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Registered Charity No 275637, Registered Office: 46, The Half Croft Syston, Leics.LE7 1LD U.K.

The Nutrition Centre at King’s Village, TolonJean with Sister Eusabia and the technician at the

Donald Richards Clinic, Nakwabi

The kitchen at Hand in Hand, Peace of Christ Community, Nkoranza

Jean, Verna and Sara with the staff at the St Martin’s Health Centre/Maternity Centre at Biu

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Consignments to Africa: During the year 2013-2014

Inter Care dispatched 258 consignments of medicines,

worth £677,443, and weighing 11,514 Kgs, to 117

clinics in rural Africa. In 2012-2013 the total value

dispatched was £697,081

2013/14

Cameroon £30,693

Ghana £73,623

Malawi £123,542

Sierra Leone £38,259

Tanzania £177,213

Zambia £46,247

Special deliveries £187,865

Total £677,443

The types of units supported by Inter Care include:

hospitals, health centres, dispensaries, infirmaries,

an orphanage, a hospice, a centre for the disabled,

prisons, a diabetic clinic and schools for the blind and

partially sighted.

Visit to Ghana, August 2014 Jean Widdowson and Verna and Sara Webber (pictured on the front page) visited 10 health units across Ghana.

These visits to clinics are a vital part of the Inter Care service as we learn so much about the local conditions, the

qualities of the staff and the medical issues faced. Each trip results in a report which makes recommendations

about the way we work, both locally with the units visited, and also more generally where there are lessons to

be learnt.

Inter Care is 40 years oldIn 1974 Inter Care sent its very first consignment of medicines, valued at £275, to Luwuchi Dispensary, Malawi.

In August 2014 and over £12 million worth of medicines later, consignment number 5332 valued at £2,260, was

sent to St Peter’s Hospital. Likomo Island in Malawi.

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Message from the Chair of Inter Care’s Board of TrusteesThe year to August 2014 was a memorable one for Inter Care, being the fortieth anniversary

of our birth.

Although the value of medicines sent to Africa declined slightly (£678,000 v £697,000 in 2013), underlying

‘routine’ dispatches were higher. The difference in total dispatches in 2013 accounted for by an unusually high

proportion of ‘one off’ donations from pharmaceutical companies. Inter Care is now consistently operating at a

level considerably higher than that of five years ago, in line with our strategic objective of sustained increases in

shipments.

The income that was generated declined marginally from £254,000 in 2013 to £239,000. With the phasing of

payments by major donors, careful cost controls and operating efficiencies we have comfortably met our objective

of holding reserves to cover Inter Care’s operating costs for at least six months.

We continued to experience a tightening in the regulatory environment and now hold three licences: a wholesale

licence from the MHRA, a waste handling licence from the Environment Agency and a controlled drugs licence

from the Home Office. Inter Care now operates with very high levels of control and strict operating procedures.

We would like to specially thank Jean Widdowson and the Medical Panel for their hard work and professionalism

throughout the year.

In line with our declared strategy of prioritising fund raising, our staff team was increased by two new part time

appointments, Elena Garcia a general fundraiser and Julie-Anne Smith, specialising in grant fundraising. Both

are already making an excellent contribution. Also proving herself to be a great addition to the team is Charlotte

Wright, who joined as an administration apprentice and has now been confirmed as a full time staff member in

that role.

Sadly, Carol Austin declared her intention to step down from her position as Resources Manager. Carol has given

twenty two years of selfless performance and Inter Care owes her a great deal; in the somewhat turbulent period

six or seven years ago, Carol’s hard work and loyalty was a key factor in our survival. We shall all miss her.

In keeping with our philosophy of maintaining personal links with our African beneficiaries (now numbering 127

clinics) a visit was made to Ghana. Many practical benefits emerged, including the possibility of improved delivery

methods, as well as the vital reinforcement of our personal communications.

