## **DS43 COMMUNITY DEFIBRILLATORS** 

## **Trustees’ annual report for the period** 

||**Start Date**|**Start Date**||**End Date**|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|**From**||1stJan 2025|**To**|31stDec 2025|



|_Charity Name_|_DS43 Community Defbrillators_|
|---|---|
|_Reg Charity Number_|_1200478_|
|_Charity’s Principal Address_|_8, Hampstead Gardens_|
||_Tunstall Park_|
||_Hartlepool, Durham_|
||_TS26 0LX_|



## **Names of charity trustees who manage the charity** 

|**Trustee Name**|**Ofce(if any)**|
|---|---|
|Pamela Ann Shurmer|Chair|
|William Edward Shurmer|Treasurer|
|David Cairns|Circuit and Guardian Management|
|KellyCairns|Circuit and Guardian Management|
|Sarah Elaine West||
|||



STRUCTURE, governance and management 

|Type ofgoverningdocument|_Consttuton adopted 26th Sept 2022_|
|---|---|
|How the charityis consttuted|_Incorporated organisaton_|
|Trustee selecton methods|_Trustees are appointed or reappointed_<br>_every 4 years at the Annual General_<br>_Meetng held in January_|



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## **Objectives and activities** 

|Summary of<br>the objectves<br>of the charity<br>set out in its<br>governing<br>document|The Advancement of health and the saving of lives in Hartlepool and the<br>surrounding area by: -<br>a)<br>The provision of Public Access Defbrillators<br>(AED’s) in areas of suitable utlity<br>b)<br>Promotng awareness of AED’s and providing informaton<br>and educaton pertaining to their safe and correct use.|
|---|---|
|Summary of<br>the main<br>actvites<br>undertaken for<br>the public<br>beneft in<br>relaton to<br>these<br>objectves|In planning our actvites for the year, we kept in mind the Charity<br>Commission’s guidance on public beneft at our trustee meetngs.<br>• Should cardiac arrest happen, bystander assistance with CPR<br>along with speedy access to a defbrillator signifcantly increases<br>a persons’ chance of survival, potentally doubling or tripling the<br>survival rate.<br>With public beneft in mind, our actvites centre around equality of<br>access and awareness of CPR & AEDs for all in the area in which we<br>work.<br>Actvites undertaken during the course of the year.<br>We have held six CPR and Defbrillator awareness sessions across the<br>town engaging with a wide age range and include.<br>• We arranged and managed a fve-hour CPR marathon<br>incorporated into an emergency awareness day gave people the<br>opportunity to get hands on with CPR and learn about the<br>importance of defbrillators and how to use one.<br>• Free events advertsed across the town where members of the<br>public partcipated within their own comfort zone to beter<br>understand how a bystander can help in the chain of survival.<br>• Worked with the local further educaton college to raise<br>awareness with staf and students at Freshers Fayre and<br>dedicated CPR/ Defbrillator awareness days engaging with staf<br>and students during Natonal Restart the Heart Day<br>• Having been nominated as the Charity for this years Hartlepool<br>Business awards we had the opportunity raise awareness with<br>over 200 people about what we do and the beneft to the<br>Hartlepool Community. With the contacts we made at this event<br>we now have the opportunity to work with our local newspaper<br>to further raise awareness within the community in 2026.<br>• We have been invited on a number of occasions to be part of BBC<br>Radio Tees breakfast slot which helps showcases the charity and<br>it’s aims and therefore builds awareness.<br>htps://ds43communitydefbrillators.org.uk/|



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## **Additional details of objectives and activities** 

By engaging with the public, being open and transparent the support we receive from the community drives our fundraising allowing us to continue our work. A key objective for any charity is to have the funds to continue. We are very much supported within our community and the Trustees spend a great deal of time driving support from within our local community. 

Our communication with the public via our Facebook page, press articles, TV slots, our awareness sessions and generally making ourselves available to offer help and sign post individuals and groups, leads to the ongoing support we receive from our community. **Some Examples** 

- The local business forum nominating us as their charity for their awards evening 

`o` Local businesses and groups raising funds 

`o` Families who have lost a loved one’s raising funds in their memory and donating to us. 

`o` Support for our annual raffle 

- The 11 people who did the Great North Run in 2025 for our charity and raised a fantastic amount 

The list is endless but without them we wouldn’t be able to do what we do; we have a fantastic community which should be proud of as we are of them. 

