St John Ambulance (ND Trustees, report for the year ¢nded 31 December 2020 Th¢ truste4 who ar¢ a180 dircciors of the tharity for the purp03¢5 of thc Comp&nie$ Acr 2Q06. submit thcir Annual Rep)rt and the urtaudiied Financial Statrments for the year ended 31 D¢cember 2020. Thc Trttstees have adoptcd the provisio of the Compafties Act 2006 arld Accounting and Reporting by Thariti¢s.' Stal¢m¢at of Recommertd¢d Pra¢ti¢¢ applicablc to ch8rtlies pteparing their &ccounts in Atcordancc with th¢ FinanGTal Reporting Standaid 4>pli¢able in th¢ UK Rcpublic of Ireland IFRS 1021 ¢ff¢cliv¢ l January 20151 {Charities SORP (FRS 102}, in preparing the annu41 r¢port and fingncial statements of Ibe ch8iliy. The Stat¢ment of Fituncial Activities ISOFA) shows th¢ 055 iDcome from &ll SOUT¢ES. ChalrmAn'S Foreword I have pleasure in present8 th¢ Tru5tce¥' rcport for the year ended 31 tkccmbrr 2020 a5 chairm of the Board of Tnjsiees of St Jotln Ambulance (NI). It giv¢5 me the opp(Mtunity 10 share with you, oD¢¢ agai the vision for our ¢h8Tity. nwn¢ly that'evyon¢ who needs it should T¢ceive first aid from thos¢ arour th¢m. No-onc should Suffer forthe lack of trained first aider&' Our vision r¢fltstht high IdlS olst John AmbulorL¢e INI) anddcliv¢ry through practical first aid skills. Our volwiterr5 play a¢ru¢ial and central rolc in the d¢liv¢ry of our servieek Without volunt¢ers delivering our first atd service 2nd event aEnbuignc¢ s¢rvi¢¢51 plu5 the delivery of patient rransfer services lt ev¢ning4 VK¢k-ends and public holidfty5¥ it would not be possible for St John Ambulancc (Nl} to strve th people of Northern Ireland al thc w¢senl level of commltmenl. 0ra1[ immcnsc pllblic benefit flow5 from our purpos¢, and through the delivery of first aid and health and safely trainin& fiyst aid services includin8 eveni coveF&ge, OryLbuJanc¢ services including p211ent IrAnsfer4 youth d¢v¢lopmcnt and emergency plannirtg and resilience. 2020 w35 & year of much uncertainty 8nd chang¢ given the world-wide Covid.19 pondemi¢. ¢ausing stv¢rc financial problem5 for marty organisaiion5. includingehoriti¢s such our5. Jn March 2020 we lost Ihemajority of ourpublic cvMt bookittgs, and ourcommercial wurs had tobe ¢an¢elled du¢ to th¢ social dislanciiJ8 tequiretnents. A5 thi5 r¢pr¢5ented our m8in income Kream$ lttearly £1.2M pa}, we c(Jld hav¢ quttkly used up our r¢5erves and become insolvettL lllst¢ad. having won the 12 patient transfer contracts, whiGh GornrRencrd in Nov¢mber 2019, we w¢re able to reconfigure and conceatratc on patieni iiansfers. given the considerable incr¢a5¢ in d¢mand arising from Covid-19 aTrd the pressures on NIAS ond thE other h05Pital trusts. Jndeed. NIAS, who had many staff sclf-i501&irtB. 5taied that they could llOL have coped wtth the additionttl demands caused by thc pandcmt¢ without the supportof the voluntary ambulance services. In (his leS¢t our volunte arllbulon¢¢ tw5 responded magnifi¢¢rtily. Ilvlng up to th¢ core values of St John. by deploying vp to 80 ambulonccs W¢Ek at th¢ hcight ofttle pandcmic, and ignoring IhEvery real h¢alth risks to them and Ih¢iT families from operating in aCovid-19 ¢nvironnenl. The substantial additional intome obtained? plus afjovernnjent grant, payment fiom the goV¢rnmI for furloughtd 5tsff, and a very positive reSwe from the wJbli¢ to our rcqu¢51 for donations (cash. PPB $knpplies and foodlrefre5hments for our crcwsl ekntbled not only our FJnart¢ial survival, but forStJohnArnbulan¢¢lNI)to play avlialrole in 5UPPQrtin8theNHS and our local communities Ihroyghoutthes¢v¢ral wav¢$ofth¢ p4rtd¢mi¢. We ar¢ indebted to our outsLkndinE volunt¢¢r5 and staff at all lcvcls for their dcdicalion Jnd rommitment to our organisalion, and werc porticularly pleased 10 see this acknowledg¢d by the Govtrnmertt with the w¢llqle5erv¢d aw8rd oran OBE to our NHS Liaison M8ny. Adrian Perricrew BS¢ MIUC& in rhc'Covid-19 related, )ddition$ ty th¢ delaycd 2020 QueeTh'B Birthday Awords. In Z020 1 TCPOrt a profLt of £112.519 bef)re the 10s5 on invc51mcnts oe £65.l26. Income de¢red by £130.823 while exp¢nditur¢ fell by £205,093. This further builds ottthe organi5ations rdvrn to profitability in 2019 afterseveral years of lat8e fin2n¢lal losses. Settin8 ttside the Chan in th¢ valu81ion of our invesimenls a5 at 31 tkcErnber 2020. dueto market tlu¢lualions. this tepresents & ¢onslderable irnprovEment in the profitability of our day-to-day operation5, a runarkable achicvcment when Considered a88irtsithe many difficult operational And fJn8nciAi probl¢m5 ¢at¢d by Covid-19. The tntstees have Teviewed the cornpany'5 projected budgcts to Dtcembet 2021. Th¢ first h8lf of 2021 difficult dt to the.1kdown. and thr associated reslriciions. with all major public cvenis cancelled. The outiwk goinE forWd )s positive the mus vAccin81ion progr8mm¢ in North¢rn Ir¢lgnd nears complction aftd many associated Northem IrclaT¥J Executive restrictions have been lifted. W¢ hope this will allow an operating ertvironmcnt 8pproachin8 SLorrto1i(y 8Oln8 forward in¢0 2Q2. We can expect increased rev¢Rues from the 12 paiieni contracts we won in la¢¢ 2019. During 2019, we oxperienced an in¢rwe in our event ¢over. at incteased pricc5, snd foi the first time we were selected as the 'sole provid¢r' for lh¢ NW 200 ljhlgrnational Mothrcycle Race5. Jtquirtng a major depl(rytncnt ofour rc50urce5118 ambulances and crews. 66 first aldets atid 2 treatellt centr¢5 dayl, Regtt]Y this progress was 1051 when Ihc majorityof public¢vcnls were cancelled in 2021J. howev, w¢r¢main ready io rcspond when¢verthe current social di51ancing rcslri¢tions are lifted. major events recommence. Despite the recent tspheaval$, we have Jn8intain¢d SJAINII'S P05Llion as th¢ leading flrst atd and voluntary ambulance servicc provider for ¢Yents in Northem Ireiartd. and despi* ffirtcre8sln8 COtILpElition, the l¢ading provider of commcrcial first aid Itning cour5¢5.
