## **MINUTES: Annual Review Meeting of the London Network of Nurses and Midwives Homelessness Group** ## **DATE: 23[rd] Jan 2025** **Present:** Sam Dorney-Smith, Yasmin Appleby, Kate Bowgett, Kendra Schneller, Sarah Burton, Ashleigh Knowles **Apologies:** Jane Cook ## **HEADLINES – progress over the year:** - Jane / Kendra – Met Jane Clegg and Chris Streather to discuss future possibilities - Kendra - Karen Bonner does not take up the CNO post until the 16th December and Jane Clegg will be handing over to her. I do not think we’ll get to meet her until February/March time but her EA is going to keep me posted. ## **Events** - Safeguarding Masterclasses x 1 – 20[th] Feb 2024 – 45 people - Conference – 21[st] June 2024 – 170 people ## **Network meetings** - Homeless Link – Severe Weather Emergency Protocol – 17[th] Jan 2024 – 15 people - Ellie Atkins – 28[th] November 2024 – 25 people - PLANNED - Smoking cessation – 19[th] December 2024 ## **Our reports** - Conference report - Safeguarding Masterclass summary report (not actually posted on web yet) – to discuss with Di – put document into Canva, load to website, and promoting via web and Blue Sky to be work for 4 days in Jan. ## **Transformation Partners in Health Care:** - The LNNM has attended the bi-monthly TPHC London Homeless Health Programme meetings, and LNNM Trustees have been present a wide variety of strategic and operational events. This has led to offer to take over network on closure of TPHC HHP. Discussions on this are currently ongoing. ## **Street Outreach:** - Centre for Homelessness Impact – Health Street Outreach Trial was funded by MHCLG on basis of our work, but we (LNNM) decided we were unable support this directly (alongside Pathway, QNI, LNNM) as the infrastructure to do this was not there. There were also some concerns about the research methodology, and the amount of money available for support was low. - Sam Dorney-Smith is now an independent advisor to the project - They are using our training as core training: Health Related Street Outreach eLearning ## **Safeguarding:** - Safeguarding Masterclass report written – has been presented at first meeting of new Task and Finish group to improve Safeguarding practice for people experiencing homelessness in London. This has largely come from our work. ## **Diabetes E Learning:** - Diabetes E Learning came out this year, joint badged as LNNM - Supporting people experiencing homelessness with diabetes eLearning ## **Autism E Learning review:** - Review work and follow up TPHC survey on neurodiversity (150 + responses) has resulted in likely 25K grant from GLA for Aneemo – will be joint badged with LNNM - Autism in Inclusion Health eLearning NOTE: Would be useful to know number of hits on all E Learning – have email sent to Prof Dom Patterson to get numbers. Tissue viability E Learning – still outstanding (needs review) Last update was: - Jemell Geraghty did not want payment to complete, and there were differences re content - Di – putting existing content into format over next couple of weeks - Sarah Burton and Rosa Ungpakorn have agreed to review ## **Homeless Families** - We are working with the NIHR funded Champions Project to raise the profile of the plight of homeless families, including supporting APPG meetings on this top. - Jane is working on QNI Homeless Families guidance with colleagues ## **Inclusion Health Masters module places:** - 5 completions funded by LNNM in 2023 - The UCL Inclusion Health module did not run in 2024. - It is running in 2025 – would be a good thing to support / raise funds for ## **Inclusion Health SPQ Masters module:** - Various trustees have contributed to curriculum. Contacted B’ham Uni today for update on course (Note South Bank also now has module with Anne McBrearty as lead) ## **Inclusion health education:** - Met with Council of Deans of Health under various hats along with Dr Caroline Shulman – just waiting for response about how we can influence pre-reg education. ## **LNNM review:** - Quote received from Jan King for £2.7K, but we have been unable to fund – could we ask LHF to fund??? ## **Other updates:** - We have continued partnership with Medact and the Museum of Homelessness - In theory the Street Outreach network in partnership with the QNI Homeless Health Programme but this is now a generic network - Gill - safe drug consumption / Magdalena - iHost study – potentially more to do with both - Membership survey – Likely Feb 2025 ## **TREASURER’S REPORT** ## **24/25** - LHF funding only ## **25/26** - Likely to get 17K from LHF for 25/26 - Likely to get 10K from TPHC for 25/26 – Jemma Gilbert – email received last week to say possibility for this being progressed - No money available from Gwen Kennedy at NHSE (email received today) There will be limited financial reserves this year – cash at bank £7895.73 on 29/11/2024 ## **LNNM Financial Projection to 31st March 2024 (updated 29/11/2024)** **----- Start of picture text -----**
Balance in bank at 30th September 2024 £7,895.73
Incoming Outgoing
Network Development Manager £6,000.00
Safeguarding masterclasses (Mike War £600.00
Subscriptions £44.00
Audit 23/24 and 24/25 £1,560.00
Total income £0.00 Total expenses £8,204.00
Projected balance at 31st March 2024 -£308.27
