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|Independent<br>Examiner's<br>Report||12||
|Statement ofFinancial Activities||13||
|Balance Sheet||14||
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REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES
for th¢ Y¢Ar Ended 31 I¥SARCH 21122
By growing our online athd s(Kial m¢dia preseTKC we have seen a I￿[c￿e in the numiyr of pg)ple us to
tell us aE4)ut their health and SOCI￿ care expcrien¢es. which 15 used in our rq￿S or to develop a survey to leorn more
about the I5￿C5 affe¢ting local Ksidertts.
(kn volunteers belp us to rdise awarenus of the Work we do and visit seNiees to cnsure th¢y atr proviibng people with
the gjpport they rquir¢. They a]so help with the day to day rurlljing of the organisation and znd f¢¢lbacK
people's ¢xpeTiences to belp us io k[￿W which arc&s we nea4 to focus on.
We are supported by an amazing *am of volynteers who are the hcart of Hcalthwatch Centrn] Bedfordshire. Thth to
thcir Cfforts in the conununity, w¢ are able to U[th￿d what is working and what need5 improving in health and S￿laj
During 2021r22. our volunteers:
Created digits] Conteiit on our website and social mai< and continuatly rewewed arti¢l¢s upd*e
Carried out i]Iterview5 and t¢lephonecdls with service usets to help inform a rcrKJrt about domiriiiary care
agencies.
Assisled in lJ8nscribing interviews with Carers as part of a joint CareT5 Proj￿t wth NHS England
Supporiedoutreach aetivities and large scai¢¢vents by teing part of the plonningcommittee and being activ¢ly
involved in each project.
He]ped to plan a pro8r4mme of Enter & View Visit& des]￿1ng qu¢slionnaiT&S and Ixitig 8 part of the Enter&
Vicw Tcam.
Contyibutoj to discussioDS and training scssions at Volunteer F￿gagement Days and Awaydays.
Trovided invaluable office admini51Tative sup￿rt, accounts and budget setting.
As Board mant¢ry gAp￿rted the operationaj and *rategic fvnctio￿s of the organisation.
We have CQDtinugJ to out to (￿r community and otTered help with SIgn￿stin& wJvi¢e and infoTrnaiion. During
2021122 we rdurned to fa¢e ¢0 faee engaganeni 2nd held ev¢t)ts and disThbuted surveys to find out more about pwle's
exT>eri¢nc¢ of health aDd care services and prrKluceO various rem8 of our finding4 with recommendaitons for actions
to improve xcess and treatsnent.
We work•J with Met￿ health provtders and $upFrf)rt organiwions to help Rsolve issues and eoneems with many
positiveouleomes, and addres5d national i&sue& forexampl¢, Wakting times for services long at all stsges of ih¢
Tnental h￿1th system" and our fethk COTrtributed to Hea]thwatch En8]atLd's national po& pandemic r¢pon.' What
are pe4)ple telling us about mental health supwtT
http5jlwww.healibwatch.w.ukjblog12022m-071F￿-PortdCMi¢.what-arc-pQ)PIe.tel11mg-Us-al￿JYl-rn¢nt￿-heaIth.Sllpp
ort
Young HeahbTrYatch
Our Youn8 Heaithwat¢h team continues to rep]Ys¢nt th¢ voice ofyoung people in C¢ntra] Bedfordshire, and
prcdu¢ed )rport5 of thcir activities. including addrtssing di5criminaii¢m on public tr￿S￿rt to dderniine how aware
pw)le aTe of hidden disabilities when trdv¢lling on public trwwon. Read their full r¢[￿rt here..
httP5'.Ithealthwatch-¢m￿]bedr0rilth]rt.Org.ukI0n-the-bus¢s•hLddc￿-¢￿Sab1lIti£S-T4>0rt
Young Healthwat¢h volunteus have mad¢ a differenc¢ by amplifyin8 the voices of young wplc. Sorn¢ of the proiectg
they wor￿1 on in 2021122 are listol ￿low..
Dcvelopcd a resCa￿h pJr)ject wwking with S￿{kn￿ from Centrnl Wfordshire College io addres$ how domc5tic
viol•)c¢ amongst youn8 pwpl¢ h&$ chan8a as &re5uIt of C-19. This subjttt w&$ very imrthani to ail the
young peopl< and the aim was to rdise awarents8 atld provid¢ genuine information and advice to otheryoung
pe4)ple. Is well a5 offer reo)mmendations and guidan¢¢ on where to fir￿ SUp￿rt atHI how ttb acce&s it.
]nvited to give thelrgJP￿rt to a r¢gYonaJ rese4r¢h study that airn5 to find out wheAherexercis¢ is an eff￿1ve
treatmeDt for young F*opl¢ with depression. VolunieeT5 took part in a video to 5UPPQrt the projee¢ &$ wdl as
helping to d¢sign a px)sterand F￿MOte via a marketing campaign and social moJi& Young volunteejs are
providing i]tsight into how to eneourdge young rryleto tske w irt the trial, what type of lan8ua8¢ to us¢and
identifying potential barriers to tsking paA. The oveTail aim is to impTQV¢the ment8] health of young people in
the re8ion.
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BEALTHWATCH CEfffliAL BEDFORDSHIRE OiEGISTERED NUMBER: Im99922)
REPORT OF TSE TRUSTEES
for the Y￿r Ended 31 MARCH 21122
Invited to be involvixl in aj] Ojal Health NeeJ]s Asse&sment forchildren and Young Pwl¢ in Centr21
Be41fordshire workin8 with C¢Thtrai BeAJfordshire Council's Publi¢ H￿th Team. The aim is to encourdg¢ young
peopleto think more about their ordi hcalth rquirements and what it mc4ns lo them. Young pw1¢ provithd
fe•Jback on survey qutstions and ¢ngaged with other young peopl¢ in thc arca asking key questiotLS about dcnta]
care. Feedback w&s given to the Stskehold¢r Group, Tesponsible for creating a care plan for oral for young
