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Trustees' Annual Report for the period

Period start date Period start date Period end date Period end date
01 04 2024 31 03 2025
From To

Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name[SOMERSET 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 HEALTH CENTRE,

GREENWAY, NORTH CURRY, TAUNTON SOMERSET Postcode TA3 6NQ

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

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Trustee name Office (if any) Dates acted if not for whole
year
Name of person (or body) entitled
to appoint trustee (ifany)
DR J HICKMAN CHAIR
DR R SPEKE TREASURER
DR E FORD VICE CHAIR 01/04/2024 to
05/11/2024
MR A NEWLAND 01/04/2024 to
05/11/2024
DR J SEDDON SECRETARY &
BASICS SW
REPRESENTATIVE
01/04/2024 to
05/11/2024
MR C SUTTON 05/11/2024 to
31/03/2025
MR M PEARSON 05/11/2024 to
31/03/2025

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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

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) Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
Type of adviser
Name
Address
ACCOUNTANT LENTELLS LIMITED 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
Type of governing document
(eg. trust deed, constitution)
CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 07/06/1972 AS AMENDED BY
RESOLUTION DATED 05/06/1974 AS ADMENDED ON 30/11/2004 AS
AMENDED ON 23/11/2010 AS AMENDED ON 12/11/2012 AS AMENDED
7/11/2023
How the charity is constituted
(eg. trust, association, company)
TRUST
Trustee selection methods
(eg. appointed by, elected by)
THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE SHALL INCLUDE, AS A MINIMUM, A
CHAIRMAN, SECRETARY AND TREASURER. AT LEAST ONE
MEMBER OF THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE SHALL BE AN ACTIVE
MEDICAL MEMBER OF SERVICE. THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
MAY CO-OPT ADDITIONAL MEMBERS WHO MAY VOTE ON ALL
MATTERS EXCEPT THOSE RESERVED BY THE NON-CO-OPTED
MEMBERS FOR THEIR OWN DECISION, THE CHAIRMAN SHALL
HAVE THE CASTING VOTE IN CASE VOTING SHALL BE EQUAL. AT
ANY MEETING, ATTENDANCE OF MORE THAN HALF OF THE
COMMITTEE SHALL CONSTITUTE A QUORUM, PROVIDED AT LEAST
ONE IS A MEDICAL PRACTITIONER.


CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 07/06/1972 AS AMENDED BY
RESOLUTION DATED 05/06/1974 AS ADMENDED ON 30/11/2004 AS
AMENDED ON 23/11/2010 AS AMENDED ON 12/11/2012 AS AMENDED
7/11/2023

TRUST

THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE SHALL INCLUDE, AS A MINIMUM, A
CHAIRMAN, SECRETARY AND TREASURER. AT LEAST ONE
MEMBER OF THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE SHALL BE AN ACTIVE
MEDICAL MEMBER OF SERVICE. THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
MAY CO-OPT ADDITIONAL MEMBERS WHO MAY VOTE ON ALL
MATTERS EXCEPT THOSE RESERVED BY THE NON-CO-OPTED
MEMBERS FOR THEIR OWN DECISION, THE CHAIRMAN SHALL
HAVE THE CASTING VOTE IN CASE VOTING SHALL BE EQUAL. AT
ANY MEETING, ATTENDANCE OF MORE THAN HALF OF THE
COMMITTEE SHALL CONSTITUTE A QUORUM, PROVIDED AT LEAST
ONE IS A MEDICAL PRACTITIONER.

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

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

Section C Objectives and activities

Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document

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 ACCIDENT OR MEDICAL EMERGENCY WITHIN SOMERSET AND SURROUNDING COUNTIES

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

Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)

THE TRUSTEES HAVE HAD REGARD TO THE GUIDANCE ISSUED BY THE CHARITY COMMISSION ON PUBLIC BENEFIT. THE CHARITY ASSISTS THE COMMUNITY IN THE ADVANCEMENT OF HEALTH AND SAVING OF LIVES.

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

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You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:

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 RECOGNITION OF CALL OUTS DURING WORKING HOURS TO SUPPORT AND ENCOURAGE THE RELEASE OF DOCTORS TO RESPOND TO SAVES CALLS.

Section D Achievements and performance

Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year

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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:

Section F Other optional information

DURING THE YEAR 3 TRUSTEES AND THEIR EMPLOYERS/PARTNERSHIPS WERE REIMBURSED OUT OF POCKET ACTIVE SAVE RESPONDER EXPENSES TOTALLING £2,258 IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CHARITY’S POLICY (PREVIOUS PERIOD 3 TRUSTEES, EXPENSES £2,597).

