The UK Friends of the Shepherd’s Hospice
Annual Report of the charity for the year to 5 April 2021
Name
The name of the charity during the year was “The UK Friends of the Shepherd’s Hospice” Since the year-end it has been changed to Palliative Care Sierra Leone. It is registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales with number 1113653
Trustees
The following individuals served as trustees throughout the year:-
Jacqueline Anne Boulton Ruth Elizabeth Cecil (Chair) Michael Richard Hurton Kathryn Ingham (Secretary) Elizabeth Mary Rose Peter Ronald Pegram Stokes (Treasurer) Esther Dorothy Walker
Structure
The charity is an unincorporated association governed by a Deed of Trust executed on 5 January 2006 by the original trustees and amended by further Deeds on 8 August 2016 and 19 February 2019.
Objectives and Activities
The objectives of the charity are
(i) The promotion of the charitable purposes of the Shepherd’s Hospice in Sierra Leone and (ii) The advancement of health by supporting the development of palliative care in Sierra Leone
The first objective has been met by making grants to the Hospice for specific purposes; including the remuneration of medical staff; and meeting some of the charges for care and drugs for poorer patients.
To meet the second objective the Trustees have agreed to meet part of the cost of a project being run by a British doctor designed to:
-
increase the number of healthcare professionals in Sierra Leone trained in palliative care
-
establish a network of PC healthcare workers who can help and support each other
-
produce Sierra Leonean trainers in Palliative Care for ongoing training and development, who could help set up teams in other hospitals, and be involved in undergraduate training.
After an interruption caused by the precautions taken in Sierra Leone against the COVID 19 virus this project was re-started at the end of August 2020, based on a Palliative Care Unit [PCU] in the Connaught Hospital in Freetown, Sierra Leone. Since then a number of further training sessions have been held for health professionals from other parts of the country.
The trustees have complied with the duty in section 4 of the Charities Act 2006 to have due regard to guidance on public benefit published by the Charity Commission.
Achievements and Performance
The charity has continued to provide the level of support to the Shepherd’s Hospice which the trustees consider appropriate. The project to develop palliative care in Sierra Leone is beginning to bear fruit – to the extent that the trustees have received two donations from grateful relatives of individuals treated in the Palliative Care Unit.
Financial Matters
Financial statements have been prepared for the year on an accruals basis.
The trustees aim to keep reserves which are sufficient, but not significantly more than sufficient, to enable the charity to continue its regular activities without sudden interruption; and to meet any foreseeable exceptional expenditure. A part of the reserves held at the year-end (of the order of £4,000) is likely to be needed to meet grants for the PCU project during the next one to two years that will not be matched by new donations. The trustees believe that the balance of the reserves is consistent with their policy.
Signed on behalf of the trustees by their authorised signatory
Ruth E Cecil
The UK Friends of the Shep STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL AFFAIRS FOR T
| Unrestricted | ||
|---|---|---|
| Funds | ||
| Note | £ | |
| INCOMING RESOURCES | ||
| Voluntary income | 2(a) | 11,446 |
| Fundraising activities | 2(b) | 2,250 |
| Income from investments | 2(c) | 7 |
| TOTAL INCOMING RESOURCES | 13,703 | |
| RESOURCES EXPENDED | ||
| Charitable activities | 3(a) | 9,930 |
| Cost of fundraising activities | 3(b) | 53 |
| Other resources used | 3(c) | 69 |
| TOTAL RESOURCES EXPENDED | 10,052 | |
| Net incoming / (outgoing) resources | 3,651 | |
| Balance brought forward | 18,894 | |
| Balance carried forward | 22,545 | |
| BALANCE SHEET AS AT 5 | ||
| CURRENT ASSETS | ||
| Debtors | 4(a) | 870 |
| Cash at bank & in hand | 4(b) | 21,675 |
| 22,545 | ||
| THE FUNDS OF THE CHARITY | 6 | |
| Unrestricted | 22,545 | |
| Restricted | - | |
| TOTAL | 22,545 |
The notes numbered 1 -6 form a part of these accounts
pherd's Hospice
THE YEAR ENDED 5 APRIL 2021
| TOTAL £ £ 12,019 23,465 - 2,250 - 7 12,019 25,722 7,720 17,650 - 53 - 69 7,720 17,772 4,299 7,950 580 19,474 4,879 27,424 5 APRIL 2021 314 1,184 4,565 26,240 4,879 27,424 - 22,545 4,879 4,879 4,879 27,424 Restricted Funds |
£ 6,829 4,887 28 TOTAL y/e 5.4.20 |
|---|---|
| 11,744 | |
| 14,015 69 407 |
|
| 14,491 | |
| - 2,747 22,221 |
|
| 19,474 | |
| 1,481 17,993 |
|
| 19,474 | |
| 18,894 580 |
|
| 19,474 |
The UK Friends of the Shepherd's Hospice NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
1 ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Basis of fnancial statements
The financial statements have been prepared on the accruals basis. They include all transactions for which the Trustees are responsible in law.
Fund accounting
Restricted funds derive from donations made for a specific purpose. They may only purpose for which they were given.
The use of other funds is unrestricted , except that all funds must be used to further objectives of the Trustees.
The charity does not have any endowment funds.
