Ealing Mencap Annual Report 2010

And so it begins...

Ealing Mencap ANNUAL REPORT 2010

We record with thanks that the following are major donors to our building fund: Yerolemou Trust, Social Investment Business, Aiming High (LB Ealing), Baily Thomas Charitable Fund, Clothworkers Foundation, Wolfson Foundation, Barnes Trust, Beatrice Laing Trust, Bernard Sunley Charitable Foundation, 29th May 1961 Charitable Trust, McGrath Charitable Trust, Will Charitable Trust, Percy Bilton Charity, Oliver Ford Trust and Vitabiotics Foundation

3 are c s n cia i t i l o Do p ut me? abo

“

2

�

. . . s y da

s left he ha n w o n , ves Cia amily s his f ncap belie he home e v lo s he g Me t of t uch a . Ealin ity ou and m eir pockets days activ y it il b d. disa in th t to 3 er goo rning to live basic righ . re nev s a lea not want a e o a e o w h t v s a s n g h Cia live oes hin should hool t l, he d e their left sc my schoo ers like him ents to liv e v a r h h econo t for pa s who n the te and o e e ie c h it n il w a ch hit isab r vo and a ke the with d nt you ored. iety ta ns who wa c people ed and ign o g s n r u r in ou e politicia For yo ten bo eople h are of bled p lease ask t paign? a They is d t P s m ? o a ir c m a the days that f Should wn hill? Is pport our 3 su do goes y will er the wheth

The way forward The new Lodge is two thirds complete, despite the anxious times theme of our last annual report. The fact it will be in use early in 2011 gives us a symbol of certainty in a world that is far from certain. Cuts are still to come, social care is to be funded on the basis of people having their own budgets to buy services and yet we see ways of not only surviving, but growing.

We are in talks with other Local Mencap groups, in NW London, about how we might effectively work together and do more.

George Venus, our Chair of Trustees, is now a Trustee of Royal Mencap, which strengthens our links with the national organisation.

Page 3

with lifelong disabilities to be lost in the cuts of the next four years.

We also supported the “Getting It Right” campaign during Learning Disabilities Week, which arising from the “Death by Indifference” report, stressed the need for people with learning disabilities using health services to be listened to and understood so that they did not suffer unnecessarily or, at worst, die needlessly.

And so it begins, a new chapter in Ealing Mencap’s history. Whatever the funding problems, we will be strong. We will continue to make the needs of people with learning disabilities and their families high profile and the new Lodge will be a centre of excellence for decades to come.

We are still campaigning hard as you can see. In the May elections we had our own manifesto demanding “3 days…” activity as a Julian Hillman base line for adults with learning disabilities.

September 2010 It would be so easy for the needs of people

3

4

The Ealing Sky Ride A very energetic group, including one of our trustees, took part in the Sky Ride earlier this year.

The intention was not so much to raise money but more to raise awareness.

That certainly happened, with spectators and the press admiring both their commitment and their collection of buddy bikes and tandems.

The day provided a great opportunity to raise our profile locally.

5

6

Value Life Alison Murphy and the Value Life team have been working very hard this year and are delighted to have had this recognised with a 2 star rating from the Care Quality Commission. Over the course of the year more than 50 people have benefited from the various trips and excursions that the Value Life team have organised.

A l is o

rphy u M n

  

Here are Steve Penfold and Donna Daniel at an Active Ealing kayak session in Acton Baths. Everyone who took part really enjoyed themselves. Some of the more adventurous are looking forward to venturing out on the Thames soon!

7

Market Craft This is a project set up by Supercare earlier this year to provide their clients with experience in manufacturing and selling goods. In the large picture we can see Rhea Basista helping Deirdre Sullivan and Alicia Sojamo to make candles to sell at their stall at Acton Market on Thursdays.

While the candles are being made, others in the group are developing the skills they need to answer shoppers’ questions, charge them the right money and give them the correct change.

Why not pop along and buy some scented candles?

