NHS DGNHS The Dudley Group CHARITY NHS Foundation Trust Annual Report and Accounts 202112022 ## **Contents** 1. Foreword ............................................................................................................. 3 2. About The Dudley Group NHS Charity ................................................................ 5 2.1 How we use charitable funds ............................................................................ 5 2.2 Sharing charity news ......................................................................................... 5 3. Highlights of the year 2021-2022 ......................................................................... 6 3.1 April 2021 .......................................................................................................... 6 3.2 July 2021 ........................................................................................................... 6 3.3 October 2021 .................................................................................................... 6 3.4 November 2021 ................................................................................................ 7 3.5 December 2021 ................................................................................................ 7 3.6 January 2022 .................................................................................................... 8 3.7 March 2022 ....................................................................................................... 9 4. Above and beyond – what we have planned for 2022-2023 .............................. 10 4.1 Fundraising Strategic Pillars ........................................................................... 10 Appendix 1 - Reference and Administrative Details ................................................. 13 Appendix 2 - Principal Charitable Fund Advisers ..................................................... 15 Appendix 3 - Principal Professional Advisers ........................................................... 16 Appendix 4 - Structure, Governance and Management ........................................... 17 Appendix 5 - Risk Management ............................................................................... 19 Annual Accounts 2021/2022 .................................................................................... 20 Foreword……………………………………………………………………………………. Statement of Trustees responsibilities…………………………………………………...1 Independent Auditors Opinion…………………………………………………………….2 Statement of Financial Activities………………………………………………………….6 Balance Sheet………………………………………………………………………………7 Cash Flow Statement………………………………………………………………………8 ## **1. Foreword** Welcome to The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust Charity’s Annual Report 2021/22. We have shared here some of the fantastic work of our fundraisers at the Dudley Group NHS Charity and the huge difference their generosity is making to patients, visitors, and staff at The Trust. I would like to begin by saying a heartfelt thank you to everyone who has supported us so brilliantly during what has been an incredibly challenging year. The last two years have been like no ordinary years, but even during the most challenging time in the NHS’s history, the Dudley spirit has shone through. The COVID-19 pandemic has brought out the best in our staff and volunteers and those of our partner organisations, in both clinical and non-clinical roles. It affected every part of our lives both at home and at work, while also leading to the cancellation of many of our planned fundraising events. Despite this, we were overwhelmed by the generosity of our communities, local businesses, and schools. Our amazing supporters have continued to find new and innovative ways to raise money for us by participating in online challenges, virtual bucket collections and by selling good and crafts. We also received an enormous number of enquiries from people keen to find out what they could do to help, along with donations of scrubs, food, drink, face shields and care packages as a way of saying thank you. We launched our COVID-19 Dudley Group Crisis Appeal at the start of the pandemic to support our amazing NHS staff and volunteers who worked tirelessly to care for COVID-19 patients. Thanks to the generosity of local people from Dudley, community organisations, businesses, and NHS Charities Together, we raised an incredible £809,129. The funding has supported the development of a range of initiatives and the purchase of important items, for both our acute hospital and community services, such as, staff rest areas indoors and outdoors across the trust, staff and patient care packages, patient privacy screens, specialist equipment, additional staff training and a number of improvements to the hospital environment. This year - more than ever - I feel extremely proud to Chair the Charitable Funds Committee, and I hope you will feel as inspired as I do as you read on about the Dudley Group NHS Charity’s work and our achievements. Julian Atkins Chair of charitable funds committee Non-executive director I would like to welcome you to The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust Charity’s Annual Report 2021/22. As the chief executive of The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust and as a member of the charitable funds committee I would like to thank all the generous individuals, organisations and businesses who have supported our charity over the past year. Charitable funds make a huge difference to our patients, their carers and our staff, they help to provide those added extras that would not be possible otherwise. I hope hearing about the amazing fundraising initiatives, events and highlights within this report inspires you to support Trust Charity for many years to come. Diane Wake Chief executive Member of charitable funds committee ## **1. About The Dudley Group NHS Charity** Our charity mission is to enhance and further improve the high-quality services offered by the Trust, providing additional comfort and benefit to its patients and staff, by focusing the funds and expenditure on areas not covered or fully supported by NHS funds. The Charitable Funds Committee