Trustees, Annual Report for the period Period start date Period end date From 01 April 2024 To 31 Reference and administration details March 2025 Section A Charlty name WHITTON NETWORK Other names charity Is known by WHirroN AND HEATHFIELD VOLUNTARY CARE GROUP Reglstered charlty number (if any) 1117627 Charity's principal address 1 Library Way Whitton Postcode TW2 7AP Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity Dates acted if not for wholè ear Name of person lor body) entltled toa oint tru8ts0 ifan Tru•tee name Offlco Ilf any) Hugh Patterson Linda McHugh Richard Hurdle Rosa Sworn David Willis Mary Sangtabi Agnes Mccreadie Chair Secretary Treasurer From 2010512024 Names of the trustees for the charlty, If any, (for example, any custodian trustees) NIA Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional infomiationl Miss Ana Cavilla - Co-ordinator Section B Structure, overnance and mana ement Description of the charity's trusts Type of governing document Constitution TAR March 2012 How the charity is constituted Trust Trustee selection methods Trustees and officers are elected by the Charty's members at the AGM. TheTrusteesmay appoint a trustee during the year. Addltlonal governance issues You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about.. 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. policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees., 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. All new trustees are offered training by Richmond Council for the Voluntary Sector which provides trustee induction training in addition to sharing all of our relevant documentation such as our constitution and requiring all trustees to be DBS Ghecked. We have volunteer's hand book and a number of policies which they have to have regard too, such as safeguarding, whistle blowing, complaints and health and safety which they sign up to as truslees. On90ing training is provided as required. Risks are managed through our quarterly committee meetings. Section C Ob'ectives and activities Summary of the objects ol the charity set out In Its governlng document To relieve the needs of elderly people, disabled people, one parent families and others in need, within the community of Whitton and Heathfield and the surrounding areas of Richmond upon Thames, by the provision of practical help, support, advice and care. Our main activities are.. Summary of the maln actlvltles undertaken for the public beneflt In relation to these objects (include within this $ectlon the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guldance issued by the Charity Commlsslon on public benefit 1. To provide transport to GPS, pharmacies, hospitals, chiropodists, opticians, dentists etc. 2. To provide transport to social events, and to clubs such as day centres and AGE UK 3. To provide befriending to support those who feel lonely and isolated. 4. We run outings and tea parties each year to improve well-being and interaction, and a weekly coffee morning. When reviewing our activities and services, our trustees have regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit. You may choose to include fvither statements, where relevant, about.. policy on grantmaking; policy programme related investment; contribution made by volunteers. The Charity only employs one part-time member of staff, the Co-ordinator, who supervises the office, takes on new clients and new volunteers and organises Outing etc All drivers, befrienders, shoppers and office staff are volunteers. We rely almost completely on the good will of unpaid volunteers, and during this year we had 43 active volunteers who made a significant contfibution to the running of the organisation. TAR Marth 2012 Section D Achievements and performance Summary of the maln achlevements of the charity during the year We finished the year with 270 clients, slightly down from 276 at the end of last year, although we had a further 32 clients register, in the same year we sadly saw 38 clients, pass away, move into care homes, or who felt no longer able to use our services. Overall, we have supported more clients this year than last year, engaging with 124 clients during 202412025 which is up from 116 clients last year, in part this has been due to the popularity of the weekly coffee morning, which has helped to extend our service offer and allowed us to reach a wider range of clients We ran smaller outings programme this year wrth only 4 events, but some 89 clients attended and we got some very positive feedback. In temls of transport provided, we gave 420 lifts to medical appointments, there were 243 lifts for recreational purposes and we delivered or provided 121 shops So, in total 784 lifts compared to 907 last year, although we only actually had 40 fewer referrals during the year, sadly almost 1 in 4 appointments was cancelled by the hospitals, clinic or clients themselves due to poor health. Our Befriending service also decreased slightly this year with 280 visits to 14 clients, compared to 342 last year for 18 clients. This role has become increasingly difficult to fill, mainly because the needs of the clients requiring befriending have become much more complex over time, and many of