

## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** 

**From  1[st] January 2023 to 31[st] December 2023** 

**Charity name: International Collaboration for Community Health Nursing Research (ICCHNR)** 

**Charity registration number:** 1197492 

## **Objectives and Activities** 

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|Summary of the purposes of<br>the charity as set out in its<br>governing document|Para 1.17|ICCHNR was registered in 1995 and operated<br>as Former Charity Number1042880 up to<br>31.12.2022. In 2022 ICCHNR was approved<br>as a CIO, Charity, Number, 1197492<br>The charity was set up to achieve the<br>following objectives:<br>a. Demonstrate the value of community health<br>care nursing research for improving the quality<br>of health care.<br>b. Advance and share knowledge of<br>community health care nursing practice<br>through research.<br>c. Increase personal commitment by<br>community nurses to evidence-based practice.<br>d. Encourage the appropriate use of research<br>for community nursing.<br>e. Promote awareness of the contribution of<br>community health care nursing to healthy<br>public policies and alliances.<br>ICCHNR’s objectives as a Foundation<br>Charitable Incorporated Organisation are to:<br>the following objectives:<br>a. Advance education for the benefit of the<br>public concerning community health nursing<br>with a view to improving the quality of such<br>care for the benefit of the public.|





|||b. Promote research into community health<br>nursing and to disseminate the useful results<br>of such research.|
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|Summary of the main<br>activities in relation to those<br>purposes for the public<br>benefit, in particular, the<br>activities, projects or services<br>identified in the accounts.|Para 1.17 and<br>1.19|Working in partnership with other global and<br>local community nursing organisations such as<br>the Queen’s Nursing Institute (QNI) with a<br>particular emphasis on Low- and Middle-<br>Income countries (LMICs) to disseminate and<br>generate evidence and research-based<br>practice through organising conferences;<br>awarding small grants to community nurses to<br>undertake research projects and attend<br>ICCHNR’s international conferences; organise<br>the annual Lisbeth Hockey Memorial Lecture.|
|Statement confirming<br>whether the trustees have<br>had regard to the guidance<br>issued by the Charity<br>Commission on public<br>benefit|Para 1.18|The Trustees are made aware of their<br>responsibilities and attention drawn to the<br>Charity Commission guidance on<br>public benefit.|



**Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

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|Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|N.A|
|Policy on social investment<br>including program related<br>investment|Para 1.38|N.A|
|Contribution made by<br>volunteers|Para 1.38|The ICCHNR Management Committee (up<br>to 15 members) and wider membership<br>(currently 52 members) are drawn upon to<br>contribute to the achievement of the<br>Charity’s aims|
|Other|||





## **Achievements and Performance** 

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|Summary of the main<br>achievements of the charity,<br>identifying the difference the<br>charity’s work has made to<br>the circumstances of its<br>beneficiaries and any wider<br>benefits to society as a<br>whole.|Para 1.20|Recruitment Drive to increase membership<br>Strengthening Partnership working<br>National Health Service England (NHSE)<br>December 2022 Community Nursing<br>Awards: 4 Award winners; 3<br>Commendations<br>Queen’s Nursing Institute (QNI)<br>November 2023<br>Lisbeth Hockey Memorial Lecture<br>Communication and Marketing Strategy<br>Website Review and Renewal<br>Supporting project development and<br>dissemination<br>Raising and maintaining the profile of<br>community nurses worldwide with a<br>particular emphasis on LMICs|
|**Additional information (optional)**<br>You may choose to include further statements||where relevant about:|
|Achievements against<br>objectives set|Para 1.41|N.A|
|Performance of fundraising<br>activities against objectives<br>set|Para 1.41|N.A|
|Investment performance<br>against objectives|Para 1.41|N.A|
|Other|||





## **Financial Review** 

|**Financial Review**|||
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|Review of the charity’s<br>financial position at the end<br>of the period|Para 1.21|1/1/2023 - 31/12/2023: Total Income<br>£11,292.74<br>Total Expenditure £9371.46<br>Net Profit £1921.28|
|Statement explaining the<br>policy for holding reserves<br>stating why they are held|Para 1.22|To draw on the reserves to fund regular<br>administrative support, organisation of<br>conferences, public lectures, project awards<br>to community nurses; scholarships for<br>community nurses from LMICs.|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|Opening Reserves: £24,627.78<br>Closing Reserves: £26,549.06|
|Reasons for holding zero<br>reserves|Para 1.22|N.A|
|Details of fund materially in<br>deficit|Para 1.24|N.A|
|Explanation of any<br>uncertainties about the<br>charity continuing as a going<br>concern|Para 1.23|N.A|



|**Additional information (optional)**<br>You may choose to include further statements|**Additional information (optional)**<br>You may choose to include further statements|where relevant about:|
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|The charity’s principal<br>sources of funds (including<br>any fundraising)|Para 1.47|Charitable donations and Endowments;<br>membership subscriptions; Partnership<br>working|
|Investment policy and<br>objectives including any<br>social investment policy<br>adopted|Para 1.46|N.A|
|A description of the principal<br>risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|Ability to recruit a substantial cohort of<br>younger generation national and<br>international community nurses to reflect the<br>global workforce to ensure and sustain a<br>dynamic and active membership|
|Other|||





