HEREFORD AND WORCESTER FIRST RESPONDERS

Registered charity 1124035 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The relief of sickness and preservation of good health to the people of Herefordshire and Worcestershire, by providing trained volunteers to attend medical emergencies as directed by the West Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust.

Objects

THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS AND THE PRESERVATION OF GOOD HEALTH TO THE PEOPLE OF HEREFORDSHIRE AND WORCESTERSHIRE BY PROVIDING TRAINED VOLUNTEERS TO ATTEND MEDICAL EMERGENCIES AS DIRECTED BY THE WEST MIDLANDS AMBULANCE SERVICE NHS TRUST OR ITS SUCCESSORS

Area of benefit: HEREFORDSHIRE AND WORCESTERSHIRE

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £782 for the year, resulting in a slight decrease in total funds from £78,921 to £78,588. The trustees note that financial viability requires close monitoring due to the charity being in a 'challenging' period with significantly reduced reserves and cash balances. The charity has no earned income, relying entirely on voluntary donations, and holds no long-term investment plans.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Hereford & Worcester Community First Responders (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

• MR NICK SMITHchair
• Christine Johnston
• Christopher Woods
• Heather Smith
• Robert Miles
• SUSAN WATKINS

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Herefordshire · Worcestershire

Income and spending

Common questions

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).