# **Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Charitable Fund**
**CHARITY NUMBER 1061659**
## **Annual Report 2024/25**
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## **Contents**
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|Reference and Administrative Details|3|
|Structure, Governance and Management|4|
|Public benefit statement|5|
|Strategic Objectives and Activities|6|
|Related Parties|6|
|Reserves Policy, Investment Policy, and Risk Management|6-7|
|Review of Achievements and Performance|7|
|Financial Review|12|
|Future Plans|13|
|Annual Accounts|14|
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## **Reference and Administrative Details**
## **Main Charity**
Registered Name: Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Charitable Fund Registered Number: 1061659 Registration Date: 3[rd] April 1997
## **Subsidiary Funds**
Registered Name: Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Children’s Services Charity (Subsidiary Fund 2) Registered Number: 1061659-2 Registration Date: 29[th] November 2002
## **Charity Address**
Trust Offices Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Homerton Row London E9 6SR Tel: 020-8510-5154
## **Trustee Arrangements**
The Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is the Corporate Trustee of the Charity. The Trust Directors who served as members of the Charitable Fund Committee were:
Louise Ashley – Chief Executive and Place Based Leader to 30[th] April 2024 Basirat Sadiq – Chief Executive and Place Based Leader from 1[st] May 2024 Sir John Gieve – Chair to 31[st] March 2025 Mary Elford – Chair from 1[st] April 2025 Robert Clarke – Chief Finance Officer to 31[st] July 2024 Lei Wei – Chief Finance Officer from 1[st] Aug 2024 Deblina Dasgupta – Chief Medical Officer Mark Rickets – Non-Executive Director
## **Governing Document**
Main Charity - Declaration of Trust dated 19[th] March 1997 Subsidiary Fund 2 – Declaration of Trust dated 10[th] September 2002
## **Objectives**
For any charitable purpose or purposes relating to the National Health Service provided by Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
## **Bankers**
National Westminster Bank Plc, 20, Amhurst Road, Hackney, London, E8 1QZ.
## **Investment Managers**
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited 33, King William Street,
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London, EC4R 9AS.
## **Independent Examiner**
Simpson Wreford LLP Chartered Accountants and Registered Auditors Wellesley House Duke of Wellington Avenue Royal Arsenal London SE18 6SS
## **Structure, Governance and Management**
The main Charity is an NHS Charity as defined within the NHS Charities guidance (1 February 2012) and was created by the Declaration of Trust made on 19[th] March 1997. The Corporate Trustee is the Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (the Trust). The Executive Directors and the Non-Executive Directors of the Trust share the responsibility for ensuring that the NHS body fulfils its duties as Corporate Trustee in managing the charitable fund.
The 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.
Acting for the Corporate Trustee, the Charitable Funds Committee is responsible for the overall management of the Charity.
The Committee is required to:
- Control, manage and monitor the use of the Charity’s resources.
- Provide support, guidance, and encouragement for all its income raising activities 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 any Investment Policy approved by the 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 reviews the performance of the external investment manager and ensures that the investment of funds is following the Charity’s policy on ethical investment. The Committee approves the appointment and the terms of business of the investment manager and approves items of expenditure above the delegated limits of the fund holders.
Regular reports are produced on financial activity and fundraising programmes and are presented to the Charitable Funds Committee quarterly.
Individual Committee Members must have sufficient knowledge, both of trusteeship in general and of the Charity's activities, to enable them to carry out their role and to represent the Charity at meetings and other events. Any new appointee is required to have these skills.
The Trust seeks to have at least four Members (The members) on its Charitable Funds Committee.
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Where a vacancy exists or a Committee Member departs, the new person will be given a copy of the Trust’s Committee Member Induction Pack by the charity manager on appointment which includes the Charitable Fund Committee Terms of Reference, the previous year’s Annual Report and Accounts, the Charity Commission’s publication, ‘Guidance on the role of a Corporate Trustee’, and a list of funds, fund holders and balances held.
## **Grant making policy** :
In order for the Charitable Funds Committee Members to retain overall management control of the funds, they have established a financial scheme of delegation which sets expenditure authorisation limits as follows: -
For all expenditure, the following rules apply:
- Purchases up to £3000.
- Charity Manager to authorise.
- Purchases between £3,000 and £12,500
- Two members of Charitable Fund Committee to authorise.
- Purchases of £12,500 and £100,000
- To be authorised at a Charitable Funds Committee meeting.
- Purchases of £100,000 and over
- To be authorised by the trust board.
## **Designated funds policy:**
Designated funds are set up at the Charitable Funds Committee discretion when a request has been made to the trustee. The members will ensure the continuity of the income/ expenditure streams and the charitable benefits to the hospital before deciding on setting up new designated funds.
## **Restricted funds policy:**
Restricted funds are set up when there is either a donation or a grant is received with specific written restrictions on how the funds are used.
## **Public benefit statement**
The Trustee (or members) confirms it has followed public benefit guidance published by the Charity Commission.
Our Charity’s aim is to provide support for any charitable purpose or purposes relating to the National Health Services provided by Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust including services provided to the community. The Trustee ensures that this purpose is conducted for the public benefit by working to the strategic goals.
Our charitable organisation is set up to benefit patients of Homerton Hospital. Our grants are structured to ensure that the money raised is used to best effect to support the hospital’s work and is in line with donor’s wishes and the charity’s mission and goals.
