||||||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |**Trustees' Annual Report**|||||**for theperiod**||| |**From**|Period start date|||**To**|Period end date||| ||**01**|**April**|**2020**||**31**|**March**|**2021**| ## Section A Reference and administration details **Charity name WHITTON NETWORK Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any) 1117627 Charity's principal address** 1 Library Way Whitton **Postcode TW2 7AP** ## **WHITTON NETWORK** ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |1
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**any)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Hugh Patterson|Chair||Charity members at an
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theyear| ||Sheila Wookey|Secretary||| ||Christopher Bligh|Treasurer||| ||Frances Grant|||| ||Michael Kerslake|||| ||JennyLowe|||| ||David Willis|||| ||Valerie Irvin|||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| **Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)** **Name Dates acted if not for whole year** **TAR** March **2012** 1 ## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** **Type of Name Address adviser Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** Miss Ana Cavilla, Co-Ordinator ## **Section B Structure, governance and management** ## **Description of the charity’s trusts** Type of governing document Constitution (eg. trust deed, constitution) How the charity is constituted Trust (eg. trust, association, company) Trustees and officers are elected by the Charity's members at the AGM. Trustee selection methods The Trustees may appoint a trustee during the year. (eg. appointed by, elected by) ## **Additional governance issues (Optional information)** You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant, about: - policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees; We are an independent charity; however, we form part of the London Borough of Richmond Upon Thames Council’s Community Independent Living Services (CILS) which is outsourced to Age UK. AGE UK manage the grant payment to us on behalf of the borough and we provide quarterly reports back to AGE UK. - the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works; - relationship with any related parties; - trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them. **TAR** March **2012** 2 ## **Section C Objectives and activities** To relieve the needs of elderly people, disabled people, one parent families and others in need, within the community of Whitton and **Summary of the objects of the** Heathfield and the surrounding areas of Richmond upon Thames, by **charity set out in its** the provision of practical help, support, advice and care. **governing document** Our main activities are: **Summary of the main** 1. To provide free lifts for medical appointments, shopping, **activities undertaken for the** hairdressing and recreational pursuits **public benefit in relation to these objects (include within** 2. Befriending visits **this section the statutory declaration that trustees have** 3. Organising outings and an annual tea **had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity** A legacy, whose funds expired in November 2020, enabled us to provide **Commission on public** a ‘tidy up garden’ service using a professional firm of gardeners. **benefit)** ## **Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)** The Charity only employs one part-time member of staff, the CoYou **may choose** to include Ordinator, who supervises the office, takes on new clients and new further statements, where volunteers and organises Outings. relevant, about: - policy on grantmaking; - policy programme related investment; All drivers and office staff are volunteers. We rely almost completely on the good will of unpaid volunteers, this last 12 months with the pandemic has been very challenging and we are grateful to the contribution both new and existing volunteers have made during this time. - contribution made by volunteers. **TAR** March **2012** 3 ## Section D Achievements and performance **Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year** We have just over 300 clients, on our database which is slightly up from 295 last year. This takes into account some gains from the ‘lockdown’ period and some losses due to Covid-19; moving in with families, moving into care homes and unfortunately losing some of our older clients. This year was unlike previous years due to the impact of the pandemic. However, overall, we still managed to achieve some 894 engagements provided to 80 of our clients, down compared to the 1033 engagements to 123 clients last year. - 130 of these were medical appointments attended by 43 clients - 2 lifts for recreational purposes for 2 clients, - 277 shops were delivered or provided for 32 clients, which was a significant increase from the previous year Our Befriending service also grew during this year, although the vast majority of contacts were over the phone due to restrictions on face-toface visits, but we undertook 485 visits and calls, and supported 29 clients. We were unable to offer any outings or tea parties at all this year as we had to act within the government guidelines, so at the start of the lockdown our trustees called each and every client to touch base and offer our help and support. The garden project was able to run with additional safeguards, and supported 23 households, from April 2020 through to October 2020, when the funds ran out and the project closed. At Christmas we hand delivered cards and a small gift to every single of one our clients. This was very well received and gave us a chance to check in with people we’d not heard from for a while. **TAR** March **2012** 4 ## **Section E Financial review** The charity maintains 3 months operating costs as unrestricted reserves. **Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves** **Details of any funds materially in deficit** None ## **Further financial review details (Optional information)** You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant about: - the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising); - how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity; Both London Borough of Richmond upon Thames (through AGE UK) and the Hampton Fund grant us money to cover our Co-ordinator’s salary and pension costs. Our outings programme is funded by donations from organisations such as the Rotary Club, and we have had some legacies, and collections from funerals of regular clients and volunteers. We do not charge our service users but their donations are used to cover some office expenses and we undertake some small-scale local fundraising too. - investment policy and objectives including any Being a small charity, our funds are held in cash at the bank. ethical investment policy adopted. ## **Section F Other optional information** None **TAR** March **2012** 5 Issl swncox XXYJ pua Jp•A siw spury y8rJ puo JpaA ISEI spunj USE) 9V gpuni u•wq wwuwi 9Y (SWau￿Bd)￿dlawj0 O'E LZ, oop 6￿,6 Zb9'k£ l￿1Z qns gIqEI a08 1u0w￿9AUI PUV W88V try tr69'PE qns lino J y 8w?WPh'UqWOd S80 '1v>JwnÈui'(vJty •)wo lsiiqnd 961 9£g' eeL zol'z in¥ f$9Z¢ E89'Li i•M qns 'wr• w•un••AuI pu¥ w#¥y zy .6 JOI 8WO)w $sw9)Iv￿ qns 9t9 000 oooz Jwi v ut8iwwn4'suory8wo Jpun4u reSin¥￿i￿n è8v 311oIBw giiirrf 31••J¥•U •4101 31O•J4W •IIIOI jI••IWI •4101 nj pai)iJisa¥ •puN I•wI spury pai?iJigwun siuatuApd puE sid19?a￿ v uoijjas iUaWPAopua Jvw Jdy poywl Jod P9&99 siuno??E 4uawApd PUE •d!a?8 SJNM ONV oNV19￿4 NOISSIVIVIO) ALlaVH) Iss) gurv)xp zy xxgj UOgJWd 4BnH 4 Iieje yu) ZOU9WiO eN Wljd uo Jo Aq p8u6is rjuo Iiq •npwnowy n UAW 8,&IJB4? 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