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## Section A                        Reference and administration details 

**Charity name** Wiltshire Search & Rescue Team 

**Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any)** 1205651 

**Charity's principal address** c/o Wiltshire Police Headquarters 

London Road Devizes **Postcode SN10 2DN** 

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

|1<br>2<br>3<br>4<br>5<br>6<br>7<br>8<br>9<br>10<br>11<br>12<br>13<br>14<br>15<br>16<br>17<br>18<br>19<br>20|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**<br>**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**<br>**to appoint trustee (ifany)**|
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||Adrian Sawyer|Chair|01/01/24-31/12/24|Members of WILSAR|
||Vic Watson||01/01/24-02/12/24|Members of WILSAR|
||LyndseyD-Selby|Treasurer|01/01/24-31/12/24|Members of WILSAR|
||Neil Parsons-Hann||01/01/24-03/04/24|Members of WILSAR|
||Samantha Metcalfe|Secretary|01/01/24-31/12/24|Members of WILSAR|
||Thomas Bowling||01/01/24-03/04/24|Members of WILSAR|
||Bethan Eirlys<br>Matthews||24/03/24-31/12/24|Members of WILSAR|
||Mark Pitman||04/04/24-31/12/24|Members of WILSAR|
||JeremySanders||04/04/24-31/12/24|Members of WILSAR|
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## **Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)** 

**Name Dates acted if not for whole year** 

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## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** 

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## **Section B              Structure, governance and management** 

## **Description of the charity’s trusts** 

Constitution Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) Charitable Incorporated Organisation How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company) Elected by Members Trustee selection methods 

- (eg. appointed by, elected by) 

## **Additional governance issues (Optional information)** 

You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant, about: 

- policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees; 

- the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works; 

- relationship with any related parties; 

- trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them. 

and Rescue teams exist to search for vulnerable and Searches can be conducted in urban or rural areas and for and Rescue volunteers, are always initiated by Wiltshire Police. 

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nisation or emergency service requesting help if at all possible. 

ave a number of Association of Lowland Search and Rescue 

**(Optional information)** 

**Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional i** 

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Section D                      Achievements and performance 

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## Section D                      Achievements and performance 

Members of WILSAR attended 63 incidents, 354 exercises and 499 **Summary of the main** events. Our 114 active Members volunteered 20,308 hrs over this **achievements of the charity** period. **during the year** Wiltshire Search and Rescue is a voluntary organisation funded entirely through voluntary donations. The team is professionally trained and is called out by Wiltshire Police to support with finding vulnerable and missing people. Our volunteers come from all walks of life and are united in their desire to be there when people need us most. 

## **Section E                    Financial review** 

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Reserves to the value of £50,142 is held to: 

## **Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves** 

   - Cover the cost of a repairs to our command vehicle should it break down or to purchase a second-hand vehicle should our current vehicle be beyond repair. 

   - - Or cover running expenses of the Charity for 12 months 

- This reserve is periodically reviewed to ensure it is robust and sufficient to meet the needs of the Charity. 

## **Details of any funds materially in deficit** 

## **Further financial review details (Optional information)** 

You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant about: 

- the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising); 

- how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity; 

- investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted. 

## **Section F                     Other optional information** 

## **Section G                    Declaration** 

**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** 

## **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** 

> **Signature(s)** _Lyndsey DonaldsonSelby_ **Full name(s)** Lyndsey Donaldson-Selby **Position (eg Secretary, Chair,** Treasurer **etc) Date** 26/04/2025 

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## **Wiltshire Search and Rescue** 

