## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period**
**From 01 01 2023 Period start date To 31 12 2023 Period end date**
## **Charity name: The Lyrics and Lunch Network**
## **Charity registration number: 1196797**
## **Objectives and Activities**
||SORP reference||
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|Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS FOR THE
PUBLIC BENEFIT TO PROVIDE SUPPORT
AND RELIEF AND TO PROMOTE SOCIAL
INCLUSION AMONG PEOPLE
DIAGNOSED WITH DEMENTIA WHO ARE
SOCIALLY EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY,
OR PARTS OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT
OF THEIR DEMENTIA BY:
A) PROVIDING WEEKLY/ FORTNIGHTLY
SINGING AND MUSIC SESSIONS, FOR
PEOPLE IN THE LANCASTER AREA
LIVING WITH DEMENTIA, AND THEIR
CARERS
B) SUPPORTING THE SETTING UP OF
LOCAL LYRICS & LUNCH NETWORK
GROUPS WITH TRAINING, DETAILED
GUIDANCE AND ADVICE ON DEMENTIA
CARE, THE STRUCTURE AND FORM OF
THE LYRICS AND LUNCH MODEL
ANYWHERE IN ENGLAND AND WALES|
|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|The Lyrics and Lunch network was registered as
a Charitable Incorporated Organisation in
November 2021. It has strong ties with the
Centre for the Study of Aging Research
(C4AR)at Lancaster University, which is
represented on the board of trustees. It is also
recognised by the Cinnamon Network which
supports faith based social action.
**The charity creates community for those**
**living with dementia and their carers**by
directing support and relief to people who are
socially excluded from society, or parts of
society as a result of dementia and memory
loss.
The charity does so in three locations in the City
of Lancaster by providing the cared for and their
carers with regular access to singing/ music
sessions, nourishing food and social eating. The
charity also promotes and supports the setting
up of local Lyrics and Lunch groups in other
areas. It provides background metrics on
dementia, volunteer training, guidance on the
structure and form of the Lyrics and Lunch
model, and advice on dementia care. It also
delivers an ongoing advisory service to local
L&L groups as part of a formal, annual review
process.
During 2023 the charity issued quarterly news
letters, maintained/developed its website and
social media and instituted a more structured
programme of outreach initiatives. In pursuit of
its vision to seed a network of self sustaining,
local Lyrics and Lunch groups acrossEngland
and Wales, it has connected with 4 potential
new locations. As part of its plans to expand the
Network it is also seeking to forge stronger links
with the Integrated Care Communities and,
through the offces of the charity’s ‘Ambassador’
the Bishop of Lancaster, Deanery Groups in the
Blackburn Diocese.|
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|Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|The provision of support and relief and
promotion of social inclusion among people
living with dementia and memory loss who are
socially excluded from society or parts of society
as a result of their dementia is the guiding
principle governing the activities of the charity|
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SORP reference
|Policy on grant making|Para 1.38||
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|Policy on social investment
including program related
investment|Para 1.38||
|Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|The local Lyrics and Lunch groups of which
there are now seven with a further 4 in
discussion with the charity are run by teams
of volunteers.|
|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|The Charity’s 7 active groups serve the needs of
150 carers and cared for living with dementia.
The 2 year research project which commenced
during 2022 is examining the impact of Lyrics
and Lunch on the following outcome measures:
quality of life, neuropsychiatric symptoms such
as agitation, social isolation, loneliness,
cognition, carer burden and mood and
depressive symptoms in people with dementia
and their carers.
The study is moving into year 2, recruitment of
data for the study will close at the end of April
2024, analysis of the qualitative data will be
conducted in May and papers will then be
assembled for publication and public
dissemination in June and July 2024.The study
will enumerate the extent to which the Lyrics and
Lunch model delays the transfer from ‘home
care’ to ‘care home’.
