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HELPING THE NHS ANNUAL REPORT 2L_- CHARITIES TOGETHER

MESSAGE FROM OUR CHAIR IAN LUSH, OBE

CONTENTS

1 Message from our Chair

2 Message from our Chief Executive

• 4 About us

• 6 Highlights of the year

10 Our strategy

12 Our vision, mission and strategic objectives

GOING FROM STRENGTH TO STRENGTH, TOGETHER

14 Our network grows stronger

16 Summary of grants awarded in 2021

22 What we’ve achieved together

24 Caring for NHS staff

26 Improving services for patients

28 Tackling the wider determinants of ill health

30 Looking forward

32 The NHS can’t face every challenge alone 34 Our future strategy 36 All because of you

38 Financial statements

40 Structure, governance and management 44 Consolidated financial statements 50 Notes to the financial statements

Welcome to our annual report for 2021, marking yet another extraordinary year for the NHS and the network of NHS charities.

Throughout the year we have continued to represent 100% of the NHS charity sector which has gone from strength to strength, spending over one million pounds a day together to help the NHS go further at the most challenging of times.

Following the success of NHS Charities Together’s record breaking Covid appeal we have continued to get donations to where they are needed most, funding projects to support staff, patients and volunteers in every Trust and Health Board in all corners of the UK. Thanks to generous donations to the Covid appeal, we awarded a further £44 million through the network of NHS charities during the year.

A new strand to our work has included seven million pounds made available to the ambulance service, to fund training and equipment for community first responder volunteers, who are often the first to arrive in an emergency. This has supported the wider health service and helped to save lives.

£44m

Awarded through the network of NHS charities

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Community organisations funded through our stage 2 grants

In particular, we have funded 325 community projects through our community partnership grants, with lead member NHS charities acting as a convenor with the local voluntary sector and helping to tackle the wider determinants of ill health like isolation, loneliness and poor mental health. Other projects have included bereavement support for patients and investment in Long Covid research.

And we have continued to be there for the NHS workforce, funding rest spaces, infrastructure and mental health interventions to support a workforce facing exhaustion and burnout, having given so much to care for us all over the last two years.

There have been other incredible highlights, like the NHS Big Tea at Buckingham Palace hosted by our Royal Patron HRH The Duke of Cambridge, to thank NHS staff for their ongoing sacrifices.

And the public has continued to be there too. In our first year of fundraising outside of the Covid appeal our small team worked hard to generate a further £11 million which will support our ongoing strategic goals to support the NHS through the challenges it may face and to make the most of opportunities for innovation and

improvement.

As always my thanks goes to the dedicated team of staff at NHS Charities Together who moved us forward over the last year, to the member NHS charities who achieved so much for patients and staff in their areas, to the supporters and partners who make our work possible and to my fellow Trustees who volunteer their time to ensure robust governance of the organisation. I would also like to give particular thanks to the members of the Grants Advisory and Review Panel who have volunteered generously of their time and expertise to provide external and independent scrutiny of our community partnership grants.

None of the achievements of the last year would be possible without this collective working across every part of the UK. I firmly believe that the ‘together’ in our name is where our strength lies - I am proud to be part of it and look forward to growing stronger together over the coming year.

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“ What’s clear is that the NHS and workforce will continue to face the pressures brought by Covid-19 and, what’s more, that those challenges that existed before the pandemic haven’t gone away.”

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MESSAGE FROM OUR CHIEF EXECUTIVE ELLIE ORTON, OBE

BEYOND COVID: THE NHS NEEDS US MORE THAN EVER

It’s been another whirlwind year for NHS Charities Together – as for every other organisation working in health and social care in these challenging times.

that existed before the pandemic haven’t gone away - from an aging population, increasing long term conditions and now, inevitably, waiting lists that are longer than ever.

There has been so much hard work from NHS charities across the UK and within the NHS Charities Together team, and so much incredible support from our partners and thousands of supporters.

And sadly, with even more economic and political turmoil being experienced across the globe, every challenge for the NHS is being exacerbated. The key strands of our strategy are around facilitating NHS charities to grow in strength, to provide ongoing support for the NHS workforce and to help prevent ill health for patients and communities working with the wider voluntary sector.

Together we have demonstrated a solid ongoing bedrock of support for the NHS and its workforce, showing longevity way beyond the incredible outpouring during the peak of the pandemic and our record breaking Covid appeal. We were proud to award a further £44 million in grants during 2021 to reach NHS trusts and health boards across the UK and to support patients, staff and volunteers.

Thank you to everyone who has been part of our collective achievement over the last year. We look forward to working with member NHS charities and partners across the sector for the coming year as we take forward our strategy. Our message to NHS Trusts and Health Boards is that NHS charities can be true strategic partners to help you through the challenging times ahead. Our message to the NHS workforce and to our supporters is that we will continue to be there whatever it takes.

Following our transformation in 2020, when we were thrust into the limelight thanks to generous support from the public, we have continued to reflect and consult with the NHS charity network and stakeholders to understand our future strategy and how best we can help the NHS go further for years to come.

What’s clear is that the NHS and workforce will continue to face the pressures brought by Covid-19 and, what’s more, that those challenges

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ABOUT US

ABOUT US

NHS Charities Together is the national, independent charity caring for the NHS, providing the extra support that’s needed to care for staff, patients and improve health in our communities.

Working with a network of over 230 NHS charities across the UK representing hospitals, ambulance trusts, mental health trusts and community health services - we ensure that money raised reaches the people that need support most, in every part of the country.

We also help strengthen the NHS charity sector, providing support for member charities through nationwide fundraising, networking opportunities, and training, as well as showcasing nationally the role of the NHS charity sector.

Together, we all play a part in supporting our NHS to go further, now and for generations to come.

238 Charities make up our network

It’s been another whirlwind year for NHS Charities Together – as for every other organisation working in health and social care in these challenging times.There has been so much hard work from NHS charities across the UK and within the NHS Charities Together team, and so much incredible support from our partners, corporate and thousands of supporters.

Together we have demonstrated a solid ongoing bedrock of support for the NHS and its workforce, showing longevity way beyond the incredible shared outpouring during the peak of the pandemic and our record breaking Covid appeal. We were proud award a further £43 million in grants during 2021 to reach NHS trusts and health boards across the UK to support patients, staff and volunteers.

Following our transformation in 2020, when we were thrust into the limelight thanks to generous support from the public, we have continued to reflect and consult with the NHS charity network and stakeholders to understand our future strategy and how best we can help the NHS go further for years to come.

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£1m Amount given by NHS charities every day

What’s clear is that the NHS and workforce will continue to face the pressures brought by Covid-19 and, what’s more, that those challenges that existed before the pandemic haven’t gone away - from aging populations, increasing long term conditions and now, inevitably, waiting lists that are longer than ever. And sadly with even more economic and political turmoil being experienced across the globe every challenge for the NHS is being exacerbated. The key strands of our strategy are around facilitating NHS charities to grow in strength, to provide ongoing support for the NHS workforce and to help prevent ill health for patients and communities working with the wider voluntary sector.

Thank you to everyone who has been part of our collective achievement over the last year. We look forward to working with member NHS charities and partners across the sector for the coming year as we take forward our strategy. Our message to the NHS workforce and to our supporters is that we will continue to be there whatever it takes.

ABOUT THE NHS CHARITY MEMBERSHIP

People have been donating money to health services since well before the NHS was created. The 230 plus member charities of NHS Charities Together are based in hospitals, ambulance trusts, mental health trusts, community health trusts and health boards across the UK.

These charities give more than one million pounds everyday to the NHS so that people can stay well for longer and get better faster. Most of them focus on helping our health services to do more. From supporting research and innovations, to brightening up hospital environments, and donating state-of-the-art technologies and equipment, the charities raise funds and mobilise volunteers, touching lives and making a huge difference to millions of people when they are at their most vulnerable. During the Covid-19 pandemic this focus has shifted to supporting immediate practical and emotional needs of staff and patients and helping to take pressure off an overstretched health service.

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HIGHLIGHTS OF THE YEAR

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE YEAR

In another challenging year, our supporters helped the NHS provide the extra support that made all the difference. Here are some of the incredible things you made possible.

JANUARY

Photo credit: Gareth Jones

We kicked off the year by making Liverpool Football Club Captain Jordan Henderson our official Charity Champion, recognising his outstanding work bringing footballers together for the NHS as part of #PlayersTogether.

Jordan said: “I’ll do what

I can to shine a light on the amazing work NHS charities do to support the NHS.”

We were delighted that NHS Charities Together’s Chair Ian Lush, who is also Chief Executive of Imperial Health Charity, was awarded an OBE in the New Year Honours list for charitable services to the NHS.

FEBRUARY

In February, we paid tribute to the truly inspirational Captain Sir Tom Moore following the sad news of his death. As we remembered this extraordinary man, we celebrated how the £39 million he raised and the countless donations he inspired were having an impact for NHS patients and staff.

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MARCH

As spring sprung, we announced £7 million of support for ambulance Community First Responders and other volunteers to ease the pressure on overstretched ambulance crews. Later in the month, staff from eight NHS trusts were amazed to receive a phone call from our Royal Patron HRH The Duke of Cambridge to hear about projects funded by NHS charities across the UK.

Dr Dan Menzies, a Respiratory Medicine Consultant in Ysbyty Glan Clwyd, said: “It was great to see first-hand the enthusiasm and interest that HRH The Duke of Cambridge has in the impact of NHS Charities Together and the wellbeing of patients and NHS staff.”

MAY

The NHS hit the stage, as pop stars Rag’n’Bone Man and P!nk joined the Lewisham & Greenwich NHS Choir at the BRIT Awards to perform their single ‘Anywhere Away From Here’ in support of NHS Charities Together and the Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Charity.

Also in May, our joint Royal Patrons Their Royal Highnesses The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge hosted staff from the NHS in Scotland at a unique drive-in cinema screening of Disney’s Cruella at the Palace of Holyroodhouse. The deserving guests were nominated by member charities and their associated Health Boards in recognition of their incredible efforts through this challenging period.

APRIL

We wasted no time in launching our ‘Be There for Them’ appeal, as the scale of the impact of the pandemic on the mental health of NHS staff was revealed. We were all shocked to hear over half the staff surveyed reported that their mental health had declined, with anxiety and depression widespread. Your generous donations allowed us to continue to support wellbeing programmes and facilities, from rest spaces to counselling sessions, for the NHS workforce making enormous sacrifices to care for us.

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HIGHLIGHTS OF THE YEAR

JUNE

The England men’s football team and some of the nation’s most well-known celebrities raised a ‘Big Mug of Thanks’ for everything NHS staff had done through a tough winter and over the pandemic.

Our CEO, Ellie Orton, was delighted to be awarded an OBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List, for services to the NHS during Covid-19. She accepted the Honour on behalf of our staff, trustees and partners who worked so tirelessly to get donations straight to the frontline of the NHS. Our Charity Champion, Jordan Henderson, was also awarded an MBE in recognition of his support of the NHS with #PlayersTogether.

We proudly announced another £4.8 million for NHS charities across the UK from our Covid appeal, to fund more than 85 projects supporting NHS staff and communities.

£4.8m

for 85 projects in June

AUGUST

Things got creative in the summer holidays, with the launch of Gratitude in Art, a free-

to-visit installation bringing together 51 human form sculptures into a beautiful and thought-provoking scene, in support of NHS Charities Together. The unique sculptures were lovingly decorated by artists and sponsored by businesses to acknowledge our key workers during this extraordinary moment in time, while raising vital funds.

JULY

As the sun shone, thousands of people across the UK signed up to host tea parties – in person and virtually – as part of the NHS Big Tea to support NHS staff and celebrate the NHS’s 73rd birthday. We were delighted to work with NHS charities to arrange tea parties in in hospitals, schools, care homes and businesses. And a tea party like no other was hosted by our Joint Royal Patron HRH The Duke of Cambridge at Buckingham Palace to thank NHS staff across the UK for their incredible contributions.

