Affiliated to the British Heart Foundation
Registered Charity No. 519754 Supporting cardiac patients at Wythenshawe Hospital
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31[st] JANUARY 2025
Introduction
The Report and Accounts now presented take into account the requirements of the legal accounting and reporting framework for Charities deriving from the Charities Act 2011
Charitable Status
The Ticker Club (TC), based at the Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT), Wythenshawe Hospital, Manchester M23 9LT is registered with The Charity Commission, Charity Number 519754.
Constitution of the Club
The Constitution of The TC was adopted at a general meeting of club members on 10[th] December 1987 and amended at subsequent General meetings held on 14[th] September 1989, 9[th] November 1989, 10[th] October 1996, 10[th] August 2000, 10[th] July 2003 and 28[th] April 2011.
Objectives of the Club
The objective of the TC is to promote the relief of persons in Manchester and the surrounding area who are to undergo, or who have undergone, heart procedures of any kind.
In furtherance of this objective, the Ticker Club:
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a. Offers moral support and encouragement to such persons and their relatives.
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b. Supports financially or otherwise heart and vascular procedures carried out by the Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT) at Wythenshawe Hospital.
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c. Raises funds, invites and receives contributions etc. to finance the Club’s activities (provided that no substantial trading activities shall be undertaken).
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d. Makes grants or donations in cases of need to alleviate hardship.
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e. Does such other lawful things as shall further the Ticker Club’s objective.
Public Benefit
The Executive Committee confirm that it has complied with the duty in Section 17 of the Charities Act 2011 to have due regard to public benefit guidelines published by the Charities Commission.
Membership of the Club
Membership is open to all persons who have been diagnosed as having a heart problem, their relatives and to all those who support the aims and objectives of the TC. All members are required to pay an annual subscription, which is currently £10.00 per head, or £15.00 for member and partner. At the 31[st] January 2024 there were 256 memberships – 182 single and 74 joint memberships. Total membership 330. During the current year existing members not renewing their subscriptions have been deleted from the records to comply with GDPR legislation. Our increased ward visibility has proven successful in increasing new membership applications helping to maintain the membership level.
Members of the TC have now been able to undertake ward visits, and can now work from the TC office, but not sell raffle tickets to the public. There has been a Christmas Social Event held during this year which was well attended and the newsletter format has been revised. This is being sent after each committee meeting as a “Members’ Newsletter” only and is still evolving.
Executive Committee
The day-to-day running of the TC’s affairs is carried out by an Executive Committee. At the start of the year this comprised of 6 full members and no co-opted members, at the end of the financial year there were 6 full members and 1 co-opted member. This Committee meets at regular intervals (usually bi-monthly). Executive Committee members are elected by the Club membership, normally at the Annual General Meeting (A.G.M.).
The Charity Commission guidelines recognise that in certain circumstances extraordinary measures may be taken if it is in the best interest of the Charity. All information, correspondence, minutes etc have been kept on file.
The confirmed Executive Committee members being:
Officers: David Holmes – Chair (first year of office), Muneeb Yassir – Vice Chair (second year of office), Maggie Mee - Secretary (first year of office) and Marie Holmes – Treasurer (second year of office)
Committee Members : Adrian Walmsley, Nazir Choonara and Khalid Ghaffur
Recommended Co-opted Member : Peter Jamieson
The A.G.M. of the T.C. was held on Wednesday 24[th] April 2024 from 10.30 am at the Cresta Court Hotel, Altrincham. The meeting format followed the agenda and formalised the business of the T.C. Trustees were formally appointed and ratified. Under the Club’s Constitution an Independent Examiner is appointed at each A.G.M. and for the year under review, the Independent Examiner was Mr S.C. Clegg.
Organisation Structure
The T.C. is operated entirely on a voluntary basis and no member or officer of the T.C. receives any remuneration whatsoever, although appropriate reimbursements are made in respect of expenses incurred in relation to T.C. activities.
The T.C. has use of an office, provided free of charge, which is located in the entrance foyer of the North-West Heart Centre at Wythenshawe Hospital.
Club Agents / Advisers
The Ticker Club maintains Bank and Building Society accounts with: -
(a) Virgin Money, 6 Bridge Street, St Helens WA10 1NF, a Current Account and a Lottery Account.
(b) Vernon Building Society, 19 St Petersgate, Stockport, SK1 1KF (interest paying account.)
Activities Undertaken
Presidential Changes
This year we have had to accept the resignation of Professor Venkateswaran as one of the joint presidents as he has taken a sabbatical and did not feel able to support the Club from afar. We would like to thank him for his involvement and wish him well for the future. We will be looking to replace his president role with a transplant lead surgeon to keep our connection with that team. Congratulations should also go to Eamonn O’Neal, another of our presidents, who has been awarded the Order of the British Empire for his services to Charity. He is committed to charitable works for several Charities and all who benefit are extremely grateful.
1. Patient Support, Cardiac Ward and Clinic visiting[i]
We are continuing to support the patients with our ward visiting and our team of volunteers have been active all year. The mobile phone is still available for patient contact as the office is not staffed every day, so the office phone has a message with the mobile phone number and callers are directed to it if required. This means that calls are answered and that no messages sit on the office phone for days as happened sometimes in the past. It is felt that this is a situation that will have to continue.
