How did we do?4Being our bestin all we doUnderpinned by good governance, we've worked hard tokeep developing a culture shaped by our values, investingin our people and the systems and working practices.Keeping pace with best practiceDeveloping our systems and processesAs George King and Christopher Stooke both come tothe end of many years of exceptional service on ourBoard, we held a successful recruitment process to fillthe important roles of Chair and Treasurer. New ChairAdrian Williams will begin his tenure in June, workingwith Treasurer Florence Akende, a current Trusteeand member of our Finance, Audit and InvestmentCommittee.Moreover, this year we have worked in partnership withTrustees to create a new Grants sub-committee, whichwill achieve multiple goals of enabling Trustees to focusprimarily on the core strategic business of the Charity,as well as bringing King’s staff and patients more firmlyinto the process of assessing grants, resulting in morerobust and transparent assessment systems.Building on the grant-making system implemented in2021/22, we focused on our grant-making processes inour internal audit in 2022/23, helping to identify issuesearly so we can keep improving our practice.As part of our commitment to develop our governancepractice and ensure King’s patients are at the heartof everything we do, each Trustees’ meeting nowincludes a patient discussing their experience of King’scare and treatment and their engagement with theCharity.During the year we bolstered our existing ethicalinvestment policy to strengthen our compliance withEnvironmental Social and Governance factors andensure our investment approach matches our valuesand ethos, while making the most of the Charity'sresources.100%of staff said theywere proud to work forthe Charity and feltvalued at work.34S U P P O R T K I N G S .O R G .U KWe also continued to develop our fundraising processesto ensure they remain robust as the Charity grows.Working collaboratively to map workflows across allaspects of our fundraising, the resulting action plan hasalready delivered significant benefits, from reclaimingGift Aid to reducing our data entry workload.Strengthening our cultureOver the course of the year, we took care to establisheffective hybrid working practices, paying extraattention to team building and opportunities forcolleagues to enjoy social and professional interaction.An organising committee of staff members ran aprogramme of simple events and activities designedto bring people together, from watching a film at afree open-air festival and holding the staff Christmaslunch, to gathering in the office to share pizza or playboard games. Alongside simple social opportunities,our monthly, hybrid whole-team meetings broughtmore and more people into the office, and we held twoaway days to share successes and build plans together.
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