2024-12-31-accounts

EIENT FIRST AID SERVI scorrisH CHARITY NUMBER SCO51 RECEIPTS AND PAYIAENT Accouwr FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31STD BER 2024

EVENT FIRST AID SERVICE SCOTLAND SCOTTISH CHARITY NUMBER SC051040 Page Trustees,Officgrs 8nd Professional Athsors rfuslees RepK)rt 2to3 Independent ExamIn￿S Re￿rt R￿IptS and Paymonts Account stOt8ment of Balances Notes to tho Accounts

Ev￿lT FIRST SERVJCE scorLAND scorrisH CHARtTY NU141BER SC051040 RUSTEES OFFICERS AND PROFESSIONAL ADVISERS TRUSTEES CONTACT ADDRE&8 INDEPENDENT &XAMINER ACCOUNTANTS BANKERS The Co.Operatlve Bank CHARITY NUMBER SC051040 co￿&T￿uT1ONAL FROM SCIO IS¢ottlsh Charllablg In¢orporatlon O￿8￿199t10n) From 11 Juno 2021

EVENT FIRST AID SERVICE SCOTLAND SCOTTISH CHARITY NUMBER SC051040 TRUSTEES, ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2024 CURRENT TRUSTEES CONTACT ADDRESS Constitutlon Event First Aid Service (Scollandl is governed by its constitution which was ￿cepted by OSCR on 11 June 2021. Raeruitmènt and Appolntment of Trustèes One third of the Trustees shall retire al e8ch Annual Gener81 Meeting {but shall be eligible lor re-eleclionl with those longest in off￿e retiring first. The charity members are responsi￿8 for eleeling Committee members to reFA2ce ihose who are retiring. Charitable Purpos? Event First Aid Sarvice (Scotlandl Mras created lo provid8 the following charilablg purpose.. The advancement of education, the athancemenl of health and the sawng ol lives, all through education and training in first aid,. the treatment of illness, rescue, oc¢idenl prevention end similar activit'es primarily at public event3 Such as Hb3hland Games, Agricultural Show3 and 8POrting event¥. Activities and Achievernents The 2024 season was once agaln a very busy onewith 44 events covered, rangingfrom a small village picnic to Turriff show, 8nd a huge variety in between. A large nurnber of our events are now coming in through our website, and we also covered events f rom Ayr in the south to Dornoch in the north, rnaking us 8 tTuly Scotland wid8 organi8ation. In Novemberw8 Contracted￿ structure and write up 811th8 oolicy documents E.F.A.S has a legal reouiremenl for. I would like to record 8 Vote of th8nk8 to or all his hard work and diligence in thig eonsiderable undertaking. E.F.A,S updated volunteers work wear including lined, waterproof jackets for all our First Aiders. Recruitment continues to be an issue for us. although we are working hard to resolve this. including 8 more pro-active approach at events. Thg Elgin team now meets in the Bishopmill hall on the second and fourth Wednesdays ofeach month and have a solid, dependable core of volunteers. Cer..tral belt group is growing, slowly f)ut SLJrely under the guidance or They have set up awhat's app gioup which seems to be workingwell, and Ihey 8re covering a Erowing number of events in their area, as well a5 helping us fulfil 818rge numberof event8 in the north. E.F.A.S now has 3 response vehicles in the Ileet, a Mercedees Sprinter, a Renault Master (both front line ambulances) and 8 Ftynudai 140 Estate First Aid respons& vehicle. A decision that 811 our First Alders should be trained ar)d qu81ified io First Responder Emergency Care IF.R.E.C.} level 3. which will become 8 minimum requirement for Event First Aid providers. This process is now underway. Page 2

EVENT FIRST AID SERVICE SCOTLAND SCOThISH CHARITY NUMBER SC051040 TRUSTEES. ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2024 Contknu•d FinanGlal R?vlew The charity ha¥ o¢Neved total tncomè for ttrte year of £31,115 12023 £58,2451 detived Irorn grants. donatk•ns and fuTrdraisiri9 aclivitieJ . Expandttura totalB £45.170 {2023 £61,519) for thè year, giving an 0￿ra11 ntrt Ideficil118ufFIus of1£14,055),121T23 £4.726) beLng carried froml to re8erve8. At th8 year end total rasaNèS were £9,736, 911 of which were unrestritsted. R•s8N¢8 policy The Stslernent cl Balances shows fjJnds at Ihe Sear end of £9.736 (2023- £23.7911 which are held by the charify for use in fuiure charttable events and &tivilies. Approv•d by the Trustees and s5ghed on tholr bohall Date.. (i Pap3

