University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust
Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust Charitable Fund
Annual Report and Accounts 2020-21
BSUH making it better Charity
The Royal Sussex County Hospital The Royal Alexandra Children’s Hospital The Sussex Eye Hospital The Princess Royal Hospital
Registered Charity Number 1050864
Some of the 800+ hand-made cards sent to us by our supporters for staff at our hospitals on Valentine’s Day 2021
Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust Charitable Fund
Annual Report and Accounts 2020-21
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| Message from the Chair | 4 |
| Message from the Director | 5 |
| The Year in Numbers | 6 |
| How We Helped: Launching Our Covid-19 Relief Fund | 7 |
| How We Helped: Supporting Staf Through Covid-19 | 8 |
| How We Helped: Major Purchases Through Our Covid-19 Fund | 9 |
| Fundraising Achievements | 10 |
| More Ways We Have Helped | 11-12 |
| Community Fundraisers | 13 |
| Raising Awareness | 14 |
| Reference and Administrative Details | 15 |
| Statement of Trustee’s Responsibilities | 20 |
| Report of the Independent Auditors | 21 |
| Statement of Financial Activities | 25 |
| Statement of Financial Position | 26 |
| Statement of Cashfows | 27 |
| Notes to the Financial Statements: Accounting Policies | 28 |
| Notes to the Accounts: Accounting Policies (Cont.), Investment | |
| Income and Capital Grants | 30 |
| Trustees’ Remuneration and Benefts, Fixed Asset Investments, | |
| Debtors and Creditors | 31 |
| Contingent Liabilities and Related Party Disclosures | 32 |
| Comparatives for the Statement of Financial Activities (31 March | 2020) 33 |
| Post Balance Sheet Events | 34 |
The Charity’s annual report and accounts for the year ended 31 March 2021 have been prepared by the Corporate Trustee in accordance with the Charities Act 2011 and regulations made under section 154 of that Act. The Charity’s report and accounts include all the separately established funds for which the Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust is the sole beneficiary.
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Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust Charitable Fund
Annual Report and Accounts 2020-21
Lizzie Peers Chair of Charitable Funds Committee
Message from the Chair
I am delighted to present the BSUH Charity Annual Report and Accounts 2020/21. In what has been a profoundly difficult year for so many in the NHS and beyond, the charity has made a real difference to the lives of patients and staff.
Our income for 2020/21 was £1.61 million pounds. This is a remarkable achievement, given the obvious fundraising challenges presented by a global pandemic and national lockdown. This would simply not have been possible without the support of our brilliant donors and creative fundraisers alike.
Further on in the document you will find the detailed accounts, showing just how this money has been invested to make things better across our four hospitals: The Royal Sussex County, The Royal Alexandra Children’s, The Princess Royal and The Sussex Eye Hospitals.
This income was also significantly boosted by the incredible community response to the BSUH Charity Help Our Hospitals Fight Covid-19 campaign, which will be showcased throughout this report.
You may also be aware that on 1st April 2021 Western Sussex Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (WSHT) and Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals Trust (BSUH) merged to become University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust. BSUH Charity is continuing in its current form until further notice - dedicated to University Hospitals Sussex and supporting our four hospitals.
Following the merger, my colleague Kirstin Baker will be taking over as Chair of the Charitable Funds Committee for the new merged trust. I’d like to offer a warm welcome to Kirstin, and look forward to seeing what great things can be achieved in the future.
I would like to take this opportunity to extend a heart-felt thank you to all the fundraisers, donors and volunteers who have supported us this year. The Annual Report is our chance to demonstrate just how much of a difference the charity has made, and can continue to make, with the invaluable backing of our supporters.
Lizzie Peers
Chair of Charitable Funds Committee
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Sarah Tasker Director BSUH Charity
Message from the Director
It has been a year like no other. Through a difficult time, BSUH Charity has continued to make a difference for patients and staff across our four hospitals.
In March 2020, the UK went into its first lockdown, as a result of the global spread of Covid-19. The effects of the virus were far-reaching and devastating, and had a profound impact on staff and patients at hospitals across the country. Existing charity plans for the year were, of course, either majorly disrupted or cancelled, as the country battled to curb the infection rate.
Many in-person charity events, individual fundraisers and community mass participation events all had to be cancelled. It was set to be an extremely challenging year.
However, we were overwhelmed by the collective community desire to support the people at our hospitals through these unprecedented times. It was this support that led us to launch our Help Our Hospitals Fight Covid-19 campaign on March 30th 2020.
To date, we have raised an incredible £0.59 million pounds through the Covid-19 fund alone. Alongside this, we were also the beneficiary of a number of grants totalling £0.265 million pounds from the central NHS Charities Together Covid-19 appeal. This received a massive boost from the fundraising efforts of Sir Captain Tom Moore.
Alongside our Covid fund, our general fund continued to enable important purchases at our hospitals. One major example of this is the provision of a brand new mobile breast screening unit for the Brighton, Hove and East Sussex Breast Screening Service. The vehicle, funded solely by donations to BSUH Charity, is fitted out with state of the art Mammography equipment and new changing facilities, ensuring a calmer experience for all.
We continue to connect with team members, hospitals, departments and wards across sites, to understand the ways in which charity funds can make things better.
It was the year where everything changed, but it was also the year that the nation got behind our beloved NHS. We are so pleased to have this opportunity to say thank you and to showcase the far-reaching impact of your support.
Sarah Tasker
Director BSUH Charity
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The Year in Numbers
£2.06 million
Total charitable expenditure
inc. staff and patient welfare, training and capital grants
£0.47m Staff welfare and training
This includes additional staff training to enable staff to provide even better care
£0.29m
Patient welfare
Patient welfare represents contributions made to towards patient experience at our hospitals
£0.89m Capital Grants
Examples
£0.4m Breast Screening Vehicle
£0.1m Reporting workstations
Please see note 4 of accounts
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ABOUT BSUH CHARITY
Our vision: to improve the experience of every patient
Our core priorities:
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y Creating more patient-friendly environments
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y Providing equipment for diagnosis and treatment
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y Supporting staff development to provide even better care
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y Advancing our understanding through research projects
Our Hospitals: we are dedicated to raising funds for our four local hospitals.
