## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period**
## **From 01/04/2023 - Period start date To 31/03/2024 - Period end date**
## **Charity name: Bedfordshire Health Radio**
## **Charity registration number: 1187406**
## **Objectives and Activities**
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|Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|(1) the relief of loneliness, sickness, poor
health and old age amongst people living in
Bedfordshire by providing a local broadcasting
service for hospitals, residential homes and
similar institutions, and for patients receiving
community care.
(2) the advancement of health and prevention
or relief of sickness for the public benefit
through the promotion of the benefits of living a
healthy lifestyle, and the importance of
maintaining good personal mental and physical
health by (mainly, but not exclusively) the
means of broadcasting health education
messages to people living in Bedfordshire.|
|Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or
services identified in the
accounts.|Para 1.17 and
1.19|Provision of a Hospital Radio Station
broadcasting to Bedford Hospital|
|Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|**Yes**|
## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
SORP reference **We do not provide grants** Para 1.38 Policy on grant making **N/A** Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment
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|Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|**The charity is run entirely by volunteers**
**who contribute to the administration of**
**the charity and the broadcasting output**
**of the hospital radio station**|
|Other|||
## **Achievements and Performance**
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|Summary of the main
achievements of the charity,
identifying the difference the
charity’s work has made to
the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.|Para 1.20|**Bedfordshire Health Radio under the**
**broadcast face of “Hospital Radio**
**Bedford” broadcasts 24 hours a day 365**
**days a year with a mixture of live and**
**prerecorded programs.**
**Volunteers also visit wards to collect**
**requests and dedications to play out**
**during request shows.**|
**Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
|Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41|**Progress is being made on the**
**provision of listening devices to loan to**
**patients.**|
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|Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41||
|Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|**N/A**|
|Other|||
## **Financial Review**
|Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|**See statement of accounts**|
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|Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|**The charity aims to hold one years**
**running costs at the end of each**
**financial year**|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|**Variable**|
|Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|**N/A**|
|Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|**N/A**|
|Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23||
|**Additional information (optional)**
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|The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|Para 1.47|**Members Subscriptions**
**Donations**|
|Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|**N/A**|
|A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46||
|Other|||
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|The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|Para 1.47|**Members Subscriptions**
**Donations**|
|Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|**N/A**|
|A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46||
|Other|||
## **Structure, Governance and Management**
|Description of charity’s
trusts:|||
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|Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|**Constitution**|
|How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|**CIO**|
|Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees|Para 1.25|**Min 3 Max 6 Elected by members at**
**AGM**
**Max 3 Invited Trustees based on**
**expertise.**|
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|Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction
and training of trustees|Para 1.51||
|The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51|**Trustees and Committee**|
|Relationship with any
related parties|Para 1.51|**NHS Voluntary Services**|
|Other|||
## **Reference and Administrative details**
|Charity name|Bedfordshire Health Radio|
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|Other name the charity uses|Hospital Radio Bedford|
|Registered charity number|1187406|
|Charity’s principal address|Bedford Hospital (South Wing)
Kempston Road
Bedford
MK42 (DJ|
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## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**
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**year **|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
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||Ian Griffiths|Chair||Membership|
||Tom McGrath|||Membership|
||BarryTappenden|Secretary||Membership|
||Chris Jones|IT Manager||Membership|
||Geoff White|MembershipOfficer||Membership|
||Colin Mason|||Trustees|
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## – Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved
**Director name**
Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity
**Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year**
## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others**
Description of the assets N/A held in this capacity Name and objects of the N/A charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for N/A safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets
## **Additional information (optional)**
## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**
|**Type of**|**Name**|**Address**|
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|**adviser**|||
**Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)**
## **Exemptions from disclosure**
Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details
## **Other optional information**
## **Declarations**
**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.**
**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees**
|**Signature(s)**
**Full name(s)**
**Position (eg Secretary,**
**Chair, etc)**
**Date**|||
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||Christopher Jones|Geoffrey Clark|
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Trustee|Treasurer|
||31/03/2024||
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## **Bedfordshire Health Radio**
## **INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT APRIL 2023 – MARCH 2024**
|**2022-2023**
**INCOME**
**£**
£1,392.00
SUBSCRIPTIONS
£424.41
DONATIONS
£0.00
FUND RAISING
-
GRANTS/GIFT AID
£43.09
BANK INTEREST
**1,859.50**
**TOTAL INCOME**
£3,219.76
LESS EXPENDITURE
**-£1,360.26**
**EXCESS OF EXPENDITURE OVER INCOME**
**SUMMARY OF EQUIPMENT**
£10,121.89
BALANCE B/F
£153.44
CAPITAL PURCHASES
10,275.33
**£2,055.07**
LESS 20% DEPRECIATION
**£8,220.26**
**TOTAL VALUE EQUIPMENT AT 31/03/2024**
Page 1|**2023-2024**
**£**
£1,164.50
£2,458.64
£0.00
-
£107.62|
|---|---|
||**3,730.76**
£5,414.06|
||**-£1,683.30**
£8,220.26
£2,355.54|
||10,575.80
**£2,115.16**|
||**£8,460.64**|
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## **Bedfordshire Health Radio**
## **Expenditure and Bank Reconciliation 2023 - 2024**
|**2022-2023**
**EXPENDITURE**
**£**
£153.44
CAPITAL PURCHASES
£0.00
PRINTING / STATIONARY
£17.95
MISC. EXPENSES
£139.57
REPAIRS / RENEWALS
£2,836.80
LICENCES / INSURANCES
£72.00
BANK CHARGES
**£3,219.76**
**TOTAL EXPENDITURE**
**BANK RECONCILIATION 2023/4**
**£**
**£**
BANK RECEIPTS
£3,730.76
BANK PAYMENTS
OPENING C/A ACCOUNT
£15.65
CLOSING CURRENT
OPENING D/A ACCOUNT
£5,343.01
CLOSING DEPOSIT
**£9,089.42**|**2023-2024**
**£**
£2,355.54
£153.61
£327.81
£52.48
£2,464.62
£60.00|
|---|---|
||**£5,414.06**
**£**
£5,414.06
£71.79
£3,603.57|
||**£9,089.42**|
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**Bedfordshire Health Radio**
## **BALANCE SHEET AT 31 MARCH 2024**
|**2022-2023**
**£**
**GENERAL FUND**
£16,840.81
BROUGHT FORWARD
£153.44
CAPITAL PURCHASES
-£1,360.26
EXCESS OF INCOME OVER EXPENDITURE
£15,633.99
-£2,055.07
DEPRECIATION
**£13,578.92**
**TOTAL GENERAL FUND AS AT 31ST MARCH 2024**
**REPRESENTED BY**
BANK ACCOUNTS
£15.65
Current Account
£5,343.01
Deposit Account
£0.00
CASH IN HAND
£8,220.26
EQUIPMENT AT BOOK VALUE
**£13,578.92**|**2023-2024**
**£**
£13,578.92
£2,355.54
-£1,683.30|
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||£14,251.16
-£2,115.16|
||**£12,136.00**
£71.79
£3,603.57
£0.00
£8,460.64|
||**£12,136.00**|
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