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| General information | |
| Trustees' Annual Report |
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| Responsibilities ofthe Trustees |
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| Independent Examiner's report to the members |
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| Statement of FinancialActivities | 12 |
| Balance Sheet | 13 |
| Notes to the financial statements |
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| NB:As required by the Charity Commission {CC)itisconfirmed that the |
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| Healthwatch Oxfordshire Trustees have hadregard tothe guidance |
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| Issued by the CCon public benefit. | |||
| Heaiihwatch Oxfordshire (HWO) exists to provide local |
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| Healthwatch services within Oxfordshire, through the following |
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| objects: | |||
| + Providing information and advice tothe public about local |
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| health and social care (I-i&SO)services. | |||
| 4 Making the views and experiences ofthe public known to H&SC |
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| providers. | |||
| Enabling local people to have avoice ln the development, |
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| delivery, and equality ofaccess to local H&SCservices and | |||
| facilities, | |||
| Summary ofthe objects ofthe | Providing training and development of skills for volunteers and |
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| charity set | out In Its governing | the wider community in: |
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| document | understanding, scrutinising, reviewing, and monitoring local |
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| H&SC facilities. | |||
| The principal activities in support ofthese objects are described below, |
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| with each example supporting one ofmore of HWO's Objects. This is not |
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| intended to bea total picture of HWO's activities during the year, but | |||
| rather to give a flavour ofwhat we are achieving, Our outreach program "on the ground, "was gradually built up following |
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| the lifting of Covid restrictions. Also, by use oftechnology, the website, |
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| and social media we have continued toreach out tothose members | of | ||
| the public who public who for personal reasons like to engage online, |
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| We have held webinars enabling the public toengage with us and |
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| share their experiences as well as learning about changes in health |
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| provision in the county. |
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| + During the year HWO heard from 13,355members ofthe public |
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| Summary ofthe main activities undertaken forthe public benefit in relation tothese objects (include within thIs section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard tothe guidance Issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit) |
through a combination oi. Website feedback centre, "Tell us" Forms. Enter and View. This is an increase on the Signposting, Voluntary Sector, Surveys, and social media. This represents an increase on the previous year, + We helped 335people to find information and advice 0 We continued to circulate its bi-weekly news briefing giving a rundown on recent Health and Care related news. 4 During the year We published the following research-based. reports, based upon either trends in issues raised by patients and/or listening to the seldom heard communities. |
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| —Outreach at University Oxford Hospitals |
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| —Men in Carterton |
| Groups | with which HWO has worked with |
or met over | 42groups | 42groups |
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| during | the year, some ofthem were: | |||
| o | Banbury Mosque | |||
| o | Oxford Community Action |
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| o | Oxfordshire Men's Health Partnership |
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| o | Asylum Welcome | |||
| o | Carterton warm space - StJohns Church |
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| o | Oxfordshire Parent Carers Forum- Better Together |
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| o | Oxfordshire Council ofVolunta |
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| Summary ofthe main achievements af the charity during the year |
1. | Learning and wider impact from our innovative work with community researchers developing our new approach to reaching communities over the last yean + Created a film to showcase the work with three inspiring |
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| community researchers. watch Ilsfy |
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| community researchers featured in an exhibition at |
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| Old Fire Station on the power of storytelling and features |
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| on the webslte bsrr | |||||||
| + | Presented about community researchers at the |
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| Oxfordshire Marmalade festival an event that promotes |
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| social change. | |||||||
| Developed a model of engagement and theory of |
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| change, accesshetL | |||||||
| Contributed tothe launch of Oxfordshire County Council |
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| Community Research Steering Group ln March 2023 |
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| presentation on approach and lesson learned, |
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| Successful application to Health Education Engkrnd |
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| for Community Participatory Action Researchers Phase 2 |
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| (CPAR2) Scheme to support two community researchers |
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| from Blackand minority ethnic communities to |
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| undertake training, mentorlng and research from May |
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| 2023- May 2024. | |||||||
| 2. | Working | In partnership with Oxfordshire Youth tohear young |
