CHARITIES IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE LEAGUE OF ST. BARTHOLOMEW'S NliRSES ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 APRIL 2024 Charity Number . 275165 Contents Page Trustees, report Independent Examiner's report Consolidated ststement of re￿iptS and payments Consolidated statement of assets and liabilities Benevolent Fund statement of receipts and payments Benevolent Fund statement of assets and liabilities Benevolent Fund notes to the accounts Stewart Baines Coltart Scholarship Fund statement of receipts and payments Stewart Baines Coltart Scholarship Fund statement of assets and liabilities Stewart Baines Coltart Scholarship Fund notes to the accounts CHARITIES IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE LEAGUE OF ST. BARTHOLOMEW'S NURSES TRUSTEES, ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 APRIL 2024 Reference and admlnl8tratlon detalls RegIStor￿ charity number: 275165 Charity's principl8 address: The Post Room, St. 8artholom8w's Hospital Wesl Smithfi81d, London EC1A 7BE Names of Charlty Trustoos who manage the charity: Mrs E Wot)d-Dow OBE President of the League Mrs N Marks Honorary General Secretary Mrs R E Campbell Honorary Treasurer Mrs S Merry Honorary Secretary- Benevolent Fund Mrs J Gillett {Chairl Honorary Treasurer- Benevolent Fund Miss D Sherlaw Honorary Secretary - Stewart Baines Coltart Scholarship Fund Mrs A Hayward Honorary Treasurer- Stewart Baines Coltart S¢holarship Fund Dame Nancy Hallett External adviser to the Trustees Al Trustees have Honorary roles. ovèrnance and mana emon The League is governed by a constitution dccument an¢J is managed by the LeagLbe Executive Committee. The ¢onstilution was last revised and updated in 2022 and Suth changes agreed at the Annual General meeb.ng in October 2022. Honorary Offi￿r$ are elected every three years,. the President seNes a five-year term of office and may be re- elected for a second term. The Trustees have mel tsvice this year and can confirm that they are cognisanl of the Charity Commission's guidance on public benefft. Ob ectlves and actlvltles The objects of the League are.. 1. To fvrther the best interests of nursing and the nursing profession. 2. To afford mutual help and lo promote soci81 interaction. 3. To promote and maintain a Benevolent Fund for the benefit of Lea9ue members and St. Bartholomew's nurses who trained prior to September 1993. 4. To promote and maintain Scholarship Funds for the benefit of League members. In ac￿rIanCe with the conslitulion, the Benevolent Fund is available to provide assistance not only lo Lèague members, but also lo any nurse who trained al Sl. Bartholomew's Hospital or who qualified as a nurse at si. BartholOme￿S School of Nursing and Midwifery pnor lo September 1993. The sub-committee, which administers the Fund on behalf of the League, is concerned to give assistan￿ lo those who are going through periods of hardship. The Sub-committee welcomes all appI￿allonS and enquiries and meets six times a year, but urgent requests are considereil throughout the year. Meetings are either virtual on zoom or hybrid, being held in person with some members attending remotely. The Counlrywide Ne￿Ork of Friendship facilitates local visits to members who would appreciate support and friendship. The Scholarship Fund finanGially assists members of the League with ¢ourse and conference fees and as59ciated wsts of study. A sub-committee 8dminislers the fund and meets four limes a year lo consider applications for assistsnce with funding. Meetings are either virtual on zoom or hybrid. being held in person with some members attending remotety. In line with the Charity Commission good Practs"￿ recommendations, the Trustees have developed a Charity Governance Code Assessment document, Risk Management and Financial Control Strateg￿¥, an Asset Register and policies for Conflict of Interest, Investment, Charitable Funds management, Grant Making, Socsal Media, Equalty Diversity and Inclusivity, RKNitment, Privacy. Expenses, Anti bribery and Complaints and Feedback. All League Pa8e policies are available on request. The Grant Making Policy for bolh Benevolent and Schoiarship funds and the Invgstm6nl policy werg reviewed Ihls year and ratified by the Trustees. Achleve tand rfo ce The Benevolent Fund has provrded funds. Including em&rgency asslstan¢e, for the relitsf of physical, mental, sodal and emotional needs arising from any disadvantage. The coun11￿[dO Netsvork of Fr￿ndShip has continued lo contacl those who need help and support and to ensure that practical andlor financial resources are offered. Aftemoon leas were held across the UK and abroad as part of the 9001h celebrations of St Bartholomew's Hospital enabling many mernbers lo come together al local venues whle cream toas were delivered by post to many other housebound members, The League Scholarship Fund has SL4)POrted members in profes￿nal studies in order to enhance their 5kiNs and knovledge for the benefit of the org8nlsatlons for whlch mgmbers work and, in turn, for the pallenls and cornmunlties they serve. The Fund has also supwrted