Our Joint Royal Patron HRH The Duke of Cambridge meets NHS staff at the NHS Big Tea at Buckingham Palace, joined by our chief executive Ellie Orton

We continued to tackle the hidden health impacts of the pandemic, with projects to address isolation and loneliness. These included helping community charities continue their vital work supporting vulnerable individuals and at-risk groups, to ease pressures on the NHS, improve access to quality care, and reduce health inequalities.

SEPTEMBER

We embraced the opportunity to dress up in our smartest attire for The Sun’s Who Cares Wins Awards, in partnership with Channel 4. We were delighted to be the official charity partner for the event, which was attended by our Joint Royal Patron The Duke of Cambridge, and which celebrated the incredible achievements of the NHS workforce. The nominees and their families joined celebrity and VIP guests at London’s Roundhouse for an unforgettable evening celebrating the people who have got us through one of the most difficult periods in living memory.

During September we also launched our new five year strategy for 2022 to 2026, outlining our vision and strategic goals to help the NHS charity sector go further for staff, patients and communities.

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OCTOBER

Your donations to our Covid-19 Urgent Appeal helped the NHS prepare for another challenging winter. We announced a further £5.7 million to support Covid recovery and community partnership projects bringing genuine change for people across the UK.

Our latest research showed eight in 10 NHS staff surveyed believe increasing pressures on NHS services are as concerning as the peak of the Covid-19 pandemic. To highlight these challenges and show how your donations were helping staff, patients and volunteers to access extra support we launched our emotionally charged film ‘Every NHS Moment’.

NOVEMBER

To see first-hand how money raised through #PlayersTogether was already making a difference to local communities, Jordan Henderson spent a day visiting staff at Liverpool University Hospitals. Jordan said: “It’s reassuring to see some of the workforce getting proper support, but we can’t get complacent – and must continue to care for them like they care for us.”

In partnership with the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS), we proudly launched a £1.1 million fund to make NHS volunteering opportunities accessible to a more diverse range of young people, including those facing socio-economic disadvantages, people from diverse ethnic backgrounds, and young people with disabilities.

ICU nurse Kate Lynes discussed the challenges facing NHS staff with our charity champion Jordan Henderson.

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DECEMBER

We launched an appeal to our supporters highlighting the ongoing challenges facing NHS staff, and partnered with The Sun on our ‘Joy to the Ward’ Christmas Appeal, to highlight the vital work NHS charities do to help children and young people.

We were delighted to share a special festive thank you message with NHS staff on behalf of our Joint Royal Patrons.

During the message they said, “The dedication and commitment of all NHS staff has been awe-inspiring… You have cared for incredibly sick patients and their families, in circumstances made all the more challenging by this virus, and your unending compassion has meant so much in the darkest moments.”

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge

Photo credit: Gareth Jones

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OUR STRATEGY

During 2021, following widespread consultation with member NHS charities and stakeholders across the sector, we were pleased to announce our five–year strategy for 2022-2026, outlining five main objectives.

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OUR STRATEGY

OUR VISION, MISSION AND STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES

Our vision is: Helping the NHS tackle today’s challenges and tomorrow’s opportunities.

Our mission is: With our NHS charity members, we are here for the people of the NHS – staff, patients and their families – as a catalyst and convenor of ideas, programmes and partnerships that help the NHS recover from the impact of Covid-19, reduce health inequalities and help to save lives.

TO ACHIEVE THIS, WE HAVE FIVE STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES:

To champion, influence and invest in NHS strategies that improve the health 1 and wellness of NHS people, staff and volunteers, and reduce health inequalities in the workforce

To promote understanding of and increase charitable giving in the NHS and demonstrate the difference this makes

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To be a financially sustainable, responsive, and well governed organisation that values and develops our staff, actively practising the principles of equity, diversity, and inclusion

To empower the NHS charity sector to be high performing, effective and 2 impactful

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To be a catalyst and convenor of partnerships between the NHS, NHS 3 charities and the wider voluntary health sector to advance great ideas that prevent ill health and improve long-term health conditions for patients and families

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OUR STRATEGY

OUR NETWORK GROWS STRONGER

In 2021, the network of more than 230 NHS charities came together with more passion and energy than ever, to help the NHS go further during a time of extreme pressure on services.

Thanks to the engagement of members across the country, we went from strength to strength in 2021, with more best practice sharing, collaboration, and opportunities to have a collective voice than ever before.

A SUMMARY OF OUR WORK WITH NHS CHARITIES THIS YEAR

With the ongoing restrictions, much of the network support in 2021 took place online, through webinars and virtual meetings, with face-to-face events and training happening where possible.

Across all the nations of the UK, together we proudly supported 100% of the eligible hospital, mental health, ambulance and community health services.

An amazing 1,532 members and external professionals attended our 20 webinars on subjects including charity governance and legacy, Facebook and corporate fundraising. Overall 95% rated the experience ‘good’ or ‘excellent’.

OUR AMBITIOUS GOAL

The 230 plus NHS charities together give £1 million every day to help the NHS go further, making the network one of the biggest voluntary health funders.

We provided regular peer-to-peer support through 14 regional groups and four special interest groups. In this way we connected hundreds of charity NHS staff who met regularly to discuss challenges, share resources and collaborate on new solutions.

Our new five-year strategy includes our ambition to help to continue to grow as an NHS charity sector.

We will achieve this by continuing to develop our membership offer, launching our membership charter, creating opportunities for fundraising, networking and best practice sharing, and providing training, advice and advocacy support.

And in April we launched a new digital community ‘Member Connect’, an online service enabling members to share resources and recommendations and offer each other support. By the end of year, the service had been used by 92% of member organisations.

We also help to raise the profile of NHS charities on the national stage, through national campaigns and influencing stakeholders.

During the year we delivered training in a range of topics to facilitate working effectively within the NHS, in fundraising, governance and mentoring.

By continuing to listen to and support members, we will keep collaborating for even bigger impact. Our aim is to ensure that NHS charities are recognised as a key strategic partner and to develop NHS charities’ resilience and fitness for the future.

95% of members rated our webinars good or excellent

For more on our future strategy see pages 34 to 35.

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1,532 members and external professionals attended our webinars

“ The Engaging with Clinicians course was well structured and expertly delivered… I learnt a lot… It was great to learn from others and to see how they have implemented their learning by continuing to share after the course.”

Sofia Sheikh, Raise, West Hertfordshire Hospitals Charity

SHOWCASING THE WORK OF NHS CHARITIES

In 2021, we stepped up our role in helping to increase understanding about NHS charities and our collective impact. This included promoting our work with stakeholders in government and the NHS, and organising national campaigns to showcase the work of member NHS charities through national media and other channels.

We were honoured to be able to work with our Joint Royal Patrons TRHs The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge to arrange visits and events involving more than 50 member charities and associated NHS trusts.

And we were proud to coordinate the biggest NHS Big Tea yet, a fundraising campaign, which engaged member charities and thousands of supporters across the nations in raising over half a million pounds in extra funds for the NHS workforce.

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OUR STRATEGY

SUMMARY OF GRANTS AWARDED IN 2021

In March 2020 we launched our Covid-19 Urgent Appeal. The appeal went on to raise £157 million to support patients, NHS staff and volunteers at the frontline of the coronavirus crisis.

Our membership covers 100% of the NHS charities for health boards, hospitals, and ambulance, community and mental health trusts, which means donations to the appeal have been able to reach staff, patients and volunteers in every part of the UK.

By the end of 2021 we had made available a total of £128 million and awarded a total of £92 million to member charities from the Covid appeal. We continued to distribute donations from the appeal to NHS charities, awarding a further £44 million in grants during 2021 on top of the £48 million granted in 2020.

Grants were awarded with a shift in focus from urgent and emergency response to supporting community projects and helping with the longer-term recovery of the NHS.

As part of our grants programme we have worked with member charities to fund more than 325 community projects, helping to tackle the wider determinants of ill health and prevent hospital admission, taking pressure off the wider health service.

£128m from Covid appeal made available by the end of 2021

HOW OUR GRANTS HAVE HELPED

Ongoing support for the NHS workforce continued to be an important strand of our grant giving, with a focus on meeting people’s practical needs, and providing wellbeing spaces and therapies to support their mental health.

A new aspect of our work involved funding for training and recruiting an army of Community First Responder volunteers to support the ambulance service, plus specialist equipment to save lives in an emergency.

For patients, we continued to help address isolation, provide bereavement support, fund specialist equipment, and to use technology to improve access to services. Other projects focused on improving hospital discharge so that patients can return home quickly. And grants were used to invest in innovations and research, like new treatments for Long Covid.

Working with the wider voluntary sector, we funded groups and projects tackling isolation and loneliness, and to improve fitness and general wellbeing. We also funded projects with a focus on supporting those patients and staff disproportionately affected by Covid and tackling health inequalities.

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“ For patients, we continued to help address isolation, provide bereavement support, fund specialist equipment, and to use technology to improve access to services.”

£44m awarded to member charities during 2021

Table 1: Total grants awarded to NHS charities in each region and nation

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Grants Awarded Grants Awarded Total Grants
NHS Region 2020 £ 2021 £ Awarded £
East of England 4,305,860 4,682,954 8,988,814
London 7,047,644 7,320,127 14,367,771
Midlands 7,201,115 8,023,207 15,224,322
National 176,100 62,500 238,600
North East England and Yorkshire 7,433,700 5,298,951 12,732,651
North West England 5,544,855 4,045,533 9,590,388
South East England 5,383,856 6,272,651 11,656,507
South West 4,686,100 3,333,342 8,019,442
Northern Ireland 806,100 589,473 1,395,573
Scotland 3,590,669 3,196,532 6,787,201
Wales 1,713,900 1,260,508 2,974,408
47,889,899 44,085,778 91,975,677
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Table 2: Grants awarded by grant programme

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Grants Awarded Grants Awarded Total Grants
Grant Programme 2020 £ 2021 £ Awarded £
Covid urgent and emergency grants 39,745,788 2,117,000 41,862,788
Community partnership grants 1,415,700 22,424,795 23,840,495
Recovery grants 6,176,511 14,916,615 21,093,126
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Ambulance grants 4,604,868 4,604,868
Other grants 551,900 22,500 574,400
47,889,899 44,085,778 91,975,677
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Table 3: List of grants awarded by charity

