Mourne Community First Responders Trustee’s Report Year Ended 31 August 2025
The trustees present their report and the unaudited financial statements of the charity for the Year ended 31 August 2025.
Reference and Administrative Details
| Charity Name | Mourne Community First Responders |
|---|---|
| Principal Address | 11 Livins Road |
| Kilkeel | |
| Co. Down | |
| BT34 4HS | |
| Trustees | Mrs Helene Grant |
| Mr Paul McDowell | |
| Mrs Roisin Rooney | |
| Mrs Martina McGivern | |
| Accountants | Cunningham & McPartland |
| Accountants & Taxation Consultants | |
| 197 Moyad Road | |
| Kilkeel | |
| Co. Down | |
| BT344HL |
Structure, Governance and Management
Mourne Community First Responders is currently a Constituted Charity. (All relevant documents have been lodged with the Charities Commission NI
Objectives and Activities
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To attend local emergency calls to patients within the defined call out criteria as set by the NI Ambulance Service while an ambulance is on route the scene.
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To provide emergency care for patients until the ambulance arrives. Community first responders must be prepared to stand back once more highly qualified help arrives e.g. ambulance crew or GP.
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To use an automated external defibrillator (AED) and perform CPR as per the guide lines of the NI Ambulance Service.
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To provide a concise verbal hand-over to the ambulance crew on their arrival. Where time and patient condition permit to start completing a community first responder incident report form at the scene.
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Complete paperwork as appropriate e.g. Incident summary sheet, cardiac arrest data collection form.
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All volunteers will be required to attend an initial mandatory training course supported by the ambulance service. Volunteers will be required to be competent in their practical and theory assessment on completion of the course.
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Volunteers must attend on-going local training and be assessed as competent at each assessment to continue to volunteer as a community first responder.
Income period ending 31 August 2025
All income received by Mourne Community First Responders in the period under review was generated from fund raising events and community contributions.
Achievements and Performance
Mourne Community First Responders have worked to improve emergency call outcomes in the Mourne Area.
Mourne Community First Responders currently have 29 volunteers trained and equipped for emergency call outs as at the 31 August 2025, an increase of 7 on 2024.
Since going live in March 2022 Mourne Community First Responders have attended in excess of 361 call outs as at the end of August 2025. We attended a total of 111 calls in 2025.
Financial Review
Gross income in the period under review was £30640. Running Costs were £24027.
£500 was spent on the purchase of specialised equipment Mourne Community First Responders had net surplus in the year under review of £6113. The Current Account balance as at the 31 August 2025 was £27725. The Fixed Term Deposit balance as at the 31 August 2025 was £60000.
A more in-depth breakdown of financial performance can be found in the attached Income & Expenditure Account for the Year ended 31 August 2025.
Signed by Trustees
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