Annual Report 200914 Homes' Income and Expenditure 2008 2007 £ 000s £ 000s Homes Income 5,897 5,637 Homes Expenditure 6,006 5,520 ( 109) 117 Depreciation of Buildings ( 63) ( 46) ( 172) 71 Widows' Friend Society Grants 24 22 Homes' Voluntary Support 152 91 HOMES SURPLUS/( DEFICIT) 4 184 Total Fund Income and Expenditure Homes Surplus/( Defi cit) 4 184 Forward Together and general charity administration and interest ( 520) ( 495) Surplus/( Defi cit) ( 516) ( 312) Legacies 171 408 General and Specifi c Gifts and Donations 4,447 794 Other income 7 150 Charitable Income 4,625 1,202 Surplus/( Defi cit) after charitable income 4,109 890 Interest and other income 224 150 ( Defi cit)/ Surplus on sale of leases ( 137) 173 Surplus for year 4,196 1,213 Transfers with restricted and designated funds ( 4,283) ( 1,207) General fund movement in year ( 88) 6 Balance Sheet 2008 2007 £ 000s £ 000s Fixed assets 15,697 11,581 Investments 446 529 Net current assets 6,354 6,273 22,497 18,383 Long- term liabilities 0 0 22,497 18,383 Fund Balances For the provision of a Home in St Albans 365 340 For the provision of a Home for the Elderly Mentally Infi rm 56 54 For the provision of a Home in memory of L McNeill 352 339 For the provision of a Home in the West of England 107 94 For the benefi ciaries of the Watford Tabernacle Almshouses 332 373 For the benefi ciaries of the Widows' Friend Society 178 192 Other funds 186 137 Restricted funds 1,576 1,529 For the provision of new schemes under ' Forward Together' 975 975 Financial data is extracted from the audited accounts of the Society, which is available from the Trustees at the address on the rear cover.

www. pilgrimhomes. org. uk 15 Training others to hold fast our standards Phil Wainwright, Director of Human Resources As I sat eating the excellent food at High Leigh Christian Conference centre last November, I mused on how familiar the surroundings seemed. I even seemed to know many of the staff almost as if they were my colleagues. I then realised that this was the fifth time I had been at High Leigh in 2008 and suddenly understood the " déja vu" kind of feeling I was getting. I am considering asking for my own suite of rooms! The year began, as it often does, with training for our Care Team Leaders, Care/ Nurse Managers and Registered Nurses, followed closely by similar training and updates for Senior Care Assistants. These groups of staff are a vital part of the running of our homes and provide essential support to the managers. Care Team Leaders and Care/ Nurse Managers are the " deputies" to the Home Managers and take a leading role in the oversight of the care staff within the homes. At our homes with nursing care, the registered nurses use their professional skills to provide day- to- day oversight of the care staff, whilst senior care assistants supervise the carers in a practical way on each shift in the non- nursing homes. Sessions at these conferences will cover a wide range of topics from how to conduct appraisals to the challenges of caring for dementia sufferers and dealing with inspectors when they call unexpectedly. But just meeting together and sharing problems with colleagues from other homes is very valuable, as is a bit of fun and relaxation ( the