INDEPENDENT LIFEBOAT CHARITY ChwityNo'. 21703• Trustees Annual For the year ended 30th September 2025 02 *f•r Th• Qu•1•Vd f•rVOlun¢•ryS•¢+
Trustees Annual Report September 2025 Reference and Administration Charity Narne Solent Rescue Charity Registration Number 267039 Registered Address 12 Culford Avenue Totton Southampton Hampshire S04098Y Trustees Name Carl Seabourne Bruce McKoen Russell Hemmings Lee Cooper Linda White Nathan Mansbridge Sarah Peachey Office Chair Secretary Treasurer Lifeboat Operations Manager Fund Raising Manager Trustee Trustee Appointment July 2022 December 2022 September 2022 November 2018 March 2023 December 2022 February 2025 Structure, Governance and Management Governin Document The charity is unincorporated and governed by a constitution, first adopted in 1972, a reviewed constitution was signed during the previous financial year bringing the constitution up to date and in line with the latest Charity Commission model. ointment of Trustee5 Nominated by membersltrustees at the AGM. Objectives and Activities Ob ecti¥e5 The advancement of health or saving of lives. To provide and maintain apparatus, equipment, vehitle5 and vessels for the saving of lives and assistance of persons in distress at sea or on land within an area of 16 miles radius of Lepe. Exbury in Hampshire. Activities Section 17151 of the Charities Act at)d the Charities (Accounts and Reportsl Regulations 2008 require the trustees of a charity to have regard to the guidance on public benefit issued by the Charity Commission when exercising any powers or duties to which the guidance would be relevant. All trustees are aware of this guidance and confirmed understanding.
Training the crew both landside and afloat is extremely important in beinE able to provide for the public benefit a5 IS the correct asset maintenance. Solent Rescue does not provide grant facilities and does not have a programme of investment. All grants and donations are solely used for the purpose of crew training, operations and maintenance. There are no paid members of the Charity, all members of Solent Rescue are volunteers. The tharity relies on these volunteers to crew the boats, maintain a landside operation within Lepe Country Park and maintain all the Solent Rescue assets. SEARCH & RESCUk rj Chairmans Report During this financial year Solent Rescue has passed its probationary period as a declared facility with His Majesty's Coastguard IHMCGI. This has included a comprehensive review of our equipment. training. readiness and radio communication, this is to ensu we are fully equipped and ready to assist in a search and rescue operation. This status means a great deal to Solent Rescue as it demonstrates our level of commitment and professionalism. To maintain our declared facility Status involves regular reviews with HMCG. Being a declared facility means that we can be tasked by HMCG at any time, twenty-four hour5 a day, seven days a week, three hundred and sixty-five days of the year to emergencies at sea or on the coastline. This means that our team can be called upon at a moment's notice to respond to life threating emergency as co-ordinated by HMCG. It Is important to highlight that this is in addition to our normal opeTrtions and in no way replaces them. Therefore, we aim to have at least one of our rescue boats on the water within our operational footprint between 09..00 and 17..00 Iwhith is when the Solent is normally at its busiest) every weekend, to immediately respond to incidents as they happen, thus reducing the response time of awaiting a pager crew needing to assemble and launch a lifeboat. Moreover, we also provide safety cover for major events that happen on the Solent such a5 Round the Island Race, Cowes Week and public holidays. Solent Rescue has 3 total of 47 volunteers, 39 of these volunteers are operational either on the boats or landside, sometimes both. Solent Rescue has recruited 7 new volunteers in the year with a paramedic, student paramedic and ex RNLI crew amongst them. We have recorded a total of 6,708 hours over the past 12 months, compared to 6,485 during the prior 12 month period, this includes responding to incidents, training, fundraising and the admin work that goes on in the background.
