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2022-03-31-accounts

Report of the Trustees and Examined Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2022 for Kingston Carers’ Network

Reg. Charity No. 1151456 Company Number 8376060

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Kingston Carers’ Network

Reg. Charity No. 1151456 Company Number 8376060

Kingston Carers’ Network is a registered charity, established in 1994, providing independent information, support and advocacy to people who care for someone living in the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames.

A carer is someone who looks after a family member, partner, or friend in need of help because they are ill, frail, have a disability, mental health problem or are dependent on drugs or alcohol. Carers are of all ages, and their caring responsibilities can put them under physical, emotional, and because they are unpaid, financial pressure. In the case of children caring for a parent or sibling, this can have significant negative effects on their lives and future opportunities. It impacts their learning and the social activities that their peers get to experience and enjoy.

At Kingston Carers’ Network we aim to:

• Provide independent information to carers, whether they chose to continue to care, or to give up their caring role.

• Provide input into local service planning and ensure that appropriate services are available to carers.

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Kingston Carers’ Network

Reg. Charity No. 1151456 Company Number 8376060

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Report of the Trustees and Financial Statements for
the Year Ended 2021-22
Contents
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4 AGM 2021-22 Agenda
4 Current Staff
5 Report of the Trustees
7 Objectives and Activities
8 Achievements and Performance
10 Chairman’s Report
13 Independent Examiner’s Report
14 Financial Accounts
24 Minutes of AGM 2021
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Kingston Carers’ Network Reg. Charity No. 1151456 Company Number 8376060

Annual General Meeting – 4[th] October 2022: 1:00pm to 3:00pm St Mark Church Hall, St Marks Hill, Surbiton KT6 4LS AGENDA

  1. Welcome – Tony Woods, Chairman 2. Apologies for absence 3. Poetry Reading by Carers: Jo Lambert, Patricia Maskell, Layla Brokenbrow 4. A Young Carer’s view by Zayna

  2. Guest Speaker – Rt Hon Sir Ed Davey MP

  3. Report by the Chairman – Tony Woods

  4. Highlights of the year by the Chief Executive – Diane White 8. Guest Speaker - Debbie Hustings, NHS lead for carers 9. Minutes of the 2021 AGM

  5. Presentation & Adoption of the Annual Accounts for Financial Year 2021-22 11. Appointment of the Independent Examiner

  6. Election of Directors of the Board 2022-23

  7. Any Other Business

  8. Closing remarks from the Worshipful the Mayor of the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames, Cllr Yogan Yoganathan

The AGM will be preceded by a light lunch .

Current Staff

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Report of the Trustees for the Year Ended 31 March 2022

The Trustees (who are also directors of the company limited by guarantee for the purposes of the Companies Act 2006) are pleased to present their annual Trustee Report, together with the examined financial statements for the year ending 31 March 2022, which are also prepared to meet the requirements for a Directors’ Report and Accounts for Companies Act purposes.

Structure, Governance and Management

Kingston Carers’ Network is a charity registered in England and Wales with the Registered Number 1151456. The charity is a company limited by guarantee and was incorporated on 25 January 2013 and operates in accordance with its written Memorandum and Articles of Association. New Trustees are appointed in accordance with its Articles of Association.

Address 418 Ewell Road, Surbiton, KT6 7HF.

Directors

Directors who served as members of the Management Committee during the year from 1st April 2021 to 31st March 2022, for the full year (unless stated otherwise) were:

Proposal for re-election of Directors

Under Article 23 the following longest serving directors, comprising one-third of the Board, are required to retire but available for re-election:

Pat Stanley Sushila Abraham Dawn Whitcombe

Under Article 24 there was one new director, Simon Post, appointed by a resolution of the Board since the last AGM.

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Officers

Officers are appointed by the Board. There has been one new appointment since the last AGM.

Manuel Boger resigned as Director and Treasurer on 20 July 2022 and was replaced by Peter Whatnall whose acceptance of the position was ratified by the Board on 31 August 2022. Peter Whatnall had held the role of KCN Accountant since 7 October 2020.

Bankers

The Royal Bank of Scotland plc, Kingston upon Thames branch and Virgin Money, Kingston upon Thames branch.

Accountants: Nasir Mahmud FCA, New Malden, Surrey.

Our Accountants, Nasir Mahmud FCA, have entered into a merger with another partnership, and will henceforth be operating under the title of KAMP Accountants

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Objectives and Activities

Purpose

The purpose of Kingston Carers’ Network is to provide support and advice to carers of people living in the Royal Borough of Kingston who cannot cope without their help due to illness, disability, mental health problems or substance addiction. As such, the charity is a public benefit entity and the trustees have had regard to the Charity Commission’s guidance of public benefit.