8

in H a rj i t S

gh

J ohn

C ro c k

ford

e r le h t a e W D a vid

y

9

Ealing Mencap 2010

10

What an amazing photo! 57 people all gathered at Ealing Cricket Club for our first Staff Development Day. During the morning, staff took part in various exercises to

develop a vision statement and identify areas of service improvement to work on.

Then, after a picnic lunch they headed off for a Scavenger Hunt around Ealing.

11

Nick and Dave’s den* The Gateway clubs are a huge part of many families lives. Olive Lewis, calling the bingo numbers here, and her daughter Karen, on her left, have been part of life at Ealing Mencap for over 40 years. They were part of the original group that helped raise the money for Enterprise Lodge when it was built in 1968.

Jean Munford, in the orange cardie sitting next to Peter van Nooten, and her camera shy husband Ken have been involved with the clubs for over 25 years.

The work and approach found here is incredibly humbling and represents a different side to the modern perception of Ealing Mencap.

Over many years the clubs have been self funding due to the tireless efforts of this dedicated group of parents, and a never ending succession of car boot and jumble sales.

12

*Nick and Dave’s den = No. 10!

13

Gateway sports club One Friday, at least twenty three years ago, Mick Davis was a swimming coach at Gurnell pool in Ealing. A lady came in with a group of disabled people and took over the pool for an hour. She asked Mick if he would like to help out...

Later, on a trip to Margate with Ealing Mencap, the coach stopped for lunch. Mick encouraged everyone to queue and pay for themselves at the cafeteria. One lady was having difficulty finding the correct money and the cashier had a go at her. Mick stepped in and told the cashier exactly what he thought of her and as he finished the whole cafĂŠ burst into spontaneous applause. That was the moment that he decided that this was a cause worth fighting for.

Here he is at the Thursday night club that himself and his wife Kath have been running ever since.

This is the foundation upon which the New Enterprise Lodge is being built.

14

15

Guy Fawkes, 1967...

Ealing Mencap’s first event, a Guy Fawkes Party, was held on a muddy field in the middle of nowhere, close to the River Brent in November 1967.

Three years previously the Greater London Council (GLC) had been formed and borough boundaries changed. Royal Mencap followed suit and Ealing Mencap was born.

A new committee of enthusiastic parents and some good friends, with go-ahead ideas, felt their first priority was to have somewhere for their members to spend their leisure time. Once the finances had been sorted out we found we had a sum of approximately £7000. Pressure was applied and Ealing Council not only gave us a 21-year lease at a

16

peppercorn rent but also gave us £3000 towards the building costs.

representing London in a Nationwide Variety Rally at the Royal Festival Hall.

By June 1968 a Swiftplan building was erected on that same muddy field (with a life expectancy of 10 years!) and Enterprise Lodge was officially opened. Fisons generously sent a research team one weekend to level the garden at the back and reseed it with a special hard wearing grass. On the same day the Variety Club of Great Britain presented us with our first minibus.

The Gateway Club met on Tuesday evenings and Saturday afternoons to start with. Later on new Clubs started on Thursdays for the over eighteens and on Wednesdays for teenagers.

The Peter Pan Club, for the very young, was on Saturday mornings. All of these clubs were run by volunteers.

From the start, the Lodge was used by the Gateway Club for meetings, sports, dances, organising and decorating lorries for carnivals, plays, rehearsing for Greater London Gateway Rallies, and in 1987

In fact Ealing Mencap had no paid staff until the late 1980s when Joanna Bell, a long time volunteer, and Harbhajan Purewal were employed as Development Workers. Have a look at the staff photo on pages 10 and 11 and you can see how much things have changed since those days.

Many parties were held by the clubs,

especially at Christmas and at one time the adult clubs used to all sit down to a three-course Christmas meal. Valentines, St Patrick’s Day, St George’s Day and Halloween parties have all been held regularly.