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Yas has updated today but Yas’s report today does not include Audit costs ## **LNNM Financial Projection to 31st March 2025 (updated 09/12/2024)** **----- Start of picture text -----**
Balance in bank at 9th December 2024 £6,895.73
Incoming Outgoing
Jan, Feb & March 2025 Network Development Manager £3,000.00
Safeguarding masterclasses £600.00
Subscriptions £130.00
Total income £0.00 Total expenses £3,730.00
Projected balance at 31st March 2025 £3,165.73
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Yas and Di to discuss, and Yas to feed back. Still need a second person with access to the bank account. ## **SECRETARY’S REPORT** ## **Trustees** - Ashleigh Knowles was recruited to be a Trustee - 29/01/2024 - Jane Cook resigned – 27/09/2024 - Claire Joels became Chair - 30/09/2024 - Serina Aboim resigned as a Trustee - 19/11/2024 ## **Trustee Away Day** - Discussed but has not taken place – possible plan to ask LHF to fund Jan to do review ## **Staffing** - Dianne Jones has been in post all year – mostly 2 days a week, reduced to 1 day a week from November, recommended to take 2 weeks off end of November - Plan from today – to work 1 day a week Jan to March, then money available for 2 days a week from April to December Plan for Di – ## Days: - 1 day a week Jan - Mar - 2 days a week Apr - Dec (assuming we get both sets of money in by the end of March. If TPHC money does not come in 1 day a week) ## Jan jobs: - Put safeguarding report into Canva - Put report on website - Launch via twitter - Do some initial work on Blue Sky (follow relevant people, put out a few initial posts) Feb / March jobs: - Membership survey (check in re this in Jan meeting, possibly send to TPHC membership as well) - Put together diary for the year assuming money is confirmed ## **Social Media Reach** - We now have 2,500 Twitter followers with good ongoing engagement. - Mailchimp 513 – Monthly emails until November 30-45% engagement - Facebook – 289 followers - All are increases on prior year - Blue Sky - account started but no posts, completed as yet - need to come up with a Comms plan ## **Website** - Hits on website? We are checking on how to do this. ## **Charity Governance** Charity returns – due 31[st ] January – will include: - Accounts 23-24 - Annual review 23-24 - New Trustees ## **ELECTIONS:** |**Position**|**Nominee**|**Nominator**|**Seconder**| |---|---|---|---| |Chair|Currentlyvacant||| |Vice Chair|Kendra Schneller|Sam|Sarah| |Treasurer|Yasmin Appleby|Ashleigh|Sam| |Secretary|Sam Dorney-Smith|Kate|Yasmin| Jane Cook resigned – 27/09/2024 No one wants to take this role – Sam to ask Dr Crystal Oldman whether she would be interested. Everyone to think about new potential Trustees Partnership Lead – Kate Bowgett Health Visiting Lead – was Catherine Gladstone and Katie Cousins, need to check in Midwifery Lead – was Roisin O’Cearnaigh, need to check in Street Outreach Lead – was Rosa Ungpakorn, need to check in Migrant Health Lead – was Dianne Vigilance, need to check in Tissue Viability Lead Student Lead – currently vacant ## **VISION / FUTURE ASPIRATIONS** - Elect new Secretary / Vice Chair - Finish Tissue Viability E Learning - Safeguarding guidance - end of March 2023 - Conference 21[st] April - 5 UCLH Masters module places – April – July 2023 - Safeguarding masterclasses – 4-6 per year? Suggestion to pay Prof Michael PrestonShoot, Mike Ward, Fiona Bateman to preside regularly - Diabetes, respiratory, epilepsy / neuro / brain injury. Suggestion to ask Consultants / Specialists to come to meetings to discuss cases, and then discuss onward work plan - Suggestion to develop ‘new to inclusion health’ new starter support - Activities which support resilience / wellbeing - Sort out monthly meetings for the year (diary is not set) and get this advertised and promoted ASAP – possibly first invite to woman’s health project, Islington Fulfilling Lives - Further work with Champions project and Magpie project to raise the plight of homeless families - Possibly Brain injury E Learning and/or Nutrition E Learning if further money available from NHSE/I - Develop student’s network Further discussion to take place at next Trustees meeting ## **AOB** : None Next Trustee Meeting Charity registration number: 1183853 ## **LONDON NETWORK OF NURSES AND MIDWIVES TRUSTEES' REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025** Outsourced ACC Ltd High Street Centre, 137-139 High Street Beckenham Kent BR3 1AG ## **LONDON NETWORK OF NURSES AND MIDWIVES Contents** ||**Page**| |---|---| |Trustees' Report|1—2| |Independent Examiner's Report|3| |Statement of Financial Activities|4| |Comparative Statement of Financial Activities|5| |Statement of Financial Position|6| |Notes to the Financial Statements|7—10| |The following pages do not form part of the statutory accounts:|| |Detailed Statement of Financial Activities|11| **LONDON NETWORK OF NURSES AND MIDWIVES Trustees' Report For The Year Ended 31 March 2025** The trustees present their report and the financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2025. ## **Objectives and Activities** ## **Aims and Objectives** Education/training The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity ## **Reference and Administrative Details** ## **Trustees** Ms Yasmin Appleby Ms Jane Cook - Chair Ms Ashleigh Jones Ms Kendra