them are actually looking for more time than our volunteers can be expected to offer. Our regular weekly coffee morning continues to be well attended and over the past 12 months we had 749 attendances, with 46 differenl clients attending over the year and an average of 18 people attending each week We ended the year with 43 active volunteers,, comprising 21 drivers, 10 office volunteers and 12 befrienders and shoppers, and we were pleased to welcome 4 new volunteers during the year. Section E Financial review We hold 6 months operating costs in our reserves Brief statement of the charity's policy on reserves Detalls of any funds materially In deficit None TAR March 2012 Furth8r financial review detslls (Optlonal Infomtstion Both London Borough of Richmond upon Thames (through AGE UK) and the Hampton FLKKI grant us money to cover our Co-ordinator's salary and pension costs. You may choose to includé additional information, where relevant about" the chaWs principal sources of funds (including any fundraising), how experKliture has supported the key objectives of the charity; investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted. Our outings programme is funded by donations from organisations such as the Hamilton Chapter, the Rotary Club, the Lloyds Foundation. We also secured £3,000 at the start of thi8 year from the Lottery Fund which will support our outings programme, and runs for 18 months from summer 2024 to the end of 2025, additionally we received a large personal donation of £1,000 and a very generous legacy of £5,468 We do not charge our Servi￿ users but their donations are used to cover some office expenses and we undertake some small-scale local fundraising too. All of our outings and engagements are purposefully free to ensure any local person in need can access our services and reduce isolation and support healthy living without needing to pay. Being a small charity, our funds are held in cash at the bank. Section F Other optional information None Section G Declaration The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees, report above. Slgned on behalf of the charity's trust888 Slgnatur•ls Full namgls) P081tlon (eg Secretaryi Chair. etc) Richard Hurdle cHugh Treasurer Secretary Dats 2711012026 TAR March 2012 **W H I T T O N N E T W O R K** _Registered Charity No.1117627_ ## **ACCOUNTS FOR THE PERIOD 1ST APRIL 2024 to 31st MARCH 2025** |**2023/24**
**INCOME**
**2024/25**
**£**
**_Operating Income:_**
**£**
1,969
B/Fwd Salary Grants (Restricted)
0
14,813
B/Fwd Donations and Mileage
19,341
667
B/Fwd Outings (Restricted)
0
861
Incorrect Rent Invoice
0
2,478
LBRUT Rate Relief
2745
3,210
LBRUT Rent Rebate
3210
5,809
LBRUT & Age UK - Salary
6145
7,000
Hampton Fund - Salary
7000
2,355
LBRUT & Age UK Mileage
2494
3,000
The Albert Hunt Trust (unrestricted)
0
10,270
**_Donations:_**
Mr Welch
1000
Lloyds Bank Foundation
500
Rotary Club - Santa collection
743
Hamilton Chapter - closing donation
528
St Georges Day stall
365
In Mem - C Hewson
5,468
General Donations & Interest
7,082
National Lottery - Outings
3,000||**2023/24**
**EXPENDITURE**
**2024/25**
**£**
**_Operating Expenditure:_**
**£**
2,478
Business Rates
2745
3,210
Rent
3272
18,773
Salary, Tax, NI & Pension
18900
2,132
Mileage Payments
1804
185
Marketing & Publicity
467
321
Newsletter & stamps
289
1,229
Phones & internet
1730
231
Office
417
433
Insurance
488
187
DBS Checks
230
833
Staff Costs, including pension
1071
9
Parking
47
Volunteers & Clients
364
3,023
_Outings (excl petrol & stamp costs):_
Late March 23 Tea Party Minibus
51
Rottingdean
916
Kew
422
Connaught Opera
180
Christmas Carols
54
Coffee mornings
225
19,341
_Excess Income over Expenditure_
25996| |---|---|---| |52,432
Total Income
59,621||52,432
Total Expenditure
59,621| |**Bank balances at 31st March 2025:**
1,399
Cheque account
959
27,000
Savings Account
34000
32
Cash
74||**Funds by Account at 31st March**
0
Salary (Restricted Funds)
0
19,331
Donations and Mileage
20033
9,100
Whitton Network Reserves
15000| |28,431
Total Funds
35,033||28431
Total Funds
35,033| **Richard Hurdle - Hon Treasurer** **Lauren Murdoch - Hon Examiner 02/06/2025** **02/06/2025** ## **Independent examiner's report on the accounts** **Section A Independent Examiner’s Report** **Report to the trustees/ WHITTON NETWORK members of On accounts for the year 31[st] March 2025 Charity no 1117627 ended (if any) Set out on pages** 1 ~~Ps~~ I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended **31 / 03 / 2025** **Responsibilities and** As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation **basis of report** of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”). I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. ## **Independent examiner's statement** I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect: - accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or - the accounts do not accord with the accounting records I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. * _Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply._ **Date:** 02.06.2025 **Signed:** ~~tamed~~ **Name:** Lauren Murdoch ~~Po~~ **Relevant professional qualification(s) or body (if any): Address:** 1 **October 2018** **IER**