Charity registration number 1092772
Company r￿istration number 04427304 (England and Wales)
FACING THE WORLD
ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024

FACING THE WORLD
LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
Trustees
Katrtn Kandel Burkevsmith
Simon Fennell (Chaiman)
Peter Schell
Charle5 Schrager
Michael Chan
Christopher Forrest
Anil Patel
Richard Porter
Peter Clarke
Charity numbèr
1092772
Company number
04427304
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567 Fulham Road
London
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Registered office
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FACING THE WORLD
CONTENTS
Page
Trustees, repart
1-10
Independent audiiorfs report
Statement of financid activities
14
Balance sheel
15
Statement of cash flows
16
Notes to the financial statements
17-28

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FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
The trustees present their annual report and financial slatements of the charity (otherwise referred to as the
foundation) for the year ended 31 December 2024.
The financial statements have been prepared in accordan￿ with the accounting policies set out in note 1 to the
financial statements 8nd comply with the foundation's Memorandum and Arkncles, the Companies Act 2D06 and
'Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing
their accounts in accordance wrth the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland
(FRS 102)" (as amended for accounting periods commencing from 1 January 2019).
Objectives and activities
Purposes and aims:
The foundation's purposes as set out in the objects Contain￿ in the foundation's Memorandum of Association
the protection and preservation of health and the relief of suffering, sickness. injury and distress. in
particular of children with facial disfigurement-, and
the advancement of education and training. in particular in the treatment of facial disfigurement.
The aims of the foundation are to build capacity for craniofacial treatment and care in countries where access to
healthcare is limited. In particular, they are to build appropriate treatment for those people from the developing
world who suffer from facial disfigurement. through the training and educating of local medical teams in
designated global centres of excellence. Finally, they are to enable the establishment of appropriate centres
capable of providing Ireatmenl and creating a 5uslainable solution.
How the foundation achieves its objectives:
Facing the World's medical training programme in Vietnam has a straightfo￿ard strategy and an associated set
of milestones. As with all training programmes. the business model and strategy are dear.
By approaching the local Plastic and Craniofacial Surgery departments holistically, the foundation aims to make a
suslainable, measurable, and replicable change. The key to suc￿sS is the development of an effective wider
multidisciplinary team within specific units. incorporating for example oculoplastic surgeons, ENT head & neck
surgeons, neurosurgeons, plastic surgeons. orthodontist maxillofacial surgeons and anaesthetists.
As the focus is not only on in-hospiial training. but also on nelworking. inlernational conference exposure and the
development of local educational resources, the foundation will benefit a greater number of doctors and, through
their actions most importantly. many more patients.
The business model continues to be replicable. and Ihe foundation is confident that it can continue to build on the
suc￿Ssful collaboration it saw in Da Nang and is seeing in Hanoi.
The foundation achieves ils objective through the following activities.
Supplying Facing the World teams, whose members all donate their services to provide surgical
treatment for patienls with facial disfigurement. The ability of Facing the Worfd to achieve its objectives
depends on the dedication and commitment of a group of highly skilled medical volunteers. The medic
treatments provided by Facing the World are complex, and there are a limited number of experts
worldwide capable of providing such treatments to the required h￿h standard of care
Establishing craniofaciallplastic reconstructive units in Vietnam, initially.
Initiatillg formal bi-lateral training programmes in cfder to build the skills of medical teams and ancillary
professionals abroad, Actively seeking to train surgical teams abroad to "upskill. already competent
doctors in the latest lechniques and skills in order to broaden their caseload.
Sourcing and donating required medical technology to enable complex craniofaGial surgeries to be
carried out by the medical teams abroad.
Providing fellowships and telemedicine capabilities lo discuss patient treatment plans with
accompanying techniques, thereby achieving continuous ongoing education.
Collaborating with partner doctors who wrtte arKI present papers on cases in order to improve the
understsnding and treatment of these debilitsling conditions.

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Ensuring the foundation's work achieves its aims:
The foundation reviews its aims, objectives and activities each year. The review considers the su￿sS of each
key activity and the benefits they have brought to the intended beneficiaries of the foundation's activities.
The review also helps the foundats'on to ensure that its activities remain focused on the achievement of its stated
purposes. In reviewing its aims and objectives, and in planning its future activits-es. the foundalion operates in
accordan￿ with the UK Charities Commission's general guidance on public benefit In particular, as part of the
review, the Iruslees consider how future planned aclivities will contribute to the foundation's aims and objectives.
The focus of the foundation's work:
Facing the World's goal is to develop in-country units of expertise where patients from developing countries who
suffer from facial defeds can receive appropriate treatment. The foundation has a network of international
surgeons who are wortd leaders in their field.
The focus of the foundation's work during the 2024 financial year was to increase the availability of in<ountry
surgical treatment for children laboring under facial disfigurement through the continued expansion of the
foundation's training programmes for doctors.