is made up of members of the Trust Board and oversees the workings of the charity. Nithee Kotecha is the head of fundraising for the Trust **Dudley Group NHS Charity** (Charity No – 1056979). ## **2.1 How we use charitable funds** **Provide specialist medical equipment** – We are able to fund projects that allow us to purchase specialist equipment for our patients in need of specialist care that NHS funds cannot provide such as: - Digital reminiscence technology for dementia patients in our various wards - Shockwave therapy equipment for our Corbett outpatient centre - Stella 150 ventilator for our respiratory ward **Provide specialist training** – The equipment we can provide often needs specialist training, we can use our funds to help train our staff to use this equipment. Funds are also made available for specialist development courses such as our staff working in the maternity, children’s and neonatal units were able to complete e-learning courses providing further development and training. **Provide direct support to patients** - by way of information, networking support and better facilities such as: - iPads for patient to family contact, when visiting is limited - Glide away folding beds for patient relatives to use on the children’s ward - LED skylights for our C4 ward - Georgina unit (cancer services) **Improve staff health and wellbeing** – More than ever with the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic and the pressure it is putting our staff under, staff wellbeing is vital to ensure our staff are physically and mentally healthy and that our patients receive the best possible care. The covid funding we received has supported staff rest areas indoors and outdoors across the trust and staff care packages. ## **2.2 Sharing charity news** All DGNHS Charity news is shared via several different mechanisms including press releases and photo opportunities and the social media accounts. Stay in the loop and be the first to know about our exciting events by hitting the 'Like' button on Facebook, and by following us on Instagram, Twitter, and LinkedIn. - Twitter: @DGNHSCharity - Facebook: Dudley Group NHS Charity - • Instagram: @dgnhscharity - LinkedIn: Dudley Group NHS Charity ## **2. Highlights of the year 2021-2022** ## **3.1 April 2021** ## **No Barriers Here** The charity is part of the Black Country & West Birmingham STP Consortia of NHS Charities Together partnerships. Through this consortium we were successful in receiving a grant for £100,000, to support community partnerships in recognition of the impact of COVID-19 on the wider community. We have used the funding for a two-year project in which the Trust Charity has partnered with Mary Stevens Hospice on a project called No Barriers Here. The project works with people from ethnic minority communities on a community-based research study to improve access to palliative and endof-life care and equitable advanced care planning opportunities for people who may be excluded due to identity, culture, ethnicity, or race. The aim is to develop and deliver art workshops to create conversations, so providers of end of life and palliative care in Dudley have a greater awareness of culturally sensitive issues. This will feed into future practice and strategies, so services are better suited to the communities’ needs. ## **3.2 July 2021** ## **Covid-19 Crisis Appeal** The charity has received a total of £809,129.66 of donations from March 2020 until July 2021 which included grants from NHS Charities Together to support the Trust with the ongoing pandemic. The corporate donations were made up by a significant donation from Intouch Games alongside a local manufacturing company Marcegaglia, and local building societies and solicitors. Our online covid appeal donations were raised through various fundraising activities by staff, patients, families, and individuals. The community donations have come from local community faith groups, rotary clubs’ individuals, and charitable trusts. ## **3.3 October 2021** ## **Virtual London Marathon** We were delighted that five members of our staff – Matthew Welch, Rajeev Kumar, Sue Hammond, Claire MacDiarmid, Andrew Lee – and former Dudley Mayor Steve Waltho, ran the virtual London marathon in October 2021 for our charity and raised more than £12,000 between them – smashing their target of £3,000! ## **3.4 November 2021** ## **Glitter Ball** Our first face to face charity, business networking fundraising event took place on Friday 5[th] of November 2021. We raised an incredible £10,000 through sponsorship, table packages, raffle, and an auction and all funds went towards our Better Brighter Futures Appeal. Our aim was to forge links with local businesses to support our Trust charity. Headline sponsors were the Trusts PFI Partners Mitie and Summit Healthcare, and the event was supported by businesses which included HSBC, Dudley Building Society, Waldrons Solicitors, and George Green Solicitors. They joined some of our staff members for a wonderful evening of speeches by a selection of key staff members who spoke about their experience of the pandemic and their new innovative new ways of working. ## **Staff Well-Being Hub** The charity was successful in November 2021 in our Stage 3 funding application of **£121,000** from NHS Charities Together. As part of our commitment to developing our staff wellbeing offer, exciting times are ahead of us with the build of a brand-new staff only wellbeing hub at Russells Hall Hospital site. The hub will provide staff a safe space to rest and recuperate improving access to space for health and wellbeing. The build is a joint funded project with the Trust Charity. Initial proposed ideas of what this area could look like include kitchenette facilities, large seating area, breakfast bar area and a separate breakout area. ## **3.5 December 2021** ## **NHS Charities together Sun Appeal** The Trust Charity was chosen from hundreds of other NHS Charities to be part of the Joy to the Ward NHS Charities Together Sun Appeal that looked at how NHS charities are supporting children and their families over Christmas by featuring several hospitals across the country. The Polar Express came to the