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Barts Guild

Friends of St Bartholomew’s Hospital since 1911

One Hundred and Tenth Annual Report and Accounts

2021 – 2022

The 2023 Barts Guild calendar, this year in desktop format, showcases the work of the Guild in the Hospital today. One of its images, shown below, does justice to our maintenance of the Princess Alice Garden on behalf of the Hospital

Barts Guild

Friends of St Bartholomew’s Hospital since 1911

Annual Report and Accounts 2021-2022

Contents

Contents	Contents
The Guild of the Royal Hospital of St Bartholomew		……........................	2
Report of the Trustees		………………………… ..	3
Our Chairman’s letter		………………………… ..	15
Obituary		………………………… ..	16
Minutes of the Annual General Meeting 2021		………………………… ..	17
Financial Statements 1 April 2021 to 31 March	2022	…………………………..	21
Report of the Honorary Treasurer	… 21
Independent Examiner’s Report	… 22
All Funds Year ended 31 March 2022	… 23
Balance Sheet	… 24
Notes to the Accounts	… 25
Guild Members and Volunteers 2022		………………………… ..	36
Our Corporate Supporters		………………………… ..	38

www.bartsguild.org.uk

The Guild wishes to express grateful thanks to TFW Printers ([e-mail]) for their help in producing this Annual Report.

Photography: Bob Cooper; Neil Ritson

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THE GUILD OF THE ROYAL HOSPITAL OF ST BARTHOLOMEW

(also known as Barts Guild)

Registered Charity No 251628

Affiliated to ATTEND – Enhancing Health and Social Care, locally

PATRON

HRH The Duke of Gloucester KG GCVO

PRESIDENT

Mrs Ann Wickham

OFFICERS OF THE GUILD at 31 March 2022

VICE-PRESIDENTS

The Lady Mayoress Mrs Margaret Gillett Mrs Daphne Hamilton Fairley OBE Mrs Pauline Hirst Mrs Mary Kelsey-Fry Lady Judy Percival Mrs Alison Shepherd

Chairman

Mr Christopher Hayward CC

Vice-Chairman Mr Keith Bottomley CC

Honorary Secretary

Miss Judith Pleasance CC

Honorary Treasurer

Mr Keith Bottomley CC

COMMITTEE OF MANAGEMENT at 31 March 2022

Ordinary members (elected)

Co-opted members

Mr James Ballinger Mr Steve Bench Mr James Benson Ms Lesley Evans Mr Chris Hayes Mrs Jenny Jeyarajah Mr Neil Ritson Mr Adrian Stirrup Mrs Hilary Tarr

Mr Michael Hayden Mr Patrick Jennings Mr Ian McDowell Mrs Wendy Mead OBE CC Ms Jan O'Neill Miss Silvia Roccato Miss Jackie Roe, Princess Alice Garden Co-ordinator Sir Marcus Setchell KCVO Miss Niamh Whelan

Those with other executive responsibilities or invited to attend meetings

Mrs Elizabeth Clark, Administrator Mr Andy Haddon, Shop Manager

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Report of the Trustees

Reference and administrative details of the charity, its trustees and advisers for the year ended 31 March 2022

Trustees

Mr Christopher Hayward CC Chairman Appointed 28.10.21 Mr Keith Bottomley CC Vice-Chairman Appointed 28.10.21 Miss Judith Pleasance Honorary Secretary Appointed 28.10.21 Mr Keith Bottomley CC Honorary Treasurer Mr Ian McDowell Chairman Retired 28.10.21 Mr Christopher Hayward CC Vice-Chairman Retired 28.10.21 Ms Lesley Evans Honorary Secretary Retired 28.10.21 Mr James Ballinger Mrs Jenny Jeyarajah Mr Steve Bench Reappointed 28.10.21 Mr Neil Ritson Mr James Benson Appointed 28.10.21 Mr Adrian Stirrup Ms Lesley Evans Reappointed 28.10.21 Mrs Hilary Tarr Mr Chris Hayes

Charity Registered Number: 251628

Address of principal office

Address of principal office Independent Examiner St Bartholomew’s Hospital Blue Spire Limited West Smithfield Cawley Priory London EC1A 7BE South Pallant Chichester PO19 1SY Bankers National Westminster PLC Cambridge & Counties Bank Limited P O Box No159 Charnwood Court 332 High Holborn 5B New Walk London WC1V 7PS Leicester LE1 6TE CCLA Charity Accounts United Trust Bank Limited Senator House One Ropemaker Street 85 Queen Victoria Street London EC2Y 9AW London EC4V 4ET

Structure, governance and management

Structure of the charity

Barts Guild is an Unincorporated Association charity. Its governing document is its Constitution which was revised, agreed and adopted by the Guild’s Management Committee, the Guild’s membership and the Charity Commission in November and December 2013. It was further amended, agreed and adopted in October 2018. In recent times the governing document has been updated in 2000, 2002, 2013 and 2018. (See also website www.bartsguild.org.uk.)

Five meetings of the Management Committee (MC) of trustees take place during the year. In addition, a number of sub-committees take the Guild’s activities forward in the following areas: Grants; Finance and Accounts; Investments; Publications and Publicity; IT and Website; Shop and Business.

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Recruitment and appointment of new trustees

The charity in general meeting shall elect the officers and the other trustees. The trustees may appoint any person who is willing to act as a trustee. The number of trustees shall not be less than three but (unless otherwise determined by a resolution of the charity in general meeting) shall not be subject to any maximum. Any member or volunteer can be nominated for potential trusteeship.

Nominees for trusteeship/members of the Management Committee are interviewed by the Chairman, sometimes with the Hon. Secretary; two referees are required in every case and nominations are agreed by the MC before being proposed for election at the AGM. In its trustees the Committee looks for areas of expertise important to the modern charity (e.g. law, finance, IT) and/or practical applications to help the Guild in its day to day work in the shop and hospital trolley services and other activities. In a similar fashion trustees can also be removed by the MC.

At the 2021 AGM, Mr Christopher Hayward CC was elected Chairman for an initial three years on the retirement of Mr Ian McDowell. Mr Keith Bottomley CC was elected as Vice-Chairman for an initial three years on the retirement of Mr Christopher Hayward CC. Mr Bottomley continues in post as Hon. Treasurer of the Guild. Miss Judith Pleasance CC was elected Hon. Secretary for an initial three years on the retirement of Ms Lesley Evans. Appointed as a trustee was Mr James Benson for an initial three years, and reappointed as trustees were Mr Steve Bench for a second term of three years and Ms Lesley Evans for a period of one year.

Risk assessment

The Management Committee has assessed the major risks to which the charity may be exposed and is satisfied that systems are in place to manage exposure to these risks. The categories of risk surveyed cover: governance; operations; finance; external environment; compliance. Some examples of risks include: the ability to sustain the needed level of volunteers and the current level of income, a fall in investment values and returns, reputational risks and unforeseen changes in the operation of the NHS.

These risks are mitigated by active management by the MC and its sub-committees, close consultation with Barts Health NHS Trust Voluntary Services, careful review of investments and monitoring of the professional investment advisers, and liaison at board and senior management level with both Barts Hospital and Barts Health NHS Trust. In addition, there is full compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) introduced on 25 May 2018.

The Management Committee resolved to establish a Risk Sub-Committee to assist and advise it in the regular review and assessment of the risks facing the charity in all areas of its work, and plan for the management of those risks.

Objectives and activities

The objects of the Guild are to help the Royal Hospital of St Bartholomew by providing:

• By personal service and by provision from the Charity’s funds, such amenities for the patients and staff as would not be available to them under the National Health Service;

• Such other charitable assistance to the Hospital, its patients, former patients, staff, students and others involved with the affairs of the Hospital as the trustees may determine.

• The main activities undertaken by the Guild to carry out these objects for the public benefit are:

• running a general and souvenir shop as an amenity for patients, staff and visitors;

• providing a trolley service for inpatients, selling newspapers, toiletries, confectionery and convenience items;

• making grants for the provision of facilities on wards for patients and staff;

• making grants that aid NHS staff to increase their level of skill and that of their co-workers;

• funding the purchase of clinical equipment;

• maintaining the Princess Alice Garden for the comfort and enjoyment of patients, visitors and staff.

In relation to all the Guild’s activities we have paid due regard to the guidance published by the Charity Commission concerning public benefit.

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Achievements and performance

The effect of Coronavirus: COVID-19

Like all organisations in the UK and worldwide and for a second year, the impact of COVID-19 significantly disrupted the Guild’s services and work. Hospital patient and visitor attendances were vastly restricted and volunteer attendances reduced. Following Hospital and national guidance, the trolley service to Hospital wards remained suspended. However, the shop has remained open since the onset of the pandemic thanks to the dedication of the Shop Manager and loyal volunteers.

It is however gratifying to note that the past year has seen a marked upturn in shop business, and many of the Guild’s activities have been able to return to in-person events, notably the Annual General Meeting in October and meetings of the Management Committee since November. Hybrid meetings have been beneficial in permitting those prevented from attending in person to join virtually and take part in discussions. The Guild is working towards returning to the full gamut of activities and intends to add new ones as circumstances permit.

Shop services

The shop remains a highly visible Guild presence in the King George V Building atrium, having already taken advantage of the increasing footfall mentioned above. Shop income was £100,305 net of VAT (2020-21: £85,917). Volunteer commitment remained strong throughout the year, enabling the shop to stay open and to cover the shop manager’s annual leave. Due to ongoing hospital infection control restrictions, the trolley service remained suspended throughout 2020-21 but recommenced in July 2022.

Information technology

The multifunctional website launched in May 2017 has greatly increased the Guild’s online capability for new members to join, existing members to renew, for purchasing souvenirs, receiving donations and grant requests as well as providing news, notice of events and charity information.

Membership

Membership of the Guild stands at 371 members at the year-end, 192 of them being subscription members and/or volunteers. There continues to be take-up of the offer of free Guild membership to students of Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry (BLSMD). Student members number 179 (excluding recent graduates). In return for membership students may help, where practicable, with Guild activities, and greatly assisted us in previous times with much appreciated donations from their RAG Week. However, the chief purpose of the association is to attract the interest of a new generation of practitioners who may continue to support the Guild long after their student days have ended.

Grants

Grants awarded to the Hospital in the year totalled £30,895 for 23 grants. 2021-22 was the second full year of COVID-19 restrictions and precautions, and two grants in particular were awarded with this in mind. Firstly, the Guild supplemented the generosity of several Livery Companies of the City of London who responded to our appeal on behalf of the Hospital for funds to support various projects aimed at reinforcing and enhancing staff wellbeing during those difficult times. Secondly, the Guild funded a collection of commissioned triptychs which would serve as a memento for Barts’ successors as a reminder of the dedication of so many during one of the most challenging times for the NHS.

