## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** **From 01/04/2023 Period start date To 31/03/2024 Period end date** ## **Charity name: Wigton and Solway Health Service League of Friends** ## **Charity registration number: 1194989** ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|To help and support patients and staff of
the Wigton Hospital and patients receiving
hospital services in the community| |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|Funding purchase of equipment and staff
training courses. This included a treadmill
for the use of physiotherapy patients and a
pulmonary rehabilitation course.| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|I confirm that the trustees have regard to
Charity Commission guidance on public
benefit.| **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: SORP reference Para 1.38 Policy on grant making Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment Para 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers Other ## **Achievements and Performance** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |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|To buy equipment needed in the
physiotherapy department, to buy
equipment needed by community nurses in
order to help them in their work of caring
for and rehabilitating patients and to enable
staff to undertake ongoing training.| **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41|| |---|---|---| |Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|| |Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|| |Other||| ## **Financial Review** |**Financial Review**||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|The balance in the charity’s account has
decreased by a small amount with
expenditure very slightly exceeding income.| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|Reserves are held to cover ongoing costs
and to fund purchases made for the benefit
of patients and staff.| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|| |**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements|**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements|where relevant about:| |---|---|---| |The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|Para 1.47|Gifts from patients, legacies, raffle ticket
and Christmas card sales.| |Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|| |A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|| |Other||| ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|| |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|New trustees are appointed by existing
trustees following guidelines specified in
the Constitution| **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |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|| |Relationship with any related
parties|Para 1.51|| |Other||| ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charity name|Wigton Hospital & Solway Community League of Friends| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|Wigton and Solway Health Service League of Friends| |Registered charity number|1194989| |Charity’s principal address|Wigton Community Hospital
Cross Lane
Wigton
Cumbria
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**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee (if any)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||JudyMiller|Chairperson||| ||John Mattinson|Treasurer||| ||Ann Jackson|||| ||David Ferriby|||| ||Christina Russell|||| ||Judith Wood|||| ||Carole Benson|||| ||Deirdre Girvan|||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| – 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 held in this capacity Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets ## **Additional information (optional)** ## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** |**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**| |---|---|---| |**Type of**
**adviser**
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**Address**||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |**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) J B Mattinson Full name(s)** John Mattinson **Position (eg Secretary,** Treasurer **Chair, etc) Date** 30/10/24 WIGfoN AND SOLWAY HEALTH SERVICE LEAGUE OF FRIENDS INCOME & EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 INCOME: Donaliofts. rnffles and Fundraising Event5 3.151.38 3.151.38 EXPENSES.. Equipment Christmas Cards & Raffle rickets Sundries 1,598_82 1.053.00 623.00 3,274.82 DEFICIT FOR YEAR 1123.44 8ALANCE SHEEf AS AT 31 MARCH 2024 Balance at Cumbedand Burdlin8 Society at 01.04.23 Creditors 42,418.37 1390.IXII 42,028.37 1123.441 41,904.93 Less.. Oeficit for Year Balance at Cumberland Building Society at 31.03.24 Ufipresenied Cheque Creditor 42,422.93 Iiio.001 1408.00 41.904.93