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Charity Name Grants Awarded Grants Awarded Total Awarded
2020 £ 2021 £ £
Bristol & Weston Hospitals Charity Bristol 462,100 489,513 951,613
Addenbrooke’s Charitable Trust 214,100 140,098 354,198
Aintree University Hospital Charitable Fund (merged with R Charity) 35,000 - 35,000
Airedale Hospital & Community Charity 161,600 - 161,600
Alder Hey Children’s Charity 140,100 1,275,265 1,415,365
Aneurin Bevan Health Charity 235,100 - 235,100
Ashford and St Peter’s Hospitals’ NHS Charitable Fund 165,100 101,500 266,600
Awyr Las (Blue Sky) Charity (Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board) 266,600 49,000 315,600
Ayrshire and Arran Health Board Endowment 463,600 175,788 639,388
Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust Charity Fund 188,100 154,000 342,100
Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust Charity 111,600 50,000 161,600
Barnsley Hospital Charity 165,100 - 165,100
Barts Charity 294,600 363,000 657,600
Bay Hospitals Charity (Cumbria) 186,100 - 186,100
Bedford Hospital NHS Trust Charitable Fund (previously Bedford Hospital Charity & Friends) 56,000 - 56,000
NI Belfast Health and Social Care Trust Charitable Fund 184,100 - 184,100
Berkshire Health Charitable Fund Buckinghamshire 168,600 - 168,600
Better Lives Charity (Bradford District) 158,100 77,000 235,100
Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS FT General Charity 282,100 - 282,100
Birmingham Women’s and Children’s Hospital Charity 181,100 132,000 313,100
Black Country Healthcare Charity Fund 165,100 - 165,100
Blue Skies Hospitals Fund (Blackpool Teaching Hospitals) 186,100 - 186,100
Bolton NHS Charitable Fund 184,600 143,000 327,600
Bournemouth Hospital Charity 282,100 - 282,100
Bradford Hospitals’ Charity 182,600 - 182,600
Brighter Futures (Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Charitable Fund) 218,900 - 218,900
Brighterway (Southern Health Charity) 179,100 - 179,100
BSUH Charity (Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals Charity) 196,600 196,956 393,556
Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust Charitable Fund 182,600 1,020,817 1,203,417
Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Charity 179,100 - 179,100
Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust Charitable Fund 104,600 50,000 154,600
Cardiff and Vale Health Charity 245,600 415,796 661,396
Caring Minds (Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS FT Charity) 168,600 - 168,600
Central and North West London NHS FT Charitable Fund 207,100 107,661 314,761
Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust Charity 165,100 74,320 239,420
Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS FT General Fund 126,482 50,000 176,482
Chesterfield Royal Hospital Charity 167,100 - 167,100
Childrens Hospital Charity, The (Sheffield) 137,100 77,000 214,100
Christie Charitable Fund, The (Manchester) 163,600 77,000 240,600
Clatterbridge Cancer Charity, The 147,600 33,000 180,600
Colchester & Ipswich Hospitals Charity 207,100 710,086 917,186
Cornwall Partnership Foundation Trust Charitable Fund 161,600 - 161,600
Countess of Chester Charity, The 227,467 40,133 267,600
County Durham and Darlington NHS FT Charity 356,600 - 356,600
Croydon Health Services Charitable Fund 165,100 88,000 253,100
Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear FT Charity 186,100 - 186,100
CW+ Charity (Chelsea and Westminster) 182,600 1,304,983 1,487,583
Cwm Taf Morgannwg NHS General Charitable Fund 171,100 - 171,100
Derby and Burton Hospitals Charity 216,600 246,145 462,745
Derbyshire Community Health Services Charitable Trust, The 189,600 490,086 679,686
Devon Partnership NHS Trust Special Charity 161,600 77,000 238,600
Difference, The (Borders Health Board Endowment Funds) 61,600 181,008 242,608
Doncaster and Bassetlaw Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Charitable Funds 188,600 - 188,600
Dorset County Hospital Charity 158,100 35,643 193,743
Dorset HealthCare Foundation Trust Charitable Fund 179,100 105,746 284,846
Dudley Group NHS FT Charity 172,100 121,000 293,100
Dumfries & Galloway Health Board Endowment Fund 263,569 82,969 346,538
East and North Hertfordshire Hospitals Charity 324,100 - 324,100
East Cheshire NHS Trust Charitable Fund 158,100 - 158,100
East Kent Hospitals Charit 203,600 220,000 423,600
East Midlands Ambulance Service Trust Charity 165,100 511,715 676,815
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Charity Name Grants Awarded Grants Awarded Total Awarded
2020 £ 2021 £ £
East of England Ambulance Service Charity 75,600 558,689 634,289
East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust Charitable Fund 189,600 165,000 354,600
Edinburgh & Lothians Health Foundation 1,028,700 158,926 1,187,626
ELHT&Me (East Lancashire) 200,100 209,000 409,100
Epsom and St Helier NHS Trust Charitable Fund 179,100 - 179,100
Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust Charitable Fund 172,100 42,000 214,100
EyUp! (South West Yorkshire) 168,600 98,967 267,567
Fife Health Charity 152,100 312,332 464,432
Forever Friends Appeal (Royal United Hospitals Bath), The 175,600 111,097 286,697
Forth Valley Giving 136,100 - 136,100
Frimley Health Charity 640,956 178,213 819,169
Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust Charitable Fund (QE Charity) 282,100 - 282,100
George Eliot Hospital Charity 154,600 - 154,600
Gloucestershire Care Services NHS Trust Charities 172,100 99,000 271,100
Great Ormond Street Hospital Children’s Charity 232,100 50,000 282,100
Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS FT Charitable Fund 75,600 50,000 125,600
Guy’s and St Thomas’ Charity 641,100 931,163 1,572,263
Hampshire Hospitals Charity 182,600 - 182,600
Harrogate Hospital and Community Charity 172,100 110,000 282,100
Head to Toe (Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust) 168,600 47,800 216,400
Headlight (Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership Charitable Fund) 168,600 - 168,600
Heads On (Sussex Partnership Charity) 172,100 833,147 1,005,247
Health Stars (Humber) 158,100 - 158,100
Health Tree Foundation (Northern Lincolnshire & Goole) 182,600 205,375 387,975
Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust Charitable Fund 506,260 406,000 912,260
Hertfordshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust Charitable Fund 61,600 50,000 111,600
Highland Health Board Endowment Funds 107,100 50,000 157,100
Hillingdon Hospitals Charity 161,600 - 161,600
Homerton Hospital Charitable Fund 165,100 771,173 936,273
Hounslow and Richmond Community Healthcare NHS Trust Charitable Fund 97,600 50,000 147,600
Hywel Dda Health Charities 244,600 279,500 524,100
Imperial Health Charity 503,600 - 503,600
Isle of Wight NHS Charitable Funds 61,600 50,000 111,600
James Paget University Hospitals Charitable Fund 161,600 77,000 238,600
Kent Community Health Charity (I Care) 72,100 50,000 122,100
Kettering General Hospital Charity Fund 170,600 99,000 269,600
King’s College Hospital Charity 224,600 286,000 510,600
Kingston Hospital Charity 161,600 77,000 238,600
Lanarkshire Health Board Endowment Funds 231,600 321,006 552,606
Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust Charity 183,006 - 183,006
Lancashire Teaching Hospitals Charity 394,600 75,052 469,652
Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust Charitable Fund 108,100 66,000 174,100
Leeds Community Healthcare Charitable Trust and Related Charities 161,600 76,727 238,327
Leeds Hospitals Charity (Leeds Cares) 670,100 1,274,224 1,944,324
Leicester Hospitals Charity Leicester 251,100 893,595 1,144,695
Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust Charitable Fund 186,100 154,000 340,100
Lincolnshire Community Health NHS Charity 168,600 31,187 199,787
Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital Charity 195,100 - 195,100
Liverpool Women’s Hospital Charity 151,100 44,000 195,100
London Ambulance Service Charity 179,100 895,551 1,074,651
London North West Healthcare Charitable Fund 196,600 - 196,600
Love Your Hospital (Western Sussex Hospitals Charity) 189,600 165,000 354,600
Luton and Dunstable Hospital Charitable Fund
191,600 636,662 828,262
(merged to become Bedford Hospital NHS Trust Charitable Fund)
Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Charitable Fund 182,600 - 182,600
Manchester University NHS FT Charity 298,100 528,000 826,100
Maudsley Charity 172,100 - 172,100
MCH Charity (Mid Cheshire Hospitals Charity) 172,100 - 172,100
Medway Hospital Charity, The 168,600 181,696 350,296
Mersey Care Charity 89,600 50,000 139,600
Mid Essex Hospitals Charity (merged with Mid and South Essex) 280,600 918,103 1,198,703
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Charity Name Grants Awarded Grants Awarded Total Awarded
2020 £ 2021 £ £
Milton Keynes Hospital Charity 167,100 90,430 257,530
Moorfields Eye Charity 154,600 - 154,600
MY Hospitals Charity (Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust Charitable Fund) 200,100 200,500 400,600
My WiSH Charity (West Suffolk) 168,600 66,000 234,600
National Waiting Times Centre Board Endowment Fund (Scotland) 101,100 - 101,100
Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Charity 583,100 1,567,845 2,150,945
NHS Blood and Transplant Charitable Fund 179,100 61,000 240,100
NHS Grampian Endowment Fund 238,600 597,043 835,643
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde Endowments (Greater Glasgow Health Board Endowment Funds) 417,100 875,432 1,292,532
Norfolk and Norwich Hospitals Charity 394,600 490,086 884,686
Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust Charitable Fund 118,600 50,000 168,600
Norfolk Community Health & Care NHS Trust Charitable Fund 154,600 55,000 209,600
North Cumbria University Hospitals Charitable Fund 182,600 - 182,600
North East Ambulance Service Trust Fund 158,100 - 158,100
North East London Community Healthcare Charity (Health Way Foundation) 179,100 - 179,100
North Middlesex Hospital General Charitable Fund 238,600 - 238,600
North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation General Charitable Fund 175,600 - 175,600
North West Ambulance Service Charitable Fund 132,600 687,083 819,683
North West Boroughs Healthcare NHS FT Charitable Funds 179,100 - 179,100
Northamptonshire Health Charity 203,600 552,060 755,660
NorthCare Charity (formerly Pennine Acute Hospitals Charity) 214,100 - 214,100
Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust Charitable Fund 161,600 - 161,600
Northern Health and Social Care Trust 147,600 300,340 447,940
Northern Ireland Ambulance Service Charity 47,600 50,000 97,600
Northumbria Healthcare NHS Trust Charity (Bright Northumbria) 196,600 197,280 393,880
Nottingham Hospitals Charity 249,100 840,071 1,089,171
Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust Charitable Funds 100,100 - 100,100
Orkney Health Board Endowment Funds 44,100 50,000 94,100
Our Charity (Cheltenham and Gloucester Hospitals Charity) 380,100 441,077 821,177
Oxford Health Charity 175,600 132,000 307,600
Oxford Hospitals Charity 224,600 150,188 374,788
Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust Charitable Fund 65,100 50,000 115,100
Pennine Care Charitable Foundation 165,100 - 165,100
Peterborough and Stamford Umbrella Charitable Fund (North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust) 134,600 50,000 184,600
Plymouth Hospitals Charity 196,600 782,903 979,503
Poole Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Charitable Fund 267,600 - 267,600
Portsmouth Hospitals Charity 189,600 175,645 365,245
Powys Teaching Health Board Charity 104,600 50,000 154,600
Princess Alexandra Hospital Charity, The (Essex) 165,100 - 165,100
Queen Elizabeth Hospital King’s Lynn Charitable Fund, The 161,600 77,000 238,600
Queen Victoria Hospital Charity 147,600 33,000 180,600
R Charity (Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust Charity) 228,100 297,000 525,100
Raise (West Hertfordshire Hospital Charity) 172,100 121,000 293,100
Raising Health (Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust Charity) 175,600 121,000 296,600
Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital Charity 101,100 50,000 151,100
Rotherham Hospital and Community Charity, The 168,600 - 168,600
Rotherham, Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust Charitable Fund 161,600 - 161,600
Royal Berks Charity 175,600 132,000 307,600
Royal Brompton and Harefield Hospitals Charity 165,100 - 165,100
Royal Cornwall Hospitals Charity 129,100 192,787 321,887
Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust General Charity 200,100 - 200,100
Royal Free Charity 423,600 735,129 1,158,729
Royal Marsden Cancer Charity, The 264,100 - 264,100
Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital Charity, The (RNOH) 151,100 44,000 195,100
Royal Orthopaedic Hospital Charitable Fund, The 180,600 - 180,600
Royal Papworth Hospital Charity 151,100 44,000 195,100
Royal Surrey County Hospital Charity 118,600 640,822 759,422
Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust Charity 203,600 - 203,600
Salford Royal NHS FT General Charitable Funds 210,600 - 210,600
Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals Charity 521,325 462,223 983,548
SASH Charity (Surrey and Sussex Healthcare Charity) 172,100 - 172,100
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Charity Name Grants Awarded Grants Awarded Total Awarded
2020 £ 2021 £ £
SaTH (Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital) Charity 182,600 388,043 570,643
Scottish Ambulance Service Charity 75,600 50,000 125,600
Sheffield Hospitals Charity 683,100 735,129 1,418,229
Sherwood Forest Hospitals Charity 75,600 50,000 125,600
Shetland Endowment Fund 94,100 - 94,100
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust Charitable Fund 51,100 50,000 101,100
Solent NHS Charity 111,600 50,000 161,600
Somerset NHS Foundation Trust Charitable Funds 203,600 198,000 401,600
South Central Ambulance Charity 165,100 410,911 576,011
South East Coast Ambulance Service Charity 115,100 50,000 165,100
South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust Charitable Fund 160,600 170,016 330,616
South Staffordshire Community & Mental Health Charitable Funds 96,600 50,000 146,600
South Tees Hospitals Charity 409,100 - 409,100
South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust Charitable Funds 200,100 - 200,100
South West London & St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust Charitable Fund 104,600 50,000 154,600
South Western Ambulance Service Charity 168,600 662,111 830,711
Southampton Hospital Charity 221,100 1,204,256 1,425,356
Southern Health and Social Care Trust Charitable Fund 164,100 - 164,100
Southmead Hospital Charity (North Bristol NHS Trust Charitable Funds) 200,100 136,965 337,065
Southport and Ormskirk Hospitals Charity 161,600 77,000 238,600
St George’s Hospital Charity 200,100 1,031,147 1,231,247
Stars Appeal (Salisbury District Hospital Charitable Fund) 165,100 - 165,100
Stockport NHS Charity 125,600 121,000 246,600
Surrey & Borders Partnership NHS FT General Purposes Charity 108,100 50,000 158,100
Sussex Community NHS Charity 172,100 - 172,100
Swansea Bay Health Charity 233,600 466,212 699,812
SWFT Charity (South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust Charity) 174,100 110,000 284,100
Tameside & Glossop Integrated Care NHS FT Charitable Fund 68,600 50,000 118,600
Tavistock Clinic Foundation 94,100 50,000 144,100
Tayside NHS Board Endowment Funds 131,600 292,028 423,628
Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Trust General Charitable Fund 136,100 50,000 186,100
Three Wishes Charity (Wrightington, Wigan & Leigh) 132,600 50,000 182,600
Torbay and South Devon NHS Charitable Fund Devon 186,100 - 186,100
UHCW Charity (University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire) 756,990 212,825 969,815
United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust Charitable Fund 193,100 176,000 369,100
University College London Hospitals Charity 345,444 - 345,444
University Hospitals Birmingham Charity 286,100 1,110,112 1,396,212
University Hospitals of North Midlands Charity (UHNM) 458,100 44,000 502,100
Valley Hospital Charity (Dartford and Gravesham) 161,600 77,000 238,600
Velindre University NHS Trust Charity 97,600 - 97,600
Wallace and Gromit’s Grand Appeal 35,000 - 35,000
Walton Centre Charity, The 147,600 33,000 180,600
Warrington and Halton Hospitals Charity 170,600 - 170,600
Well Wishers Charity (Walsall Healthcare) 168,600 - 168,600
Welsh Ambulance Service Charity 115,100 - 115,100
West London NHS Charitable Fund 165,100 - 165,100
West Midlands Ambulance Service Charity 182,600 709,486 892,086
Western Health and Social Care Trust Charitable Fund 114,100 63,117 177,217
Western Isles Health Board Endowment Funds 44,100 50,000 94,100
Weston Health NHS Trust Charitable Funds (merged with Bristol & Weston Hospitals Charity) 101,100 - 101,100
Whiston and St Helens Hospitals’ Charity 132,600 2,500 135,100
Whittington Hospital Charitable Funds, The 267,600 - 267,600
WISHH (The Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals Health Charity) 200,100 - 200,100
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals Charity Herefordshire and Worcestershire 182,600 83,500 266,100
Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust Charitable Funds and Other Related Charities 65,100 50,000 115,100
WUTH Charity (Wirral University Teaching Hospital Charity) 182,600 143,000 325,600
Wye Valley NHS Umbrella Charity 161,600 428,659 590,259
Yeovil Hospital Charity 154,600 - 154,600
York & Scarborough Hospitals Charity (York Teaching Hospitals) 200,100 - 200,100
Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust Charities 175,600 555,404 731,004
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WHAT WE’VE ACHIEVED TOGETHER

