The Directors present their report and financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2024.
Introduction
Kilbryde Hospice is a registered charity and a company limited by guarantee with no share capital. Its activities and operations are governed by our Memorandum and Articles of Association.
The Trustees of Kilbryde Hospice are pleased to present their annual report for the year ended 31 March 2024, together with the audited accounts for 2023/2024, and confirm these comply with the requirements of the Scottish Charity Regulator and of Companies House.
Purpose
Kilbryde Hospice has been delivering palliative care support and services since 2008 and a 12 bed specialist inpatient unit opened in 2018. At Kilbryde, we take immense pride in our history and are deeply passionate about the care we provide. Our achievements are the result of the hard work, dedication, and commitment of our staff and volunteers, who have shaped Kilbryde Hospice into what it is today.
During 2023/2024 we engaged with our staff and volunteers to collectively reframe our vision, mission and values.
Vision
Care for each individual, Compassion for all.
Mission
Kilbryde Hospice is committed to excellence in the provision of compassionate care for patients, and their loved ones, facing life-limiting illness. Our team is dedicated to adding quality and meaning as they support patients in the final part of their life’s journey.
Values
Our core values — Welcoming, Honesty, Respect and Responsibility — are the foundation of all our services. These values inspire and drive us to ensure we provide the best possible person-centred care to as many local people as we can reach, especially those living and dying with a life-limiting progressive illness. We are sincerely committed to making a difference in their lives.
Strategic Aims
In April 2023, the Hospice published a Strategic Plan for 2023 – 2026, replacing our previous Corporate Strategy with
• Excellent Quality of Care and Support
• Effective Partnership working
• Efficient and Sustainable services
• Capable Workforce
• Community Engagement
We are pleased to report progress in year one on each of these strategic aims. However, we also note challenges that have constrained the pace of progress.
Focused Community Engagement:
Engaging proactively with the community is crucial for enhancing awareness of the hospice's services and mission, thereby enabling us to effectively reach and support those in need. We have strong relationships with many community groups and organisations across South Lanarkshire and work well with our third sector partners and intermediary. In 2023, Kilbryde secured funding from the Integrated Care Fund for a new Community connector post and continued to work with Connected East Kilbride on a model for social prescribing and wellbeing. Our dynamic fundraising team continues to extend our reach to supporters and potential investors. We look forward to engaging openly with our staff, volunteers and community partners on options for a new model of specialist palliative care for Lanarkshire when NHS Lanarkshire and the Health and Social Care Partnership are clearer on the scope and options to be considered.
Quality and Governance Framework
Kilbryde Hospice is a people centric independent healthcare provider that continuously strives to excel in the delivery of its services within the South Lanarkshire community. This can only be achieved through the implementation of a Quality and Governance framework that facilitates continuous quality improvement and enables the Hospice to reflect, evaluate and decide on how best to improve the services it provides for patients, carers, families, staff and the wider South Lanarkshire community.
Our Core Values embrace quality in everything we do. Everyone has a key role to play, including: Trustees; Senior Management Team; Staff, Volunteers; and Third-Party Service Providers. As an integrated team, we are committed to ensure we deliver services that have person-centred quality care at its heart.
Our Board meets bi-monthly. Trustees are provided with a comprehensive range of governance and performance reports to enable robust scrutiny and assurance.
Our overall performance is monitored through our Key Performance Indicators for all aspects of our operational services. The circa 80 measures, currently covering Governance, Clinical Services, Finance, Fundraising, Facilities Management and Human Resources, are constantly evolving in line with our services. Targets and/or tolerance levels have been established for most of the measures and these are based on national benchmarks, where available. These measures are presented to the South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnership as part of our contract monitoring arrangements.
Our Financial Governance group meets monthly to review performance and prepare financial input to the Board with a review of budgetary performance, cash flow status and projections of full year financial forecasts. This group provides a full review of financial governance including banking, cash handling, debtors, creditors and maintenance of financial procedures. Key financial information is input and produced via the Xero software package.
