2024-12-31-accounts

Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From 1[st] January 2024 to 31[st] December 2024

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

Research (ICCHNR)	Research (ICCHNR)
Charity registration number:1197492 Objectives and Activities
	SORP reference
Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document	Para 1.17	ICCHNR was registered in 1995 and operated as Former Charity Number1042880 up to 31.12.2022. In 2022 ICCHNR was approved as a CIO, Charity, Number, 1197492 The charity was set up to achieve the following objectives: a. Demonstrate the value of community health care nursing research for improving the quality of health care. b. Advance and share knowledge of community health care nursing practice through research. c. Increase personal commitment by community nurses to evidence-based practice. d. Encourage the appropriate use of research for community nursing. e. Promote awareness of the contribution of community health care nursing to healthy public policies and alliances. ICCHNR’s objectives as a Foundation Charitable Incorporated Organisation are to: a. Advance education for the benefit of the public concerning community health nursing with a view to improving the quality of such care for the benefit of the public. b. Promote research into community health nursing and to disseminate the useful results of such research.
Summary of the main activities in relation to those purposes for the public benefit, in particular, the	Para 1.17 and 1.19	Working in partnership with other global and local community nursing organisations including the Queen’s Nursing Institute (QNI) and the Queen’s Nursing Institute Scotland

activities, projects or services (QNIS) with a particular emphasis on Low- and identified in the accounts. Middle-Income countries (LMICs) to disseminate and generate evidence and research-based practice through organising conferences; awarding small grants to community nurses to undertake research projects and attend ICCHNR’s international conferences; organise the annual Lisbeth Hockey Memorial Lecture. Statement confirming Para 1.18 The Trustees are made aware of their whether the trustees have responsibilities and attention drawn to the had regard to the guidance Charity Commission guidance on issued by the Charity public benefit. Each Trustee is required to Commission on public complete an Annual Declaration of Interest. benefit

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SORP reference N/A Para 1.38 Policy on grant making N/A Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment The ICCHNR Management Committee (up Para 1.38 to 15 members) and wider membership (52 Contribution made by individual members; 3 institutional members) volunteers are drawn upon to contribute to the achievement of the Charity’s aims. 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	Recruitment Drive to increase membership to reflect diversity; Strengthening Partnership working and funding opportunities with the Queen’s Nursing Institute (QNI). Delivery of the 5thLisbeth Hockey Memorial Lecture, December 2024:‘From the Arctic Circle to Outback Australia: Weaving People Together with Culture in Healthcare’,_by Dr Nina Sivertsen, in conjunction with Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia; Review of Communication and Marketing Strategy; Website Review and Renewal; Planning and coordination of International Community Nursing Conference scheduled for April 15- 17, 2025:‘The Race to Address Health_ Inequalities: Community Nurses in the Lead’ in conjunction with QNI and City St. George’s, University of London; Publicising fellowships to attend the conference and encouraging potential delegates to apply and submit abstracts as a key strategy to support community nurses in LMICs. Supporting project development and dissemination among ICCHNR members; Ongoing commitment to raising and maintaining the profile of community nurses worldwide with a particular emphasis on LMICs.
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Achievements against objectives set	Para 1.41	The Trustees held a Strategy Away Day in July 2024 to review ICCHNR’s strategy work completed in 2023 and revise our vision and mission statement to accurately reflect organisational values, activities and goals.
Performance of fundraising activities against objectives set	Para 1.41	ICCHNR and QNI made a joint bid to the Burdett Trust for Nursing to increase the number of scholarships available to community nurses in LMICs to enable them to attend the 2025 ICCHNR International Conference. The bid was successful and the funds subsequently awarded in June 2024 supported 20 scholarships.
Investment performance against objectives	Para 1.41	N/A
Other

