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2021-02-28-accounts

Trustees' Annual Report for the period

Period start date Period end date 01 March 2020 28 February 2021

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Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name International Scientific Forum on Home Hygiene Other names charity is known by IFH Registered charity number (if any) 1116912

Charity's principal address Old Dairy Cottage, Woodhouse Lane

Montacute Somerset Postcode TA15 6XL

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

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Dates acted if not for whole Name of person (or body) entitled
Trustee name Office (if any)
year to appoint trustee (if any)
Dr Anthony Craig Appointed 16/11/2020
1
Hilton
Professor Sally
2 Florence
Bloomfield
Mr John Alexander
3
Pickup
Professor Lisa
4
Ackerley
Dr Elizabeth Claire Appointed 16/11/2020
5
Redmond
Professor C Resigned 16/11/2020
6
Grifiths PHD
7 Dr M Jones Resigned 16/11/2020
Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)
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Name Dates acted if not for whole year

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Type of adviser Name Address
Independent Examiner Old Mill Accountancy
Limited		 Unit 2, Greenways Business Park, Bellinger Close,
Chippenham, Wiltshire, SN15 1BN
Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

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Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

Trust deed Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) Charitable trust, constituted by declaration of trust on 25 October 2006 How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company) Appointed by existing trustees Trustee selection methods

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

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Section C Objectives and activities

To preserve and protect good health by raising awareness of the fundamental role that hygiene in the home and community plays in preventing infectious disease and by promoting understanding of good Summary of the objects of the hygiene based on scientific evidence. charity set out in its governing document

Summary of the main In planning the activities for the year, the trustees reviewed the guidance activities undertaken for the issued by the Charities Commission on Public Benefit. The public benefit in relation to trustees confirm that they have complied with the guidance contained in these objects (include within the Charity Commission’s general guidance on public benefit when this section the statutory reviewing the Charity’s aims and objectives and in planning future declaration that trustees have activities. had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)

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Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

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Section D Achievements and performance

Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year

In 2020/21 IFH continued to develop activities targeting our key audiences – scientists/opinion formers, health professionals, civil society, professional and consumer media. Activities were aimed at producing quality scientific and communication materials for our target audience, and developing visibility and influence by communicating IFH policies and materials to them through the IFH website and a range of other channels: 1. Developing an integrated strategy for promoting effective hygiene and hygiene behaviour change based on targeted hygiene

In 2020, IFH activities focussed on lobbying/working in partnership with hygiene stakeholders to get action in line with calls made in our 2018 consensus white paper setting out why hygiene is important and what needs to be done - firstly to overcome barriers to change - secondly to promote hygiene behaviour change through targeted hygiene. The paper contains calls to action to the various hygiene stakeholder groups

To support this work IFH has produced a 15 min animated YouTube video to explain the principles of Targeted Hygiene. All of these materials were extensively promoted though conference presentations, the IFH website, IFH newsletters, IFH twitter feed and linkedin. 2. Response to the COVID-19 pandemic In March 2020 IFH established a COVID 19 web area (19,000 views to date) containing fact advice sheets (5600 views) and a blog giving advice on how to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. The web area is being promoted through our normal channels (twitter feed, linkedin, newssheets etc).

Ongoing, IH Board members contributed to TV and radio news feeds, and print articles giving public advice on hygiene issues. 3. Antibiotic resistance (AMR) and hygiene . In Feb 2020 a consensus paper by a group of international experts (including IFH experts) setting out why hygiene in home and everyday life is vital to tackling AMR was published in the American Journal of Infection Control to AJIC. IFH also worked with the Hygiene Council

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Section D Achievements and performance

actioning a programme to lobby Key stakeholders for action to place more emphasis on public hygiene promotion in National AMR action plans. This included establishing a new area on the IFH website to promote this area of work 4. Working with the householdcare industry for action on hygiene in home and everyday life In Jan-April 2021 IFH and a working group of International Association of the Soap, Detergent and Maintenance Products Industries (AISE) member companies carried out an online poll of consumers (4500 people, 25 EU countries) exploring consumers conceptual understanding of hygiene and infection risks in the home. Using the data, a consensus report “Developing household hygiene to meet 21st century needs” was produced. The report was launched at an event and press release hosted by AISE April 2021. As part of our lobbying programme, IFH presented the principles of the white paper to the AISE annual meeting. IFH also contributed to redevelopment of AISE consumer facing Cleanright site stressing the importance of targeted hygiene.

5. IFH website, press activity and social media

IFH has continued to develop core activities

IFH Funding

For 2020/21, IFH received sponsorship from Unilever, Deb Med and the EU- funded Safeconsume project. IFH has received undertakings from Unilever Research and Debmed to fund IFH core activities in 2020/21.

