Trustees' Annual Report for the period
Period start date Period end date Day Month Year Day Month Year From 1 April 2022 To 31 March 2023
Section A Reference and administration details
Charity name Teesside Dementia Link Services Other names charity is known by TDLS Registered charity number (if any) 1175890
Charity's principal address 39 Pembroke Dr Ingleby Barwick Stockton on Tees Postcode TS17 5BB
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
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Trustee name | Office (if any) | Dates acted if not for whole year |
Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany) |
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| Margaret Irwin | Chair of Trustees | Trustee board | ||
| Mark Walker | Vice Chair Trustee’s | |||
| Jacqui Kindness | Carers rep | |||
| June Prince | Policy | |||
| Linda Serle | PW Dementia Rep | |||
| Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees) | ||||
| Name | Dates acted if not for whole year | |||
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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
| Type of adviser | Name Address |
Name Address |
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| Fundraising | Diane Calvert | 43 Ackland way Stockton on Tees |
| Billingham Development |
Liz Featherstone | |
Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)
Section B Structure, governance and management
Description of the charity’s trusts
CIO Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) Registered Charity How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company) Full trustee group elects new Trustees Trustee selection methods (eg. appointed by, elected by)
Additional governance issues (Optional information)
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You may choose to include We operate a “flat” structure, each trustee has an area or additional information, where work or expertise. relevant, about: Operation reports are delivered to the trustees, at the Trustee meeting and then sometimes informally if a new
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policies and procedures opportunity arrives the Chair, Vice Chair and Development adopted for the induction and trustee will discuss this and report back to the main Trustee
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training of trustees; meeting.
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the charity’s organisational structure and any wider New Trustees will be recruited by general recruitment network with which the charity campaigns or invitation, as need arises
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works;
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relationship with any related parties;
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trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.
Section C Objectives and activities
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Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document
Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)
The relief of sickness and preservation of health of people with Dementia and their families and carers, living permanently or temporarily on Teesside by the provision of services, information and education as the trustees see fit.' Dementia Cafes Provide, a warm meal and assistance and advice on nutrition, peer support, advice information, friendship and companionship, a safe place for people with dementia, especially those experiencing difficulties, allow carers time to have a break, encourage people back into the community, reduce isolation. Public benefit - relief of sickness and preservation of health, information and education, reduction of loneliness and isolation, reducing financial poverty, improved interaction with other services, preparation for future needs volunteer opportunity, helping people prepare for work. Cognitive Stimulation Groups This is a development in the crafting for carers and people with dementia, crafts include knitting, painting card & picture making, music, singing, sowing. Information and training on keeping clients occupied, We have no introduced a large number of games which are proving very successful in engaging more people in our activities. The groups also give free activities to be completed at home. We also provide food at these events, to help relax clients and help those who have issues around nutrition and feeding. Public benefit - relief of sickness and preservation of health, information and education, reduction of loneliness and isolation, maintaining social and practical skill, improved interaction with other services, preparation for future needs, volunteer opportunity, helping people prepare for work.
Carers Support Groups These groups are for carers only, providing professional and peer support to carers and their families and friends. Public benefit - relief of sickness and preservation of health, information and education, reduction of loneliness and isolation, maintaining a link with the local community,
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reducing financial poverty, improved interaction with other services, preparation for future needs.
Lunch / Breakfast Clubs
The groups meet in local restaurants, and are open to all, working with local businesses, we can provide a safe and a non-judgemental space for everyone. Restaurants have worked with us on menus, portion size, utensils and making clients feel safe.
Public benefit - preservation of health, information and education, reduction of loneliness and isolation, improves nutrition, volunteer opportunity, helping people prepare for work.
Cinema Clubs
Monthly social group, attending a local cinema, we hold 2 per month a day time and an evening club, promoting friendships and contact with the wider community. Provide a very relaxed atmosphere to escape Dementia, but a volunteer is always on hand to assist with any needs or support.
Public benefit - relief of sickness and preservation of health, information and education, reduction of loneliness and isolation, improved interaction with other services and social opportunities, a widening of friendship circles, volunteer opportunity, helping people prepare for work.
Intergenerational Yoga
This service forms part of our isolation and integration project. We provide a intergeneration yoga teacher (its yoga for babies and people with Dementia), there is space for 15 babies, Mothers (many have no relatives with dementia)bring their babies and let clients hold them, and perform yoga exercises, those clients too weak to hold a baby are given life like dolls, some clients prefer just do the exercise and to sing along. Its aim is to make those in care more accessible and make new friends.
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Public benefit - preservation of health, reduction of loneliness and isolation, promotion of wellbeing, education and inclusion.