St John Ambulance INI) Trustees, report for the year ended 31 December 2020 (continued) Chairman's Foreword {continued) Th¢ Board of Trustres have 2 bajanced 8pproach to a¢ilvitle6, reducing th¢ risK ¢v¢r prEs¢nL when a charity is heavily dcpcndcnt on on ecl of ils opeT&tions. Thc charity has ft strong financial infrasituctur¢ aad 15 w¢ll equippcd to ]neet futur¢ chang¢5 whBtsv¢r Ih¢y may be. As Chgirman I would like to w¢ord my thank8 to the tru#e£s for the $ypporL ¢i]ne fjnd ¢ornmitment to the Board during the y(r. Thi5 15 grratly appreciated. St John Atnbulance INI) is inde¢d fortunate to have Ih¢b broad ¢xp¢ri¢tLf4 guidance and oversithL which is 8iv¢n on a woluntary basis. Abov¢ all. we are very fortunate lo have such highly T[lIvated, dedtC81ed 2nd prof¢$5Lonal staff and volunteets. who work 80 h8rd on our bEhalf, and without 0M w¢ would not bc the S41 organisalion that W¢ &T¢. Orl bdmif of the Boart I sinceiely thank them for thcir x<¢plional service and cornmitmenl. Objectives And Activities ObJ•etlves The objectiV¢5 of Si John Atnbulance INI) are the rellef of $i¢kness and the prote¢tion 8nd pr¢s¢rvation of public health. The Charity lfil5 Its objectLV¢4 WIth its pow¢¥s 85 sp¢cified in the Memorandum and Articles of Associ&ion. Th¢ Vision for StJohn Ambulance (Ni) is that 'everyone who needs itshould r¢c¢iv¢ first aid from those orwnd them. No-one should suffer forth¢ lack of Iraincd flrstaiders. To cnablc d¢livery of the objectives. resoutce$ tre thannellgd into the followlng a1vitI¢5'. Trainin8 of the publie in first aid. WLth emphasis on those Sectors of theeommunity wh¢r¢ it is most needed.. Provisiott of first aid. prtsh05pilal care and $]Stance at public events and wlitutt locol ¢omrnuniti Provision of ptlttni transfrrs and pNsonrtel th supw)rt of th¢ s¢alutOry ambulance servl¢e artd other heth trusts ¢SpECi]Y in times of national cmcrgcn¢y. or in circumstances where we can tneet community need. Developmcnt of young ptople throuBh the St Johtt Youth INI) Progr8rnm4 and throu8h fitsi aid traitlthg in hotsls al local cotnmunilics. In Common with the national brand of St Johtt AmbuiatLCC to enable the effectiv¢ deliveiy and expanwon of these service5 within Nortbern Irctand. our sitaiegy wcornpasses the followlnE underlying prirKiples forthe deploytn¢nt of r¢50urccs To maximtz¢thE geocrationoffvnd5through thar8eablcaelivLli particularly in theprovision oftrainÉng. publiceventcoverartd paliertt rt servi¢ To link (llndrki5ing cfforts moretlo$¢ly with ¢haritablc obj¢ctives.' To invesL within Ihc framework of financial 51ability. to suslaitt the lort8er-tertn ecesS of St John Ambulance (NI) in 8reas where greatest benefits will delivered. To increèsethr l¢v¢l of our charitabl¢ s¢rvim rnllkn'ng the maximllm use of (he voluntiry efforts of our volunlccrs. and To m8intalrt en ¢ff¢ctive governanc¢ Slrurlurc that ¢nsurc5 that Ic8al oblig21ioA% as x single provio¢ial charity arc fjjifilled aad that key policies Are itnpl¢mcnted cortsistenily a¢ros5Nc<thcrn Ireiaftd. but operationat responsibility ford¢liv¢ry of servic¢5 remain5 85 closeas Possible to thosc wmmunilies $erv¢d. additlon to th¢ oèov4 St John Ambul8nce INI) supports the athicvem¢nt of the Ord¢r of Sf. John'5 worldwide objc¢tives, in particvlar contribuiittBio thr SL John of JerleM Eye Hospital Group{'Ihe Eyc l.Iospital') in Jeru5&1em, which 15 a(t independent chaTily. The Hospital Is opel) ¢0 811 who suffer from eycdi%ll3¢ without rc8ard to creed. sticio.ewn(krni¢ backgroun or ability to pay. Activiti¢5 durlng tkne ye&r Action wastgknn lttsvpportofthecontiThu¢d d¢v¢lopmcTrtofour2ervices in all ofth¢k¢yore45 Indit within ourobjcc1iv. No invcytment W&8 mode in th¢ acquisition of ambul8n¢e$ in order to address our re¢¢ni fJll8n¢i81 d¢ficits and increas¢ our cutrenl profitability. Work cotttirtued in2020 toupgrade Si JohnAJnbulancc(Nllproperty. refleciinE Ihe a¢tivit1¢50f StJohTr Ambulan¢e(NIl op¢rationalhubsthrouBhDUt Notthem IT¢1d 5UpPOrtedbyvolnCT& Commissiolled setvic¢swer¢¢ngag¢d to improvcourtr8irtin8programmes for8cssivnal CDtllTncr¢iil traioer$ to increase the numbrr of volunteer fjrsi aid Ir&in¢rs. In additiotl a transition programme wntinued k) enhanc¢ th¢ •rtLbu18ncr related qualificl0S of our ombulancc crews.