## **Income and Expenditure Account for the year ended 31 December 2024** 

|**TOTAL**<br>**Unrestricted**<br>**Restricted**|**TOTAL**<br>**Unrestricted**<br>**Restricted**|**TOTAL**<br>**Unrestricted**<br>**Restricted**|**TOTAL**<br>**Unrestricted**<br>**Restricted**|
|---|---|---|---|
|**Income**||||
|Bank Interest Received|310|310||
|Donation Income|52,214|52,214||
|First Aid - Sales|600|600||
|General Sales|6,039|6,039||
|Grant Income|64,329||64,329|
|Miscellaneous Income|3,245|3,245||
||**126,736**|**62,407**|**64,329**|
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|Net VAT Reclaim|4,542|4,542||
||**131,279**|**66,949**|**64,329**|
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|**Expenses**||||
|Bank Charges|98|98|0|
|ConsultancyFees|2,869|2,869|0|
|Fuel(4X4)|2,365|2,365|0|
|Fuel and Oil(MOTOR)|28|28|0|
|General Purchases|2,406|2,406|0|
|HostingFees and IT Consumables|820|633|188|
|Hotels|821|150|671|
|Insurance|8,126|8,126|0|
|IT - D4H Subscription|515|515|0|
|IT - Equipment|5,993|0|5,993|
|Miscellaneous Expenses|1,081|1,081|0|
|Miscellaneous Motor Expenses|2,760|2,760|0|
|Miscellaneous Purchases|85|85|0|
|Postage and Carriage|276|276|0|
|Refreshments / Staff Welfare|216|216|0|
|Repairs and Servicing (MOTOR)|161|161|0|
|Search & Rescue Equipment - Bikes|2,768|382|2,386|
|Search & Rescue Equipment - Dogs|577|-356|932|
|Search & Rescue Equipment - General|6,286|725|5,561|
|Search & Rescue Equipment - Medical|776|202|574|
|Search & Rescue Equipment - Radios|953|125|828|
|Search & Rescue Equipment - Ropes|2,865|118|2,747|
|Search & Rescue Equipment - RPAS|13,922|0|13,922|
|Search & Rescue Equipment - Uniform|8,007|1,016|6,991|
|Search & Rescue Equipment - Vehicles|607|104|503|
|Search & Rescue Equipment - Water|10,881|-4,788|15,669|
|Service(VAN & 4x4)|435|435|0|
|Social & Awards|1,175|1,175|0|
|Stationery|33|33|0|
|Subscriptions|971|971|0|
|Suspense Account|0|0|0|
|Telephone and Mobile Charges|893|893|0|
|TrainingCosts|9,113|4,289|4,824|
|Travelling|1,147|620|527|
|Twilio|582|582|0|
|Vehicle Insurance|4,285|4,285|0|
|Vehicle Tax|1,030|1,030|0|
||**95,925**|**33,608**|**62,316**|
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|**Net Cash Flow**|**35,354**|**33,341**|**2,013**|
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|**Bank and cash balances at 31 December 2023**|**58,231**|**28,639**|**29,592**|
|**Bank and cash balances at 31 December 2024**|**93,585**|**61,980**|**31,605**|





Independent examinerfs report to the Trustees of Wiltshire Search and Rescue
I report to the Trustees on my examination of the accounts of Wiltshire Search and Rescue for the year
ended 31 December 2024.
ResponslbllltSes and basls of report
As the charity trustees of the Trust you are responsible for the preparatitin of the accounts in
accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 20111'the a¢Y}.
I report in respert of my examination of the Trustee's accounts carried out under section 145 of the
2011 Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Oirertions gNen by the
Charity Commission under section 145151{bl of the 2011 Act.
Independent examlmrfs statement
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention In
connertion with the examination 8ivin8 me cause to believe that in any material respect-
111 accountin8 record5 were not kept in respert of the Trust as required by sectKin 130 of the Art,.
or
121 the accounts do not accord with those records: or
131 the account5 do not compty with ihe application requlrements concernlng the form and Content
of accounts set out in the Charltles (Accounts and Reportsl Regulations 2(K18 other than any
requirements that the accounts gNe a 'true and fair viev/ which is not a matter consKlered as
part of an independent examination.
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in tonnection with the examination to
which attention should be drawn in this rewrt in order to enable a proper understanding of the
accounts being reached.
Andrew Chappell
FCA, Mlmgt. FFfA
Chappell Asso¢lates Umlted
Chartered Accountants
Westfield House
Bratton Road
Westbury
Wiltshire
BA13 3EP
14 February 2025