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How we helped: Launching our Covid-19 Relief Fund
Upon launching the Covid-19 fund in March 2020, the immediate focus was on supporting staff on the front line across hospitals. The charity team moved quickly to set up the relevant campaign materials and communications to enable us to spread the word.
As community donations began to be made, the fund was further boosted by additional grant support from the central NHS Charities Together fund.
Initial spend was focused on smaller comfort items, which would have the biggest impact on improving staff wellbeing:
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y Hand creams and water bottles were purchased and allocated amongst staff
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y Quiet rooms were set up - solely for staff use - creating calm areas where staff could grab a few moments of rest
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y Covers for electronic tablets were provided. This enabled staff and patients to communicate with loved ones while visiting restrictions were in place
Our supportive community also sent in a wide assortment of non-financial donations. With the food, drinks and toiletries received, we were able to make up care boxes; these were delivered to staff during the peak of the first wave.
Partnering with the Trust’s Health and Wellbeing Team, we were able to deliver care boxes to over 2,000 staff across 57 areas on a regular basis; this included wards, outpatients, Allied Health Professionals, and Facilities and Estates.
Faye Heffernan, Engagement, Health and Wellbeing Manager said:
“We were able to achieve so much in supporting the welfare of our frontline staff, with the incredible support from the local community. Their kind donations enabled us to put together jam-packed boxes full of food, drinks and treats, which really helped to boost the spirits of our front-line staff in the most difficult of times.”
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How we helped:
Continuing to support staff through Covid-19
As the effects of the pandemic continued to be felt, staff at our hospitals had to embrace new ways of working. Longer shifts and personal protective equipment made working conditions increasingly difficult. Donations to the charity allowed us to make things a little easier for our staff, as they adapted to the changing working conditions.
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y The cardiac team were provided with new blood pressure monitors. Patients could keep the monitors at home for a short period, enabling consultations to take place over the phone rather than in person, keeping staff and patients safer.
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y Staff at Sussex Eye Hospital were able to purchase the equipment required to carry out additional safety tests around the infection risk posed by Covid-19 to staff during cataract surgery.
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y Additional external supervision was provided for the palliative care team, so they could discuss any Covid-19 issues affecting them at work with a trusted impartial supervisor.
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y Two new dummies were purchased by the manual handling team, to enable them to carry out safe demonstrations during periods of social distancing.
HELP Staff Counselling Service
The health and wellbeing of staff is a top priority for the trust. The charity continued to partner with the Health and Wellbeing team to carry out a staff wellbeing survey. This focused on questions around how staff thought charity funds could best be invested.
A recurring theme in staff feedback was the importance of mental health support. In response to this, £62,212 of charity money was spent on the ongoing funding and development of the Health Employee Learning and Psychotherapy (HELP) service.
The service provides staff with confidential support, counselling and psychotherapy to support them with a range of mental health challenges, an area of particular importance during the pandemic.
“The Charity Funds have had a positive impact on the HELP Service by enabling us to reduce waiting times and provide early intervention to our staff members (clients). This early intervention means that the staff’s psychological health does not deteriorate further whilst waiting for an appointment. The wider impact of the charity funds has meant that those staff who have been supported have maintained their own health thus enabling them to support/care for NHS patients, meaning everybody benefits.” Denise Guy-Davies, HELP Service Coordinator.
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How we helped: Major purchases through our Covid-19 fund
As the year progressed, our Covid-19 fund continued to attract significant community support. This enabled the charity to invest in some larger-scale purchases, to make things better for patients and staff alike.
Study pods for the library
As a University Hospital, training and teaching is of fundamental importance. One of the core priorities of the charity is to support staff development, to enable the teams to provide even better care.
With medical student numbers on the rise, the library at the Audrey Emerton Building at the Royal Sussex County Hospital is set to become even busier over the coming year. £52,200 of charity funds were spent on the provision of four study pods and a purpose-built group study room, for the use of students at the library.
Educational upgrades became a necessity this year, as a result of the changing working landscape brought about by the pandemic and subsequent social distancing rules. These new pods allow people to work safely and privately, while still adhering to distancing measures when they are in place.
Ben Skinner, Head of Libraries, Knowledge and Learning Technology said:
“We were very pleased to be able to use charitable funding to purchase four new two-person study pods, which have increased the options for quiet study spaces in the library. Students and staff can now book out a pod if they need to work in pairs without disturbing others, or if they need a private space to make a Teams call. This will allow even more people to make use of our library spaces for research and study.”
New staff room, fit for heroes
In February 2021, the Heroes’ Lounge staff room was officially opened at the Princess Royal Hospital, Haywards Heath, thanks to generous donations to the BSUH Charity Covid-19 campaign.
£49,321.28 was invested in the creation of the room, which provides a quiet space for staff to relax in with colleagues and take a moment’s rest. Project Wingman , a charity run by airline pilots and crew, is also based at the Heroes’ Lounge five days a week to support frontline-workers over a cup of tea, sharing experiences of working in a high-pressured environment.
The Bolthole was also A second staff room opened in May 2021, for staff at The Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton to enjoy.
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FUNDRAISING ACHIEVEMENTS
The pandemic posed a raft of added challenges for fundraisers across the country. Many of the major annual charity fundraising events were put on hold or cancelled. The Brighton 10km, the Half Marathon and the Marathon were all delayed, modified or eventually cancelled. The annual charity abseil down the British Airways i360 in Brighton was also postponed for over a year.
However, not to be disheartened, the charity team and local community got creative and found unique ways to rise to the challenge. A wide range of imaginative fundraising ideas came to life, such as a virtual pet show, lockdown festivals, virtual quizzes and a read-a-thon.
Over one hundred JustGiving and Virgin Money pages were opened in 2020/21 for BSUH Charity. Many of these were set up by fundraisers specifically wanting to help support our Covid-19 campaign. These individuals raised £127,521.30 and some of their stories are below.
