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2025-04-05-accounts

LOCATE INTERNATIONAL CIO

TRUSTEES’ ANNUAL REPORT Reporting Period: 6 April 2024 to 5 April 2025 Charity Number: 1197991

LOCATE INTERNATIONAL CIO

ACCOUNTS

YEAR ENDED 5 APRIL 2025

CONTENTS PAGES
Legal and administrative information 1
Trustees report 2–10
Accountants Report 11
Receipts and payments account 13
Statement of assets and liabilities 14

LOCATE INTERNATIONAL CIO

LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

YEAR ENDED 5 APRIL 2025

Trustees C Allsop
T Conway-Grim
C Hedges
Resigned during
the reporting
period
D Peach
A Wilson
Registered charity name Locate International CIO
Registered charity number 1197991
Registered office Suite B
Blackdown House
Blackbrook Park Avenue
Taunton
Somerset
TA1 2PX
Accountants Monahans, Chartered Accountants
Suite B
Blackdown House
Blackbrook Park Avenue
Taunton
Somerset
TA1 2PX

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Introduction

This report outlines the activities, achievements, governance, and financial performance of Locate International CIO for the year ending 5 April 2025. It complies with the requirements of applicable charity law and has been prepared in accordance with the charity’s governing document and accounting policies.

1. Executive Summary

Locate International CIO exists to bring clarity, dignity and answers to families affected by long-term missing and unidentified people. We work across England and Wales to support police forces, coroners, families and communities through structured investigative reviews delivered at no cost.

This reporting period represents a year of significant organisational strengthening, including partnerships with the police and reviewing processes. The charity focused on improving its operating model, enhancing oversight and preparing for sustainable growth. Critical reforms were implemented to ensure the highest standards of governance, safeguarding, information security and investigative practice.

The organisation continues to build on the strong values and investigative philosophy established by Founder Dave Grimstead, who shaped Locate International’s approach to detailed analysis, ethical practice and meaningful public engagement. Dave’s continue d involvement in the leadership team preserves the charity’s original ethos and ensures continuity with its founding purpose. His forthcoming book, for which the first payment was received in June 2024, reflects increasing public interest in missing-person and unidentified-person investigations and further reinforces the charity’s contribution to national understanding.

Throughout the period April 2024 to April 2025, Locate International has worked to strengthen systems, deepen partnerships and refine investigative capability. This work provides a strong foundation for further development during 2026, including a

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major volunteer expansion and the launch of the Missing Person Investigation Training Framework.

Statistics relating to our work can be found in the Impact Report for 2005.

2. Public Benefit Statement

The Trustees confirm that they have had full regard to the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit. All activities undertaken during this reporting period were carried out in accordance with the charity’s aims and were for the public benefit.

Locate International provides benefit by:

The work undertaken during this period has ensured that families, policing and the wider community continue to receive support with complex and often historic investigations.

3. Objectives and Activities

Charitable Purpose

The charity aims to locate missing people, identify unidentified individuals and ensure that long-term cases receive structured, ethical and evidence-based review.

This is achieved through professional investigative practice, advanced analytical methods, well-trained volunteers, and collaboration with police forces, coroners, families and specialist partner organisations.

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4. Strategic Framework: Clear, Build, Enhance

The charity’s work during this reporting year was guided by the strategic model of Clear, Build and Enhance. This three-stage approach provided coherence, clarity and measurable outcomes for organisational development.

Clear

The first stage focused on achieving clarity across all organisational processes. A complete review of the case-handling journey was undertaken. The charity introduced a referrals-based operating model , ensuring that cases come into Locate International only through:

This reform strengthened governance and ensured consistent thresholds for case acceptance. The Clear phase also included reviewing safeguarding procedures, digital information management, expectations for volunteers, training requirements and case governance mechanisms.

The national Information Sharing Agreement with police forces in England and Wales was embedded into operational practice, ensuring that data handling and investigative work remain compliant and secure.

Build

The second stage focused on building capability. The organisation strengthened its digital systems, investigative processes, documentation standards and supervisory oversight. Work was completed to redesign volunteer onboarding and training to ensure safety, professionalism and alignment with updated governance requirements.

During this period, volunteer recruitment was paused to allow the organisation to build the necessary infrastructure to safely support expansion in 2026.

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Partnerships have been significantly expanded as set out in the Partnerships section below.

Enhance

The final stage focused on enhancing the charity’s delivery. This involved:

Public engagement continued to be central to investigative progress. More than 250 members of the public contacted the charity with information, showing continued trust and the importance of open channels of communication.

Donations increased significantly during this period, due to the ‘For the 13,000’ campaign, the efforts of Dr Chung Pham and increased public awareness. This created the strongest voluntary income year since the charity’s formation.

5. Achievements and Performance

Investigative Progress

Locate International continued to support families, police forces and coroners by reviewing evidence, reconstructing timelines, conducting open source and genealogical analysis and generating new investigative leads. Progress was made in several long-term missing-person and unidentified-person cases.

The organisation maintained regular communication with families and ensured that all reviews were conducted with sensitivity, clarity and professionalism.

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Public Engagement

Public involvement remains central to the charity’s work. During this reporting period:

Volunteer Development

The charity benefited from an experienced and skilled volunteer community. Work during this period focused on preparing for future expansion by strengthening training, supervision, safeguarding and role clarity. Volunteers remained involved in intelligence analysis, behavioural science, genealogy, research and communications.

Fundraising and Income Growth

Locate International experienced significant growth in voluntary income. Key contributors were:

This strengthened financial resilience and enabled continued investment in governance and capability building.