The Guild supports some final-year students of BLSMD for their Elective placements through the kind donation of Mrs Penny Wainwright and family. Of the remaining grants, over 70% of the resource supported patients' and staff's comforts and facilities, purchase of equipment and furniture for the Hospital, and support for staff training and team-building events. Examples included Christmas presents for patients, and provision of lunch at Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation nursing training courses. The remainder of grants took the form of educational funding for courses, study days and conferences for staff to keep abreast of new developments and to share and learn best practice so as to enhance patient care; for example, a Cardiology boot camp for Therapists. In the autumn and in conjunction with the Hospital, the Guild awarded the first BME Bursary for a Post-Graduate diploma (Leadership & Management in Health). The Chris Davies legacy was finally paid to Cancer & Palliative Care Psychological Services for a specialist Post-Graduate Diploma to be undertaken by a member of the department.

A full list of 2021-22 grants awarded to patients, staff and departments of the hospital is shown in the Notes to the Accounts.

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Estimated numbers of beneficiaries served directly by the Guild

The year saw over 47,500 sales transactions relating to footfall in the Shop, by patients, visitors and staff (2020-21: 40,500). The average sales value of a transaction was just over £2.

Contribution of Guild volunteers during the year

Front line volunteers providing service for the shop and (in normal years) ward trolley rounds (Monday-Friday, Saturday-Sunday), contributed approximately 1760 hours of service. Other voluntary activities including management, support and administration are carried out by the charity’s officers, other trustees and co-opted members of the Management Committee. Their remit covers management committee meetings, subcommittee meetings and consultations, management of membership, finance, grants, publications, website, IT, Princess Alice Garden and other areas necessary to the running of the charity. The Guild is hugely appreciative of the expertise and dedication of all who contribute so much to enable the charity to function effectively.

Financial review

The Financial Statements are set out in this Annual Report. The salient features of financial performance and resource are outlined in the Hon. Treasurer’s Report .

The charity’s income for the year was £176,407 (2020-21: £135,142). Investment income totalled £17,563 (2020-21: £17,015). The Guild’s total funds are £866,552 (2020-21: £802,107). The Guild greatly appreciated a grant of £12,000 from the City of London Corporation to help our work and service during the continuing demanding circumstances of the pandemic. (In this context it is also worthy of note that donations totalling £6,570 were made, through the Guild, by City Livery Companies intended to support NHS front line staff in the hospital). The treasury responsibility and financial oversight are undertaken most capably by Mr Keith Bottomley CC as Hon. Treasurer and Mrs Hilary Tarr as Assistant Treasurer/Bookkeeper, while several other trustees also have wide financial experience.

Reserves Policy

Our policy for the financial reserves is that we should endeavour to hold sufficient to cover at least a year’s expenditure on Shop-related and other expenses, together with the current aim of spending about £25,000 to £35,000 per year on grants, or somewhat more if needs arise. The outlay on the Princess Alice Garden in recent years is regarded as an exceptional grant in its extent but the new Garden will benefit the Hospital for many years to come.

Therefore with reserves of £866,552, the current resources are well in excess of this level. We are conscious that in recent years the charity’s financial position has been much enhanced by the receipt of some substantial legacies and improved turnover in the relocated Shop. We believe that the current financial standing of the charity will enable us to further develop and to expand our grant-giving ability to help the NHS Trust, its staff and patients. Based on the current level of its reserves, the charity is well able to meet its projected obligations and liabilities and has no uncertainty over its continuing status as a ‘going concern’ as at the signing date.

Plans for future periods

The trustees examine and consult on future needs and issues, mindful of being responsive to changing patient needs and hospital developments. Over a forthcoming five-year period we aspire to:

• enlarge the range of Shop stock, provided that space permits and is supported by our continuing review of stock policy;

• consider how we might facilitate online pre-ordering for some categories of Shop goods (including consideration of orders from inpatients in wards, especially if there are suitable means of technology);

• raise the level of grants (provided that the financial position allows through Shop income, improved fundraising, investments and bequests: for example, investment income has contributed well to the level of grants made);

• increase membership numbers, both subscription members and active volunteers, and including aspiration to increase the number of our corporate supporters: particularly by further raising of the Guild’s profile within the City of London through increased networking and the recruitment of Corporate Friends there;

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• assist the Hospital as a fundraising channel to meet specific and/or exceptional demands;

• support further Barts Hospital in the planned celebration of its 900[th] anniversary in 2023.

Maximising the website’s capacity is important in helping with several of these initiatives.

Support

Barts Health NHS Trust continues to be greatly supportive of its oldest service-providing volunteer charity. We are also very appreciative of the support for and interest in the Guild of our Royal Patron HRH The Duke of Gloucester and his officials. We welcome and value the Patron’s counsel.

The Guild has always been grateful for offers of support from businesses and other outside bodies, especially local ones and those in the City of London, and has appreciated, too, the interest of those of their staff that have expressed support for us. Barts Guild has been particularly grateful in 2021-22 for the financial support provided by the City of London Corporation.

Approved by the trustees on 18 July 2022 and signed on their behalf

Christopher Hayward CC

Chairman

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Update for 2021-2022

The Annual Report focuses on the financial year 2021-2022, but in this section we also refer to activity that has taken place during the current financial year in order to bring readers as up-to-date as we can with the charity’s developments. Some of this information has previously been noted in Barts Guild News, which is also available on the Publications page of the Guild website.

Trustees and Management Committee (MC) members

The Guild’s 2021 AGM had the fortunate distinction of being the first in-person Guild public event for 22 months. The meeting saw Christopher Hayward CC confirmed as the new Chairman and Keith Bottomley CC appointed as Vice-Chair, while Judith Pleasance CC was appointed as the new Honorary Secretary. Judith is a consultant and has been an elected Common Councillor since 2013. Following senior management roles in the arts and third sector, Judith has advised on marketing strategy and managing many projects, including those at Guildhall, Mansion House, Buckingham Palace and Windsor Castle.

Formal thanks were placed on record to outgoing Chairman Ian McDowell and outgoing Honorary Secretary Lesley Evans for their outstanding contribution to the Guild. We are pleased to report that Lesley’s experience has not been lost to the Guild, however, as she was appointed as a trustee for one year. She was joined on the Management Committee in that role by James Benson. James is Interim Chief Executive Officer at Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust, the UK’s largest NHS community trust. He is committed to hospitals and community services working seamlessly for patients; he is also a qualified speech and language therapist.

The meeting also saw Steve Bench reappointed as a trustee for a further three years.

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Shop and trolley service

The Guild shop has remained open during another difficult year of hospital infection control restrictions, though with slightly improved hours of 0830-1600 Monday to Friday. Footfall and sales improved in the second half of the year, due in part to a partial relaxation of restrictions on visiting and an increase in outpatients attending clinics. Sadly, the trolley service remained suspended for a second year but was happily able to resume in July 2022. The shop counter remains protected by a Perspex screen, and the wearing of face masks remains a hospital requirement. The shop has continued to be a valuable and resilient service to staff and patients, and now once again to increasing numbers of visitors. Returning volunteers in the shop have improved coverage this year, and we now have at least one volunteer across all shifts for the first time since 2019.

Shop manager Andy Haddon remains committed to supporting and improving the shop service alongside the return of the trolley service. Our 10% staff discount on food and drink remains in place and continues to attract positive comment and goodwill towards the Guild. Purchases by bank card have been significantly higher than by cash. An alternative card payment service provider has been put in place with a view to significantly reducing our fees and standing charges. The product range, stock levels and prices continue to be closely monitored, and overall returns in terms of percentage have been maintained. Souvenir and clothing stock has been rearranged in the shop to expand the clothing section and to make it more accessible for browsing.

Guild Christmas cards and the 2023 Guild calendar will be available, either directly from the shop or online at www.bartsguild.org.uk/souvenir-store.

Grants

Grant awards during the year have been many and varied in their purpose. In the recent months, there has been a marked increase in applications following the production and distribution of a postcard to publicise the Guild as a grant-giving body, and a reception held in March for the Guild’s officers and grants’ sub-committee to take the rare opportunity to meet recipients and to receive feedback from them on the application process and ways in which grant availability could be more effectively made known.

The Guild recognises the importance of maintaining and advancing the great knowledge and skills of Barts Hospital's staff through their participation in medical educational and training programmes and conference attendance, especially at a time of pressure on NHS core funds and the demanding circumstances of the COVID pandemic. To this end, grants for attendance at course and conference events organised by the following organisations have been awarded: Physiotherapy for Breathing Pattern Disorders, The Society of Cardiothoracic Surgery, EuroELSO Congress, British Association of Head and Neck Oncologists, British Medical Journal and the Institute of Health Innovation, UCLP Centre for Neurorehabilitation and the National Hospital for Neurology, Princess Royal Spinal Cord Injuries Centre, British Society of Echocardiography, The Buteyko Breathing Association, and several others specialist providers and universities.

Senior Specialist Dietitian, Emily Templeman, describes her experience at a ‘Cardiology Boot Camp’:

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“I applied for a Barts Guild grant to attend a teaching course designed for Allied Health Professionals and Physicians Associates to improve knowledge in cardiology. This was a 14-session eLearning course finishing with a 2-day simulation event to put all the theoretical learning into practice. Prior to attending the course, I didn’t know why it was called a ‘Cardiology Boot Camp’ but the title was definitely eye-catching. Upon the first teaching session it became clear this was an intensive teaching course designed to put you through your paces and come out feeling like you had gained a whole lot of new skills and knowledge, suddenly the boot camp title was starting to make sense. The course content was extensive covering a wide range of topics from prevention of cardiac disease, diagnostics, cardiac surgery, heart failure, cardiac emergencies, cardiac arrest and septic shock.

I currently work in cardiac intensive care at St Bartholomew's Hospital as a Dietitian and I wanted to attend this training course to help improve my knowledge of cardiology. I studied extensively to become a dietitian and have 5 years of clinical experience working in the NHS, however much of what I have learned about cardiology has been through learning on the wards and researching independently to improve my knowledge. Therefore, I felt this teaching course was a great opportunity to gain some structured teaching from cardiac specialists at our specialist cardiac centre to really broaden my knowledge about the clinical area that I work in. My intentions were to gain a more extensive knowledge about the background of cardiac conditions, complications, and surgeries, an intention which has certainly been fulfilled.

There was a broad range of healthcare professionals on the teaching course ranging from dietitians, speech and language therapists, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, physicians’ associates and pharmacists. It was great to see such a wide range of healthcare professionals all wanting to improve their knowledge in their specialist clinical areas. All coming from different backgrounds meant we all had different levels of cardiology knowledge prior to attending the course; this meant we could all learn from each other’s questions and made for all-round more engaging teaching sessions.