Leagu8 membgrs in a widè range of other stLwJies that prowde opportunities for personal development and transferable skills. Details of achievements and performartce of the Benevolent Fund and Scholarship Fund are published annually in the League News and presented lo the Annual General Meeting. Some beneficiaries are resident oulslde England and Wales, bul transfer of money was through the regulated banking syslem. Tnjslee Indemnity Insurance has been purchased as the Trustees recognise thelr resporssibility to protect th8 Charfty'$ assets and resources. No serious incidents have ￿QUr￿ during Ihe Cul￿nt year. lal Revlew The Trustees. policy is to build satisfactory levels of fvnds to provlde a secure base for the fvlfilff￿nI of the ¢harltabFe objectives. Investrnents are managed by Coutts Charity Investment Team who provide quarterly investment reports and attend a Trustee meeting lo present an annual investment perfomance review. No grant fundlng from central govemment or local authorfty Is received and during th4) current year no inrx)me has been received from Olrtslde Ihe UK. No Truslee has re¢eNed remuneration olher than expenses incurred. Declaratlon The Trustees declare that they have approved the Trustees, report above. &gne(J on behall of the Charity's Trustees.. Jal Gillett Chair of TNslees Datsd.. 3rd July 2024 Pa8e CHARITIES JN ASSOCIATION WITH THE LEAGUE OF ST. BARTHOLOMEW'S NURSES ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 APIUL 2024 Charity Number '. 275165 INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF THE CHARITIES IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE LEAGUE OF ST. BARTHOLOMEWS NURSES Independent examlnerfs report to the trustees of the Chariti•s in Assoclatlon wlth the L¢•guo of St. 8artholomebVs Nurses I report to the charlty Iruslees on rny examination of the a¢¢ounls of th8 Charitses in AssoCIa￿on with the League of St. Bartholomew's Nurses for the year ended 30 April 2024. ResponsIbiliti￿ and basis of report As the charity Injslees of Ihe Charitable Funés you are r8sponsibLg for the preparation of the accounts in accordarKe with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 {Ihe Acri. I report in respect of my examination of the Charitable Funds. accounts carried out under sectlon 145 of the Act and in carying out my examination I have followed all applicable Direcllons given by the Charity Commission under se¢lion 145151(bl of the Act. Indepondgnt examIne￿$ stst•m•nl I have completed my examination. I confim that no material matters have come lo my attention in connection with the examination giving me cau58 to believe that in any material respe￿.. accounting fecords were Th)1 kept in respect of the Charitable Funds as required by section 130 of the Act., or the accounts do not accord with the accounting records.. or the accounts d¢ not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and ¢￿tent of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulats'ons 2008 other than any tequir¢ment that the accounts give a 'true and fair. view which is not a matt8r rAJnsidere(f as part of an indepenéent examlnalion. I have no concems and have come acros5 fm) other matters in connection with the examination lo which attefttion shoukl b8 drawn in this report in order lo enable a proper understandiry of the accounts lo be re8¢htrJ. J.R.Cham￿0n FCA McLean Reid Chartgr8d Accountants & Registered AudiloTS 1 Forslal Road Aylesford Kent ME20 7AU Dale.. 18th July 2024 Page 4 CHAIUTIES IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE LEAGUE OF ST. BARTHOLOMEW'S NURSES CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 APRIL 2024 stewart Baines Coltart Benevolent Scholarship Fund Fund (pages 6 to 71 {pages 8 to 91 2024 Total 2023 Total Receipts Donations, legacies and other simllar receipts Donations & legacies Tax reclaim on gift aid donats.ons Grants relumed Investment In¢omo rg¢elpts Income from investment5 Deposit account interest Income from Trust funds Recelpts from sale of inve•tments TOTAL RECEIPTS 9500 29 7500 1701)0 29 1000 70899 550 1000 21179 969 6925 222 28104 1191 28605 879 52265 83942 5744 21391 58009 105333 353908 454841 Payments Charitable payments Grants paid anagement and adminislration Other expenditur• Purchase of investments League News costs TOTAL PAYMENTS 71836 5641 26161 805 97997 91986 4419 365182 16029 477616 16659 94136 18659 121102 26966 Nfrt (payments) 110194 {55751 {15769) (22775) Cash fvnds lastyearend Cash funds this year end 74874 21698 16123 96572 80803 119347 90572 CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 APRIL 2024 Stewart Baines Coltart Benevolent Scholarship Fund Fund (pages 6 to 71 (pages 8 10 91 2024 Total 2023 Total Cash funds Bank deposit account Bank current account Cash in hand 62867 1810 15622 500 78489 2310 93885 2685 64680 16123 80803 96572 Investment assets Investments at cost 1466303 497995 1964298 2021137 Investments at market value 1545016 519572 2064588 1929985 It is the Trustees. policy to accumulate sufficient fvnds to realise the Tfust Deed objectives. All funds are unrestricted Page 5 BENEVOLENT FUND