## **Friends of Khristiya Seva Niketan Hospital** 

Charity Number:  1193947 

Christ Church United Reformed Church, Chase Side, Enfield EN2 6NJ 

## **Annual Report for the Financial Year 1[st] January 2022 to 31[st] December 2022** 

## **Introduction** 

The Friends of Khristiya Seva Niketan Hospital was established as a Charitable Incorporated Organisation on 29[th] March 2021.  It has no offices. 

During the Financial Year, its Trustees were: 

Linda Berry Nigel Bruguier Laura Marlow Rosemary Milns (Chair) Ivor John Mitchelmore (from 18[th] March 2022) Peter Skerratt Melanie Smith (Treasurer) 

## **Purpose and Main Activities of the Charity** 

The purpose of the Charity is for the relief and assistance of the sick, the destitute, and people in need in West Bengal, India, where Khristiya Seva Niketan Hospital (‘KSN’) is engaged, either through KSN itself or one or more of KSN’s collaborative partners, in particular through the supply of money (or other means deemed suitable), medical aid and other resources required for the running of a hospital and community health outreach, accommodation and education of rural and urban children, and training of adults in basic skills, especially disadvantaged women. 

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## **Structure, Governance and Management** 

The governing document of the Charity is a constitution that was adopted by the first meeting of the Trustees on 22[nd] March 2021. 

The trustees meet twice a year to transact the business of the Charity, with an additional two informal meetings each year.  There is also frequent contact between trustees by email. There are regular visits by Trustees and Friends to KSN Hospital which enables due diligence to be carried out on how funds sent to KSN Hospital by the Charity are spent.  There is also regular contact by means of email and Zoom. 

## **Financial Policies and Financial Review** 

The trustees have adopted a policy to maintain a minimum balance of £200 on the General Fund at any one time to meet expenses. 

KSN Hospital requires a certificate under the Indian Foreign Contribution Regulation Act in order to receive funds from outside India.  The procedure is for KSN Hospital to send the Charity requests for the funds it needs, detailing the specific purposes for which they are required. 

The Trustees do not have an investment policy; transferring funds to KSN Hospital in a timely manner.  Should funds be endowed, an investment policy will be considered. 

## **Achievements** 

2022 was a quieter year for the charity, partly because of the tail end of the Covid-19 pandemic.  However, we are pleased to have provided funds to reopen the Marsal Duar Girls’ Hostel on the site which had been closed during the pandemic and needed some refurbishment, as well as providing funds for much needed equipment, such as an operating microscope and electrolyte analyser.  Although mundane, funds to buy new files for patients is a key requirement to ensure patient records are kept appropriately.  We transferred £12,962 (2021 £15,250). 

In 2022, gifts from individuals and through church appeals amounted to £14,188 (2021 £17,291), including Gift Aid claimed directly from HMRC and through online charitable giving platform, Stewardship. 

The Charity encourages people to buy consumables directly for KSN Hospital through an Amazon WishList (amzn.in/60DmxyO).  Although there is no central record of items purchased through this scheme, items such as PPE, stethoscopes, oximeters, syringe burners and other small items are purchased regularly and are of great assistance to the staff and patients at KSN Hospital. 

The trustees have due regard for their duty to comply with guidance of the Charity Commission on public benefit in the exercise of their powers or duties. 

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Friends of KSN Hospital
Charity Number 1193947
Accounts for Year Ended 31 December 2022
Income and Expenditure for year ended 31 December 2022
2022
2021
Incoming Resources:
Personal Donations
Gift Aid
Stewardship
CAF
Church Donations
Sales
Fundraisers
8,844
1,219
984
25
3,056
60
6,651
813
8,939
250
310
329
17,291
14,188
Resources Expended:
KSN:
X-Ray Appeal
Bathsheba Fund
2020 Vision
ICU Appeal
Operating Microscope
Electrolyte Analyser
Patient Files
General
7,000
500
2,400
2,500
500
2,000
2,500
3,600
1,600
1,000
562
11,762
1,000
13,400
Marsal Duar Hostel:
Child Sponsorship
Maintenance
1,200
850
1,000
1,850
1,200
Cathedral Relief Service:
General
1,000
Foreign Transfer Fees
Website
140
58
45
13,160
16,295
Accumulated Fund brought forward
Total Funds
2,139
3,167
1,143
2,139

Friends of KSN Hospital
Charity Number 1193947
Accounts for Year Ended 31 December 2022
Balance Sheet as at 31 December 2021
31/1212022 31/12/2021
Assets
Money at Co-operative Bank
Less Monies to be paid to KSN within 90 days
Net Assets
3,167
2,967
200
2,139
1,939
200
Funds
Unrestricted Income Fund
200
200
Total Charity Funds
200
200
The accounts were approved by the Trustees on 17 March 2023
Chair
Rosemary Milns
Treasurer
Melanie Smith