## **Structure, Governance and Management** 

|Description of charity’s<br>trusts:|||
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|Type of governing document<br>(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|Foundation constitution|
|How is the charity<br>constituted?<br>(e.g unincorporated<br>association, CIO)|Para 1.25|Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO)|
|Trustee selection methods<br>including details of any<br>constitutional provisions e.g.<br>election to post or name of<br>any person or body entitled<br>to appoint one or more<br>trustees|Para 1.25|Call for applications from global and national<br>community nursing organizations and<br>networks. Candidates submitted CVs and<br>were shortlisted and interviewed by the<br>ICCHNR President, former President, Co-<br>Directors, and pre-CIO Trustees. Once<br>appointed Trustees signed a Declaration<br>Letter. These methods will be formalised into<br>a standard operating procedure.|



## **Additional information (optional)** 

## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

|Policies and procedures<br>adopted for the induction and<br>training of trustees|Para 1.51|Pre-interview briefings and meetings. We<br>propose to introduce Induction Packs for<br>new Trustees and management committee<br>members|
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|The charity’s organisational<br>structure and any wider<br>network with which the<br>charity works|Para 1.51|The trustees meet formally 4 times per<br>Annum. Minutes and key actions are<br>documented for each meeting.  Wider networks<br>include the ICCHNR Management Committee<br>(up to 15 members) and wider ICCHNR<br>membership (currently 52 members)|
|Relationship with any related<br>parties|Para 1.51|We have active relationships with<br>professional nursing, community nursing and<br>health visitor organisations in UK and<br>internationally|
|Other|||



## **Reference and Administrative details** 

|Charity name|International Collaboration for Community Health Nursing<br>Research|
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|Other name the charity uses|ICCHNR|
|Registered charity number|1197492|





|Charity’s principal address|Centre for Health Services Studies<br>University of Kent<br>Canterbury CT2 7NZ|
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**Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** 

|1<br>2<br>3<br>4<br>5<br>6<br>7<br>8<br>9<br>10<br>11|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**<br>**year **|**Name of person (or body) entitled**<br>**to appoint trustee (ifany)**|
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||Dr Emina Hadziabdic<br>Associate Professor<br>Linnaeus University<br>Sweden|Trustee||ICCHNR Co-Directors,<br>President and foundation<br>Trustees|
||Dr Yvonne Parry,<br>Associate Professor<br>Flinders University,<br>Australia|Trustee|||
||Dr Deborah Stamps<br>Founder and chief<br>executive officer of<br>Deborah Stamps<br>Consulting, LLC, New<br>York|Trustee|||
||Professor Pam Smith<br>Emerita Professor,<br>Nursing Studies,<br>University of<br>Edinburgh|Chair of Trustees|||
||Professor Gina<br>Higginbottom,<br>Emeritus Professor<br>of Ethnicity and<br>Community Health<br>University of<br>Nottingham|Co-Director and<br>Trustee|||
||Professor Sally<br>Kendall<br>Professor of<br>Community Nursing<br>and Public Health<br>Universityof Kent|Co-Director and<br>Trustee|||
||Professor<br>Rosamund Bryar<br>Professor Emeritus<br>Community and<br>Primary Care<br>Nursing, City<br>University|Trustee and interim<br>Treasurer|||
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– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved **Director name** Professor Sally Kendall Co-Director ICCHNR Professor Gina Higginbottom Co-Director ICCHNR 

Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity 

|**Trustee name**|**Dates acted if not for whole year**||
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## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** 

Description of the assets N/A held in this capacity Name and objects of the N/A charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for N/A safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets 

## **Additional information (optional)** 

## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** 

**Type of Name Address adviser** 

## **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** 

Professors Sally Kendall MBE and Gina Higginbottom MBE, Co-Directors; Dr Barbara Stilwell, President 

## **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) Full name(s)** Pamela Ann Smith **Position (eg Secretary,** Chair of Trustees **Chair, etc) Date** 15 October 2024 




## **International Collaboration for Community Health Nursing Research (ICCHNR)** 

|**SUMMARY OF RECEIPTS & PAYMENTS**|**SUMMARY OF RECEIPTS & PAYMENTS**|**SUMMARY OF RECEIPTS & PAYMENTS**||||
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|**2023**||||||
|**INCOME**|||**£**|**£**||
|Subscriptions|||1,223.87|||
|Donations|||9,990.00|||
|Bank Interest|||78.87|||
|**TOTAL INCOME**||||**11,292.74**||
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|**EXPENDITURE**||||||
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|**Awards/Sponsorships**|||(2,837.00)|||
|**Event Costs**||||||
|Strategy Mtg Edinburgh|(1,600.94)|||||
|Lisbeth Hockey Lecture<br>Cardiff||||||
|||(1,609.50)||||
|**subtotal Events**|||(3,210.44)|||
|**Overhead Costs**||||||
|Staff Costs|(2,338.00)|||||
|Website Costs|(568.00)|||||
|Printing|(130.00)|||||
|Trustee lunchesfor invited<br>international visitors||||||
||(288.02)|||||
|**Subtotal Overhead**|||(3,324.02)|||





**Costs** 

|**Costs**|||||
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|**TOTAL EXPENDITURE**|||**(9,371.46)**||
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|**NET PROFIT**|||**£  1,921.28**||
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|**BANK BALANCES**||**Opening**|**Closing**||
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|Current Account||0.00|121.24|121.24|
|Reserve Account||24,627.78|26,427.82|1,800.04|
|**TOTAL**||**24,627.78**|**26,549.06**|**1,921.28**|
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