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Annual Review 2013-1450 years B care and imagination

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50 years B care and imagination

Chairman

This year has been alandmark year for ourCharity as we celebratedour 50th Anniversary.

In the past year even moreguests booked and enjoyed arespite holiday at our threecentres than ever before,providing yet more evidencethat we must increase our capacity. In 2013 weannounced our intention to double our social impact byincreasing the number of Vitalise centres from three tosix. To this end, we are in the process of setting up aCapital Campaign Board to lead the campaign andraise the considerable funds we need in order to makethis a reality.

While we pursue our commitment to growth, we havenot lost sight of nurturing our current service and wecontinue to invest in our people and facilities for thebenefit of our guests. Every day we go to extraordinarylengths to create happy, memorable experiences forthose we care for.

Our 50th Anniversary gave us the opportunity to holdspecial birthday parties at each centre every week, andto enjoy a wonderful gala reception at City Hall inSeptember, where we were able to celebrate withmany of the Vitalise family.

My thanks to every person – guest, volunteer, staffmember and supporter – who has woven Vitalise’swonderful 50 year legacy; here’s to the next 50!

Mindy SawhneyChairman

Chief Executive

The demand for ourservices drives ourcommitment to createadditional centres in thoseregions of the country thatwe do not serve wellcurrently.

We are now working on plansto establish new Vitalise centres in Somerset,the Midlands and North Yorkshire.

Visit England recognised our unique service with theaward of 4 Star ratings for guest accommodation ateach of our centres. I am also proud to announce thatwe once again passed a round of CQC inspections withflying colours.

Despite operating near full for most of the weeks of theyear and having limited financial resources to invest, wehave continued with our much needed refurbishmentprogramme, and are now upgrading our guest bedrooms.

We were honoured to announce Samantha Cameronas our new Patron in July 2013 and our celebrity VicePresidents also gave us their valuable support in the year.Esther Rantzen visited Netley Waterside House in May,Arthur Smith starred at our 50th anniversary galareception in September and Dame Judi Dench was theface of our Christmas fundraising campaign.

In the year ahead we look forward to doing what we doeven better and to laying concrete foundations toincrease the number of Vitalise centres from three to six.

Chris SimmondsChief Executive

A message from the...

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Everybody needs a breakVitalise understands that people with disabilities andcarers often have to contend with more than their fair

share of moneyworries. This is whywe subsidise the costof every break throughour own fundraisingefforts. As a furtherraft of support, weallocate additionaldiscretionary fundingthrough the JoanBrander Memorial Fund,providing a respitelifeline for people inparticular financialhardship.

Beyond respiteVitalise is the largest provider of respiteholidays with on-call nursing care forpeople with disabilities in the UK.

Vitalise touches the lives of all who comeinto contact with us, changing the lives ofpeople living with disability through thesimple experience of happiness.Underpinning all we do is one unwaveringbelief – everybody needs a break.

Our breaks enable our guests to enjoynew experiences, make new connectionsand share in the gift of friendship.We create an environment where ourguests can reconnect to their manyriches and share them with one another.Only Vitalise does this.

“ I had never spent a single night away fromSally-Ann before her break with Vitalise .She said to me ‘Mum, you’re my district nurse,my physio, my carer, you do so many jobs, ifI can go somewhere where I’m looked after thenyou can just be my Mum’ and that reallytouched me. So many people would view Vitaliseas just going on a break but it ’s so much morethan that. At Vitalise Sally-Ann said that shedidn’t even feel disabled.”

JUNE BURDEN

“ I really love coming here, cos it ’s such a good experience.It ’s always packed full of stuff to get you motivated andout of yourself. I do everything here . I find that cominghere, it breaks the ice, doing karaoke and that, it bringsyou out of yourself. You’ve got to express yourself.Coming here it ’s like a family from home, the same asif I went round to my aunts and uncles. Life’s too short.”

MARK DUKE

www.vitalise.org.uk

Caring for carersVitalise understands only too well that without the escape valve of regulartime away from caring, the pressure of caring can take a devastating physicaland emotional toll on carers. Our breaks offer carers the chance to take vitaltime out from caring and have a genuinely guilt- and stress-free break, securein the knowledge that their loved ones are being looked after with the samecare they would provide themselves.