Volunteer meetings were held during the year to keep all up to date with changes to the activities within the hospital and the Club. The Friday Pre-Operative talks have continued at the C.T.C.C.U on a face-to-face basis and the attendance has been encouraging. We have a team of volunteers who are invited as ex-patients to give their experience post-surgery and to advertise the Club’s availability if needed. In this presentation we supplement the information given by the clinical staff from a non-medical point of view.
We have continued to fund items of literature and equipment for the clinics and departments within the cardiac unit of the hospital at Wythenshawe. In the Cardiac Radial Department, we have bought some specialised trolleys which allows beds to be freed up and more patients treated reducing the waiting list for procedures to be carried out. We have also bought a Lucas 3 CPR machine for the same department, which assists in the resuscitation of any patients who have an adverse reaction to their procedure. For the Physiology Department we have bought 2 Stress Exercise Bikes which along with heart monitoring equipment helps in the diagnosis of issues caused by the strain of exercise. This is better than other methods as it is “Real Time” monitoring. Of a practical use is the water cooler purchased for the Cardiac Outpatients Department which is useful when patients are having blood taken for testing as dehydration causes some patients to have difficulty in giving blood.
2. Patient Representation
The BHF, who we are affiliated to, hold many on line webinars during the year and our BHF contact has details and can be contacted through the committee if anyone is interested in being included in the information notification. These webinars are on line and are highly informative about research which is happening into heart issues.
3. Fundraising
This year the Annual Raffle took place and was successful with a reasonable income from this event. There were many prizes donated from various local and national companies and thanks must be given to the people who organised, obtained prizes and sold tickets to make this a success. Details of the income are in the statement of accounts at the end of this report.
The Club are also hopeful that more fundraising events will take place and people will be sponsored to take part on our behalf. The T.C has been selected by the Ladies Captain of a Golf Club as their Charity for the Year and leaflets and a banner have been sent for promotional purposes and it is hoped that we will receive invitations to fundraising days over the year.
The Club has been fortunate in receiving donations and this year £19619.00 has been gratefully received.
The Club now receive regular payments through PayPal Giving Fund.
You will see from the Treasurer’s report the individual cost of the items funded or purchased for the Cardiac Unit at Wythenshawe Hospital. The Trustees are tasked to ensure that your monies are well spent and there is a process which is adhered to for any request. We have committed to the funding of literature for the various clinics and that is ongoing, but items of equipment are decided on by the committee and must be requested by the department which will find them advantageous for patient care and comfort.
The trolleys referred to earlier have been well used and there has been a request for more to assist with the flow of patients through the department. These are considered beneficial as the mattress allows for 8 hours of comfort which helps in some of the procedures as there is a need to lie flat afterward. The Lucas Machine has also been used on patients and as it is consistent in the resuscitation process it allows staff to administer other medication at the same time as resuscitation is happening.
Review of Progress and Achievements
The T.C. continues to have a strong working relationship with M.F.T. and are sure that this will continue now that face-to-face involvement has resumed. One of our volunteers is Volunteer Governor for the M.F.T. and is actively involved in supporting all volunteers within the Trust.
There has been an increase in the use of Wythenshawe for elective cardiac surgery and as such we have seen an increase in our involvement in the wards. Wythenshawe Hospital is
now being used by several Trusts as the one selected to send elective patients to for cardiac interventions.
The Treasurer has continued to work more at home using the laptop computer purchased last year for that purpose and this has proven invaluable as it means that the office only has to be accessed once or twice a week for file use. All three laptops purchased last year are fully in use and have been beneficial to the roles they were bought for. There has also been a laptop donated for use by the Chair and will be passed to future Chairs for their use in Club business.
The Treasurer continues to oversee the finances of the Club for the benefit of all members.
The Secretary role has been filled and the duties embraced by a willing volunteer who was co-opted onto the committee after last year’s AGM. The work that is done by the Secretary is appreciated and will continue to be so.
There has been a change to the newsletter style and it is now in the form of a members’ newsletter as the committee felt it that some of the detail was not for public knowledge. There will be a Public Information Letter for use in the Clinics and Wards produced which will give more details of the Club’s involvement in the hospital and the people patients are likely to meet and equipment used during their stay and journey to recovery.
The Volunteer Coordinator has kept in regular contact with the volunteers. The volunteers having resumed their ward involvement are proving that patients and staff appreciate our help in patient contact and we have seen an increase in membership applications due to this visible presence. The polo shirts worn by the volunteers have been remarked upon as we stand out and are immediately recognisable.
The Acting Membership Secretary been keeping in touch with as many members as possible, especially potential new members applying off the website. The current person is retiring at the A.G.M but we have been fortunate to have someone to take over this particularly key role on the committee. There are several newer members who only want contact by e-mail and as such we are going to investigate the opportunity of sending more correspondence in that way to all members. The T.C is looking forward to when Social Meetings can resume and attended by T.C. members along with family/friends. We would appreciate a person to come forward to organise these, they need not be a committee member nor be an M.F.T volunteer particularly.
The Committee meetings are now held in the office as there is enough room for the smaller numbers, however, as the committee numbers increase due to the enthusiasm of the membership, we will have to find an alternative venue.