Publlc Benefit
The Charities Commission in its Charities and Public Benefit Guidance requires that hvo key principles be met to
show that an organisation's aims are for the public benefft. First, there must be an identifiable benefit. Second,
the benefit must be to the public or a section of the public.
How the foundation delivers public benefit:
All of the activities of Facing the World focus on increasing the availability of treatment for patients who suffer
from facial disfigurement and are undertaken to further the foundation s charitable purposes for Ihe public benefit.
Who benefited from the services of Facing the World?
Facing the Wortd was established to help through surgical intervention patients who are bom wth or develop
severe and often life-threatening tacial disfigurement. The foundation wants more patients worldwide lo have
access to this vital facial surgery. and this can be achieved by training doctois and ancillary professionals in the
multidisciplinary approach required for successful development of craniofacial units. The focus has moved
exclusively to Vietnam the aim of creating a replicable approach which, in ihe longer temi, can be
transferred lo other countries and in lime, other medical specialilies.
The trustees confirm that in setting the foundation's objectives aTTd in planning its actiVTties they have had due
regard to the Commission's guidance on public benefit, and that they will continue to ensure that e￿h year they
consider how the foundation continues to meet the public benefit objectives outlined in section 4 of the Charities
Act 2008. The trustees are satisfied that the foundation meets with the requirements and conforms with the Act's
definition of a foundabon, meeting all the key elements of the two key prinuples.

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Achievements and performance
During the year under review, the missions to Vietnam and fellowships to the UK continued and the foundation
met its objectives as follows:
1. Tr8atm8nt: Over ten thousand patients were treated by our partner hospitals and doctors in Vietnam
uring 2024. as the complex caseload continues to grow in our Vietnam Centres.
2. Teaching: 19 fellowships have been hosted throughout 2024 and teaching has continued as the
fellowship programme restarted in the UK followng the covid pandemic.
3. Accreditation: The Royal College of Surgeons of England awarded FRCS ad eundem Honorary
Fellowships to Dr Nguyen Hong Ha, Dr Vu Ng￿ Lam. Dr Do Thi Ngoc Linh and Dr Le Diep Linh, key
figures from our partner hospitals.
The Royal College of Surgeons of England also held meetings and accreditation reviews with our
partner hospitals.. Viet-Du¢ University Hospital: 108 Military Central Hospital and Hong Ngoc General
Hospital. Viel-Duc University HosFMtal and 108 Military Central Hospital were granted a &year extension
to their International Accreditstion.
In October. {7-9th October 2024). a delegation of 8 from the Ministry of Health in Vietnam, led by Prof.
Tran Van Thuan Deputy Minister of Health met with the Royal College of Surgeons of England and the
University of Cambridge, along with the Facing the Worfd team.
On October 29th 2024, a delegation of 7 from the Viet-Duc University Hospital in Hanoi, led by Dr Duong
Duc Hung, the head of the hospital, met with the Royal College of Surgeons of England, along with the
Facing the World team.
4. Technology: The foundation has continued to donate the upkeep of game-changing technologies to
parbier hospitals in the current year.
Missions, lectures and other activty in Vietnam
The foundation believes that in order to create a sustainable long-term solution to medical need5, Its resources
ar& better used focusing on the training of doctors through medical missions and on offering the yowg doctors
fellowships to top international institutsons.
This is achieved not only via lectures and training, but also through treating patients jointly with Wietnamese
surgeons during missions to build on knowtedge sharing supplementing the approaches seen on the fellowships
provided by the foundation. Missions vary in size from the larger multi discipline approach to SMal￿r missions
where the focus is on one speciality. Mission size and topics are determined jointly with the lead being taken by
the Vietnamese unit heads. The overall aim and approach remain the same.. upscaling the domestic teams and
unit5.
During missions, patients 8re jointly assessed in planning clinics to establish whether surgery is their most
effective option and, rf so, how urgently it Is required. The clinicians also have the opportunity to assess what
skills are neeéed and who should form the team for the required surgical procedures. As doctors from other
hospitsls throughout Wietnam are invited to observe. the foundation's reach is expanded. Mission activib'es also
include daily conferences on relevant topics. Invitations are sent oui to the 100-Strong ￿e￿Ork of Vietnamese
partner hospitals.
This coordinated approach continues to be one of the key elements f¢y the estsblishment of effective craniofacial
surgery.
Ongoing assessments are continuously being carried out in ￿der to establish the range of surgical specialities
required for further multidisciplinary craniofacial teams- the types of missions needed to support development as
well as the type of critical technology required to enhan￿ capabilities and efficiency at partner hospitals.
In 2024, the following three missions were held in Hanoi.
1. ENT Mission, 7th- 21st March 2024
2. Maxillofacial Mission, 11 th - 24th November 2024
3. ENT Mission, 21st- 29th November 2024

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The following conferences were held in Hanoi-.
