Annual Report & Accounts 2014-2015
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Kingston Carers’ Network Registered Charity No. 1151456
Kingston Carers’ Network is a registered charity, providing independent information, support and advocacy to people who care for someone living in the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames. A carer is someone who looks after a family member, partner or friend in need of help because they are ill, frail, have a disability, mental health problem or are dependent on drugs or alcohol. The care they provide is unpaid. At Kingston Carers’ Network we aim to: Provide independent information to carers, whether they chose to continue to care, or to give up their caring role. Provide advice and support to individual carers. Ensure that the role and expertise of carers is understood and valued locally. Provide input into service planning, and ensure that appropriate services are available to carers locally. Promote carer involvement in service planning. Ensure that carers are aware of their rights and entitlements. Reduce social isolation and exclusion of carers supporting someone living in the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames.
Annual Report 2014-2015 Contents Page: 3 3 3 4 5 7 8 9 10 12 12 16 17 25
AGM 2014-2015 Agenda Advisers to the Board of Directors Current Staff Some of the Highlights of 2014-2015 Chief Executive’s Report Adult Carers Support Wellbeing and Inclusion Young Carers and Young Adult Carers Volunteers Reference and Administrative Information Trustees’ Report for 2014-2015 Independent Examiners Report Financial Accounts Minutes of AGM 2014
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Kingston Carers’ Network Registered Charity No. 1151456
24th Annual General Meeting – 6th October 2015: 10.15am – 10.45am AGENDA Welcome – John Mays, Chairman. Apologies for absence. Minutes of the 2014 AGM. Presentation & Adoption of the Annual Accounts for Financial Year 20142015. 5. Appointment of the Independent Examiner. 6. Election of New Directors of the Board 2015-2016. 7. Re-election of Existing Directors of the Board 2015-2016. 8. Election of Officers of the Board 2015-2016. 9. Report by the Chairman – John Mays. 10. Highlights of the year by the Chief Executive – Kate Dudley. 11. Any Other Business. 1. 2. 3. 4.
Advisers to the Board 2014-2015 During the year 2014-2015 Kingston Carers’ Network was managed by a Board of Trustees, who form the Management Committee of the organisation. Advisers to the Committee were: Kirstie Cochrane Moira Wilkinson
Kingston Adult Social Care Services Carers Trust
Current Staff
Kate Dudley – Chief Executive Jo Maye – Office Manager Carol Harvey – Family Support Coordinator Veronica Attah – Mental Health and Substance Misuse Support Coordinator Vanessa Mooneeapen – Wellbeing and Inclusion Coordinator Lyndsey de Valmency-King – Volunteering Coordinator David Still – Adult Carers Manager Lily Bath – Generic Carers Support Worker Clare Keogh - Generic Carers Support Worker Ruxi Ratiu – Outreach Coordinator Diane White – Young Carers Project Manager Liz Grimwood – Young Carers Worker Chrissy Brouwer– Young Carers Worker Kat Law – Schools Link Worker Emma Bell – Young Adult Carers Manager
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Some of the highlights of 2014-2015 Reducing Financial Hardship Through KCN’s advice and advocacy service, we have helped carers and their families gain around £1.4m of additional benefits this year. Around 5,000 face-to-face advice sessions were provided by our advisers.
Emotional Support and Wellbeing
477 one-to-one counselling sessions were provided by during the year by volunteer counsellors. 55 specialist and generic carer support groups were provided
Therapists have provided approximately 650 complementary therapy, hairdressing and beauty sessions.
Carers having a life outside of caring The Wellbeing project ran a total of 40 trips and wellbeing activities for adult carers throughout the year. A total of 719 carers attended these activities.
Young Carers
173 activities were provided by our young carers’ project providing 1,468 young carers’ breaks – our busiest year ever. These activities give young carers much needed time-out, the opportunity to socialise and access to emotional support.
Volunteers – Over the last 12 months 46 volunteers have given a combined total of 1606 hours towards the work of KCN. 4
Chief Executive’s Report We have had an exceptionally busy year and have increased our provision of advice, advocacy and support to even more carers. During the year, we have supported a total of 2,172 carers, including 415 young carers. Demand for our advice and advocacy service is extremely high and the additional capacity provided by our Big Lottery funding has been much-needed. However, as we identify more hidden carers, the demand continues to grow further. During 2014-15, we received 572 new referrals – another record-breaking year! In addition to the new referrals, we have provided telephone advice and information in response to a further 1,039 enquiries from carers and professionals. This year, we have focused on implementing our outreach work in GP practices and Kingston Hospital. We established the outreach carers’ service in Kingston Hospital in December 2014 and this has been very successful. To date, we have identified and supported 152 new carers within the hospital. The outreach sessions in GP surgeries has also been successful and our partnership with GPs has resulted in a further 137 carers referred to KCN for advice and support. Staff Changes There have been several staff changes during the year. In March we said goodbye to Eleanor Reed who returned to work in children’s services. In March 2015, Beth Salisbury left KCN to focus on her drama therapy career and Pat Stanley left in May 2015 to develop her career in volunteer management. Andora Wild left KCN in August 2015 to spend a year travelling and Lisa Johnstone left KCN in September 2015 as funding for her post came to an end. KCN are grateful for their contribution to the organisation and wish them all well in their future careers. We welcomed Lily Bath in May 2015 and Clare Keogh who joined us in September 2015. Both Lily and Clare are working as adult carers support workers and have backgrounds in advice work. Vanessa Mooneeapen also joined KCN in June 2015 as our new wellbeing and inclusion worker. Key Achievements During 2014-15 we exceeded all of the targets that we aimed to meet across our adult and young carers’ services. We continue to develop services that meet the needs of carers of all ages and we are committed to delivering a holistic model of support that meets the vision of the National Carers Strategy. These outcomes aim to ensure that carers are: Not financially disadvantaged – Over 5,000 face-to-face advice sessions were provided to carers and their families on a wide range of issues including: community care and health services; benefits, allowances and grants; housing; employment; disability and SEN; respite services; Continuing Care; Court of Protection and Lasting Power of Attorney applications.
