Lincolnshire NHS Charity For the little extras that make a big difference NHS Lincolnshire NHS Charity Annual Report 2024-25
In this Annual Report
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Message from the Chair of Trustees
Welcome Strategic Aims, Vision and Mission Fundraising Spending Taking Care of Your Money Financial Overview
The Charity Committee and Trustee Making Donations Looking Ahead
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MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIR OF TRUSTEES
Lincolnshire NHS Charity is delighted to present our annual report for 2024-25. We are proud to have had much success and impact in the last year, and share some great examples of our work, in this document. As ever, we have worked hard to carefully spend the money that so many of you have donated, in accordance with your wishes and to the maximum benefit of patients, families and staff.
Our main roles as a charity are to enhance healthcare experiences for patients, families and communities across Lincolnshire, and to support the wellbeing of our NHS colleagues, whose commitment is, as ever, tremendous.
We say ‘enhance’ because our funds provide the ‘little extras that make a big difference’ - things over and above those that the NHS already provides across Lincolnshire.
Despite growing demand for our mental and physical healthcare services, NHS staff have, once again, raised significant funds, as have our donors and those kind enough to leave gifts in their wills. All of the donations we receive enable us to make a meaningful difference for our patients, their families, and our NHS colleagues. Our most sincere thanks go to all those who support us.
Looking forward, we are committed to spending in ways which make a meaningful difference to those we support, fundraising so that we can continue to do so, and increasing awareness of who we are and what we do at Lincolnshire NHS Charity, so that patients, families, and staff can be part of and benefit from our work.
My personal thanks go to our Committee, which ensures Lincolnshire NHS Charity operates effectively and appropriately, and to the charity team, who work hard every day to deliver for our patients, their families, and our NHS colleagues.
Lastly, on behalf of Lincolnshire NHS Charity, huge thanks goes to every fundraiser, donor and other supporter of our vital work.
With best wishes,
We are very grateful to our donors, partners, colleagues and volunteers, who support our work every day. Without them, so much of what we do would not be possible.
Elaine Baylis
Chair of Trustees
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WELCOME
We are proud to present the Annual Report 2024-25, which has been produced to provide additional information to supplement our financial accounts, submitted to the Charity Commission.
It complies fully with the latest Charities Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP).
All charitable expenditure has been agreed within delegated limits set by the Trustee, and reflects our charitable purpose.
We exist to support two of Lincolnshire’s local trusts: Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust (LCHS) and Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (LPFT).
LCHS enables people to access great care close to home and LPFT supports people with mental health challenges or learning disabilities to live well in their community.
Lincolnshire is one of England’s largest communities, covering more than 2,300 square miles, with a population of over 850,000.
The charity is funded by donations, often from patients and their families, who are grateful for the care they have received and wish to support the Trusts. These donations make a significant difference to the lives of patients, families and NHS staff in Lincolnshire. Donors are able to tell us how they would like their gift to be spent, but we also welcome donations without specific requirements, which allow the Charity and our Fund Managers to purposefully direct spending, to precisely and responsively meet the needs of our patients, their families, our NHS colleagues and local physical and mental healthcare services.
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STRATEGIC AIMS
SUPPORT
the Trusts in achieving their vision and mission
ENHANCE
the healthcare experiences of our patients
RAISE
the profile of the Charity among stakeholders
Our Vision
Lincolnshire NHS Charity will enable local people to live well in their communities, accessing great care close to home, and will encourage positive wellbeing for NHS staff, by supporting LCHS and LPFT.
Our Mission
Lincolnshire NHS Charity will help improve the health and wellbeing of patients and families served by LPFT and LCHS, and of the NHS staff who support them.
ENSURE
consistent and developing income generation
LISTEN
to patient needs, staff expertise and partner ideas
EMPOWER
staff to spend and the public to support with ease
OPERATE
in careful and appropriate but unbureaucratic ways
The Corporate Trustee of the Charity is LCHS, who have established a Committee of staff from LPFT and LCHS, including the Charity’s operational delivery team. The Committee administers the funds on behalf of the Trustee, meeting on a quarterly basis to discuss income and expenditure, progress updates, strategy, plans and concerns.
Fund Managers, who are NHS staff, oversee funds for their service area and can authorise spending up to £5,000. Costs between this and £10,000 must be approved by a relevant member of the Trust’s Executive Leadership or the Chief Executive. The Charity Committee are required to approve spending over £10,000.
FUNDRAISING
Every year our supporters, whether members of the public, NHS staff and local businesses raise thousands of pounds for Lincolnshire NHS Charity, enabling us to continue providing the little extras that make a big difference.
Patients and their families often thank the NHS for the care they have received by making direct donations or leaving Gifts in Wills, confident that their generosity will directly, positively impact the service which has touched their life. When donating to us, our supporters know that their money will be used to make a significant difference to the people in the care of the NHS.
Lincolnshire NHS Charity simply could not continue to help our patients, their families and our staff without the generosity of local people, businesses and our other supporters.
Every single donated penny is spent efficiently, effectively and carefully, and we are hugely grateful for the kindness we receive from our supporters on a daily basis. Thanks to them, we are able to continue providing the little extras that make a big difference.