STATEMENT OF RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 APRIL 2024 2024 2023 Note Receipts Donations, legacies and other slmllar raceipts Donations Legacies Tax reclaims on grft aid donations Investment Income receipts Income from investments Deposit account interest Other receipts Re￿Ipts from sale of investments TOTAL RECEIPTS 9500 2360 29331 550 29 21179 969 21365 699 52265 83942 325437 379742 Payments Charitable payments Grants & gifts paid Publication of League News League News postage & stationery costs Management and administration Other expenditure Purchase of investments 71836 10062 6597 5641 56618 9880 6149 3803 333596 410046 94136 Net (payments) (10194) (30304) Cash fvnds last year @nd Cash funds this year end 74874 64680 105178 74874 STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITES AS AT 30 APRIL 2024 Note 2024 2023 Cash funds Bank deposit account Bank current account Cash floats 62867 1810 72687 2185 64680 74874 Investmént asséts Investments at cost 1466303 1517116 nvestments at market value 1545016 1452705 Page 6 BENEVOLENT FUND NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 APRIL 2024 l. Accounilng basls These accounts have b8en prepared using the "receipts and payments basis. and comply with section 133 of the Charities Act 2011. 2. Income tax recovèry The Benevolent Fund has received income tax refunds totalling £29 {2023.' £550} during the year. This represents income tax reclaimed on gift aid donations received during the tax year lo 5th April 2023. 3. Accountancy charge8 The Benevolent Fund has paid accountancy charges of £1380 (2023.. £1380) to The League of St. Bartholomew's Nurses General Fund in respect of the Sha￿ of accountan¢y charges for the year ended 30UI April 2023. This sum is shown as part of the 'management and administralion. ￿$t in the accounls. 4. Stockbroker fees Included in "management and administration" costs is £2266 (2023.. £1184) relating to the administration costs incurred by Coutts. These sums are shown as part of the 'management and administration" cost in the accounts. 5. Management and administfallon costs Along with the exp8nditure noted in 31 and 4) above, th8se costs also include the cost of Ifustee meetings along vAth office and communication costs. 6. Cash floals Included in the ￿$h float is a figure of £312023.. £21 held by the Stockbrokers. 7. Invèstments Market value Nominal Cost CMAF Giobal Balanced 1371408 units 1466303 1545016 Total as at 30th Aprfl 2024 1466303 1545016 APPROVAL OF ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 APRIL 2024 l approve the statement of re￿IP1S and payments, statement of assets and liabilities and notes on pages 6 and 7 and confimi that I have made available all relevant records and infomiation for their Fxeparation. Jill Gillett Hon. Treasurer 3rd Juty 2024 Page 7 STEWART BAINES COLTART SCHOLARSHIP FUND STATEMENT OF RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 APRIL 2024 2024 2023 Note Receipts Donations, legaci08 and other similar receipts Donations received Legacies received Investment income receipts Income from investments Deposit account interest Income from JG Hammond Trust Other receipts Re￿ip1S from Sa￿ of investments Awards returned TOTAL RECEIPTS 100 39108 7500 6925 222 7240 180 5744 1000 21391 28471 75099 Payments Charitable payments Grants paid Management and administration Share of accountancy fees other expenditure Purchase of investments 26161 805 35368 616 31586 TOTAL PAYMENTS 26966 67570 Net receipts Ipayments) {5575) 7529 Cash funds last year end Cash funds this year end 21698 16123 14169 21698 STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES AS AT 30 APRIL 2024 Note 2024 2023 Cash funds Bank deposit account Bank current account Cash floats 15622 soo 21198 500 16123 21698 Investment assets Investments at cost 5 497995 503964 Investments at market value 5 519572 477280 Page 8 Gc•oc(D ## **The League of St Bartholomew’s Nurses** ## **Benevolent Fund Sub Committee Annual report 2024** Madam President and members of the League I am pleased to present the report of the Benevolent Find subcommittee for the year ending 30 April 2024 At the beginning of our financial year in May 2023 we celebrated the Coronation of King Charles 111 and Barts’s 900[th] celebrations were well under way, financial markets had stabilised but the increase in the cost of living remained challenging. War continued in Ukraine and later in the year conflict arose again in the Middle East. In the UK continued strikes by Doctors and railway workers disrupted national services and daily life. The Benevolent committee kept calm and carried on. I am pleased to report that the market value of our investments managed by Coutts remain in excess of £1m. Full details of our investments, income and expenditure for the year are printed in the League News having been independently examined by our accountants McLean Reid. Legacies and donations of £9,500 have been most gratefully received this year. Over £70,000 has been spent on Gifts and grants and a further £16,600 on printing and posting the League News to our 2500+ members worldwide. Gifts have supported physical and mental health needs, mobility and safety issues and have included roof repairs, replacement windows, a repaired garden path, electric scooters, electric wheelchair, stairlift repair, an ipad, medical consultations and investigations, physio and speech therapy services, convalescence, taxi fares, and emergency grants arising from a variety of unexpected events. As part of the 900[th] celebrations “cream teas for 2”, so members could invite a friend, were sent by post in May/June to 77 housebound members unable to travel to one of the many parties held during the summer tea party season. 