Trustees. Annual Report for the period Peri(xJ start date Jan PericKI end date 31SI From 2021 To 2021 Section A Reference and administration details Charity name Hospice Hope Other names charity is known by Bright Hope in North West Leicestershire Registered charity number (rf any) 1169561 Charity's principal address 23 Ashby Road Ravenstone Leicestershire Postcode LE67 2AA Names of the charity trustees who manage the charlty Tru•t•e Mme Offic• Ilf *ry) Namo of P8Tson {or body) 8ntltl•d int trusts• if an Stewart Shepherd Janette Shepherd Linda Mould Chair Secretary Peter Last Kathryn Last Roy Stobbs William Spiegler Daniella WaMon 01.01.21- 24.08.21 Safeguarding John Gillions 14.01.21 31_12_21 29.06.21- 13.12.21 10 Anna Shutt Daniel Woodall 29.06.21- 31.12.21 12 13 Daniel Choucino L8s18y Notghi 15.11.21 31.12.21 07.09.21- 31.12.21 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Names of the trustees for the charity. rf any, (for example, any custodian trustees) Name Dates acted rf not for whole ear TAR Hospice Hope 2021
Names and addresses of advisers (Opfjonal infomiation) of adviser Name Address Name of chlef executlvè or names of senior slaff members (Optional infomiation) Jim Vickrage, Charity Manager Section B Structure. governance and management Dos¢riptlon of the charity's trusts Conslitulion (Association) TyFe of governing document How the charrty 18 constituted Charitable Incorporated Organisation Trustee selection methods Appointed by members of the charrty Additlonal governan Is$uM (Optlonal Inforniatlon) All trustees of Hospice Hope are r8quir8d to sign the Charity Commission's Trustee Eligibility Declaration, and a second 'Automatic Disqualrfication Dedaration.. You may choo80 to include additional infomiation, where relevant, about.. policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees., the chanty's organisational structure and any wider network with vthich the charrty works; • relationship wrth any Eated parties., trustees, consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them. l trustees are required to undertake basic safeguarding training and where necessary enhanced DBS cheths are performed on any trustee vtho may need to be on a 1-1 basis with any of our setvice users (as they are de8med to be Vulnerab lUIts). One trustee is aF)p(xnted as the Safeguarding lead of th8 chariiy {with the Charity Manager as the Deputy) and training is undertaken to achieve this (Aduft safeguarding Level 3) Section C Objectives and activities The objecis of Hospi HO as the ¢hanty's constitution are: Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document The lie1 of suffering amngst persons with lrfe limiti.ng illness and their carers in North West Lei¢e6tershire. Through tIE wovision of facilities and support services Through the prowsion of pastoral care Throu rovision of fvnds to su rt individuals TAR Hospt* Hcye 2021
During 2021 our Yace to face, support was severely impacted by the ongoirvJ pandemic. to the extent that rt was Juty until the chanty was able to reStart three of lis dropin Support Groups, with social distancing measures in place makirKJ service users feel as safe as possib. Fa to fa counselling and complementsry therapies re also able to resume in SeptemlH at Hope House. Gnffydam. New ser¥i¢es that had en introduced durirvJ 2020 to combat the effects of lod(down, continued to Ilourish during 2021, giving Servi users the opkn to acc8S6 sup remotely. Our online support groups continued their wkly programme, befrierKling via the telephone or letterlemail supported many people and telephone or zoom counselling remained a popular option for many who require the support of our counsellor. Summary of tho main activities undertaken for th• public benefit in relation to these objects Ilnclude wlthln thls section the statutory declaratlon that trusto08 have had regard to the guidance 1•8ued by the Charlty Commlsslon on publlc benefrt) The services that the charity wovthd in 2021 were a lrfeline to many in North West Leicestershire. The ongoing pandemic saw an increase in service users presents'ng mental health issues and these people yre able to access supp(Yt followirKJ the change to the charity's mission ststem8nt in 2020 (as stated in the 2020 TteeS Annual Report).. Our mission is to be a therap8ubc and caring oryanisation providing a range of seThiGes to enable a better oualrty ofirfe and support for those who are stniggling wrth a condition that limits the abilrty