Uckfield & Area Community First Responders Trustees. Annual Report and Accounts For the period from 11 July 2024 to 31 December 2025 Reference and administrative details Uckfield & ea conmTIty F RespderS Legal fonn En 11 ju 2024 31 DecemLf 2025 Trustees seThed duflTr¥ the perlod Ro 2 2024 Trustee 2 2024 22024 2 2024 Trusteè 2 Juty 21Yd4 Jake Srn ld 2 ju 2024 F461h Le¢ Twee 20 August 2025 structure, governance and management Ucfftld & Area Cornmunty Firsi Responders is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation. The charity was founded In 2LKB as fi'rst Respondeis, a communty group. and was registwed as a chanty on 11 Juty 2024. The charity is govemed by its conslitution dated 2 Juty 2024. The trustees are responble lor the management and administrati ol the Chaiity and may appoint officers trom among their number. The constitlon in¢hJdes promsions coveiing benefits. conflicts of interest. trustee decision4naking, member meetsngs, and the preparlon of a(tsunts and annual rewrts. Day41>day tnjstee obtrsighl during Ihe perirAJ induded govemance. fundraising, equipment tAanning. financial Imknlstratk)n, and liSon with South East Coasl Ambulance Serv¢ce NHS Foundation TrusL trustee remuneration was pwd duriNJ Ihe period. Objects and public benetSt The tharitls obhert5 are lo preserve lrfe and good health by promding imme(liate medleal care in medical emergencies Of ac£ldenls in uckh.eld and surrounding lowns and Mllages. as direded by SoLrth East Coasi Ambulance Semce NHS Foundallon Tiusi, until the arrival ol an arnbulance or ffirsl response vehicle.. and to advanee education in the communlty Ihrough CPR. automaled externpj delibrillator use. and first aid trwning and (JmiliartsaOn In Ucklield Bnd surrounding towns and Mllages. The liustees had iegafd 10 the Chaty Commlssion's public benefit guldance when planning and carrying the Chari9 work. The InJ$lee9 consldeT Ih8t the charll¥s 8clitieS PToMde public benefit through wlunteer first uck 4 Corrfflwnty FSl R•¥d•r9 I Chwty M. 095 i Annu ReF¥Mand Accw)15 2025
Activities. achievements arKI perforniance Thi5 was ts chawtys rep(xtir4J perityl Icknmg regisirnDon. The ¢7ty corttinved the WO ot IDn the equipfflerf base needed to Ciwnmunity Fwst Re¥IerS and strengthen kKal c<Mmunlty reslience. Demand IDr the fflned strcry. In 2025, the team was abeTd more than 1.2(XJ t#nes, ftfrttiry gJained demarNI for rnpid supp)rt thead of aMtsJ1ar aThr4al. yxJsKle emeryerKy reswnse. the charity eonlinued it5 publi¢ educab.on role through CPR and AED famluariti0n for ktsl groups community Hudn(£s. The Char also rx)mpiled an in¥enlory of public a¢$S deftbrdator ytes Ymhin the k)cal progressed woth on addibonal srtes, vith tr40 putrlic a¢ce55 defitlatOr agreed durir¥J the Fri1. A mapr I0S of the period w&% preparation kn a dedhcAted cx)mmunty resilien and response Nhicle. TNstees )nsider thi5 an imwrtant operatnal step. as Teh'ance on Fersonal le$ can limrt equipment carriaoe, du ewe(I response. and availability kn ruraj and hard4reaCh areas. The proSe vehide is inrled to Imprty operats rewJlSs and support Lxynmunty trainThJ and public engagement a¢Dwtses. EquiFrfneni wrdwsed during the period hnduded: wete and domwn names lor the chwity: high-wered iorthes for Comrnunty First Re¥ndets: Leathermon emergency shears lor Community Th"tst Responder& rinancial review The charitys ftmding during the period came from unrestsicied donations, grants and bank interesL The tntstee5 haNp confimied that donations rwived in the period were not restricted to a specilk btem or proj nting records shryhT incoming resouTiS Ot £14,074.23, expendilufe of E2.479.85, and