Trustees. Annual Report for the period
From
Period start date
To Period end date
Da
31
orfh
Year
2Q24
Ye8r
01
March
Section A
Reference and administration details
Gharity namo
Radio Horton
Other name5 Charlty Is known by
Registered charity numbor (if any
1194152
Charity's prlnclpal address
Radio Horton, clo Horton General Hospital, Oxford Road. Banbwy.
Oxfordshire
Postcode
OX16 9AL
Names of tho eharity tru8tee3 who manag• tho charity
D*tys aetod 11 not for whol•
y•ar
fnthts• n*m•
oir*e lilany)
Narne of pernon {or body) entitl#d
tr> appoint InJ¥l•g lit any)
1 Sam Smette
2 Anthony Brown
3 Wlliam Warren
4 Tom Wilson
5 Olg8 Wilson
6 Ann Dum
7 John Couppleditch
R￿leCted 2311012024
Re-elected 2311012024
Treasurer
Chair
Re*Fected 2311012024
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
Names of Ihe trusteos for tho charity. If any, (for oxample. any custodlan trustee8)
Name
Dates acted rf not for vthole
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Names and addre55e5 of advisers (Optional information)
of aflviser
Name
Address
Name of chief executivo or names of senior staff members (Optional information)
Section B
Structure,
overnance and mana
ement
Description of the chariV$ trusts
Constitution adopted 28 March 2021
Type of goveming doGument
How the charty is constthted
CIO- Association
T￿￿tee selection methods
Truste8s appointed as per the temis set out in the charity's governing
document- through election at an Annual General Meeting or
appointment by agreement ofthe Trustees.
Addltional governance issues (Optional infoThnation)
On election or appointment. trustees are advised to read. The essential
twstee.. what you need to know. what you need to do ICC3) and are given
access to minutes. g)veming documents, policies and procedures.
You may choose to include
additional infomiation, where
relevant, about:
policies and prctyjures
adopted for Ihe inductton and
training of trustees.,
the charity's organisational
structure and any wider
nelwork with which the charity
The tyustees ￿kn1)w￿ge that trustee training is required to further skills
and experEnce across the board.
Disclosure and Baffing Service {DBS} checks {previously called Criminal
Records Bureau {CRB) checks) are carried out prior to an individual
becoming a member. As Radio Horton encourages all voluntee¥s to
participate in ward visiting, rt 15 a requirement that they are DBS checked.
Radio Horton Is a member of the Hospf(al Broadcasting AssoCiat￿n which
provides helpful advice and gUId8n￿ and represents the sector on a
national level. The National Council of Volunlary Organisations INCVO)
also provides a weafth of training and resources.
retationship with any related
trustees, cOns*yerat￿n of
major risks and the system
and pr￿￿ureS trj manage
Radio Horton is a host organisation wilhin the Oxford Universty Hospitals
NHS Foundation Trust and members of the Station are recruiled subject to
following the protocols set out by th8 hospitsl trust.
The trustees are responsible for overseeing the govemance and setting
the strategic direcaion of the organisation. All trustees give their time
volunt8rity and receive no financial gain, rernuneration or other benefils.
Any bona-fide member is eligible to stand as a trustee {notwithstanding
the conditions sel out in the organisation's constitution and on the proviso
thal they would not be disqualified from doing so by the conditi'ons of the
Charity Act 2011).
The Trustees, have updated the Risk Management policy and review this
riodicall
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Membership is used as a means of allowing stakeholders (e.g. volunteers)
to have a say in how the or9anisalion is marbaged (e.g. by elecling
trustees).
The ¢harÈty has the fol(MKig pjlicies in place, which are reviBbved
annuaty".
Financial Controls Pol
Trustees. Expenses Pok.
Risk Marwement
Principles & A¢ceptable Behaviours policy
A￿ptab￿ l.T. & Email Usage Policy
So¢tal Media Policy
GDPR l Data Protectlon Polky
Safeguarding Poliuy (including Trustee Safeguarding)
He8rth & Safety Polrcy
confl￿ of Interest Pol
which 811 members must adhere to whllst re
ntln Radto Horton.
