CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLANO AND WALES Trustees, Annual Report for the period From 1st April 2020 Perlod start date To 31st March 2021 Period end date Charity name: The Forget Me Not's (Crawloy) Charlty registration number: 1173729 Objectives and Actlvltles SORP refewr Para 1.17 Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its goveming document The objects of the FMNC are:. -To relieve tho noeds of carers, famlly members, friends or colleagues of people affected by demontia in Crawloy and the surrounding area by: Providing opportunities for safe social interaction, emotlonal and Soclal 8uppor( thereby reducing soclal Isolation. b. Ralsing awareness of dementla amongst those affectsd and wlth voluntary and statutory organlsatlons that provide services for those with dementla. Educating the general public in all areas relating to dernentia and thereby raSsing awareness of the support and education available to those affected by dementia. Summary of the main activities in relation to those purposes for the publi benefit, in particular, the activities, projects or ServIS identified in the accounts. Par3 1.17 and 1.19 Main activities: Tuesday evenlngs 17:30 ~ 20:00 provldes suppor( advice and Infonnation for carers as well as a hot meal and companionship to help reduce feelings of isolation. Friday lunch club 10-30- 14:00 for carers and cared for as required including lunch. supervised seated exercises, advice and information, games and quizzes and live entertainmenl providing mental stimulation. friendship, support and fun aimed at giving respite for carers. Adhoc community and fundraising events including Afternoon Teas, craft sales. craft
sessions and one to one visits to In(iividuals in hospitals a(1 care Enabling and encouraging members to fomi their own social events i The Trustees declare that they havè complied with their duty to have due I reaard to the guidance issued by the I Charity Commission on public benefit whilst carrying out their duties. Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidan issued by the Charity Commission on wblic benefit Para 1.18 Additional infom)ation (optional) You may choose to Include further statements where relevant about.. SORP raferer Paf• 1.38 Policy on grant making 1.38 Policy on social investment includin9 program related investment Parn 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers Other
Achievements and Perforniance Over the last Iwo years the roller coaster COVID19 has affected all parts of our life none greater than at the Foryet Me Nots. We have had small wind<rws of opportunity to try to get back to nornial but they have been qulte short lived. We remain optimistic that we will soon be back to nomial actlvllles. engaging fulty with the local community and our member3. That said. w• need to acknowledge what we have managed to do in the last year. We moved premises and are more in the public eye wlth more members joining us as they gèt to hear about the work we do. Our Complianc• Officer has hel1 lo get our policies updated and made us think about how we practice. Following the sad loss of one of our membors, Don. who use to send out our newsletters, we have a new volunto•r l and he is working hard to keep Qveryone up to date. What is nlce Is h• ' always acknowledg•$ our Don In each letter. We are slgnposting mernbers to other organlsatlons Including those who offered free meal8, and Iransport. Wo have also encouraged and strongly advised all our members to engage with the vaccinations offered by the government and continue to do so. Whilstwe had lo suspend our regular Tuesday support evenings and Friday Lunch our iwo paid members of staff j have made Iwice weekly calls to all I membors, providing support, responding to any emergencies and keeping the management team up to date. There by reducing some of the loneliness and isolation suffered by our members during this pandemic. We have engaged with local oryanisations such as "winter warmers" l offering meals and transport to those needing support to get to GP'S, covid vaccine cenlres ), and local businesses. We also ensured that we have acknowledged the loss of loved ones in addition to managing those with dementia. For some members who lost loved ones during this time the Forget Me Nots drew together ensuring our presence was felt during the funeral planning and the service where .' possible. When it was not Summary of the main achievements of the charity, identifying the differen the chartty's work has made to the circumstances of its beneficiaries and any wider benefits to society as a whole. Para 1.a) ible to
attend the funeral we would gather outside the service socially distancing to show our supporL Members have commented that th was of gTrat comfo Towards the ènd of the year we established plans to increase the support of our members and to safely start to increase contact in person. Initially this included afternoon teas for up to 6 people {served in peoples gardens) at low cost and seryed by our volunteers (all In PPE) Thls was an Important stepping stone to ensure we were able to safely engage people to return to club activities in person rather than just over the phono. As we get back to full strength we wlll be focu3ing on engaglng wlth the local community and we wlll be contynuing to support local people, reducing lonellness with both emotional and practical supporL While fundraising Is ossential to keep us golng. it has taken $e¢ond place to People caring which has been our foremost priority through very difficull period of tim? for our members. Addltional infomiation {optlonal) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about.. Achievements against objectives set Paro 1.41 Performance of fundraisirvJ activities against objectives set PaTr 1.41 Investment performan against obj'ectives Para 1.41 i The last Iwo years have been extremely challenging forthe nots, as we are sur8 . they have been for many charities. We l are a small organisation, with a big heart and the last two years have shown us what big hearts the volunteers, trtsstees and management have. Everyone of us has faced COVID demons, with the loss Other