children’s ward in December 2021. The children’s ward and children’s outpatient areas were decorated as Winter Wonderland and themed around the Polar Express movie. Santa Claus and the elves visited the children and young people, and they were issued with their ticket to ride the Polar Express and meet Santa. The Trust Charity received a percentage of the funds that are being raised from the NHS Charities Together Appeal. The story was featured in The Sun alongside the wonderful video: www.thesun.co.uk/news/17110264/christmas-care-sick-kids-polar-express ## **3.6 January 2022** ## **The Blue Granits (Buskers)** Busking duo Tom Stanton and Billy Spakemon aka The Blue Granits have been raising money for our charity over the last few years through busking on the streets of the Black Country. In 2019 they raised £6,500 towards our Trusts Diabetes Unit and in 2020 they managed to raise £8,000 towards our Georgina Unit. Over the past year in 2021, they excelled in their previous fundraising efforts by raising **£11,000** towards our Breast Cancer Care and Prostate Cancer Care departments. ## **Volunteering Futures Fund** The Charity received a grant of £97,047 from NHS Charities Together and Department for Digital, Culture, Media, and Sport (DCMS) as part of their Volunteering Futures Fund. The funding is for a 15 month project which builds on our volunteering services and existing student volunteering programme at the Trust. The programme recruited and trained 10 of our existing volunteer service young volunteers as mentors and best practice assessors to support 150 new young volunteers who are currently experiencing barriers to volunteering in Dudley, supporting them to participate in flexible and digital volunteer roles at the Trust. ## **3.7 March 2022** ## **Transport and General Workers Union Benevolent Fund** Young patients at Russells Hall Hospital will sleep better thanks to a generous donation from the Goodyear Ex-workers Benevolent Fund. The charity has donated £8,500 to purchase a SafeSpace Hi-Lo bed for the Children’s Ward. The bed provides a comfortable, safe environment to sleep without the risk of injury from hard surfaces or moving parts. The enclosed feeling of the SafeSpace bed helps children with sensory processing issues to feel secure. The funders visited the ward to see the bed in person and handover the cheque. This was the final grant from the fund as the charity is coming to an end, since 2018 they have donated £52,395 to our Trust charity. ## **HSBC Wolverhampton Market** HSBC Wolverhampton Markets have chosen the Trust Charity as Charity of the Year between their six branches: Wolverhampton, Dudley, Kingswinford, Brierley Hill, Stourbridge, and Halesowen. The branches are aiming to raise £10,000 over the year and have decided they would like their donations to go towards our children’s and maternity departments at the Trust. We launched the relationship on the 23[rd] of March 2022 at Russells Hall Hospital with a tour of the departments. ## **3. Above and beyond – what we have planned for 2022-2023** During the year a new post was created of head of fundraising for the Dudley Group NHS Charity to take the charity further in its next steps for fundraising. In July 2021 the post was filled and a shortterm 12 month plan for the charity was created with the plan to create a longer term three year fundraising strategy for the years 2022-2025. The charity has increased its resource from one full time staff member to 2.5 staff members with the recruitment of the head of fundraising and a communications and fundraising assistant who works across both teams. ## **4.1 Fundraising Strategic Pillars** **----- Start of picture text -----**
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## **Pillar One - Creating a sustainable charity** The expansion of the charity team will mean different sources of revenue will be achievable. The aim is to grow and diversify our revenue base as well as securing multi-year funds by focusing on both unrestricted and restricted income to support a sustainable charity fund. ## **Grants & Trusts** The focus for the team will be to generate most of the yearly target from grant and trusts income. The team will be researching the current funding environment and will build a robust pipeline of potential grant givers and trusts. They will plan quarterly fundraising meetings with divisional leads to discuss their priorities and create cases of support and wish lists for both unrestricted (patient and staff wellbeing fund) and restricted (project or specific fund based) income. ## **Corporates** Funding from corporates for charity can come from: - Corporate Foundations - Corporate & Charity Strategic Partnerships - Payroll Giving These partnerships can take 6-12 months to develop our therefore our approach will be to: - Pull together a list of all corporates we have ever engaged with and coordinate a reengagement campaign. - Build 2-3 bespoke corporate partnership packages. - Create a corporate page on the website. - Target top 20-30 local ‘cold’ businesses. - Utilise our Local Enterprise Partnership/Chamber of Commerce. - Attend corporate networking opportunities. ## **Individual Giving** This income stream will combine income from the campaigns and appeals: - We will develop a specific strategy to retain donors we already have and increase income from them with the propositions and ‘products’ we already have. - Finding new donors through developing and deploying an acquisition strategy. - Developing a new ‘products and proposition strategy to increase and broaden the ways that existing donors can give and support. - Creating new ‘products and propositions to attract and acquire new donors. ## **Events** - We will be consolidating the number of events the charity will be organising for the next 12 months. - We will be moving away from staff engagement events and refocusing on the events being supported by external fundraisers. - The key audiences we will be targeting are corporates, community organisations and individuals. ## **Donations in Memory** As there is such a high return on investment with in-memory donations the fundraising team will be looking at dedicating some resource