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London Landmarks Half Marathon 2024
In April 2024, for the second year running, nine NHS staff members competed in the popular London Landmarks Half Marathon to raise funds for Lincolnshire NHS Charity.
Taking on a serious distance and some truly wonderful sights in - the capital, the race is a closed road, central London run, and is the only half marathon to go through both the City of London and the City of Westminster.
The team met up for some training runs in the winter months leading up to the race and all nine runners put in an enormous effort on the day to raise almost £2,800 for Lincolnshire NHS Charity.
Running challenges, as well as other physical endurance activities, are really popular fundraisers and are great for improving physical health and wellbeing. We look forward to more of these in future.
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NHS Big Tea 2024
Every year, the NHS Big Tea event gives staff, our supporters, and the public an opportunity to celebrate the birthday of the NHS and look back on the long history of one of the country’s most important and respected organisations.
This year, we collaborated with our friends at United Lincolnshire Hospitals Charity to deliver a local engagement event, featuring lots of tea and cake and giving us an opportunity to promote both charities and receive donations.
We also ran a special engagement event for our NHS colleagues in Finance, Business Intelligence, Strategy & Planning, and Data. This was a great way to bring them together and provide an opportunity to switch off from work briefly, instead taking a moment to drink tea, eat cake, play games, and enjoy a quiz which featured, among others, an NHS round!
Some colleagues across the NHS also delivered their own events to fundraise for our work with specific services. We are so grateful for their ongoing support of our work, which enables us to support them.
Our variety of Big Tea activities raised more than £250 this year.
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Charity Skydive
In June 2024, we were to proud to have 30 very brave NHS colleagues from Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust and Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust take part in a 14,000ft skydive at the Langar Skydive centre, near Nottingham, to raise money to support Lincolnshire NHS Charity.
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- The courageous staff experienced an adrenaline packed free fall at 120mph, before gently floating to the ground for five minutes by parachute. Some chose to go up in the plane together for that little extra comfort, while others braved the challenge alone.
Our skydivers raised over £15,000 for Lincolnshire NHS Charity. This has been used in various ways, including working directly with patients - (particularly young adults) in mental health services, to co produce spending ‘pitches’ to our Dragons’ DeNHS programme, for activities, equipment and resources to enhance patient experience.
Other spending from this fundraiser has enabled staff wellbeing activities, patient engagement and enrichment across community healthcare, team building, and much more.
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End of Life Care Packs
From a need identified by colleagues in Home Visiting, we worked together to create, fund, and distribute thoughtfully designed Care Packs to support families of people engaged in Palliative Care.
These packs contain enrichment activities designed to enable people - to come together with ease, self care items for patients and families, educational resources for children and young people, and more.
Engaging in Palliative Care is unavoidably emotionally intense, heavy, and challenging - for patients and families, it is an acknowledgement that they or someone they love is on a final journey. That journey needs sensitivity, patience and normality. These Comfort Packs have been - designed to enable healthy distraction, memory making, and positive experiences in one of the most difficult times imaginable.
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Digital Donation Machines
Our charity has introduced three new digital donation machines in community hospital in Gainsborough, Skegness and Spalding to support our work with the NHS in Lincolnshire. These new machines will make it easier for patients, families, local people and staff to donate to the services which support them.
Funded by a generous grant from NHS Charities Together, these great new donation machines at Johnson Community Hospital (Spalding), Skegness Community Hospital and John Coupland Community Hospital (Gainsborough) will put the opportunity to donate right at people’s fingertips with just a tap of a card. The grant, which was received in 2023, enabled us to undertake a number of exciting developments, including a new brand, new website and new merchandise. The digital donation machines are the last phase of this exciting development work.
Each machine will enable donors to donate to a range of important causes including palliative care services and therapy animals. Donations can also be made to support the health and wellbeing of the hardworking NHS staff in Lincolnshire who are saving, changing and improving lives every day.
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SPENDING
Lincolnshire NHS Charity exists to enhance patient experience by providing the little extras that make a big difference - things like additional equipment, extra training or by improving physical spaces for service users. Our work also supports our patients’ families, and our brilliant NHS colleagues. We are proud to share here some examples of how donations have improved patient experiences and staff wellbeing.
Every penny is spent with care. The charity genuinely considers each purchase before it is made, and every item, activity or resource is proposed by staff who deeply understand and feel passionately about the service they provide.
Thanks to the generosity of local people, including our patients and their families, and the kindness of local businesses and partners, we are regularly able to purchase things which make a difference to every person touched by the NHS.
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Purchases with Purpose
In 2024, the Lincolnshire Talking Therapies team organised a photography competition for their staff. The winner of the competition had their picture printed, purchased by Lincolnshire NHS Charity, for a number of different bases around the county. The pictures are displayed in clinical rooms, making spaces which can often seem cold or uninviting feel nicer for patients visiting the buildings for support.
Following a generous donation from the local Breath Easy group, three nebulisers were purchased for the Respiratory Team to use when supporting the recovery of patients, particularly those in Grantham and the surrounding areas.
Below, the CAMHS Learning Disability Team at a wreath making workshop, part of wellbeing activities funded by us. The team said, 'The wreath making session left everyone feeling relaxed and accomplished. It created a safe space to be ourselves and get to know each other. These sessions really help with wellbeing and team spirit'.