Target Group – Definition

A carer is someone of any age who provides unpaid support to family or friends who could not manage without this help. This could be caring for a relative, partner or friend who is ill, frail, disabled or has mental health or substance misuse problems. A carer may also be juggling paid work with their unpaid caring responsibilities at home.

Anyone can become a carer; carers come from all walks of life, all cultures and can be of any age, including children.

The 2011 Census indicated that there are 13,288 adult carers supporting someone in the borough of Kingston and we expect the 2021 figures to be considerably higher. According to research by Carers UK, 81% of carers are providing more care than at the beginning of the pandemic and 72% have had no access to respite breaks.

Activities

The charity provides a comprehensive and holistic range of services and this has developed in consultation with carers and other stakeholders. We have adopted the five outcomes pledged by the Government in the National Carers’ Strategy:

Our current services have been adapted to include virtual support and have continued throughout the challenging circumstances of this period. They include:

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Achievements and Performance

Adult Carers

This year we have supported over 4,344 carers across all our services. We saw a total of 1,272 adult carer referrals to our Advice Service, a 37% increase on the previous year. A key outcome of our advice service is to reduce the financial hardship of carers. This year we secured an additional £1,019,343 of new income for Kingston’s carers and families.

Other key outcomes for adult carers included:

Feedback from carers provides evidence that we are achieving our key objectives. This year:

75% of carers said they had an improved understanding of their rights. 77% of carers are now recognised as expert care partners. 90% of carers are now enjoying a life outside of caring. 90% of carers have improved mental and physical health.

Young Carers

There were 134 young carers referred to our Young Carers’ Project, and we provided 3,051 respite breaks for 886 young and young adult carers aged 5-21 at 191 activities.

Some of our key achievements include:

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Volunteering Project

This year, we were supported by 79 volunteers who contributed their time and skills in a variety of roles. Volunteers gave over 3,057 hours of their time, which represents a saving in staff costs of around £33,785.

The valuable contribution made by our volunteers enables us to expand the service we offer carers and was especially valuable this year as we all adapted to new circumstances. Highlights from our volunteering project include:

Financial Review

This has been a challenging year financially. It has become a tougher climate for everyone and we continue to work hard to source funding.

We were very grateful to the Big Lottery who are providing us with three years more funding. As always, we truly appreciate the generosity of our other donors, including RBK, Achieving for Children, City Bridge, Lloyds Bank Foundation, Children in Need, Wellcome Children in Need Curiosity Fund and the GLA

As demands on carers continue to grow, particularly within the parameters of the pandemic, it is essential that we sustain and expand our support to meet increasing need. We are committed to providing high quality and comprehensive support to those who need it.

As always, we are continuing to pursue new streams of funding, but statutory funding is scarce and charitable funding is competitive; often targeted to areas of work outside of our remit.

We are delighted that Henry Smith has agreed to extend their already generous grant with three years additional support for our work with young carers, which will start in October 2022. We are also very pleased to have been granted funding by SWLCCG to offer a Men’s Group for male carers. However, we do need to replace other project funding as and when grants come to an end. Funding will continue to be our strategic priority going forward to ensure we can support as many local carers as possible.

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Chairman’s Report for the year ended 31 March 2022

Kingston Carers’ Network

(A company limited by guarantee)

Statement of Trustees' Responsibilities

Kingston Carers’ Network (KCN) is a Company Limited by Guarantee and, since its incorporation on 25[th] January 2013, the charitable company has been administered by its Board of Trustees, who are also Directors of KCN for the purposes of Company Law. As such, they are responsible for preparing the Trustees' Annual Report and the organisation’s financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice.

Company Law requires the Trustees to prepare annual financial statements that provide a true and fair view of the charitable company’s state of affairs, its incoming resources, and the application of those resources, including income and expenditure over the period. In preparing these financial statements, the Trustees are required to:

The Trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charitable company, and which enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charitable company, and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities. The Trustees are responsible for maintaining the integrity of the financial statements.

As stated below, KCN continues to seek additional Trustees, especially those who have relevant experience and skills that would benefit the organisation. Trustees are recruited based on their skills and experience. All new Trustees are taken through an induction procedure to ensure they understand their responsibilities and have sound knowledge of KCN’s policies and procedures.

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Overview of 21/22

The past 12 months have been both busy and challenging. The staff and the Board have undertaken several large pieces of work; Diane White (CEO) and David Still (deputy CEO) with help from Trustee Dawn Whitcombe have been instrumental in working with the local authority and health partners to refresh Kingston Carers’ Strategy, which will be adopted in October 2022. We are very grateful to carers who have led this long period of engagement, which will determine the direction of carer support and KCN over the next few years. As an organisation, we have developed our own new Strategic Plan (2022-2025) and an Operational Plan that maps out its delivery for this period. In addition, we have been preparing for the recommissioning process as the local authority seeks a provider for its carer support responsibilities (our current contract was extended until March 2023 as a result of the Covid pandemic). It is vital to KCN and hence our carers that we secure funding for the next 3-5 years from the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames.

