## **Trustees' Annual Report for the period** 

||Period start date|Period start date|||Period end date|Period end date||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||1|April|2021||31|March|2022|
|**From**||||**To**||||



## Section A                        Reference and administration details 

**Charity name Other names charity is known by** 

Newcastle Gateshead Medical Volunteers 

**Registered charity number (if any)** 1137730 

**Charity's principal address** 

30 Penners Gardens Surbiton Surrey **Postcode KT6 6JW** 

## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** 

|1<br>2<br>3<br>4<br>5<br>6<br>7|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for**<br>**whole year **|**Name of person (or body) entitled**<br>**to appoint trustee (ifany)**|
|---|---|---|---|---|
||DeiaryKader|Chairman|||
||Paula Hetherington|Treasurer & Coordinator|||
||Gill Rhind|Trustee|||
||Paul Banaszkiewicz|Trustee|||
||Keith Johnston|Trustee|||
||||||
||||||



**Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)** 

**Name Dates acted if not for whole year** 

## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** 

**Type of adviser Name Address** 

## **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** 

Constitution to be updated in 2022 to reflect the addition of Life Academy Type of governing document to the remit of the NGMV (eg. trust deed, constitution) Association consisting of approximately 15 active members How the charity is constituted 

- (eg. trust, association, company) 

Trustees reviewed annually Trustee selection methods 

- (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; 

- the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works; 

Trustees are all health professionals who can demonstrate CRB clearance via their current employer. 

NGMV works closely with the Community, Charitable and Health Care Organisations in Great Britain and Iraqi Kurdistan. 

NGMV depend heavily on support and donations from the public and the health care community in England and in Kurdistan. 

All Trustees give their time voluntarily and receive no remuneration or other benefits. 

- relationship with any related parties; 

- trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them. 

## **Section C                    Objectives and activities** 

The Charity's object is to relieve sickness and promote the preservation of health by the provision of free orthopaedic service to local people in the Kurdistan region of Iraq by making regular visits throughout the year **Summary of the objects of the** in order to make available the timely assessment, surgical treatment and **charity set out in its** follow up which will b e provided by a team of volunteers. **governing document** 

In planning the activities for the year NGMV kept in mind the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit. 

**Summary of the main activities undertaken for the** The focus of the work carried out by NGMV remains the delivery of **public benefit in relation to** Orthopaedic services and health care to the local people of Kurdistan **these objects (include within** without discrimination and regardless of belief or ethnicity. **this section the statutory declaration that trustees have** This is achieved by a team of volunteer health care professionals making **had regard to the guidance** 2 trips per year to the Kurdistan region of Iraq to deliver timely **issued by the Charity** assessment, treatment and review of patients. However, trips with **Commission on public** multiple volunteers have been suspended during the pandemic and the **benefit)** Chairman has made lone trips to work with local teams during periods when travel restrictions were lifted. 

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## **Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)** 

You **may choose** to include further statements, where relevant, about: 

- policy on grantmaking; 

- policy programme related investment; 

- contribution made by volunteers. 

We are very grateful for the ongoing support and dedication shown by our volunteers at home, preparing for our trips, developing teaching material and helping with fundraising.  We are also grateful for the time that our travelling members dedicate to support our trips to the Iraqi Kurdistan to help fulfil our objectives and hope to resume these trips later this year.  We recognise that their contribution is essential for us to function as a charity and we are especially grateful to our Chairman who has continued to make trips during the pandemic when travel restrictions have allowed.  Likewise, we acknowledge the support of our charitable and health care contacts in Erbil and Sulaymaniyah who facilitate our trips, help us with patient selection and support and take care of us in Iraq. 

The focus of NGMV’s medical volunteers will continue to be the delivery of hands-on health care via our professional volunteers.  We will also continue to organise seminars and educational events to teach our fellow health care professionals at home and in Iraq. 

Plans are well underway for the introduction of a further faction to the Charity focusing on teaching a variety of life skills to young people at home and in Iraqi Kurdistan.  The Life Academy will aim to empower people to tackle challenging life topics that are rarely taught in traditional educational establishments.  It will promote a cohesive society by increasing awareness of various aspects of life through innovative experience-based learning by providing a forum for knowledge exchange and self-development leading to self-actualisation. These changes will be registered with the Charity Commission. 

Section D                      Achievements and performance 

Activity **Summary of the main** Sadly, our regular bi-annual trips to Iraqi Kurdistan could not go ahead **achievements of the charity** due to the pandemic travel restrictions. It is hoped that they can resume **during the year** in late 2022.  However, our Chairman did visit on more than one occasion and was able to work with Swisscross and local health care teams to deliver a range of orthopaedic and musculo-skeletal services to the local population. He also organised, hosted and participated a number of international courses, seminars, webinars and virtual research courses over the year. 10 Year Anniversary Our Chairman hosted a very well ‘attended’ Internal webinar in January 2022 to mark the 10 year anniversary of NGMV and to promote positive engagement in charitable causes. The webinar also served as a vehicle to introduce the concept of a Life Academy that will promote social coherence and the individual development of a variety of positive life skills leading to  self-actualisation for young people at home and in Iraqi Kurdistan. Life Academy The concept of Life Academy was formalised and a committee appointed to take forward the implementation and management of the charity’s new faction.  The Charity Commission was informed and a change of name request was made to reflect this addition to NGMV’s purpose. Fund Raising All funds raised this year have been from individual donations 

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## **Section E                    Financial review** 

At the end of the financial year 2012-22 the balance of the account was **Brief statement of the** £4,586.57.  It is noted that NGMV still has outstanding loan repayments **charity’s policy on reserves** to our chairman. 