St John Ambulance (Nl) Trustees, report for the year ended 31 Deeemb¢r 2020 (continued) Objectives and Activities (eontinued) Early in the year we completed a major upgrade of Ihformation Technology. This project which had an overdll cost in exces5 of £140,000, replaced an old outdated software system. and enabled the provisioR of enhanced databa$¢s and a new finance system. Continued work is required ¢0 provide unit reportg and an online commercial course booklng sy5t¢m. Publ1¢ Ilenefit The Charity Commission for Northern Ireland has published guidance to charity trustees in the health sKtor and provided guidance on the principles of publi¢ benefit to the advancement of health and the 5avRng of lives. The trustees have considered the relevant guidanee 2nd are satisfied thatallthe charity's ¢haritable activities fall within its objectives and iesult in consrd¢rable benefit tothepublic, a5 demonstrated in thc5ection of this report dealin8withachiev¢m¢nts and peiformance. Particularattention is drawn to the followiTh8 services provided free of cost ¢0 the etknj user. St John Ambulance supported on average annually 570 Cadets (10-18years) and 199 badgers (7-10 years) providing varied d¢v¢lopment programme5 in diverse subjects ranging from first aid and care competenci¢5 tg prin¢ipl¢s of radio ¢ommuni¢ations to good citizenship. This represented a considerable reduction from previous year5. mainly due to th¢ ¢an¢¢llation of all fe- lfvface activity itl March 2020, as a result of Covid -19, and th¢ switch to 'online' activity. M¢mb¢rship of young volunteers between the ages of 10 and 25 was maintained at around 878 at 31 December 2020. Etnerg¢n¢y planning and resili¢n¢¢ Our fl¢etof ambulances. RRV$. 4 x 45, ond trained volunteers are at th¢ disposal ofthe statutory emergency serviee$ in the event ofaProvin¢¢ wid4 or local emergency. I)¢ploymentofthese re50UTce5 t5 rapid to protectthe publicatrto chargE incircutn5tanKs where support is needed to respond to alraft alerts and other incidents. For example, 2020 our volurtteers were ready 24n to provide ¢ssentlal 'back-up' as required. First aid event ¢ov¢rdge The provision of direet a$sistance in first aid and pre-hospital ¢are at public events eontinues to be one of the primary ways in which we deliver charitable objectives. For many events which aTe small. or organised especially for a charitabl¢ purpos¢. w¢ provide cover for no charge. For other events we charge the event organiser with t4 view to recoverittg the cost of provision. In all ¢a5¢5 there is no charge to m¢mbers of the public who are treated. In 2019 the volunteers responded magnificently to SUPPDrt th¢ Portrush Air Show. the North West 200, Ulster Grand Prix, the Ulster Rally. Council public eventy Equestrian Events, Agri¢ultural Show4 Super Cup Nl, Municipal events and Ulster Rugby et¢. however. in 2020 thc majority of public events were can¢¢lled due to Covid-19. We remain r¢ady io provide the nec¢5sary wver in 2021, when social distanBing restrictions are lifted. Patient transfers Prior to 2019 St Jokn Ambulance (Nl) had a service ogr¢¢ment in place with NIAS to provide pati¢nt tran5POrt services by our volunteer crews at times when the statutory services are unable to respond, and we also responded to short term demands providing the ambulance servi¢e3 with a degrtt of flexibility to reactto winter pr¢ssures and otherd¢tnand fa¢tor5. Thi5 contract was lost in March 2017, but re-established partially in Nov¢mber 2018 by means of a Single Tender Action, and restored fully with etTe¢t frotn l Nov¢tnb¢r 2019. when we succ¢ssfiJlly won back not just the lost contract, but 81112 patien¢transf¢r ¢ontro¢t$ forNE. lhi]st ¢her¢ is no charge to the recipient of our services out ftes to the trusts are intended to cover the directand indirect costs that are it)curred, includEng a contribution to central overheads. Other initiative8 SJA (NI) in partnership with ihe PSNI and the Commissioner for Older People intrOd¢d a Trial'Fitst Responder, Scheme for vulnerabl¢ elderly per50n5 in the Ards and North Dowft. and Lisburn and Castlereagh Council areas. We are pro-a¢¢ive in encouraging ihe widespread availability of defIlI1atorS in Northem Ireland and to ttLSS end parti¢ip4t¢ llY in the NIAS led CPRIAED Working Group. The trustees are mÈndful of the Charity Commission's F¢quir¢m¢nts when reviewing the charity's aims and objectÉves, and in plannin8 future activities.
