Stour Health and
Wellbeing Partnership Annual Report
2025
Healthier, happier communities
Registered Charity No: 1192236
Index
Page 3 Foreword Page 4 Children, Young People and Families Page 5 Dr Sue Pritchard Memorial Challenge Page 6 Wellbeing Page 7 Volunteers Page 8 Funders and Donors Page 8 Partners Page 9 Chair of Trustees Report Page 10 Financial Statements
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Foreword
Health and Wellbeing Partnership (SHWP), taking up the post in August 2025.
partnership, hearing their stories and finding out about what the services mean to them. If you haven’t been to one of our Hubs or to an activity, I highly recommend it, there is never a dull moment and you are guaranteed a very warm welcome.
My role is to work with the team to grow the services in a sustainable way for the future. In just five years, the charity has grown to become a very highly thought of and recognised charity, not only attracting local and county funding from the likes of the League of Friends of Shipston Hospital and South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust (SWFT) but also a three year investment from the National Lottery Community Fund, not an easy task. This is down to the dedication and hard work of a trustee board, who along with the volunteers and sta� team, want to make a real di�erence to the communities that make up the Stour area. I have worked in the charity sector for three decades and the Stour area is so lucky to have the trustees, volunteers and sta� team that make up SHWP.
We have spent some time working on our strategy for the next 3 to 5 years and thank the community for their feedback to help shape this.
The aim of the charity is to provide meaningful support, services and activities; directly and in partnerships, to make a real di�erence to the health and wellbeing of everyone in the Stour area. We know that prevention is better than cure and we want to do what we can to prevent people from becoming physically and mentally unwell and socially and rurally isolated.
The Stour area can be seen as a�luent, but beneath the beauty there lies many problems, rurality and the additional financial costs and inequalities this presents, as well as an ageing population and pockets of disadvantage that need to be redressed. Working in partnership with other organisations SHWP have achieved much to be proud of, but there is still a lot more to do.
This is not an easy job; we don’t have a magic wand but we do know that there are small di�erences that we can make together that can help to give people a better quality of life. We know from the feedback we have received from our beneficiaries that the friendships, physical activity and support they have received have been lifesaving for some.
You will see how much work has been achieved in the next few pages and I hope that you will be as impressed as I am.
So, personally a thank you to everyone who has made me so welcome and thank you to the volunteers, Rowena and the trustees for making my move to SHWP so easy and enjoyable. Most importantly though, a huge thank you to everyone in the community who has supported and helped the partnership to make such a di�erence but mostly thank you to SHWP’s volunteers without whom this wouldn’t be possible.
Kirsty Holder Chief Executive
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Children, Young People and Families
The Stour Toy Library
The Toy Library continues to grow now helping over 30 families and lending 250+ toys in 2025.
Now in their permanent bases at the Ellen Badger Hospital the Toy Library are able to o�er stay and play sessions for young families. They have also been able to work with others to o�er wrap around services including Barnardo’s baby massage groups and the popular HomeStart PEEP programme.
The Toy Library volunteers have been able to refer parents for additional help and support and have helped to build confidence.
solving, creativity and communication and speech.
Learning through play is so important for children’s development.
The added bonus is the sustainability and a�ordability of the library; no-one wants more
Good toys are expensive and grown out of relatively quickly, many parents can’t a�ord these toys. There is a wide choice of toys to choose from and we now have grandparents joining the library to get toys for when they are babysitting.
The Toy Library team are now looking at ways they can support older children and those with sensory needs. They are also looking at how they can expand the service to reach those who don’t have easy access to the library.
This small volunteer team give up so much of their time so thank you to you all.
Youth Work
There have been many successful projects for young people over the last couple of years including workshops and Boxercise thanks to funding from CrimeBeat and the Warwickshire Police and Crime Commissioner.
Girls’ Self Defence Classes
We were able to run a number of girls' self defence classes – 6-week sessions in the local secondary schools along with Shipston Youth Club. Working with local personal trainers we believe it is important that girls feel safe and feel that they can protect themselves. The initial feedback also shows that the girls that took part also feel more confident .
Young Carers
We have been able to work with Carers Trust (Heart of England) to support Young Carers. Working with Shipston High School and Shipston Medical Centre, we have been able to identify carers and are planning a number of events.
