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Ambulance
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Annual Report & Accounts
2021122
London Ambulance Charity - Annual Report 2021122
1. Back
round to the London Ambulance Charl
London Ambulance Charity is the working title of the London Ambulance SeNice Chantable
Fund. Its Corporate trustee is the only NHS provider trust to seNe the whole of London -
London Ambulance Service NHS Trust (LAS), which operates to:
. ProvKle an emergency response (999)
Respond to less serious calls (111)
Find hospital beds
De81 with major Incidents
LAS works closely with its NHS partners including NHS England, commissioners, h06Prtals,
specialist trusts and Integrated Care Systems IICS). LAS plays a leading role in integrating
access to emergency and urgent care in the caprtal.
Through collaboration with the Metropolitan Police Service, London Fire Brigade, London'8
Air Ambulanc8 and London's Resilience Forums means LAS are ready and prepared to
respond to major incidents,. and ensure we keep Londoners safe.
The charity is an active fundraiser and produces its annual report as a dual-purpose
document to meet the requirernents of the SORP FRS 102 but also to be used as part of the
fundraising document. This means that the tru8tee'8 annual report can be distributed with the
accounts or as a free-standing document. Therefore, the charity includes summary financial
Statements in its annual report.
2. Foreword b the Chalmi
n of charllable funds committee
Welcome to our Annual Report for 2021122. We are the Chariiy that works for the specific
benefit of the London Ambulance Service, its staff and its patients, We do that of course with
our ¢0118agues and partners in the Wer NHS family. Our corporate trustee, London
Ambulance Services NHS Trust (LASI, works closely with all NHS bodies and emergency
services across London to provide an integrated response to emergency care and major
incidents.
In the second year of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Servic8 remained at its highest level of
operational pressures. The Charity has worked to grow its support for the wellbeing of
Service staff and volunteers through largeting the spend of grants from NHS Charities
Together received in 2020121 on the Wellbeing Tea Trucks, and the distribution of further
funds to improve rest break amenrties. This was possible as a result of the Charity's own
fundraising activities.
Key highlights of our year include:
Success in receiving.over £895,500 funding from NHS Chariti88 Together
Recruiting a Head of Charity Development
Developing a comprehensive strategy for the Lor)don Ambulance Chartty
Attracting over £100,000 in Legacy income.
On behalf of the Corporate Trustee Board, I Uld like to thank everyone who has kindly
donated gifts or money for the benefit of our staff and volunteers who have continued to
work so hard over the last year,
The operational pressures on the ambulance service oontinue with little respite even as we
recover from the intensity of the pandernic al its height. We hope to make real progress in
recruiting our 100,000 London Lifesaver volunteers, aiming to save 100 lives a year for 10
years, and increasing our fundraising operations to raise more to support our people and
patienls.
We are the Charity of the world's busiest ambulance service and are Gommitted to ensuring
the health and wellbeing of our staff and volunteers, supporting the LAS in its objective to
ensuffj patients across London receive the right response, in the right place, al the right
time. Your donalions made thi5 work possible, and yourfuture donations are the key to our
fut
uccess.
Robert Alexander
Chair of the Charitable Funds Committee
3. Who we arn: our ob'ectlves a
d actlvltles
London Ambulance Charity (LAC) 18 a registered charty (Number 1061191). We exist to
raise funds and receive donations for the benefit of the NHS, and more specifically the
London Ambulance Service, our key partner in fulfilling our charitable aims.
By securing donations, legacies, and sponsorship, LAC can 8UPPOrt projects beyond the
SCOP8 of NHS statutory funding to improve the wellbeing of the 8000 people who work or
volunteer for LAS, and improve access to lrf8-8aving care to the nine million people who live
in, vmrk in or vi8lt London.
London Ambulance Charity (LAC) wa8 registered with the Charity Commission on 7 March
1997 under the Registered Number 1061191, and is referred to as the Gen8r81 Fund with
the charitable purpose..
To 8pply the income, at its discretion, for any Gharit8ble purpose orpurposes r818ting to the
National Health Service wholly or mainly for the services provided by the London Ambulance
SeThice NHS Trust.
LAS 8180 ha8 a linked charity also administered by the corporate trustee, as follows:
Voluntary Respondern Group (Reglstered Number 1061191-1)
It was registered on 22 December 2011. The charitable object8 are..
To apply the income, and at its discretion, so far as may be pern7issib18, the capital to
advance health, save livos and to promote the eificiency of ambulance SeICes, and in
particular, but without limitation by the promotion of volunteering within London Ambulan
SeThices' geographical 8rea of responsibility and in r8lation to its S8ThiGes.
Donations received by the Ggngral Fund in the past and currently are specifically given to
thank ambulance personnel. The Charitabl8 Funds Committee have agreed that th6 main
purpose of the Gener81 Fund is to fund projects for the benefit of the staff and volunteers of
the London Ambulance Service NHS Trust, such as grants towards improved facilities for
Crews at ambulance stations which are outside the scope of NHS funding.
The London Ambulance Service Charitable Fund is defined as a Public Benefit Entity. The
Trustees confirm that they have given due consideration to the Charity Commission's
published guidan on the Public Benefit qUirements under.the Charities Act 2011.
Our Mission
Using innovativè fundraising methods, campaigns and compelling story telling to raise our
rofile, we will raise new money and ensure careful management of our existing funds. LAC
provides a public benefit by making grants to London Ambulan Service in line wth its
vision:
VISION.. Savlng more Ilves In London
MISSION: Carfng for the people and patlents of the London Ambulance Sorvice
Grants are made in accordance with charity law, our constitution and the wishes and
directions of donors. In making grants, W8 endeavour to reflect th8 wishes of patients, staff
and voSunteers by dirècting funds towards areas they tell us are most in need. During the
year 2021122, grants totalling £225,301 were made. When considering where to focus our
attention our corporate trustee's board and, particularly, the members of the charitable funds
committée have regard to the Charity Commi88ion for England and Wales's guidance on
public benefrt and what thi8 mean8 for LAC.
A8 we support the busiest NHS ambulance Trust in the UK Is our ambition to be the
18ading NHS ambulance charity in size, income and impact to support our partner Trust.
Now we have a Charrty Team in place, we plan to increase our proactive fundraising to
achieve our target of £427k by the end of 2022123, following our S Year Charity Strategy
trajedory to grow to £1 million unrestricted income by 2026127 to help save more lives in
London.
6. What we have achlaved: hl hll h
from the actlvltl
8 undertakon In the
In line with the publlc benefit of the charfty, we were successful in receiving a £895,551
Ambulance Grant from NHS Charities Togeth8r to increase life-saving skills in
communities across London-, a strand of LAS'S ambitlOU8 2019 Volunteering Strategy.
Our London Lifesavers woject, which is being delivered over two years, aims to recruit
100,000 volunteer8 Wth lifesaving skills and increase public access defibrillators lo
10,000 across London, with the aim of saving at least 100 more lives a year through
quick interaction following a cardiac arrest, for the next ten years.
A Head of Charity Devglopment was recruited and started in post in September 2021 to
be the slrategic and operational18ad for the Charity.
We secur8d a Charity of the Year partnership with London Market Forums, our first
corporate partnership of Ihis nature. This included being beneficiary of their flagship
Market People Awards held on 30th March 2022 which raiBed neady £9,000, with further
events planned throughout 2022.