to enjoy life. To achieve thi8 erKI, r services are d8fin8d 88 follo. HospKe Hope bths ¥wthin West Leiceste1re to support Individuals who have 8 condition th8t188ds to a redudion in quality of life or who have l)een diagnosed ¥wth a lrfe limng Ldition, as well 8S offenng supp(wt to theirpartner or carerfs). Addltlonal detalls of obJ•thM and actfvltlo8 IOptloMI Infomiatlon) Voluntsern Volunteers continue to be the lrfe blood of the chaiity and at the end of December 2021, Hospi Hope had 55 volunteers. Numbers had decreased from 70 at the end of 2020, this is mostly accounted by Sncant colK>rt of volunteer8 retirirvJ from their posrtion8. You may choose to include further statements. whe relevant, about: Due to the orKJolNJ pandemiq the tharty was onc* again unable to hold a Volunteer Thank You, event. but all volunteers a regularly communicated wrth to ensure that they feel appreciated and kept up to date wth any latest news. policy on grantmth'TrJ: policy programme related investment; contn'bukn'on made by volunteers. All volunteers who work on a 1-1 basis with our serrfios users (this includes support provKled by telephone, email or letter) must take an enhanced DBS check before they a able to start volunteering wrth the chartty. This check is repeated every thr8e years. a policy that was intr(¥Juced by the chanty in early 2017. sin Awil 2018, all volunteers have been requested to attend safeguardirvj trainirYJ and where necessary, volunteers have also attended first aid arKI manual handling training. The training has been faciliL2ted by professionaF trainers or via an online training provider and paid for by the thanty. TAR HOSph Fkwe 2021
Section D Achievements and performance Charlty Manager Summary ofthe maln achievements of the charity during the year The appointment of a Charity Manager from 4° January 2021 has brought much needed experien into the charty and structurè into its day to day operations, espeaally in the line management of the six part- time staff members. At the erKI of 2021, the Charity Manager joined a steering commfftee rkIng on the construction of our new charity Headquartern. Brfght Hope House We were delighted that planning pennission for Bright Hope House, Swannington was submttted and passed in late December 2021. The Commitmerrt to this project from Bk)or Homes and North West District Council remains as strong as ever and look forward to w01ng with both parties in 2022 to progress the project to the building stage. Continued Increase In seNlce users and dlverstty of 8orvi¢e8 Following on from the increase in seNi¢e users In 2020, the charity ¢ontinued vthh this trend and in 2021 there was a further increase of 48% in the numLEr of seNice u88r8. During 2021 the charty further expanded rts seprfices with the launch of its Long Covid Support S8NiC8. This service offered 1-1 support speafically for people vlho were diagnosed with Long Covid. This is a tailored, 10 week programme. led by a trainer holds a Covid-19 rehabilitation qualffication. Towards the end of 2021, the decision was also taken to expand our counselling serrfice to a second counsellor. This position would be advertised as a student placement, to commence in 2022. This decision will enable more people to access our counselling service and redu warting list tim88 (approximately 12 Thks in 2021). Partnornhip workin9 With Soclal Prescribers Key lo our success in increasing servic users in 2020 was the development of the chanty's relationship ryth the new social prescnbing team that covers North West Leicestershire. In particular, the team's recognrtion of our ¢ounselling and befriending seNice has resulted in signfficant number of referrals to these seNices and they are keen to work wrth us to take our counse51ing seNi¢es into the heart of the ¢ommuntties in 2022. We continue to work dosely with our Social Prescribers and NHS links and re1Ve regular, excellent feedback from all parties. TAR Ho8pK Hok 2021
