BURNTISLAND FIRST AID SERVICES TRUST Annual report and financial statements For the year ended 31 March 2025 f i(St Aid s OSCR .nii'sli Chdiilli Qegublo., www.ostr.OT¥.uk SC035248 ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025 CONTENTS Trustees, annual report...................................... Independent examiner's report.............................. Statement of receipts and paymenls............................ Statement of balances. Notes to the f inancial statemenls 10- 13 TRUSTEES. ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025 The trustees present their report and financial statements togetrier wth the independent exarniner's report for the year ended 31 IAarch 2025. REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS Charity name Bumtisland First Aid Services Trust Charity number SC035248 Contact address Website address Trustees on the date the report was approved Other trustees who served during the year Banker5 CAF Bank Lld 25 Kings Hill Avenue Kings Hill West Malling ME19 4JQ Independent examiner TRUSTEES, ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 IAARCH 2025 STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT Governing document The charity is a SGottish Charitable Incorporated Or￿nISatiOn (SCIOI inGuporated on 04 August 2017 and governecl by its constituti[￿ lasl updatsj on 02 August 2023. The Gharity was previouFJy a charitable trusl governed by a ITUSI deed dated 29 January 2J04 and granted charilable status on Ihe same date. Membership of the charity is open to individuals who hold a recognised certificate In firsi aid or allied disciplines and who are olk.ep•Jise ac￿pie￿ by ltre trustees. The trustees. tho meet regularty during the year, are responsible for the rnana9ement and administration of the charity. Appointment of trustees Trustees are appointed at the annual general meeting. In addition, th8 existing trustees may appoint additional trustees al any lime, subject to there being a rninimum of three ar Ix rr of fifleen trustees. There have been no changes lu, J. ,b ees Sin￿ 01 April 20'?3. lood dovm as VI￿ Ch£ir with effect from 31 January 202 as appointed Vice Chair In her PlaTr. Rlsk assessment The trustees have reviewed Ihe major nsks to which the charity is exposed and are satisfied that they have systems and procedures In ￿ace to manage those nsks. Polioes approved by the trustees include equal opportunities., proteclion of children and vulnerable ￿rsOn5. secure handing and storage of personal information. OBJECTS AND ACTIVITIES The objects of the charity are to advance the education of the public in first aid and a8soci8le(I skills; to relieve the suffering and distress of persons injured or irfirm. In furtherance thereof, but not olherwse. Irust seeks to aGhieve these 0￿eCIS by the following means.. the instruction of persons In the principles and practice of firsl aid; the provisi￿ ot first aid Irealment to persons who are Ill or injured; the transport of persons who are infirm. ill or injured. and the support of statutory and vduntary agenc￿6 wlh similar aims. ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE The year ending 31° March 2025 was transforrp,alive. We finally bought and rnoved inlo our new premises at 60 High Slreet, Burntisland. However. that sirnple slalerner,I bdÈs Ihe effort Involve¢ ¢)n many Ironts lo ensLre a successful outcome. Siruclural changes were made in order giva a more open aspect internally and to give us 8 g¢)od-siz8d Iraining room for our key dasses. We worked har.d in glove with our main contractor to ensure a dose adherence lo the overall F4an and a welcuning finish throughout. In addition to financial support from our key benefaclors, we le￿iVed excellent assistance in kiné froTr, Exxonmobil. GoFibre and Forth Forts, all of whom provided furniture which was highly appropnale to needs. The Bell Group and their Sup￿ler PPG donated paint. Fife Counal's Community Pastsck team did much of the Internal painting. For wmpletene5s, a fuH lisl of our benefa¢10￿ is induded ￿ Ihe Notes to Ixjr accounts. We are grateful to all for their generosiiy and patience. TRUSTEES, ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025 Our premises have been exceptionally well-received by everyone who has attended our classes. They are bright, clean, welcoming and comfortable. They are also well-suited to our other purposes, providing ample storage for training and dinical materials, whilst already providing external rental income towards our overall revenue costs. The substantial cash flows during the year meant Ihat at the end of the year our financial reserve was significantly lower Ihan we normally need for operational purpose5. However, that will remain the case for only a week or two inlo our new financial year, by which lime pledged income will have been accrued. Againsl thal background, we remained very active in fulfilling our key purpose. One of our public-access defibrillators was used successfully to save the life of a person who had had a cardiac arrest. In all, 5 Gycles of CPR and defibrill81ion were administered before the return of spontaneous circulation and subsequent discharge from hospital. Over the year, we had just under 300 patients. Ten had fractures, varying from firiger to ribs, pelvis, lower leg and femur (all in differeni people). Four palients were suspecled to be Victims of spiked drinks, one of whom also sustained a sexual assault. One person's condition was Gomplicaled by reportedly having taken ketamine. Several patients were looked after by us for up to 4 hours before they were well enough lo go home with a responsible person. Among the variety of other incidents were a gall bladder complication and a dislocated jaw. We have tried to minimise the impact on the NHS by ensuring that patients can be stabilised enough for them to go to hospital, where appropriate, by their own means or via our own ambulance. However, we still transferred two patients to the NHS ambulance service because alternative transport was not practicable. Our patients had attended over 100 events across 7 IoGal aulhority areas, from East Ayrshire lo East Lothian and Midlothian to Perth & Kinross. We therefore maintained the geographical reach which we have established over the past several years. In addition: we delivered 13 courses at different levels, reaching about 200 individuals. The Gourses inGluded teaching CPR and defibrillation to some 30 members of staff at our local primary school. We also delivered tailored sessions for senior secondary pupils and CPD for our own volunteers, •THEEMURGIIICY We were again able to send 3 of our most active volunteers lo the Emergency Services Show in Birmingham. It is the best showcase in the UK for advances in emergency equipment and developments in clinical protocols. It therefore helps ils lo eiisure that our volunteers are at the forefront of best practice in pre-hospital care. Overall, the year has been both challenging and rewarding in equal measure. We are now better placed than ever before to deliver best-in-cjass training for many years to Gome and lo develop the highest possible skills among our own volunleers. We can also now engage more fully with our local community in terms of our own visibility and the resources which we can make available for a wide spectrum of purposes. We are very confident that the next financial year will see a firm consolidation of our operational finances and a strengthening of our organisalional resilience for many years ahead. TRUSTEES, ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025 FINANCIAL REVIEW Overview The substantial movement in funds Telated to our new premises and means that our finances are heavily skewed in that respect. That aside, we still recorced a further encouraging operational surplus of £19,397 12024= £20,400). The small deficit of £2,239 on the premises development fund wll be Jeared by Iwo further grants that were received shortly after the year-end. The following table provides a sumrnary of our Teceipts and payments for Ihe yeaT. 2025 2024 Rcccipts Payments Surplus for year 113,404 (280,287) {166,883) 71.523 (26.961) 44.562 R•sorves policy The trust*s Consid￿ aroLnd £5,000 is an appropnate levd of reserves lo retain to meet the normal running costs of the charity. Free reserves at the year£nd were". 2025 2024 Total funds as at 31 March 2025 Less: Fixed assets Less." Designated funds Less: Restricted funds 288.930 1285,000) 237.933 (80.200) 1100.000) 11,000) 2,930 Free reserves as at 31 March 2025 57,733 With further funding due eady in the f￿1￿Ing year, our reserves will be restored to the planned level, FUTURE PLANS For Ihe future, our key priority is to enhance our operalional capability. by enhanong our members, clinical and organisational skills and by recruitrnent of ne4V vdunteers. We wll focus also on the CL)nlinuing development of our premises. so t*al we can ta