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2023-12-31-accounts

Barchester Healthcare Foundation

Year to 31 December 2023

Registered Company Number 4002177 Registered Charity Number 1083272

Contents

Trustees' report .......................................................................................................................... 2 ...................................................................................... 6 Independent examiner's report to the members of Barchester Healthcare Foundation ............. 7 Statement of financial activities (incorporating an income and expenditure account) for the year to 31 December 2023 ............................................................................................. 8 Balance sheet as at 31 December 2023 ..................................................................................... 9 Notes forming part of the financial statements for the year to 31 December 2023 ................. 10

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The Trustees present their annual report and the audited financial statements for the year to 31 December 2023.

Reference and Administrative Information

Constitution

and a

registered charity governed by its memorandum and articles of association. Company Number 4002177. Charity Number 1083272.

Directors and Trustees

charity law and throughout this report are collectively referred to as the Trustees.

Trustees

The Trustees who held office during the year and subsequently were as follows:-

Elected Trustees : Pete Calveley Ann Mackay MBE (resigned 31 December 2023) James Hodgson (resigned 30 September 2023) Julia Scott Andrew Tilden OBE Shannon Cullen Simon McCall (appointed 1 April 2023) Sally Hale (appointed 1 June 2023) Helen Hamblen (appointed 1 March 2024)

Company Secretary

The Company Secretary is Jon Hather

Registered Office:

3rd Floor, The Aspect, 12 Finsbury Square, London, EC2A 1AS

Independent Examiners:

Saffery LLP, Torridon House, Beechwood Park, Inverness, IV2 3BW

Bankers:

Royal Bank of Scotland Plc, London Corporate Services, 2½ Devonshire Square, London, EC2M 4XJ

Solicitors:

Blythe Liggins, Edmund House, Rugby Road, Leamington Spa, CV32 6EL

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Objectives and achievements

with physical or learning disabilities or mental health challenges, giving grants to help reduce independence, mobility and quality of life.

In 2023, special attention was focused on connecting or reconnecting people with others in their local community, thus combatting loneliness and enabling people to be active and engaged. This has enabled grants totalling £221,000 to be approved, details of which are given in note 3. This represents a positive response by either full or part grants to 32% of the 754 applications received, in comparison with 25% the previous year.

In 2019, a resident from Marriott House Care Home in Chichester generously donated £112,000 to the Foundation. The funds were unrestricted, but the Charity launched The Jeanette Gill Special Awards in her memory. Approximately once a year the Charity funded three special awards for outstanding projects that enrich lives and encourage an active lifestyle. The three awards available include a Gold Award of £15,000, a Silver Award of £10,000 and a Bronze Award of £5,000. The first round took place late in 2019, and two further rounds were planned. In view of the Covidm the cancelling of fundraising events, the Trustees decided to use a proportion of the funds from the Jeanette Gill Special Awards to support the usual grants in 2020/21. A final round of the Jeanette Gill Special Awards took place in Spring 2023.

The Foundation was again supported by the Barchester Healthcare group which matched pound for pound all funds raised by Barchester staff. In addition to this, £12,000 of staff time was provided by the Barchester Healthcare Group which was not recharged and has been included as donated staff time. This income is shown in note 2.

The fundraising by Barchester staff once again demonstrated originality and enthusiasm.

The major events included a golf tournament in the Midlands, a second Tour de Barchester cycle ride, raffles at conferences in the spring, as well as Barchester teams at the Great North Run and RideLondon-Essex 100 cycle ride, and personal challenges such as skydiving. Textile recycling at the Barchester homes also provided significant income, as well as the Barchester Lottery donations.

The Foundation also benefitted from a very generous donation of £99,000 from the family of a late Barchester care home resident.

The Trustees are again grateful to the staff and shareholders of Barchester Healthcare for their continued support.

Appointment of Trustees

The Charity is governed by its memorandum and articles of association. At no time do Trustees nominated by the company constitute a majority in terms of the total number of Trustees. Potential Trustees are nominated by one of the existing Trustees, seconded by another, followed by a vote of all Trustees. Such votes have proved to be unanimous.

