St Marks Universal Copts Care Report & Accounts 2015/16
Making the Impossible Possible “Now all who believed were together, and had all things in common, and sold their possessions and goods, and divided among all, as anyone had need.”
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Contents
Chairman’s report 3 Objectives 4 Governance 4 How we work 5 Year two highlights 6 Projects 8 Accounts 10
2 Chairman’s report
It is a privilege to report once again on what One of the highlights of the year was our has been a remarkable journey for St Mark first major fundraising event staged at Universal Copts Care. The year 2015-16 Gorton Monastery, Manchester, UK. This has seen us make significant strides in our brought together a wide range of people mission to ‘make the impossible possible’ and provided a valuable platform to and, particularly in the area of healthcare, raise awareness of the charity’s aims and huge progress has been made in launching ambitions to transform lives, as well as the the ‘Sehaty’ healthcare programme. Autumn passion and determination of the volunteers 2016 will see the opening of the first of supporting it. seven hospitals/medical centres planned for phase one, with the other six all underway This account gives a brief insight into some at various stages. of the work that has been achieved over the past year, and the foundations which have Working in partnership with the Papal been put in place. Office of His Holiness Pope Tawadros II, our vision is to continue the roll-out of Our vision is to build on these strategic Sehaty in Egypt and realise the potential of programmes and ensure their long term this programme to increase access to high impact through continued focus on quality healthcare for Egypt’s poorest. sustainable healthcare and economic projects. We will continue to widen Alongside this, St Mark Universal Copts access to high quality healthcare, through Care has continued to support initiatives to initiatives which offer dignity, hope and, provide employment through sustainable ultimately, improved quality of life to those projects and to create opportunities for most in need. young people.
The charity has increased its operational capacity, with two more people recruited in the UK and headquarters established in Dr Naser Fouad Warrington. Chairman
3 Objectives
St Mark Universal Copts Care is a UK based charity with a mission to relieve poverty, focusing initially in Egypt and Sudan.
Three categories have been prioritised as the most urgent areas of need:
• HEALTHCARE DEVELOPMENT
The charity has developed an innovative healthcare strategy, working in conjunction with our partners, to provide high quality care in a cost-effective manner.
• ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
We are working to reduce unemployment by supporting small and medium sized projects that create sustainable livelihoods.
• SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
We provide new families in deprived areas with basic utilities, facilitating a brighter future.
GOVERNANCE
St Mark Universal Copts Care is a company limited by guarantee and is governed by its Memorandum and Articles of Association dated 24 October 2013. It is a charity registered with the Charity Commission on 23 January 2014.
The charity is governed by a board of trustees, responsible for the setting the strategic direction and policies of the organisation and ensuring it meets its legal and contractual obligations.
In 2015/16, Dr Bishoy Dimitri joined the board of trustees alongside: Dr Naser Fouad (Chairman), Mrs Hala Elnarshy- Fouad (Treasurer), Mr Pola Baskharoun, Miss Mariam Ibrahim, Miss Shery Ibrahim and Mr Samuel Saad.
4 Key: • Sehaty healthcare projects
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5 Highlights
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6 Highlights Sehaty: A nationwide healthcare programme to ensure the healthcare needs of Egypt’s poorest are met
The vision behind this project will see healthcare services in Each site has its own area of specialist expertise in line with local Egypt’s regions transformed by extending provision of specialist needs. These are cardiology (Aswan), orthopaedics and eye disease hospitals around the country. While funds are needed for the (Qous, Qena), kidney and liver disease (Maghagha, El-Minia), capital investment to construct the hospitals, each centre is gynaecology and fertility treatments (Giza), a polyclinic (Faqous, El- anticipated to be self-sufficient within two years of opening, Sharqia) and a general hospital (Behira). creating services that will support future generations in Egypt. Alongside the construction work, St Mark Universal Copts Care STRATEGIC MODEL DELIVERING EFFICIENT AND SELF- has also made significant progress in terms of procurements and SUFFICIENT HEALTHCARE PROGRAMMES. partnerships to ensure effective hospital management is in place from day one. This strategic programme is seeing St Mark Universal Copts Care fit-out and operate hospitals and medical centres on behalf of This includes deployment of a 21st century hospital software participating dioceses, which purchase the land and funds the build solution, the creation of a partnership with the Open University of the schemes. to provide accredited academic and practical nurse training and a robust approach to hospital management to ensure ongoing quality The model is based on each site becoming self-sufficient, with 80% care provision. of any surplus generated channelled to the diocese to subsidise healthcare for those who cannot afford to pay for it, and the In short, the ‘Sehaty’ appeal is designed to ensure no one falls remaining 20% directed back to the Papal Office to fund further through the gaps when it comes to the provision of healthcare schemes. services, and it will complement the work of the Egyptian Government in order to ensure that our fellow Egyptians in need PROGRESS TO DATE receive the best quality health services in the area they reside. This year has seen the construction of the inaugural ‘Sehaty’ medical FUTURE PLANS centre in Faqous, El-Sharqia, to serve over six million people in the local region. The design is the product of extensive planning and Following the completion of the first wave of seven hospitals, Sehaty evaluation of local needs, and the facility provides a polyclinic, with will identify the next generation of hospitals, mapping specialisms outpatients, radiology and day surgery centre. to bring services closer to the Egyptian people.