## **Achievements and performance** 

|Summary of the<br>main<br>achievements of<br>the charity<br>during the year.|Ensuring the defbrillators we place into the community are emergency<br>ready as much as is humanly possible is a key aim and requires vigilant<br>monitoring and maintenance. A key objectve for any charity is to have<br>the funds to contnue our work which remains a key objectve for us.<br>• We have placed an additonal 7 additonal AEDs into the<br>community during the course of the year. This was achieved by<br>engaging and working with both builders on new build sites and<br>our local Council. This brings the total number of defbrillators<br>placed into the community to 84.<br>• 73 of the 84 defbrillators we have were deployed at least once<br>during the course of the year with one of them being deployed<br>at total of 16 tmes.<br>• Over 700 people have atended free of charge CPR and<br>Defbrillator awareness sessions during the year.<br>• This year 11 of defbrillator bateries have been replaced along<br>with 16 sets ofpads.|
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- As more defibrillators are placed, we recruit additional guardians and currently the number stands at 63 

- • Our guardians are regularly trained, they complete checks on their defibrillators monthly and after every deployment and are supported by 2 of our Trustees who have the role of Guardian and Circuit management. 

## **Financial review** 

|Brief statement<br>of the charity’s<br>policy on<br>reserves|We are commited to maintaining the defbrillators for at least 10 years<br>following their installaton, we know funds will be harder to raise as<br>tme goes on and therefore intend to ensure that there is always a<br>minimum of £38,000 in the bank which will underpin our ability to<br>maintain all of the units installed. As more defbrillators are installed<br>the fnancial reserve will need to increase. The charity funds are raised<br>in the main via donatons,rafes andgrant applicatons.|
|---|---|
|Details of any<br>funds materially<br>in defcit|**_Not applicable_**|



Further financial review details: 

## None 

## **Declaration** 

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustee’s report above 

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees 

||||
|---|---|---|
|Signature|||
|Full Name|Pamela Ann Shurmer||
|Positon|Chair||



Date 31[st] March 2026 

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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 trusteegl
members of
DS43 Communty DefibrillatOTS
On accounts for the year
ended
31 De￿mber 2025
Charity no
(if any)
1200478
Set out on pages
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above
chaiity (Yhe Trusf) for the year ended 31 December 2025.
R•spon8ibilitie8 and A8 the charFty trustees of the Trust, YOU are responsible for the preparation
basis of report of accounts in accordance with the requirements of th8 Charities Aci
2011 (Ihe A￿.
I report in resp8d of my examination of th8 Trust's accounts carri8d out
under section 145 of the 2011 AGt and in carying out my examination, I
have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charrty Commission
under section 145{5)(b) of the Act.
I have cornwed my examination. I confinn that no material matters have
come to my attention in connection with the examination whith gives me
cause to believe that in, any material resFECt:
accounting records were not kept in accordance wth section 130 of
the Ad or
the accounts do not accord wrih the accounting r￿ordS
Independent
examinerf8 8tatoment
I h￿￿ no concerrts arKI have come a¢xoss no other matters in connection
with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable
proper understanding of the accounts to be read￿d.
Slgned:
20 March 2026
Name:
Ben Sirs
Relevant profes8lonal
quallflcallon(s) or body
(If any):
FCA
Addre￿.
Tunstall Grange, Grange Road, Haruepool. TS26 ODS.
IER
October 2018

Section B
Disclosure
Only complete rf the examiner needs to highlight matters of concem (see CC32,
Independent examination of charity acyounts: directions and guidance for
examiners).
Glve here brief detalls of
any items that the
examiner wishes to
dlsclose.
No matters.
IER
O¢tob•r 2018

CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
Independent examinerfs
report on the accounts
Section A
Independent Examiner's Report
Report to the trustee
members of
DS43 Communty Defibrillators
On accounts ft)r the year
ended
31 December 2025
Charlty no
(if any)
1200478
t out on pages
I report to the trustees on my examinat￿n of the accounts of the above
charity (Yhe Trusf) for the year ended 31 December 2025.
R•sponsibillties and As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are respon8ible for the preparation
basls of feport of the ar￿Unts in accordan￿ with the requirements of the Charities Act
2011 fthe Acn.
I report in resFert of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out
under sedion 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I
have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charty Commission
under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
I have completed my examination. I confinn that no material matters have
come to my attention in L*Jnnection wtth the examination which gNes me
cause to beliève that in, any material respecl:
ac￿Unting records were not kept in aG¢ordance y￿th section 130 of
th8 Act or
the acc<)unts do not xcord with the accounting records
Independent
examiner's statsment
I have no cOn￿m8 and have ￿me across no other matters in connection
with the examination to *thich attention should be drawn in order to enable
proper understanding of the accounts to bé reached.
Slgned:
20 March 2026
Name:
Ben Sirs
Relevant professlonal
qualification(s) or body
(rf any)..
FCA
Addrass:
Tunstall Grange. GraThJe Road, Hart[ep￿I. TS26 ODS.
IER
October 2018

Section B
Disclosure
Only ¢ompleté rf the examiner needs to highlight matters of COn￿M (see CC32,
Independent examination of charty accounts.. directions and guidance for
examiners).
Give here brief details of
any Items that the
examiner wishes to
dlsclose.
No matters.
IER
October 2018