Above and Beyond: Annual Report of Bristol Charity

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Registered Charity No. 229945. Above & Beyond Charities is the workintitle or the Charitable Trusts or University Hospitals Bristo

2008/2009Annual Report

Supportin


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I must say congratulations to our colleagues at the Hospitals

as during the year under review, the United Bristol Healthcare

NHS Trust gained Foundation Trust status and changed their

name to University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust.

This saw a major recruitment drive to attract members andwe were pleased to have been able to support this campaign

and indeed assist with recruitment.

As everyone has experienced, there has been extreme pressure

nationally on investments and the Charity saw its investments

all in value by 5 million. However, due to the approach taken

by the Trustees and their advisors, we have been able to protect

the designated unds held by the Charity as well as ensuring

that the spending plans or the General Purpose Funds have

been able to continue. The Trustees hope that growth will

return soon so that even more money can be made available.

Finally, it remains or me to thank all those who make our

work possible. We are grateul to all our donors, sponsors,

and those who contribute a considerable amount o time to

undraising. These people and organisations share our vision

to add value to healthcare in Bristol or all patients, visitors

and sta.

Foreword by Chairman

Achievements and aims 3

Who we are 4

Heart of Bristol Appeal 5

CaRE Appeal 6

Our grant making 7

Our fundraising activities 9

Legacies 10

Good governance 1

Our income and expenditure 13

Balance sheet 15

Constitution and powers 17

Trustees, staff and committees 19

Making your Hospitals even better 2

We have awarded a total o 220 grants

over 1,000 in the past year along with

many hundreds o other smaller grants.

In total we have committed 4.3million

to help enhance healthcare in Bristol, a95% increase on 2007/08.

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Achievements

In 2008/09, the Charitys key achievements included:

The Heart of Bristol Appeal exceeded its 800,000 target by

the end o March 2009, with money still being raised or this

worthy cause.

Voluntary income totalled 2.8million, compared

to 1.9million in the previous year.

Committed the Charitys largest ever grant of 1.5million for

the reurbishment o the Bristol Haematology and Oncology

Centre and agreed to launch the CaRE Appeal to raise

500,000 in support o this.

Enhanced cooperation with UHBristol which has included

ensuring that charitable unds are considered as part o the

capital planning process.

Appointment and successful induction of an expanded

undraising and communications team.

Implementation of a grant making feedback initiative to

allow the Charity to monitor the contribution it is making.

Implementation, in collaboration with UHBristol, of a Joint

Policy or Research unded by charitable unds.

Continuation of developing strong working relationships

with the Charitys Fund Advisors including the launch o

training sessions.

The Charity launched a Free Wills Campaign to

encourage people to leave a legacy to support

the Hospitals.

Greatly increased media coverage and revised

communications materials which have helped to

raise the prole o the Charity signicantly.

Achievements and aims

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Aims or theyear ahead

Our aims or the year

ahead include:

To continue to promotethe results and

outcomes o the Charitys

grant making activities,

highlighting the benets

to patients, as well as its

undraising stories.

To continue to align the

Charitys expenditure

strategies with those

o UHBristol where

possible, or maximumpatient benet.

To continue raising the

prole o the Charity,

integrated with

UHBristols aim o

increasing awareness

and engagement with

patients and the wider

Bristol Community in

line with UHBristols

Fundraising Strategy.

To further expand the

range o undraising

techniques employed

by the Charity and

to explore potential

partnership undraising

with a particular ocus

on the BHOC Reresh

project.


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Projects we support all into our broad categories:

Enhancing the healing environment or patients and sta

this support makes patients lives more comortable and

includes such schemes as reurbishing patient and visitor

day rooms; unding complementary therapies services;

and providing artwork to make the environment within theHospitals positive and stimulating. This was our largest

area o expenditure last year with grants totaling 2million.

Funding research Last year the Charity spent 490,557

on unding research within the Hospitals. Our Research

Foundation promotes good quality research, encourages the

aspirations o sta and promotes training in order to help

keep University Hospitals Bristol at the oreront o research.

Supporting sta development and training The training

and sta development already provided by University

Hospitals Bristol is complemented by our unding oadditional courses and conerences. Last year this support

totaled 822,571.

Funding equipment that makes a real dierence to patient

care We provided 922,062 to und equipment which can mean

that patients are oten able to access the latest technology

much aster than would otherwise have been the case.