Working collaboratively with fiv8 Other NHS ambulance charities we launched our first
fundraising campaign, 'Outrun an Ambulance, in January 2022. There was a great
amount of engagement from staff and volunteers and the campaign is on track to hit its
£10,000 target in 2022.
The Charity's first 5 Year Strategy, focusing on increasing unrestricted income, building a
support base and improved chanty g0Veman was agreed at the Charitable Funds
Committee in February 2022. This includes a detailed financial forecast to rea¢h £1
million unrestricted income within the lrfe of the Strategy.
Initiating a grant round to support our slaff networks.. LGBT+, B-me, Women's, En-Abled
and Multi-faith to ensure th8 rigms are championed and voices are heard amongst staff,
volunteer5 and patients.
We received two legacies in 2021122, £10,000 from th8 Will of the Late Diana Cawson
and £93,436.34 from the sale of investments of the Late John Higgins. We are
anticipating further update on th8 sale of the Estate of the Late John Higgins, however
there is no sufficient infomiation lo estimate any further incom8 at this stage. These
generous gffts-in-wills have supported our grant making potents'al.
6. NHS Ch•rities Together grants
We continued to spend Stage 1.. Covid Emergency Response grant funding on stocking the
Wellbeing Tea Trucks during 2021122. Within year we also launched the new Intranet and
continue to host LAS TV Live once a week which was established with support from this
grant.
Ambulanco Grant
In 2021122 we received an Ambulance Grant of £895,551 for our London Lifesaver project to
train 100,000 volunteer3 With life-saving skills and increase public access defibrillators to
6,000 acr08s London. The project, to be delivered over two years, include8:
Recruiting 5 Training Officer8, a Training Manager, and an Administrator {£793,308
total salary costs)
Campaign and promotlonal costs (£93,243)
Evaluation and learning1£9,000)
Due to the continued high demand for its 5ervi¢e8, the Trust has remained at its highest level
of operational pressures, meaning those who are clinical are required to do operational
shifts. The training staff recruited for the London Lifesavers project are ther8fore having to
take time away from this project which has delayed it. NHS Charities Together have been
kept infomied of the chall8nge8 and anticipated timescales.
Future Grants
The Charlty will continue to monitor grant opportunities from NHS Charites Together,
including working up applications for the coming financial year.
Case Study: London Llfesavers
Across the capiial last year, London Ambulance Service responded to almost 14,000
cardiac arrests, and in the few minutes it takes for an ambulance crew to arrive at the
scene, the actions of passers-by can make the differen between life and death. Without
inteNention like CPR and defibrillators the chances of survival decrease by about 10% with
every passing minute.
The London Lifesaver campaign was launched in October 2021 thanks to funding from NHS
Ch8ntl8s Together Ambulance Grant, and aims to train 100,000 people with life-saving
skills, and increase the number of public access defibrillators to 6,000 in order to save more
than 100 live8 a year.
Ashley Bickers, g8neral manager for Greenwich Leisure Limited helped to save Iwo lives
thanks to his quick4hinking 8nd speedy interventions- the first, 8 29-y88r-old footballer who
collaps8d during a ftx)tball match at Hackney Marshes Leisure Centr8.
Ag8in just a few weeks later, Ashley pulled ov9r his car lo h81p a runner who had co118ps8d
8t the sid8 01 the road and ag8in administ8red CPR (cardio pulmonary resuscitation) until
ourparameds arrived.
There are lots of ways to get involved and become a London Lifesaver, Including
opportunities for organisations, local communities and workplaces.
The London Ambulance seICe also offers support and advice on how to buy and use
defibrillators lor ¢ommunitie8 and organisations in London.
7. How we fundod our work, our achlevemont8 and porformance
This part of the trustee's annual report comments on key features of those accounts. In this
8ection we firstly explain how we raised the money and then how we spent it. If more details
are required please refer to the full account8.
Money re¢elved £1.1 million - Money 8pont- £558k
2021122 represents the highest annual income received by the London Ambulance Charity.
This was thanks lo the large restricted grant from NHS Charities Together (NHSCT). Outside
of grants, all other income comes voluntarily from corporate giving or the general public as
donations or legacies. This year we spent £518k less than we received in income. This is
due lo receiving the full two year grant funding for a restricted two year project in the fi'rst
year.
Money re¢eived: sourees ot funds
The chart below shows our main sources of in¢ome over the past three years. Our largest
source of income over the lasl two years is from grants (NHSCTI. Next il is gifts-in-wills and
donations from the public, mainly through platforms such as Justgiving.
Analysis of Income
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Cofporate
Oonatlons
Legacles
Grants
• 2021-22 ff 20?1 * 2019-20
Grants from external organisations (£895,551) - our largest source of income. We are
grateful to the NHS Charities Togethèr that have given us grants to fund particular projects.
Legacles and gffts-In-wllls(£103,436) - made up of Legacles, £93,436 and £10,000,. we
are fortunat8 to be remembered by people each year.
Donations from the public (£46,3761- the public continue to support us, some engaging with
our Outrun an Ambu18nce virtual fundraising campaign in 2022. Donations mainly come
through Justgiving.
Corporate donation8 (£24,092)- we are extremely grateful for a large donation we received
from PWC Foundation in memory of a colleague through their #MoveforJack campaign. We
reglstered with Amazonsmile in year and received our fir8t quarterly payout.
Corporate Ca80 Study: PWC - #MoveForJack
Jack Ryan, a senior manager in the Digital Marketing team at Pwc, sadly lost his life
in a traffic accident. On what would have been Jack's 30th birthday his friends and
colleagues planned a fundraising activity that would aim to raise £50k in his
memory. London Ambulance Service Charitab18 Fund was one of th6 two chosen
charities to benetit from the funds raised. Both Jack and his partner had pvIOuslY
volunteered at LAS.
PWC Annual Report 2021..
"After we un8xpectedly lost our colleague Jack Ryan in January in a tr8ffiG incident,
his colleagues and friends in thg firm came togethor to celebrate 8nd honour his
memory. The resulting #MoveForJack campaign raised £50,000 in funds for two
chanties that Jack cherished."
We anticipate grant income to remain our highest source of income until 2023124 due to
known grants available to the charity from NHS Charities Together. The new Head of Charity
Development is establishing a diverse portrolio of fundraising income streams to maintain
income above pre-pandemic levels and to ensure sustainable groW(h. We expect income
from all other income streams to increasè as the charity raises its profile and demonstrates
its public benefit.
8. Money spont: what we 8p•nt our mon¢y on
As the chart below shows, our largest area of spend was on charitable activities in the form
of grants.
Analysls of Expenditure
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300
250
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loo
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Grants for
C.horit8blg Grant ltrr new Volunillry
staff
Actlvities
equipment London Lile
Educailon Support Cost%
Saver5
and Welfare
• 2021-22 • 2020-21 * 2019.20
Grants for Stsff Educatlon and Welfarn1£225.301)
During the year the Chanty SUPPOrted' over 48 prol8Ct8 through charity grant8 including..
Wellbeing Tea Truck8 (£102,767) to provide our 8taff and volunteer8 With a snack
and a wellbeing conversatlon whilst on shift when break8 are difficult to take..
stafflvolunteer support networks {£20,000) to cebebrate and recognise our diversity.