St John Ambulance (NI) Trustees, report for the year ended 31 D¢¢cmber 2020 (Continued) Achievements 4nd PerformAnee Th¢ trust¢¢s ar¢ pleased to rcpDrtthatSi8nifiGanl Progres5 was madB itswards achi¢ving th¢obj¢clives specified within they¢arly Strategic and Op¢raiional Plan. StJohtLAmbulance(Nll provid¢d formaltraining tn statutory CorSt$r0r 1,518 students duTinBtheycar202012019'. 3,2481. This was a¢hievcd through the deltvery of183 statutory courxs {2019.. 35D}. SiJohn Ambulancc INI) able 10 coiinue to Jnainlatn Its wlicy of pmviding a divcrsiflcd range of cours¢s. A total of 351 othtttours¢¥ wer¢ d¢IÉv¢d. designed forthose working ijk the djild sportingartd health and 5&fcty s¢ctor5. 11 ts the aim of St John Ambulancc iNII that all m¢mbers of Ihewmmunity should have access to fjrsl aid. As reported ekrlier, 811 commer¢ial courses ce&s¢d in March 2020. rccomtheJ]cing in S¢ptembcr2020. duc lo Covid.19. hence the reductiQD innumbets of Sdents IMin¢d aftd courses delivcred. 2020 continued to be a PEriod of con501idation for St Johrt Ambul¢¢ (NI} with ehallenging resulL8 achieved 28aillSt a changing natiortaj &rtd international economie background. In N4)rthem Ireland Si John Atnbulanc¢ (NI). LS the Icading providrr of First Aid al Work lrninin& ctsttiinllcd to compeic against inertasin8 market competition from specialist Hnd general training provider5. Cour5¢5 w¢r¢. however. cancèlled from late March lo Ihc beg1tlg of S¢ptember due to Covid-19. 8nd wh¢n th¢y rc5umed. they did 5trRt reduced cApacity du¢ to Ihc soctal distsneing requir¢mMts. Throughout the year 2020. & John Ambulance (NI) volunteers trcttted 1,129 {2019.. 3,621) c85U8ltics through public dutics. This is an adtnw&ble p¢rforniance 2nd r¢present$d¢1iry of a major publicbenefit with no costlo thos¢ trcutcd. Again. the rcduction in numbers trcated It0m 2019 r¢ficcts the cancellation oftlL¢ majority olpublic events due to Covid-19. Volunie¢r$ r¢rnwned &vaiiable to attend events to provide first aid or 8mbul8rtrc Cover throughout Ihc provin¢¢, kow¢vcr. th¢ vNst rn4jority of publlc¢v¢nt$ wer¢ cancelled from lateMaT¢h onwards. This situation will ntinue itsio 2021. until the $o¢i81 distan¢wgrolriotions lifted. The fleei whlch is wnstrained wilhin parameters Df ¢iw&60 v¢hicles wa5 Utilised to Tespotsd to ht8h deJn&nd from orpni$¢r5 ¢very wgrk¢nd, public holidays 8nd on many ¢v¢ntngs up until 18tr March, and at a much lower frequency after that. Our A & E equipped ambulfxnces used on the patient transfrr ¢ontr&ct5 ¢xpcricnced a large $urg¢ in d¢m&nd duc to Covid-19 and the preswres 00 the NHS and NIAS irt p8rtictsl8r. with vp w 80 8mbulan¢¢s bring deploy each week at th¢ h¢iEh¢ of th¢ pandemio The public shows great apprectation of these setvices. ictL come al no cost LO those who b¢comc casualties at publi¢ ¢v¢nl$. or 4r6b¢ing tran5POrted as patients. Ovu the Chrisimas and New Y¢or p¢riod of2020, volunteers weTe mobilised tt> provide ¢xlra 5UPPOrt to 5t4tyJw s¢rvsces. Voluntccr5 from a numb¢r of units. Bave up th¢ir holiday br¢Hk for the wejfare of the publie. Th¢ wntribution of th¢ Volunteers L5 fvlly recognis¢d by the Northcrn IreJarLd Ambulanc¢ S¢rvi¢¢ (NIAS) through the VAS agreement Th¢ numbuof adult volunteers as at 31 D¢ceer 2020 was 998 {2019..9101. The LJNKS Organizations bwd a¢ Qen5 Univer5Lty4nd the UniTRrsity of Ulstrr contlntt to flollTiSh. Membership of Sl. JolLn Cadets ov¢rag¢d 570 cadex whilst b£dgeis numbered circa 199. Th¢ Si. John (Nl) Youth Programrne wntinu¢d to be delivered with ettihusi&sm and vigour by our traiTh leaders Lo Cadets and B8dgers. although as OUT Cad¢t and Badg¢r uni1515etts ¢105¢d in March due to Covid-19. mueh of this was conductrd vilally. The closures obviousIy aff¢¢d r¢¢ruitm¢nL Clld¢ts and badg¢r5 art drawn from both traditions lo¢ated ocr05s th¢ Provinc¢. and many ethnic minority EtOUP$, I¢5¢ting an important contribution tocro55 cemmunity relatLOnS. The orgaoi52ilon is r¢gisi¢r¢d wirh Access (NI) to fulfil its responsibiliti¢5 forth¢ sof¢guarding of Childrcn and vulnerabl¢ adults. Theoperatin8 li¢ert¢¢ to d¢liv¢r aclivities undetthe Duke of EdinbuTgh Awthl S¢hErnewas r¢n¢wed by StJohn Ambulance (Nll in 2020, and Presented byHi$ Eioyal Highness. ThcEarl of W¢wx. K¢sourc¢s W¢T¢ mad¢availabl¢ in 2020for furtherd¢vclopment, alihiwEh participalion was heavily curtAiled by Covid-19. As iftdi¢o1rf the Inte¢S consider that th¢ i¢tlVLt1¢5 c8rri¢d out by St John Ambulance 0411 durinB 2020 ton$tityted a Signifill1 charitable ben¢fit ¢0 th¢ public. From Cole18trt¢ in th¢North. Londonderry in th¢ North Wes¢ Enniskillen in the West, Newry in th¢ South. to B¢lfasi in th¢ EasL St John Ambu12nce (Nll volunt¢¢r5 consistently attended public evertl$ ptior to Covid-19. r¢nd¢ring first &id to thos¢ in n¢ed of attention, and durirtKth¢ pond¢mir ourvolunteers responded mnificentlY to me¢t the greatly in¢r¢8wJ d¢mand for paticntlranthr5.
