CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGIANO AND WALES Trustees. Annual Report for the period From 1 June 2025 to 31 May 2026 Charity name: Life Care Radio Charity registration number: 1157024 Objectives and Activlties SORP referen PBr8 1.17 Surnmary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its goveming document To relieve sickness, infirmily and old age among persons staying in residential homes, nursing homes and within medium to lor7g term healthcare provisions throughout (but not exclusively) South Devon by the provision of tailored, pre- recorded, live and neOrked radio entertainment. Main activilies this year have been collections and donations from interested parties. Summary ofthe main activities in relation to those purposes for the public benefil, in particular, the activities, projects or services Identified in the ac¥T)unls. Statement confirming whether the truslees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit Pora 1.17and 1.19 Para1.18 We confimi that the Truslees have had regard to the Charity Commission's guidance on public benefit. Additional infomiation (optional) You ma choose to include further slatem8nts where relevanl aboLrt'. SORP r•fowne4 NIA - the Charity does not make grants available to other organisations or charities. Para 1.3B Policy on grant making NIA Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment Volunteers fulfil a v8riely of roles including presenting radio shows, visiting care and residential homes to collect requests. administration. publicity and fundraising This is enerall on a weekl basis with Para 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers
average contribution made around 2 13 hours a week by full members and less regular contributions made by a550ciate members. Other Achievements and Performance SORP reference The Charity is currently broadcasting to Care Homes and those living in their own home bul receiving long term care in the South Devon l Torbay area. We a continuing to grow our partnerships with Totnes Caring and other organisations working to support people reiVing care in their own homes and are looking lo expand the service significantly to a range of Care homes over the following financial year with the support of some new community partners. Summary ofthe main achievements of the charity, identifying the differen the charity's work has made to the circumstances of its beneficiaries and any wider benefits to society as a whole. Para 1.20 The Charity is inclusive as a volunteer base with many older and sorne disabled volunteers participating including those with sensory impairment. autisrn, physical disabilities and mobility issues. Additional Informatlon loptional) You ma choose to include further statements where relevant about.. The Charity is achieving rts stated objective of relieving loneliness and isolation in those receiving long term care. This is expanding to those receiving long term care in their communities as well as within the care sector. Recent impact reporting carried out by the Hospital Broadcasting Association highlights the importance of entertainment. music and company in supporting those with long temi health conéitions. Carers and medical practitioners also note posr£ive benefits from patient engagement with hospital radios. This has been echoed through our own research and impact reporting with Torbay and South Devon's NHS Foundation Trust also highlighting areas of good practice in the support we rovide to the wider communit Achievements against objectives set Para 1.41 Performance of fundraising activities against objedives sel The mair) purpose of our fundraising 1$ to maintain a consistent Service, maintain equipment and raise awareness of what we do. We have been re-selected as a Co-op Gommunit cause and the rant riod Para 1.41
began In October 2025 running through the end of this financial year with payout in October 2026. the next financial ear. Our Homes Liaison Officer has worked with the homes to raise awareness and increase our profile with relatives of those receiving long term Gale as well as ensuring continuation of our request setvice. This has allowed the homes to continue lo request tracks for their residenls and allowed for a continuous provision towards achieving the Charity's aims and objectives. Invesknent performance against objectives Para 1.41 We have expanded our outside broadcast and community provision, extending to outside broadcasting back lo the studio to help to create a sense of community among those otheiSe unable to participate in events and have a full pro9ramme of outdoor events booked for Earl Sumrner 2026. Other Financial Review Rèview of the charity's financial position at the end of the period Para 1.21 The charity funding remains stable but with a slight decrease in income. Allhough thore havè been no major outlays for equipment and some cost saving exercises have continued to manage this, we are in deficit for the year and this is eating into reserves. A plan to significantly increase