Alongside this activity, it has been business as usual as far as our fundraising efforts have been concerned – with major awards being sought and won from funders such as City Bridge Trust, Carers Trust, Garfield Weston, The Edward Gosling Foundation and the Henry Smith Charity. We are grateful to all these organisations and a number of other smaller funders too. Former CEO, Kate Dudley worked tirelessly alongside Diane at fundraising, but this arrangement has now come to an end as Kate is rightly focusing on her business activities. I’d like to thank Kate once again for all she has done for KCN.

Some noteworthy projects from the year include Curiosity – there were 30 funded Curiosity projects (Children in Need / Wellcome) across the UK, but it was KCN’s project that was singled out by the funders as the example of best practice, in terms of activities, evaluation and outcomes. We also started a new poetry project ( HeArt of Care ) for our adult carers (with thanks to Jo Lambert) which has resulted in a poetry recital event at the Rose Theatre and a mention in the House of Lords (from Lord Howarth speaking on the Health and Social Care bill).

In January, we appointed a new Trustee, Mr Simon Post. Simon has had a very successful business career working for multinational corporations such as Arthur Andersen, BSkyB and Carphone Warehouse, as well starting his own technology company. We are delighted to have him on board as we step up and broaden our fundraising activities. To this end, we have also appointed a specialist fundraising adviser, Mr Brendan Tarring, who is busy redrafting our strategy and highlighting prospects and opportunities.

Looking forward briefly to the coming year, we are forging closer ties with Kingston Hospital Foundation Trust and the South West London Integrated Care System– being involved with the Rt. Hon. Sir Ed Davey MP, in addressing the need to shorten length of stay in hospitals. Watch this space!

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As ever, Diane, David and the KCN Staff team have done an outstanding job over the last 12 months – ensuring we recovered and emerged from the pandemic with minimum fuss and disruption. Diane has led the organisation through a challenging year and the Trustees recognise and truly value her and her team’s knowledge, expertise and support. The Board would like to formally register its thanks to all staff members, as well as to the army of volunteers who give freely of their time and always, for the carers themselves, who continue to amaze us with their selfless dedication and sacrifice to their loved ones.

Dr Tony Woods Chair of Trustees 26 September 2022 For the financial year 2021-22

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STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES for the YEAR TO 31 MARCH 2022

Notes
Income and endowments from:
Donations and legacies
4
Investment Income
4
Charitable Activities
4
Total
Expenditure on:
Charitable Activities
5
Other Costs
5
Total
Net Resources before transfers
Transfers between Funds
12
Net before other gains/losses
Other gains/losses
Net movement in funds
Reconciliation of Funds
Total Funds Brought Forward
Total Funds Carried Forward		 2022
Unrestricted Restricted
Total
Funds
Funds
Funds
£
£
£
92,306
0
92,306
167
0
167
0
735,606
735,606
92,473
735,606
828,080
178,028
661,283
839,311
13,005
0
13,005
191,033
661,283
852,316
(98,559)
74,323
(24,236)
155,325
(155,325)
0
56,765
(81,001)
(24,236)
0
0
0
56,765
(81,001)
(24,236)
124,724
138,221
262,945
181,489
57,220
238,709
2022		 2021
Total
Funds
£
118,257
600
650,765
769,622
720,578
12,440
733,018
36,603
0
36,603
0
36,603
226,342
262,945

The Balance Sheet continues on the following page.

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KINGSTON CARERS, NEfwoRK BALANCE SHEET 31 MARCH 2022 2022 2021 Fix¢d asbets T8nBible FiE*l AaEets SOJ74 00,787 CutTent Assets 50574 60.787 DebtiYE 18.058 31,9S2 Cosh 4t Bank in Hand 308,793 265.945 326,851 297,897 Liabilitics CrrAlit(Ks.' arno￿[9 due ￿thin 0￿}￿4T 138.716 95.739 N•t Assds 238,709 2fj2,945 Rcserves and Funds of the Cbarity 13 130915 63,937 Desi8MknI Rexrvg4 50,574 60.787 181,489 124.724 12 57220 138221 Total Fwll 231,709 202.945 Si8nui.. Peter whats￿1] (Trea8Ut¢r) PL)U,. Notes I to 15 onthe folltiwiD8PW% fOrnip￿Of the8e 15

Balance sheet (continued)

Trustee’s statements required by the Companies Act 2006 for the year ended 31 March 2022

In approving these financial statements as Trustees of the company we hereby confirm:

These financial statements are prepared in accordance with the special provisions of Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies and in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard for Smaller Entities (effective April 2008).

