AIREDALE HOSPITAL & COMMUNITY CHARITY NHS Airedale NHS Foundation Trust Annual Report 2020-21
Airedale Hospil(Jl & Community Charity- Annual Report 2020-2021
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04 A message from our Chair, Rhys Davies 05 A message from our Director of Corporate Affairs, Victoria Pickles
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06 What a year it was
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10 About us
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12 Our team
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13 Year overview
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14 Young fundraisers
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18 NHS Charities Together
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20 Look what we achieved together
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22 How we showed our love for Airedale 24 Looking forward 26 Thank you 28 A closer look
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A message from our Chair Rhys Davies
The last 18 months have been unprecedented. They have been some of the hardest times we have ever experienced within our hospital, our country and the world. These hard times came hand in hand with some of the most remarkable stories of kindness, generosity, compassion and support. These experiences have touched us all in different ways and will live with us for a long time to come.
I joined and became Chair of Airedale Hospital & Community Charity in April 2021 but the journey our Charity has been on over the last 18 months is incredible. It is a true reflection of the good things that emerged from a challenging situation. The Charity has grown and developed remarkably over this period and this growth would not have happened without the support and kindness from many of you in our community, too many to name in person. So, if you were one of the people that has helped and contributed in so many ways, then please accept my sincere and heartfelt thank you on behalf of the Charity and the patients and colleagues in our Trust that have benefitted from your generosity.
Throughout the pandemic we have witnessed thousands of you showing your love for Airedale in many different ways. There were donations of food and drinks to keep our colleagues going during the hardest of times; donations of electrical equipment like the fridges and televisions from Meritec; we received thousands of sets of scrubs and scrub bags and of course who could forget the cards and drawings from our local children. The list could go on.
In total well over £500,000 was raised to support the Airedale community in a whole plethora of ways: our 50:50 fundraisers took on various challenges to raise funds to celebrate Airedale’s fiftieth anniversary; 6 year old Emilia Bailey was inspired by Captain Tom and raised
over £800 by litter picking in her local community; staff member Lorraine Wass raised over £2,500 selling rainbow badges; Broadley’s Bistro in Ilkley donated £1000 after they turned their restaurant into a drive through shop during lockdown; and Derek Richards who walked 50 miles and raised £2,500 to thank Airedale for the care he received.
The money you raised has been pivotal in our response to the Covid-19 pandemic. With your help we have been able to support staff wellbeing, ensure colleagues have comfortable rest spaces, invested in specialist equipment and helped to keep patients connected with their loved ones when they could not see them in person.
It is true to say that we would not have been able to achieve any of this without the help of our amazing individual and corporate supporters that we have worked with over the last 18 months. I would like to thank the amazing team at NHS Charities Together who have been outstanding advocates for NHS Charities and championed our cause on a national level.
So, what can we expect to see in the future? Our small team is growing to enable us to support the Airedale community and to help our Charity continue to flourish. Our commitment to Airedale NHS Foundation Trust and its local community will continue without falter. In addition to the help provided above, you will also see investment in a new website and larger campaigns to support Airedale’s ambitious future plans.
I cannot close this letter without extending my most sincere thanks to my fellow trustees and our Charity team who have worked tirelessly to make a difference to our colleagues and patients.
I am delighted to present to you our annual report for 2020/21 and look forward to working with you over the coming year.
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A message from our Director of Corporate Affairs Victoria Pickles
In early 2020 the Trust Board approved a relaunch of the Trust’s Charity which had been in place for several years. The relaunch included the development of a new Strategy setting out what we aimed to achieve and our ambition of how the Charity would support our patients and our colleagues working in the Trust. We saw 2020/21 as year 1 of this new strategy and when we launched the new look and name for Airedale Hospital and Community Charity in March 2020, we had no idea just how impactful it was going to be.
The Covid-19 pandemic has been incredibly challenging for individuals and communities both in and out of hospital. It has also brought a love and support for the NHS and the people who work within it that has, at times, been overwhelming. Our newly relaunched Charity has enabled us to ensure that our patients and colleagues within the Trust really see the benefit of the kindness and generosity of our local community, our patients, and their families. This support and generosity mean that our Charity has grown significantly over the last 12 to 18 months.
Airedale NHS Foundation Trust considers itself to be an anchor institution for our local community. As a Charity we have been able to support this through making mutually beneficial connections with local community groups, schools, and businesses. For example, following the fantastic fundraising for the Trust by St Anne’s Catholic Primary School, the Charity nominated them to receive a bespoke, handmade piece of wooden furniture as part of the BBC’s Jay’s Yorkshire Workshop programme which aired in July 2021. And while our colleagues were receiving
very generous donations of chocolates, hand creams, and hot meals, we recognised that there were people around us who were adversely affected economically by the pandemic so we set up a foodbank within the Trust which we gave to the local community as part of supporting the needs of the population we serve. Being an active part of our community and able to give back to those who support us is an important part of our strategy. You will read more about our partnerships in this Report. We were in the fortunate position of being able to provide new equipment and activities for patients to mitigate some of the impact of the pandemic on our patients’ hospital experience.
During 2021 we launched our Acts of Kindness campaign aimed at supporting our people and their wellbeing, and our patients, both within and outside the Trust. We hope to share this more widely with our partners throughout this year and into 2022 to deliver this in partnership. The Trust also has exciting building and new infrastructure developments on site which the Charity will be contributing to in progressing services and innovation.
I would like to thank everyone who has supported both the Trust and its Charity over the last 12 months from the bottom of my heart. Together we have been able to make a real difference for those who use and provide our services. From these very strong foundations, I look forward to the possibilities that the future will bring.
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What a year it was
2020 April
We launched our Care for Airedale campaign in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. Virtual quiz nights, Covid hair cuts and using daily exercise time to raise funds, our supporters did it all! The campaign raised nearly £17,000 to help us care for the Airedale community.
Physical donations also started to arrive with drinks, snacks, and even electrical appliances like fridges, microwaves and televisions from Meritec in Skipton. The list could go on. Our first emergency grant funding from the NHS Charities Together campaign arrived allowing us to quickly support our frontline.
May
The month continued to be non-stop with donations continuing to make their way to our colleagues including hot meals for night shift workers like those from the Dog & Gun in Crosshills.
Fundraisers in our community continued to think of innovative ways to raise funds whilst the country was in lockdown. Luke Westerman and friends undertook a 24 hour gaming challenge to support their local NHS during the crisis.
June
After the relaunch of our Charity in March 2020 our growth continued with the launch of our Charitable Funds Guide. The guide helps readers understand how our Charity works and explains to colleagues how to access the funds raised.
We have been overwhelmed with donations from some very talented supporters throughout the year and none more so than an amazing portrait of Captain Tom from our colleague Fernandes Varghese who works in our Sterile Services Department.
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July
Our plans to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of Airedale might have looked very different to what we imagined but that didn’t stop us. Our 50:50 challenge took shape raising nearly £2,500. Staff members, patients and our local community all stepped up to undertake challenges all linked to the number 50 like Katie Lister, Head of Communications at the Trust, who walked 50 miles over the month with her husband Graeme. In the spirit of 50:50, 50% of the donations went to our colleagues at Friends of Airedale.
Staff member Lorraine Wass worked with colleagues to produce and sell rainbow badges to support our staff. The team raised over £3,000 and badges made their way across the globe, even ending up in Australia!
August
The generosity of our supporters meant we could support our colleagues come rain or shine. When the hot weather arrived we made sure to keep everyone cool by providing cold drinks and ice lollies. This helped keep people hydrated especially when working in full PPE.
September
We have been proud to be part of lots of media campaigns throughout the year. These include TV features on Look North, Calendar, The One Show and Lorraine. Our work with NHS Charities Together was a featured story in their campaign with partners Marks and Spencer. Colleagues told how the Charity has helped their physical and mental wellbeing throughout the pandemic.
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October
We were proud to launch our ‘Leaving a gift in your will’ leaflet for ‘Make a Will’ month. Inspired by Captain Sir Tom Moore, Sutton C of E Primary School embarked on a walking challenge. We welcomed Keighley Cougars who visited to donate over £3,000 from the sales of their NHS shirts.
The gardening team took delivery of 250 saplings donated by the Woodland Trust. The work is a sneak peak of things to come over the next year as Airedale Hospital & Community Charity supports the ‘Edible Airedale’ project.
David Gallagher Funeral Directors remembered all those they cared for during 2020 – and supported Airedale Hospital & Community Charity in their memory. A Christmas tree was placed at its Airedale House premises, with a white light representing each person looked after. The company donated £2,000 in their memory to Airedale Hospital and Community Charity helping us to support employee wellbeing and improve the experience of patients.
November
December
Your generosity during the very different festive period helped us to continue to care for Airedale. We partnered up with the Principle Trust to hold our very first Christmas gift appeal. Our annual Christmas sock day took place and we were able to provide our staff with a picnic Christmas lunch and chocolate treat as a thank you for all their work.
Fundraising and donations continued to pour in with the Financial Advice Team at Skipton Building Society producing a musical parody to thank Airedale. Their efforts raised an amazing £1,235.
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2021 January
As visiting restrictions within the hospital continued there was an urgent need for extra equipment to support the virtual visiting programme. We were able to fund the purchase of 15 additional iPads to enable patients to stay in contact with their loved ones during their stay.
We were delighted to receive a donation of £3,000 from Dechra Pharmaceuticals in Skipton after employees chose us to be one of the recipients for their Charity of the year donation.
February
In February we were delighted to receive a grant from Asda as part of their supporting communities grant round. We collected trolleys filled with over £750 worth of drinks and snacks for our Covid vaccination centre, clothes to replenish and restock our hospital dignity room and lots of craft items to keep our patients busy whilst staying in hospital.
March
Our ‘Make a Splash’ campaign was launched to help raise funds to upgrade our hydropool facility at Airedale Hospital.
Poppy, Imogen and Jemima came along to present 100 care packs to our intensive care team on behalf of Giggleswick School.
Throughout the month we helped to coordinate the delivery of over 500 treat boxes from Lord Burlington at the Bolton Abbey Estate. The boxes were delivered across all of our sites and gave a huge boost to staff.
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About us
Airedale Hospital & Community Charity is the official charity of Airedale NHS Foundation Trust. We support the staff, patients and communities of Airedale across 700 square miles of West and North Yorkshire and East Lancashire.
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SETTLE HEALTH CENTRE
CASTLEBERG HOSPITAL Harrogate
Craven
SKIPTON HOSPITAL
ILKLEY CORONATION
East Lancashire AIREDALE HOSPITAL
Bradford Leeds
& Airedale
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What we do
We want everyone who needs our services to receive the best possible care and support. Our mission is to support Airedale NHS Foundation Trust to enhance patient care and employee wellbeing.
The funds and support we give enable our colleagues to go above and beyond what would otherwise be possible.
Thanks to the generosity of our supporters, we are able to support and invest in areas in line with the strategy of Airedale NHS Foundation Trust. We do this by supporting our people, putting the patient in the centre of everything we do, embracing and encouraging progression, actively seeking out and advocating partnership and collaboration and caring for the needs of our local population.
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Our commitment to you
Our community and supporters are at the heart of everything we do and we therefore promise:
We will always put you first. We will always respect confidentiality and your right to privacy.
We will never put you under any pressure and always respect your choice.
We will always work in a timely, effective and cost-efficient way.
We will always use gifts wisely. We respect our position as custodians of supporters’ donations.
Even though we don’t know what the future might hold we will always do our best to uphold any wishes you have about the use of a gift or donation.
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Our team
Victoria Pickles Director of Corporate Affairs
Ciara Walsh Communications & Charity Assistant
Jodie Hearnshaw Charity Manager
Sarah Medus Charity Accountant
Our committee
Rhys Davies Chair & Non-Executive Director
Andrew Dumbleton Non-Executive Director
Andrew Gold Chair of Airedale NHS Foundation Trust & Non-Executive Director
Rob Aitchison Chief Operating Officer
David Crampsey Medical Director
Joanne Harrison Director of People & OD
Christine Highley Public Governor
Alan Hart-Thomas Deputy Medical Director
Annie McCluskey Head of Nursing
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Year overview
Donations Gains on investments Legacies Dividends Grants Other Gifts in kind
Donations £146,000 Legacies £119,000 Grants £197,000 Gifts in kind £6,000 Gains on investments £80,000 Dividends £15,000 Other £2,000
Patient welfare £62,000 Staff welfare £50,000 Staff training £10,000 Medical equipment £86,000 IT equipment £13,000 Ward environment £33,000 Gifts in Kind (Distributed) £6,000
Patient welfare Medical equipment Staff welfare IT equipment Staff training Ward environment Gifts in Kind (Distributed)
Donations received in year may not necessarily be spent within the same financial year.
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Young fundraisers
Young people play an important role for Airedale Hospital & Community Charity. They are inspirational and full of energy. Our younger generation are a very special part of the Airedale community who have the potential to make a huge difference in the world. We are proud to have worked with some amazing fundraising superstars over the year.
Emilia, age 6, raised over £800 litter picking to clean the streets for her community
Captain Sir Tom Moore inspired a new generation of fundraisers. We were delighted to receive a special donation from fundraising champion Emilia.
Emilia was taking part in the national clap to commemorate the life of Captain Tom when she told her mum that she wanted to do something to help.
Mum, Saraya, who also works as a Healthcare Support Worker at the hospital says:
“We went out for the clap for Captain Tom and I explained to her before we went out why we were doing it. When we came back in she asked “What did he do?” I told her and she said “That’s amazing, I want to do something like that to help the hospital with the bad bug.” I told her she could do anything she wanted to do, thinking she’d want to do a bake sale, but she wanted to do litter picking. She said she wanted to make the streets nice and clean for everybody.
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“It started from there and she was really keen, she was always wanting to go out and litter pick. Proud doesn’t even come close, we’re just so in awe of her. She’s amazing and she’s got the biggest kindest heart. She is always wanting to help other people.”
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“I have Type 1 diabetes so I’m at Airedale a lot. I always get the best care and help from everyone that looks after me so I’m always interested in how I can say thank you and help other kids like me. I’ve done fundraising before to buy Nintendo Switches for the Children’s Unit and in July I took part in Airedale’s 50:50 challenge by walking 50 kms with my dog Frank. With the help of my friends, family and school I raised £250 and had lots of fun.”
Ronnie , age 13
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In February St Anne’s Catholic Primary School in Keighley asked us to join in with their health week.
Despite the ongoing restrictions the country faced, St Anne’s were determined to go the extra mile. The week covered topics such as healthy eating, online safety, road safety and mental health. As well as exercising and learning how to stay safe and healthy, St Anne’s chose to raise money for Airedale to support those who have cared for their community throughout the pandemic.
During the week staff took part in a virtual bike ride, taking it in turns to cycle on an exercise bike. There were live cycle sessions every day including assembly time delivered from the bike. The team kept track of how far they went with regular updates being posted on their social media and school website. Families at home were asked to join in and share pictures and videos of how far they went.
The Charity team were delighted to be involved in a live Q&A session covering topics such as NHS careers, what has the hospital been like during the pandemic and our favourite question of all from Harley: ‘Tea or coffee?’
Mr Paul Booth, Head Teacher at St Anne’s Catholic Primary School
We were so proud to learn that the whole school raised over £2,500 and loved working with them.
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Brendan Brown
with thank you cards
from Sutton in Craven
Community Primary School
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Throughout the year we were delighted to receive £159,000 in grant funding from NHS Charities Together.
Using funding from NHS Charities Together we were able to purchase air flow hoods for our ICU team. Here Matron Nicky Denbow reflects on the difference this equipment has made.
By September 2020 our teams on the frontline of the pandemic had been wearing full PPE every day for nearly six months.