Above and Beyond Charities supports the work o the:

Bristol Royal Inrmary

Bristol Royal Hospital for Children

Bristol Heart Institute

St. Michaels Hospital

Bristol General Hospital

Bristol Haematology and Oncology Centre

Bristol Eye Hospital

Bristol Dental Hospital

Bristol Homoeopathic Hospital

NHS Bristol

NHS North Somerset [including Clevedon Hospital]

Who we are...

Our VisionTo enhance healthcare in Bristol.

Our MissionTo enhance the care and treatment o patients within the

University Hospitals Bristol and their associated services

Above and Beyond that provided by the NHS by encouragi

charitable giving, enabling us to:

improve the environment for patients and staff

further medical knowledge through research

support staff development and training fund equipment that makes a real difference to patient c

Our ValuesWe aim to be:

Trustworthy

Transparent

Accountable

Efcient

Effective

Responsive

Innovative Committed

Vision, missionand values

Above & Beyond Charities unds projects

which touch the lives o the thousands o

people cared or by University HospitalsBristol and its local community services

each year.


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The new Bristol Heart Institute has

now opened its doors to patients,

bringing 21st Century healthcare to

cardiac patients across the South West.

Following seven years o working withpatients, sta and the public this state

o the art acility oers the very best in

cardiac services to the people o Bristol

and beyond.

Above & Beyonds Heart o Bristol Appeal aimed to raise

800,000 to add value to the 61million NHS unded project

and has provided many o the nishing touches which make

the new acility eel so special. Whether it is the artwork

which provides a calming infuence or the accommodationor overnight visitors in the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit,

the projects supported will make a signicant dierence

to patients and their amilies. As well as enhancing the

environment the Charity has also helped to und the very

latest monitoring equipment and Audio Visual technology to

help link the Institute with other centres around the world.

The Appeal has been a huge success or the Charity, having

raised 820,000 by March 2009, 20,000 over the original

target. Money is still coming in and the Charity is keen to

support additional projects within the new BHI which will

continue to make a real dierence to patients.

A patients perspective...

As an arts graduate and ormer cardiac patient, Peter

Ashdown joined the Arts Committee to help infuence

the look and eel o the new building. Peter commented

It has been a wonderul experience and a privilege to

be involved in the new development and I am delighted

to see the completed building looking so antastic. I

know how stressul a stay in hospital can be at times

both or the patients themselves and or their amilies.

The quality, calming atmosphere and reassuring eel

o the new BHI will certainly help to minimise anxiety,

and I believe that the artwork makes an important

contribution to this. I would like to say thank you to

all those who have worked so hard to make this new

acility so spectacular.

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A patients perspective...

Following the success o the Heart o

Bristol Appeal, Above and Beyonds

attention has now turned to the next

major campaign, the CaRE Appeal,

which stands or the Chemotherapy andRadiotherapy Environment Appeal.

Cancer care has changed so much in the past ew

years. The language has changed its all about

surviving cancer and living with cancer. And the

proessionals have changed. They are young, dynamic

and approachable and work hard to demystiy the

disease and help you to see it as a normal part o your

lie... The thing that hasnt changed is the building. Its

a complete contrast to all the great work the team do to

lit your spirits.

Malcolm, cancer patient, March 2009

With 1 in 3 people being diagnosed with cancer at some

point in their lietime, it is a disease which aects nearly

all amilies. The Bristol Haematology and Oncology Centre

(BHOC) cares or over 6,500 individuals with cancer every

year, with up to 1,000 patients and visitors passing through

the Centre each day. When talking to patients, we hear

many antastic things about the support and advice oered

by the sta, but something that everyone agrees is that the

building, like the Bristol Heart Institute, needs to refect theoutstanding care and the brilliant people who work there.

Above & Beyonds CaRE Appeal has committed to provide

1.5million o unding to help transorm the main reception

area, counselling and support acilities, the outpatients

acilities, and the inormation centre. The Trustees have

allocated 1million o unding rom past donations which have

been received to benet the BHOC, the largest single grant

ever given by the Charity. However there is still need to raise

500,000 by Autumn 2010 to make the project a reality.

I you would like to get involved with this appeal pleasecontact us on 0117 370 0485 or alternatively please visit

www.aboveandbeyond.org.uk.