Our reserves are maintained at a level that reflects the inherent risk in the charity’s area of activity. As a Board we monitor the current and projected reserves in relation to the Hospice’s operational and financial plans to ensure funding is available to meet our continuing objectives. It remains our Board’s objective to establish a reserve that covers six months of hospice operating costs. Any net income generated is not distributable to the members and is transferred to the appropriate reserves to assist in the meeting of future capital expenditure, running costs and maintenance of existing assets.
The Trustees continually review our level of reserves with the ongoing support from the NHS, local community and grant making organisations to ensure provision of our full range of palliative care services.
The Hospice places a great emphasis on audit and compliance across all aspects of our operations to maintain the highest level of care and quality for our service users.
Our last unannounced inspection by Healthcare Improvement Scotland in September 2022, provided an external validation of many of these control processes and illustrated the continual improvement in service delivery we provide. However, as a Hospice we seek to ensure there is no complacency in any aspect of our performance. Our Quality Assurance Support Team (re-named) remains focused on improving our service quality across all our processes.
The Trustees who served during 2023 and up to the date of the financial statements were:
Mr Dennis Gallagher (Chair – see note below)
Mr Gordon McHugh (CEO & Vice Chair)
Lady Susan Haughey CBE
Mrs Gretta McGuinness
Mrs Christine Sherry
Mrs Fiona McKee
Miss Mhairi Jeffries
Mr Ian Stewart (Treasurer)
Dr John Richards MBE (Company Secretary)
Right Honourable Mr Adam Ingram
Dr Hosney Yosef OBE
Mr Joseph Lowe (Resigned 15 February 2023)
Professor Anne Hendry (Chair – see note below)
At the financial year-end, Dennis Gallagher stepped down from his role as the Chairperson of the Board of Trustees and has been succeeded by Professor Anne Hendry.
Professor Hendry, who has served as a Trustee since September 2021, brings a wealth of experience and expertise to her new role.
During her tenure as a Trustee, Professor Hendry has played a pivotal role in supporting various Governance Committees, including Clinical Governance and Clinical Quality Audit and Risk, which are fundamental to the mission of the Hospice.
Beyond her contributions to Kilbryde, Professor Hendry serves as a Senior Associate with the International Foundation for Integrated Care (IFIC) and holds the position of Director of IFIC's Country Hub in Scotland. Her extensive background includes national clinical lead roles in Scotland for policy and improvement programs focusing on Long Term Conditions, Reshaping Care for Older People, and Integrated Care. Additionally, she holds honorary academic posts with the University of the West of Scotland and NHS Lanarkshire.
The Board would also like to express its sincere gratitude to our outgoing Chair for his unstinting commitment to Kilbryde Hospice over the past 18 years as a Trustee with 14 of those as Chairperson. Dennis has been an exceptional Chairperson and a huge support to the organisation. The Board is delighted to report that Dennis will continue to serve as a Trustee and Chair of the Finance Governance Committee.
The directors, who also act as trustees for the charitable activities of the charity, are responsible for preparing the Trustees' Report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).
Company Law requires the Directors to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity and of the incoming resources and application of resources, including the income and expenditure, of the charitable company for that year.
In preparing these financial statements, the Directors are required to:
select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;
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 charity will continue in operation.
The Directors are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005, the Charities Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006 (as amended) and the Companies Act 2006. 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.
The auditor, Consilium Audit Limited, is deemed to be reappointed under section 487(2) of the Companies Act 2006.
Looking ahead
Kilbryde Hospice remains committed to its vision, mission and values and recognises the critical importance of financial sustainability and workforce resilience in fulfilling our mission.
We will uphold our Trustees responsibilities to our stakeholders, maintaining transparency, accountability and integrity in our financial management and governance practices.
We will continue to advocate for innovative policies and initiatives that promote equitable access to high quality specialist palliative care services across Lanarkshire.
The Trustees' report was approved by the Board of Directors.