Most staff members were wearing this PPE for eight hours a day but some for up to 12 or 13 hours at a time. The experience when using this amount of PPE was hard on our colleagues’ wellbeing. Skin damage was occurring on noses and cheeks and the way people had to breathe in the PPE was heavy and strained. Warm weather brought with it additional challenges when trying to keep people cool.
With the help of NHS Charities Together, Airedale Hospital & Community Charity was able to purchase 40 air flow hoods for our critical care team.
So what are the benefits and how has the provision helped?
The donning and doffing (the putting on and taking off) of normal PPE is intensive. Donning can take up to 15 minutes at a time and requires two people to be involved to safely equip just one person. The process for doffing includes the need to hand wash three times and also takes up to 15 minutes. The time to put on and take off PPE is time taken away from clinical activity and being at the patients bedside so this needed to be factored into patient care and rotas.
The difference in donning and doffing an air flow hood is tremendous. It takes one person just three minutes to put a hood on safely, meaning that staff members can react quickly in an emergency. The hoods are comfortable to wear and they blow filtered, cool air around the face, reducing the need for suction so there is no damage to nose or cheeks.
Another impact of wearing PPE is the increased difficulty in communicating both with colleagues and patients alike. This has a huge impact on patient care. The hoods have a clear plastic front so that the full face can be seen.
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Within 25 minutes of Nicky donning her air flow hood for the first time she had a remarkable experience.
“We had an elderly gentleman who was extremely hard of hearing and had been on our acute respiratory unit (ARCU) for three days. For those three days the only way of communicating with this gentleman was by writing on a whiteboard as he relied on lip reading to help him get by and he just couldn’t see anyone’s face behind their mask. When I went to see him with my air flow hood on he was able to see my face and for the first time during his stay he was able to have a conversation.”
“The ability for patients and their relatives to see our faces was never more important than when we were having end of life conversations. For patients and relatives to see our smile at such a distressing time means so much.”
The use of the air flow hoods has no doubt also been better for the environment by reducing the need for disposable PPE and clinical waste.
Finally, the impact on employee health and wellbeing is overwhelmingly positive. Every member of the team received their own hood which gave them a huge boost. The air flow hoods also made it easier for staff members to drink, therefore preventing dehydration and avoiding urinary tract infections.
As members of NHS Charities Together we were delighted to follow Captain Sir Tom’s fundraising journey. As a local lad we were proud to see him breaking world records, making fundraising history and raising tens of millions of pounds.
We benefitted from funds raised not just by Captain Sir Tom, but also the thousands of people who supported NHS Charities Together.
As well as the items funded, Airedale has a lasting legacy to Captain Sir Tom which stands proudly in the main reception at Airedale Hospital.
A huge thank you to NHS Charities Together for helping us invest in this life changing equipment.
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“Thank you for giving me the opportunity to donate, it’s certainly given me a sense of pride that I will never forget. It is a memory to treasure.” – V
“We came away with big smiles. We just wish we could do more.” – D
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“It made me so proud handing over the donation from our group. I am so pleased that we could give something to all your fantastic hard-working staff.” – R
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Water coolers
We were delighted to purchase and supply 15 new water coolers in a number of areas across Airedale to increase access to fresh chilled water. The water is piped through the water cooler to reduce environmental impact.
One of our elderly wards that has been on the frontline caring for patients with Covid-19 were one of the first to have their water cooler installed. Katie Widdop, Senior Sister gave us her thoughts:
“We have around 35 members of our team on our ward and that’s not including doctors, therapists etc who visit the ward every day. Everyone is benefiting from the water cooler as it is in a prime place on the ward by the dayroom and nurses’ station so everyone can see it and “think drink”. We have cups provided with a little cup holder and we also have flavoured juices that everyone can use.
“On average we have around 10 staff on duty at any one time, around the clock. We encourage our patients to use the facility too as it’s by the day room, so when patients are sat having meals (socially distanced) we offer a nice cold drink. We use it on our tea-round as well, especially as the water is lovely and cold – you just don’t get that out of a tap.
The feedback from staff is that they love it! It’s easy to use, no mess and because it’s visible it actually encourages staff to drink which helps reduce headaches and just take five minutes to rest.”
Activity boxes
With visiting restricted we saw an increased need for ways to keep our patients active during their stay. Our activity boxes were filled with board games, puzzle books, jigsaws and more.
Bike shelters
As an organisation we are committed to reducing our environmental impact. Working with City Connect we secured funding to expand our lockable bike storage facilities at Airedale Hospital. The new bike sheds give peace of mind to our colleagues who know their property is secure and encourages more people to cycle to work.
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Making the most of our green space
We occupy a very special location at Airedale. We are surrounded by green spaces and peaceful countryside views. The need for outdoor rest facilities became even more evident during the Covid-19 pandemic. Airedale Hospital & Community Charity donated 20 picnic benches to encourage colleagues to get out in the fresh air for their breaks. We also supported our gardening team to landscape different areas and plant
Community kit bags
Throughout the Covid pandemic our community services have been required to develop different ways of working to ensure they stay safe and protect our patients too. As a result there was an urgent need to provide our community teams with extra equipment. This equipment was previously shared between team members; however the addition of new equipment has helped create a truly agile workforce with an opportunity to increase productivity and support the increasing complexity of people in crisis. We were delighted to supply the teams with over 60 new complete full kit bags, eight Pulse Oximeters and various other equipment.
Portable wheelchair scale
Our Dietetics team asked us to help purchase a wheelchair ramp scale. These scales can be transported easily by dietitians during home visits to accurately weigh patients in wheelchairs. Until now options for people in wheelchairs to keep an eye on their weight have been limited and often required a trip to somewhere with suitable scales, e.g. a trip to a day centre or the hospital – not always possible and in the current environment of lockdown and self-isolation, these options are much reduced. The beauty of these scales is that they will pack into the boot of a car and can be set up in someone’s home or any location.
Changes in weight tell us a lot about our health and picking up changes quickly can help prevent problems such as infections, falls and lethargy associated with unintentional weight loss, or diabetes and heart conditions resulting from weight gain.
Our nutritional needs change with factors such as activity levels, age and medical conditions. When someone is eating normally they can increase or decrease what they eat to compensate – and we have hormones which tell us when we are hungry or full. People who obtain their nutrition through a feeding tube usually follow a specific feeding regime which is not governed by hunger/fullness. For these people monitoring weight is especially important, so that feeding plans can be amended. We look after a lot of people who are in wheelchairs and a good number of these use feeding tubes, so these scales will get a lot of use. Thank you!
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Looking forward
Thanks to you the future of Airedale Hospital & Community Charity looks bright.
During 2021 we have continued to develop and grow as an organisation to support Airedale NHS Foundation Trust and our local community for many years to come.
Some of the key areas of focus for our Charity:
Anchor in the community
Our goal is to be at the very heart of our community, your community. Over the next year we will continue to work hard to be a bright light for Airedale NHS Foundation Trust, helping to improve our facilities, patient and employee wellbeing as well as supporting you, our patients. We also see our role as an ambassador for the Trust, identifying ways in which we can work more closely together with local businesses, community groups, schools and other local charities and give something back to local people who have so generously supported us.
Work with our younger generation
The development of our Youth Ambassador Programme and Super School Supporter Club are just two of the ways we are investing in young people. As our future leaders, supporters and patients they are pivotal to our work and have huge potential to help us thrive.
Ambassadors
We are keen to link our charity even closer to our local communities and we therefore pledge to make even stronger connections with the people who are the voice of your community.
Airedale AOK
Our AOK (acts of kindness) Airedale campaign shows that we put kindness at the heart of everything we do. We hope our campaign will encourage others and inspire our communities to be kind, and that it will become a core focus of our Charity.
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Thank you!
Without you, we wouldn’t be where we are today.
Throughout this extraordinary year, the support of our communities has been incredible. At a time when it has been more important than ever, it has provided a real focus on staff and patient wellbeing.
Photograph taken by Amina Abu El Hawa from the ED team.
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A closer look
The Corporate Trustee presents the Airedale Hospital & Community Charity Annual Report together with the independently examined financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2021.
The Corporate Trustee is responsible for preparing the Trustees’ Report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and UK Accounting Standards. The law applicable to charities in England and Wales requires the Trustee to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the Charity and of the incoming resources and application of resources of the Charity for that period.
The Corporate Trustee is responsible for keeping accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy the financial position of the Charity and enable them to ascertain that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 1993, the Charity (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 and the provisions of the trust deed. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the Charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
The Report and financial statements include all the separately established funds for which Airedale NHS Foundation Trust is the sole beneficiary.
The Charity has a corporate trustee: Airedale NHS Foundation Trust. The members of the Board of Directors who served during the financial year ended 31 March 2021 were as follows:
| Andrew Gold | Chair |
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| Brendan Brown | Chief Executive |
| Rob Aitchison | Chief Operating Offcer |
| Jill Asbury | Chief Nurse until December 2020 |
| Amanda Stanford | Director of Quality & Patient Safety until December 2020 (non-voting) Chief Nurse from January 2021 |
| Andrew Copley | Director of Finance until June 2020 |
| Amy Whitaker | Interim Director of Finance July – October 2020 Director of Finance from November 2020 |
| Joanne Harrison | Director of People & OD |
| Karl Mainprize | Medical Director until April 2020 |
| David Crampsey | Interim Medical Director May–August 2020 Medical Director from September 2020 |
| Victoria Pickles | Director of Corporate Affairs (non-voting) |
| Stuart Shaw | Director of Strategy and Planning (non-voting) |
| Nadira Mirza | Deputy Chair |
| Rhys Davies | Non-Executive Director |
| Andrew Dumbleton | Non-Executive Director |
| Melanie Hudson | Non-Executive Director |
| David Wharfe | Non-Executive Director |
| Andy Withers | Non-Executive Director |
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Reference and administrative details for the Charity, Trustee and Advisers
The charity
Airedale Hospital & Community Charity (the ‘Charity’), is a public benefit entity. The Trustee has regard for the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit as set out in section 4 of the 2006 Charity Act. This report outlines the activities of the Charity in furthering the Charity’s purposes for the public benefit.
The Charity was entered on the Central Register of Charities on the 15 November 1995 as Airedale NHS Charitable Funds and was formed under the umbrella charity model with a number of subsidiaries. Following structural changes within the NHS, the subsidiaries were removed in 2008. The Charity changed its name to Airedale NHS Foundation Trust Charitable Funds following Airedale NHS Trust achieving Foundation Trust status on 1st June 2010. There was a further name change in March 2020 when the Charity changed its name to Airedale Hospital & Community Charity to encompass all aspects of its strategic aims.
Funds received by the Charity are accepted, held and administered as funds and property held on trust for purposes relating to the health service in accordance with the National Health Service Act 2006 and the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 and these funds are held on trust by the corporate body.
The Trustee
Airedale NHS Foundation Trust is the Corporate Trustee of the charitable funds governed by the law applicable to Trusts, principally the Trustee Act 2000 and the Charities Act 2006.
The Foundation Trust’s Board of Directors devolved responsibility for the ongoing management of funds to the Charitable Funds Committee (‘the Committee’) which administers the funds on behalf of the Corporate Trustee. This committee was formed on 20 December 2007.
The names of those people who served as agents for the corporate trustee and were members of the Committee during the financial year ended 31 March 2021, as permitted under regulation 16 of the NHS Trusts (Membership and Procedures) Regulations 1990 were as follows:
| Rhys Davies | Non-Executive Director (Chair from 1 April 2021) |
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| Andrew Dumbleton | Non-Executive Director (Chair until end March 2021) |
| Andrew Gold | Chair of Airedale NHS Foundation Trust and Non-Executive Director (joined 1 January 2021) |
| David Wharfe | Non-Executive Director (until 30 June 2021) |
| Rob Aitchison | Chief Operating Offcer |
| David Crampsey | Medical Director |
| Joanne Harrison | Director of People & OD |
| Alan Hart-Thomas | Deputy Medical Director |
| Annie McCluskey | Head of Nursing |
| Christine Highley | Public Governor |
Neil Helm acted as the principal officer overseeing the day to day financial management and accounting of the Charity during the year to 31 March 2021. Victoria Pickles acted as Director of Corporate Affairs and Group Company Secretary overseeing the governance elements and overall management of the Charity during the year to 31 March 2021.
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Principal office
Airedale Hospital & Community Charity c/o Airedale NHS Foundation Trust Airedale General Hospital Skipton Road Steeton Keighley BD20 6TD
Principal professional advisers
Investment Fund Managers
Bankers
Barclays Bank PLC Castlefield Investment Partners LLP 77 North Street 1 Portland Street Keighley Manchester BD21 5BD M1 3BE (until October 2021)
Auditors
Grant Thornton UK LLP 1 Whitehall Riverside Leeds LS1 4BN
Structure, Management and Governance
Structure
The Charity has one key NHS wide objective:
“The Trustee shall hold the trust fund upon trust to apply the income, and at their discretion, so far as may be permissible, the capital, for any charitable purpose or purposes relating to the National Health Service.”
The Charity also has a number of objectives developed and linked specifically to the needs and objectives of Airedale NHS Foundation Trust:
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To support our people and their wellbeing
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To improve the patient experience
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To progress services and innovation within the Trust
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To support services delivered in partnership
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To support the needs of the population we serve.
The Corporate Trustee has regard to the Charity Commission guidance on public benefit in section 4 of the Charities Act. Accordingly, the Committee ensures that funds are used for the benefit of, and enhancement to, the care of patients and well-being of staff. This is achieved through the provision of medical and non-medical equipment that otherwise would not be available for purchase through public NHS funding. The Charity is also able to fund enhanced patient care by providing additional nurse training and education which otherwise would not be available. The benefits of providing new equipment and enhanced care is available free of charge to all members of the public and patients using Airedale NHS Foundation Trust’s service.
Management
The Charity’s unrestricted fund was established using the model Declaration of Trust and all funds held on trust as at the date of registration were either part of this unrestricted fund or registered as separate restricted funds under the main charity. Subsequent donations and gifts received by the Charity that are attributable to the original funds are added to those fund balances within the existing charity.
The Corporate Trustee fulfils its legal duty by ensuring that funds are spent in accordance with the objects of each fund and, by designating funds, the Trustee respects the wishes of our generous donors to benefit patient care and advance the good health and welfare of patients, carers and staff.
The Corporate Trustee and the agents of the Corporate Trustee have regard to the public benefit guidance issued by the Charities Commission when exercising any powers or duties to which the guidance is relevant. Where funds have been received which have specific restrictions set the by donor, these have been managed accordingly.
The charitable funds available for spending are allocated to specialties within the Trust’s directorate management structure. Each allocation is managed by use of a designated fund within the general unrestricted fund. For example, there are charitable funds for medicine which include allocations for each of the wards and within surgery the funds include allocations for Ophthalmology, Cardiac and Theatres.
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The Director of Corporate Affairs of the Trust who, under a scheme of delegated authority approved by Corporate Trustee, has day to day responsibility for the management of the Charitable Fund and must personally approve, on behalf of the Corporate Trustee, all expenditure over £1,000 with an upper limit of £7,500 using their delegated authority. The Committee has delegated authority to approve expenditure over £7,500 with an upper limit of £50,000. Expenditure of £50,000 and above requires approval by the Trust’s Board of Directors acting in their capacity as the Corporate Trustee.
Governance
Members of the Board of Directors and the Charitable Funds Committee are not individual trustees under Charity Law but act as agents on behalf of the Corporate Trustee.
Acting for the Corporate Trustee, the Charitable Funds Committee is responsible for the overall management of the Charitable Fund. The committee is required to:
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Control, manage and monitor the use of the fund’s resources;
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Manage and monitor the receipt of all income;
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• Ensure that ‘best practice’ is followed in the conduct of all its affairs fulfilling all of its legal responsibilities, ensuring the Charity operates and complies with current legislation;
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Ensure that the Investment Policy, approved by the Board as Corporate Trustee, is adhered to and that performance is continually reviewed whilst being aware of ethical considerations; and
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Keep the Board fully informed on the activity, performance and risks of the Charity.