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Our year in pictur

Samantha Cameron was unveiled as our new Patron in July at Jubilee Lodge, where she

played Boccia with our Paralympian Ambassadors, Dan Bentley and David Smith

Vice President Dame Judi Denchwas the face of our Christmas Appeal,helping us raise over £15,000

Vitalise’s centres held Open Days in July to celebrate our 50th Anniversary

Vice Pres

216,662OF DISCRETIONARY FUNDING

AWARDED, HELPING403INDIVIDUALS IN

HARDSHIP

4,930BREAKS PROVIDEDFOR PEOPLE WITHDISABILITIESAND CARERS

WEEKSOF

239THE AVERAGE SUBSIDY

ON EVERYVITALISEBREAK

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ures and numbers

32 members of Team Vitalise ran the London Marathon,raising over £70,000 for our vital work

Vice President Arthur Smith raised the roofat our Anniversary Reception in London’s City Hall

e President Esther Rantzen popped into Netley to

meet the guests and join in the fun

OF BREAKSEXCLUSIVELYFOR PEOPLELIVINGWITHALZHEIMER’SAND DEMENTIA

284WEEKS

86%OF

VITALISEVOLUNTEERSARE BETWEEN 17 AND 25

96%

OF OUR GUESTSWOULD RECOMMEND A

VITALISEBREAK 1,565

4,244

VOLUNTEERS

WEEKS OFVOLUNTEERINGPROVIDED BY

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0303 303 0147

Vital volunteersVitalise runs the largest residential volunteerprogramme of any UK charity. Each year anarmy of volunteers of all ages andbackgrounds give up their free time to live andwork at our centres. The friendship and funvolunteers bring to a Vitalise break isinvaluable. We couldn’t do what we dowithout them.

Through the volunteer experiences we provide,we are changing perceptions of disability everyday and inspiring our volunteers to grow asindividuals. 95% said volunteering hadimproved their understanding and attitudetowards people with disabilities and 8 out of10 said it had inspired them to get moreinvolved and play a greater part in society.*

Super supportersVitalise is grateful to the hundreds of trusts andfoundations that made generous donations to our charity in 2013-14:• 29th May 1961 Charitable Trust • ABF The Soldiers Charity • Alan and Nesta Ferguson Charitable Trust • Albert Hunt Trust • Alice Ellen Cooper-Dean Charitable Foundation• Anton Jurgens Charitable Trust • Astley Trust • Barbour Foundation • Baron Davenport Trust • Bernard Piggott Trust • Bothwell Charitable Trust • Bradford Guild Of Help• Broyst Foundation • BruceWake Charity • Charles And Elsie Sykes Trust • Charles Irving Charitable Trust • Charles S French Charitable Trust • Childwick Trust • CHKCharitiesLimited • City Bridge Trust • Cobtree Charity Trust Ltd • David and Claudia Harding Foundation • Donald Forrester Trust • E D Charitable Trust • E F Bulmer Benevolent Fund• Ernest Kleinwort Charitable Trust • Everest Trust • Eveson Charitable Trust • Finchley Charities • FrancisWinham Foundation • Freemasons' Grand Charity • GarfieldWestonFoundation • George Fentham Birmingham Charity • Gerald Palmer ElingTrust • Girdlers Company • Goldsmiths' Company Charity • Great Britain Sasakawa Foundation UK• Greenhill Fellowship Trust • Greenwood Christian Trust • Gwendoline and Margaret Davies Charity • Helen Roll Charity • Hyde Park Place Estate Charity• Inman Charity • Invesco Perpetual • J & J R Wilson Trust • John Avins Trust • John James Bristol Foundation • Lady Blakenham's Charity Trust • Lambert Charitable Trust• Liz And Terry Bramall Foundation • Loppylugs and Barbara Morrison Charitable Trust • Lotus Foundation • Louis And Valerie Freedman Charitable Settlement • Louis Baylis(Maidenhead Advertiser) Charitable Trust • Louis Nicholas Residuary Charitable Trust • Market Harborough And The Bowdens Charity • Miles Trust • Millichope Foundation•MrsMaudVanNorden's Charitable Foundation •Neighbourly Charitable Trust •Newlands Fund •NorthamptonQueen's Institute Relief In Sickness Fund •Old Enfield CharitableTrust • Olive Woolf Holiday Trust • Open Gate • Orchard Trust • Paget Trust • Peacock Charitable Trust • PJK Charitable Trust • Plymouth Public Dispensary• QueenMary's Roehampton Trust • Ray Harris Charitable Trust • Rochdale Fund For Relief In Sickness • Rosca Trust • Rosepark Trust Limited • Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund• Royal Naval Benevolent Trust • Samuel William Farmer's Trust • Scouloudi Foundation • Sheffield Church Burgesses Trust • Sheffield Town Trust • Sidbury Trust• Souter Charitable Trust • St Michael's and All Saints Charities • St Thomas's Dole Charity • Steel Charitable Trust • Strand Parishes Trust • Sunflowers Foundation• Sylvia and Colin Shepherd Charitable Trust • Talbot Trusts • Tanner Trust • The Alan Edward Higgs Charity • Thomas Farr Charity • Valentine Charitable Trust •WestminsterAmalgamated Charity •Wyseliot Charitable Trust • York Dispensary Sick Poor Fund

