Charity number: NIC10668fj Company number: N1640535 (Northern Ireland) FOYLE SEARCH AND RESCUE (A conipanv liniited by guarantee) Executive Committees, report and financial statements for the year ended 31 March 202. FOYLE SEARCH AND RESCUE (A company liniited by guarantee) Contents Page Legal tind administrative infonnation Execulive Commitiee%' report 3-14 Independent examtners, report Siaiemeni of financial activities 16 Bal<￿le sheei 17-18 Notes lo the financial qtaiemenis 19-27 FOYLE SEARCH AND RESCUE (A company limited by guarantee) Legal and administrative information Charity number NIC106685 Company registratlon nunjber N1640535 Business address 20 Vicioria Road Waterside De BI'47 2AB Registered office 20 Vi¢ioria Road Derry BT47 2AB Trustee$ Icompany Directors Stephen Twells Saiidra O Dol)erty Olive Mc Eleney Brian Mull(In Searnus Mc Closkey Danielle F-rancis Resigned 2110612023 RLsigyned 08106121122 Resigned 2110612023 Reè+i¥ned 0311112022 Resigned 0311112022 Non Director Committee mcmber cOrn￿c O'Hare Kristina McDaid Martin Oweill SteN'en Durrenl Brian Mullan Sandrd O'Doheriy Treasurer Company Secretary Coinmiltee Member Committee Member Vice-chairnian Health and Wellbeing Officer Aceountant Pau2 Green Accounlancy and Taxation Limited PO Box 167, Unit IB Ground Floor, The Gla%%work%,SkcogFe Business Park, I l Bera&7lunore Road, Deny BT48 8SE Bankers Danske Bank POBOX 183 Done£811 Square Wesl Bel*a%t BTI 6JS Page I FOYLE SEARCH AND RESCUE (A company limited bv guarantee) Legal and Administrative information Solicitors Hasson and Company 39-41 Clarendon Sireel De BT48 7ER Pa2e 2 FOYLE SEARCH AND RESCUE (A company limited by guarantee) Report of the trustces (incorporating the directors, rcport) for the year ended 31 March 2023 The trusiees present their report and the financial slalemenls for the year ended 31 March 2023, The trustee.4. who are al%0 dirL'Ctors of FOYLE SEARCH AND RESCUE tor the PUTPO.sc% of Lornpdny law and who %erved duringy the year and up io the date of Iliis report are set out on page 1 2 .This report consiituies Ihe Directors, Report required under the Companies A¢1 2006. 1.he Directors have adopied the provisions of the Companies Act 2006 and Accounling and Reponing by Charilie8.' Siaiemenl of Recoii]niended Praciive %1ppliLable 10 charitie% prLparing their account% in accorddllLe with the Financial Reportinby Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS102} eflective I Janu1041 iheir lives it) Il)e river. We arc able lo ciiiniiieniorale .4lill bciiigTr here almost 30 years afier Billy Garnoi) C&ln)e up willi Ihe idea of l-. oyle Scarcl) & Rcscuc, Il)roubJl) l)i.% owii rainily tragedy. l)aiiing had ir¢inLiidi)u4 4uppc)rl ai)(l LC)Ilabi)ralii)ii Ir()iyi some c)I' Ihe mo.st exemplary orbJsinisation4 on Ihi4 island. The work thal our volunteers carry oui is never usually done in tsolalioIi. We Lould noi deliver our serviceq, nor make IhL dinerLllLe we mdkL. wiihc)ui IhL help ()f many other.%, and IVL dfL hi)iiciurcd ID be able to work aloiig4ide the City Cenire CCTV l-¢dll), Communily Wardens, the PSNI, NIFRS and NIAS, who all providL vital 4upp()rt lo u%. We are very LTralL'lul i() Dery Cily & Strabane Di4lricl Council, the Public Health A&)ency and the Western Health & Social Care I'rusi for their unwavering funding 10 us over Inany years. You will hear more aboul our flliancial siluaiion wiihin OUT Treasurer Report, bul il Lannot be highlighted enoub,h how rnuch we are %upporled by familie% and friends of (hose affeLled by .SUlLide in ()ne way or another, wcll a.