Corstorphine First Aid
Support and Training
Trustees,
Annual Report
2025 - 2026
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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 our reputation continues to grow stronger and we are
increasingly supporting more and more 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
This year has been another exceptionally busy one for CFAST. We have delivered
support for more events than ever before, and our volunteers have ensured that the public
remain safe and that pressure on statutory services has been reduced.
We continue to maintain existing, as well as building new, strong relationships with
partners in both our event delivery space. and as part of our wider activity with
communities. This was particularly demonstrated through our work with Police Scotland
where we provided funding for a publicly accessible Automated External Defibrillator
{AED) to be installed outside Corstorphine Police Station, enhancing resilience within our
local community.
This year we were selected by Tesco customers to re￿1ve a £1,500 Stronger Starts grant,
having won votes made by customers within stores across the local area. This funding has
enabled us to continue to expand our community first aid training capacity-
As well as expanding training to the community, we have invested considerable time to
develop our own volunteers. Ensuring training is up to date and providing opportunities to
learn and practice is essential to ensure our volunteers are confident and competent in
being able to provide the services that they do.
We have strengthened policies and procedures within the organisation to ensure
processes are more streamlined and that our volunteers are clearer about their
responsibilities and where to find help or information when they need it. Alongside this we
have overhauled our approach to administration with new processes and recruitment of
dedicated administration volunteers. These new pro￿sses, whilst still new, have resulted
in efficiencies and improved communication tumaround time which has been welcomed.
As in previous years, we continue to invest 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 eX￿ptIOnal delivery of seNlCe.
Once again, this has been a successful year for CFAST and the Board and Management
Team are committed to continuing to develop the organisation, to the benefit of our
volunteers and our community.

Challenges
We continue to operate in a landscape of fiscal instability and uncertainty. We have seen
costs increase this year- from the cost of fuel to essential consumables. We also remain
cognisant that wider cuts to public spending can have an impact on other organisations
abilities to hold events which in tum can create a risk for income generation for CFAST.
Demand for our services has increased again which, overall, is positive. However,
increased demand also requires additional work by volunteers to ensure that the services
we are delivering are appropriately planned and carried out. Whilst we have taken steps to
address this challenge, for example through the recruitment of administration volunteers, it
remains a risk and will be considered closely. 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.

Looking Forward
Last year, this report highlighted the need for stronger strategic vision and direction,
underpinned by actions to be taken, to enable CFAST to continue to deliver on what is the
purpose of our charity.
Over the past year we have developed a new strategy for the organisation and this will be
published in the coming months. Whilst the Board would have liked to deliver this sooner,
due to capacity this was not possible but it is positive that preliminary work and drafting
has taken place.
As set out last year, the Board of Trustees will assess progress against the strategic plan
regularly, including finance, and will publish that progress in future versions of the
Trustee's Annual Report- ensuring transparency and openness. We will also consider
how we can engage partners in demonstrating to them how we are making progress
against actions, helping to build and maintain trust in our organisation.

Governance
Governance remains in line with what is set out in the organisation's constitution and the
Board meets quarterly as a minimum.
Changes to Board membership have taken place over the past year, with Iwo members
resigning from their posts. One of these positions has now been filled and we are
exploring options to fill the remaining position.
The Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR) have been infomied of the changes
to Board membership. From 9 March 2026, OSCR has been required by law to publish the
names of a charity's trustees. This information for CFAST can be found on their ;,ebsite.
Changes to Board membership has also been summarised below, including roles, for the
purpose of this report.
2024-25
Name
Dominic Burns
Elaine Mont
ome
Andrea He
bum
L nda Robertson
Valda Kin
-Evans
Brian Morris
Laura Howie
Role
Chair
Vice-chair
Secreta
Treasurer
Member
Member
Member
2025-26
Name
Dominic Burns
Elaine Mont
ome
Andrea Hepbum
L nda Robertson
Valda Kin
-Evans
Ewan Irvine
Role
Chair
Vice-chair
Secretary
Treasurer
Member
Member

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 accordan￿ 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.
Signature-
Date.. Sunday 12 July 2026
Name.'Peter McArthur
Address..

Statement of Receipts and Payments
Year Ending 31 December 2025
2025
2024
Receipts
Events
£19,414.60
£6,742.00
Trainings
£2,120.00
£1,890.00
Grants
£1,125.00
£5,540.00
DonationslFundraising
£200.00
£240.00
Miscellaneous
£558.76
£0.00
Total Recelpts
£23,418.36
£14,412.00
Payments
Uniforms
£483.48
£48.33
Equipment
£10,530.55
£9,931.32
Training Costs
£5,603.13
£1,087.33
FundraisinglPromotion Costs
£0.00
£398.55
Admin Costs
£2,172.46
£1,265.33
Insurance
£1,562.08
£1,558.80
Volunteer Expenses
£917.48
£72.55
Miscellaneous Costs
£347.40
£135.47
Total Payments
£21,616.58
£14,497.68
Surplusl(Deficit) for year
£1,801.78
-£85.68

Corstorphine First Aid Support & Training
Bank Reconciliation
Cash Reconciliation
Opening bank balance
£9,607.35
Opening cash balance
£78.40
plus bank income
£23,418.36
plus cash income
£0.00
less bank expendlture
£21,616.58
less cash expendlture
£0.00
Closing balance @ 31112125
£11,409.13
Closing balance @ 31112125
£78.40
Balance accordlng to Bank Statement
deposits not showing on bank statement @ year
end
£11,409.13
Balance accordlng to Cash Box
£78.40
£0.00
less outstanding transactions
£0.00
Total Bank Reconciled
£11,409.13
Total Cash Reconciled
£78.40