Recognition of th8 Queen's Platinum Jubilee {£22,248), a commemorative coin
commissioned by the Association of Ambulance Chief Executives {AACE) was
produced to ensure all serving staff and volunteers received recognition through the
Queen's Platinum Jubilee Medal or Coin.
Support of the L4S R8tirement Assoclatlon1£2,500). for the calendar of social events
and newsletter for LAS retirees.
Christmas Amenities1£49,838) to recognise and thank our staff and volunteers for
what they do during winter pressures.
Christmas Hampers (£10,500) to provide refr8shments and snacks for thos8 working
on ambulance stations and in the emergency operation cent8 over the bank
holidays period.
Equipment for staff (£9,262) - TVS, Radios and kitchen appliances to improve mess
room facilities at ambulanc8 Stations.
Furniture and Gardens (7.396) - to create relaxing spaces for our staff and
volunteers to take their breaks.
Case Study: Wellbolng Spaces
Captn.. Mural painted on g8rd8n wall 81 Watthamstow Station to bright8n it up.
The charity supported a number of grants to improve the wellbeing of our Staff and
volunteers through improved rest facilit16s arid wellbeing spac88. Thi8 inciuded improvlng
outside spaces at ambulanc8 Stations for staff and volunteers to relax and recharge in
during their rest breaks. Outside fumiture and memorial benthes were requested to
remember staff and volunteers who108t their live8 during the Covid-19 pandemic and In
service at LAS.
Voluntoer• London Llfe Savers1£320,039I- a proportion of the London Lrfe8aver8 grant
vms spent in accordance with the grant spending plan,. to recruit into a number of training
role8 to support the project.
External Audlt Fo01£12,000)- thi8 wa8 estimated a8 part of year end accounts. The fee
has increased, as the LAS Charity 18 fully audiied thi8 year.
Other Expendlture (£1A93) - this Justgiving subscription and fees on donation8 for both
general and Volunteer Responder Group fund8.
Case Study: Wellbeing Tea Trucks
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C8Ption.' Tea Truck drtver Alison, set up to pmvide sngcks and 8 friendly e8r to our crews.
'The Wellbeing Team has been a masswe support for me. The ability to man the t88 trucks
Beryl and Gregory has bgen such 8 privilege. It has en8bled me lo keep in touch with my
colleagues in green and has reduced my feelings of isolation and has helped massively with
the feelings of imposter syndrome that I have expgrienced since my diagnosis.
Bging able to work on the t08 trucks has enabled me to feal like I can giv8 something back.
Although I cannot cary out my substantive role, I can do my bit by looking after my
colleagues on the front lin8. By,glving oul drinks and little treats and having conv8r58tions
that perhaps help my CWmateS to carry'on in these times of unprecedented pressure. It is
both a joy and a privilege to be able to empower my colleagues to keep on keeping on to
help those who need us most."
9. Porfom)an¢e agalnst oblectlves
We spent £545,340 on our charitable objectives in 2021122.
We secured a grant to esteblish the framework for recruiting 100,0(KJ London Lrfesavers,
and the training programme for those that will require training. The roll out of the LAS
Community Defibrillator scheme and the target to increase the number of public acce8S
defibrillators to 10,000 was incorporated as a key outcome of the grant.
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We are ready to apply for the NHS Charities Together Stage 3 Recovery Grant in eady
2022123 that will support and consolidate the arrangements for our Emergency Responder
volunteers to work on doubie-crewed ambulances.
A Head of Charity Development, funded by the London Ambulance servi NHS Trust, to
drive th8 direction, strategy and fonNard planning for the charrty started in September 2021.
Due to limited proactive fundraising taking place prior to Covld-19, the continued impact of
the pandemic on fundraising has been limited. Any promoted fundraising activities were
virtual or Covid-19 secure events, which were hosted by third parties, reducing th8 liability
and risk to the charity should such events be cancelled.
10. Our fundra181ng practl¢69
The Head of Charity Development recruited in September 2021 is a Certified Full Member of
the Chartered Institute of Fundraising (MCIOF(Cert)). Membership confinns abidance to the
Chartered Institute of Fundraising Code of Conduct, Cortification confimis completion of the
CIOF accredited Certificate in Fundraising Management qualrfication, and full membership
confinns over 5 years of experience in fundraising.
Charity Staff organise fundraising event8 and Cowordinate, recognise and celebrate the
activities of our 8UPPOrt8rs both internally and extemally. The Charity does not use
professional fundraisers or Involve commercial participators.
There have been no complaints about fundrai8ing this year.
The Charity 18 expecting to register with the independent Fundraising Regulator in the
corning financial year to ensure donor confidence and fundraising best practice.
Supporter Case Study: Virgin London Marathon
'My n8m8 is Nav8id Shean1 8nd I havg the honotsr of wnning for my $8cond London
Marathon in which I would like to support the London Ambulance.
This charity is incredibly v8lu8ble to London and especially to m8 8S they prnviously
helped me when I had 8 lif8 threating accid8nt in 2017. Being a p8ssion8te cyclist, I was
cycling home from woth wh8Tr1 was hit by a car causing a broken pelvis and several
other injuries (causing me to be unable to walk for six months).
Fortunately, London Ambu18nce were quick to get to the scone 8nd I was taken to
hospital.
1am now blessed with th8 OPPOrtunrty to show my gratitude by making 8 contnbUtn to
this 8m8zing wortdOe.°
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Caption.. N8V8AY presenting ch&que to LAS Chief Ex8CUtive Daniel Elk8les, andpost-race.
11. Our fundralslng performanc•
During the year the total donations, grants, legacies and income from fundraising came to
£1.1 million. With the recruitment of the Head of Charity Development we started proadively
fundraising in Septemb8r 2021122 and have agreed a 5 Year Charty strategy to drive the
Charity's development, enhance governan and grow the Charity's operations.
In 2022123, we will review our plans especially in the light of the increasing cost of living at
the end of the current financial year. The pandemic is expected to continue to affect
charitable giving.
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We benchmarked our fundraising activity with our peers through NHS Charities Together
annual member submission and monitor the comparative success of campaigns and ov8rall
fundraising cost to income ratios.
12. What we
lan to do wlth our donations: our future
lans
As the Charity develops and creales a consistent and sustainable level of income we expeGt
Ihe Charity to support a larger range of projects and with a greater level of spend. In line wilh
the public benefit of the charity we have identified the following areas that meet the chanly's
objects..
Support Service staff and volunteer's physical and mental wellbeing.
Promote innovation, transfomation and efficient new ways of working.
Support the Trust's Green agenda with a focus on sustainability
Support project5 in memory of colleagues we have lost.
Help staff deliver front line patient care mor8 effectively.
Recognise and lebrate of our staff and volunteers.
Invest in projects that enhance patient care.
Encourage better health in the communities the Trust Serves.
'The Corporate Trustee recognises the impact unexpected financial hardship can have on
physical and mental wellbeing. Many of our colleagues are experiencing financial difficLJltie8,
not only caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, but also the rising cost of living. The Charity is
looking to launch a scheme in 2022123 to make grants available to staff or volunteers who
are exp8riencing unexpected financial hardship. A transfer of £15k was moved from the
General Fund in year to increase th8 restricted Hardship Fund to £25k.