Simon McCall was appointed as a Trustee on 1 April 2023, Sally Hale on 1 June 2023 and Helen Hamblen on 1 March 2024. James Hodgson resigned on 30 September 2023 and Ann Mackay resigned on 31 December 2023.

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Training of Trustees

The Charity does not have a formal policy of training for the Trustees. However, on appointment, Trustees undertake an induction briefing and usually have experience of service with other charities. In addition, information is regularly supplied to the Trustees, regarding their responsibilities and duties together with regular guidance from the Charity Commission. linkage with other charities of a like nature.

Organisational Structure

The Foundation Trustees meet quarterly. Decisions on grant applications for individuals are delegated to the Grants Team. Applications for groups are considered - and may be approved - by two nominated Trustees (one of whom is an independent Trustee). In view of the increased income, the maximum grant amounts were increased during the year to £1,000 for individuals and £2,500 for groups. If agreement cannot be reached, applications are considered by the Board of Trustees at their quarterly meetings. The Jeanette Gill Special Awards were approved by all Trustees.

Trustee meetings

The Foundation holds quarterly meetings and during the year achieved an 83% attendance level.

Reserves Policy

In 2023 the Trustees decided to split reserves into two categories (see note 12). £25,000 (being the running costs for four months) remains in the general fund. £314,000 was transferred into a designated fund which will be used for grant-making purposes. The Trustees review grants pledged and paid grants at each meeting. The designated fund reserves should always be greater than the amount of grants pledged. If there are no designated funds, with no prospect of further funds, the Trustees would meet to decide the future of the Charity.

would not normally hold designated fund reserves in excess of 250,000. At the end of the year, designated funds totalled £314,000 (2022: £142,000) . This is higher than the expected maximum value, mainly due to an exceptional single donation in the year, and it is expected that with a greater number of grants awarded in 2024, the designated fund total will be below £250,000 by December 2024.

Grant making policy

The Foundation can provide grants of up to £1,000 to individuals or up to £2,500 to small groups/charities in England, Scotland and Wales through its general grants scheme. The Foundation helps small community groups and local charities with activities, outings, equipment and materials for members/service users and individuals with mobility equipment for outdoor use. The Jeanette Gill Special Awards have a maximum of £15,000.

Public benefit

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are met as the charity will consider applications from all sectors of the community and there is no cost to making an application for support.

Review of Activities and Future Developments

In 2023 the Foundation granted £221,000 (2022: £171,000) towards helping older and disabled people around Britain. 238 grants were awarded ranging from £122 to £14,525 to support a wide range of projects, which included helping individuals, groups and charities to fund specialist and mobility equipment, education, transport, activities and outings.

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Review of Activities and Future Developments (continued)

The Foundation will continue to make grants to projects where the money can make a real difference to the beneficiaries. The Foundation continues to develop its website and more information on its activities can be found at www.bhcfoundation.org.uk.

Risk Policy

The major risks to which the Charity is exposed, as identified by the Trustees, have been reviewed and systems have been established to mitigate those risks. Given the nature of the activities the Trustees have identified limited significant risks that the Charity faces. The major risks would be the loss of support from the Barchester Healthcare group and reputational risk from making inappropriate awards. Both risks are viewed as very unlikely to occur. The Trustees believe that the systems and controls operated by the Charity are sufficient to mitigate identified r year. The Charity does not have an internal audit function given the limited activities operated.

Environmental Policy

The Trustees are committed to reducing the environmental impact of the Charity. Video conferencing has been introduced in order to reduce the amount of travel required, and the Charity have switched from paper-based to electronic systems to decrease the amount of paper consumed.

Safeguarding Policy

The Trustees are aware of the need to be alert to safeguarding issues, with s Trustees having experience in this area.

Investment Policy

The Trustees invest free cash resources in term deposit accounts to maximise interest income while maintaining a low risk policy of investment.

Accounting Policies

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the accounting policies set out in notes to the accounts and comply with the C 2011 and Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019).