Supper Club
We meet once a month at a local restaurant, various locations, to promote a “normal” evening out, working with local businesses, we can provide a safe and a nonjudgemental space for everyone. Restaurants have worked with us on menus, portion size, utensils and making clients feel safe
Public benefit -
preservation of health, information and education, reduction of loneliness and isolation, improves nutrition, promotes friendships and peer support.
Additional monthly social Outings
Clients choose venues or events that they could not attend without assistance or support, this is great for reminiscence, and making new friends. This year we have been – Beamish, Whitby, Pickering steam train rides, model train rides and picnic at local park, cruise along the river with afternoon tea
Public benefit - relief of sickness and preservation of health, education, reduction of loneliness and isolation, improved interaction with other services, preparation for future needs, promotes inclusion and assists venues in understanding they can offer service to our client group, lasting relationship with venues have been formed, volunteer opportunity, helping people prepare for work.
Dementia Advice, Support, representation, and Advocacy
This is a one stop shop for carers, offering one to one support sessions at home or a venue of their choosing. Support offered includes information on the disease, stages
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and progress, obtaining and assistance in claiming benefits, planning for the future – finance – property – care needs, support when dealing with other agencies, emotional support, helping the wider family and friends come to terms with a diagnosis, managing challenging behaviour, dealing with loss.
Public benefit - relief of sickness and preservation of health, information and education, reduction of loneliness and isolation, reducing financial poverty, improved interaction with other services, support with preparation for future needs, less visits on GP services.
Carer Contact Service
the service is a proactive telephone calls to carers and people with Dementia living on their own, these telephone calls are generally social but can turn on to support sessions, it gives carers a feeling that this service is just about them and not the disease. Many carers feel services are designed just for the person with Dementia and no one carers about them, especially after their loved one has gone into care or passed on. We agree with the client how often the want the calls and when, some prefer night calls when all the other services are closed. Calls can last an hour of more.
Public benefit - relief of sickness and preservation of health, information and education, reduction of loneliness and isolation, reducing financial poverty, improved interaction with other services, preparation for future needs, less visits to GP services.
Isolation Project
We provide “natter cards” (5,000 so far) the cards are given to individuals and social venues. They invite people to share tables and chat, the cards on the inside provide safety information too. The other part of this project is the Intergenerational Yoga and Circus skills mentioned above.
Public benefit - relief of sickness and preservation of health, reduction of loneliness and isolation, improved interaction with the wider community, preparation for future needs, assistance in the preservation of some of our high streets
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Training
We deliver two sessions, what is Dementia (1.5 hours long). What may it feel like to have Dementia? (2 hours long) These sessions are available to anyone who is interested, especially potential volunteers.
Public benefit - information and education, reduction of loneliness and isolation, improved interaction with other services, volunteer opportunity, helping people prepare for work.
Befriending
Volunteers are matched with carers or a person with Dementia, with the aim of providing companionship, activities, information, stimulation, information, and emotional support. Due to over subscription, we do not advertise this service we just allocate befrienders to existing clients when we have capacity.
Public benefit - preservation of health, information and education, reduction of loneliness and isolation, maintenance of social and cognitive skills, preparation for future needs, volunteer opportunity, helping people prepare for work.
Museum Project
Working with Tees Valley Museum service to improve access to the museum’s services. This includes better signage, objects that can be handled, a new Dementia friendly educational magazine and privet events for people with Dementia (PWD). This project will include those who are in nursing homes. This has been running for 2 years now and is going well
Public benefit
Greater inclusion of our client group, wider understanding in the museum services of the needs of PWD. Lessen the isolation of our own carers allowing them to carry out activities under their own steam but safe in the knowledge they are in a Dementia supportive space. Part 2 is getting those in care back out into the community and not kept in
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doors for years on end.
Fish & Chip Fridays
Taking a hot weekly lunch for those in isolation, this is now a seasonal project running in the winter months only.
Public benefit
This service started during lock down many were totally isolated, the statutory service was not visiting, people were just left with a fortnightly call if they were lucky. We could offer free food and do a quick assessment as to any emergency issues or interventions needed and a visual check to see if they looked distressed or ill.
Home welfare packs
This is a service left over from lock down as we find there is still a need, it is now delivered on a “as and when needed” basis. They contain a minimum of 8 items, home sprays, flowers, cakes, biscuits, fruit, bathing items, different flavour soft drinks (for mocktail’s) Cheese crackers and pickles, DVDs, Magazines, boxes of chocolates, special pork pies, posh crisps and anything else we could find that people felt like they were getting a little treat. These are hand delivered to each home.