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1,000 to fund a new study bursary for Junior Doctors at

UHBristol.

12,650 to produce a DVD to provide information for patients

about to undergo radiotherapy.

15,110 for a new ultrasound scanner for the PregnancyAdvisory Service to be used out in the local community.

5,600 for a Birth Canal Simulator to help train student

midwives.

1,400 to buy new chairs for the parents room at the

Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.

6,271 to fund a pilot project trialling a new brief

intervention technique by the Alcohol Specialist Nurse in the

A&E Department.

1,294 to help children at Bristol Royal Hospital for Children

celebrate the NHSs 60th Birthday.

4,000 to provide two new blenders with respiratory

humidiers and temperature probes which allow babies on

ventilation to be cuddled by their parents.

5,800 to help train physiotherapy staff in the use of

acupuncture or pain relie and to assist with patient

recovery.

4,118 to set up a satellite treatment unit for patients with

oncological or haematological conditions allowing them to

be treated closer to home.

All o these projects and others like them

are only made possible by the generous

support received rom grateul patients,

their relatives and members o the public.

Bristol Medical Simulation Centre

In 1997, the Charity Trustees provided unding to set

up a acility or the advanced training o medical andnon-medical staff who have to deal with both routine and

emergency situations. The training is geared to the needs

o a wide range o medical and healthcare proessionals.

The Bristol Medical Simulation Centre is a world leader

in its eld. It utilises the most advanced Human Patient

Simulator and scenario sotware, lecture theatre and

audio-visual equipment.

The ownership o the Bristol Medical Simulation Centre

has now been transerred to UHBristol to allow them

to develop their training programme even urther.

By having such a wonderul acility on the Hospitals

doorstep they will be able to provide cost eective, cutting

edge training. The transer o this acility was completed

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Last year undraising events generated

an income o 224,840 or the Charity,almost double the amount raised in

2007/08. This was through a combination

o events organised by a network o

volunteers as well as a number o

events organised by the team at Above

and Beyond Charities, all o which were

only successul because o the antastic

support shown by the local community.

People zip wired, abseiled, ran, walked, danced and

dined, amongst many, many other things to help raise

money or the benet o patients.

Graham Rich, Chie Executive o UHBristol, led the way

by participating in a zip wire rom the roo o Bristol

Haematology and Oncology Centre to the site o the Bristol

Heart Institute to help raise money or the Heart o Bristol

Appeal. A total o 75 participants took part in this event

raising over 10,000 or the Appeal between them.

The Charity was proud to host the very rst public event

in the new Bristol Heart Institute. On 12th February 2009

over 150 guests enjoyed a Champagne Reception andheard rom one o the Cardiac Teams most amous past

patient, Sir Ranulph Fiennes.

With such a diverse range o events, there is something

within the annual undraising programme suitable or

everyone to get involved in. I you would like to nd out about

uture events please visit www.aboveandbeyond.org.uk.

Our fundraisingactivities

I was inspired to take part in the Bristol

10k ater visiting the new Heart Centre

at the BRI. I wouldnt be here without the

skill and support o everyone who has

helped me over the last year.

Richard, former patient and fundraiser

Thank you to those who got involved!

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Leaving a legacy in your Will is your chance to support

uture generations. It is simple to do and tax ecient. I you

would like to nd out more then please arrange an inormal

discussion by contacting the Charity on 0117 927 7120 or

email [email protected].

LegaciesEvery year Above and Beyond Charities is most grateulto receive a high level o support rom generous donors

who leave legacies to the Hospitals in their Wills. This type

o support is highly valuable to our work and unds many

remarkable projects throughout the Hospitals.

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The legacies income in 2008/09 totalled 1,571,000. The

Charity Trustees would like to thank everyone who was kind

enough to support the work o Above and Beyond Charities

in this way, in particular they wish to thank the ollowing

legators:

Bristol Eye HospitalR J Davies 182,000 General purpose

P A Milton 1,000 General purpose

P A Weeks 100,000 General purpose

Bristol General Hospital

M E Heaven 20,285 General purpose

Bristol Haematology and Oncology Centre

S A Dyke 1,243 General purpose

D C Lucchesi 743,000 General purpose

A M Newman 20,000 General purpose

W Pearce 1,000 General purposeM J Smith 1,000 General purpose

P M Stewart 109,000 General purpose

A R Thomson 9,434 General purpose

Bristol Royal Hospital or Children

M J Monks 147,103 General purpose

R A Rickworth 1,000 General purpose

D M Saunders 29,375 Paediatric Renal Fund

Bristol Royal Infrmary

D Howe 1,000 Heart of Bristol Appeal

R C Newbury 30,000 Cardiac Services

M J Savory 140,886 Cardiac Intensive Care

St Michaels Hill Hospital

C E Hill 8,000 General purpose

Clevedon Hospital

F G Ord 2,000 General purpose

S T Wright 1,500 General purpose


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Just like many other individuals and

organisations, Above and Beyond

Charities was aected by the global

economic climate in 2008/09. Thanks

to the prudent decisions taken by theTrustees over the past ew years, none

o the designated unds held by the

Charity have been disadvantaged by

the economic diculties, ensuring the

money that has been donated is still

being spent to benet patients.

What action has been taken to protect the Charity?

The Trustees had recognised that whilst the previous ve

years had shown signicant growth in investment asset

values it was necessary to be prepared or a downturn. This

was achieved by:

Not distributing to designated funds the unrealised gain of

3.5 million arising rom the property revaluation in 2007;

Holding back a percentage of the value of the stock market

investment portolio as a reserve;

Holding a signicant proportion of one years expenditure in

short term cash deposits;

Taking regular advice from the Charitys investment

advisors to enable the trustees to make inormed decisions

Thanks to the action taken above the unrealised investment

losses o 5 million in 2008/09 have not had to be distributed

to designated unds. This has enabled the Trustees spending

plans to remain unaected. It has also ensured that the

Charity has sucient cash to meet current expenditure

and so avoid having to sell long term investment assets at

defated prices. Future investment gains will now be used to

rebuild the reserves and allow the Charity to move orward

with condence.

Good governance

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The Economic Climate


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Association oNHS Charities

Above and Beyond Charities

is an active member o the

Association o NHS Charities,

with Ros Clarke sitting onits National Council. The

Association seeks to support,

and to be the voice o all NHS

Charities in England and

Wales. The principal aim o

the Association is to promote

the eective working o

NHS Charities. Through this

membership, Above and

Beyond Charities can ensure

that it adopts best practice

rom across the sector andprovide training, support and

insight both or Sta and

Trustees.

To nd our move visit

www.assoc-nhs-charities.org.uk

FundraisingStandards Board

The Fundraising Standards

Board (FRSB) is the body

for self-regulation of

undraising in the UK. TheFRSB scheme is open to all

undraising organisations

and as a member we agree

to adhere to the highest

standards o good practice

within our undraising and

to a Donors Charter. By

participating in the scheme

the Charity is not only

advertising our commitment

to best undraising practices,

but also giving donorsthe comort o a saety

net provided by a robust

complaints system.

To nd out more visit

www.rsb.org.uk

ImpACT Coalition

In 2008/09 Above and Beyond

Charities became a member

o the ImpACT Coalition. The

Coalition brings togetherover 130 charities and trade

bodies to work together to

improve transparency and

accountability and preserve

public trust in the charitable

sector. Those who have

joined the coalition include

the biggest and smallest

charities in the country.

Above and Beyond Charities

membership demonstrates

the Trustees commitment tobeing open and transparent.

To nd out more visit

www.impactcoalition.org.uk

Complaints

The Above and Beyond Charities recognise and acknowledge any expression o dissatisaction

as a potential complaint whether it comes in person or by telephone, letter, ax or email.

Complaints are not regarded negatively but more as a means o monitoring and improving

perormance and gauging public perception. In the past year the charity received no ormal

complaints.


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Summary o income

Voluntary Income total Hospital by Hospital 000s

Bristol Royal Inrmary 507

Bristol Royal Hospital or Children 680

St. Michaels Hospital 24

Bristol General Hospital 95

Bristol Haematology and Oncology Centre 924

Bristol Eye Hospital 344

Bristol Dental Hospital 114

Bristol Homoeopathic Hospital 61

Research Foundation 2

Community Services 12

Funds not linked to a specic Hospital 54

Primary Care Trusts 13

Summary o income by type excludinginvestment income and gains

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Donations 43

Grants 28

Course Fees 28

Activities or Generating Funds (Fundraising Events) 22

Legacies 1,57

Income rom Operating Activities 42

Our income and expenditure

Summary of income


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Giving with confdence...The Charity comprises over 500 separate unds representing

Wards, Departments, Hospital, Specialities and Research

Projects. When we receive donations or a specic purpose

our supporters can have condence that their money is spent

in line with their wishes. In technical terms these unds all

into our broad categories: Unrestricted General Purpose

Funds; Unrestricted Designated Funds; Restricted Funds;

and Endowment Funds. For a denition o what each o these

means please see page P17.