Section E Financial review As at 31" December 2021, Hospice Hope held £160.000 in restricted lunds (mainty comprising of various grarts funded in advan and restricaed reserves of £64.000 for Bnght Hope House and other actÉvities) 18aving £37.71K) in unrestrlcted reseNes. Briof statement of the charlty's policy on reserves Detalls of any funds matsrlalty In deficit Further financlal revlew detalls (Optlonal Infomiatlon) You may choo8• to indude additional information, wher relevant al)out'. the charty's principal sources of funds (induding any fundraising). how expenditure has supported the k8y obiectiV8S of the chanty; investment policy and objectNes induding any ethical inve8tment policy adopted. Fundralslng- Income levels signlflcantly 5mpacted 2021 saw a decrease of £60,IXK) in inMme from 2020. Some of the impact of this was offset by a decrease in costs to £92,0 from 2021 bui this still meant that thère was a net oufflow of £40,000 during this year. Other income remained fairly stable at £32,000 vs £37.000 in 2020 but income from grants, trusts aTrJ foundations fell by £52,000. Many of the funds that the charty wouk4 usually apply to had become exhausted due to the release of emergency funding relating to ts pandemic in 2020 and early 2021. The charity has elCOMed news that rt's new healquarter8 will be a Turnkey, project and will involve minimal cost to the tharrty. Section F Other optional information Section G Declaration Thè trustees declare that they have approved the trustees, report above. Slgned on hhalf of tho ¢haritys trustees Signathre(s) Full name(s) Po8ltlon {eg Secrètsry, Chalr. LEsL£Y MVQQAY Ntrr4A I fowree SrLLJ4RT aoa TAR Hospi Hope 2021
CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examinerfs report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trusteesl members of rtos p)Ct k¥oFt On accounts for the year ended Charity no (rfany) Ilb9 f61 Set out on pages I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charrty (Ihe Trust.) for the year ended Responsibilities and rn basis of report As th8 Charits twstees, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance wrth the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 {"the Acr). I report in resped of my examination of the Trust's accounts ¢arried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145{51{b) of the Act. Independent examiner's statement appl. Delete I l rfnot applicable. I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination {91heF4 dtrla") which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect the a¢¢ounting records were not kept in accordan with section 130 of the Charities AGt,' or the accounts did not ac¢ord with the accounting records., or the accounts did not comply wrth the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 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. I have no concems and have ¢ome a¢ross no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should I drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the acUnts to be reached. Please delete the words in the brackets rfthey do not apply. Signed: Date: 2022 Name: Relevant professional qualification(sl or body FCA IER Oct 2018
lif any): Address: 21 PRioRri Y_ /k- L4-2JLI rfiel LE6( I Section B Disclosure Only complete If the examiner needs to highlight material matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of chartty ac£ounts: directions and guidance for examiners). Give here brief details of any Items that the examiner wishes to disclose. IER Oct 2018
1169561 Recei tsand ments accounts CC16a To Perityj eTKI date 31st 2021 1 J8n 2021 Section A Receipts and payments Unrestrlctsd Restrictsd Endowment Totsl fun Latyear A1 Ree•lpts Trusts & Foundalons Réslrictsd Tru8ts 8 Foun¢lakn"orts Unroslrth1 Corporatg Events M8rnÈer8h Personal Et•nBtS ColK8con l>)xe8 a 1kn8 83.525 1¥754 10,5LYJ 15 3.854 12.692 I516 920 Bank Int8feBt Other I refunds 132 313 972 15 313 AR) 312 1fW 172.)79 ••• tabl• . A3 Paym•nts HoF• Hou$& Iinth(• connty Engagement Counselllng Servir BefrbThliNJ SON On-Lln? Servl Taety Loan Sthemtr Long COV SUprt 8hby C8fe C08fvil Cafe Ibst¢c* C8 cast Doningt Ayministralon Corè Staff costs Event cos18 oth Cathl Expendthre 1$, 21,870 11739 14,09S 21.670 11739 1S.OB1 14.818 7,224 3,312 985 570 1.229 174 9,165 65,582 1,068 10.133 49.898 1,seo 9.18S 1.030 1W075 2,263 118.gBd Sub totsl 91107 A4 Aet and In¥e•lt Sub totsl 91107 150,076 118,984 Net ofrncwpW(payments) . AS Tran¥fgr¥ betw•en lundB A6 Cash funds last year end Cash funds this end . 1• 19. CCXX R1 aCllts Iss 22022
Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Unrestrlcted Restrlctod fund lunds to nwrn81£ Endowment fvnds to nurest£ B1 Ca8h furMI• iot.700 •yall funds fund• to ral£ Details tr>rn•r8•tt to Cwr•ntV•o Detstl Fund to Curr•t)t vah Dtrialls B4 A••ots rotaln•d for th• ¢TIty,9 ovrn FurMI to *hkh Afflount d Whwn Details BS Llablllti Sne ty one tru8lJts on behalfof all the trustoos Nisf4141 451512eL ¥/zJZ CCXX R2 a¢Lt¥Jnts ISSI