## **PEAK DISTRICT MOUNTAIN RESCUE ORGANISATION** Registered Charity No. 506681 ## ANNUAL REPORT 2022 - 2023 At the Biennial General meeting in April 2023, the chair thanked the PDMRO Executive Committee for their support over the last two years We have seen a number of role changes in teams during this time so it is important to recognise that the thanks is aimed at everyone who has input into the running of the region over the last two years. The Chair thanked Ian Bunting, for continuing to lead the Operational Management Group, its Subcommittee chairs and all those involved. In 2023 the PDMRO received an honorary doctorate from Sheffield Hallam University in recognition of the volunteer work that we had done over the years and in supporting the local community through a number of positive ways, Sheffield Hallam University thought that this aligned to their values as a community focused university. In December 2023 Ian Bunting handed over his role as lead for the OMG, to Patrick Haley. Ian has moved on to take on the role of Operations Director for MREW (Mountain Rescue England & Wales). ## **Callouts:** The total number of incidents during 2022 and 2023 was higher than in the previous 12 months. The nature of the callouts was varied with some blackspots being identified across several parts of the operational area. Unfortunately, the number of fatalities attended by the region’s teams also remained high. Incidents for 2022: 451 Incidents for 2023 481 Total number of rescuer hours recorded exceeds 33,500. This number excludes the number of hours dedicated by team members to team training, fundraising and attending regional and national meetings. The PDMRO is a voluntary organisation representing the 7 Mountain Rescue Teams and 1 Cave Rescue Team, all the team members and officers of the region are volunteers. The organisation and Teams within rely largely on public donations, quite often made by those rescued. ## **Regional Representation and Initiatives** - The repeater project to support the change to digital communications throughout our area has continued to grow over the year with several extra sets now being established throughout the region. - We have continued to represent the 7 teams at a national level with a strong representation in both the Operations Group and Regional Chairs. We have established a regional Wellbeing group under the leadership of Mike France who also acts as MREW Liaison Officer. Our subcommittee members represent the region in all national subgroups to ensure we have a strong input and voice in national matters. - The PDMRO chair represented the Regional Chairs of MREW as a Trustee and is coming to the end of a second year as Chair of MREW Trustees. In the last few months he has been pushing for constitutional change which will see a more balanced board of trustees with less representation from the management group to give a more independent board. They have also been working through a new appointment strategy. - As a PDMRO board of trustees we have been working towards changing our charitable status to CIO which has been led by Ian Donaldson, this work is nearing completion. - We have discussed our risks and how we can help our member teams with escalation of grievances by ensuring all teams have an up to date set of policies and the sharing of best practice. - We have allocated finances to support the Foundation Training Course and strengthen the Peak net repeater programme. We will continue to ensure we spend our finances on projects that benefit all teams and ensure the region is financially stable into the future In summary we have achieved a lot and It is great to see new faces step into regional roles and for more regional representation into MREW. But none of this would be possible without our volunteers and the good will of our families and employers. We should be proud of the work we do but also mindful that the requirement for our assistance gets bigger every year and more and more time pressure is put onto our volunteers. Matt Dooley Chairman Peak District Mountain Rescue Organisation Is CT NRKS TI UNTS Is ANblERoON & SAE.PHE.4D l.ee CliartereJ Accour.tC3nt.s staf f ordshi ST.-, 3 6EV. REPORT THE TRUSTEES OF PEAK DISTRICT MO RESCUE ORGAN SA I repv£i on the ar.-oiJnts of the charity £o¢' the year ended 318r Deknerrtt>er £023 sel DLt on Pdqes 2 t¢ 4. et nai &litl•4 of tr As t4e cb.- Gri¢y'J *ru5tees YOL cr8 re8Fons'ile cr t.ie Freparatici of the dC'COU.ItS,' YOL. c.or.yider that ar.. audit ' S r.or requl.red for Liis year under secL".or.. 144 121 0£ Lhe C.iaYitlos Act £011 and chat an independer.t examindLitin is needed. r•3 Tt 1.