Opinion
We have audited the financial statements of The Kilbryde Hospice (the ‘charity’) for the year ended 31 March 2024 which comprise the statement of financial activities, the balance sheet, the statement of cash flows and the notes to the financial statements, including a summary of significant accounting policies. The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards, including Financial Reporting Standard 102 The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).
give a true and fair view of the state of the charitable company's affairs as at 31 March 2024 and of its incoming resources and application of resources, for the year then ended;
have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006, the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 and regulation 8 of the Charities Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006 (as amended).
Basis for opinion
In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the trustees' (who are also the directors of the company for company law purposes) use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.
Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the charitable company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.
Our responsibilities and the responsibilities of the trustees with respect to going concern are described in the relevant sections of this report.
Other information
The Directors are responsible for the other information. The other information comprises the information included in the annual report, other than the financial statements and our auditor’s report thereon. Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon.
In connection with our audit of the financial statements, our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If we identify such material inconsistencies or apparent material misstatements, we are required to determine whether there is a material misstatement in the financial statements or a material misstatement of the other information. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact.
We have nothing to report in this regard.
In the light of the knowledge and understanding of the charitable company and its environment obtained in the course of the audit, we have not identified material misstatements in the directors’ report, included within the trustees’ annual report.
We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters in relation to which the Charities Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006 (as amended) require us to report to you if, in our opinion:
the information given in the financial statements is inconsistent in any material respect with the Trustees' report; or
proper accounting records have not been kept; or
the financial statements are not in agreement with the accounting records; or
we have not received all the information and explanations we require for our audit.
the Directors were not entitled to prepare the financial statements in accordance with the small companies regime and take advantage of the small companies' exemptions in preparing the Trustees' report and from the requirement to prepare a strategic report.
As explained more fully in the statement of Trustees' responsibilities, the Directors are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements and for being satisfied that they give a true and fair view, and for such internal control as the Directors determine is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
In preparing the financial statements, the Directors are responsible for assessing the charity’s ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the Directors either intend to liquidate the charitable company or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so.
We have been appointed as auditor under section 44(1)(c) of the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 and report in accordance with the Act and relevant regulations made or having effect thereunder.
Our approach to identifying and assessing the risks of material misstatement in respect of irregularities, including fraud and non-compliance with laws and regulations, was as follows:
We ensured that the engagement team collectively had the appropriate competence, capabilities and skills to identify or recognise non-compliance with applicable laws and regulations.
We identified the laws and regulations applicable to the company through discussions with directors and management and from our knowledge of the regulatory environment relevant to the company.
We assessed the extent of compliance with laws and regulations through making enquiries of management and inspecting legal correspondence.
We assessed the susceptibility of the company's financial statements to material misstatement, including obtaining an understanding of how fraud might occur, by making enquiries of management as to where they considered there was susceptibility to fraud and their knowledge of actual, suspected and alleged fraud.
To address the risk of fraud through management bias and override of controls, we tested journal entries to identify unusual transactions, we assessed whether judgements and assumptions made in determining the accounting estimates were indicative of potential bias and we investigated the rationale behind significant or unusual transactions.
There are inherent limitations in our audit procedures described above. The more removed that laws and regulations are from financial transactions, the less likely it is that we would become aware of non-compliance. Auditing standards also limit the audit procedures required to identify non-compliance with laws and regulations to enquiry of the directors and other management and the inspection of regulatory and legal correspondence.
Material misstatements that arise due to fraud can be harder to detect than those that arise from error as they may involve deliberate concealment or collusion.
A further description of our responsibilities is available on the Financial Reporting Council’s website at: https://www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities. This description forms part of our auditor's report.
Use of our report
This report is made solely to the charity’s trustees, as a body, in accordance with regulation 10 of the Charities Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the charity's trustees those matters we are required to state to them in an auditor's report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the charity and the charity’s trustees as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed.
Consilium Audit Limited is eligible for appointment as auditor of the charity by virtue of its eligibility for appointment as auditor of a company under section 1212 of the Companies Act 2006.
Investments
Raising funds
The statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses recognised in the year. All income and expenditure derive from continuing activities.