Summary o expenditure

000s

Grants

Enhancing the healing environment or patients 2,089

Research 491

Equipment making a real dierence to patient care 922

Supporting Sta development and training 823

Costs o generating unds 18

Costs o Fundraising Oce 89

Investment Management Costs 31

Costs o Operating Activities 370

Management & Administration 283

Summary o grant expenditure by Hospital

000

Bristol Royal Inrmary 1,14

Bristol Royal Hospital or Children 73

St. Michaels Hospital 7

Bristol General Hospital 2

Bristol Haematology and Oncology Centre 1,62

Bristol Eye Hospital 25

Bristol Dental Hospital 12

Bristol Homoeopathic Hospital 3

Research Foundation 10

Community Services

Funds not linked to a specic Hospital 17

Primary Care Trusts 2

Most o the unds we hold are designated or a specic

purpose and or several years we have worked alongside

Fund Advisors within the Hospitals to develop spending plans

Some o these are long term plans and involve major projects

which will come to ruition in due course, and some o them

have an immediate eect and benet or patients.


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2008/09 2007/08

000s 000s

Incoming Resources

Donations 1,010 932

Legacies 1,571 817

Investment Income 1,152 1,235

Income rom Operating Activities 421 402

Activities or generating unds 225 113

Transfer from other NHS Charities -

Total Incoming Resources 4,379 3.499

Resources Expended

Direct Charitable Expenditure:

Grants Payable 4,325 2,280

Transers to other NHS Charities (38) (32)

Total Direct Charitable Expenditure 4,287 2,148

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000s 000s

Other Expenditure:

Cost o Operating Activities 370 332

Costs o Generating Funds 18 25

Costs o undraising oce 89 69

Investment management costs 31 3

Management & Administration 243 210

Governance costs 40 40

Interest payable 384 364

Total Other Expenditure 1,175 1,07

Total Resources Expended 5,462 3,219

Net Incoming/(Outgoing) Resources (1,083) 280

Gains & Losses on Investment Assets

Movement in value o investments (5,090) (630

Revaluation of own xed assets (50)

Net Movement in Funds (6,223) (350

Fund Balance brought orward

at 1st April 16,837 17,187

Fund Balance carried orward

at 31st March 10,614 16,837

Notes on income and expenditure:

Course Fees and Expenditure on Training and Education: The Charity acilitates many courses that are put on by departments within the Hospitals. The Hospitals

contain many centres o excellence serving the whole o the South West so these courses are very well attended. The income is used to help cover costs thus

allowing access to these educational events as well as supporting the other charitable activities o the various wards and departments.

Income and Expenditure on Operating Activities: A prot or the year o 16,533 was generated by the Charitys operating activities carried out by the two

companies owned by the Charity. Education Centre Management Ltd provides a acilities management service or University Hospitals Bristols Education Centre

or the benet o sta education and training within the Hospitals. PentaMed Ltd ran the Bristol Medical Simulation Centre (BMSC). I ts trading activity along with it

xed assets was disposed o on the 1st April 2009 to UHBristol or 1, the company retaining its current assets and liabilities.

Transers: During the year under review the Charity received transfers of 38,585 from North Bristol NHS Trust charitable funds The majority of this sum related to

childrens services transerred rom Southmead Hospital to the Bristol Royal Hospital or Children with the balance relating to unds or Clevedon Hospital.