1. Airway Management Conference - World Alliance of ￿rWaY Management (WMM) 2024 13th - 14th
April 2024) 1200 people attended online and in person.
2. Rhinology and Head-Neck Updates Conference, (23rd - 24th November 2024> 200 people attended.
We also supported Vietnamese doctors to go to present at international conferences, such as Dr NgLryen Hong
Ha at the International Society of Auricular Reconstruction {ISAR) Congress in Toronto and at the Complications
in Medical Aesthetics Collaboralive {CMAC) Conference in London.
Clinic Aclivity
Mission clinics were held at ￿r partner hospitals throughout 2024.
Examples of theatre activity:
Debulking of neurofibroma
Ear reconstruction
Excision of vascular malfom)ation headlneck
Fixation of facial fracture
Plexiform neurofibroma left face
Bilateral facial cleft
Lymphatic malfomiation submandibular region
Debulking of vascular malformation - face
Cleft rhinoplasty
Serial excision of facial CMN
Burns contracture release
Insertion of tissue expander headlneck
Fixation of facial fractu
Collaboration and cooperation
The foundation further strengthened its network in IAetnam by continuing working relationships with both the UK
Embassy in Hanoi, and the Vietnamese Embassy in LorKlon, successfully extending PACCOM registration. and
by continuing to be both strategically and financially supported by the foundation's Wietnamese patron
Nguyen Ngoc Vinh MD, CEO and Co•Founder of Hong Ngoc General Hospital. The foundation also renewed rts
Memorandum of Understanding with 108 Military Central Hospital until 2029, as well signing as an additional
Memorandum of Understanding between Vietnam Airlines, the World Alliance of Ain￿aY Management (WAAM)
and Facing the World.
The foundation has SUC￿ssfUllY continued to intensfy its ccllaboration with all its exisling partner hospitals in
Vietnam in the further training of their Plastic and Craniofacial Surgery Departments. with the ultinate goal of
establishing multiple craniofacial Trntres in Vielnam_
Fellowship Programme
This programme funds Vietnamese doctors and management from the partner hospitals in Vietnam to participate
in tailor-made fellowships, hosted in the UK, Canada. Auslralia and the US, where they observe a range of
complex craniofacial cases treated within the UK I US I Canadian l Australian system using a multidisciplinary
approach. The original intention was to bring four doctors a year to the UK. The success of the programme and
the demand frorn the doctor5 in Vietnam has been so significant that the fellowship programme was accelerated
and has reccrded a five-fold increase. Throughout 2024 the foundation hosted 19 fellowships and has already
begun planning for the first half of 2025. The fellowships build on the teaching and training of the missions and
VI￿ versa. The fellowship programme is the ideal vehide for the foundation to easily establish relationships with
more hospitals in Vietnam and at more hospitals in the UK and intemationally and the programme is key to the
overall success
Facing the World's Approach to Sustainable Development
The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals are a set of 17 interlinked objectives designed to be a
"blueprint to achieve a better and more sustainable future for all" We believe the work of Facing the World can
play a role in achieving these goals through fostering direct benefit towards Good Health and Wèll-Bging (Goal
3), Qualty Education (Goal 4) and Rcduced Jnequalities (Goal 10) as well as making indirect contributions to a
number of the other targets.

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Flnancial revlew
The results for the period are set out on Page 14
During the year under review, the foundation generated total revenues of £530,813 (2023.. £574,753). Of this
amount, £500.813 <2023. £484.753) related to general fund income. The foundation received restricted revenues
totaling £30,000 in 2024 {2023'. £90,000). Total revenues include donations in kind (including significant
Ix)mmercial discounts) valued at £331.745 (2023.. £312.128) for ffligms and accommodation for surgeons and for
equipment provided for the Vietnam Programme. The decrease in revenue compared to the previous accounting
period was £43,940 and this was mainty due to the reduction in restrtcted donations.
General fund expenditure (excluding in kind donations and significant commercial discounts) was again kept
under control. Monies spent on charitable actiwties totalled £539,919 {2023= £535,225), equivalent to
approximately 92% of total expenditure.
General funds show an eX￿s$ of expenditure over income totalling £32.626 (2023.. excess expenditure
£14.948). As at the year-end date the foundation held £354.062 in general funds.
Restricted funds show an excess of expenditure over income totalling £25,938 {2023'. surplus income £1.S64)and
this was simply due lo timing differences in terms of receiving funds and delivering equipmenl and training for
fellowship programs. As al the year-end date the foundation held £92,116 in restricted funds and it expects much
of this will be spent in the ensuing year.
The foundation conts-nues its policy to retain and designate part of its general funds as agreed by the trustees
(see below).
