"HELPING HAND" ROYAL BELFAST HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE Y&qR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022 TaxAssist Accountants 103 cgagh Road Belfast BT6 8PY
"HELPING HAND" INDEX TO THE ACCOUNTS Page Offi'cers and Professional Advisors Report of the Trustees Independent Examinalion Stalement of Financial ActivitES Balance Sheet Notes to Ihe Accounts 8-10
"HELPING HAND" OFFICERS AND PROFESSIONAL ADVISORS BOARD OF TRUSTEES Mr l Martin Dr L Sweeny Dr P Jackson Mr A Bailie Mrs S Baker Mrs L Beggs Dr S Christie Mrs J McKinstry Ms B Moneypenny (Ladies League) Mrs B Reid Dr M Reid Prof M ShElds DT A Reid Mr J Stephens Mr C Bradley G Welby J O'Roue H Jackson (Chairman) (Hon sretary1 (Hon Treasurer) SECRETARY Dr L Sweeny 4 Ballygrainey Road Craigavad BT18 OHE ACCOUNTANTS TaxAssist Accountants 103 Cregagh Road Belfast BT6 8PY SOLICTORS ElI)tt Duffy Garrett Royston House 34 Upper Queen Street Belfast BT16FD PRINCIPAL BANKERS Danske Bank Ltd 819 Donegall Square North Belfast BT15GJ NI CHARITY COMMISSION Reg. No. NIC 102447
"HELPING HAND" REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022 The Trustees present their Annual Report together wtth the financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2022. Princlpal Activity The objects of the charty are exclusively charitable being for the benefit of patients by means of the advancement of their health care needs. Prlncipal Office 3IKI Floor Children's Hospital 180 Falls Road Belfast BT12 6BE Structure, Governance and Management The Helping Hand Charty was established in 1997 by the medical staff at Ihe Children's Hospital, witli the single aim of helping the children In their care. The hospital has been caring for children since 1873 and, in 2022, now provides most of the paediatric regional specialities for Northern Ireland. Board of Trustees Helping Hand, a registered charty. is managed by a Board of Trustees. which meets on a regular basis, chaired by Mr Ivan Martin. Administration The organisalion and management activities of the chanty are undertaken by the fundraiser, Mr Nigel Kearney, wrth the assistance of an extra person who is paid an hourly rate. All decisions in respect of the day-to-day affairs of the society al'e taken by the Charity through its Board of Trustees at committee meetings. Inde ndent Examiner TaxAssist Accountants provKle an independent examination of the annual accounts and act as advisors when required. Objectives and Activlties The stated aims and objectives of the charity are - To provide the best equipment to the Royal Belfast Hospital for Sick Children; Fund research and education into children's illnesses,. and To support the immediate needs of children and their parents. Helping Hand has assisted in the continued provision of new medical equipment and provision of rtems to enhance and improve the patient and parental experience. The charty is also committed to continuing to assist in the provision of much needed equipment in varuS departments. The charrty will continue to support or fund staff to attend courses to enhance their ability to improve the care of patients and their families.