Kevin Keehan and Scott Kirkwood united footballers from across Sussex to ‘Run 5km for the NHS’. The idea really caught on throughout the footballing community with players, supporters and referees from different teams all taking on the challenge. England Manager, Gareth Southgate, even made a surprise call to congratulate the guys on their fundraising. Over £50k was raised, with 3,285 supporters getting behind them – an outstanding achievement.
A group of Fathers and sons from a local football club, came together in a ‘Clip for Carers’ special fundraiser, collectively shaving their heads for the NHS and raising £3k+ as a result. Darren Austin, who organised the activity said:
“Local NHS staff do an amazing job of looking after our community. This was our chance to help look after them.”
David Moon-Watson hosted two online dance parties with a collective of DJs. Each show lasted ten hours and featured sets from some of the finest DJs from across Brighton and Hove. They raised over £2k and got a lot of people up and dancing from their lounges!
Joe Stilgoe is an ‘internationally acclaimed singer, pianist and songwriter’, who lives in Hove. Inspired by the work of his friends working in our hospitals during the winter wave, Joe performed a series of musical events, live from his shed and streamed via youtube.
Alongside the shed sessions, which took place three times a week, Joe also organised a Mother’s Day auction event. The auction had some super lots on offer, including tickets to see Rob Brydon or for Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club.
Joe and his supporters raised over £20k, which was used to provide front-line staff with hot meals. Joe said:
“Having recently been looked after by the brilliant staff at The Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton, I wanted to do my part to help the NHS go above and beyond, as they deal with the pandemic. The staff at the trust do a phenomenal job of looking after our community.”
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More ways we have helped
The front-line teams adapted heroically to the constantly shifting demands placed on them by the continuing pandemic. This meant that from September 2020, the charity was able to expand support to other services, wards and departments across the four hospitals.
Badgernet Maternity Software
£29,920 of charity funds were invested in purchasing Badgernet - a modern maternity software programme. The programme enables women, people and healthcare professionals to access their maternity information right through the pregnancy journey and following delivery.
Badgernet is a full end-to-end electronic maternity patient record, meaning clinicians can now access a pregnant woman or person or new parent’s appointments, clinical care history, blood results and scans all in one place. The system allows real-time recording of all events wherever they occur: in the hospital, the community, or at home. Midwife Stephanie Moss said:
“Badgernet helps to ease communication between professionals and reduce the amount of double documentation that can occur. It also comes with a ‘patient portal’ so that women and people can view and access their own maternity records online, helping to empower them to feel more involved in their care.”
Onward Arts
Onward Arts is the permanent arts programme for our hospitals, and is funded by BSUH Charity. From May this year, the charity also provided funding for a fixed-term post for an Arts Project Manager who will coordinate this work, focusing on improving existing healthcare environments, and the wellbeing of staff through arts engagement.
Chapel Refurbishment
One of the projects the new Onwards Arts Coordinator has helped to deliver is the refurbishment of the Chapel space at The Princess Royal Hospital. A further £8,867.74 of charity funds have been spent on modernising the chapel, to enhance the room and create a multipurpose space.The addition of a new green carpet, forest wall mural, new plants and sage green furniture have all helped to bring the outside in, enhancing the air of tranquillity at the room. New prayer mats have also been installed in the Muslim Prayer Room on site.
Joanna Elliot, Lead Chaplain at Royal Sussex County and Princess Royal Hospitals said:
“The aspiration was to create a space that was different from the rest of the hospital, a calming place that could be used to reflect and recharge. We wanted to create a Chapel and rest space together. The room has a dual purpose - to fit the different needs within a hospital setting. This is a space that is open to everyone, and the reaction has been really positive.”
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More ways we have helped
A new mobile unit for the Breast Screening Service
£378,100 of charity funds were spent on a new state-of-the-art mobile breast screening unit, for the Brighton, Hove and East Sussex Breast Screening Service.
The unit is fitted out with the latest Mammography kit, providing images that are of the highest quality in terms of sharpness and detail. Image readers can interpret images more clearly and more easily asses possible abnormalities.
Women from all over East Sussex between the ages of 50 – 70 can access the Well Woman breast screening service. This mobile unit is one of three that are at different sites around the county. Along with the cutting-edge medical kit, the unit also offers a covid-safe layout and new changing facilities.
Fiona Smith, Superintendent Radiographer for the service, said:
“The new Breast Screening mobile has enhanced the experience for the hundreds of local women attending for their screening mammograms. New changing facilities, wall mural, and a Covid-friendly layout, make a tremendous difference. This pleasant, well-designed space helps us to reduce anxiety and make for a calmer experience for all.”
OSRIM Training Simulator for Anaesthetic Teams
In April 2021, £24,000 of charity funds were invested in the latest ‘OSRIM’ (operating room simulator) training device, for the Anaesthetic teams at the Royal Sussex County and Princess Royal Hospitals.
OSRIM is an augmented reality, state-of-the-art, training device that is designed to allow anaesthetists to practice flexible bronchoscopy. Simulation continues to gain importance in medical practice; it leads to better clinical skills and outcomes, allowing training to occur in a safe environment.
Dr. Tanya Hall, Advanced Trainee in Airway Management said:
“OSRIM is a fantastic addition to our training tools. It provides us with fidelity training so that we can continually hone our skills and keep up to date. The device supports us in providing excellent specialist care for our patients.”
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Examples of 2020-2021 fundraising activity
1. Horsted Keynes FC quite literally went the extra mile , to support local NHS staff. A team of footballers took 2.5 weeks to run the 1577km between Land’s End and John o’ Groates, raising £2,280 for their local hospital – The Princess Royal Hospital.
2. From March 2020, local Aikido instructor Paul Bonett took his lessons online, to help raise funds for the charity. For a whole year, he taught lessons seven days a week, and was the charity’s longest serving fundraiser. He raised £2,305.67 and is now starting a new fundraising programme to support staff health and wellbeing.
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3. Lauren Whitehead, 21, raised £837 for the Trevor Mann Baby Unit at Brighton’s Royal Sussex County Hospital by parting with 18 inches of hair!
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4. The Reed Recruitment team raised £1650 for the purchase of nibbles, toys and treats for the children at The Royal Alexandra Children’s Hospital over Christmas 2020, in lieu of their annual advent calendar donation.