Reserves policy
The trustees continue to adopt a reserves policy based on an assessment of the risks faced by the foundation
and have directed £175,000 of general reserves to a designated working capital fund so thal unrestricted funds
not committed or invested in tangible fixed assets held by the foundation are sufficient to 5UStain the foundation's
estimated basic costs for a period of up to six months. This wlicy is regularly reviewed.
The trustees are also satisfied that the designated fund currently hotds sufficient resources in respect of the
urrent reserve policy.
Principal ftinding sources
The principal funding sources of Facing the World have traditionalty been individual donors. charitable trusts.
large multinational corporations, financial organisations, and the foundation's patron and long-term sponsor Dr
Nguyen Ngoc Vinh MD, CEO and CtrFounder of Hong Ngoc General Hospital. During the 2024 financial year,
these donors have continued to contribute 8 significant portion of the foundation's funding. The rerrBining
donations were re￿iVed from the foundation's many other generous supporters.
Investment pollcy
Given the nature of the foundation's work: funds need to be readily accessible to cover emergency medical
treatment. Therefore. most of the foundation s funds are kept in highly liquid instruments, principally bank
accounts. The foundats'on recognises that it needs to consider a larger range of altemative liquid investment
options and therefore plans a review of its investment policy earfy in Ihe next financial year.

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Risk policy
The board of trustees regularly reviews the risks to which the foundation is exposed and has estat￿iShed
monitoring procedures to understand and mitigate those risks. The foundatson has a risk registry readily available
and regularly reviewed. The principal risks derive from, but are not limited to, the nature of work undertaken by
the foundation in pursuit of its objectives.
For example, Facing the World conducts high risk surgery. Wth each patient that it treat5 there is the potential for
complications to emerge during treatment which can c8use anlicipated costs to increase rapidly. In c*der to
mitigate this risk, patients, legal guardians give their formal consent that they will not hold Facing the World liable
should Ihere be any complications arising from surgery and the medical team all have their own per$￿al liability
insurance. Furthermore, all palients treated are patients of the Vietnamese hospilals and doctors. They do not
become patients of Facing the World.
In addition, given the highly specialised nature of the procedures undertaken by Facing the World, there are very
few medical professionals who are suffiaently qualified to undertake this work. Should its e￿$tIng volunteers no
longer be able to provide medical Ireatmenl without charge: the foundation would face a major obstacle in
delivenng its charitable obje¢dves. To manage this risk, Ihe foundation is actively trying to recruit additional
qualified medical volunteers and international medical units to expand the (xpacity of the team.
Fundraising practices
The foundation has been a member of the Fundrai￿ng Standards Board Since October 2013 up until the FSB'S
merg8r with the Institute of Fundraising and the creation of the Fundraising Regulator in 2016 at which point
Facing the World became a registered member of the Fundraising Regulator.
Regulation
Facing the World adheres to the Institute of Fundraising's Code of Practi￿, standards and the requirements of
the Fundraising Regulator. The foundation is registered vnlh the Fundraising Regulator and is committed to
complying with all new regulatory standards.
The foundation has had no Fundraising Regulator adjudications and has had no significant failures to comply
with these standards. Facing the World review compliance through audit, active monitoring of feedbad(, and
taking corrective action when required.
Standards and monitoring
Facing the World is committed to followirvJ the highesl ethi￿1 standards and to ensuring a quality supporter
experience. The foundation has detailed policies and procedures in place that in many cases go beyond the
minimum requirements for the sector. Performance is regulaT1y monitored through a range of methods (e.g. seed
lists, regular internal audits). Trustee meeij'ngs and fundraising discussions ensure that all Facing the World
fundraisers, and those who work on the foundation's behalf, are aware of, and are adhering to, its high
standards.
Complaints
In line with the Fundraising Regulator rules, the foundation is required to report any complaints on a calendar
year basis. The trustees are pleased to note that there were no CoMF￿alntS received for the year under review

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Managing communications
Most P8ople who donate money to the foundation want to know how their money will make a difference. So, the
foundation asks whether they would like to be kept in touch wlh and updated on the charity's work and how they
have helped. From time to time, the foundation will ask whether they would like to support the work further- for
example, by increasing their donations or by tsking part in a particular evenl. Supporters are polled for their
preferences on how the foundation communicates with them, and they are given the option to let the foundation
know if they would prefer less contact, or none at all. Facing the World is always respectful of their wishes and
does not sell or exchange lists of data ￿ryth other charities or companies for marketing or fundraising purposes.
The foundation is fully compliant wth the recent GDPR regulations and has put in pla￿ all the appropriate
policies.
Protectlng the publ1¢
All Facing the Worfd ￿ndraISerS receive detailed training in how to identify and protect people in vulnerable
circumstances. If the foundation fundraisers encounter someone S￿wing signs of distress, confusion or
vulnerability, they are trained to politely end the conversation and refijse any donation offered in such
circumstances. In the unlikely event of a donation being taken in such circumStan￿s. the donation would be
refunded. The foundation has never had an occasion vthere this has happened.
