PILGRIM HOSPITAL SUPPORT GROUP REPORT AND ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2025 Charity No.: 1063206
PILGRIM HOSPITAL SUPPORT GROUP REPORT AND ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2025 TRUSTEES Mrs D. Must Mrs M Henderson Mrs S Rivett Mr M Clarke (Chaimian) (Secretary) CHARITY NUMBER 1063206 PREMISES 6 Rosegarth Street Boston PE218QU CONTACT TELEPHONE NUMBER 01205 356396 INDEPENDENT EXAMINER Mrs Barbara Chambers 4 Queens Road Boston PE219AA
PILGRIM HOSPITAL SUPPORT GROUP REPORT AND ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025 CONTENTS Page Trustees, report 1&2 Independent examiners port Income and expenditure account Statement of assets and liabilities Notes to the financial ststements
PILGRIM HOSPITAL SUPPORT GROUP Trustees. Report for the year ended 31st March 2025 The trustees present their report and the finanaal statements for the year ended 31st March 2025. The financial statements comply with current ststutory requirements and the Statement of Recommended Practice - Accounting and Reporting by charits preparing their auntS in acc¢ydance with the Financial Rèporting Stsndard in the UK and Republic of Ireland {FRS 102) issued on 16 July 2014. Objects of the charity The object of the chaiity is the relief of sickness in Lincolnshire by assisting in the provision of equipment for hospitals in the area,. in particular. but not exdusively. the Pilgrim HospFtal in 8oston. Due to an amendment made last year the charitys objects now indude the supporting the gcod health and wellbeing of staff and patients at NHS hospitals in the area. Organisation and trustees The charity was set up under a trust deed dated 8th April 1997. Its base of operations is at 8, Rosegarth Street, Boston. PE218QU. It is operated by a committee of three trustees who meet regularly to decide on fund raising activities and the making of grants. The trustees are appointed by the present trustee board. On acceptsnce of appointment they receF¥e a copy of the charitS constitution and the Charity Commissioners Publication CC3 'Responsibilities of Chanty Trustees.. Review of activities and fure development8 The charity operated the shop IhroughoLrt most of the year. There was. however, a decrease in turnover brought atK)Ut by the general dosure of shops in the West Street a8. The trustees recognise that it is not the charTWs obj'ective to accumulate funds, arKI several attempts were made to make donations for purthasing hosptsl equipment. A donation of £20,000 was also made to the Lincolnshire and Nottingharnshire Air Ambulance based at Waddington near Lincoln. A display vffis made in the shop of the Yrk of the AMbulanr. This has been remarked upon and has met the approval of our customers and contributors. A further donation was mad8 to the Air Ambulane to provide unifoms for that charrtys fundraisers. Plgrim Hospital Radio also approached us. and a donation of £5,000 was made to refurbish their studio. Since the year end. meetings have been held with Lincolnshire United Hospital Trusvs representatives. There are plans to provide benches for outside seating. The Trustees have also organised an online banking facilrty. whch should make the payment of grants more efficient, There are, however. teething problems in geth'ng this established successfully. Footfall in the shop is currently being seriously affected by the Rosegarth Square development, Once this is Completed the charity will be lookingE increase its sales. Reserves policy and risk management The trustees deem that £5,000 is sufficient operating reserve for the chaiity to cover its immediate obligations, should It cease to receive income. At the year end free reserves stood at £142.459 {2024, £178.29J). The trustees are aware of the possibility of future expense on re1ctIOn. The trustees have considered other risks to whith the tharity may be exposed and have adopted poliues to mitigate those risks. conts'nued on page 2 ... Page 1
PILGRIM HOSPITAL SUPPORT GROUP Trustees. Report for the year ended 31st March 2025 Statemant of tru8te88' mponslbilities Charity law requires the trustees to prepare financial stalements for eath financial year which give a twe and fair view of the of the tharitys financial activities during the year and of its financial position at the end of the year. In preparing those statements giving a true and fair vw. the trustees should follow best practice and.. seled suitable accounting policies arKI apply them consistently.. make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent.. stale whether applicable accounting standards and statements of recommended practice have been followed. subject to any departures disdosed and explained in the financial statements.. prepare the financial statements on a going concem basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the tharity 11 continue in operation. The directors a responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disdose with reasonable accuracy at any time the finanaal position of the charity and to enable them to ensure that the financial $tstements comply v4ith the applicable law and regulations. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assels of the company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irre9ularities. This report was approved by the trustees on . . November 2025 and signed on their behatt. Denl8e Must Trustee Page 2