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5. Jack, aged 8, walked 200 laps around his garden in memory of Sir Captain Tom Moore. He raised £1,500.
6. Nine-year-old Sebby took on a great trek to raise money for his local NHS. He walked Steyning Horseshoe six times in one day, which amounted to a rather impressive 18km walk and a total of £1,277 raised.
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*Figures correct at time of publication
7. The local community sent in over 800 cards to the charity, as part of the Valentine’s campaign. Messages of love and support flooded in, and were distributed amongst staff across all wards and hospitals.
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Raising awareness, localising our approach
Following the merger, we refreshed the charity logo, with a view to making our approach more site-specific. It is important to the charity that local people know that their donations are being directed towards the ward, department or hospital that is closest to their hearts.
Our aim is to increase the connection between local communities and their local hospital. The charity heart symbol has been integrated into all logos, but each hospital features a different colour, to give each a unique identity while retaining the overall BSUH Charity look and feel.
BSUH Charity continues to fundraise to make it better for all wards and departments at our four hospitals. You can see our refreshed hospital specific logos below:
BSUH Charity BSUH Charity BSUH Charity BSUH Charity Royal Sussex Princess Royal Royal Alexandra Sussex County Hospital Hospital Children’s Hospital Eye Hospital making it better making it better making it better making it better Charity Reg No.1050864 Charity Reg No.1050864 Charity Reg No.1050864 Charity Reg No.1050864
The little things that made a big difference
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y 30 new picnic benches were purchased and installed across The Princess Royal (PRH) and The Royal Sussex County Hospital (RSCH) sites, for staff to enjoy when on their breaks
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y 4 new footstalls were provided for the Discharge Lounge at RSCH, for patients who are waiting to be discharged
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y 750 hot meals provided for staff who worked on Christmas Day 2020 at PRH and RSCH
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y 2 fridges purchased for the Audiology team
Partner Charities
We are grateful for the work our partner charities do to raise funds for BSUH hospitals and patients. Our historical partner charities are: Early Birth Association, Friends of Brighton and Hove Hospitals, League of Friends of the Princess Royal Hospital, League of Friends of the Hurstwood Park Neuro Centre, Rockinghorse Children’s Charity, Sussex Cancer Fund, Sussex Stroke and Circulation Fund and The Sussex Heart Charity.
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Reference and Administrative Details
| Registered Name | Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust Charitable Fund |
Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust Charitable Fund |
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| Working Names | Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals Charity BSUH Charity |
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| Registered Address | The principle ofce for the Charity and the Corporate Trustee, it’s Parent entity, is the same: Royal Sussex County Hospital Eastern Road Brighton East Sussex BN2 5BE |
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| Contact Details | E-mail: Tel: |
UHSussex.charity@nhs.net 01273 664708 |
| Registered Charity Number | 1050864 | |
| Principle Professional Advisors |
Bankers: Nat West Government Banking Services Branch Premier Place 2½ Devonshire Square London EC2M 4BA Investment fund managers: Sanlam UK Wealth Exchange Building St John’s Street Chichester West Sussex PO19 1UP Auditors: Cardens Accountants LLP The Old Casino 28 Fourth Avenue Hove BN3 2PJ |
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Financial Report and Accounts 2020-21
The members of the NHS Trust Board who served during the year were as follows:
Our Board of Directors 01 April 2020 to 31 March 2021
NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS
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y Alan McCarthy, Chairman (Term of Office to 30-09-21)
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y Patrick Boyle, Deputy Chair (Term of Office to 19-01-24)
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y Mike Rymer (Term of Office to 31-05-2021)
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y Kirstin Baker (Term of Office to 31-03-22)
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y Lizzie Peers (Term of Office to 11-05-23)
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y Jackie Cassell (Term of Office to 31-10-22)
EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS
Chief Executive Dame Marianne Griffiths,
Dr George Findlay, Chief Medical Officer and Deputy Chief Executive
Karen Geoghegan, Chief Financial Officer
Pete Landstrom, Chief Delivery and Strategy Officer
Denise Farmer, Chief Workforce and Organisational Development Director
Carolyn Morrice, Chief Nurse
Jayne Black, Chief Operating Officer (on secondment to NHSE/I from 1/01/2021)
Katy Jackson, Interim Chief Operating Officer (from 1/01/2021 to 31/03/2021)
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Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust Charitable Fund
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The Charitable Funds are registered with the Charity Commission (no. 1050864) in accordance with the Charities Act 2011.
Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust Charitable Funds are registered as an umbrella charity, the governing document being a trust deed dated 8 September 1995 as amended by Statutory Instrument 2003/866.
The charity is constituted of 204 individual funds as at 31 March 2021 (2020: 245) and the notes to the accounts distinguish the types of fund held and disclose separately all material funds.
Charitable 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 these funds are held on trust by the corporate body.
Corporate Trustee
Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust entered into a management contract with Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust from 1 April 2017. The Executive team and Chairman of Western Sussex Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is also the Executive team and Chairman of the Trust. They act in their capacity as Corporate Trustee of the Charitable Funds governed by the law applicable to Trusts, principally the Trustee Act 2000 and the Charities Act 2011.
On 1 April 2021, Western Sussex Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust acquired the assets, liabilities and operations of Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust, forming University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust through merger by acquisition under section 56A of the NHS Act 2006.
Management of Funds
Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust Charitable Fund is governed by a Trust deed. The Corporate Trustee is the Executive team and Chairman of Western Sussex Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. They hold their office by virtue of their appointment to the Trust Board.
The Trust Board, whilst retaining overall responsibility for the management of the funds in its capacity as Corporate Trustee, delegates
responsibility to the Charitable Funds Committee. The day to day management is provided by the Charity Director and individual fund managers.
The Trust Board of the Corporate Trustee comprises Executive and Non-Executive members. NonExecutive members of the Board are appointed by the NHS Appointments Commission and Executive members of the Board are subject to recruitment by the Trust Board of Western Sussex Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
The Corporate Trustee fulfils its legal duty by ensuring that funds are spent in accordance with the objectives of each fund. By designating funds the Corporate Trustee respects the wishes of donors to benefit patient care and advance good health and welfare of patients, carers and staff.