The notes on pages 14 to 30 form part of these financial statements.
The notes on pages 14 to 30 form part of these financial statements.
The company is entitled to the exemption from the audit requirement contained in section 477 of the Companies Act 2006, for the year ended 31 March 2024, although an audit has been carried out under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011.
The Directors acknowledge their responsibilities for ensuring that the charity keeps accounting records which comply with section 386 of the Act and for preparing financial statements which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the company as at the end of the financial year and of its incoming resources and application of resources, including its income and expenditure, for the financial year in accordance with the requirements of sections 394 and 395 and which otherwise comply with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 relating to financial statements, so far as applicable to the company.
The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its financial statements under the requirements of the Companies Act 2006, for the year in question in accordance with section 476.
These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime.
The notes on pages 14 to 30 form part of these financial statements.
The Kilbryde Hospice is a private company limited by guarantee incorporated in Scotland. The registered office is McGuiness Way, Hairmyres, East Kilbride, G75 8GJ, Scotland.
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the charity's governing document, the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005, the Charities Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006 (as amended) and "Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019)". The charity is a Public Benefit Entity as defined by FRS 102.
The financial statements are prepared in sterling, which is the functional currency of the charity. Monetary amounts in these financial statements are rounded to the nearest £.
The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention. The principal accounting policies adopted are set out below.
The results of the subsidiary company The Kilbryde Hospice (Construction) Limited are not consolidated in these accounts on the grounds that after excluding intra group transactions and balances the subsidiary results are immaterial to the group. The subsidiary accounts can be made available on request or obtained from Companies House.
At the time of approving the financial statements, the Directors have a reasonable expectation that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the Directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.
The Kilbryde Hospice is reliant upon continuing income streams from donations, fundraising and existing agreements with the NHS in order to both maintain the existing level of care provided to the Out-patient and In-patient care.
Unrestricted funds are available for use at the discretion of the Directors in furtherance of their charitable objectives.
Restricted funds are subject to specific conditions by donors or grantors as to how they may be used. The purposes and uses of the restricted funds are set out in the notes to the financial statements.
Cash donations are recognised on receipt. Other donations are recognised once the charity has been notified of the donation, unless performance conditions require deferral of the amount. Income tax recoverable in relation to donations received under Gift Aid or deeds of covenant is recognised at the time of the donation.
Gifts in kind are valued at the directors estimate of the market value of the donation.
Revenue grants are recognised in the SOFA when the charity has entitlement. Capital grants are also recognised in the SOFA when the charity has entitlement; both are credited to reserves as appropriate to the nature and conditions attaching to the grant.
Fundraising income is recognised in the year of receipt except for event income where income is recognised when invoiced.
Income is measured at the fair value of the consideration received or receivable and represents amounts receivable for goods and services provided in the normal course of business, net of discounts, VAT and other sales related taxes.
Liabilities are recognised as expenditure as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to that expenditure, it is probable that a transfer of economic benefits will be required in settlement and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably.
Expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and has been classified under headings that aggregate all cost related to the category. Where costs cannot be directly attributed to particular headings they have been allocated to activities on a basis consistent with the use of resources.
'Raising funds' comprises all costs and expenses incurred to allow the various departments, staff members and volunteers to actively raise funds.
'Charitable activities' comprise all costs and expenses considered to relate directly to achieving and maintaining the objects of the Kilbryde Hospice, maintain quality standards and to comply with statutory obligations.
Tangible fixed assets are initially measured at cost and subsequently measured at cost or valuation, net of depreciation and any impairment losses.
Depreciation is recognised so as to write off the cost or valuation of assets less their residual values over their useful lives on the following bases:
The gain or loss arising on the disposal of an asset is determined as the difference between the sale proceeds and the carrying value of the asset, and is recognised in the statement of financial activities.
Fixed asset investments represents the charity's dormant subsidiary and was initially measured at cost and subsequently measured at cost less any accumulated impairment losses. The investment is assessed for impairment at each reporting date and any impairment losses or reversals of impairment losses are recognised immediately in net income/(expenditure) for the year.