% businesses and Ihe generdl public. Around 60/0 (PY 76D/Trl (If all our annuul inL()nie cunic.s froni publiL doiiations. That l5 outstanding,, and humblin&1 t() u.4, as we know Ihere are many w()rthy Lijuses iii ()ur city, deserving of peoples, apprecialioii, and fiiiancial support. To be there, when we are needed inost, is the leosl we can do Ic) repay Ihal kindne.ss nd &Fcnerosily.Financially, wc cndcd IhL' year strongly, given the shockn'ng rise in running cost% %uLh as heal, fijel and electricity, nol lo rneiition other cost of living increases we have had lo absorb. During IhL las1 yLar we saw %omL much needed and worihwhile inve%lment.' some funded externally, some inlernal %ULh ds a ncw statL-ol-thc-art multi- beam y%tcni to replace our decade old sonar, as well a.5 upgrading our Ihernial imaging sights. PAge 4 FOYLE SEARCH AND RESCUE (A company limited by guarantcc) Report of the trustees (incorporating the directors, report) for the year ended 31 March 2023 ChairniaD'% Report(Continucd) Operalional highlights included providing safely cover for the Maritime Festival and Halloween celebrations, as well as receiving a Gold Award Irom Families F ir5t Nl. for our contribution lo the coinmunily. We were alqo very exciled, and %ornewhal relieved, to be able io reiurn 10 our nornial aLlivitie% of duty nights and Irainingv after the pandeinic. When I see il iii black and while. li alwiiv% 6imaze% mc hvw rnany hour% ()ur v()lunteer% bTive up on average e4ich year doing, duly nights, pager cover, fuiidraisiIig, ¢olleilions 8nd couniing, searLhL%, meetingis and Irainiiig-beiweeii 17,000 and 20.000, all unpaidl l am ￿ery proud to say that in June this year we are commenioraling 30 years iii operation, %erving Ihe people of thi coiiimuniiy, and wider afield. Since 1993, FSR volunteers l)ave .slopped 5.320 people who were in dan¥Lr of, or con%idered taking their own life, in Ille river. However. siaiistically. the iiumber dying by suicide in the river has remained almost Lon%lani over thy las130 years 4ince the fomialion L)f F.SR, with an iivLragFL ()f S falaliliL4 each year. We continue lo 4ee ai) iiicrease in Ihe ilumber of ini ident that we havc to deal with each year, and uiitonuii£ilely we do noi see thai Irend slowing dow￿, or reversin¥, any lime sooii due 10 boih a non-silliiig Nl E.xeciilive aiid LuI.s in governnienl deparlmcnl budgFL¥l%. Thi4 1.4 aff¢¢ling the al)ilily lo fully iinpleineni the Nl Proieci Life Siralegy as well as vital services SULII d5 early intervLniion ioun4Llling? iii 4cliools beii)g slopped. 'fhis could have lonbyer iLrn] impail on i)ur yL)ung pe()plL in Ihc ye¢irs t() corne. With the ri&Flit l)elp. people Cali gel Ihrougl) a suicidal crisis aiid recover. The majoriiy of p¢oplv Ihal l-'SR I'oluiilLL'r interv¢'ne wilh dn noi go on to lake Il)eir lives. Tliis is iesliiineiii lo Ilie fact Ilial our preveniion d(IL'S W()rk, yet Services where they can make il)e big'gyL's1 diffLfL'nce are bLing affLLIL'd. Looking towards our 30th ycar we have sonic gjrcai milestones and g)oals ahead. We will be supporting Ihe l)anny Quigley Foundation as Danny underlakes a cliallenging fundraiser in Augu%1. We have a glitzy Gala Ball in Sepleii)ber and a Remembrance evet)I for Ihose wlio have lost their live5 in the river, in October. Opernlioiially. we will be driving ahead with a digiial Iran%fonn prograTnnie, aiiiied al Simplifying many of our aLlivilies, inve%lingJ in more lechnology for our drone, %onar and %wil'i watLr leani% as wcll a% ncw duty leani vehicleg, a mulii-di%Ltpltnary command vehicle and ne￿, livery branding througihoul ()ur fleel. We will look ahL'dd lo rc applying for our coveted 'lnvesling in Volunleer4" %latus as we continu¢ to invesl in our voluiileers with training and personal protective equipment. These actions will all be cNcial li) supponing our front-line duty nighi and pager ieam8. All of this will be underpinned by inveslin&y in a new sta￿1n8 slruLlure, which will see us incr¢a%tngy our sta￿]ng, Icam from 3 to 5 colleagues, under the Juidance of our new Chairn1an, Brian Og Mullaii, who will lake over Irom Ine iii October. FSR