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SOMERSET ACCIDENT VOLUNTARY EMERGENCY SERVICE (SAVES)

Registered Charity Number: 264354

UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021

Contents Trustees’ report Independent examiner’s report Receipts and payments account Statement of assets and liabilities	Pages
	1 - 6 7 - 8 9 10

Trustees' Annual Report for the period

	Period start date	Period start date			Period end date	Period end date
	01	04	2020		31	03	2021
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Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name[SOMERET ACCIDENT VOLUNTARY EMERGENCY ] SERVICES SAVES Other names charity is known by SOMERSET AND AVON VOLUNTARY EMERGENCY SERVICE

Registered charity number (if any) 264354 Charity's principal address NORTH CURRY MEDICAL CENTRE, GREENWAY, NORTH CURRY, TAUNTON SOMERSET Postcode TA3 6NQ

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee(if any)
	DR J HICKMAN	CHAIR
	DR R SPEKE	TREASURER
	DR D BLACKIDGE
	DR E FORD
	MR A NEWLAND

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)

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)	Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)	Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
Type of adviser Name Address
ACCOUNTANT	LENTELLS	17-18 LEACH ROAD, CHARD, SOMERSET, TA20 1FA

Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 07/06/1972 AS AMENDED BY

Type of governing document RESOLUTION DATED 05/06/1974 AS ADMENDED ON 30/11/2004 AS (eg. trust deed, constitution) AMENDED ON 23/11/2010 AS AMENDED ON 12/11/2012 TRUST

How the charity is constituted

(eg. trust, association, company)

THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE SHALL NUMBER 5; AT LEASE 3 OF Trustee selection methods WHOM SHALL BE MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS WITH NO MORE THAN (eg. appointed by, elected by) 2 FROM ONE MEDICAL PRACTICE. TRUSTES SHALL BE REAPPOINTED AT ANNUAL GENERAL MEETINGS.

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.

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Section C Objectives and activities

THE RELIEF OF PERSONS SUFFERING SICKNESS OR INJURY IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT BY THE PROVISION OF IMMEDIATE MEDICAL TREATMENT TO ANY PERSON INJURED IN ANY SERIOUS Summary of the objects of the ACCIDENT OR MEDICAL EMERGENCY WITHIN SOMERSET AND charity set out in its SURROUNDING COUNTIES governing document

VOLUNTARY PROVISION OF IMMEDIATE PREHOSPITAL MEDICAL CARE WORKING IN SUPPORT OF SOUTH WEST AMBULANCE SERVICE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Summary of the main THE TRUSTEES HAVE HAD REGARD TO THE GUIDANCE ISSUED activities undertaken for the BY THE CHARITY COMMISSION ON PUBLIC BENEFIT. THE public benefit in relation to CHARITY ASSISTS THE COMMUNITY IN THE ADVANCEMENT OF these objects (include within HEALTH AND SAVING OF LIVES. this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

SAVES RESPONDERS ARE VOLUNTEERS WHO GIVE THEIR TIME FREELY TO RESPOND IN SUPPORT OF SOUTH WESTERN AMBULANCE SERVICE NHS TRUST (SWASFT). FUNDING FROM THE SOMERSET CLINCIAL COMMISSIONING GROUP IS PREDOMINENTLY USED FOR THE REIMBURSEMENT OF EXPENSES FOR ACTIVE SAVES RESPONDERS FOLLOWING THE PRINCIPLE THAT, WHILST THEY GIVE THEIR TIME FREELY, THEY SHOULD NOT BE “OUT OF POCKET” AS A RESULT OF THEIR WORK. SOME FUNDING IS ALSO MADE AVAILABLE TO EMPLOYERS/PARTNERSHIPS OF SAVES RESPONDERS IN You may choose to include RECOGNITION OF CALL OUTS DURING WORKING HOURS TO further statements, where SUPPORT AND ENCOURAGE THE RELEASE OF DOCTORS TO relevant, about: RESPOND TO SAVES CALLS.

policy on grantmaking;
policy programme related investment;
contribution made by volunteers.

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Section D Achievements and performance

Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year

The maintenance of a voluntary service responding in support of South Western Ambulance Service by skilled medial practitioner volunteers to provide enhanced care for victims of medical and trauma emergencies. Also the maintenance of a regular continuing professional development programme for our responders. For everyone, particularly those involved in healthcare, the year has been dominated by the Coronavirus pandemic. This has resulted in significant extra strains in most of our members’ lives. However, despite this SAVES has continued to be active, working to support our colleagues in the ambulance service, even when other services have been curtailed. A reduced activity level in the first quarter may well reflect the reduced road traffic and hazardous activities imposed during that quarter. The ambulance service was supportive in providing PPE and temporarily adjusting call-out criteria. The pandemic has also meant that the regular events attended by SAVES to develop our public profile had to be cancelled Between April 2020 and March 2021 our five responders in Somerset responded on 178 occasions. The range of number of calls per responder was between 3 and 83, with an average of 36 calls per responder: o Q1: 24 calls o Q2: 36 calls o Q3: 60 calls o Q4: 58 calls This represents a rise in calls from the previous year of 30%, despite the relatively low numbers during the first strict “lock down” during April to June 2020. The new BASICS South West on-line dashboard is a great innovation being pioneered in the South West and developed by our member, Conor Calby. It allows more analysis of the types of calls attended since it started in October 2020. For the second half the report year, calls were categorised as follows: o 21% RTCs o 33% “Other Trauma” (Excludes RTCs, Stabbings/Shootings& Drowning) o 21% Cardiac Arrests o 18% Medical o 6% Psychiatric