A subsidiary is an entity controlled by the charity. Control is the power to govern the financial and operating policies of the entity so as to obtain benefits from its activities.
At each reporting end date, the charity reviews the carrying amounts of its tangible assets to determine whether there is any indication that those assets have suffered an impairment loss. If any such indication exists, the recoverable amount of the asset is estimated in order to determine the extent of the impairment loss (if any).
Cash and cash equivalents include cash in hand, deposits held at call with banks, other short-term liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less, and bank overdrafts. Bank overdrafts are shown within borrowings in current liabilities.
The charity has elected to apply the provisions of Section 11 ‘Basic Financial Instruments’ and Section 12 ‘Other Financial Instruments Issues’ of FRS 102 to all of its financial instruments.
Financial instruments are recognised in the charity's balance sheet when the charity becomes party to the contractual provisions of the instrument.
Financial assets and liabilities are offset, with the net amounts presented in the financial statements, when there is a legally enforceable right to set off the recognised amounts and there is an intention to settle on a net basis or to realise the asset and settle the liability simultaneously.
Basic financial assets, which include debtors and cash and bank balances, are initially measured at transaction price including transaction costs and are subsequently carried at amortised cost using the effective interest method unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where the transaction is measured at the present value of the future receipts discounted at a market rate of interest. Financial assets classified as receivable within one year are not amortised.
Basic financial liabilities, including creditors and bank loans are initially recognised at transaction price unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where the debt instrument is measured at the present value of the future payments discounted at a market rate of interest. Financial liabilities classified as payable within one year are not amortised.
Debt instruments are subsequently carried at amortised cost, using the effective interest rate method.
Trade creditors are obligations to pay for goods or services that have been acquired in the ordinary course of operations from suppliers. Amounts payable are classified as current liabilities if payment is due within one year or less. If not, they are presented as non-current liabilities. Trade creditors are recognised initially at transaction price and subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method.
Financial liabilities are derecognised when the charity’s contractual obligations expire or are discharged or cancelled.
The charity is exempt from corporation tax on its charitable activities.
The cost of any unused holiday entitlement is recognised in the period in which the employee’s services are received.
Termination benefits are recognised immediately as an expense when the charity is demonstrably committed to terminate the employment of an employee or to provide termination benefits.
Payments to defined contribution retirement benefit schemes are charged as an expense as they fall due.
Volunteer support
Voluntary help is not included in the accounts. A significant amount of work is undertaken for the Kilbryde Hospice on an unpaid basis by volunteers. The financial value attached to the unpaid volunteer help has not been quantified and is not reflected in the financial statements. However, the Hospice recognises and acknowledges the significant reduction in running costs achieved by the provision of such help.
In the application of the charity’s accounting policies, the Directors are required to make judgements, estimates and assumptions about the carrying amount of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. The estimates and associated assumptions are based on historical experience and other factors that are considered to be relevant. Actual results may differ from these estimates.
The estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognised in the period in which the estimate is revised where the revision affects only that period, or in the period of the revision and future periods where the revision affects both current and future periods.
In preparing the financial statements the directors have made the following judgements:
Determine whether leases entered into by the charity as a lessee are operating or finance leases. These decisions depend on an assessment of whether the risks and rewards of ownership have been transferred from the lessor to the lessee on a lease by lease basis.
Determine whether there are indicators of impairment of the charity's tangible assets. Factors taken into consideration in reaching such a decision include the economic viability and expected future financial performance of the asset.
Determine the recognition of income in accordance with its relevant conditions.
Determine the allocation of income and expenditure between funds.
A significant amount of work is undertaken for the Kilbryde Hospice on an unpaid basis by volunteers. The financial value attached to the unpaid volunteer help has not been quantified and is not reflected in the financial statements. However, the Hospice recognises and acknowledges the significant reduction in running costs achieved by the provision of such help.