56 bouquets of flowers were dispatched to members for a variety of reasons including illness, following surgery, in sympathy and in celebration of life events. Christmas cards, personally signed by our President, were sent to over 500 members qualified 60 years or more with a gift of postage stamps for those living in the UK and a Barts Nurse rose keyring to those living abroad. Letters were also sent to those members who qualified 60 years ago in 1964 reminding them of the scope of the Benevolent fund and offering help if needed. It is wonderful to receive and share thank you letters and news from members around the world appreciating how significant a card or bouquet of flowers can be as well as a major gift. Many of these can be read in the League News and on the website. The Country wide network of friendship continues to find visitors for members on request. These visits are much appreciated and are often supplemented with telephone calls. It goes almost without saying that committee members have worked tremendously hard to achieve all this, at the 6 official meetings during the year in person or on zoom as well as between meetings and on your behalf thank you to all of them. Additionally, an individual thankyou to Sue Finney who retired in October as Countrywide network co-ordinator after 8 years. In her place we welcome Rosie Clasby. A special thank you also to Hilary Mathews who retired as Benevolent secretary also in October after 9 years having already served on the Benevolent committee and previously also on the Executive. We welcome Susie Merry in her place. The Grant Making Policy was reviewed and updated by the committee and ratified by the Trustees in April. This is available on the website or on request. It is not always easy to ask for help but please don’t hesitate. If you, or you know someone, who is in need great or small for any reason please contact in complete confidence the Benevolent Secretary who is only an email (Benev.secretary@bartsleagueofnurses.org) 0r a phone call away (07873 402814) Jill Gillett. Hon Treasurer ## **Scholarship Committee Annual Report May 2024** **The Stewart Baines Coltart Scholarship Fund Registered Charity 275165** Madam President and members of the League, I have great pleasure in presenting the Annual Report of the Stewart Baines Coltart Scholarship Fund Committee for the financial year ending 30[th] April 2024. The Scholarship Fund continues to provide fully paid-up League members with financial assistance to help enhance life, career and retirement, by supporting study and associated costs for courses and conferences. The committee has met on four occasions over the past year. We have attempted running hybrid meetings with varying success, mainly due to IT issues in the room we now use for our meetings following closure of the North Wing. My continued thanks are due to our committee members who have been patient and helpful with our new processes. The committee consists of six League members who serve for three or six years in addition to an Honorary Secretary and Treasurer as well as Honorary Officers and Trustees. The committee member job description suggests a 75% attendance at meetings either virtually or in person and this has been achieved. Two of our number have finished their terms of office on the committee and we have welcomed their replacements: Angela Robinson and Julia Moore, who have settled into their roles. If any League members are interested in serving on the committee, please don’t hesitate to contact the Honorary Secretary for more information. This year, 19 League members have submitted 20 applications for assistance with their studies, a reduction of 28% on last year. Four of these applications were refused, for various reasons, or more information was requested and one applicant found funding from their employer after our discussions. Thus, 15 awards, totalling £26,325, were agreed, of which £19,141.10 has been claimed. The awards are for a variety of educational programmes and courses. Three were for non-healthcare related programmes, two for complementary courses and one for a trip overseas to deliver palliative care training. We have continued to spend considerable time over the year perfecting the scholarship application form, available on the website under “Request our help”. We have attempted to make it more user friendly as well as reducing the need for chasing and investigation in order to facilitate useful discussion