The Charity does not provide facilities directly to the public but provides them to the hospital, in so doing, for the patients of the hospital.
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Grants made to the hospital do not focus on the income of patients but provide a benefit to any patient requiring the services of the hospital, which are available to all entitled to NHS treatment based on need.
## **Strategic Objectives and Activities**
The main aim of the charitable fund is to ensure that the funds are used: “For any charitable purpose or purposes relating to the National Health Services provided by Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.”
The Charity is funded by donations and legacies received from patients, their relatives, and the public and other organisations. To meet our overall aim, we ensure all spend pertains to one of the following three areas:
**Patient Expenditure** – Purchase of items of equipment, provision of services, and the provision of facilities not normally provided by, or in addition to, the normal NHS provision.
**Staff Expenditure –** Purchase of educational material and conference/course fees in addition to those provided from the Trust’s training and development budgets. Enhanced staff facilities and services that improve staff wellbeing; and
**Capital Equipment -** Purchase of equipment in addition to that provided by NHS funds through the Trust’s Capital Programme.
The activities conducted during 2024/25 to meet the strategic objectives are summarised on pages 8 to 11 of this report.
## **Related Parties**
Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is the Charity’s only related party. The Charity works closely with Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust and individuals within the Trust.
Staff within the Trust identify and advise the Charitable Funds Committee on local priorities and help the Committee Members in monitoring the use of charitable funds.
The corporate trustee is a member of the Healthcare Financial Management Association and receives updates and bulletins on matters affecting NHS charitable funds from the HFMA Charitable Funds Special Interest Group.
## **Reserves Policy, Investment Policy, and Risk Management**
## **Reserves Policy**
The Charitable Funds Committee reviewed the Reserves Policy during 2024/25. The review was based on best practice guidance from the Charities Commission on reserves as well as reviewing other reserves policies from similar NHS organisations. The Reserves Policy is set out below:
The minimum reserves level that the Charity should hold is £152k. This is the predicted expenditure for the following six months arrived using prior year total expenditure.
During the 2024/25 financial year, the Charity has adhered to the Reserves Policy as set out above.
## **Investment Policy**
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The Charitable Funds Committee reviewed the Investment Policy for Trust Funds during the year 2024/25. The aim of the policy is to optimise the investment income received whilst keeping the capital value of the funds and ensure:
- There is a balanced portfolio.
- The investment style is conservative.
- We refrain from direct investment in tobacco related companies.
- There is no direct investment exposure through overseas shares; and
- A sufficient cash balance will be held to meet the fund’s ongoing working capital requirements.
To ensure that appropriate advice and guidance is received:
- The Charitable Funds Committee has the delegated authority to appoint fund managers; and
- Fund managers must submit performance reports and attend meetings where appropriate to advice on investment performance, trends, opportunities, and highlight areas of concern.
The funds have been managed following the Investment Policy during 2024/25.
As a part of its regular review of the Charitable Fund’s Investment Strategy, the Committee reviews the Fund’s investments to ensure they still are focused primarily on cash/short term investments. As at 31[st] March 2025 approximately £65k of funds were held in the BlackRock Charinco Common Investment Fund.
## **Risk Management**
The Charitable Funds Committee reviews its risk register on an ongoing basis. When risks are identified, systems and procedures are put in place to manage those risks.
The following risks were identified as possible risks faced by Homerton charity:
- Poor investment performance – financial loss due to poor market conditions on investments.
- Cash flow difficulties because of lack of fundraising activities.
- Fraudulent activity – fraudulent payments from charity bank account.
- Security of Art Assets – Theft or damage to items of art around the hospital.
- Adverse publicity – Damage to charity’s reputation by being associated with certain organisations or individuals.
Action taken to mitigate above risks are:
- Regular investment performance reviews by both finance department and Committee.
- Committee members to review fundraising activities of the charity.
- Regular review of bank account to find any fraudulent activities.
- Regular inspection of paintings and artwork on site by Art Curator as well as up-to-date insurance cover.
- Committee members to review major donations to charity. Set a limit on cash donations and donations are accepted as per the charity user guide.
## **Review of Achievements and Performance**
This year has seen us deliver a wide range of programmes to improve the experience of staff and patients at Homerton Healthcare. We continue to be grateful for the support of our donors and are thrilled to share how we have collectively made an impact on our community.
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From our hardship fund for our staff, through to our horticultural therapist who works with staff and patients in our community gardens, we continue to support a wide range of charitable and health related activities, benefiting patients and staff in a variety of areas.
Everything we do has a positive impact on staff, patients and their families. Big or small, we strive to make a difference by providing better equipment, improving facilities, expanding access to training, enabling research projects, and improving patient and staff wellbeing.
## **– Impact Programmes Highlights**
## **Homerton Healthcare Art programme**
Since its opening, Homerton has always has a wonderfully curated art collection that reflects the communities we serve as well as our staff. Many artworks are displayed in wards, corridors, and courtyards. Based in the heart of Hackney, the hospital provides an excellent blank canvas for artists to display their work for the benefit of patients, staff and visitors.
The therapeutic value of art in health and in supporting recovery is well evidenced. Charitable funds are used to fund art therapy sessions in the Elderly Care Unit, the Graham Stroke unit, and the Regional Neurological Rehabilitation Unit (RNRU). The charity also commissioned several specialist art professionals to provide sessions to support the amazing work that our Art Curator already does.