Plans for thè future
The foundation plans to continue the activities OLrtlined above in the forthcoming years, subject to satisfactory
funding arrangements. For the ensuing year. plans have been put in place and are being further devdoped in
order to increase Ihe number of patients who can benefit from its services, with the focus exclusivdy on the
Vietnam Programme. In particular, the foundation plans to extend training of medical professionals and the
development of replicable sustainable in-country plastic and craniofacial units in order to leverage as effectively
as possible the skills of medical volunteers.
The foundation has broadened and deepened its access to volunteer medical experts, and this now includes the
majority of top designated centres in the UK, USA and Canada Progrdmmes in these hospitals can provide high
quality services and training to Vietnamese doctors through Ihe extensive fellowship programme thus enabling
treatment for the widest range of patients in need.
Structure, governance and management
Governing document
Facing The World is a Chantable Company limited by guarantee. incorporated on 30th April 2002 and registered
as a charily on 3rd July 2002 (Charity number 1092772). Facing the World was established under a
Memorandum of Associalion stating the objects and powers of the Charitable Company and is govemed under
its Articles of Association.
The trustees. who are also the directors for the purpose of company law, and who served during the year 8nd up
to the date of signature of the financial statements were:
Katrin Kandel Burke-smith
Simon Fennell (Chairman)
Peter Schell
Charles Schrager
Michael Chan
Christopher Forrest
Anil Patel
Richard Porter
Peter Clarke
Norma Timoney (passed away 2 March 2025)

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Recruitment. appointment and training of trustees
Trustees are appointed based on their ability to apply knowledge and skills which are useful for the ongoing
sUC￿$S of the foundation. Potential trustees are identified by existing board members. Once suitable candidates
have been agreed, they are invited to attend a board meeting as an observer. If they remain interested in
becoming a trustee, the serving board members vote on their nomination. If approved, they are formally invited to
become a trustee by the chair of the board.
Once appointed, new trustees are provided with a brief history of the foundation, the foundation's governing
documents and minutes of trustees meetings from the previous tsvelve months.
None of the trustees have any beneficial interesl in the Charitable Company. All of the trustees are members of
the Charitable Company and guarantee to contribute £1 in Ihe event of a winding up.
Terms for trustees
The trustees took advice from the foundation's legal advI￿￿S and unanimously ratified 3-year fixed terms for all
trustees wtth the possibilty of reappointment. Members of the existing board have also agreed to staggered
terms over the next three years. All new trustees will have temis of three years from their date of joining.
Organisational structure
The board of trustees is responsible for the foundation as set oul in the Articles of Association, with day-to4ay
administration and management performed by the office staff with active board of Irustees participation. The
board of trustees meets quarterly to make decisions with regard to the financial, strategic and programmatic
operations of the foundation. The foundation has continued to operate without an Executive DirectorlCEO.
Instead, the foundation continues to rely on the significant efforts provided by Katrin Kandel Burke Smith (trustee)
who undertakes this role on a vduntary and unpaid basis ensuring transparency is maintained at all times
The boaré has established two sub-committees to ensure the smooth running of the foundation The first sub-
committee {Firiance and Audit Committee) is responsible for making 11nancial and strategic recommendations to
the board. The second (Medical Committee) is responsible for making medical recommendations lo Ihe tx)ard
An infomial all-inclusive Medical Committee network biannual meeting has been established to facilitate a forum
ft)r exchange of ideas.
Decisions relating to the foundation's medical activities are founded on consultation between the leam of medical
volunteers and the board of trustees. taking into account ethics and government legislation.
Financial decisions requiring a commitment of greater than £10.000 require the authorisation of the board of
trustees. Issues related lo strategic planning and project development are also discussed with the board of
trustees at its quarterty meetings: wth any deasions implemented by the office staff in conjunction wtth the board
of trustees.

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Relationships with other organisations
Facing the World maintains a number of successful relationships wth a range of organisations These include
many of the major UK, USA, Australian and Canadian hospitals. Fellows who are brought over from Vietriam
have the opportunity to obSe￿e the appropriate techniques and approached at, for example-. Toronto Hospital for
Sick Children, Great Omond Street Hospital. Birmingham Children's Hospital. Charing Cross Hospital, St
George's Hospital, Chelsea & Weslminster Hospital, St P¥larys, Evelina. Northwick Park. Moorfields, ￿der Hey
Children's Hospitsl, Liverpool, UK: Seattle Children's Hospital, USA,. and Adelaide Women and Children's
Hospital, Australia.