in the team to see how we could grow this arm of fundraising. They will be spending some time with the finance team to gain a better understanding of the current process and within the 12 months look to develop a stewardship plan for in-memory donators. ## **Stewardship** The team will be looking after its funders by building a robust stewardship programme. If our funders feel valued by our charity and the trust, they are much more likely to give again. The team will ensure that we: - Thank them regularly - Keep them updated - Organise visits - Invite them to events ## **Pillar Two - Collaboration with impact** This pillar is about creating collaborative partnerships with organisations outside the Trust and exploring how the charity can work more effectively with internal teams. The types of partnerships we will be exploring are: - Joint Funding – with other community and voluntary organisations - Black Country ICB (formerly BCWB STP) – consortia funding opportunities - Joint Events – with other West Midland based NHS charities - Public Sector Funding Bids – working with trust strategy team, Dudley MBC and education and skills sector ## **Pillar Three - Building capacity and reach** ## **Brand** The team will focus on improving the charities brand and profile both internally and externally by making improvements to its digital footprint. The charity will be looking into recruiting local ambassadors and potentially a patron to help grow its awareness. ## **Empowerment** The fundraising team will focus on empowering trust staff by creating a fundraising culture. We will be focusing on developing or improving our relationships with the following groups: - Governors - Non-Executives - Executives - Divisional Leads - Department Managers - Lead Nurses/Matrons - Individual staff fundraisers We will be creating a charity presentation and fundraising toolkit to increase knowledge and provide the tools to support all staff to carry out fundraising activities independently. We will also be looking into creating departmental fundraising champions which could complement the fund manager roles. ## **Fundraising Volunteers** We will work with the trust volunteer coordinator to look at recruiting a bank of regular fundraising volunteers who could support the charity with fundraising events, co-ordinating the charity hub, and other fundraising activities. ## **Appendix 1 - Reference and Administrative Details** ## **Charity Name:** The Dudley Group NHS Charity ## **Charity Registration Number:** 1056979 ## **Governing Document:** The Dudley Group NHS Charity, registered Charity Number 1056979, was entered on the Central Register of Charities on the 22 July 1996 as amended on 14 November 2011. ## **Charity Trustees:** The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust is the Corporate Trustee of the Dudley Group NHS Charity (Trust Charity) and the Charitable Funds governed by the law applicable to Trusts, principally the Trustee Act 2000 and the Charities Act 2011. The Corporate Trustee presents the Charitable Funds Annual Report and Summary Financial Statements for the year ended 31 March 2022. The Charity’s Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31 March 2022 have been prepared by the Corporate Trustee in accordance with the Charities Act 2011 and the Charities Statement of Recommended Practice 2015. The Charity’s Annual Report and Financial Statements include all the separately established funds for which The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust is the sole beneficiary. The Charity is constituted of 72 individual funds as at the 31 March 2022 (2020/21: 63) and the notes to the financial statements, as per the Financial Accounts 2021/22 distinguish the types of funds held and disclose separately all material funds. Charitable funds received by the Charity are accepted and held and administered as funds and property held on trust for the purposes relating to the health service in accordance with the National Health Services Act 2006 and the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 and these funds are held on trust by the corporate body. ## **The members of the NHS Foundation Trust Board who served during the financial year were as follows:** Dame Yve Buckland DBE - Chairman (non-executive director) Diane Wake – Chief executive (executive director) Tom Jackson – Finance director (executive director) Karen Kelly – Chief operating officer (executive director) Mary Sexton – Chief nurse (executive director) Julian Hobbs – Medical director (executive director) Adam Thomas – Chief information officer (executive director) James Fleet – Chief people officer (executive director) Katherine Sheeren – Director of strategy and partnerships (left November 2021) Julian Atkins – Non-executive director Jonathan Hodgkin– Non-executive director Catherine Holland – Non-executive director Liz Hughes MBE – Non-executive director Gary Crowe – Non-executive director Vij Randeniya OBE – Non-executive director Lowell Williams - Non-executive director Dr Thuvarahan Amuthalingham - Associate Non-executive director Dr Gurjit Bhogal – Associate Non-executive director The NHS Foundation Trust Board devolved responsibility for the on-going management of funds to the Charitable Funds Committee which administers the funds on behalf of the Corporate Trustee. ## **The members of the Charitable Funds Committee who served during the financial year are as follows:** Diane Wake – Chief executive (executive director) Tom Jackson – Finance director (executive director) Julian Atkins – Non-executive director (chair of the charitable funds committee) Jonathan Hodgkin– Non-executive director Dr Thuvarahan Amuthalingham - Associate Non-executive director ## **Appendix 2 - Principal Charitable Fund Advisers** The following officers of The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust are the principal charitable fund advisers: Diane Wake, chief executive, and Tom Jackson, Director of Finance, under a scheme of delegated authority as approved by the Corporate Trustee, have day-to-day responsibility for the management of the Charitable Fund and must personally approve, on behalf of the Corporate Trustee, all expenditure