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Pictured here are staff nurses Emma and Claire, with one of four Phlebotomy chairs purchased by us to support Johnson Community Hospital.
The new chairs are safer for staff to operate and more comfortable for patients. Blood tests can feel scary and make people feel unwell or uncomfortable, so this was a great way to improve the experience.
Christmastime is busy in the NHS. It can also be challenging because, at a time for loved ones, our NHS colleagues are working extremely hard; similarly, patients and families have a difficult time, if illness or hospital admissions mean people cannot spend Christmas the way they would like.
- We were proud to fund around 70 requests for Christmas related spending across, benefitting patients and staff. As part of our festive activities, we also visited hospital sites across Lincolnshire delivering mince pies.
It was lovely to speak to patients and staff about our work and to share with them how we had funded a range of Christmas items to make this time of year as positive as possible for staff and patients.
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Dragons’ DeNHS
In 2024, we were proud to work closely with Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust to develop the Dragons’ DeNHS approach to spending from two of their Funds - one, focused on equipment purchases, and the other looking more broadly at enrichment of patient experience.
Led by their Every Voice Guardian, who is responsible for patient participation and engagement, this activity directly involved patients across a range of mental health, learning disability and other services, in how they are supported by the NHS and how Lincolnshire NHS Charity supports the Trusts.
The first round of Dragons’ DeNHS attracted over 30 creative ‘pitches’, with successful proposals leading to around £9,000 in spending to support of a variety of services.
Dragons’ DeNHS encourages service user engagement, enables services to respond to patients’ needs appropriately, and ensures service users feel empowered. It also makes it easier to spend funds, leads to greater service user empowerment. Ultimately, it also encourages patients to engage in fundraising for Lincolnshire NHS Charity, to support the services they are receiving, by showing them the direct impact they can have on their experience with the NHS.
We are very proud of the success of Dragons’ DeNHS round one, and look forward to undertaking round two in late 2025.
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TAKING CARE
OF YOUR MONEY
TheXXXXXXXTrustee has a duty of care to protect the assets of the charity and, therefore, fund balances must be held in a secure and responsible manner, providing reasonable return - to benefit the charity. A risk averse approach to investment is maintained by the charity. Funds not required for immediate spending are invested in a prudent manner to minimise risk while seeking to obtain income to support the charity.
The charity holds a current bank account to ensure prompt payment can be made to meet day-to-day needs. Various fixed-term and notice account deposits have been made to maximise the interest earned to benefit the charity, while ensuring that sufficient money is made available for any large spending plans. Fixed term deposits - are usually set up to mature at different times and can either be re invested or spent to match current needs. Long term investments are made with Charities, Churches and Local Authorities (CCLA) Investment Management Limited in Charities Official and Investment Fund (COIF) Income Units. These are higher risk because the value of the investment is not guaranteed but, historically, they have provided a good return with the wide spread of the pooled investment limiting risk. More information is available in the Charity’s Investment Policy. The Charity Committee is responsible for updating the policy annually.
The charity operates in line with the Standing Financial Instructions of the trustee, Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust. The trustee now works closely with United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, and their charity.
Funds donated or earnt from investments are available for spending. Charity projects - - are one off, not long term, with ongoing costs or liabilities and so the charity does not hold reserves. If, in the unlikely circumstances that all funds were fully spent up, activities would naturally cease.
Under the Charities Legislation of 2011 and the accounting Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP), charities are now required to show that they are being managed effectively and to show that they are mindful of the major risks to which the charity is exposed. These have been identified and reviewed by the trustee and a system is in place to mitigate risks. This is administered by members of the finance department.
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FINANCIAL OVERVIEW
During the year, the charity received £76,913 in donations, down compared to the previous year’s total of £109,366. Legacies received totalled £32,185 compared to £39,955 in the previous year. No grants were received in this year - compared to £195,150 last year, but this is due to the timing of a two year project working with NHS staff who are Carers for friends and family, and also helping people suffering from Long Covid and other energy-limiting conditions. Investment income of £27,864 was received compared to £25,742 last year.
The charity spent £338,907 on its activities compared to £276,217 last year, including governance costs which rose to £109,019 compared to £53,747 in the previous year - this reflects an increase in staffing. Governance costs are made up of the costs of staff working to manage the funds and ensure that the charity is run legally and effectively. No mark-up or excess or profit is charged on this.
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The value of long term investments fell in year by £14,810 reflecting the changing valuation of the investments held at the end of the year. These are all in the Charities, Churches and Local Authorities (CCLA) in Charities Official Investment Fund (COIF) Income Units. The CCLA COIF Income Units have a total historic cost of £137,485 and their market value at year end is £303,062. Other investments and cash totalled £493,982.
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Money recorded as debtors includes interest due on investments and after date receipts included in the accounts due to timing. Money recorded as creditors include accruals towards the management and administration costs for the current year as well as several amounts owing for the purchases of the charity. The balances held at the end of the year were £714,791 which is an decrease of £222,153 in the year.
The accounts are 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).
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THE TRUSTEE
Lincolnshire NHS Charity’s corporate trustee is Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust (LCHS).