The Financial Services Department of Brighton & Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust, which is located in Brighton General Hospital, Elm Grove, Brighton BN2 3EW, is responsible for the day to day financial management and accounting for the charitable funds during the year.
Structure and Governance
The Charity is considered to be a subsidiary for accounting purposes of Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust (“Trust”), an organisation established in the United Kingdom.
The Trust has assessed its relationship to the charitable fund and determined it to be a subsidiary because the Trust is exposed to, or has rights to, variable returns and other benefits for itself, patients and staff from its involvement with the charitable fund and has the ability to affect those returns and other benefits through its power over the fund.
The charitable fund’s statutory accounts are prepared to 31 March in accordance with the UK Charities Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP) which is based on UK Financial Reporting Standard (FRS) 102. On consolidation, necessary adjustments are made to the charity’s assets, liabilities and transactions to:
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recognise and measure them in accordance with the Trust’s accounting policies and
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eliminate intra-group transactions, balances, gains and losses.
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The Trust’s principal purpose is to provide healthcare services for patients and service users in England.
Where funds are received which have specific restrictions set by the donor and a suitable fund is not in existence, a new restricted fund is established.
The charity holds three endowment funds which are capital in perpetuity, the income from which may be used for any purpose other than general maintenance of the hospitals.
The charity produces an induction pack for newly appointed members of the Trust Board. This pack provides information about the charity, including the Corporate Trustee’s annual report and accounts, budgets, policies and minutes, and information about trusteeship, including Charity Commission booklet CC3, The Essential Trustee.
Risk Management
The major risk to which the Charity is exposed is the possible losses from a fall in the value of the investments and the level of reserves available to mitigate the impact of such losses.
The value of the investments is regularly monitored with the assistance of the Charity’s investment advisers and there are procedures in place to ensure that both spending and firm financial commitments remain in line with income.
Objectives and Activities
The principal objective of the charity is for any charitable purpose relating to the NHS wholly or mainly for the services provided by University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust.
During the year the funds continued to support a wide range of health related activities benefiting both patients and staff. In general they are used to purchase additional goods and services that the NHS is unable to provide, for example much needed medical equipment. The funds also enable consultants and other medical staff to attend training courses not funded by the NHS. Specific research is also funded. The Corporate Trustee confirms that the activities undertaken and planned future activities are in accordance with the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit and the charity’s legal purpose.
Reserves Policy
It is the Charity’s intention to commit income in the year that it is received. It may do this by designation of resources to long term projects or by the allocation of monies to grants. Monies not needed for immediate use are ‘pooled’ and invested in line with the Charity’s investment policy.
Members of the Charitable Funds Committee receive information on commitments against various funds and review the detail on the level of reserves and the reason for their retention on a half yearly basis. The day to day monitoring of the policy is the responsibility of the delegated Director and fund managers who are expected to bring any issues to the attention of the Corporate Trustee.
Investment Policy
The investment portfolio is managed on a full discretionary basis by Sanlam UK Wealth who acts as the Trustee’s nominee.
The Trustee’s overall investment objective is to maintain capital in real terms and maximise income. It is the Trustee’s policy that no direct investment shall be made in tobacco related shares, in companies listed under alcoholic beverages or anything which does not comply with the aims and ideals of the NHS.
The Charity’s funds as at 31 March 2021 were £13.60m (2020: £11.59m) of which £1.24m (2020: £1.37m) were restricted funds, £11.89m (2020: £9.75m) unrestricted and £0.47m (2020, £0.47m) endowment. The level of reserves and expenditure plans are reviewed annually to ensure that the Charity expenditure is in line with income and reduces the level of reserves held.
A Review of our Finances, Achievements and Performance
The net assets of the Charitable Funds as at 31st March 2021 were £13.60m (2020: £11.59m). This is a reflection of the additional contributions made towards charitable activities and an upturn in the value of investments in excess of the total income received during the year.
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The charity continues to rely on donations, legacies and investment income as the main sources of income. Total income during the year was £1.61m (2020: £1.96m).
Of the total expenditure of £2.06m (2020: £2.02m), charitable expenditure on direct charitable activity amounted to £1.80m (2020: £1.77m) which includes staff and patient welfare, training and capital grants.
Staff Training and Welfare
Expenditure relating to staff welfare was £0.39m (2020: £0.16m) whilst staff training costs was £0.08m (2020: £0.15m). Training costs are attributed to external training courses, training related travel and attendance at conferences which the Trust would not normally provide.
Patient Welfare
Expenditure on items for patient’s welfare was £0.29m (2020: £0.50m). Patient welfare includes the provision of items of furniture, fittings and medical equipment.
Salaries
No salaries were funded for fixed term research posts and other short term contracts in 2020-21 (2020 £nil).
Capital Grants
For all building or equipment purchases costing more than £5,000 the applicant must detail what benefit it will provide and it must be approved by the Trust’s Capital Investment Group.
Investments
The Corporate Trustee invests its charitable funds with Sanlam UK Wealth with the objective of achieving a balance between income and capital growth. Newton Investment manages the underlying assets the fund is operated and administered by BNY Mellon.
The valuation of the fund was:
| Value of fund | 31 March 2021 £000 14,062 |
31 March 2020 £000 11,607 |
Gain % 21.1% |
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Future Plans
The priorities for spending charitable funds will be largely influenced by the 5 year strategic plan and future needs of the Trust.
Public Benefit
In awarding grants the Corporate Trustee is aware of its responsibilities under charity law in ensuring the maintenance of public benefit in all aspects of its work. Funding patient and staff welfare, improvements and amenities is, by definition, meeting public benefit.
The Corporate Trustee confirms that it has regard to the Charity Commission’s general guidance on public benefit when reviewing the Charity’s purpose and goals in their plans for future activities.
Expenditure on capital projects during the year was £0.89m (2020: £0.90m) and a list of the Capital Grants is set out in note 4.
Thank you for your support
On behalf of the staff and patients who have benefited from improved services and facilities as a result of donations and legacies we would like to thank all patients, relatives and staff who have made charitable donations.