% my responsibl iSty to: exarpiin8 the accoLmLg under section 145 0£ the ?.0? l Act.. to £0.. luw thè proceaures laid do'•Tr. by tb.e uene£al Dlrections given by -Tr4e C',iarity ConThi3sioner 'Jn%•&r section 145151 Ibl of t.ne 2011 Act,. and to s-ale whether PartlCL&ar matters have come LQ my atter.t.ion. £ ind dant r'• r rt cxanuIidEitir carri.od o'J- ir, accordance wittr. l.ie Gene.ral Directions given by t.kie Lha£icy Cornmlsslcne- A.1 exa.T.ination irJC' udea a reviow of -tr.e accountinq ecord3 keFC by cF.e Lj)aLiEy and a cornpariJoft ol the accoiints presented with t.iose -ecord,4. It Glso inLludes con3ideracion of ap.y UD.u¥udl items or dl.8closures the o-COL'nr£ and che seek". ng o: oxpLar.dLio'.15 from you as ti"us:ees concèrnlng any 8uc.i ma-ters. T.ie PLocedures unaertakeri do p.ot provLde al. Lhe evidence tbiat ou.d oe requi rec an audlc ar.d cor.soquent' yi t'.0 upiii on 13 given d$ Lo whether t.he acr.ounts pre8er..t a 'true. d.Id fa&r vlew- and ￿tr.e L'epo-r is liTr.it.p.d to Lhose k4LLer9 set OLt. iry L.le statetr.ent below. Irs dènt In uoiirie¥4ion wit.i exarr.inat ion, no mattet. ha8 o my atLenLlOn: w*.-i ctr, gives me rea.8onable cause to bel.leite that, in any materjal ro.%pect, -tr.p. roqL- remenls: al t.o keev accountlnq rcccrd3 In accordance witFi section 130 of tho 2011 Act: and bl tc prepare aknCOL'ncs whicb. accord wiLh the ac¢ountiryg records aid to cts'mp_y with the acp.our.tir.g requirement3 cf t4e Act have not. tieer mct; tc whi-h, in rny oplilon. aLLention should r?e drawn in ovoer to enaDle d proper iindersLanding cf thc accoLmts to be reached. PK SWI Ancay3?n & CheDheid, LhdrLered Acuouncan= 109 2uxton Iload, Leek, staf fordshire. STIJ 6b.4 DISTRICII ldou￿rAIN RESCUE OR ISATION BALANCK SHEET AS A ER 2023 202?. r•n CAF 3ar.k Acr.oJnL 63, 92) N•t As8 50,8IJ UriresT_ricted Funa3 Re.8t-. icted b'uids 4E,9Y3 3,817 60,759 .'3, 164 30,81C 63, 923 T.o@.S*l. aC￿Our.ts were approved by the Trusteeg on aid were on ttr.eir iehal£ by: PEAK DISTRICT ANISATI OF FINANCI IVITIES FOR THE YEAR ZD 318t D 23 trict.ed Totaj 80UT DcndtiJii MREk7 Refund IYAM Re fund VAT Ref und y Parches rn-erestr Received 13, 906 2, 228 320 730 1,104 107 7, 176 21, DE12 2,228 320 730 I,lJ4 iJ- 9#2 2.619 658 63 Total Inc¢xunq R••ourc•• 18, 395 7. 176 IC, 36> na emcn I ris U£er £023 sel DLt on Pdqes 2 t¢ 4. et nai &litl•4 of tr As t4e cb.- Gri¢y'J *ru5tees YOL cr8 re8Fons'ile cr t.ie Freparatici of the dC'COU.ItS,' YOL. c.or.yider that ar.. audit ' S r.or requl.red for Liis year under secL".or.. 144 121 0£ Lhe C.iaYitlos Act £011 and chat an independer.t examindLitin is needed. r•3 Tt 1.% my responsibl iSty to: exarpiin8 the accoLmLg under section 145 0£ the ?.0? l Act.. to £0.. luw thè proceaures laid do'•Tr. by tb.e uene£al Dlrections given by -Tr4e C',iarity ConThi3sioner 'Jn%•&r section 145151 Ibl of t.ne 2011 Act,. and to s-ale whether PartlCL&ar matters have come LQ my atter.t.ion. £ ind dant r'• r rt cxanuIidEitir carri.od o'J- ir, accordance wittr. l.ie Gene.ral Directions given by t.kie Lha£icy Cornmlsslcne- A.1 exa.T.ination irJC' udea a reviow of -tr.e accountinq ecord3 keFC by cF.e Lj)aLiEy and a cornpariJoft ol the accoiints presented with t.iose -ecord,4. It Glso inLludes con3ideracion of ap.y UD.u¥udl items or dl.8closures the o-COL'nr£ and che seek". ng o: oxpLar.dLio'.15 from you as ti"us:ees concèrnlng any 8uc.i ma-ters. T.ie PLocedures unaertakeri do p.ot provLde al. Lhe evidence tbiat ou.d oe requi rec an audlc ar.d cor.soquent' yi t'.0 upiii on 13 given d$ Lo whether t.he acr.ounts pre8er..t a 'true. d.Id fa&r vlew- and ￿tr.e L'epo-r is liTr.it.p.d to Lhose k4LLer9 set OLt. iry L.le statetr.ent below. Irs dènt In uoiirie¥4ion wit.i exarr.inat ion, no mattet. ha8 o my atLenLlOn: w*.-i ctr, gives me rea.8onable cause to bel.leite that, in any materjal ro.%pect, -tr.p. roqL- remenls: al t.o keev accountlnq rcccrd3 In accordance witFi section 130 of tho 2011 Act: and bl tc prepare aknCOL'ncs whicb. accord wiLh the ac¢ountiryg records aid to cts'mp_y with the acp.our.tir.g requirement3 cf t4e Act have not. tieer mct; tc whi-h, in rny oplilon. aLLention should r?e drawn in ovoer to enaDle d proper iindersLanding cf thc accoLmts to be reached. PK SWI Ancay3?n & CheDheid, LhdrLered Acuouncan= 109 2uxton Iload, Leek, staf fordshire. STIJ 6b.4 DISTRICII ldou￿rAIN RESCUE OR ISATION BALANCK SHEET AS A ER 2023 202?. r•n CAF 3ar.k Acr.oJnL 63, 92) N•t As8 50,8IJ UriresT_ricted Funa3 Re.8t-. icted b'uids 4E,9Y3 3,817 60,759 .'3, 164 30,81C 63, 923 T.o@.S*l. aC￿Our.ts were approved by the Trusteeg on aid were on ttr.eir iehal£ by: PEAK DISTRICT ANISATI OF FINANCI IVITIES FOR THE YEAR ZD 318t D 23 trict.ed Totaj 80UT DcndtiJii MREk7 Refund IYAM Re fund VAT Ref und y Parches rn-erestr Received 13, 906 2, 228 320 730 1,104 107 7, 176 21, DE12 2,228 320 730 I,lJ4 iJ- 9#2 2.619 658 63 Total Inc¢xunq R••ourc•• 18, 395 7. 176 IC, 36> na emcn I ris U£