We’ve had fish and chip suppers, Shrove Tuesday pancakes, bonfire nights, concerts, film shows, and Christmas carol concerts by the Greenford Salvation Army. We’ve also had sleepovers, camping weekends, sports days, creative dancing, Irish dancing, Morris dancing, meetings, conferences and AGMs. We also organised wedding receptions, golden weddings, christenings, birthdays, memorial services, Rotary parties and Rotoract

evenings, all in return for donations to the cause!

Other money raising events included Autumn Fayres, Christmas Card and Gift Sales, Jumble Sales, a Classic Car Raffle, Whist Drives, Beetle Drives and even Dog Shows.

As time went on, more minibuses arrived and were all parked at the Lodge. There were also sheds and containers full of jumble, jostling for space in the car park.

The poor old Lodge was being used long past its sell by date, held together with string and the devotion of a few very good volunteers who have continued to work so hard over the years.

The old Enterprise Lodge was finally demolished in the Spring of 2010.

There are so many people I would like to mention, but the list would be far to long to print. Enterprise Lodge has given my daughter Margaret and her friends of two generations, forty years of friendship. I hope the new Lodge will do even better for many, many more years.

Pat Perks – Past President

17

18

Our work with carers Ealing Mencap is a partner in running the Carers’ Centre in South Ealing Road. We know that support for parents and carers is not only crucial to their wellbeing, but also to the quality of care they can offer. For sometime we have run a specialist service, the Ethnic Minorities Access and Participation Project (EMAPP), both in Ealing and Hounslow.

Also across both Boroughs we are working with carers of, or nearing, pensionable age who still have their adult children living with them, to help everyone prepare for the future.

Here, Alka Tripathi is at the Carer’s Centre planning her next Carers Together meeting. These are held monthly and present an opportunity for carers to meet professionals and also each other to discuss various issues including personalisation, wills and trusts, Treat me Right, Dial a Ride, housing and other support options.

19

“Ross is prepared to try new things, go to new places, and that’s down to the work that Ealing Mencap has done with him.”

Tony Pryke (Ross’ dad) “Change is never easy, from school to college, from old job to new job, but the Travel Training team have made my transition as smooth and easy as I could have wished. The diverse nature of the work, and of the people we are working with, means that the learning curve has been a steep one, but the support I’ve received has enabled me to feel confident in meeting the range of challenges we face.

I’m still learning, side by side with the young people we train, and there’s a long way to go, but I’m looking forward to the journey.”

Chloe Rogers

20

We’re on our way A new college for Ross and a new job for Chloe

The travel training team worked with Ross Pryke during his last year at Belvue school and he started travelling independently to school in early spring this year. Ross left school last summer and Chloe Rogers, the new travel trainer, stepped in to help Ross learn his new route to College. He’s done brilliantly and is now travelling to college on his own, Ross and his dad know exactly who to call if there are any problems!!

21

Support planning Charlotte Delger is arriving home from a day at Richmond College where she is on a life skills course. As a participant in the Direct Payment Pilot scheme she was introduced to Matt Coulam who helped the family with budgeting.

As a result of this, Charlotte shares a taxi to college with Lewis Giger and this has resulted in considerable savings for both families.

This then gives them the freedom to spend more on other activities or respite.

Matt is now concentrating on helping people receiving direct payments by providing them with information and support, so they know what to spend their money on.

23

24

Page 25

I Love Thunder

Those of you with a good memory might remember reading in last year’s Annual Report that Dan Highfield was keen to join a band. A year later and here he is on drums with I Love Thunder at the Greenford Festival this July. A lot of the work in bringing this together was down to Matt Coulam, the band’s manager. Matt approached Ian Sheppard and asked him if he would be interested in leading the band. Foolishly Ian said yes!

From left to right we have Paul, Amy, Jack, Dan, Ian, Luke and then Matt.

Funding for the project so far has come from an EBCC Grassroots grant.

Eric, Lee and Nick are not in the picture!

25

Superc

Maurice E

26

lliot t

When Supercare recently visited the Enterprise Lodge site, Maurice Elliott was delighted to be able to tell them that he was going to be the Resource Centre Manager.