The Homerton Healthcare art programme is an innovative and impactful programme for the Trust, it is recognised both locally and nationally and makes a difference to our staff, patients and families.
The charity’s investment into the art programme continues to be an important contributing factor in its success.
## **Homerton Horticultural**
Homerton horticulture is our staff and patient garden programme. Safe, accessible and stimulating outdoor spaces play a crucial role in recovery. Homerton Hope has funded a number of initiatives to support these spaces including new purpose-built garden spaces such as the Reflection Garden in memory of those who lost their lives during the Covid Pandemic, as well as a diabetes vegetable and herb garden that has been harvested, expanded and improved since its inception.
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The charity has funded Horticultural therapy sessions for patients across all sites and services and is extremely popular in the warmer months. These sessions are also extended to staff, and are designed to support rehabilitation, mental health, and healthy living knowledge and skills.
In addition, the Graham Stroke Unit/Physio Garden has been transformed into a bespoke vegetable and herb garden for use in rehabilitation services with stroke patients. Homerton Transitional Neurological Rehabilitation Unit (HTNRU) and Mary Seacole Nursing Home have also benefitted from new planters, herb gardens, and a vegetable patch for use by patients and staff.
Homerton Horticulture has been an incredibly successful programme of work that contributes to the Greener NHS agenda but also makes a meaningful difference to our staff and communities. We are hoping for this to be a flagship programme for the charity that will continue to attract external funding and donations.
## **Going above and beyond for Homerton patients**
Over the last year charitable funds were used to purchase several items of equipment to provide additional services to benefit patients and make a meaningful difference to their lives both when they are a patient at one of our sites, and when they go home. We have partnered with several local businesses to support
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these initiatives and have developed meaningful relationships that will continue to support our patients. Additional highlights beyond those already mentions include;
- Refurbishing garden areas at the Mary Seacole Nursing Home
- Events for Hackney Ark’s Young People service users (trips to the zoo, bowling, theatre shows, nature adventure days and immersive games)
- RNRU (Neurological Rehabilitation Unit) art supplies, games and puzzles and rehabilitation equipment
- Grocery (Tesco) vouchers for cancer, HIV and TB patients
- Music therapy sessions for RNRU and Graham Stroke Unit patients
- Cancer patient therapeutic drop-in sessions and yoga sessions
The charity also continued its annual tradition of providing small gifts to patients who were staying in hospital during Christmas 2024.
## **Staff Wellbeing at Homerton**
Homerton Hope recognises the well evidenced link between happy staff and happy patients and sees the significant pressure our NHS organisations are under while also appreciating and understanding the needs of our staff. During the last year, the charity has supported a number of initiatives to improve the experience of work for the Homerton Healthcare team.
Staff networks - With over 700 staff networks operating across the NHS in England, they provide protected spaces where people can be open and inclusive, nurturing a culture of belonging and trust. Not only do they provide a supportive and welcoming space for NHS colleagues, but they also offer expertise on matters related to equality, diversity, and inclusion.
During the last year, the charity has continued to support our 4 staff networks. While the Trust provides protected time for our network leads, the charity provides funding for membership and outreach events supporting safe spaces for staff to make connections, amplify their voices, share in decision-making, and provide opportunities for people to build confidence to speak up in forums outside of network space, addressing local concerns and linking people to collaborate and innovate across the NHS.
Wellbeing rooms – The acute site of Homerton Healthcare was built over thirty years ago and some of the units don’t include a space for staff to escape the pressures of the ward, or somewhere close by to hydrate and have a much-needed break. After lengthy discussions and support from both the charity and some of our contractors, the charity has created a number of these spaces for Homerton staff. A number of rooms across the site have been re-modelled, painted and equipped to be suitable for use and space for staff to relax and restore. This includes staff rooms on Lamb and Cardiology wards and also the Acute Care Unit who previously didn’t have a staff room.
We also collaborated with Project Wingman and brought the Well-Being Bus back onsite for its final visit. We were the first Trust to engage with this project back in 2020 and during the 2-week period that the bus was at Homerton Hospital this time there were over 750 visits from members of staff to take advantage of the refreshments, massage chairs and a chat with the Flight crew onboard.
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Staff recognition – the charity continues to support the HOSCARS (Homerton Outstanding Service Contribution and Recognition Awards). The programme recognised outstanding contributions to ‘Our Future Together’, the strategic direction for the Trust. The charity was the main financial sponsor of the event, held at Hackney Town Hall, recognising staff over a number of categories for their valuable support to the organisation.
The charity also supported a summer celebration for staff. This included pizzas and refreshments for all staff at our acute site and main community sites
While our work is far from done on supporting the wellbeing of Homerton Healthcare staff, these initiatives have helped to build a shared purpose to improve staff experience across Homerton sites and all our communities.
The charity also supports the Schwartz Rounds which provide a structured forum where all staff, clinical and non-clinical, come together regularly to discuss the emotional and social aspects of working in healthcare. The purpose of Rounds is to understand the challenges and rewards that are intrinsic to providing care, not to solve problems or to focus on the clinical aspects of patient care.
## **Fundraising Activities & Donations**
The charity continues to fundraise through a variety of activities, including collection boxes, a card payment machine, individual fundraising activities, and trading stalls.
We also receive donations from platforms such as JustGiving, Benevity, and PayPal.