Our 5 Year Charity Strategy focuses on Scope and Build operational priorit188 in Year 1
2022123 to ensure a Strong foundation for grovrth and Sustainability into the future..
Approve Charity Strategic Dlrection
Scope out employee fundraising options
Establish low-risk low-resource fundraising streams that generate unr85tricted income
Identify existing internallexternal relationships
Attract support through 88tablished low risk campaigns
Secure CRM system for donor management
Review governance documents and create policies and proGedure8 to ensure the Charity
meets it legal obligations and best practice
Support NHS Charlties Together grant applications and reporting on previous received
grants
Develop supporter joumeylstewardship
Recruit Fundraising Assistant
13. How we mana
e the mone
Our grant making policy- Grant requests are submitted to the Chartty each month for
discussion and approval. They are invited from any member of the London Ambulance
Service. Based on their knowledge of the Service, the Charitable Funds Committee,
agrees funding priorities and the CFC or their delegated representative vIewS the
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applications for quality, public benefit and value for money. A Grants Guidance
document is currently being developed.
14. Our reserves
olic
The charrtable funds committee has establlshed a reserves policy as part of its plans to
provide long term support to London Ambulance Charity.
The charitable funds committee calculate the reserve$ as part of the charity's unrestricted
income funds that is freely available after taking account of designated funds that have been
eamarked for specific projects.
The Trustees have agreed that the level of the reserves should cover the next 12 months
ommitted operating expenditure. The level will be reviewed by the Charity Committee on a
quarterly basis.
15. Trustee
rran
The London Ambulance seiCe NHS Trust is the sole corporate trustee of the charity. The
corporate trustee's responsibilities are therefore carried out by London Ambulance Service
NHS Trust's board of dir8Ctor8. The board is appointed in accordance with the NHS Trust'8
constitution. Detai18 of London Ambulance Service NHS Trust board member8hip can be
found in its annual report and accounts and on its yb$ite.
As the charity haB a corporate tru8tee it is, in accounting terms, controlled by London
Ambulance Service NHS Trust and is therefore its subsidiary. Financially, the charity 18 not
matenal to London Ambulance Service NHS Trust, $0 it is not consolidated into the Trust's
accounts.
London Ambulance Service NHS Trust board meet annually a8 corporate trustee to..
review and approve the charity's strategic plan
• re-appoint or appoint members of the charitable funds committee and
. approve the trustee's annual report and account8 for the year.
The board of directors of London Ambulance servi NHS Trust delegate responsibility for
the day-to-day manag8ment of the charity to the charitable funds committee and the trust
fund director in accordance with the scheme of delegation and standing financial
instructions. Together, they are responsible for fulfilling the corporate trustee's strategic plan
and for working with the professional advisors and with the representatives of London
Ambulance Service NHS Trust.
The charitable funds committee comprises two executive members of the board and two
non*xe¢utive members. Other members of London Ambulance SeNi¢e NHS Trust staff are
invited lo attend committee meetings but do not have a vote at those meetings. During the
year, the commrtt88 members were:
Robert Alexander
Non-Executive Director (in the Chair)
Rommel Pereira
Non-Executive Director
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Daniel Elk81ès
Chief Executive (from 1 Septernber 2021)
Chief Finance Officer (to 5 Dernber 2021)
Chief Finance Officer (from 6 Dember 2021)
Director of Communications and Engagement
Head of Charity
Interim Director Corporate Affairs
Chief Financial Accountant (from 1 November 2021)
Financial Controller
Lorraine Bev
Rakesh Patel
Antony Tiernan
Sally George
Mark Easton
Elvira Patrasco
Jame8 Corrigan
Michael John
Head of Financial SeNices (to 31 October 2021)
Chris Hartley-sharpe Head of First Responders (to 31 March 2022)
Sam Palfreyman-Jones Head of First Responder8 (from 1 April 20221
E(Idie Brand
UNISON representative
16. Our Staff and advl8or•
Director of Communications and Engagement, Antony Tiernan, from London Ambulance
Service NHS Trust also has a role of trust fund director of the charity. L4S Charity is not
charged for the employment costs relating to the trust fund director and his personal assistant.
The Charitable Funds Committee is assisted by a number of professional advisor8, a8
detailed below..
External audltor•:
KPMG LLP
15 Canada Square
Canary Wharf
London
E14 5GL
Internal auditorn:
BDO LLP
55 Baker Street
London
W1U 7EU
Fraud advi80r:
RSM UK Risk Assurance Seniices LLP
The Pinnacle, 170 Midsumm8r Boulevard
Mitton Keynes
.Buckingham5hire
MK9 1BP
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How to contact us
The charity office and principle address of London Ambulance Charity is..
London Ambulance Charity
London Ambulance Service
220 Waterloo Road
London
SE18SD
For fundraising queries please Contact..
Jessica Burgess - Head of Charity Development
londamb.lascharil
nhs.net
07385 347446
17. Ke
mana
ement
er8onno1 remuneratlon
The board of the corporate trustee and the trust fund director comprise the key management
personnel of the charity a8 they are in charge of:
directing and controlling the charity
• running and operating the charlty on a day-ttrday basi8.
London Ambulance Service (L4SI NHS Trust's board members are either executive
members who are employees ol LAS NHST or non-executive members who are
remunerated in accordance with the LAS NHST constitution. None of the board members
are specifically paid in relation to LAS Chanty, they give of their lime freely. Since
September 2021 th8 Trust has paid for a Head of Charity Development post to oversee the
development, management, governance and coordination of charitable activitie5.
The Charity has no other paid 8taff.
18. Rlsk anal 818
As part of the business planning 8X8rcise carried out during the year, the charitable funds
committee has considered the major risks to which L4S Charty is exposed, and identrfy
steps to mitigate those risks.
Future levels of Income
The charity is reliant on donations to allow it to make grants to the London Ambulance
Service NHS Trust. If income falls, then the chanty would not be able to make as many
grants or enter into longer term commitments with the London Ambulance Seniice NHS
Trust it supports.
As set out in the 5 Year Charity Strategy, the financial plan aims to increase unrestricted
income to build the Charrty's reserves to support long term sustainable growth.
We expect to receive incom8 of £162.000 across I0 grant rounds in 2022123 from NHS
Charities Together, and no further grant funding within the next financial year. The Charity
will work to deliver a rang8 of fundraising 'products' wth an initial focus on low-risk, low
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resource income streams whilst the Charity is small e.g. established campaigns and event5,
staff fundraising and shared initiatives.
The income growth will bè supported by increased investment into fundraising, primarily
through additional staffing within the Charity.
5 Year Forecast
£1.4QO
£1,200
£1,073
El,000
1.'800
£896
E6DO
£427
£541
E400
. £200
2022 2023
2023.2024
20I4.21)2
2025-?.U26
2026-2027
Fln.Inclal Ypar
Unrestrlcted amount * Rp.strlrted
19. Wlder network8
The Charity 18 an active and paid up member of NHS Charftie8 Together, which has
membership of 100% of NHS charit18s across Great Britain and Northern Ireland. NHSCT is
a membership organisation providing peer support, as W11 as an independent registered
charity, and grant funder. We currently attend three NHSCT special interest groups,. London,
Ambulance and Sole-Fundraiser.