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Financial gains from benefit applications, appeals and tribunals for claims this year were valued at over £1.4m. Mentally and physically well; treated with dignity – 477 counselling sessions provided by volunteer counsellors resulted in reduced stress, depression and anxiety and improved coping skills and coping strategies. Our work with six GP surgeries and Kingston Hospital has ensured that more carers are recognised and are able to access the support they need to maintain their health and wellbeing. Recognised and supported as an expert care partner – KCN facilitates the quarterly Voice of Carers forum which enables carers to share their views about local services. As the strategic partner for carers in the borough, we have been representing those views at the Carers Board and with key decision makers. We will be holding our second annual conference on 6th October and will continue to consult with carers in the coming year. Enjoying a life outside caring – Over 2,000 carers’ breaks were provided for adult and young carers, resulting in improved emotional wellbeing, stronger peer support networks and greater resilience. A new programme of activities is being developed to provide more opportunities to have a break and to develop new skills. Children will be thriving, protected from inappropriate caring roles – 173 respite activities provided to ensure young carers have breaks from caring and access to emotional support. The whole family project continues to improve outcomes for young carers and has resulted in reduced levels of caring by young carers. Work with local schools and our parental mental health project has shown a greater number of young carers benefiting from KCN’s support. Looking Ahead The Care Act 2014 strengthened the rights and recognition of adult carers within adult social care including the right to an assessment on the appearance of need. Since May 2015, KCN has been commissioned to pilot ‘trusted’ single Carers’ Assessments on behalf of the Royal Borough of Kingston. This has enabled KCN to recruit a full-time carers support worker to increase the capacity to carry out the Carers’ Assessments. Kingston Clinical Commissioning Group and the Royal Borough of Kingston are tendering carers’ services in the coming few months and we hope to be successful in the tendering process. Replacing project funding for the young carers services remains a priority and we are continually looking to secure further funding. We are awaiting decisions from several charitable trusts and remain hopeful that we can sustain and build on the excellent achievements of the team.
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We are very grateful to all of the funders and donors who support KCN and the work we do. Thanks to Kingston Clinical Commissioning Group, Royal Borough of Kingston, Kingston Public Health, The Big Lottery, Children in Need, Comic Relief, Carers Trust, Royal Bank of Scotland, The Cooperative, Malden Golf Club, Go Ape, Barclays, Leatherhead Golf Club, Rotary, Waitrose, John Lewis, The Welfare Trust, Ansarullah Organisation, Rothschild, Provincial Grand Lodge, Thales Charitable Trust, Tesco, St James Place, The Challenge Network, Malden Parochial Church, Kingston Nursing Association, FJ Wallis Charitable Trust, New Malden Methodist Church and many others. I would like to thank all the trustees, staff and volunteers for all their hard work over the year. Thanks also to Kirstie Cochrane for her advice and support to KCN. Kate Dudley Chief Executive
Adult Carers’ Support The number of new carers supported by our Adult Carers Support Service almost doubled over the last year. There has been a significant increase in referrals from the local council, community groups and the health authority. We have also expanded our services in local healthcare settings with funding from the Big Lottery. We have continued to provide sessions in local GP surgeries. We have also established a service in Kingston Hospital and this was recently extended across all elderly patients’ wards and those specialising in patients who have had strokes; further developments are being planned. We have also recently participated in a pilot carrying out targeted carers assessments on behalf of the local authority. Members of our team have a great deal of experience, for example, including advice and legal backgrounds, a lead councillor in adult social care, and experience of caring. We try to be flexible and communicate with carers by face to face appointments, telephone, email, outreach sessions, home visits and evening appointments. Services available to carers via our support service include counselling, complimentary therapies, support groups, wellbeing activities, advice and advocacy. There were many changes affecting (and some improving) the legal rights of carers over the last year; most notably the implementation of the Care Act 2014. We gave briefing sessions to carers about these changes to try to ensure that they are fully informed of their rights. However, many carers have felt a growing unease about cuts and changes in benefits and services. Specialist advice and advocacy for carers has been crucial in helping carers to understand and obtain their entitlements and services. We support carers with matters such as obtaining community care assessments and services, hospital discharge planning, disputes about NHS continuing care funding, and care homes and financial contributions. We also carry out benefit checks, complete claim forms and provide advocacy at tribunal appeal hearings. The annual gain for carers from welfare benefits claims and appeals was £1.4m. Carers are also helped with housing matters such as obtaining medical priority transfers, disabled 7