**Details of any funds materially in deficit** 

## **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); 

Our main source of funds this year has been via donations and loans. The majority of income is used to fund the trips to Iraq, buy essential equipment and fund educational events. 

All travelling volunteers give their time freely. 

- how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity; 

- investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted. 

## **Section F                     Other optional information** 

## **Section G                    Declaration** 

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

**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** 

**Signature(s)** 

**Full name(s)** Paula Hetherington **Position (eg Secretary, Chair,** Treasurer and Coordinator **etc) Date** 16/05/2022 

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## **NGMV - Medical Volunteers Life Academy Financial Report - 1 April 2021 to 31 March 2022** 

|**Transaction**<br>**Date**|**Transaction**<br>**Type**|**Purpose**|**Description**|**Debit Amount**|**Credit Amount **|**Balance**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|**Brought forward**||||||**3,180.40**<br>**£**|
|07/04/2021|Debit Card|CharityExpenses|Amazon|79.00||3101.40|
|14/04/2021|Debit Card|CharityExpenses|Zoom.US 888-799-96|11.99||3089.41|
|27/04/2021|Counter Credit|Refund|GoDaddy- website upgrade||96.00|3185.41|
|27/04/2021|Debit Card|CharityExpenses|Donation - BringHope|520.07||2665.34|
|14/05/2021|Debit Card|CharityExpenses|Zoom.US 888-799-96|11.99||2653.35|
|24/05/2021|Counter Credit|Donation|Smile Amazon||5.00|2658.35|
|09/06/2021|Counter Credit|Donation|DFKpatient||300.00|2958.35|
|14/06/2021|Debit Card|CharityExpenses|Zoom.US 888-799-96|11.99||2946.36|
|25/06/2021|Counter Credit|Donation|DFKpatient||300.00|3246.36|
|28/06/2021|Debit Card|Equipment|Williams Medical|195.00||3051.36|
|14/07/2021|Debit Card|CharityExpenses|Zoom.US 888-799-96|11.99||3039.37|
|28/07/2021|Counter Credit|VAT refund|HMRC VAT repayRef: 227916195||1496.00|4535.37|
|02/08/2021|Counter Credit|Fund raising|Research Course Payment||50.00|4585.37|
|04/08/2021|Counter Credit|Donation|DFKpatient||950.00|5535.37|
|09/08/2021|Counter Credit|Donation|DFKpatient||500.00|6035.37|
|10/08/2021|Counter Credit|Donation|DFKpatient||300.00|6335.37|
|16/08/2021|Debit Card|CharityExpenses|Zoom.US 888-799-96|11.99||6323.38|
|16/08/2021|Counter Credit|Fund raising|Research Course Payment||50.00|6373.38|
|17/08/2021|Counter Credit|Donation|DFKpatient||480.00|6853.38|
|17/08/2021|Counter Credit|Fund raising|Research Course Payment||50.00|6903.38|
|20/08/2021|Counter Credit|Fund raising|Research Course Payment||50.00|6953.38|
|23/08/2021|Bill Payment|Equipment|Gen Med|2676.00||4277.38|
|25/08/2021|Counter Credit|Donation|DFKpatient||480.00|4757.38|
|26/08/2021|Counter Credit|Fund raising|Research Course Payment||50.00|4807.38|
|26/08/2021|Counter Credit|Fund raising|Research Course Payment||50.00|4857.38|
|31/08/2021|Counter Credit|Fund raising|Research Course Payment||50.00|4907.38|
|31/08/2021|Counter Credit|Fund raising|Research Course Payment||50.00|4957.38|
|01/09/2021|Counter Credit|Fund raising|Research Course Payment||50.00|5007.38|
|01/09/2021|Counter Credit|Fund raising|Research Course Payment||50.00|5057.38|
|01/09/2021|Counter Credit|Fund raising|Research Course Payment||50.00|5107.38|
|02/09/2021|Counter Credit|Fund raising|Research Course Payment||50.00|5157.38|
|03/09/2021|Counter Credit|Fund raising|Research Course Payment||50.00|5207.38|
|03/09/2021|Counter Credit|Fund raising|Research Course Payment||50.00|5257.38|
|03/09/2021|Counter Credit|Fund raising|Research Course Payment||50.00|5307.38|
|06/09/2021|Counter Credit|Fund raising|Research Course Payment||50.00|5357.38|
|06/09/2021|Counter Credit|Fund raising|Research Course Payment||50.00|5407.38|
|06/09/2021|Counter Credit|Fund raising|Research Course Payment||50.00|5457.38|