I have taken away lots of key learning points from this training course and it has really helped me in my dayto-day work, especially when interpreting the medical notes and clinical backgrounds of my patients. This has helped improve the care that I provide to my patients as I have gained a greater understanding of the metabolic changes that the patient experiences and this helps my decision-making when it comes to providing nutritional support to my patients. I have used some of the lecture slides to educate my colleagues about what I have learnt on the course; I know they found my sharing of knowledge enjoyable and worthwhile. I am very grateful to Barts Guild for providing me the funding to attend this training course.”

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Barts Guild continues to award grants for equipment of various sorts. Seen here are a brand new, limescale-free, kettle and multi-cup teapot for staff in Therapies who are “a big department of tea-drinkers”.

Also for the wellbeing of staff, funds were awarded (apparently to a big cheer from beneficiaries) for the purchase of an L-shaped sofa bed for the 6A Consultant team’s shared office, needed because frequently one and occasionally two consultants stay overnight in the Hospital so as to review very sick patients regularly. Having a bed to lie down on for an hour or so is seen as invaluable to consultants who are often scheduled for clinical work the following day. This item also provides seating for group discussions and debriefing, and somewhere comfortable for sensitive conversations with patients’ relatives.

A recent grant for direct patient benefit has enabled the purchase of specialist furniture for a discharge lounge for cardiac surgery patients on Floor 4, away from the distractions of a busy ward, improving patient experience in what can be a lengthy process. It also permits beds to be vacated for new admissions, particularly step-down patients from the intensive care area, so overall patient flow is improved.

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Final-year medical student Maisha Umama , recipient of a Barts Guild Elective grant from the Dr Laurence Cartledge Memorial Fund, writes of her recent experience when pursuing her interest in Oncology. The photo shows Maisha at a Clinical Trials conference at Maggie’s Centre. The hand says ‘Be part of Research’.

“I would like to start by thanking the Barts Guild for providing me with a bursary to contribute to the costs of my elective. Thanks to their contribution, I was able to explore my interest in what I think (and hope!) could be my future career path. Oncology as a specialty has appealed to me for a long time, from both a clinical and an academic perspective. Academically, I completed a Medical Genetics degree prior to embarking on my career in medicine and have always found cancer genetics interesting, even opting to do optional modules related to cancer. Clinically, I felt that it involves all the aspects that drew me into medicine; a personal and holistic approach, building a relationship with your patient and working together to provide them with the best outcome. However, this perception I had of oncology was essentially based on very little; I have thankfully yet to have a close family member be affected by cancer and we did not have an Oncology placement built into our medical school curriculum. As such, my elective seemed like a perfect opportunity to explore that interest and as Barts Hospital is a leading cancer centre, it seemed like the perfect setting to do so.

My day-to-day schedule at Barts Hospital was highly variable, I was able to sit in clinics for many different cancer types, watch how clinical trials were undertaken, spend time on the ward, visit the Bart’s branch of Maggie’s Centre (a charity for supporting individuals with cancer), move through different radiotherapy departments to see what happens behind the scenes, not just the work the doctors do. Although I was told that my timetable is very flexible as your elective is a chance for you to also enjoy yourself and relax, I found myself spending most of my time at Barts Hospital, even opting to come in after I sprained my ankle because I found myself genuinely enjoying my time there. I was also able to get involved in a project that I hope will allow us to better understand the treatment options available for patients with prostate cancer. In my time there I attended a clinical trials conference where I was able to learn about new developments in cancer therapy, and it was exciting and baffling to see how much things have moved forward since I learned about the then new and upcoming developments 5 years ago in my Medical Genetics degree.

For me what was most interesting was hearing different people’s perspectives on having cancer, both from patients and staff. One thing that has stuck with me is a conversation with a consultant oncologist where she explained that this whole idea of ‘being positive and strong and fighting your cancer’, especially on social media is unfair as all it really does is benefit other people by making the individual with cancer easier to be around. Actually, considering the circumstances, if individuals spent their whole time being sad and miserable they would be perfectly justified to: the cancer itself does not care if you are ‘being strong’. It really made me think about this perspective of how cancer patients ‘should be’ that we unconsciously pick up, and the patience that we need to give people who are more ‘difficult’. Overall this elective has not only confirmed my interest in Oncology, but given me a lot to consider when deciding what kind of Oncologist I want to be for my patients.”

Events

AGM Guest Speaker

As ever, those present at the 2021 Annual General Meeting were able to enjoy a fascinating talk from a guest speaker on a subject relevant to Barts and its work.

Our guest at the 2021 meeting, Charlotte Moore, has an especially connection to the Guild. Charlotte is the step great-granddaughter of Milicent Moore, our founder. In her talk, Charlotte gave an outline of Milicent’s upbringing and background, and described what led Milicent to found the Guild alongside her friends. Charlotte is the author of a book about the history of her ancestral home in Sussex, ‘Hancox: A House and a Family’, which is warmly recommended to anyone with an interest in the history of Barts Guild and its founder.

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A Celebration of Christmas

With great regret the Management Committee decided not to hold the traditional Celebration of Christmas concert in 2021. At a time of rising COVID-19 infections, a live concert would have been a risky enterprise and its usual venue – the Great Hall at Barts – does not lend itself to social distancing. The good news, however, is that preparations are well underway for ‘A Celebration of Christmas 2022’ at which we look forward to seeing as many of you as possible.

Volunteers’ Party – from Christmas to Easter

With the traditional Christmas Party for Guild volunteers having to be cancelled due to COVID-19, we decided to arrange an Easter event to express our huge gratitude for their efforts. The venue, once again, was The Lord Raglan pub where drinks and a buffet were laid on, and special awards were presented by Guild Chairman Chris Hayward.

Mandy Handley, Helen Wilding and Gilly Braithwaite received trophies in recognition of their sterling contributions during the pandemic. The trio not only helped to keep the Guild Shop open during those difficult times, but also volunteered to triage arrivals at the Hospital. In addition, Jackie Sanderson was presented with a Certificate of Acknowledgement for her longstanding loyalty and support of the Guild. The four volunteers received a well-deserved standing ovation for their dedication.

An appearance at the Old Bailey

In his role as Sheriff of the City of London, Guild Chairman Chris Hayward was one of those responsible for the smooth running of the Central Criminal Court at the Old Bailey and for the provision of facilities for HM Judges to administer justice there. In August 2021, Chris kindly hosted a visit to the Old Bailey for Guild volunteers who enjoyed drinks and canapés in the Judges’ Dining Room followed by a fascinating tour of the building.

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The Lord Mayor’s Show

After a COVID-enforced break, the Lord Mayor’s Show returned in November 2021 with strong representation from the Guild. Huge crowds flocked to welcome the new Lord Mayor and enjoy this splendid piece of pageantry. Guild members, volunteers, supporters and Management Committee members turned out in force to march the five-mile route through the City and, as always, were cheered enthusiastically by spectators. We were pleased that carrying the Guild’s banner, alongside volunteers, were family members of our late friend and colleague, Lorna Glace, who would always walk in the Show.

Barts View Day 2022

The Guild was delighted to be able to take part in the annual Barts Hospital View Day celebrations in May 2022. The event – which dates back nearly 500 years – took place in the Hospital square with live music, stalls and entertainment at the heart of the country’s oldest working hospital. Visitors were able to learn of Barts’ achievements during the pandemic, discover what’s happening across the Hospital’s campus, and find out more about the plans for the 900[th] anniversary celebrations of Barts in 2023. Volunteers from the Guild manned a stall at the event, selling souvenirs and donated items which were bid for in a silent auction to raise funds. We will hope for a dry day next year!

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Founders’ Day 2023

Since Founders’ Day in 2022 coincided with the Bank Holiday to celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee and London was consequently very crowded, it was decided to postpone the event until 2 June 2023. We hope that by that date, plaques in Harley Street and Gloucester Place to commemorate the founding of the Guild will have been installed. In lieu of the event, a Founders’ Day greetings postcard was sent to all members, depicting the minutes of the Guild’s first meeting.

Wedding Celebration – at last!

On the 1[st] May 2022, after two Covid-19 postponements, former Barts Guild Trustee, Dr Andrew Smith (q. BL 2012), finally managed to tie-the-knot with Dr Georgina Elliot (q. BL 2017). They got married in Ireland, at the beautiful Ballinacurra House, Kinsale.

Barts Guild wishes Andrew and Georgie every happiness in their life together.

Guild website

Our website continues to be the best source of information on our activities. For those unable to visit the Shop in the Hospital, it also serves as a portal through which to purchase Guild souvenirs, proceeds from which go to help our work. The website enjoys around 450 visits each month, mostly by users from the UK, but also from the US, Australia and further afield. With each visitor spending an average of two minutes browsing, the most popular section of the site is the online souvenir store.

Engagement with Barts and The London Students’ Association (BLSA)

The programme of final-year student elective placements ran again in spring and summer 2022. The Barts Guild Elective Grants were awarded, and this year there were three students who received support to gain insight and experience in their chosen field, the money having been kindly donated by the Wainwright family in memory of Dr Laurence Cartledge, former Barts Ophthalmologist. Interestingly, two of the three students came to Barts Hospital for their placement, and it was a pleasure to meet with them on View Day when each placement overlapped. A report from Dr Maisha Umama can be read in this report, and it will be our intention to publish the two further reports in Barts Guild News and on the Guild’s website in the coming months. Free membership of the Guild continues to be offered to students of Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, and there remains a healthy interest. As students graduate, they are invited to sign-up as paid members of the Guild.

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Publications and Publicity

Calendar 2023

The 2023 calendar, ‘Depth and breadth of Guild activities’, showcases the work of the Guild in the Hospital today, focusing particularly on the impact of grant-giving. In response to the changing needs of many who use the calendar, the 2023 format is entirely new. It is adapted for desktop use where limited or indeed no wall space is available, but can also be hung if space is available. We hope the new format will be appreciated, and we would welcome any feedback. Our sincere thanks go once again to Neil Ritson for his expertise in producing the new calendar which we are certain will have very wide appeal.

Barts Guild News

Jan O'Neill, our resident editor, continues to fill the pages of the twice-yearly Barts Guild News with a mix of news, views and some fascinating articles about the history, not just of the Guild but the hospital itself. Among the gems published in the past year's BGNs have been an appreciation of Barts surgeon Archibald McIndoe, a pioneer in reconstructive surgery, an account of the work of a Speech and Language Therapist, and the reflections of just some of those who have benefitted from elective grants thanks to the Guild. You can find an archive of Barts Guilds News, together with our other publications, at www.bartsguild.org.uk.

Princess Alice Garden

The past year has seen the Guild’s maintenance of the Princess Alice Garden continue, notwithstanding the restricted access to the garden due to the protective scaffolding and continuing deliberations concerning the structural repairs to the Henry VIII Gatehouse.