We are also part of the Ambulance Working Together group, chaired by South Wesl
Ambulance Service charity, with members from across all the NHS ambulance Trust
charities in the UK.
20. R lated artle
London Ambulance Service NHS Trust is the corporate trustee of the charity as Y11 as its
main grant beneficiary- they are therefore related parties. Grants paid by the charity to
London Ambulance Service NHS Trusl are detailed in note 10.
London Ambulance Service NHS Trust makes a number of clerical and transaction service8
available to Ihe charity, however charges for these services are waived. The services
provided by the London Ambulance Servic6 NHS Trust are administrative and financial
services.
None of the members of the London Ambulanc8 Service NHS Trust board or parties related
to them has undertaken any transalon8 with the charity or received any benefit from the
Charity in payment or kind.
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21. Our relationshi
wlth the wider communl
The London Ambulance Charity's ability to continue to support staff, volunteers and patients
is relianl on its ability to raise funds from the general public. By raising its profile intemally
the Charity is engaging colleagues to take part in rts fijndraising activities, and actively apply
for grants to benefit their areas, their tearns and patients they serve.
22. Voluntegrs
Volunteer Emergency Responders and Community First Responders, are activated
alongside LAS employees to provide an additional response to life-threatened or seriously ill
or injured patients. If they arrive before the LAS response they are able to provide
emergency lrfe support to the patient. For incidents when the volunteer arrives after an LAS
solo responder, they have a vital role in providing trained support to the LAS responders,
adding significant benefit to palient outcome8,
We've had 201 volunteers who have made 5,850 emergency responses, 2,278 community
first responses and delivered 4.783 hours on double crewed ambulances. A total of 30,412
hours was given by volunteers dunng the year to 31 March 2022.
In accordance with the SORP, du8 lo the absence of any reliable measurement basi8, the
contribution of these volunteers 18 not recognised in the accounts.
23. Statement of tru8tee'8 ro8
accoun
onslbllttles In re
ect of tho trustoe's annual re
ort and
Under Charity law, th8 truslee 18 responsible for preparing th8 truitee'8 annual report and
accounts for each financial year which show a true and fair view of the state of affair8 of
the Charity and of the excess of expenditure over income for that period.
In preparing these financial statements, generally accepted accounting practice require8
that the trustee..
• selects suitable accountlng policies and than apply them consistently
• makes judgments and estimat88 that are reasonable and prudent
states whether the recommendations of the SORP FRS 102 have been followed,
subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements
states whether the financial stat8ments comply with the trust deed, subject to any
material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements
prepares the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate
to presurne that the charity will continue its activities.
The trustee is required to act in accordance with the tnjst deed and the rules of the
charity, within the framework of trust law. The trustee is responsible for keeping proper
accounting records, sufficient to disdose at any time, with reasonable accuracy, the
financial position of the chanty at that time, and to enable the trustee to ensure that,
.where any statements cf accounts are prepared by the trustee under section 132(11 of
the Charities Act 2011, those statements of accounts comply with the requirements of
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regulations under that provision. The twstee has general responsibility for taking such
steps as are reasonably open to the trustee to safeguard the assets of the charity and lo
prevent and detect fraud and other IegUlaritIes.
Sig
on b half of the tr
stee..
Name: Robert Alexander (Chair of the'charitable funds Committee)
Date.. 19 Llov 2•21
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Independent auditoes report to the Trustee of London Ambulance Servlce Charltable
Fund
Opinion
We have audited the financial statements of London Ambulance Servicé Charitable Fund ("the
charity") for the year ended 31 March 2022 which comprise the Stalement of Financial
Activities, BalanGe Sheet, Statement of Cash Flows, and related not8s, including the
accounting policies in note 1.
In our opinion the financial statements-
give a true and fair view of the slate ofthe charity's affairs as at 31 March 2022 and of its
incoming resources and application of rèsources for the year then ended,.
have been properly prepared in accordance with UK accounting standards, including FRS
102 The Financial R8POrting St8nd8rd applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland,. and
have been prepared in accordance with the requirem8nts of the Charitl8s Act 2011.
Ba818 for oplnlon
We have been appointed a8 audrtor under 88ction 149 of the Charities Act 2011 (or its
pr8d8cessors) and report in accordance with regulations made under sectlon 154 of that Act.
We conducted our audit in accordance with Intemational Standards on Auditing (UK) I'ISAS
{UK}"l and applicable law. Our responsibilities are described below. We have fulfilled our
ethical responsibilities under, and are independent of the Charity in a¢cordan¢e with, UK
ethical requirement8 including the FRC Ethical Standard. We believe that the audit evidence
we have obtained 18 a sufficient and appropriate basis for our opinion.
Golng concern
The trustee has prepared the financial statemen18 on the going concem basis as they do not
intend to liquidate the charity or to cease its operations, and as they have concluded that the.
charity's financial position means that this is realistic. They have also concluded that there
are no material UnrtaInlieS that could have cast Significant doubt over its ability to continue
a8 a going concem for at least a year from the date of approval of the financial statemenls
{'the going concem period").
In our evaluation of the trustee's conclusions, we considered the inherent risks to the
charrty's business model and analysed how those risk$ might affect the ¢harity'8 financial
resources or ability to continue operations over the going concern period.
Our conclusions based on this work..
we consider that the trustee's use of the going concem basis of accounting in the
pparatiOn of the financial statements is appropriate.,
we have not Identifled, and concur vlth the Iruste8'8 assessment that there is not, a
malerial uncertainty related to events or condrtions that, individually or ¢olle¢tively, may
cast significant doubt on the Charity's ability to continue as a going Concem for the going
concern period.
However, as we cannot predict all future events or conditions and as subsequent events
may SuIt in outcomes that are inconsistent th judgements that wer8 reasonable at the
time they were made, the above conclusions are not a guarantee that the charity will
continue in operation.
Fraud and breaches of laws and regulations - ability to detect
Identifying and responding to risks of material misstatement dug to fraud
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To identify risk8 of material misstatement due to fraud ("fraud risks") we assessed events or
conditions that could indicate an incentive or pressure to commit fraud or provide an
opportunity to commit fraud. Our risk assessment procedures included..
Enquiring of the trustee and other management and inspection of policy documentation as
to the Charity's high-181iel policies and pro¢edures to prevent and detect fraud, as well as
whether they have knowledge of any actual, suspected or alleged fraud.
Reading Charitsble Fund Committee minutes.
Using analytical procedures to identrfy any unusual or unexpected relationships.
We communicated idenlifiÈd fraud risks throughout the audit team and remained alert to any
indications of fraud throughout the audit.
As required by auditing standards, we perfom procedures to address the risk of
management override of Gontrols, in particular the risk that management may be in a
position to make inappropriate accounting entries. On this audit we do not believe there is a
fraud risk related to revenue recognition becaus8 there is minimal complexity in revenue
recognition or incentives for management to seek to manipulate revenue as commitments
are not made in advan offunding being available.
We did not identify any additional fraud risks.