Social Media presence has remained strong, also co-ordinated by Mr Calby. Our Facebook and Twitter feeds have 228 and 812 followers respectively

At the end of the year we were able to agree renewal of the Contract SAVES holds with Somerset CCG that provides additional funding to support us to support our responders.

Despite the restrictions imposed by the Coronavirus pandemic (restricting most to a teleconference format) we have continued to hold bimonthly CPD meetings, co-ordinate, by Dr Booker covering the following topics.

Clinical Case Reviews
Resuscitative Hysterotomy – Theory & Practice
Clinical Case Reviews
Capnography in Immediate Care

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Section D Achievements and erformance p

For the last four years Dr Katie Muscroft has been a member of SAVES whilst establishing a new scheme in Dorset. During the year 2020-21 Both BASICS Dorset has been formally approved as a constituent scheme of BASICS South West a hugely positive development that several of us have been hoping for many years!

In our last Annual Report, we also reported that SAVES was providing a temporary offer of support for doctors in Wiltshire and North Somerset, pending the restructuring of SWIFT Medics and the development of BRAVO Medics in the old Avon area. BRAVO Medics has now also been formally recognised as a constituent scheme of BASICS South West and SWIFT Medics is becoming reestablished.

Looking Ahead:

2021 is the 50[th] Anniversary of SAVES. However due to the restrictions and pressures of the pandemic the management committee decided that opportunities to celebrate and publicise this are limited. SAVES actually went “live” on 1 August 1972, so we plan to mark the 50[th] anniversary properly in 2022. We are always looking for new responders and hope to publicise the opportunities more locally in the hope for attracting new blood. We still await developments in the new requirements for blue-light driver training which will require a significantly greater time commitment, especially for new responders.

We are grateful for the continued use of Taunton Ambulance Station for meetings (when permitted) and the support of colleagues within the Ambulance Service.

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Section E Financial review

UNRESTRICTED RESERVES ARE HELD IN THE CHARITY’S BANK Brief statement of the ACCOUNTS TO SUPPORT ITS ONGOING WORK IN THE charity’s policy on reserves COMMUNITY. THE CHARITY IS SATISFIED THAT IT HAS SUFFICIENT FUNDS TO CONTINUE TO SUPPORT RESPONDERS FOR THE FORSEEABLE FUTURE

Details of any funds materially in deficit

NONE

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);

DURING THE YEAR THE CHARITY RECEIVED FUNDING OF £10,967 FROM BASICS (BRITISH ASSOCIATION FOR IMMEDIATE CARE) AND THE HELP APPEAL, WHICH IS PART OF THE CAAT (COUNTY AIR AMBULANCE TRUST) TOWARDS EQUIPPIING RESPONDER VEHICLES.

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

DURING THE YEAR 2 TRUSTEES AND THEIR EMPLOYERS/PARTNERSHIPS WERE REIMBURSED OUT OF POCKET ACTIVE SAVE RESPONDER EXPENSES TOTALLING £3,057 IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CHARITY’S POLICY (PREVIOUS PERIOD 3 TRUSTEES, EXPENSES £7,307).

Section G Declaration

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

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s) Full name(s) Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) Date	Dr Richard Spek Signed on 10/11/21 @ 16:58	e James Hickman Signed on 06/11/21 @ 07:24
	DR RICHARDSPEKE	DRJAMESHICKMAN
	TREASURER

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Independent examiner's report on the accounts

Section A Independent Examiner’s Report

Charity Name SOMERSET ACCIDENT VOLUNTARY EMERGENCY SERVICE	Charity Name SOMERSET ACCIDENT VOLUNTARY EMERGENCY SERVICE	Charity Name SOMERSET ACCIDENT VOLUNTARY EMERGENCY SERVICE

31 MARCH 2021	Charity no (if any)	264354

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I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the PERIOD ended 31/03/2020.

Responsibilities and As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation basis of report of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”).

I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.

Independent I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have examiner's statement come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:

accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or
the accounts do not accord with the accounting records

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

Signed: Name: Relevant professional qualification(s) or body (if any): Address:	AG Spear

	MR ANDREW SPEAR FCCA

	ASSOCIATION OF CHARTERED CERTIFIED ACCOUNTANTS (ACCA)

	17-18 LEACH ROAD, CHARD BUSINESS PARK, CHARD, SOMERSET
	TA20 1FA

October 2018

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Section B Disclosure

Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners).

Give here brief details of NONE any items that the examiner wishes to disclose .

October 2018

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