"HELPING HAND" REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022 (cont'd) Achievements and Performance ThroLighout 2022 we wort(ed closely with local and national companies such as Alskea Developments, The Bar Library, Gordons chemists, Andor Technology, Bombardter. NIE Charty fund and SIG Ireland who committed to year of organising fundraising events among their staff and client base to raise funds for the Hospital. Regular supporters Financial Research partnership. Sanffield Nursery and Portrush Surf School also ran their annual events lo support the hospital and we once again received a generous donation from the Fire Departinent in New York. We are also indebted to the many schools. churches and youth groups who also donated valuable funds and in particular to the families of patients atlending the various wards who also ran a variety of events. With these funds we were able to fulfill our commtlment to all of our targeted projects which included continuing lo install wall art in various departments including Knox Ward . Short Stay unil and the Outpatients department. In addition we were able to continue to meet the need for patient and parent comforts such as chair beds, sensory equipment and various rehabilitation aids for individual patients. A new fish tank in Medical OPD, funding to continue the Motomed cycle relocation scheme for Physio patients, the conlinuation of the Commit to Fit program for Cystic Fibrosis patients. TV'S. furniture, tablets and blood pressure monilors for Paul Ward, along with the usual support of toys, games and sensory equipment for the play department and hospital school made up the bulk of the spending for 2022. Some of the major ttems are listed below.- Sleep chairs for Paul Ward. £9.000 Molomecl Cycle Relocation scheme. - £12,500 Wall Art - £27.000 Specialist buggy. £4,500 PICU LED lights £22,000 Fish lank ~OPD - £3,500 Eye Gaze communication technology for Neuro disability - £3,000 2x sensory entertainment units- £9,000 Specialist HD camera for Ambuyatory EEG monitoring Virtual reality headsel entertainment equipment for ED department Plans for future periods. There are plans to refurbish the 'Crocodile Garden. adjacent to the link corridor to make it an accessible interactive area for both inpatients and outpatients. Plans for this are well advanced and work should be started and completed in 2023. We also intend to continue the wall art programme in other areas of the hosprtal. We are aiming to provide two new ultrasound scanners, one for PICU and one for the MRI unit in 2023. Discussion is also undeThvay to fund a bereavement support network for all of Northem Ireland. Results The resulls for the financial year are fully set out in the Statement of Financial Activities on page 6.
Trustees The trusiees of the charity during the year were as follows: Mr l Martin Dr L Sweeny Dr P Jackson Mr A Bailie Mrs S Baker Mrs L Beggs Dr S Christie Mrs J McKinsty Ms B Moneypenny (Ladies Le8gue) Mrs B Reid Dr M Reid Dr A Reid J Stephens Prof M Shields Mr C Bradley G Welby - Joined 2020 J O'Rourke- Joined 2020 H Jackson - Joined 2020 (Ch8iman) (Hon Secretary) (Hon Treasurer) Statement of Trustee8' Responslbllltles The trustees are responsible for preparing fin8ncial statements foreach financial period in line with recommendations set out in The Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations (Northem Ireland) 2015, which give a true and fair view of the assels and liabilities of the Charity and of its surplus or deficit for that period. In preparing those financial statements, the trustees are required to.. select suitable accounting policies 8nd apply them consistently., make judgements and estimates that are reason8ble and prudent., prepare the financial st8tements on the going concem basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the Charity will continue to oper8te. The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the Charity. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the Charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities. Accountsnts A resolution proposin Meeting. the reappointment of TaxAssist Accountants, as accountants will be put to the Annual General or erof Board f Trust Chalrperson. Date.'15J0112024 "HL*JJ)JNG HAND"
INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022 To tho Board of Trustees of the Helping Hand charity, we ret on the )unt$ of the charity for the year ended 31st December 2022, which are set out on pages 6-10. Respective Trsponslbilitles of trustees and examlners. The charity's constilution states that the Trustees are resp)nsible for the preparation of accounts. It is our responsibility to-. examine Ihe accounts to ensure that they have been preparBd in dance with general accounting principles. state whether any particul8r matters have come to our attents'on. Basls of Independent examlnefs report Our examination includes a review of the accounting reCoS kept by the chaiity and a comparison of the financial statements presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the financial statements and seeking explanations from the twstees C1JmIng any such matters. The procEdures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the financial ststements present a °true and fair view. and the report is limFted to those m8tters set out in the statement below. Independent examlnees Statement In connection with our examin8tion, no matter has come to our attention". which gives us reasonable cause to believe that, in any material respect, the requirements: to kp accounting records,. and to prepare financial statements which accord with th8 accountiry records have not been met. 2. to which, in our opinion, attention should be dra4vn in ord8r to enable a proper understanding of the fin8ncial statements to be reached. T8xA98t..AcC0Untants 103 Cregagh Road Belfast BT6 8PY Date". 1510112024
"HELPING HAND" STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022 Unrestricted Funds Restricted Funds Total Funds 2022 Total Funds 2021 Notss Incom5ng Resources Donations and grfts Income from fund raising events HMRC - Job Retention Scheme 137.005 137,005 189,696 159,318 159,318 50,794 9,920 GiftAid 531 531 4,428 Bank Interest 6.324 6.324 5,363 303,178 303,178 280,201 Resources expended Direct charitable expenditure fund raising events allocation of funds 3.103 196 3,299 2,316 188.608 188,608 57,343 Other expenditure Management & administration 63.818 63.818 50,783 255.529 196 255,725 110,442 Net movements in funds 47.649 (196) 196 47.453 149,759 ToLg1 funds brought forward Total funds carried forward 1,200,279 1.200,475 1,050,716 1,247,928 1,200,475 1,247.928
"HELPING HAND" BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2022 2022 2021 Notes Flxed assets Computer equipment Current assets Debtors Baiik: Cagh on hand 573 3E>4 Danske Bank Current Account 945,395 lJ97.537 Investments 307,404 303,371 1,253,372 1,201,2T2 Currnnt Llabilrties Accruals 1,208 797 PAYE 4,236 797 Net Assets 1,247,928 1,?.00,475 Funds balances Reslricled 196 Unrestricted 1,247.928 1,200,279 1,247.928 1,20Q.475 Appr on Ohalf the ste8s of °Helping Han(r anty on 15th January 2024 by.. alrperson) (Honorary TasUrer1 The notes on pages 8 to 10 form part of these accounts.