The emotional and financial consequences for
both the families involved and the stretched
public services are potentially huge.|
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||Achievements against
objectives set
Para 1.41
Network expansion has been constrained
by the few hours per week the charity
trustees have been able to call on the
services of the paid, Network Manager. The
charity’s fnancial resources have grown
during 2023 and in August 2023 the Board
of Trustees responded to its improving
fnancial position by resolving to direct more
funding to staffng. Today its vision is being
advanced by the part time post of Network
Manager.
The work of the trustees during 2023 has
been guided by the following 7 point
Development Plan.
1)To network with and support the active,
local Lyrics and Lunch groups, share good
practice, monitor and review their
performance and promote the important
service they provide through the quarterly
newsletter, dialogue with health and social
services and wider publicity.
2)To seed an expanding network of self
sustaining, local Lyrics and Lunch groups
across England and Wales by increasing
the Network Manager’s hours and creating
a Field Offcer post.
3)To prepare a funding plan that will identify
appropriate, grant giving bodies and make
applications for funding that will support the
paid posts of the Network Manager and
Field Offcer.
4)To prepare a phased plan of action that
will guide the work of the paid post holders
in promoting the benefts of the Lyrics and
Lunch model to new areas; making
connections with both potential local groups
in these new areas and their social and
health providers; and delivering support for
the setting up of these new groups.
5)To double the number of local Lyrics and
Lunch groups.
6)To monitor progress of the independent
and fully funded 2 year research project.
7) To strengthen the Board of Trustees with
individuals that will bring additional energy,
relevant skills and experience.|
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||Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set
Para 1.41
The Board of Trustees has developed a
funding strategy after a rigorous and wide
ranging analysis of potential funding
sources. This has taken longer than
expected and the trustees are only now in a
position to reach out with formal
applications for funding.
Investment performance
against objectives
Para 1.41
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## **Financial Review**
|**Financial Review**|||
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|Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|Income during 2023 of £6,830 was derived
from donations and fundraising and
exceeded spending on the single part time
paid post, staff training and website
maintenance by £1,878. The Charity had
unrestricted funds of £ 6,304 at the end of
2023, suffcient to support the planned
increase in operational levels during 2024.|
|Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22||
|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||
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|The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|Para 1.47|The charity’s work is funded by donations,
many of which are regular monthly
donations. It now also receivesannual
support of £2,000 per annum from its
Mission Partner, St Thomas’s Church
Lancaster.|
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|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|The risks facing the charity relate to under
achievement of its objective to attract
funding from regional and national bodies,
increase the paid hours of the Network
Manager and Field Officer posts and
expand the network.|
|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|The charity is a Charitable Incorporated
Organisation and its objects, powers,
activities and membership are embodied in
its formal constitution.|
|How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25||
|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|The board of trustees identifes individuals
with the skills and experience that will
strengthen the charity and contribute to the
realisation of its vision. Proposed
resolutions to appoint trustees are
considered and voted upon at the Annual
General Meetings.|
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|Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction
and training of trustees|Para 1.51|The charity trustees will make available to
each new charity trustee, on or before his or
her frst appointment:
(a) a copy of this constitution and any
amendments made to it; and
(b) a copy of the L&LN’s latest trustees’
annual report and statement of accounts.