The financial statements were approved by the board on 30[th] September 2022 and signed on its behalf by

Dr Anthony Woods Chairman

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NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR TO 31 MARCH 2022

1 Basis of preparing the financial statements

The financial statements of the charitable company, which is a public benefit entity under FRS 102, have been prepared in accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS 102) 'Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2015)', Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland' and the Companies Act 2006. The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention.

The charity has taken advantage of the following disclosure exemption in preparing these financial statements, as permitted by FRS 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland': - Preparation of a cash flow statement

3 Accounting Policies a) Income

All incoming resources are included in the statement of financial activities when the charity is entitled to the income and the amount can be quantified with reasonable accuracy. The following specific policies are applied to particular categories of income:

Voluntary income is received by way of grants, donations and gifts and is included in full in the statement of financial activities when receivable. Grants where entitlement is not conditional on the delivery of a specific performance by the charity, are recognised when the charity becomes unconditionally entitled to the grant. Income received prior to the period the funding covers is deferred until the period starts.

Donated services and facilities are included at the value to the charity where this can be quantified. The value of services provided by volunteers has not been included.

Gifts donated for resale are included as incoming resources within activities for generating funds when they are sold.

Grants, including grants for the purchase of fixed assets, are recognised in full in the statement of financial activities in the year in which they are receivable.

Income from investments is included in the year in which it is receivable.

Expenditure is recognised on an accrual basis as a liability is incurred. Expenditure includes any VAT which cannot be fully recovered, and is reported as part of the expenditure to which it relates.

Charitable expenditure comprises those costs incurred by the charity in the delivery of its activities and services for its beneficiaries. It includes both costs that can be allocated directly to such activities and those costs of an indirect nature necessary to support them.

Support costs are those costs incurred directly in support of expenditure on the objects of the charity and include project management. They are split using the number of staff hours spent on the main projects.

Tangible fixed assets are stated at their historical cost less accumulated depreciation. Improvements to the buildings are capitalised. Depreciation is provided over the expected useful lives and the term of the leases, as applicable, under the straight-line method. Depreciation is provided from the date an asset comes into use.

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Notes to the Accounts Continued

3 Accounting Policies (continued)

The pension costs charged in the financial statements represent the contribution payable by the charity during the year.

Analysis of Income
Donations and legacies
Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames
Donations
Investment Income
Bank Interest
Incoming Resources re Charitable Activities
BBC Children in Need
R.B. Kingston
- Achieving for Children
- Mental Health Support
- Carers Assessments
- Volunteer Coordinator
- Generic Carers
- Wellbeing & Inclusion
- Out of hours service
- Carers grants
- Other
Big Lottery Young Carers
Lloyds
Carers Trust - Carers Activities
Wellbeing & Inclusion Donations
City Bridge
GLA Young Londoner
Young Carers' Activities
Ajahma Charitable Trust
Awards for All (Youth Group)
Carers Trust Older Carers Peer Group
Jack Petchey
Wellcome Curiosity
London Community Fund
Henry Smith
Trust for London
Inspiring Change YACs
Wates Foundation
Groundwork
Covid related support
Big Lottery Community Fund
Trust for London Young Carers
Garfield Weston
Fitness and Wellbeing
Other Restricted Donations		 2022
£
85,031
7,275
92,306
167
28,896
40,000
31,715
40,000
18,988
41,237
18,627
5,947
39,400
4,000
-
25,020
13,632
3,776
60,760
46,500
5,403
-
7,500
-
2,550
34,133
3,329
58,150
46,000
6,538
1,667
14,381
14,600
64,068
40,833
6,250
8,313
3,393
735,606
-		 2021
£
110,031
8,226
118,257
600
36,811
40,000
31,715
46,667
18,988
41,237
16,882
5,947
69,836
24,890
7,984
619
49,657
36,000
3,350
8,000
2,500
1,000
3,000
16,514
33,882
29,150
46,000
8,333
24,842
44,063
2,900
650,765

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Notes to the Accounts Continued