During 2021, our supporters helped us be there for every NHS moment, providing the extra support needed to care for staff, patients and communities. Here are some of the life-changing things we achieved together in 2021, working with more than 230 NHS charities across the UK. We are currently carrying out an evaluation of the Covid appeal so that we can share more detail on its impact in future.

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WHAT WE HAVE ACHIEVED TOGETHER

CARING FOR NHS STAFF

NHS staff are dealing with relentless pressure on services. Our recent YouGov research shows that over 55% of staff surveyed have experienced a mental health toll from the pandemic, with many reporting depression, anxiety or even post-traumatic stress.

We have funded

400 projects for staff

At the same time, as normal services resume there are huge backlogs and clinics are busier than ever.

In 2021, generous support for our ‘Be There for Them’ campaign helped NHS staff face the triple challenge of dealing with the continuing impact of Covid-19, tackling the backlog of patients who desperately need treatment for other conditions, and making sure their own mental health isn’t a casualty of the crisis.

COUNSELLING AND PEER TO PEER SUPPORT FOR THE WORKFORCE

Over the last two years, donations enabled us to fund more than 400 projects for staff, including counselling services, peer-to-peer support, and helplines to help look after their mental health.

REST AREAS AND PRACTICAL SUPPORT

We also provided practical support, like access to improved indoor rest areas and green spaces, to enable staff to have a break during long and busy shifts, supporting them to continue their vital life-saving work.

SUPPORT FOR STAFF DISPROPORTIONATELY AFFECTED BY COVID

In addition, we distributed grants to support staff, volunteers and patients who are being disproportionately affected by the Covid-19 crisis, such as patients and staff from ethnic minorities and high-risk groups like those living with disabilities.

“ We have run a number of reflective spaces for staff to talk about how they feel and one key theme that has come through is guilt. These feelings of guilt are linked to ‘moral distress’, which can have a significant impact on overall mental health.”

Teresa Jennings, Consultant Clinical Psychologist in Occupational Health at Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. Funded by NHS charity Bright Charity, using NHS Charities Together grants.

“ I feel really privileged to be working with this group and helping them through a coproduction process to get this important project off the ground. We are really appreciative of the funding we’ve received as we can now ensure that the voices from our ethnic minority service users can be heard and, importantly, we can pay for their time.”

Anna-Marie Jones, Research & Development Improvement Manager, Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. Funded by Sussex mental health charity, Heads On, using NHS Charities Together grants.

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“ Dealing with the emotional burden has been incredibly challenging, and the impact on staff is going to last well into the future. Luckily our hospital has been fantastic, and thanks to a grant from NHS Charities Together was able to go above and beyond with support. But we need the support offered in previous waves to continue – both to help us cope with these new pressures and maintain our mental health long-term.” Dr Shaun Thein, Clinical Research Fellow and Specialist Respiratory Registrar, Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust

of NHS staff say they have experienced a mental health toll from the pandemic

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IMPROVING SERVICES FOR PATIENTS

Thanks to support in 2021, we were able to help extremely sick patients who were anxious and isolated, as tens of thousands more people tragically lost their lives to Covid-19.

“ We are incredibly grateful to NHS Charities Together for funding this important rehabilitation programme at QEH, which is tailored to patients and staff living with Long Covid or who have chronic stable heart failure that has worsened due to pandemic-induced self-isolation and shielding. The benefit of heart failure rehabilitation is well-documented and this programme will make a positive difference to the lives of hundreds of patients and staff at QEH.”

FUNDING RESEARCH AND INNOVATION

Generous donations were invested in specialist equipment and ways to improve treatments for Covid-19. For example, we were able to fund the development of a new tool that enables patients to access key health information digitally, research into the impact of Long Covid, and sharing best practice in Covid-19 treatment to improve outcomes for patients.

“Funding from NHS Charities Together has enabled us to fund My Journey, a new tool that makes patient information available digitally. We’ve covered topics like autism, mental health and diabetes management through podcasts, videos and webinar recordings – enabling patients to access key information at a time and in a way that suits them.

Dr Rudolf Duehmke, Consultant Cardiologist and lead of the Long Covid research project, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King’s Lynn NHS Foundation Trust (QEH). Funded by The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King’s Lynn Charitable Fund, using NHS Charities Together grants.

Other benefits include a reduction in waiting lists, plus freeing up staff time to further improve services. Feedback shows that users of these services have benefitted greatly.”

Spokesperson for Northern Health and Social Care Trust. Funded by NHS Charities Together grants.

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“ Thanks to funding from NHS Charities Together and Blue Skies, we were able to act quickly in making these enhancements to the care received by patients and their loved ones. We’ve been overwhelmed by the support that we have received from the charities and the local community, which enables us to make these facilities available for patients and families both now and in the future.”

Jackie Brunton, Lead Nurse for End of Life and Bereavement Care, Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Funded by Blue Skies Hospitals Fund NHS charity, using NHS Charities Together grants.

CONNECTING FAMILIES AND PROVIDING BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT

We kept patients connected with family members, sometimes giving them one last chance to say goodbye, by funding digital equipment like tablets to enable virtual visiting. We also provided bereavement support for families who have lost loved ones to help them through the most difficult of times.

in Covid emergency grants awarded in 2021

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TACKLING THE WIDER DETERMINANTS OF ILL HEALTH

Your support has made it possible for us to invest in more than 325 community partnership projects to give extra support to the NHS.

Covid-19 has not only had a huge impact on the mental health of NHS staff and patients but that of the entire country. And many longterm conditions have been worsened by the pandemic too.

We aim to help take pressure off the health service by tackling the wider determinants of ill health. Through our partners, your donations have helped fund community volunteers and projects, addressing the isolation and rising mental health problems experienced by people of all ages.

FUNDING VOLUNTEERS TO HELP SAVE LIVES

We were delighted to make seven million pounds available to the ambulance service to provide training for existing Community First Responders and other volunteers and to recruit 60,000 more, who will work with ambulance crews across the UK to help ease the unprecedented pressure on the service.

Alongside training, we improved community access to defibrillators, provided dedicated first responder groups cars, and supplied vital equipment. This extra support will help reduce hospital admissions by giving a fast response from a member of the public with lifesaving skills and equipment, and could be the difference between life and death for patients.

£7m for recruitment and training of Community First Responders and volunteers

“ Thanks to support from the public and NHS Charities Together, we are able to go the extra mile for our exceptional staff, volunteer heroes and communities, delivering tangible benefit across the South West of England. The projects funded allow us to focus on early intervention and prevention meaning we will save many more lives as a result.”

Zoe Larter, Head of Charity, South Western Ambulance Charity. Funded by South Western Ambulance Charity, using NHS Charities Together grants.

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TACKLING ISOLATION AND IMPROVING MENTAL HEALTH

The health impacts of isolation and loneliness rose rapidly, which is why your donations were used to create patient hubs and other community projects tackling isolation and the wider mental health impacts of the pandemic.

“ Funding from NHS Charities Together will make such a difference to help reduce feelings of isolation in our local community. Expanding the South Notts Befriending Service will have a hugely positive impact on some of the most vulnerable people in our local community at a time when they need it most. We will continue to support communities, during the pandemic and beyond.”

awarded to support community partnerships

“ South London Listens enabled us to hear from almost 6,000 people who have been most affected by the pandemic and find tangible solutions to build stronger, mentally healthier communities for the future together. This innovative programme will see us work hand in hand with our communities to support people’s mental health to prevent people across South London from becoming unwell.”

Ranjeet Kaile, Director of Communications, Stakeholder Engagement and Public Affairs, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust. Funded by Maudsley Charity, using NHS Charities Together grants.

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LOOKING FORWARD

With your support we can continue to be there for exhausted NHS staff to help them through the hardest moments. We can continue to push patient care further to transform lives and to support community volunteers making all the difference in emergency situations.

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THE NHS CAN’T FACE EVERY CHALLENGE ALONE

Sadly the pressures on our NHS and its staff are relentless. The pandemic has exacerbated every challenge for our health service and reminded us just how much we rely on it.

More staff than ever are facing burnout. And our communities have more elderly people and long-term conditions to care for, with increasing numbers across all ages waiting for treatment.

BEING THERE FOR THE NHS WORKFORCE

While staff are understandably proud of what NHS people across the country have achieved in incredibly challenging times, our latest research shows eight in 10 NHS staff surveyed (81%) believe increasing pressures on NHS services are as concerning as the peak of the Covid-19 pandemic, with 96% agreeing they will continue for years.