volunteers have been providing supporl and enLouragemenl lo thousand% of people since 1993, makinby someone,. day worthwhile. ¥iving hope. %lreiigth and courdge lo face another day, because they have siniply cared enough lo give the m051 preLious resourcc in their live%. and the most treasured commodity in the world.. time. I would like to thank every volunteer, and every family niember of every volunteer, that has ever given up iheir lime lo volunteer with us in the last 30 years. You liave all made a difference to niany people's lives, even in some small way. l aiii eagerly looking fonvard to the next feiv year.% as we embed all of IhL' ab()iie, confident Ihal we will Lontinue (() drive the success of FSR, a5 il continues lo be fil for ihe luture, because our charilj. whulL well as our 5upporte￿ ar¢ a shining example of all that is wonder￿1 about this great ciiy of OUTS. and is %omeihinbF we can all be very proud of. Page S FOYLE SEARCH AND RESCUE (A company limited by guarantee) Report of the trustees (incorporating the directors, report) for the year ended 31 March 2023 Sonar Team (Seamu.s Mc'CI().%kei? Our Sonar leain carry oui sear¥he.8 of Ihe river u.sing speLialist equipment when 50meon¢ goes under the surface aiid does not resurface. The Sonar team coiisisls of 8 volunleers, who put in a lot of lime and etTort particularly when a search happens, but throughoui the yLar. 2V2? wa% a %iginifiLdnl year for the team for many rea%on%. In April 2022, WL saw the drrival of ilie nLW, DF.ARA fiJnd¢d, Inuliibeam system froin NORBIT, a company that speoialises in niultibeani sonar equipmeiit. Tliis was a Significant mil¢slone for the team and for Ihe charity as thi4 was a major advan¢¢ in leLhnulog'y and would ¥r¢dily imprL)ve our 4Larch capal)ililie4. Th¢ i¢am speni muliiplc wcckcnds in April IL¢irning ho￿. Ihe new SySiLin operated. working botli with NORBIT, w,l)o came onsite lo coiiducl Ihe training and workinbF indLpendenily. aftcr N()RBII' had gTone lo laiiiilidri4e them.selves with the equipmcnt. In May 2022, tlie ieain travelled to Doi)eg)¢l1 lo assisi Il)e Irisli Coast Guard offshore wilh a %eÉirLh for a missing pepion. Unfortunately, Illi% per%on was Ilot fouiid aiid qadly is still missiiig. Over the 5uiiiiiier, Il)e leain spent a greal derted Il)e leani creating cusloni slainless-sieel brackels for our boat$ 10 mounl Ilie %oI)ar .sy.%tem wilh n() charge. Their 5UPPOfl is greiiily appreciaiedl "As Y()U (iR()W ()I.I)I..R, YOU WII.I. I)ISCOVF.R THAT Y()U HAVE TWO HANDS ONF. FOR HELPING YOURSELF, TIIE OTIIF.R FOR HEI.PING OTIIERS. AUDRE.Y HIPBUIiN August 2022 was a busy nioiiili for IIIC lcani with training and 2 searclies. I'he first of Ilie searclies was in Dungannon where Ihe ieam were a%ked i() as%i%l thL PSNI wilh a %edfLh wherL partial rematn4 had been found and a follow up search was reque%t¢d iii ai) ¢flori to rule oui if there was an￿hing else ot. il)leresi. Sadly, tlie secoiid of the searclles in Aub?u%t was al.go in F_i)agl) Ixiugl). All 8 Ineinbers of the soi)ar lec1111 responded lo this incident, and using the Iiewly cuslomised set up for Ilie steady were able to qUlLkly IoLale IhL per%on undLrwaier. Members of Ihe team proceL'ded to assisl 11)e divers with Ihe body reLovery. It goes wiihoul sayinby that all help and as%is(ance al any inLideni is grLatly dppreLialLd bul the team pldyLd <1 LfuLial pari in 8ssi%ling c)(her EmerbFency Services in tragic LirLum%ldllLes dnd H'e were exlreinLly grateful Ihal the enlire team iurned oui. In November 2022, the team were tasked lo a %earcli in l.oug,Ii F.riie, County Fernianagli lo look for a person believed lo have fallen off 4 boai. Due 10 work commiimenls, Ihe108isii¢s and travel. the team had limited availability however. thal said, Il)e teani speiil 3 fiill days in Lougli Erne across 2 ￿TeekS and Ihe presence ol. Il)e