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Analysis of Expenditure
Charitable Activities - Unrestricted Funds
Salaries including NI contributions & pensions
Recruitment, Training & Expenses
Premises and Office Costs
Events & Activities
Legal & Professional Fees
Charitable Activities - Restricted Funds
Supporting Carers with Mental Health or
Substance Misuse Problems
Supporting Carers Assessments
Supporting Children in Need
Supporting Volunteer Coordinator
Supporting Generic Carers
Supporting Wellbeing & Inclusion
Supporting Out of Hours Service
Supporting Achieving for Children
Supporting Big Lottery Young Carers
Supporting Lloyds
Supporting Carers Trust Carers' Activities
Supporting City Bridge Adult Carers
Supporting GLA Young Carers
Supporting Ajahma Charitable Trust Adult Carers
Supporting Young Carers' Activities
Supporting Awards for All (Youth Group)
Supporting Carers Trust Older Carers Peer Group
Supporting Jack Petchey
Supporting Wellcome Curiosity
Supporting Inspiring Change YACs
Supporting London Community Fund
Supporting Henry Smith
Supporting Trust for London
Supporting Wates Foundation
Supporting Groundwork
Supporting covid related spend
Supporting Trust for London Young Carers
Supporting Garfield Weston
Supporting Big Lottery Community Fund
Supporting RBK Carers
Supporting Fitness and Wellbeing
Supporting Other Small Projects
Other Costs (unrestricted)
Depreciation
Governance costs:
Independent Examiner's Fee
AGM Costs
Data Protection Registration
DBS checks		 2022
£
148,243
3,933
25,634
161
56
178,028
33,874
48,640
13,605
5,399
19,528
37,317
6,503
25,118
20,200
12,349
43,590
42,070
16,040
3,641
2,375
27,827
7,499
12,429
45,588
45,995
3,730
22,121
15,226
31,328
868
60,332
42,200
13,894
1,998
661,283
10,213
1,068
215
35
1,474
13,005		 2021
£
165,362
2,785
27,735
539
318
196,740
33,191
54,357
26,069
14,527
19,429
8,026
6,493
39,376
48,297
25,205
7,917
41,463
32,278
7,783
3,998
368
25,296
1,058
19,178
19,889
43,820
5,888
10,922
27,942
1,068
523,838
10,213
1,104
43
35
1,045
12,440

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Notes to the Accounts Continued

5 Analysis of Expenditure (continued)

Support costs included in Expenditure
Unrestricted Funds
Supporting Carers with Mental Health or
Substance Misuse Problems
Supporting Volunteer Coordinator
Supporting Wellbeing & Inclusion
Supporting Generic carers
Supporting Achieving for Children
Supporting Carers Assessments
Supporting City Bridge Adult Carers
Supporting GLA Young Carers
Supporting Out of Hours Carers' Service
Supporting Lloyds Dementia Carers
Supporting Wellcome Curiosity
Supporting Trust for London
Supporting London Community Fund
Supporting Groundwork
Supporting Henry Smith
Supporting Big Lottery Community Fund
Supporting Wave 5
Supporting Fitness and Wellbeing		 Premises
Costs
£
18,094
3,995
1,722
1,378
2,480
3,054
6,028
4,960
4,409
551
2,411
2,446
4,960
1,630
1,033
4,960
6,831
4,041
138
75,122		 Office
Costs
£
4,228
934
402
322
580
714
1,409
1,159
1,030
129
563
571
1,159
381
241
1,159
1,596
944
32
17,554		 Legal &
Prof fees
£
1,354
299
129
103
186
229
451
371
330
41
180
183
371
122
77
371
511
302
10
5,622		 Total
£
23,677
5,228
2,253
1,803
3,245
3,996
7,887
6,490
5,769
721
3,155
3,200
6,490
2,133
1,352
6,490
8,939
5,288
180
98,298

Support costs are split using the number of staff hours spent on the main projects.

6 Fixed Assets

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Fixed Assets
The movements in tangible fixed assets are comprised as follows:
Carrying value
Balance as at 1 April 2021
Additions in the year
Balance as at 31 March 2022
Depreciation as at 1 April 2021
Depreciation in the year
Accumulated depreciation as at 31 March 2022
Net book value at 31 March 2022
7
Debtors & Prepayments
Amounts falling due within one year
Other Debtors
Accrued income
Prepayments
8
Creditors & Accruals
Amounts falling due within one year
Deferred Income
Trade creditors
Payroll liabilities
Accrued Expenditure
Other creditors		 Leasehold
improvements
96,338
-
96,338
(35,551)
(10,213)
(45,764)
50,574
2022
2021
£
£
5,875
6,210
-
20,097
12,183
5,645
18,058
31,952
2022
2021
£
£
116,415
66,133
7,065
1,255
13,137
13,066
2,100
2,100
-
13,185
138,716
95,739
96,338
(35,551)
(10,213)
(45,764)
50,574
2021
£
6,210
20,097
5,645
31,952
2021
£
66,133
1,255
13,066
2,100
13,185
95,739

Deferred income is income received in the current financial year for services to be provided in the next financial year. Hence, grants received from funders where the services will be provided to them in the next financial year have been recorded as deferred income, and are analysed as follows: £

Balance brought forward at 1 April 2021
Released in year
Income received in year deferred to following year
Balance carried forward at 31 March 2022		 66,133
(66,133)
116,415
116,415

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Notes to the Accounts Continued

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Fee for Independent Examination of the Accounts
Nasir Mahmud
10
Staff Costs
Gross Salaries
Employer's NI contributions
Pension contributions		 2022
£
1,068
2022
£
509,015
41,090
19,706
569,811		 2021
£
1,104
2021
£
484,167
40,158
19,632
543,958

The average monthly numbers of employees during the year calculated on the basis of full time equivalents was as follows:

Charitable Activities 13
Administration 4

There were no employees who received employee benefits (excluding employer pension costs) of more than £60,000 during the year.