in our circumstances. but somehow we have retained our want to hold the organisation together. As tills aTeaaTUi pandemlc skrws d¢y•m wlll gather ourselves up and get back to full strength. The nèxt two years will hopefully bè a Ilttle easler for us and all other charities trying kn mako people's lives a little better. Financial Review Revièw of the charity's financial position at the end of the period Para 1.21 The impact of the COVID epidemic had a slgnlflcanl Impa¢t on the operations and consequently the finances of the Forget Me Nots. Consequently both income and expenditure reduced considerably. However, the grants receivèd from Independent Age £12.9k and Crawley Borough Council £Sk enable the charfty to continue supporting its members at a time whon it was most needed. Our ability to ralse funds through donatlons and fundraising activltles was Significanlly curtailed, reducing 73% frorn £22k to £5.6k. Although this followed a very successful year where donations increased 172OA due largely to the FMN belng supported as Crawley Mayor's local charity. Subscription Income almost disappeared as we were unable to run the TuesdaylFriday se3sions. This also impacted inGome from lunches et¢. Staff costs Increased from £7k to £13k followlng the recrultment of a second coordinator. Both coordinators continued to support members through "lockdown" with twice weekly telephone calls to check on their welfare, provide verbal support and checking whether they need any shopping or prescriptions collected. Despite the additional staff costs total expenses reduced 230/• from £21 k to £16k mostly as the charity was unable to operate its normal Tuesday support evenings and Friday lunch club. Overall the charity delivered a surplus of £7k for the year with total funds reaching £75k of which £37k is ring- fenced. Proposals are being put forward to incrèase this to £47k which togethor | with a Reserve of £16k increases the chari 's total committed fund3 to £63k. The charity maintains reserves to ensure it can continuè to operate for a I minimum of 1 year if grants are j withdrawn or donations fall awa . Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves statirg why they are held Para 1.2YA
Amount of reserves held Reasons for holding zero reserves Details of fund materially in deficit Explanation of any UnrtaInl¥eS about the charity continuiro as a going CA)ncem Pats 1.22 £16k Para 122 Para 1.24 Para 1.23 Addltional information (optionall You ma choose to include further ststements Ntyfiere relevant about: The charity's principal SoUrS of funds (including any fundraising) Pwa 1.47 Investment policy and objectives including any social investment policy adopted Para 1.46 A description of the principal risks facing the charity Para 1.46 Other Structure. Governance and Management Description ot charity's IfUSts'. Type of governing document Para 1.25 Constitution last amendgd 3 July 2017 How is the charity constituted? P8Ya 1.25 cio Trustee selection methc<ls including details of 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 Elected by FMN club members at AGM Additional information (optional) You ma choose to indude further statements where relevant about..
POlieS and prO¢UreS adopteo icr ip.- .aJciioii and training of trustees I P2TrY51 Iri The charity's organisational siructure ari&, ¢afiy wiaer network wrth which the chatity works Relationship with any related parties Para 1.51 Other Reference and Administratlve details Charity name Other name the charit uses Reoistered charity number Charity's principal address The Forget Me Not's The Fo.rget Me Nots 1173729 24 Cllve Way Pound Hlll Crawley West Sugsex RH10 7AH Crawle Names of the charity trustsas who manage tho charlty Dates athd W not for whole var Trustee name Office Illany Name of person lor body) 8ntitlèd to aRpotnt trustee rfan FMN Club members FMN Club members Wendy Wilson Beverly Loxston- Bown Chair Vice Chair Stephen Remfry Alison Burke Treasurer FMN Club members FMN Club members Fundraising Mgr Co orate trustees- names of the directors at the date the re Director name rtwasa roved Name of truslees holding trtle to w¢)perty belonging to the diarrty Trustee name '. Datss a¢tsd rf not for Twhole ear
Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others Descnptson of the assets held in this capacity Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity's objects Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assels from the charrty's own assets Additional Infonnation (optional) Nam88 and addre8ses of advlsers {Optlonal Infomiation) Typo of Nam• Address advisor Name of chlef oxocutlvo or names of senlor staff membors Ioptlonal Infom)atlon) Exemptions from disclosure Reason for non-disdosure of ke rsonnel details Other o .. tIonal information
Declarations The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees, report above. Signed on behalf of the charity's trustees Signature(s Full namels) Posftlon leg Secretary, Chalr, etc} L,t) e. T tr-pilw (ivThr(L Y Is/i/i
CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLANO AND WAIES 1173725 Receipts and payments accounts CC16a FIX PFiiod 3110312021 Section A Receipts and payments Unrestrietèd Restricted fund5 Ersdowment fvnds Totsi La•t year tothe hr4st£ A1 Recei CTants I7j 17.WJ3 1$.158 DDnakn FINra1 EV TealcowiuDch Other 100 3,16> 14J Sub totallGms8 income forAR) A2 A•8etand InYe¥lrnent•ale8, Isoe tablo). 1163 go.rJ5 lolal 2.853 ZQ.735 23.Sl8 49.432 A3Pa morrt• IIA17 lJJ2J Pi•mi¥• 161 42 Equip Tvning 87T 324 760 1.744 C#ied 12 12 MombÈrTripy 1376 279 Travel 2.2Y MI Cos 196 Sub total 11fvJ7 21M64 A4 As¥etand Inw•slm$rrt pur¢hso5, I0 lablel Stsb total 11,437 21.464 Netof rn¢wptsl(paymentsJ . AS Tran$fvw5 funds A6 Cash fund5 la8tyear end Cash fun(ts this yearelld 7.103 27,96B 39879 37 67,627 74.630 39.$59 57.527 37.346
Section B Ststement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Unrestrictsd fund5 Restrictod funds tDrd•Arn#£ Endowment funds to nearest£ Bl Cash fund6 372 33.730 Total cash lunds 37.203 37,346 Unresliti•d Regtiictad fund8 Endtswmont funds torn•re•t£ tr• Marè£ Curr•ntval 84 As¥et• rthlned lor th• charlty'8 own u WTh¢n BS Llabilitl•s Sned by ont Or¥> trn8te68 on behaKof a11 Ihe ItY51ees Print Name Date or royal
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