The Christmas Social was held at The Sale on Marsland Road and was well attended and will be held, with a difference, again this year and details will be sent in due course. The Annual Raffle was held and the draw took place at the Christmas Social. This was another success.
All members play an integral part in support of the Cardiac Unit in the hospital and The T.C. committee extend thanks to everyone in helping to achieve the Club’s aims and objectives. It would be an advantage to have one of our members in the office regularly and would welcome anyone to contact me if you could devote some time to this role.
New members are invaluable. Please see contact details on the Ticker Club website for information regarding joining the T.C or the committee and finding out about the roles.
TREASURER’S REPORT
The Receipts and Payments Account shows the income and expenditure for the financial year 1st February 2024– 31st January 2025 and the balance of money held as of 31st January 2025. Comparative figures from the previous year are shown. The payments for the current year exceed receipts by £13,345.
Receipts and Payments Account
Our income from membership shows a decrease of £195 to £2,850. Virgin Money interest on the account is paid monthly, £1,356 to 31[st] January 2025. Annual Interest from The Vernon Building Society was £1,833 for the period 1[st] April 2023 to 31[st] March 2024.Total Interest £3,189 Donations are, payments of £19,619 for direct donations, including boxes. PayPal Giving and Much Loved £1,222. Total 20,841 Annual Gift Aid for the year ending 31st January 2024 £826. Much Loved Gift Aid £84 for the year ending 31[st] January 2025 Total Gift Aid £910 A deposit paid for the 2025 A.G.M. was refunded. The Annual Raffle raised £1,334 after costs were paid. The Monthly Lottery raised £924 after prizes were paid.
The Ticker Club has no paid employees. All the Executive Committee Members and Patient Support Visitors are volunteers. Travel expenses are paid to volunteers in respect of duties conducted on behalf of the charity. The Administration cost includes the travel expenses of £1,193 of the Executive Committee Members in respect of administrative duties.
Printing costs include the information leaflets that promote the club and its activities and our volunteer training guides.
This year we have renewed our banners and posters. Our volunteers’ logo polo shirts were also renewed.
The Web site cost is for administration cover. The cost of the newsletter sent to all members is itemised in the accounts. Sundry expenses include the Annual Licence for the Annual Raffle and Monthly Draw and some computer and office consumables.
Hospital Support
Travel expenses for our ward volunteers were £3,339. Materials purchased, New Beginning Books £7,150 Five cardiac wards F2, F5, F6, CTCCU and Jim Quick each received £100 towards inpatient gifts at Christmas and £40 for hospital staff biscuits and chocolates. Hospital Equipment Funded Three handheld scanners £11,190 Cardiac Surgery 4D probe £16,000 Cardiac Physiology Pedals £69 Cardiac Rehab Coffee Machine £4,320 Radial Lounge Two Stress Exercise Bikes £23,000 ECG Clinic *** Lucas Machine £13,612 Radial Lounge
Water Cooler £360 Cardiac Outpatients Total Equipment £68,551
*** The Stress Exercise Bikes were funded by two separate specified donations one of which was received in 2023.
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
Cash funds are shown as balances in all accounts held by the Charity as at 31st January 2025, plus any deposits un-credited, less any un-presented cheques at this date. The balance of Funds was £119,416 as of 31st January 2025.
Other monetary assets are payments due to the Charity but will not be paid until the following financial year. Estimated values are shown.
Assets retained for the Charity’s own use at nominal resale value. We received a donation of an additional laptop in 2024 so now have four laptops. The laptops and the lockable cupboard have resale values, these will be decreased on an annual basis.
Liabilities
Liability is an obligation to pay for something e.g., creditors invoices received but not yet paid and estimated volunteer travel expenses due for January 2025 but not yet paid. From 1[st] January 2025 Virgin Money have bank charges on the main account as it is a business account. We do receive interest on this account more than the proposed charges. This is under discussion as we are a charity.
The Designated fund is for approved requested items for the hospital which will be funded in the next financial year. Six Trolleys £25500 (includes three outstanding from the last financial year) and six mobile steps £2150 for the Radial Catheter Lab. Total £27650
The Trustees have agreed to a reserves policy of two years. to ensure there are sufficient funds to cover our committed funding to the Cardiac unit and expenses incurred to fund our activities and administration.
After the deduction of the costs of fundraising activities and administrative expenses the Club’s net income is available for the purchase of equipment for Cardiac and related departments within Wythenshawe Hospital and grants and donations to local hospital services and other items relating to patient welfare.
The Accounts have been checked and verified by the independent examiner. Mr S Clegg FCA CPFA
Signed ……………………………… Marie Holmes Treasurer Date ……………...
Signed ……………………………… Muneeb Yassir Vice Chair Date …………….
