## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period**
**From 010122 Period start date To**
## **311222 Period end date**
**Charity name: Friends of Davenport House**
## **Charity registration number: 1184307**
## **Objectives and Activities**
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|Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|**To provide support services to**
**Davenport House Surgery and the wider**
**public in Harpenden, that are not funded**
**by statutory payments.**|
|Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or
services identified in the
accounts.|Para 1.17 and
1.19|**We arrange public meetings, either face**
**to face or online, covering medical**
**topics which do not infringe on any**
**personal medical information.**|
|Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|**We have taken notice of the guidance**
**and believe that we have operated**
**within this policy.**|
## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
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|Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|**We make grants to the surgery to fund**
**non statutory devilopments.**|
|Policy on social investment
including program related
investment|Para 1.38||
|Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|**We receive donations from members,**
**which is our primary source of income.**|
|Other|||
## **Achievements and Performance**
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|Summary of the main
achievements of the charity,
identifying the difference the
charity’s work has made to
the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.|Para 1.20|**As in 2020 and 2021, we were unable to**
**hold public meetings because of Covid-**
**19. The Annual General Meeting was**
**also held via Zoom.**
**We have continued to make grants to**
**the surgery as outlined in the accounts.**|
## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
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|Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41||
|Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41||
|Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41||
|Other|||
## **Financial Review**
|**Financial Review**|||
|---|---|---|
|Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|**The grants we made to the surgery in**
**2022 exceeded our income but came out**
**of reserves.**|
|Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|**We aim to spend the reserves in helping**
**support the surgery**|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|**At the year-end our reserves were just**
**over £13,000. Our main income is in**
**March when we expect the reserve to**
**increase to about £18,000.**|
|Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22||
|Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24||
|Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23||
## **Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
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|The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|Para 1.47||
|Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46||
|A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46||
|Other|||
## **Structure, Governance and Management**
|Description of charity’s
trusts:|||
|---|---|---|
|Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|**Trust deed**|
|How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|**CIO**|
|Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees|Para 1.25|**By discussion amongst existing**
**trustees.**|
## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
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|Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction
and training of trustees|Para 1.51||
|The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51||
|Relationship with any
related parties|Para 1.51|**We retain a close working relationship**
**with Davenport House Surgery both in**
**person and on line. Representatives of**
**the surgery attend our trustees**
**meetings.**|
|Other|||
## **Reference and Administrative details**
Charity name Other name the charity uses Registered charity number Charity’s principal address
## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**
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**year **|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee (ifany)**|
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||Simon Speirs|Chairman|||
||John Harris|Treasurer|To retire at AGM||
||Joan Shopper|Secretary|||
||Bob Fletcher||||
||Helen Hartley||||
||Brian Macdonald||To retire at AGM||
||Steve Twelftree||||
||Claire Watts||||
||Katie Hill||To become Treasurer at
AGM||
||KingsleyRoberts||||
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## – Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved
**Director name**
Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity
**Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year**
## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others**
Description of the assets held in this capacity
Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets
## **Additional information (optional)**
## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**
**Type of Name Address adviser Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)**
## **Exemptions from disclosure**
Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details
## **Other optional information**
**Brian Macdonald and John Harris retire from the Trustees at the AGM 2023. It is expected that Katie Hill will assume the role of Treasurer. Bob Fletcher and Joan Shopper retire by rotation and offer themselves for re-election**
## **Declarations**
**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.**
**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees**
|**Signature(s)**
**Full name(s)**
**Position (eg Secretary,**
**Chair, etc)**
**Date**|||
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||Simon Speirs||
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Chairman||
||26 May 2023||
||26 May 2023||
|FRTENDSOFDAVENPORTHOUSE(COMS|NEDACCOUNTS)|||
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|Income and ExpenditureYearto31 December2022|2022lfl|202Llfl|
|B oIonce broughtlorword|18,938.75|27,L27.54|
|lncome
Donations|5,297.OO|s,692.00|
|Gift Aid|440.51|t3a.t2|
|Barclavs BankCompensation|50.00||
|Euilding Societylnterest|7.46|8.68|
|Totallncome|5,794.97|6,438.80|
|Expenditarre
Web Site,Hosting,domainname, Zoom|143.82|140.06|
|N.A.P.P.Annual subscription|40.00|40.00|
|Charitylnsurance|465.06|441.53|
|ExChairmanandPractice Managergifts|74.95||
|Donationsto theSurgery|10,822.80|8,000.00|
|TotalExpenditure|11,546.63|8621.59|
|Surplus/Deficit for the year|-5,757.66|-2,1a2.79|
|Boloncecarried|orwdrd|13,187.09|18,938.75|
|galance Sheetasat31December2022|||
|BarclaysBankCurrentAccountDavenportHousePPG|7,O77.76|3,957.16|
|Barclays BankCurrentAccount-Friendsof DavenportHouse|2,435.21|6,291.59|
|Harpenden Building SocietySavingsAccountPPG|5,697.46|8,690.00|
|CurrentIiabilities:|||
|Creditorsand chequesnot presented|2,O22.4O|Nil|
|Currentassets: cashin bank/BuildingSociety|13,187.09|18,938_75|
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