Section C
Ob"ectives and activities
The objects of the CIO are:
{1) the relief of si¢kness, poor health and old age amongst people living in
North Oxfordshife by providing a local broadcasling sepiice for hospilals,
residenlial homes and similar in8titull￿8, and for paiients rvAiving
communty ￿re,. and
Summary of thè objects of thè
charity set In Its governlng
document
(2) the advancement of health and prevention or relief of sickness forthe
publtc b8nefit through the promolion of the benefjts of INing a heallhy
lifestyle, and the importance of maintaining gc4xl personal mental and
phy5uI health by (mainty. bui not exclusiveky> the means of bro*Jcasting
heaith edu¢alion messa
livin North Oxlordshire
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We continue with communty suppc*i al local events, provlding mu8
and public announceffEnts services.
The organi8ation celebraled rls sixtieth anniversary, holdlng an outside
broadcast from the restaurant in the Horton General Hospital on 8 July.
The programme schedule comprised of special broadcasls from Radio
Horton President, John Craven OBE, and the Horton General Hospital
Charity, Jamie French. Volunteers were p￿sented wilh long seNi
certificates. The event was an opportunty for the station to raise awareness,
engaging with patients. staff and residents of local care homes.
In line wtth the strategic direction of the organisati￿, the Trustees. have
expanded our ftXUS towards Communty engagement, and app)inted a
committee member as Communty Projects Coordinator, to establish and
develop relationships in this spa￿.
We continue to broadcast to local Ca￿ homes, which are welkrecewed by
the residents and staff. The organisation hosted an outside broadcast from
Chacombe Park care FKime. Of particular poignancy ha5 been the station's
Wofk wlth Lake House Care Home in Adderbury, with resident and former
Radio Horton volunteer, John Webb.
Radio Horton's cthide broadcast vehicle was condemned in 2025, foNoviing
a servi￿ in ¥thich it was deemed unroadworthy. The Trustees. agreed to
scrap the trailer and are now fundraising a replacement vehicle a￿1 are
overing existing events with the existing gazebo setup.
Summary of the main acllvitles
undertaken for the public
benefit in relation to thes•
objects {in¢lude within thi$
s￿tIon the statutory
declaration that trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charty
Commission on publlc benefit)
Ward visiting continues and has become very successful thanks to the
extremely enthusiastic volunteer leading thts and she has other volunteers
now assisting her. Requests and interest from patients and staff at the
hospital 1$ much enhanced. Ward visiting plays a pivotal rcAe in Radio
Horton's service offering and allows us to press home guKlance and
information for the public benefft in temis of wellbeing and health issues.
We were delighted to install our first WiFi radios in the EmergenLy
Department and the Rowan Ambulatory Unit in the Aulumn. wtih additional
unbts beiThJ supplied to Outpatients, Oak Ward and Women's Daycare &
Diagnostics.
Jayne Brown, Manager of Rowan, said: 'the wireless radio has brought
great entertainment to patients and staff. The variety and range of music
played is well liked. Being able to request songs is a bonusl"
Radio Horton tC¢Jk h¢)me a silver trophy in the National HosptÈal Rad
Award5 held in Winchester in the Spring. The station received the gong for
its un￿ue coverage of the Oxford Universty Hospitals NHS Foundation
Trust's Staff RecognitM?n Avrdrds 2023, held at Oxford Town Hall. The
judges loved this programme was put together. with a gcM)d selection of
voices and stories, a real sense of celebratton ar7d communty.
We were pleased to launch our new website, which was designed by Fatcon
Digital under their Free Charty Website scheme worth £5.000. The new site
boasts a Clean, mobile-frtendly user interface, with sirnple to use features
and navigation. inciuding the abilty to request songs.
The trustees. in making decisions about our broadcasts and direction. have
had due ￿gard to the commission's public benerrt guidance when exercising
any powers or duties to which the guidance is re￿Vant. All Trustees have
read and tske onboard Ihe Commission's
utdance on
blic benefrt.