team was very much appreciated by (he POLSA aiid Ilie fatnily. The male was found H'ashed up oi) sliore in Ihe second wL'ek. In January 2023, Ihc Icani had (heir fir41 sc(irch ol" Ihe River Foyle sinLC upgyrading thL sy%leiii, where a person went mis5iiig? after eiileringi IhL water from the Craig¥avon bridgye. The team La￿led out sonar s¢arclies Ihroukyhout the night and meinbers of the ieaiii weni on lo recover the body in the early Iiour.4 of Ilie firsi niornii)g of (lie searcl). In receiil moiiihs, Ilie le¢lni has been shariijg advice witli Waierford Marine wl)o have now folluwed the fsAR example and invested in multibeam leclmology. l-he leani have also beeii liaising with Lancashire lirc %erviLL who are looking al sonar systems for their operalions. As well a% ihi.s, the team has been working haTd lo implemenl robust operating proiedures with a full rel'ie￿. of their SOPS. A %pecial thank% lo all members of the sonar team; Seamus (Sonar Co-Ordinator}, Gareih, Danielle, Frdnces, Rohan, Marc. Paul aiid Paddy. Tlie tLam put iii a Lireai deal of time and efton iiiio Sonar operations and we could noi make ihe advajices we are niaking without their level of commilment. Page 6 FOYLE SEARCH AND RESCUE (A company limited by guarantee) Report of the trustees (incorporating the directors, report) for the year ended 31 March 2023 Swift Water( Gerard O'Kane) Over the pa%1 year, lh¢ Swilim'ater team hag Inade great strides in investing in our coniinuou% opeTational and professional development and capabilities through training and undertaking and obtaining the relevani qualifications in our field. We have recently cornpleted the construction and fil-oul of our new dedicated Swifiwaier trziler whicli will be u8ed to store 811 the STh'iftu'ater teani equipineiil that is needed in an emergency response and which will al%0 dLI as d coin]na]id centrefftv poini at any incident. The new trailer ha4 been completed wilh ￿1]Y Stand alone electrics, dry wash area for team inembers to use on a calloul and a mobile repeater %ystem to boost communieaiions within ourselves and other emergency servi¢es in all areas. 202312024 OUTLOOK(Swift Water) We will welcome 8 new members to the team this calendar year lo leave u5 with 16 Swiftwaler operattves in lolal on the te￿ll. 4 of the team will be recertifying their ResLue 3 Europe SFR and SRT courses with 8 new team members also undertaking these course.% along%ide their fellow volunteers. We hopc to have thi% training completed by end ot- May. Once complete the team will have 16 fully operational and certified operatives made up of Flood first responders and Swiftwater rescue technicians. I would like 10 take Ihis opportunity to thank all the volunieers in the tedni who selfle551y give up their time io help develop, grow and mailllain our team andto all the %taff, Co-ordinaior's and Committee members who conlinue lo assisl, help 8md support our team al every opportunity, none of it would be possible without all of your efforts: (hank you! HEAL TH & WELLBEJNG ( Sdndiii O Doliei"Iv) Health and Wellbeing wiiliin tlie charity has grown over the years within Foyle Search and Rescue. Whilst continuingT Io oversee duly nighi atiendanee, involvcment ivith opl'n nigh1% and inierview proces% during? the lasl iwo recruitment drives and the managyemenl of volunteer liineouts, als(i organising> the monthly i'olunteer draw as well as wellbeing events. RecnEitment kicked off last year with two intakes of i'olunteers. We had 6 ne￿1 recruits who started in February 2022 wilh a ￿rther 13 ivho joined us iii October 20?2, all iiow ha￿'e completed training and are doing their duly nighi%, plus helping w'ill) fundraising. Wel¢ome to all of you. Thank you 10 all who helped with interviews, open nights and training,. Lasi June, boih myself and Christina Mel with thi Bog%ide and