total cash al bank ol £19,247.60 as at 31 December 2025. The aco)unts indude ftjnds translerred from predecessor Field Firsl Responders aangements before the tharity was 1aUrhed. frjnds hekl at the yearnd were treated as unrestricted. As a new charity uneven grant lncxe and pned cawial purchases. the tNstees haNt taken a caulious approach lo reserves. Funds are "rj built to support equipment repLacernent, public access defibnllatOT Wort. o)mmuiwty training equipmenL and the planned ry)mmunity SI11enct and response vehicle. The truaees iniend to refine and adopt a more fomial reserves siatement during 2026 as part ot the (arity'S medium4emi anning. PrfrKlpal fundlni sources The chantls prinupal fundlng sourcm in the were donations and grants from local organisations. grant- making bodies, buynesses 8nd IndnrAJual supportefs, together bwth bank iTe4. The trustees are gratefvl lor ihe suprth recei0 trom the community duriNJ the charity's first reportj'ng period. Plans for fvture periods Duriro 2026 the tru*es intend to prepare A ihree to five year an coveriThJ fundNgng. equirment piiorities. publ aceess detibnllator PiOMSbon, community trwning and Operation resik'ence. conlinue lundrwsng lor the community resdience and response vehide.. fft out thal bthide wlh equipmenl Ihat is operationalty l0Wable through SECAmb avangemenls; rohase trainlng mannequlns, Iralning AEOS and other approved equipment lo support community CPR and AED education., progress additional publlc access delibrinOr slles, includino the Nvo alreaty agfeed-, a Ar•a cryirnffity Fnt R[51 LhAtity no. 1209095 l AnLj Repon and Accounts 2Q25
rwsg ad(h'boI Put4 g(£•ss defit¢illator pAtes, wdIng Ihe alrnady agreed: reviv older publ actss$ d9fibrillator units and reat$ them as funding allows., lh8 thahlys lundiThJ bas• ) that yrriwient. tra)irwJ and fijlure r8plaLmenl costs can b8 mgt on a annad ba¥l¥. Thè tN$t995 gycl these steps to imwove readiness. suptth volunteer mspondérs, and wd6n Icul cThnmunty c&¥bity Ki CPR, AED USB aTrJ wnergwy pr8par8th8SS. Trustee responslbllltles The trustees we rgsponsit4e for wepwing th8 trustee¥ nal rgPCVt tho fThncial ststement5 in acAMlanL¥ wilh aFvIl¢b arvj regul8tn$. The tTrJstees are respongble for keeping proper accounting reo)rds, sgfeguar(ling the assets of the dity. and tskj'ng reanable steps to prevent and deled fraud other iTregulariti8s. Approval of the Trustees, Annual Report This reFL)rt W8s appyoved by Ihe Iruslggs ¢)n.' 51gned on behalf of the trustees z/ Ro Namb Trustee Andrew Il¢f & *•a c&VnnIlty Fhl RewoTrJ•rn I Char#y no. 1209)95 l R•wrt A£twnM 25
Uckfield & Area Community First Responders £13.949.40 24.83 U4m42J £2.4795 £14.07423 {£L479ffi) £o.(K) £757822 1.669. £19347AO u9247.gj
Accountlng notes Al funds held at 31 December 2025 were treated as uNe5tricted. No tyLtee MeMbon was paid duiing the period. No fixed assets We recorded in the accounts at 31 December 2025. The accounts exchmle bank account numbets wxl wivate personai deials because the document ryM be Jbmilted for public filing. Trustees, responsibilities statement for the accounts The trustees a respon%ble lor ensuT¢ng proper accounting records are kept. safeguarding the assets of the fwiy. ensuring furKls are appl in accordance with the clty,5 ObjectEs, and prepwing financial statements trt property record charitys finanLiaJ p0Son. The InJsieÈ5 (#)nfimi Ihat Ihe linan(ial statemenis for the period ended 31 December 2025 have been femewed and aPPTo¥Ed in a(xordance wilh these resFxXtsrt1è5. Approval of the accounts These accounts Vre appro¥Ed by the trustees and authoTised for issue on.. Derek Ft(ry Smith Trustee