On Behalf of the Executive Committee
| RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS FOR THE PERIOD 1ST FEBRUARY 2024- 31ST JANUARY 2025 2024/25 2023/24 £ £ £ £ Receipt s Membership Subscriptions 2850 3045 Donations 20841 23442 Legacies 40000 3036 Gift Aid Recoverable 910 2506 Building Society & Bank Interest 3189 3346 Refunds AGM Deposit 80 0 Social Events : Christmas Social 833 833 0 0 Fundraising : Annual Raffle 1605 0 Monthly Lottery 2055 3660 2196 2196 Total Receipts 72363 37571 Payments Administration Etc : Travel Expenses 1193 883 Printing Stationery & Postage 706 707 Phone 101 93 AGM and Seminar 170 415 Web Site 310 276 Newsletters 700 840 Card Charges - Fundraising Platforms 29 69 Computer Software 100 80 Logo & Banners 484 0 Sundry Expenses 100 3893 91 3454 Direct Support to Hospital : Patient Support Visits 3339 3548 Patient Support Materials 7150 5810 Ward Gifts 540 538 Equipment funded for the Hospital 68551 79580 41029 50925 Social Events : Members Socials 0 0 Christmas Social 833 833 0 0 Fundraising : Annual Raffle 271 0 Monthly Lottery Prizes 1131 1402 1094 1094 |
RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS FOR THE PERIOD 1ST FEBRUARY 2024- 31ST JANUARY 2025 2024/25 2023/24 £ £ £ £ Receipt s Membership Subscriptions 2850 3045 Donations 20841 23442 Legacies 40000 3036 Gift Aid Recoverable 910 2506 Building Society & Bank Interest 3189 3346 Refunds AGM Deposit 80 0 Social Events : Christmas Social 833 833 0 0 Fundraising : Annual Raffle 1605 0 Monthly Lottery 2055 3660 2196 2196 Total Receipts 72363 37571 Payments Administration Etc : Travel Expenses 1193 883 Printing Stationery & Postage 706 707 Phone 101 93 AGM and Seminar 170 415 Web Site 310 276 Newsletters 700 840 Card Charges - Fundraising Platforms 29 69 Computer Software 100 80 Logo & Banners 484 0 Sundry Expenses 100 3893 91 3454 Direct Support to Hospital : Patient Support Visits 3339 3548 Patient Support Materials 7150 5810 Ward Gifts 540 538 Equipment funded for the Hospital 68551 79580 41029 50925 Social Events : Members Socials 0 0 Christmas Social 833 833 0 0 Fundraising : Annual Raffle 271 0 Monthly Lottery Prizes 1131 1402 1094 1094 |
RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS FOR THE PERIOD 1ST FEBRUARY 2024- 31ST JANUARY 2025 2024/25 2023/24 £ £ £ £ Receipt s Membership Subscriptions 2850 3045 Donations 20841 23442 Legacies 40000 3036 Gift Aid Recoverable 910 2506 Building Society & Bank Interest 3189 3346 Refunds AGM Deposit 80 0 Social Events : Christmas Social 833 833 0 0 Fundraising : Annual Raffle 1605 0 Monthly Lottery 2055 3660 2196 2196 Total Receipts 72363 37571 Payments Administration Etc : Travel Expenses 1193 883 Printing Stationery & Postage 706 707 Phone 101 93 AGM and Seminar 170 415 Web Site 310 276 Newsletters 700 840 Card Charges - Fundraising Platforms 29 69 Computer Software 100 80 Logo & Banners 484 0 Sundry Expenses 100 3893 91 3454 Direct Support to Hospital : Patient Support Visits 3339 3548 Patient Support Materials 7150 5810 Ward Gifts 540 538 Equipment funded for the Hospital 68551 79580 41029 50925 Social Events : Members Socials 0 0 Christmas Social 833 833 0 0 Fundraising : Annual Raffle 271 0 Monthly Lottery Prizes 1131 1402 1094 1094 |
|---|---|---|
| 37571 | ||
| 3454 50925 0 1094 |
||
| 0 0 0 1094 |
| Total Payments Net Receipts (payments) for the Year Add : Balance of Funds from Previous Year. Balance of Funds |
85708 -13345 132761 119416 |
55473 |
|---|---|---|
| -17902 150663 |
||
| 132761 |
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES AS AT 31ST JANUARY 2025
| Cash Funds Deposit Account at Vernon Building Society Current Account at Virgin Money Lottery Account at Virgin Money Plus Un-credited deposits Less Un-presented cheques Other Monetary assets Gift Aid Recoverable Building Society Interest Due PayPal Assets retained for the charity's own use (at nominal resale value) 4 Laptops Cupboard Liabilities Virgin Bank Changes Volunteer Travel Expenses Designated Funds Agreed Hospital Purchases |
2024/25 £ 45366 73645 468 0 -63 119416 1058 1198 394 2650 825 50 875 14 333 347 27650 27650 |
2023/24 £ 73533 58727 551 0 -50 |
|---|---|---|
| 132761 | ||
| 824 1458 51 |
||
| 2333 | ||
| 900 75 |
||
| 975 | ||
| 0 350 |
||
| 350 | ||
| 41928 | ||
| 41928 |
Date ……………………
Signed ……………………………… Marie Holmes Treasurer
Signed ……………………………… Muneeb Yassir Vice Chair On Behalf of the Executive Committee
Affiliated to the British Heart Foundation
Registered Charity No. 519754 Supporting cardiac patients at Wythenshawe Hospital
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31[st] JANUARY 2025
Introduction
The Report and Accounts now presented take into account the requirements of the legal accounting and reporting framework for Charities deriving from the Charities Act 2011
Charitable Status
The Ticker Club (TC), based at the Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT), Wythenshawe Hospital, Manchester M23 9LT is registered with The Charity Commission, Charity Number 519754.