The UK Difficult Airways Society {DAS) has become involved v￿h the foundation and its efforts to supply training
for Vietnamese anaesthetists in the area of Difficult Airways management DAS agreed to spon50r Vielnamese
anaesthetisls to attend the Difficult Airways Conferences. Their board has also used their UK ne￿ork to offer
more training opportunities for the Vietnatnese doctors.
n Vietnam, the foundation works with the state, military and private sectors. These indude close relationships
with Viet-Duc University Hospital, Hong Ngoc General Hospital. Da Nang General Hospital and 108 Milttary
Central Hospilal as well as their respective ne￿orkS of hospitals throughout Vietnam. These are key partners in
the foundation'5 overseas training programme as appropriate centres of surgical excellence are established.
Facing the World has contacts with a number of other medical charrties and other organi5ations who are
sometimes better placed to provide treatment for some of the patient referrals received. These orgar¥sations
include among others- the NIHI NCI, the Vietnam Red Cross. Siloam Christian Ministries, Children of Wietnam,
Children in Crisis, Uganda Hands of Hope and As(xiaciOn Argentina de Neurofibromatosis.
Key ne￿rkIng partnerships help Faang the World to provide qualty care to as many of those patient5 in need.
Statement of trustees. responsibilities
The trustees, who are also the directors of Facing The World for the purpose of company law, are responsible for
Pfeparing the Trustees. Report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law arKI Utited
Kingdom Accounting Standards {United Kingdom Generally Accepled Accounting Pracb'ce).
Company Law requires the trustees to prepare financial statemenls for each financial year which gNe a true and
fair view of the state of affairs of Ihe foundation and of the incoming resources and application of resources,
including the income and expenditure. of the charitable company for that year.
In preparing these financial statements, the trustees are required to=
select suitable accounting policies and then appty them consistently-
observe the methods and principle5 in the Charitie5 SORP;
- make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent", and
prepare the financial statements on the going cOr￿n basis unless il is inappropriate to presume that the
foundation will continue in operation.
The trustees are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at
any time the financial position of the foundation and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply
with the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the foundation and hen
for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
The trustees are responsible for the Maintenan￿ and integrity of the corporale and financial information included
on the foundation's website. Legislthon in the United Kingdom governing the prepaRtion and dissemiiation of
financial ststements may differ trom legislation in other jurisdidions.

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Auditor
In accordance with the foundation's articles, a resoluts.on proposing that Georgiades Charalambou & Co LLP be
reappointed as auditor of the Foundation will be put at a General Meeting.
Disclosurn of information to auditor
Each of the trustees has confirmed that there is no information of which they are awar8 which is relevant to the
audit, but of which the audrtor is unaware They have further confirmed that they have laken appropriate steps to
identify such relevant information and to establish that Ihe auditor is aware of such informab-on.
The trustees, Report was approved by the Board of Trustees.
urfm i/. h*4fl
Simon Fennell (Chairman)
Trustee
Dated: 27 May 2025
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FACING THE WORLD
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT
TO THE MEMBERS OF FACING THE WORLD
Opinion
We have audited the financial statements of Facing The World (the 'foundation') for the year ended 31 December
2024 which comprise the statement of financial activities, the balance sheet. the statement of cash flows and the
notes lo the financial statements, including a summary of significant accounting policies. The financial reporting
framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and Uniled Kingdom Accounting Standards,
including Financial Reporting Standard 102 Tho Financial R8POrting Standard appliGable in the UK and Republic of
Ireland (United Kingdom GenerallYAC￿Pted Accounting Practice).
In our opinion. the financial statements-.
give a true and fair view of the state of the charitable company's affairs as at 31 December 2024 and of its
incoming resources and application of reSoUr￿s, induding its income and expenditure, for the year then
have been properly prepared in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practi￿.
and
have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006.
Basis for opinion
We conducted our audit in accordan￿ wth International Standards on Auditing (UK) (ISAS (UK)) and applicable
law. Our responsibilities under those stsndards are further described in the Auditorfs responsibilities for the audit of
the financial statements section of our report. We are independent of Ihe foundation ir7 aCcOrdar￿e wilh Ihe ethical
requiremenls that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements in the UK, including the FRC'S Ethical
Stsndard, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe
Ihat the audit evidence we have obtained is SLrficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.
Conclusions relating to going concern
In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the trustees, use of the going concem basis of
accounting in the preparation of the financial slatements is appropriate.
Based on the work we have perfonned. we have not identrfied any material uncertainties relating to events or
conditions Ihat, individually or collectively. may cast significant doubt on the foundation's ability lo continue as a
going con￿rn for a period of at least twelve months from when the finanaal statements are authorised for issue.
Our responsibilities and the responsibilitses of the trustees with respect to going concem are described in the
relevant sections of this report.