at our meetings. However, I have to report that it is not unusual to have to contact the applicants for clarification and it may become necessary to reject forms not fully completed. During the year the committee has updated the Grant Making Policy and the committee member job description. We set up a task force to look into ensuring an ongoing supply of funding of scholarship awards to applicants, which is administered fairly, within the charity objectives. Good governance means funds should be distributed to current League members as well as being there for future members. This means that we have identified a sum of money to be allocated for the financial year 2024/2025. The figure will be reviewed each March and the amount for the forthcoming year will be agreed. Applicants may continue to apply repeatedly but will only be the recipient of an award twice in any five year period, 1 thereby allowing successful applicants the time to practise the knowledge and skills learnt. Although this will start from May 2024, all previous applications will not be counted. The maximum award sum of £1000 will be available per application during 2024/2025. We ask all recipients to submit a report on the completion of their studies or attendance at the conference, which is published in the League News and occasionally on the website. These serve to identify how new skills and knowledge have impacted their practice and/or their life, as well as to account for the use of charitable monies and to encourage more League members to apply for scholarship assistance. We hope that more League members will continue to apply for assistance with their studies and conference attendance, for both work and non-work-related study. We cannot guarantee that we can always honour the request in full, or indeed to offer ongoing continued support for lengthy courses, but all applications are carefully considered. We look forward to the year ahead and to being able to assist more League members with a variety of studies and conferences. 2 ## **May 2023 (6 applications, 6 applicants, 5 awards)** ## **1: 2023/2024** Critical Care Bank Nurse: MSc Public Health - Health Economics Stream, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine APPLICATION REFUSED ## **2: 2023/2024** Charge Nurse, Adult Critical Care: Post Graduate Diploma Leadership and Service Improvement in Health Care - London South Bank University ## **3: 2023/2024** Sister, Intensive Care: Cardiovascular and Respiratory Health Care MSc ## **4: 2023/2024** Paediatric Critical Care Outreach Nurse: Paediatric Advanced Clinical Assessment Course – Evelina London NOT CLAIMED, EMPLOYER FUNDED COURSE ## **5: 2023/2024** Lecturer in Nursing: Trip to Sierra Leone to deliver palliative care/leadership training programme ## **6: 2023/2024** Senior Lecturer for Paramedic and Nursing Sciences & Advanced Practitioner for 111 Service: Doctorate in Coaching & Mentoring @ Oxford Brookes University ## **September 2023 (4 applications, 4 applicants, 5 awards)** ## **7: 2023/2024** Learning and Development Lead Facilitator: Train the Trainer Advanced Communication Skills Facilitator Training ## **8: 2023/2024** Emergency Department Sister: MSc Advanced Clinical Practice ## **9: 2023/2024** Emergency Nurse Practitioner: MSc Advanced Clinical Practice ## **10: 2023/2024** Palliative Care Clinical Nurse Specialist: MSc Advanced Clinical Practice ## **November 2023 (4 applications, 4 applicants, 3 awards)** ## **11: 2023/2024** Self employed Counsellor and Psychotherapist in Private Practice: Barnardos Certificate in Adoption Support Counselling ## **12: 2023/2024** Volunteer Support Group Facilitator: CRUSE Grief First Aid Training ## **13: 2023/2024** Part time external verifier for City & Guilds: Association of Naturopathic Practitioners Diploma in Iridology MORE INFORMATION REQUIRED ## **14: 2023/2024** Part time Community Bank Nurse: Royal Agricultural University Foundation Degree in Animal Welfare, Behaviour and Conservation 3 ## **March 2024 (6 applications, 6 applicants, 4 awards)** ## **15: 2023/2024** Junior Sister Adult Critical Care Unit, Student Key Practice Assessor, Lecturer: Advanced Life Support, Resuscitation Council APPLICATION REFUSED ## **16: 2023/2024** Diabetes Educator, Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS: X-PERT Health & Wellbeing Training Course, Level 3 at the Personalised Care Institute ## **17: 2023/2024** Semi retired, part time external verifier/consultant on Healthcare qualifications for City & Guilds: Diploma in Herbal Medicine FURTHER INFORMATION REQUESTED WITH A VIEW TO REDISCUSSION IN MAY 2024 ## **18: 2023/2024** Nurse Cadet Advisor, Royal College of Nursing Prince of Wales Nursing Cadet Scheme: Masters in Education at Quality Improvement Glyndŵr University ## **19: 2023/2024** External Nurse Trainer, Epilepsy Society: MSc in Nursing Studies at University of Sunderland ## **20: 2023/2024** Advanced Nurse Practitioner in GP Surgery: Professional Doctorate in Health at University of Central Lancashire **Diana Sherlaw Honorary Secretary** **Alexandra Hayward Honorary Treasurer** 4