Constitution of the Club
The Constitution of The TC was adopted at a general meeting of club members on 10[th] December 1987 and amended at subsequent General meetings held on 14[th] September 1989, 9[th] November 1989, 10[th] October 1996, 10[th] August 2000, 10[th] July 2003 and 28[th] April 2011.
Objectives of the Club
The objective of the TC is to promote the relief of persons in Manchester and the surrounding area who are to undergo, or who have undergone, heart procedures of any kind.
In furtherance of this objective, the Ticker Club:
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a. Offers moral support and encouragement to such persons and their relatives.
-
b. Supports financially or otherwise heart and vascular procedures carried out by the Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT) at Wythenshawe Hospital.
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c. Raises funds, invites and receives contributions etc. to finance the Club’s activities (provided that no substantial trading activities shall be undertaken).
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d. Makes grants or donations in cases of need to alleviate hardship.
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e. Does such other lawful things as shall further the Ticker Club’s objective.
Public Benefit
The Executive Committee confirm that it has complied with the duty in Section 17 of the Charities Act 2011 to have due regard to public benefit guidelines published by the Charities Commission.
Membership of the Club
Membership is open to all persons who have been diagnosed as having a heart problem, their relatives and to all those who support the aims and objectives of the TC. All members are required to pay an annual subscription, which is currently £10.00 per head, or £15.00 for member and partner. At the 31[st] January 2024 there were 256 memberships – 182 single and 74 joint memberships. Total membership 330. During the current year existing members not renewing their subscriptions have been deleted from the records to comply with GDPR legislation. Our increased ward visibility has proven successful in increasing new membership applications helping to maintain the membership level.
Members of the TC have now been able to undertake ward visits, and can now work from the TC office, but not sell raffle tickets to the public. There has been a Christmas Social Event held during this year which was well attended and the newsletter format has been revised. This is being sent after each committee meeting as a “Members’ Newsletter” only and is still evolving.
Executive Committee
The day-to-day running of the TC’s affairs is carried out by an Executive Committee. At the start of the year this comprised of 6 full members and no co-opted members, at the end of the financial year there were 6 full members and 1 co-opted member. This Committee meets at regular intervals (usually bi-monthly). Executive Committee members are elected by the Club membership, normally at the Annual General Meeting (A.G.M.).
The Charity Commission guidelines recognise that in certain circumstances extraordinary measures may be taken if it is in the best interest of the Charity. All information, correspondence, minutes etc have been kept on file.
The confirmed Executive Committee members being:
Officers: David Holmes – Chair (first year of office), Muneeb Yassir – Vice Chair (second year of office), Maggie Mee - Secretary (first year of office) and Marie Holmes – Treasurer (second year of office)
Committee Members : Adrian Walmsley, Nazir Choonara and Khalid Ghaffur
Recommended Co-opted Member : Peter Jamieson
The A.G.M. of the T.C. was held on Wednesday 24[th] April 2024 from 10.30 am at the Cresta Court Hotel, Altrincham. The meeting format followed the agenda and formalised the business of the T.C. Trustees were formally appointed and ratified. Under the Club’s Constitution an Independent Examiner is appointed at each A.G.M. and for the year under review, the Independent Examiner was Mr S.C. Clegg.
Organisation Structure
The T.C. is operated entirely on a voluntary basis and no member or officer of the T.C. receives any remuneration whatsoever, although appropriate reimbursements are made in respect of expenses incurred in relation to T.C. activities.
The T.C. has use of an office, provided free of charge, which is located in the entrance foyer of the North-West Heart Centre at Wythenshawe Hospital.
Club Agents / Advisers
The Ticker Club maintains Bank and Building Society accounts with: -
(a) Virgin Money, 6 Bridge Street, St Helens WA10 1NF, a Current Account and a Lottery Account.
(b) Vernon Building Society, 19 St Petersgate, Stockport, SK1 1KF (interest paying account.)
Activities Undertaken
Presidential Changes
This year we have had to accept the resignation of Professor Venkateswaran as one of the joint presidents as he has taken a sabbatical and did not feel able to support the Club from afar. We would like to thank him for his involvement and wish him well for the future. We will be looking to replace his president role with a transplant lead surgeon to keep our connection with that team. Congratulations should also go to Eamonn O’Neal, another of our presidents, who has been awarded the Order of the British Empire for his services to Charity. He is committed to charitable works for several Charities and all who benefit are extremely grateful.
1. Patient Support, Cardiac Ward and Clinic visiting[i]
We are continuing to support the patients with our ward visiting and our team of volunteers have been active all year. The mobile phone is still available for patient contact as the office is not staffed every day, so the office phone has a message with the mobile phone number and callers are directed to it if required. This means that calls are answered and that no messages sit on the office phone for days as happened sometimes in the past. It is felt that this is a situation that will have to continue.
Volunteer meetings were held during the year to keep all up to date with changes to the activities within the hospital and the Club. The Friday Pre-Operative talks have continued at the C.T.C.C.U on a face-to-face basis and the attendance has been encouraging. We have a team of volunteers who are invited as ex-patients to give their experience post-surgery and to advertise the Club’s availability if needed. In this presentation we supplement the information given by the clinical staff from a non-medical point of view.