Financial Review
Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period	Para 1.21	1/1/2024 - 31/12/2024: Total Income: £6,677 Total Expenditure: £9,913 Net Loss: £ 3,236
Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held	Para 1.22	To draw on the reserves to fund regular administrative support, organisation of conferences, public lectures, project awards to community nurses; scholarships for community nurses from LMICs.
Amount of reserves held	Para 1.22	Opening Reserves: £26, 573 Closing Reserves: £ 23,337
Reasons for holding zero reserves	Para 1.22	N/A
Details of fund materially in deficit	Para 1.24	N/A
Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern	Para 1.23	N/A
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The charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising)	Para 1.47	Charitable endowments and donations (Grand Duo Charitable Trust Fund); membership subscriptions; Partnership working; Charity funding (Burdett Trust) for scholarships and 2025 international conference
Investment policy and objectives including any social investment policy adopted	Para 1.46	N/A
A description of the principal risks facing the charity	Para 1.46	Ability to recruit a substantial cohort of younger generation national and international community nurses to reflect the diversity of the global workforce to ensure and sustain a dynamic, diverse and active membership.
Other

Structure, Governance and Management

Description of charity’s trusts:
Type of governing document (trust deed, royal charter)	Para 1.25	Foundation constitution
How is the charity constituted? (e.g. unincorporated association, CIO)	Para 1.25	Charitable Incorporated Organisation (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	Call for applications from global and national community nursing organizations and networks. Candidates submit CVs and are shortlisted and interviewed by a panel selected to represent ICCHNR to include and/or any combination of the President, Co- Directors, Chair and Trustees. Once formally appointed and confirmed in writing, Trustees sign a Declaration Letter. These methods are followed as a standard operating procedure.
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Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees	Para 1.51	Pre-interview briefings and meetings. Individual Induction on request for new Trustees and management committee members. Induction Packs are under consideration.
The charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works	Para 1.51	The Trustees meet formally 4 times per Annum. Minutes and key actions are documented for each meeting. Wider networks include the ICCHNR Management Committee (up to 15 members) and wider ICCHNR membership (currently 52 individual and 3 organisational members: QNI, QNIS and the Wales Centre for Primary and Emergency Care Research (PRIME Centre Wales)
Relationship with any related parties	Para 1.51	We have active relationships with professional nursing, community nursing and health visitor organisations in UK and internationally.
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Reference and Administrative details

Charity name International Collaboration for Community Health Nursing Research

Other name the charity uses	ICCHNR
Registered charity number	1197492
Charity’s principal address	Centre for Health Services Studies University of Kent Canterbury CT2 7NZ

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

1 2 3 4 5 6 7	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole **year **	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany)
	Dr Emina Hadziabdic Associate Professor Linnaeus UniversitySweden	Trustee		ICCHNR President, Co- Directors and Trustees
	Dr Yvonne Parry, Associate Professor Flinders University, Australia	Trustee
	Dr Deborah Stamps Founder and chief executive officer of Deborah Stamps Consulting, LLC, New York	Trustee
	Professor Pam Smith Emerita Professor, Nursing Studies, University of Edinburgh	Chair of Trustees
	Professor Gina Higginbottom, Emeritus Professor of Ethnicity and Community Health University of Nottingham	Co-Director and Trustee
	Professor Sally Kendall Professor of Community Nursing and Public Health University of Kent	Co-Director and Trustee
	Professor Rosamund Bryar Professor Emeritus Community and Primary Care Nursing, City University	Interim Treasurer and Trustee

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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
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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 these 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

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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

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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)

Full name(s) Pamela Ann Smith

Position (eg Secretary, Chair of Trustees Chair, etc)

Date 21 October 2025

SUMMARY OF RECEIPTS & PAYMENTS 2024
INCOME		£	£
Subscriptons		2,203
Donatons		4,100
Bank Interest		374
TOTAL INCOME			6,677
EXPENDITURE
Conference Costs
Hotel Deposit	(872)
VFairs	(4,226)
Oxford Abstracts	(708)
sub total Events		(5,806)
Overhead Costs
Staf Costs	(3,538)
Website Costs	(550)
Domain Easily	(19)
sub total Overhead Costs		(4,107)
TOTAL EXPENDITURE			(£9,913)
NET LOSS*			(£ 3,236)
		Opening	Closing
				Movement
BANK BALANCES		1/1/24	31/12/24

Current Account		145	247
Reserve Account		26,428	23,090
TOTAL		26,573	23,337	(3,236)

*The loss for 2024 resulted from expensing some advance costs for the 2025 Conference. We anticipate that the 2025 conference will give rise to a surplus.