The Trust has established separate appointments committees in line with the NHS Code of Governance – the Nominations and Remuneration Committee deal with the appointment of Executive Directors, and an Appointments and Remuneration Committee deal with the appointment of Non-Executive Directors.
The Charity has adopted the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators guidance for the production of an induction pack for newly appointed members of the Board of Directors and the Committee. This pack provides information about the Charity, including the governing document, the Committee terms of reference, trustees’ annual report and accounts, budgets and minutes, and information about trusteeship, including Charity Commission booklet CC3, The Essential Trustee.
The accounting records and the day to day administration of the funds are dealt with by the Trust’s Finance Department located at Airedale General Hospital, Skipton Road, Steeton, Keighley, BD20 6TD.
Risk Management
The risks to which the Charity is exposed have been identified and are logged on a risk register. The risk register is reviewed on a regular basis and systems established to mitigate those risks.
Independent Financial Scrutiny
Grant Thornton LLP (Airedale NHSFT’s external auditor) undertook a statutory independent examination of the financial statements for the charitable funds. Independent Examination is permitted by the Charities Commission for a charity of this size. Independent examination is a ‘light touch’ scrutiny wherein the examiner is only required to confirm whether any material matters of concern have come to their attention, and excludes the audit requirement to provide an opinion on whether a charity’s accounts give a ‘true and fair view’. They gave an unqualified report on the accounts.
Principal Risks and Uncertainties
The Corporate Trustee has considered the key risks to which the Charity is exposed:
1) A fall in income from donations
The trustee has arrangements in place to mitigate those risks. The Corporate Trustee aims to mitigate the risk that income will fall by supporting the fundraising team with increasing the charity’s visibility in the local community and beyond. The Charity has also undergone a rebranding exercise to modernise its style, communications and approach. Robust internal governance ensures that the Charity is only spending funds that are available.
2) A fall in income from investments
The investment portfolio is well diversified to help protect the Charity against any fall in value of a particular market. The Investment Manager holds a discretionary mandate which enables them to make investment and divestment decisions on the Charity’s behalf. The Charity has benchmarked its portfolio performance against that of other neighbouring NHS charities and as a result elected to pro-actively re-tender for its investment manager in 2021/22.
Both of the above help minimise the principal risks and uncertainties and allows the Corporate Trustee to consider the Charity to be a going concern.
Financial statements
Throughout 2020/21 the Charity continued to support a wide range of health related activities benefitting both patients and staff. In general, they are used to purchase a variety of additional goods and services that the NHS is unable to provide.
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Annual financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2021
Foreword
These financial statements cover the year from 1 April 2020 to 31 March 2021, and have been prepared by the trustee based on a going concern basis.
These accounts have been prepared by the Trustee in accordance with “Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice” (FRS 102) issued in October 2019, the Charities Act 2011, and the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008.
Main purpose of the funds held on trust
The main purpose of the charitable funds held on trust is to apply income for any charitable purpose relating to the National Health Service wholly or mainly for the services provided by the Airedale NHS Foundation Trust.
Statement of trustees’ responsibilities
Under charity law, the trustee is responsible for preparing the trustee’s annual report and accounts for each financial year which show a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity and of the excess of expenditure over income for that period.
The trustee is required to act in accordance with the trust deed and the rules of the charity, within the framework of trust law. The trustee is responsible for keeping proper accounting records, sufficient to disclose at any time, with reasonable accuracy, the financial position of the charity at that time, and to enable the trustee to ensure that, where any statements of accounts are prepared by the trustee under section 132(1) of the Charities Act 2011, those statements of accounts comply with the requirements of regulations under that provision. The trustee has general responsibility for taking such steps as are reasonably open to the trustee to safeguard the assets of the charity and to prevent and detect fraud and other irregularities.
Signed on behalf of the trustee:
Name: Rhys Davies – Chair of Charitable Funds Committee
Date: 26 January 2022
In preparing these financial statements, generally accepted accounting practice requires that the trustee:
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select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently,
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make judgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent,
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states whether the recommendations of the SORP FRS 102 have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements,
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states whether the financial statements comply with the trust deed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements,
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prepares the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charity will continue its activities.
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Statement of Financial Activities for the year ended 31 March 2021
| Note | Unrestricted Funds |
Restricted Funds |
Endowment Funds |
Total Funds | Total Funds | |
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| 2020/21 | 2020/21 | 2020/21 | 2020/21 | 2019/20 | ||
| £000 | £000 | £000 | £000 | £000 | ||
| Donations and legacies | 3 | 468 | 0 | 0 | 462 | 383 |
| Other trading activities | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| Investments | 5 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 23 |
| Total incoming resources | 479 | 0 | 0 | 479 | 410 | |
| Expenditure on: | ||||||
| Raising funds | 6 | (44) | 0 | 0 | (44) | (38) |
| Charitable activities | ||||||
| Grants payable and Gifts in Kind distributed |
7 | (260) | 0 | 0 | (254) | (141) |
| Support costs | 9 | (34) | 0 | 0 | (34) | (41) |
| Total expenditure | (332) | 0 | 0 | (332) | (220) | |
| Net gains/(losses) on investments | 13 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 80 | (68) |
| Net income/(expenditure) | 227 | 0 | 0 | 227 | 122 | |
| Transfers between funds | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Net movement in funds | 227 | 0 | 0 | 227 | 122 | |
| Reconciliation of funds | ||||||
| Total funds brought forward at 1st April 2020 |
18 | 1,077 | 0 | 4 | 1,081 | 959 |
| Total funds carried forward at 31st March 2021 |
1,304 | 0 | 4 | 1,308 | 1,081 |
The notes at pages 36–45 form part of these accounts. All gains and losses recognised in the year are included in the Statement of Financial Position. All the results on the Statement of Financial Activities are derived from continuing operations.
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Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2021
| Note | Unrestricted Funds |
Restricted Funds |
Endowment Funds |
Total at 31 March 2021 |
Total at 31 March 2020 |
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| £000 | £000 | £000 | £000 | £000 | ||
| Fixed assets | ||||||
| Investements | 13 | 580 | 0 | 0 | 580 | 506 |
| Total fxed assets | 580 | 0 | 0 | 580 | 506 | |
| Current assets | ||||||
| Debtors | 14 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 31 |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 15 | 835 | 0 | 4 | 839 | 616 |
| Total current assets | 846 | 0 | 4 | 850 | 647 | |
| Liabilities | ||||||
| Creditors falling due within one year | 16 | 122 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 72 |
| Net current assets/(liabilities) | 724 | 0 | 4 | 728 | 575 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | 1,304 | 0 | 4 | 1,308 | 1,081 | |
| Creditors falling due after more than one year | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total net assets or liabilities | 1,304 | 0 | 4 | 1,308 | 1,081 | |
| The funds of the Charity | 18 | |||||
| Endowment Funds | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
| Unrestricted Income Funds | 1,304 | 0 | 0 | 1,304 | 1,077 | |
| Total Charity Funds | 1,304 | 0 | 4 | 1,308 | 1,081 |
The notes at pages 36–45 form part of these accounts, signed on behalf of the trust by Rhys Davies (Chair of the Charitable Fund Committee)
Signed:
Date: 26 January 2022
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Statement of Cash Flows for the year ended 31 March 2021
| Note | 31 March 2021 |
31 March 2020 |
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| Total Funds £000 |
Total Funds £000 |
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| Cash fows from operating activities: | |||
| Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities | 17 | 202 | (193) |
| Cash fows from investing activities: | |||
| Dividends, interest and rents from investments | 5 | 15 | 23 |
| Proceeds from the sale of investments | 13 | 96 | 15 |
| Purchase of investments | 13 | (90) | (11) |
| Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities | 21 | 27 | |
| Change in cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the reporting period |
223 | (166) | |
| Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the reporting period | 15 | 616 | 782 |
| Change in cash and cash equivalents due to exchange rate movements | 0 | 0 | |
| Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the reporting period | 839 | 616 |
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Notes on the accounts
1. Accounting Policies
a) Basis of Preparation
The financial statements have been prepared under the historic cost convention, with the exception of investments which are included at fair value.
The accounts (financial statements) have been prepared in accordance with the Statement of Recommended Practice: Accounting and Reporting by Charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) issued in October 2019 and the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) and the Charities Act 2011 and UK Generally Accepted Practice as it applies from 1 January 2019.
The accounts (financial statements) have been prepared to give a ‘true and fair’ view and have departed from the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 only to the extent required to provide a ‘true and fair view’. This departure has involved following Accounting and Reporting by Charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) issued in October 2019 rather than the Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice effective from 1 April 2005 which has since been withdrawn.
The trustee considers that there are no material uncertainties about the Airedale Hospital and Community Charity’s ability to continue as a going concern. There are no material uncertainties affecting the current year’s accounts.
In future years, the key risks to the charity are a fall in income from donations or investments but the trustee has arrangements in place to mitigate those risks (see the ‘Principal Risks and Uncertainties’ section of the annual report for more information).
b) Funds Structure
Where there is a legal restriction on the purpose to which a fund may be put, the fund is classified either as:
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a restricted fund or
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an endowment fund.
Restricted funds are those where the donor has provided for the donation to be spent in furtherance of a specified charitable purpose. At the accounting date, Airedale Hospital and Community Charity had no restricted funds.
Endowment funds arise when the donor has expressly provided that the gift is to be invested and only the income of the fund may be spent. These funds are sub analysed between those where the trustee has the discretion to spend the capital (expendable endowment) and those where there is no discretion to expend the capital (permanent endowment).
The charity has one permanent endowment fund. The income of the Winifred Naylor Allen Endowment Fund can be used for nurse training awards.
Those funds which are neither endowment nor restricted income funds, are unrestricted income funds which are sub analysed between designated (earmarked) funds where the trustee has set aside amounts to be used for specific purposes or which reflect the non-binding wishes of donors and unrestricted funds which are at the trustee’s discretion, including the general fund which represents the charity’s reserves.
The major funds held in each of these categories are disclosed in note 18.
c) Incoming Resources
All incoming resources are recognised once the charity has entitlement to the resources, it is probable (more likely than not) that the resources will be received and the monetary value of incoming resources can be measured with sufficient reliability.
Where there are terms or conditions attached to incoming resources, particularly grants, then these terms or conditions must be met before the income is recognised as the entitlement condition will not be satisfied until that point. Where terms or conditions have not been met or uncertainty exists as to whether they can be met then the relevant income is not recognised in the year but deferred and shown on the balance sheet as deferred income.
d) Gifts in kind
Gifts in kind, such as food and care packages are not accounted for when they are accepted and immediately distributed unless a single donation is material.
The vast majority of items donated to Airedale Hospital & Community Charity fell into this category.
Gifts of tangible assets such as TVs, microwaves and fridges are recognised as a donation at fair value (market price) on receipt and charitable expenditure when they are distributed. £6k has been include in donations and expenditure to reflect this (2019/20 £0k).
Where gifts in kind are held before being distributed to beneficiaries, they are recognised at fair value as stock until they are distributed. No items were undistributed as at 31st March or had no fair value.
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e) Incoming Resources from Legacies
Legacies are accounted for as incoming resources either upon receipt or where the receipt of the legacy is probable.
Receipt is probable when:
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confirmation has been received from the representatives of the estate(s) that probate has been granted
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the executors have established that there are sufficient assets in the estate to pay the legacy and
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all conditions attached to the legacy have been fulfilled or are within the charity’s control.
If there is uncertainty as to the amount of the legacy and it cannot be reliably estimated then the legacy is shown as a contingent asset until all of the conditions for income recognition are met.
f) Incoming Resources from Endowment Funds
The incoming resources received from the invested endowment fund are wholly restricted.
g) Resources expended and irrecoverable VAT
All expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and has been classified under headings that aggregate all costs related to each category of expense shown in the Statement of Financial Activities. Expenditure is recognised when the following criteria are met:
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there is a present legal or constructive obligation resulting from a past event
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it is more likely than not that a transfer of benefits (usually a cash payment) will be required in settlement
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the amount of the obligation can be measured or estimated reliably.
Irrecoverable VAT is charged against the category of resources expended for which it was incurred.
h) Recognition of expenditure and associated liabilities as a result of grant
Grants payable are payments made to linked, related party or third party NHS bodies and non NHS bodies, in furtherance of the charitable objectives of the funds held on trust, primarily relief of those who are sick.
Grant payments are recognised as expenditure when the conditions for their payment have been met or where there is a constructive obligation to make a payment.
A constructive obligation arises when:
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the charity has communicated its intention to award a grant to a recipient who then has a reasonable expectation that they will receive a grant or
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the charity has made a public announcement about a commitment which is specific enough for the recipient to have a reasonable expectation that they will receive a grant or
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there is an established pattern of practice which indicates to the recipient that we will honour our commitment.
The trustee has control over the amount and timing of grant payments and consequently where approval has been given by the charitable fund committee, on behalf of the trustee, and any of the above criteria have been met then a liability is recognised. Grants are not usually awarded with conditions attached. However, when they are then those conditions have to be met before the liability is recognised.
Where an intention has not been communicated, then no expenditure is recognised but an appropriate designation is made in the appropriate fund. If a grant has been offered but there is uncertainty as to whether it will be accepted or whether conditions will be met then no liability is recognised but a contingent liability is disclosed.
i) Allocation of support costs
Support costs are those costs which do not relate directly to a single activity. These include some staff costs, costs of administration, internal and external audit costs. Support costs have been apportioned between fundraising costs and charitable activities on an appropriate basis.
The analysis of support costs are shown in note 9.
j) Fundraising Costs
The costs of generating funds are those costs attributable to generating income for the charity, other than those costs incurred in undertaking charitable activities or the costs incurred in undertaking trading activities in furtherance of the charity’s objects. The costs of generating funds represent fundraising costs together with investment management fees.
k) Charitable activities
Costs of charitable activities comprise all costs incurred in the pursuit of the charitable objects of the charity. These costs, where not wholly attributable, are apportioned between the categories of charitable expenditure in addition to the direct costs. The total costs of each category of charitable expenditure include an apportionment of support costs as shown in note 7.
l) Fixed Asset Investments
Investments are a form of basic financial instrument. Fixed asset investments are initially recognised at their transaction value and are subsequently measured at their fair value (market value) as at the balance sheet
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date. The Statement of Financial Activities includes the net gains and losses arising on revaluation and disposals throughout the year. Quoted stocks and shares are included in the Balance Sheet at the current market value quoted by the investment analyst, excluding dividend. Other investments are included at the trustee’s best estimate of market value.
The main form of financial risk faced by the charity is that of volatility in equity markets and investment markets due to wider economic conditions, the attitude of investors to investment risk, and changes in sentiment concerning equities and within particular sectors or sub sectors.
All investments are held in a portfolio which is managed by Castlefield Investment LLP.
Further information on the investments can be found in note 13.
q) Staff costs and pensions
There are no staff directly employed by the charity. However, The Charity Manager employed by Airedale NHS Foundation Trust since August 2019 is considered to be an employee of the charity employed by a related party.
Airedale NHS Foundation Trust re-charge the Charity for support costs which include a percentage of costs for several members of staff.
These staff members belong to the NHS Pension Scheme which is an unfunded defined benefit scheme which is accounted for as a defined contribution scheme. The recharge from Airedale NHS Foundation Trust includes the employee contributions to that scheme. For more information on the NHS Pension Scheme refer to the Airedale NHS Foundation Trust annual report and accounts.
m) Debtors
Debtors are amounts owed to the charity. They are measured on the basis of their recoverable amount.
n) Cash and cash equivalents
Cash at bank and in hand is held to meet the day to day running costs of the charity as they fall due. Cash equivalents are short term, highly liquid investments, held in interest bearing savings accounts.
o) Creditors
Creditors are amounts owed by the charity. They are measured at the amount that the charity expects to have to pay to settle the debt.