NHS resources have their limits which is why the extra support provided by NHS Charities Together will continue to be so important now and in the long term.

HELPING PATIENTS AND COMMUNITIES WHEN THEY NEED IT MOST

Their concerns include clinics being overwhelmed due to a backlog of patients and large waiting lists, the increase in patient ill health due to some conditions not being treated during the pandemic, increasing numbers of older people and the growing impact of winter pressures such as respiratory illnesses.

During 2021 we continued to fundraise, raising a total of £11 million during the financial year. These generous donations will fund projects that meet our ongoing strategic objectives around supporting the workforce and patients and creating an impactful NHS charity sector, to help the NHS recover from the most difficult time in its history.

Over half report a mental health impact from caring for sick patients, with many reporting exhaustion and burnout.

• The challenges that faced the NHS before the pandemic are still there, and we need to help the NHS care for a nation growing older than ever and living with an increasing number of long-term conditions.

While the impact on the mental health of NHS staff since the pandemic looks set to continue, two thirds of staff (66%) have thankfully now been able to access support from their place of work, in part due to your generous donations.

• We need to continue to be there for the NHS as it deals with future pandemic peaks.

• And we need to help address the wider health impacts from the pandemic, helping to tackle a rise in mental health problems in the community and the huge backlog in people needing treatment, an inevitable legacy from a health service that has needed to focus on beating Covid-19 over the last two years.

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Together we can help the NHS go further, providing the extra support that makes all the difference.

MAKING A DIFFERENCE TOGETHER

• The network of NHS charities can care for the NHS staff who care for us with practical and emotional support, through counselling, helplines and a place to rest during a busy shift.

• We can also help care for patients through innovative ideas and projects that prevent ill health, enable them to wait well, have the best possible hospital experience and get home as quickly as possible after treatment.

Together we can help the NHS go further, providing the extra support that makes all the difference.

96% of staff believe pressures on the NHS will continue for years

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OUR FUTURE STRATEGY

During 2022 we will be taking forward each of our five strategic objectives.

PREVENTING ILL HEALTH AND LONG-TERM CONDITIONS

EMPOWERING THE NHS CHARITY SECTOR

We will be continuing to award community grants helping to tackle ill health and longterm conditions for patients, families and communities. Our priority this year is to evaluate the UK wide stage 2 community partnership grants to understand where we are achieving greatest impact for patients, families and communities. This will help inform our ongoing strategy and how best we can maximise our impact in tackling health inequalities in future, working with the member NHS charities and wider charity networks in each area.

We will be delivering our member training and support strategy and continuing to consult closely with member NHS charities to expand our member offer and reach our collective fundraising goals that help the NHS go further. This will include our inaugural member conference in 2022 as well as launching a development grant to support member charities, additional mentoring support and creating our member charter.

SUPPORTING STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS

RAISING AWARENESS AND FUNDRAISING

A large focus of our work will be as a champion of support for staff and volunteers within the NHS, through both grant funding and leading advocacy campaigns. We will be evaluating the grants we have already funded and gathering data to understand where can have most impact in future. We will also be continuing to invest in training and equipment for volunteers, rest spaces and mental health support for the workforce, as well as raising awareness of the ongoing sacrifices of the health and care workforce through campaigns and events.

We will continue to raise awareness of what NHS charities do and the important needs we are meeting to help the NHS go further, building engagement with our collective brand and fundraising through campaigns, mass participation events and partnerships with corporates and supporters.

BUILDING OUR ORGANISATION

Having undergone an incredible transformation over the last two years, we will be continuing to develop as an organisation, ensuring we continue to strengthen our governance, systems and processes so that we can have the most impact for the NHS and be a great place to work for our team.

See page 13 for the full list of our strategic objectives.

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A large focus of our work will be as a champion of support for staff and volunteers within the NHS, through both grant funding and leading advocacy campaigns.

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ALL BECAUSE OF YOU

The support of incredible donors, supporters and partners is the reason we’ve been able to help the NHS go further this year. Generous donations have made all the difference to the health and wellbeing of people working day and night for the NHS and everyone they have cared for. Thank you.

We are so grateful for the donations from everyone who has raised vital funds this year – from walking and running, to cycling and skipping, gaming and head-shaving – there’s been no limit to the determination and creativity!

Huge thanks to everyone who donated to our ‘Be There for Them’ appeal to support the mental health and wellbeing of the NHS workforce across the UK. You helped provide counselling, helplines and wellbeing rooms where staff could take a desperately needed break.

More than 5,000 people signed up to host a tea party – either virtually or in person – to celebrate the NHS’s 73rd birthday and support our health service. We would like to thank our partners who helped make the NHS Big Tea the biggest ever: in particular, Morrisons, our headline sponsor, and their community champions who fundraised in store; Alpro, who match-funded all text donations; Arla, who donated 5p from every bottle sold in Morrisons; and Flowercard who gifted £5 from every teacup arrangement sold. And a special mention

to our Joint Royal Patron HRH The Duke of Cambridge, who hosted an exclusive royal NHS Big Tea for NHS staff at Buckingham Palace.

Our appreciation to those of you who were inspired to donate by our two outdoor art installations – Standing with Giants by artist Dan Barton, consisting of 300 hand-painted, life-size frontline workers as a tribute to the NHS staff who lost their lives in the fight against Covid-19; and Gratitude, a public art installation delivered by Wild in Art, featuring 51 human sculptures to pay tribute to the courage and dedication of NHS staff and key workers during the pandemic. We are so grateful to the artists who lent us their talents, the businesses who sponsored a sculpture, and the people who bid in the auction to give a sculpture a home.

Massive thanks to all of you who took part in the 3,000 Skips challenge in October, raising an incredible £92,000. We even saw group challenges like Simply Gym Cardiff Bay, who asked gym-goers to collectively skip 100,000 jumps for the NHS!

£92,000 Raised from the 3,000 skips challenge in October

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5,000 people signed up to host a tea party to celebrate the NHS’s 73rd birthday

We are so grateful to the contribution of our supporters who made a regular donation month after month. Knowing we have funding we can rely on to care for the NHS at this crucial time makes a huge difference.

Sincere thanks to former doctor Adam Kay for kindly donating the profits from his book Dear NHS: 100 Stories to say thank you and to all those who contributed and told their personal stories.

And our heartfelt gratitude to everyone at our corporate partners, including: De Vere Hotels for their continuing support and for donating 10% from every booking made directly with one of their hotels; TMB Art Metal, for creating such beautiful Thank You Pins designed around the hands of six members of NHS staff; Amazon UK Services Ltd for their tremendous ongoing support of NHS Charities Together and member charities across the country; Arriva UK Bus, for raising over £260,000 from their exact fare scheme and Stagecoach for donating over £150,000 by saving excess change during lockdown.

We were overwhelmed by the generous support we received from our retail partners and their customers who raised funds in so many ways, including: thortful who donated money from selling their cards and Mother’s Day rainbow bouquet and through their ‘Thank You’ promotion; M&S for adding NHS Charities Together to their Sparks programme; Holland and Barrett who gave their customers the option to make a top-up 50p donation online or in store; Tesco, for selling a range of products that included a T-shirt and mugs, raising over

Writer and comedian Adam Kay kindly donated proceeds from his book ‘Dear NHS: 100 Stories’

£200,000; Kurt Geiger who featured NHS Heroes in their People Empowered campaign, with 100% of profits donated from their blue heart shoes and bag; GlaxoSmithKline for their support through their Winter Health campaign; and David Austin Roses for raising £30,000 from their rose release for 2021 – ‘Nye Bevan’, named after the founder of the NHS.

Photo credit: Charlie Clift

We would like to send our appreciation to all the businesses who kindly supported us during the festive season, in particular our friends at Starbucks who raised funds from the sale of their colour-changing cups and provided free coffee to NHS workers. And not forgetting John Lewis and Partners for their continued support and for adding some festive cheer by selling their Christmas products in aid of NHS Charities Together.

And, finally, a special shout out to the member charities we partnered with this year, based in hospitals, ambulance trusts, mental health trusts, community health trusts and health boards across the UK. Your compassion and hard work in 2021 changed the lives of NHS staff and volunteers on the frontline and the patients they cared for when they most needed support. We are so proud to work with you and contribute to your incredible achievements. We couldn’t do it without you.

THANK YOU!

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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT

GOVERNING DOCUMENT

The Charity is a company limited by guarantee, incorporated in England and Wales on 20 November 2019 (registered number 12325259), and registered as a charity with the Charity Commission for England & Wales on 25 November 2019 (registered charity number 1186569). From 25 January 2021 the Charity has also been registered with the Scottish Charity Regulator (Scottish Charity number SC050716).

The Charity is governed by its Articles of Association which define the objects and powers of the Company.

The Charity has a wholly owned subsidiary, ANC Trading Limited (registered in England and Wales number 12608754), which generates commercial income from the Charity’s brand. The financial results of ANC Trading Ltd have been consolidated with those of the Charity and are shown separately in note 15.

FUNDRAISING

During the Covid-19 appeal we were fortunate to receive fundraising support from all quarters – individuals, companies, professional fundraisers. Where appropriate we entered into formal legal agreements to regulate fundraising on our behalf by others and to ensure they complied with the Fundraising Regulator’s Code of Practice. In particular we required our supporters to protect vulnerable people and other members of the public from any unreasonable intrusion into their privacy or any undue pressure to donate.

We are registered with the Fundraising Regulator and have committed to follow the Code of Fundraising Practice and the Fundraising Promise. During the year we received no complaints about our fundraising.

OBJECTS

The Objects of the Charity are, for the public benefit:

• a. the advancement of health, and, in particular but without limitation, the promotion of the effective working of NHS Charities;

• b. the advancement and promotion of knowledge and education in relation to NHS Charities and their purposes, including by engaging in and supporting research (and the dissemination of the useful results); and

• c. the furtherance by any other means of the charitable purposes of all or any NHS Charities generally.

ACTIVITIES FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT

Grant making

The Charity raises funds which it grants to Member Charities to support NHS patients, NHS staff, and the health of the communities in which Members work. Examples of support given during 2021 appear elsewhere in this Annual Report.

Trustees are supported in their grant awarding by NHS Charity Member Peer Reviewers and also the Grants Advisory & Review Panel (GAARP).

This independent group provides:

• subject matter expertise in the governance and administration of best practice grant schemes

• expert and external grant decision-making recommendations

• specific expertise around evidence-based needs, trends and structures to support the delivery of the vision and mission of NHS Charities Together and meet the needs of our Members and their associated NHS Trusts through appropriate grant making

• independent thinking, challenge and assurance in the grant making of NHS Charities Together

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Trustees wish to record their thanks to the GAARP members for their considerable contribution to the Community Partnership Grants programme.

Member services and support

The Charity provides a range of services aimed at helping Member Charities operate most effectively and to the highest standards.

Membership gives access to:

• conferences and events

• lobbying/representation

• networking and support

• news and information

• nationwide campaigns

During 2021 face-to-face member events were still not possible. However, online and digital support continued, including regular news bulletins, webinar events, and our a new digital community for Members.

Public benefit

The Trustees confirm that they have complied with their duty under the Charities Act 2011 to have due regard to the public benefit guidance published by the Charity Commission in determining the activities undertaken by the Charity.

Between them, our Member Charities hold more than £3 billion in assets and generate an annual income of more than £500 million. These charities play a significant role in supporting the NHS, and the additional funds they produce greatly enhance the services and facilities provided by their associated NHS organisations for the benefit of the public.

By sharing information, ideas and best practice the Charity helps its Member Charities with the management of their charitable assets, the maximising of fundraising opportunities, and effective grant making.

The Charity’s grants programmes lead to an enhancement in healthcare for NHS patients from all walks of life, regardless of their background or personal circumstances.

TRUSTEES

The Trustees, who are also directors under company law, who have served during the year are set out on page 61. Up to 12 Trustees are elected by Members and a further three Trustees can be coopted by the other Trustees. A majority of Trustees is required to be senior officers, senior employees or trustees of a Member, or members

of the board or senior officers or senior employees of the corporate trustee of a Member. They must each come from a separate Member (but they are not representatives of that Member).