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Dr Sue Pritchard Memorial Challenge – Physical Activities
Activities are provided in Shipston on Stour and the surrounding villages to help improve physical health with an emphasis on healthy ageing although sessions are open to all. Over 800 sessions were delivered in 2025!
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Indoor Curling
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Table Tennis
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Seated and Standing Tai Chi
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Pilates
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Strictly Fitsteps
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Pickleball
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Dance and Exercise classes
We also run Seated Exercise Classes and since moving to the Ellen Badger Hospital and working more closely with the physiotherapy team, we have increased to two classes.
SHWP successfully obtained funding for one of our volunteer’s to complete her training to deliver classes to support core balance which helps to prevent falls. We are thrilled that she has successfully completed her course, well done and thank you Sarah.
social interactions built some wonderful friendships.
And we know these classes work with attendees improving so much they can move from Seated Tai Chi to the Standing Tai Chi class.
Again, our thanks to the volunteers who give up their time for these sessions to take place.
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Wellbeing
Social wellbeing activities include our Community Warm Hubs and Feel Good Fridays . Thanks to our rota of friendly volunteers serving thousands of cups of tea to around 150 people get to meet others on a regular basis, improving wellbeing and helping to build friendships.
The Hub has proved so popular this now runs on Mondays as well Thursdays from 10am to 12pm.
Each Thursday Jacqui Close, Social Prescriber from Shipston Medical Centre and a MIND mental health practitioner are present and there are additional activities throughout the month: 1[st] and 2[nd] Thursdays of the month, Cooking with Wendy
3[rd] Thursday, Shipston Medical Centre frailty nurse visits.
4[th] Thursday, Shipston Home Nursing visit and provide soup and bereavement support.
and o�er support.
On Mondays AbilityNet have been there to o�er free training to boost skills with their mobile phones, laptops and tablets. This has included online safety, how to use the internet, social media, send emails, manage health online and how to bank and shop online.
Our lovely knitters have donated over 500 pieces
to the Baby Bank .
This has made a huge di�erence to so many families.
Also in 2025:
Christmas Lunch for over 50 people provided by Thomas Franks charity as well as dozens of mince pies!
Thomas Franks also provided a lunch for 65 for the VE Day commemorations .
We were able to launch the Bereavement Café in partnership with Shipston Home Nursing, R Locke and Son, SWFT and St Edmund’s Church.
Feel Good Friday Bingo nights – these popular nights have to be seen to be believed. Planning for a Repair Café to launch in 2026.
And just wait to see what we have coming in 2026!
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Volunteers
Volunteers give their time for a number of reasons.
This can be a cause close to their heart, wanting to give something to their community, or to gain skills or experience.
Whatever the reason, we welcome the time, skills and fun and laughter our volunteers bring.
We at SHWP can only do what we do because of this dedication shown by our volunteers.
In 2025:
Over 1,280 volunteer hours were given to support our wellbeing services. This would have cost almost £16,000 if paid at the basic minimum wage.
Almost 1,000 volunteer hours supporting physical activities .
They are truly amazing and are the heart of SHWP.
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Funders and donors 2025
We thank our funders and individual donors without whom we could not run so many activities and services.
Partners
We must also thank partners. Together we are able to provide much support and many services for those living in the Stour area. Thank you all for the support you give to the partnership.
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Chair of Trustees Report 2025
Last year I reported on SHWP’s success in being awarded National Lottery Funding which was supported by co-funding from two of SHWP’s partners. This marked a step change for the charity and the opportunity to increase, significantly, its health and wellbeing support for all sectors of the Stour community. This is the essence of SHWP’s Growing the Future initiative which includes the recruitment of a full-time Chief Executive and a second Community Builder. Both these positions have now been filled, and the benefits are already apparent, including the reduction in workloads of the volunteer Trustees.
There has been an increasing awareness by health professionals of the particular di�iculties for people living in rural communities. These communities represent a large sector of the Stour area. In this context, the focus for SHWP’s second Community Builder (Rural) will be on these areas.
were put in place to ensure support continued to be provided on a self-funding basis. I am pleased to report that the anticipated fall o� in numbers did not materialise and in many cases activities continued to expand. This included the Ellen Badger based Community Hub in Shipston, now open on two mornings each week.