Brandywell Health Forum with the view to partner up with ihem OD some events. especially Ihe Dann}. Quigley .swim. which is coining¥ up shortly. Ai thai meeting we were oifeTed lo avail of traunia trainingy and a follow up supervisory traintng. This was something thai we have beeii trying lo do for a number of years for die volunteers and staff althe. The feedback from that was quite positive although some thought the l-houi follow up wa%n'l cnough tinic lo really sJcl pcople to open up. I believe that tliis was down lo some groups larger than we would have liked. We hope that this (raining will conlinue and volunteers will bcnefil from ii. The firsi of the wellbeing events started off in June of last year afier the buckel appeal. To show our appreciation a night was arranged for a Banquet and Bowls, for Ibose Ihal attended it ivas a good night's craic. On the 21 sl of August we held our annual Summer Family fun Day. This is a great way to not only say thank our volunteers bul also to our volunteers, families wlio give up their lan]ily lime. Therc were loads of games, bouncy castles, rides and a barbeque plus a boat trip. The DoLphin% even LllIllC Out tu play Children aiid Adults alike had a really good time. I myself enjoyed thL Dolphins so much that I Iiad several trips on the boal just lo see diem. Page 7 FOYLE SEARCH AND RESCUE (A company limited bi, guarantee) Report of the trustees (incorporating the directors, report) for the year ended 31 March 2023 Health and WellBeing (Continued) Unfortunately, we liad lo cancel the Halloween fun day due to lack of numbers: bui for those thai did have their kid'.$ names dowi a goodie bag was given instead. On the l Oth of September we had a team building day al Jungle N.1. We took part in Laser tag and had bite to eat. A really gyood fun day. On the I I th of Deceniber we llad a visit from the big man himself. All Ihe children met with Santa had a photo taken and received a selection box. The children enjoyed some arts and crafi5, had a paty and was given a meal. Last but not least w¢ had our Christmas night out in the Waterfoot Hotel. We went back in lime to the 1920s and the theme was casino night, I have to say L'veryone really Inad¢ an effort with Ihe costumes. We had a drinks reLeption 8 .%it-down meal, after wl)ich we Iiil the casino tables and a few prizes were given out to winners and 10seT.s alike. The mutsi¢ was good that even Ihe cliairn]an hil the dance floor. A great fun filled night was had by ¢111 who aitcndcd. This year we have bcen tULu%ing on QUT 30-yeaT celebrations which Thill take place on Saturday the 30th of September al the Ever¥lades Hotcl. Surnc rcally good ideas have bcen put fonvard for these events leading up lo the tiighi. We have deLided lo do a rafflc for holidays vouchers and a%ked all voluiiteers to sell at least 2 books each, for each book sold by a voluiiteer Iheir nanie will be entered inio a draw for a £500 holiday voucher, good luvk all. We would like lo ￿ke Ihis opporTunity lo sincerely thank all our volunteers who help out ￿'Ith events, and lo everyone for thcir cornmiiment 10 Foyle Search and Rescue and for the sUPPOrt you give to one anoth¢r, committee and Ilie charity as a whole. DRO,VE TEAM (R),'cin A4iiiphv) TI￿OughoUt Ilie Pil sl twelve moiiths, the UAV leain have continued to build upon the foundaiions laid in previous years by con%islenily %upporting' the cmeTgency respon%e team duringy emergFenL>' taskings in the river Foyle. as well a supporting partners in the Police Service of Northern Ireland and Northern Ireland FiTe and Rescue Service locally with suppori during searche8 for higyh-ritsk missÉng persuns and aeridl Support at 7ndjor inLident4. We also supported City of Deny Airport with their anjiual niulti-agency emergency response exercise with aerial support and we continue 10 prove