By order of the board

S McCall (Chairman)

3[rd] Floor, The Aspect 12 Finsbury Square London EC2A 1AS

13 September 2024

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and the financial statements

The Trustees are responsible for preparing the Trustees' Report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

Company law requires the Trustees to prepare financial statements for each year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable company and of the incoming resources and application of resources, including the income and expenditure, of the charitable company for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the Trustees are required to:

s and then apply them consistently;

observe the methods and principles in the applicable Charities SORP;

are reasonable and prudent;

state whether applicable UK Accounting Standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements; and

prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charity will continue in business.

The Trustees are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that are sufficient to show and explain the charitable company's transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charitable company and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charitable company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

The Trustees are responsible for the maintenance and integrity of the corporate and financial governing the preparation and dissemination of financial statements may differ from legislation in other jurisdictions.

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Independent examine Trustees of Barchester Healthcare Foundation on the accounts for the year ended 31 December 2023

I report to the charity Trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Company for the year ended 31 December 2023.

Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner

Trustees of the Company (who are also the directors of the company for the purposes of company law) you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the

Having satisfied myself that the accounts of the Company are not required to be audited under Part 16 of the 2006 Act and are eligible for independent examination, I report in respect of my examination of carrying out my examination, I have followed the Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5) (b) of the 2011 Act.

My examination was carried out in accordance with the general Directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from you as trustees concerning such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit and consequent report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below.

Independent examiner's statement

I have completed my examination. I confirm that no matters have come to my attention which gives me cause to believe that:

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.

Eunice McAdam Chartered Accountant

Saffery LLP Torridon House Beechwood Park Inverness IV2 3BW Date:

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Statement of Financial Activities (incorporating the Income and Expenditure Account) for the year to 31 December 2023

Note
Income from:
Donations, legacies and similar incoming
resources
2
Interest received
Total incoming resources
Expenditure on:
Charitable activities
3
Total resources expended
Net movement in unrestricted funds/net
income for year
Unrestricted fund balances b/fwd as at 1 Jan
Unrestricted fund balances c/fwd as at 31 Dec
12		 Year to 31
December
2023
480
5
485
(313)
(313)
172
167		 Year to 31
December
2022
318
-
318
(259)
(259)
59
108
339 167

All of the above results are derived from continuing activities. All gains and losses recognised in the year are included above. The surplus for the year for Companies Act purposes, comprising the net income for the year, was £172,000 (2022: surplus of £59,000).

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Balance Sheet as at 31 December 2023

Note
Current Assets
Debtors and accrued income
7
Cash at bank and in hand
Creditors: amounts falling due within
one year
8
Net assets
Funds:
Unrestricted funds
9		 2023 2022
2 53
386 157
388 210
(49) (43)
339 167
339 167

For the financial year ended 31 December 2023 the Company was entitled to exemption from audit under Section 477 of Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.

The Trustees acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 with respect to accounting records and the preparation of the financial statements.

The members have not required the Company to obtain an audit of its financial statements for the year in question in accordance with Section 476.

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small regime.

The financial statements on pages 8 to 14 were approved by the Trustees on 13 September 2024 and signed on their behalf by:

S McCall (Chairman)

Registered Company Number 4002177 Registered Charity Number 1083272

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Notes forming part of the financial statements for the year to 31 December 2023

1 Accounting Policies

Company Information

The Barchester Healthcare Foundation is a private company limited by guarantee, incorporated in England. The registered office is 3[rd] Floor, The Aspect, 12 Finsbury Square, London, EC2A 1AS.

a) Basis of Preparation

The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention and 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 United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) effective 1 January 2019, the Companies Act 2006 and accounting standards.

The Trustees consider that the charity has the ability to continue its operations for the foreseeable future and so these financial statements have been prepared on the going concern basis.

The charity has availed itself of Paragraph 3 (3) of Schedule 4 of the Companies Act and vities.

The charity is exempt from the requirement to prepare a cash flow statement on the grounds that it falls within the Companies Act definition of a small company.