6. Partnerships

The reporting period saw strong development across partnership networks.

Key partners included:

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These partnerships expanded access to specialist tools, international expertise and investigative insight.

7. Governance and Management

Trustees

Trustees who served during this reporting period were:

Resigned during the reporting period:

Leadership Team

The leadership and day-to-day management of the charity were carried out by:

Policy and Oversight

During this year the organisation strengthened its governance and updated key policies. This included safeguarding, data protection, volunteer management and information security.

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The Code of Conduct was refreshed to ensure that all volunteers, staff and partners operate in accordance with ethical and professional standards aligned to the charity’s new operating model and the Information Sharing Agreement.

Oversight processes were improved to ensure strong supervision of casework and compliance with regulatory and operational expectations.

8. Financial Review

Financial information is drawn from the independently examined accounts for the year ending 5 April 2025, as contained within this report.

As a charity comprised entirely of volunteers, our financial needs are currently modest, and we continue to ensure that the costs required to cover all necessary expenses are adequately covered. We regularly review the needs of the organisation, and whether we need to enhance delivery of existing or additional services that may require additional funding.'

Reserves Policy

Locate International aims to build unrestricted reserves equivalent to three months of essential operating costs. Progress was made toward this target during the reporting period.

9. Risk Management

The Trustees monitored and mitigated risks across the following areas:

Controls and improvements were implemented across all areas through updated policies, strengthened oversight and improved digital systems.

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10. Plans for 2026

The charity’s priorities for the next reporting period include:

11. Serious Incident Statement

The Trustees confirm that no serious incidents occurred during this reporting period.

13. Trustees’ Responsibilities Statement

The Trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records, safeguarding the assets of the charity and preparing an accurate and compliant Trustees’ Annual Report and accounts in accordance with charity law.

5. Declaration

The trustees declare that they have approved this Annual Report. It is signed on behalf of the Board of Trustees by:

SIGN

Charlie Hedges MBE Trustee Approved 03.02.2026

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Locate International CIO

UNAUDITED ACCOUNTS

FOR THE YEAR END

6 APRIL 2024 to 5 APRIL 2025

Charity Number 1197991 Registered number: CS028394

LOCATE INTERNATIONAL CIO ACCOUNTANTS REPORT YEAR ENDED 5 APRIL 2025 In order to assist you to fulfil your duties under the Charitie5 Act 2011, we have prepared for your approval the accounts of Locate International CIO for the year ended 5 April 2025 which comprise the receipts and payment5 account and statement of assets and liabilities. As a practising member firm of the Institute of Chartered Account5 in England and Wales IICAEWI, we are subject to its ethical and other professional requirements which are detailed within the ICAEW'S regulations and guidance at htt www.icaew.com en membershi re ulation5-Standards-and- uidance. This report is made solely to the trustees of Locate International CIO in accordance with our terms of engagement. Our work has been undertaken solely to prepare for your approval the accounts of Locate International CIO and state those matters that we have agreed to state to the trustees of Locate International CIO in thi5 report In accordance with ICAEW Technical Release 07116AAF. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than Locate International CIO and it5 trustees for our work or for this report. It is your duty to ensure that Locate International CIO has kept adequate accounting records and to prepare accounts that show the receipt5 and payments and assets and liabilities of Locate International CIO. You consider that Locate International CIO 15 exempt from the statutory audit and independent examination requirements for the period. We have not been instructed to carry out an audit or review of the account5. For this reason, we have not verified the accuracy or completeness of the accounting records or information and explanations you have given to us and we do not, therefore, express any opinion on accounts. Monahans, Chartered Accountants Suite B, Blackdown House Blackbrook Park Avenue Taunton Somerset TAI 2PX Date:

LOCATE INTERNATIONAL CIO

RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT

YEAR ENDED 5 APRIL 2025

RECEIPTS
Donations and legacies:
Donations and legacies
Other income:
Book payment deal
Investment income:
Interest received
TOTAL INCOMING RESOURCES
PAYMENTS
Charitable activities:
DBS Screening fees
Registry info request fees
Raising funds:
Accountancy fees
Advertising/Promotional
Bank Charges
Computer costs
Computer costs–ABM Investment
Insurance
Other Professional fees
Other Expenditure
Travel and Accommodation
TOTAL PAYMENTS
NET RECEIPTS/ (PAYMENTS)
CASH FUNDS BROUGHT FORWARD
CASH FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD		 Unrestricted
Total Funds
2025

£
11,578
7,725
41
19,344
91
-
1,200
-
83
2,144
6,000
-
308
210
-
10,036
9,308
(6,460)
2,848		 Unrestricted
Total Funds
2024
£
6,050
29
29
6,079
871
8
900
82
126
2,802
-
1,544
1,190
40
500
8,931
(1,984)
(4,476)
(6,460)

All of the above amounts relate to continuing activities.

Note
CURRENT ASSETS
Bank Account CIO #1
Bank Account CIO #2
TOTAL CASH FUNDS
LOANS
Loan: Mr Smith
Loan: Mr Grimstead
Loan: Mr Farrer
Loan: Mr Shepherd
TOTAL LOANS
TOTAL CASH FUNDS		 2025
£
2,051
2,240
4,291
-
(1,412)
(10)
(21)
(1,443)
2,848		 2024
£
10
220
230
(3,947)
(1,412)
(1,310)
(21)
(6,690)
(6,460)

These accounts were approved and authorised for issue by the Trustees on the …………………… and are signed on their behalf by:

SIGN C Hedges MBE TRUSTEE

SIGN T Conway-Grim TRUSTEE