facilities grants and dealing with arrears. We also advise working carers on employment matters such as flexible working, disability/carer discrimination and ‘better off’ working benefit calculations. Other matters included education, mental capacity, making deputyship applications, advising about deprivation of liberty safeguards, and making lasting powers of attorney. We have advised and advocated for the parents of disabled children to ensure that special educational needs are fully met - which has included the provision of specialist support and obtaining places in more appropriate schools. We are constantly striving to look at new ways of identifying carers and meeting their varied needs. We want to ensure that our services are responsive and evolve according to carers needs. David Still Adult Carers’ Service Manager
Wellbeing and Inclusion The wellbeing service continued to grow last year under the auspices of the wellbeing and inclusion worker, Beth Salisbury. Beth organised a wide range of different activities ranging from arts and crafts to Zumba and pamper days. Sadly, Beth left KCN on 20th March 2015 to focus on her career as a drama therapist. We have welcomed Vanessa Mooneeapen who joined us in June 2015. Over the whole year, more than 700 carers accessed the Wellbeing service. Trips included days out at Brighton, the Horniman Museum, theatre trips, Christmas lights and afternoon tea.
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YOUNG CARERS AND YOUNG ADULT CARERS This financial year has been our busiest one ever with a 55% increase in referrals. We have received 163 new referrals for young carers which meant that at the end of March 2015 we were supporting 415 children and young people in the borough who have caring responsibilities for someone at home. The support we have provided has been innovative, consistent and varied. As a team, we’ve planned and delivered targeted workshops on a variety of issues such as anger management, understanding of emotions and helping young carers to understand the importance of their caring role. Our drop in sessions and weekly youth group have continued to grow in popularity allowing us to build positive, lasting relationships with those that attend. We have delivered 173 peer support activities this year; providing young carers with opportunities to learn new skills, have a break from their caring role, receive support from staff and peers and most importantly, have lots of fun! Young carers are at the centre of the planning and delivery of our work. We offer regular opportunities for consultation through postal questionnaires and quarterly focus groups, enabling the children and young people to contribute their thoughts and opinions about the services which affect them. Carol Harvey has continued to provide intensive, whole family support to 20 families this year, while Emma Bell has been busy supporting carers aged 15-25 years through the Young Adult Carers’ Project. Furthermore, we were delighted to receive
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funding from Comic Relief in May 2014 for our very own Mentoring Project which has been very successful in its first year. We have welcomed two new members of staff to the team this year; Chrissy Brouwer is a Young Carers’ Support Worker and Kat Law is our Schools’ Link Worker. Andora, Liz and Diane completed the team. We would be unable to continue our work without the commitment, time and energy provided by our volunteers so we’d like to take this opportunity to thank them all for their dedication to the project. They contributed a whopping 616.5 hours of their time this year! We are equally thankful to the organisations that have made donations or provided funding to help us carry out our work. We look forward to continuing to grow and improve the Young Carers’ Project in the coming year, with a special focus on providing holistic and personalised support to young carers through advice and information, targeted support, peer support activities and improvements in identification and awareness of young carers locally. Diane White Young Carers Project Manager
Volunteers Over the last 12 months 46 volunteers have given a combined total of 1,606 hours towards the work of KCN. This is equivalent to 229 working days. The contribution made by volunteers adds value to our core work and supports KCN in achieving our aims and objectives. As well as benefitting the organisation as a whole, the Volunteering Project has enabled carers to access services that would otherwise have been unavailable. The breakdown of volunteer support for 2014/2015 is as follows: Number of active volunteers: Role Number of Volunteers Activity Enabler (YCP) 25 Activity Enabler (YAC) 2 Driver 2 Mentor 9 Hairdresser 1 Wellbeing Assistant 4 Admin Support 5 Counsellor 3 Outreach 1 Total 46* *Some volunteers have multiple roles.