Approved on behalf of the CorporateTrustee
Karen Geoghegan Date: 4/11/2021 Karen Geoghegan
Lizzie Peers Date: 4/11/2021 Lizzie Peers
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Statement of Trustee’s Responsibilities
The Corporate Trustee is responsible for:
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y keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the funds held on trust and to enable it to ensure that the accounts comply with requirements in the Charities Act 2011 and those outlined in the directions issued by the Secretary of State;
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y establishing and monitoring a system of internal control;
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y establishing arrangements for prevention and detection of fraud and corruption; and
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y safeguarding assets and ensuring their proper application under charity law.
The Corporate Trustee is required under the Charities Act 2011 to prepare accounts for each financial year. The Secretary of State, with the approval of the Treasury, directs that these accounts give a true and fair view of the financial position of the funds held on trust, in accordance with the Charities Act 2011. In preparing those accounts, the Corporate Trustee is required to:
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y apply on a consistent basis accounting policies laid down by the Secretary of State with the approval of the Treasury;
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y make judgements and estimates which are responsible and prudent;
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y state whether applicable accounting standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the accounts; and
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y prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the Charity will continue in business.
The Corporate Trustee confirms that it has met the responsibilities set out above and complied with the requirements for preparing the accounts. The financial statements set out on pages 21 to 31 have been compiled from and are in accordance with the financial records maintained by the Corporate Trustee.
By Order of the Corporate Trustee signed :
Karen Geoghegan Date: 4/11/2021 Karen Geoghegan Lizzie Peers Date: 4/11/2021 Lizzie Peers
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REPORT OF THE INDEPENDENT AUDITORS TO THE TRUSTEES OF BRIGHTON AND SUSSEX UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST CHARITABLE FUND
Opinion
We have audited the financial statements of Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust Charitable Fund (the 'charity') for the year ended 31 March 2021 which comprise the Statement of Financial Activities, the Balance Sheet, the Cash Flow Statement and notes to the financial statements, including a summary of significant accounting policies. The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).
In our opinion the financial statements:
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give a true and fair view of the state of the charity's affairs as at 31 March 2021 and of its incoming resources and application of resources, for the year then ended;
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have been properly prepared in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice; and
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have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011.
Basis for opinion
We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK) (ISAs (UK)) and applicable law. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditors' responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements section of our report. We are independent of the charity in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements in the UK, including the FRC's Ethical Standard, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.
Conclusions relating to going concern
In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the Corporate Trustee’s use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.
Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the charity's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.
Our responsibilities and the responsibilities of the Corporate Trustee with respect to going concern are described in the relevant sections of this report.
Other information
The Corporate Trustee is responsible for the other information. The other information comprises the information included in the Annual Report, other than the financial statements and our Report of the Independent Auditors thereon.
Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and, except to the extent otherwise explicitly stated in our report, we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon.
In connection with our audit of the financial statements, our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially
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inconsistent with the financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If we identify such material inconsistencies or apparent material misstatements, we are required to determine whether this gives rise to a material misstatement in the financial statements themselves. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact. We have nothing to report in this regard.
Matters on which we are required to report by exception
We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters where the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 requires us to report to you if, in our opinion:
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the information given in the Report of the Trustees is inconsistent in any material respect with the financial statements; or
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sufficient accounting records have not been kept; or
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the financial statements are not in agreement with the accounting records and returns; or
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we have not received all the information and explanations we require for our audit.
Responsibilities of trustees
As explained more fully in the Statement of Trustees' Responsibilities, the Corporate Trustee is responsible for the preparation of the financial statements which give a true and fair view, and for such internal control as the Corporate Trustee determine is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
In preparing the financial statements, the Corporate Trustee is responsible for assessing the charity's ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the Corporate Trustee either intends to liquidate the charity or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so.
Our responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements
We have been appointed as auditors under Section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 and report in accordance with the Act and relevant regulations made or having effect thereunder.
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue a Report of the Independent Auditors that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with ISAs (UK) will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial statements.
Irregularities, including fraud, are instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations. We design procedures in line with our responsibilities, outlined above, to detect material misstatements in respect of irregularities, including fraud. The extent to which our procedures are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud is detailed below:
Our approach to identifying and assessing the risks of material misstatement in respect of irregularities, including fraud and non-compliance with laws and regulations, was as follows:
- the engagement partner ensured that the engagement team collectively had the
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appropriate competence, capabilities and skills to identify or recognise non-compliance with applicable laws and regulations;
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we identified the laws and regulations applicable to the charity through discussions with the Corporate Trustee and other management, and from our commercial knowledge and experience of charities ;
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we focused on specific laws and regulations which we considered may have a direct material effect on the financial statements or the operations of the company, including
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Charities SORP FRS 102,
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Data protection laws (including UK General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR))
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Anti-bribery
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we assessed the extent of compliance with the laws and regulations identified above through making enquiries of management and inspecting legal correspondence; and -identified laws and regulations were communicated within the audit team regularly and the team remained alert to instances of non-compliance throughout the audit.
We assessed the susceptibility of the charity’s financial statements to material misstatement, including obtaining an understanding of how fraud might occur, by:
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making enquiries of management as to where they considered there was susceptibility to fraud, their knowledge of actual, suspected and alleged fraud; and
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considering the internal controls in place to mitigate risks of fraud and non-compliance with laws and regulations.
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To address the risk of fraud through management bias and override of controls, we:
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performed analytical procedures to identify any unusual or unexpected relationships;
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tested journal entries to identify unusual transactions;
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investigated the rationale behind significant or unusual transactions.
In response to the risk of irregularities and non-compliance with laws and regulations, we designed procedures which included, but were not limited to:
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agreeing financial statement disclosures to underlying supporting documentation;
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reading the minutes of meetings of those charged with governance;
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enquiring of management as to actual and potential litigation and claims; and
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reviewing legal costs for any potential claims
There was no contradictory evidence found.
There are inherent limitations in our audit procedures described above. The more removed that laws and regulations are from financial transactions, the less likely it is that we would become aware of non-compliance. Auditing standards also limit the audit procedures required to identify non-compliance with laws and regulations to enquiry of the directors and other management and the inspection of regulatory and legal correspondence, if any.