He went on to say, “Playing a part in the bold future of Ealing Mencap makes me immensely proud. The new Enterprise Lodge ushers in a fantastic new era for

care visit their new home

the organisation, allowing us to greatly improve the provision and support we can offer to people with learning disabilities in Ealing and neighbouring communities. The Lodge itself will be a symbol of everything amazing about Ealing Mencap. The passion and commitment that permeates every level of our organisation has shone through and is borne out in the Lodge.

The new Lodge will offer us the chance to draw together many of the different threads of Ealing Mencap, making it a welcoming centre for all.”

27

Who do I talk to?

Administrative Manager

Database Management

For all general enquiries

Mike Frost Marja Suominen 020 8567 9185

Now you’ve read a little about the work we do and feel that you would like to talk to someone in more detail, use this list to help you.

Advocacy and Information

A lot of our employees only work part time, so please leave a message if you don’t manage to speak to them straight away.

patti.vincent@ealingmencap.org.uk

As a rule of thumb, should you wish to email someone at Ealing Mencap, then use their full first name and surname separated by a dot, followed by @ealingmencap.org.uk.

Click on any email address to send an email to that person!

28

Maureen Schofield 0208 567 9185 maureen.schofield@ealingmencap.org.uk

Patti Vincent 0208 567 9185 07837 173 703

mike.frost@ealingmencap.org.uk marja.suominen@ealingmencap.org.uk

EalingHELP Information for families of disabled children

Nick Radclyffe www.ealinghelp.org.uk

Advocacy for Asian Families

info@ealinghelp.org.uk

Fatima Akhtar 07949 506 501

Employment Projects & Supercare

fatima.akhtar@ealingmencap.org.uk

Nick Walsh 0208 222 6588 07837 173 782

Connexions and Transition Post education support for young people

Gabriel Jones 0208 567 9185 07837 185 907 gabriel.jones@ealingmencap.org.uk

nick.walsh@ealingmencap.org.uk

Empowerment Project & Peer Advocacy

EMAPP and Older Carers in Hounslow

Caireen Piper 0208 280 2264 07786 627 300

Ruhi Grover 07939 539 737

caireen.piper@ealingmencap.org.uk

Person Centred Planning

Gateway Clubs

Matthew Coulam 0208 280 2260 07837 186 733

For young people and adults

0208 567 9185

Housing Advice Project Clare Parfree 0208 280 2262 07837 186 476 clare.parfree@ealingmencap.org.uk

Older Carers and Carer Development Project Alka Tripathi 0208 280 2261 07775 576 489 alka.tripathi@ealingmencap.org.uk

ruhi.grover@ealingmencap.org.uk

matthew.coulam@ealingmencap.org.uk

Travel Training Jennifer Moseley 0208 567 9185 07973 997 335

3C’s Counselling Linda Shampan 07813 095 383 linda.shampan@ealingmencap.org.uk

Lesley Beck 07968 871 459 lesley.beck@ealingmencap.org.uk

Should you be having any problems with accessing or using our services then please call me.

Executive Director

jennifer.moseley@ealingmencap.org.uk

Julian Hillman 07837 186 088

Value Life

julian.hillman@ealingmencap.org.uk

Alison Murphy 0208 567 9185 07786 628 486

Click on any email address to send an email to that person!

alison.murphy@ealingmencap.org.uk

Don’t worry, the builders have just gone for their lunch!

29

Main Office

West Ealing Office

173a Uxbridge Road

The Lido Centre

London W7 3TH

63 Mattock Lane

020 8567 9185

London W13 9LA

Income & Expenditure Account / Statement of Financial Activities For the year ended 31 March 2010

Balance Sheet as at 31st March 2010 Restricted Unrestricted

020 8280 2260 Acton Office

£

Acton Business Centre

Enterprise Lodge

203–5 The Vale

Stockdove Way

London W3 7OS

London UB6 8TJ

Incoming resources from generated funds Voluntary income: Grants receivable Gateway Clubs Donations and gifts