over £5,000 with an upper limit of £50,000 using their delegated authority. All executive directors and the deputy director of finance - Financial Reporting, under a scheme of delegated authority as approved by the Corporate Trustee, approve all expenditure up to £5,000. Heather Taylor, head of financial services, advised and reported on charitable funds, including strategy, in this financial year. Sarah Gregg, senior financial accountant, acted as the principal officer overseeing the day- to-day financial management and accounting for the charitable funds during the year. Liz Abbiss, director of communications, advised on proposals for fundraising and spending strategy in this financial year and has responsibility for the communications and charity teams. Nithee Kotecha, head of fundraising writes charity strategy and action plans relating to income generation as well as writing fundraising proposals and applications for grants. They also lead on organising fundraising events for the charity and manage the charity team (started July 2021). Karen Phillips, fundraising manager, liaises with the wards and departments providing advice and support for the charity fundraising. They lead on key fundraising campaigns for the charity as well as apply for funding to local grants, foundations, and trusts. They work with local businesses to develop corporate partnerships as well as support with fundraising events for the charity. Georgia Homer, communications, and fundraising assistant manages the charity’s social media presence, designs promotional material for the charity, organises cheque presentations, and supports the team with fundraising events (started September 2021). ## **Principal Office for the Charity** Finance Department, The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust, Trust Headquarters, Russells Hall Hospital, Dudley, West Midlands, DY1 2HQ. Telephone: 01384 321121 A full set of financial statements can be downloaded from our website www.dudleygroup.nhs.uk/ourcharity or by contacting the Charity Finance Team, on 01384 321121 or dgft.charityfinance@nhs.net ## **Appendix 3 - Principal Professional Advisers** ## **Bankers** NatWest RBS European Operations Centre, Brampton Road, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, ST5 OQX Santander UK plc Corporate & Commercial Banking 1/35, 287-301 St Vincent Street Glasgow G25HN ## **Solicitors** Mills & Reeve 78-84 Colmore Row Birmingham B3 2AB ## **Investment Fund Managers** BlackRock Investment Managers Limited PO Box 545 Darlington DL1 9TQ ## **Independent Auditors** Grant Thornton LLP The Colmore Building 20 Colmore Circus Queensway Birmingham B46AT ## **Appendix 4 - Structure, Governance and Management** The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust consists of Russells Hall Hospital (Acute Hospital), Corbett Outpatient Centre and Guest Outpatient Centre. The charitable funds are attributed in line with the Trust's Directorate structure. For example, charitable funds for Medicine include Medical Wards, Leukaemia, Respiratory, Diabetes, Rheumatology, Rehabilitation and Palliative care. The funds within Surgery include Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT), Ophthalmology, Surgical Wards, Breast Cancer Services, Surgery and Theatres. Other funds are within Obstetrics, Gynaecology, Pathology, Critical Care, Neonatal Services, Cardiology, Gastrointestinal Services, Renal Unit and Coronary Care. Adult Community Services include the District Nurse Teams Fund, Audiology, and the Community Rehabilitation Fund (which includes Neurology). The Charity fund was established with the Charity Commission using the model declaration of trust and all funds held on trust as at the date of registration were classified as unrestricted funds or classified as designated funds under the main Charity. Subsequent donations and gifts received by the Charity that are attributable to the original funds are added to those fund balances within the existing Charity. The Corporate Trustee fulfils its legal duty by ensuring that funds are spent in accordance with the objects of each fund. By designating funds, the key aim of the Trustee is to serve the NHS Trust for the public benefit, it respects the wishes of our generous donors to support patient care and advance the good health and welfare of patients, visitors, and staff. The Trustee have complied with their duty to have had regard to the Charity Commission's guidance on public benefit, with due regard for funding decisions to demonstrate public benefit in the Charity's work. Non-Executive Members of the Trust Board are appointed by the Trust Governors. Executive members of the Board are subject to recruitment by the NHS Foundation Trust Board. Members of the Trust Board and the Charitable Funds Committee are not individual trustee under Charity Law but act as agents on behalf of the Corporate Trustee. The newly appointed members of the Charitable Funds Committee are provided with an induction pack which provides information about the Charity, including the Charitable Funds Committee terms of reference, Trustees' Annual Report and Financial Statements, policies and minutes, and information about trusteeship, including Charity Commission booklet CC3, The Essential Trustee. The Chair gives new members of both the NHS Foundation Trust Board and the Charitable Funds Committee a briefing on the current policies and priorities for the charitable funds. Acting for the Corporate Trustee, the Charitable Funds Committee is responsible for the overall management of the Charitable Fund. The Committee is required to: - Control, manage and monitor the use of the fund's resources. - Provide support and guidance for usage of funds, whilst managing and monitoring the receipt of all income. - Ensure that 'best practice' is followed in the conduct of all its affairs fulfilling all of its legal responsibilities. - Ensure that the Investment Policy approved by the NHS Foundation Trust Board as Corporate Trustee is adhered to and that performance is continually reviewed whilst being aware of ethical considerations. - Keep the Trust Board fully informed on the activity, performance, and risks of the Charity. The