NHS Charities Together have also been a big contributor after raising over £130 million during the Covid Pandemic which is being given to NHS Trusts around the country. To date, we have received £579,000, much of this has supported many of this year’s activities noted above.
## **Going forward**
As we continue to grow as a charity, our primary focus for the coming year will be on fundraising and building stronger links within and around Hackney, exploiting as many opportunities as we can to increase the profile and opportunities for the charity. We have a strong team and are supported by the Trust communications and culture & organisational development teams.
The Trust did not receive any political donations during the year.
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## **Financial Review**
## **Income**
During the year ended 31st March 2025 the Charity received income of approximately £267k (2023/24 £224k).
Charity received £62k from NHS Charities for the provision of Long Covid patient services. Other income was from various fundraising platforms, individuals, and organisations. The Charity has also received £2k worth of donated artwork for the art collection as well as £26k worth of Gifts in kind which are recognised as income.
Homerton charity has received £65k from NHS Charities Together (as the lead charity) on behalf of North East London ICS and Barking, Havering, Redbridge Hospital Trust these funds were transferred to these organisations upon receipt.
The Charity also generated £2k (£19k 2023/24) from investments and £20k from bank interest (£17k 2023/24).
## **Expenditure**
During the year ended 31[st] March 2025 the Fund’s expenditure totalled £553k (2023/24 £649k). The breakdown of expenditure was as follows:
- charitable activities £527k (2023/24 £606k)
- fund-raising costs £26k (2023/24 £43k) which was funded from the NHS Charities Together grant for operational support.
Charitable activities included:
- patient welfare expenditure of £285k (2023/24 £220k)
- staff welfare and training costs of £146k (2023/24 £300k)
- salaries expenditure of £91k (2023/24 £81k)
- statutory audit fees of £5k (2023/24 £5k).
Expenditure on patient welfare included the garden renovations, art therapy courses for elderly patients, art insurance & valuation, provisions, community activity programmes, Long covid support project, Christmas presents for patients and other various items of expenditure.
Expenditure on staff welfare included providing free health and wellbeing sessions, staff room refurbishments, hosting a staff award event and support for various staff networking group expenditures as well as providing psychological support for staff through employing a psychologist.
## **Other Recognised Gains and Losses**
Investments managed by BlackRock Investment Managers were valued at a market value of £65k at the balance sheet date. This has decreased by £1k from the previous year.
The artwork investments were valued at £406k (2023/24 £404k) as of 31 March 2025. As a result of donation of artwork, the art investment value has increased by £2k during the year.
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## **Reserves**
The charity made a deficit of £287k during the year. This is largely due to the expenditure related to the restricted and unrestricted funds over the year. This has resulted in the total fund balance decreasing from £2,144k to £1,857k.
## **Future Plans**
The Charity will continue to raise funds to further its aims and to ensure that they are invested to the benefit of patients and our staff.
The Charity would like to give special thanks to all the local community, businesses, patients, relatives, and our staff for their incredible support given to our hospital during the year.
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Mary Elford Chair
Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust and Charitable Fund Committee Member
Date: 14th October 2025
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Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Charitable Fund
Charity Number 1061659
Annual Accounts for the Year Ending 31 March 2025
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**Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Charitable Fund Annual Accounts as at 31 March 2025**
## **Statement of Trustee's responsibilities in respect of the Trustee's annual report and the financial statements**
Under the trust deed of the charity and charity law, the trustee is responsible for preparing the Trustee's Annual Report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and regulations. The trustee have elected to prepare the financial statements in accordance with UK Accounting Standards, including FRS 102 _The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland._
The financial statements are required by law to give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity and of the excess of expenditure over income for that period.
In preparing these financial statements, generally accepted accounting practice entails that the trustee:
select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;
make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
- state whether applicable UK Accounting Standards and the Statement of Recommended Practice have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements; state whether the financial statements comply with the trust deed , subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements; and
- assess the charity’s ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern; and
- use 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.
The trustee is required to act in accordance with the trust deed of the charity, within the framework of trust law. They are responsible for keeping proper accounting records, sufficient to disclose at any time, with reasonable accuracy, the financial position of the charity at that time, and to enable the trustee to ensure that, where any statements of accounts are prepared by them under section 132(1) of the Charities Act 2011, those statements of accounts comply with the requirements of regulations under that provision. They are responsible for 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, and have general responsibility for taking such steps as are reasonably open to them to safeguard the assets of the charity and to prevent and detect fraud and other irregularities.
The trustee is responsible for the maintenance and integrity of the financial and other information included on the charity’s website. Legislation in the UK governing the preparation and dissemination of financial statements may differ from legislation in other jurisdictions.
The Trustee confirm that they have met the responsibilities set out above and complied with the requirements for preparing the accounts. The financial statements set out on pages 17 to 27 attached have been compiled from and are in accordance with the financial records maintained by the Trustee.
By order of the Trustee
Committee member… Mary Elford ...............……………Date : 14th October 2025
Committee member………………...............……………Date 14th October 2025 2025
Where the financial statements are published on the internet.
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## **Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Charitable Fund**
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Charitable Fund (the Trust) for the year ended 31 March 2025, which are set out on pages 17 to 27.
## **Responsibilities and basis of report**
As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the Act’).
