## **ALS PALS**
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR YEAR END 31 JULY 2021
Registered charity no.1184001
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## **ALS PALS**
## **(Charity number: 1184001) LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION FOR THE PERIOD 1 AUGUST 2020 – 31 JULY 2021**
Trustees: Joseph Charter Pauline Dumbell Emma Wright Principal office: 17 Farholme Middleton Milton Keynes MK109RS Registered number: 1184001 Bankers: Metro Bank One Southampton Row London WC1B 5HA
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**ALS PALS (Charity number: 1184001) LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION FOR THE PERIOD 1 AUGUST 2020 – 31 JULY 2021**
## PAGE
4. Legal and administrative information
2. Receipts and payments
3. Statements of assets and liabilities
- 4 Notes to the report and financial statements
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**ALS PALS (Charity number: 1184001) LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION FOR THE PERIOD 1 AUGUST 2020 – 31 JULY 2021**
|**Note**
**Receipts**
Voluntary receipts
Total receipts
**Payments**
Cost of charitable activities
Fundraising costs
Governancecosts
**Totalpayments**
**Net of receipts**
Cash fundslastyear end
**CASH FUNDS THIS YEAR END**||Unrestricted
Re stricted
**Total funds**
Total funds
funds
funds
**2020**
2021
£
£
£
£
12,319.81
0.00
3,619.88
12,319.81
12,319.81
0.00
3,619.88
12,319.81
4,973.07
1,320.99
4,973.07
554.54
350.00
554.54
518.80
315.27
518.80
6,046.41
1,986.26
6,046.41|
|---|---|---|
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6,273.40
1633.62
6,273.40|
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|||1633.62
£7,907.02|
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## **ALS PALS**
## **(Charity number: 1184001**
## **LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION FOR THE PERIOD 1[st] AUGUST 2020 – 31 JULY 2021**
|**Note**
**Current Assets**|Unrestricted
Restricted
**Total funds**
funds
funds
**2021**
£
£|Tot al funds
2020
£|
|---|---|---|
||£
7,907.02
7,907.02
7,907.02
7,907.02|1633.62
1633.62|
|Bank account
**Total current asset**
Liabilities
Total assets less Current Liabilities
**Income funds**
**Total funds**|||
||7,907.02
7,907.02|1633.62|
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||7,907.02
7,907.02|1633.62|
Approved by Trustees on and signed on their behalf by;
Joseph Charters Chairman/Trustee
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**LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION FOR THE PERIOD 1[st] AUGUST 2020 – 31 JULY 2021**
## **ALS PALS**
**(Charity number: 1184001**
## **1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES**
## **Basis of accounting**
The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention and in accordance with;
- Financial Reporting Standard for Smaller Entities (effective 2008)
- Accounting and Reporting by Charities - Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP 2015); and
- The Charities Act 2011.
## **2. TAXATION**
The charity is exempt from corporation tax.
**3. REMUNERATION OF TRUSTEES AND BENEFITS – No Trustees were paid**
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**ALS PALS Charity number: 1184001 LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION**
**FOR THE PERIOD 1[st] AUGUST 2020 – 31 JULY 2021**
## **4. CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES –**
||Unrestricted|Restricted|Total funds|
|---|---|---|---|
||Funds|Funds|2020/21|
||£|£|£|
|Fundraising events|12,319.81||12,319.81|
||12,319.81||12,319.81|
## **5. FUNDS**
The income funds of the charity include restricted funds comprising the following unexpended balances of donations and grants held on trust for specific purposes:
|Unrestricted Funds
Restricted Funds|Balance
01-Aug -20
Receipts
Payments
Transfer
between
Balance
01-Aug-21
f
f
f
funds
f
f
**393.62**
**12,319.81**
**4,806.41**
**7,907.02**
**1240.00**
**1,240.00**|
|---|---|
||**1,633.62**
**12,319.81**
**6,046.41**
**7,907.02**|
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**ALS PALS ( Charity number: 1184001 LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION FOR THE PERIOD 1[st] AUGUST 2020 – 31 JULY 2021**
## **Chair Report**
2020-2021 has been a busy and changeable year for Al’s Pals, we have seen a lot of development and growth with some great successes with volunteer support and fundraising and development within the hospital environment huge successes in fund raising and events,However at its core Al’s Pals has not changed its impact and values, the charity has continued to support cancer patients across Milton Keynes, There is an ever expanding need for services like Al’s Pals not only within the chemotherapy ward but especially in the cancer ward were we have been welcomed and valued with the staff, patients and their families and we feel there is a need for the service within the whole of the cancer centre to ensure that all patients feel supported.