Included within Gifts in kind is an amount totalling £275,000 (2023: £290,925) representing the market value of retail outlets gifted for use by the Hospice during the year.
Where a value can be assigned for gifts in kind this has been quantified as above.
Corporate, trust & foundation funding
Events
Campaigns
Community Fundraising
Charity shops
Lottery - 500 Club
Insurance income
Raising funds
Care for the terminally ill
Care for the terminally ill
Medical supplies
Premises expenses
Vehicle running costs
Vehicle leasing costs
Cleaning and clinical waste
Sessional staff
Accountancy and professional fees
Advertising and promotion
Postage, printing and stationery
Vehicle insurance
Sundry expenses
Insurance
Computer and software
Heat, light & rates
Ground rent
Telephone and internet
Governance costs includes payments to the auditors of £7,000 (2023- £7,000) for audit fees.
None of the Directors (or any persons connected with them) received any remuneration or benefits from the charity during the year in connection as their role as Trustee.
One of the directors (or any persons connected with them) received remuneration directly from the charity during the year in connection with their role as CEO.
Authority for the remuneration was unanimously granted by the Board of Directors in line with the Charity's Articles of Association. The remuneration package totalled £94,071 (2023 - £91,682) which included employer pension contributions of £4,508 (2023 - £4,366).
No director received reimbursement of out of pocket expenses or for fundraising costs borne personally (2023 - £nil). The value of unclaimed expenses is considered to be immaterial.
The average monthly number of employees during the year was:
These financial statements are separate charity financial statements for 31 March 2024.
Details of the charity's subsidiaries at 31 March 2024 are as follows:
The charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme for all qualifying employees. The assets of the scheme are held separately from those of the charity in an independently administered fund.
The charge to profit or loss in respect of defined contribution schemes was £101,639 (2023 - £158,034).
The restricted funds of the charity comprise the unexpended balances of donations and grants held on trust subject to specific conditions by donors as to how they may be used.
CLAN Funding
Compassionate Lanarkshire (CLAN) is a partnership project between Kilbryde, St Andrew’s, and Strathcarron Hospices which aims to support vulnerable and isolated individuals and carers in Lanarkshire affected by a life-limiting illness including cancer, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, heart disease and progressive neurological conditions. The team offer emotional, therapeutic, and practical support to help individuals and families identify their strengths and build on them to achieve the best possible quality of life.
Project - General equipment & furnishings
General equipment & furnishings comprises generous contributions received from The Steel Charitable Trust, Sir Alec Black Charity, The Persula Foundation, Big Lottery Awards for All, St. James Place Foundation, The AMW Charitable Trust and more recently the Charities Trust of £4,800 all collectively to cover the capital cost of much needed equipment and furnishings throughout the Hospice building. The remaining fund balance relates to unspent funds of £12,504 and the carrying value of the assets to be released in line with the depreciation policy over the useful life of the assets.
Project - Music & exercise therapy classes
Music and exercise therapy classes are revenue grants received from Morrisons Foundation , The D'Oyly Carte Charitable Trust. WM Mann Foundation and more recently Awards for All £4,800 and AFM Electrical £1,000 to contribute towards sessional staff and music equipment costs in providing vital therapy classes to patients.
Project - Laundry Service
Laundry service grants are capital grants received from The Hobson Charitable Trust, Hospice Aid UK, WG Edwards, The Albert Hunt Foundation, The Boshier-Hinton Foundation, The Act Foundation and Margaret Murdoch all collectively received to cover the cost of laundry equipment to provide laundry services.
Project - Garden
Garden grants is a capital grant received from Morrison's towards the Garden area for patients and families visiting the Hospice.
Project - Wellbeing
The wellbeing project represents funding received from the Hunter Foundation to contribute the provision of virtual services to patients
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Project - Viewpark gardens allotment trust
The project represents money received from the trust towards the improvement of the kitchen and purchase of related assets.
Donations
General restricted donations for various hospice activities to support our patients and their families
Project - Fire Safety
Fire safety funding is income received from Older Active and a number of individuals for the Hospice to make improvements to the overall fire safety of the building.