Ihal UAS technology now plays a Pivolal role in search and re%cue emergyency response. Throughoul this year, we have focussed on rebuilding our operaiional procedures and internal Iraining processes lo align with best indusiry praciice and 10 keep abreasi of frequeni changes 10 UAS regulaiions in the United Kingdom a4 we diverge from EU UAS regyulalions follow'ing our departure from the F.uropean Union. We've continued lo train aiid qualify remote pilots wilh new and enhanced skillN and qualifications, taking the GVC licence count to three within the ieam, and we'll continue to build upon ihis during the year ahead. We develop¢d and published a I¢Lhni¥al sp¢cifi¥alion for a dediiat¢d Mobilc" IncidLnl Cotlltnand Unit. secured mimagemenl appTQI'al and completed a lender proce.s.s lo appoint a supplier lo complete the build which is currently under way with delii'ery expectcd in early .sumrner 2023. For the year ahead, we intend to re-enforce io teRni funh¢r with an additional emergency response UAV, boasting the combined attributes of Ilie current fleet. We will take delivery of our lle￿, Mobile Incidenl Command Unli which will serve as a commaiid po%t and surveillance unit during emergency taqkings, and we ￿111] seek io inlegraie smam software and connec11￿ltY soluiions to eiiable our flight Crew to provide aiid assess as much iirfomiation as possible al the scene of an it)¢ident. We will continue to enhanLe and develop and skills and Lompeience of the tull tlight ¢rew and seek opportunities lo m<1111tain a strong and re8ilienl tlig,hi LreM' ihrough rccruitnicT]t and up%killiTIL,. I would like to use this opportunity lo thank the fligFhi crew. for their continued efforLs ond commitment Ihrou&,hout the year. FurthLnnore, on behnlf of ihe teAin, thank you to the staff of Foyle Search & Rescue for their hard work and efforts in the background, helping u% io maintain operational status througFhout the year. Page 8 FOYLE SEARCH AND RESCUE (A company limited by guarantee) Report of the trustees (incorporating the directors, report) for the year ended 31 March 2023 Boat Team( Steven Durrent) Over th¢ past 12 monihs the boat teani has iiicreased in size beyond that of any otlier year in numbers. We coTrered safety for multiple ev¢nls the biggest being (he Clipper fesiival. TIL4￿]NG We had the biggesl expression of inleresl ever received for crew, which ihe Iraining team are workn'ng there way through the list. Seamus and Gareth both pa.ssed their R YA powerboai in8tru¢tor coursc. Thi% now mcans they can run and assess up to level 2 powerboat within a RYA trdining centre. UP COMtNG EVENTTsrrL4tNtNG As said previously the team are working through the list lo gel everyone trained that has pul their name in for traintng. We have once again aNanged training with PGM tralning lo provide VHF and Sea 8urviTral cour%e% th¢5e will be adverti.sed Shortly. BOA T UPDA TL At the rnomenl we have 3 dutyloperaiional boat%, I sonar cabin boai. I steady 400. 4 ski%. seapro and all associated trailers. We are now using a iiew coinp11 ny for the repairs and servicino who have managed to get us a quick njrnaround where n¢ed¢d. We liave put in place for 2023 10 upgrade the Spirit of John wilh 2 brand new 150 hp Selva engiiies. KIT UPDA TE Under the guidance of Rossa the NFC system has been implemented now g]￿Ing us a digital record ot. damages and notified as soon as a damage happens. This will continue to be developed thrnughout 2023 PPF SUPPLIER Wc havc spent alol of lime reseaTching and lesling oiher PPE providers. Due lo ongoing long turnaround tiTne% for drysuit rLpair% dnd fault4 appearing in drysuits we arL gi)in¥ to be moving away from OUT curreni supplier. We are now developing a SAR drysuil with Otter lo try and gel a multidisciplinary suil rather ihan an off the shelf suit. WITH THANKS As you are all aware after 9 year.