Material misstatements that arise due to fraud can be harder to detect than those that arise from error as they may involve deliberate concealment or collusion.
A further description of our responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements is located on the Financial Reporting Council's website at www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities. This description forms part of our Report of the Independent Auditors.
Use of our report
This report is made solely to the Corporate Trustee, as a body, in accordance with Part 4 of the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the Corporate Trustee those matters we are
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required to state to them in an auditors' report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the charity and the Corporate Trustee as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed.
Hannah Doherty FCCA (Senior Statutory Auditor) Eligible to act as an auditor in terms of Section 1212 of the Companies Act 2006 For and on behalf of Cardens Accountants LLP
The Old Casino 28 Fourth Avenue Hove East Sussex BN3 2PJ
Date: ……………………………………….. 4/11/21
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BRIGHTON & SUSSEX UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL NHS TRUST CHARITABLE FUND
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021
| Unrestricted fund Notes £ INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM Donations, legacies and other income 1,325,560 Investment income 2 280,887 Total 1,606,447 EXPENDITURE ON Administrative expenses 3 261,744 Charitable activities Patient 285,640 Staff 358,748 Training 32,173 Misc 148,549 Capital Grants 840,217 Total 1,927,071 Net gains/(losses) on investments 2,454,846 NET INCOME/ (EXPENDITURE) 2,134,222 RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS Total funds brought forward 9,751,738 Transfer between Funds - TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD 11,885,960 |
2021 2020 Restricted fund Endowment fund Total funds Total funds £ £ £ £ - - 1,325,560 1,581,534 - - 280,887 374,947 - - 1,606,447 1,956,481 - - 261,744 251,508 5,209 - 290,849 496,563 25,969 - 384,717 162,965 49,571 - 81,744 152,167 1,317 - 149,866 58,849 52,200 - 892,417 900,282 134,266 - 2,061,337 2,022,334 - - 2,454,846 (1,149,619) (134,266) - 1,999,956 (1,215,471) 1,376,006 470,911 11,598,655 12,814,126 - - - - 1,241,740 470,911 13,598,611 11,598,655 |
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The notes form part of these financial statements
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BRIGHTON & SUSSEX UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL NHS TRUST CHARITABLE FUND
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION AT 31 MARCH 2021
| Unrestricted fund Notes £ FIXED ASSETS Investments 6 12,349,666 CURRENT ASSETS Debtors 7 151,954 Cash at bank and in hand 23,324 175,278 CREDITORS Amounts falling due within one year 8 (638,984) NET CURRENT ASSETS/(LIABILITIES) (463,706) TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES 11,885,960 NET ASSETS 11,885,960 FUNDS 9 Unrestricted funds: General fund Restricted funds: Restricted Endowment funds: Endowment TOTAL FUNDS |
2021 2020 Restricted fund Endowment fund Total funds Total funds £ £ £ £ 1,241,740 470,911 14,062,317 11,607,471 - - 151,954 21,394 - - 23,324 125,116 - - 175,278 146,510 - - (638,984) (155,326) - - (463,706) (8,816) 1,241,740 470,911 13,598,611 11,598,655 1,241,740 470,911 13,598,611 11,598,655 11,885,960 9,751,738 1,241,740 1,376,006 470,911 470,911 13,598,611 11,598,655 |
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The financial statements were approved by the Board of the Corprorate Trustee on 4/11/21 and were signed on its behalf by:
Karen Geoghegan Karen Geoghegan
Lizzie Peers Lizzie Peers
The notes form part of these financial statements
BRIGHTON & SUSSEX UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL NHS TRUST CHARITABLE FUND
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BRIGHTON & SUSSEX UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL NHS TRUST CHARITABLE FUND
STATEMENT OF CASHFLOWS AT 31 MARCH 2021
| Cash Flows from Operating Activities Net movement in funds Income from investments Net (gains)/losses on investments (Increase)/Decrease in Trade and Other Receivables (Decrease)/Increase in Trade and Other Payables Net cash (used in) Operating Activities Cash Flows from Investing Activities Investment Income from investments Net Cash provided by Investing Activities Change in cash and cash equivalents in the reporting period Net (decrease)/ increase in cash and cash equivalents Cash and Cash Equivalents at Beginning of the Period Cash and Cash Equivalents at year end |
2021 2020 Total Total Funds Funds £ £ 1,999,956 1,215,471 ) ( 280,887 ) ( 374,947 ) ( 2,454,846 ) ( 1,149,619 130,560 ) ( 269,081 483,659 185,271 ) ( 382,678 ) ( 356,990 ) ( 280,887 374,947 280,887 374,947 101,792 ) ( 17,957 101,792 ) ( 17,957 125,116 107,159 23,324 125,116 |
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BRIGHTON & SUSSEX UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL NHS TRUST CHARITABLE FUND
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021
1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Basis of preparing the financial statements
The financial statements of the charity, which is a public benefit entity under FRS 102, have been prepared in accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS 102) '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 2015)', Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland' and the Charities Act 2011. The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention with the exception of investments which are included at market value, as modified by the revaluation of certain assets.
The accounts are prepared on a going concern basis after consideration by the Corporate Trustee that there are no material uncertainties about the Charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Such consideration includes a review of committed income and expenditures, cash flows and reserves. The Corporate Trustee does not consider that there are any sources of estimation uncertainty at the reporting date that have a significant risk of causing a material adjustment to the carrying amount of assets and liabilities within the next reporting period.
Changes in accounting policies
There has been no change in the basis of accounting for the year.
Income and endowments
All income and endowments, including legacies, are recognised in line with FRS102 and this is based upon the Charity having a recognised legal entitlement to the income. It is probable that the income will be received and that the income can be measured with sufficient reliability.
Donated income recorded in the accounts is solely that which has been receipted via the cashier's office or credited directly into the Charity bank account by the donor.
Expenditure
Expenditure is recognised when a liability is incurred.
Grants are only made to related NHS bodies and non NHS bodies in the furtherance of charitable activities.
Cost of generating funds
Raising funds includes all expenditure incurred by the charity to raise funds for its charitable purposes and includes costs of all fundraising activities, events and non-charitable trading.