Amounts which are owed in more than a year are shown as long term creditors. At the accounting date, Airedale Hospital and Community Charity had no long term creditors.
p) Realised gains and losses
All gains and losses are taken to the Statement of Financial Activities as they arise. Realised gains and losses on investments are calculated as the difference between sales proceeds and opening carrying value (purchase date if later). Unrealised gains and losses are calculated as the difference between the market value at the year end and opening carrying value (or purchase date if later).
2. Related Party Transactions
Airedale NHS Foundation Trust is the corporate trustee of the Airedale Hospital and Community Charity and is its main grant beneficiary – they are therefore related parties. Grants paid by the charity to Airedale NHS Foundation Trust are detailed in note 8. Airedale NHS Foundation Trust makes a number of clerical and transaction services available to the charity, inaccordance with a service level agreement. These include:
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fundraising services at a cost of £15k (£21k in 2019/20) – see note 6.
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financial administrative services at a cost of £29k (£35k in 2019/20) in support of the charity's grant making activities which are included within support costs – see note 9
The charges made by Airedale NHS Foundation Trust for fundraising services constitute the costs of the Charity Manager. The amounts paid for administrative services are due under a service level agreement and are set at an amount which allows Airedale NHS Foundation Trust to recover its costs.
None of the members of the Airedale NHS Foundation Trust board or parties related to them has undertaken any transactions with the Airedale Hospital and Community Charity or received any benefit from the charity in payment in kind. Board members received no honoraria, expenses or emoluments in the year.
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3. Income from donations and legacies
| Unrestricted funds | Unrestricted funds | Restricted funds | Restricted funds | Total | Total | |
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| 2020/21 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2019/20 | |
| £000 | £000 | £000 | £000 | £000 | £000 | |
| Donations | 146 | 341 | 0 | 0 | 146 | 341 |
| Legacies | 119 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 119 | 40 |
| Grants receivable | 197 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 197 | 2 |
| Gifts in Kind (material) | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Total | 468 | 383 | 0 | 0 | 468 | 383 |
Donations contains corporate donations and gifts from individuals, i.e. members of the public, relatives of patients and staff.
4. Role of Volunteers
Like all charities, the Airedale Hospital and Community Charity is reliant on a team of volunteers for its smooth running. Our volunteers perform the following role:
- fund advisors – there are between 70–80 Airedale NHS Foundation Trust staff who support the charitable funds committee when deciding how the charity's designated funds should be spent. These funds are designated (or earmarked) by the charitable fund committee to be spent for a particular purpose or in a particular ward or department. Each fund advisor has delegated powers to use the designated funds in accordance with the committee's wishes. The committee determines what each fund can be spent on and the amount that can be spent in a year.
In accordance with the SORP, due to the absence of any reliable measurement basis, the contribution of these volunteers is not recognised in the accounts.
5. Gross investment income
| Unrestricted funds | Unrestricted funds | Restricted funds | Restricted funds | Total | Total | |
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| 2020/21 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2019/20 | |
| £000 | £000 | £000 | £000 | £000 | £000 | |
| Investments listed on Stock Exchange | 15 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 20 |
| Other investments | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | 15 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 23 |
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6. Analysis of expenditure on raising funds
| Unrestricted funds | Unrestricted funds | Restricted funds | Restricted funds | Total | Total | |
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| 2020/21 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2019/20 | |
| £000 | £000 | £000 | £000 | £000 | £000 | |
| Charity Manager* | 15 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 21 |
| Youth Volunteer Coordinator** | 21 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 9 |
| Other | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| Total | 44 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 38 |
Employed since August 2019 by Airedale NHS Foundation Trust. *Entirely funded by monies received for that purpose by the Pears Foundation.
7. Analysis of charitable expenditure
The charity did not undertake any direct charitable activities on its own account during the year. All of the charitable expenditure was in the form of grant funding. Grants were approved in favour of Airedale NHS Foundation Trust, to carry out activities that will benefit NHS patients and their families.
| Grant funded activity | Grant funded activity | Total | Total | |
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| 2020/21 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2019/20 | |
| £000 | £000 | £000 | £000 | |
| Patients welfare and amenities | 62 | 66 | 62 | 66 |
| Staff welfare and amenities | 50 | 30 | 50 | 30 |
| Staff training | 10 | 20 | 10 | 20 |
| Medical equipment | 86 | 13 | 86 | 13 |
| IT equipment | 13 | 1 | 13 | 1 |
| Ward environment | 33 | 11 | 33 | 11 |
| Gifts in kind (material – distributed) | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Total | 260 | 141 | 260 | 141 |
8. Analysis of grants
The charity does not make grants to individuals. All grants are made to the Airedale NHS Foundation Trust to provide for the care of NHS patients in furtherance of our charitable aims. The total cost of making grants, including support costs, is disclosed on the face of the Statement of Financial Activities and the actual funds spent on each category of charitable activity, is disclosed in note 7.
The trustee operates a scheme of delegation for charitable funds, under which fund advisors initiate the day to day disbursements on their projects in accordance with the directions set out in standing orders and
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| Institution receiving grant support: | Total amount paid | Total amount paid |
|---|---|---|
| 2020/21 | 2019/20 | |
| £000 | £000 | |
| Airedale NHS Foundation Trust | 254 | 141 |
| Total | 254 | 141 |
9. Allocation of support costs and overheads
Support and overhead costs are allocated against charitable activities. Governance costs are those support costs which relate to the strategic and day to day management of a charity. The bases of allocation used is as follows:
- expenditure: this is a proportion based on the average fund balance during the year. This is used where the trustee considers this is a more equitable treatment to avoid disadvantaging funds with high volume, low value transactions.
| Charitable activities | Charitable activities | Basis | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020/21 | 2019/20 | ||
| £000 | £000 | ||
| External audit | 2 | 2 | Expenditure |
| Investment management | 2 | 3 | Expenditure |
| Financial administration | 29 | 35 | Expenditure |
| Bank charges | 1 | 1 | Expenditure |
| Total | 34 | 41 |
There are no staff directly employed by the charity. Recharges are made for Trust staff time. The recharge is shown on the Financial Administration line.
| Unrestricted funds | Unrestricted funds | Restricted funds | Restricted funds | Total | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020/21 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2019/20 | |
| £000 | £000 | £000 | £000 | £000 | £000 | |
| Charitable activities | 34 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 41 |
| Total | 34 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 41 |
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10. Analysis of staff costs and renumeration of key management personnel
| 2020/21 | 2019/20 | |
|---|---|---|
| £000 | £000 | |
| Salaries and wages | 13 | 17 |
| Social security costs | 1 | 2 |
| Employer’s pension contribution | 1 | 2 |
| Total | 15 | 21 |
The average number of full-time equivalent employees (employed by a related party) during the year was 0.6 (2019/20: 0.6), providing fundraising services to the charity.
11. Trustee remuneration, benefits and expenses
Members of Airedale NHS Foundation Trust board give their time freely and receive no remuneration for the work that they undertake in relation to Airedale Hospital and Community Charity.
12. Auditor's remuneration
The auditor’s remuneration of £2k (2019/20: £2k) related solely to the audit with no other additional work being undertaken (2019/20: £nil). Independent Examination is permitted by the Charities Commission for a charity of this size. Independent examination is a ‘light touch’ scrutiny involving the examiner checking for specific matters only. Because it is narrowly defined and does not involve forming an opinion as to whether the accounts are ‘true and fair’, the fees are reduced.
13. Fixed asset investments
| Movement in fxed asset investments | 2020/21 | 2019/20 |
|---|---|---|
| £000 | £000 | |
| Market value brought forward | 506 | 578 |
| Add: additions to investments at cost | 90 | 11 |
| Less disposals at carrying value | (96) | (15) |
| Add net gain (loss) on revaluation | 80 | (68) |
| Market value as at 31 March | 580 | 506 |
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| Fixed asset investments by type | 2020/21 | 2019/20 |
|---|---|---|
| £000 | £000 | |
| UK Equities & Equity Funds | 268 | 192 |
| Global Equities & Equity Funds (ex UK) | 15 | 48 |
| Fixed Interest & Fixed Interest Funds | 102 | 97 |
| Global Equities & Equity Funds (incl UK) | 48 | 0 |
| Direct Property & Property Funds | 36 | 54 |
| Other Assets | 7 | 7 |
| Multi-Asset Funds | 104 | 108 |
| Total | 580 | 506 |
All investments are carried at their fair value.
The charitable funds committee sets 5% of market value as at 31 March as the threshold for reporting material investments. As at 31 March 2021 the following investment was considered material:
| Investment | 2020/21 | 2020/21 | 2019/20 | 2019/20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| £000 | %age | £000 | %age | |
| Castlefeld Best Sustainable Income fund | 234 | 40% | 171 | 34% |
| Castlefeld Real Return fund | 104 | 18% | 109 | 22% |
| Mayfair Capital in Property Income Trust for Charities | 36 | 6% | 54 | 11% |
| Castlefeld Best Sustainable UK Smaller Companies Fund | 34 | 6% | 22 | 4% |
| Total | 408 | 70% | 356 | 70% |
The main risk from financial instruments lies in the combination of uncertain investment markets and volatility in yield. The impact of Covid-19 on the financial markets continues to be a concern.
Following a competitive exercise in May 21, Rathbones LLP were appointed as the charity's new Investment Manager. The portfolio was transferred across from
The value of fixed asset investments is expected to improve when the economy improves but it is not known how long this will take in the wake of the Covid-19 impact.
Liquidity risk is anticipated to be low as all assets are traded, and the commitment to intervention by policymakers and central banks, who have shown a clear willingness to do whatever it takes to support the global economy through these extraordinary times.
Airedale Hospital and Community Charity manages these investment risks by retaining expert advisors (for 2020/21 – Castlefields Investment Partners LLP) and operating an investment policy that provides for a high degree of diversification of holdings within investment asset classes. All investments were made in companies listed on a UK stock exchange or incorporated in the UK and therefore all investments are treated as investment assets in the UK.
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14. Analysis of current debtors
| Debtors under 1 year | 2020/21 | 2019/20 |
|---|---|---|
| £000 | £000 | |
| Other debtors | 11 | 31 |
| Total | 11 | 31 |
15. Analysis of cash and cash equivalents
| 2020/21 | 2019/20 | |
|---|---|---|
| £000 | £000 | |
| RBS Bank Account | 819 | 580 |
| Barclays Current Account | 16 | 36 |
| Investment account (cash held) | 4 | 0 |
| Total cash and cash equivalents | 839 | 616 |
16. Analysis of liabilities
| Creditors falling due within 1 year | 2020/21 | 2019/20 |
|---|---|---|
| £000 | £000 | |
| Other creditors | 122 | 72 |
| Total | 122 | 72 |
Other creditors represent sums owed at the year end by the charity to a related party, Airedale NHS Foundation Trust, for costs incurred by the Trust on behalf of the charity in the furtherance of the charity's objectives.
17. Reconciliation of net income/(expenditure) to net cash flow from operating activities
| 2020/21 | 2019/20 | |
|---|---|---|
| £000 | £000 | |
| Net income/(expenditure) for 2020/21 (as per the Statement of Financial Activities) | 227 | 122 |
| Adjustments for: | ||
| (Gains)/Losses on investments | (80) | 68 |
| Dividends, interest and rents from investments | (15) | (23) |
| (Increase)/decrease in debtors | 20 | (30) |
| Increase/(decrease) in creditors | 50 | (330) |
| Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities | 202 | (193) |
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18. Analysis of charitable funds
a) Analysis of endowment fund movements
| Fund balance brought forward 1 April |
Fund balance brought forward 1 April |
Income | Income | Expenditure | Expenditure | Gains and Losses | Gains and Losses | Fund balance carried forward 31 March |
Fund balance carried forward 31 March |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020/21 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2019/20 | |
| £000 | £000 | £000 | £000 | £000 | £000 | £000 | £000 | £000 | £000 | |
| W. N. Allen | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Total | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
b) Analysis of unrestricted and material designated fund movements
| Fund balance brought forward 1 April |
Fund balance brought forward 1 April |
Income | Income | Expenditure | Expenditure | Gains and Losses |
Gains and Losses |
Fund balance carried forward 31 March |
Fund balance carried forward 31 March |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020/21 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2019/20 | |
| £000 | £000 | £000 | £000 | £000 | £000 | £000 | £000 | £000 | £000 | |
| Fund name | ||||||||||
| General Trust Fund | 295 | 82 | 96 | 292 | (56) | (65) | 26 | (14) | 361 | 295 |
| Airedale Breast Unit Fund |
90 | 105 | 15 | 10 | (8) | (17) | 7 | (8) | 104 | 90 |
| NHS Charities Together | 0 | 0 | 148 | 0 | (61) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 0 |
| Haematology Legacy | 82 | 91 | 1 | 2 | (3) | (4) | 7 | (7) | 87 | 82 |
| HODU Legacy | 82 | 91 | 1 | 2 | (3) | (4) | 7 | (7) | 87 | 82 |
| Diabetic Fund | 0 | 0 | 50 | 0 | (1) | 0 | 4 | 0 | 53 | 0 |
| Cazaux Legacy | 0 | 0 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 0 |
| Allum Legacy | 0 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 0 |
| Diabetes Legacy | 60 | 84 | 0 | 0 | (24) | (24) | 0 | (4) | 36 | 60 |
| Pathology Research | 3 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 3 |
| Pears Foundation | 21 | 35 | 30 | 0 | (24) | (14) | 0 | 0 | 27 | 21 |
| Cancer Research Legacy | 31 | 25 | 0 | 9 | (5) | (3) | 0 | 0 | 26 | 31 |
| Gastroenterology Fund | 23 | 25 | 0 | 1 | (1) | (1) | 2 | (2) | 24 | 23 |
| HODU Trust Fund | 51 | 53 | 8 | 24 | (38) | (22) | 3 | (4) | 24 | 51 |
| Operating Theatre Equipment Legacy |
18 | 20 | 0 | 1 | (1) | (1) | 1 | (2) | 18 | 18 |
| Other (20/21 balances under £15k) |
321 | 344 | 16 | 69 | (106) | (64) | 22 | (25) | 252 | 321 |
| Total | 1,077 | 955 | 478 | 410 | (331) | (219) | 80 | (73) | 1,304 | 1,077 |
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Airedale Hospital & Community Charity
t: 01535 294870 e: anhsft.charity@nhs.net @AiredaleCharity www.airedalecharity.org
AIREDALE HOSPITAL & COMMUNITY CHARITY NHS Airedale NHS Foundation Trust Annual Report 2020-21
Airedale Hospil(Jl & Community Charity- Annual Report 2020-2021
Contents
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04 A message from our Chair, Rhys Davies 05 A message from our Director of Corporate Affairs, Victoria Pickles
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06 What a year it was
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10 About us
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12 Our team
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13 Year overview
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14 Young fundraisers
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18 NHS Charities Together
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20 Look what we achieved together
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22 How we showed our love for Airedale 24 Looking forward 26 Thank you 28 A closer look
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A message from our Chair Rhys Davies
The last 18 months have been unprecedented. They have been some of the hardest times we have ever experienced within our hospital, our country and the world. These hard times came hand in hand with some of the most remarkable stories of kindness, generosity, compassion and support. These experiences have touched us all in different ways and will live with us for a long time to come.