Other informatlon
The other information comprises the information included in ihe annual report other than the finarcial statements
and our audito¢s report thereon. The trustees are responsible for the other information contained within the annual
report. Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the ott)er information and, except to the extent
otherwise explicitly stated in our report. we do not express any forrn of assurance conclusion thereon. Our
responsibility is lo read the other inforniation and, in doing so. consider whether the other infom)ation is malerially
inconsistent wth the finar7cial ststements or our knowledge obtained in the course of the audit, or otherwise appears
to be malerially misststed. If we idenlify such material inconsistencies or apparent material misstatement5, we are
required to determine whether this gives rise to a material misststement in the financial statements themselves. If.
based on the work we have perfO￿ed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information,
we are required to report that fact.
We have nothing to report in Ihis regard.
Opinions on other matter5 prescribed by the Companies Act 2006
In our opinion, based on the work undertaken in the course of our audit:
the information given in the twstees. report for the financial year for ￿lch the financial statements are
prepared, which includes the directors. report prepared for the purposes of company law, is consistent with the
financial statements,. and
the directors, report induded ￿1n the tnJstees' report has been prepared in accordance with applicable legal
requirements.
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FACING THE WORLD
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT (CONTINUED)
TO THE MEMBERS OF FACING THE WORLD
Matters on which we are required to report by exception
In the light of the knowledge and understanding of the foundation arKI ts environmerrt obtained in the course of the
audit. we have not idenlified material misstatements in the diredors. report included within the trustees. report.
We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters in relatM)n to which the Companies Act 2006 requires
us to report to you if, in our opinion..
adequate accounting records have nol been kept. or retums adeqLkgte for our audit have nol been received
from branches not visited by us- or
the financial statements are not in agreement with the accounting re￿rdS and retums,. or
certain disclosures of trustees, remuneration specified by law are not made., or
we have not received all the information and explanations we require for our audit., or
the trustees were not entiued to prepare the financial statements in accordance wf(h the small companies
regime and take advantsge of the small companies. exemptions in preparing the trustees, report and from the
requirement to prepare a strategic reporl.
Responsibilities of trustees
As explained more fully in the statement of tnJste8s' responsibilities. the trustees, who are also the directors of the
foundation for the purpose of company law, are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements and for
being satisfied that they give a true and fair view. and for such intefnal control as the trustees determine is
necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due
to fraud or error. In preparing the financial ststements. the trustees are responsible for assessing the foundation's
ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters relaled to going concern and using the
going concern basis of accounting unless the trustees either intend to liquidate the charitable company or to cease
operations, or have no realists'c altemative but to do so.
Auditor's responsibilities for the audil of the financial statements
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial ststements as a whole are free from
material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error. and to issue an audÉtols report that includes our opinion.
Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance
with ISAS IUKI will always detect a material misstateTnent when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or
error and are considered material rf, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influen
the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these finanoal statements.
Irregularities, including fraud, are instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations, We design procedures in
line wth our responsibilities, outlined above, to detect material misstalements in respect of irregularities, including
fraud.
The extent to which Ihe audit was considered capable of detecting irregularities including fraud
Our approach to Identtfying and assessing the risks of material misstatement in respect of irregularities, including
fraud and nOn￿Ompliance with laws and regulations. was as follows:
the engagement partner ensured that the engagement team collectively had the appropriate competen￿,
capabilities and skills to identify or recognise mn-compliance wtth applicable laws and regulations.,
• we identified the laws and regulations applicable to the foundation through discussions with trustees and
other management. and from our knowledge and experience of the charity sector.,
we focused on specific laws and regulations which we considered may have a direct material effect on the
financial statements or the operations of the foundation, including the Companies Act 2006, Charities Act
2011. taxation legislation and data protection. anti-bribery, employment and health and safety legislation.
we assessed the extent of compliance with the laws and regulations identified abov& thrcugh making
enquiries of management and inspecling legal corresponden￿. and
identified laws and regulations were communicated within the audit team regularly and the team remained
alert to instances of non-compliance throughout the audit.
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FACING THE WORLD
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT (CONTINUED)
TO THE MEMBERS OF FACING THE WORLD
We assessed the susceptibility of the foundation's ffinancial statements to material misslatement. induding
oblaining an underslanding of how fraLKI might occur. by:
rnaking enquiries of management as to where they cx)nsidered there was susceptibility to fraud, their
knowledge of actual, suspected and alleged fraud., and
considering the intemal controls in place to mitigate risks of fraud and non-compliance with laws and
regulations.
In response to the risk of irregularities and noTrcompiiance with laws and regulations, we designed prO￿dureS
which included, but were not limiled to=
agreeing financial statement di5cI¢y6ures to underlying supporting documentation;
reading the minutes of meetings of those charged with govemance:
enquiring of management as to actua and potential litigation and claims.. and
reviewing correspondence with HMRC, relevant regulators including the charity commission, fundraising
regulator and the foundab'on's legal advisors.