Fundraising heroesA huge thank you to all the individual donors,event participants and community fundraiserswho supported our work in 2013-14.

*Vitalise Volunteer Survey, May 2013

Thank you to the following companies for your support of Vitalise in 2013-14:

“ It can be long hoursand you go homeexhausted, but itis an amazingexperience andI always feel likeI have had aholiday whenI have stayed.To anyone whois up for achallenge, somevolunteering experience or justwants to try something new, I really recommendthat you give it a go – it is an experience whichyou certainly won't regret.” ALICE COOMER

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Expenditure £000s

� Breaks for disabled people and carers 6,106

� Residential care 586

� Fundraising and marketing 418

� Vitalise shops and bars 592

� Governance 21

Total 7,723

Income £000s

� Breaks for disabled people and carers 4,979

� Residential care 454

� Donations, legacies and gifts 1,500

� Vitalise shops and bars 747

� Other 44

Total 7,724

Our financial performance

The summary financial information shows the income raised for our activities, the cost of raising theincome and the amounts spent on our charitable activities. The information is taken from the full financialstatements which were approved by the trustees on 22nd July 2014. In order to gain a full understandingof the financial affairs of the charity, the full audited financial statements, trustees’ annual report andauditors’ report should be consulted. Copies can be obtained from the charitable company.

Signed on behalf of the trustees,

Mindy Sawhney, Chairman

Planning for growthOur own research has revealed that there are over half a million peoplewith disabilities in the UK who would benefit directly from the kind ofbreaks Vitalise provides*. The need for high quality respite breaks likethose provided by Vitalise has never been higher. In response to this highand increasing need, we aim to open three more centres across the UK,which will double our current capacity. By carefully choosing the locationsof these new centres, we plan that none of our new or existing guests willhave to travel for more than two hours to reach a Vitalise centre.

*Tiller Associates, commissioned by Vitalise, 2013

THE NUMBER OFNEW CENTRESWE PLAN TOACQUIRE

+3 x2

539,000PEOPLE WITHDISABILITIESIN THE UK WOULD BENEFITFROMAVITALISE BREAK

THE IMPACT ON OURCURRENTCAPACITY

Laying plans for future growth

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Everybody needs a break #AccessNow

Jubilee LodgeChigwell, Essex

Netley Waterside HouseSouthampton

SandpipersSouthport

Our centres

Patron & VPsPATRON

•Samantha CameronVICE PRESIDENTS

•Sir Andrew Buchanan Bt •The Rt. Hon. The Lord Crawshaw•Dame Judi Dench CH DBE •Denis Green •Hugh Kemsley OBE MA FRICS

•David Mills •Esther Rantzen CBE •Arthur Smith •John Spence OBE

Contact us

212 Business Design Centre, 52 Upper Street, London N1 0QH Registered Charity Number 295072

Located close to Epping Forest, it isthe perfect base to explore thenumerous world-class attractions ofLondon and the South East.

Tel: 0303 303 0147 Fax: 0207 288 6899 www.vitalise.org.uk

Our jewel on the South Coastis set in beautiful landscapedgardens overlooking SouthamptonWater.

From this serene seaside centre youcan explore the best of the NorthWest, from brash Blackpool to thespectacular Lake District.

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#AccessNowPlease support our online andsocial media campaign to make

Britain more accessible!For more info visit

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