## **Board Changes**
Joseph Charters (Chair) has sadly made it known that he is having to step down from his role as chair due to work commitments, so interviews are taking place. We have also appointed David Dumbell as a chair to join Al’s Pals. David was in fact Alan’s son and brings to the charity a wealth of knowledge about Alan personally but he is also a professional photographer and a whizz at anything technical.
## **Fundraising Successes**
This year has been a year of improvement for fundraising and event s. At the end of 2020 we held an afternoon tea week and a Xmas wish list for patients receiving treatment Xmas week. This went down really well considering we were in and out of lockdown.
Sadly there were no real events face to face from January until April 2021, however we knew we were coming up to our year anniversary and we wanted to celebrate this in some way. We held an online Musical event and sold 62 tickets for £10 each so this was a real success.
We started to organize another Skydive to be held in July/August and although this has been postponed a few times our amazing 9 skydivers have raised over £3500 so far.
We repeated our Wear red for AL day and managed to get a few businesses on board as well. A progression from last year and this has been evident in the unrestricted funds raised from this of £ **12,319.81** We support and chat to over 100 cancer patients weekly in the Chemotherapy and outpatient area of the cancer ward and then as of May/June 2021 we have now started supporting patients upstairs in the cancer ward.
## **Digital Platforms and Capabilities**
David Dumbell our fellow trustee continues to assist us with the website development and updates, and he helped greatly with the You Tube account and managing the online Al’s night at the Musicals event. The website is the gateway to our support services for the community and help to raise awareness for patients and their families in need of that support, as well as attracting new volunteers. As our volunteers grow (we are currently at 25) we now need to look at ways that we can manage these volunteers effectively and professionally. Currently Suzanne keeps in touch with emails and phone calls/text messages. This needs to slowly develop into a system of some form which needs to be investigated.
Overall this year has been an incredible journey for the Charity supported by incredible people, doing incredible things every day, and I would personally like to thank you all for your contributions.
**Joseph Charters – Chair**
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**LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION FOR THE PERIOD 1[st] AUGUST 2020 – 31 JULY 2021**
## **ALS PALS**
**( Charity number: 1184001**
## **Treasurer report Year to 31[st] July 2021**
This report will look at the year 1[st ] August 2020 to 31[st] July 2021 inclusive. Income has increased from £3619.88 to £12,319.81 An increase of 240% Expenditure has increased from £1986 to £6046
## **INCOME**
I have split income into 2 sections; Fundraising and Grants. While fundraising is quite broad it includes money raised through our own fundraising as well as those who fundraise on our behalf. We can separate grants from fundraising, and we worked very hard to be successful in attracting grants. We thank them for the kind donations
## _**Fundraising**_
Significant fundraising events this year included, the Skydive, Night at the Musicals, afternoon tea week and our Xmas gift list has worked really well this year.
## **Expenditure**
Our expenditure is purely operational costs for the patients in the cancer wards. We still don’t pay volunteers or staff any expenses or salary costs Our expenditure is purchasing items for the patients, such as afternoon tea gifts, items for gift bags etc
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**( Charity number: 1184001 LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION FOR THE PERIOD 1[st] AUGUST 2020 – 31 JULY 2021**
## **ALS PALS**
## **Summary**
We have been able to significantly increase our income this year while controlling our expenditure as best as we can. Whilst managing to support more patients and their families as much as we can even with the restrictions of Covid.
Thank you to all our donors this year, you really make a difference in the lives of patients in the cancer ward/centre
Thank you to Suzanne Brown for all your hard work and support. And thank you do all our volunt eers for everything you do.
## **Pauline Dumbell**
## **Treasurer**