Addilional detai15 of objectives and actlvlties (Optional Inforniation
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Member-volunteers make a great contribution lo the organisation. We
currently have thity member volunteers and are gratefvl for the many hours
c%)nlributed during the y￿r in presenting programmes. ward visiting and
many other activities necessary to provide 8 broadcasting 8epdice. I￿h￿rt
this valuable contribution of time. energy and expertise
we would not be able to provvje ow
You may chooso to incI￿Je
further ststements, where
relevant, about:
policy on grantmaking:
policy wogiamme related
investment"
Seven new volunteers lolned R￿10 Horton durlng the reporting pwiod,
although some are yet to begin their involvement. The maj(x*rf ofthese
volunteers are ef(her ward visitots or programrne presenters. or in some
instan¢es, both.
There is some incidental benefft for volunteers, includirKJ pathrpation
and recognition for long awyor contributing to the organisation.
aiding it in meeting Èts Charitab￿ oiyectsves. Other inadental opportunities
include gaining communKations skills and furtherlng career experience.
• C4)ntributton made by
volunteers.
Appreciating lh8 trnportance of volunteer retentton. the Trustees. have
Intrcrfluced some incentive and re￿nItiOn schemes which are available for
the organisation's volunteers 9t their disi*etion.
Three Beety Cèrtifutes w￿e prewited in the reporting y. recognising
the outstanding contributron of individual vdunteers.
Section D
Achievements and performance
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Section D
Achievements and performance
In the teporting year, bearing fulty in mind our charitsble objects and the
guKlance of the Charity Commission vis. public benefit) we attended:_
Summary ofthe main
achievements of the charlty
durlng the year
Banbury & District Show
Kings Sutton Fireworks & Christmas Lights
Broughton Caslle Cycling Sportive.
Katharine House Hospti Santa Dash
Long Buckby Classics on the Green
Wroxlon Village fete
Geoff Smtth's Banbury 15K
We are pleased that most of these are repeat events. demonstrating the
success of our attendance in earlier years.
We tr￿ve continued to recer￿ sp)nsorship from SE Law and
Housing 21, and have been seeking additional sponsorship opportunbties.
To this end, presentations were made at Banbury Business Breakfast
Club and the Rotary Club of Banbury, lo raise awareness and highlight
opportunities for partnership.
The organisatk)n celebrated its sixtieth ann￿￿Tsary, and held a speclal
sixty hour broadc8s( including a live event in the Horton Hospital
Restaurant.
Following the success of initFal radKJ installations. and thanks to the
support of the Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, we
have installed addf(ional radlos in the Horton General Hospital, which
have generated Inte￿$t from a number of departrnents, wishing to listen
to our broadcasts. We anticipate Ihal will give us a much wider audience,
in tum therefore increasing our benefit to the public.
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Section E
Financial review
We hold cash at Lwnk of £6,582.86 as at 3110312025. These Do
restricted funds are held in order to meet any unforeseen expenditure
that may occur and to cover running costs.
Brief statement of the
¢harity'$ pollcy on Mer¥es
Detalls of any fundg materlally
in deficit
None.
Further Ilnancial revlew details {Optk•nal Infmallon)
We have vark)us sources of funding. During the reporting yearwe
received sponsorship from SE-Law and from Hou$ing21 totallirvJ
£600.00. We are ¥ery appreciative of their ongoing support.
You may choose to indude
additional information, where
relevant aboul..
the chartws prtncipal
sources of ￿ndS (including
any fundraising):
h¢)w expenditure has
supported the key objectprfes
of the charity.,
investment polw and
objectives induding any
ethical investment policy
adopted.
The trustees look the decision to maintain last yeaffs Membership
SUb￿riptIon at £20.00. Membership is used as a means of allowing
stakeholders (e.g. volunteers) to have a say In the organi&*ion Is
managed. The annual subscription contributes towards Ihe general
administration costs {e.g. insurance, I￿enSes, equipment and sundries)
associated with running the organisatron.
Three fundraisirvJ events took place at local Superna￿ets during the
reporting period. The combined total raised from ttw collecth)ns was
£1.411.59.
We ulilise online platfotTns including KindLink, the CheThYell Lottery
Scheme. Easy Fundraising to enable us to ￿1ve donations online
andlor through debivcredtt card.
