rustees, annual report for the period stsrt Date End Date 26th Sept 2022 315t Dec 2023 From To Charity Name Reg Charity Number Charity's Principol Address DS43 Community Defibrillators 1200478 8, Hampstead Gardens Tunstall Park Hartlepool, Durham TS26 OLX Names of charity trustees who manage the charity Trustee Name Pamela Ann Shurmer William Edward Shurmer David Cairns Kelly Ca irns Sarah Jane Shurmer Sarah Elaine West Office (if any) Chair Treasurer STRUCTURE, governance and managemen Constitution adopted 26th Sept 2022 Incorporated orgonisotion Trustees are appointed or reoppointed every 4 years at the Annual General Meeting which are held in January Type of governing document How the charity is constituted Trustee selection methods
Objectives and activities The Advancement of health and the saving of lives in Hartlepool and the surroundlng area by: _ Summary of the objectives of the charity set out in its governing document The provision of Public Access Defibrillators IAED'S) in areas of suitable utility Promoting awareness of AED'S and providing information and education pertainingto their safe and corrett use. b) Summary of the main activities undertaken forthe public benefit in relation to these objective5 Increasing awareness and familiarisin8 people with CPR via awareness sessions. In the last 12 months in excess of 500 people have attended our sessions and we have given guidance and support to in excess of 1000 people. We have mapped the town for strategic placement of AEDS with the aim of getting everyone within a 350m radius of one. We originally started as a community group and had already placed 34 defibrillators, these are now managed by the charity, in addition the charity has placed a fvrther 21 making 55 in total and have a further 14 planned in quarter one of 2024. A maintenance programme to ensure all defibrillators remain in good working order i.e. a schedule 15 in place for regular checks of cabinets, locks, battery and pad replacement. By recruiting and training our volunteers from across the tovm to act as defibrillator guardians we encourage community involvement. Currently we have in excess of 50 guardians who keep their defibrillators emergency ready and all att as ambassadors and help raise awareness. Our recently developed website helps us communicate the charwty's aims. who the trustees are, how donations are used. raise awareness. help residents find their nearest defibrillator and much more. www.d543communi defibrillators.o
Additional details of objectives and activities A research paper published this year 2023. - Automated externol defibrillotor location and socioeconomic deprivotion in Great Britain. Thomos 8urgoine et ol. Looked at differences in distances to the nearest 24/7 accessible AED between the m05t and least deprived communities. Equitable access to 'out-of-hours' accessible AED5 may improve outcomes for people wlth OHCA. lout of hospital cardiac arrest) We are confident by placing defibrillators strategically across the town the charity is helping address inequality of access for tovin residents. We would Ilke to acknowledge all of the individuals. groups and local businesses who have supported us in any wY. The property owners who have allowed u5 to install on their premises and our wonderful guardians who selflessly give their time to ensure the defibrillators are emergency ready. The goodwill of individuals such a local electrician who has installed many of our defibrillators free of charge. The local Council who has worked with us to bring defibrillators to areas Without a suitable building to site one on. The list is endless but demonstrates a real community achievement. Achievements and performance Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year. Placing AEDS strategically throughout the town has had challenges. we have managed to overcome these by working with our local borough council achieving 12 AED installation on mini lamp post in areas wtthout a Suitable buildin& a further are 14 planned in the New Year. With 55 AEDS more of the town's population is within a 350m radius of a 2417 available public acce55 defibrillator. Our work needs to continue as the town is expandin8 creating the need for more installations to ensure equal access for town residents. Our chartty ensures that these lifesaving devices remain in good working order both now and for the future. We have set up an organisational account with the Circuit. this is a national network which allows our Ambulance Service to deploy AEDS in an emergency. In the 15 monthsthat the tharity has been operatin& the number of deployments by our local Ambu5ance Service of our AEDS is in excess of 3(K). The chartty has recruited and trained over 50 volunteers who art as defibrillatorguardians therefore ensuringthat as much as possible the AEDS are emergenci ready. The guardians work as a team along with two of our Trustees who oversee
training and monitoring of all of the AEDS Installed by the charity. When someone goes into cardiac arrest bystander CPR along with access to a defibrillator can In¢aSe the chances of survival by as much as 50- 70%. In this situation good CPR is imperative and raising awareness is a key priority. we have taken every opportunity and created some of our own events to raise awareness helping to familiarise people with both CPR and defibrillators, examples of these are: Free sessions advertised for anyone who wants to attend in excess of 51J) people have attended. Attendance at large events such as. the Hartlepool Tall Ships event where we demonstrated CPR encouraging participation along with demonstrations of AEDS. this event ran over 4 days. In addition, we have sought out and attended a large number of events such as fair5 and fetes to rdise awarene55 and raise funds. The number of people who have engaged with us at such events is in excess of l(M)O. We have worked on a number of successFul grant applications to help take the chariVs work forward in a timely manner. An example is. a grant of £20.000 from The National Lottery Community Fund. We work collaboratively with interested parties to raise aVrenesS e.g. NH5 Cardiologists. private medical providers and other organisations and charities. The overall awareness of the charitVs objectives and achievements has been rdised via good use of media i.e. social media, newspapers and television driving public involvement and inclusion. We hope with knowledge and awareness of the importance of CPR along with more accessible defibrillators more lives will be saved in Hartlepool and the surrounding area.
Financial review Brief statement of the charity's policy on reserves We are committed to maintaining the defibrillators for at leastthe next 10 years. we know funds will be harder to raise as time goes on and therefore intend to ensure thatthere is always a minimum of £35,0 in the bank which will underpln our ability to maintain all of the units installed. The chartty funds are raised in the main via donations, raffles and grant applications. Details of anv funds materially in deficit Not applicable Further financial review details: Between 25th August 2021 and 26 September 2022, the Chartty operated as a Community Group. Charity status vos approved on 26 September 2022 and all Community Group funds and assets transferred to the Charity DS43 Community Dethbrillators. The opening bank account balance of the charity was therefore £29,891 Declaration The trustees declare that they have approved the trustee's report above Signed on behalf of the charity's trustees Signature Full Name Position Pamela Ann Shurmer Chair Date a+4L AfftIL lo&Lk-
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CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examinerfs report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trusteesl members of DS43 Communty Defibrillators On accounts for the period ended 31 December 2023 Charity no Ilf any) 1200478 Set out on pages rix ol I report to the trustees on my examinakn'on of the accounts of the abovè charity fthe Trusf) for the penod ended 31 December 2023. Responsibiltties and As the chartty ttee$ of the Trust. you are responsible for the preparation basis of report of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (Ihe Acr). I report in respec* of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions gNen by the Charity Commission under section 145(51(b) of the Ad. I have completed my examination. I confimi thal no matenal matters have come to my attention in connection wilh the examination which gives me cause to believe that in. any matenal respect.. accounting records were not kept in accordan with section 130 of the Aci or the accounts do not accord with the accounting records Independent examinerfs statement I have no concems and have come auoss no other matters in connection wtth the examinab'on to vthich attention should drawn in order to enable proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Date: Slgned: 18 February 2024 Name: Ben Sirs Relèvant professional qualification(s} or body (if any)- FCA Address: Tunstsll Grange, Grange Road. Hartlepool, TS26 ODS IER October 2018
Section B Disclosure Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts" directions and guidan for examiners). Glve here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose. No matters. IER October 2018