Charitable Funds Committee was established in 2006/07 and reports to the Trust Board. The objectives of the committee are to control the management and administration of the Charity in accordance with the Charity's purposes and in line with the Charitable Funds Investment Policy. The committee will assist in the determination of the Charitable Funds Strategy ensuring that the Charity has all the hallmarks of an effective charity, as set out in the standards issued by the Charity Commission. The accounting records and the day-to-day administration of the funds are dealt with by the Finance Department, Trust Headquarters, Russells Hall Hospital, Dudley, West Midlands, DY1 2HQ. ## **Appendix 5 - Risk Management** The risks to which the Charity is exposed have been identified and considered. ## **Future levels of income** The charity is reliant on donations to allow it to support the Trust and its plans for the future. The Trustees mitigate the risk that income will fall by engaging with the Charity Team. Fundraising activity is regularly reviewed at the Charity Committee meetings to understand what worked well and what improvements may be needed. ## **Fall in investment returns** The most significant risk identified was a possible loss from a fall in the value of the investments and the level of reserves available to mitigate the impact of such losses. The charity committee review the investment returns at the quarterly meetings to ensure that both spending and financial commitments remain in line with available income. An effective system of internal financial control is maintained and operated in connection with the charitable funds as the Charity is managed under the Governance and internal controls that are in place for The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust. The current system of internal financial control provides reasonable assurance of the safeguarding of assets, the maintenance of proper accounting records and the reliability of financial information. ## **Working in partnership for public benefit** The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust is the main beneficiary of the Charity and is a related party by virtue of being Corporate Trustee of the Charity. The charities objectives are for any charitable purpose or purposes relating to the National Health Service, wholly or mainly for the service provided by The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust. The strategy of the Charity is to work in partnership with the Trust, ensuring the funds are used to best effect, by deciding upon the most beneficial way to use charitable funds regarding the main activities, objectives, strategies, and plans of the Trust. Our mission statement is to enhance and further improve the high quality services provided by the Trust, providing additional comfort and benefit to its patients and staff, by focusing fund expenditure on areas not covered or fully supported by NHS funds. The charity team continues to forge strong relationships with members of staff of the hospital and community donors, local businesses, and fundraisers. Without the support and co-operation of the wider community the effective contribution to the Trust would be much diminished. The director of communications and the head of fundraising has also ensured that public are thanked for the enormous fundraising goodwill has been achieved. In accordance with the objectives and strategy of the Charity, the head of financial services and the head of fundraising liaise with fund managers and department heads to encourage the spending of their funds in accordance with the donor's wishes; by supporting research and procedures within the National Health Service, supporting capital developments and the purchase of medical equipment, provide training and development activities for clinical and other staff, to ensure public benefit. The Leukaemia Appeal Fund, a separately registered Charity (charity number 701336) raises money specifically for the Georgina Unit at Russells Hall Hospital. The Trust's Volunteer Service, managed by the volunteer co-ordinator, Jane Goldsmith provides a valuable service to patients, visitors, and staff. For more information call 01384 456111 ext. 3420 or email jane.goldsmith1@nhs.net. The Dudley Clinical Education Centre promotes and advances the study of science and medicine by supporting the professional education and development of Trust & Community staff and associated healthcare professionals. It supports key patients who are committed to further development of staff, by assisting in the training which empowers their contribution to specialist teams to improve the quality of care for all patients. For more information contact Kate Holmes, Medical Education Manager on 01384 321095 or email kate.holmes8@nhs.net Annual Accounls 202112022 21 CHARITA8LE TRUST ACCOUNT. 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Dale.. 24 Jsnuary 2023 For•￿rd CHARITABLE TRUST ACCOUNT- DUDLEY GROUP NHS CHARITY- 2021122 statement of trustee's re8pon$lbllrti8s The trustée is responsible for preparing the Trustee's Rèport and the finanaal stalem8nts in accord8rKe with applicable law and regulalions. The law appli¢8ble to charThes in England and Wales requires the trustee to prep8re finarrial statements for each financial year. Under that law the tnjstee has prepared thè financial statements in accordan￿ with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice (United Kingdom Accounting Stsndards and applicable lawl. Under that law the trustse must not approve the finan(ial statements unless they 8re $aknsfied that they g￿È a true and fair ￿eW of the state of the affairs ofthe charity and of the in￿ming resources and applic81ion of resources of the charrty for that period. In pteparing these financial statements, the trustee is required to.. - select Suitable ￿￿ntIng poSirAes and then apply them consistently, - observe the methods and principles In the Charittes SORP IFRS1021', make judgmen18 s￿1 estimates Ihat are reasonable and prudent - state ￿ether 8ppli(xble UK Accounting Standards have baen followed. subject to any materi81 departures dis¢Yosed and explained in th8 financial stalements.. and prepare the