The charity constitutes a public benefit entity as defined by FRS 102.

b) Taxation

Barchester Healthcare Foundation is considered to pass the tests set out in Paragraph 1 Schedule 6 Finance Act 2010 and therefore it meets the definition of a charitable company for UK corporation tax purposes. Accordingly, the charity is potentially exempt from taxation in respect of income or capital gains received within categories covered by Chapter 3 Part 11 Corporation Tax Act 2010 or Section 256 of the Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992, to the extent that such income or gains are applied exclusively to charitable purposes .

c) Company Status

The charity is a company limited by guarantee. The members of the company are the Trustees named on page 2. In the event of the charity being wound up, the liability in respect of the guarantee is limited to £1 per member of the charity.

d) Incoming Resources

All incoming resources are included in the Statement of Financial Activities when the charity is legally entitled to the income and the amount can be quantified with reasonable accuracy. This includes legacies which are recognised when received.

The charity recognises income relating to commitments to make annual donations in the period to which they relate, provided that the Trustees are certain that the donations will be received.

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Notes forming part of the financial statements for the year to 31 December 2023 (continued)

1 Accounting Policies (continued)

e) Resources Expended

Grants are recognised as payable when approval has been given by the Trustees. All other expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis.

f) Investments

The donations are invested in a bank deposit account immediately upon receipt.

g) Finance and Operating Leases

No leases were entered into during the year or prior year.

h) Fund Accounting

Trustees.

i) Irrecoverable VAT

All resources expended are classified under activity headings that aggregate all costs relating to the category. Irrecoverable VAT is charged against the category of resources expended for which it was incurred.

2 Donations, legacies and similar incoming resources

Corporate donors
Private donors
Gift Aid		 Year to 31
December
2023
212
267
1
480		 Year to 31
December
2022
162
155
1
318

Included within amounts receivable from corporate donors above is £12,000 (2022: £12,000) in respect of donated staff time and facilities.

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Notes forming part of the financial statements for the year to 31 December 2023 (continued)

3 Expenditure on charitable activities

Grants payable
Support costs
Governance costs (see note 4)		 Year to 31
December
2023
Year to 31
December
2022
221
171
89
85
3
3
313
259

Included within support costs above is £12,000 (2022: £12,000) in respect of donated staff time and facilities.

The charity has one activity being grant making all support and governance costs are allocated to this activity.

a) Grants payable to individuals

79 grants totalling £44,000 (2022: 79 grants totalling £38,000) were payable to individuals in the year. The grants were for a wide range of purposes: electric, sport, manual and folding wheelchairs, power packs and sport wheels for wheelchairs; walkers; trikes, handcycles and electric bikes; mobility scooters and car boot hoists.

b) Grants under £1,000 payable to charities and groups

There were 85 grants of under £1,000 payable to charities and groups, for a total of £49,000 (2022: 98 grants totalling £52,000) . These include grants for equipment, materials, tools, craft, technology and exercise equipment; music, art, theatre, cookery, IT, nature, garden and living skills projects; craft, dance and exercise classes; social activities, workshops and special events; entertainment; transport, outings and residential camps.

c) Grants over £1,000 payable to charities and groups

There were 74 grants of £1,000 and over to charities and groups, which totalled £128,000 (2022: 48 grants totalling £81,000) . Details are on shown in full on page 15.

4 Governance costs

Independent examination fee Year to 31
December
2023
3
3		 Year to 31
December
2022
3
3

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Notes forming part of the financial statements for the year to 31 December 2023 (continued)

5 Trustees' remuneration

The Trustees neither received nor waived any emoluments during the year. £439 (2022: £446) was reimbursed for travel expenses for two Trustees. No restricted donations were received from Trustees.

6 Staff costs

The charity had no employees during the current or prior year. As the charity has no employees and the Trustees are unpaid the charity does not have a remuneration policy.

During the current year, Barchester Healthcare Homes Limited (part of the Barchester group) recharged the charity for the time of two part-time members of staff. This recharge amounted to £64,500; including £5,4 2,300 pension costs (2022: £63,200; including £5,4 2,200 pension costs) . In addition to this, £12,000 of staff time was provided by Barchester Healthcare Homes Limited which was not recharged and has been included as donated staff time as disclosed in note 2.