I joined and became Chair of Airedale Hospital & Community Charity in April 2021 but the journey our Charity has been on over the last 18 months is incredible. It is a true reflection of the good things that emerged from a challenging situation. The Charity has grown and developed remarkably over this period and this growth would not have happened without the support and kindness from many of you in our community, too many to name in person. So, if you were one of the people that has helped and contributed in so many ways, then please accept my sincere and heartfelt thank you on behalf of the Charity and the patients and colleagues in our Trust that have benefitted from your generosity.
Throughout the pandemic we have witnessed thousands of you showing your love for Airedale in many different ways. There were donations of food and drinks to keep our colleagues going during the hardest of times; donations of electrical equipment like the fridges and televisions from Meritec; we received thousands of sets of scrubs and scrub bags and of course who could forget the cards and drawings from our local children. The list could go on.
In total well over £500,000 was raised to support the Airedale community in a whole plethora of ways: our 50:50 fundraisers took on various challenges to raise funds to celebrate Airedale’s fiftieth anniversary; 6 year old Emilia Bailey was inspired by Captain Tom and raised
over £800 by litter picking in her local community; staff member Lorraine Wass raised over £2,500 selling rainbow badges; Broadley’s Bistro in Ilkley donated £1000 after they turned their restaurant into a drive through shop during lockdown; and Derek Richards who walked 50 miles and raised £2,500 to thank Airedale for the care he received.
The money you raised has been pivotal in our response to the Covid-19 pandemic. With your help we have been able to support staff wellbeing, ensure colleagues have comfortable rest spaces, invested in specialist equipment and helped to keep patients connected with their loved ones when they could not see them in person.
It is true to say that we would not have been able to achieve any of this without the help of our amazing individual and corporate supporters that we have worked with over the last 18 months. I would like to thank the amazing team at NHS Charities Together who have been outstanding advocates for NHS Charities and championed our cause on a national level.
So, what can we expect to see in the future? Our small team is growing to enable us to support the Airedale community and to help our Charity continue to flourish. Our commitment to Airedale NHS Foundation Trust and its local community will continue without falter. In addition to the help provided above, you will also see investment in a new website and larger campaigns to support Airedale’s ambitious future plans.
I cannot close this letter without extending my most sincere thanks to my fellow trustees and our Charity team who have worked tirelessly to make a difference to our colleagues and patients.
I am delighted to present to you our annual report for 2020/21 and look forward to working with you over the coming year.
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A message from our Director of Corporate Affairs Victoria Pickles
In early 2020 the Trust Board approved a relaunch of the Trust’s Charity which had been in place for several years. The relaunch included the development of a new Strategy setting out what we aimed to achieve and our ambition of how the Charity would support our patients and our colleagues working in the Trust. We saw 2020/21 as year 1 of this new strategy and when we launched the new look and name for Airedale Hospital and Community Charity in March 2020, we had no idea just how impactful it was going to be.
The Covid-19 pandemic has been incredibly challenging for individuals and communities both in and out of hospital. It has also brought a love and support for the NHS and the people who work within it that has, at times, been overwhelming. Our newly relaunched Charity has enabled us to ensure that our patients and colleagues within the Trust really see the benefit of the kindness and generosity of our local community, our patients, and their families. This support and generosity mean that our Charity has grown significantly over the last 12 to 18 months.
Airedale NHS Foundation Trust considers itself to be an anchor institution for our local community. As a Charity we have been able to support this through making mutually beneficial connections with local community groups, schools, and businesses. For example, following the fantastic fundraising for the Trust by St Anne’s Catholic Primary School, the Charity nominated them to receive a bespoke, handmade piece of wooden furniture as part of the BBC’s Jay’s Yorkshire Workshop programme which aired in July 2021. And while our colleagues were receiving
very generous donations of chocolates, hand creams, and hot meals, we recognised that there were people around us who were adversely affected economically by the pandemic so we set up a foodbank within the Trust which we gave to the local community as part of supporting the needs of the population we serve. Being an active part of our community and able to give back to those who support us is an important part of our strategy. You will read more about our partnerships in this Report. We were in the fortunate position of being able to provide new equipment and activities for patients to mitigate some of the impact of the pandemic on our patients’ hospital experience.
During 2021 we launched our Acts of Kindness campaign aimed at supporting our people and their wellbeing, and our patients, both within and outside the Trust. We hope to share this more widely with our partners throughout this year and into 2022 to deliver this in partnership. The Trust also has exciting building and new infrastructure developments on site which the Charity will be contributing to in progressing services and innovation.
I would like to thank everyone who has supported both the Trust and its Charity over the last 12 months from the bottom of my heart. Together we have been able to make a real difference for those who use and provide our services. From these very strong foundations, I look forward to the possibilities that the future will bring.
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What a year it was
2020 April
We launched our Care for Airedale campaign in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. Virtual quiz nights, Covid hair cuts and using daily exercise time to raise funds, our supporters did it all! The campaign raised nearly £17,000 to help us care for the Airedale community.
Physical donations also started to arrive with drinks, snacks, and even electrical appliances like fridges, microwaves and televisions from Meritec in Skipton. The list could go on. Our first emergency grant funding from the NHS Charities Together campaign arrived allowing us to quickly support our frontline.
May
The month continued to be non-stop with donations continuing to make their way to our colleagues including hot meals for night shift workers like those from the Dog & Gun in Crosshills.
Fundraisers in our community continued to think of innovative ways to raise funds whilst the country was in lockdown. Luke Westerman and friends undertook a 24 hour gaming challenge to support their local NHS during the crisis.
June
After the relaunch of our Charity in March 2020 our growth continued with the launch of our Charitable Funds Guide. The guide helps readers understand how our Charity works and explains to colleagues how to access the funds raised.
We have been overwhelmed with donations from some very talented supporters throughout the year and none more so than an amazing portrait of Captain Tom from our colleague Fernandes Varghese who works in our Sterile Services Department.
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July
Our plans to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of Airedale might have looked very different to what we imagined but that didn’t stop us. Our 50:50 challenge took shape raising nearly £2,500. Staff members, patients and our local community all stepped up to undertake challenges all linked to the number 50 like Katie Lister, Head of Communications at the Trust, who walked 50 miles over the month with her husband Graeme. In the spirit of 50:50, 50% of the donations went to our colleagues at Friends of Airedale.
Staff member Lorraine Wass worked with colleagues to produce and sell rainbow badges to support our staff. The team raised over £3,000 and badges made their way across the globe, even ending up in Australia!
August
The generosity of our supporters meant we could support our colleagues come rain or shine. When the hot weather arrived we made sure to keep everyone cool by providing cold drinks and ice lollies. This helped keep people hydrated especially when working in full PPE.
September
We have been proud to be part of lots of media campaigns throughout the year. These include TV features on Look North, Calendar, The One Show and Lorraine. Our work with NHS Charities Together was a featured story in their campaign with partners Marks and Spencer. Colleagues told how the Charity has helped their physical and mental wellbeing throughout the pandemic.
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October
We were proud to launch our ‘Leaving a gift in your will’ leaflet for ‘Make a Will’ month. Inspired by Captain Sir Tom Moore, Sutton C of E Primary School embarked on a walking challenge. We welcomed Keighley Cougars who visited to donate over £3,000 from the sales of their NHS shirts.
The gardening team took delivery of 250 saplings donated by the Woodland Trust. The work is a sneak peak of things to come over the next year as Airedale Hospital & Community Charity supports the ‘Edible Airedale’ project.
David Gallagher Funeral Directors remembered all those they cared for during 2020 – and supported Airedale Hospital & Community Charity in their memory. A Christmas tree was placed at its Airedale House premises, with a white light representing each person looked after. The company donated £2,000 in their memory to Airedale Hospital and Community Charity helping us to support employee wellbeing and improve the experience of patients.
November
December
Your generosity during the very different festive period helped us to continue to care for Airedale. We partnered up with the Principle Trust to hold our very first Christmas gift appeal. Our annual Christmas sock day took place and we were able to provide our staff with a picnic Christmas lunch and chocolate treat as a thank you for all their work.
Fundraising and donations continued to pour in with the Financial Advice Team at Skipton Building Society producing a musical parody to thank Airedale. Their efforts raised an amazing £1,235.
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2021 January
As visiting restrictions within the hospital continued there was an urgent need for extra equipment to support the virtual visiting programme. We were able to fund the purchase of 15 additional iPads to enable patients to stay in contact with their loved ones during their stay.
We were delighted to receive a donation of £3,000 from Dechra Pharmaceuticals in Skipton after employees chose us to be one of the recipients for their Charity of the year donation.
February
In February we were delighted to receive a grant from Asda as part of their supporting communities grant round. We collected trolleys filled with over £750 worth of drinks and snacks for our Covid vaccination centre, clothes to replenish and restock our hospital dignity room and lots of craft items to keep our patients busy whilst staying in hospital.
March
Our ‘Make a Splash’ campaign was launched to help raise funds to upgrade our hydropool facility at Airedale Hospital.
Poppy, Imogen and Jemima came along to present 100 care packs to our intensive care team on behalf of Giggleswick School.
Throughout the month we helped to coordinate the delivery of over 500 treat boxes from Lord Burlington at the Bolton Abbey Estate. The boxes were delivered across all of our sites and gave a huge boost to staff.
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About us
Airedale Hospital & Community Charity is the official charity of Airedale NHS Foundation Trust. We support the staff, patients and communities of Airedale across 700 square miles of West and North Yorkshire and East Lancashire.
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SETTLE HEALTH CENTRE
CASTLEBERG HOSPITAL Harrogate
Craven
SKIPTON HOSPITAL
ILKLEY CORONATION
East Lancashire AIREDALE HOSPITAL
Bradford Leeds
& Airedale
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What we do
We want everyone who needs our services to receive the best possible care and support. Our mission is to support Airedale NHS Foundation Trust to enhance patient care and employee wellbeing.
The funds and support we give enable our colleagues to go above and beyond what would otherwise be possible.
Thanks to the generosity of our supporters, we are able to support and invest in areas in line with the strategy of Airedale NHS Foundation Trust. We do this by supporting our people, putting the patient in the centre of everything we do, embracing and encouraging progression, actively seeking out and advocating partnership and collaboration and caring for the needs of our local population.
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Our commitment to you
Our community and supporters are at the heart of everything we do and we therefore promise:
We will always put you first. We will always respect confidentiality and your right to privacy.
We will never put you under any pressure and always respect your choice.
We will always work in a timely, effective and cost-efficient way.
We will always use gifts wisely. We respect our position as custodians of supporters’ donations.
Even though we don’t know what the future might hold we will always do our best to uphold any wishes you have about the use of a gift or donation.
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Our team
Victoria Pickles Director of Corporate Affairs
Ciara Walsh Communications & Charity Assistant
Jodie Hearnshaw Charity Manager
Sarah Medus Charity Accountant
Our committee
Rhys Davies Chair & Non-Executive Director
Andrew Dumbleton Non-Executive Director
Andrew Gold Chair of Airedale NHS Foundation Trust & Non-Executive Director
Rob Aitchison Chief Operating Officer
David Crampsey Medical Director
Joanne Harrison Director of People & OD
Christine Highley Public Governor
Alan Hart-Thomas Deputy Medical Director
Annie McCluskey Head of Nursing
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Year overview
Donations Gains on investments Legacies Dividends Grants Other Gifts in kind
Donations £146,000 Legacies £119,000 Grants £197,000 Gifts in kind £6,000 Gains on investments £80,000 Dividends £15,000 Other £2,000
Patient welfare £62,000 Staff welfare £50,000 Staff training £10,000 Medical equipment £86,000 IT equipment £13,000 Ward environment £33,000 Gifts in Kind (Distributed) £6,000
Patient welfare Medical equipment Staff welfare IT equipment Staff training Ward environment Gifts in Kind (Distributed)
Donations received in year may not necessarily be spent within the same financial year.
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Young fundraisers
Young people play an important role for Airedale Hospital & Community Charity. They are inspirational and full of energy. Our younger generation are a very special part of the Airedale community who have the potential to make a huge difference in the world. We are proud to have worked with some amazing fundraising superstars over the year.
Emilia, age 6, raised over £800 litter picking to clean the streets for her community
Captain Sir Tom Moore inspired a new generation of fundraisers. We were delighted to receive a special donation from fundraising champion Emilia.
Emilia was taking part in the national clap to commemorate the life of Captain Tom when she told her mum that she wanted to do something to help.
Mum, Saraya, who also works as a Healthcare Support Worker at the hospital says:
“We went out for the clap for Captain Tom and I explained to her before we went out why we were doing it. When we came back in she asked “What did he do?” I told her and she said “That’s amazing, I want to do something like that to help the hospital with the bad bug.” I told her she could do anything she wanted to do, thinking she’d want to do a bake sale, but she wanted to do litter picking. She said she wanted to make the streets nice and clean for everybody.
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“It started from there and she was really keen, she was always wanting to go out and litter pick. Proud doesn’t even come close, we’re just so in awe of her. She’s amazing and she’s got the biggest kindest heart. She is always wanting to help other people.”
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“I have Type 1 diabetes so I’m at Airedale a lot. I always get the best care and help from everyone that looks after me so I’m always interested in how I can say thank you and help other kids like me. I’ve done fundraising before to buy Nintendo Switches for the Children’s Unit and in July I took part in Airedale’s 50:50 challenge by walking 50 kms with my dog Frank. With the help of my friends, family and school I raised £250 and had lots of fun.”
Ronnie , age 13
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In February St Anne’s Catholic Primary School in Keighley asked us to join in with their health week.
Despite the ongoing restrictions the country faced, St Anne’s were determined to go the extra mile. The week covered topics such as healthy eating, online safety, road safety and mental health. As well as exercising and learning how to stay safe and healthy, St Anne’s chose to raise money for Airedale to support those who have cared for their community throughout the pandemic.
During the week staff took part in a virtual bike ride, taking it in turns to cycle on an exercise bike. There were live cycle sessions every day including assembly time delivered from the bike. The team kept track of how far they went with regular updates being posted on their social media and school website. Families at home were asked to join in and share pictures and videos of how far they went.
The Charity team were delighted to be involved in a live Q&A session covering topics such as NHS careers, what has the hospital been like during the pandemic and our favourite question of all from Harley: ‘Tea or coffee?’
Mr Paul Booth, Head Teacher at St Anne’s Catholic Primary School
We were so proud to learn that the whole school raised over £2,500 and loved working with them.
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Brendan Brown
with thank you cards
from Sutton in Craven
Community Primary School
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Throughout the year we were delighted to receive £159,000 in grant funding from NHS Charities Together.
Using funding from NHS Charities Together we were able to purchase air flow hoods for our ICU team. Here Matron Nicky Denbow reflects on the difference this equipment has made.
By September 2020 our teams on the frontline of the pandemic had been wearing full PPE every day for nearly six months.
Most staff members were wearing this PPE for eight hours a day but some for up to 12 or 13 hours at a time. The experience when using this amount of PPE was hard on our colleagues’ wellbeing. Skin damage was occurring on noses and cheeks and the way people had to breathe in the PPE was heavy and strained. Warm weather brought with it additional challenges when trying to keep people cool.
With the help of NHS Charities Together, Airedale Hospital & Community Charity was able to purchase 40 air flow hoods for our critical care team.
So what are the benefits and how has the provision helped?
The donning and doffing (the putting on and taking off) of normal PPE is intensive. Donning can take up to 15 minutes at a time and requires two people to be involved to safely equip just one person. The process for doffing includes the need to hand wash three times and also takes up to 15 minutes. The time to put on and take off PPE is time taken away from clinical activity and being at the patients bedside so this needed to be factored into patient care and rotas.
The difference in donning and doffing an air flow hood is tremendous. It takes one person just three minutes to put a hood on safely, meaning that staff members can react quickly in an emergency. The hoods are comfortable to wear and they blow filtered, cool air around the face, reducing the need for suction so there is no damage to nose or cheeks.