I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
## **Independent examiner's statement**
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:
- accounting records were not kept in respect of the Trust as required by section 130 of the
- 1. Act; or
2. the accounts do not accord with those records; or
3. the accounts do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair view’ which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
## **M Broder FCA**
## **For and on behalf of Simpson Wreford LLP, Chartered Accountants**
Wellesley House
Duke of Wellington Avenue Royal Arsenal London SE18 6SS
Dated: 15 October 2025
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## **Statement of Financial Activities for the period ended 31 Mar 2025**
|**2024/25**
Notes **Restricted**
**Unrestricted**
**Endowment**
**Total**
**Funds**
**Funds**
**Funds**
**Funds**
**INCOME FROM:**
**£000**
**£000**
**£000**
**£000**
Donations and legacies
3.0
**62**
**183**
**-**
**245**
Other trading activities
3.1
**-**
**20**
**-**
**20**
Investments
3.2
**-**
**2**
**-**
**2**
**TOTAL INCOME**
**62**
**205**
**-**
**267**
**EXPENDITURE ON:**
Raising funds
4.0
**-**
**(26)**
**-**
**(26)**
Charitable activities
4.1
**(96)**
**(431)**
**-**
**(527)**
**TOTAL EXPENDITURE**
**(96)**
**(457)**
**-**
**(553)**
**Net income/(expenditure) before investment**
**gains/(losses)**
**(34)**
**(252)**
**-**
**(286)**
Net gains/(losses) on investments
**-**
**(1)**
**-**
**(1)**
**Net income/(expenditure) before tax**
**(34)**
**(253)**
-
**(287)**
Taxation
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Net income/ (expenditure) for the year**
**(34)**
**(253)**
**-**
**(287)**
**NET MOVEMENT IN FUNDS**
**(34)**
**(253)**
**-**
**(287)**
-
**Reconciliation of Funds**
Total funds brought forward as previously reported
**170**
**1,042**
**932**
**2,144**
Net movement in funds for the year
**(34)**
**(253)**
**-**
**(287)**
**Total funds carried forward**
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**136**
**789**
**932**
**1,857**|2023/24
Total
Funds
£000
188
17
19
224
(43)
(606)
**(649)**
(425)
78
(347)
-
(347)
(347)
2,491
(347)
2,144|
|---|---|
The notes at pages 20 to 27 form part of these Accounts.
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## **Balance Sheet as at 31 Mar 2025**
|Notes
**Fixed Assets**
Investments
8
**Current Assets**
Debtors: amounts falling due
9.1
within one year
Debtors: amounts falling due
9.2
over one year
Cash at bank and in hand
**Total Current Assets**
Creditors: amounts falling due
within one year
10
**Net Current Assets**
**Net Assets**
**Funds of the Charity**
Funds revenue / capital
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**Total Funds**|**Restricted Unrestricted**
**Endowment**
**Total at 31**
Total at 31
**Funds**
**Funds**
**Funds March 2025**
March 2024
**£000**
**£000**
**£000**
**£000**
£000
**-**
**471**
**-**
**471**
470
**-**
**471**
**-**
**471**
470
**-**
**-**
**31**
**31**
32
**-**
**-**
**342**
**342**
373
**136**
**370**
**559**
**1,065**
1,522
**136**
**370**
**932**
**1,438**
1,927
**-**
**(52)**
**-**
**(52)**
(253)
**136**
**318**
**932**
**1,386**
1,674
**136**
**789**
**932**
**1,857**
2,144
**136**
**789**
**932**
**1,857**
2,144
**136**
**789**
**932**
**1,857**
2,144|
|---|---|
The notes at pages 20 to 27 form part of these Accounts.
These financial statements of the Homerton NHS FT Charitable Funds registered number 1061659 were approved by the Board of Trustees and authorised for issue on 14 October 2025 **.** These were signed on its behalf by:
Signed:
Lei Wei Chief Finance Officer
Date: 14th October 2025
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## **Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Charitable Fund Annual Accounts as at 31 March 2025**
|**Statement of cash flows**
Notes
**Cash flows from operating activities:**
Cash generated by operating activities
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**Cash flows from investing activities:**
Disposal of investment
Dividends, interest and rents from investments
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities
**Cash flows from financing activities:**
Change in cash and cash equivalents in the reporting period
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the reporting period
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the reporting period
**Analysis of Cash and Cash Equivalents**
Cash in hand
Notice Deposits (less than 3 months)
Total Cash and Cash Equivalents|**Total funds** Total funds
**£000**
£000
**Mar-25**
Mar-24
**(459)**
**(188)**
486
**2**
19
**2**
505
**(457)**
317
**1,522**
1,205
**1,065**
1,522
**£000**
£000
**Mar-25**
Mar-24
**1**
1
**1,064**
1,521
**1,065**
1,522|
|---|---|
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**Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Charitable Fund Annual Accounts as at 31 March 2025**
## **NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS**
## **1 ACCOUNTING POLICIES**
## **1.1 Basis of accounting**
The accounts (financial statements) have been prepared in accordance with the Statement of Recommended Practice: Accounting and Reporting by Charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) issued on 16th July 2014, the Charities Act 2011, and UK Generally Accepted Practice as it applies from 1 January 2015.