A Nominations Committee of the Trustees reviews the composition (including the skills, knowledge and experience) of the Board, and considers succession planning. Following an open recruitment process, Trustees are recommended to Members for election.

When recruiting new Trustees, the Charity aims to attract a diverse range of candidates who have the skills it needs. We value the benefits of having members with different backgrounds, expertise and experience. Ultimately, though, Trustee appointments are based on merit in the context of ensuring that we have an appropriate balance of skills and experience. A Trustee’s term of office is three years, with a normal maximum for any Trustee of three terms.

All new Trustees undertake an induction programme, which includes an overview of the Charity’s strategy, aims and objectives. The role and duties of the Trustees, company and charity law and governance, and financial and risk management are also covered. Trustees meet with the Chief Executive, members of the Senior Leadership Team and other relevant parties. Additional training is arranged as required for individual Trustees or for the Board as a whole.

Trustees are volunteers and receive no remuneration or benefits from the Charity. Out-of-pocket expenses may be claimed, and Trustee Indemnity Insurance is purchased. Details are set out in note 14 to the accounts.

MANAGEMENT

The Board of Trustees is ultimately responsible for the overall control and strategic direction of the Charity and for the protection of its assets. Day-to-day management is delegated to the Chief Executive, Ellie Orton, and the Executive Directors who comprise the Senior Leadership Team.

Members of the Senior Leadership Team at the date of this Report or who served during the year are shown on page 61. Remuneration of the Chief Executive and the Senior Leadership Team is set by the Trustees’ Remuneration Committee and is informed by market rates.

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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

RISK

Identifying and managing the possible and probable risks that the Charity may face is a key part of effective governance and the Trustees acknowledge their responsibility for the identification, assessment and management of risk. Specifically, the Trustee Board determines the risk appetite and sets the culture of risk management within the Charity and monitors the management of important risks facing the Charity.

The Charity has an Audit & Risk Committee with delegated authority from the Trustees to maintain the risk register and report to them on internal controls and alert them to any emerging issues. It ensures that risks are appropriately owned and that risk owners are actively managing their risks with the appropriate controls in place and working effectively.

The Chief Executive and Senior Leadership Team are responsible for the identification and assessment of major risks. They ensure that controls are implemented and provide regular reports to the Board and Committees on the status of risks and their controls. They are responsible for encouraging good risk management practices and a positive attitude towards the control of risk among all staff.

Staff of the Charity are responsible for controlling risk when carrying out their duties, for following policies and procedures set by the Trustee Board designed to mitigate risk, and for identifying new and emerging risks to the Charity.

Risks that have been identified are recorded on a Risk Register along with an assessment of their severity and a record of controls and mitigating actions.

The most significant risks facing the Charity result from the rapid growth in income, members and staff. There is also the risk that the Charity may not achieve a diverse and sustainable income sufficient to address its needs.

In response to these risks, the Charity has continued to invest in staff and systems during 2021 and into 2022 and it continues to explore new funding opportunities and partnerships.

Work is taking place during 2022 to evaluate the grants awarded in 2020 and 2021 and to provide the evidence of future need and how best to address it.

RESERVES

Funds totalling £66.4 million (2020: £105.9 million) are either designated or restricted for the Covid-19 appeal. Within that figure Trustees have allocated £36.2 million to existing grant programmes.

A designated fund representing 10% (£15.4 million) of the net Covid appeal proceeds is held to support delivery of the grants programme and to invest in the Charity and its Membership over a three to four year period.

As at 31 December 2021, the Charity had unrestricted reserves of £4.6 million (2020: £908,000). This is sufficient to cover the budgeted annual expenditure of the charity and is in line with the Trustees’ Reserves Policy to have sufficient free reserves to cover at least 12 months’ running costs.

TRUSTEE DUTIES

Section 172 of the Companies Act 2006 requires the Trustees to act in the way they consider, in good faith, would be most likely to promote the success of the Charity to achieve its charitable purposes. The Act states that in doing so, the directors should have regard, amongst other matters, to:

The likely consequence of any decision in the long term Our current strategy was developed to enhance the role of charitable giving in the NHS over the long term. All decisions have been taken with this in mind and we have been reviewing our future strategy in the light of the phenomenal success of our Covid-19 appeal.

The interests of the Charity’s employees

Our employees are vital to the Charity’s success. We are a small but growing team, and we have been working hard to ensure staff are supported in their roles, as we aim towards our goal of being the best place to work.

The need to foster the Charity’s business relationships with suppliers, customers and others

We have a small number of suppliers and work to ensure good relationships with them, while also reviewing arrangements to ensure that the combination of cost and service delivers best value. We work with our Members to ensure the services we provide meet their needs and are of a high quality. We collect formal and informal feedback after all our events so that we can learn and improve how we do things.

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The impact of the Charity’s operations on the community and the environment

Our charitable work aims to benefit the community and we plan our grant making with community benefit in mind.

The desirability of the Charity maintaining a reputation for high standards of business conduct

Our reputation and public trust in NHS Charities Together is fundamental to our future success. Our organisational values and behaviours are at the heart of our planning and decision making.

The need to act fairly between members of the Charity

We aim to be a fully inclusive organisation that is relevant and accessible for all NHS Charities. Our services and grant making are designed to ensure all Members are able to benefit, regardless of their size or structure.

STATEMENT OF TRUSTEE RESPONSIBILITIES

Trustees are responsible for preparing the Trustees’ Annual Report and Financial Statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice). Company law requires the Trustees to prepare accounts for each financial year that give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the Charitable Company and the Group, and of the incoming resources and application of resources, including the income and expenditure of the Charitable Group for that period.

In preparing these financial statements, the Trustees

are required to:

• select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently

• observe the methods and principles in the Charities Statement of Recommended Practice.

The Trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records that can disclose with reasonable accuracy the financial position of the Charitable Company at any time and provide financial statements which comply with the Companies Act 2006, Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 and the Charities Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006 (as amended).

They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the Charitable Company and the Group, and taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

So far as the Trustees are aware:

• there is no relevant audit information of which the Charitable Company’s auditors are unaware.

• the Trustees have taken all the steps that they ought to have taken to make themselves aware of any relevant audit information, and to establish that the auditors are aware of that information.

The Trustees are responsible for the maintenance and integrity of the corporate and financial information included on the Charitable Company’s website. Legislation in the United Kingdom governing the preparation and dissemination of financial statements may differ from legislation in other jurisdictions.

The Trustees confirm that they have complied with their duty under the Charities Act 2011 to have due regard to the public benefit guidance published by the Charity Commission in determining the activities undertaken by the Charity.

The Trustees approve and present this Annual Report (including the Strategic Report) and the Consolidated Financial Statements.

• make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent.

• state whether applicable UK Accounting Standards have been followed, subject to any material departures being disclosed and explained in the financial statements.

• prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume the Charitable Company will continue in business.

IAN LUSH

Chair

24/08/2022

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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT

Independent auditor’s report to the members of The Association of NHS Charities

Opinion

We have audited the financial statements of The Association of NHS Charities (the ‘parent charity’) and its subsidiary (the ‘group’) for the period ended 31st December 2021 which comprise the Group Statement of Financial Activities, the Group and Parent Charity Balance Sheets, the Group Statement of Cash Flows and notes to the financial statements, including a summary of significant accounting policies. The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards, including FRS 102 “The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland” (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

In our opinion the financial statements:

• give a true and fair view of the state of the group’s and of the parent charity’s affairs as at 31st December 2021 and of the group’s income and expenditure for the period then ended;

• have been properly prepared in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice; and

• have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 and the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005, regulations 6 and 8 of the Charities Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006 (as amended).

Basis for opinion

We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK) (ISAs (UK)) and applicable law. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditor’s responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements section of our report.

We are independent of the group and the parent charity in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements in the UK, including the FRC’s Ethical Standard, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.

Conclusions relating to going concern

In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the trustees’ use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.

Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the group’s and the parent charity’s ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.

Our responsibilities and the responsibilities of the trustees with respect to going concern are described in the relevant sections of this report.

Other information

The other information comprises the information included in the Annual Report, other than the financial statements and our auditor’s report thereon. The trustees are responsible for the other information contained within the annual report. Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and, except to the extent otherwise explicitly stated in our report, we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon.

In connection with our audit of the financial statements, our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements

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or our knowledge obtained in the course of the audit, or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If we identify such material inconsistencies or apparent material misstatements, we are required to determine whether there is a material misstatement in the financial statements or a material misstatement of the other information. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact.

We have nothing to report in this regard.

Opinions on other matters prescribed by the Companies Act 2006 and the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005, regulations 6 and 8 of the Charities Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006 (as amended).

In our opinion, based on the work undertaken in the course of the audit:

• the information given in the Strategic Report and the Trustees’ Report for the financial period for which the financial statements are prepared is consistent with the financial statements; and

• the Strategic Report and the Trustees’ Report have been prepared in accordance with applicable legal requirements.

Matters on which we are required to report by exception

In light of the knowledge and understanding of the group and the parent charity and their environment obtained in the course of the audit, we have not identified material misstatements in the Strategic Report or the Trustees’ Report.

We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters in relation to which the Companies Act 2006 and the Charities Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006 requires us to report to you if, in our opinion:

• adequate accounting records have not been kept by the parent charity, or returns adequate for our audit have not been received from branches not visited by us; or

• the parent charity’s financial statements are not in agreement with the accounting records and returns; or

• certain disclosures of trustees’ remuneration specified by law are not made; or

• we have not received all the information and explanations we require for our audit.

Responsibilities of Trustees

As explained more fully in the Trustees’ Responsibilities Statement set out on page 43, the trustees are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements and for being satisfied that they give a true and fair view, and for such internal control as the trustees determine is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

In preparing the financial statements, the trustees are responsible for assessing the group’s and the parent charity’s ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the trustees either intend to liquidate the group or the parent charity or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so.

Auditor’s responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements

We have been appointed as auditor under Section 44(1) (C) of the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 and under the Companies Act 2006 and report in accordance with regulations made under those Acts.

Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor’s report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with ISAs (UK) will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of the financial statements.

Irregularities, including fraud, are instances of noncompliance with laws and regulations. We design procedures in line with our responsibilities, outlined above, to detect material misstatements in respect of irregularities, including fraud. Based on our understanding of the group and the parent charity, and its industry, we identified that the principal risks of non-compliance with laws and regulations related to UK tax legislation, employment regulation, and fraud, and we considered the extent to which non-compliance might have a material effect on the financial statements.

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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

We also considered those laws and regulations that have a direct impact on the preparation of the financial statements, such as the Companies Act 2006 and the Charities Act 2011.

We evaluated the trustees’ and management’s incentives and opportunities for fraudulent manipulation of the financial statements (including the risk of override of controls) and determined that the principal risks were related to posting manual journal entries to manipulate financial performance, inappropriately shifting the timing and basis of income recognition, management bias through judgements and assumptions in significant accounting estimates, in particular in relation to fund accounting, and significant one-off or unusual transactions.

Our audit procedures were designed to respond to those identified risks, including non-compliance with laws and regulations (irregularities) and fraud that are material to the financial statements. Our audit procedures included but were not limited to:

• discussing with the trustees and management their policies and procedures regarding compliance with laws and regulations;

• communicating identified laws and regulations throughout our engagement team and remaining alert to any indications of noncompliance throughout our audit; and

• considering the risk of acts by the group and the parent charity which were contrary to applicable laws and regulations, including fraud.

There are inherent limitations in the audit procedures described above and the primary responsibility for the prevention and detection of irregularities including fraud rests with management.

As with any audit, there remained a risk of non-detection of irregularities, as these may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations or the override of internal controls.

A further description of our responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements is located on the Financial Reporting Council’s website at www.frc.org.uk/ auditorsresponsibilities. This description forms part of our auditor’s report.