Public benefit
It was a small contribution to assisting with mental health as it gives us an opportunity to check how people were coping and giving them at least 30 – 60 mins to chat face to face.
Activity Packs
This again was in response to lock down, PWD found it extremely hard to understand what was happening, so we offered home delivery of small activities that we would have done in the craft cognitive stimulation groups. These are offered “as and when needed” to PWD, they included at least 3 activities, all activities were new unused and sealed they included – Jigsaws, knitting, sowing, painting, models, games, seeds, plants, card making, Christmas bauble kits, Easter hats and card making, cake and biscuit kits, The big one was the afternoon tea making that we give out for Easter Sunday, and we held a virtual afternoon tea.
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Public benefit
Reduction in Isolation, helped maintain some skills, engaged the PWD with the carer with new activities. We hope it also elevated some mental health issues, as when visiting we were able to asses what was going on and make sure PWD were engaging as much as they could.
Weekley walks
Meeting at a local park the walking group is very popular attracting around 20 - 35 people, it is so popular that regardless of the weather people turn up, (we do not walk in snow or ice) it has formed into 2 groups now as some who attend are unable to do the walk so we hold a little social group in the park café where we all meet after the walk. Public benefit
It is immeasurable, fresh air seeing people even at a distance really gives food to the soul, we have seen people blossom from doing these walks, one client thought her husband was getting better as there was such a positive change, the walks are food for the body and the mind, many are now encouraged to do little walks in their own area, getting them fitter and promoting better sleep
Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)
You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:
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policy on grantmaking;
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policy programme related investment;
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contribution made by volunteers.
One to one home visits Each new client gets at least one home visit. We check what benefits they are receiving and if any are missing, we send for the benefit forms and assist in filling them in.
Capture what the care / PWD knows about the condition and their understanding of what is going to happen.
Advice and information on how best to cope and manage the situation.
We would also introduce the idea of future planning and how many future visits they should expect.
Public Benefit
Stops isolation and catches those who fall through the gaps. Many when they get a diagnosis go into hiding, so we often come across people who have had a diagnosis for a long time, but are getting no help Swimming club
Weekly group meeting for those with the condition and their carers, mostly social but some use it to improve fitness and mobility. It is also a very good social activity and loads of fun. Public Benefit
There was such a positive change, to those who attend, food for the body and the mind, many are now encouraged to do other exercises, getting them fitter and promoting
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better health and sleep
Classical Café
Once a month café where we have tea, cakes and listen to classical music performed by a live string quartet. We also provide “mindful” colouring activities to promote deeper relaxation.
Public Benefit
Promotes inner clam and relaxation. Sometimes introducing people to classical music for the first time which then can be used at home to promote further calmness.
Section D Achievements and performance
All of our services were fully open this year, with the restrictions and cautiousness’ all gone. Some services remained the same whilst others evolved into something new.
The craft groups have now become cognitive stimulation sessions with a wider range of activities now including playing physical and board games. The range of activities at these groups are more numerous than before, allowing more people to do different things.
The intergenerational Yoga has moved venue making it more accessible to the wider public and our clients.
We have started some new groups in Billingham, Thornaby, and Yarm. The new groups have significantly increased our workload but we are still with capacity.
We did the following
1 We were able to increase home visits giving support, advice, advocacy, emotional support, and no longer had to stand in gardens or chat to people through windows.
2 continued with the craft and welfare packs hand delivering them to those still in need.
3 Help clients claim around £300k in unclaimed benefits.
4 Started 7 new services.
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Section D Achievements and performance
5 Increased the carer contact line.
6 held 6 major days out with around 270 people attending.
8 Held 10 community Christmas events
9 5 information events
10 Increase social media following by more than 1,000.
11 230 home visits
12 in regular contact with 160 clients and 140 occasional contact.
13 Hand delivered 145 crafting packs.
14 Hand delivered 450 welfare / mental health packs
15 filled in and returned 25 Attendance allowance forms, 5 pip forms 100% success rate.
16 collected and delivered 1500 selection boxes to nursing homes and our clients.
17 Delivered 300 + fish and chips to vulnerable clients in the winter.
18 Collected 1320 easter eggs to nursing homes and clients.
19 Advocacy for 11 clients at external agency meetings.
20 over 280 events and activities.
21 300 cards to clients and care homes with uplifting messages and thinking of you, messages.
22 2000 museum newsletters delivered.
23 4 volunteer training sessions delivered
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Our finances are currently healthy and can support our work for the next year, we did spend a lot of money this year, but we have had help from the Balenger trust, Teesside philanthropy, Cleveland community foundation, Boro walkers, Aviva, Tesco’s.
