Alzheimer’s Café UK CIO 1165335 [Abbreviations: AC = Alzheimer Café; ACUK charity]
Trustees Annual Report for 01-Feb-2021 to 31- Jan-2022
Reference and administrative details
Answerphone: 07938 175002
Email: alzheimercafe@hotmail.co.uk
Website: www.alzheimercafe.co.uk
Principal office: 60 Church Ave., Farnborough, Hampshire, UK, GU14 7AP
Trustees either on the date the annual report was approved, and/or, who served during this reporting period are: Hilary Dyce; Olive Fairbairn; Gemma Jones; John Spencer-Davis (01 Feb. 2021 – 9 Jan. 2022).
Structure, governance and management
The charity’s governing document is its Constitution. It is a charitable incorporated organisation with a minimum requirement of three trustees.
Recruitment and appointment of new trustees is through resolution passed at trustees’ meeting. Trustees have regard for matching the candidates’ skills, knowledge and experience to the current ACUK needs.
The trustees established a ‘Steering Committee’ comprising trustees and volunteers. It is responsible to the trustees for helping to host the monthly AC sessions, and for making recommendations for longer-term AC-related planning.
Objectives of ACUK Constitution
The objectives of the Alzheimer Café UK CIO are twofold:
. To relieve the needs and to promote the good health of people living with dementia, their families and carers in the three counties of Hampshire, Surrey and Berkshire and such other parts of the United Kingdom and the world through the provision of support groups and other activities, services, advice and information as the trustees may from time-to-time think fit;
. To advance the education of the public about dementia and about care and support for people living with dementia, their families and carers.
Activities this past year
Covid regulations meant that the AC meetings and courses had to be cancelled. The trustees substituted those activities with emails, newsletters, and using the ZOOM platform to hold video sessions.
The AC [normally] hosts monthly meetings for people with dementia, their families and carers, volunteers, professionals, and other persons with an interest. The Dementia-related talks and presentations are provided in a safe environment, with opportunities for the attendees to socialise, make contacts, learn, and ask questions of trustees and attending professionals. The ACUK also holds an annual Networking Day to support other ACs. (This was also cancelled because of Covid).
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Achievements and performance
Normally, the AC is highly popular with its attendees and guests, hosting fifty to sixty people each month.
Financial review
At the end of the relevant accounting period (for this fiscal year 1 April. 2020, to 31 March 2021) the charity held £ 50,005.68 in cash reserves. All funds received this year were in the form of donations from the public.
There was little expenditure in this year. Because of Covid the AC sessions and the dementia courses were cancelled from March, 2020 - and remained so through Aug. 2021. The usual expenses associated with rental of premises, insurance, education, and catering for the AC sessions, were saved. There were promotional and operational expenses for keeping in contact with the volunteers, steering committee members, other local dementia-related organisations, and AC café guests.
Cash reserves are held for expenditures related to meeting the ACUK objectives; when the AC opens again the usual costs associated with dementia education and support for the ACs will resume.
Statement on public benefit
The trustees have had due regard for the Charity Commission’s public benefit guidance and have taken it into account regarding any decisions for which it has relevance.
Acknowledgements
The trustees would like to thank the Steering Committee members and volunteers for their contribution to the continuing success of the Alzheimer Café. We also wish to express our appreciation to our donors.
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Dear CC officers, Please find our submissk)n to the CC herewth. for the fiscal year 01 Arpil 2020 to 31 March. 2021 Alzheimer Cafe UK Trustees Alzheirner Café UK CIO 1165335 Statement of A£cDtsnts 01-(M-2020 to 31-03-2021 Olapr2020- 3Jmar2021 iurreni fiscal yeaf Ol•pr2019- 31mJrlOIO previous year Statem ntofA counts. Assets and Liabllities at ear B1 C•¥h Fund$ Bank Current AJC Balance Bank Reserve Alc Balance Petty Cash Floai 23.671.88 26.292.65 4115 16,150.88 26.281.95 280.fy) 50.(K)5.68 42.712.83 B5 Llabllltl•s EO.1 £o.c Note I The trustees conflrrn. in a¢¢ordance with the Charitable Incorporated Or8anisations (Generèll RelulatiS 2012. thai at year end the CIO did not haveany wtstandin8 guarantees to thlrd parties nor anydebts secured on a$5et5 01 t(10. si hall f all th• Namè Signaiure Date ol approval Gemma M M. Jones Chair ie10112022 Hilary Dy Secretsry 1810112022
Alzheimer Café UK CIO 1165335 Statement of Accounts 01-04-2020 to 31-03-21 Recei ts and Pa ments Account 2020-2021 Current Year Al 2019-2020 Recel Income Previous Year Donations Grants Tins Interest Other £ 10,913.50 £ 20,397.50 48.89 10.70 Al Total Receipts £ 10,924.20 £ 20.446.39 A3 ents / Expenses Hall rent Insurance Farnb cafe Admin CoLtrses Publicity Equipment Consulting Other cafe5 Misc -£ 1,575.(X) 201.60 -£ 1,436.50 561.47 -£ 10,328.99 180.CX) 605.05 682.88 -£ 2.404.70 103.32 415.30 238.85 A3 Total Payments -£ 3.631.35 -£ 15,102.31 Net of Receipts I Payments £ 7,292.85 £ 5,343.62 Cash Funds last year end (Current + Reserve + Petty) £ 42.712.83 £ 37.369.18 Cash Funds this year end (Current + Reserve + Petty) £ 50.1#)S.68 £ 42.712.83