Income and expenditure
Donations are accounted for when they are received; Gift Aid recoveries when the r Gift Aid declaration is received, whichever is later. Grants are accounted for when a pay them; and the recipient has been informed of the amount to be paid. Other expe when it falls due for payment. All items are accounted for gross.
Assets
The charity does not posess any fixed assets. Any expenditure on other tangible ass off as it was spent.
be expended on the
r the charitable
related donation or a decision is made to enditure is recorded
sets has been written
The UK Friends of the Shephe NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR T
| Unrestricted | ||
|---|---|---|
| Funds | ||
| £ | ||
| 2(a) | Voluntary income | |
| Regular donations by direct credit | 360 | |
| Donations via giving websites* | 837 | |
| Amazon & Easyfundraising | 39 | |
| Other donations | 8,743 | |
| Donations at or via Surbiton Church# | 600 | |
| Tax recovery | 867 | |
| 11,446 | ||
| * -- Virgin Money Giving and Stewardship Giving | ||
| # - Anglican parish of Surbiton, Saint Andrew and Saint Mark | ||
| 2(b) | Activities for generating funds | |
| Quiz | - | |
| Lunches | 1,340 | |
| Carol singing | - | |
| Wine tasting | 910 | |
| 2,250 | ||
| 2(c) | Income from investments | |
| Bank interest | 7 | |
| TOTAL INCOMING RESOURCES | 13,703 | |
| 3. RESOURCES EXPENDED | ||
| 3(a) | Charitable activities | |
| Grants to Hospice | 9,825 | |
| Support to Dr Mary Bunn | - | |
| Bank fees on remittances | 105 | |
| 9,930 | ||
| **3(b) ** | Cost of fundraising activities | |
| Wine for tasting | 53 | |
| Quiz costs | - | |
| 53 | ||
| 3(c) | Other resources used | |
| Bank account fees | 69 | |
| Visit to Sierra Leone | - | |
| 69 |
TOTAL RESOURCES USED
10,052
4. CURRENT ASSETS
4(a) Debtors
Gift Aid claim 870 4(b) Cash at bank and in hand Cash in hand 20 CAF Bank Cash Account 1,267 CAF Gold Account 20,388 21,675
erd's Hospice THE YEAR ENDED 5 APRIL 2021
| TOTAL £ £ 600 960 1,730 2,567 - 39 9,375 18,118 - 600 314 1,181 12,019 23,465 - - - 1,340 - - - 910 - 2,250 - 7 12,019 25,722 560 10,385 7,160 7,160 - 105 7,720 17,650 - 53 - - - 53- - 69 - - - 69 Restricted Funds |
£ 840 38 16 2,897 1,557 1,480 TOTAL y/e 5.4.20 |
|---|---|
| 6,829 | |
| 1,248 3,206 433 - |
|
| 4,887 | |
| 28 | |
| 11,744 | |
| 8,870 5,000 145 |
|
| 14,015 | |
| - 69 |
|
69 |
|
| 60 347 |
|
| 407 |
7,720
17,772
14,491
| 314 1,184 - 20 565 1,832 4,000 24,388 4,565 26,240 |
1,481 |
|---|---|
| 20 3,592 14,381 |
|
| 17,993 |
The UK Friends of the Shepherd's Hospice NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR END
| 5 | Fund details General fund Mary Bunn Fund Patient Support Fund |
Unrestricted £ 22,183 362 - 22,545 |
Restricted £ - 4,879 - |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4,879 |
The Mary Bunn Funds are used to support Dr. Bunn in promoting palliative care The restricted fund is credited with donations where the donor has stipulated th only be used in this way. Other donations from Dr. Bunn's friends and relations but the trustees have treated these donations as forming the basis of a designa Receipts relating to the Patient Support Fund were remitted to the Shepherd's H that they will be used to provide financial assistance to patients.
There was a nil balance on the fund at the year end; and no further donations w
6 Staf Costs
The charity has no employees.
One trustee was reimbursed the cost of wine used at a fundraising event Otherwise, none of the trustees received any payment as remuneration; or as e No financial value has been placed on the work of volunteers, without which the
ED 5 APRIL 2021
| Total £ 22,183 5,241 - 27,424 |
Total 5.4.20 18,894 500 80 |
|
|---|---|---|
| 19,474 |
in Sierra Leone. hat their giving should were not so restricted ated fund to support Dr. Bunn. Hospice subject to a condition
will be accepted to it.
expenses
e charity could not function.
Independent examiner's report to the trustees of The UK Friends of the Shepherd's Hospice
I report on the accounts of the Trust for the year ended 5 April 2021, which are set out on the four following pages.
Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner
The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The charity's trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144(2) of the Charities Act 2011 (the 2011 Act) and that an independent examination is needed.
It is my responsibility to:
examine the accounts under section 145 of the 2011 Act;
to follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act; and
to state whether particular matters have come to my attention.
Basis of independent examiner's report
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 any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a 'true and fair view' and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below.
Independent examiner's statement
In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention:
(1) which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements:
to keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the 2011 Act; and
to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of the 2011 Act
have not been met; or
(2) to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Name: JOHN TRESS
Relevant professional body: INSTITUTE OF CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS IN ENGLAND AND WALES Membership number: 1982199
Address: 152 Camberwell New Road, London, SE5 0RR Date: 10 May 2021