The PettPal projert aitDS to connttt young people with olthr. tnore vu]neAble residents in the loca] community
and has ¢ODtiThued ￿ gathermom¢ntum. Young Healthwatch Volunieers have develo￿1 new relations￿'p$ and
expanded th¢ proj¢¢t to help combat is(>tstion and loneliness for olderrnernbeTSof thecomrnunity, wbilst 8]so
improving thc wFitin8 skills and confidence for tb¢ young people.
During the fjrst Iwkdown ith 2020. Young Healthwaich volunteers published a r¢F<>rt ¢aJled Trlome B￿n￿5
School,. Following the rnany challenges faccd by young p￿pIC since that um< relating to education and
demanits at schcM)I, the young voluntecTS Waftt￿ to determine how well thls had adaptoj to the changing
¢ircum*aJJces. A sllrvty was design￿ in (￿OI￿r 2021 to addrtss the isA]u atkl conccms young people bad
alK>ut retwning to school. The results sIK)wd that many youn8 pcople had concerns a]J)ut their mcDtai health
and feeling safe. They also felt that latera] flow t¢5t rtyuirements were not being adhered to. The fina] repojts
wtte shared with Iwal %hools and th¢ lo￿1 auth?ty with recornrnry￿]9Th5 to help improve the student
experience.
Recognising the of involving the public to improve s£rw¢c <klivery, Young Healthw8tch volunie¢rs
were ￿ked by ¢ommissiotJers of Kooth, th¢ digithl mental health and wellbeing serwc< to review a
questionnaitt Used by K0￿h. Many young pc¢Jple gav¢ diTe¢t infom)&ive fe£dba¢k thus ¢￿SUring th8t Kooth
were able to gather more reviews and provi¢k 8 better, MO￿ efficient 5crvic4 s￿] help to improve the mental
health and wdlbeing of young Fwle in Centra] Bedfordshirc.
Young Healthwaich Volunteers daemiined to rdise more awarenw and ufyjcrthding of young pts)ple with
ting disorders. For sometime eating disorders amongst young pts)ple has been incrasing, even more so durin8
tk pandemie, and Young HcaJthwat¢h aTe continuing io high]ight tkn's issue and will b¢ exploring a PTOjWt
involving the development of a ￿dc￿￿. which will p¢)pulor plarfomi io young audience4 lo help rnise
awartnw understanding and suppxjrt for the condition. This will followed up with supwtirtg leAfjets that
continuc to hdp young ￿PIt navigak ￿Ing dls(Kd¢￿.
Thanks to a Cheering Voluntccr Grani from CcntTa] B￿f0rdshirc Council, Yout)8 He£ithw4t¢h were able to deliver
trainin8 for young people in C8rdiopulmoDary R¢sus¢itation (CPR) to many y1)u￿g people ac]D&s Centraj
Bedfordshire. Young Hea]thwatch voluntttrs were initia]ly traind by the Briiish HcaJt Foundatio￿ and with the
￿p[￿rt of a traitiuw ￿de0. rolled out lifesaving training across cent￿ Bedfor¢lshire lo youth ￿0Up5, Sch￿]S,
colleges and i)ther wific CPR ttainin8 ¢vents facilitated by Young Healthwatch. Trdining was deliver￿1 to young
pg)ple in the age rdng¢ 14- 18+. target was lo train 320 young pcopl¢ in Centt71 Bedfordshirc in th¢ life saving
skj'll of CPIL The training actU￿]Y in¢luded 539 young people which farexceeded our tty at)d t￿e y(xmg pwle
arc now quipp￿1 with the knowledge and training to help save lives. Read their Ttport
herc.'httys.'lthtalthwatdFccntra]bedford8hire.OTS.ukldoDt.stopthe-beat
Young Healthwat¢h volunteers have heltd to the M)ths' Tel*ing to the upiake of th¢ C.19 vaccine amongst young
tryle. Concerns about the Mgh numt¢r of Covid-19 cas&8 amongs1 young p¢Dple1gJ ￿ att engagein¢nt Proj￿t ￿ talk
to youn8 people and daern)ine why th¢y were IKsitant about having thc vaccine. Young Heal¢hwatch er¢*¢d a short
Japshot survey, the T￿lts of which cle•xly highlighted key thcmcs su¢h ￿ distwst of the Vacci￿ and unknown risks or
)%sibl¢ sid¢ effects. The full rcport of ihe thgagemenr &tivity. aTyJ a]1 the interviews and vidc05 mad¢ by the young
pwple were published ¢)n OUT welmte and shared with Bed% Luton and Millon Keynes Clinical Commi$sioning Group
(BLMK CCG}.
BLMK CCG used the videos &r055 their n¢twot*s, and on their websi1< specifiea]ly targeta at young peopl¢ to help
the myths,
en￿￿rage
up
of the
v¥¢in¢
th¢ir rq)ort h¢r¢.'
http8'.lJheaithwatch-centraIt￿fordshire.org.Uklvacc1nC-hcsJt3nCY.arnOng-Y0￿rtg.pe0p1¢-In-¢entsaI-￿JfOrdshire
The young volunteers have been vtty &tive ort $￿tal medi4 cjtating a￿a￿nesS throu8h th¢tr w)s¢s which has seen art
ncT¢ase in followers throughout ihe year.
Next Step¥ 2022a3 for you￿& He*lthw8teb
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||for th|e Year Ended 31MARCH|2022||
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||||Unrestricted|Total|
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|INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM|||||
|Charitable<br>activities|||||
|Charitable<br>Activities|||153,110|151,410|
|Other trading activities|||14,661|2,262|
|Total|||167,771|153,672|
|EXPENDITURE ON|||||
|Charitable<br>activities|||||
|Charitable<br>Activities|||161,030|141,182|
|NET INCOME|||6,741|12,490|
|RECONCILIATION|OF FUNDS||||
|Total funds brought|forvvard||47,597|35,107|
|TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD|||54,338|47,597|





