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| The Society for
Continence (Singapore) (SFCS) originated from the dedicated efforts of a group
of doctors, nurses and rehabilitation therapists who recognised the special
needs of the incontinent as far back as 1988. Among the pioneering group of
people to be mentioned are Dr Anne Merriman, Dr Rilly Ray and Prof Peter Lim
Huat Chye. In 1988, a symposium on the Management of Urinary Incontinence was
held for the first time in Singapore for all healthcare professionals to
address this growing malady. The enthusiasm shown by medical professionals in
treating incontinent patients prompted Prof Peter Lim Huat Chye, a Consultant
Urologist to form an organisation to look into this sub-specialty. SFCS was
officially set up in Toa Payoh Hospital as a voluntary welfare organisation
registered with the Singapore government in 1991. |
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| (i)
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to
disseminate information and educate healthcare professionals and the public on
methods to promote urinary & bowel continence |
| (ii)
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to
promote the education, training and rehabilitation of the incontinent and their
general interests and welfare |
| (iii)
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to
do such things as are incidental or conducive to the attainment of the above
objects, the Society may: |
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(a)
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render
assistance to the incontinent through medical or non medical measures |
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(b)
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provide an
organisation to foster friendship, understanding and mutual encouragement among
the incontinent |
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(c)
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procure
special benefits and concessions for the incontinent to better their condition |
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(d)
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raise funds
from the general public and to accept gifts or bequests from any person, body
or organisation for the benefit of the incontinent and in furtherance of the
objectives of the Society |
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(e)
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create
among the community and government an awareness of the special needs of the
incontinent and solicit their cooperation and assistance for those afflicted
with this malady as defined by the World Health Organisation as "The inability
to control the discharge of urine or faeces which causes a social and hygienic
problem for the community". |
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It was in 1993 that the
SFCS received requests from the region to help set-up similar organisations in
their countries. The Society helped Malaysia, Hong Kong, Korea and Taiwan to
set-up their own Continence sfcieties. The turning point came in 1994 when SFCS
was invited to join the "Continence Promotion Committee" (CPC) of the
International Continence Society, UK. It was then SFCS's aggressive promotional
activities commenced throughout Asia. In the same year "Continet", an
electronic network on the World Wide Web of the Internet was set up for the
International Continence Society by Prof Peter Lim Huat Chye as part of our
contribution to the CPC.
This ultimately
developed an index system to facilitate rapid and easy communication of
information between organisations and individuals. The SFCS has been granted
affiliation with the Association for Continence Advice, UK in year 2000.
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| The Society recognises
the importance of global networking in this Internet era and took serious
measures in making the East meet the West. At this juncture there are 30
continence organisations worldwide. There are 12 from Central, North and South
East Asia and 18 from the West. SFCS has recommended to the CPC of the
International Continence Society to reach-out to all such organisations to
establish a strong networking among them - for exchange of ideas, knowledge,
skills, training programmes and modus operandi. In many countries continence
organisations are duplicating services in terms of resource materials. As all
of them are working towards the same goal "Promoting Continence", they can
exchange training materials with slight modification to suit their country's
language and practices. Global networking also enhances standardisation in
continence management. For example, medical terminology is still a problem in
countries where English is not an official language. Recently, SFCS initiated a
project together with the CPC on translating "incontinence-terminology" with
help of APCAB countries in their native languages. |
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Non-Financial Information
Name of Organisation:
Society for Continence (Singapore)
Camden Medical Centre
1 Orchard Boulevard #04-03
Singapore 248649
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Contact Information
Name of Contact Person: Ms Rani Vadiveloo
Telephone No: + 65 6787 0337
Fax No: +65 6588 1723
Email Address: rani@pacific.net.sg
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Charity Status
Charity Regn No: 0861
Charity Regn Date: 16 January 1992
Constitution: Society for Continence (Singapore)
Date of Establishment: 6th December 1991
ROS Regn No. 215/91 TAP