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Volunteer hours: Role Activity Enabler (YCP) Activity Enabler (YAC) Driver Mentor Hairdresser Wellbeing Assistant Admin Support Counsellor Outreach Total
Total Number of Hours 529 5.5 62 90 29.25 169 270.25 447 4 1,606
If our volunteers were paid London Living Wage (£9.15ph) these hours would equate to £14,694.90. Our counselling volunteers have provided 447 hours of counselling to carers. With private counselling typically costing ~£50ph, this represents a saving of £22,350 for carers. This year saw the start of our new Young Carers’ Mentoring Project. The first training courses took place in September and, since then, eight young carers have been successfully matched with a mentor. So far, volunteer mentors have provided 90 hours of one-to-one support to our young carers. Thank you to our amazing team of volunteers for their time and dedication. Aidan Hazard Anne-Lise Johnsen Barbara Loftin Carine Duneau Caroline Duane Chris Stables Claire Higgins Daria Rozmarynowska Dina Belemih Emily Ford Ewelina Rychlinska Garry Ko Gina Selby-Stocker Grace Buchanan Helen Ainscough Helen Morrell Katie Gadd Laurence Suckling Linda Jackson
Lucie Foulds Maeve Boden Mandy Ellis Meera Sivapiran Mimoza Qoba Mohammed Baig Nadia Nejand Naomi Beastall Nicola Thomson Nigel Hickey Nita Patel Rebecca Cusens Roisin Miller Rosie Grimwood Sacha Johnston Sarah Hulse Sasha Stojovi Sheila Leatherdale Siobhan Kim
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Sophie Phillips Sudha Batagurki Sue Bradford Sue Hostler Teresa Ashman Teresa Slade Thomas Emerton Tim Vinney
Reference and Administrative Information Structure Kingston Carers’ Network is a charity registered in England and Wales with the Registered Number 1151456. The charity is a company limited by guarantee and was incorporated on 25 January 2013 and operates in accordance with its written Memorandum and Articles of Association. Address The Noble Centre, 109a Blagdon Road, New Malden. KT3 4BD. Directors Directors who served as members of the Management Committee during the year from 1st April 2014 to 31st March 2015, for the full year (unless stated otherwise) were: John Mays Chair Stephen Puckett Treasurer/Secretary Steve Katz Stephanie Limond Alison Carnie Heather Blake (Resigned 8 October 2014) George Kinnon (Resigned 8 October 2014) Bankers The Royal Bank of Scotland plc, Kingston upon Thames branch, Santander Business Banking, Bootle, Merseyside and Scottish Widows Bank, Edinburgh. Accountants Nasir Mahmud FCA, New Malden, Surrey.
Report of the Trustees (incorporating the directors' report) for the year ended 31 March 2015 Kingston Carers’ Network (A company limited by guarantee) Statement of trustees' responsibilities The trustees (who are also directors of Kingston Carers’ Network for the purpose of company law) are responsible for preparing the Trustees' Annual Report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice. Company law requires the trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable company and of the incoming resources and application of resources, including the income and expenditure, of the charitable company for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the trustees are required to: select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently; 12
observe the methods and principles in the Charities SORP; make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent; state whether applicable UK Accounting Standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements; and prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charitable company will continue in operation. The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charitable company and which enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charitable company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities. Trustees/Directors The Management Committee currently comprises five Trustees/Directors, three of whom are themselves carers or former carers, which ensures the Committee has carers at the centre of its focus. We continue to seek additional trustees, especially those who have relevant experience and skills that would benefit the organisation. All new trustees are taken through an induction procedure to ensure they understand our policies and procedures. Activities and Achievements In this section of our Report, we outline activities and achievements during the financial year 2014-2015 and also during the first quarter of the current financial year. KCN had contact with 2,172 carers – an increase of nearly 40% on the previous year. Once again, as we reported last year, the Young Carers’ Project has continued to grow thanks to the hard work of Diane White and her excellent team. The number of new referrals to the project during the year was 129 and the number of referrals continues to rise. KCN works closely with statutory and voluntary sector organisations to promote the best interests of carers. We reported last year, that we were still a member of Carers Trust. This remains the case but the changes in terms of membership foreshadowed last year have not been implemented. Thus, the cost implications, if any, will be taken into account when the Board considers our continued membership.
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Plans for the future We mentioned last year the squeeze on government expenditure. This squeeze continues and the result of the General Election in May means that the Government will continue its reform package. Bearing this in mind, we continue our relationship with local statutory funders; we will be involved in a tendering process to ensure that the continuity of our funding. This was mentioned in last year’s report. As pointed out last year, KCN lacks long-term funding, despite which we have succeeded in expanding our services. The Board remains concerned to secure adequate premises. We have received termination notice on the Noble Centre and the Board will actively pursue both through RBK and elsewhere, alternative new premises. Chief Executive and Staff Finally, on behalf of the Board, I would again take this opportunity of thanking our Chief Executive, staff and volunteers for all their hard during the year. The success of the charity is due to them. As Chairman, I am also indebted to fellow trustees for their help and support. Financial Review NHS Kingston Clinical Commissioning Group (KCCG) and the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames (RBK) have continued their invaluable financial support in the form of grants to KCN. These