We performed procedures including identrfying journal entries to test based on risk criteria
and comparing the identrfied entries to supporting documentation. These included those
post8d to unusual account8, unusual cash account combinations, journals posted with no
description, and material post year end journals,
Identifying and responding to risks of matenal misst8tement re18t8d to complianGe with18WS
and r8gulations
We identified areas of laws and regulations that could reasonably be expected to have a
material effect on the financial statements from our general comm8rcial and sector
experience, through discussion with the trustee and other management la8 required by
auditing 8tandards), and discussed with the trustee and other management the policies and
procedures regarding compliance With laws and regulations.
We communicated identified laws and regulations throughout our team and remained alert to
any indications of non-compliance throughout the audit.
The potential effect of these laws and regulations on the financial statements varies
considerably.
Firstly, the Charity is subject lo laws and regulations that directly affect the financial
statements induding financial reporting legislation (including related charities legislation),
and we assessed the extent of Gompliance with these laws and regulations a5 part of our
procedures on the related financial statement items.
Whilst the Charity is subject to many other laws and regulations, we did not identify any
others where the consequences of non-complian alone could have a material effed on
amounts or disclosures in the financial statements.
Auditing standards limit the required audit procedures to identify non-compliance with these
laws and regulations to enquiry of the trustee and other management and inspection of
regulatory and legal correspondence, if any. Therefore if a breach of operational regulations
is not disclosed to us or evident from relevant coespondenCe, an audit will not detect that
breach.
Context of the ability of the audit to detect fr8ud or breaches of18w or regulation
Owing to the inh8rent limitations of an audit, there is an unavoidable risk that we may not
have detect8d some material misstatements in the financial statements, even though we
have properly planned and performed our audit in acGordan¢e wtth auditing standards. For
example, the further removed non-complian with laws and regulations is from Ihe events
and transactions reflected in the financial statements, the less likely the inherently limited
procedures required by auditing standards would identify it.
In addition, as wilh any audit, there remained a higher risk of non-detection of fraud, as
these may involve collusion, forgery. intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or the
override of intemal controls. Our audit procedures are designed to detect material
misstatement. We ar8 not responsible for preventing non-compliance or fraud and cannot be
expected to delect non-compliance with all law8 and regulations.
Other infomiatlon
The trustee is responsible for the other information, which comprises the Trustee's Annual
Report. Our opinion on the financial statements do8s not cover the other infomiation and,
accordingly, we do not express an audit opinion or. except as explicitly stat8d below, any
fomi of a85urance conclusion th8reon.
Our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether, based
on our financial statements audit work, the information therein 18 materially misstated or
inconsistent with the financial statements or our audit knowledge. We are required to report
to you if.
ba88d solely on that work, we have identified materlal mi8Statements in the other
infonnation., or
in our opinion, the information given in the Trustee's Annual Report is Inconsistent in any
material respect with the financial statements.
We have nothlng to report in these respects.
Matter8 on which we arn required to rnport by oxceptlon
Under the Charrties Act 2011 we are required to report to you if, in our oplnlon..
the Charity has not kept suffi'cient accounting record8; or
the financial statements are not in agreement with th8 accounting records; or
we have not received all the information and explanations we require for our audit.
We have nothing to report in these resp8Cts.
Olher matter . prfor perlod flnan¢lal Statements
We note that the prior period financial statements were not audrted. Cons8quently ISAS (UK)
requir8 the auditor to state that the corresponding fyures contained within these financial
statements are unaudited. Our opinion is nol modified in respect of this matter.
Trustee's responslbllltles
As explained more fully in their statement set out on page 18, the trustee is responsible for..
the preparation of financial statements which give a true and fair view- such internal control as
they determine is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free
from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error., assessing the charity's ability to
continue as a goiThJ concern. disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern., and
using the going concern basis of accounting unless they either intend to liquidate the charity
or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so.
## **Auditor's responsibilities**
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue our' opinion in an auditor's report. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but does not guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with ISAs (UK) will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of the financial statements.
A fuller description of our responsibilities is p�ovided on the FRC's website at www.frc.org. uk/auditorsresponsibilities.
## **The purpose of our audit work and to whom we owe our responsibilities**
This report is made solely to the charity's trustee as a body, in accordance with section 149 of the Charities Act 2011 (or its predecessors) and regulations made under section 154 of that Act. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the charity's trustee those matters we are required to state to them in an auditor's report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the charity and its trustee, as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed.
## **Dean Gibbs**
## **for and on behalf of KPMG LLP, Statutory A.uditor**
_Chartered Accountants_
_KPMG LLP is eligible to act as an auditor in terms of section 1212 of the Companies Act 2006_
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LONDON AMBULANCE SERVICE CHARITABLE FUND
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH 2022
24
London Arnbulanca Service Charltable Fund Statement of Flnancial Activiti
for the year endlng 31 March 2022
UnrBolrtctsd Fund
Rutthd Funth
13•n•MIFun
vol11 Voknits•rn Ltrnt*)n Lkn•rVl8rtthhl
Ilumum)
Tot•1 Fund•
*111*Th 20221 1*114Tr1 20221
, £oM £
42... 2020.21 *¥142 2020.21 2020.21
£000
In¢om• lffjrn-
DorAtion5 0ry1 Leg5•1
174
16,
176
201
178
T¢l•l lty¢omth9 rMoure••
17
181
192
377
Expqndtturoon..
E)elAlI Fe8
Srtpl.0n FI•
Supportcots
(1•
[3581
161
TothI•wrhJT+
1021
11291
P6Jl
N•tlncomWI•wd#ur•l
120
10
14
N•tfflov•m•nt Inlun
129
14
R•comelN•llDll ofFund•
brLvJrrtfoM
137
213
To¥ifvrbd•
2J6
12
10
207
The net movement in fund8 for the year arises from the charity'8 continuing operation. No
8eparate statement of total recognised gain8 and10888s has been presented a8 all 8uch
gains and.loss88 have been dealt with in the 8tatement of financial activitie8.
The notes at page8 28 to 37 form part of these accounts.
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London Ambulance Servlco Charltable Fund Balance Sheet as at 31 March
2022
ilnmtrlctod Fund
Rmtrtthd Fund•
Voknnt•er¥
Vohmtsry
Totsi Funds
Grow>
S•v•rs
ND
2020Q1 l*J*•. 2020-21 Pw41, 2020-21 4th412020Q1 aoiM2 202(1
£000 ' £ooTr £000
'£ooo
£oco
00 £o)o
Cun¥ntA&wts
Stoc*
Debtor8
Gash at borth aTrJ InrnI
Totsfcurnnti•••l•
14
19
10
288
16
276,
12
Crndltorntslro *ltrtharnyeo 8
ToIalcuff•ntlbh%h*
40
257
11
Tol•l n•t••••t•
15
235
12
10
267
Th• fvnth forth• t1..
Reslrfctsd
IthDcled
Tol•l ¢h•rfty fu
12
10
Iiiii.
235
230
235
12
The account8 set out on pages 24 to 37 approved by the Corporate Trustee on 29
November 2022, and 8igned on It8 behalf by
Robert Alexander, Chair of the Charitable Fund8 Committee on behalf of the Corporate
Trustee
Date:
26
London Ambulance Servlce Charitable Fund Statement of Cash Flow8 for the
year énding 31 March 2022
,&021-23 2021-20
Totsl . Total
Fund& FUlS
£000
£000
Note
Cash Flow8 from operatlng actlvltles:
Net Cash provided by (used in) operating activities
10
498
38
Charge in Cash a1 cash equivalerts in the reportiro period
Cash and cash equlvalents at the beglnnlng of the
reportlng perfod
498
38
288
250
Cash and cash equi¥?lents at the erKI of the reportlrg period
-78&
288
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London Ambulancè Servlce Charftable Fund Notes to the Accounts for the
year ending 31 March 2022
Accounting Policies
Basis of preparation
The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention.