Schneller Ms Sarah Burton (resigned 01/03/2025) Ms Kate Bowgett Ms Samantha Dorney-Smith Ms Claire Joels (resigned 01/09/2024) Miss Serina Abiom (resigned 01/11/2024) Mr Christopher Torry (appointed 28/07/2025) Dr Crystal Oldman (appointed 28/07/2025) Mr Oscar Fricke (appointed 23/06/2025) ## **Charity Number** 1183853 ## **Independent Examiner** Outsourced ACC Ltd Chartered Management Accountants Outsourced ACC Ltd Chartered Management Accountants High Street Centre, 137-139 High Street Beckenham Kent BR3 1AG Page 1 **LONDON NETWORK OF NURSES AND MIDWIVES Trustees' Report (continued) For The Year Ended 31 March 2025** ## **Statement of Trustees' Responsibilities** The trustees are responsible for preparing the Trustees' Report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice). The law applicable to charities in England and Wales requires the trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity and of the incoming resources and application of resources of the charity for that period. In preparing the financial statements the trustees are required to: - select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently; observe the methods and principles in the Charity SORP; - make judgments and accounting estimates that are reasonable and prudent; and - prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charity will continue in business. The trustees are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at anytime the financial position of the charity and to enable them to ensure that the accounts comply with the Charities Act 2011, the Charity (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 and the provisions of the trust deed. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities. The trustees are responsible for the maintenance and integrity of the corporate and financial information included on the charity's website. Legislation in the United Kingdom governing the preparation and dissemination of financial statements may differ from legislation in other jurisdictions. The trustees' report was approved by the board of trustees and signed on its behalf by: Ms Samantha Dorney-Smith Trustee 26th January 2026 Page 2 **LONDON NETWORK OF NURSES AND MIDWIVES Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of LONDON NETWORK OF NURSES AND MIDWIVES For The Year Ended 31 March 2025** I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of LONDON NETWORK OF NURSES AND MIDWIVES (the Trust) for the year ended 31 March 2025. ## **Responsibilities and Basis of Report** As the charity trustees of the Trust you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”). I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. ## **Independent Examiner's Statement** I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect: 1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the Trust as required by section 130 of the Act; or 2. the accounts do not accord with those records; or 3. the accounts do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and contents of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a 'true and fair view' which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Outsourced ACC Ltd Chartered Management Accountants 26th January 2026 High Street Centre, 137-139 High Street Beckenham Kent BR3 1AG Page 3 ## **LONDON NETWORK OF NURSES AND MIDWIVES Statement of Financial Activities For The Year Ended 31 March 2025** |**Notes**
**INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM:**
Donations and legacies
**3**
Other
**4**
**EXPENDITURE ON:**
Raising funds
**5**
Charitable activities:
**5**
Other
**NET EXPENDITURE**
**NET MOVEMENT IN FUNDS**
**RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS:**
Total funds brought forward
**TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD**
**10**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**£**
4,807
-|**Restricted**
**funds**
**£**
17,000
-|**2025**
**Total**
**funds**
**£**
21,807
-|**2024**
**Total**
**funds**
**£**
46,500
4,306| |---|---|---|---|---| ||4,807|17,000|21,807|50,806| ||(1,691)
(12,771)|(10,627)
(10,886)|(12,318)
(23,657)|(15,859)
(43,586)| ||(14,462)|(21,513)|(35,975)|(59,445)| ||(9,655)|(4,513)|(14,168)|(8,639)| ||(9,655)
10,189|(4,513)
4,513|(14,168)
14,702|(8,639)
23,342| ||534|-|534|14,703| The notes on pages 7 to 10 form part of these financial statements. Page 4 ## **LONDON NETWORK OF NURSES AND MIDWIVES Comparative Statement of Financial Activities For The Year Ended 31 March 2025** |**Notes**
**INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM:**
Donations and legacies
**3**
Other
**4**
**EXPENDITURE ON:**
Raising funds
**5**
Charitable activities:
**5**
Other
**NET (EXPENDITURE)/INCOME**
**NET MOVEMENT IN FUNDS**
**RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS:**
Total funds brought forward
**TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD**
**10**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**£**
15,000
4,306|**Restricted**
**funds**
**£**
31,500
-|**2024**
**Total**
**funds**
**£**
46,500
4,306| |---|---|---|---| ||19,306|31,500|50,806| ||(3,775)
(28,683)|(12,084)
(14,903)|(15,859)
(43,586)| ||(32,458)|(26,987)|(59,445)| ||(13,152)|4,513|(8,639)| ||(13,152)
23,342|4,513
-|(8,639)