However, the garden is open for visitors who enjoy using the garden to find a space away from the busy activity of the Hospital, with the garden providing a welcome refuge where they can enjoy some relaxation sometimes interspersed with drinks and sandwiches.

In May, the plane trees were treated to a trim carried out under the direction of Jago Keen at Keen Consultants who continue to advise on arboriculture matters. The Guild and its horticultural experts are ever mindful of maintaining Lady Mary Keen’s design criterion that the garden provides a place of tranquillity for the benefit of all at and those visiting St. Bartholomew’s Hospital and the tree canopy, along with the calming yet colourful floral display, provide an essential element of this facility. Pictures are shown on page 15.

The Guild is most grateful to the Estates Team at the Hospital for all their support and encouragement in the work that the Guild undertakes at the garden.

We are also hugely grateful for the diligence and expertise of our gardeners Graeme and Noel, whose work enables the garden to remain in good order and well-stocked with some really lovely plants and shrubs, providing an ever-popular attraction for all at Barts.

And finally...

As ever, the Officers, trustees and other members of the Management Committee are indebted to our volunteers whose dedication, hard work and sheer devotion to helping patients and staff represents the very essence of the Guild. Their 'boots on the ground' approach - whether at the hospital, or at the Lord Mayor's Show and other public events - is at the heart of what we do, and as the public face of our charity we could not ask for better representation.

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## **Our Chairman’s letter** 


As I come to the end of my first year as your Chairman I do so with a sense of immense pride in the commitment of our Guild served so devotedly by its Management Committee and Volunteers. 

We have ‘weathered the storm’ of the Coronavirus Pandemic during which we were able to keep our shop in the Hospital open although sadly not able to operate our trolley service around the wards. 

At our belated ‘Christmas Party’ I was able to recognise the inspiring successes and commitment of a number of our volunteers who had devotedly served our Guild over a number of years.  Our volunteers are at the very heart of what we are about and what we do, proactively keeping our presence as a constant in the life and work within the Royal Hospital of St Bartholomew.  To each of them I say a heartfelt ‘thank you’ for all that they have done and continue to do. 

I also want to record my thanks to my fellow Officers and members of the Guild’s Management Committee. They too are volunteers who work together to strategically lead the long term success of our ancient charity. And it is of course our charitable giving to good causes and projects in the Hospital that makes such a practical difference to the recipients of our many grants.  In particular, I want to mention our donation of £50,000 to the refurbishment project of the Great Hall which the Guild recently agreed to make.  This is by far the largest ever grant we have made to this very special project and our Guild name will be recorded for posterity in the Great Hall of St Bartholomew as a result. 

So, as we prepare to celebrate the 900[th] Anniversary of our Royal Hospital next year I can record that your Guild is in ‘good heart’ and remains as it has always been: devoted to the needs of others. 

I am proud to lead such a dedicated team as your Chairman and I look forward with relish to the coming year. 

With my warmest good wishes to all of you. 

## **Christopher M Hayward** 


## **Chairman** 

## ~~~~~~~~~~ 


## **Tree canopy, Princess Alice Garden** 


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## **Obituary** 

## **Lady Judy Percival, 23rd May 1921 - 24th April 2022** 


Lady Judy Percival joined the Guild in 1960, pushing trolleys around the wards, and battling with the temperamental lifts. 

She had quite a remarkable and very full life.  Born in Stone-in-Oxney, Kent, she was christened, married and her funeral service was held in the village church, St Mary the Virgin.  She learnt ballet dancing from an early age and was awarded cups and medals.  She was unable to take a place in Sadler’s Wells, so in 1938 Judy auditioned for a Christmas Panto in the Coliseum with the Tiller Girls.  After the party season Judy danced in a revue in the Garrick Theatre.  Then the bombs began falling on London and audiences dwindled, but the show carried on and Judy met her future husband Ian at the stage door.  Her next theatre was the Windmill – for a short time – because she joined ENSA (Entertainment National Services Association) entertaining troops around the country, followed by more Panto. 

But she was missing Ian whom she had married in 1942, but he, now in the army, was off to India and Burma. She discovered that Col. Jack Hawkins (a budding actor) was forming an ENSA group to entertain the troops of the “forgotten army” in Burma.  The group included Judy, Doris (singer), Ralph (pianist), a drummer and a conjuror who performed in makeshift jungle venues lit by the lights from the trucks!  She eventually traced Ian in Calcutta and they had a joyous reunion. 

Judy gave up her dancing career and settled into motherhood: Jane in 1946 and Robert in 1949, and Ian launched his legal and political career, Judy becoming the consummate political wife and when Ian was appointed Solicitor-General in Thatcher’s government, Judy became great friends with Margaret Thatcher. 

She also ran the Guild’s flower shop and had an encyclopaedic knowledge, knowing all their Latin names.  As well as creating glorious flower arrangements in Downing Street and The Temple (where they had a flat) she also created them for Barts Great Hall and St Bartholomew the Less for our meetings and for weddings and funerals. 

In 1979 the Hospital’s domestic workers went on strike and the Guild was asked to supply volunteers on the wards.  A magnificent response from the Guild, including Judy.  She recalled a hilarious time as they swept and polished the floors and furniture and made tea and coffee for the patients.  Never had the wards been so clean or the patients so entertained!  She always supplied asparagus from her garden to sell at our May Fair. 

Judy served on the committee for many years and was elected Vice-President in 2000 in recognition of her 40 years’ service as a volunteer.  Her personality, warmth, sense of the ridiculous, her meticulous attention to detail and her love of Barts shone through everything she did and I shall miss her friendship after all these years.  May she now rest in peace. 

We send our condolences to her family. 

## **Ann Wickham** 

Postscript: Lady Percival’s family made a generous donation to the Guild.  This has been put towards a grant awarded to enable the Hospital to open a new service. Outpatient Parenteral Antibiotic Therapy (OPAT) enables administration of intravenous antibiotics in the community for patients who would otherwise have to remain in hospital.  This has helped to free up beds for patients needing admission to a cardiology ward. 

## **The Guild has also been informed of the death of the following member:** 

Miss Chris Jacques 

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**The Guild of the Royal Hospital of St Bartholomew** 


## **ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2021** 

## **MINUTES** 

of The Annual General Meeting of the Guild of the Royal Hospital of St Bartholomew, Thursday 28 October 2021 at 2pm in the Great Hall 

## **1.    Opening of the AGM** 

Ian McDowell, Chairman, opened the meeting and welcomed volunteers, trustees, members, committee members and guests to the Barts Guild Annual General Meeting 2021.  The company numbered approximately forty attendees.  Apologies had been received from six members of the Guild. 

## **2.    President’s welcome – Mrs Ann Wickham** 

Mrs Wickham, President, gave the following address: 

“May I wish you all a very warm welcome to our 109[th] Annual General Meeting and our 110[th] Anniversary. It is wonderful to be back in the Great Hall, meeting old and new friends in person!  The Lady Mayoress, Mrs Hilary Russell, is unable to be with us today but has very kindly pre-recorded a message for us which we will hear later. 

We are delighted to welcome our guest speaker, Charlotte Moore, who will tell us about her step-greatgrandmother Milicent Moore, without whom none of us would be here today. 

Colin Powell, the former US Secretary of State who sadly died of COVID-19 last week, wrote in his book ‘The Powell Principles’: “Leadership is the art of accomplishing more than the science of management says is possible.”  Quite a challenge!  In this year’s Annual Report and Accounts you can read exactly what the Guild has achieved despite the restrictions and prohibitions of COVID-19.  Our financial management is in very good hands, our shop has never closed, we have continued to give grants to the staff and patients of Barts, our newsletter still reaches us twice a year, and the Princess Alice Garden continues to flourish despite the scaffolding.  Also we supplied a magnificent Christmas tree in the Atrium which was so enjoyed by the staff and patients and lifted everyone’s spirits.  I do wonder how the science of management would have coped at Barts this last year. 

Thank you, Ian, for your chairmanship and for encouraging and steering us through this most difficult period in our history but one which has made us stronger and more united than before.  We have always worked on the principle that the achievements of today are the starting points of tomorrow. 

We have all faced our own personal losses and challenges from the deaths and illnesses of family and close friends, loneliness, and the fear of what tomorrow might bring.  We have, however, learned to recognise the true value of our friends and neighbours, and the encouraging smiles and helping hands of erstwhile strangers, and learned to smile and laugh again. 

We have also learned the value of time and how we use it.  Time is a very precious gift which is freely given to be used as we will.  I have always believed that time, tempered with compassion, kindness, hope, love, an understanding smile, and spiced with a sense of humour, is the gift which the Guild has freely given to this great Hospital of St Bartholomew since our foundation in 1911 and we continue to do so today. 

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I cannot thank enough each and every one of you: volunteers, members, trustees, committee members, Andy Haddon who manages the shop, Lizzie Clark, our administrator, and Graeme and Noel who look after the Princess Alice Garden, for your time and expertise and for your loyalty and friendship.  The Guild is like a silent army which is always there for Barts Hospital wherever and whenever we are needed. 

As you know, in 2023 we will celebrate the foundation by Prior Rahere in 1123 of the Priory Church of St Bartholomew and St Bartholomew’s Hospital; 900 years of compassion and care.  There will be much to celebrate and the Guild will play its part. 

In 1842, Tennyson mused in his poem Ulysses: 

‘All experience is an Arch wherethro’ Gleams that untraveled world whose margin fades Forever and forever when I move.’ 

We cannot know what the future holds for the Guild, for Barts or for any one of us.  But what we all can do is to have the vision to use our time wisely and well to ensure a future built on the ethos of the Guild: compassion, kindness, love and faith for those who come after us so they may continue to freely give these gifts to the patients, staff and students of St Bartholomew’s Hospital.” 

The Chairman thanked Ann Wickham for her address. 

**3.    Minutes of the 2019 AGM** 

The Minutes of the AGM held on 29 October 2020 were received by the meeting as a correct record. 

**4.  Annual Report and Accounts 2019-20** 

The Chairman commended the Annual Report and Accounts 2020-21 to the meeting.  No comments on the Report were received from the floor. 

The Hon. Treasurer presented the Report and Accounts for the 12 months ended 31 March 2021.  These show the Guild’s finances continuing in very good health.  Independent examination had been carried out by Blue Spire Ltd, in the usual way, which has signed its report confirming that it has no concerns about the Guild’s accounts. 

- The Treasurer highlighted the following key points arising from the accounts: 

- Impact of the pandemic and lockdown on shop income; albeit huge thanks to the small group of volunteers and our shop manager, Andy Haddon, for keeping this much-valued service open for the hospital throughout; 

- 23 grants totalling £35,000 in the year; 

- Receipt of legacies of some £267,000 over the past three years, and appropriate ways will be sought to use these funds in line with the Guild’s charitable objects. 