The Trustees for 2023/24 and 2024/25 are:
2024/25
Andrew Morgan (Chief Executive) Professor Karen Dunderdale (Director of Nursing / Group Chief Executive) Sam Wilde (Director of Finance & Business Intelligence) Paul Antunes-Goncalves (Group Chief Finance Officer) Julie Frake-Harris (Chief Operating Officer) Caroline Landon (Group Chief Operating Officer) Daren Fradgley (Deputy CEO and Group Chief Integration Officer) Nerea Odongo (Group Chief Nurse) Dr Colin Farquharson (Group Chief Medical Officer) Elaine Baylis (Chair) Jim Connolly (Non-Executive Director) Gail Shadlock (Non-Executive Director) Ian Orrell (Non-Executive Director) Neil Herbert (Non-Executive Director) Dani Cecchini (Non-Executive Director) Rebecca Brown (Deputy Chair and Non-Executive Director) Anne-Louise Schokker (Medical Director)
2025/26
Elaine Baylis (Group Chair) Rebecca Brown (Deputy Chair and Non-Executive Director) Dani Cecchini (Non-Executive Director) Neil Herbert (Non-Executive Director) Jim Connolly (Non-Executive Director) Professor Karen Dunderdale (Group Chief Executive) Daren Fradgley (Deputy CEO and Group Chief Integration Officer) Paul Antunes-Goncalves (Group Chief Finance Officer) Nerea Odongo (Group Chief Nurse) Caroline Landon (Group Chief Operating Officer) Dr Colin Farquharson (Group Chief Medical Officer)
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MAKING DONATIONS
Lincolnshire NHS Charity relies on donations to do its vital work. Without the generosity of local people, we could not continue to provide the little extras that make a big difference for LCHS and LPFT. There are a variety of ways to donate.
Bank Transfer
To pay by online bank transfer, use the account details below and ensure you include a reference which makes clear what service, ward, team or activity you would like your donation to benefit.
Account Name: Lincs Comm Health Services NHST Charitable Funds - Account Number: 43706428 Sort Code: 60 13-15
Cash
You can donate cash by visiting the reception desk at your local LCHS or LPFT site, or at our Charity headquarters, below:
Beech House, Witham Park, Waterside South, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN5 7JH
JustGiving
To donate via our dedicated fundraising page on the digital donation platform, JustGiving, visit www.justgiving.org.uk/lincolnshire-nhscharity
Cheque
Made payable to Lincs Comm Health Services NHST Charitable Funds, these should be directed in the same way as cash donations.
LEAVING A GIFT IN YOUR WILL
Many people leave legacy gifts for Lincolnshire NHS Charity. These enable us to make a significant difference to the lives of our patients and staff, and we are always grateful to receive legacy gifts. You may want to be specific about how your gift can be used, but we also encourage you to avoid requirements which are too specific. This is because flexibility allows us to ensure your donation touches as many lives as possible and can be spent efficiently. For information about leaving a gift in your will, or any other type of donation, please contact us via lhnt.lincs-nhscharity@nhs.net and we will be happy to help.
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LOOKING AHEAD
After another successful year, it is a really exiting time to support, work for and collaborate with Lincolnshire NHS Charity.
We are excited for the future, and we look forward to working with our donors, supporters, partners and brilliant NHS colleagues across the county by providing the little extras that make a big difference to patients, families, and staff.
Launched in 2024, our Charity Strategy 2024-2029 is underway, and our hardworking team, the Committee, and our inspirational NHS colleagues are committed to doing our very best to support physical and mental healthcare services across Lincolnshire.
Looking ahead, there are some important things to do, and exciting activities taking place - more fundraising, encouraging meaningful spending, building relationships, improving our digital presence, and more along the way. All this will help ensure we begin the next Financial Year confidently, creatively, and ready to make a real ’ difference for Lincolnshire s people and our local NHS.
As ever, our deep gratitude goes to everyone who has supported us this year, and will continue to do so next year, for the important part you have played, however big or small, in making the vital work of Lincolnshire NHS Charity possible.
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ANNUAL ACCOUNTS 2024-25
FUNDS HELD ON TRUST YEAR 1st APRIL 2024 TO 31st MARCH 2025
The accounts of the funds held on trust
by the Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust.
FOREWORD
These accounts have been prepared by the Trustee and comply with the current statutory requirements, the requirements of the company's
governing document and the provisions of the Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP) applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102).
STATUTORY BACKGROUND
The NHS Trust is the corporate trustee of the funds held on trust under paragraph 16c of Schedule 2 of the NHS and Community Care Act 2006.
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 Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust and Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. The charity is a public benefit entity.
INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEE OF LINCOLNSHIRE COMMUNITY SERVICES NHS TRUST – CHARITABLE TRUST ACCOUNT (the 'charity')
Ireport to the charity Trustee on my examination of the accounts of the charity for the year ended 31 March 2025.
This report is made solely to the charity's Trustee, in accordance with Part 4 of the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations. My work has been undertaken so that I might state to the charity's Trustee 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 Trustees as a body, for my work or for this report.
RESPONSIBILITIES AND BASIS OF REPORT Asthe Trustee of the charity you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act ('the 2011 Act'). I report in respect of my examination of the charity's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act.
INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S STATEMENT
Ihavecompleted my examination. I can confirm that no matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:
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accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by section 130 of the Act; or
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the accounts do not accord with those records; or
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the accounts do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a 'true and fair' view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Signed:
Dated: 22 January 2026
Robert Anderson FCA
Streets LLP Tower House Lucy Tower Street Lincoln LN1 1XW
CHARITABLE TRUST ACCOUNT - LINCOLNSHIRE COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES NHS TRUST 2024-25
Statement of Trustee's responsibilities in respect of the Trustee's annual report and the financial statements.
Under charity law, the trustees are responsible for preparing the Trustee's Annual Report and the financial statements for each financial year which show a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity and of the excess of income over expenditure for that period.
In preparing the financial statements, generally accepted accounting practice entails that the trustee:
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selects suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently; makes judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
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states whether the recommendations of the Statement of Recommended Practice have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in financial statements; states whether financial statements comply with 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.
The trustee is required to act in accordance with the trust deed of the charity, within the framework
of trust law. They are responsible for keeping 2 proper accounting ats 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 them under the Charities Act, those statements of accounts comply with the requirements of regulations under that provision. They have general responsibility for taking such steps as are reasonably open to them to safeguard the assets of the charity and to prevent and detect fraud and other irregularities.
The trustee is responsible for the maintenance and integrity of the financial and other information included on the charity’s website. Legislation in the UK governing the preparation and dissemination of financial statements may differ from legislation in other jurisdictions.
By order of the Corporate Trustee
Signed
- Paul Antunes Goncalves, Chief Finance Officer
20 01 2026 Date
Elaine Baylis, Chair of Trustees
20 01 2026 Date
CHARITABLE TRUST ACCOUNT - LINCOLNSHIRE COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICE NHS TRUST 2024 - 2025
Statement of Financial Activities for the year ended 31 March 2025
| Y/E 31.03.25 |
Y/E 31.03.24 |
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| Unrestricted Funds |
Restricted Funds |
Total Funds Unrestricted Funds |
Restricted Funds |
Total Funds | |
| £ | £ | £ £ |
£ | £ | |
| Incoming Resources | |||||
| Donations | 74,670 | 2,243 | 76,913 109,366 |
0 | 109,366 |
| Legacies | 32,185 | 0 | 32,185 39,955 |
0 | 39,955 |
| Income from Fundraising Activities | 0 | 0 | 0 0 |
0 | 0 |
| Income from Investments | 20,295 | 7,569 | 27,864 17,803 |
7,939 | 25,742 |
| Income from Grants | 0 | 0 | 0 0 |
195,150 | 195,150 |
| Total income and endowments | 127,150 | 9,812 | 136,962 167,124 |
203,089 | 370,213 |
| Expenditure on: | |||||
| Raising funds | 5,060 | 338 | 5,398 5,078 |
23,754 | 28,832 |
| Charitable Activities | 188,946 | 149,961 | 338,907 128,531 |
147,686 | 276,217 |
| Total resources expended | 194,006 | 150,299 | 344,305 133,609 |
171,440 | 305,049 |
| Net gains/(losses)on investments | (13,169) | (1,641) | (14,810) 23,461 |
2,924 | 26,385 |
| Net Income/(expenditure) | (80,025) | (142,128) | (222,153) 56,976 |
34,573 | 91,549 |
| Reconciliation of funds: | |||||
| Total funds brought forward | 691,843 | 245,101 | 936,944 634,867 |
210,528 | 845,395 |
| Total funds carried forward | 611,818 | 102,973 | 714,791 691,843 |
245,101 | 936,944 |
| The notes at pages4to 10 form part of these accounts. | |||||
An expenditure accrual was recorded against unrestricted instead of restricted funding. This has been corrected per note 2. The expenditure related to staff benefit.
| Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2025 | Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2025 | Y/E31.03.25 | Y/E31.03.24 | |||||||
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| Unrestricted | Restricted | Total | Unrestricted | Restricted | Total | Notes | ||||
| Funds | Funds | Funds | Funds | Funds | Funds | |||||
| Fixed Assets | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | ||||
| Investments | 269,472 | 33,590 | 303,062 | 282,641 | 35,231 | 317,872 | 4.1/4.2 | |||
| Total Fixed Assets | 269,472 | 33,590 | 303,062 | 282,641 | 35,231 | 317,872 | ||||
| Current Assets | ||||||||||
| Debtors | 2,342 | 875 | 3,217 | 7,736 | 0 | 7,736 | 5 | |||
| Investments | 194,975 | 81,461 | 276,436 | 264,248 | 0 | 264,248 | ||||
| Cash at bank | 217,546 | 0 | 217,546 | 195,777 | 237,684 | 433,461 | ||||
| and in hand | ||||||||||
| Total Current Assets | 414,863 | 82,336 | 497,199 | 467,761 | 237,684 | 705,445 | ||||
| Liabilities | ||||||||||
| Creditors: | ||||||||||
| Amounts | ||||||||||
| falling due within one year |
(72,517) | (12,953) | (85,470) | (58,559) | (27,814) | (86,373) | 6 | |||
| Net Current | 342,346 | 69,383 | 411,729 | 409,202 | 209,870 | 619,072 | ||||
| Assets/(Liabilities) | ||||||||||
| Total Net Assets | 611,818 | 102,973 | 714,791 | 691,843 | 245,101 | 936,944 | ||||
| Funds of the Charity | ||||||||||
| Restricted | 0 | 102,973 | 102,973 | 0 | 245,101 | 245,101 | 7.1 | |||
| Income Funds | ||||||||||
| Unrestricted | 611,818 | 0 | 611,818 | 691,843 | 0 | 691,843 | 7.2 | |||
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| Total Charity Funds | 611,818 | 102,973 | 714,791 | 691,843 | 245,101 | 936,944 | ||||
| The notes at pages4to 10 form part of these accounts. |
The financial statements were approved and authorised for issue by the Corporate Trustee on DATE and signed on its behalf by ~~eT~~ Paul Antunes Goncalves, Group Chief Finance Officer Date 20 01 2026 Elaine Baylis, Chair of Trustees Date 20 01 2026 An expenditure accrual was recorded against unrestricted instead of restricted funding. This has been corrected per note 2. The expenditure related to staff benefit.
NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS
1.1 Accounting Policies
The financial statements have been prepared under the historic cost convention, as modified for the revaluation of certain investments, and in accordance with applicable United Kingdom accounting standards, the Charities Act and the Statement of Recommended Practice (FRS 102).
1.2 Incoming Resources
a) All incoming resources, including debtors, are included in full in the Statement
of Financial Activities as soon as the following three factors can be met:
i) entitlement - control over the rights or other access to the economic benefit has passed to the charity.
ii) probable - it is more likely than not that the economic benefits associated with the transaction or gift will flow to the charity.
iii) measurement - when monetary value or amount can be measured reliably and the costs
incurred for the transactions and the costs to complete the transaction can be measure reliably.
This policy is in line with FRS102 requirements.
b) Gifts in Kind
i) Assets given for distribution by the funds are included in the Statement of Financial Activities only when distributed.
ii) Assets given for use by the funds (e.g. property for its own occupation) are included in the Statement of Financial Activities as incoming resources when receivable.
iii) Gifts made in kind but on trust for conversion into cash and subsequent application by the funds are included in the accounting period in which the gift is sold.
In all cases the amount at which gifts in kind are brought into account is either a reasonable estimate of their value to the funds or the amount actually realised. The basis of the valuation is disclosed in the annual report.
c) Intangible Income
Intangible income (e.g. the provision of free accommodation) is included in the accounts with an equivalent amount in outgoing resources, if there is a financial cost borne by another party. The value placed on such income is the financial cost of the third party providing the resources.
d) Legacies
Legacies are accounted for as incoming resources once the entitlement to the income passed to the charity, when it was more likely than not that the income would pass to the charity and it was reliably measured e.g. the sum could be reliably estimated.
Accounting Policies Continued
1.3 Resources Expended
The funds held on trust accounts are prepared in accordance with the accruals concept. All expenditure and liabilities are recognised once there is a legal or constructive obligation to make a payment to a third party. This is when the is a present obligation as a result of a past event, that this payment of cash is required to settle that liability and the amount can be estimated reliably.
a) Cost of generating funds
The cost of generating funds are the costs associated with generating income for the funds held on trust.
b) Grants payable
Grants payable are payments, made to third parties (including NHS bodies) in the furtherance ' of the funds held on trust s charitable objectives to relieve those who are sick. They are accounted for on an accruals basis where the conditions for their payment have been met or where a third party has a reasonable expectation that they will receive the grant. This includes grants paid to NHS bodies.
c) Management and administrative costs
These are accounted for on an accruals basis and include recharges of appropriate proportions of relevant costs from Lincolnshire Community Services NHS Trust.
1.4 Structure of Funds
Where there is a legal restriction on the purpose to which a fund may be put, the fund is classified in the accounts as a restricted fund. Funds where the capital is held to generate income for charitable purposes and cannot itself be spent are accounted for as endowment
funds. Other funds are classified as unrestricted funds. Funds which are not legally restricted but which the trustee have chosen to earmark for set purposes are classified funds. The major funds held within these categories are disclosed in note 7.
1.5 Investment Fixed Assets
Investment fixed assets are shown at market value.
- i) Quoted stocks and shares are included in the balance sheet at mid market price.
ii) Income from investments is apportioned on the basis of the ratio of the fund balances to the total funds held.
Accounting Policies Continued
1.6 Realised and Unrealised 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 market value (or date of purchase if later). Unrealised gains and losses are calculated as the difference between market value at the year end and opening market value (or date of purchase if later).
1.7 Change in the Basis of Accounting
There has been no change in the basis of accounting during the period.
1.8 Prior Year Adjustments
There has been no change to the accounts of prior years other than that described in note 2.
1.9 Pooling Scheme
The Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust Charitable Funds does not operate an official pooling scheme that is to be authorised by The Charity Commission, however the collective funds of the Charity are pooled together for investment purposes.
1.10 Cash Held at Bank & Investments
- The charity defines short term, highly liquid investments as cash at bank and in hand as including funds with a maturity of less than 3 months.
