KenniDgtoD Mwnory Club
Register￿ Charity numb¢r 1179830
Trusle¢s' rew•rt for the period ¢uding on 30th September 2025
Purpose and Public benefit
The objects of thc Charity to assist in the care of p¢rsons ￿th the mental and physical tllnes5 of
dem¢ntia in, near or within easy reach of KenningtoN Radley and Abingdon in Oxfordshirc and
persons who arc in need of respite as a result of such illne5& by the provision of facilities for daY¢￿e
and re¢￿￿tIOn in a safe and stimuloting environment.
The charity helps elderlylold people 8nd provides relief for those in nttd. The bcnefi¢iaTi¢S arc
predominantly elderly people with a diagnosis of d¢menti4 living clos¢ to Kennington, Oxford, and
who are rnembers of th¢ Kennington Memory Club (KMC). Their regul¥ carers andlor family
members who look after them also benefit by virtue of the respite the day care sessions provide and
acce8S to support and advi¢e. The charity is sei up Sp￿Lfi￿allY to mett thts¢ needs and provide these
ben¢fits
Activiti¢s
Kennington M¢mory Club had a good year from 1st October 2024 to 30 September 2025 with
member numbers being fairly constant. Mondays proved more popular than Thursdays. so we w¢r¢
a¢tively recruiting to fill the ThuThlay vacancies. It did give the opportunity for more of th¢ Monday
attendees to add a second day at thc Club, which h¢lped to fill the space& but it did mean that when a
member could no longer attend the Day Centre two member4days were losL so replacement became
all the more essential.
The programme for m¢mbers continued much the same with much valued volunteers providing craft
activities and pianist led singing. Unfortunately Janet and Pal our crnfty ladie4 announca they
would bc retiring from the role, and Emrn4 the pianis¢ also had to say farewell to coming regularly
as she had taken up a school teaching post. We are extremely grnteful to all these three for all the
time and thought they pul into Ihe preparntion and delivcry of thc activitie5 they led.
Tasty hot lunches are #ill provided by Mon Choisy. the Auditcare residential home in Kenningto
the only problem being that their invoicing system seems to be rather dilatory, making monthly
accounts not always rcpres¢nt the fvll pictur¢ of the Club's finances.

tn April the staff received their annual pay rise. This ttme their 1￿centrgc increases recognised that
the Oxford Living Wage is sotThcwhat higher than the National Living Wag4 which is what had been
applied before. It was agreed to step up half way from the National to the Oxford Living Wage
level& with the promise to r¢vi¢w wh¢ther th¢ Club can afford lo go up to the fvll Oxford Living
Wage in April 2026. The ftts for memlxrs to go up to cover the higher staff wages, and this will
be an annual process to keep income tracking the expenditure each year.
Stsff
During this year Kay was the Club Organiser and ran very enjoyable session5. She was vcry ably
assisted by the Care Assistants. These were Kathryn and Julie until Christmas 2024 when Kathryn
Icft us to tsk¢ up fvll tim¢ ¢mploymeot with th¢ oth¢r Day C¢ntr¢ wh¢r¢ sh¢ l￿d b¢¢D working part-
time up till then. She had worked at the Club since the Day Centre was founded in 2018. Her
conlribution to the Club had been immense 2nd she was very experienced and empatheti¢. Our
graieful thanks go to her for h¢r years of dcdicatcd s¢rvic¢.
With Kathryn's departure another member of staff needed to be appointed. We welcomed Laura as
Care Assistant in January and she soon fitted into the team, her calm and cheerful manner being
much appreciated by all. Since then the staff team has been stable and long may that last! We would
like to record our sincere thanks to Kay. Julie and Jaurn ftlr all they do. rnaking the Club such a
cheethl, happy place, much appreciated by all the membeTS.
Volunteers
The TkumbeT of voluntCCTS has dcclined 51ightlyJ 50 efforts werc made to gct somc ncw session
volunteers on board. which had some success. We could always do with more good folk prepared to
give up their time in this Wdy so rccruitment is a perpett￿l challenge. Susan does aD ex¢ell¢nt job of
rilling the rota slot% $0 the staff are always well Supwrted during th¢ ￿$STon$.
TNstees and Management Commtttee
This year the membership of the Trustees and Management Committe¢ remained largely stable,
the changes being the retirement from iM)th of Molly Dewey and Janet Pottle joining the
Management Comrnitw. We thank Molly v¢ry much for the ￿ntrIbUtionS she has made to the Club,
includin& particularly.. voluntcer sessions and tsking minutes at Committ¢e rneetTngs. Janet has been
doing the crdft sessions for the members and w&s a carer for her husband who himself att¢ndcd the
Club for tnany years.
Fundraising
This year there was one sale al St Nicolas Church in Abingdon and a cream teas afteTni)on in St
Swithun's Church. Kennin8ton. There were also very pmfitable tin shake and awareness raising
events at Waitrose and Sainsburys supermarkety but the emplwis has begun to shift to rnising funds
by applying for grdnts with an increasingly aging band of volunteers less able to man events like the
sales. Many thanks go to Chris Foster for leading the fund_raising efforts.