St John Ambulance (Nl) Trustees, report for the year ended 31 December 2020 (continued) Finan¢ig1 Review Overall Summary Thc totsl nct oulgoittB r¢8our¢c5 of St John Ambulancc (NI) foi the year# b¢for¢ the decrease from the revaluation of inwe51ntt Èmoun¢ lo a profit of£] 12.51912019.. profit £38.0811. The decrease itt the revaluation of investments was £65.126 {2019.' IneaSe £123,869). Th¢r¢ has been constderable volatility in financial markets in Iht past coupl¢ of ars, due issues such as BrexiL Incoming tesources in 2020 decr¢¢d by £130.823 {2019'. iJrease £217.2771. This refiecled att ittIse irt iniome fii)m grkDts recervabl nations. 8mbulftnce and first &id activitie5. a $tgAific2nt decreas¢ in training incom& Ttaining inroD]e amounted 10 £241.654 in 2020 inst£526.446 irt 2019. indicating a (kcrease of approxttnately $4% due to Covid-l9. The Charity's overtll incorne d¢¢Kased during the year by £13Q,823 from £1,544.051 in 2019 to £1.413,228 in 2020. Total expEndiluft in Z020 decreLsed by 13.60A tv £1,300.709{2019.. £1.505,9701. Setting 35ide th¢ decrse in the valuation ofour isvesthients as at31 De¢eJnb¢r 1020. thts ttpresents a¢onsidErabl¢ improYcm¢nt in our day.1o4ay operation& Costs of Charitable Acttvitie$ indiratc a dccyease in the year of13.6%{2019'. incr¢45¢ 3%). St John Ambulartce (NII rcmains committed to th¢ dclivery and enhancenlent of 0r charitable mtlart in Notthem Irel taking advantag¢ of an improving cconomy. The work of ItLe St. John Eyc Hospital GTOUP in Jeru581¢rn ¢ontinucd to be supported. Ov¢rall, th¢ Balanc¢ Shc¢t remain5 stro thcreby guaranleeingthe ability of th¢ charity to sllstairt invent in th¢ future in ils ehariiable obje¢tiv¢s as psented in the Busu)¢5s Plan for 2021 and to implem¢nt the Charitsble progr&mm¢. R¢5¢rYes Pollcy and Going Con¢¢rn Th¢ trust¢¢s hav¢ rcvicwcd the level of free r¢s¢rv¢5 (that those ndS nottied up in fixed assets, design&ted or restricted funds) rtqUiTed to ¢nsure ¢ontinuity of ¢h8ritable operations. The trusters ¢ons5dcr that a free re5crvc rcquirement of approxitnattly six months operating expenditure I$OPPTopriat¢. Thisequat&8to arequirwi¢nt of £650kl2019.. £753k}. Thc oclual freereservesat 31 De¢ember2020 were £1,081k 120I9.- £898kl. orthe total re8erves of £3,521k (2019.. £3.474k}, £2.160k (2Q19.. £2,296} r¢pr¢nts th¢ n¢t book valu¢ of fixed assct3. £189k (2019.. £188k) which has been de$ign8ied for oth¢rparticul8r purpose5 and £91k{2019.. £91k) isa r¢strirtcd fund. Th¢ remainder is held bs a8cn¢ral rescrv¢ to allow for any unforeseen f&115 in income or increases in expthditUfE in light of th¢ rrl cconomic c]im8te. (Xh¢r factot5 considd in holding this level of reserve$ Ire os follows.'- the provision of statutory cour5¢5 planned 12 months in advince commitment to anumber of biDding l¢ases ntinuing strong competition in th of ourservice arcasand no 8Uat8rtteed income Th¢ policy relating re8erves Is T¢¥i¢w¢d gnnually. The trustee5 have revieweil th¢ company's projeclcd budgets for the period to 31 Dt¢ 2021 ond 4r¢ content that ad¢quat¢ fundtng 15 in placcto ¢nsure the a)tnpony can continue its operations 8nd the fittènciai sthtemenis ¢an signed off as agoing concwn. Design8t¢d Funds Th¢ trust¢¢5 considered it necessBry kn d¢signat¢ funds of £189k Bt 31 Decembw 2020 (Note 171. This irtclyd¢s £lfXlk for lh¢ Ped replac¢mcnt of the ambu18nce tleet Wulpn[ and the replaccment of ABDS. The continu81 capital inv¢sbnent in th¢ purch ènd upgrading of ambulances 2nd operaiionttl v¢hicles to necessary standards is vital to enable St John Anibulan¢e (Nll to ¢orry out it5 charit8bl¢ mi55ion. A review of the &8e 8nd mileage of the ambulances is kept under consideration by th¢ Tru¢¢$. The Tru5¢ees kay¢ a150 dc5igna*d £2kforJohn AnUl1Ce (NI}Yovlh programmes. £35kto fiJrtherupy24e Ihe ITsysiems. fjnd£20kforth¢continurAtr8iningofthevolunt¢rr5. Investment Poll£y The lrtvestment policyoftheBoard isto maxirnis¢ in¢om& ¢onsislcTht with i15 ch&TitthIc5t&tus. The Charities Dcposil Furtd 15 wed for holding short ¢¢ryn cash reserves. Investments art h¢ld in ¢S¢ablL5hcd quoicd companies and pcrfomunce will be rtV2cwed throU8)ut202l followin8 advicc from the B02Td's prOf10n81 iiiv¢slm¢nt advisers. and also through scrutiny by the Board.