## **1.2 Income**
a) All incoming resources are included in full in the Statement of Financial Activities as soon as the following three factors can be met:
i) entitlement - arises when there is control over the rights or other access to the resource, enabling the charity to determine its future application;
ii) certainty - when there is reasonable certainty that the incoming resource will be received; and
iii) measurement - when the monetary value of the incoming resources can be measured with sufficient reliability.
b) Gifts in kind include the following:
i) assets given for use by the funds e.g. property for its own occupation are included in the Statement of Financial Activities as incoming resources when receivable; and
ii) gifts made in kind but on trust for conversion into cash and subsequent application of the funds are included in the accounting period in which the gift is sold.
In all cases the amount at which gifts in kind are recognised in these accounts is at the fair value of those gifts at the time of their receipt to the Charitable Fund or the amount actually realised on disposal of the gift. Where gifts in kind are included in the Statement of Financial Activities at fair value, the value is based on the estimated price the charitable fund would have to pay to acquire the asset in the open market. The basis of the valuation is disclosed in the annual report.
## c) Legacies
Legacies are accounted for as incoming resources once the receipt of the legacy becomes probable. This will be once confirmation has been received from the representatives of the estates that payment of the legacy will be made or property transferred and once all conditions attached to the legacy have been fulfilled.
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## **Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Charitable Fund Annual Accounts as at 31 March 2025**
## **1.3 Expenditure**
Expenditure is recognised once there is a legal or constructive obligation to make a payment to a third party, it is probable that settlement will be required and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably. Expenditure is classified under the following activity headings:
## Raising funds:
Expenditure on raising funds includes the costs incurred in generating fundraising income.
## Charitable activities:
Expenditure on charitable activities include: patient welfare and amenities, staff welfare and amenities, charity support costs.
Support costs are those functions that assist the work of the charity but do not directly undertake charitable activities. Support costs include back office costs, finance, personal, payroll and governance costs which support the charity. These are analysed within note 4.1 under analysis of expenditure.
## **1.4 Structure of funds**
Where there is a legal restriction on the purpose to which funds may be put, the fund is classified in the accounts as restricted. Funds where the capital is held to generate income for charitable purposes and cannot itself be spent are accounted for as endowment funds. Other funds are classified as unrestricted funds. Funds which are not legally restricted but which the Trustees have chosen to earmark for set purposes are treated as classified funds. An explanation of restricted, unrestricted and endowment have been listed in note 12.
## **1.5 Fixed Assets Investments**
Investments are stated at market value as at the date of the Balance Sheet. The Statement of Financial Activities includes the net gains and losses arising on revaluation and disposals throughout the year. Quoted stocks and shares are included in the balance sheet at the mid-market price, excluding dividend.
Art assets are stated at their estimated market value at the balance sheet date. These have been formally valued by Bonhams Ltd as at 24th Jan 2024.
## **1.6**
## **Investment gains and losses**
All gains and losses are taken to the Statement of Financial Activities as they arise. Realised gains and losses on investments are calculated as the difference between sales proceeds and carrying value. Unrealised gains and losses are calculated as the difference between market value at the year end and carrying value. Investment gains and loses, whether realised or unrealised, are combined and shown in heading 'Gains/ (Losses) on investments' in the SoFA.
## **1.7 Pensions Contributions**
The costs of two staff members working for the charity are recharged by Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. Associated Pension contributions to the NHS Superannuation and other schemes are disclosed within the Trust's financial statements. However, the recharged costs are included within the Charitable Fund Accounts under the heading "Charitable activities".
## **1.8 Pooling Scheme**
No official pooling scheme has been adopted for investments relating to any funds.
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**Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Charitable Fund Annual Accounts as at 31 March 2025**
## **1.9 Transfer between funds**
Charitable funds policy is not to transfer funds between restricted, unrestricted and endowment funds.
## **1.10 Cash at bank and in hand**
Cash at bank and in hand includes cash and short term highly liquid investments with a short maturity of three months or less from the date of acquisition or opening of the deposit or similar account.
## **1.11 Liabilities**
Creditors and provisions are recognised where the charity has a present obligation resulting from a past event that will probably result in the transfer of funds to a third party and the amount due to settle the obligation can be measured or estimated reliably. Creditors and provisions are normally recognised at their settlement amount after allowing for any trade discounts.
## **1.12 Financial Instrument Disclosure**
The charity has financial assets and financial liabilities of a kind that qualify as basic financial instruments. Basic financial instruments are initially recognised at transaction value and subsequently measured at their settlement value.
Trade and other debtors are recognised at the settlement amount due after any trade discount offered. Prepayments are valued at the amount prepaid net of any trade discounts due. Creditors and provisions are recognised where the charity has a present obligation resulting from a past event that will probably result in the transfer of funds to a third party and the amount due to settle the obligation can be measured or estimated reliably. Creditors and provisions are normally recognised at their settlement amount after allowing for any trade discounts due.
The Charity holds investments with BlackRock Investment Managers and receives dividend income quarterly. These investments are classed as Financial Instruments. The carrying amount of financial assets measured at fair value through income and expenditure is £64,592.67
## **1.1 Going Concern**
At the time of approving the financial statements, the trustee has a reasonable expectation that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future and for a minimum of 12 months. Thus, the trustee continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.
## **2 CRITICAL ACCOUNTING JUDGEMENTS AND KEY SOURCES OF ESTIMATION UNCERTAINTY**
In the application of the Charity’s accounting policies, which are described in note 1, the Trustee is required to make judgements, estimates and assumptions about the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. The estimates and associated assumptions are based on historical experience and other factors that are considered to be relevant. Actual results may differ from these estimates.
The estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an on-going basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognised in the period in which the estimate is revised if the revision affects only that period, or in the period of the revision and future periods if the revision affects both current and future periods.
The Trustee does not consider there are any critical judgements or sources of estimation uncertainty requiring disclosure beyond the accounting policies listed above.
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## **Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Charitable Fund Annual Accounts as at 31 March 2025**
## **3.0 INCOME**
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|---|---|---|
|Analysis of income from donations, legacies and grants|2024/25|2023/24|
|£000|£000|
|Donations|245|188|
|-|-|
|Legacies|
|-|-|
|General grants|
|245|188|
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Homerton charity received £62k from NHS Charities Together to provide support for the patients suffering with long covid issues.
Homerton charity has received donated art worth £2,425 and Gifts in kind to the value of £26,221.
## **3.1 Analysis of income from other trading activities**
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|---|---|---|
|2024/25|2023/24|
|£000|£000|
|-|-|
|Fundraising activities|
|Bank interest|20|17|
|20|17|
|Analysis of income from investments|
|2024/25|2023/24|
|£000|£000|
|Dividend received from BlackRock investment|2|19|
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## **3.2 Analysis of income from investments**
Due to the sale of BlackRock investment in 23/24, the investment income was reduced.
## **4 EXPENDITURE Analysis of expenditure on raising funds**
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|---|---|---|
|2024/25|2023/24|
|£000|£000|
|Operating fundraising events|(26)|(43)|
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During 2020/21 Homerton charity received £89k from NHS Charities Together for the purposes of operational support. £15k of these monies were spent on recruiting a fundraising assistant during 24/25.
## **4.1 Analysis of expenditure on charitable activities**
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|---|---|---|
|2024/25|2023/24|
|£000|£000|
|Patient welfare and amenities|(285)|(220)|
|Staff welfare and amenities|(146)|(300)|
|Salaries|(91)|(81)|
|Independent Examiner/Statutory Audit|(5)|(5)|
|(527)|(606)|
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The charity does not directly employ any staff. The costs of Trust staff who engage in the charity's activities are recharged to the charity.
Independent Examiners fees of £5k above includes VAT of £850.
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## **Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Charitable Fund Annual Accounts as at 31 March 2025**
## **5 COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES**
|**INCOME FROM:**
Donations and legacies
Other trading activities
Investments
**TOTAL INCOME**
**EXPENDITURE ON:**
Raising funds
Charitable activities
**TOTAL EXPENDITURE**
**Net income/(expenditure) before investment**
**gains/(losses)**
Net gains/(losses) on investment
**Net income/(expenditure) before tax**
Taxation
**Net income/ (expenditure) for the year**
Transfer between funds
Other recognised gains/ (losses):
Actuarial gains/(losses) on defined benefit schemes
**NET MOVEMENT IN FUNDS**
**Reconciliation of Funds**
Total funds brought forward as previously reported
Prior year adjustment
Total funds brought forward as restated
Net movement in funds for the year
**Total funds carried forward**|**2023/24**
**Restricted**
**Unrestricted**
**Endowment**
**Total**
**Funds**
**Funds**
**Funds**
**Funds**
**£000**
**£000**
**£000**
**£000**
**92**
**96**
**-**
**188**
**-**
**17**
**-**
**17**
**-**
**19**
**-**
**19**
**92**
**132**
**-**
**224**
**(43)**
**(43)**
**(173)**
**(433)**
**-**
**(606)**
**(173)**
**(476)**
**-**
**(649)**
**(81)**
**(344)**
**-**
**(425)**
**-**
**78**
**-**
**78**
**(81)**
**(266)**
**-**
**(347)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**(81)**
**(266)**
**-**
**(347)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**(81)**
**(266)**
**-**
**(347)**
**251**
**1,308**
**932**
**2,491**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**(81)**
**(266)**
**-**
**(347)**
**170**
**1,042**
**932**
**2,144**|
|---|---|
## **6 ANALYSIS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES BETWEEN FUNDS**
|Tangible fixed assets
Current assets
Current liabilities
**At 31 March 2025**
At 31 March 2024|**Restricted**
**Unrestricted**
**Endowment**
**Total**
**Funds**
**Funds**
**Funds**
**£000**
**£000**
**£000**
**£000**
**-**
**471**
**-**
**471**
**136**
**370**
**932**
**1,438**
**-**
**(52)**
**-**
**(52)**
**136**
**789**
**932**
**1,857**
**170**
**1,042**
**932**
**2,144**|
|---|---|
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## **Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Charitable Fund Annual Accounts as at 31 March 2025**
|**7**
**NET MOVEMENT IN FUNDS**
Net outgoing resources
Net movement on investments*
Net movement in funds for the year
*Includes £2k donated art (recongnised as in year income).
