The Friends of Woking Community Hospltal ("FWCH") Registered Charity Number 1178417 Trustees, Annual Report for the perl•)d 1 February 2023 to 31 January 2024 FWCH is a Charitable Incorp(Trted Organisation("CIO'). Its Principal Address is 10 High Street. Horsell. Woking. Surrey. GU21 4UT. It was fomied on 14 May 2018 and registered on 17 May 2018, as the successor to the unincorporated charity. The League of Friends of the Wokn'ng Community Hospital (Registered Charity No. 261396). for which the working name had been The Friends of Woking Communty Hi)spital. The Trust88s who manage FWCH are. and were during the rep(Kting period: Mr J K Altan, Chairman Dr A C Shepheard. Vice Chairman Mr J D Budge, Treasurer (to September 2023) Mr S M Martby, Treasurer (from December 2023) Mrs B Hedges, Secretary Mrs A Luckham, Membership Secrelary Mrs B Hunwicks Mr B J Luckham Mr C P Saunsbury (Ihe Trustees,) The Charity 16 governed by its Constltutlon. and 1$ constltuted 36 a Charitsble Incorporated Organlsatlon {"CIO"). The Conslitution follows the model set by the Charity Commission for an Association CIO - that is one that has a membership other than the trustees. The Trustses are elected by the members ol the CIO at the Annual General Mootlng. Trustees retire in rotstion. and are digible for revelection. If necessary, Trustees can be elected temporarily by the other Trustees at a woperty conslituted meeting and confimation sc￿ght at the nexi Annual General Meeting. The Trustees continue to broaden the group from whith both m6mbers and Trustees of FWCH are drawn, so that it ran fijlty reflect the users of Woking Community Hospital llhe Hospital"). Whilst this had been very difficult in the pasL part of the motive for inoyporats'ThJ FWCH was to make trusteeship attractive to rnore people. The objects of FWCH are: To relieve patients and fcKmer patients of the Hospitsl and other invalids in the community who are sick. convalescent. disabled. handicapped or infirm and. generally to support the charitsble work of the Hospital. The maln actlvltles of FWCH In rolatlon to the oblects are: Raising funds, through subscrTPtions. donations. legacies. street collections and local events. Prowding funds to the Hospital for the PUTthase of speufied equipmenL chosen by the Hospital, as agreed in advance FWCH. Other gffts of mon8y to the Hosimtsl Volunteer actiwty at the Hospitsl. The Volunteer actiirity indudes decorating the Hospital at Chrislmas. FWCH'S Recelpts FWCH'S receipts ts the year totalled £12.504 of this number, regular donations by annual subscriptions amounted to £3.604. Annual General Meetlng (-AGM") The AGM is to be held at 11.'00 am <)n 12 June 2024 at the H(xsell Bowls Club. High Street. Horsell, GU214SS. Glvlng to tha Hospital Arrangements are in place the Servi￿ prowders at the Hospital to ensure that our funding is for public ben6fft. FWCH ￿nsIderS Ihis is a matter for continual vigilance. Gifts to the Hospitsl by FWCH for the year amounted to £6.273. To process r8qU8sts received from the Hospital a procedure is in place where itams are placed upon a 'Wish Lisf. This list does not constitute a *al commitment by FWCH to provide funding and is purely for considerats'on purposes. At year end the list totalled £35,520 in value. It is not unusual for items on the Wish list to be remove(J when events dictate. Estimates and values may change as the transaction prcmxds. FWCH'S ReserY•s are maintained at a level in excess of all known and probable obligations. taking no account of anticipated income. On a receipt and payment basis. the reserves are held by way of current and deposit accounts with Lb)yds Bank plc. The funds o￿$111vte a ￿ngle general reserv8s amwnt. The Trustees consider the major risks to FWCH are: Litigation relating to the equipment fvnded by ￿ Association. This risk is rnitigated by the Hospital acquiring the equipment directry from their suppliers vAth FWCH'S role being strictly Ilmited to the provision of funds. In addition FWCH purchases Public Liability Insurance. Liiigation arising from the voluntsry V￿rk done by its rnembers. This risk is managed by Ilmiting the scope of work undertaken, by L2re in its execution. and by having Public Liability Insurance Transfer of funded equipment to other hospitals. or its redundancy due to policy changes. These risks are to some extent managed by obtaining letters of undertaking from the Hospitsl on major items. However the Hospital management and the NHS will make the final decision regarding this issue. Risk of Bank Collapse. Lloyds Bank, vthich is our main bank, is a major UK institution which we consider unlikely to fail. No￿￿thStanding this vthere possible we also seek to manage our exposure by taking advantsge of the FCSC compensation scheme. Risk of acting improperty when making donations f￿ the benefit of the Hospttsl. This is being managed by careful review of the Wish List. guided by the procedures which have been developed with NHS and its service providers. Litsgation associated with our use of the intèmet. Our Trustee indemnity insuranr provides some limited cover against such a situation. Data Protection The data protecticm policy of FWCH is the same as that of its predecessor unincorporated charity and cA)mplies with the dats protecti￿ law (the GDPRI whith became effective 25 May 2018). The ￿nSentS given to the unincorporated tharity to hold and use data expliaty allowed for them to appty to the CIO on the same terms rf and when it was formed. Rosponses to mandatory questlons Irom the Charlty Commlsslon What is the tharity's ffinancial pencMJ7 1 February 2023 to 31 January 2024 What is your charivs incx)me and spending7 Income £12.504 Spending £8,183 Does your charity rais8 funds from the public? Yes Does your tharity work with a professional fiJndrais8fi No Does your charity work with a cc¥nmercAal partiC4patc