Total income, excluding an unrealised gain on investments, fell short of total expenditure by £9,534 in the year.  After an unrealised gain in the value of investments of £91,304, the total surplus for the year is £81,770.  After direct expenses, the shop reported a loss of £13,540 which was substantially mitigated by receipt of a £10,000 retail grant from the City of London Corporation. 

The Guild’s investments have generated an income yield of 3.5% over the 12 months.  £170,000 of free cash balances remain on two 12-month fixed deposits with Cambridge & Counties Bank and United Trust Bank.  The deposits are protected under the Financial Services Compensation Scheme. 

Total Charity Funds at 31 March 2021 were £802,107 up from £720,338 at 31 March 2020 and compared to £650,382 at 31 March 2019.  All Charity Funds are unrestricted funds apart from £1,583 re Chris Davies legacy. 

The Treasurer expressed renewed thanks to Assistant Treasurer and bookkeeper, Hilary Tarr, who undertook a fantastic job managing the significant number of financial transactions each year, and kept excellent records from which he does the easy bit and prepares the accounts. 

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Questions on the accounts were invited but none were forthcoming.  Adoption of the accounts was proposed, seconded, and approved by the meeting. 

## **5. Chairman - Election of Officers and Committee Members** 

## **5.1 Officers** 

The Chairman reported the following changes amongst officers of the Guild: Mr Ian McDowell stands down as Chair, having served two years; Ms Lesley Evans stands down as Hon. Secretary, having served two years. 

Following the recommendation of the Management Committee in meeting on 1 October, the Chairman confirmed the following elections: Mr Christopher Hayward CC as Chair (currently Vice-Chair), Mr Keith Bottomley CC as Vice-Chair (previous Vice-Chair and also current Hon. Treasurer), and Miss Judith Pleasance CC as Hon. Secretary. 

## **5.2 Members of the Committee of Management** 

Following the recommendation of the Management Committee in meeting on 1 October, the following appointments were reported to the meeting: Mr James Benson as Trustee for an initial period of three years, Ms Lesley Evans to return as Trustee for one year, and Mr Steve Bench to continue as Trustee for a second term of three years.  The Chairman welcomed all appointees. 

## **6.1 Chairman’s Report – Mr Ian McDowell** 

The Chairman opened his remarks to the assembled company by referring to the test of competence for fire watchers detailed to protect St Paul’s Cathedral in 1940; he stated that being Chair of the Guild was like walking blindfold across the cathedral’s roof!  He was however most grateful for much support received from colleagues and supporters. 

Mentioning supporters, Ian could not omit the original founders of the Guild, namely Milicent Moore and her friends Agnes, Maria, Helen, Mary and Lady Eleanor.  A toast was duly proposed to ‘Our Founders’. In more recent times, he noted the energetic campaign spearheaded by Wendy Mead CC to save the Hospital from threatened closure, and the support for the Hospital from Livery Companies and staff in City institutions.  He thanked Charlotte Moore, Milicent’s step-great-granddaughter, for attending the meeting as guest speaker. 

In January 2021 the Guild suffered the loss of a valued colleague and volunteer, Lorna Glace, whose untimely death has been the inspiration for the award of a grant in her name for cardiology, and also a grant which will be awarded to a BME staff member to develop their leadership potential.  The recipient of the latter grant has thanked the Guild profusely for the award which has enabled her to commence a university course.  The relatives of Lorna Glace have notified that they will be walking under the Guild banner in the forthcoming Lord Mayor’s Show. 

Ian concluded by thanking all volunteers including those responsible for the Guild’s finances and publications.  He thanked our most capable shop manager, and the outgoing Hon. Secretary, ‘Evans the unflappable’, presenting a bouquet of flowers to her.  He thanked everybody for attending the meeting. 

## **6.2 Incoming Chairman’s response – Mr Christopher Hayward CC** 

In introducing himself to the meeting, Christopher declared himself honoured, humbled and privileged to take on the role of Chair in a charity with such a long and outstanding history, and he had quickly developed passion for the Guild and its cause.  He recognised that volunteers are at the heart of the Guild’s activities, demonstrating a diversity of skills and talents, and he offered profound thanks to all volunteers and to shop manager Andy Haddon.  He had been honoured to entertain a good number of Guild volunteers at the Old Bailey for a reception and tour in his previous capacity as Sheriff of the City of London. 

Christopher paid tribute to individuals who had guided the Guild in recent times: to Chairman Ian McDowell for his enthusiastic leadership over two challenging years; to Hon. Secretary Lesley Evans for capably undertaking that tough job, now to be succeeded by Judith Pleasance CC whom he welcomed; to Keith Bottomley CC, a friend from the City Corporation who manages the Guild’s finances so capably as Hon. Treasurer as well as supporting him in the role of Vice-Chairman; to Wendy Mead CC who has done so much for the Hospital and first told him about the Guild; and to our much-respected Guild 

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President, Ann Wickham, who leads the charity with style and elegance.  Christopher acknowledged the resilience of the Guild and pledged to do his best to maintain and enhance this indisputable asset to Barts Hospital.  With everybody’s support, the Guild would march on from strength to strength. 

## **7. Address by the Lady Mayoress, Mrs Hilary Russell** (via pre-recorded video) 

Mrs Russell greeted the meeting, declaring that she was very proud of Barts Guild and glad of its links with the mayoralty.  She noted that it had been a challenging year, mentioning in particular the loss of Lorna Glace, but commended the awarding of two grants particularly associated with cardiology and the promotion of BME opportunities, both of which Lorna would have particularly endorsed. 

It had been a triumph that the Guild shop had been kept open throughout the pandemic, and Mrs Russell offered her congratulations and thanks to all volunteers and others who had facilitated this effort as a service to the Hospital.  She also appreciated the active fundraising that had taken place to benefit the wellbeing of Hospital staff. 

Mrs Russell warmly thanked Ian McDowell for his two years as Chair of the Guild, and wished the incoming Chair every success in this role.  She concluded by pledging support from the mayoralty for the Guild’s future, declaring that “the triumphs of the future will surpass the triumphs of the past”. 

## **8. Forthcoming events** 

The Lord Mayor’s Show, happily, can take place this year on Saturday 13 November, after having being cancelled in 2020 due to the pandemic.  The Guild hopes to stage a Spring Celebration in 2022 in lieu of a Christmas Concert, and the date will be notified in due course.  The autumn date of the Annual General Meeting in 2022 will also be announced as soon as possible next year. 

## **9. Any other business – Mr Ian McDowell** 

There was no further business, and formal part of the meeting was closed. 

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## **All then enjoyed a talk by Guest Speaker Charlotte Moore** 

Charlotte began by stating her link to Barts Guild as step-great-granddaughter of Milicent Moore who was instrumental in its foundation in 1911.  Milicent was connected to the Hospital through her husband, Sir Norman Moore, an eminent physician. 

Milicent was born in 1868 and led a privileged early life, growing up in Kent with an Army father and three older siblings.  Her mother died of TB when Milicent was only five, and Milicent also lost her father when in her teens, by which time two of her siblings had also died.  Her remaining sister had inherited the mental instability of their mother, but caring relatives had instilled in Milicent the need to occupy oneself and do something purposeful.  Her disposition as a ‘doer’ eventually led her to found the Guild. 

At the young age of 21, Milicent bought a house in East Sussex which she managed along with a farm. She shared the house with sister Mabel, Mabel’s husband and their family, until she decided to let the house to a Church of England Temperance Society for recovering alcoholics.  At this point Milicent moved to the east end of London where she occupied herself, when living among the underprivileged, by helping street women into worthwhile jobs. 

While in London, Milicent met Sir Norman Moore through her friend Amy who was married to Sir Norman. Amy died of TB leaving three children, and some time afterwards Milicent and Sir Norman were married. As wife and consort to a physician of repute, Milicent nevertheless continued to use her energy to improve the life of others, of which the founding of Barts Guild is but one example.  Sir Norman died in 1922 but Milicent lived until 1947, leaving a considerable legacy of good works, having been inspired by her faith and by her mother’s first cousin, Florence Nightingale. 

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Report of the Honorary Treasurer Report of the Honorary Treasurer for the year ended 31 March 2022

The year-end accounts for the 12 months to 31 March 2022 show the Guild’s finances continuing in very good health.

Independent examination has been carried out by Blue Spire Ltd, in the usual way, who have signed their report confirming that they have no concerns about our accounts.

I would highlight the following key points arising from the numbers:

• Shop income has now increased from the lowest level impacted by the pandemic and lockdowns. Huge thanks to our wonderful volunteers and our shop Manager Andy Haddon for delivering this much-valued service for the hospital and it is fantastic now to see the trolley service back in operation.

• Grants totalling just over £23,000 in the year;

• Receipt of legacies of £33,146 and a total of some £300,000 over the last four years

Total income, excluding an unrealised gain on investments, exceeded total expenditure by £18,294 in the year. After an unrealised gain in the value of investments of £46,151, the total surplus for the year is £64,445.

After direct expenses, the shop reported a loss of £15,885 which was largely mitigated by receipt of a £12,000 retail grant from the City of London Corporation.

The Guild’s investments have generated a total return performance over the 12 months of 11.6%. £170,000 of free cash balances remain on two 12-month fixed deposits with Cambridge & Counties Bank and United Trust Bank. The deposits are protected under the Financial Services Compensation Scheme.

Total Charity Funds at 31 March 2022 were £866,552 up from £802,107 at 31 March 2021 and compared to £650,382 at 31st March 2019, an increase of 33% over 3 years. All Charity Funds are now unrestricted funds following allocation of the Chris Davies legacy.

My grateful thanks as ever to our Assistant Treasurer and bookkeeper, Hilary Tarr, who does a fantastic job managing the not insignificant number of financial transactions each year and keeps excellent books from which I do the easy bit and prepare the accounts.

Keith Bottomley CC

Honorary Treasurer

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Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of The Guild of the Royal Hospital

of St Bartholomew

I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the charity for the year ended 31 March 2022.

Responsibilities and basis of report

As the charity’s trustees you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the Act’).

I report in respect of my examination of the charity’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.