10.1 Trustees' emoluments

No remuneration was paid to any trustee

11 Related Party Transactions

No loans made to or received from any trustee. No trustees' expenses were reimbursed. There have been no transactions with trustees or related parties.

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Notes to the Accounts continued

12 Restricted Funds Held

Grants to support:

a Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames Volunteer Coordinator b Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames Generic Carers c Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames Wellbeing & Inclusion d Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames Out of hours service e Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames Achieving for Children f BBC Young carers aged 5 to 18 g Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames Mental Health & Substance Misuse h Carers Trust Carers activities i London Community Fund Young carers 5-18 Covid response j Henry Smith Young carers 5-18 k Trust for London Adult carers benefits and tribunals l Big Lottery Community Fund Young carers 5-18 and volunteer support m Wates Foundation Young carers 5-18 n Groundwork Young carers 5-18 o Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames Carers Assessments p Lloyds Dementia q City Bridge Trust Carers over 65 r Trust for London Young Carers Adult support s GLA Young Londoner Young carers aged 13 + t Young Carers Activities Peer support activities u Garfield Weston Young carers v Awards for All (Youth Group) Young carers w Fitness and Wellbeing Young carers 5-18 x Jack Petchey Young carers y Wellcome Curiosity Children In Need/Wellcome Foundation science programme z Inspiring Change YACs Young adult carers peer support

Restricted Fund Values and Movements

Restricted Fund Values and Movements
a Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames
b Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames
c Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames
d Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames
e Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames
f BBC Children in Need
g Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames
h Carers Trust
i London Community Fund
j Henry Smith
k Trust for London
l Big Lottery Community Fund
m Wates Foundation
n Groundwork
o Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames
p Lloyds
q City Bridge Trust
r Trust for London Young Carers
s GLA Young Londoner
t Young Carers Activities
u Garfield Weston
v Awards for All (Youth Group)
w Fitness and Wellbeing
x Jack Petchey
y Wellcome Curiosity
z Inspiring Change YACs
Other funds		 Balance brought
Incoming
Transfers
Outgoing
Balance carried
forward
Resources
Resources
forward
£
£
£
£
£
6,172
18,988
(2,265)
(5,399)
17,496
20,281
84,637
(3,262)
(61,728)
39,929
7,125
22,403
(1,812)
(37,317)
(9,601)
(1,945)
5,947
(725)
(6,503)
(3,226)
(14,437)
40,000
(4,017)
(25,118)
(3,572)
6,680
28,896
0
(13,605)
21,972
(2,828)
31,715
(5,255)
(33,874)
(10,242)
9,710
13,632
0
(12,349)
10,993
12,718
3,329
(2,144)
(12,429)
1,473
6,231
58,150
(6,523)
(45,588)
12,270
(5,093)
46,000
(6,523)
(45,995)
(11,611)
64,068
(8,984)
(60,332)
(5,249)
2,445
1,667
0
(3,730)
382
12,708
14,381
(1,359)
(22,121)
3,609
(15,175)
40,000
(7,927)
(48,640)
(31,742)
(11,078)
25,020
(3,171)
(20,200)
(9,429)
7,941
60,760
(6,523)
(43,590)
18,588
40,833
(5,315)
(31,328)
4,190
1,757
46,500
(5,798)
(42,070)
388
(6,192)
5,403
0
(16,040)
(16,829)
6,250
(868)
5,382
7,846
7,500
0
(3,641)
11,706
8,313
(181)
(13,894)
(5,762)
3,709
2,550
0
(2,375)
3,884
(7,672)
34,133
(3,216)
(27,827)
(4,582)
3,197
6,538
0
(7,499)
2,236
94,121
17,993
(80,325)
(17,224)
14,566
138,221
735,606
(155,325)
(661,283)
57,220

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Notes to the Accounts continued

13 Unrestricted Reserves Movement

Unrestricted Reserves Movement
General Reserves
Designated Reserves		 At 1 April 2021
Incoming
Transfers
Outgoing
At 31 March 2022
resources
resources
£
£
£
£
£
63,937
92,473

155,325
(180,820)
130,915
60,787
-
(10,213)
50,574
124,724
92,473

155,325
(191,033)
181,489

The General Reserve is utilized for the ongoing Core activities of the charity rather than the charitable activities. In accordance with the Reserves Policy of the Charity the General Reserves are intended to meet all necessary costs in the event of the Charity being forced to be wound up. Transfers between Unrestricted and Restricted Funds represent the charge of management supervision time to each project.