The accounts (financial statements) have been prepared in accordance with the Statement
of Re¢omm8nd8d Pradic8'. Accounting and Reporting by Charities preparing th8ir accounts
in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of
Ireland {FRS 102) issued in October 2019 and the Financial Reporting Standard applicable
in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) and the Charities Act 2011 and UK
Generally Accepled Practice as it applies from 1 January 2019.
The accounts (financial statements) have been prepared to give a 'true and fair, view and
have departed from the Charities (Accounts and R8POrt81 Regulations 2008 only to the
8Xtent required to provide a 'true and fair vi8w'. This d8parture has involved following
Accounting and Reporting by Charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the
Financial R8porting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland IFRS 102) issued
in October 2019 rather than the Accounting and Reporting by Charities.. Statement of
Recommended Practlce effective from 1 April 2005 which has since been withdravm.
The Irustee5 reviewed forecast for the next 12 months, there are sufficient reserves in place
for the Charity to continue its activities. The Irustees consider that there are no material
uncertainties about the London Ambulance Chanty's ability to continu8 as a going concern.
DonationB and Legacie8
Donation8 and Legacies have been grouped together on the Statement of financial activities.
Fund8 Structure
, Where the donor has provided for the donation to be sent In furtherance of a specrfied
charitable purpose and has therefore created a legal restriction on use of the funds the
income is allocated to a restrided income fund.
The remaining funds held by the charity are classified as unrestricted income funds. The
expenditure of these funds is wholly at the trustee's unfettered discr8tion.
The major funds held under these categories are di8clo8ed in note 11.
1.3 Incoming resources
All incoming resources are included in full in the Statement of Financial Activities as soon as
the following three conditions Can be met..
entitlement - arises when a particular resource is receivable or the charfly's right
becomes legally enforceable-
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probable - it is more likely than not that economic benefrts associated with the
transaction or gift will flow to the charity,. and
measurement- when the monetary value of the incoming resources can be
measured with sufficiènt reliability.
Where there are temis and conditions attached lo incoming resources, particulady grants,
then these terms or conditions must be met before income is recognis8d as the entitlement
condition will not be satisfied until this point. Where terms or conditions have not been met or
uncertainty exists as to whether they can be met then the relevant income is not recognised
in the year but deferred and shown on the balance sheet as deferred income.
1.4 Incomlng resources from legacies
Legacies are accounted for as incoming resources either upon receipt or where the receipt
of th8 legacy is probable.
Receipt 18 probable when,.
Confimiation has been received from the representative of the estate that the payment of the
legacy will be made or properly transferred and once all the conditions attached to the
legacy have been fuwilled.
Material legacies which have been nolified but not recognised as incoming resources in the
Statement of Financial Activitiès are disclosed in a separate note to the accounts with an
estimated amount receivabl8.
1.5 Resource expended and irrecoverable VAT
Liabilities are recognised as resources are expended as soon as there is a legal constructive
obligalion committing the charity to the expenditure. A liability is recognised where the
charity 18 under a con8twclive obligation lo make a tran8f8r of value to a third party as
result of past transactions or events. All expenditure 18 accounted for on an accruals basis
and has been classrfied under headings that aggregate all costs related to the category.
a. Fundraising costs
The c08ts of generating fund8 are those costs attributable to generating income for the
charity.
b. Charitable activities
Costs of charitable activities comprise all costs identrfied as wholly or mainly incurred in the
pursuit of the charitable objectives.
Grants payable which are payments, made to third parties (including NHS bodies) in the
furtherance of the charily's charitable objectives. 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. Provisions are made where approval
has been given by the trustee due to the approval representing a fimi intention which is
communicated to the recipient.
c. Allocation of support costs
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Support costs are those costs that do not relate directly to a single activity- The support
costs have been allocated against charitable activities.
d. Irrecoverable VAT
Irrecoverable VAT is charged as a Cost against the activity for which th8 expenditure.was
incurred.
1.6 stock
Stock is stated at the lower of cost and net realisable value.
1.7 Debtors
Debtors are arnounts owed to the charity. They are measured on the basis of their
recov8rable amount.
1.8 Cash at bank and in hand
Cash at bank and in hand 18 held to meet the day to day running costs of the charity as they
fall due.
1.9 Creditors
Creditors are amount8 owed by the charity. They are measured at the amount that the
charity expect8 to pay to 8ettl& the debt.
1.10 Post Balance Sheet Events
There are no post-balance 8heet events that require adjustment or disclosure.
2. Prior Year Comparatives by type of fund
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2a. Restrithd fund8- Ststoment of Flnanclal Actfvlty for the year ended 31 March
2022
Totsl
Fund•4
Funds
Inc¢)Tr from:
Donathjns and LyleB
Charttatde aclmtk
20
176
Totsl In¢
Expendfturo on..
ch4rrtab acU¥ltl88
311
T¢)tsI.•xp•ndlr•
311
t Ineonwl l•xp•ndtur•)
{1151
N•t nwv•m•nt In lund•
11151
R•¢on¢lll•ilon of Fund•
Tot81 fvnd brought forward
Tr9for b8ts¥een fvnds
137
Totsl furKI carrl•d loryard
Rostrlctsd fund•- Balan •h•ot for the y•ar ended 31 March 2022
2ffa1.22
Total
Fund•
202f>21
Tot
Fund8
Curr•nt knt•
stock
Ca8h 8t bank In harml
Total ¢urr•nt M••t•
Cradtty8'. Imounto IlIn@ dL* will¥n ornyear
25
N•trrnnt ••1oWlSabllltl••}
25
Total wd•ts l•M curr•nt Ilabllltl•s
63
25
Totsl net
26
Fund• for th• charlty
RaStrted knd
T¢Jtsl tharlty fwK
31
2b. Unrestrlcled fund8 - Statoment of Financlal Actlvlty for th• year •ndad 31 March
2022
Yotsl
Fund8,
Total
Fwds
DOnC8 and L•oacbs
181
Total
181
Ewndlturn on:
ChWItAtr
Tot•1 •xp•rtdltur•
N•t Incom•lj•xp•ndl¢w•l
N•t nww•mDnt In fund•
129
R•con¢lll•don ol Fund•
Tot#1 broLNJnt forww¢
Trnn•f¢r tsthn fijn
Totsl fund fomrd
Unr•8trlct•d fund8- Balanco sheet for th• year ond•d 31 March 2022
a121-22 202fy21
Total
T*)t•l
Fund•
Fund•
Cmnt knt4
Stc¢k
C48h at bank In
167
Total ¢urr•nt UB•ts
272
Cr•d*orn: knounts fdlkng dLY4 wftNn one
12,
N•t curr•ntAM•tsllllabllld••l
Tol•l ••Mt•1•8• ¢urrnnt Iwift
Totsl Th•ta8Ut
232
Fund• for th• dwrfty
UNgstskted knd
235
Totsl charftyfund•
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3. Income from donations and 1ogacio8
Unrn•¢rfct•d Fund8
R•strlct•d Funds
Volunt6er4
London Lifg
Slvtrs
41 2021
£coo
Voluntary
Olh•r
Totsl FU
Group
It14, 20Kk21
2021
41 2020.21 '•114W, W2fh21
£0
Donatths frcfn iTrJwJua
Cuporat• donat+JnB
Legaci•5
153
25
18
173
16
201
Donations from individuals are gifts from member8 of the public, relative$ of patients and staff.