% E have deLided to %tep down as Boai Coordinator. I wish lo personally thank all or those who have given their tinie, energy and patience to help me in the role and wish eiieryone the bcst in years 10 come. l also wish ihe incoming coordinalor the best of luck and hope all give the person the suppon you Iiave given me. Page 9 FOYLE SEARCH AND RESCUE (A con]pany limited by guarantee) Report of the trustecs (incorporating thc directors, report) for the year ended .11 March 2023 INCIDENT OVER VIFW LoekdowTr had a drdrnatic impact on the number of iTr¢ident4 we deali with in the previouq 2 years, where we seen huge decrease. Unfortunately. our incidents in this reporting period saw Il)ese come back on par with 2019. In 2022123 period Foyle Search aiid Re%cue atteiided 319 incidenl4, 1 fjo of which were attended by our Duty Nighi TeaIns and 169 of whiuh were ErnergycnLy Rc5pon.%e PaLFer Team incidcnis. 46 individuals were taken directly from ihe waler aliv¢, 134 distre%s¢d individualè+ were laken away trom the railings and brid¥e5 4urrounding th¢ rivur, ￿,¢ had 129 cau%c% fi)r ¢onL¢rn È￿d wc rc¢ovcrcd 5 bodies iii Iliis financial reporling pLriod. EmergLnLy re.%ponse teat)i also deali willi 5 Inisc iiicidenl.%, broken down boats. floodiiig elc pecial tliank you Iiiust go lo all our operalioiial voluiiteepi 011 duly i)iglils and pag>er for your dedi¢aiion and persisteiice in the iiuiiiber of lives you have saved. These slatislics are Ille inain iool that we have in gauging li()w succeqsful our service i.s ond how many peoplL wc help. Although we l)elped 31 g people direLily in our life pre%ervalion crisis response capaLily (he aulual nuniber ol. people we helped Il]roughLILli ihe year 14 muLh bFreaiLr than thai. li i% ihcru lo be seen by all, especially tliose who serve alongside you. Financlal rei'ieiv Gc'ncJi-(Il (Coiniains and loNses in (he year and therefore a separate staiement of total recogni%ed gains and losses has not been prepared. All of lh¢ above arnoun15 relaie to ¢ODlinuin£ aciivilies. The notes on pages 19 to 27 forn) gn integral parr of these finalleial statements. Page 16 FOYLE SEARCH AND RESCUE (A company limited by guarantee) Balance sheet as at 31 March 202.3 2023 2022 Notes Fixed assets Tangible assets Current assets Debtors Ca%h at bank and in hand 927,230 951.520 12 20.788 1,123.604 34,147 1,046,136 .144.392 1,080,283 Creditors: amounts falling due within one year 13 (14,895) (17,059} Net current assets 1,129.497 1.063.224 Total Assets less current liabilities 2,056,727 2,014,744 Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year 14 (25,312) Accruals and deferred inconie 15 {225.604) 1265,416) Net assets 1,805,811 1.749,328 Fund5 Restricied income fuDd% Unrestricled income fund. 16 933.370 872,441 821,938 927,390 Total funds 1,805.811 1,749,328 The Balance Sheet coniinues on the following page. The notes on pages 19 tu 27 form an integral part of these financial 5tatcment5. Page 17 FOYLE SEARCH AND RESCUE (A companv limited by guarantee) Balance sheet (continued) Trustees statements required by the Companies Act 2006 for the year ended 31 March 2023 In approving these financial statements as trustee¥ of the Lompany we hereby eDnfirn].' (a) that for the year staled above the company was entitled lo the exemption conferred by seclion 477 of the Companies Aci 2006 ' (b) thai no notice has been depobited al the registered o￿lCe of the companv pursuant lo section 476 of the Companies Act 2006 requesting tliat an audit be conducted for the year ended 31 March 2023. (c) that we acknowledge our responsibilities for- ( l ) ensuring Ihat the company keep% proper accountingy records which Comply with section 386 of the Companies Act 2006, and (21 prcparing tinancial statements which gyive a tnje and fair view of the state of affairs of the Lompany at the end of the financial year and of its profil or loss for rhe year then ended in accordanLL i¥iih the requirements of sections 394 and 395, and which otherwise comply with the provisi()n.