7 Debtors: amounts falling due within one year

Prepayments and accrued income 2023
2
2		 2022
53
53

8 Creditors: amounts falling due within one year

Accruals and deferred income
Grants payable
Grants payable
Brought forward
Grants approved in year
Grants paid in year
Carried forward		 2023
36
13
49
2023
10
221
(218)
13		 2022
33
10
43
2022
19
171
(180)
10

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Notes forming part of the financial statements for the year to 31 December 2023 (continued)

9 Analysis of net assets between funds

Opening balance at 1 Jan 2023
Net incoming/(outgoing) resources
Closing balance at 31 Dec 2023
Represented by:
Net current assets		 Unrestricted
Funds
167
172
339
339		 Total
167
172
339
339

10 Financial commitments

At 31 December 2023 the charity had no annual commitments (2022: £nil)

11 Related parties

There were no transactions with related parties during the period.

12 Unrestricted funds

General fund
Designated fund		 At 1
January
2023
Net
incoming
resources
Transfers
At 31
December
2023
£'000
£'000
£'000
£'000
167
172
(314)
25
-
-
314
314
167
172
-
339

The general fund is expendable at the discretion of the Trustees.

The designated fund has been set aside by the Trustees for grant-making purposes.

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Grants over £1,000 payable to institutions and groups Grants over £1,000 payable to institutions and groups
APPLICANT NAME GRANT
PURPOSE OF GRANT
£
Woodwork To Wellness £1,187 Sliding table for this woodworking charity.
Plymouth Heartbeat Cardiac Rehabilitation Suite £1,000 Recumbent cross trainer for this charitable cardiac rehabilitation suite.
The Recycled Teenagers Club £1,000 A holiday for the elderly members of this charity.
Just Friends £1,100 Excursion programme for the members of this charity combating the effects of loneliness
for those living alone.
Bubble Club CIC £1,200 DJ support classes for learning disabled members of this club.
Pro-Active Community £1,950 Activities for this charity aiming to improve the lives of people with learning disabilities.
Music4Wellbeing £1,780 Activity project for this group aiming to improve the lives of older people in the local
community.
Signpost Services (Stafford) Ltd £1,000 Chair based exercise project for this charity aiming to reducing isolation and loneliness for the
elderly.
The Patchworking Garden Project £2,000 Craft supplies and plants for this charity's main gardening project for those living with
mental and physical disabilities.
New Friends For You £2,000 Outing and activities programme for this befriending charity for the elderly.
Eston Arts Centre CIC £1,245 Table/chairs and camera printing for this charity to provide a 4-week programme aimed at
getting the elderly out into the community.
Kennedy Street Foundation CIO £1,550 Equipment to enable this charity to set up a Recovery Cafe.
Over 55s group Northumberland Park £1,000 A summer outing to the seaside and a Christmas theatre trip for the members of this over
55s group.
Frozen Light £1,000 Support for performances of Frozen Light's immersive choral experience.
Age Concern Barnstaple and North Devon CIO £1,500 Community activities programme for this charity aiming to improve the lives of older
people.
Immersion in the community £1,920 16 weekly sessions at the Immersion virtual reality arcade.
Ralli Hall Lunch and Social Club £1,000 Transport costs for this lunch and social club for elderly and disabled people.
Arun community Transport £10,000 Wheelchair Accessible Vehicle as a dedicated Arun Community Transport Vehicle.