This year Solent Rescue has responded to SO incidents, up from 36 the previous year. 46 of these have been as sea and 4 were first aid incidents within the Lepe Country Park Maintenance Maintenance has always been a priority for Solent Rescue but even more 50 as a declared facility, being on call 2417. Both boat5 have benefited from the skills and knowledge of our volunteer maintenance team, a few of which are qualified marine engineers. Solent Rescue is extremely grateful for their skills and knowledge to help minimise the time the boats are out of service and the cost of maintenance, like all crew at Solent Rescue they volunteer their time. Solerbt Rescue I ISRII our larger lifeboat h35 been kept at almost constant readiness with only a few short periods of downtime in the year. This is an older boat though and at some point this will need to be replaced. Solent Rescue 2 ISR21 is a D-class boat and during this latest financial year has had a refit which took just over 2 weeks to complete. Both SRI and SR2 have benefited from a proactive maintenance schedule with the aim to minimise down time and being off call with HMRC. i• 11
Fundraisin During this financial year a total of £32,190 has been raised to cover the cost of running Solent Rescue. Nearly £8,000 has come from generous donations from the public when we have been out collecting in various local areas and we are very grateful to those that regularly donate via these collections and also to those that give each month directly. As in previous years we have also received vital funding from The National Lottery. We should also mention the Hythe Social Club, Lord Leverhulme Charitable Trust, Royal Southern Yacht Club and the Waterside Christmas Fire Engine for their very Eenerous donations over the year. All fundraising goes directly to the charity and helps Solent Rescue to keep the boats afloat as well as providing a lookout and first aid service at Lepe Country Park. Solent Rescue is 100% run by volunteers. Traini With training comes exper¢se, and although we will conduct most of the training inhouse we do need to outsource some of it to professional awarding bodies. This type of training includes enhanced first aid capabilities via a casualty care course, professional RYA qualifications such as the intermediate and advanced powerboating qualifications, and the sea survival courses. As we also hold enhanced clirbical skills. it 15 Vltal we have a very strong clinical governance framework which we outsource to a specialist, ensuring we have the appropriate expertise giving us guidance and a health care professional IHCPC advanced paramedic practitioner) as our clinica1 lead which also comes at a signih'cant but necessary cost given the nature of our work. Summa In summary Solent rescue has experienced a challenging yet rewarding year and continues to be at the best operational state it has been in many years which in turn puts us in the best position we can possibly be to continue to work towards our outlined aims and objectives. Solent Rescue is grateful to all our members who volunteer their time and shills and the many supporters who have contributed to helping us to meet our aims and objectives. -%Y.
Financial Review Reserves Poli To ensure that the Charity continues to be in a position to carry out the main objective of advancement of health or saving of life a cash reserve policy of £20,000 has been put in place, this was reduced from £25,(N)O at the latest AGM which took into account the brand new engine5 purchased for SRI and the now lower risk of having to replace them. Rin nced Fund5 As at 30, September 2025 £15,153 of funds are ringfenced, the majority of this balance relates a training grant received in the prior financial year. Income A total of £32,190 has been raised this year. If the one-off ringfenced grants from the previou5 finarscial year are removed this current year is similar to last year. Profit and Loss Account For period ending 30 September 2025 Notè Sept 2014125 Sept Sept Sept 2024125 2023124 2023124 Incomè Grants Donation5 Total Income Profivllossl on Sale of a55ets 13,500 18.690 28,415 20,180 32,190 1,3ZO 48,595 Empenses Fuel Maintenance Road Vehicle Costs MedicallFirst Aid Training Crew Gear Misc Costs DePtI30n Totsl Expenditure SurplusllDeticitl for period 4,864 6,456 250 4,128 6,337 32 2,943 17.085 5.050 11.798 1,399 4,349 1.045 4.604 2,736 23.978 142,0961 18.5861 154.9591 16.3641 Operating Expenditure Less Depreciatio Total Operating Cash Expènditure Capital Expenditure Capital Disposals Total CapStal Expendlture 42,096 117,0851 54,959 123.9781 25,010 30,981 5,700 14.2101 25,043 i.soo 25,043 Total Cash Expendlture 26.510 56,024
ststement of Assets and Llabllities A5 at 3ty September 2025 Note 3019125 3019125 3019124 3019124 Buildings Boats arnd Vehicles Crew Personal Protection Total Fixed Assets 15.392 31.597 4.016 18,060 44,224 2,987 51.005 65,271 Cash In Hand and at Bank Debtors Total Current Assets 48.589 2.113 42.047 2,975 50.702 45.022 Current knabilthes Total Assets and Liabilities 101.707 110,293 Capital and Reserves ReseNes brought foN4ard Surpluslldeficitl in period Total Capital and Reserves 110.293 18,5861 116,657 16,3641 101,707 110.293 Notss to Accounts These accounts have been produced on a cash basis and have been through the independent review process as described by the Charity Commission. The main driver year on year is the one-off training grant received in the year 23124 A more expensive SRI electrical refit in 23124 compared with a lower value refit of the D-class in the current year. During the current year there has been higher spending on training which include5 a Casualty Care course and puthng 3 crew though a powerboat course. Solent Rescue has no long term debts / liabilitie5 at the time of the balan sheet date. Short term debt consists of VAT and hjel duty refund5 due. The financial Statements were approved by the Trustees on ....-. and were signed on its behalf by.. Russell Hemmin s ACMA CGMA-Treasurer Carl Seabourne- Chairman Bruce cKoen- Secreta
Independent Examiners Report To the trustees and members of Solent Rescue. charity number 267039. I report to the trustees and members on the accounts for the above charity for the year ended 30 September 2025 as set out on pages 6-7 above. As the charity trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the Charities Act 2011. 1 report in respect of my examination of the charity accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed the applicable direction5 given by the Charity Commission under section 14515llbl of the Act. I have completed my examination, I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in any material respect- Accounting records were kept in accordance of section 130 of the act and The accounts do 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. Date.. Relevant professional qL*alificationlsl or bodv-. Qirn Addre55: QLUS fssoseT
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