The NHS 10-year Plan launched in 2025 underlines the importance of increasing the level of health and wellbeing support within local communities. Through the close working relationship with its partners, SHWP is ideally positioned to facilitate this health and wellbeing support.
I must sound a cautionary note regarding funding. Thanks to its funders, past and present, hardworking Trustees and now Chief Executive and team of Community Builders, SHWP has been able to expand its range and level of support to the Stour community. With the everincreasing demands being made on the third sector the funding for this support will get ever more demanding. This is reflected in two local and highly respected charities having to cease their operations.
There have been two changes in Trustee Board in the year. Fay Ivens, who has been with us from the start, has decided to retire. I know that you will all join me in thanking Fay for all her support and contribution to SHWP’s success.
I am pleased to welcome Robert Bird as a new Trustee who brings career long experience to SHWP, which is already proving invaluable at this exciting stage in its development.
Finally, I would like to thank the SHWP Trustees, Chief Executive Kirsty Holder, Community Builders Rowena Webb, Claudine Pearson and all our volunteers and partners for all your support.
Thank you.
Bob Armstrong Chair of Trustees March 2026
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SHWP Accounts
| Stour Health and Wellbeing Partnership Charity Name |
Stour Health and Wellbeing Partnership Charity Name |
Stour Health and Wellbeing Partnership Charity Name |
Stour Health and Wellbeing Partnership Charity Name |
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January1st 2025 | D To |
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| Section A Receipts and payments | |||||
| A1 Receipts | Unrestricted funds to the nearest £ - - - - - - - 3,831 3,831 - - - 3,831 757 - - - - - 1,902 - - 2,658 - - - 2,658 1,173 - 10,443 11,616 |
Restricted funds to the nearest £ |
Endowment funds to the nearest £ |
Total funds to the nearest £ |
Last year to the nearest £ |
| Warwickshire CountyCouncil | - | 2,968 - 140 2,800 - 26,000 10,000 31,118 - 1,000 - 5,447 79,473 |
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2,968 - 140 2,800 - 26,000 10,000 31,118 - 1,000 - 9,278 83,304 |
2,500 |
| V A S A | 748 | ||||
| CrimeBeat | - | 1,260 | |||
| Heart of England | - | 14,995 | |||
| Coventry& Warwickshire | - | 5,000 | |||
| S W F T | - | ||||
| Leage of Friends | |||||
| National Lottery | |||||
| Shipston Town Council | - | 930 | |||
| Stratford District Council | 10,500 | ||||
| Police & Crime Commissioner | - | 11,381 | |||
| Public Donations / Income | 3,831 | 8,169 | |||
| Sub total(Gross income for AR) |
3,831 |
55,483 | |||
| A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). |
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| Total receipts A3 Payments |
83,304 | ||||
| 79,473 | - | 55,483 | |||
| Trustee Insurance | 757 | - - - 14,552 - 33,862 - - - 48,414 |
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757 - - 14,552 - 33,862 1,902 - - 51,072 |
425 |
| Digital Registration | - | ||||
| Website Design-Buils-Maintenance | - | 673 | |||
| Charitable Activities | - | 55,001 | |||
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| Co-Ordinator Costs | - | 19,406 | |||
| Administration Expenses | 1,902 | ||||
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| **Sub total ** | 2,658 | 75,505 | |||
| A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table) |
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| **Sub total ** | - | - | |||
| Total payments Net of receipts/(payments) A5 Transfers between funds A6 Cash funds last year end Cash funds this year end |
51,072 | ||||
| 48,414 | - | 75,505 | |||
| 1,173 | 31,059 | - | 32,232 | - 20,022 | |
| - | - 21,361 |
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- 31,804 |
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| 10,443 | 51,826 | ||||
| 11,616 | 52,420 | - | 64,036 | 31,804 |
CCXX R1 accounts (SS)
07/06/2026
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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
| Categories Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees B1 Cash funds B2 Other monetary assets B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use B5 Liabilities B3 Investment assets |
