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2025-03-31-accounts

REGISTERED COMPANY NUMBER: 08429159 (England and Wales) REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 1159377

Report of the Trustees and

Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025

for

HEALTHWATCH KINGSTON UPON THAMES

Ark Accountancy Limited Chartered Certified Accountant 56-58 High Street Ewell Epsom Surrey KT17 1RW

HEALTHWATCH KINGSTON UPON THAMES

Contents of the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025

Page
Reference and Administrative Details 1
Report of the Trustees 2 to 6
Independent Examiner's Report 7
Statement of Financial Activities 8
Balance Sheet 9
Notes to the Financial Statements 10 to 14

HEALTHWATCH KINGSTON UPON THAMES

Reference and Administrative Details for the Year Ended 31 March 2025

TRUSTEES James David Waugh (resigned 10.4.24)
Elizabeth Meerabeau (resigned 13.2.25)
Scotty McLeod
Richard Charles Allen
Justina Jang (resigned 12.8.24)
Eeva Crawley Treasurer (resigned 20.3.25)
Kathryn Yates Chair
Victoria Helen Priest
David Linton (appointed 11.3.25)
Luke Washington (appointed 7.3.25)
Virginia Stella Daisy Collins (appointed 21.2.25)
Karen Dempster (appointed 9.4.25)
REGISTERED OFFICE Siddeley House Suite 3
2nd Floor
50 Canbury Park Road
Kingston upon Thames
Surrey
KT2 6LX
REGISTERED COMPANY 08429159 (England and Wales)
NUMBER
REGISTERED CHARITY 1159377
NUMBER
INDEPENDENT EXAMINER Ark Accountancy Limited
Chartered Certified Accountant
56-58 High Street
Ewell
Epsom
Surrey
KT17 1RW
TREASURER Eeva Crawley (appointed 28.8.22)
Richard Charles Allen (resigned 28.8.22)

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HEALTHWATCH KINGSTON UPON THAMES (Registered number: 08429159)

Report of the Trustees

for the Year Ended 31 March 2025

The trustees who are also directors of the charity for the purposes of the Companies Act 2006, present their report with the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 March 2025. The trustees have adopted the provisions of 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 2019).

OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES

Objectives and Aims

The charity's primary objectives are:

Public Benefit

Grantmaking

No grants were made during the financial year.

Volunteers

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HEALTHWATCH KINGSTON UPON THAMES (Registered number: 08429159)

Report of the Trustees

for the Year Ended 31 March 2025

ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE Charitable Activities

Key work areas for 2024-25 included:

NHS and social care transformation:

Promoting positive health and reducing health and care inequalities:

Learning disability, autism and neurodiversity:

Mental health and wellbeing:

Young people (13-17 years):

Residential care, nursing home and supportive living:

Safeguarding and the prevention of harm:

Planning Groups to ensure people with lived experience of safeguarding are integral to safeguarding systems and processes across London.

Open Meetings

Reaching Out

Championing local voices

Bereavement support, care for Disabled people, hospital food, and community services.

Our Impact

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HEALTHWATCH KINGSTON UPON THAMES (Registered number: 08429159)

Report of the Trustees

for the Year Ended 31 March 2025

Healthwatch Kingston made significant strides throughout the year by focusing on key issues that matter to local communities. Impact included:

FINANCIAL REVIEW

Principal Funding Sources

Reserves Policy

The reserves requirement for 2024/25 was set at £42,277.88.

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HEALTHWATCH KINGSTON UPON THAMES (Registered number: 08429159)

Report of the Trustees

for the Year Ended 31 March 2025

FUTURE PLANS

The following work areas were prioritised for 2025-26:

NHS and social care transformation

Promoting positive health and reducing health and care inequalities

Mental health and wellbeing

Young People (13-17 years)

Residential care, nursing home and supportive living

Safeguarding and prevention of harm

Planning Groups to ensure people with lived experience of safeguarding are integral to safeguarding systems and processes across London.

STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT Governing Document

The charity is controlled by its governing document, the Articles of Association, and constitutes a limited company, limited by guarantee, as defined by the Companies Act 2006.

Recruitment, Appointment, Induction and Training of New Trustees

New appointments in the year:

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HEALTHWATCH KINGSTON UPON THAMES (Registered number: 08429159)

Report of the Trustees for the Year Ended 31 March 2025

STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT

Organisational Structure

Statutory Statements

Volunteer Involvement

Obtaining People's Experiences

Responses to Recommendations

Engagement with Decision Makers

Enter and View

Healthwatch Representatives

-Royal Borough of Kingston Partnership Board.

-Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Patient and Engagement Committee.

-Kingston Place-Based Partnership Committee.

.

Approved by order of the board of trustees on 4 November 2025 and signed on its behalf by:

Kathryn Yates - Trustee

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Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of HEALTHWATCH KINGSTON UPON THAMES

Independent examiner's report to the trustees of HEALTHWATCH KINGSTON UPON THAMES ('the Company')

I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Company for the year ended 31 March 2025.