Independent examiner's statement

I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:

1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by section 130 of the Act; or

2. the accounts do not accord with those records; or

3. the accounts do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair view’ which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

Geoffrey Frost BSc (Hons) FCA Blue Spire Limited Cawley Priory South Pallant Chichester West Sussex PO19 1SY

Date: 8 August 2022

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THE GUILD OF THE ROYAL HOSPITAL OF ST BARTHOLOMEW FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022

All Funds Year Ended 31 March 2022

Statement of Financial Activities

Notes Income and Endowments from: Donations and Legacies 2 Charitable activities 3 Other trading activities 4 Investments 5 Total income Expenditure on: Raising funds 6 Charitable activities 7 Total expenditure Income/(expenditure) excluding investments Net (loss)/gains on investments (unrealised) 11 Net income/(expenditure) Transfers between funds 16 Net movement in funds Reconciliation of funds: Total funds brought forward 16 Total funds carried forward 16	2021-22 2020-21 Unrestricted Funds Restricted Funds Total Total Funds £ £ £ £ 48,304 4,400 52,704 28,982 100,305 - 100,305 85,917 5,835 - 5,835 3,228 17,563 - 17,563 17,015
	172,007 4,400 176,407 135,142
	3,882 - 3,882 5,057 146,698 7,533 154,231 139,619
	150,580 7,533 158,113 144,676
	21,427 (3,133) 18,294 (9,534) 46,151 - 46,151 91, 304 67,578 (3,133) 64,445 81,770 - - - -
	67,578 (3,133) 64,445 81,770
	798,974 3,133 802,107 720,337
	866,552 - 866,552 802,107

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THE GUILD OF THE ROYAL HOSPITAL OF ST BARTHOLOMEW CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022

Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2022

Notes Fixed assets Investments 11 Total investments Current assets Stocks 12 Debtors 13 Cash at bank and in hand 14 Total current assets Liabilities Creditors: amounts falling due within one year 15 Net Current Assets Total Net Assets The Funds of the Guild of the Royal Hospital of St Bartholomew Restricted income funds 16 Unrestricted funds 16 Total charity funds	2021-22 2020-21 £ £ 578,518 532,367
	578,518 532,367 16,761 15,875 906 2,308 286,404 261,564
	304,071 279,747 16,037 10,007
	288,034 269,740
	866,552 802,107
	- 3,133 866,552 798,974
	866,552 802,107

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard 102 SORP.

Approved by the trustees on 22 July 2022 and signed on their behalf

Christopher Hayward CC Keith Bottomley CC Trustee Trustee

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THE GUILD OF THE ROYAL HOSPITAL OF ST BARTHOLOMEW FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022

Notes to the Accounts

1. Accounting policies

General information, scope and basis of the financial statements

The Guild of the Royal Hospital of St Bartholomew is an unincorporated charity registered in England and Wales under a constitution with the charity number 251628. The address of the principal office is given in the charity reference and administrative details page and the nature of the charity’s operations and principal activities are provided in the Report of the Trustees.

The charity constitutes a public benefit entity as defined by FRS 102. The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) issued in October 2019, the Charities Act 2011 and UK Generally Accepted Practice as it applies from 1 January 2019.

The financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis under the historical cost convention, modified to include certain items at fair value. The financial statements are presented in sterling which is the functional currency of the charity and rounded to the nearest pound.

The charity does not include a cash flow statement on the grounds that it is applying FRS 102 Section 1A.

Incoming resources

All incoming resources are included in the Statement of Financial Activities (SoFA) when the charity is legally entitled to the income after any performance conditions have been met, the amount can be measured reliably and it is probable that the income will be received.

For donations to be recognised, the charity will have been notified of the amounts and the settlement date in writing. If there are conditions attached to the donation and this requires a level of performance before entitlement can be obtained, then income is deferred until those conditions are fully met or the fulfilment of those conditions is within the control of the charity and it is probable that they will be fulfilled.

For legacies, entitlement is the earlier of the charity being notified of an impending distribution or the legacy being received. At this point income is recognised. On occasion, legacies will be notified to the charity; however it is not possible to measure the amount expected to be distributed. On these occasions, the legacy is treated as a contingent asset and disclosed.

Income from trading activities includes income earned from fundraising events and trading activities to raise funds for the charity. Income is received in exchange for supplying goods and services in order to raise funds and is recognised when entitlement has occurred.

Interest income is recognised using the effective interest method and is recognised as the charity’s right to receive payment is established.

Resources expended

All expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and has been classified under headings that aggregate all costs related to the category. Expenditure is recognised where there is a legal or constructive obligation to make payments to third parties, it is probable that the settlement will be required and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably. It is categorised under expenditure on charitable activities and includes grants to organisations and the cost of administering the activity of the charity.

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Grants payable to third parties are within the charitable objectives. Where unconditional grants are offered, this is accrued as soon as the recipient is notified of the grant, as this gives rise to a reasonable expectation that the recipient will receive the grant. Where grants are conditional relating to performance, then the grant is only accrued when any unfulfilled conditions are outside of the control of the charity.

Support costs are those that assist the work of the charity but do not directly represent charitable activities and include office costs, governance costs and administrative payroll costs. They are incurred directly in support of expenditure on the objects of the charity. Support costs are allocated to expenditure on charitable activities on the basis that this is the sole activity of the charity.

Governance costs are those incurred in the governance of the charity and primarily associated with the constitution and statutory requirements.

Employee benefits

When employees have rendered service to the charity, short-term employee benefits to which the employees are entitled are recognised at the undiscounted amount expected to be paid in exchange for that service.

VAT

The charity is registered for VAT and prepares returns currently under the Flat Rate Scheme for small businesses. On this basis, costs are recorded inclusive of VAT within the SoFA, and income is reduced by the VAT payable at a rate of 4% within the SoFA.

Investments

Investments are recognised initially at fair value which is normally the transaction price excluding transaction costs. Subsequently they are measured at fair value with changes recognised in ‘Net gains/(losses) on investments’ in the SoFA if the shares are publicly traded or their fair value can otherwise be measured reliably. Other investments are measured at cost less impairment.

Stocks

Stocks are stated at the lower of cost and estimated selling price less costs to complete and sell. Cost includes all costs of purchase, costs of conversion and other costs incurred in bringing stock to its present location and condition. Provision is made for damaged, obsolete and slow-moving stock where appropriate.

Debtors receivable and creditors payable within one year

Debtors and creditors with no stated interest rate and receivable or payable within one year are recorded at transaction price. Any losses arising from impairment are recognised in expenditure.

Cash and cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents comprise cash in hand and call deposits, and other short-term highly liquid investments that are readily convertible to a known amount of cash and are subject to an insignificant risk of change in value.

Taxation

The charity is considered to pass the tests set out in sections 521 to 536 Income Tax Act 2007 (ITA 2007); as such no income tax is payable on the charity's activities.

Fund accounting

General funds are unrestricted funds which are available for use at the discretion of the trustees in furtherance of the general objectives of the charity and which have not been designated for other purposes.

Restricted funds are funds which are to be used in accordance with specific restrictions imposed by donors or raised by the charity for particular purposes. The cost of raising and administering such funds is charged against the specific fund. The aim and use of each restricted fund are set out in the notes to the financial statements.

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Going concern

The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis as the trustees believe that no material uncertainties exist. The trustees have considered the level of funds held and the expected level of income and expenditure for 12 months from authorising these financial statements. The budgeted income and expenditure is sufficient with the level of reserves for the charity to be able to continue as a going concern.

The trustees conclude that the impact of COVID-19 can be mitigated due to the reserves which can be utilised to support the charity during a period of reduced income.

2. Donations and legacies

2. Donations and legacies
Donations Grants Legacies Gift Aid Donations Grants Legacies Gift Aid 3. Charitable activities Guild Shop sales net of VAT Guild Shop sales net of VAT 4. Other trading activities Business rate refund Barts NHS Trust Christmas concert Membership subscriptions (excluding Gift Aid) Fundraising	Unrestricted Funds Restricted Funds 2022 Total Funds £ £ £ 2,394 4,400 6,794 12,000 - 12,000 33,146 - 33,146 764 - 764
	48,304 4,400 52,704
	Unrestricted Funds Restricted Funds 2021 Total Funds £ £ £ 10,539 1,550 12,089 10,000 - 10,000 5,000 - 5,000 1,893 - 1,893
	27,432 1,550 28,982
	Unrestricted Funds Restricted Funds 2022 Total Funds £ £ £ 100,305 - 100,305
	100,305 - 100,305
	Unrestricted Funds Restricted Funds 2021 Total Funds £ £ £ 85,917 - 85,917
	85,917 - 85,917
	Unrestricted Funds Restricted Funds 2022 Total Funds £ £ £ 1,585 - 1,585 - - - 2,922 - 2,922 1,328 - 1,328
	5,835 - 5,835

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4. Other trading activities (continued)

Business rate refund Barts NHS Trust Christmas concert Membership subscriptions (excluding Gift Aid) Fundraising 5. Investment income Income from investments Bank interest Income from investments Bank interest 6. Expenditure on raising funds Cost of calendars Cost of Christmas concert Newsletter Cost of calendars Cost of Christmas concert Newsletter	Unrestricted Funds Restricted Funds 2021 Total Funds £ £ £ - - - 115 - 115 3,060 - 3,060 53 - 53
	3,228 - 3,228
	Unrestricted Funds Restricted Funds 2022 Total Funds £ £ £ 15,892 - 15,892 1,671 - 1,671
	17,563 - 17,563
	Unrestricted Funds Restricted Funds 2021 Total Funds £ £ £ 15,580 - 15,580 1,435 - 1,435
	17,015 - 17,015
	Unrestricted Funds Restricted Funds 2022 Total Funds £ £ £ 2,830 - 2,830 - - - 1,052 - 1,052
	3,882 - 3,882
	Unrestricted Funds Restricted Funds 2021 Total Funds £ £ £ 2,660 - 2,660 600 - 600 1,797 - 1,797
	5,057 - 5,057

• Approximately 30% of the calendars formed a free gift to the Hospital.