846,585 747 9,126

£

582,934 1,970 13,331

2010 Total £

1,429,519 2,717 22,457

2009 Total £

1,192,538 4,127 20,592

020 8222 6588 Activities for generating funds: Commission – Mencap Limited General fund-raising Trustees in red (from left to right) Roy Willis Dave Widdowson Vice chair

Investment income: Total incoming resources

141 2,005

141 2,005

559 1,859

1,196

124

1,320

7,027

857,654

600,505

1,458,159

1,226,702

Maureen Schofield

Resources expended

George Venus Chairman

Direct Charitable Expenditure: Cost of generating funds Charitable activities Governance costs Other resources expended

-0 899,446 12,929 71,059

184 574,485 -0 960

184 1,473,931 12,929 72,019

281 1,195,630 11,323 59,720

Total resources expended

983,434

575,629

1,559,063

1,266,954

(125,780)

24,876

(100,904)

(40,252)

Bill Elliott Anne Warner

Nick Walsh (presenting) Bernice McNaughton MBE

Net incoming resources / (resources expended) Transfer from restricted to unrestricted reserves

12,016

(12,016)

- 0”

- 0”

Brenda Perks Hon. Treasurer

Net incoming resources / (resources expended) including realised gains on investments

(113,764)

12,860

(100,904)

(40,252)

Ken Munford Dawn Locke Registered Charity No. 1054061 Company No. 3039319

30

£

£

130,117 50,958 181,075

86,386 35,021 121,407

135,022 127,868

169,346 168,698

Creditors: amounts falling due within one year

(64,536)

(38,355)

Net assets

379,429

421,096

46,149 232,367 278,516 100,913

85,370 247,673 333,043 88,053

379,429

421,096

Fixed assets Tangible assets Investments

Current assets Debtors due within one year Cash at bank and in hand

Restricted funds Enterprise Lodge Development Fund Other Total restricted funds Unrestricted funds

Approved by the Board of Directors and trustees on 15 July 2010

Steve Belsey

Not in photos:

2009

Funds

Julian Hillman CEO Maurice Elliott (presenting)

2010

59,237

-0

59,237

(15,179)

Net movement in funds Fund balances at 1 April 2009

(54,527) 333,043

12,860 88,053

(41,667) 421,096

(55,431) 476,527

Fund balances at 31 March 2010

278,516

100,913

379,429

421,096

Unrealised Gain/(loss) on investment assets

B M Perks and G A Venus

We gratefully acknowledge revenue funding from Ealing Council, Ealing PCT, the BIG Lottery, City Bridges Trust & numerous donations from members. Apart from the list on the cover, we have had considerable help with the costs of Enterprise Lodge from Sir Jules Thorn Charitable Trust and many local local groups and individuals.

Kew School of Horticulture have assisted in kind with garden design.

George Venus Chairman It’s nearly 30 years since I became involved with Ealing Mencap and last year was honoured to become a Royal Mencap trustee. There are over 600 local Mencap groups of different shapes and sizes affiliated to Royal Mencap. One of the good things about the way this is all organised is that people in each local group can decide how they want to support people with learning disabilities and their families.

Two elements are usually present in all local groups: • Campaigning, to make sure that there are good services in our area.

• Volunteering, enabling people to come forward and give their time and talents, whilst gaining the satisfaction of doing something very worthwhile.

Ealing Mencap is one of the largest local groups in the country, having raised money and currently employing over 50 people to provide a comprehensive range of support and services.

We are proud of our successes and that our staff and volunteers work effectively together to provide a special blend of support. I am constantly inspired by the commitment of our people and would like to thank them all again for their contributions to our achievements this year.

The world never stands still – younger families and volunteers have different expectations to previous generations and the new government is setting a tough agenda for everyone involved in delivering social care and support. I am confident however that we can rise to these challenges and continue our mission to support families in a way that will continually improve their lives. We now enjoy close relationships with Royal Mencap and the wider disability movement both in London and nationally. This has already proved beneficial, particularly in the building of the New Enterprise Lodge.

Designed by Nick Radclyffe

Ealing Mencap Registered Charity No. 1054061

Company No. 3039319