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Analysis of Net Assets between Funds
Unrestricted Reserves
Restricted Funds		 Fixed
Current
Current
Assets
Assets
Liabilities
Total
£
£
£
£
50,574
138,835
(7,920)
181,489
-
181,515
(124,296)
57,219
50,574
320,351
(132,216)
238,709

15 Company limited by guarantee

Kingston Carers' Network was incorporated on 25 January 2013 and the assets and liabilities were transferred as of 1 April 2013 for "Nil" Consideration.

Every member of the company undertakes to contribute such amount as may be required not exceeding £10 to the assets of the charitable company in the event of its being wound up while he or she is a member, or within one year after he or she ceases to be a member.

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Minutes of the 30th Annual General Meeting held at 4.00pm on Friday 22[nd] October 2021 at Searchlight Community Centre, Kingston Road, New Malden, KT3 3RX

Present Members

Tony Woods Chair Joanne Maye Staff John Mays Vice Chair Nazma Begum Carer Company Marilyn Fry Carer Jo Cocup Secretary Maria Bayley Hogh Carer Manuel Boger Treasurer Adelaide BoakyeBob Humphries Trustee Yiadom Carer Viv Rowlands Trustee Carole Blackman Dawn Whitcombe Trustee (Driskoll) Carer Pat Stanley Trustee Georgette Bellino Carer Trustee/Guest Nicola Tyler Carer Mayor Sushila Abraham Speaker Prabha Shetty Carer Diane White CEO Rose Piercy Carer David Still Deputy CEO Susanna Bellino Carer

Invited

Ed Davey MP Guest Speaker Matthew Abraham Guest Fraser McIntyre Guest Simon Post Guest Ian Oakley Guest Linda Richards Staff Member Laura Kearon Staff Member Lyndsey de ValmencyKing Staff Member

Liz Grimwood Staff Member Carole Whatnall Staff Member Peter Whatnall Volunteer Ramon Selvakumaran Volunteer Rita Ferro Volunteer Brian Maskell Carer Patricia Maskell Carer Jose Vieitez Carer

Apologies:

Nathalie Wilson RBK Julia Linney Trustee Ronald Clatworthy Member Kathryn Ingham Member Howards Mintz Member

Ava Mintz Member Naseem Dar Member Allie Carnie Member Cheryl Wales Member Anne Stegman Volunteer

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Welcome and AGM Introduction

Tony Woods, Chair of Kingston Carers’ Network introduced himself and welcomed everyone to the AGM. Particular welcome was given to The Worshipful the Mayor of the Royal Borough of Kingston Upon Thames, Councillor Sushila Abraham. The Chair thanked the Royal Borough of Kingston Upon Thames for their continued support over the last year.

Apologies for Absence

Apologies were tendered by the Trustees, KCN members, volunteers and guests listed as above.

Minutes of the 2020 AGM

The minutes of the 2020 AGM were agreed as a true record.

Adoption of the Annual Accounts for 2020/21

The annual accounts were not formally presented at this meeting. The Chair invited everyone to read the full record of the Annual Accounts in the Annual Report, and to address any questions to the Treasurer, Manuel Boger. The Chair thanked the Finance Team – Manuel Boger, Bob Humphries, Linda Richards and Peter Whatnall for the tremendous amount of work put into producing the annual accounts.

Adoption of the accounts was proposed by Manuel Boger and seconded by Bob Humphries.

The accounts were agreed and adopted by the Board.

Appointment of Independent Examiner

Nazir Mahmoud will continue as the Independent Examiner for the coming financial year. Proposed by Viv Rowlands and seconded by John Mays. Agreed by all.

Election of Directors to the Board of Trustees and Officers of the Board 2021/22

The following candidates, under Article 23, being the three longest serving directors of the Board were proposed for re-election as Directors by Tony Woods, seconded by Pat Stanley and agreed by all.

Julia Linney John Mays Viv Rowlands

Under Article 24 there were no new directors appointed by a resolution of the Board since the last AGM.

Officers are appointed by the Board. There have been no new appointments since the last AGM.

Report by the Chair – Tony Woods

The Chair invited everyone to read at leisure the full Chairman’s Report printed on page 9 of the Annual Report, regarding the strategic growth of Kingston Carers’ Network.

Over the last year, staff supported over 4,000 carers. This was an incredible achievement given the circumstances of the pandemic and working from home. A Carers Trust survey showed that 81% of carers provided more care than ever before

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Covid, and 72% had no respite breaks. Young Carers were the hardest hit – they lost a huge amount of schooling, and many were unable to attend school once reopened due to shielding vulnerable family members. The biggest issue has been funding, with over 60% from charitable foundations changing their focus onto mental health issues; KCN has tried to target these funds, but the landscape has been very challenging.

