Trustees’ Annual Report
April 2024 – March 2025
1. Contents
| 1. Contents | |
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| 1. | Charity Information .......................................................................................................... 3 |
| 2. | Reporting Period ............................................................................................................. 3 |
| 3. | Object .............................................................................................................................. 3 |
| Public Benefit Reporting ..................................................................................................... 3 | |
| Community First Responders .......................................................................................... 3 | |
| CPR and AED Training and Awareness ........................................................................... 4 | |
| Improving accessibility to Public Access Defibrillators .................................................... 4 | |
| 4. | Financial Review .............................................................................................................. 4 |
| Income ................................................................................................................................ 4 | |
| Expenditure ......................................................................................................................... 4 | |
| Reserves .............................................................................................................................. 4 | |
| Future Spending .................................................................................................................. 4 |
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1. Charity Information
The charity is registered in England with the name Tonbridge & Tunbridge Wells Community First Responders , also known as TTWCFR as a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) with the registration number 1194244 . The registered address of the CIO is Mayo House, 66 Mount Ephraim, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN4 8BG.
The CIO is governed by our first edition Constitution dated April 2021 , and there has been no changes to the Trustees or structure, governance and management during the reporting period.
The current trustees are Fergus Chalmers, Linda Rout, Robert Cray and Christopher Bellis. In addition to the trustees, the CIO had 6 other members at the end of the reporting period.
2. Reporting Period
This Report covers the period 1[st] April 2024 up to and including 31[st] March 2025
3. Object
The objects of the CIO are
The relief of sickness and the preservation of good health among people residing permanently or temporarily in Tonbridge, Tunbridge Wells, and the surrounding communities:
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by the provision of trained Community First Responders (CFRs) to attend medical emergencies as directed by the South East Coast Ambulance service (SECAmb);
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to advance the education and awareness of the general public in relation to cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) by bystanders and the use of publicly accessible Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs);
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to improve accessibility to Public Access Defibrillators (PADs) by members of the community.
Public Benefit Reporting
During the reporting period, the charity has furthered each element of its charitable objective as outlined above. The charity trustees have had regard to the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit.
Community First Responders
During the reporting period, our volunteer Community First Responders provided approximately 1,450 hours on call and available to respond to medical emergencies in the community. During this time, our volunteers were directed by South East Coast Ambulance to around 700 calls and attended around 580 patients providing immediate medical care.
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CPR and AED Training and Awareness
During the reporting period our volunteers staged 6 public awareness events , delivering CPR training to more than 250 members of the public .
The team have also been engaging with local schools and community groups such as Scouts, Brownies and Girl Guides, as well as local church groups. The team has also been engaged with the WI.
Improving accessibility to Public Access Defibrillators
During the reporting period, our volunteers directly maintained our network of 9 Public Access Defibrillators through regular checks and replacement of consumables where required. We have also assisted others in maintaining their own devices, and have actively promoted registration of devices to make them publicly available.
Our volunteers have worked on identifying areas of need, and during the reporting period have delivered 2 additional Public Access Defibrillator sites through direct fundraising, supporting the delivery of several other privately funded sites.
4. Financial Review
At the end of the reporting period, the CIO held £10,822 in distributable reserves and retained profit. This includes £10,147 of reserves carried over from the previous financial year.
At the end of the reporting period, the CIO held £3,904 in capital assets and £6,920 in current assets.
Income
The CIO received £2,239 through sales and £4,272 through direct donations and fundraising.
Expenditure
The CIO spent £1,779 on cost of sales including provision of new directly funded defibrillator sites, £1,250 on administrative and running costs including £305 on CFR kit and equipment, £249 on maintaining PAD sites, and £423 on deployment of new PAD sites. £2,383 was lost through depreciation of assets.
Reserves
It is agreed that the CIO should hold a minimum of £2,500 in cash reserves at any time to ensure its operating costs can be covered in the event of a downturn in fundraising.
Future Spending
It was acknowledged that the CIO continues to hold significant reserves, and ideas are being sought to increase spending to further to CIO charitable objectives in following years.
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Appendix A Financial Reports
Balance Sheet
Tonbridge & Tunbridge Wells CFR
As at 31 March 2025
| £ | £ | |
|---|---|---|
| Capital Assets | ||
| Computer Equipment Brought Forward | 400 | |
| Other Capital Asset Brought Forward | 7,746 | |
| PAD Site Brought Forward | 1,202 | |
| Computer Equipment Purchase | 330 | |
| Other Capital Asset Purchase | 2,775 | |
| Computer Equipment Depreciation Brought Forward | -400 | |
| Other Capital Asset Depreciation Brought Forward | -5,331 | |
| PAD Site Depreciation Brought Forward | -434 | |
| Computer Equipment Depreciation In Year | -55 | |
| Other Capital Asset Depreciation | -1,928 | |
| PAD Site Depreciation In Year | -401 | |
| Net Book Value | 3,904 | |
| Current Assets | 6,920 | |
| Bank Account: Business Current Account | 6,139 | |
| Bank Account: Petty Cash | 354 | |
| Bank Account: PayPal | 427 | |
| lessCurrent Liabilities | 3 | |
| Suspense Account | 3 | |
| Net Current Assets | £6,918 | |
| Total Assets | £10,822 | |
| Owner's Equity | ||
| Retained Profit | 10,822 | |
| Total Owner's Equity | £10,822 |
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Profit & Loss
Tonbridge & Tunbridge Wells CFR
Accounting Year 2024/25
| Debit | Credit | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | 6,511 | ||
| Sales | 2,239 | ||
| Donations | 4,272 | ||
| less Cost of Sales | 1,779 | ||
| Cost of Sales | 1,779 | ||
| Gross Profit | 4,731 | ||
| less Administration Expenses | 1,250 | ||
| CFR Equipment | 305 | ||
| PAD Consumables | 249 | ||
| Web Hosting | 35 | ||
| Internet & Telephone | 20 | ||
| Advertising and Promotion | 142 | ||
| Staff Entertaining | 170 | ||
| Bank/Finance Charges | 34 | ||
| Insurance | 295 | ||
| less Staff Costs | 423 | ||
| PAD Deployment | 423 | ||
| less Depreciation | 2,383 | ||
| Depreciation Charge | 2,383 | ||
| Operating Profit | £675 | ||
| less Drawings | £0 | ||
| less Profit & Loss journal entries | £0 | ||
| Retained Profit this period: | £675 | ||
| Retained Profit brought forward: | £10,147 | ||
| Distributable Reserves / Retained Profit carried forward: | £10,822 |
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