The main casualty of this has been admin the long hours have proven difficult to find the energy to complete tasks, and we have had addition issues with IT and e mail, we are engaging an IT worker on a casual basis to resolve our issues.
This year has presented many challenges, so far we have weathered them all, some were harder to deal with than other. As with every year we lost some of our clients, this never gets easier, but we have continued to support their loved ones. We always say “you can leave us but we will never leave you “and so far we have kept that promise
We look at the year ahead 23/24 though positive eyes and hope we can increase our
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Section D Achievements and performance
services and the support we give. As always, we must remember and show we are extremely grateful to all our volunteers and supporters, without them we can do nothing.
Margret Irwin
Chair of Trustees
Our SWOT analysis
Strengths – 35 volunteers whom are able to cope with the , flexibility and diversity of services, very quick to adapt to client needs.
Weaknesses – Admin and Accounting support.
Opportunities – increase services and hold more frequent targeted training for all volunteers, increase or publicity and our fundraising efforts.
Threats – loss of donations, continued lack of engagement with the local authority, lack of volunteers,
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Section D Achievements and performance
Section E Financial review
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Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves
We are still holding 1 full year off operational reserves as well as reserves for new projects we could not launch this year.
Details of any funds materially in deficit
none
Further financial review details (Optional information)
You may choose to include additional information, where relevant about:
- the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);
Our principal source of funds come from fundraising events, and grants.
Funds are spent directly on services, including rent, equipment, refreshments,
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We currently have no investment policy but as we grow, we will explore this
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how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
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investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.
Section F Other optional information
Section G Declaration
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.
Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees
Margret Irwin Signature(s) Mark Walker Margaret Irwin Full name(s) Mark Walker Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Vice Chair Chair etc) Date 10/11/23
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Teesside Dementia Link Services 1175890
CC16 Receipts and payments accounts a For the period 01-Apr-22 31-Mar-23 To from
Section A Receipts and payments
| A1 Receipts | Unrestri cted funds to the nearest £ |
Unrestri cted funds to the nearest £ |
Restrict ed funds to the nearest £ |
Restrict ed funds to the nearest £ |
Endowm ent funds to the nearest £ |
Endowm ent funds to the nearest £ |
Total funds to the nearest £ |
Total funds to the nearest £ |
Last year to the nearest £ |
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| Donations and grants |
8,740 | - | - | 8,740 | 16,523 | ||||
| Fundraising Activities |
28,725 | - | - | 28,725 | 13,435 | ||||
| Interest recd | - | - | - | - | |||||
| - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| Sub total(Gross income for AR) |
37,466 | - | - | 37,466 | 29,958 |
| A2 Asset and investment (see table). |
A2 Asset and investment (see table). |
sales, | |||||||
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| - | - | - | - | ||||||
| - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| Sub total | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| Total receipts A3 Payments |
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| 29,958 | |||||||||
| Cost of charitable activities |
16,476 | - | 16,476 | 10,588 | |||||
| Insurance | 381 | - | 381 | 320 | |||||
| Telephone | 208 | - | 208 | 305 | |||||
| Print, Postage, Computer Costs |
228 | - | 228 | 352 |
| Wages and Salaries | 13,520 | 10,227 | 23,747 | 11,667 | |||||
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| - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| Sub total | 30,813 | 10,227 | - | 41,040 | 23,232 |
| 0 0 Sub total 0 Total payments 30,813 pts/(payments) 6,653 A5 Transfers bet - A6 Cash funds la 42,163 ds this year end 48,816 A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table) |
A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table) |
A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table) |
A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table) |
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| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 23,232 | ||||||||||
| 6,653 | - 10,227 | - | - 3,574 | 6,726 | ||||||
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| a 42,163 | 10,227 | 0 | 52,390 | 45,664 | ||||||
| 48,816 | - | - | 48,816 | 52,390 |
Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
Unrestri Restrict Endowm cted ed funds ent Categories Details funds funds to nearest to nearest to nearest £ £ £ B1 Cash funds[Bank Account] 48,816 - - - - - - - Total cash funds 48,816 - - (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) OK OK OK Unrestri Restrict Endowm cted ed funds ent funds funds to nearest to nearest to nearest Details £ £ £ B2 Other - - - monetary - - - Fund to Current which Cost value asset (optional) (optional) Details belongs B3 Investment - - assets - - Fund to Current which Cost value asset (optional) (optional) Details belongs B4 Assets - - retained for - - the charity’s - - own use - - Fund to Amount When due which due (optional) liability (optional) Details relates B5 Liabilities - - Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the Date of trustees Signature Print Name approval MARK WALKER
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