are our primary source of Unrestricted Funds, which are used to pay most of the costs of employing our Chief Executive and Administrative Assistant and paying our office running costs and other necessary expenditure. We have also continued to receive financial support from these two bodies to enable us to employ staff to carry out particular projects, which has provided more support to carers, as described elsewhere in this report. This funding is a substantial part of the value of Restricted Funds received during the year. We are also very grateful to all the other funders of projects which help various groups of carers. This ongoing funding has enabled us to continue to employ the excellent members of staff that we had recruited. As normal, there is often a time lag in finding some of these project workers, so our expenditure on salaries generally starts after the beginning of the period for which we received funding. The outcome is that at the end of March 2015 we had received funds which we would be spending in the next financial year, so approximately £11,500 (2014: £14,500) that was held in the bank was earmarked for future salary payments. We were successful in a number of our bids for funding and in the case of grants from KCCG, Comic relief, Children Society, Cooperative, RBS Community Fund and Big Lottery we received money before the year-end which will be spent after the year-end. Combined these amounted to £60,228 (2014: £68,817) and we have 14
excluded that amount from Income in the year and shown it as Deferred Income in Note 6. Having been successful with some of our grant bids and receiving funds before expenditure has been incurred the charity maintained a healthy bank account balance throughout the year. We continue to maximise the interest on these balance but with bank interest rates remaining low, total interest received was still a modest £1,400. There was a small surplus in Unrestricted Funds this year which has been added to Reserves. Regarding our accounts, the rule is that if the charity’s income is between £250,000 and £1,000,000 (and we do not have a large value of assets) the trustees may choose whether to have an independent examination or an audit of the accounts. We have elected to avoid a larger audit fee and to continue to have an independent examination, which, as last year, has been done by the Accountant, Nasir Mahmud of New Malden. We will propose his reappointment to carry out the examination of next years’ accounts. John Mays Chairman
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Independent Examiner’s Report to the Trustees of Kingston Carers’ Network (SORP 2005) (Company limited by guarantee) Year Ended 31st March 2015 I report on the accounts of the charity for the year ended 31 March 2015 set out on pages 17 to 23. Respective Responsibilities of Trustees and Independent Examiner The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The charity's trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year (under section 144(2) of the Charities Act 2011), and that an independent examination is needed. It is my responsibility to: examine the accounts (under section 145(1) (a) of the Charities Act 2011); to follow the procedures laid down in the General Directions given by the Charity Commission (under section 145(5) of the Charities Act 2011); and to state whether particular matters have come to my attention. Basis of Independent Examiner's Statement My examination was carried out in accordance with the General Directions given by the Charity Commission and companies Act 2006. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from you as trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently I do not express an audit opinion on whether the accounts present a 'true and fair view'. Independent Examiner's Statement In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention: (1) which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the trustees have not met the requirements to ensure that: to keep proper accounting records in accordance with section 386 of the Companies Act 2006; and to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records, comply with the accounting requirements of section 396 of the Companies Act 2006 and with the methods and principles of the Statement of Recommended Practice: Accounting and Reporting by Charities (2) to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Nasir Mahmud FCA Dated: Independent examiner Chartered Accountant Falcon House, 257 Burlington Road, New Malden, Surrey, KT3 4NE 16
KINGSTON CARERS' NETWORK STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES for the YEAR TO 31 MARCH 2015 Notes
2015 Unrestricted Restricted Funds Funds £ £
2015 Total Funds £
2014 Total Funds £
Incoming Resources Voluntary Income
3
60,409
0
60,409
59,701
Investment Income
3
1,400
0
1,400
2,219
Charitable Activities
3
0
452,583
452,583
343,450
61,809
452,583
514,392
405,370
Total Incoming Resources Resources Expended Charitable Activities
4
77,408
402,826
480,234
393,274
Governance Costs
4
1,639
0
1,639
1,714
79,046
402,826
481,872
394,988
(17,237)
49,757
32,520
10,382
22,628
(22,628)
0
0
5,390
27,130
32,520
10,382
0
0
0
0
5,390
27,130
32,520
10,382
Total Funds Brought Forward
26,164
79,110
105,274
94,892
Total Funds Carried Forward
31,554
106,240
137,794
105,274
Total resources Expended Net Resources before transfers Transfers between Funds Net before other gains/losses Other gains/losses Net movement in funds
Notes 1 to 12 on the following pages form part of these accounts
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KINGSTON CARERS' NETWORK BALANCE SHEET
31 MARCH 2015 Notes £
2015 £
£
2014 £
Current Assets Debtors
5
Cash at Bank and in Hand
4,874
6,401
219,217
197,955 224,091
204,356
86,297
99,082
Liabilities Creditors: amounts due within one year
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Net Current Assets
137,794
105,274
Funds of the Charity Unrestricted Income Funds
11
31,554
26,164
Restricted Income Funds
10
106,240
79,110
Total Funds
137,794
On Behalf of the Management Committee Signed Stephen Pucket (Treasurer)
Dated
Notes 1 to 12 on the following pages form part of these accounts
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105,274
KINGSTON CARERS' NETWORK NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR TO 31 MARCH 2014 1
Basis of Preparation These account have been prepared on the basis of historical cost in accordance with the Charity Commission's Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP 2005), the Charities Act 2011 and the Companies Act 2006.