There were also severnl very welcome tn Memoriam donations &s well as the continud contributions
from the Friends of Kennington Memory Club. for which we are very grateful.
Publicity
The Club website has been maintained by Louis Foster. for which many thanks. but he hLs found it
difificult to fit in the tirnc ne¢ded for this whilst holding down a fvll-timc job and doing some private
consultsn¢y. Grndually the different pages of the website have been broughi up to date, ￿fleCtIng the
current Club situation.
Posters have been produced by Isobel Birs4 as well as Pd monthly blog ￿ go in all the I￿al area
newsletterJ which keeps the Club in the publie cyc.
Carers Support Group
The Carers Support Group has continued to bc tun rnonthly by Oillian Co& ably assis￿d by Ruth
Graham. Numbers are varied and the attendance at the Monday meetings has been better than at the
Thursday ones when the number of Club members was lower. So it decidcd to hold them on
Mondays every month for the tim¢ bein8. One of the local DementiaAdvisors trie5 to attend cach
time.
Thanks
The Club wishes to record grateful thanks to everyone who helps in any way to keep the Club
running so successfully. staff. trusttt& commiit¢¢ m¢mb¢r& voluntrcrs who h¢lp at Club sessions,
volunteers who help with fvnd-rnisingi Friends of Kennin8ton Memory Club, personal donors and
those who donate in memory of a member or sUPPOrter. and organisations. charities and churches
which have also contributed to help the Club balance its bwks. Thanks also go io the members
themselves without whose involvement the Club would not have been able to achieve the level of
security and degree of success over lime.
My personal thanks 80 to those who have willin8ly tsken on an extra load over the year because I
was not able to fulfil my Tole &g Chairnian adequ&ely due to the changes in my personal
circumstances. Nevertheless, the Club has conlinued to thrive and provide much-needed respilc for
¢ar¢rs ond a welcoming, happy pl￿¢ for the members with dementia who attend the Club.
Isobel Birse - Chair

Financial R¢p)rt
The accounts have been prepared on a Strict cash basis and r¢vi¢w¢d by our independenl ¢xaminer. a
¢opy of whose report to the trustees is in the treasurer's file available for inspectii)n.
During the year under review its total income incre&qed by 180A over the previous year. with
expenditur¢ recording onty a 12Yo incrc&se. enabling the Charity to mainiain its fmancial r¢5erves at
the end of this f￿ancIal year. having rec4)rded a very small loss of £60 during the year.
The Charity wishes to record its gratitude io all those who have donated so generously durffing th¢
Notes to th¢ accounts
l. The Clwity not 8iven any guarantees and ihere are accordingly no potential outstanding
liabilities in this regard as ￿ 30 September 2025
2. The Charity has no outstanding debts secured by an exptess charge on any of its &8sets ￿ at )0
September 2025.
Hugh Fleming- TpY(zrurer

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