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Trustees’ Annual Report for the period Trustees’ Annual Report for the period Trustees’ Annual Report for the period Trustees’ Annual Report for the period Trustees’ Annual Report for the period Trustees’ Annual Report for the period Trustees’ Annual Report for the period
Period start date Period end date
Day Month Year Day Month Year
From
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04

2024
To
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03

2025

Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator

Reference and administration details

Charity name Emergency Community Rescue Other names charity is known by Registered charity number Alness First Responders Charity’s principal address SC049207 33 Lindley Bank

Alness Scotland

Names of the charity trustees on date of approval of Trustees’ Annual Report

UK Postcode IV17 0TN

Trustee name Office (if any) Dates acted if not
for whole year
Name of person
(or
body)
entitled
to
appoint trustee(if any)

















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Michael O’Neill Chair
David Ridgeway Secretary
Kirsty Baird Trustee
Brian Maclean Trustee
Sarah Donaldson Trustee
Tracy ONeill Trustee


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Reference and administration details

Names of all other charity trustees during the period, if any, (for example, those who resigned part way through the financial period)

Name Dates acted if not for whole year

Structure, governance and management


Type of governing document
Trustee recruitment and appointment
Constitution SCIO

The charity is a incorporated organisation governed by constitution dated
1st of April 2019
Trustees are elected at the annual general meeting or when necessary by
the board in accordance with the relevant constitutional provisions

Objectives and activities

Charitable purposes Purposes The organisation’s purpose is the saving of lives, Conducting missing person searches Water rescue Summary of the main activities in Provide prompt and appropriate medical care for persons in dis relation to these objects tress, or suffering life threatening conditions Provide CPR and AED assistance when required. Train members of the public in CPR, (in line with the Scottish Government out of hospital Cardiac Arrest Strategy), thus helping to increase the chances of someone surviving an out of hospital cardiac arrest Promote Public Access Defibrillators in local communities Medical Transport, emergency and non-emergency.

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Achievements and performance

Summary of the main achievements of We continue to fundraise in the local community, and provide medical the charity during the financial period cover to local events. We also have continued to offer free CPR and defibrillator training to any and all who want it, This included Cubs and Scout groups in Inverness local Gala’s and events, and We continue our support of the Scottish Ambulance Service as First responders. Responding to life threatening 999 in the local community. Our responders continue to be Scottish Ambulance Wildcats –responding to Cardiac Arrests via the GoodSam app when out of hours. We have participated in low land rescue efforts, most notably a community effort to find a lost boy on Fyrish in the late evening as it was getting dark. We were absolutely delighted to see so many local residents come out to hurriedly find the child of a tourist, and we know the mother was overwhelmed with the efforts from the people of Alness, Everton, Invergordon and even from Inverness to successfully find her son.

Financial review

Brief statement of the charity’s policy We have intended to maintain a reserve to last us for a period of 0ne on reserves month. As further funds become available this policy will be reviewed None None

Details of any deficit

Donated facilities and services (if any)

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Other optional information

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Declaration

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The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.
Signed on behalf of the Charity’s trustees
Lope]Full n avid Ridgeway
Position (e.g. Chair) Secretary
Date 03/11/25
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