evENT FIRST AID SERVICE SCOTLAND SCOTTISH CHARITY NUMBER SC051040 Independ•nt ExamlMf$ R•port to thg Trustsos of Evènt Flrsb Aid Sgrvlce (Scotland) I fQWrton the accounts of the charty for the year 31st December 2024 whlch are sel out on pages 5 to 7. R•spedlvg Respon￿bIlitIes of Trust••s and Examlners The Charity¥ TruBlge8 are Te8pon81bl¢ forthe preFeralion of the a¢c4)unts in accordance with IhB tsrms of the Charilieg and Tru?teo3 Investment IScoUand} AGt 2005 and the Chariues A¢xounis Iscooand) Re9(￿￿tIonS 2006 {as 8mended}. The ¢hority Tru8tee8 conaKler that the audit requlrement of Regulation 10(11 Idl of th8 A¢￿￿ntS RogulattOll6 do¢¥ not ¢p￿y. 11 Is My responsibillty to examine the accounts as r8quired under section 4411) {¢) tsf the Act end to stste wlEther particular matter3 hava cixne to my attention. Basi$ of Ind•pendenl ExamIne￿$ Stat9ment My examination is Carried out in accordance with Regulation 1101 th8 Charitlès Accounts Iscodandl Regulattons 2006. An examinati¢M incILkes a review of the •ClX•Ltnting ￿e0rdS ￿pt by Ihe charity and a comparison ￿ the accounts presented ￿th thoso reccds. 11 also indudes consideratwjn of any unusua it&ms or dlsclosures in the accounts. aTKI sed(s eXplanatiOr￿ from th8 Trustees concomlng any such matters. The procedures und8rtaken do not prowd8 all the evidence thatwould ba req￿red In an audit, conSeq￿ntIY I do not exwess an audt opinion on the vlew given by th8 a¢counls. Independent Examlnerf8 StateThe In the course of my8xaminatlon, no matter has ¢ome to myattantion 1. whlch glv8$ me r8ason8bb cause to believe that in any material re8pectth8 raqui￿Ments. to keep accounting records in accordance wfth Section 44{11 (8) of the 2005 Act aTrJ Regulatk)n 4 of the 2006 Accountlng RgJuktions, and to prepare aGtvunts whith accord the accountlng records and complywlth RegdatKJn 9 of the 2006 Accounts R¢9U1atior￿. hav¢ not been met, or 2. to Wh￿h, in my opinbn, attention thould be drawn in order to anabb a proFer und&rstarMl￿9 of the accounts lo be reached. Date: 18.09.ZOLS Page 4

EVENT FIRST AID SERVICE SCOTLAND SCOTTISH CHARITY NUMBER SCO51040 STATEMENT OF RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2024 L2llLed Year ended 3111 3111212023 Unrestrlcted Funds Receipts Donallons Gross recdpls from Irading Grants Total receipts 240 29,845 1,030 31,115 23,245 33,￿0 56.245 Not• 1 Paymonts Gross Ir8ding payments Payments relating dlreclly lo charita￿6 actlvllles Sub Total 40,108 3,562 43,670 18,431 1.588 20,019 Noto 2 Paymonts r•latiny to asset and Investment movements Purchases of fixed assets 1,500 31,500 Total paymgnts 45,170 51,519 IDeflclt)ISurplus fOr￿ar 114,0551 4,726

EVENT FIRST AID SERVICE SCOTLAND scorrisH CHARITY NUMBER SC051040 STATEMENT OF BALANCES 31ST DECEMBER 20 Bank and eash In hand Opening balanrA (De4ficit)ISurplu3 foryear 23.791 14.055 9,738 19,065 4,726 23,791 Reserves Unrestdctgd fund$ Nots5 23,791 23,791 9.ra6 At 31 D8C￿ber2o24 the charty ownèd an amku1￿ce swrth an eSti￿￿ed £9.000. an mbulance worth an estin7ated £31.500 and ¥ car worlh an estimated £1,500. Approved by fhe TThstees and sioned on their bd)aW by. Date .' li pan￿ R

EVENT FIR8ST AID SERVICE SCOTLAND SCOTTISH CHARITY NUMBER SCOS1040 NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2024 20 Note l - Grant$ Just Transition Participatory Budget Fund for EFAS Ambulance Just Transillon Participatory Budget Fund 33,000 1,030 1,030 33,000 Nota 2- Paymènts rèlatlng dirnctly to eharltsbl• a¢tivili•s Storage for equlpm8nl and hall hl Refreshing medlcal supplles 2,663 899 3,562 1,588 4,588 Nota 3- Truslg98 romunoration No rgmuneration was paid to trustees during the year12023- nil) Note 4- Transactions wlth Trustses Travel expensès lo events and ovèmtght accomodation Numbor of TfUSte8S 802 1.017 Nots S- Unrestrl¢ted Funds Event First Semce (Scollandl has one unrestricted fund. The purposes of th5s fund are: 1 Thg savlng of lives by providing training in first aid and making qualified first aiders avallable for Cover at publ1¢ events such as Hlghland Games, Agrlcullural Shows and other spo)ting events,. and 2 The advancement of eLlucallon by provldlng first akl Iralning workshops in schods and youth organi5ations.