Deposits classified as investments are placed for more than 3 months depending upon the prevailing circumstances.
| Analysis of Charitable Activities and Raising Funds 2 |
Unrestricted Funds |
Restricted Funds |
Total Funds |
Unrestricted Funds |
Restricted Funds |
Total Funds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2024 | |||||
| £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | |
| Contribution to NHS Expenditure* |
5,201 | 25,057 | 30,258 | 14,598 | (465) | 14,133 |
| Patients welfare and amenities |
64,885 | 74,618 | 139,503 | 68,320 | 111,312 | 179,632 |
| Fundraising activities |
5,060 | 337 | 5,397 | 5,078 | 23,754 | 28,832 |
| Staff welfare &amenities (inc training) |
39,611 | 20,517 | 60,128 | 8,697 | 20,008 | 28,705 |
| Research& development |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Governance Costs |
79,249 | 29,770 | 109,019 | 36,916 | 16,831 | 53,747 |
| 194,006 | 150,299 | 344,305 | 133,609 | 171,440 | 305,049 | |
| *NB A refund b | rought restricted spends into a negative situation in23/24 | |||||
| Analysis of Governance Costs 3 |
Unrestricted Funds |
Restricted Funds |
Total Other Costs |
Unrestricted Funds |
Restricted Funds |
Total Other Costs |
| 2025 | 2024 | |||||
| £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | |
| Independent Examination fee |
1,484 | 676 | 2,160 | 1,484 | 676 | 2,160 |
| Other fees | 44,453 | 13,906 | 58,359 | 2,120 | 967 | 3,087 |
| Bought-in services from NHS |
33,312 | 15,188 | 48,500 | 33,312 | 15,188 | 48,500 |
| 79,249 | 29,770 | 109,019 | 36,916 | 16,831 | 53,747 | |
| Analysis of Fixed Asset Investments4.1 Unrestricted Funds Restricted Funds Total 2025 £ £ £ Opening market value 282,641 35,231 317,872 Add:Acquisitions at cost 0 0 0 Less:Disposals at carrying value 0 0 0 Less:Redeemed 0 Net(loss)gain on revaluation (13,169) (1,641) (14,810) Closing market value 269,472 33,590 303,062 Historic cost 122,247 15,238 137,485 4.2 Investments listed on Stock Exchange Investments in a Common Deposit Fund or Common Investment Fund All investments held within the UK. Analysis of gross income from investments4.2 Investments listed on Stock Exchange Investments in a Common Deposit Fund or Common Investment Fund Other investments All investments are held within the UK |
Analysis of Fixed Asset Investments4.1 Unrestricted Funds Restricted Funds Total 2025 £ £ £ Opening market value 282,641 35,231 317,872 Add:Acquisitions at cost 0 0 0 Less:Disposals at carrying value 0 0 0 Less:Redeemed 0 Net(loss)gain on revaluation (13,169) (1,641) (14,810) Closing market value 269,472 33,590 303,062 Historic cost 122,247 15,238 137,485 4.2 Investments listed on Stock Exchange Investments in a Common Deposit Fund or Common Investment Fund All investments held within the UK. Analysis of gross income from investments4.2 Investments listed on Stock Exchange Investments in a Common Deposit Fund or Common Investment Fund Other investments All investments are held within the UK |
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| Unrestricted Funds |
Restricted Funds |
Total 2025 |
Unrestricted Funds |
Restricted Funds |
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| £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | |||
| 282,641 | 35,231 | 317,872 | 259,180 | 32,307 | |||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 0 | |||||||
| (13,169) | (1,641) | (14,810) | 23,461 | 2,924 | |||
| 269,472 | 33,590 | 303,062 | 282,641 | 35,231 | 317,872 | ||
| 122,247 | 15,238 | 137,485 | 122,247 | 15,238 | 137,485 | ||
| Total2025 | Total 2024 |
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| £ | £ | ||||||
| Investm | ents listed on Stock Exchange | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Investm | ents in a Common Deposit Fund or Common Investment Fund | 303,062 | 317,872 | ||||
| All inves | tments held within the UK. | 303,062 | 317,872 | ||||
| estments4.2 | Total2025 | Total 2024 |
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| £ | £ | ||||||
| nge | 0 | 0 | |||||
| t Fund or Common Investment Fund | 7,569 | 8,475 | |||||
| 20,295 | 17,267 | ||||||
| e UK | 27,864 | 25,742 | |||||
| Analysis of Debtors5 Amounts falling due within one year: Trade debtors Prepayments Other debtors Total debtors falling due within one year Analysis of Creditors6 Amounts falling due within one year: Trade creditors Other creditors Total creditors falling due within one year |
Analysis of Debtors5 Amounts falling due within one year: Trade debtors Prepayments Other debtors Total debtors falling due within one year Analysis of Creditors6 Amounts falling due within one year: Trade creditors Other creditors Total creditors falling due within one year |
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| Total2025 | |||
| £ | |||
| Trade debtors | 0 | ||
| Prepayments | 0 | ||
| Other debtors | 3,217 | ||
| Total debtors falling due within one year | 3,217 | 7,736 | |
| Total2025 | Total 2024 |
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| £ | £ | ||
| Trade creditors | 0 | 0 | |
| Other creditors | 85,470 | 86,373 | |
| Total creditors falling due within one year | 85,470 | 86,373 | |
| Analysis of Funds 7.1 |
Restricted Funds | Balance31 March2024 |
Incoming Resources |
Resources Expended |
Transfers | Balance31 March2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | ||
| Material funds | ||||||
| T173 | NHSCT Stage3Staff Spaces | 74,963 | 3,323 | (12,884) | 0 | 65,402 |
| Others | 170,138 | 6,489 | (139,056) | 0 | 37,571 | |
