rustees, annual report for the period
stsrt Date
End Date
26th Sept 2022
315t Dec 2023
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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 w￿Y. 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 aV￿renesS 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
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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 t￿￿tee$ 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