RBKARES (Charitable lncorporated Organisa�on)
LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
CHARITY NUMBER 1197621 DATE OF REGISTRATION 21st January 2022 START OF FINANCIAL PERIOD 21st January 2022 END OF FINANCIAL PERIOD 31st October 2022
TRUSTEES
Pippa Coupland (appointed 15th February 2022) Ady Gomersall (resigned 25th April 2022) Tess Green Sara Grimshaw (resigned 2nd August 2022) Beatrix Kenyon (chair) Samantha Lord Zena Poole Jane Watson (treasurer) (appointed 2nd August 2022)
LEGAL STATUS CIO - Founda8on Registered 21st January 2O22 GOVERNING INSTRUMENT Charitable lncorporated Organisa8on CORRESPONDENCE ADDRESS 46 Norbiton Avenue, Kingston upon Thames, KT1 3QR PRIMARY BANKERS NatWest, 73 High Street, Walton-on-Thames, KT12 1DW INDEPENDENT EXAMINER Yvann Stephens, 4 Akerman Road, Surbiton, KT6 5NS
ANNUAL REPORT
The board of trustees has pleasure in presen8ng RBKares trustees’ report and financial statement for the year ended October 2022. We were delighted to become a registered charity on the 21st January 2022 which set us in good stead to be able to con8nue to mobilise more volunteers, build stronger rela8onships to support more residents as we iden8fy their needs and make a difference.
Summary of purpose:
RBKares connects the kindness and generosity of the community in Kingston-Upon-Thames with vulnerable people and key-workers. Set up during the pandemic, RBKares focuses on providing local support to NHS staff, care homes and to other vulnerable groups including refugees and the homeless. We use the community's sewing and craGing skills to make items, distribute kindness kits and sort dona8ons.
Summary of Main Ac8vi8es:
RBKares turns goodwill into meaningful ac8on to show that RBK (Royal Borough of Kingston) cares.
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Fidget mat group - a weekly workshop for the isolated and vulnerable to meet to make 120 ‘fidget mats’ with mul8-sensory patches to donate to people with demen8a. This group has benefiIed from being able to help others as much as their dona8ons have helped recipients.
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Covid Champions - a project to ensure members of our community understood the risks, spread and management of Covid 19 and where and when to get vaccina8ons
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Suppor8ng Kingston Hospital - suppor8ng the staff of Kingston and Tolworth hospitals with 300 ‘kindness kits’, making bespoke scrubs for the chaplaincy, suppor8ng the children in hospital with toys and ouKits for their chemo ducks, suppor8ng in-pa8ents with games while the entertainment system was down and kniLng items for babies in the neonatal units. We also raised £2,200 for the bereavement unit by joining in their memory walk. KniLng hundreds of Easter egg covers fro the paediatric team to distribute throughout the hospital.
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Suppor8ng Voices of Hope - Making welcome bags for the Women’s hub, personalised bun8ng and bean bag ‘fruit and vegetables’ to promote Brite Box.
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Suppor8ng young carers - making and filling 200 bags to the young carers and holding a tea party for them at the Home of Compassion.
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Suppor8ng Yorda adventures - making and filling 35 kindness kits for parents aIending the family sessions
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Suppor8ng Princes Alice Hospice - making 200 bags for belongings of deceased rela8ves to be given back to their families families and 30 catheter stand covers to preserve dignity of inpa8ents.
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Refugee sewing group -a weekly sewing workshop for refugees that are registered with Refugee Ac8on Kingston, allowing them to develop skills, improve their English and make clothes and decora8ve items.
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Wellbeing days at Piper Hall - a monthly event suppor8ng the mental, physical and digital health of clients aIending the foodbank.
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Warmer in Winter bags - kniLng blankets, hats, scarves and hearts and puLng them in a hand made bag with gloves, socks, thermos mug, torch and giG to give to those struggled to keep themselves warm.
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Worry Worms - croche8ng 500 worry worms to help anxious children.
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Sourcing items needed by refugees - encouraging dona8ons of bikes and clothes and sor8ng and fixing them to give to refugees.
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Involving schoolchildren in community projects -encouraging school children to support their community through making and wri8ng cards to go in ‘Warmer in Winter’ bags and designing cards to be used at Kingston Hospitals memory walk.