With the current crisis in social care and care homes, the burden of care has shifted towards families, so organisations such as our have become busier supporting these carers. There is no quick fix, this is a challenge we need to address, with the Board focussing on diversifying funding and on targeting local business.

Tony thanked Diane, David, Jo and the whole KCN team for the amazing job they have all done this year, but he gave the most thanks to the vast team of volunteers and carers.

Guest Speaker – Ed Davey

Sir Ed Davey MP is the member of parliament for the Royal Borough of Kingston and leader of the Liberal Democrat party.

Sir Ed thanked Tony, the Board, staff and volunteers of KCN for all the essential work they do in the borough. He was keen to work with KCN and ensure that locally they go from strength to strength. It is critical that KCN finds other sources of income to carry out their work.

Sir Ed decided to make a big issue of carers when he became leader, due to both personal experience and from his constituency. Both parents died young, and this made a big impact on life and schooling, so Young Carers are extremely close to heart. In addition, his son, 14, has a neurological condition which means he cannot walk or talk so is cared for on a daily basis.

The voice of carers is not really heard and deserves to be heard. The health of the nation cannot be improved without improving social care. Care crisis is a big issue with a massive agenda, but millions of unpaid family carers are being ignored. Without carers, the NHS would fall over, but this is not being addressed. This is an issue of fairness, social justice and equality. Carers tend to struggle financially as their loved ones are unable to work, carers are unable to work as much due to their caring role, which affects the family income, and society has not addressed this.

This is also a gender equality issue. 75% - 80% of carers are women. To tackle this issue, we must tackle the caring issue:

Sir Ed welcomed ideas from carers. He has been having many meetings with organisations focussed on different issues around carers, to fully understand the needs

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of carers in order to get the policies right. There is a difficulty in identifying carers as they do not tend to self-identify, and there is no national system for registering carers, which came to light during the pandemic.

New care minister Gillian Keegan has replaced Helen Whately to take on 'significant challenges' in the care sector. Sir Ed asked those present if they had any questions for

the new carer minister, he would raise them in parliament on Monday .

Sir Ed thanked KCN for all they do in ensuring carers get recognised for all they do.

Chief Executive’s Report – Diane White

2020/21 was a challenging year for KCN. See Annual Report for Diane White’s full CEO Report. Key highlights included:

It is estimated that carers save the health and care system £239 million per year in the Royal Borough of Kingston.

Young Carers’ Action Day – a short video.

Young carers spoke of their experiences with KCN and what they love about KCN’s Young Carers’ Project.

The video can be found on You Tube here:

https://youtu.be/zKBrOnu50r4

Carers’ Strategy 2021 – Diane White

The strategy will be created in a partnership of carers, Kingston Council, ourselves at Kingston Carers’ Network, health partners in Southwest London Clinical Commissioning Group and other voluntary sector organisations. It will be a 3-year plan for supporting carers of all ages, including young and young adult.

Adult Carers survey initial high-level results:

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The 5 most important things for carers:

Diane invited everyone to come and speak to her about the strategy after the meeting.

Any Other Business

There was no other business.

Closing Remarks from the Worshipful the Mayor of the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames, Councillor Sushila Abraham

The Chair introduced the Mayor, who is also a Trustee of Kingston Carers’ Network. The Mayor thanked everyone present.

The Mayor stated that without KCN, it would have been very difficult for carers to receive advice and support, and that KCN did remarkable work. She thanked all the volunteers and staff at KCN, particularly the volunteers, without whom nothing can happen. The Mayor spoke about attending a function with the young carers in May, which opened her eyes to how very young they were, and that most people do not realise what they are going through, and how amazing it is that they can balance school and caring. The Mayor was very glad to see such a great strategy, and stated how important it was to be written by carers.

Tolworth PSM pharmacy is doing walk ins for booster jabs, although many people have been unable to access them.

The Mayoral theme is mental health and wellbeing which fits well with the work of KCN. One of the Mayoral Charities is Milaap who offers social activities and home cooked meals for older residents, largely from the BAME community and the Mayor is delighted to see the Chair of Milaap here today.

On behalf of RBK, the Mayor offered her thanks to KCN.

The Chair thanked the Mayor for her attendance and the Council’s continued support. He gave final thanks to everyone present, the Mayor and Sir Ed.

This brings to a close the 2021 AGM.

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Kingston Carers’ Network

Kingston Carers’ Network 418 Ewell Road Surbiton KT6 7HF

Contact:

Enquiries 020 3031 2757 www.kingstoncarers.org.uk

24 HOUR ANSWERPHONE

Registered Charity No. 1151456 Company Limited by Guarantee No. 8376060

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