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**ANALYSIS OF FIXED ASSET INVESTMENTS**
**8.1**
**Market Valuation**
**BlackRock Investments**
Opening market value
Disposals
Net loss on revaluation
Closing market value
**Art Investments**
Opening market value
Additions
Disposals
Net gain on revaluation
Closing market value
**8.2**
**Type of Investments**
Investments in Common Investment Fund
Other investments|**2024/25**
**£000**
**(286)**
**(1)**
**(287)**
**31 March 2025**
**£000**
**66**
**(1)**
**65**
**404**
**2**
**-**
**-**
**406**
**31 March 2025**
**Held in UK**
**£000**
**65**
**406**
**471**|**2023/24**
£000
(425)
78
(347)
31 March 2024
**£000**
552
(486)
-
66
314
12
-
78
404
31 March 2024
Held in UK
£000
66
404
470|
|---|---|---|
Investments are the funds invested within BlackRock Investment Management. The market value as at 31 March 2025 was £64,592.67. The Annual Management Charge of the fund is reflected in the price of the fund. The historic cost of the Investment Fund is £86k (2024 £86k)
Other investments are the Art Assets, valued at market value as at 31st March 2025 by the trust's Art Curator. A professional valuation was carried out by Bonhams Art valuers in January 2024. The next art work valuation is scheduled to take place in five years time.
## **9 ANALYSIS OF DEBTORS**
|**9.1**
**Amounts falling due within one year:**
Endowment funds
Other Debtors
**Total debtors falling due within one year**
Endowment funds
**Total debtors falling due after more than one year**
**Total debtors**|**31 March 2025**
**£000**
**31**
**31**
**342**
**342**
**373**|31 March 2024
£000
31
1
32
373
373
405|
|---|---|---|
The Endowment funds debtor reflects the balance of an interest free loan originally in the amount of £932,000 from the Charity's permanent endowment fund for the purpose of providing a new lecture theatre at the Homerton University Hospital Foundation Trust. The original repayment term was 30 years from August 2006.
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## **Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Charitable Fund Annual Accounts as at 31 Mar 2025**
|||**31 March**|31 March|
|---|---|---|---|
|**10**|**ANALYSIS OF CREDITORS**|**2025**|2024|
|||**£000**|£000|
||Amounts falling due within one year:|||
||Accruals|**52**|253|
## **11 STATEMENT OF MOVEMENTS ON RESERVES**
|Fund balances brought forward at 1st April
Income
Expenditure
Gains/ (losses)
Fund balances carried forward at 31 March|**Restricted Unrestricted Endowment**
**Total**
**Funds**
**Funds**
**Funds**
**£'000**
**£000**
**£000**
**£000**
**170**
**1,042**
**932**
**2,144**
**62**
**205**
**-**
**267**
**(96)**
**(457)**
**-**
**(553)**
**-**
**(1)**
**-**
**(1)**
**136**
**789**
**932**
**1,857**|
|---|---|
## **12 ANALYSIS OF FUNDS**
## **12.1 Restricted Funds**
The Restricted fund account had a balance of £170,000 as at end of March 2024.
The Charity received one grants totalling £62,250 from NHS Charities Together for services related to long Covid suffers in the community. During the year the charity spent £96,000 of restricted funds for the specific use of staff and patient welfare. The balance of £136,000 is to be spent as per the grant terms
## **12.2 Unrestricted Funds**
During the year the charity received unrestricted funds totalling £205,000 which includes donations, grants, dividend income and bank interest.
Unrestricted funds are those funds that may be spent at the discretion of the trustees on the charity's objectives where no restrictions have been made in writing.
## **12.3 Endowment Funds (Children Services Fund)**
This was funding received from the closure of a local Childrens hospital in 2003 to be in the form of a permanent endowment fund for the benefit of children. Permission was granted by the Charity Commission for this fund to be lent to the Homerton University Hospital NHS Trust to partially fund the build for the new lecture theatre to be repaid over 30 years at £31,000 a year. The value of the fund at 31 March 2024 was £932,000 and there has been no movement on this fund during the year.
## **13 COMMITMENTS, LIABILITIES AND PROVISIONS**
There were no commitments outstanding at year end other than those disclosed in the accounts. Liabilities are recognised in the accounts once they are incurred either a legal or constructive obligation to expend funds.
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**Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Charitable Fund Annual Accounts as at 31 Mar 2025**
## **14 RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS**
Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust has a close relationship with the charity as the fund is set up to benefit the hospital's patients and staff. Related party transactions are explained below.
The balance of the interest free loan provided by the charity to the Trust as at 31st March 2025 is £372,830. During the year the Trust has paid £31,065 to the charity as a loan repayment. At the same time the charity has paid the Trust £221,605 in respect of salary recharges (this includes Operational support grant received from NHS Charities Trust).
## **15 TRUSTEE REMUNERATION AND EXPENSES**
The Trustee did not receive any remuneration, benefits or reimbursement of expenses during the year ended 31 March 2025.
## **16 STAFF**
No staff were directly employed by the charity during the year (2024 nil).
## **17 POST BALANCE SHEET EVENTS**
There are no post balance sheet events to report for the financial year ended 31 March 2025.
## **18 OPERATING ACTIVITIES**
|Net income for the year
Adjustment for:
Dividends, interest and rents from investments
Gifts in kind - artworks
Operating cash flow before movement in working capital
(Profit)/ loss on investment assets
Decrease / (increase) in debtors
(Decrease) / increase in creditors
Cash generated by operating activities|**31-Mar-25** 31-Mar-24
**£**
£
**£000**
£000
**(287)**
(347)
**(2)**
(19)
**(2)**
(4)
**(291)**
(370)
**1**
(86)
**32**
30
**(201)**
238
**(459)**
(188)|
|---|---|
## **19 GIFTS IN KIND**
During 2024/25 the charity received gifted art work to the value of £2,425 and gifted items worth £26,221 which were distributted to the hospital.
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