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|FIXEDASSETS||||
|Tangible assets||440|2,064|
|CURRENT ASSETS||||
|Debtors||1,694|1,700|
|Cash at bank||74,988|49,432|
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|CREDITORS||||
|Amounts<br>falling due within one year||(22,784)|(5,599)|
|NET CURRENT ASSETS||53,898|45,533|
|TOTAL ASSETSLESSCURRENT||||
|LIABILITIES||54,338|47,597|
|NET ASSETS||54,338|47,597|
|FUNDS||||
|Unrestricted<br>funds||54,338|47,597|
|TOTAL FUNDS||54,338|47,597|





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|OTHER TRADING A|CTIVITIES||||
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|Event income|||14,661|2,262|
|NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE)|||||
|Net income/(expenditure)|is stated after charging/(crediting):||||
||||2022|2021|
|Depreciation<br>-owned assets|||1,624|2,872|
|Independent<br>examiners|fee||600|613|
|Independent<br>examiners|fee for non-assurance|services|1/00|600|



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|6.|TANGIBLE|FIXEDASSETS||||
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||COST|||||
||At 1 April 2021 and 31March 2022||||8,670|
||DEPRECIATION|||||
||At 1 April 2021||||6,606|
||Charge for year||||1,624|
||At 31March|2022|||8,230|
||NET BOOK|VALUE||||
||At 31March|2022|||440|
||At 31March|2021|||2,064|
|7.|DEBTORS:|AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR||||
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||Trade debtors|||1,694|1,700|
|8.|CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR|||||
|||||2022|2021|
||Trade creditors|||1,484|2,349|
||Accruals and|deferred income||21,300|3,250|
|||||22,784|5,599|
|9.|MOVEMENT IN FUNDS|||||
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||||At 1.4.21|in funds|31.3.22|
||Unrestricted|funds||||
||General fund||47,597|6,741|54,338|
||TOTAL FUNDS||47,597|6,741|54,338|
||Net movement|in funds, included|in the above are as follows:|||
||||Incoming|Resources|Movement|
||||resources|expended|in funds|
||Unrestricted|funds||||
||General fund||167,771|(161,030)|6,741|
||TOTAL FUNDS||167,771|(161,030)|6,741|





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|Unrestricted|funds|||||
|General fund|||35,107|12,490|47,597|
|TOTAL FUNDS|||35,107|12,490|47,597|
|Comparative|net movement|in funds, included|in the above are as follows:|||
||||Incoming|Resources|Movement|
||||resources|expended|in funds|
|Unrestricted|funds|||||
|General fund|||153,672|(141,182)|12,490|
|TOTAL FUNDS|||153,672|(141,182)|12,490|



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|||At 1.4.20|in funds|31.3.22|
|Unrestricted|funds||||
|General fund||35,107|19,231|54,338|
|TOTAL FUNDS||35,107|19,231|54,338|



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|||resources|expended|in funds|
|Unrestricted|funds||||
|General fund||321,443|(302,212)|19,231|
|TOTAL FUNDS||321,443|(302,212)|19,231|





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