Corstorphine First Aid
Support and Training
Trustees,
Annual Report
2024 - 2025
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Introduction
Corstorphine First Aid Support and Training is known as 'CFAST' for short. We became a
registered charity (SC051712) in 2022 having previously been a not-for-profit organisation
under the name 'Corstorphine Emergency Response (CER),.
We are fully volunteer led and operated, providing event first aid and medical cover,
community training and skill sessions, regulated workplace first aid courses and
community resilience during times of need.
We are based in Edinburgh but as our reputation has grown stronger over recent years.
we have been asked to support communities and events across Scotland.
This report ensures our organisation is compliant with the 'Charities Accounts (Scotland)
Regulations 2006, which sets out the requirement that we prepare receipts and payments
accounts which must consist of"
a Trustees, Annual Report
a report from an external scrutineer
a statement of the receipts and payments
a statement of the balances as at the last day of the financial year
notes to the accounts.
The Board of Trustees would like to take this opportunity to thank all the volunteers of
CFAST for their continued support and dedication to both the charity and to supporting
communities across Scotland over the past year.

Highlights and Impact
The past year has been exceptionally busy and has seen a dramatic increase in demand
for our services. We could not deliver these services without our committed volunteers,
and it is because of their professional and committed approach to supporting
communities, as ambassadors for our organisation, that more and more people are asking
for our help.
The past year has seen significant
investment in our IT infrastructure, which
we have been able to combine with our
ambition to better support our volunteers
to aC￿sS the information they need, when
they need it. We have provided each
volunteer with a CFAST email address
and Microsoft account and have, for the
first time, created a single 'HUB' for
volunteers to access information about
policies, procedures, advice and wellbeing
support 2417, 365 days a year.
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We are now using technology to improve
our data management process in respect
of patient reporting. We have purchased
equipment which allows volunteers to
complete patient infomiation forms
electronically, which improves the security
around information handling whilst decreasing the administrative burden on volunteers
and supporting efficiency.
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Whilst efficiency is critical, this must be balanced with high quality care and treatment of
patients. The past year has seen improved efforts to deliver better leaming and
development opportunities for our volunteers to enable exactly that. Volunteers have
undertaken"
Enhanced clinical skills training
Major incident medical management and support course
Practical fire training
Ten second triage

Alongside training, we have invested in new equipment to support our volunteers to
undertake their roles and to deliver the highest quality standards of care. Investment in
this equipment also demonstrates to the public, and all of the organisations we work with.
our commitment to exceptional delivery of service.
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As an organisation we have strengthened our partnership
with 'Connifox Adventure Park, over the past year, and now
provide first aid cover for all their events on an exclusive
basis. We are also thankful to Connifox for their continued
support for our charity and their generosity in providing
space for our volunteers, both new and existing, to
undertake training, free of charge.
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For the second year in a row, our volunteers have been
recognised in Edinburgh's 'lnspiring Volunteer Awards,
hosted by Volunteer Edinburgh and Robert Aldridge, Rt. Hon. Lord Provost of The City of
Edinburgh. This is a clear demonstration of the exceptional commitment of our volunteers
who give their time, energy and commitment to support the people of Edinburgh.
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As our profile has grown within the local community, we have sought to attract new
volunteers to the charity. Our recruitment campaigns have been successful in attracting
talented individuals who we are investing in to support their development. We will continue
to grow our volunteer pool and will look to provide a greater range of opportunities for our
volunteers to be involved with.
Overall, the past year has been extremely positive for the charity and it is not possible to
outline all of our successes here. The Board of Trustees is eager to build on the
momentum of the past year to continue to grow the charity in the years to come.