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Accounting Policies a)
Incoming resources All incoming resources are included in the statement of financial activites when the charity is entitled to the income and the amount can be quantified with reasonable accuracy. The following specific policies are applied to particular categories of income: Voluntary income is received by way of grants, donations and gifts and is included in full in the statement of financial activites when receivable. Grants where entitlement is not conditional on the delivery of a specific performance by the charity, are recognised when the charity becomes unconditionally entitled to the grant. Donated services and facilities are included at the value to the charity where this can be quantified. The value of services provided by volunteers has not been included. Gifts donated for resale are included as incoming resources within activities for generating funds when they are sold. Grants, including grants for the purchase of fixed assets, are recognised in full in the statement of financial activities in the year in which they are receivable. Income from investments is included in the year in which it is receivable.
b)
Resources expended Expenditure is recognised on an accrual basis as a liability is incurred. Expenditure includes any VAT which cannot be fully recovered, and is reported as part of the expenditure to which it relates. Costs of generating funds comprise the costs associated with attracting voluntary income and the costs of trading for fundraising purposes including the charity's care services activity. Charitable expenditure comprises those costs incurred by the charity in the delivery of its activities and services for its beneficiaries. It includes both costs that can be allocated directly to such activities and those costs of an indirect nature necessary to support them. Fundraising costs are those incurred in seeking voluntary contributions and do not include the costs of disseminating information in support of the charitable activities. Suuport costs are thos costs incurred directly in support of expenditure on the objects of the charity and include project management.
c)
Expenditure of a capital nature of less than ÂŁ1,000 is not capitalised but treated as expended in the year
d)
The charity is exempt for tax purposes.
e)
Defined Contribution Scheme The pension costs charged in the financial statements represent the contribution payable by the charity during the year.
KINGSTON CARERS' NETWORK Notes to the Accounts Continued 3
Analysis of Incoming Resources Voluntary Income Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames NHS Kingston Donations Subscriptions Other Investment Income Bank Interest Incoming Resources re Charitable Activities R.B. Kingston - Early Intervention Fund BBC Children in Need Lloyds TSB R.B. Kingston - Achieving for Children Carers Trust - Intergrated Interventions Evening Standard London Community NHS Kingston - Volunteer Coordinator - Generic Carers - Wellbeing & Inclusion - Database - Out of hours service R.B. Kingston - Mental Health Support Kingston Voluntary Action Kingston Boys Club Big Lottery Comic Relief Co-operative Childrens Society Kingston Public Health - Young Carers Mental Health - Parents of Children in CAMHS Royal Bank of Scotland - Community Grant Carers Trust - Carers Activities R.B. Kingston - Carers Activities Wellbeing & Inclusion Donations Other Restricted Donations
2015 ÂŁ
2014 ÂŁ
31,000 18,223 10,899 287 60,409
31,000 23,533 4,913 24 231 59,701
1,400
2,219
34,062 40,000 -
19,839 35,300 17,539 20,000 21,853 20,000
15,553 43,233 19,042 1,309 6,126 35,400 7,221 88,860 23,014 22,936 37,067
8,456 43,171 14,704 998 5,796 35,473 21,725 2,000 24,887 1,105 1,796 2,764
11,816 16,659 15,771 5,776 1,887 1,292 25,561 452,583
3,684 1,405 769 4,510 35,677 343,451
KINGSTON CARERS' NETWORK Notes to the Accounts Continued 4
Analysis of Resources Expended Charitable Activities - Unrestricted Funds Salaries including NI contributions & pensions Recruitment, Training & Expenses Premises Costs Office Running Costs Events & Activities Accountancy
Charitable Activities - Restricted Funds Supporting Young Carers Early Intervention Supporting Carers with Mental Health or Substance Misuse Problems Supporting Children in Need Supporting Volunteer Coordinator Supporting Generic Carers Supporting Wellbeing & Inclusion Supporting Database Supporting Out of Hours Service Supporting Improving Outcomes Supporting Lloyds TSB Supporting Achieving for Children Supporting Intergrated Interventions Supporting Development Supporting Big Lottery Supporting Comic Relief Supporting Co-operative Supporting Childrens Society Supporting Parental Mental Health Supporting Parents of Children in CAMHS Supporting RBS Community Fund Supporting RBK Carers' Activities Supporting Carers Trust Carers' Activities Supporting Other Restricted Donations
2015 £
2014 £
67,076 1,819 685 5,434 123 2,271 77,408
65,748 1,870 1,121 5,798 1,299 398 76,233
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23,508
28,138 40,906 14,835 34,606 16,906 1,249 5,864 49,251 7,052 81,367 23,080 14,097 32,141 10,003 13,233 10,929 2,179 4,838 12,152 402,826
33,687 41,663 9,218 39,965 13,142 1,116 5,804 21,139 53,834 19,725 20,051 1,105 2,008 2,764 3,684 1,974 1,328 21,327 317,041
1,056 535 35 13 1,639
1,020 571 35 88 1,714
Costs are split using the number of staff hours spent on the main projects. Governance Costs (unrestricted) Independent Examiner's Fee AGM Costs Data Protection Registration DBS checks
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Debtors & Prepayments Amounts falling due within one year Sundry Debtors Accrued income Prepayments
2015 £ 423 1,200 3,251 4,874
2014 £ 1,670 3,559 1,172 6,401
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Creditors & Accruals Amounts falling due within one year Deferred Income Sundry creditors Payroll liabilities Accrued Expenditure
2015 £
2014 £
60,228 14,068 9,700 2,301 86,297
68,817 12,241 11,649 6,376 99,082
KINGSTON CARERS' NETWORK Notes to the Accounts Continued 7
Fee for Independent Examination of the Accounts
Nasir Mahmud
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Staff Costs
Gross Salaries Employer's NI contributions Pension contributions
2015 £
2014 £
1,056
2015 £
1,020
2013 £
342,848 26,570 9,315 378,732
263,595 23,593 7,900 295,088
11 2
8 2
The average monthly numbers of employees during the year calculated on the basis of full time equivalents, was as follows: Charitable Activities Administration 8.1
Trustees' emoluments No remuneration was paid to any of the trustees.