financial statements on the go)ing c(x)cem basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that tha charitable cornpany will continue in business. The trustee is rasponsible for keèping accounting records th8t are SLffiaent to show and explain the charitys transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and enable them to ensure that the financial stalements comply vAlh the Charities Act 2011, the Charty IAcctsunts and RepDrts} Regul8ts"ons 2008 and the provision of the trust deed. They are also responsiblg for 8af8guarding the assets of the charity and hence for tskin9 reasonable steps forthe prevention and detection of fraud and other irregulartties. Tho IN$tee Is responsible for the MaIntenar￿ and intègrity of Ihe charty and flnancial information induded the charrtls website. Legislation in the United Kingdom governing the preparation and dissemination of finanry81 statements may drffsr from legislatic￿ in otherjurisdictions. The trustee C￿nriMIS thaL' so f81 a5 •ach trustee is awarè. there is no relevant 8udit information of which th8 charitable cornpanls audftor is unaware,. and the trustees have tsken all the steps that they ￿ght to have taken as trustees in orderio make thamselves aware of any relevant audit information arKI to establish that the charit￿8 companys auditor is aware of that inft)rrNation. Signe(l on If of the trustee: Chairm8n D8te.. 24 January 2022 Date: 24 JanLAry 2022 Page 1 CtYnmerdJ In ctxffidenL* Independent auditor's report to the corporate trustee of Dudley Group NHS Charity Opinion We have audited the finanLy81 stat8rn8nts of Dudley Group NHS Charity (the 'chanty'i forthe year ended 31 March 2022, whth CDmpri5e the Statement of Financial ActiwtiÈs. the Balance Sheet, the Cash Flow Statem8Nt and notes to the financial statements, including a 3vmmary of significant accounting poliry88. The financial reportsng framework that has been applied in their preparation is pplicabl8 law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards, including Financial Reporting Standard 102.. 'ThB Financi81 Reporbnq Standard applicable in thè UK and Rèpublic of Ireland, Iunited Kingdom Ganeiglly AwEpled A¢xounting Practi￿1. In our opinion, the financial statements.. give a true and fair view of the stat8 of thè charity's affairs as at 31 March 2022 aThJ ol It$ Sn¢omiTrJ resources and aFplicab"on of resources foT the yearthen ended,. have be￿ Proper￿ prepared in a(Lordance with United lfjngdom Goneralty A￿ptsJ Accounting Practic8", and have be&n p19pgr&l in accordance the requirements olthe Ch8ritie8 Ac* 2011. Basis lor oplnlon We have been appointsd as auditor under section 144 of th8 Charit18s Act 2011 and ￿port in accordance wilh regulations made under section 154 of that Act. conducted our audit in accordan th Intsrnational Stsndards on Auditing (UK) IISAS IUIQI and applicable law. Our ￿SpOns￿lI1t1eS under those stsndards are fvrtherdescribed in th8 'Auditor's responsibil￿'e$ forthe audit of the finanaal ststements, secion of our report We are independent of the charity in accordance vthh tho ethical requirements that are r818V8ntto our audit of the finanaal statements in the UK, induding the FRC'S Ethical Stsndard, and we h8v8 fu1fi118d Dur other ethical responsibil￿e$ In aecordancg wrth these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is suffiuent and appropriate to pwde a basis for our opinion. Con¢lu$lon$ rglallng to golng concern We are responsib￿ for COnd￿Jing on the appropriateness ofthe trustaè's use ofthÈ 90ing ctsncgm basis of accounting aThJ, bas￿1 on the audit evidence obtainad. wh8th8r 8 material un￿rtaInty eKists related tts ev¢nts or wndition5 that rnay cast significant doubt on the charity's ability to conb'nue as going ctsncefn. If we conclude that a material uncertainty exists, we are required to draw attention in our r$port to the related discjosures in the fin8nci818t8tements or, rfsuch disdosures are inadequate, to modify tho auditorfs opinion. Our conclusion8 based on the audit eviden￿ obtsined up to the date of our 1oporL However. future events or Cond￿"0n8 may ￿use the thanty to cease to continue as a going In our evaluation of the tnjstse's conclusions, we considered the inherent risks assouated with the charty's business model, we assessed and challonged the reasonableness of ests"mates rnad8 by thè corporats trustee and the related disdosures and analysed how those risks might affèct thè tharity's financial resources or ability to Mnb"nu8 OFErations over the going concem t￿n0d. Based on the wod( we have Ferformed, we have not identified any material unc8rt8ints.es relating to events or conditions thaL individually or collectively, may cast Significant doubt on the charity's ability to continue as a going concgm for a period ol al least ￿1ve month8 frgm when the financial statsrnents are authorised for issue. In auditing the financial statemènts, we havg conduded that the trustee's use of th8 going COn￿M b8SIS of accounting in the preparation of thè financi4 staternents is appropriate. CL¥mmerdal in confidence that material misstatements in the financial 5t8tements may not be"detected, even though the audr( is properly planned and performed in 8CCOTdance with the ISAS IUW. The extent to which our procedures are capable of detecting irregulariti85, includiThJ fraud is datailed below.. We obtain8d an understanding of the legal and regulatory frarneworks that are 8pplicable to the Charity 8nd determined that the most significant which are diredy relevant to specific asserbons in the financi81 ststements are those related to the reporting frarnewod(s (The Charity'es Act 2011. the Ch8rities SORP and United ￿ngdoM Accounting Standards, including FinancAal Reporting Standard 102., 'The Financial Reporting Standard apF4icable in the UK and Republic of Ireland. (United Kingdom Generally A¢￿￿ted A(xounb"ng Practi￿1. We ewuired ofmanagement, concemtng the charity's policies and procedure5 relating lo.. the Identification. evaluation and complianc• with laws snd regul8tion¥', the detection and response to the risks ol fraud, a th8 establishment of internal contrds to mitigate n5ks related to fraud or non-cornplian* with laws 2nd regulations; We enquired of