Challenges
Whilst it is welcome that demand for our ServI￿S has increased, this has presented some
challenges for the organisation as we have fought to maintain exceptional standards of
delivery for those we work with.
We know that recruitment of new volunteers means investment of time to support training
and development. With one trainer for the whole of the organisation it has been difficult to
balan￿ demand to join the organisation with the availability of training- to ensure our
volunteers have the right skills and experience to deliver our services. This issue has been
raised at Board level as an ongoing risk, and action will be taken to mitigate this going
forward.
As with most, if not all, charitable organisations we are operating in a landscape of fiscal
instability and uncertainty. Whilst as an organisation we are not dependent on public
sector funding to undertake our activities, wider cuts to public spending can have an
impact on other organisations abilities to hold events which they would in turn contract us
to provide medical services for- thereby putting sources of income for our organisation at
risk. Additionally, the Board is mindful of inflation and note the costs of goods has
increased which has a direct impact on the organisation's expenditure.
The Board is in agreement that more robust financial foNard planning is required for the
future, to safeguard the organisation against future financial challenges. Financial
planning must be accompanied by robust procedures to ensure effective delivery. This will
be taken forward as a priority and more detail is set out at the next section.
As with any organisation that grows, it is important that we re-assess the roles,
responsibilities and workload of our volunteers to ensure this remains fair and balan￿d.
The growth of the charity and the increase in demand for our services has had
noticeable impact on volunteer workload over the past year- particularly for those on the
Board of Trustees and the management team. The Board of Trustees has noted this and
will proactively undertake an assessment of roles and responsibilities of volunteers, with a
view to making decisions about where additional resource is required moving foNard.
As an entirely volunteer-led and operated charity, there always remains the challenge that
the core functions of our organisation, and our ability to deliver services, are entirely
reliant on the continued support and goodwill of our volunteers and Board members. This
will remain a challenge but one which the Board of Trustees is cognisant of and will
actively monitor.

Looking Forward
The growth of the organisation has, more than ever, highlighted the need for a clear
strategic vision and direction, underpinned by actions to be taken, which will enable us to
continue to deliver on what is the purpose of our charity.
This year we will develop a new strategy for the organisation and all our work will be
guided by this going forward. We will set out ambitions around where we want to be as an
organisation in the years to come, and how we will get there- whilst cleady setting out the
impact that will have on the people and communities we are looking to support.
Finance has already been noted as a challenge in this paper, and the Board is in
agreement that robust financial fO￿ard planning should be a key theme within the future
strategy.
The Board of Trustees will assess progress against the strategic plan regularly, including
finan￿, and will publish that progress in future versions of the Trustee's Annual Report-
ensuring transparency and openness and as part of our legal obligations.
Alongside the development of the strategy, the Board of Trustees is clear that work is
required with regards to the administrative operation of the charity on a day to day basis.
This has already been identified as an area for improvement so with the development of
strategy. and more defined workstreams, this will be critical.

Governance
Governance remains in line with what is set out in the organisation's constitution and the
Board meets quarterly as a minimum.
The Board of Trustees has seen a refresh in regards Board roles in the past year and has
also welcomed a new trustee. Board membership and roles are outlined in the table
below.

Independent Examiners Report
Res
ective Res
onsibilities of Trustees and Examiner
The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance
with the terms of the Charities and Trustee Investment {Scotland) 2005 Act and the
Charities Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006. The charity trustees consider that the
audit requirement of Regulation 10{1) (a) to (c) of the Accounts Regulations does not
apply. It is my responsibility to examine the accounts as required under section 4411) (c)
of the Act and to state whether particular matters have come to my attention.
Basis of Inde
endent Examiners Statement
My examination is carried out in accordance with Regulation 11 of the Charities Accounts
(Scotland} Regulations 2006. An examination includes a review of the accounting records
kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also
includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts and seeks
explanations from the trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken
do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit and, consequently, I do
not express an audit opinion on the accounts.
Inde
endent Examiners Statement
In the course of my examination. no matter has come to my attention
1. which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the
requirements..
to keep accounting records in accordance with section 44(1) {a) of the 2005 Act
and Regulation 4 of the 2006 Accounts Regulations, and
to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with
Regulation 9 of the 2006 Accounts Regulations
have not been met, or
2. to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper
understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Date.. Sunday, April 27, 2025

Statement of Receipts and Payments
Year Ending 31 December 2024
2024
2023
Receipts
Events
£6,742.00
£9,590.00
Trainings
£1,890.00
£2,760.00
Grants
£5,540.00
£0.00
DonationslFundraising
£240.00
£378.41
Total Receipts
£14,412.00
£12,728.41
Payments
Uniforms
£48.33
£1.592.69
Equipment
£9,931.32
£5,226.36
Training Costs
£1,087.33
£1.131.65
FundraisinglPromotion Costs
£398.55
£0.00
Admin Costs
£1,265.33
£0.00
Insurance
£1,558.80
£1,544.48
Volunteer Expenses
£72.55
£40.00
Miscellaneous Costs
£135.47
£0.00
Total Payments
£14,497.68
£9,535.18
Surplusl(Deficlt) for year
-£85.68
£3,193.23