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Spring to Life £2,000 Accessible allotment space for wheelchair users.
Ropetackle Arts Centre £1,588 Ten matinee film showings for this charity aiming to improve the lives of elderly and
disabled people.
Made-Well CIC £5,000 Disability inclusive equipment for this CIC aiming to improve the lives of adults with
learning disabilities, physical disabilities, mental health conditions and those suffering
isolation and loneliness.
Dementia Active £14,525 Musical instruments, Tovertafel light table and function room carpeting for this charity
improving the lives of people living with dementia and their families.
Cornwater Evergreens £1,000 Transport costs for this charity aiming to improve the lives of older people.
Open Minds £1,500 Sessional workers for this charities Open Minds scrapbook project.
Stars and Stitches CIC £1,050 7 workshops for this charity's woodwork project to help improve mental health.
Kent and Medway NHS Social Care Partnership £1,500 Equipment and seeds for this charity's horticulture therapy/community gardening project.
Trust Charitable Fund
Bloom Sheffield CIC £1,500 Specialist gardening equipment for this charity's gardening programme helping to improve
their members' mental health.
Ardley and Fewcott Gardening Club £1,473 Four subsidised lunches for the isolated members of this group.
The Ajuda Foundation £1,000 Course materials for this charity's Purple Sunflower Project helping people with mental
health challenges.
Friends of Temple Newsam Park £2,000 Contribution towards two new scooters for this group aiming to improve garden access for
their disabled visitors.
Down Syndrome Development Trust £1,000 Physical activity sessions for this charity aimed at improving the lives of young people with
Downs Syndrome.
Worthing Table Tennis Club CIC £1,080 Equipment and coach hire for 16 weeks to improve social isolation for the over 65-year-old
members of this tennis club.
Arts Uplift Community Interest Company £1,900 Bringing 'Rewind-1970's' performances to two local communities of older vulnerable adults
From Loft to Loved Workshops CIC £1,820 Sewing machines and fabric for this groups sewing workshop aimed at improving the lives
of people suffering with mental health conditions.
Memories Are Golden £1,265 Memory scrapbooks for this charity aimed at making memories for those suffering from
dementia and other health conditions.
The Lookout Community Hub £2,000 Craft materials and refreshments for this community hub's Knit & Natter sessions improving
social isolation.
£1,500 Trips out for the carers of this carers group needing some respite.
Mile Cross Projects and Events Group £1,200 Equipment for this community craft group aiming to improve the lives of people suffering
from mental and physical health conditions.

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Hartlepool Art Studio Ltd £1,000 A high quality artwork printer for members' use of this charity aimed at improving the lives
of those suffering from mental health conditions.
Talbot House Support Centre £1,000 Day trips for the older members of this carers
charity.
Martineau Gardens £1,000 Equipment and materials for this charity aiming to improve the lives of people with multiple
disabilities.
Sonrisa Arts CIC £2,000 10 weekly creative dance sessions for people living with Parkinson's.
Chetton and District Parish Hall £1,000 Continuation of activity session Chetton Active Friends for older people.
Group Garden Holidays £1,000 Outings and excursions for this over 60s group.
Musical Keys £1,349 One MacBook to support music sessions for this charity helping people with life challenges
that affect their mental health.
Bridgend Carers Centre £1,000 One day trip for the members of this
charity.
TCD £1,000 Instructor costs for this charity improving life for the elderly with ballroom dance classes.
Lanark Men's Shed £1,500 3D laser printer for this men's shed aimed at improving men's mental health.
Self injury Support £2,000 Materials costs of expressive Arts Group project run by this charity offering self injury
support.
Sounds Better CIC £1,000 Soundbeam touch free music making device for this aimed at improving the lives of people
suffering from a multitude of health conditions.
Nuvo Wellbeing £1,520 Instructor and equipment costs for Motion Unity project aimed at improving the lives of
those with learning disabilities.
Inspire Highfield £1,165 Licenses, refreshments and promotion of this CIC's 65+ film screening project.
B U Group £1,066 Equipment for this group aimed at providing activities for older people.
SRK Community Project £1,300 52 weeks of exercise classes for a group of elderly South Asian men to participate in
activities.
Shipley Memories Group £1,456 Refreshments for this group aimed at improving the lives of their elderly members.
West Lancashire Pensioners Forum £1,000 A Christmas lunch for this group of 65 pensioners.
Men's Shed Worcester £1,580 Router machine plus software for this men's shed charity to enable its members to expand
their creativity.
Age Concern Slough and Berkshire East £1,250 Pilates classes for the members of this charity aimed at improving life for the elderly.

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