(c)a copy of the L&LN Handbook
(d) a copy of the adopted development
strategy and annual implementation plan.|
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|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||
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|Other|||
## **Reference and Administrative details**
|Charity name|The Lyrics and Lunch Network|
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|Other name the charity uses|The L&L Network|
|Registered charity number|1196797|
|Charity’s principal address|5 St. Chads Drive, Lancaster LA1 2SE|
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||David Dawson|Chair Person||L&LN Board of
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||Lauren Stock|Secretary||L&LN Board of
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||Reg Haslam|Finance and
Funding||L&LN Board of
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||Carol Holland|University
Liaison||L&LN Board of
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Shaw|Funding
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**Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)**
## **Exemptions from disclosure**
Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details
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## **Declarations**
**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.**
**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees Signature(s)** _[Reg Haslam]_ **David Dawson Full name(s)** Reginald Charles Haslam David Dawson **Position (eg** Treasurer Chair person **Secretary, Chair, etc)**
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||**Receipts andpayments accounts**||||||||
||**For the period**
**from**||Period start date||**To**||Period end date||
||||1-1-23||||31-12-23||
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|**Section A Receipts and payments**|||||||||
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**Unrestricted**
**funds**||**Restricted funds**||**Endowment**
**funds**||**Total funds**||
||**to the nearest £**||**to the nearest £**||**to the nearest £**||**to the nearest £**||
|**A1 Receipts**|||||||||
|Donations|**6,797**||**-**||**-**||**6,797**||
|Fund Raising|**34**||**-**||**-**||**34**||
|Fees|**- 0**||**-**||**-**||**-**||
||**- 0**||**-**||**-**||**-**||
||**- 0**||**-**||**-**||**-**||
||**- 0**||**-**||**-**||**-**||
||**- 0**||**-**||**-**||**-**||
||**- 0**||**-**||**-**||**-**||
|**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for AR) _|
**6,831**||**-**||**-**||**6,831**||
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|**A2 Asset and investment sales,**
**(see table).**|||||||||
||**- 0**||**- 0**||**- 0**||**-**||
||**- 0**||**- 0**||**- 0**||**-**||
|**_Sub total _**|
**- 0**||**- 0**||**- 0**||**-**||
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|**_Total receipts_ **|
**6,831**||**- 0**||**- 0**||**6,831**||
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|**A3 Payments**|||||||||
|Staffing|**3,772**||**-**||**-**||**3,772**||
|Social Media|**65**||**-**||**-**||**65**||
|Training|**175**||**-**||**-**||**175**||
|Branding|**941**||**-**||**-**||**941**||
||**- 0**||**-**||**-**||**-**||
||**- 0**||**-**||**-**||**-**||
||**- 0**||**-**||**-**||**-**||
||**- 0**||**-**||**-**||**-**||
||**- 0**||**-**||**-**||**-**||
|**_Sub total_ **|
**4,953**||**-**||**-**||**4,953**||
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|**A4 Asset and investment**
**purchases,(see table)**|||||||||
||**- 0**||**- 0**||**- 0**||**-**||
||**- 0**||**- 0**||**- 0**||**-**||
|**_Sub total_ **|
**- 0**||**- 0**||**- 0**||**-**||
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|**_Totalpayments_ **|
**4,953**||**- 0**||**- 0**||**4,953**||
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|**_Net of receipts/(payments)_ **|
**1,878**||**-**||**-**||**1,878**||
|**A5 Transfers between funds**|**- 0**||**-**||**-**||**-**||
|**A6 Cash funds lastyear end**|**4,426**||**-**||**-**||**4,426**||
|**_Cash funds thisyear end_ **|
**6,304**||**-**||**-**||**6,304**||
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|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**|||||||||
|**Categories**|**Details**||||**Unrestricted**
**funds**||**Restricted funds**||
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|**B1 Cash funds**|||||**6,303**||**-**||
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||**_Total cash funds_**||||**6,303**||**-**||
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account(s))||||Agreement Error||||
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**funds**||**Restricted funds**||
||**Details**||||**to nearest £**||**to nearest £**||
|**B2 Other monetary assets**|Unclaimed Gift Aid||||**1,419**||**-**||
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**belongs**||**Cost (optional)**||
|**B3 Investment assets**|||||||**-**||
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**belongs**||**Cost (optional)**||
|**B4 Assets retained for the**
**charity’s own use**|||||||**-**||
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**liability relates**||**Amount due**
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|**B5 Liabilities**|||||Unrestricted||**480**||
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|Signed by one or two trustees on behalf
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**Last year to the nearest £ 3,007 472 170 - - - - - 3,649 - 0 - 0 3,649 2,444 406 25 - - - - - - 2,875 - 0 2,875 774 - - 4,426 Endowment funds to nearest £ - -**
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**-** OK **Endowment funds to nearest £ - - - - - - Current value (optional) - - - - - Current value (optional) - - - - - - - - - When due (optional)**
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