**Heart-Beats DN22** 

## **Annual Report and Accounts** 

Heart-Beats DN22 

(A Community Interest Organisation) 

Annual Report and Financial Statements 

for the Year Ended 31 December 2023 

Heart-Beats DN22 – Annual Report and Accounts 2023 



**Heart-Beats DN22** 

## **Annual Report and Accounts** 

## **Heart-Beats DN22** 

## **Reference and Administrative Details** 

## **Charity registered name** 

Heart-Beats DN22 

## **Charity registration number** 

1201594 

## **Address** 

9 Birchcroft Rd Retford DN22 7ZD 

## **Trustees** 

Estelle Speirs Nicola Aisthorpe Neil Saxby Andrew Fuller Susan Pierce Lesley Dunlop 

Heart-Beats DN22 is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO).  The charity’s purpose is: 

To advance health and the saving of lives for the benefit of the public in the East Midlands, including by: 

- Providing Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) for use by the public 

- Providing training to the public (including in schools and community groups) on first aid and life-saving skills including the safe and effective use of AEDs and CPR 

- Providing education to the public (including in schools and community groups) on heart health issues. 

During 2023, the charity had 6 trustees, listed above.  The trustees oversee the day to day work of the charity.  The charity did not recruit any new trustees during the year. 

During 2023, the charity: 

- Raised funds for, and awareness of, its work through events and local media 

- Engaged with local organisations to raise awareness of our work and for potential future joint work 

- Mapped defibrillators in our area, and where there are gaps 

- Purchased and installed 2 cabinets, 2 defibrillators and 2 ‘bleed stop’ kits for use by the public 

- Purchased and installed a new battery and electrodes in an existing defibrillator in our area 

- Carried out regular (quarterly) cleaning and checks on defibrillators in our area 

- Trained more than 100 members of the public (adults and children) on CPR and defibrillator use – these were provided free of charge or for a small contribution to costs. 

Heart-Beats DN22 – Annual Report and Accounts 2023 



**Heart-Beats DN22** 

## **Annual Report and Accounts** 

## **Financial report** 

## In 2023: 

- The charity’s total income was £11,034.53: 

   - donations & legacies - £5,843.50 

   - charitable activities - £62.27 from training events, £1,000 grant for defibrillator equipment in a specific council ward 

   - other trading activities - £4,128.76 from fundraising events and activities. 

- The charity spent £6,779.60: 

   - £2,752.74 on defibrillators and associated equipment 

   - £3,873.33 on fundraising events 

   - £53.52 on admin/printing 

   - £100 on training events. 

- The charity’s bank balance at the end of December 2023 was £6,611.53 (which includes £1,000 grant which the charity intends to spend in 2024). 

Heart-Beats DN22 – Annual Report and Accounts 2023