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7. Expenditure on charitable activities

Cost of goods sold Shop-related expenses: Salary Volunteer travel expenses Other shop expenses Shop telephone costs Other expenses: Consultancy fees AGM costs Independent Examiner: Annual examination Independent Examiner: Other services Printing, postage, stationery Insurance Subscriptions Website upgrade costs Helpers’/grants’ reception Business Rates Miscellaneous expenses Princess Alice Garden maintenance Total expenses Grants paid/awarded to St Bartholomew’s Hospital PRINCE2 project management course Contribution to Hospital staff wellbeing projects Clothing for Radiotherapy patients post treatment Triptychs to celebrate staff efforts during pandemic Publish Case Report in European Heart Journal (4 awards) Catering/accreditation for Data Science cse for clinicians BME Bursary: PG Dipl.(Leadership/Management in Health) Presents for Radiotherapy patients treated on Xmas Eve Therapies team-building event Attend Breathing Pattern Disorder study day Chris Davies’ legacy paid to Psychological Services Allergy Academy: Allergy in Practice course (4 days) EMCO Nursing training: lunch catering Therapists team-building event, St Patrick’s Day Cardiology boot camp, QMUL (2 places) Two ice-dispensing machines for ICU wards Licences and tablets for online training tool Attend EuroELSO conference 2022, London Sofa bed for ICU Consultants’ office Sub-total Unpaid grants 2021-22 Total grants	Unrestricted Funds Restricted Funds 2022 Total Funds £ £ £ 69,019 - 69,019 41,829 - 41,829 270 - 270 3,828 - 3,828 349 - 349 634 - 634 1,218 - 1,218 810 - 810 432 - 432 1,145 - 1,145 1,140 - 1,140 392 - 392 2,731 - 2,731 500 - 500 1,585 - 1,585 704 - 704 4,687 - 4,687
	131,273 - 131,273
	1,446 - 1,446 620 5,950 6,570 200 - 200 2,016 - 2,016 1,195 - 1,195 532 - 532 3,638 - 3,638 248 - 248 150 - 150 30 - 30 - 1,583 1,583 1,000 - 1,000 267 - 267 39 - 39 225 - 225 9,888 - 9,888 950 - 950 270 - 270 650 - 650
	23,362 7,533 30,895 (7,938) - (7,938)
	15,425 7,533 22,958
	146,698 7,533 154,231

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7. Expenditure on charitable activities (continued)

Cost of goods sold Shop-related expenses: Salary Volunteer travel expenses Other shop expenses Shop telephone costs Other expenses: Consultancy fees AGM costs Independent Examiner – Annual examination Independent Examiner – Other services Printing, postage, stationery Insurance Subscriptions Website upgrade costs Miscellaneous expenses Princess Alice Garden maintenance Total expenses Grants paid/awarded to St Bartholomew’s Hospital Removal expenses to apartment with lift access 4 Handgrip Dynamometers for ICU Therapies assessment Staff Art Psychotherapy project 20 blood pressure monitors for early discharge patients Publish case report of patient’s journey at Barts Furniture items for cardiology discharge lounge Christmas presents for patients in 23 wards at Barts Contribution to dental work consequent on cancer drug treatment Permanent lights for trees in Barts Square Christmas tree in KGV Atrium Therapies team-building event Christmas presents for Radiography patients 3 E-Tran Frames for use in Critical Care units as communication aid Online course: Dysphagia for Speech & Language therapists Barts Guild Elective Grants Two ice-making machines for Critical Care units, floors 1 and 6 (balance of contribution) Two ice-making machines for Cardiology unit floor 3 Licences and tablets for online training tool Course: Non-medical Prescribing for physiotherapists Sub-total Unpaid grants 2020-21 Total grants	Unrestricted Funds Restricted Funds 2021 Total Funds £ £ £ 62,258 - 62,258 32,348 - 32,348 46 - 46 3,967 - 3,967 396 - 396 419 - 419 - - - 810 - 810 432 - 432 925 - 925 543 - 543 479 - 479 115 - 115 1,160 - 1,160 5,089 - 5,089
	108,987 - 108,987
	385 - 385 935 - 935 2,587 - 2,587 517 - 517 200 - 200 6,747 - 6,747 2,760 - 2,760 750 - 750 3,240 - 3,240 2,339 - 2,339 70 - 70 60 - 60 331 - 331 300 - 300 1,500 - 1,500 4,271 - 4,271 4,887 - 4,887 950 - 950 2,010 - 2,010
	34,839 - 34,839 (4,207) - (4,207)
	30,632 - 30,632
	139,619 - 139,619

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8. Independent examiner’s fees

Examiner’s fees – Annual examination Examiner’s fees – Other services Examiner’s fees – Annual examination Examiner’s fees – Other services	Unrestricted Funds Restricted Funds 2022 Total Funds £ £ £ 810 - 810 432 - 432
	1,242 - 1,242
	Unrestricted Funds Restricted Funds 2021 Total Funds £ £ £ 810 - 810 432 - 432
	1,242 - 1,242

9. Wages and salary cost

Gross wages Employer’s national insurance costs Employer’s pension contributions Staff numbers: Average head count Analysed by function: Raising funds Calculated on a full-time equivalent basis, analysed by function: Raising funds	2022 2021 Total funds Total funds £ £ 33,640 26,412 3,387 2,288 4,802 3,648
	41,829 32,348
	2022 2021 1 1
	1 1
	1 1
	1 1
	1 1

The shop manager was employed by Barts Health NHS Trust which invoices Barts Guild for associated wages and salary costs.

There were no employees with emoluments (excluding employer pension costs) above £60,000 in this or the preceding year.

10. Related party transactions

No remuneration was paid to trustees during this or the preceding year.

During the year under review, no trustee had travel expenses reimbursed.

There were no other transactions with related parties that require disclosure in the financial statements.

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11. Investments

Investments at market value – brought forward Additions Change in market value Investments at current market value The charity’s investments are held in COIF Charity Investment units. 12. Stock Shop stock 13. Debtors Accrued income 14. Cash at bank and in hand National Westminster account Cambridge & Counties Bank 12 month fixed deposit United Trust Bank 12 month fixed deposit Shop cash float 15. Current liabilities Shop creditors Grants payable Other creditors and accruals 16. Analysis of net movement in funds 2022 Total funds brought forward Total incoming resources Total resources expended £ £ £ Restricted funds Chris Davies legacy + Barts NHS Welfare 3,133 4,400 (7,533) 3,133 4,400 (7,533)	Investments at market value – brought forward Additions Change in market value Investments at current market value The charity’s investments are held in COIF Charity Investment units. 12. Stock Shop stock 13. Debtors Accrued income 14. Cash at bank and in hand National Westminster account Cambridge & Counties Bank 12 month fixed deposit United Trust Bank 12 month fixed deposit Shop cash float 15. Current liabilities Shop creditors Grants payable Other creditors and accruals 16. Analysis of net movement in funds 2022 Total funds brought forward Total incoming resources Total resources expended £ £ £ Restricted funds Chris Davies legacy + Barts NHS Welfare 3,133 4,400 (7,533) 3,133 4,400 (7,533)	2022 2021 £ £ 532,367 441,063 - - 46,151 91,304
		578,518 532,367
		2022 2021 £ £ 16,761 15,875
		2022 2021 £ £ 906 2,308
		2022 2021 £ £ 115,346 91,314 85,808 85,000 85,000 85,000 250 250
		286,404 261,564
		2022 2021 £ £ 2,321 318 12,404 7,938 1,310 1,751
		16,035 10,007
		Transfers between funds Total funds carried forward £ £ - -
	3,133 4,400 (7,533)	- -

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16. Analysis of net movement in funds (continued)

	Total funds	Total	Total	Transfers	Total funds
	brought	incoming	resources	between	carried
	forward	resources	expended	funds	forward
	£	£	£	£	£
Unrestricted funds
General fund	798,974	172,007	(150,580)	-	820,401
Net gains on investments
(unrealised)	-	46,151	-	-	46,151
Total unrestricted funds	798,974	218,158	(150,580)	-	866,552
Total funds	**802,107 **	222,558	(158,113)	-	**866,552 **
	Total funds	Total	Total	Transfers	Total funds
	brought	incoming	resources	between	carried
2021	forward	resources	expended	funds	forward
	£	£	£	£	£
Restricted funds
Chris Davies legacy +
Barts NHS Welfare	1,583	1,550	-	-	3,133
	1,583	1,550	-	-	3,133
Unrestricted funds
General fund	718,754	133,592	(144,676)	-	707,670
Net gains on investments
(unrealised)	-	91,304	-	-	91,304
Total unrestricted funds	718,754	224,896	(144,676)	-	798,974
Total funds	720,338	226,446	(144,676)	-	802,107
7. Analysis of net	assets between funds
				2022	2021
	Unrestricted		Restricted	Total	Total
		Funds	Funds	Funds	Funds
		£	£	£	£
Investments		578,518	-	578,518	532,367
Current assets		300,938	3,133	304,071	279,747
Current liabilities		(16,037)	-	(16,037)	(10,007)
		863,419	3,133	866,552	802,107

17. Analysis of net assets between funds

18. Defined contribution pension schemes

The charity makes contributions to a pension scheme on behalf of its shop manager who is employed by Barts Health NHS Trust. The total payable for the year under review was £3,648 (2021: £3,648). There were no amounts outstanding at the end of the current period or comparative financial year.

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19. Financial Instruments

The carrying amounts of the charity’s financial instruments are as follows:

	2022	2021
	Total Funds	Total Funds
	£	£
Financial assets
Measured at fair value through net income/(expenditure):
Fixed asset investments	578,518	532,367
	578,518	532,367
he income, expense, net gains and net losses attributable to the charity’s financial instruments are
ummarised as follows:
	2022	2021
	Total Funds	Total Funds
	£	£
Income and expenditure
Financial assets measured at fair value through net
income/(expenditure):
Investment income	16,756	17,015
Net gains and losses (including changes in fair value)
Financial assets measured at fair value through net
income/(expenditure)
Unrealised (loss)/gains on investments	46,151	91,304

The income, expense, net gains and net losses attributable to the charity’s financial instruments are summarised as follows:

Fixed asset investments are held at fair value with valuations obtained using last traded or closing bid market prices as available.

20. Statement of Financial Activities 2020-21

Notes Income and Endowments from: Donations and Legacies 2 Charitable activities 3 Other trading activities 4 Investments 5 Total income Expenditure on: Raising funds 6 Charitable activities 7 Total expenditure Income excluding investments	Unrestricted Funds Restricted Funds Total £ £ £ 27,432 1,550 28,982 85,917 - 85,917 3,228 - 3,228 17,015 - 17,015
	133,592 1,550 135,142
	5,057 - 5,057 139,619 - 139,619
	144,676 - 144,676
	(11,084) 1,550 (9,534)

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20. Statement of Financial Activities 2020-21 (continued)

Notes Net (loss)/gains on investments (unrealised) 11 Net income/(expenditure) Transfers between funds 16 Net movement in funds Reconciliation of funds: Total funds brought forward Total funds carried forward	Unrestricted Funds Restricted Funds Total £ £ £ 91,304 - 91,304 80,220 1,550 81,770 - - -
	80,220 1,550 81,770
	718,754 1,583 720,337
	798,974 3,133 802,107

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… Whatever happened to cash?

In the 1950s a youngster might put a half crown, just gifted by grandparent, in this building society savings box supplied when an account was opened for a child. There are slots for all coin values except ¼d and ½d, with a gauge on the outside to check how much you had saved. Notes can be inserted through a hole in the base, a brown 10 shilling or a large green £1 note. The frustration was that you could not get the money out yourself to spend some of it! Coins have now largely disappeared from the savings system. A child still might collect some pocket money but few children may be serious savers. For adults, even cheques are becoming rare now that we have electronic means of money transfer.

The pandemic altered our use of cash almost overnight. Even before it struck, copper coins were a bit of a nuisance and it took time to hunt for the ‘right change’ in your pocket or purse. Many people trust money that they can see, and still go shopping with a handful of notes. However, chip and PIN has been part of our lives since 2006, and even that became quicker with the advent of contactless. The Guild’s collecting boxes fared modestly before 2020 but they were quite difficult to place for several reasons. The advent of the pandemic saw a huge reduction in cash use because traders did not want to handle it, and this severely impacted charity collection. Happily, the box in the Guild shop has been used faithfully by customers who generously drop in their change and often add a donation.