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Section E Financial review

It is the policy of the charity that unrestricted funds which have not been Brief statement of the designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level equivalent charity’s policy on reserves to between three and six month’s expenditure. The trustees consider that reserves at this level will ensure that, in the event of a significant drop in funding, they will be able to continue the charity’s current activities while consideration is given to ways which additional funds may be raised.

2021 was a very difficult and atypical year – and we were unable to initiate some of the projects that we had budgeted for the year. We were also unable to travel to meetings, all of which were carried out online – this led to a further drop in spending. This means that the level of reserves has risen this year considerably. It is not our intention that this should be a permanent situation

Details of any funds materially in deficit

Further financial review details (Optional information)

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Section F Other optional information

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Section G Declaration

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s) Professor Sally Florence Bloomfield Full name(s) Mr John Alexander Pickup Position (eg Secretary, Chair of Trustees Trustee Chair, etc) Date 30/11/2021

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International Scientific Forum on Home Hygiene

Charity Name		 International Scientific Forum on Home Hygiene

Charity Name		 International Scientific Forum on Home Hygiene

Charity Name		 International Scientific Forum on Home Hygiene

Charity Name		 International Scientific Forum on Home Hygiene

Charity Name		 CC16a
For the period
from		 1st March 2020
Period start date
To
Section A Receipts and payments
A1 Receipts Unrestricted
funds
to the nearest
£		 Restricted funds
to the nearest £		 Endowment
funds
to the nearest £		 Total funds
to the nearest £		 Last year
to the nearest £
Interest from Premium Account £33 -
-
-
-
9,316
-		 -
-
-
-
-
-		 33
81
15,000
1,500
9,316
20,000		 -
China Global Telev £81 -
Deb SCJ £15,000 15,000
Spink Limite £1,500 73
Nofima AS 14,929
Unilever UKCR £20,000 20,000
Sub total(Gross income for
AR)

£36,614		 9,316
-
-
-
9,316		 - 45,930
-
-
-
45,930		 50,002
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
- -
-
-
- -
Sub total - -
Total receipts
A3 Payments
- 50,002
Travel& Subsistence - -
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-		 -
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-		 -
11
1,054
350
2,245
2,040
53
4,200
12,000
2,308		 3,409
Postage & Stationery 11 -
WebsiteExpenses 1,054 7,739
Secretariat 350 504
OfficeExpenses 2,245 2,938
Accountant 2,040 2,040
BankCharges 53 - 35
Honorariaforscientific advice 4,200 2,500
Honoorarium to Chairman for scientific
advice
12,000		 12,000
New materials 2,308 3,173
Safeconsume personnelcosts - 4,125 - 4,125 5,304
Safeconsume travelexpenses - - 1,205 - - 1,205 2,931
Safeconsumre consumables - 552 - 552 459
**Sub total ** 24,261 3,472 - 27,733 42,962
-
-
-
24,261
12,353
-
44,952
57,305		 -
-
-
3,472
5,844
-
4,898
10,742		 -
-
-
27,733
18,197
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
- -
-
-
-
**Sub total ** - -
Total payments
Net of receipts/(payments)
A5 Transfers between funds
A6 Cash funds last year end
Cash funds this year end
- 42,962
12,353 - 7,040
- -
-		 -
49,850		 -
44,952 -
57,305 - 68,047 7,040

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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period

Categories
Signed by one or two trustees on
behalf of all the trustees
B5 Liabilities
B3 Investment assets
B2 Other monetary assets
B4 Assets retained for the
charity’s own use
B1 Cash funds		 Details
Details
Details
Total cash funds
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))
Details
Community Account 28th Feb 2021
Business Premium Account 28th Feb 2021
Details
Signature		 Unrestricted
funds
to nearest £
10,634
46,671
-		 Unrestricted
funds
to nearest £
10,634
46,671
-		 Unrestricted
funds
to nearest £
10,634
46,671
-
10,634 10,742
46,671
- -
57,305 10,742
OK
John Pickup
Sally Bloomfield

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Independent examiner's report on the accounts

Section A Independent Examiner’s Report

Report to the trustees/ International Scientific Forum on Home Hygiene members of On accounts for the year 28 February 2021 Charity no 1116912 ended (if any) Set out on pages RP 1-2

I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Charity”) for the year ended 28 February 2021.

Responsibilities and As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the basis of report accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”).

I report in respect of my examination of the Charity’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 I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have examiner's statement come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:

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.

Signed:
Name:
Relevant professional
qualification(s) or body:
Address:		 Date: 17/12/2021
Tim Lerwill
FCA
Old Mill Accountancy Limited
Unit 2, Greenways Business Park
Bellinger Close
Chippenham
Wiltshire

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SN15 1BN

Section B Disclosure

Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners).

Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose .

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