income and, where possible, further reduce outgoings whilst boosting the service has been created and this includes.. extending PA work where PC*ssible and appropriate (3 events booked lo represent income of £900). Conduct fundraising activities by reinstating the Bake Off event and look at holding collections and Christmas wrapping events during the festive period. Apply for some new grants to support extension of seNi¢e through interactive workshops. Renew 8pon50rship agreements with local stakeholders. The reserves policy of the Charity is to hold a sum equivalent to one year's normal running costs. This should be sufficient to meet any unforeseen item of major expenditure and l or to be able to continue in the short term fundin lanned adivities. Statement explainin9 the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held Por8 1 22
Amount of reserves held Reasons for holding zero reserves Details of fund materially in deficit Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern Para 1 22 £2000 NIA Para 1.22 Para 1 24 NIA Para 1.23 NIA Additional information (optionall You ma choose lo include further statements where relevant about.. The Charity is funded through fundraising projects including collections, local events and some PA work. Funding is also obtained through sponsorship of various features on the radio slaticn and through membership subscriptions as wèll as grant writing and use of equipment for external events where aRpro riate. NIA The charity's prlncipal SoUrS of funds {including any fundraising) P2ra 1.47 Investment policy and objectives including any social investment policy adopted Para t.46 We are facing some financial challenges associated with day to day costs and expens8s such as increased insurance costs PRS and PPL licence fees have also increased. The Charity is based in a Hospital which means that onboarding volunteers can be time consuming and this Can be offputting for Some people, We are working closely with Ihe volunteers team to streamline this as much as ossible_ A description of the principal risks facing the charity Para 1.46 Other
Structure, Governance and Management Description of charily's I trusts.. Type of governing document para 1.25 Constilution How is the charity constituted? Para 1.25 CIO- Charitable Incorporated Organisalion. le.g unirELOI associaliuri f.'I,- Trustee selection methods Iiiiludiiiy dEldi1s o)f any constitutional provisions e.g. election to post or name of any person or body entitled to appoint one or more trustees Para 1.25 Trustees are elected into their role al the AGM and re-ele¢teQ on a two year rotational basis in accordance with the Constitution. The Charity Trustees must include a Chair, Treasurer and Secretary and other posts are elected as requid. Additional information (optional) You ma choose to include further statements where relevant about.. All Trustees familiar with charity objectives and Con51ituti0n a5 well as pollcles. Trustees encouraged to read Charity Commission guidance on their role as a Trustee an(J lo cllscuss wlth existing TrLJStoes. The Charity has Trustees who are responsible to the members forthe day to day running and administralion. Full members have voting rights and are encouraged to play an active role in the station os well as paying an annual subscription. They are registered with the Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust as volunteers operating within hospital premises, Associate members will remain involved and infomed of the harity's aGtivitie6 and niay lielp uul uii dTI ad hoc basis with fundraising or events. They are not expected lo contribute beyond an annual lowei rate of subscription and will not present shows or collect requests. Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training ol trustees Para 1.51 The charity's organisational structure and any wider neork wilh which the charity works Parn 1.51 Life Care Radio is a member af the Hospital Broadcasting Association and is listed as a charity within the Torbay and bouth Devon NHS Foundation Trust. Lifa Care Radio is housed within Totnes Hospital. P<elalionship with any related partiès Para 1.51 We are associated with Torbay Hospital Radio, working in partnership wherever possible although maintaining bolh charity's identities due to the difference in listeners I users. We have active slakeholders in Babbacombe and St Ma church Lions
Club and through relationships with events such as Galrnpton Gooseberry Pie Fair. We have good relationships with local voluntary organisations such as Rotary who we recently provided a PA for and Brixham Soro limists. Other Reference and Administrative details Charit name Other name the chan uses Re istered charit number Chanty's principal addsS Life Care Radio 1157024 115 Primley Park, Paignton, Devon TQ3 3JX