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Guild Members and Volunteers 2022

Miss Shahrulch Aamir Miss Sadir Abdel Fattah Dr J. David Abell Mr Tamam Abid Miss Atena Ahmed Ms Santosh Alden Mrs Caroline Allington Mr Jeshua Amalesh Mrs Gillian Anderson Mrs Marilyn Anderson Mr Danny Angell-Payne Miss Megan Annetts Mr Edward Appiah-Kubi Ms Christine Ashby Mrs Sylvia Aspinall Dr William Atkins Miss Aneesa Baig Miss Sheelagh Bailey Mr Rodger Ball Mr James Ballinger Mr Rayyan Barakat Miss Anna Barnfield Miss Margaret Bates Mr Numan Baydemir Mr Stephen Bench Mr Brandon Beng Mr James Benson Mr Leslie Berry Dr David Besser Mrs Valerie Besser Dr David Best Mrs Louise Biggs Miss Carola Maria Bigogno Mrs Sue Boswell Mr Keith Bottomley CC Mr Gwynfor Bowen Mr Derek Boyce Dr Jeremy Bradley Mrs Gillian Braithwaite Ms Mary Breadman Mr Zachary Bridgen Ms Janice Bright Mrs Julia Briscoe Mr Oliver Britten Ms Carmen Brooker Mr Cameron Bruce Mr Gabriel Burchell Dr Andrew Burnett Ms Lesley Burnett Miss Kira Burroughs Mrs Rita Buttigieg Ms Jane Carey-Harris Mr Lawrence Carter

Mr Clyde Castelino Miss Suheyla Celik Mrs Jill Cevro Miss Jessica Challenger Lady Aileen Chalstrey Miss Marina Chan Mr Jonathan Charnock Miss Sungha Cho Mrs Elizabeth Clark Mrs Jan Clark Mrs Elizabeth Cleaver Mr Patrick Coldstream Ms Sandra Collins Ms Judy Cook Mr Bob Cooper Ms Helen Cooper Miss Madeleine Corkery Miss Costanza Coronelli Mr Martin Cowen Ms Madeleine Craggs Mr Jasper Craib Mr & Mrs Philip Crawford Mr Conor Czech Mrs Melanie Dalby Miss Elisa Dalle Piagge Mr Stephen Dar Mrs Kate Dawson Ms Sveva de Luca Miss Tanvi Dhir Miss Salsabil Djelloul Mrs Val Doran Ms Felecia D'Souza Mr Aaroh Dubey Ms Saskia Eddy Mrs Jenny Edmonds Mr Omar Elhalwagy Mrs Angela Evans Mr Carl Evans Mr James Evans Ms Lesley Evans Ms Sue Evans Mrs Hilda Fazzani Mrs Janet Fell Mr Oscar Fellows Miss Alison Fenwick Mr Geoffrey Finn Mrs Anthea Finn Mr David Frank Ms Selina Franks Mrs Jemma Frederick Miss Sandra Gann Miss Kangbo Gao Mr Mark Garside

Miss Jennifer Gaze Mr Joseph Gbenro Mr Periklis Giannakis Miss Susan Gibson Ms Patricia Gillen Mrs Margaret Gillett Dr Cedric Gilson Ms Bubura Yee Ning Goh Ms Monique Gold Mrs Jane Graham Dr Heather Hackett Mr Andy Haddon Mr Andreas Hadjidemetriou Mrs Elsie Halsey Mr Rizwan Hameed Mrs Ellen Hamer Mrs Daphne Hamilton-Fairley OBE Mrs Sylvia Hampton Mrs Amanda Handley Miss Hina Anam Ms Janice Hatt Dr Marion Hatton Mr Michael Hayden Mr Chris Hayes Mr Christopher Hayward CC Miss Margaret Hazard Mr Paul Heasmer Mr David Henry Mrs Margaret Henry Miss Anna Hicks Mrs Abigail Hinchliffe Mrs Pauline Hirst Miss Hilary Hiscocks Miss Sian Hobson Mrs Deirdre Hoggarth Prof. Sir Deian Hopkin Mrs Margaret Hughes Mrs Brenda Hustler Miss Hio Lam Ip Mr Elsaid Islamaj Mr Patrick Jennings Mrs Jayne Jennings Mrs Jenny Jeyarajah Ms Annwen Jones Mr Milton Justinguthakaran Mr Raghuv Kanwar Miss Neringa Karpaviciute Miss Harman Kaur Mr Anthony Kaweesa Ms Rosie Kaye Lady Mary Keen Mrs Mary Kelsey-Fry Mrs Jane Keyes

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Mr Hassan Khan Miss Alison Knapp Mr Asher Knight Mrs Patricia Kraft Mr Varun Vijay Kumar Miss Kiriana Lagden Miss Neha Lalani Mr Tomas Lappy Dr Hazem Lashin Mrs Elaine Law Mr Harvard Lee Mr Jen Wei Lee Miss Samantha Lee Mr David L'enclume Miss Fern Levin Mrs Sarah Lister Ms Barbara Little Miss Jane Lloyd Mr Gustavo Loback Miss Valeria Locatelli Dr Nicole Loi Miss Emily Long Mr Thomas Longbottom Mr Timothy Loong Miss Lorena Lucioli Miss Valerie Luxton Ms Caitlin MacClancy Miss Antoinette Machin Dr John Macken Ms Jean Maestri Mr Abhiram Magesh Mr Pranavendran Mahendran Ms Meera Mahesh Mr James Malcolmson Mr Mohammad Hamzah Mrs Sophie Marshall Mr Karl Martin Mr Paul Martinelli Ms Maria Martins Mrs Susan Mason Mr Adrian McCabe Mr Ian McDowell Mrs Wendy Mead OBE CC Mr David Mears Mr Nehman Mehaibain Mr Sam Merry Miss Aurora Militante Ms Dorothy Miller Hon. Sir Stephen Mitchell Mrs Joan Morton Mr Terence Moss Dr John Munns Mr Harris Nageswaran Miss Gurveen Nagi Mr Jayesh Nagpal Dr Ahmed Naji Mrs Pamela Nash

Mr Roger Nash Mrs Jean Nathan Mr George Nichols Mrs Beverley Nickolls Mrs Margaret Oates Sister Elizabeth O'Connor Miss Giulia Olayemi Miss Sarah Syleyman Omran Ms Jan O'Neill Miss Favour Onwudiwe Miss Shraya Pandya Miss Manasi Panshikar Mrs Barbara Pare Mrs Jane Parker Dr Andrew Pembroke Dr Jacqueline Pembroke Miss Ameshka Perera Mr Andrew Phillips Mrs Claire Phillips Mr Edward Phillips Miss Eva Phillips Mr Simon Phillips Miss Judith Pleasance CC Miss Molly Price-Smith Mr Nameer Rahman Miss Anuska Rajen Mr Mahateja Aditya Ramdhian Mrs Norah Reed Mr William Rees Ms Anna Reinhardt Mr Martin Remezy Ms Joan Revellini Miss Maryam Rhaddaoui Mrs Angela Ringer Mrs Jean Ritchie Mr Neil Ritson Ms Silvia Roccato Miss Jackie Roe Miss Margaret Roles Mr Alistair Rookes Mr Michael Rosen Mrs June Rosenwould Mrs Jean Rowland Mrs Margaret Rumsey Mr Ray Russo Miss Sahel Saadat Mr Aamir Saiyed Ms Margaret Salmon Mrs Jacqueline Sanderson Miss Nadine Schottler Sir Marcus Setchell KCVO Mr Riyan Shah Mr William Shand Mr Sathyam Sharma Dr Elizabeth Shaw Mrs Alison Shepherd Dr Stephen Shepherd

Mr Alexander Sherlock Miss Shraddha Sheth Mrs Pat Simmonds Dr Paul Simmons Mr Sidhant Singh Mr Alex Skingle Dr Andrew Smith Miss Eleanor Smith Ms Jean Smith Mrs Sue Smith Ms Elisabeth Smyth Ms Blanca Solanas Mr Pardeep Sondhi Miss Michela Sorbini Dr Elizabeth Sparrow Mr Jan Valadao Spoorenberg Mr Jack Stanton Mr Adrian Stirrup Mrs Rosamund Stocks Ms Kathy Surname Mrs Clare Sweatman Mr Jit Yih Tan Mr Yi Liane Daniel Tan Mrs Hilary Tarr Miss Emily Taylor Mr Barnabas Tedder Mr Kavi Thobhani Mr Lewis Thomas Mr Brian Yit Zheng Ting Mr Mubeen Toufiq Ms Julie Townsend Mr Jimmy Tse Mr King Chun Kingsley Tso Mr Robert Tucker Miss Daisy Umelo Miss Helena Usuanlele Dr Sarah Vepers Miss Pirethegai Vimalarasa Mrs Penny Wainwright Mr Martin Wainwright MBE Miss Mary Walker Mr Oskar Wallis-King Mrs Lynne Warnock Miss Rosemary Waxman Mr David Way Dr Judith Webb Ms Josephine Wellington Miss Niamh Whelan Dr Veronica White Mrs Ann Wickham Mr William Wicks Miss Ardila Widjono Ms Helen Wilding Mr Daniel Williams Miss Alice Wood Mrs Margaret Wyatt Miss Cerina Yan

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Mr Yuxuan Zhang Mr Hongguang Zhu

Ms Janet Young Miss Dorna Zarei

Ms Lucy Yendole Miss Christy Yip

Our Corporate Supporters

Barts Guild wishes to place on record our thanks to the following for their support:

TFW Group Providing corporate customer communications and specialising in print, design and digital

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During the year, Barts Guild has produced some new publicity postcards to distribute within the Hospital, in the Guild shop and elsewhere.

The first two images shown below depict the front and reverse of a general promotional item for the Guild, outlining some of the ways in which we help the Hospital and encouraging support in the form of subscribing as a Guild member, joining us as a volunteer and making a donation to our work.

The second pair of images promotes the availability of grants from the Guild and encourages staff to apply. The postcards were first made available in March 2022, since when there has been a noticeable increase in applications for funding for a wide variety of events and projects. Reports from grant recipients appear in this Report, in our twice-yearly newsletter Barts Guild News, and on our website.

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BARTS GUILD

St Bartholomew’s Hospital West Smithfield London EC1A 7BE

Telephone: [phone] Email: [e-mail]

Contact Telephone numbers:

Guild Shop 020 3465 6382

Head of Volunteering, Barts Health NHS Trust

020 3765 8896

www.bartsguild.org.uk

Barts Guild Facebook page A way to keep in touch with the Guild https://www.facebook.com/BartsHospitalGuild Twitter @BartsGuild