This income is usually collected through our just giving sit6 and donation received by post.
There were two legacies totalling £103,436 received during the year (202012021.. £2,600).
4. Analy•ls of Income for charltable a¢tlvltle8
Unr••trlctsd Fund•
R•th¢tgd Fund•
Volunt•ors
London Llf•
Sav
42 20221
Oth•r
Totsl Fknn
Gmup
42 202fv21
41 202&21
4*2021
£oJo
2020-21
St•9• 2 grnntfrom
Charkn8 Together
Stago 3 grBnl from NHS
176
176
176a 176
In 2020121, the charity received the first grants from the NHS Charities Together Covid-19
emergency appeal. In 2021122, another grant was received from the same fund to fund the
Voluntary London Lrfe Savers programme.
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## **5. Analysis of charitable expenditure**
||**Unrestricted Funds**|**Unrestricted Funds**|||**Restricted Funds**|**Restricted Funds**|||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||**_General Fund_**||**_Voluntary_**
**_Responders_**||**_Volunteers_**
**_London Life_**||**_Other_**||**Total Funds**||
||||**_Group_**||**_Savers_**||||||
||**2021-22**|2020-21|**2021-22**|2020-21|**2021-22**|2020-21|**2021-22**|2020-21|**2021-22**|2020-21|
||**£000**|£000|**£000**|£000|**£000**|£000|**£000**|£000|**£000**|£000|
|**Charitable Activities:**|||||||||||
|Fundraising Events|(1)||||||||(1)|0|
|**Staff Amenities/ Grant:**|||||||||||
|Improvements to working
Environment|(34)|(6)|||||||(34)|(6)|
|Equipment|(5)|(38)||(126)|||||(5)|(165)|
|Crockery|(103)|||||||(2)|(103)|(2)|
|Christmas Amenities|(60)||||||||(60)|0|
|Improve Staff Communications|0|||||||(74)|0|(74)|
|Ceremonial Coins|(22)||||||||(22)|0|
|Tea Truck Service|0|||||||(100)|0|(100)|
|Driver Training|0|(1)||(8)|||||0|(8)|
|Voluntary London Life Savers|||||(320)||||(320)|0|
|**Fees:**|||||||||||
|External Audit Fee|(12)||||||||(12)|0|
|Independent Examination Fee||(2)||||||||(2)|
|Subscription Fee (Just Giving)|(1)|(5)|(0)|(0)|||||(1)|(5)|
||**(239)**|**(52)**|**(0)**|**(135)**|**(320)**|**0.00**|**0.00**|**(176)**|**(559)**|**(363)**|
All grant applications are considered and approved by a sub group of the Charitable Funds Committee on behalf of the Corporate Trustee.
The audit fee was £10,000, excluding VAT, for the year (2020/2021: nil) related solely to the audit with no other work undertaken (2020/2021: nil).
The independent examiners remuneration was nil (2020/2021: £2,244) related solely to the independent examination with no other work undertaken (2020/2021: nil).
The charity has no employees.
## **6. Debtors**
|Amounts falling due within one year:
Other debtors|**2021-22**
**Total**
**Funds**
**£000**
**14**
**14**|2021-21
Total
Funds
£000
9|
|---|---|---|
|||**9**|
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7. Analysls of cash and rash oquivalonts
2021w2&,
Totsl
2021>21
Totsl
Furth
£000 .
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8. Analys1• of Uablllti
2021.41"
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Fun
202Ck21
Totsl
FuThJs
AM0 fallirvj du& withln on8 year.
Tradè CTeditLY$
AccrualB
9. Rocon¢lllatlon of net Incom(8XpendIturn) to net Gosh flow from op•r•tJng
actlvltl•*
202Ch21
TOL91
Fund8
£oc
Total
Funds.
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porfod a• r thè •tst•fflont of firMncW
actlvltl8•
14
14
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10. Allocation of Support Costs and Overhead
Govemance costs are those costs which relate to the day to day management of the
charity. The governan costs are wholly charged against tharitable adivities.
Analy818 of Charitable Income funds
11.
a. R85tri¢ted funds
Rt$our¢••
expgrthd r•sour¢•• Trnr•l•rn
a1
2021
2022
Volurtary Respondern Fund
rSh Fund
t•ry Lon(kn Lh Sawrs Fund
12
io
15
25
57$
13201
895
320
010
16
Namo of Fund
Doserlpllon, nature and purpo•• of th• fund
The objectives of the r88tricted fund are to advance health, save
lives and to promote the efficiency of ambulance 8ervices
Ihrough volunteering.
The objective8 of the r88tricted fund are to support staff and
volunteers who are facing financial difficulties.
The objectives of the restricted fund are lo support driver
training for the volunteers.
Voluntary Responder8
Fund
Hardship Fund
Volunlary London Lrfe
Savers Fund
b. Unrestrlcted income fund6
R••our¢••
Exp•nd•d
£O(MJ
In¢offjng
r••ourc•*
Tr*)•l•r•
31 M•rth,
2022
£NJo
Genw•l Fund
232
12381
174
1751
174
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During the year £15,000 was transferred from the General Fund to the Hardship Fund in
preparation for a scheme launch in 2022123. In addition, £60,000 was transferred into reserves
in line with the revised Reserves Policy.
Name of Fund
London Ambulance Service
General Fund
Description, nature and purposo of the fund
The objectives of the unrestricted fund are that it 1$ available
for any charitable purposes relating to the NHS at the
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absolute discrètion of the trustees. This fund also includes
reserves amount of £63,000.
12. Related party transactions
The London Ambulance NHS Trust Is the corporate trustee of the charity.
During the year, none of th8 members of the Trust Board, senior NHS Trust staff or
parties related to them were beneficiaries of the charity. Neither the corporate trustee
nor any member of th8 NHS Board has received honoraria, emoluments or expenses
in the year and the Trustee has not purchased trustee indernnity insurance.
The London Ambulance Service NHS Trust waived the annual administration fee of
£2,500.
13. Trust8, remuneratlon, beneflt8 and expenses
The charity's trustees give their time freely and receive no remuneration for the work
that they undertake as trustees.
14. Role of Volunts•r•
Volunteer Emergency Responders and Community First R88ponder8, are activated
alongside LAS employees to provide an additional response to life-threatened or
seriously ill or injured patl8nt8. If they arrive before the LAS response they are able to
provide emergency life support to the patient. For incidents when the volunteer arrives
after an LAS solo responder. they have a vital role in providing trained support to the
LAS responders, adding significant benefit to patient outcomes.
In accordance wtth the SORP, due to the absence of any reliable measurement basis,
the contribution of these volunteers are not recognised in the accounts
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