From December 2016, ‘Sehaty’ will commence a programme to establish six further new build hospitals and medical centres in Aswan, Qena, Menia, Giza and Behira. The groundwork for these Information on how to support Sehaty and other projects has already taken place and construction is underway at projects of St Mark Universal Copts Care can be found at: three of the sites. www.stmarkuniversalcoptscare.org
7 Projects
MEDICINES MANAGEMENT PROGRAMME
St Mark Universal Copts Care has continued to expand its medicines programme, which has achieved economies of scale through the bulk buying of prescriptions, which are delivered to eight dioceses on a monthly basis.
Currently, the charity delivers 1,000 prescriptions per month and it aims to increase this to 4,000 per month by March 2017. ADDITIONAL PROJECTS
The charity continues to provide ongoing funding across a A number of additional projects and initiatives have taken place number of dioceses as below: over the past year.
·· Old Egypt (Healthcare & Social Development) THE HAPPY HEART
·· Elhagana (Healthcare Support) This new centre for children with learning disabilities in Naqada has been fitted out with physiotherapy equipment. It regularly ·· North Giza (Healthcare Support) supports 50 patients each day.
·· Nakada (Healthcare Support) PHYSIOTHERAPY CENTRE, NAQADA
·· Khartoum (Healthcare Support) A second project in Naqada has been the fit-out of a specially equipped physiotherapy and rehabilitation centre for people PARTNERSHIP WORKING with neurological conditions. This supports 200 patients each month and serves a population of 24,000 inhabitants in the St Mark Universal Copts Care has continued with its approach of local area. working in partnership with other charities to ensure effective and efficient support. Highlights over the past year include: SOCIO-ECONOMIC PROJECTS • Om Dorman nursery project established in Sudan in We funded a further 38 cattle projects in Der Mawas, providing partnership with ‘Copts In Need’ individuals with the means to establish a sustainable micro • Tuition fees funded for 20 university students, working with business and support their families. Funding was also provided St Cyril Trust, in addition to over 100 funded via the diocese to help 50 newly wed couples set up home and embark on their of Old Cairo. new life together.
8 ST MARK GOLD CARD LAUNCHED The year A major new fundraising initiative launched in 2016 was the St Mark Gold Card. This offers extensive restaurant and store discounts and benefits, including free breakdown cover in numbers and free mobile phone insurance for just £10 per month. So far, there are over 50 members and the aim is to grow this membership base further in 2016/17. Number of patients to receive subsidised SPONSORSHIP prescriptions: 7,549 Locally in the UK, the charity has supported Quarry Green Football Club to purchase over 200 football strips, raising awareness of St Mark’s activities and providing regular Number of gynaecology sporting participation for young people aged 7 - 13. operations carried out: 92 THE FUTURE Number of general St Mark Universal Copts Care will continue with its strategic surgery operations approach to identifying the needs in each diocese in Egypt carried out: 136 and Sudan and to continuing to expand Sehaty project through the completion of the first wave of seven hospitals, and then beyond this to establishing further sites. Number of ENT and ophthalmology Alongside this, St Mark Universal Copts Care will provide a marketing platform for the national and international operatations: 40 charities that provide aid to Copts across the world, and will continue to build the charity’s reserves and develop a Number of orthopaedic maintainable income stream to support its projects. operations: 15 Number of students’ tuition fees paid: 142 Number of cattle projects established: 38
9 Accounts
Statement of Financial Activities for the year ended 31 March 2016
2016 2015 £ £ INCOMING RESOURCES Donations 658,776 284,755 Fundraising events 5,663 Investment income 107 - ______Total incoming resources 664,516 284,775 ______
RESOURCES EXPENDED Charitable activities - Overseas aid 241,384 201,761 - UK charitable contributions 1,742 16,250 - Wages and salaries 50,232 16,191 - Fundraising and events 42,661 7,828 - Operating costs 43,742 27,630
Governance costs 10,948 10,989 ______Total resources expended 390,709 280,649 ______Net movement in funds 273,807 4,127 Fund balance at 1 April 2015 4,127 - ______Fund balance at 31 March 2016 277,934 4,127 ______
The statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses in the year. All incoming resources and resources expended derive from continuing activities
10 Accounts
Statement of Financial Activities for the year ended 31 March 2016
2016 2015 £ £ INCOMING RESOURCES Donations 658,776 284,755 Fundraising events 5,663 Investment income 107 - ______Total incoming resources 664,516 284,775 ______
RESOURCES EXPENDED Charitable activities - Overseas aid 241,384 201,761 - UK charitable contributions 1,742 16,250 - Wages and salaries 50,232 16,191 - Fundraising and events 42,661 7,828 - Operating costs 43,742 27,630
Governance costs 10,948 10,989 ______Total resources expended 390,709 280,649 ______Net movement in funds 273,807 4,127 Fund balance at 1 April 2015 4,127 - ______Fund balance at 31 March 2016 277,934 4,127 ______
The statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses in the year. All incoming resources and resources expended derive from continuing activities
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