Welcome to St Pancras

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Welcome to St Pancras
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St Pancras Welfare Trust

• Caring in the Heart of Camden

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St Pancras Welfare Trust

• Imagine having no-one to help you in times of
  need or sickness
• Who would you turn to?
• Who would offer a helping hand?

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St Pancras Welfare Trust

• Imagine
• If a family of four is trying to live on 187
  per week
• If a pensioner is trying to live on 109 per
  week
• If a young person is to be housed in a bare,
  run down flat
• If a lone, single parent has a child with
  serious illness and special needs

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St Pancras Welfare Trust

• Who do they turn to when they need
• Shoes and clothing?
• T o replace a worn out bed?
• A fridge, cooker or basic furniture?
• A short respite to relieve the pressure?
• The only answer for many people is the St
  Pancras Welfare Trust

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St Pancras Welfare Trust
The St Pancras Welfare Trust provides an
invaluable safety net for those who have nowhere
else to turn in times of need or sickness. The
area of benefit includes some of the most densely
populated parts of Camden including Kings Cross,
Somers Town, Camden Town and Kentish Town all
areas with high indices of social deprivation.
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St Pancras Welfare Trust
We make small grants in the form of cash or
vouchers to make life a bit easier and to give a
helping hand on the way to recovery
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St Pancras Welfare Trust

• The Trust was established in 1971 following a
  review of ancient parochial charities by the
  Charity Commissioners
• The Trusts guidelines are more suitable for
  dealing with the needs of modern society.

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St Pancras Welfare Trust

• The St Pancras Welfare Trust is the umbrella name
  for two charities
• The St Pancras Relief in Need Charity
• The St Pancras Relief in Sickness Charity
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The St PancrasRelief in Need Charity
Objects To relieve either generally or
individually persons resident in the area of
benefit who are in conditions of need, hardship
or distress
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The St Pancras Relief in Need Charity

• Incorporating
• The Charity of Thomas Charles (1617)
• The Charity of William Platt (1632)
• The Charity of Eleanor Palmer (1926)
• The Abraham Davis Trust (1926)
• The South Highgate Maternity Child Welfare Fund

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The St PancrasRelief in Sickness Charity
Objects To relieve in case of need persons
resident in the area of benefit who are sick,
convalescent, disabled, handicapped or infirm.
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The St Pancras Relief in Sickness Charity

• Incorporating
• The St Pancras Schools Treatment Service Fund

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Camelot Trust

• In 1992 the trustees assumed responsibility for
  the running of the Camelot Trust, a charity
  established in 1969 by Mrs Neel, a resident of
  Kentish Town, to provide holidays for
  disadvantaged children living in the area of
  benefit.

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Trustees

• There are 8 trustees
• One ex-officio The Mayor of Camden
• Three nominated trustees appointed by Camden
  Council (not necessarily Councillors), serving
  for four years
• Four co-opted trustees persons residing or
  carrying on business in or near the area of
  benefit, serving for five years

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Trustees Meetings

• The trustees meet quarterly to
• Appoint a chair at the first meeting of the year
• Review the quarterly performance of the trust
  fund
• Consider the Secretarys report
• Allocate funds for distribution
• Consider applications

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Annual Meeting

• Held in September to consider the annual report
  and accounts
• Discuss the management of the trust fund with the
  fund managers
• Make a risk assessment.

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Finances

• The trust fund is managed by UBS AG, London
  branch, and invested in a mixture of stocks and
  bonds to produce a yield that reflects the
  Trusts need for income and long-term capital
  growth.
• The managers performance is judged against an
  agreed index.

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Sources of funds

• In 1971 the trust had assets worth about 900.00
• The Trust is entitled to receive one third of the
  net income of the Estate Charity of Eleanor
  Palmer in the mid 1970s the Trust received
  250,000 as its share of the proceeds of the sale
  of one of their properties.
• In 2004 the trust fund was valued at 723,000,
  producing a yield of about 3.85
• Management and administrative costs amount to
  approximately 17.

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Fundraising

• The trust is a grant making trust and does not
  have explicit powers to seek funds
• However, it does have the power to accept
  donations
• The natural source of additional funding is via
  legacies and to this effect information leaflets
  have been sent to all firms of solicitors in the
  borough
• A donations page is maintained on the website
• And the Trust is registered with various
  initiatives run by the Charities Aid Foundation,
  including payroll giving (Give as You Earn).

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Links with other agencies

• The remit of the trust is to work in liaison with
  Social Services and other agencies who work with
  potential beneficiaries
• Applications are received from all departments in
  Social Services
• Other applications are received from health
  professionals, schools and more than 50 voluntary
  organisations

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How to apply

• Applicants must complete and sign an application
  form to comply with Data Protection legislation
• All applications must be supported by a letter
  from a Social Worker or other bona fide
  organisation (CAB, etc.)
• Applications can be made on-line by approved
  sponsoring agencies

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Grants

• A comprehensive database is maintained and all
  applications are cross checked
• Grants are one-off
• The trustees cannot consider grants for
  educational purposes
• Grants are in the range 150 - 300

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The future

• New co-optative trustees will be sought by
  advertising locally with the aim of increasing
  the pool of specialist and local knowledge
• New sponsoring agencies will be sought in order
  to ensure that all sections of the community
  benefit from the Trust's work.

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Further information

• John Knights
• Secretary to the Trustees
• St Pancras Welfare Trust
• c/o 212 Eversholt Street
• London NW1 1BD
• Tel/fax [phone]
• mail_at_spwt.org.uk
• www.spwt.org.uk