## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** **From 1[st] April 2024 To 31[st] March 2025 Charity name: Sudden Cardiac Arrest UK** **Charity registration number: 1200875** ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|Sudden Cardiac Arrest UK has three core
objectives: the advancement of health, the
advancement of education, and the relief of
those in need. These objectives are
pursued particularly, but not exclusively, by
providing information and support to
individuals who have experienced a sudden
cardiac arrest, their families, and others
affected by the event. Additionally, the CIO
works to raise awareness of this condition
among both medical professionals and the
generalpublic.| |Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or
services identified in the
accounts.|Para 1.17 and
1.19|Continued provision of peer support
through online communities and revitalised
regional meetups programme. Contribution
to the All-Party Parliamentary Group for
Defibrillators report "Beyond Revival" which
included a dedicated section on
survivorship. Key involvement in the
development and publication of the
Resuscitation Council UK Quality
Standards for Care and Rehabilitation of
Cardiac Arrest Survivors and Key
Supporters. Contribution to research
projects including CARESS-f, the RESCQ
project supporting lay responders, and the
Child CPR Project. Representation at the
European Resuscitation Council
conference in Athens. Planning and
preparation for the 10 Years Together
national conference. Attendance at industry
events to increase awareness of the
charity. Distribution of Effective Peer
Support leaflets to hospitals and cardiac
centres. Publication of articles providing
information, resources and survivor stories.| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity|Para 1.18|The Trustees have taken into account
Charity Commission guidance regarding
Public Benefit when making decisions
regarding the charity’s activities| Commission on public benefit ## **Achievements and Performance** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the main
achievements of the charity,
identifying the difference the
charity’s work has made to
the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.|Para 1.20|The charity achieved significant milestones
in influencing national and international
policy on cardiac arrest survivorship. The
dedicated survivorship section in the APPG
for Defibrillators report "Beyond Revival"
represented official parliamentary
acknowledgement of the urgent need for
standardised treatment pathways for
survivors after hospital discharge. The
publication of the Resuscitation Council UK
Quality Standards for Cardiac Arrest
Survivors, developed with key
representation from SCA UK, provides a
framework ensuring minimum standards of
care and addresses the variation in survivor
support across the UK. Contributions to
research projects (CARESS-f, RESCQ, and
Child CPR Project) have helped advance
understanding of survivor and co-survivor
needs. Significant planning and financial
commitment was made towards the 10
Years Together national conference (May
2025), marking ten years since survivors
and co-survivors first came together
informally in 2015. Initial steps were taken
to increase awareness of the charity
through attendance at industry events. The
charity's online communities continue to
grow, whilst the revitalised regional
meetups programme facilitates face-to-face
peer support connections across the UK.| ## **Financial Review** |**Financial Review**||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|During the reporting period, the charity
recorded income amounting to £34,292
from donations, corporate sponsorship and
sales. The charity committed approximately
£21,000 to host the 10 years Together
national conference (May 2025), and
closed the period with net income of
£4,295.| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|For continuity of charity activities| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|£28,496| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|N/A| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|N/A| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the|Para 1.23|None| charity continuing as a going concern ## **Structure, Governance and Management** ||Description of charity’s||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---| ||trusts:||||| ||Type of governing document||Para 1.25|CIO Constitution|| ||(trust deed, royal charter)||||| ||How is the charity||Para 1.25|CIO|| ||constituted?||||| ||(e.g unincorporated||||| ||association, CIO)||||| ||Trustee selection methods||Para 1.25|Through ordinary resolution of the charity. -|| ||including details of any|||The trustees may appoint a person who is|| ||constitutional provisions e.g.|||willing to act as a Trustee|| ||election to post or name of||||| ||any person or body entitled||||| ||to appoint one or more||||| ||trustees||||| |**Reference and Administrative details**|||||| ||Charity name||Sudden Cardiac Arrest UK||| ||Other name the charity uses||SCA UK||| ||Registered charity number||1200875||| ||Charity’s principal address||Fortress House||| ||||301, High Road||| ||||Benfleet||| ||||Essex||| ||||SS7 5HA||| ||Independent Examiner||Castle Point Accountancy||| ||||Chartered Certified Accounts||| ||||CPA House||| ||||301, High Road||| ||||Benfleet||| ||||Essex||| ||||SS7 5HA||| ||Bankers||National Westminster Bank PLC||| **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |1
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6|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**
**year **|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee (ifany)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Paul Swindell|Chair||| ||Dr Thomas Keeble|Medical officer||| ||Stuart Menzies|Secretary||| ||Gareth Cole|||| ||Joanna Balgarnie||Appointed 24/4/24|| ||Charlotte Pickwick||Resigned 24/4/24|| ## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** |Description of the assets
held in this capacity|N/A| |---|---| |Name and objects of the
charity on whose behalf the
assets are held and how this
falls within the custodian
charity’s objects|N/A| |Details of arrangements for
safe custody and
segregation of such assets
from the charity’s own
assets|N/A| ## **Exemptions from disclosure** Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details ## **Other optional information** ## **Declarations** **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** **Signature(s) Full name(s)** Paul Swindell Stuart Menzies **Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc)**[Chair ] **Date** 21/01/2026 Charity numbar. 1200875 Registered number. CE030572 (Ervjland and Wales) Sudden Cardiac Arrest UK Accounts For the year ended 31 March 2025 Sudden Cardiac Arrest UK Report of the Trustees For the year ended 31 March 2025 The Trustees have pleasure in prgsenlin9 their report and the finana81 statements for the charity for Iho year ended 31 Marth 2025. The Trustse5 have adopted Ihe provisions of A￿OUntIng and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Reo)mmended Pracllce applScable to d￿ritIeS preparing thgir ac>wunts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard appIl￿blO in thg UK and the Republlc of Ireland {FRS 102) {8ffectiv8 1 January 20151. OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES The advancement of heajth.. the advancement of od[￿ation., and the rel￿f of those in need, particularty bul not excluslvely by.. providlng Infomlalion and support to persons have suffered a sudden cardiac arrest. their families and others affected by the event., and by raising awareness of the condition both th n￿dICal professionals and the general publk The Iwstees have ￿nsIde￿d the Charity Commisitin's guHlance on public benofft. I￿uding Ihe guldance'public bW￿rrt'. wnning a tharity (PB21'. REFEREMCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION M•m? of Charlty Charlty regl8tratlon numbgr Sudden Carthac Arre81 UK 1200875 Trwlo0S The trustee8 and officers $8rvlng durlng the year ar¥J slnc4 the year end were as 10ll¢)w8.' P Swtndell J Balgamie S Menties G Cole T Keeble C PlckwAc* (Reslgned 24 Aprll 2024> Ind•pendent￿MIn¢rn Caslle Point Accountary Charte￿d c￿tified Accountants CPA House 301 High Road Bgnlle SS7 SHA Approved by the Board of Twste8s and signod on its b8half by P Swindall {Ch8ir) S Menzies (frustee) Sudden Cardiac Arrest UK IndeperKlent Examiners Report to Trustees For the year ended 31 March 2025 I rewt to the Injstees on my exarnh￿ ofthe a¢counls ofthe