23,342| ||10,190|4,513|14,703| The notes on pages 7 to 10 form part of these financial statements. Page 5 ## **LONDON NETWORK OF NURSES AND MIDWIVES Statement of Financial Position As At 31 March 2025** |**Notes**
**CURRENT ASSETS**
Cash at bank and in hand
**NET CURRENT ASSETS (LIABILITIES)**
**TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES**
**PROVISIONS FOR LIABILITIES**
Provisions For Charges
**9**
**NET ASSETS**
**FUNDS OF THE CHARITY**
Restricted Funds
Unrestricted Funds
**TOTAL FUNDS**
**10**
On behalf of the board
Ms Samantha Dorney-Smith
Trustee
26th January 2026|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**£**
2,094|**Restricted**
**funds**
**£**
-|**2025**
**Total**
**funds**
**£**
2,094|**2024**
**Total**
**funds**
**£**
15,483| |---|---|---|---|---| ||2,094
2,094|-
-|2,094
2,094|15,483
15,483| ||2,094|-|2,094|15,483| ||(1,560)|-|(1,560)|(780)| ||534|-|534|14,703| ||||-
534|4,513
10,190| ||||534|14,703| |||||| The notes on pages 7 to 10 form part of these financial statements. Page 6 **LONDON NETWORK OF NURSES AND MIDWIVES Notes to the Financial Statements For The Year Ended 31 March 2025** ## 1. **General Information** LONDON NETWORK OF NURSES AND MIDWIVES is an unincorporated charity registered with the Charity Commission, registered charity number 1183853. The principal address is . ## 2. **Accounting Policies** ## 2.1. **Basis of Preparation of Financial Statements** The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS 102) "Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019)", Financial Reporting Standard 102 "The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland" and the Charities Act 2011. The charity is a Public Benefit Entity as defined by FRS 102. ## 2.2. **Incoming Resources** ## **Recognition of income** Income is included in the Statement of Financial Activities (SoFA) when the charity becomes entitled to, and virtually certain to receive, the income and the amount of the income can be measured with sufficient reliability. ## **Income with related expenditure** Where income has related expenditure the income and related expenditure is reported gross in the SoFA. ## **Donations and legacies** Voluntary income received by way of grants, donations and gifts is included in the SoFA when receivable and only when the Charity has unconditional entitlement to the income. ## **Tax reclaims on donations and gifts** Income from tax reclaims is included in the SoFA at the same time as the gift/donation to which it relates. ## **Donated services and facilities** These are only included in income (with an equivalent amount in expenditure) where the benefit to the Charity is reasonably quantifiable, measurable and material. ## **Volunteer help** The value of any volunteer help received is not included in the accounts. ## **Investment income** This is included in the accounts when receivable. ## **Gains/(losses) on revaluation of fixed assets** This includes any gain or loss resulting from revaluing investments to market value at the end of the year. ## **Gains/(losses) on investment assets** This includes any gain or loss on the sale of investments. Page 7 **LONDON NETWORK OF NURSES AND MIDWIVES Notes to the Financial Statements (continued) For The Year Ended 31 March 2025** ## 2.3. **Resources Expended** ## **Recognition of expenditure** Expenditure is recognised on an accruals basis. Expenditure includes any VAT which cannot be fully recovered, and is reported as part of the expenditure to which it relates. ## **Expenditure on raising funds** These comprise costs associated with attracting voluntary income, fundraising trading costs and investment management costs. ## **Expenditure on charitable activities** These comprise the costs incurred by the Charity in the delivery of its activities and services in the furtherance of its objects, including the making of grants and governance costs. ## **Grants payable** All grant expenditure is accounted for on an actual paid basis plus an accrual for grants that have been approved by the trustees at the end of the year but not yet paid. ## **Governance costs** These include those costs associated with meeting the constitutional and statutory requirements of the Charity, including any audit/independent examination fees, costs linked to the strategic management of the Charity, together with a share of other administration costs. ## **Other expenditure** These are support costs not allocated to a particular activity. ## 2.4. **Cash and Cash Equivalents** Cash and cash equivalents are basic financial assets and include cash in hand and deposits held at call with banks, other short-term highly liquid investments that mature in no more than three months from the date of acquisition and are readily convertible to a known amount of cash with insignificant risk of change in value, and bank overdrafts. ## 3. **Income from Donations and Legacies** |Donations and gifts
Donations and gifts|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**£**
4,807|**Restricted**
**funds**
**£**
17,000|**2025**
**Total**
**funds**
**£**
21,807| |---|---|---|---| ||**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**£**
15,000|**Restricted**
**funds**
**£**
31,500|**2024**
**Total**
**funds**
**£**
46,500| Page 8 **LONDON NETWORK OF NURSES AND MIDWIVES Notes to the Financial Statements (continued) For The Year Ended 31 March 2025** 4. **Other Income** |.