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Statement of nancial activities


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2009 2008

000s 000s

Fixed Assets

Tangible Assets 341 395

Investments 16,014 20,116

Total Fixed Assets 16,355 20,511

Current Assets

Debtors 1,346 442

Short Term Investments & Deposits 2.667 3,656

Cash at Bank and in Hand 17 21

Total Current Assets 4,030 4,119

Creditors:

Amounts alling due within one year 990 716

Net Current Assets (Liabilities) 3,040 3,403

Total Assets Less Current Liabilities 19,395 23,914

Creditors:Amounts alling due ater one year 5,255 5,434

Provisions or liabilities and charges 3,526 1,643

Total Net Assets 10,614 16,837

Capital Funds

Endowment Funds 114 114

Restricted Funds 83 140

Restricted Funds revaluation reserve 1 1

Unrestricted Funds 10,357 16,473Unrestricted Funds revaluation reserve 59 109

Total o all Funds 10,614 16,837

Balance sheetAUDITORS REPORT TO THE CHARITABLE TRUSTS FOR THE

UNITED BRISTOL HOSPITALS

Independent auditors statement to the Trustees o the

Charitable Trusts or the University Hospitals Bristol

We have examined the summary nancial statement which

comprises the Statement o Financial Activities, Balance

Sheet and notes on income and expenditure.

This report is made solely to the Trustees o the Charitable

Trusts or the University Hospitals Bristol. Our work has

been undertaken in accordance with Part II o the Audit

Commission Act 1998, so that we might state to the Trustees

those matters we are required to state to them in an auditors

statement on summary nancial statements and or no other

purpose. To the ullest extent permitted by law, we do not

accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the

Charity and the Charitys Trustees as a body, or our audit

work, or this statement, or or the opinions we have ormed.

Respective responsibilities o Trustees and auditor

The Trustees are responsible or preparing the Annual Report

Our responsibility is to report to you our opinion on the

consistency o the summary nancial statement within the

Annual Report with the statutory nancial statements.

We also read the other inormation contained in theAnnual Report and consider the implications or our report

i we become aware o any misstatements or material

inconsistencies with the summary nancial statement.

Our responsibilities do not extend to any other inormation.

Basis o opinion

We conducted our work in accordance with Bulletin 1999/6

The auditors statement on the summary nancial statement

issued by the Auditing Practices Board. Our report on the

statutory nancial statements describes the basis o our audi

opinion on those nancial statements.

Opinion

In our opinion the summary nancial statement is consistent

with the statutory nancial statements o the Charity or the

year ended 31st March 2009.

11 September 2009

Grant Thornton UK LLP,

Hartwell House, 55-61 Victoria Street, Bristol BS1 6ST.


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Status o the Charity TrusteesThe Charity Trustees o Above and Beyond Charities are

appointed as Trustees or the University Hospitals Bristol

NHS Foundation Trust, under s51 o the National Health

Service Act 2006, by the Appointments Commission on behal

o the Secretary o State or Health.

Constitution and PowersThe Charity Trustees are successors to the Special Trustees,

who were established in 1974 by the National Health Service

[Reorganisation] Act 1973 as a body of trustees independent of

the management o the United Bristol Hospitals to administer

the endowment unds and properties and to receive new

charitable unds. The Trustees activities are principally

governed by the Charities Acts o 1992, 1993 and 2006.

From 1st April 2000 the status o the Trustees o the Special

Trustees or the United Bristol Hospitals changed to that o

Charity Trustees or the United Bristol Healthcare NHS Trust,

appointed under Section 11 o the NHS and Community Care

Act 1990, thus widening the responsibilities and powers o

the Trustees, identiying them with an NHS Trust rather than

with a specic hospital or hospitals. The Charity was renamed

The Charitable Trusts or the United Bristol Hospitals thusrefecting the many unds held on trust, and continues to be

registered with the Charity Commission as beore.

In March 2002 the Primary Care Services General Charity

was registered with the Charity Commission, to enable the

Charity Trustees to receive and administer charitable income

or Primary Care Trusts. In September 2005 the Above and

Beyond Appeal Charity was registered with the Charity

Commission, to specically receive unds raised by the

community undraising appeal.

In March 2007 the Charity adopted the working title Above andBeyond Charities.

Administrative InormationThe Charity Trustees receive and administer the charitable

funds for the Hospitals, Wards and Departments of University

Hospitals Bristol and its associated bodies. They maintain

a policy that any support provided must be capable o

being sustained rom charitable unds. It is not part o

their responsibilities to subsidise the core services that are

properly the responsibility o the NHS.

Charity Trustee Appointments and InductionThe Charity Trustees are appointed by the Appointments

Commission, on behal o the Secretary o State or Health, in

accordance with procedures adopted or public appointments

although two o the ve must come with a background

associated with local NHS interests. Appointments are made

on merit or terms o up to our years, renewable twice, but

with no Trustee serving more than ten years. No paid NHS

employee is eligible or appointment. All vacancies are widely

advertised.