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

Richard Speke
~~Signed on 04 November 2025 @ 19:57~~
JamesHickman
~~Signed on 11 November 2025 @ 18:34~~
DR RICHARD SPEKE
DR JAMES HICKMAN


TREASURER

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Independent examiner's report on the accounts

Section A Independent Examiner’s Report

Report to the trustees/ Charity Name SOMERSET ACCIDENT VOLUNTARY EMERGENCY SERVICE members of On accounts for the year 31 MARCH 2025 Charity no 264354 ended (if any) Set out on pages 9 to 10 (remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets)

I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the YEAR ended 31/03/2025.

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:

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: Robert Wegner Date: ~~Countersigned on 12 November 2025 @ 08:48~~ Name: MR ROBERT WEGNER FCCA Relevant professional ASSOCIATION OF CHARTERED CERTIFIED ACCOUNTANTS (ACCA) qualification(s) or body (if any): Address: 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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Somerset Accident Voluntary Emergency Service

Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For the period 01/04/2024 31/03/2025 To from

Section A Receipts and payments

A1 Receipts Unrestricted
funds
to the nearest £
1,622
16,250
256
-
-
-
-
-
18,128
-
-
-
18,128
2,236
4,534
1,020
2,894
180
60
1,200
12,124
-
-
-
12,124
6,004
-
108,717
Unrestricted
funds
to the nearest £
1,622
16,250
256
-
-
-
-
-
18,128
-
-
-
18,128
2,236
4,534
1,020
2,894
180
60
1,200
12,124
-
-
-
12,124
6,004
-
108,717
Restricted
funds
to the nearest £
21,446
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
21,446
-
-
-
21,446
-
-
21,780
-
-
-
-
-
-
21,780
-
-
-
21,780
- 334
-
4,375
Restricted
funds
to the nearest £
21,446
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
21,446
-
-
-
21,446
-
-
21,780
-
-
-
-
-
-
21,780
-
-
-
21,780
- 334
-
4,375
Endowment
funds
to the nearest £
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Endowment
funds
to the nearest £
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Total funds
to the nearest £
23,068
16,250
256
-
-
-
-
-
39,574
-
-
-
Total funds
to the nearest £
23,068
16,250
256
-
-
-
-
-
39,574
-
-
-
Year to 31
March 2024
to the nearest £
Donations 1,622 6,814
NHS Contract - communityservices 16,250 26,000
Interest received 256 193
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
Sub total(Gross income for
AR)
18,128 33,007
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
-
- -
Sub total - -
Total receipts
A3 Payments
39,574 33,007
2,236
4,534
22,800
2,894
180
60
-
1,200
-
33,904
-
-
-
33,904
5,670
Insurance 2,236 2,040
Response vehicle expenses 4,534 -
Medical & other eqiupment expenses 1,020 1,335
Responder reimbursed expenses 2,894 3,055
Subscriptions 180 180
Other adminstrative expenses 60 240
Honorarium 800
Accountancy 1,200 420
Trainingexpenses 1,037
**Sub total ** 12,124 9,107
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
-
-
**Sub total ** - -
Total payments
Net of receipts/(payments)
A5 Transfers between funds
A6 Cash funds last year end
Cash funds this year end
9,107
6,004 - 334 - 5,670 23,900
- - - - -
108,717 4,375 - 113,092 89,193
114,721 4,041 - 118,762 113,092

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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
Categories
Signed by one or two trustees on
behalf of all the trustees
B1 Cash funds
B2 Other monetary assets
B4 Assets retained for the
charity’s own use
B5 Liabilities
B3 Investment assets
Signature
Lloyds fixed term deposit account 1
Accountancy
Reimbursed responders expenses
Details
Details
Personal Protective Equipment
Electrical equipment & monitoring
Kit bags
Blue-light and audible equipment
Lloyds Treasurer's account
Lloyds Savings account
Lloyds fixed term deposit account 2
Details
Details
Total cash funds
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))
NHS contract (Jan 25 to Mar 25)
Details

RichardSpeke
~~Signed on 04 November 2025 @ 19:5~~7
James Hickman
Signed on 11 November 2025 @ 18:34
Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
funds
to nearest £
to nearest £
16,082
4,041
639
-
50,000
48,000
-
114,721
4,041
OK
OK
Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
funds
to nearest £
to nearest £
3,250
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Fund to which
asset belongs
Cost (optional)
-
-
-
-
-
Fund to which
asset belongs
Cost (optional)
Unrestricted
-
Unrestricted
-
Unrestricted
-
Unrestricted
-
-
-
-
-
-
Fund to which
liability relates
Amount due
(optional)
Unrestricted
1,260
Unrestricted
151
-
-
Print Name
DR RICHARD SPEKE
DRJAMESHICKMAN

Endowment
funds
to nearest £
-
-
-
-
OK
Endowment
funds
to nearest £
-
-
-
-
-
-
Current value
(optional)
-
-
-
-
-
Current value
(optional)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
When due
(optional)
Date of
approval

Signature Print Name Richard S eke ~~Signed on 04 November 2025 @ 19:5~~ p 7 DR RICHARD SPEKE DR JAMES HICKMAN James Hickman Signed on 11 November 2025 @ 18:34 10

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