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Related Party Transactions No loans made to or received from any trustee. No trustees' expenses were reimbursed. There have been no transactions with trustees or related parties.
KINGSTON CARERS' NETWORK Notes to the Accounts continued 10 Restricted Funds Held a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u
NHS Kingston NHS Kingston NHS Kingston NHS Kingston NHS Kingston Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames BBC Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames Royal Bank of Scotland Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames Evening Standard London Community Carers Trust Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames Kingston Voluntary Action Big Lottery Comic Relief Cooperative Childrens Society Kingston Public Health Kingston Public Health
Grants to support: Volunteer Coordinator Generic Carers Wellbeing & Inclusion Database Out of hours service Improving outcomes Achieving for Children Children in Need
young carers aged 5 to 13 young carers aged 5 to 18 carers of people with mental health problems
Community Fund Intergrated Intervention Intergrated Intervention Carers activites Carers activites Development & communications Adult Carers & Outreach Family Support Family Support Young Carers Young Carers Mental Health Parents of Children in CAMHS
Restricted Fund Values and Movements Balance brought Incoming Transfers forward Resources £ £ £ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u
NHS Kingston NHS Kingston NHS Kingston NHS Kingston NHS Kingston Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames BBC Children in Need Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames Royal Bank of Scotland Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames Evening Standard London Community Carers Trust Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames Kingston Voluntary Action Big Lottery Comic Relief Cooperative Childrens Society Kingston Public Health Kingston Public Health Other small funds
13,938 16,995 10,939 0 2,193 2,108 0 0 2,109 0 3,260 3,260 1,238 0 0 3,263 0 (456) 0 0 0 20,263
15,553 43,233 20,334 1,309 6,126
(1,600) (2,400) (1,200)
40,000 34,062 35,400 15,771 0 0 5,776 1,887 7,221 88,860 23,014 22,936 37,067 11,816 16,659 25,561
9,251 6,844 (2,400) (1,610) 0 0
79,110
452,583
Outgoing Resources £
Balance carried forward £
292 0 (6,324) 66 (2,928) (3,600) (1,714) (1,200) (14,105)
(14,835) (34,606) (16,906) (1,249) (5,864) 0 (49,251) (40,906) (28,138) (10,929) 0 0 (4,838) (2,179) (7,052) (81,367) (23,080) (14,097) (32,141) (10,003) (13,233) (12,152)
13,056 23,222 13,167 60 2,455 2,108 (0) 0 6,971 3,232 3,260 3,260 2,176 (0) 169 4,431 (0) 5,455 1,326 99 2,226 19,567
(22,628)
(402,826)
106,240
Due to timing differences between the recognition of incoming resources and the respective expenditure of those resources largely as a result of the time taken to recruit staff, approximately £11,500 of the funds held at 31 March 2015 will be used in the next financial year for salaries of staff who are contracted at the period end.
KINGSTON CARERS' NETWORK Notes to the Accounts continued 11 Unrestricted Fund Movement
General Funds
At 1 April 2014 Incoming resources £ £ 26,164 61,809
Transfers £ 22,628
Outgoing At 31 March 2015 resources £ £ 79,046 31,554
The fund is utilized for the ongoing Core activities of the charity rather than the charitable activities.
12 Company limited by guarantee Kingston Carers' Network was incorporated on 25 January 2013 and the assets and liabilities were transferred as of 1 April 2013 for "Nil" Consideration. Every member of the company undertakes to contribute such amount as may be required not exceeding £10 to the assets of the charitable company in the event of its being wound up while he or she is a member, or within one year after he or she ceases to be a member.