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| people's views on health and care. First two ofthree podcasts | |||||||
| have been released listen hNtft. Created by young people | |||||||
| themselves on topics ofimportance tothem. |
| 3. Increase in HWO's Interface with the public has been agood | |||||||
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| demonstration ofhow its performance has improved, year on |
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| 4. Bucks, Oxfordshire, Berkshire West Inhgrated Care Board (BOB |
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| ICB)anci its integrated care partnership was formally |
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| established in 2022,along with the place-based partnerships |
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| the three counties. HWO delivered a Patient Webinar on March |
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| 31ston changes to health services with the new | |||||||
| Bucklnghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire West Integrated |
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| Care Board - presented by Dan Leveson, Oxfordshire Place |
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| Based Director. We are continuing to provide information based |
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| on feedback on useful topics via patient webinars e.g next topic | |||||||
| South Central Ambulance service (SCAS). |
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| S24,0BBhad been agreed by the Trustees to be set aside in a | |||||||
| Briefstatement | ofthe | chary's | Nationwide deposit bank account to provide for wind-down costs, |
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| policy on resenres | should the current Grant-in-Aid program not be renewed on I"April |
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| 2023.As HWO now contracted to deliver the local Healthwatch | |||||||
| function for Oxfordshire forthe next five years the trustees will review |
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| the reserves on an annual basis. | |||||||
| Details ofany In deficit |
funds | materially | None, | ||||
| Further financial review | detaih | (Optional information) | |||||
| You may choose to include additional information, where relevant about: |
Healthwatch organisations have Statutory Duties under the 2012 HSSC Act and are funded by Government, via their Local Authorities, in this case the Oxfordshire County Council (OCC), As such, HWO has |
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| ~ | the charity's principal sources offunds (including any fundraising); |
not attempted to raise charitable funds from either the Public or Organisations during this year. Since its inception in 2013/14, HWO has been funded by grant-in-aid programs from Lhe OCC and 2021/22 was the third ofa3-year grant |
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| ~ | how expenditure | has | in aid agreement with the OCC.An extension to fund the year 2022/23 |
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| supported | the key | was successfully negotiated by October 2021. |
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| objectives | ofthe | charity; | Oxfordshire County Council awarded a 6-years' contract for local |
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| ~ | investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted. |
Healthwatch services from April 1"2023 —March 2028 following an open tendering process. HWO does not make financial investments, using all its resources to provide Local Healthwatch Services. The Directors/Trustees have satisfied themselves that HWO has |
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| ade uate funding forthe next five financia Iyears covering 2023-28 |
| 2022 | |||||||
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| Notes | |||||||
| CURRENT ASSETS | |||||||
| Debtors | 9,619 | 11,119 | |||||
| Cash at bank | 65,854 | 76,830 | |||||
| 75,473 | 87,949 | ||||||
| CREDITORS: Amounts due within one year |
falling | 15,745 | 37,095 | ||||
| NET CURRENT ASSETS | 59,728 | 50,854 | |||||
| NET ASSETS | 59,728 | 50,854 | |||||
| FUNDS | |||||||
| INCOME FUNDS | |||||||
| Unrestricted Income funds |
10 | 59,728 | 50,854 | ||||
| Restricted Income funds | 11 | ||||||
| TOTAL INCOME FUNDS | 59,728 | 50,854 |
| INCOME FRO | M CHARITABLE AC | TIVITIES | |||
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| Unrestricted | Restricted | Total Funds | Total Funds | ||
| 2023 | 2822 | ||||
| Grants received | (OCC) | 290,833 | 290,833 | 252,866 | |
| Fee income (OCCG) | 46,931 | 46,931 | 41,458 | ||
| Fee income (Other) | 2,700 | 2,700 | 10,385 | ||
| 340,464 | 340,464 | 304,709 | |||
| EXPENDITURE ON CHARITABLE | ACTIVITIES | ||||
| Unrestricted | Restricted | Total Funds | Total Funds | ||
| 2023 | 2022 | ||||
| f | f | ||||
| Staffing costs | 252,253 | 252,253 | 246,757 | ||
| Premises costs | 18,817 | 18,817 | 17,450 | ||
| Marketing and communications |
1S,677 | 15,677 | 15,796 | ||
| Project costs | 11,257 | 11,257 | 15,488 | ||
| Sundry running | costs | 24,221 | 24,221 | 25,737 | |
| Governance | 9,502 | 9,502 | 8,619 | ||
| Total charitable | activities | 331,727 | 331,727 | 329,847 |
| Unrestricted | Restricted | TotalFunds | Total Funds | ||||
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| 2023 | 2022 | ||||||
| f | E | f | |||||
| Independent | Examination | fee | 810 | 810 | 810 | ||
| Accountancy | fees | 7,783 | 7,783 | 7,809 | |||
| Other governance | costs | 781 | 781 | ||||
| Trustee expenses | 128 | 128 | |||||
| 9,502 | 9,502 | 8,619 |
| STAFF COSTS | ||
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| 2022 | ||
| E | ||
| Wages | 218,102 | 215,485 |
| Social security costs | 17,782 | 16)908 |
| I'ension contributions | 10,727 | 10,482 |
| 246,611 | 242,875 |
| DEBTORS | ||
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| 2023 | 2022 | |
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| Accounts receivable | ||
| Prepayments | 9,619 | 11,119 |
| 9,619 | 11,119 |
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| 2023 | 2022 | ||
| E | f | ||
| Taxation and social security | 3,905 | 5,557 | |
| Income received | in advance | 19,577 | |
| Other creditors | 5,140 | 8,661 | |
| Accruals | 6,700 | 3,300 | |
| 15,745 | 37,095 |
| Balance at 1Apr 22 f |
Income f |
Expenditure | Transfers f |
Balance at 31Mar 23 f |
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| Other | unrestricted | funds | 50,854 | 340,601 | -331,727 | 59,728 | |
| 50,854 | 340,601 | -331,727 | 59,728 | ||||
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| Balance at 1Apr 21 |
Income | Expenditure | Transfers | Balance at 31Mar 22 |
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| Other | unrestricted | funds | 75,974 | 304,727 | -329,847 | 50,854 | |
| 75,974 | 304,727 | -329,847 | 50,854 |