Project - Canopies
Funding received from South Lanarkshire Council, Hugh Fraser Foundation, Morrisons & the Community Fund for the purchase of canopies at the Hospice.
The Robertson Trust
Funding of a Family Support Worker, offering emotional, social, and practical support during some of their most challenging times. The Robertson Trust's contribution has enabled us to maintain and enhance this essential service, ensuring that our patients and their loved ones receive the dedicated support they need.
Mental Health & Wellbeing
Our hospice has received generous funding from Voluntary action South Lanarkshire (VASLan) to partner with Healthy and Active East Kilbride to enhance our mental health and wellbeing services. This vital support will allow us to expand our offerings, providing crucial resources and compassionate care to patients and families in our community.
UK conference
Funding to support the attendance of clinical staff at the Hospice UK Annual Conference. This vital financial support enables our team to engage in professional development, learn about the latest advancements in palliative care, and network with peers and experts from across the country. The conference provides our clinicians with the knowledge and tools necessary to enhance the quality of care we offer to our patients, ensuring that we continue to meet the highest standards in hospice care. We are grateful for this opportunity to invest in the growth and expertise of our staff.
OU PNP
Our organisation received targeted funding from the Scottish Government to support Clinical Support Workers (CSWs) in undertaking nursing qualifications. This funding was instrumental in enabling CSWs to pursue further education and professional development, enhancing their skills and qualifications. The investment aligns with our commitment to fostering career progression within our team, ensuring high standards of care, and addressing the growing demand for qualified nursing professionals in our sector.
EK & Strathaven Locality Network
We were fortunate to receive funding from Voluntary Action South Lanarkshire as the lead partner, for the delivery of a variety of community Third Sector Networking events. The funding shared between Kilbryde Hospice and Healthy and Active East Kilbride allowed us to cover essential costs, ensuring these events were accessible to all, and furthered our mission to enhance community cohesion and well-being.
Kilbryde Prescribes
We received vital funding from VASLAN to support the employment of a Social Prescribing Link Worker. This funding has enabled us to enhance our community services by connecting individuals with non-medical support and activities tailored to their needs. The Social Prescribing Link Worker has played a crucial role in improving the wellbeing of our service users by helping them access local resources, social groups, and health services, thereby fostering a more holistic approach to community health and wellbeing. This investment has significantly contributed to our mission of building stronger, healthier communities.
Project Solar
We have received generous funding from Solwec Spirit of South Lanarkshire and Screwfix, in support of our solar panel project for the main hospice building. The support from Solwec Spirit of South Lanarkshire, known for its commitment to sustainability and community initiatives, has provided the foundation for this green energy endeavour. Complementing this, Screwfix contributed vital resources to allow us to advance this project. Together, these contributions will not only help reduce our carbon footprint but also ensure long-term energy savings, enabling us to allocate more resources to patient care.
Charitable Trust
Funding received from Yorkshire Building Society and Barclays for various improvements to our facilities and day services activities.
Transfers between funds
In the year ended 31 March 2024 a transfer of £44,495 (2023: £nil) has been made from restricted reserves to unrestricted reserves in relation to the release of funds for fixed asset purchases.
In the year ended 31 March 2024 a transfer of £20,000 (2023: £nil) has been made from unrestricted reserves to restricted reserves in relation to a Project Solar.
At the reporting end date the charity had outstanding commitments for future minimum lease payments under non-cancellable operating leases, which fall due as follows:
The operating leases represent leases of premises and equipment from third parties. The leases are negotiated over terms of 1 to 100 years.
The City Charitable Trust
In addition to the aforementioned, during the year The City Charitable Trust donated (excluding the previous donation above) the sum of £2,200 (2023: £32,770) through donations and attending events.
Milne Management Ltd
During the year Milne Management Ltd, an organisation closely connected to a member of the Senior Management Team, provided security, retail and other services during the year totalling £256,204 (2023: £258,549). A balance of £nil (2023: £2,500) was outstanding at the year end.