"HELPING HAND" NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022 1. Accounting policies The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP 20151, 'The Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015,. as it relates to small charities, and applicable accounting standards. Taxation Helping Hand lti registered as a chanty with the Inland Revenue (No. XR18800) and as such is exempt from Isxation, Management and Administration Costs The.re was no transfer of management & administration costs of the charity to Restricted Funds in yle 31 December 2022.
"HELPING HAND" NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022 2. Direct Charitable Expenditure- Allocation of Funds Unrestricted Funds Restricted Funds Total Funds 2022 Total Funds 2021 Sensory Equipment, Toys, gas, TVS, DVDS, etc. Wall Art 5.873 5,873 2,944 27.000 27,000 Sky Panelsrfheatres 6,672 Simeox DevicelPhysio Hillrom recondrtion vest unlt 5.825 9,900 Motomed Equipment Commrt to Fit programme Aquariuin & Fish Speech & Language LED Lights - PICU Specialist Buggy Sleep chair5 hr Paul Ward PICU Dept OT Dept, Trex hd ambulatory video Eye Gaze communication techiioloqy for Neuro disability 2x sensory entertainment units 12,500 12.500 4,780 4.780 2,360 10.000 10.C4JO 3,627 3.709 3,709 4.753 22,000 22,000 4.500 4,500 9.000 9,000 41,086 41,086 4,486 3,754 8.108 8,108 15,000 15,000 9,000 9,000 Physio Dept. Grapliics for Short Stay Cleft Palate training Other allocated spend 805 7,140 30 196 196 17,1)47 17,047 5,046 189,603 196 189.799 57,343
"HELPING HAND" NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022 Other Expenditure- Management and admlnistration Unrestricted Restricted Funds Funds Total Funds 2022 Total Funds 2021 Salaries & NIC 55,597 55,597 42,943 Pension contributions 600 InsLirance 1.266 1,266 1,121 1,646 424 Telephone Stationery. Printing 8 advertising Bank charges Accountancy Travel expenses Equipnienl Expensed Catering Sundry Expenses CompLrter & Website Iraintenance 2.009 2.009 1.095 1.095 185 185 1.536 1.536 1,476 1.166 1.166 75 75 1,044 68 127 127 48 48 130 714 714 586 63.818 63,818 50,783 Restrlcted Funds This fund comprises income that has been received by the Charity for particukqr purposes. There was one project included in restficted funds at the end of the year'.- £7,815 was received in 2015 from the Cleft Palate Association for education, travel and equipment for that department During 2022. £1,190.46 was spent leaving a baL3nce of £0 lo be carried forward, with the balance being covered from unrestricted funds. Roconclliation of movements in funds Unrestricted Funds Restricted Funds Total Funds 2022 Totsl Funds 2021 Movement for the year Balance of funds brought fopNard Balance of funds carried forward 47.649 {196} 47,453 149,759 1.200.279 196 1,200,475 1,050.716 1,247,928 1,247,928 1,200.475 10