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity Namèof person lor body) entiued to appoint trustee lif an Tru$ts• namo oirice lif any Oat•s aGt•d if not for whole yr Andrew Silcox Cathie Burgess Melissa Alexander Chairperson Vice-chair Secretary Treasurer l Myriad and Sd)eduling Trustee Mark Burgess Phil Spicer Rosalea Atkinson Homes Liaison Officèr Cor orate trustees - names of the directors at the date the re Dirèctor name ortwas8 roved Narne of trustees holding tille to property belonging lo the charity Trusts@ n•m• Dat9$ act•d if not for whola ar
Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others Description of the assets held in this capacity Name and objects of the harity on whose behalf the assets a held and how this falls within the custodian charity's objects Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregalion of such assets from the charity's own asset5 Addltional infomiation (optlonal) Names and addrgsses of advisers (Optional inforniation) Type of Name Address adviser Name of chief executive or names of 8enior slaff members (Optlonal information) Exemptions from disclosure Reason for non-disclosure of ke ersonnel details Other o tional information
Declarations The trustees declare that they have approved the trusto8s' report abovo. Signed on behalf of tho charity's trustees Signature(s) Full name(sl Position leg Se¢retary, Chair. etc) Andrew Silcox Mark Burgess Chair Treasurer Date 5.8.2026
ChArihr number: 11$7024 Lift Care RadLo Trustees, report and financial statements for the year ended 31 MAY 2026
Lrfe Care Radio Contents P%%e L¢gal and administrative infomialion TrusiLcs r¢port Sraiement of tinancial a¢iiviiies Incom¢ a4d expenditure account Balancc sheet Notes to th¢ tijmncial state1$
Life Care Radi Report of the trustees for the year ended 31 May 2026 ThL trustees pr¢scnt their report aud the financial sraten)ents foi the }tar ellded 31 May 2026. The trustee5 whL) SL¥Vtd during the year and up to the date ol'this report are set out on page l. Structure, governance and management Objectlves ind #ttivities Achlo'ements and perfoTIDaIice Financial review Statement of trustees, respfrnsibilities The ttustees are rc5pousible for preparing the Truslees, Atmual Report and th¢ financial %tatCTnents ill accordance with applicAble law and Unit¢d Kingdom Aceouttting Standards. (United ngdoM Generally Accepted A¢coullting Praciiec). Law applicable tcp charities it) England and WalGs requires th¢ trust¢es to preparc firliCial statemen(s for each finan¢ial year which give a tme and fair vicw of ¢harity and of the incoming rcsourcts and application of regources of the charity for that year. In preparing thcse financial stalenll¢S Ihe truitees arc required to,, s¢lcct suitabl¢ accounliny policies and then apply them Lonsistenily; observ¢ the meihods and prin¢iples in the Charities SORP; k¢ judgeinenis and estirnates that are reasollabl¢ and prudeni. state whether applicable UK Accounting Srandards have been lollow¢d, subject to ally rnaterial deparn[ disclosed and explained in Ihe financial stal¢ments,' and prepari th¢ financial stsiements on thc going con¢ern basis unless it Ib inappropriate to presumL th*t th¢ Charity will contitiue in operation. The trustees are respon51bl¢ For keepiug proper accounting record5 which disclos¢ with reasonable accura¢y at any tin the futIal positson of th¢ chariiy and cnable Ihem LO ensure that thc financial statements comply with tl)e Cbaritics Act 1993 and th¢ Chaiiiy (Accounts. and Rcportsl Regulations 2008. They are a150 r¢sponsibl¢ for safeguarding th a5scts of th¢ Charity hcnce for taking reasoDablL steps for the prevention and det¢¢tion of fraud alld oth¢r On behalf of the board Andrew Sdcox Chair P#ge 2
Lrfe Care Radio Statement of financial activities For the year ended 31 May 2026 Unrestrleted Restricted fndS funds 21126 Total 2025 Total P4otes Incoming resource5 Incoming resources from generating fynds.. Voluntsry income Oth¢T incoming resources 1,368 1.368 150 Total Incoming resource5 1.368 1,368 1,691 Resources expended LstsblrshmLnt costs Lega] and professional fees C()mmunicatiQlls and IT Other offiLL expeDses Adivity l - Srudio and equip¢llt iepaiys and main 227 227 96 1,381 617 453 374 690 802 132 802 132 Total resources expended 1,851 1.851 2,921 Total funds brought fonvard Total funds ¢#rried forward 2,728 744 3,472 4.702 2,245 744 3,472 The statement of financial actik'ities includtsT all gain5 8lld losses in thc year and therefore a separa¢¢ ststemeni of Lotsl recogllised ¥iins and losses has not been ppared. All of t above amounts relate to Cotinu]ng activities. The notes o pages 6 to 8 Iorm an integral part of these flnAJh¢Kl $tstemtnt5. Page 3
Life CAre Radio Income and expenditure a¢coullt For the year ended 31 May 2026 21126 2025 Notes Income 2.01 1.691 Opetating expcndltL¢ (2,356) (2,921) Operating surplu5 (338} {1,2301 Retained surplus for the financi41 year (338) {1,2301 All a¢tiv2tie6 derihr from ¢ontit)uing OrratIo1)s. Th¢ notes on pag¢8 6 to 8 integral pAr¢ of tbe5e fillanclal staiements. Page 4