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Involving local residents in their community - bringing Kingston residents together to support local communi8es and people in need.
The trustees would like to express their utmost thanks to the incredible contribu8on made by all the volunteers over the year. They have given their 8me and skills in many ways, from sewing and kniLng, to designing and teaching, sourcing and transpor8ng, to suppor8ng young, elderly, refugees and vulnerable in the community through various ac8vi8es and events. Without this valuable contribu8on of 8me, energy and exper8se, we would not have been able to achieve so much. They have helped create social change, tackle inequality and make our community a kinder, beIer place live.
Main Achievements
Con8nuing
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Refugee sewing workshop - con8nuity has shown the refugees that we are commiIed to the workshop and this has developed trust, which has improved the dynamic of the group
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Wellbeing days - these maximise limited resources to support a community in need
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Projects suppor8ng Kingston Hospital - the staff will con8nue to need support and recogni8on as they work through unprecedented difficul8es.
Looking forward
- Collabora8ng with more services to support the clients at the wellbeing days, par8cularly to help them with their eye and dental health.
Challenges
Our main challenges are suppor8ng hard to reach people during a worsening cost of living crisis and tackling inequali8es; to achieve this we need to con8nue to securing funding. We need to strengthen our governance by bringing on board trustees with exper8se in specific roles.
The Trustees would like to thank the companies and groups that have helped us which, with the help of trustees and volunteers has made all these projects possible.
Financial review
As the charity’s income is below the audit threshold we are allowed to prepare a simple annual report. The Trustees have elected to have an independent examina8on for good governance.
RBKares’ income in the financial period has come from grants and dona8ons.
Receipts and Payments Account
| Income Donations - restricted - Care Homes Donations - restricted - coffee machine Donations - restricted - Fidget mats Donations - restricted - Hospital fleeces Donations - restricted - Kindness kits Donations - restricted - Refugee Sewing Donations - restricted - scrubs Donations - restricted - wellbeing Donations - restricted - Winter Warmer Donations - unrestricted TOTAL DONATIONS Interest income TOTAL RECEIPTS Expenditure Expenses - restricted - Care Homes Expenses - restricted - coffee machines Expenses - restricted - Fidget mats Expenses - restricted - Hospital fleeces Expenses - restricted - Kindness kits Expenses - restricted - Refugee Sewing Expenses - restricted - scrubs Expenses - restricted - wellbeing Expenses - restricted - Winter Warmer Expenses - unrestricted TOTAL CHARITABLE EXPENSES Admin costs TOTAL PAYMENTS Surplus for the accounting period |
9 months ended 31 Oct 2022 - 260 2,187 - 2,900 1,000 - 11,550 1,505 1,389 20,791 0 20,792 1,493 80 360 - 1,711 205 121 9,029 117 104 13,219 697 13,916 6,876 |
12 months ended 20 Jan 2022 2,061 1,130 - - - - 78 - - 4,138 |
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| 7,407 1 |
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| 7,408 | ||
| 1,224 2,027 43 151 110 - 873 - - 2,498 |
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| 6,925 308 |
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| 7,233 | ||
| 176 |
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
| Statement of Assets and Liabilities | ||
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| Current assets Cash Current liabilities Creditors NET ASSETS Reserves Restricted Unrestricted TOTAL RESERVES |
31 Oct 2022 11,605 2 11,603 5,329 6,274 11,603 |
21 Jan 2022 4,727 - |
| 4,727 | ||
| 958 - 5,685 |
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| 4,727 |
These accounts were approved by the Trustees on 18 July 2023.
Independent examiner's report on the accounts
Section A Independent Examiner’s Report
Report to the trustees/ Charity Name RBKares members of On accounts for the 21 January 2022 – 31 October 2022 Charity no 1197621 accounting period (if any) Set out on pages 4 and 5 (remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets)
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the nine-month period ended 31/10/2022.
Responsibilities and As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation basis of report of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”).
I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
Independent I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have examiner's statement come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:
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accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or
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the accounts do not accord with the accounting records
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Date: 14 August 2023 Signed: Name: Yvann Stephens Relevant professional Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales qualification(s) or body Member 1910929 (if any): Address: 4 Akerman Road Surbiton KT6 5NS
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