Margaret Greiff MBE, Inter Care Patron and former Administrator, wrote and published an excellent book outlining

key milestones in Inter Care’s first forty years. As well as celebrating this birthday, the book has proved to be a

very useful contributor to our funds and has been so well received that a second print run was commissioned.

Finally, my sincere thanks to all who gave their talents and time so generously over the year – staff under Diane

Hardy’s energetic leadership, our marvellous volunteers, medical donors, financial donors and fellow trustees. It is

their unfailing support which contributes to Inter Cares outstanding success.

Alan Mellor, Chair of the Board of Trustees

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DonorsMedicines

2013/14 has again seen an increase in the amounts of good quality medicines received, with over 1,300 GP

surgeries across the UK contributing. The increasing quality of those medicines is due entirely to the efforts of

those who sort them at the surgeries and we cannot thank them enough for the time that they spend on doing

this. This has also helped us to slightly reduce the amount of medicines that we have to send for incineration.

A special thank you to PAL International (Sheila Brucciani) for their regular donations of disposable items such

as gloves, aprons and wipes, and also to Advanced Care Products for their continuing supply of much-needed

Blood Glucose Test Strips which are well-received in Africa.

Finance

You can see from the summary of the accounts attached that we can report that 2013/14 was another successful

year financially, showing a surplus of over £28,000.

We are extremely fortunate to be able to secure grants from several Trusts. Some Trusts support our work but

wish to remain anonymous; we gratefully acknowledge the generosity of the following:

Alchemy Foundation

Alfred Haines Charitable Trust

Anchor Foundation

Barbara Wards Children’s Foundation

Beatrice Laing Trust

Chillag Family Charitable Trust

Cotmore Charitable Trust

Cotton Trust

Dromintee Trust

Edwina Mountbatten Trust

Eureka Charitable Trust

Evan Cornish Foundation

Fulmer Charitable Trust

Harapan Trust

Herbert Charitable Trust

Ian Reid Charitable Trust

Joan Strutt Charitable Trust

Mrs Frances Crabtree CT

Leonard Trust

Longmead Trust

Marsh Christian Trust

Meeting Industry Meeting Needs

Merstham Aid Project

Michael Cornish Charitable Trust

Mirianog Trust

Miss Bisgood Charitable Trust

MPM Charitable Trust

Mrs L D Rope Third Charitable Settlement

Paget Trust

Rufford Foundation

Souter Charitable Trust

St Mary’s Charity

Sycamore Trust

Torrs Charitable Trust

Trefoil Trust

Ulverscroft Foundation

Zephyr Charitable Trust

We are also very grateful to the huge number of individuals and community groups (Churches, Rotary

International, Inner Wheel, Lions, Doctors’ surgeries and many more) who make our work possible by

supporting our fundraising events and with sponsorships and cash donations.

THANK YOU ALL

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TRUSTEES STAFFMr. A. Mellor (Chairman)

Mr. R. Bailey

Mr. A. Herbert

Dr. P. O’Callaghan

Mrs. V. Webber

Mrs. J. Widdowson

Sr. P. Story (retired Jan 2014)

Dr. A. Jarvis (retired Jan 2014)

Sr. K. McBride (from Jan 2014)

Mrs. Diane Hardy (General Manager)

Mrs. Carol Austin (Resources Manager)

Mr. Bill Johnson (Warehouse Assistant)

Mr. Harry Ludlam (Executive Fundraiser)

Miss Charlotte Wright (Business Apprentice)

Miss Elena Garcia (Fundraiser)

Ms Julie-Anne Smith (Grants Fundraiser)

PATRONS Rt. Rev. Malcolm McMahon,O.P Mr. Amir Khan Mrs. Margaret Grieff M.B.E.