St John Ambulance (NI) Trustees, report for the year ended 31 December 2019 (continued) Financial Review (eontinued) The Trustees reqllir¢th¢ whievement of 8n aceeptabl¢ ba]ance ofirtcojne Ind capital growth. Pcrformance is benchmarked winst the rrsE All Shar¢ Jndex. Taxatio A5 a char5tyi th¢rnpanY is able to re£ov¢r most dedlled Èi source from its investment inco¢ and is J20t liable forcowration tsxon its otIL¢r iThcome or on ¢ap2¢ai gain5. Recovery i$ therefore md¢ oftax credtis artd tox deducted from income received under 8iftaid. Structure. Governance and Management organ1tIOnal Structure The Priory of Fgland and the Isl2nds of th¢ Ordcr of St. Johth {"Ihe Priory") w85 Wtablished on 23 (klobcr 1999 as aehariiy lo carry (All the ¢h8ritable missioft of th¢ Ordcr of Si. John ¢'ih¢Ordcrf'l withirt its letritory. On the same day thc Commandery of Ards fthccommandery-l b¢ca[r a Command¢ry dependent upon the Priory with responsibility for the affatr5 Of the ordof SL John ift Northern IKlartd. On 31 August 20CK), the Commandery established St John thbulartce INI) as a ch8riiablc coMPDy, to manage the aets. On l January 21)01 th¢ Commandery tr$r¢rrcd its ass¢ls and liabiliues to St John Ambulance (Nl). The faiT vBlu¢ of th¢ nel g5s¢ts transf¢ed was £1.98l.441 aud thc CoDsidetl0fft was £1. StJohnAmbuiance (Nl}Is A¢ompany limitrd by gllarartte¢ It r¢¢ognised as adtarity by the Inland R¢v¢nu¢ ffjdth¢NI Chnrity Commission. Io term5 of comp4ny law, ¢hgrlty law and day to day activktie th¢ ¢ompHny is an ind¢pend¢nt entity. The ¢h8ritabk ¢ompany is commltted to Lnwusing thc number of qu81ifJed fjrst aidets in Northern Ireland. To achie¥e this obj¢div¢ 15 coromer¢i81 trainersare engaged. on as¢sslonul basis, and CO-Ord8ted fromth¢ h¢adquart¢r5 in Belfast. AneffectlV4 Province-wide, sErvic¢ to the public and th¢ 6 NHS trusts, Is d¢llv¢r¢d by St John Ambulance (NI) volunt¢¢r4 providt fjrst aid, care ond ambulance transport 5CfYices to local communitie5. attd organlsations IK)sling event8. Delivery 1$ organised through a R¢gional Headquarters. and 3 Disitict Headquarters, eaeh ron5i5tin8 of operational urtits comp05cd of volunteeys. Covern#nce St John Ambul8ne¢ (Nll i5 governed by M¢mor8ndum and Article5 of Asgociatiotx as promul2at¢d on 16 August20 and as arnended on I l May 2003 and 18 May 2011. Thc Articles provid¢ for the appointment of up to 13 tru$t¢C5, WtLO are thc directors of the dLArity Ortd who IallY re5pon5ible for th¢ governance of St Jobn Ambulance INII. The tyusiees ¢an cornprise of fjvc nominated Commandery Officers, up to Cour persons appointrd a5 lead tro$, three ind¢pdent petsons. and 8ny on¢ JnembEr ¢1¢ed at the ann¥l geneAI Meing Isubjectto &vwcyarisingl. The current Comffl#ndery Otricers e the LS¢u¢¢nant, CommisSLoner. Treasurer gttd Diwior. The KnightComm8nd¢r (Dcsignatcl joincdthe Board as a tru$t¢c 81 its meeting in February 2021. One third of Ihetrustees reilte1t¢h amiu#l g¢n¢ral meetin& except Ihos¢holding iComrnand¢ry oific¢ who c¢Hseto betrustees on vacating their officq and aredeemed T¢tiTe in favour of their successor to the relevant Command¢ry oifi¢¢. Th¢ trnstees who s¢rv¢d during y¢ar and up to th¢ dat¢ of prOVI1 of the finatlcial 51atemertts are listed on page l. N¢w trust¢¢s are encouraged to att¢nd typropriate internal attd ¢xtrmal tralning couts¢5 in ac¢ordance with best practice. ManaEeffteNt The (rnsi¢¢$ art r¢sponsibl¢ forsetthjg Str8t¢gi¢s and policies and forertsurirtE th&¢ th¢yor¢ implrllKnt¢d.