Another impact of wearing PPE is the increased difficulty in communicating both with colleagues and patients alike. This has a huge impact on patient care. The hoods have a clear plastic front so that the full face can be seen.
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Within 25 minutes of Nicky donning her air flow hood for the first time she had a remarkable experience.
“We had an elderly gentleman who was extremely hard of hearing and had been on our acute respiratory unit (ARCU) for three days. For those three days the only way of communicating with this gentleman was by writing on a whiteboard as he relied on lip reading to help him get by and he just couldn’t see anyone’s face behind their mask. When I went to see him with my air flow hood on he was able to see my face and for the first time during his stay he was able to have a conversation.”
“The ability for patients and their relatives to see our faces was never more important than when we were having end of life conversations. For patients and relatives to see our smile at such a distressing time means so much.”
The use of the air flow hoods has no doubt also been better for the environment by reducing the need for disposable PPE and clinical waste.
Finally, the impact on employee health and wellbeing is overwhelmingly positive. Every member of the team received their own hood which gave them a huge boost. The air flow hoods also made it easier for staff members to drink, therefore preventing dehydration and avoiding urinary tract infections.
As members of NHS Charities Together we were delighted to follow Captain Sir Tom’s fundraising journey. As a local lad we were proud to see him breaking world records, making fundraising history and raising tens of millions of pounds.
We benefitted from funds raised not just by Captain Sir Tom, but also the thousands of people who supported NHS Charities Together.
As well as the items funded, Airedale has a lasting legacy to Captain Sir Tom which stands proudly in the main reception at Airedale Hospital.
A huge thank you to NHS Charities Together for helping us invest in this life changing equipment.
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“Thank you for giving me the opportunity to donate, it’s certainly given me a sense of pride that I will never forget. It is a memory to treasure.” – V
“We came away with big smiles. We just wish we could do more.” – D
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“It made me so proud handing over the donation from our group. I am so pleased that we could give something to all your fantastic hard-working staff.” – R
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Water coolers
We were delighted to purchase and supply 15 new water coolers in a number of areas across Airedale to increase access to fresh chilled water. The water is piped through the water cooler to reduce environmental impact.
One of our elderly wards that has been on the frontline caring for patients with Covid-19 were one of the first to have their water cooler installed. Katie Widdop, Senior Sister gave us her thoughts:
“We have around 35 members of our team on our ward and that’s not including doctors, therapists etc who visit the ward every day. Everyone is benefiting from the water cooler as it is in a prime place on the ward by the dayroom and nurses’ station so everyone can see it and “think drink”. We have cups provided with a little cup holder and we also have flavoured juices that everyone can use.
“On average we have around 10 staff on duty at any one time, around the clock. We encourage our patients to use the facility too as it’s by the day room, so when patients are sat having meals (socially distanced) we offer a nice cold drink. We use it on our tea-round as well, especially as the water is lovely and cold – you just don’t get that out of a tap.
The feedback from staff is that they love it! It’s easy to use, no mess and because it’s visible it actually encourages staff to drink which helps reduce headaches and just take five minutes to rest.”
Activity boxes
With visiting restricted we saw an increased need for ways to keep our patients active during their stay. Our activity boxes were filled with board games, puzzle books, jigsaws and more.
Bike shelters
As an organisation we are committed to reducing our environmental impact. Working with City Connect we secured funding to expand our lockable bike storage facilities at Airedale Hospital. The new bike sheds give peace of mind to our colleagues who know their property is secure and encourages more people to cycle to work.
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Making the most of our green space
We occupy a very special location at Airedale. We are surrounded by green spaces and peaceful countryside views. The need for outdoor rest facilities became even more evident during the Covid-19 pandemic. Airedale Hospital & Community Charity donated 20 picnic benches to encourage colleagues to get out in the fresh air for their breaks. We also supported our gardening team to landscape different areas and plant
Community kit bags
Throughout the Covid pandemic our community services have been required to develop different ways of working to ensure they stay safe and protect our patients too. As a result there was an urgent need to provide our community teams with extra equipment. This equipment was previously shared between team members; however the addition of new equipment has helped create a truly agile workforce with an opportunity to increase productivity and support the increasing complexity of people in crisis. We were delighted to supply the teams with over 60 new complete full kit bags, eight Pulse Oximeters and various other equipment.
Portable wheelchair scale
Our Dietetics team asked us to help purchase a wheelchair ramp scale. These scales can be transported easily by dietitians during home visits to accurately weigh patients in wheelchairs. Until now options for people in wheelchairs to keep an eye on their weight have been limited and often required a trip to somewhere with suitable scales, e.g. a trip to a day centre or the hospital – not always possible and in the current environment of lockdown and self-isolation, these options are much reduced. The beauty of these scales is that they will pack into the boot of a car and can be set up in someone’s home or any location.
Changes in weight tell us a lot about our health and picking up changes quickly can help prevent problems such as infections, falls and lethargy associated with unintentional weight loss, or diabetes and heart conditions resulting from weight gain.
Our nutritional needs change with factors such as activity levels, age and medical conditions. When someone is eating normally they can increase or decrease what they eat to compensate – and we have hormones which tell us when we are hungry or full. People who obtain their nutrition through a feeding tube usually follow a specific feeding regime which is not governed by hunger/fullness. For these people monitoring weight is especially important, so that feeding plans can be amended. We look after a lot of people who are in wheelchairs and a good number of these use feeding tubes, so these scales will get a lot of use. Thank you!
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Looking forward
Thanks to you the future of Airedale Hospital & Community Charity looks bright.
During 2021 we have continued to develop and grow as an organisation to support Airedale NHS Foundation Trust and our local community for many years to come.
Some of the key areas of focus for our Charity:
Anchor in the community
Our goal is to be at the very heart of our community, your community. Over the next year we will continue to work hard to be a bright light for Airedale NHS Foundation Trust, helping to improve our facilities, patient and employee wellbeing as well as supporting you, our patients. We also see our role as an ambassador for the Trust, identifying ways in which we can work more closely together with local businesses, community groups, schools and other local charities and give something back to local people who have so generously supported us.
Work with our younger generation
The development of our Youth Ambassador Programme and Super School Supporter Club are just two of the ways we are investing in young people. As our future leaders, supporters and patients they are pivotal to our work and have huge potential to help us thrive.
Ambassadors
We are keen to link our charity even closer to our local communities and we therefore pledge to make even stronger connections with the people who are the voice of your community.
Airedale AOK
Our AOK (acts of kindness) Airedale campaign shows that we put kindness at the heart of everything we do. We hope our campaign will encourage others and inspire our communities to be kind, and that it will become a core focus of our Charity.
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Thank you!
Without you, we wouldn’t be where we are today.
Throughout this extraordinary year, the support of our communities has been incredible. At a time when it has been more important than ever, it has provided a real focus on staff and patient wellbeing.
Photograph taken by Amina Abu El Hawa from the ED team.
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A closer look
The Corporate Trustee presents the Airedale Hospital & Community Charity Annual Report together with the independently examined financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2021.
The Corporate Trustee is responsible for preparing the Trustees’ Report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and UK Accounting Standards. The law applicable to charities in England and Wales requires the Trustee to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the Charity and of the incoming resources and application of resources of the Charity for that period.
The Corporate Trustee is responsible for keeping accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy the financial position of the Charity and enable them to ascertain that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 1993, the Charity (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 and the provisions of the trust deed. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the Charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
The Report and financial statements include all the separately established funds for which Airedale NHS Foundation Trust is the sole beneficiary.
The Charity has a corporate trustee: Airedale NHS Foundation Trust. The members of the Board of Directors who served during the financial year ended 31 March 2021 were as follows:
| Andrew Gold | Chair |
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| Brendan Brown | Chief Executive |
| Rob Aitchison | Chief Operating Offcer |
| Jill Asbury | Chief Nurse until December 2020 |
| Amanda Stanford | Director of Quality & Patient Safety until December 2020 (non-voting) Chief Nurse from January 2021 |
| Andrew Copley | Director of Finance until June 2020 |
| Amy Whitaker | Interim Director of Finance July – October 2020 Director of Finance from November 2020 |
| Joanne Harrison | Director of People & OD |
| Karl Mainprize | Medical Director until April 2020 |
| David Crampsey | Interim Medical Director May–August 2020 Medical Director from September 2020 |
| Victoria Pickles | Director of Corporate Affairs (non-voting) |
| Stuart Shaw | Director of Strategy and Planning (non-voting) |
| Nadira Mirza | Deputy Chair |
| Rhys Davies | Non-Executive Director |
| Andrew Dumbleton | Non-Executive Director |
| Melanie Hudson | Non-Executive Director |
| David Wharfe | Non-Executive Director |
| Andy Withers | Non-Executive Director |
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Reference and administrative details for the Charity, Trustee and Advisers
The charity
Airedale Hospital & Community Charity (the ‘Charity’), is a public benefit entity. The Trustee has regard for the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit as set out in section 4 of the 2006 Charity Act. This report outlines the activities of the Charity in furthering the Charity’s purposes for the public benefit.
The Charity was entered on the Central Register of Charities on the 15 November 1995 as Airedale NHS Charitable Funds and was formed under the umbrella charity model with a number of subsidiaries. Following structural changes within the NHS, the subsidiaries were removed in 2008. The Charity changed its name to Airedale NHS Foundation Trust Charitable Funds following Airedale NHS Trust achieving Foundation Trust status on 1st June 2010. There was a further name change in March 2020 when the Charity changed its name to Airedale Hospital & Community Charity to encompass all aspects of its strategic aims.
Funds received by the Charity are accepted, held and administered as funds and property held on trust for purposes relating to the health service in accordance with the National Health Service Act 2006 and the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 and these funds are held on trust by the corporate body.
The Trustee
Airedale NHS Foundation Trust is the Corporate Trustee of the charitable funds governed by the law applicable to Trusts, principally the Trustee Act 2000 and the Charities Act 2006.
The Foundation Trust’s Board of Directors devolved responsibility for the ongoing management of funds to the Charitable Funds Committee (‘the Committee’) which administers the funds on behalf of the Corporate Trustee. This committee was formed on 20 December 2007.
The names of those people who served as agents for the corporate trustee and were members of the Committee during the financial year ended 31 March 2021, as permitted under regulation 16 of the NHS Trusts (Membership and Procedures) Regulations 1990 were as follows:
| Rhys Davies | Non-Executive Director (Chair from 1 April 2021) |
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| Andrew Dumbleton | Non-Executive Director (Chair until end March 2021) |
| Andrew Gold | Chair of Airedale NHS Foundation Trust and Non-Executive Director (joined 1 January 2021) |
| David Wharfe | Non-Executive Director (until 30 June 2021) |
| Rob Aitchison | Chief Operating Offcer |
| David Crampsey | Medical Director |
| Joanne Harrison | Director of People & OD |
| Alan Hart-Thomas | Deputy Medical Director |
| Annie McCluskey | Head of Nursing |
| Christine Highley | Public Governor |
Neil Helm acted as the principal officer overseeing the day to day financial management and accounting of the Charity during the year to 31 March 2021. Victoria Pickles acted as Director of Corporate Affairs and Group Company Secretary overseeing the governance elements and overall management of the Charity during the year to 31 March 2021.
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Principal office
Airedale Hospital & Community Charity c/o Airedale NHS Foundation Trust Airedale General Hospital Skipton Road Steeton Keighley BD20 6TD
Principal professional advisers
Investment Fund Managers
Bankers
Barclays Bank PLC Castlefield Investment Partners LLP 77 North Street 1 Portland Street Keighley Manchester BD21 5BD M1 3BE (until October 2021)
Auditors
Grant Thornton UK LLP 1 Whitehall Riverside Leeds LS1 4BN
Structure, Management and Governance
Structure
The Charity has one key NHS wide objective:
“The Trustee shall hold the trust fund upon trust to apply the income, and at their discretion, so far as may be permissible, the capital, for any charitable purpose or purposes relating to the National Health Service.”
The Charity also has a number of objectives developed and linked specifically to the needs and objectives of Airedale NHS Foundation Trust:
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To support our people and their wellbeing
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To improve the patient experience
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To progress services and innovation within the Trust
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To support services delivered in partnership
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To support the needs of the population we serve.
The Corporate Trustee has regard to the Charity Commission guidance on public benefit in section 4 of the Charities Act. Accordingly, the Committee ensures that funds are used for the benefit of, and enhancement to, the care of patients and well-being of staff. This is achieved through the provision of medical and non-medical equipment that otherwise would not be available for purchase through public NHS funding. The Charity is also able to fund enhanced patient care by providing additional nurse training and education which otherwise would not be available. The benefits of providing new equipment and enhanced care is available free of charge to all members of the public and patients using Airedale NHS Foundation Trust’s service.
Management
The Charity’s unrestricted fund was established using the model Declaration of Trust and all funds held on trust as at the date of registration were either part of this unrestricted fund or registered as separate restricted funds under the main charity. Subsequent donations and gifts received by the Charity that are attributable to the original funds are added to those fund balances within the existing charity.
The Corporate Trustee fulfils its legal duty by ensuring that funds are spent in accordance with the objects of each fund and, by designating funds, the Trustee respects the wishes of our generous donors to benefit patient care and advance the good health and welfare of patients, carers and staff.
The Corporate Trustee and the agents of the Corporate Trustee have regard to the public benefit guidance issued by the Charities Commission when exercising any powers or duties to which the guidance is relevant. Where funds have been received which have specific restrictions set the by donor, these have been managed accordingly.
The charitable funds available for spending are allocated to specialties within the Trust’s directorate management structure. Each allocation is managed by use of a designated fund within the general unrestricted fund. For example, there are charitable funds for medicine which include allocations for each of the wards and within surgery the funds include allocations for Ophthalmology, Cardiac and Theatres.
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The Director of Corporate Affairs of the Trust who, under a scheme of delegated authority approved by Corporate Trustee, has day to day responsibility for the management of the Charitable Fund and must personally approve, on behalf of the Corporate Trustee, all expenditure over £1,000 with an upper limit of £7,500 using their delegated authority. The Committee has delegated authority to approve expenditure over £7,500 with an upper limit of £50,000. Expenditure of £50,000 and above requires approval by the Trust’s Board of Directors acting in their capacity as the Corporate Trustee.
Governance
Members of the Board of Directors and the Charitable Funds Committee are not individual trustees under Charity Law but act as agents on behalf of the Corporate Trustee.
Acting for the Corporate Trustee, the Charitable Funds Committee is responsible for the overall management of the Charitable Fund. The committee is required to:
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Control, manage and monitor the use of the fund’s resources;
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Manage and monitor the receipt of all income;
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• Ensure that ‘best practice’ is followed in the conduct of all its affairs fulfilling all of its legal responsibilities, ensuring the Charity operates and complies with current legislation;
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Ensure that the Investment Policy, approved by the Board as Corporate Trustee, is adhered to and that performance is continually reviewed whilst being aware of ethical considerations; and
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Keep the Board fully informed on the activity, performance and risks of the Charity.
The Trust has established separate appointments committees in line with the NHS Code of Governance – the Nominations and Remuneration Committee deal with the appointment of Executive Directors, and an Appointments and Remuneration Committee deal with the appointment of Non-Executive Directors.
The Charity has adopted the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators guidance for the production of an induction pack for newly appointed members of the Board of Directors and the Committee. This pack provides information about the Charity, including the governing document, the Committee terms of reference, trustees’ annual report and accounts, budgets and minutes, and information about trusteeship, including Charity Commission booklet CC3, The Essential Trustee.
The accounting records and the day to day administration of the funds are dealt with by the Trust’s Finance Department located at Airedale General Hospital, Skipton Road, Steeton, Keighley, BD20 6TD.