All new Trustees are given appropriate induction on their

responsibilities as a Trustee, as laid down in guidance by the

Charity Commission.

Grant MakingThe Charitys Ocers may approve expenditure up to 1,000

incurred by Fund Advisors. Above that amount prior approval

must be sought which can be given by the Ocers up to a

limit o 5,000, the Chairman up to 10,000 and above that

approval must be sought at a ormal meeting o the Trustees

The Charity then either reimburses expenses incurred by

beneciaries or pays third parties direct in respect o goods o

services supplied in pursuance o those grants.

Funds held on trust by the Charity Trustees

Unrestricted General Purpose Funds

These are unds held or general purposes. The Charity

Trustees have the reedom to use them at their discretion,

in accordance with the objects o the Charity, to provide

support or patients and sta, medical research and clinical

developments where these are not normally unded rom

NHS sources.

Unrestricted Designated Funds:[a] General Purpose Funds

These are unds held by each Hospital within University

Hospitals Bristol and can only be used within the particular

Hospital or which they are designated. They are individually

registered with the Charity Commission as though they were

separate charities, but are administered at the discretion o the

Charity Trustees within the group registration o the Charity.

[b] Special Purpose Funds

These unds orm the largest part o the Charitys unds.

Constitution and powers

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The Charity Trustees make every eort to ensure that they

are used or the purpose requested by the donor and they

are thereore earmarked or these purposes. The Charity

Trustees administer each o these unds on the advice o their

individual Fund Advisors. At the end o March 2009 there were

572 o these unds.

Restricted Funds

These are unds where a very specic wish has been

expressed by the donor. At the end o March 2009 there were 3o these unds.

Endowment Funds

These funds are held as capital-in-perpetuity so that only the

income is available or distribution by the Charity Trustees. At

the end o March 2009 there were 3 o these unds.

Public Beneft StatementThe grants and activities o the Charity are or public benet.

The projects supported benet patients, visitors and sta using

the Hospitals within University Hospitals Bristol and healthcare

acilities within Bristol PCT and North Somerset PCT.

The Charity Trustees have complied with the duty in Section 4

o the Charities Act 2006 to have due regard to public benet

guidance published by the Charity Commission.

Investment policy statementThe Charity Trustees wish to maximise income by the prudent

investment in property, quoted securities, and cash deposits

taking into account available dividend and rental yield, and

potential growth in the value o the investments.

All investments are made on due consideration o the

advice and recommendation o the specialist property

and investment advisors o the Charity Trustees and, as

a principle, it is the Charity Trustees intention to avoid

investment in companies that manuacture cigarettes and

tobacco products.

Investment income or the year amounted to 1,152,244 o

which 772,909 came rom property, 209,683 rom dividends

and 169,652 rom interest. The total portolio was valued at

16,014,527 o which property was 10,070,000, stock market

investments 5,879,680. In addition there was cash held ondeposit as short term investments o 2,667,102.

Due to the state of the economy there were unrealised

losses less realised gains on stock market and property

investments o 5,090,344. This represented 25% o the

portolio by value which compares with a 31% all in the FTSE

100 index over the year. The unrealised losses o 5,097,007,

while recognised in the accounts, have not been distributed

across all the unds but have been oset as ar as possible

against a provision held in the books o the Charity. This had

prudently been set aside by the Trustees in previous years

with an uncovered balance o losses o 1,097,162 being held

against general purpose unds. It is the Trustees view that,

given the level o cash held this will allow spending plans to

be unaected while uture investment gains can be used to

rebuild reserves.

Property is subject to a triennial valuation which was

included in the accounts at 31st March 2007. However or

these accounts an estimated value provided by our propertyadvisors has been used to refect the state o the market.

This resulted in a write down o 3,340,000 against a write up

rom the 2007 valuation o 3,550,000.

Reserves PolicyThe Charity Trustees wish to provide long term support to

the University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust or

research, and development o medical services or the bene

o patients.

The Charity Trustees view is that a workable level o reserves

is one years expenditure which amounts to 3,800,000

(based on the average o the last our years). In addition,

capital endowment and restricted balances should be held.