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IPC Status
Effective Date : 8 June 2007 to 11 June 2008
A Member of Health Endowment Fund
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Objectives:
| (i)
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to
disseminate information and educate healthcare professionals and the public on
methods to promote urinary & bowel continence |
| (ii)
|
to
promote the education, training and rehabilitation of the incontinent and their
general interests and welfare |
| (iii)
|
to
do such things as are incidental or conducive to the attainment of the above
objects, the Society may: |
|
(a)
|
render
assistance to the incontinent through medical or non medical measures |
|
(b)
|
provide an
organisation to foster friendship, understanding and mutual encouragement among
the incontinent |
|
(c)
|
procure
special benefits and concessions for the incontinent to better their condition |
|
(d)
|
raise funds
from the general public and to accept gifts or bequests from any person, body
or organisation for the benefit of the incontinent and in furtherance of the
objectives of the Society |
|
(e)
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create
among the community and government an awareness of the special needs of the
incontinent and solicit their cooperation and assistance for those afflicted
with this malady as defined by the World Health Organisation as "The inability
to control the discharge of urine or faeces which causes a social and hygienic
problem for the community". |
Vision/Mission:
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to make all Singaporeans to tackle the problem without any inhibition
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to achieve substantial subsidy for medical/surgical procedures for incontinent
sufferers in the coming years
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No. of Beneficiaries: General Public
Trustees/Board Members :
Prof Peter H C Lim, Dr David Consigliere, Dr Ee Chye Hua, Dr Siow Woei Yun, Dr Ho Siew Hong, Ms Li Ming Juan, Dr P Moorthy, NO King Foong Meng, NC Tay Lee Hua, Mr Richard Yap, Ms Susan Koh, Prof Goh Lee Gan, Dr Jennifer Liauw, Dr Chao Sing Ming, Dr Michael Wong Yuet Chen, NO Chia Hwee Huang
Key Employees Ms Rani Vadiveloo, Executive Director
Auditor : S C Mohan & Associates
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2. Financial Information
Incoming Receipts |
2003
(S$'000) |
2004
(S$'000) |
2005
(S$'000) |
2006
(S$'000) |
2007
(S$'000) |
Growth %
2006 vs 2007 |
Donations
· Tax Deductible
· Non-Tax Deductible |
758
0 |
617
0 |
450
0 |
518
0 |
571
0 |
+ 10% |
Grants/Sponsorships |
1 |
60 |
4 |
32 |
8 |
- 75 % |
Membership fees |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 % |
Investment income |
38 |
27 |
20 |
20 |
32 |
- 60 % |
Investment Gains |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
0 % |
Others |
16 |
6 |
31 |
10 |
7 |
- 30 % |
Total Receipts |
814 |
711 |
506 |
581 |
619 |
- 6 % |
Expenses |
2003
(S$'000) |
2004
(S$'000) |
2005
(S$'000) |
2006
(S$'000) |
2007
(S$'000) |
Growth %
2006 vs 2007 |
Direct Charitable Expenses
- Local
- Overseas |
263
29 |
209
36 |
307
9 |
196
24 |
165
0 |
- 15 %
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Operating/Administration Expenses |
183 |
282 |
245 |
222 |
240 |
+ 8 % |
Fundraising |
218 |
178 |
158 |
154 |
168 |
+ 9 % |
Publicity |
29 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 % |
Capital Expenses |
83 |
49 |
31 |
6 |
34 |
+466% |
Revaluation deficit/(surplus) |
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|
315 |
(205) |
- |
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Total Expenditure |
805 |
757 |
1066 |
398 |
608 |
+ 52%
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Excess (Deficit) |
9 |
(46) |
(560) |
183 |
11 |
+ 6 % |
BALANCE SHEET |
2003
(S$'000) |
2004
(S$'000) |
2005
(S$'000) |
2006
(S$'000) |
2007
(S$'000) |
Growth %
2006 vs 2007 |
ASSETS |
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Land and Building |
760 |
760 |
445 |
650 |
650 |
+ 0 % |
Tangible Assets |
79 |
92 |
84 |
27 |
32 |
+ 18 % |
Investments |
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Inventories |
18 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Accounts Receivable |
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Cash & Deposits |
522 |
528 |
302 |
365 |
388 |
+ 6 % |
Others |
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Total Assets |
1379 |
1380 |
831 |
1042 |
1070 |
+ 2 % |
FUNDS |
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General Fund |
1379 |
1348 |
819 |
1008 |
1004 |
- 0 % |
Asia Pacific Continence Advisory Board Fund |
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30 |
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Charity Projects Fund |
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19 |
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Total Funds |
1372 |
1348 |
819 |
1008 |
1053 |
+ 23 % |
LIABILITIES |
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Long-Term Liabilities |
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Current Liabilities |
7 |
32 |
12 |
34 |
17 |
- 50 % |
Total Liabilities |
7 |
32 |
12 |
34 |
17 |
- 50 % |
Total Liabilities and Funds |
1379 |
1380 |
831 |
1042 |
1070 |
+ 2% |
Other Information |
2003
(S$'000) |
2004
(S$'000) |
2005
(S$'000) |
2006
(S$'000) |
2007
(S$'000) |
Donations/ Grants and Sponsorship given to other Charities (S$'000) |
39 |
13 |
12 |
20 |
0 |
No. of Employees |
4 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
Total Employee Costs (S$'000) |
73 |
86 |
85 |
85 |
86 |
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