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2021-11-30-accounts

DSO TRUSTEES’ ANNUAL REPORT 2022

I. Intro

Covid regulations and restricted working practices in the Care sector since March 2020 continue to challenge our Charity yet we are proud to say that DSO has continued to thrive. This Annual Report is produced at a juncture when we, have endured the logistical challenge of restricted Care Homes' participation. We are eternally grateful for the resilience and continued commitment of our supporters and benefactors. Our charitable objectives remain unchanged though we have had to adopt a more flexible and imaginative approach in all of our activities simply to ensure that the charity thrives.

II. Overview of Activities

Whilst continuing our online sessions we also returned to in-person Thursday morning singing sessions in the summer of 2021. We decided to commit to a hybrid provision despite the inevitable technology challenges and have been forced to invest in improved equipment to make the experience more rewarding. We also took the decision to build upon our ongoing dialogue with Care Homes by conducting Trustee visits to promote our activities, and by providing material for song lyrics and offering IT advice. We have found, however, that there are wide variations in the approach of Care Homes. Some are far more receptive than others to our support because a Thursday morning singing session demands manpower resources which are stretched in the current climate. It has been a highlight when on a precious few occasions Care Homes have been able to attend in person. Every Care Home is different in its resourcing and staffing and this is why the Trustees have made determined attempts to build our personal relationships across Northamptonshire with those involved. One benefit of our online facility is that we now have Care Homes in neighbouring counties attending on Thursdays as well as family members across the UK being able to connect with their loved ones who are attending in person.

We were able to secure our base at the Champions Centre in Wellingborough when there was a threat of having to seek an alternative weekly venue. The actual singing sessions, run by our inspirational choirmaster Gareth Fuller, have developed in terms of a broader repertoire of songs and, very successfully, we now incorporate choreography and the use of percussion instruments.

In numerical terms these weekly sessions now attract in the region of 40-50 attendees with often 20-30 of these online. Our client base also includes a number of people who attend with individual carers, relatives or friends and some perhaps have not yet received a diagnosis of dementia; all are treated equally respectfully. The trustees have also taken the decision to provide refresher dementia awareness training for our growing band of supporters.

The Trustees have embarked upon a renewed marketing and publicity campaign to raise the charity’s profile. This tireless programme has focused upon presentations to a variety of local community groups. Logistically we are confident that we can also now build upon our contacts with local schools in particular to develop the mutual benefits of collaboration between our clients and young schoolchildren.

DSO CHARITY COMMISSION ANNUAL REPORT Summer 2022.

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As well as regularly considering our Trustee responsibilities we have discussed the feasibility of recruiting further trustees to improve our understanding of the Care Sector. We have been greatly helped in this area by the practical support of a number of professional care workers. At the time of reporting we are progressing through a process to interview possible trustees to strengthen further the breadth of our Board of Trustees.

We continue to value the feedback which we receive from Care Homes, family members and carers, examples of which are readily available on our social media platforms. In our first report we referenced attendees who were otherwise isolated during lockdown and who have continued to benefit from our singing sessions as a means of social interaction which otherwise would have been denied them. One benefit of this has been that young children and those recovering from strokes have provided added ingredients which have made for an increasingly eclectic mix in our participants. The charity’s focus will continue to be upon the obvious benefits of singing for all those living with dementia but this broader element has, in our view, provided an opportunity to broaden the experiences and social interaction. The trustees’ considered collective opinion is that anything which enhances the awareness of dementia in the community is to be worthwhile.

III. Specific Activities

IV. Future Planning

The DSO Trustees have reached the point in the Charity’s development where, given the demands faced by running a hybrid provision, we are ready to reassess our strategic longerterm aims and objectives. A specific longer term strategy meeting is planned for the autumn for this express purpose.

DSO CHARITY COMMISSION ANNUAL REPORT Summer 2022.

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Charity Name
Dementia Sings Out		 Charity Name
Dementia Sings Out		 Charity Name
Dementia Sings Out		 No (if any)
1186115		 No (if any)
1186115		 No (if any)
1186115		 CC16a
For the period
from		 Period start date
01/12/2020		 To Period end date
30/11/2021
Section A Receipts and payments
A1 Receipts Unrestricted
funds
to the nearest
£
-
11,772
-
-
-
-
-
-
11,772
-
-
-
11,772
-
-
-
-
-
149
1,080
92
-
1,321
-
-
-
1,321
10,451
2,088
11,595
24,134		 Restricted
funds
to the nearest £
9,727
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
9,727
-
-
-
9,727
7,050
320
95
817
-
-
-
-
-
8,282
-
-
-
8,282
1,445
- 2,088
643
-		 Endowment
funds
to the nearest £
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-		 Total funds
to the nearest £
9,727
11,772
-
-
-
-
-
-
21,499
-
-
-
21,499
7,050
320
95
817
-
149
1,080
92
-
9,603
-
-
-
9,603

11,896		 Last year
to the nearest £
National LotteryGrant - -
VoluntaryDonations 11,772 -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
Sub total(Gross income for
AR)		 11,772 -
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
-
- -
Sub total - -
Total receipts
A3 Payments
-
Choir Director Fees - -
Use Of Venue - -
Refreshments - -
Equipment - -
Stationery& Printing - -
Website Hosting 149 -
Website Support 1,080 -
Gifts 92 -
Misc - -
**Sub total ** 1,321 -
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
-
-
**Sub total ** - -
Total payments
Net of receipts/(payments)
A5 Transfers between funds
A6 Cash funds last year end
Cash funds this year end
-
10,451 1,445 -
11,896		 -
2,088 - 2,088 - - -
11,595 643 - 12,238 -
24,134 - - 24,134 -

CCXX R1 accounts (SS)

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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period

Categories
Signed by one or two trustees on
behalf of all the trustees
B5 Liabilities
B3 Investment assets
B2 Other monetary assets
B4 Assets retained for the
charity’s own use
B1 Cash funds		 Details
Details
Total cash funds
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))
Gift Aid to be claimed
Current a/c
Petty Cash
Details
Details
Details
Signature		 Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
funds
to nearest £
to nearest £
24,134
-
18
-
-
-
24,152
-
Agreement Error
OK
Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
funds
to nearest £
to nearest £
1,250
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Fund to which
asset belongs
Cost (optional)
-
-
-
-
-
Fund to which
asset belongs
Cost (optional)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Fund to which
liability relates
Amount due
(optional)
-
-
-
-
-
Print Name		 Endowment
funds
to nearest £
-
-
-
-
OK
Endowment
funds
to nearest £
-
-
-
-
-
-
Current value
(optional)
-
-
-
-
-
Current value
(optional)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
When due
(optional)
Date of
approval

CCXX R2 accounts (SS)

25/08/2022

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