Currently the level o reserves is considerably in excess o

this, and we are continually working on plans to reduce it by

asking University Hospitals Bristol to produce, or the Charity

Trustees consideration, viable spending plans or those

Hospitals with the largest charitable und balances.

Property InvestmentsDuring the year under review, the Charity Trustees held

investment properties [re-valued at 31st March 2009] with anet value o 4,635,491 ater osetting the mortgage on the

Education Centre o 5,434,509.

The Education Centre provides a rst class acility or the hub

o training or University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation

Trust and to house the Bristol Medical Simulation Unit.

The Charity Trustees policy continues to be to purchase

only property that is o strategic value to University

Hospitals Bristol.

Risk Assessment StatementWe, the Charity Trustees, recognise that we are ultimately

responsible for all the Charitys assets. During the year

we have assessed the major risks to which the Charity

is potentially exposed, ie, nancial, operational and

reputational, and their existing and proposed saeguards,

and are satised that systems are in place to mitigate our

exposure to those risks.

A Controls Assurance Framework is in place to give added

reassurance.

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The Charity TrusteesProessor Richard Dixon FRS

(Chairman o the Charity Trustees)

(Term o Ofce: October 2003 to September 2011)Relevant interests:

Previous Vice Chairman United Bristol Healthcare Trust Previous Chairman of the Governing Board of the Bristol

Institute o Child Health

Director of Education Centre Management Ltd

Director and Chairman of PentaMed Ltd

Ms Julie Austin

(Term o Ofce: November 1999 to September 2009)Relevant interests:

Partner in Hempsons Solicitors area of work is clinical

negligence and medico-legal advisory work


Mrs Joan Bayliss

(Term of Ofce: January 2005 to December 2012)Relevant interests:

Member, LINKS

Trustee, Friends of Hodgkin House

Trustee/Director, Relate Avon

Mr Tom Dowell

(Term o Ofce: March 2003 to September 2009)Relevant interests:

Previous Chairman Avon Health Authority and Bristol South

and West PCT

Previous Consultant and Clinical Director at United Bristol

Healthcare Trust


Mr Graham Nix FCMA

(Term o ofce: March 2007 to February 2011)Relevant interests:

Former Finance Director and Deputy Chief Executive for the

United Bristol Healthcare NHS Trust

Non-Executive Director and Chair of Audit Committee for the

North Somerset Primary Care Trust

Trustee/Director Brook Advisory Service (Avon)

Chair of Council St John Ambulance (Avon)

Gateway Reviewer for NHS Wales

The StaffDirector

Ros Clarke [Until 30 September 2009]

Sarah Talbot-Williams [From 1 October 2009]

Personal Assistant to Director Jane Southway

Finance DepartmentTreasurer

Stephen Bavister [Until 30 September 2009]

Nicola Phillips [From 1 October 2009]

Accountant Brendan Joyce

Payments Assistant Rebecca Shepherd

Fundraising and Communications DepartmentAssistant Director [with responsibility or Fundraising]

Andrew Monk

Community Fundraising Manager Lucy Smith

Communications Manager Jules Stanbridge

Fundraising Ofcer

Laura Knight [Until 30 September 2008]

Nathan Cavin [From 1 November 2008]

Income Administrator Jane Ball

Trustees, Staff and Committies

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CommitteesAudit CommitteeTom Dowell, Charity Trustee [Chairman]

Joan Bayliss, Charity Trustee

Graham Nix, Charity Trustee

Board o AppealRichard Dixon, Charity Trustee [Chairman]

Graham Nix, Charity Trustee

Roger Baird, Former Charity Trustee,

ormer High Sheri o Bristol

Joan Breach, Former Charity Trustee

David Gammon, Former President of Rotary Club

o Bristol Breakast

Andrew Monk, Assistant Director

Allan Brooking NHS Travel FellowshipAudrey Brooking [Chairman]

Graham Nix

Sonia Mills, Chie Executive, North Bristol NHS Trust

Richard Gleave, Recovery and Support Unit,

Department of Health

Jaki Meekings

Jeff James, Chief Executive, Wiltshire Primary Care Trust

Ros Clarke, Honorary Secretary

The Charitys Professional AdvisorsLegal advisors

Stone King, Bath

Lyons Davidson, Bristol

Auditors

Grant Thornton UK LLP, Bristol

Stockbrokers

Cazenove, London

Land and property agents

Alder King, Bristol

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