Expenditure on charitable activities
Costs of charitable activities comprise all costs incurred in pursuit of the objects of the charity, including education and training and grant support to Brighton and Sussex NHS Trust in support of a range of charitable activities.
Allocation and apportionment of costs
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Overhead and support costs have been allocated to the Unrestricted funds.
Irrecoverable vat
Irrecoverable VAT is charged against the category of resources expended for which it was incurred.
Funds structure
The funds are classified in the accounts in three categories, Restricted, Unrestricted and Endowment Funds.
Restricted Funds are funds which are to be used in accordance with specific restrictions imposed by the donor and/or the Corporate Trustee at the inception of the fund.
Unrestricted funds are those which the Corporate Trustee is free to use for any purpose in furtherance of the charitable objectives. Unrestricted funds include designated funds which are not legally restricted but which the Corporate Trustee has chosen to earmark for set purposes.
Endowment funds are funds where the capital is held in perpetuity to generate income for charitable purposes and cannot itself be spent. The income earned on these funds will be categorised as restricted or unrestricted according to the restrictions imposed by the donor.
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BRIGHTON & SUSSEX UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL NHS TRUST CHARITABLE FUND
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - CONTINUED FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021
1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES – continued
Realised gain and losses
All gains and losses are taken to the Statement of Financial Activities at the year end. Realised gains and losses on investments are calculated as the difference between sale proceeds and book cost. Unrealised gains and losses are calculated as the difference between the market value at the year end and the opening market value (or purchase if later).
Pooling Scheme
An official pooling scheme is operated for investments relating to Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS 1 trust Charitable Funds which is regulated by the Declaration of Trust dated 1 February 2005.
2. INVESTMENT INCOME
| 2. | INVESTMENT INCOME | ||
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| 2021 | 2020 | ||
| £ | £ | ||
| Investment income | 280,887 | 374,947 | |
| 3. | ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES | ||
| 2021 | 2020 | ||
| £ | £ | ||
| Administrative expenses | 261,744 | 251,508 |
The Audit Fee of £12,000 is included in the above Administrative expenses (2020: £12,000)
4. CAPITAL GRANTS
All grants are made to Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust and the Corporate Trustee operates a scheme of delegation, through which a grant funded activity is managed by fund holders responsible for the day to day administration of their funds. The Charity does not make grants to individuals. The grants received by, the beneficiary were as follows: £
| £ | |
|---|---|
| Breast screening Van | 378,100 |
| Reporting Workstations | 105,000 |
| ED Trauma Simulation | 65,759 |
| Library Study Pods | 52,200 |
| Body Plethymograph | 49,793 |
| Ventilators | 43,165 |
| Biopsy Ultrasound | 27,000 |
| Health & Wellbeing Refurb | 26,612 |
| Endoscopy Training Link | 24,196 |
| Video Laryngoscope | 15,600 |
| OCT machine | 13,000 |
| Transcutaneous CO2 Monitor | 12,871 |
| Cerebral Function Monitor | 12,441 |
| Other schemes < £10,000 | 66,680 |
| Total | 892,417 |
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - CONTINUED FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021
5. TRUSTEES' REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS
The Corporate Trustee did not receive any remuneration or other benefits for the year ended 31 March 2021 nor for the year ended 31 March 2020.
Trustees' expenses
The Charity did not pay any expenses to the Corporate Trustee neither for the year ended 31 March 2021 nor for the year ended 31 March 2020.
6. FIXED ASSET INVESTMENTS
| FIXED ASSET INVESTMENTS | |
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| Listed | |
| investments | |
| £ | |
| MARKET VALUE | |
| At 1 April 2020 | 11,607,471 |
| Net gains | 2,454,846 |
| At 31 March 2021 | 14,062,317 |
| NET BOOK VALUE | |
| At 31 March 2021 | 14,062,317 |
| At 31 March 2020 | 11,607,471 |
7. DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
| 2021 £ Trade debtors - Other debtors 151,954 151,954 |
2020 £ - 21,394 21,394 |
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8. CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
| 2021 | 2020 | |
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| £ | £ | |
| Intercompany balance with BSUH NHS Trust | 620,804 | 100,770 |
| Other creditors | 18,180 | 54,557 |
| 638,984 | 155,326 |
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BRIGHTON & SUSSEX UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL NHS TRUST CHARITABLE FUND NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - CONTINUED FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2020
9. CONTINGENT LIABILITIES
At 31st March 2021 there were no contingent liabilities in the Charity (2020 Nil)
10. RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES
The Charity is considered to be a subsidiary for accounting purposes of Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust ("Trust"), an organisation established in the United Kingdom, because the Trust is deemed to exercise control in accordance with IFRS10 requirements. The Trust's principal purpose is to provide healthcare services for patients and service users in England.
Pharm@Sea Limited is also a member of the group structure. However, the Charity has no transactions with this company.
During the year the following capital grants totalling £892,417 (2020, £900,232 were made to the Trust.
The Trust recharged £261,744 as support for administering the Charity during the year (2020: £251,508)
The intercompany balance which is owed to the Trust is shown in note 8 above.
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11. COMPARATIVES FOR THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES (31 March 2020)
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12. POST BALANCE SHEET EVENTS
On 19th March 2021, the Trust Boards of Western Sussex Hospitals and Brighton and Sussex Hospitals made a joint application to NHS Improvement for their merger by way of the acquisition of Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust by Western Sussex Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust under section 56A of the NHS Act 2006.
The Grant of Application for the Acquisition took effect on 1st April 2021. On this date, Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals was dissolved and Western Sussex Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust acquired the assets and business of Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust. The newly merged Trust is known, from 1st April 2021, as University Sussex Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
The outbreak of the COVID-19 virus occurred caused a global pandemic which was recognised by the World Health Organisation (WHO). In respect of the current COVID 19 situation the Charity has reviewed its business and has been relatively unaffected by this and therefore have made no adjustments to the accounts. We expect the situation not to have an impact on the Charity's ability to continue as a going concern. The Corporate Trustee continues to monitor the situation as it rapidly changes and will react to further developments accordingly.
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