Risk Management
The risks to which the Charity is exposed have been identified and are logged on a risk register. The risk register is reviewed on a regular basis and systems established to mitigate those risks.
Independent Financial Scrutiny
Grant Thornton LLP (Airedale NHSFT’s external auditor) undertook a statutory independent examination of the financial statements for the charitable funds. Independent Examination is permitted by the Charities Commission for a charity of this size. Independent examination is a ‘light touch’ scrutiny wherein the examiner is only required to confirm whether any material matters of concern have come to their attention, and excludes the audit requirement to provide an opinion on whether a charity’s accounts give a ‘true and fair view’. They gave an unqualified report on the accounts.
Principal Risks and Uncertainties
The Corporate Trustee has considered the key risks to which the Charity is exposed:
1) A fall in income from donations
The trustee has arrangements in place to mitigate those risks. The Corporate Trustee aims to mitigate the risk that income will fall by supporting the fundraising team with increasing the charity’s visibility in the local community and beyond. The Charity has also undergone a rebranding exercise to modernise its style, communications and approach. Robust internal governance ensures that the Charity is only spending funds that are available.
2) A fall in income from investments
The investment portfolio is well diversified to help protect the Charity against any fall in value of a particular market. The Investment Manager holds a discretionary mandate which enables them to make investment and divestment decisions on the Charity’s behalf. The Charity has benchmarked its portfolio performance against that of other neighbouring NHS charities and as a result elected to pro-actively re-tender for its investment manager in 2021/22.
Both of the above help minimise the principal risks and uncertainties and allows the Corporate Trustee to consider the Charity to be a going concern.
Financial statements
Throughout 2020/21 the Charity continued to support a wide range of health related activities benefitting both patients and staff. In general, they are used to purchase a variety of additional goods and services that the NHS is unable to provide.
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Annual financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2021
Foreword
These financial statements cover the year from 1 April 2020 to 31 March 2021, and have been prepared by the trustee based on a going concern basis.
These accounts have been prepared by the Trustee in accordance with “Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice” (FRS 102) issued in October 2019, the Charities Act 2011, and the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008.
Main purpose of the funds held on trust
The main purpose of the charitable funds held on trust is to apply income for any charitable purpose relating to the National Health Service wholly or mainly for the services provided by the Airedale NHS Foundation Trust.
Statement of trustees’ responsibilities
Under charity law, the trustee is responsible for preparing the trustee’s annual report and accounts for each financial year which show a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity and of the excess of expenditure over income for that period.
The trustee is required to act in accordance with the trust deed and the rules of the charity, within the framework of trust law. The trustee is responsible for keeping proper accounting records, sufficient to disclose at any time, with reasonable accuracy, the financial position of the charity at that time, and to enable the trustee to ensure that, where any statements of accounts are prepared by the trustee under section 132(1) of the Charities Act 2011, those statements of accounts comply with the requirements of regulations under that provision. The trustee has general responsibility for taking such steps as are reasonably open to the trustee to safeguard the assets of the charity and to prevent and detect fraud and other irregularities.
Signed on behalf of the trustee:
Name: Rhys Davies – Chair of Charitable Funds Committee
Date: 26 January 2022
In preparing these financial statements, generally accepted accounting practice requires that the trustee:
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select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently,
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make judgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent,
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states whether the recommendations of the SORP FRS 102 have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements,
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states whether the financial statements comply with the trust deed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements,
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prepares the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charity will continue its activities.
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Statement of Financial Activities for the year ended 31 March 2021
| Note | Unrestricted Funds |
Restricted Funds |
Endowment Funds |
Total Funds | Total Funds | |
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| 2020/21 | 2020/21 | 2020/21 | 2020/21 | 2019/20 | ||
| £000 | £000 | £000 | £000 | £000 | ||
| Donations and legacies | 3 | 468 | 0 | 0 | 462 | 383 |
| Other trading activities | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| Investments | 5 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 23 |
| Total incoming resources | 479 | 0 | 0 | 479 | 410 | |
| Expenditure on: | ||||||
| Raising funds | 6 | (44) | 0 | 0 | (44) | (38) |
| Charitable activities | ||||||
| Grants payable and Gifts in Kind distributed |
7 | (260) | 0 | 0 | (254) | (141) |
| Support costs | 9 | (34) | 0 | 0 | (34) | (41) |
| Total expenditure | (332) | 0 | 0 | (332) | (220) | |
| Net gains/(losses) on investments | 13 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 80 | (68) |
| Net income/(expenditure) | 227 | 0 | 0 | 227 | 122 | |
| Transfers between funds | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Net movement in funds | 227 | 0 | 0 | 227 | 122 | |
| Reconciliation of funds | ||||||
| Total funds brought forward at 1st April 2020 |
18 | 1,077 | 0 | 4 | 1,081 | 959 |
| Total funds carried forward at 31st March 2021 |
1,304 | 0 | 4 | 1,308 | 1,081 |
The notes at pages 36–45 form part of these accounts. All gains and losses recognised in the year are included in the Statement of Financial Position. All the results on the Statement of Financial Activities are derived from continuing operations.
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Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2021
| Note | Unrestricted Funds |
Restricted Funds |
Endowment Funds |
Total at 31 March 2021 |
Total at 31 March 2020 |
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| £000 | £000 | £000 | £000 | £000 | ||
| Fixed assets | ||||||
| Investements | 13 | 580 | 0 | 0 | 580 | 506 |
| Total fxed assets | 580 | 0 | 0 | 580 | 506 | |
| Current assets | ||||||
| Debtors | 14 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 31 |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 15 | 835 | 0 | 4 | 839 | 616 |
| Total current assets | 846 | 0 | 4 | 850 | 647 | |
| Liabilities | ||||||
| Creditors falling due within one year | 16 | 122 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 72 |
| Net current assets/(liabilities) | 724 | 0 | 4 | 728 | 575 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | 1,304 | 0 | 4 | 1,308 | 1,081 | |
| Creditors falling due after more than one year | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total net assets or liabilities | 1,304 | 0 | 4 | 1,308 | 1,081 | |
| The funds of the Charity | 18 | |||||
| Endowment Funds | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
| Unrestricted Income Funds | 1,304 | 0 | 0 | 1,304 | 1,077 | |
| Total Charity Funds | 1,304 | 0 | 4 | 1,308 | 1,081 |
The notes at pages 36–45 form part of these accounts, signed on behalf of the trust by Rhys Davies (Chair of the Charitable Fund Committee)
Signed:
Date: 26 January 2022
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Statement of Cash Flows for the year ended 31 March 2021
| Note | 31 March 2021 |
31 March 2020 |
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| Total Funds £000 |
Total Funds £000 |
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| Cash fows from operating activities: | |||
| Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities | 17 | 202 | (193) |
| Cash fows from investing activities: | |||
| Dividends, interest and rents from investments | 5 | 15 | 23 |
| Proceeds from the sale of investments | 13 | 96 | 15 |
| Purchase of investments | 13 | (90) | (11) |
| Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities | 21 | 27 | |
| Change in cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the reporting period |
223 | (166) | |
| Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the reporting period | 15 | 616 | 782 |
| Change in cash and cash equivalents due to exchange rate movements | 0 | 0 | |
| Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the reporting period | 839 | 616 |
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Notes on the accounts
1. Accounting Policies
a) Basis of Preparation
The financial statements have been prepared under the historic cost convention, with the exception of investments which are included at fair value.
The accounts (financial statements) have been prepared in accordance with the Statement of Recommended Practice: Accounting and Reporting by Charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) issued in October 2019 and the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) and the Charities Act 2011 and UK Generally Accepted Practice as it applies from 1 January 2019.
The accounts (financial statements) have been prepared to give a ‘true and fair’ view and have departed from the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 only to the extent required to provide a ‘true and fair view’. This departure has involved following Accounting and Reporting by Charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) issued in October 2019 rather than the Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice effective from 1 April 2005 which has since been withdrawn.
The trustee considers that there are no material uncertainties about the Airedale Hospital and Community Charity’s ability to continue as a going concern. There are no material uncertainties affecting the current year’s accounts.
In future years, the key risks to the charity are a fall in income from donations or investments but the trustee has arrangements in place to mitigate those risks (see the ‘Principal Risks and Uncertainties’ section of the annual report for more information).
b) Funds Structure
Where there is a legal restriction on the purpose to which a fund may be put, the fund is classified either as:
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a restricted fund or
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an endowment fund.
Restricted funds are those where the donor has provided for the donation to be spent in furtherance of a specified charitable purpose. At the accounting date, Airedale Hospital and Community Charity had no restricted funds.
Endowment funds arise when the donor has expressly provided that the gift is to be invested and only the income of the fund may be spent. These funds are sub analysed between those where the trustee has the discretion to spend the capital (expendable endowment) and those where there is no discretion to expend the capital (permanent endowment).
The charity has one permanent endowment fund. The income of the Winifred Naylor Allen Endowment Fund can be used for nurse training awards.
Those funds which are neither endowment nor restricted income funds, are unrestricted income funds which are sub analysed between designated (earmarked) funds where the trustee has set aside amounts to be used for specific purposes or which reflect the non-binding wishes of donors and unrestricted funds which are at the trustee’s discretion, including the general fund which represents the charity’s reserves.
The major funds held in each of these categories are disclosed in note 18.
c) Incoming Resources
All incoming resources are recognised once the charity has entitlement to the resources, it is probable (more likely than not) that the resources will be received and the monetary value of incoming resources can be measured with sufficient reliability.
Where there are terms or conditions attached to incoming resources, particularly grants, then these terms or conditions must be met before the income is recognised as the entitlement condition will not be satisfied until that point. Where terms or conditions have not been met or uncertainty exists as to whether they can be met then the relevant income is not recognised in the year but deferred and shown on the balance sheet as deferred income.
d) Gifts in kind
Gifts in kind, such as food and care packages are not accounted for when they are accepted and immediately distributed unless a single donation is material.
The vast majority of items donated to Airedale Hospital & Community Charity fell into this category.
Gifts of tangible assets such as TVs, microwaves and fridges are recognised as a donation at fair value (market price) on receipt and charitable expenditure when they are distributed. £6k has been include in donations and expenditure to reflect this (2019/20 £0k).
Where gifts in kind are held before being distributed to beneficiaries, they are recognised at fair value as stock until they are distributed. No items were undistributed as at 31st March or had no fair value.
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e) Incoming Resources from Legacies
Legacies are accounted for as incoming resources either upon receipt or where the receipt of the legacy is probable.
Receipt is probable when:
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confirmation has been received from the representatives of the estate(s) that probate has been granted
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the executors have established that there are sufficient assets in the estate to pay the legacy and
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all conditions attached to the legacy have been fulfilled or are within the charity’s control.
If there is uncertainty as to the amount of the legacy and it cannot be reliably estimated then the legacy is shown as a contingent asset until all of the conditions for income recognition are met.
f) Incoming Resources from Endowment Funds
The incoming resources received from the invested endowment fund are wholly restricted.
g) Resources expended and irrecoverable VAT
All expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and has been classified under headings that aggregate all costs related to each category of expense shown in the Statement of Financial Activities. Expenditure is recognised when the following criteria are met:
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there is a present legal or constructive obligation resulting from a past event
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it is more likely than not that a transfer of benefits (usually a cash payment) will be required in settlement
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the amount of the obligation can be measured or estimated reliably.
Irrecoverable VAT is charged against the category of resources expended for which it was incurred.
h) Recognition of expenditure and associated liabilities as a result of grant
Grants payable are payments made to linked, related party or third party NHS bodies and non NHS bodies, in furtherance of the charitable objectives of the funds held on trust, primarily relief of those who are sick.
Grant payments are recognised as expenditure when the conditions for their payment have been met or where there is a constructive obligation to make a payment.
A constructive obligation arises when:
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the charity has communicated its intention to award a grant to a recipient who then has a reasonable expectation that they will receive a grant or
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the charity has made a public announcement about a commitment which is specific enough for the recipient to have a reasonable expectation that they will receive a grant or
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there is an established pattern of practice which indicates to the recipient that we will honour our commitment.
The trustee has control over the amount and timing of grant payments and consequently where approval has been given by the charitable fund committee, on behalf of the trustee, and any of the above criteria have been met then a liability is recognised. Grants are not usually awarded with conditions attached. However, when they are then those conditions have to be met before the liability is recognised.
Where an intention has not been communicated, then no expenditure is recognised but an appropriate designation is made in the appropriate fund. If a grant has been offered but there is uncertainty as to whether it will be accepted or whether conditions will be met then no liability is recognised but a contingent liability is disclosed.
i) Allocation of support costs
Support costs are those costs which do not relate directly to a single activity. These include some staff costs, costs of administration, internal and external audit costs. Support costs have been apportioned between fundraising costs and charitable activities on an appropriate basis.
The analysis of support costs are shown in note 9.
j) Fundraising Costs
The costs of generating funds are those costs attributable to generating income for the charity, other than those costs incurred in undertaking charitable activities or the costs incurred in undertaking trading activities in furtherance of the charity’s objects. The costs of generating funds represent fundraising costs together with investment management fees.
k) Charitable activities
Costs of charitable activities comprise all costs incurred in the pursuit of the charitable objects of the charity. These costs, where not wholly attributable, are apportioned between the categories of charitable expenditure in addition to the direct costs. The total costs of each category of charitable expenditure include an apportionment of support costs as shown in note 7.
l) Fixed Asset Investments
Investments are a form of basic financial instrument. Fixed asset investments are initially recognised at their transaction value and are subsequently measured at their fair value (market value) as at the balance sheet
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date. The Statement of Financial Activities includes the net gains and losses arising on revaluation and disposals throughout the year. Quoted stocks and shares are included in the Balance Sheet at the current market value quoted by the investment analyst, excluding dividend. Other investments are included at the trustee’s best estimate of market value.
The main form of financial risk faced by the charity is that of volatility in equity markets and investment markets due to wider economic conditions, the attitude of investors to investment risk, and changes in sentiment concerning equities and within particular sectors or sub sectors.
All investments are held in a portfolio which is managed by Castlefield Investment LLP.
Further information on the investments can be found in note 13.
q) Staff costs and pensions
There are no staff directly employed by the charity. However, The Charity Manager employed by Airedale NHS Foundation Trust since August 2019 is considered to be an employee of the charity employed by a related party.
Airedale NHS Foundation Trust re-charge the Charity for support costs which include a percentage of costs for several members of staff.
These staff members belong to the NHS Pension Scheme which is an unfunded defined benefit scheme which is accounted for as a defined contribution scheme. The recharge from Airedale NHS Foundation Trust includes the employee contributions to that scheme. For more information on the NHS Pension Scheme refer to the Airedale NHS Foundation Trust annual report and accounts.
m) Debtors
Debtors are amounts owed to the charity. They are measured on the basis of their recoverable amount.
n) Cash and cash equivalents
Cash at bank and in hand is held to meet the day to day running costs of the charity as they fall due. Cash equivalents are short term, highly liquid investments, held in interest bearing savings accounts.
o) Creditors
Creditors are amounts owed by the charity. They are measured at the amount that the charity expects to have to pay to settle the debt.
Amounts which are owed in more than a year are shown as long term creditors. At the accounting date, Airedale Hospital and Community Charity had no long term creditors.
p) Realised gains and losses
All gains and losses are taken to the Statement of Financial Activities as they arise. Realised gains and losses on investments are calculated as the difference between sales proceeds and opening carrying value (purchase date if later). Unrealised gains and losses are calculated as the difference between the market value at the year end and opening carrying value (or purchase date if later).
2. Related Party Transactions
Airedale NHS Foundation Trust is the corporate trustee of the Airedale Hospital and Community Charity and is its main grant beneficiary – they are therefore related parties. Grants paid by the charity to Airedale NHS Foundation Trust are detailed in note 8. Airedale NHS Foundation Trust makes a number of clerical and transaction services available to the charity, inaccordance with a service level agreement. These include:
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fundraising services at a cost of £15k (£21k in 2019/20) – see note 6.