Kingston Carers’ Network Minutes of the 23rd Annual General Meeting held at 11.00am on Wednesday 8th October 2014 at the Christ Church Centre, New Malden Present Stephen Puckett Kirstie Cochrane Phil Kenyon George Kinnon Kim Berry Joy Dearlove Marilyn Fry Paul Harris Jeya Kumarasamy Alan Moss Rose Piercy Lesley Read
Iris Rotchell Julia Ruddy Hema Vagdama Cllr Cathy Roberts Jo Hobbs Kate Dudley David Still Veronica Attah Carol Harvey Andora Wild Liz Grimwood Diane White Pat Stanley
Dr Naz Jivani John Mays Heather Blake Steve Katz Apologies Simon Pearce Pat Cox Leo Duff Maureen Thomas Norah Phipps Mr and Mrs Yule June Adams
Welcome John Mays, Chair of Kingston Carers’ Network, welcomed everyone to the AGM which he was chairing. He thanked Councillor Cathy Roberts, the Deputy Mayor of Kingston, for her attendance. Apologies A number of apologies had been received and are listed separately. Minutes of the 2013 AGM The minutes of the 2013 AGM were agreed as a true record. Acceptance of the minutes was proposed by Carol Harvey and seconded by Steve Puckett. Presentation and Adoption of the Annual Accounts for 2013/14 Steve Puckett, Treasurer presented the annual accounts on p16-23 of the Annual Report. KCN had been successful in increasing its grant funding which allowed for an increase in the number of staff. Some funding had been received in advance of expenditure leading to a healthy balance sheet positon. KCN will continue to budget for an increase in activity. The accounts had been audited by Nasir Mahmud with no issues raised, his statement is on p15 of the Annual Report. The adoption of the accounts was proposed by Steve Katz, seconded by George Kinnon and agreed by all. Appointment of Independent Examiner George Kinnon proposed reappointment of Nasir Mahmud for the coming year. This was seconded by Steve Katz and agreed by all.
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Election of Directors to the Board of Trustees 2014/15 Existing directors John Mays, Steve Katz, Steve Puckett, Alison Carnie and Stephanie Limond were proposed for re-election to the Board by Phil Kenyon, seconded by Kirstie Cochrane and adopted by all. Election of Officers of the Board 2014/15 The following candidates were listed for election as Officers. Officers John Mays as Chair Stephen Puckett as Treasurer Stephen Puckett as Secretary
Proposed by Steve Puckett John Mays John Mays
Seconded by Alison Carnie George Kinnon George Kinnon
All agreed these appointments. Report by the Chair – John Mays John highlighted the constant pressure that KCN is under to secure funding. KCN and the carers they support, save the local authority a huge amount of money and the funds allocated to KCN are very important in supporting carers including young children who can provide a considerable amount of support at a young age. John hoped that the funding from the borough would be maintained and possibly even increased in the future. John was also grateful for the funding that KCN received from outside of the borough. John thanked the Kate and her team for all their great work over the year and also thanked his colleagues on the Board. He paid tribute to Heather Blake and George Kinnon who both stepped down this year. Both had been on the Board for a very long time and John wished them all the best for the future. Chief Executive’s Report – Kate Dudley Kate was pleased to announce that despite the difficult economic climate, KCN had managed to continue to offer a broad and holistic range of services linked on to the Carers Hub and the national Carers Strategy. KCN have had great success in reducing financial hardship which has had a massive impact on improving the health and wellbeing of the carers supported. Kate summarised all the services delivered during the year. Highlights of the year included: A new GP Outreach service, working with 6 GP practices. Hospital discharge service being embedded in to Kingston Hospital. The success of the Young Adult Carers Project in working with young adults at risk of missing achieving aspirations and education. The first group of mentors being trained and matched with young carers. The first Carers Conference which was attended by 39 carers and went well. The development of a new website. Kate thanked the staff team and the team of volunteers. The staff team has grown massively since Kate started as has the team of volunteers. Without our committed team of volunteers KCN could not continue to run the activities. 26
Guest Speaker – Dr Naz Jivani Dr Jivani is a local GP and represents the Kingston Clinical Commissioning Group. Dr Jivani gave a brief update from the past year and what looked to be in the future for the CCG. Better Care Plan integrated work and the “discharge to assess� model have been developed to bring a number of organisations together with the focus being on services around the patient rather than organisations. The hope for discharge to assess is for patient s to be discharged quicker with their medical and social needs taken care of. The CCG are in the process of working with five CCGs in South West London to develop a robust five year strategy. Speech by the Deputy Mayor The Deputy Mayor, Councillor Cathy Roberts, called carers the unsung heroes of the country and said how p-leased she was that KCN understand and recognise the impact caring has on the whole family. KCN helps carers to understand that they are not alone and that there is support available to them. Councillor Roberts said that KCN is a lifeline to many carers in the borough and that she hopes KCN continues to grow and be an integral part of services in the borough. Any Other Business There was no other business. John thanked everyone for attending and declared the meeting closed.
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Kingston Carers’ Network Noble Centre 109a Blagdon Road New Malden KT3 4BD Projects at KCN Enquiries 020 3031 2757 Chief Executive Officer 020 3031 2752 Office Manager 020 3031 2751 Adult Carers Support Manager 020 3640 7693 Mental Health and Substance Misuse Carers' Support Worker 020 3031 2755 Outreach Worker 020 3725 3048 Volunteer Coordinator 020 3375 8226 Wellbeing and Inclusion Coordinator 020 3757 8464 Young Carers’ Project 020 3031 2754 Young Adult Carers’ Project 020 3725 3050 Family Support Worker 020 3031 2753 24 HOUR ANSWERPHONE ON ALL LINES Registered Charity No. 1151456 Company Limited by Guarantee No. 8376060 28