Use of the audit report

This report is made solely to the charity’s members as a body in accordance with Chapter 3 of Part 16 of the Companies Act 2006, and section 44(1)(c) of the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005, regulation 10 of the Charities Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006 (as amended) and with Part 4 of the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the charity’s members those matters we are required to state to them in an auditor’s report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the charity and the charity’s members as a body for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed.

Our audit procedures in relation to fraud included but were not limited to:

• making enquiries of the trustees and management on whether they had knowledge of any actual, suspected or alleged fraud;

• gaining an understanding of the internal controls established to mitigate risks related to fraud;

• discussing amongst the engagement team the risks of fraud; and

• addressing the risks of fraud through management override of controls by performing journal entry testing.

IAN HOLDER

(Senior Statutory Auditor) for and on behalf of

Mazars LLP

Chartered Accountants and Statutory Auditor First Floor, Two Chamberlain Square, Birmingham, B3 3AX

24/08/2022

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES

Income and expenditure account

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Total
Group Total Group
Unrestricted Restricted 2021 2020
Note £000 £000 £000 £000
Income
General donations - - 23
Membership subscriptions 360 360 412
Sponsorship and grants 15 15 189
Event income 4 4 5
Fundraising activity 2 11,440 11,440 157,467
Bank interest 79 79 112
Transfer from ANHSC - 146
Total income 11,898 - 11,898 158,354
Expenditure
Cost of generating funds 3 1,595 1,595 3,125
Charitable expenditure
Membership services 4 1,547 1,547 514
Grants to members and cost of making grants 7 41,175 3,334 44,509 47,890
Total expenditure 44,317 3,334 47,651 51,529
Net income/(expenditure) for the period (32,419) (3,334) (35,753) 106,825
Fund balances brought forward 102,825 4,000 106,825 -
Fund balances at 31 December 2021 70,406 666 71,072 106,825
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The statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses in the year. All income and expenditure derive from continuing activities.

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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

BALANCE SHEETS

Company number 12325259 (Charity)

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Note 31/12/2021 31/12/2021 31/12/2020 31/12/2020
Charity Group Charity Group
£000 £000 £000 £000
Fixed assets:
Tangible assets 9 58 58 44 44
Current assets:
Receivables 10 742 810 12,542 13,073
Short term investments and deposits 11 83,243 83,243 91,819 91,819
Cash at bank and in hand 2,254 2,302 2,071 2,080
Total current assets 86,239 86,355 106,432 106,972
Liabilities
Amounts falling due within 1 year 12 13,181 13,151 184 191
Net current assets 73,058 73,204 106,248 106,781
Amounts falling due after 1 year 12 2,190 2,190 - -
Net assets 14 70,926 71,072 106,292 106,825
The funds of the charity
Unrestricted funds 4,497 4,643 375 908
Designated funds 65,763 65,763 101,917 101,917
Restricted funds 666 666 4,000 4,000
70,926 71,072 106,292 106,825
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Approved and authorised for issue by the Board and signed on its behalf

IAN LUSH

Chair

24/08/2022

The notes on pages 50 to 61 form part of these financial statements.

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CONSOLIDATED CASH FLOW STATEMENT

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Total funds Total funds
2021 2020
£000 £000
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities Table A (8,376) 93,845
Cash flows from investing activities:
Dividends and interest 79 112
Proceeds from the sale of investments 0 0
Purchase of investments 0 0
Investment in property and equipment (57) (58)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities 22 54
Change in cash and cash equivalents in the reporting period (8,354) 93,899
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the reporting period 93,899 0
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of reporting period Table B 85,545 93,899
Table A: Reconciliation of net income/(expenditure)
to net cash flow from operating activities
Net movement in funds for the period (35,753) 106,825
Adjustments for:
Depreciation charges 43 14
Dividends, interest and rents from investments (79) (112)
Decrease/(Increase) in debtors 12,263 (13,073)
Increase in creditors 15,150 191
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities (8,376) 93,845
Table B: Analysis of cash and cash equivalents
Cash at bank and in hand 85,545 93,899
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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of preparation

The financial statements are prepared under the historical cost convention, and in accordance with applicable accounting standards in the United Kingdom, the Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP) ‘Accounting and Reporting by Charities’ and Financial Reporting Standard (FRS) 102, together with the reporting requirements of the Companies Act 2006, the Charities Act 2011, the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 and the Charities Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006.

These financial statements consolidate the results of the Charitable Company and its wholly owned subsidiary company ANC Trading Limited (company registration number 12608754). Uniform accounting policies are adopted across the Group and inter-company transactions are eliminated on consolidation. The operating results for the subsidiary are provided in note 15.

A separate Statement of Financial Activities for the Charity itself is not presented as allowed by Section 408 of the Companies Act 2006 and paragraph 5.1 of the SORP 2015. The income of the parent Charity was £11.7 million (2020: £157.8 million) and the expenditure was £47.6 million (2020: £51.5 million). The net deficit of the Charity was £35.9 million (2020: surplus of £106.3 million). The Charity has taken advantage of the exemption from preparing a Cash Flow Statement under FRS 102 Section 1.12(b). The cash flows of the Charity are included in the Consolidated Cash Flow Statement.

Critical accounting estimates and judgements

There are no material judgements or estimates applied in the preparation of these accounts.

Going concern

The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis.

The organisation holds liquid funds sufficient to support its cash flow requirements over the foreseeable future under all scenarios. Therefore the Trustees consider there are no material uncertainties about the Charity’s ability to continue as a going concern.

Taxation

As a registered charity, the Charity benefits from business rates relief and is exempt from corporation tax on its charitable activities but not from VAT. Irrecoverable VAT is included in the cost of those items to which it relates. The subsidiary undertaking does not pay direct tax because its policy is to Gift Aid taxable profits to the Charity.

Income

Legacy income

Pecuniary legacies are recognised as receivable once probate has been granted and notification has been received. Residuary legacies are recognised as receivable once probate has been granted, notification has been received and where they can be valued. Residuary legacies with a life interest are only valued where legal title has passed to the Charity.

The Charity meets the definition of a public benefit entity under FRS 102. Assets and liabilities are initially recognised at historical cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant accounting policy note(s).

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Donation income

General donations, donations from fundraising events, corporate and philanthropy income, and direct marketing income are recognised in full in the Statement of Financial Activities when entitled, receipt is probable, and when the amount can be quantified with reasonable accuracy. Income received in advance is deferred where appropriate. Gift Aid receivable is included when claimable. No account is taken of monies or other assets in the hands of volunteer fundraisers until such monies are banked or other assets are received. Donated services and facilities are valued and included as income and expenditure, at the price the Charity estimates it would have paid in the open market for an equivalent service or facility that it would have purchased. A valuation of volunteer time and gratuitous gifts given to the Charity is not included in these financial statements.

Grant income

Grant income is credited to the Statement of Financial Activities when received or receivable, whichever is earlier, unless the grant relates to a specific future period, in which case it is deferred.

Membership subscriptions

Membership subscription income is recognised in the year to which it relates.

Allocation of expenditure

Resources expended are allocated to the particular activity to which the cost relates. Where expenditure contributes to more than one area of activity, the costs are allocated to each of the activities based on estimated staff time.

Governance costs

Governance costs are the costs associated with constitutional and statutory requirements and with the strategic management of the Charity’s activities.

Redundancy and termination payments

Redundancy and termination payments are recognised when there is a demonstrable commitment on an individual or group basis that cannot be realistically withdrawn.

Tangible assets

Tangible assets are stated at cost, net of cumulative depreciation and provision for impairment. Depreciation is charged in equal instalments over the life of each tangible asset at the following rates:

• furniture and equipment — 25%

Income from trading activities

Income from trading activities is credited to the Statement of Financial Activities when received or receivable, whichever is earlier, unless it relates to a specific future period, in which case it is deferred. Income received in respect of raffles and lotteries is recognised when the draw is made. Income received in advance for future raffle and lottery draws is deferred until the draw takes place.

Investment income

Income from investments is recognised when received or receivable, whichever is earlier.

Expenditure

Resources expended are recognised on an accruals basis in the period in which they are incurred. Expenditure on raising income includes the costs incurred in raising legacy income, donation income, grant income, and income from trading activities, including apportioned support costs. Expenditure on charitable activities comprises the costs incurred on charitable activities, including apportioned support costs.

• computer equipment and software — 25%

• leasehold property and leasehold property improvements — over the life of the lease

Items of equipment, motor vehicles and property are capitalised where the purchase price exceeds £1,000. Leasehold improvements are capitalised where the cost exceeds £10,000. Depreciation costs are allocated to activities on the basis of the use of the related assets in those activities. An impairment review is performed whenever the charity becomes aware that a significant event has occurred. Impairments are recorded in the SOFA as expenditure.

Investments

Listed investments are included on the Balance Sheet at fair value, which is their closing bid price on the current or previous trading day. Unlisted investments are included on the Balance Sheet at their fair value. For unlisted funds, this is based on the Charity’s share of the net asset value of the investments using the latest available performance data. Investments in subsidiaries are recorded at cost in the Charity’s Balance Sheet.

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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Realised gains and losses on disposals in the year and unrealised gains and losses on investments at the Balance Sheet date are included in the statement of financial activities for the relevant underlying funds. All investment income is treated as unrestricted.

Current asset investments have a maturity date or expected disposal date of less than one year and are not held for long-term investment purposes.

Programme-related social investments

Programme-related social investments are investments made in order to directly further the charitable purposes of the Charity.

Any financial return obtained is not the primary reason for making the investment. Programme-related social investments are held at cost, adjusted for impairment losses. Impairments in the value of programme-related investments are charged to charitable expenditure. Gains in the value of programme-related investments are credited to investment income.

Where the Charity has a significant interest in a programme related investment, it will be treated as either a joint venture or an associate, dependent on the level of control exerted by the Charity. Joint ventures and associates are included at cost, subsequently adjusted for the Charity’s share in the associate’s net assets under the equity method in the consolidated financial statements. The annual movement in the value of programme-related investments is shown as a separate category in the investments note.

Cash and cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents includes cash in hand, deposits with banks, and funds that are readily convertible into cash at, or close to, their carrying values, but not held for investment purposes.

Financial instruments

The Charity has applied the provisions of FRS 102, Section 11, ‘Basic Financial Instruments’ and Section 12, ‘Other Financial Instruments Issues’. Financial assets and liabilities are recognised when the Charity becomes a party to the contractual provisions of the instrument. The Charity initially recognises a financial asset or a financial liability at transaction price – for debtors and other creditors this is the settlement amount. Grant commitments over one year are discounted to reflect present value.

Stocks and property awaiting sale

Goods purchased for resale are valued at the lower of cost and net realisable value. Gifted properties awaiting sale are valued at their fair value, which is their expected sale price, less costs of sale. Properties awaiting sale are valued by an independent valuer who holds a relevant professional qualification and has relevant experience of both the class and location of the asset.

Debtors and creditors

Trade debtors and other receivables are recognised at their transaction price less any allowance for doubtful debts. Liabilities are recognised when, as a result of past events, there is a probable future outflow of resources and the amount can be estimated reliably. Trade creditors and other payables are included at their nominal value.

Grant commitments

Grants are made to organisations in furtherance of the Charity’s grants policies. The full value of a charitable grant is recognised in the year in which the commitment is made and shown as a long or short-term creditor as appropriate. The discount applied to grant commitments not yet paid falling due after more than one year to adjust the valuation to its present value is the current base rate. Commitments are recognised on the date the Charity formally notifies the recipient of the award.

Provisions

Provisions are recognised when the Charity has a present legal or constructive obligation as a result of a past event, it is probable that an outflow of resources will be required to settle the obligation, and the amount can be reliably estimated.

Leases

Expenditure on operating leases is charged in the statement of financial activities as incurred.

Fund accounting

Restricted, designated and general funds are separately disclosed. The different funds held are defined as follows:

Restricted funds

These are subject to specific restrictions imposed by the donor or by the nature of the appeal.

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Designated funds

These are set aside at the discretion of the Trustees for specific purposes. They would otherwise form part of the general funds.

General funds

These are available to spend at the discretion of the Trustees in furtherance of the charitable objectives of the Charity.