St John Ambulance (NI) Trustees, report for the year ended 31 December 2019 (continued) Structure, Governanee And Management (eontinued) To 8551st with this. work the ¢tU5te¢s have esiablished thre¢ advisory Commitie¢s (Training. Operations. Ènd Finanr¢l. A $ub.wmfflittee of the Finafttt Committee was c51ablished in 2019 to over5e¢ thc introduaion of a n¢w PR & Marketing Sltai¢gy, but this su5p¢nd¢d tn Marth 2020 due to the potenli81 financial imp&ci of Covid-19 and Ihe18r8¢ Investment rcquircd. Th¢ Board meets regularly to comply with Ils Swutory responsiblllties. The (Thairman provide5direction lo the BoaTdof Trustces. is accountable ¢0 itand is responsible with thr oih¢rtNstces forth¢ ¢fft¢icntnJnrting of St John Atnbllla4c¢ (Nl} with Ilie Support of th¢ Chief Executive artd staff. The trustee8 8re not retnunrr&tcd for Ih¢ir $ViCeS a5 trusiees. No out-of-pocket ¢XP¢ll5es were reimbursed to trustee& In Ndditson. there is provision for three rt0ll.exutI¥e trustees ¢0 provid¢ ind¢wdentadvice thus contributryjg to thg good governance of the tharily. Management stsuctur¢5 8re reviewed perfliClY by the trustees. PAY and remunerAtion of key mattagemenl personnel Prin¢iplc5 and PDllcies relating to the remunerntiDTh of the Charity's key mana8¢m¢nt p¢rsontL¢I ar¢ reviewed and agreed by the Board of St John Ambulancc (Nl). Th¢ Board take into account th¢ exiernal market and set silary l¢vels in the eonteKt of St JohD Ambuian¢e INII'S eh8ritsb1¢5tatus and taksn8 aixount of atrordabllity in the light of the charity's finÈnciil position. Risk Management The trv5¢c¢5 have established a rk rn8n84ement strategy wtdch comprises.. an tyigoing rcview of the risks which thc charitymay fac4 the Teviewto bB at l¢as1 on an annual ba$1$ bad on a¢ompr¢h¢nsiv¢ T¢gister of rz$L. the establishment of sysfrms and pr(kcedurcs to mitigate those risk$ Identifjed in th¢ r¢view.' and the implem¢ntation of proccduresde5igncd lo minimise the tmpa¢t on the eliarity Should any of the risks materia12 The trustees tak¢ 811 propriate stepstomDderaleaDd managethe operational rtsks 10 whith volunteers, 51aff and assets ofst JohnAmbuian¢¢ INI) are eKpo$ed. EKampl¢s of the steps bcing tBken iDclude competence-based trai]krng for volunt¢er4 a85essmenis of vehicles for fitness of pllrpos¢ provision ofspe¢ialisl mtdical equipm¢nL insurance ofthird-patty ri%ks and ]nonitwingof new legisiauverequiremejjis. In partiClar ther¢ are procedvr¢$ for safe8uardittg of ¢hildrrn and vulnerable adults 2nd risk a$sessffjEnl of h¢alth and safety to ¢omply with statutory regulHtion& Pro¢edur¢5 arc in place lo monilor th¢ standard of first aid training. Wher¢ intemal audit procedures require to b¢ iugmthi¢d, T¢COUTSC may be had to extemal services. Reference and Administration Detalls Si John Ambulan¢e INI) is re#l¢r¢d with thc Charity Commission for NDrfh¢m Ircland under rcBi$iraiion ttutnber NIC103839. St John Ambulllncc (NI) is regi5tere4t with Companic5 House tsnder regi5tratiOll WTnber N1039213. It ts ilso r¢¢ognis¢d os A Charity by th¢ Jnland Rev¢nue. XR38256. Th¢Tru5tees. Chief Exeujtive And S¢crctary of thc charityare li#ed on p8g¢ l. The principal and registered office ofthc charity is also lid on pa8e I, I08h¢r wtih details ollhe t)Fofe8siortal •dvis¢rs atld banks. Exeeptions from disclosure The charitabl¢ ¢ompany has t4ken the extrwion from preparing a Strnt¢gi¢ r¢port and hus taken no otheremPtiOn& Funds held Yds Custodian trustee on behalf of others Th¢r¢ are no fijrtds held a5 ¢tod$an tmstee on b¢hoJfof others
St John Ambulance (M) Trustees, report for the year ended 31 December 2020 (continued) Plan5 for Future P¢rAods The Board of Trus¢s will conlinvc to plan forth¢ delivery of con5i5t¢nt high.quality slandatds tn first aid, training of ther]i¢ aod ourowrt volunteers and staff, ambulance services, •$ wrll as the care and youth pro8rammcs. Collcctively they will ¢n5ure Ihal Ih05e dIars with overnance 01 fflanagement of StJohn Ambulancc INII. ortontributing to puromn¢t IhTough voluntary 5crvic4 orby virtue of cmploymetLt with Si John Arnbulance (NI). will b¢ mud¢ awar¢ of thetr responsibilities. L'hc chariiy will demon51ratc that it is usin8 Ils r¢50urces to deliver Charitsble ac¢iYity and therefore publiG b¢n¢fit in the best P05siblc way in IhesB unt¢rtain ¢wnomi¢ tim¢5. In rcspcct of patient tyansfer nctivitr4 th¢ level of e$0rte r¢quiT¢d to meet demand and quality considerations h% increased and margins are lighleTrin& therefore th activily will b¢ carefully monltor¢ The thry# ranwns to render th¢ orÈanisation even more fitfor