We have continued to fund items of literature and equipment for the clinics and departments within the cardiac unit of the hospital at Wythenshawe. In the Cardiac Radial Department, we have bought some specialised trolleys which allows beds to be freed up and more patients treated reducing the waiting list for procedures to be carried out. We have also bought a Lucas 3 CPR machine for the same department, which assists in the resuscitation of any patients who have an adverse reaction to their procedure. For the Physiology Department we have bought 2 Stress Exercise Bikes which along with heart monitoring equipment helps in the diagnosis of issues caused by the strain of exercise. This is better than other methods as it is “Real Time” monitoring. Of a practical use is the water cooler purchased for the Cardiac Outpatients Department which is useful when patients are having blood taken for testing as dehydration causes some patients to have difficulty in giving blood.
2. Patient Representation
The BHF, who we are affiliated to, hold many on line webinars during the year and our BHF contact has details and can be contacted through the committee if anyone is interested in being included in the information notification. These webinars are on line and are highly informative about research which is happening into heart issues.
3. Fundraising
This year the Annual Raffle took place and was successful with a reasonable income from this event. There were many prizes donated from various local and national companies and thanks must be given to the people who organised, obtained prizes and sold tickets to make this a success. Details of the income are in the statement of accounts at the end of this report.
The Club are also hopeful that more fundraising events will take place and people will be sponsored to take part on our behalf. The T.C has been selected by the Ladies Captain of a Golf Club as their Charity for the Year and leaflets and a banner have been sent for promotional purposes and it is hoped that we will receive invitations to fundraising days over the year.
The Club has been fortunate in receiving donations and this year £19619.00 has been gratefully received.
The Club now receive regular payments through PayPal Giving Fund.
You will see from the Treasurer’s report the individual cost of the items funded or purchased for the Cardiac Unit at Wythenshawe Hospital. The Trustees are tasked to ensure that your monies are well spent and there is a process which is adhered to for any request. We have committed to the funding of literature for the various clinics and that is ongoing, but items of equipment are decided on by the committee and must be requested by the department which will find them advantageous for patient care and comfort.
The trolleys referred to earlier have been well used and there has been a request for more to assist with the flow of patients through the department. These are considered beneficial as the mattress allows for 8 hours of comfort which helps in some of the procedures as there is a need to lie flat afterward. The Lucas Machine has also been used on patients and as it is consistent in the resuscitation process it allows staff to administer other medication at the same time as resuscitation is happening.
Review of Progress and Achievements
The T.C. continues to have a strong working relationship with M.F.T. and are sure that this will continue now that face-to-face involvement has resumed. One of our volunteers is Volunteer Governor for the M.F.T. and is actively involved in supporting all volunteers within the Trust.
There has been an increase in the use of Wythenshawe for elective cardiac surgery and as such we have seen an increase in our involvement in the wards. Wythenshawe Hospital is
now being used by several Trusts as the one selected to send elective patients to for cardiac interventions.
The Treasurer has continued to work more at home using the laptop computer purchased last year for that purpose and this has proven invaluable as it means that the office only has to be accessed once or twice a week for file use. All three laptops purchased last year are fully in use and have been beneficial to the roles they were bought for. There has also been a laptop donated for use by the Chair and will be passed to future Chairs for their use in Club business.
The Treasurer continues to oversee the finances of the Club for the benefit of all members.
The Secretary role has been filled and the duties embraced by a willing volunteer who was co-opted onto the committee after last year’s AGM. The work that is done by the Secretary is appreciated and will continue to be so.
There has been a change to the newsletter style and it is now in the form of a members’ newsletter as the committee felt it that some of the detail was not for public knowledge. There will be a Public Information Letter for use in the Clinics and Wards produced which will give more details of the Club’s involvement in the hospital and the people patients are likely to meet and equipment used during their stay and journey to recovery.
The Volunteer Coordinator has kept in regular contact with the volunteers. The volunteers having resumed their ward involvement are proving that patients and staff appreciate our help in patient contact and we have seen an increase in membership applications due to this visible presence. The polo shirts worn by the volunteers have been remarked upon as we stand out and are immediately recognisable.
The Acting Membership Secretary been keeping in touch with as many members as possible, especially potential new members applying off the website. The current person is retiring at the A.G.M but we have been fortunate to have someone to take over this particularly key role on the committee. There are several newer members who only want contact by e-mail and as such we are going to investigate the opportunity of sending more correspondence in that way to all members. The T.C is looking forward to when Social Meetings can resume and attended by T.C. members along with family/friends. We would appreciate a person to come forward to organise these, they need not be a committee member nor be an M.F.T volunteer particularly.
The Committee meetings are now held in the office as there is enough room for the smaller numbers, however, as the committee numbers increase due to the enthusiasm of the membership, we will have to find an alternative venue.
The Christmas Social was held at The Sale on Marsland Road and was well attended and will be held, with a difference, again this year and details will be sent in due course. The Annual Raffle was held and the draw took place at the Christmas Social. This was another success.
All members play an integral part in support of the Cardiac Unit in the hospital and The T.C. committee extend thanks to everyone in helping to achieve the Club’s aims and objectives. It would be an advantage to have one of our members in the office regularly and would welcome anyone to contact me if you could devote some time to this role.
New members are invaluable. Please see contact details on the Ticker Club website for information regarding joining the T.C or the committee and finding out about the roles.