Ash Abdulhusein

Colin Austin

Helena Baron

Tina Belderbos

Ann Bing

Diane Bird

Mike Bird

Katherine Bragg

Alison Briggs

Colette Brydon

Robin Bullock

Peter Cantle

Jean Castille

Tom Clarke

Sylvia Cliff

Barry Connolly

Helen Cox

Richard Cutler

Anna Devitt

Catrina Durning

Jane Friendship

Margaret Greiff

Norma Grimes

Farrell Hackett

Maryvonne Hainsworth

Sandra Hawthorne

Eileen Hickey

Peter Hill

Euan Holt

Anne Hughes

Tony Jarvis

Jo Jarvis

Tracy Jones

Jan King

Rosemary Leavesley

Helen Lewis

Linda Lord

Kathleen McBride

Sammy McKenzie

Lusia Manktelow

Rosylin Marriott

Beryl Massey

Ralph Moakes

Diane Newton

Mary O’Callaghan

Patrick O’Callaghan

Unnati Patel

Sue Patterson

Robert Pettifer

Pat Plowman

Vince Riley

Lew Rowlands

Jane Smith

Sally Smith

Lindsay Taylor

Ruth Treseder

Tony Treseder

Lesley Trivett

Susan Turner

Jean Widdowson

John Winter

Peter Woods

A BIG THANK YOU TO ALL OUR VOLUNTEERS

Our volunteers are truly inspirational and valued greatly by Inter Care as in 2013/14 they donated a whopping

10,000 hours of their time to help us (notable as it is actually more hours than the paid staff!). It is fair to say that

without this voluntary support we simply would not exist. This year again has seen an increase in the number of

volunteers, and the number of hours they contribute to our work.

The tasks performed by volunteers are many and varied. They include: collecting medicines from surgeries and

getting them to Syston, selling books, recycling items, professional support, and not forgetting the staff in the

surgeries who collect and check the medicines before they are sent in to us.

A special thank you to those who gave regular weekly effort during the year in the warehouse and the office in Syston:

In Memoriam: It is with great sadness that we report the passing of John Heller, Mary Riley, Gillean Russell and

John Speirs, all of whom were great supporters of Inter Care over many years. Also Morley Wheeler and Constance

Harper who generously remembered Inter Care in their wills which enables us to continue with our work.

Our condolences go to their families, along with an appreciation for their many years’ work for Inter Care.

MEDICAL PANELMrs. J. Widdowson

Mrs. C. Austin

Dr. F. McKenzie

Dr. P. O’Callaghan

Dr. V. Riley

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INTER CARE LIMITED INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2014

2013 2012

INCOME £ £

Medical supplies donations received 652,582 671,535

Grants and donations received from Trusts and similar bodies 140,276 177,516

General donations received 42,867 46,527

Legacies received 24,000 -

Grants received 1,500 -

Interest 1,703 915

Gifts in kind 8,000 8,000

Book sales 3,338 2,979

Events 17,165 18,440

Total income 891,431 925,912

EXPENDITURE

Donated supplies by third parties 652,582 671,535

Purchase of medicines and materials by Inter Care 25,096 25,546

Parcel post and carriage: UK 11,401 12,584

Parcel post and carriage: Foreign 33,461 39,000

Licence fees 1,812 3,788

Waste disposal 1,399 1,765

Salaries and wages 83,234 79,681

Travel 3,140 3,604

Rent and rates 19,691 19,657

Water, light and heat 4,270 3,693

Telephone and website costs 1,795 2,556

Stationery, office postage, courses and sundry 9,006 8,502

Training 1,268 2,565

Repairs and maintenance 1,469 4,690

Insurance 1,258 1,171

Depreciation 883 1,054

Promotional expenses 5,727 5,722

Trust fund raiser 2,492 -

Audit and accountancy 2,090 2,030

Payroll processing 845 869

Total expenditure 862,919 890,012

Net income for the year 28,512 35,900

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Cameroon

Tanzania

Malawi

Zambia

SierraLeone Ghana

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Inter Care supports clinics in:

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