purpose namely.. Rai standards in fitsi Èld ofjd ambulance tratnin8.' Monitor propcrty need8 to d¢Jiw¢r costeffeclthve seivi¢¢s provin¢¢ wide.. contiU¢ lo implement cletrpolicies to comply with our rEgulatcd intCm81 athd extml ¢nvironm¢nl,' Coutinud ¢Mr&8iS on p8ilertt quality Is[ed $tsndards atld delivery of public benefit,. and Furth¢r EnhanL% Out new IT syst¢m to provide unit Inrn¢ & Expenditure accounts. onlin¢ booking 5yStcm for ¢ommerci8J couts¢s. Young P¢ople-workwith our Stlohn Ambulance mentors io utili5¢ grarlt fundinB from appropria1¢ sourttstosjpport th¢dcvelopment of our Badger, Cadet and l8-25.yeor-old young people. Update r¢¢ognition pathways for volunt¢crs ensurin8 the hiOr1¢ vaJu¢s of St John and tts ILerita8e Ar¢ uph¢ld, in 4 Gonl¢mporary fashioJ]. cort1ut (o trOduce new qualif0$ fortyjr volunteers. Statement of trusteos, responsibiliti¢s The trusle¢s (who are a150 directors of St John Ambulance (Nll for the PUTPOS¢S of cornpany lawl are responsible for prep8ring lh¢ Truslr¢5' Annutl R¢port and the financial rtatements in accordanc¢ with applicable law and r¢gulalionk Company law requires the trustees to prepaie fintncial 5t4tcnKtLts for cach financial year. Under Itt law the tru5¢¢¢5 have PTepar•l the financial siatemEnls in a¢cordaftce with United Kingdom G¢a¢rally Accepied A¢¢ounlitiE Practic¢ (Uniied Kingdom Accounting St2ndards 2nd applicable iawx in¢ludiRg FRS l(n'Th¢ Fingncial Rcportin8 Stsrtdard Èpplirablr in th¢ UK and R¢publi¢ of Ireland" Under cotnpany law thc trllstee5 mU5t not approvethe financial statements unless they tiv satl5fied that they giv¢ a true and fair view of the $tai¢ of th¢ affai of th¢ tharitsble company snd of the incoming resources and application of resourcffj including the income and ¢Kp¢ndiWr4 of th¢ tharilablc company forthAt period. In prcparing these finan¢itl statement4 Ihc trustees are required to.. 8el¢¢tSUitablc accountitt8 poIicic5 and then apply them consisntly', observe the methods and PTincipIcs in the Statement of R¢commcnded PrtiCe., Accounting and Reportujg by Charitj¢5120151; make jud8tn¢nts and eslimatss that ar¢ re0$0n#bl¢ and prudent., slatc wh¢th¢r 8pplicablc UK Accounting Standard4 comprisirt8 FRS 101 fvMv¢ followed. Subject to any matert81 departures disclosed Bnd explain¢d in thc financial statements.. 8rtd prepare the financial staltmenls ort the goin8 cenccrn basis unless it 1$ inappropriate to presum¢ tbat the ¢haritsbl¢ company will eonlinu¢ in business. The trust¢¢s are responsiblB for ke¢ping ad¢quat¢ accountin8 i¢cord$ that aT¢ suffL¢ient to show and explain the ¢haritabl¢ company's trapsactions and disclos¢ with reasonable accurÈcy at8rty trm¢ th¢ finHncial position of the charitsbl¢wmpony and cnublc Ih¢m to ¢Trsurc that the fJnanci&J stateMts¢0ptY with the Cotnpanie5 Act2006. They 8re $0 respDnsibleforsif¢guarding the assetsofthecharitable coMpY and h¢nr¢ for lakingreasonabl¢ Sl¢p$ for th¢ prcvention and deiectioo of fraud and other irregularit1. The trustees #r¢ TpOnsIble for th¢ miinn8n¢¢ aftd ingrily of the charitable company's w¢bsit& IAgi51Htion in the United Kingdom governlttg th¢ weparation and dis5¢mination of financial statements nkay differ from l¢gislation tn othcr jurisdiction
St John Ambulance (NI) io Trustees, report for the year ended 31 December 2020 (continued) Statement of Disclosure of Illformatlon to Auditors So f4r 85 ttch of th¢ ttu5tccs in office ai the dat¢ of approval of thege fujancial 5¢al¢ments isaware: ther¢ is llo l0Vant eudil tnformntiorl olwhich the char&ly's auditDTS arc unaware., and Ih¢y huv¢ lak¢n ell the siep3thèt thcyought lo have tskcn a$ trusl¢es in orderto make themselvc5 awareof any relcvantaudit informatioD Ind to ¢5tablish Ih81 the eharily's auditors are aware of that informaliorL In Cratitudc Thettuslces wi511 totonveytheir5in¢¢rethankstothem8ny volunl¢¢r5and $12ffwho h2v¢sogenrAouslygiv¢n IILeirsupportio Ihcorwisation. With their continuing support w¢ look forward to furth¢Tenhancingthe deliveries ofour¢h8ritr4bl¢ S¢TYiCC5 Within Ihe community. Independent Auditors BakttTilly Mooney Meort ha b¢¢n reappoifttcd ls ourIndepwJd¢nt Auditors. Small companies, exemption In pr¢parinE this r¢port the Itu$tses h&v¢ takcn Bdvanmge of the small companiu, &xempiion provided by the Compgni¢sAct 2006 {StraleBic Report Dire¢ior's Report) Re8ulation5 2013. This report wa$ appr0v¢d by th¢ trustees on 15 September 2021 si8n¢d on th¥ir bthalf by.. C Murdock KS¢J Chalrm2 Date.. 15 Sept¢mber 2021 A M Donaldson MBE OStJ DL Chlef EK¢ClJtlwe & Company S¢cret?ry Date: IS Swember 2021