Rad￿ Horton provlded music. entertainment and publrc 8tress at
several event$ We￿ held throughout the reporting perrod - se8 section D
above. Events help the organisalion to raise awareness of Radh) Horton
and hosprtal, health and wellbeing broadcasting, but from a sc¢ial
perspective are also ideal for volunteer5 to meet one-another. Events and
collections brought in £3.118 during the peri￿1 and include Ihe Rotary
Club of Banbury donation of £500. last year for our support at the
Broughton Castle Event. Funding heFps us to meet our charitable obieds.
We received grant funding 01 £900 from the John L&vi$ Partnership
Communty Projects fijnd. This will contribute lth¥ards the replacement
outside broadcast vehicle and WIFI radios.
Section F
Other optional information
Funds raised are applied to our bro*Scasting servlces and are also used to assist our fijndraising adriities.
11 is an ambition of the oryanisation to consider and expkjre new opportunitie5 for ralslng funds. Including
corporate sponsorship. In so dotng, we will be able to extend our benefft to the publi
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Section G
Declaration
The trustees declaro that they havè approved the trustees. report above.
Signed on behaff of the charity's trustOOS
Signaturels)
Full namels)
Ann Dunn
Olga Wilson
Position (eg Secretary, Chair, ets)
Chair of Trustees
T￿ssurer
Dats
O310*1901*
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CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
RADIO HORTON
Receipts and payments accounts
CC16a
For tha p•rlod
from
To
iod
31.03.2025
01.04.2024
Section A Receipts and payments
Unrostrlctsd
funds
to th• nMr•¥¢
Endowm•nt
funds
lo the neaml £
Re8tr1ctod fund8
Total funds
to th• n•ar•4t£
to th• no8r•Jt £
to th• nMr••t£
A1 Rocel
b¥
lon5
Donallons
EYent5
Coll$thon3
nsorshi
Lottg
eeo
2.014
1,402
1,71 7
600
232
660
2.272
1.402
1,717
200
218
1.356
1.520
600
232
Sub total(Gross income forAR)
A2 Asset and Investment sales.
see tablo .
6,•83
4,180
Sub total
6,625
258
6,883
4,180
A3 Pa mènts
Donations
Slationwy
lftsuran¢e
PPLIPRS licences
91
250
412
495
1,219
1.197
1.197
CCXX R1 ac¢ounts {SS)
91312025

Gazeto piur¢hase
W8bs118 manaoemgnl
Intemel radio18T
Radlos purchasod121
Outslde broadcast trailer costs
Studio equipm&nYrep8irs
Sundrios
$88
418
418
1,141
258
258
1,503
24
5,746
324
41
Sub total
488
258
5,483
A4 Assot and Inveslrnont
rchases
soo table
Sub total
258
5.746
5,483
Net of recelpts/(paymonts)
AS Transfers between funds
A6 Cash funds last year ènd
Cash funds this year end
1,137
1,137
1,303
1,137
1,137
1,303
Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
Unrostrlcted
fund8
to nure8t£
Restrlcted funds
Endowrnent
funds
t¢ n￿r¢St£
Catogories
Details
to no8r•st £
Bl Cash funds
Lloyd8 Bank Troa$urgrf8 aceounl
6.503
258
Total cash funds
8,503
258
14ree b8Lqnces th reco￿ 8nd payments
éccount(8?1
CCXX R2 accounts ISS)
91312025

Unrostrlcted
funds
lo n•aro•t £
Roslrl¢tod funds
Endowmont
funds
to n•are*t £
Details
to n•aro•t £
B2 Other monetary assets
Fund to whlch
b•long•
Details
Cosl loptlonaD
Curr•nt value
loptlonal)
Fund to whlch •¥¥•t
b•long•
Oetalls
Cost loptlonall
Curronl value
lopllonal)
84 Assets retalned for the
charity's own use
CCXX R3 accx)unts {SS)
91312025

Fund to whi¢h
Ilabillty r¢l•ts$
Amount du•
(optlonall
When du•
lapdona
Detalls
B5 Llabllities
Sign8d by one or trustees on ￿half
of all the trust88S
Signature
Prlnt Name
Date of approv81
Ann Dunn
Olga Wilson
CCXX R4 attounts (SS)
91312025