rnanagement, whether they were 8ware of any instsn￿$0f nOr￿0Mpliance with laws and regulatic￿$ or whether they had any knowledge ol actual, suspectsd or 8lleoed fraud-, as5e558d th8 SU8cepfjbility of the charity's finanaal statements to rnat¢ria5 misstatefflgnt, induding how fraud might ottur, by evaluating In￿ntIveS and opportunities for rnanipulation of the fin8ncid statement5. This included the evalJation of thè ri¥k of rnanagement overyide of controls. We deteminettthat the prinapal risk5 wer& in relation to", joumal entrt8S that alt8r8d knt finanrial p?rfomance for the year, and potent'al managernent bias in d¢tsrrnining accounting estimates, espeaalty in relation to accruals of incorne and eX￿ndItUre at lh8 end of the financial year. Our audii pKt8dures inVo￿£d., evaluation of the design effectiveness of controls that managemgnt has in Pla￿ lo prevent and detect fraud.. journal enty testing, with a particular focus on slgnlficantloumaE¥ atthe end of the finanoal year which impacted on the finana81 perfom?ance.' and assessing the extent of compliance Mrith thè ￿levant1￿w$ and regulations as part of our procedures on the related financial statemtsnt item. Thes8 a￿lIt procedure5 were designed to provide reasonable 8ssuranc8 that Ihe financial statarnents were free frorn fraud or error. The risk of not detècting a material mi5ststemenl due to fraud is higher than the risk of not detscting one rasulb"rwJ frorn orror and detecting irregularities trat resuk frun fraud is inhprendy more difficult than detecting those that resuli from error, as fraud may involve collusion, deliberate concealtnent, forgery gr intentional rnisrepresentations. Ajso, ts furth removed nonwccvnpliance with laws and regulations is from events and transactions r¢flected in th¢ financial 5taternents. t￿ less likety we W￿ld become aware of1( Our 85se55rn8nt of th? 8ppropriaten8ss ol th& collective comp619￿￿ and capabilities of the engagement tearn induded consideration of the engagement ts8m'$. ndet5tandiryJ of, and practical experience with audit engag&nents of 8 ¥irnilar nature and complexity through apwopriate training and partiopation knovAedge of the sector in which the charity op8ratos und8tstanding ofthe18gal and regulatory requirements $￿C￿C to the charfty., In a&se5sing the potsntial risks of Ma￿rial misstatsmant, wè obtsingd an understanding of The tharity's operations, induding naturè of its inc(xno and expenditure and its services and of its objectives and strategies to understand Ihe ¢lasses of transactions, account balances. expected financial stateTnent di5cIosures and busin¢ss risks that may resurt in risks of material misstaternent CHARITABLE TRUST ACCOUNT- DUDLEY GROUP NHS CHARrrY- 2021122 Statement of Financial Actlvldes for thè y•ar endBd 31 March 2022 2021122 Total Funds £000 202tJ121 Totsi FuTrJs £OCK• Note Unrestricted Funds Restrlctsd Funds £000 Incomo from Donation5 and legaa8S Invesbnonts Other tradiTrJ acbviti8S Other Total In¢omo 430 37 86 136 1.(X)7 14 30 554 147 1.092 Expgndlture on Raising funds Chaiit8bla aCtV￿Q$ Otherexpenditu Total exp•ndibJr8 7&10 206 400 79 S78 20 193 207 21 303 322 N•t Incom￿0xPendltUIel 251 11751 76 315 Net Gainsll1058e81 on invesknenly Ngt incomellexpenditurel aft•r GaI￿l{LoSseS1 on Inv05tments 13 219 534 315 11751 140 Transfgrs t*tW0en funds Net Movement in funds 41 356 41 140 534 R•ronclllatlon of Funds Total Unrestrifaed Funds brought foNRrd Tot81 Restricted Fund$ brought forward Total Fund5 carried forwaro 1.882 1.882 528 2,650 1,821 528 J12 2.238 2.410 Th¢ notes on pagès 9 to 19 fl￿ part ofth* finanual slatements. All actwthes aris8 from ¢onlinuing aGllvit185. The￿ were no reeognised g8ins or kn88es After those shown above. The 3tstement is equ￿a￿nt to the income and exponditur8 account. Pa98 6 CHARITA8LE TRUST ACCOUNT. DUDLEY GROUP NHS CPIARITY- 2021122 Balan￿ Shoet as at 31 March 2022 Note Unrestricted Funds £000 Restricted Funds £000 Total at 31 March 2022 £0 Tutal at 31 March 2021 £000 Non Current Assets Intsngible Assots Investments Debtots ovar 1 yaar Totsl FIx6d A888ts 12 13 15 1,469 1.469 1,489 Currgnt As$ots Debtors Cash and cash equi¥alents Totsl Current A￿ets 15 16 16 777 793 21 1,034 55 1,102 1.124 331 Creditors fallin9 due ￿thIn one year Net Curront Assots 17 25 769 19 312 50 1,005 1,081 Total A558ts L￿$ Current Litibilibes 2,238 312 2,550 2.410 CradthTS falllng due after more than one year Provisions for Iiabilrti88 and chargès Total Net A858ts 312 2,$60 2.41 Funds ofth8 Chority Restricted incorne funds Unrestricled income funds Total Funds 18 19 312 312 2.238 2.SSO 528 2.238 2.410 The finawal siaternents V4pre approved by the tru8t88 authori58d fvr is￿8 on thelr behoL• by.. SvJne(l.. Oat8'. 24 January 2023 Funds of the Chaiity ¢omprtse Unre$trictsd Fund$ £2,237,OCQ 12020r21 £1,822.(M)01 Df which £1.695.000 I20￿1 £1.687.oaoi have been dÈsignatÈd for specthc purposes and Restrieted Funds £312,00012020121 £528,rthi. Unre5trict8d Funds Ix)mwise those funtl$ that the trustee is free to use for any purwse in furtherance of the Charity objectives, Restrthd Fun(ts a￿ $peafi¢ appeals lorfunds ordonatiorts where kgal restrithons have beèn Imposed by the Donor. Page 7 CFWIITABLE TRUST A¢¢OUNT- DUDLEY GROUP NHS CHARrrY- 2021122 Cash Flow statsment lor the year end•d 31 Ma￿h 2022 2021122 Total Funds 2021Y21 Toial Fund$ £(￿0 Roconclllatlon of nei Incomellexpendlturel to net¢ash flow from op•r•tlng actlvltlos Net inCom￿leypenditUr8I forthe reporting perioO18s perthe Stat￿ent of financial a¢tNttiesl 76 315 Adju$lments for.. Depreciation charge Dividends and interestfrom inve$tments Ilncr?aselldeGfftase in debtors lThcr8as8lldecroosel in ￿￿110 N8t cash prOv￿ed by (used in l opemtlng acaivltbs 1491 1541 191 13 239 C8$h flo￿ from opÈratlng activities: Net ca$h provbjed by (used Inl oporating adlvlb8S Cash fl¢)ws from inY#Vng actIvI￿88. Dividands and Inter8St from in¥èstw￿nlS N81 cash pro¥vJed by In) Inves￿ng aclbvrt 239 48 Chanoe in rash and cash equwalants in th• reporbTrJ period CaBh and ¢a$h ewlvalolits •t l Aprll 68 203 1,034 741 Cash"and wh 8qulval•nts *t31 March An•lyg1g of ¢a8h and ¢J6h •quival•nts Cash in hand NotlC8 deposits Totsl cash and ¢•sh •qulvalonts 602 500 1.102 534 soo Page 8