PILGRIM HOSPITAL SUPPORT GROUP Independent Examinerfs Report to the Trustees of The Pilgrim HpItal Support Group for the year ended 31st March 2024 l port on the aunt5 of the Pibgrim Hospital Support Group for the year ended 31st March 2024. Raspectlve re•pon8lbllities of the tru8tee8 and the indopondent examiner As the charity trustees you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (Ihe Acl.). I report in respect of my examinalion of the charivs accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying oul my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under 88Ction 145{5)(b) of the Act. Independent •xamlnof• 8tatom•nt I have completed my examination. I conffimi that no rnalerial matters have come to my attention in connecti wtlh the examination giving me cause to believe that in ony material respect: accounts'ng records were not kept in respect of the chanty as required by seCtn 130 of the Ac(. or 2 the accounts do not comply with those records,. or the accounts do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of the accounts set out in the Charities {Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a "true and fair vievK which is not a matter considered as part of an independent èxamination. I hove no concerns and have come acros¥ no other rnattefs in connection ¥th the examination to which attenti¢>n should be drawn in Ihis report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts lo be reached, 6 eLalS Mrs Barbara Chambers 4 Queens Road Boston PE219A4 a.w. November 2025 Page 3
PILGRIM HOSPITAL SUPPORT GROUP Income and Expenditure Account for the year ended 31st March 2025 2025 Unrestricted funds 2024 Unrestricted funds Notes Incoming resources Donations 490 516 Activities for generats'ng funds Shop sales 2 Other income 21,515 26,338 69 21,517 26,407 Investment income Bank interest 4,532 3,843 Total incomlng resources 26,539 30,766 Resources expended Cost of generating funds 3 Shop running costs 12,084 12,766 Costs of charitable aCtivitS 4 Grants to Pilgrim Hospital 50,286 36,610 Total expenditure 62.370 49,376 Net (outgoing)I Incoming resources (35,831) (18,610) Net movement in funds (35,831) (18,610) Unrestricted funds at 1st April 2024 178,290 196,900 Totsl unrestricted funds at 31st March 2025 142.459 178,290
PILGRIM HOSPITAL SUPPORT GROUP Statement of Assets and Liabilities as at 31st March 2025 2025 2024 Monetary assets National Westminster Bank PLC Current account Liquidity Manager account Cash in hand 12,585 129,924 100 32,948 145,392 100 142,609 178,440 Sundry debtors and prepayments Total Assets 142,609 178,440 Creditors falllng due wlthln one year 150 150 Net assets 142.469 178,290 being Unrestricted funds 142,459 178,290 There were no other assets or liabilities at the year end other than those shown in the statement atK>Ve. These finanaal statements were approved and signed by the trustees on . i.q ovember 2025. Michael Clarke Trustee Charity number 10632 The note on page 6 form part of these financial statements Page 5
PILGRIM HOSPITAL SLIPPORT GROUP Notes to the Flnanclal Slat•m•nts for th• yur endod 31st M•r¢h 2024 1 ACCOUNTING POLICIES The finanual statements are prepared urthr htstorical cost n¥¢nI]Oft. and in aco)Tdanc4 tho ststemenl of Recommen¢Jed Practe- Accountr"ng and Reporb"ng by CharrtS prepanng their acUnts in accordance with the Finanaal Repoits'ng Stsndard applicable in the UK and R•pUbl of Irekgnd IFRS 1021 issued on 16 Juty 2014. They have also been Prepared in accordance wrth the FRS 102 and the Charits Act 2011. The statement of finanoal adrvitts has been drawn up as a summary of the income and expenditure made during the year by the charity. Income ts induded when r¢coNed by the thanty.. expenditure is accounted for when the charity has an oblvJation to pay. Grants are m&Je upon consthrab.on by the trustees followng requests from hosprtal departsnents. The ststemenl of assets and liabilities includes amounts due lo the charty and amounts payable by the charity relating lo the year ended 31 st March 2022, but whh have not been recetved or paj by that dale. The incorne and expendrture account and ts statement of assets and Ikqbilits have twn prepared followng guKdan¢8 for accountsng for smaller ctharit*S issl by the Chanty CommissK)n. 2025 2024 2 OTHER INCOME sa of rags 69 3 SHOP RUNNING COSTS Volunteefs exFenses Rent Rates and water Heat and IbJht Repairs Insurance rephOne Sundnes Licenos Bank charges Stationery and packing Independent examinefs fee 4.170 409 1,567 359 392 169 391 52 1.039 354 432 505 154 222 150 107 12.084 12,766 4 GRANTS Upgrade Fumiture Notice boards Cots Wheelthairs Training equipment Donation Pihjnm H¢)sprtal Radio Macmillan counselling suite Matemty Matemity OutpatN8nts Ambulan station r Ambulance 271 1.639 6,685 19,676 23,700 2.941 20,CO) 36,810 Page 6