TREASURER’S REPORT
The Receipts and Payments Account shows the income and expenditure for the financial year 1st February 2024– 31st January 2025 and the balance of money held as of 31st January 2025. Comparative figures from the previous year are shown. The payments for the current year exceed receipts by £13,345.
Receipts and Payments Account
Our income from membership shows a decrease of £195 to £2,850. Virgin Money interest on the account is paid monthly, £1,356 to 31[st] January 2025. Annual Interest from The Vernon Building Society was £1,833 for the period 1[st] April 2023 to 31[st] March 2024.Total Interest £3,189 Donations are, payments of £19,619 for direct donations, including boxes. PayPal Giving and Much Loved £1,222. Total 20,841 Annual Gift Aid for the year ending 31st January 2024 £826. Much Loved Gift Aid £84 for the year ending 31[st] January 2025 Total Gift Aid £910 A deposit paid for the 2025 A.G.M. was refunded. The Annual Raffle raised £1,334 after costs were paid. The Monthly Lottery raised £924 after prizes were paid.
The Ticker Club has no paid employees. All the Executive Committee Members and Patient Support Visitors are volunteers. Travel expenses are paid to volunteers in respect of duties conducted on behalf of the charity. The Administration cost includes the travel expenses of £1,193 of the Executive Committee Members in respect of administrative duties.
Printing costs include the information leaflets that promote the club and its activities and our volunteer training guides.
This year we have renewed our banners and posters. Our volunteers’ logo polo shirts were also renewed.
The Web site cost is for administration cover. The cost of the newsletter sent to all members is itemised in the accounts. Sundry expenses include the Annual Licence for the Annual Raffle and Monthly Draw and some computer and office consumables.
Hospital Support
Travel expenses for our ward volunteers were £3,339. Materials purchased, New Beginning Books £7,150 Five cardiac wards F2, F5, F6, CTCCU and Jim Quick each received £100 towards inpatient gifts at Christmas and £40 for hospital staff biscuits and chocolates. Hospital Equipment Funded Three handheld scanners £11,190 Cardiac Surgery 4D probe £16,000 Cardiac Physiology Pedals £69 Cardiac Rehab Coffee Machine £4,320 Radial Lounge Two Stress Exercise Bikes £23,000 ECG Clinic *** Lucas Machine £13,612 Radial Lounge
Water Cooler £360 Cardiac Outpatients Total Equipment £68,551
*** The Stress Exercise Bikes were funded by two separate specified donations one of which was received in 2023.
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
Cash funds are shown as balances in all accounts held by the Charity as at 31st January 2025, plus any deposits un-credited, less any un-presented cheques at this date. The balance of Funds was £119,416 as of 31st January 2025.
Other monetary assets are payments due to the Charity but will not be paid until the following financial year. Estimated values are shown.
Assets retained for the Charity’s own use at nominal resale value. We received a donation of an additional laptop in 2024 so now have four laptops. The laptops and the lockable cupboard have resale values, these will be decreased on an annual basis.
Liabilities
Liability is an obligation to pay for something e.g., creditors invoices received but not yet paid and estimated volunteer travel expenses due for January 2025 but not yet paid. From 1[st] January 2025 Virgin Money have bank charges on the main account as it is a business account. We do receive interest on this account more than the proposed charges. This is under discussion as we are a charity.
The Designated fund is for approved requested items for the hospital which will be funded in the next financial year. Six Trolleys £25500 (includes three outstanding from the last financial year) and six mobile steps £2150 for the Radial Catheter Lab. Total £27650
The Trustees have agreed to a reserves policy of two years. to ensure there are sufficient funds to cover our committed funding to the Cardiac unit and expenses incurred to fund our activities and administration.
After the deduction of the costs of fundraising activities and administrative expenses the Club’s net income is available for the purchase of equipment for Cardiac and related departments within Wythenshawe Hospital and grants and donations to local hospital services and other items relating to patient welfare.
The Accounts have been checked and verified by the independent examiner. Mr S Clegg FCA CPFA
Signed ……………………………… Marie Holmes Treasurer Date ……………...
Signed ……………………………… Muneeb Yassir Vice Chair Date …………….