Any transfers between funds and any allocations to and from designated funds are approved by Trustees. The cost of raising and administering such funds are charged against the specific funds.

Pensions

The Charity contributes to defined contribution pension schemes for its employees. Contributions to the schemes are charged to the statement of financial activities in the year in which they become payable.

2. FUNDRAISING ACTIVITY

		2021 £000	2020 £000
	Covid-19 Urgent Appeal	5,022	156,914
	Other fundraising	6,264	0
	Donated merchandise	1	4
	ANC Trading Ltd income	153	549
	Total	11,440	157,467

3. COST OF GENERATING FUNDS

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2021
£ 2021 2020
Support costs £ £
Seconded, agency and professional staff 527,933 527,933 653,938
Online donation fees 85,826 85,826 1,899,478
Fundraising expenses 20,632 20,632 114,390
Advertising and marketing 818,810 818,810 366,708
Fundraising IT costs 25,952 25,952 13,820
Operational cost allocation 107,796 107,796 30,441
ANC Trading Ltd expenditure 7,712 7,712 15,775
Total 1,594,661 1,594,661 3,094,550
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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

4. MEMBERSHIP SERVICES

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2021 2020 2020
2021 £ £ £
£ Governance Support Governance
Support Costs 2021 costs Costs 2020
costs see Note 5 £ support see Note 5 £
Staff costs 646,292 9,129 655,421 275,369 14,493 289,862
Seconded, agency and professional 343,778 343,778 37,933 37,933
Website 23,573 23,573 13,499 13,499
Recruitment expenses 63,115 63,115 38,770 38,770
Office costs 27,494 27,494 23,746 23,746
IT equipment, telephones and support 30,822 30,822 18,827 18,827
Printing, postage and stationery 14,959 14,959 5,080 5,080
Audit and banking fees 7,437 50,600 58,037 11,122 30,000 41,122
Travel and subsistence 7,832 282 8,114 4,219 427 4,646
Staff training and development 29,880 29,880 54 54
Other overheads 3,045 19,652 22,697 12,633 12,633
Special projects and membership support 251,766 251,766 50,520 50,520
Depreciation 17,692 17,692 2,675 2,675
ANC Trading Ltd set up fees - 5,000 5,000
Total 1,467,685 79,663 1,547,348 499,447 44,920 544,367
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5. GOVERNANCE COSTS

		2021 £	2020 £
	Staff costs	9,129	14,493
	Audit fee	50,600	30,000
	Trustee expenses	282	427
	Insurance	19,652	-
	Total	79,663	44,920

During 2021, £282 of expenses were paid to two Trustees (2020 £427 to two Trustees).

We estimate 5% £9,129 (2020 5% £14,493) of support staff costs relate to governance.

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6. AUDITOR’S REMUNERATION

The auditor’s remuneration of £50,600 relates to the audit fee of £26,000 plus irrecoverable VAT of £5,200 (2020 £25,000, plus £5,000 irrecoverable VAT). £19,400 of audit costs in 2021 related to the 2020 Audit and were additional to the £30,000 accrued in the previous year. A further £5,000 (2020: £5,000) was paid for the audit and preparation of statutory accounts for ANC Trading Ltd.

7. GRANTS TO MEMBERS

Grants are made to Member NHS Charities. An analysis of all grants awarded by region, is given below. The charity incurred grant making costs of £423,000 (2020: nil). A full breakdown of grants is available from the Charity and at www.nhscharitiestogether.co.uk

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2021 2020
Region: £ £
East of England 4,682,954 4,305,860
London 7,320,127 7,047,644
Midlands 8,023,207 7,201,115
National 62,500 176,100
North East England and Yorkshire 5,298,951 7,433,700
North West England 4,045,533 5,544,855
South East England 6,272,651 5,383,856
South West 3,333,342 4,686,100
Northern Ireland 589,473 806,100
Scotland 3,196,532 3,590,669
Wales 1,260,508 1,713,900
Total grants awarded 44,085,778 47,889,899
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Covid grants have been awarded in four stages:

Stage 1 – Urgent response grants (£42 million allocation; fully distributed):

Following an initial £35,000 support grant paid to all our Members, a further distribution was made based on NHS staff numbers. A final £50,000 was awarded to Members that had additional urgent needs. The full allocation has been distributed.

Stage 2 – Community partnership grants (£33 million allocation; £23.8 million awarded):

These grants are being made through Member Charities but are targeted at supporting the wider NHS and voluntary, community and social care sector in recognition of the impact of Covid-19 on the wider community.

Stage 3 – Recovery grants (£35 million allocation; £21.1 million awarded):

These grants are aimed at projects supporting the long recovery of the NHS.

Ambulance charity funding (£7 million allocated; £4.6 million awarded)

These grants are available to ambulance service charities across the UK to enable them to support areas like Community First Responder and other community focused projects that will result in measurable improvements in health outcomes for communities or services adversely affected by Covid-19.

At year end, application and approval processes were continuing for Stage 2, Stage 3 and Ambulance charity allocations. Further information on our grant programme and full details of grants paid to individual Member Charities can be found elsewhere in this report and at www.nhscharitiestogether.co.uk Annual Report

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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

8. EMPLOYEES

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Average number of employees 2021 2020
Direct charitable 27 5
2021 2020
Employment costs £ £
Wages and salaries 1,134,843 244,047
Social security costs 117,909 22,815
Pension 109,704 23,000
Contracted and seconded staff 327,234 498,000
1,689,690 787,862
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There are no contractual termination payments included in the above (2020: £6,449).

The number of employees whose total earnings in the year (excluding employer pension contributions) fell into the bands below were:

	2021 Number 2020 Number
	£80,001 - £90,000 3 0
	£90,001 - £100,000 1 1

The Chief Executive Officer was the highest paid employee in 2021 and 2020.

The Charity considers its key management personnel comprise the Trustees, the Chief Executive Officer and the Senior Leadership Team.

The total employment costs of the key management personnel were £451,023 (2020 - £188,000). Trustees received no remuneration.

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9. TANGIBLE ASSETS

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Group
Plant and machinery
£000
Cost
As 1 January 2021 58
Additions 57
As 31 December 2021 115
Depreciation
As at 1 January 2021 14
Charge to 31 December 2021 43
As at 31 December 2021 57
Net book value
As at 1 January 2021 44
As at 31 December 2021 58
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10. RECEIVABLES

	2021 Charity £000	2021 Group £000	2020 Charity £000	2020 Group £000
	Trade receivables 197	279	280	825
	Other receivables 445	431	12,240	12,226
	Prepayments 100	100	22	22
	742	810	12,542	13,073

Other receivables for the Group represent grants and donations notified but not yet received. For the Charity the loan to ANC Trading (£14,256) is included in Other receivables. All receivables were judged to be receivable within one year.

11. SHORT-TERM DEPOSITS AND BANK ACCOUNTS

	2021 Charity £000	2021 Group £000	2020 Charity £000	2020 Group £000
	Short term investments and deposits 83,243	83,243	91,819	91,819
	Current accounts 2,254	2,302	2,071	2,080
	85,497	85,545	93,890	93,899

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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

12. PAYABLES

		2021 Charity £000	2021 Group £000	2020 Charity £000	2020 Group £000
	Payables due within 1 year
	Trade payables	72	72	25	25
	Accruals	32	37	56	61
	Provision for grants awarded not yet paid	13,019	13,019	-	-
	Pension and VAT	17	23	1	3
	Intercompany	41	-	-	-
	Deferred membership income	-	-	102	102
		13,181	13,151	184	191
	Payables due after 1 year
	Provision for grants awarded not yet paid	2,190	2,190	-	-

13. COMMITMENTS

As at 31 December 2021, the Group had annual commitments under non cancellable operating leases as follows:

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2021 2020
Equipment Equipment
Hire Hire
£000 £000
Within 1 year 2 1
Between 1 and 5 years 9 4
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14. ANALYSIS OF MAIN FUNDS AND PURPOSES

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As at Income Expenditure As at
01-Jan-21 £000 £000 31-Dec-21
£000 £000
Funds (Group)
Unrestricted 908 6,876 (3,142) 4,642
Designated – Covid appeal 101,917 4,945 (41,175) 65,687
Designated – staff wellbeing - 77 - 77
Restricted 4,000 - (3,334) 666
Total funds 106,825 11,898 (47,651 ) 71,072
Funds (Charity)
Unrestricted 375 7,255 (3,134) 4,496
Designated – Covid appeal 101,917 4,945 (41,175) 65,687
Designated – staff wellbeing - 77 - 77
Restricted 4,000 - (3,334) 666
Total funds 106,292 12,277 (47,643) 70,926
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Designated funds

A designated fund has been set aside out of unrestricted funds by the Trustees representing the balance of the Covid appeal at year end.

This will continue to fund grants to help NHS Charities support NHS staff, volunteers and patients in ways above and beyond what NHS funding can ordinarily provide, from meeting immediate and urgent needs to supporting long term recovery from the impact of the crisis.

Restricted funds

The balance of £666,000 in Restricted Funds is to be applied specifically to projects supporting NHS staff mental health.

Designated and restricted funds are held as current assets.

15. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

During 2020 the Charity made a loan of £14,256 to its wholly owned subsidiary, ANC Trading Ltd. The purpose of the loan was to cover legal set up costs and to provide working capital for the company. The interest rate charged on the loan is 2% above bank base rate.No portion of the loan was repaid during the year.

The Trustees were not paid and received no other benefits from the Charity or its subsidiary in the year. Two Trustees were reimbursed £281 (2020 Two Trustees - £426) for out-of-pocket travel expenses during the year. No Trustee received payment for professional or other services supplied to the Charity.

A majority of Trustees also held a post with a Member Charity that was eligible for and received member services and grants during the year. All Member Charities were allocated grant funds on an equitable basis and no part of any grants paid to a Member Charity directly benefited any Trustee.

The Charity purchased trustee indemnity insurance (£5 million cover) as part of a broader management liability package at a cost of £16,750 (2020 £15,740).

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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

16. ANC TRADING LTD

The trading results for ANC Trading Ltd are given below:

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2021 2020
£ £
Income
Trading income 152,934 548,659
Total income 152,934 548,659
Expenditure
Professional advice - 10,481
Operating costs 2,712 294
Audit fee 5,000 5,000
Total expenditure 7,712 15,775
Profit 145,222 532,884
Balance sheet
Fixed assets - 0
Current assets 171,222 553,971
Current liabilities (25,999) (21,086)
145,223 532,885
Represented by
Ordinary shares 1 1
Profit and loss accounts 145,222 532,884
145,223 532,885
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All profits were Gift Aided to the Charity after year end.

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LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

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Charity name Association of NHS Charities Registered name
NHS Charities Together Known as/Trading name
Trustees Keith Brooks
Chris Burghes
Amerjit Chohan
Tim Diggle
Jane Ferguson
Ian Lush OBE (Chair)
Jayne Mee Appointed 22 Sept 2021
Dame Gill Morgan Appointed 22 Sept 2021
Daniel Mortimer Appointed 22 Sept 2021
Amarjit Singh Appointed 22 Sept 2021
Kiki Syrad Appointed 22 Sept 2021
Kirsty Thomson
Antony Tiernan Appointed 22 Sept 2021
Chief Executive Officer Ellie Orton OBE
Senior Leadership Team
Director of External Affairs & Communications Sarah Campion
Director of Fundraising Louise McCathie
Director of Finance & Operations Gemma Morgan Appointed 14 Dec 2021
Business Services Director Stuart Reynolds (Interim)
Director of Membership & Impact Richard Scarth Resigned 30 April 2022
Registered office and principal address Suite 68, Lake View House, Wilton Drive, Warwick CV34 6RG
Auditor Mazars LLP
First Floor, Two Chamberlain Square, Birmingham B3 3AX
Bankers The Co-operative Bank
PO Box, 250 Delf House, Southway Skelmersdale WN8 6WT
Solicitors Withers LLP
16 Old Bailey, London EC4M 7EG
Charity number 1186569 (England & Wales)
SC050716 (Scotland)
Company number 12325259
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