CHARITY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 1209534
Swindon Community First Responders Unaudited Financial Statements
5[th] April 2025
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Financial Statements Year End: 5[th] April
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Trustees' annual report |
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Statement of financial activities |
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Statement of financial position |
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Notes to the financial statements |
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Swindon Community First Responders
Trustees' Annual Report
Year ended 5[th] April 2025
The Trustees present their report and the unaudited financial statements of the charity for the year ended 5[th] April 2025.
Reference and Administrative Details
Registered charity name
Swindon Community First Responders
Charity registration number
Charity registration number 1209534 Principal office 8 Morstone Road Royal Wootton Bassett Swindon SN4 7DH The Trustees Mrs Sharon Dobson Mrs Anne Owen Mr Rob Faulkner
Structure, governance and management
As an unincorporated charity, the organisation is controlled by its constitution at latest issue as ratified at Annual General or Extraordinary General Meetings.
Recruitment and appointment of new trustees
New trustees are recruited and elected from the charity's membership as required.
Objectives and Activities
The Swindon Community First Responders Charity has been formed to provide a professional charity framework to benefit Community First Responders (CFRs) in Swindon and North East Wiltshire and thus the patients that they attend to when detailed by the South Western Ambulance Service.
The framework includes the provision of fundraising; for, but not limited to, allowing the purchase of updated clinical equipment, additional uniform and other consumables for responders and the upkeep and fuel of the Swindon CFR car.
This allows our CFRs to attend patients in the community, as detailed by the South Western Ambulance Service, providing an initial assessment, including taking of clinical observations, treatment of presenting complaints, within the CFR scope of practice as set out by the South Western Ambulance Service, and if required Basic Life Support (BLS) prior to attendance of a front line Ambulance.
Public Benefit
The trustees have due regard to guidance published by the Charities Commission regarding Public Benefit.
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Swindon Community First Responders
Achievements and Performance - Calls
The charity operates a Ford KA, which has been livered by the South Western Ambulance Service. We do not, at the time of this report, have the full details of the calls attended to by the KA in this financial year.
From the data that we do have [October 24 to April 25], we can see that the KA was sent to 44 Incidents, with 9 of these incidents being CAT1 Calls with 32 being CAT2 Calls and 3 being CAT3 Calls. It was first on scene for 38 Calls and for 4 calls it was the only resource sent.
Achievements and Performance – Fundraising
The charity has been successful in obtaining corporate donations / sponsorship, running several fundraising events as well as obtaining donations from members of the public.
Financial Review
Fundraising during 2024/25 remained focused on gaining support from companies along with community events such as; FI Real Estate Management / The Brunel – Swindon, Rango’s Online Dog Show.
| Total income raised during fiscal 2024/25 was | £4335.55 |
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| This was made up as follows: | |
| Corporate Sponsorship | £1000.00 |
| Parish Council Grants | £0.00 |
| Other Grants | £380.00 |
| Public Donations | £2477.50 |
| Charitable Activities | £359.30 |
| Trading Activities | £0.00 |
| Investments | £0.00 |
| Other Income | £118.75 |
Plans for Future Periods
The Charity is committed to increase fundraising in 2025 / 26 to secure a strong financial position, allowing the charity to continue providing the best for our CFRs and thus the patients that they attend to. To do this the charity will be prioritising the following:
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Applying for Parish Council grant funding for updated equipment and brand new ‘Kits’.
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Attend more public events to raise awareness of Community First Responders, some of this will be achieved by producing marketing collateral and other ‘giveaway’ items.
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Work with local communities on awareness training to allow members of the public to feel confident in providing basic life support in their communities until the arrival of trained CFR’s and/or front-line Ambulance resources.
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Working with our existing Corporate Sponsors to part fund a new Community Response Vehicle.
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Increase our Corporate Sponsorship via networking.
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Limit the funds received that are ‘ring fenced’ for certain provisions to allow the charity to spend fundraised funds as is required to best serve or CFRs.
The Trustees' annual report was approved on 22 January 2026 and signed on behalf of the board of trustees by:
Sharon Dobson Trustee - Chair
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Swindon Community First Responders
Statement of Income and Retained Earnings
Year Ending 5[th] April 2025
| Notes Income |
2025 £ |
2024 £ |
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| Donations 1 Fundraising Other Total Income Expenditure |
684.50 9.30 68.67 762.47 |
3173.00 350.00 50.08 3573.08 |
Expenditure on Vehicle Expenditure on raising Funds 2 Expenditure on Charitable activities 3 Total expenditure |
107.01 0.00 0.00 107.01 |
411.52 39.10 130.20 580.82 |
| Total Funds after Expenditure | 654.76 | 2992.26 |
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Swindon Community First Responders
Statement of Financial Position
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| Notes | 2025 | 2024 | |
| £ | £ | ||
| Fixed Assets | |||
| Tangible Assets | 4 | 1650 | 2200 |
| Current Assets | |||
| Cash at bank and in | hand | 5250.56 | 4595.10 |
| Net current Assets | 5250.56 | ||
| Total charity funds | 6900.56 |
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Swindon Community First Responders
Notes to the Financial Statement
for year ending 5[th] April 2025
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Income from donations is recognised when the receipt can be measured reliably. Donations are gathered either directly from the donator or via bank payments.
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Expenditure on fund raising activities includes the cost of all fund raising activities and the sale of donated goods.
Fundraising Costs - £39 Liability Insurances - £130
- Expenditure on charitable activities includes all costs incurred by the charity in undertaking activities, which further its charitable aims including:
| Fuel costs | - | £156 |
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| Vehicle insurance | - | £0 |
| Maintenance costs | - | £200 |
| VED | - | £35 |
| Vehicle recovery | - | £128 |
- Depreciation is calculated so as to write off the cost or valuation of an asset, less residual value, over the useful economic life of that asset as follows:
| Motor vehicles | - | 25% reducing balance |
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| Cost | ||
| At March 31st2024 | - | £0 |
| Additions | - | £2200 |
| Depreciation | ||
| At April 5th2025 | - | £550 |
| Carry amount | ||
| At April 5th2025 | - | £1650 |