Penicuik Community First Responders
Also known as: Penicuik First Responders
- Country
- Scotland
- Charity number
- SC037495
- Status
- Active
- Registered
- Sept. 22, 2006
- Legal form
- Other
Address
- Address
- 3 Crockett Gardens
Penicuik
Midlothian
EH26 9BB
Contact
- Website
penicuikcfr.com
Activities
'It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations','It carries out activities or services itself'
'the advancement of education','the advancement of health','the saving of lives'
To save lives and seek the enhancement of health and the advancement of education. Volunteers are trained by the Scottish Ambulance Service, and then attend local people to administer urgently required emergency care until the ambulance arrives. In addition training courses in Basic Emergency Life Support are delivered to the local population, and we maintain 10 external public access defibrillators in Penicuik.
Beneficiaries: 'Older People','People with disabilities or health problems','No specific group, or for the benefit of the community'
Objectives: 4.1.1 To save lives: a) Enable our volunteer PCFRs to be dispatched by the Scottish Ambulance Service (hereafter referred to as SAS) Ambulance Control Centre (hereafter referred to as ACC), to respond to appropriate calls. b) Bridge the gap from the time when a 999 call is made in the Penicuik area, and the arrival time of an emergency ambulance response. c) Only attend calls/incidents within the Penicuik agreed area, for which they have been trained, in accordance with the current SAS procedures. d) Work within the guidelines, policies and terms of agreements set by the SAS, for volunteering PCFRs. e) Assist the SAS where necessary with the selection, training and assessment of volunteer Community First Responders (hereafter referred to as CFRs), as well as the provision of on-going training and assessments, as guided by the SAS. f) Aim to provide Penicuik with cover from PCFRs, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. 4.1.2 To seek the advancement of health and the advancement of education:
Geography
- Main operating location
- Midlothian
- Geographical spread
- A specific local point, community or neighbourhood
Finances
| Period end | Income | Expenditure |
|---|---|---|
| Oct. 31, 2025 | £8,632 | £307 |
| Oct. 31, 2024 | £580 | £1,362 |
| Oct. 31, 2023 | £1,595 | £1,132 |
| Oct. 31, 2022 | £6,051 | £2,716 |
| Oct. 31, 2021 | £200 | £244 |
| Oct. 31, 2020 | £511 | £3,682 |