last year end *Cash funds this year end*
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	-		- -	-	-
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	-		-	-	-

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period

Categories B1 Cash funds	Details Cash on hand	Unrestricted funds to nearest £ -	Restricted funds to nearest £ -	Endowment funds to nearest £
	Cash on hand			-
			-	-

		-		-	-
	*Total cash funds*	-		-	-
	(agree balances with receipts and payments
	account(s))	OK		OK	OK
		Unrestricted		Restricted	Endowment
		funds		funds	funds
	Details	to nearest £		to nearest £	to nearest £
B2 Other monetary assets	Accounts receivable			-	-
		-		-	-
		-		-	-
		-		-	-
		-		-	-
		-		-	-
	Details	Fund to which asset belongs		Cost (optional)	Current value (optional)
B3 Investment assets				-	-
				-	-
				-	-
				-	-
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	Details	Fund to which asset belongs		Cost (optional)	Current value (optional)
B4 Assets retained for the				-	-
charity’s own use				-	-
				-	-
				-	-
				-	-
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		Fund to which		Amount due	When due
	Details	liability relates		(optional)	(optional)
B5 Liabilities	Accounts Payable			-
				-
				-
				-
				-
Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees	Signature	Print	Name		Date of approval
		Steve Wood			8.8.22