On Behalf of the Executive Committee
| RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS FOR THE PERIOD 1ST FEBRUARY 2024- 31ST JANUARY 2025 2024/25 2023/24 £ £ £ £ Receipt s Membership Subscriptions 2850 3045 Donations 20841 23442 Legacies 40000 3036 Gift Aid Recoverable 910 2506 Building Society & Bank Interest 3189 3346 Refunds AGM Deposit 80 0 Social Events : Christmas Social 833 833 0 0 Fundraising : Annual Raffle 1605 0 Monthly Lottery 2055 3660 2196 2196 Total Receipts 72363 37571 Payments Administration Etc : Travel Expenses 1193 883 Printing Stationery & Postage 706 707 Phone 101 93 AGM and Seminar 170 415 Web Site 310 276 Newsletters 700 840 Card Charges - Fundraising Platforms 29 69 Computer Software 100 80 Logo & Banners 484 0 Sundry Expenses 100 3893 91 3454 Direct Support to Hospital : Patient Support Visits 3339 3548 Patient Support Materials 7150 5810 Ward Gifts 540 538 Equipment funded for the Hospital 68551 79580 41029 50925 Social Events : Members Socials 0 0 Christmas Social 833 833 0 0 Fundraising : Annual Raffle 271 0 Monthly Lottery Prizes 1131 1402 1094 1094 |
RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS FOR THE PERIOD 1ST FEBRUARY 2024- 31ST JANUARY 2025 2024/25 2023/24 £ £ £ £ Receipt s Membership Subscriptions 2850 3045 Donations 20841 23442 Legacies 40000 3036 Gift Aid Recoverable 910 2506 Building Society & Bank Interest 3189 3346 Refunds AGM Deposit 80 0 Social Events : Christmas Social 833 833 0 0 Fundraising : Annual Raffle 1605 0 Monthly Lottery 2055 3660 2196 2196 Total Receipts 72363 37571 Payments Administration Etc : Travel Expenses 1193 883 Printing Stationery & Postage 706 707 Phone 101 93 AGM and Seminar 170 415 Web Site 310 276 Newsletters 700 840 Card Charges - Fundraising Platforms 29 69 Computer Software 100 80 Logo & Banners 484 0 Sundry Expenses 100 3893 91 3454 Direct Support to Hospital : Patient Support Visits 3339 3548 Patient Support Materials 7150 5810 Ward Gifts 540 538 Equipment funded for the Hospital 68551 79580 41029 50925 Social Events : Members Socials 0 0 Christmas Social 833 833 0 0 Fundraising : Annual Raffle 271 0 Monthly Lottery Prizes 1131 1402 1094 1094 |
RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS FOR THE PERIOD 1ST FEBRUARY 2024- 31ST JANUARY 2025 2024/25 2023/24 £ £ £ £ Receipt s Membership Subscriptions 2850 3045 Donations 20841 23442 Legacies 40000 3036 Gift Aid Recoverable 910 2506 Building Society & Bank Interest 3189 3346 Refunds AGM Deposit 80 0 Social Events : Christmas Social 833 833 0 0 Fundraising : Annual Raffle 1605 0 Monthly Lottery 2055 3660 2196 2196 Total Receipts 72363 37571 Payments Administration Etc : Travel Expenses 1193 883 Printing Stationery & Postage 706 707 Phone 101 93 AGM and Seminar 170 415 Web Site 310 276 Newsletters 700 840 Card Charges - Fundraising Platforms 29 69 Computer Software 100 80 Logo & Banners 484 0 Sundry Expenses 100 3893 91 3454 Direct Support to Hospital : Patient Support Visits 3339 3548 Patient Support Materials 7150 5810 Ward Gifts 540 538 Equipment funded for the Hospital 68551 79580 41029 50925 Social Events : Members Socials 0 0 Christmas Social 833 833 0 0 Fundraising : Annual Raffle 271 0 Monthly Lottery Prizes 1131 1402 1094 1094 |
|---|---|---|
| 37571 | ||
| 3454 50925 0 1094 |
||
| 0 0 0 1094 |
| Total Payments Net Receipts (payments) for the Year Add : Balance of Funds from Previous Year. Balance of Funds |
85708 -13345 132761 119416 |
55473 |
|---|---|---|
| -17902 150663 |
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| 132761 |
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES AS AT 31ST JANUARY 2025
| Cash Funds Deposit Account at Vernon Building Society Current Account at Virgin Money Lottery Account at Virgin Money Plus Un-credited deposits Less Un-presented cheques Other Monetary assets Gift Aid Recoverable Building Society Interest Due PayPal Assets retained for the charity's own use (at nominal resale value) 4 Laptops Cupboard Liabilities Virgin Bank Changes Volunteer Travel Expenses Designated Funds Agreed Hospital Purchases |
2024/25 £ 45366 73645 468 0 -63 119416 1058 1198 394 2650 825 50 875 14 333 347 27650 27650 |
2023/24 £ 73533 58727 551 0 -50 |
|---|---|---|
| 132761 | ||
| 824 1458 51 |
||
| 2333 | ||
| 900 75 |
||
| 975 | ||
| 0 350 |
||
| 350 | ||
| 41928 | ||
| 41928 |
Date ……………………
Signed ……………………………… Marie Holmes Treasurer
Signed ……………………………… Muneeb Yassir Vice Chair On Behalf of the Executive Committee
Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of the Ticker Club (Charity Number 519754> I report to the trustees on my examination of th,e accounts of the Ticker Club for the year ended 31" January 2025 set out on pages 9 and 10. Responsibilities and Basis of Report As the charity trustees of the Ticker Club you are responsible for the preparationi of the accoun,ts i,n accordance wi,th the requirements of the Ch,arities Act 2011 ('the Act'}. I report in respect of my examination of the Ticker Club's accounts carried out under section, 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination I have foFlowed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commissioni under section 145(5}(b) of the Act. Independ,ent Exa,m,iner's Statement I have compl:eted my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention i,n connection wi,th, the examinationi which gives me cause to believe that, in any materi.al respect: l. accoun,ti,ng records were not kept in, accordance wi,th sectton 130 of the Act; or 2. th,e accou,nts do not accord with those records. I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in. con:nection with the examtnation to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enabte a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Sign,ed: £cQm Name: S. C. Clegg FCA, CPFA 9 South Dri.ve, Timperley, Al,trinch,am, Cheshi,re. WA15 6QJ Date: 12, March, 2025