Responsibilities and basis of report

As the charity's trustees of the Company (and also its directors for the purposes of company law) you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 ('the 2006 Act').

Having satisfied myself that the accounts of the Company are not required to be audited under Part 16 of the 2006 Act and are eligible for independent examination, I report in respect of my examination of your charity's accounts as carried out under Section 145 of the Charities Act 2011 ('the 2011 Act'). In carrying out my examination I have followed the Directions given by the Charity Commission under Section 145(5) (b) of the 2011 Act.

Independent examiner's statement

I have completed my examination. I confirm that no matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe:

  1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the Company as required by Section 386 of the 2006 Act; or 2. the accounts do not accord with those records; or

  2. the accounts do not comply with the accounting requirements of Section 396 of the 2006 Act other than any requirement that the accounts give a true and fair view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination; or

  3. the accounts have not been prepared in accordance with the methods and principles of the Statement of Recommended Practice for accounting and reporting by charities (applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102)).

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

Mary E Ryan

Ark Accountancy Limited Chartered Certified Accountant 56-58 High Street Ewell Epsom Surrey KT17 1RW

5 November 2025

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HEALTHWATCH KINGSTON UPON THAMES

Statement of Financial Activities

for the Year Ended 31 March 2025

Unrestricted
funds
Notes
£
INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM
Donations and legacies
-
Charitable activities
Charitable activities
-
Total
-
EXPENDITURE ON
Charitable activities
Charitable activities
-
Administration costs
-
Total
-
NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE)
-
RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS
Total funds brought forward
-
TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD
-
Restricted
funds
£
136,000
52,716
188,716
199,081
-
199,081
(10,365)
90,334
79,969
31.3.25
Total
funds
£
136,000
52,716
188,716
199,081
-
199,081
(10,365)
90,334
79,969
31.3.24
Total
funds
£
135,000
75,024
210,024
185,688
(632)
185,056
24,968
65,366
90,334

The notes form part of these financial statements

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HEALTHWATCH KINGSTON UPON THAMES (Registered number: 08429159)

Balance Sheet

31 March 2025

31.3.25 31.3.24
Unrestricted Restricted Total Total
funds funds funds funds
Notes £ £ £ £
CURRENT ASSETS
Debtors 7 - 2,100 2,100 29,982
Cash at bank - 79,882 79,882 64,161
- 81,982 81,982 94,143
CREDITORS
Amounts falling due within one year 8 - (2,013) (2,013) (3,809)
NET CURRENT ASSETS - 79,969 79,969 90,334
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT
LIABILITIES - 79,969 79,969 90,334
NET ASSETS - 79,969 79,969 90,334
FUNDS 9
Restricted funds 79,969 90,334
TOTAL FUNDS 79,969 90,334

The charitable company is entitled to exemption from audit under Section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 for the year ended 31 March 2025.

The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2025 in accordance with Section 476 of the Companies Act 2006.

The trustees acknowledge their responsibilities for

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to charitable companies subject to the small companies regime.

The financial statements were approved by the Board of Trustees and authorised for issue on 4 November 2025 and were signed on its behalf by:

Kathryn Yates - Trustee

The notes form part of these financial statements

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HEALTHWATCH KINGSTON UPON THAMES

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025

1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES

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 2019)', 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.

Income

All income is recognised in the Statement of Financial Activities once the charity has entitlement to the funds, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount can be measured reliably.

Expenditure

Liabilities are recognised as expenditure as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to that expenditure, it is probable that a transfer of economic benefits will be required in settlement and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably. Expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and has been classified under headings that aggregate all cost related to the category. Where costs cannot be directly attributed to particular headings they have been allocated to activities on a basis consistent with the use of resources.

Tangible fixed assets

Depreciation is provided at the following annual rates in order to write off each asset over its estimated useful life.

Fixtures and fittings - 33% on cost Computer equipment - 50% on cost

Taxation

The charity is exempt from corporation tax on its charitable activities.

Fund accounting

Unrestricted funds can be used in accordance with the charitable objectives at the discretion of the trustees.

Restricted funds can only be used for particular restricted purposes within the objects of the charity. Restrictions arise when specified by the donor or when funds are raised for particular restricted purposes.

Further explanation of the nature and purpose of each fund is included in the notes to the financial statements.

Hire purchase and leasing commitments

Rentals paid under operating leases are charged to the Statement of Financial Activities on a straight line basis over the period of the lease.

Pension costs and other post-retirement benefits

The charitable company operates a defined contribution pension scheme. Contributions payable to the charitable company's pension scheme are charged to the Statement of Financial Activities in the period to which they relate.