| Total | 245,101 | 9,812 | (151,940) | 0 | 102,973 | |
| Analysis of Funds 7.2 |
Unrestricted Funds | Balance31 March2024 |
Incoming Resources |
Resources Expended |
Transfers | Balance31 March2025 |
| £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | ||
| Material funds | ||||||
| CP7701 C003 |
John Coupland Hospital General Purpose |
25,539 | 1,388 | (5,968) | 12,143 | 33,102 |
| CP7801 C006 |
Skegness Hospital General Purpose |
0 | 4,259 | (8,657) | 32,263 | 27,865 |
| C013 | Johnson Hospital Spalding General Purpose |
49,507 | 13,515 | (15,506) | 1,352 | 48,868 |
| p6005 C017 |
Community Palliative Care | 0 | 1,879 | (3,857) | 43,801 | 41,823 |
| F147 | Occupational Therapy Leads St George’s |
21,992 | 975 | (3,797) | 0 | 19,170 |
| T030 | SCARBOROUGH WARD2 CP7706 |
20,809 | 18,614 | (8,420) | 0 | 31,003 |
| T135 | TULIP SUITE | 28,471 | 14,379 | (6,841) | 0 | 36,009 |
| T157 | LOUTH HOSP GEN K M SIMPSON |
102,234 | 4,532 | (17,563) | 0 | 89,203 |
| Others | 443,291 | 67,609 | (136,566) | (89,559) | 284,775 | |
| Totals | 691,843 | 127,150 | (207,175) | 0 | 611,818 | |
| The transfer represents fund mergers within the charity as part of a fund rationalisation project. | ||||||
| Whilst all unrestricted monies received from donors are free from any formal restrictions as to their use,the | ||||||
| Trustee will try to honour the sentiments in which the monies were given.In this respect,where some preference has | ||||||
| been indicated by donors,these monies will be held in a specific designated fund and used for the purpose indicated. | ||||||
| Analysis of Funds 7.3 |
Endowment Funds | |||||
| No endowment funds were held at any time during the accounting period. |
| Trustee and Connected Persons | 8.1 | Trustee expenses reimbursed | 2025 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Transactions | |||||
| £ | £ | ||||
| Travel and subsistence | 0 | 0 | |||
| Entertainment | 0 | 0 | |||
| Other(please describe) | 0 | 0 | |||
| 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total number of trustee | 0* | 0* |
- The Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust is the Corporate Trustee and is itself a statutory body; as such it doesn't have trustee. 'The Corporate Trustee has delegated responsibility to oversee the day to day running of the charity on its behalf to a committee of people representing the
| Trustee and Connected Persons Transactions 8.1 Trustee expenses reimbursed |
Trustee and Connected Persons Transactions 8.1 Trustee expenses reimbursed |
2025 2024 |
2025 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| £ £ |
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| Travel and subsistence | 0 0 |
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| Entertainment | 0 0 |
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| Other(please describe) | 0 0 |
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| 0 0 |
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| Total number of trustee | 0 0 |
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| as such it doesn't have trustee. 'The committee of people representing the |
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| 8.2 | Trustee remuneration | 2025 | 2024 |
| £ | £ | ||
| Name of individual | 0 | 0 | |
| Name of individual | 0 | 0 | |
| Total Trustee remuneration paid or payable |
0 | 0 | |
| 0 | |||
| Total number of trustees receiving remuneration |
0 | 0 | |
| 8.3 | Details of transactions with trustee or connected persons | ||
| Please see notes9&10 for related party transactions | |||
| 8.4 | Trustee Indemnity Insurance | ||
| Description of Cover | Amount | Amount | |
| 2025 | 2024 | ||
| £ | £ | ||
| 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 |
| Connected Organisations 9 |
Name,nature of connection, | Y/E31.03.25 | Y/E31.03.25 | Y/E31.03.24 | Y/E31.03.24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| description of activities | Turnover of | Retained surplus/ |
Turnover of | Retained surplus/ |
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| undertaken and details | Connected | (Loss)for the | Connected | (Loss)for the |
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| of any qualifications | Organisation | Connected | Organisation | Connected | |
| expressed by their auditors | Organisation | Organisation | |||
| £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | ||
| Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust | 156,321 | 31 | 145,257 | 1,381 | |
| Lincolnshire Partnership Foundation Trust | 196,692 | 806 | 176,233 | 8,908 | |
| Related party transactions 10 |
Related Party Transactions |
The Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust (LCHS) is the Corporate Trustee of the Charity and its Board Members oversee the management of the funds held within the charity, on behalf of itself as well as the Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (LPFT). The day to day running of the charity is delegated to the Charity Committee, which is made up of representatives from both other organisations.
The charity has made revenue and capital payments of £164k to the Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust (LCHS) where the trust acted as agent in buying goods and services for the charity. It also paid LCHS £48k for the cost of providing management and administration of the charity for 23/24 and a value of £68 in respect of management and administration was owing at year end to LCHS for the same regarding 24/25.
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