**NGMV - Medical Volunteers Life Academy Financial Report - 1 April 2021 to 31 March 2022** 

|07/09/2021|Debit Card|CharityExpenses|Zoom.US 888-799-96|17.84||5439.54|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|07/09/2021|Counter Credit|Fund raising|Research Course Payment||50.00|5489.54|
|08/09/2021|Counter Credit|Fund raising|Research Course Payment||50.06|5539.60|
|09/09/2021|Counter Credit|Fund raising|Research Course Payment||50.00|5589.60|
|10/09/2021|Counter Credit|Fund raising|Research Course Payment||50.00|5639.60|
|10/09/2021|Counter Credit|Fund raising|Research Course Payment||50.00|5689.60|
|10/09/2021|Counter Credit|Fund raising|Research Course Payment||50.00|5739.60|
|10/09/2021|Counter Credit|Fund raising|Research Course Payment||25.00|5764.60|
|13/09/2021|Debit Card|CharityExpenses|Donation - FBMaggies Centre|20.00||5744.60|
|13/09/2021|Counter Credit|Fund raising|Research Course Payment||50.00|5794.60|
|14/09/2021|Debit Card|CharityExpenses|Zoom.US 888-799-96|90.99||5703.61|
|14/09/2021|Counter Credit|Fund raising|Research Course Payment||50.00|5753.61|
|04/10/2021|Counter Credit|VAT refund|HMRC VAT repayRef: 227916195||478.50|6232.11|
|05/10/2021|Bill Payment|Equipment|Gen Med|4241.30||1990.81|
|05/10/2021|Counter Credit|Donation|Funds transfer - Equipment||10000.00|11990.81|
|11/10/2021|Counter Credit|Donation|Funds transfer - Equipment||2000.00|13990.81|
|11/10/2021|Counter Credit|Donation|Funds transfer - Equipment||2000.00|15990.81|
|11/10/2021|Counter Credit|Donation|Funds transfer - Equipment||1000.00|16990.81|
|13/11/2021|Bill Payment|Equipment|Gen Med|15425.30||1565.51|
|14/10/2021|Debit Card|CharityExpenses|Zoom.US 888-799-96|90.99||1474.52|
|29/10/2021|Bill Payment|Equipment|Gen Med|594.20||880.32|
|15/11/2021|Debit Card|CharityExpenses|Zoom.US 888-799-96|11.99||868.33|
|14/12/2021|Debit Card|CharityExpenses|Zoom.US 888-799-96|11.99||856.34|
|23/12/2021|Counter Credit|Donation|Funds transfer - monitors||5000.00|5856.34|
|30/12/2021|Counter Credit|Donation|DFK donation||1500.00|7356.34|
|04/01/2022|Counter Credit|Donation|DFKpatient||300.00|7656.34|
|05/01/2022|Bill Payment|Equipment|Taurus Medical|6880.80||775.54|
|05/01/2022|Counter Credit|Donation|DFKpatient||300.00|1075.54|
|14/01/2022|Debit Card|CharityExpenses|Zoom.US 888-799-96|11.99||1063.55|
|18/01/2022|Counter Credit|VAT refund|HMRC VAT repayRef: 227916195||3576.79|4640.34|
|19/01/2022|Counter Credit|Donation|DFKpatient||300.00|4940.34|
|31/01/2022|Bill Payment|CharityExpenses|GoDaddy- website upgrade|100.66||4839.68|
|14/02/2022|Debit Card|CharityExpenses|Zoom.US 888-799-96|11.99||4827.69|
|21/02/2022|Debit Card|Equipment|Williams Medical|234.68||4593.01|
|23/02/2022|Counter Credit|Donation|Smile Amazon||5.55|4598.56|
|15/03/2022|Debit Card|CharityExpenses|Zoom.US 888-799-96|11.99||4586.57|
||||||||
|||||**OUT**|**IN**|**Balance**|
|||||31,286.73<br>£|32,692.90<br>£|**4,586.57**<br>**£**|





CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
Independent examinerfs report on the
accounts
Section A
Independent Examiner's Report
Report to the tmsteesl
members of
NGMV- Medical Volunteers & Life Academy
On accounts for the year
ended
31 March 2022
Charlty no
{If any)
1137730
Set out on pages
1afK12
I report to the trustees on my examination of the a￿￿)Unts of the above
charity (Ihe Trusf) for the year ended
Responsibilities and
basls of report
As the charitys trustees. you are resp(msible for the preparatIC￿ of the
acojunts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011
(Ihe Acr).
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 all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission
under seciion 145(5Xb) of the Act.
Independont I have rx)mpEeted my examination. I have no (x)ncEms and have ￿rne
examinerfs statement across no other matters in ￿nneCtIon with the examination to whith
attention should be drawn in this report.
Signed:
Name:
Kate Allep
Relevant professional
quallfication(s) or body
(rf any}:
None
Address:
37 Gardner Park
North Shields
NE29 OEA
Section B
Disclosure
Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material matters of COn￿M
(see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and
guidance for examiners).
Glvo here brlef detslls of
any Items that the
oxamlner wlshos to
disclose.
Nothing to disdose
IER
Oct 2018