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2022-08-31-annual-report

Palliative Transpoi't Sei'vice Report of tlie truslees ror tl)e ycai. encled 31 August 2022 Thc Ii'u8lccs pi'cscnl ihcir rcporl ai)d ihc Fii)ancial siaieincnls for Lhc ycar ¢iid¢d J l Auoust 2022. The Irusiccs who scrvcd during Ihc ycar and up io ihc dal¢ of ihis I'cpoi'l arc 8¢l Olli on pagc l. Sti'uctUl'C> goveriiance aiid managciiienl Whu we are Pallialivc Transpoi'l Scrvicc is a voluiilary oroaiiisation I'uii by a sniall coniinillc¢ or rivc mcmbci's. who ttivc UP Lhcii. limc iii oi'dcr lo assisi ihos¢ diaonoscd willi caiiccr iii lh¢ Fci'mai)agh arca lo allciid thcir oul-paticiil appoinLTnciils al various hospilals across Ni orihci'n Iicland. Objcctiv(s and aetivities Wliai we do Wc cngaoc wilh voluiilccr drivcrs, who hav¢ awcss lo ih¢ir own mL-ai)s of Ii'anspoi't. to convcy caiicei. paliciils 10 Ihc vai'ious caiicci- cciilic aci-oss Noi'ihcrn Irclaiid in ordci. 10 mcci Lhcii. oul-paLicni appoiniiiicnis. Tlie beiiefiis o[()l¢l',fen'ice Tlic bciicfils nowino fi'oni OLII. aclivily of ii'ansporiii)o paLiciiLS LO hospiial alleviaic Ihc woi'ry aiid sli'css iiicui'rcd by ihc bcncficiarics in niakino SLII'C ihcy al'e eomforlably. safcly And iiiiicly ablc LO Incei ihcir nicdic21 appointinciils in ihc ablcnec of rcliablc and SLiiiablc PLiblic Ii'ansporl availablc iii Ihc Coiiniy Fci'nianaoh arca. The charily i'cgularly i'cccivcs oral fccdbaek. IcLlCI'S and cards of Ihaiiks froin ihc bciicficiarics who awail of ihc 8ci'vic¢ pi'ovidcd. D011aiions flow inio Ihc chai'iiy from Incmbcrs of ihc public and ilic bcncficiai'icg and Ihcir fainilics. Thcrc is no harm arisino fi'oni of Llic pui'poscs. Thc bciicficiai'ics ait iliosc PaLicnLs suffcrino froin caiiccr and Ilicii. rclaiiycs aiid fi'iciidR whom ilic bciicficiarics may fccl Inorc comfoi1ablc Ii'avclinn aloiinsidc Ihaii jusi lh¢ volunLCCI' di'ivci.. T11CI'c is no priwaLC b¢ncfil nowiiio lix)iii aiiy of ihe purposes. Achicvemciits and pL'rforiiiance Thc Charily coiiliniics lo rcccivc supporl from il8 volunl¢ci' drivcrs aild Ihc ooi)dwill of ihc paliciii4 und ih¢ir familics, as wcll as Inciiibcrs of ihc gcncral public. lo allow iliis vilal scrvicc Lo bc pci'foi'nicd lor ihc I'oi'csccablc lulurc. 4 inancial rcview Thc ChariLy has a dcficil in Ihc ycar cnd¢d 31 Auousl ?029 of £5,130. Ovcrall Ihc Chai'ily has cash funds of £66.607 as al 31 Au(yusL ?092131 Augusi ?0?1.. £71.737). Page 2

Palliative Ti"ansport Service Report of the ti'ustees foi. the year ended 31 August 20?? Statement ot Li￿steeS, responsibilities Thc LrusLCCS are I'espongiblc loi. pi'eparino Lhc Trusiecs, Aiinu21 Repoi'l and Lhe fiiiancial siaLcnienis iii accordancc wilh applicable law 2nd UniLcd Kinodom Accouniin8 Staiidards (Chariiics Aci INI) 2008 and Chai'ilics SORP (I."RS I O?)). Law applicablc io chariiics in Noi'ilicrn Irclaiid rcquircs Ihc irusiccs io prcpai'c finaiicial slalcincnis For cach fii)ancial year which o ive a Irue and lair vi¢w of chariiy and of ihc iiic0injn￿ rcsourccs and applieaiioii ol- rcsoui'ecs of Lhc cliai-ily ror Ihat ycar. In pirparino iliosc financial siaiemenis thc Irus￿e$ arL' required LO.. sclecl SUi(ablc accouniing policics and Lhcn apply ihcm consisieiiLIy', obscrvc ihc niLiliods and principle8 iii Ihc CliariLie8 SORP. makc judocmcnis and ¢sliiiiai¢s Ihai are rcasonable and prydeiii., SLai¢ whcih¢r applicablc UK A¢couiiLiiig Siandards havc bccn lollowcd. subjccl LO aiiy maicrial deparlures discloscd and cxplaiiicd in ihc finaiicial slalcinoiiis; aiid pi-cparc ihc finaiicial sialenienis on Ihc goiiig coiicerii basis unlcss IL is inappropriaLC LO pfcsliinc ihaL Lh¢ ¢hariiy will ¢onlinLlC in opcraiion. Thc Irusices arc responsible loi. kecpiiig pioper accounling I'ccords which diselosc wilh Ltasonabl¢ accui'acy ai aiiy limc Ihe finaiicial po8iiion ol- Lhe chMriLy and ciiablc ihcm 10 ciisurc ihal Ihc fin&iicial sialcnienis comply wilh Lhc ihc ChariLiCS Aci INI) ?008 ThLy arc Iilso I'cspoiisiblc for salcouai'ding Ihc asscts ol Lhc chariiy diid IILI)cc loi. LaLing rcasoiiablo sicps foi. Ihc pi-evciilioii and dcLCClioii or rraud anLI OLhcr irrcgularilics. On bchalf ol IhL board Caihcrinc 14amilLOII I'i'ustee David M<iihews 'J'i-easurer 25 April 2023 Page 3