Life Care Radio Balance sheet as at 31 Mav 2026 2026 2025 Notes Current assets Debtor Cash ai bard( and in haTKI 547 2,900 230 3,555 1,447 -3,785 Creditors: amounts falling due Ivithin one.vear 13131 1311} Net Current assets 3,472 Net assets 3,134 3,472 Fund5 Restric¢¢d in¢om¢ funds Unrestricted in¢oinc liinds 744 2,.490 744 2.728 'Tutal funds 3,134 3.472 The financial statements w¢r¢ approved by the iru5tees oll 31 JL21y 2n26 and signed on its behalf by -4ndrew Sileox Truslee The ttotcs OD pag¢5 6 to s form an Int¢grAI part of these flnanclal statements. Pagé 5
Life Care Radio Notes to financial statem¢nts for the year ellded 31 May 2026 Accounting policies The principal ac£owiting policies are bummarised below. The aecounling poli¢i¢s have been applicd coThsisrenily throughoui the year and the pr¢¢¢ding year. Basis of accounting The fllmneial statcmcnts are pr¢par¢d under the historical ¢ost Collvenlion anLI Tn w¢ord?nce Wlth the Statement of RecommLndcd Practice 'Ac¢ouniJng and Rcporting by C.harities' issucd in March 2005 ISORP 2aD51 and the Charities ALI 1993. 1.2. Cashflow I"he iharity has tak¢n advic ntage of ihL cx¢niption in FRSI from the rLquir•nent to pttsduc¢ ¥ La%hflow statetnent bLcause it is a srnall charity. 1.3. Incomin2 resources All incomiiig r¢sourc¢s are tncludcd in tlie statement of financial activities when the charity is ¢ntitl¢d to the income and rhe amoiini Lan bc quantified with reasonablc ac¢ura¢y. The following SPLcific poli¢i¢s are applied t parricul¢2r caregories of incorn¢". V()luntrdry tncoine is received hy wa), of grallt& donations and gift5 and is LDcluded in li]11 in th¢ statemcnt of tinancial a¢tivitLeS 11,ILn riL¢iN'abl¢. Grants here LntitleTn¢nt 15 1101 conditiondl on tlie delivery of a specific ptrforniattee by tlic Chaty. are r¢cognised whcn the charity becomes unLondilionally entitled io die LThnt. Donated LviceS and facilities are inLluded ar the value to the charity wh¢re this Can be quantified. The value of SLYVILeS proTrided by volunrecrs has not been incld. Gifts donat<d for resale are in¢ljed as incoming resources wiihin *L'tivities tor generdting fund5 when they arc sold. 1.4. Resources expended Expenditure is rects¥ni5cd oli an a¢¢rual basis as a liability is I[Kued. Expendirnre in¢ludcs any V A T which Cannot be fvlly reco¥Lred, and is reported &s Tydrt of the expenditur¢ to which ir rcl8tcs. Costs of 8entratinLF funds comprise thL ¢OSts asso¢ioied with attracting volunrary in¢om¢ and the eosLs of tradiDg for fulldrai%iiiL purposes itieluding charity's shop. Charitabl¢ expendimre comprisr5 thos¢ costs incurred by th¢ charity in the dclivery of its aciivittes at)d services for its btnLfJ¢iaries. It incliides both costs that can be Idllocated diCL1Y io such activilies and tliose eosts of an indirect nature necessar). to supwrt them. Voluntarv Income 2026 -rotal 21125 T¢Jtal Doiiations Sub5cripiions I,In3 265 1.156 385 1.-368 1.541 Pa%e 6
Life Care Radio Notes to finydncial statements for the year ended_Il May 21126 Other incoming resources 2026 Total 2025 Total Other income- equipment hire 650 150 650 150 Emplo>'ees Emplojment costs No salaries or wa&Fes bai'¢ b¢¢n paid to etnployees, includiiigT the tn]stees. during the year. Number uf emplovtes The av¢Tage monthly nulnkrs of empluyL¢s (Inc[ling tbe trustees) during the year. calculated on the basis of 11 titn¢ ¢quivalent5. was as follows.. 2026 Number 21125 i urnb¥r Debtors 21126 2025 'l-radv dcbioT Prepaymciits and a¢¢rucd income 10 537 220 547 23Q Creditor$: xmounts falling due within one vear 2020 2025 Tr¢ creditors A¢crua15 and d¢f¢rred inLome 88 225 88 225 313 Page 7
Life Care Radio Notes to financial statements for the year ended 31 May 2026 Analysis of net assets bettween funds Unr¢strleted Restrlrted funds funds Total funds Fund balances at 31 May 2026 as repre$ent¢d by-. CUITt asseis Current liabiliti¢s 2.703 1313) 744 3,447 {313} 2,390 744 Ullrestri¢ted lunds At l June 2025 At 31 MAY 2026 Incoming Outgoing resources re50ur¢e$ Unrestricted Fund 2.728 2,018 (2,356) 2,-a90 Restrleted funds At At l June 2025 3114.liy 2026 Kestrieicfj Fund 744 744 P*g¢ 8
Lrfe Care R9dio Detailed statement of financial activitics For the year ended 31 May 2026 2026 2025 Incoming resuurces Incoming resourfes from generating funds: Donations Subscriptions 1,156 265 1,368 1.541 Total incomlng resources from generating funds 1,368 1,541 Olher illCOTning resources Other income - equiptt)ent hirL 650 150 650 150 Total incoming resourees 2,018 1,691 Resources expended Costs Df generating funds: Activity I Activity l Establishment- Insurancc Activity I Profes5ional- Other Aciivity l - OtTice Lxpens¢s - Telephone Activity l - OtTLce expenscs - Other Activity I Studio a[ equipment Icpair5 and Mrt 227 853 690 454 96 1,381 617 454 374 2,356 2,922 Totsl eost o( generating volunt4ry income Fundralsing trading: cost ot. goods sold and other costs Total Costs of generating funds 2.922 2,356 2,922 Page 10
Life Care Radio Detailed statement of financial activities For the year ended 31 May 2026 2•26 2025 Charilable actfvities Governance costs Activities direcily oirice ¢xpenses- Other Total governan¢e ¢osts Iyet In¢omlll(out%OIllg) resources for the year (338) 11.230) P•ge 11