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HEALTHWATCH KINGSTON UPON THAMES

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued for the Year Ended 31 March 2025

2. NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE)

Net income/(expenditure) is stated after charging/(crediting):

31.3.25 31.3.24
£ £
Other operating leases 12,550 10,408

3. TRUSTEES' REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS

There were no trustees' remuneration or other benefits for the year ended 31 March 2025 nor for the year ended 31 March 2024.

Trustees' expenses

There were no trustees' expenses paid for the year ended 31 March 2025 nor for the year ended 31 March 2024.

4. STAFF COSTS

The average monthly number of employees during the year was as follows:

5.

Charitable activity staff
No employees received emoluments in excess of £60,000.
COMPARATIVES FOR THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES
Unrestricted
funds
£
INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM
Donations and legacies
-
Charitable activities
Charitable activities
62,524
Total
62,524
EXPENDITURE ON
Charitable activities
Charitable activities
62,524
Administration costs
-
Total
62,524
NET INCOME
-
Transfers between funds
(12,093)
Net movement in funds
(12,093)
RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS
Total funds brought forward
12,093
31.3.25

7
Restricted
funds
£
135,000
12,500
147,500
123,164
(632)
122,532
24,968
12,093
37,061
53,273
31.3.24
4
Total
funds
£
135,000
75,024
210,024
185,688
(632)
185,056
24,968
-
24,968
65,366

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HEALTHWATCH KINGSTON UPON THAMES

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued for the Year Ended 31 March 2025

5. COMPARATIVES FOR THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES - continued COMPARATIVES FOR THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES - continued COMPARATIVES FOR THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES - continued
Unrestricted Restricted Total
funds funds funds
£ £ £
TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD - 90,334 90,334
6. TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS
Fixtures
and Computer
fittings equipment Totals
£ £ £
COST
At 1 April 2024 and 31 March 2025 786 3,527 4,313
DEPRECIATION
At 1 April 2024 and 31 March 2025 786 3,527 4,313
NET BOOK VALUE
At 31 March 2025 - - -
At 31 March 2024 - - -
7. DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
31.3.25 31.3.24
£ £
Trade debtors - 27,250
Other debtors 2,100 2,100
Prepayments - 632
2,100 29,982
8. CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
31.3.25 31.3.24
£ £
Other creditors 1,065 -
Accrued expenses 948 3,809
2,013 3,809
9. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS
Net
movement At
At 1.4.24 in funds 31.3.25
£ £ £
Restricted funds
RB Kingston 87,863 (8,924) 78,939
Youth out Loud 2,471 (1,441) 1,030
90,334 (10,365) 79,969
TOTAL FUNDS 90,334 (10,365) 79,969

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HEALTHWATCH KINGSTON UPON THAMES

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued for the Year Ended 31 March 2025

9. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS - continued

Net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:

Restricted funds
RB Kingston
Youth out Loud
SWL ICB
LSV
SWL Community Services
RBK Enter & View
TOTAL FUNDS
Comparatives for movement in funds
Incoming
resources
£
136,000
-
6,034
26,100
3,582
17,000
188,716
188,716
Resources
Movement
expended
in funds
£
£
(144,924)
(8,924)
(1,441)
(1,441)
(6,034)
-
(26,100)
-
(3,582)
-
(17,000)
-
(199,081)
(10,365)
(199,081)
(10,365)
Resources
Movement
expended
in funds
£
£
(144,924)
(8,924)
(1,441)
(1,441)
(6,034)
-
(26,100)
-
(3,582)
-
(17,000)
-
(199,081)
(10,365)
(199,081)
(10,365)
(10,365)
(10,365)
Net Transfers
movement between At
At 1.4.23 in funds funds 31.3.24
£ £ £ £
Unrestricted funds
General fund 12,093 - (12,093) -
Restricted funds
RB Kingston 50,505 25,265 12,093 87,863
Youth out Loud 2,768 (297) - 2,471
53,273 24,968 12,093 90,334
TOTAL FUNDS 65,366 24,968 - 90,334

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HEALTHWATCH KINGSTON UPON THAMES

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued for the Year Ended 31 March 2025

9. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS - continued

Comparative net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:

Unrestricted funds
SW London & St George's MH Trust
LSAB/HWE
Kingston Voluntary Action
SLAM /CMHT
Restricted funds
RB Kingston
Youth out Loud
RBK Safeguarding Care Worker
SWL ICS
RBK Resilience
TOTAL FUNDS
Incoming
resources
£
5,000
25,525
7,000
24,999
62,524
135,000
-
3,500
4,000
5,000
147,500
210,024
Resources
Movement
expended
in funds
£
£
(5,000)
-
(25,525)
-
(7,000)
-
(24,999)
-
(62,524)
-
(109,735)
25,265
(297)
(297)
(3,500)
-
(4,000)
-
(5,000)
-
(122,532)
24,968
(185,056)
24,968

10. RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES

There were no related party transactions for the year ended 31 March 2025.

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