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financial administrative services at a cost of £29k (£35k in 2019/20) in support of the charity's grant making activities which are included within support costs – see note 9
The charges made by Airedale NHS Foundation Trust for fundraising services constitute the costs of the Charity Manager. The amounts paid for administrative services are due under a service level agreement and are set at an amount which allows Airedale NHS Foundation Trust to recover its costs.
None of the members of the Airedale NHS Foundation Trust board or parties related to them has undertaken any transactions with the Airedale Hospital and Community Charity or received any benefit from the charity in payment in kind. Board members received no honoraria, expenses or emoluments in the year.
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3. Income from donations and legacies
| Unrestricted funds | Unrestricted funds | Restricted funds | Restricted funds | Total | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020/21 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2019/20 | |
| £000 | £000 | £000 | £000 | £000 | £000 | |
| Donations | 146 | 341 | 0 | 0 | 146 | 341 |
| Legacies | 119 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 119 | 40 |
| Grants receivable | 197 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 197 | 2 |
| Gifts in Kind (material) | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Total | 468 | 383 | 0 | 0 | 468 | 383 |
Donations contains corporate donations and gifts from individuals, i.e. members of the public, relatives of patients and staff.
4. Role of Volunteers
Like all charities, the Airedale Hospital and Community Charity is reliant on a team of volunteers for its smooth running. Our volunteers perform the following role:
- fund advisors – there are between 70–80 Airedale NHS Foundation Trust staff who support the charitable funds committee when deciding how the charity's designated funds should be spent. These funds are designated (or earmarked) by the charitable fund committee to be spent for a particular purpose or in a particular ward or department. Each fund advisor has delegated powers to use the designated funds in accordance with the committee's wishes. The committee determines what each fund can be spent on and the amount that can be spent in a year.
In accordance with the SORP, due to the absence of any reliable measurement basis, the contribution of these volunteers is not recognised in the accounts.
5. Gross investment income
| Unrestricted funds | Unrestricted funds | Restricted funds | Restricted funds | Total | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020/21 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2019/20 | |
| £000 | £000 | £000 | £000 | £000 | £000 | |
| Investments listed on Stock Exchange | 15 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 20 |
| Other investments | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | 15 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 23 |
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6. Analysis of expenditure on raising funds
| Unrestricted funds | Unrestricted funds | Restricted funds | Restricted funds | Total | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020/21 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2019/20 | |
| £000 | £000 | £000 | £000 | £000 | £000 | |
| Charity Manager* | 15 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 21 |
| Youth Volunteer Coordinator** | 21 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 9 |
| Other | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| Total | 44 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 38 |
Employed since August 2019 by Airedale NHS Foundation Trust. *Entirely funded by monies received for that purpose by the Pears Foundation.
7. Analysis of charitable expenditure
The charity did not undertake any direct charitable activities on its own account during the year. All of the charitable expenditure was in the form of grant funding. Grants were approved in favour of Airedale NHS Foundation Trust, to carry out activities that will benefit NHS patients and their families.
| Grant funded activity | Grant funded activity | Total | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020/21 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2019/20 | |
| £000 | £000 | £000 | £000 | |
| Patients welfare and amenities | 62 | 66 | 62 | 66 |
| Staff welfare and amenities | 50 | 30 | 50 | 30 |
| Staff training | 10 | 20 | 10 | 20 |
| Medical equipment | 86 | 13 | 86 | 13 |
| IT equipment | 13 | 1 | 13 | 1 |
| Ward environment | 33 | 11 | 33 | 11 |
| Gifts in kind (material – distributed) | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Total | 260 | 141 | 260 | 141 |
8. Analysis of grants
The charity does not make grants to individuals. All grants are made to the Airedale NHS Foundation Trust to provide for the care of NHS patients in furtherance of our charitable aims. The total cost of making grants, including support costs, is disclosed on the face of the Statement of Financial Activities and the actual funds spent on each category of charitable activity, is disclosed in note 7.
The trustee operates a scheme of delegation for charitable funds, under which fund advisors initiate the day to day disbursements on their projects in accordance with the directions set out in standing orders and
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| Institution receiving grant support: | Total amount paid | Total amount paid |
|---|---|---|
| 2020/21 | 2019/20 | |
| £000 | £000 | |
| Airedale NHS Foundation Trust | 254 | 141 |
| Total | 254 | 141 |
9. Allocation of support costs and overheads
Support and overhead costs are allocated against charitable activities. Governance costs are those support costs which relate to the strategic and day to day management of a charity. The bases of allocation used is as follows:
- expenditure: this is a proportion based on the average fund balance during the year. This is used where the trustee considers this is a more equitable treatment to avoid disadvantaging funds with high volume, low value transactions.
| Charitable activities | Charitable activities | Basis | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020/21 | 2019/20 | ||
| £000 | £000 | ||
| External audit | 2 | 2 | Expenditure |
| Investment management | 2 | 3 | Expenditure |
| Financial administration | 29 | 35 | Expenditure |
| Bank charges | 1 | 1 | Expenditure |
| Total | 34 | 41 |
There are no staff directly employed by the charity. Recharges are made for Trust staff time. The recharge is shown on the Financial Administration line.
| Unrestricted funds | Unrestricted funds | Restricted funds | Restricted funds | Total | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020/21 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2019/20 | |
| £000 | £000 | £000 | £000 | £000 | £000 | |
| Charitable activities | 34 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 41 |
| Total | 34 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 41 |
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10. Analysis of staff costs and renumeration of key management personnel
| 2020/21 | 2019/20 | |
|---|---|---|
| £000 | £000 | |
| Salaries and wages | 13 | 17 |
| Social security costs | 1 | 2 |
| Employer’s pension contribution | 1 | 2 |
| Total | 15 | 21 |
The average number of full-time equivalent employees (employed by a related party) during the year was 0.6 (2019/20: 0.6), providing fundraising services to the charity.
11. Trustee remuneration, benefits and expenses
Members of Airedale NHS Foundation Trust board give their time freely and receive no remuneration for the work that they undertake in relation to Airedale Hospital and Community Charity.
12. Auditor's remuneration
The auditor’s remuneration of £2k (2019/20: £2k) related solely to the audit with no other additional work being undertaken (2019/20: £nil). Independent Examination is permitted by the Charities Commission for a charity of this size. Independent examination is a ‘light touch’ scrutiny involving the examiner checking for specific matters only. Because it is narrowly defined and does not involve forming an opinion as to whether the accounts are ‘true and fair’, the fees are reduced.
13. Fixed asset investments
| Movement in fxed asset investments | 2020/21 | 2019/20 |
|---|---|---|
| £000 | £000 | |
| Market value brought forward | 506 | 578 |
| Add: additions to investments at cost | 90 | 11 |
| Less disposals at carrying value | (96) | (15) |
| Add net gain (loss) on revaluation | 80 | (68) |
| Market value as at 31 March | 580 | 506 |
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| Fixed asset investments by type | 2020/21 | 2019/20 |
|---|---|---|
| £000 | £000 | |
| UK Equities & Equity Funds | 268 | 192 |
| Global Equities & Equity Funds (ex UK) | 15 | 48 |
| Fixed Interest & Fixed Interest Funds | 102 | 97 |
| Global Equities & Equity Funds (incl UK) | 48 | 0 |
| Direct Property & Property Funds | 36 | 54 |
| Other Assets | 7 | 7 |
| Multi-Asset Funds | 104 | 108 |
| Total | 580 | 506 |
All investments are carried at their fair value.
The charitable funds committee sets 5% of market value as at 31 March as the threshold for reporting material investments. As at 31 March 2021 the following investment was considered material:
| Investment | 2020/21 | 2020/21 | 2019/20 | 2019/20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| £000 | %age | £000 | %age | |
| Castlefeld Best Sustainable Income fund | 234 | 40% | 171 | 34% |
| Castlefeld Real Return fund | 104 | 18% | 109 | 22% |
| Mayfair Capital in Property Income Trust for Charities | 36 | 6% | 54 | 11% |
| Castlefeld Best Sustainable UK Smaller Companies Fund | 34 | 6% | 22 | 4% |
| Total | 408 | 70% | 356 | 70% |
The main risk from financial instruments lies in the combination of uncertain investment markets and volatility in yield. The impact of Covid-19 on the financial markets continues to be a concern.
Following a competitive exercise in May 21, Rathbones LLP were appointed as the charity's new Investment Manager. The portfolio was transferred across from
The value of fixed asset investments is expected to improve when the economy improves but it is not known how long this will take in the wake of the Covid-19 impact.
Liquidity risk is anticipated to be low as all assets are traded, and the commitment to intervention by policymakers and central banks, who have shown a clear willingness to do whatever it takes to support the global economy through these extraordinary times.
Airedale Hospital and Community Charity manages these investment risks by retaining expert advisors (for 2020/21 – Castlefields Investment Partners LLP) and operating an investment policy that provides for a high degree of diversification of holdings within investment asset classes. All investments were made in companies listed on a UK stock exchange or incorporated in the UK and therefore all investments are treated as investment assets in the UK.
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14. Analysis of current debtors
| Debtors under 1 year | 2020/21 | 2019/20 |
|---|---|---|
| £000 | £000 | |
| Other debtors | 11 | 31 |
| Total | 11 | 31 |
15. Analysis of cash and cash equivalents
| 2020/21 | 2019/20 | |
|---|---|---|
| £000 | £000 | |
| RBS Bank Account | 819 | 580 |
| Barclays Current Account | 16 | 36 |
| Investment account (cash held) | 4 | 0 |
| Total cash and cash equivalents | 839 | 616 |
16. Analysis of liabilities
| Creditors falling due within 1 year | 2020/21 | 2019/20 |
|---|---|---|
| £000 | £000 | |
| Other creditors | 122 | 72 |
| Total | 122 | 72 |
Other creditors represent sums owed at the year end by the charity to a related party, Airedale NHS Foundation Trust, for costs incurred by the Trust on behalf of the charity in the furtherance of the charity's objectives.
17. Reconciliation of net income/(expenditure) to net cash flow from operating activities
| 2020/21 | 2019/20 | |
|---|---|---|
| £000 | £000 | |
| Net income/(expenditure) for 2020/21 (as per the Statement of Financial Activities) | 227 | 122 |
| Adjustments for: | ||
| (Gains)/Losses on investments | (80) | 68 |
| Dividends, interest and rents from investments | (15) | (23) |
| (Increase)/decrease in debtors | 20 | (30) |
| Increase/(decrease) in creditors | 50 | (330) |
| Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities | 202 | (193) |
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18. Analysis of charitable funds
a) Analysis of endowment fund movements
| Fund balance brought forward 1 April |
Fund balance brought forward 1 April |
Income | Income | Expenditure | Expenditure | Gains and Losses | Gains and Losses | Fund balance carried forward 31 March |
Fund balance carried forward 31 March |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020/21 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2019/20 | |
| £000 | £000 | £000 | £000 | £000 | £000 | £000 | £000 | £000 | £000 | |
| W. N. Allen | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Total | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
b) Analysis of unrestricted and material designated fund movements
| Fund balance brought forward 1 April |
Fund balance brought forward 1 April |
Income | Income | Expenditure | Expenditure | Gains and Losses |
Gains and Losses |
Fund balance carried forward 31 March |
Fund balance carried forward 31 March |
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| 2020/21 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2019/20 | |
| £000 | £000 | £000 | £000 | £000 | £000 | £000 | £000 | £000 | £000 | |
| Fund name | ||||||||||
| General Trust Fund | 295 | 82 | 96 | 292 | (56) | (65) | 26 | (14) | 361 | 295 |
| Airedale Breast Unit Fund |
90 | 105 | 15 | 10 | (8) | (17) | 7 | (8) | 104 | 90 |
| NHS Charities Together | 0 | 0 | 148 | 0 | (61) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 0 |
| Haematology Legacy | 82 | 91 | 1 | 2 | (3) | (4) | 7 | (7) | 87 | 82 |
| HODU Legacy | 82 | 91 | 1 | 2 | (3) | (4) | 7 | (7) | 87 | 82 |
| Diabetic Fund | 0 | 0 | 50 | 0 | (1) | 0 | 4 | 0 | 53 | 0 |
| Cazaux Legacy | 0 | 0 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 0 |
| Allum Legacy | 0 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 0 |
| Diabetes Legacy | 60 | 84 | 0 | 0 | (24) | (24) | 0 | (4) | 36 | 60 |
| Pathology Research | 3 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 3 |
| Pears Foundation | 21 | 35 | 30 | 0 | (24) | (14) | 0 | 0 | 27 | 21 |
| Cancer Research Legacy | 31 | 25 | 0 | 9 | (5) | (3) | 0 | 0 | 26 | 31 |
| Gastroenterology Fund | 23 | 25 | 0 | 1 | (1) | (1) | 2 | (2) | 24 | 23 |
| HODU Trust Fund | 51 | 53 | 8 | 24 | (38) | (22) | 3 | (4) | 24 | 51 |
| Operating Theatre Equipment Legacy |
18 | 20 | 0 | 1 | (1) | (1) | 1 | (2) | 18 | 18 |
| Other (20/21 balances under £15k) |
321 | 344 | 16 | 69 | (106) | (64) | 22 | (25) | 252 | 321 |
| Total | 1,077 | 955 | 478 | 410 | (331) | (219) | 80 | (73) | 1,304 | 1,077 |
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Airedale Hospital & Community Charity
t: 01535 294870 e: anhsft.charity@nhs.net @AiredaleCharity www.airedalecharity.org
Independent examiner's report to the corporate trustee of Airedale Hospital and Community Charity
I report on the accounts of Airedale Hospital and Community Charity (the "Charity") for the year ended 31 March 2021, which are set out on pages 32 to 45.
Independent examiner's statement
In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention:
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which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect, the requirements: − to keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act 2011;
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to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records; and
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to comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008
have not been met, or
- to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Basis of independent examiner's statement
My examination was carried out in accordance with the general Directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a comparison of the accounts with the accounting records kept by the Charity. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts and seeking explanations from you as corporate trustee concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a 'true and fair' view and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement above.
Respective responsibilities of corporate trustee and examiner
The Charity’s corporate trustee is responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The Charity’s trustee considers that an audit is not required for this year under section 144(2) of the Charities Act 2011 and that an independent examination is needed. The Charity's gross income exceeded £250,000 and I am qualified to undertake the examination by being a qualified member of Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy.
It is my responsibility to:
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examine the accounts under section 145 of the Charities Act 2011;
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to follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Charities Act 2011; and
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to state whether particular matters have come to my attention.
Your attention is drawn to the fact that the Charity's trustees have prepared the Charity's accounts in accordance with the Statement of Recommended Practice 'Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019) issued in October 2019 in preference to the Statement of Recommended Practice 'Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice (revised 2005)' issued in April 2005 which is referred to in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 but has been withdrawn. I understand that the Charity's trustees have done this in order for the Charity's accounts to give a true and fair view in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice effective for reporting periods beginning on or after 1 January 2019.
Use of this report
This report is in respect of an examination carried out under section 145 of the Charities Act 2011. This report is made solely to the Charity's corporate trustee, as a body, in accordance with the regulations made under section 154 of the Charities Act 2011. My work has been undertaken so that I might state to the Charity's trustees those matters I am required to state to them in an independent examiner's report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, I do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the Charity and the Charity's trustee, as a body, for my work, for this report or for the opinions I have formed.
Gareth D Mills
Gareth Mills, CPFA
Grant Thornton UK LLP Chartered Accountants
Leeds
28 January 2022
Grant Thornton UK LLP. 2