**Other Income**||| |---|---|---| ||**2025**|**2024**| ||**Unrestricted**|**Unrestricted**| ||**funds**|**funds**| ||**£**|**£**| |Conference Income|-|4,306| 5. **Analysis of Expenditure** |Raising funds
Other
Raising funds
Other
6.
**Support Costs**
General administration
General administration|**Activities**
**undertaken**
**directly**
**£**
12,318
-|**Support**
**costs**
(see note 6)
**£**
-
23,657|**2025**
**Total**
**£**
12,318
23,657| |---|---|---|---| ||12,318|23,657|35,975| ||**Activities**
**undertaken**
**directly**
**£**
15,859
-|**Support**
**costs**
(see note 6)
**£**
-
43,586|**2024**
**Total**
**£**
15,859
43,586| ||15,859|43,586|59,445| ||||**2025**
**Other**
**£**
23,657| ||||**2024**
**Other**
**£**
43,586| 7. **Independent Examiner's Remuneration** Page 9 **LONDON NETWORK OF NURSES AND MIDWIVES Notes to the Financial Statements (continued) For The Year Ended 31 March 2025** ## 8. **Average Number of Employees** Average number of employees during the year was: NIL (2024: ) ## 9. **Provisions and Funding Commitments** ## 10. **Movement in Funds** |**Unrestricted funds**
General:
General unrestricted fund
**Restricted funds**
General restricted fund
**Total funds**
**Unrestricted funds**
General:
General unrestricted fund
**Restricted funds**
General restricted fund
**Total funds**|**As at 1 April**
**2024**
**£**
10,189
4,513|**Income**
**£**
4,807
17,000|**Expenditure**
**£**
(14,462)
(21,513)|**As at 31**
**March 2025**
**£**
534
-| |---|---|---|---|---| ||14,702|21,807|(35,975)|534| ||**As at 1 April**
**2023**
**£**
23,342
-|**Income**
**£**
19,306
31,500|**Expenditure**
**£**
(32,458)
(26,987)|**As at 31**
**March 2024**
**£**
10,190
4,513| ||23,342|50,806|(59,445)|14,703| ## 11. **Transactions with Trustees** During the year the expenses reimbursed to the trustees or paid directly to third parties were as follows: |**2025**|**2024**| |---|---| |**£**|**£**| ## 12. **Related Party Disclosures** Page 10 **LONDON NETWORK OF NURSES AND MIDWIVES Detailed Statement of Financial Activities For The Year Ended 31 March 2025** |**INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM:**
**Donations and legacies**
Grant income
**Other**
Conference Income
**EXPENDITURE ON:**
**Raising funds**
Venue Hire & Events
**Charitable Activities:**
**Other**
Printing, postage and stationery
Legal fees
Office administration cost
Other cost
**NET EXPENDITURE**|**2025**
**Total**
**funds**
**£**
21,807|**2024**
**Total**
**funds**
**£**
46,500| |---|---|---| ||21,807
-|46,500
4,306| ||-|4,306| ||21,807
(12,318)|50,806
(15,859)| ||(12,318)
(99)
(780)
(21,878)
(900)|(15,859)
-
(780)
(35,925)
(6,881)| ||(23,657)|(43,586)| ||(35,975)|(59,445)| ||(14,168)|(8,639)| Page 11