2023 ANNUAL REPORT THE FRIENDS OF ROYAL CORNWALL HOSPITAL On behalf of the Trustees of The Friends of Ro)'al Comii'all Hosp11. it is an honour to present our Annual Report. Whilst we continue to have a presence at the hospital and support the work which is done by the hard working sthff who are employed there, we have had to change our working practices since Covid and w¢ continue to do so. We are sure that the whole hospital would be a very ditTereni place without our volunteers "making a difference" Thank you so much to all the volunteers who work tirelessly in The Friends, Coffee Shop to provide a supply of food and beverages to sLqff and visitors. as well as funds for our charity. enabling us to apportion money to grants for vitsl equipment requ¢st¢d to us. We thanked Jean Parsons for her stoic work as leader of the Coffee Shop Team as she hung up her apron and to the oihers who have stepped inlo her role - thank you one and all. The Coffee Shop accommodated the RCH .4ulumn Vaccinaiion ProiJT amme and whilst this limited seating for our visitors. it did draw more staff to our area and all were otTered a free drink. During Covid. many of our spaces were tsken for other needs, but in September we were pleased lo have been allocated our own storeroom. From here we run our new Mobile Shop Trolley to Wards service usin8 the T¢5urreL*d rf)Id library service trull¢y and this is growing and expanding week by week. fulfilling il need for patients who need toilety and personal care items. books. magazines and pu721es and noi forgetting the welcom¢ confectionary treats. Thank you to RCHT and all who have made this possible. Fundrdisin8 is proving to be ever more challenging in these economic climes, bul we held a successful Bingo evening. hosted a Film Night and sold boxed Cream Teas. A big Thank You musl go to Chacewater Bdk¢ry 4d vur oiher Sponsors for th¢ir Lonlinued supwrt for suih events.. This hds meant Ihai during 2023 we have been able to pay for items worth in excess of £51.500 for use on site, as well as a portable scanner to b¢ used by the community Acute Care ai Home Team to facilitate palient diagnoses quicker. Gitls were also provided, wrapped and handed out to every adult patient in a bed with a note "Thinking of you being in hospital on Christmas MoTnin8- from the Friend5 of RCH" There is also a band of willing helpers who knit squares for blankets which gei placed on "end of life" patients, beds and who make twiddle muffs to supwrt dementia patients- thank you. Our profile has been greatly enhanced and expanded to a larger audience with our increased use of social media - thank you to the 'lechnolo8y whiu kids" who have been responsible. Regrettably. we have had severdl Trustees resign due to ill healih or other commitments and we thank them for their service over many years. We would welcotne others to come forward to 5UPPOrt our Charity - so please contact U5 if you are interested in supporting our work and have a few hour5 a month to Spare. Also. if you have an interest, we are Ii)oking for more volunteers to expand our Mobile Trolley Shop to go on to the wards every weekda)., to rc-instatc the Drinks Servicc in thc Sunrise Centre and we are alivays in ne¢d of more volunteers in our Coffee Shop - pl¢as¢ do com¢ fonvard and apply. Your off¢r to help would be gratefully appreciated. Beatrice Dyer Chairman l February 2024
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lNDF.PENDEr EXAMINERS REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF FRIENDS OF THE ROYAL CORNWALL HOSPITAL REGISTERED CHAIUTY NUMBER 252083 I rewrt on the AoUnts of the Tr81 for the year ended 31° December 2023. RESPECTIVE RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE TRUSTEES AND EXAMINERS As the Charities Trustees, you are resFK)nsible for the preparation of the accounts, you consider that the audit requirements of section 43(2) of the Charities Act 1993 (the Act) does not apply. It is my responsibility to state, on the basis of procedures specified in the General Directions given by the Charity Commissioners under Section 43(7) (b) of the Act. whether particular matters have come to my attention. BASIS OF INDEPENDENT EXAMINERS REPORT My examination was carried out in aceonlance with the General Directions given by the Charity Commissioners. An examinaiion includes a review of the accounting records kepi by the Charity and a compari50n of the accounts Presented with those records. It also includes consideratlon of any UnUal items of disclosure in the accounts and seeking explanations from you trustees concerning such matters. Th¢ procedures undertaken do noi provide all the evidence thal would be required by an audit and consequenily, I do Dot express an audit opinion on the view given by the accounts. INDEPENDENT EXAMINERS STATEME In connection with my examination:. No matter h&s come to my attention l. Which gives me a asOnable Ca lo believe thai in any materia] respect the requirement to keeping records in accordance with Seclion 41 of th¢ Act and b. to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and to comply with the a¢countin8 requirements of the Act have not been met or 2. To whiclL in my Opinio attention should be drawn in Order to enable a Proper understanding of the accounts to be reachd. A H ROGERS AccouKfANCY & BOOKKEEPING SERVICES TREWHELLA FARM ,ST HILARY PF.NZANCE TR20 9BZ