1. The Care Forum Annual General Meeting
12 September 2018
Therese Gillespie, Chair of the Board of Trustees

2. Charitable objectives
To promote, protect and preserve the health and social welfare of all people, principally but not exclusively within the south west region
To build the capacity of health and social care groups and organisations and to provide them with the support, information and services to participate in the development and planning of local health, social and community services
To support individuals to access services promoting health and wellbeing, by the provision of information, advocacy, brokerage and similar activities
To promote, organise and facilitate cooperation and partnership working between the social sector, statutory and other relevant bodies in the achievement of the above purposes.

3. Review of the year ended March 2018
Delivery of signposting and information through Well Aware
5 local Healthwatch Projects (Somerset HW ended in the year)
Provision of advocacy services
Social Prescribing services
Voluntary Sector Support on issues of health and social care
Delivery of three projects for Bristol Ageing Better

4. Review of the year ended March 2018
Developed new partnerships and secured new contracts
Reviewed and published new policies
Improved Board performance by the recruitment of new members, development of specialist sub groups and review of reports
Regained quality standards, Investors in Volunteers, Advocacy Quality Mark and ISO9001
Well Aware rebranding and relaunch

5. Review of the year ended March 2018
110 volunteers
11 trustees in the year
63 paid staff in the year
Over 6,000 service users
14 different funding sources

6. Plans for the coming year
New partnerships / ways of working
Innovation
Continuing to listen
Being Influential

7. The Care Forum Annual Accounts
Martin Dear, Treasurer

8. 1 April 2017 - 31 March 2018 Income £1,482,864 (down 20%) Expenditure
Year end surplus of £51,290

9. Reserves
Charity policy is to hold reserves of three to six months operating costs
This is to ensure a sound financial plan to sustain its charitable work and protect from insolvency
Target for reserves for the year was between £370,500 and £741,432
Unrestricted reserves at year end were £449,059 (increase of 8%)

10. Main costs 68% of expenditure is staff costs
22% goes straight out to partner services
10% on rent, IM&T and professional fees
90% is direct costs
10% is management/ admin costs

11. The Care Forum AGM
Election of Trustees 2018

12. TCF Board of Trustees Current vacancies: Equalities
If you are interested in joining us, contact Bruce Mulcahy-Bowman, Quality & Admin Manager

13. Election of Trustees Members will have a voting slip
2 Trustees have resigned but are standing for re-election:
Therese Gillespie and Rod Mayall
1 new candidate to join the Board of Trustees, representing the Swindon area:
Steve Barnes