% of tlie Companies Act relaling ￿ financial slatcmenls, so far as applicable io Ihe company. These fInancial 5tatemenls are pr¢pared in accordance wilh the PTovisions applicable lo compaiiies subjecl lo the small companies regime. The fmancial statements were approved by the board on 12 October 2023 and signed on tis behalf by Stephen Twells Director Cormac O'Hare Treasurer The notes on pages 19 to 27 form an integral part of these financial statements. Page 18 FOYLE SEARCH AND RESCUE (A company. limited by guarantee) Notes to financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2023 Accountin% polleles Thc princip(Il aLLounliThg policies are summarised below. The accounting policies have been applied consislenily throughoul Ihe year and the preceding year. Basis of accounting The financial statements are prepared in acLorddncc wilh the Accounting and Reporting by Charities.. Salenienl of Recominended Pra¢iice applicable 10 vharilics pr¢'paring Ihcir account% in aecordance with the financial Reporting Siandard applicable in the UK and Republic i)f Ireland (FRS102 etleciive l January 2015) Charili¢s S()KP (FRS11121 and the Companie¥A¢t 2006. Foylc %erach and Rescue meet5 the definilioi) of a public benefit ei)tity under FRS102 Asseis and liabilite% arc initially revognised ¢11 hi4torical co41 and transaction value unless oihenvise staled li) the relevaiil dLLounling policy nolels).The Finai)cial Statenienis are prepared on a going Loncern bdSl%.TakingT acL()uni ot. the risk review underlThent ot- the coiiipaiils debis ai)d liabiliiies Contracied before Ihey cease lo be a member b)payment of the cosis ,¢harges 1( nd expen5e% of winding up .and c} adjustemenl of the right% of the contributors aniong themselves. Page 27 FOYLE SEARCH AIND RESCUE (A company limited by guarantee) Notes to fillancial statements for the year ended 31 March 2023 18. Restricted funds At l April Incomi])g 2019 resourcts At 31 March 2020 I'ransfers Genral reslricled Fund Restricted Fuiid Prelien Exteiision Restricted Fund Drones Insurance Restricled Fund Rank Foundalion Restricled Fund Joshy Simon Restncted Fund Chariiable Aid Foundatio 764,218 57,72U 56,842 821,060 57,720 21,374 18,391 1.000 13,825 21.374 18,391 1.000 13,825 821.938 54,590 56,842 933,370 Purposes of restricted funds Redundancy ,running costs Completion of phase 2 Reinvestrnent in lost drones Wages Cold waler Ishock Educaiion I'nining Courses 19. Controlling interest The company is an unicory)orated chariiy governed by lis constitulion.Tbe members of the charity elect 8 committee of trustees lo run the affairs of the Lharily.The Irust¢¢s arc ¢ollcctivcly considered to be tlie charitys ulriinaie controlling party.There were no beneficial transaciioiis oil belialf of the trustees durtng the period under review. Page 26 FOYLE SEARCH AND RESCUE (A company limRted by guarantee) Notes to financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2023 15. Accruals and deferred income 2023 2022 Deferred Capital Grant Transfcr from unicory)orated Capital Grants received in period 1265,416) (137,935) (174,319) (265,416) 39,812 (312,254) 46,838 Released in year Ai 31 March 2023 (225,604) (265,416) 16. Anal?sis of net assets between funds Unrestricted Restrieled funds funds Total funds Fund balanceq al 31 March 2023 as represenied by: Tan&yiblL fixed assei% Current asseis 670.619 201,8?2 670,619 1.135,192 933,370 872.441 933.370 1,805,811 17. Unrestricted funds At At l April 2019 Incoming resources 31 March 2023 Trallsfers General Unrestricted Fund 927,390 1,893 (56,842) 872,441 Purposes of unrestricted funds For u%e in the admini%trdlive department. PaL>e 25