2024-12-31-accounts

Trustees' Annual Report for the period

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Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any) 1201200

Casualties Union

Charity's principal address 77 Forest Road

London Postcode E17 6HF

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee(if any)
	Alan Prior	Chair
	Caroline Thomas	Hon. Gen. Secretary
	Steven Cochrane	Hon. Treasurer
	Denise Green
	Sarah Martin

Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)

Name Dates acted if not for whole year

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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

Type of governing document Constitution

• (eg. trust deed, constitution)

How the charity is constituted Charitable Incorporated Organisation (eg. trust, association, company)

Nominated by any member and elected by the members present at AGM. Trustee selection methods If vacancies occur mid-term, the Trustees may appoint new Trustees (eg. appointed by, elected by) subject to election at the next AGM.

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;

• relationship with any related parties;

Trustees are expected to familiarise themselves with the charity’s Constitution, Regulations, minutes of previous Trustees’ and Advisory Committee meetings and the Charity Commission’s guidance so that they are up-to date with current issues. Prospective Trustees may be invited by the Chair to attend meetings prior to election.

Most of the Charity’s volunteers are organised into 21 branches grouped into 10 regions in England and Wales, managed by Regional Directors.

We had 11 Associate Members in UK, France, Iraq and The Netherlands. The Regional Directors, Trustees and holders of specialist roles (such as Publicity) form the Advisory Committee, which helps the Trustees make decisions and acts as a communication link with the membership.

• trustees’ consideration of The Charity maintains policies on Environment, Expenses, GDPR, major risks and the system Grievance, Equity-Diversity-Inclusivity, Health & Safety, Safeguarding, and procedures to manage Honours and Awards, Fund-raising and Social & Digital Media. them.

Section C Objectives and activities

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

To enhance for the public benefit education and training in rescue, first aid, medical and allied disciplines by the provision of realistic, simulated patients or casualties.

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The Trustees are aware of the Commission's public benefit guidance and take it into account when directing the Charity's activities. We are convinced that expert rescue and medical care needs realism in the training and practice of protocols and techniques. We are proud to work with many sectors of emergency agencies by providing their personnel with volunteers trained in acting and makeup to simulate injury and illness.

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)

Our clients include first aid training organisations, the emergency services, rescue workers and hospitals. Feedback from our clients makes it clear that our volunteers’ efforts are appreciated by them and the personnel who train with us. The practical, realistic, hands-on experience we provide increases their confidence and skills for handling real-life emergencies. The benefit this brings to members of the public in need of help in an emergency is what motivates our volunteers to study and practise the art of casualty simulation, both in their local branches and at our annual residential Training Weekend which incorporates the Annual General Meeting. About a third of our members attend this important event.

An important forum for reporting on our activities and exchanging ideas is our quarterly magazine ‘Casualty Simulation’ and our social media sites. We encourage our branches to provide their services free of charge to charities and many public organisations on low budgets; this is in line with our charitable objects.

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

All members of Casualties Union, including the Trustees, are unpaid volunteers. In 2024 they gave 10,056 hours on operational duties for our clients, and nearly 40% of these were given free of charge to our clients.

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

The time spent on study, training, administration, publicity and governance is not recorded for statistics, but is just as willingly given. 76 new members were recruited in 2024.

• policy on grantmaking;

• policy programme related investment;

• contribution made by volunteers.

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Section D Achievements and performance

Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year

Our Hon. Treasurer worked hard at installing systems that allow him and the Trustees to have better control over branch finances.

The reformed and revitalised Advisory Committee enjoyed useful, productive meetings, discussing topics with the Trustees to enable them to make the best governance decisions.

Publicity through the press, social media and a radio interview brought in large numbers of enquiries and many new volunteers to work with us. This in turn led to the opening of two new branches, allowing us to provide even more of our services in casualty simulation.

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Section E Financial review

Brief statement of the

charity’s policy on reserves

The reserves maintained for some years in anticipation of a High Court settlement that might have exceeded our insurance provision are now steadily declining, reducing by 8.6% in 2024. This is largely because of increased provision of charitable services free of charge, mostly to public and charitable bodies.

Details of any funds materially in deficit

None.

Further financial review details (Optional information)

You may choose to include 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;

The principal sources of funds are:

1. Fees charged for our services to commercial operators.

2. Income from a Charitable Trust set up to provide income in Casualties Union’s favour and managed by the Ludlow Trust, outside Casualties Union.

3. Subscriptions from members and payments to attend annual training weekend.

4. Other donations via Just Giving.

5. investment policy and Our expenditure is mostly devoted to paying travel, make-up etc. objectives including any expenses to members and supporting the annual residential training ethical investment policy weekend. This expenditure supports the objective of providing casualty adopted. simulation services to many organisations free of charge, expanding our range and providing opportunities for our members.

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) Caroline Thomas Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Hon. General Secretary etc)

Date 23 October 2025

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