- Charity Bank - 60- ~~83-16 - 10122406~~ Signature A. Joint Details Details Lloyds Bank - 30/98/26 - 30792668 Lloyds Bank - 30/98/26 - 33964368 Petty Cash Details Details Total cash funds (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) Details |
Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ 3,222 - 8,294 12,334 - 40,086 100 - 11,616 52,420 OK OK Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - - - - - - - Fund to which liability relates Amount due (optional) - - - - - Print Name AnthonyJoint |
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| A. Joint | AnthonyJoint | April 2nd,2026 | |
CCXX R2 accounts (SS)
07/06/2026
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CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner s Report Report to the trustees Stour Health and Wellbeing Pathership On accounts for the year ended 31 December 2025 Charlty no (If any) 1192236 S•t oul on page• I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above ¢harty l-the Tiust.) for the year end8d Responslbllltlos and ba$ls of report As th8 charitys trustees, you are responsible for the preparats'on of the accounts in accordance vth the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ("the Act.). I report in respect of my examin8tion of the Trust's accounts ¢arrigd out und8r section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carying out my examination. I have followed all Ihe applicable Directions given by the Charity CommissKJn under section 145(51{b) of the Act. Independent •xamlnerfs stalement I have completed my examination. I confimi that no material matters have come to my attention in conneclion with the examinatson which gives me C8us8 lo believe thal in. any malorial respect.. the accounting records were not kept In accordance vhth sectlon 130 of Ihe Charities Acl: or the accounts did not accord wilh the accounllng records., or the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the forn and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a 'true and fair, view which is not a matter considered as part of an indep8nd8nt examination. I have Concerns and have Come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn Sn this report In order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts lo be reached. delete the words in the brackets rfthey do not apply. Slgned: Date: 0710412026 Name: David Lawrence Grove Relevant professlonal quallfi¢ation(s) or body (if any): FCA Address: 44 Oldbutt Road Shipston on Stour CV36 4EG IER Oct 2018
Section B Disclosure Only cornplele if the examiner needs lo highlight material rnatlers of concern (see CC32. Independent examination of chartty aunIS.. directions and guidan for examiners). Glve here brief detslls of any Items that the examlner wlshes to dlsclose. IER Oct 2018
CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND ANO WALES 1192236 sknir H••lth W•ll1n9 P•rnr•hlp Receipts and payments accounts CC16a Forthe porkjd Irom Januar¥ 1st 2025 31$1. 202 Section A Receipts and payments Unre5trici&d funds Endowment fsjnds fd•V•# C Ind• To1 funds tothv rwr•M £ t•tt nMr••i ¢ A1 A•1 t• W8rwKKshir• cnt eth11 VASA 74 110 14 Hgart ol È Ihnd Covenl & Wartrlckshire SWFT 14,995 5.0 10.000 10.OQD 5n. gton CouThGbl sirsllord Dslnct Police & Corrnl•rf Fublic I locr ID,Sts) 3.•Jl 5.447 rn4n Sub tot•llGfOSS incornè forAR) A2 •n4J In¥eJtm•ni •o*•, Sub total Tot•lr•celpts 3.1)1 79,473 $8.413 AJP 757 425 ¢73 5$2 CtyOTOinDior thll AdThnlsirgiion Expu1 Sub tot•1 ji.ork A4 A•Mt ind I$tm•t purcha$, lu• tab101 Sub total Tot•lpaymonts 2,6S1 4•N14 75,505 Not of r•¢elpts/fp•yments) A5 Trnnsfern betsvwn funds A6 Cash fundi lajt y•ar•nd C•sh funds Ihls ye•r ennt 1,173 Ji.o¥• 32,232 20.022 10.443 21,361 J1.804 S1.B26 CCXX R1 accDunls ISSI T14120
Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Unrestricted lund5 rwv•Bt É Réstricted fu#d8 Endowment lund$ rwrNt É Categorfes toM¥••t £ 81 Cash fund• LIGyd5 . 2. 79266 Ll(ryd5 Bank. 3tYW26. 33W 12.331 anTy . pwiy CBSh 100 Tol•l c4sh lunds 11.610 52.420 Unr•strfued lundi R••trf¢t•d fund• Endowrntnt funds tg £ toTrw£ B2 Otmr mtyiary a•••t• Cwr•rf vil ¢wr•rt Dqtalls B4 A•••t8 r•t•lnod for th• GrIty.$ ty¥n u•• pJt0 wF¢h ljitlllty r•ll¢ Detalls (r(1) BS Uabllttlgj S¥nèd by one or Iru••S on behaff ol èll the Irust•fr F*1 Nar Oate of opproval A. JODI Anthon Joknl ri12nd 20?6 CCXX P2 accounts Issi 714126