To address the risk of fraud through management bias and overtide of controls, we"
performed analytical prO￿dureS to identify any unusual or unexpected relationships.,
tested journal entries to identify unusual transactions-
8ssessed whether judgements and assumptions made in detemiining the accounting estimates sel out
in note 2 were indicative of potential bias., and
investigated the rationale behind signrficant or unusual transactions.
There are inherent limitations in our audit procedures described above. The more removed that laws and
regulations are from financial transactions, the less likely it IS that we would become awa￿ of non-compliance.
Auditing standards also limtt the audit procedures required to identify non-compliance with laws and regulations to
enquiry of the trustees and olher management and the inspectton of regulatory and legal corresponden￿. if any.
Material misstatements that arise due to fraud can be harder to detect than those that arise from error as they may
involve deliberate concealment or collusion.
A further description of our responsibilities is available on the Financial Reporting Council's website at.. https.'Il
www.frc.org.uklauditorsresponsibilities. This descriplion forms part of our auditor's report.
Masud Abdul-Karlm (Senlor Statutory Auditor)
for and on behalf of Georgiades Charalambou & Co LLP
27 May 2025
Chartered Certified Accountants
Statutory Auditor
283 Green Lanes
Palmers Green
London
N13 4XS
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FACING THE WORLD
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES
INCLUDING INCOME AND EXPENDITUREACCOUNT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
Unrestricted Restricted
funds
funds
2024
2024
Total Unrestricted Restricted
funds
funds
2023
2023
Total
2024
2023
Notes
Income and endowments from:
Donations and legacies
Investments
Other income
497,582
3,231
30,000
527,582
3.231
480.575
3,338
840
90,000
570,575
3,338
840
Total income
500.813
30.000
530.813
484.753
90.000
574,753
Expenditurg on:
Raising funds
Charitable activities
49.458
483.981
49,458
539.919
52.812
446,889
52.812
535,225
55,938
88,336
Total exp8nditure
533,439
55.938
589.377
499.701
88.336
588,037
Net expenditure and
movement in funds
{32,626)
(25.938)
{58.564)
(14,948)
1,664
(13.284)
Reconciliation of funds:
Fund balan￿S al 1 January
2024
386,688
118.054
504,742
401,636
116,390
518,026
Fund balances at 31
December 2024
354,062
92.116
446,178
386,688
118,054
504,742
The statement of financial activities ir￿lUdeS all gains and losses recognised in the year_ All income and expenditure
derive from continuing activities.
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FACING THE WORLD
BALANCE SHEET
AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2024
2024
2023
Notes
Fixed assets
Tangible assets
13
893
1,598
Current assets
Debtors
Cash at bank and in hand
14
6.617
460,414
5.995
523.896
467.031
529.891
Credltors: amounts falling due within
on8 year
{21.746)
(26,747)
Net Current assets
445,285
503,144
Total assets less current liabilities
446.178
504,742
Net assets excluding pension liability
446.178
504,742
The funds of the foundation
Restricted income funds
Unrestricted funds
17
92,116
354,062
118,054
386,688
446,178
504,742
The finanaal statements were approved by the trustees on 27 May 2025
(g.f
Simon Fennell (Chairman)
Trustee
Company registration number 04427304 (England and Wales)
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FACING THE WORLD
STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
2024
2023
Notes
Cash flows from operating activities
Cash absorbed by operations
23
(66,713)
(7,674)
Investing activities
Purchase of tangible fixed assets
Investment income re￿Ived
(1.492>
3.338
3,231
Net cash generated from 4nve5ting
activities
3,231
1,846
Net cash used in financlng actlvitles
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents
(63.482)
{5,828>
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year
523.896
529,724
Cash and cash equlvalents at end of year
460,414
523,896
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FACING THE WORLD
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
Accounting policies
Charity information
Facing The World is a private company limited by guarantee incorporated in England and Wales. The
registered office is Suite S, Bank Chambers, 567 Fulham Road. London, SW6 1 ES.
1.1 Accounting convention
The financial statements have been prepared in accordan￿ with the foundation's Memorandum and Articles
of Association, the Companies Act 2006. FRS 102 °The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK
and Republic of Ireland" {'FRS 102") and the Charities SORP 'A￿oUntIng and Reporting by Charities..
Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the
Finanaal Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102)" (effective 1 January
2019)- The foundation is a Public Benefit Entity as defined by FRS 102.
The financial statements are prepared in sterling, which is the functional currency of the foundation. Monetsry
amounts in these fin8ncial statements are rounded to the nearest £.
The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention with items recognised at
cost or transaction value unless othetwise stated in the relevant note{s} to these accounts The principal
accounting policies adopled are set out below.
1.2 Going ¢on¢ern
At the time of approving the financial statements, the truslees have a reasonable expectation thal the
foundation has adequate reSoUr￿S to continue in operational existence for the next 12 months from the date
of approval of the financial statements. Thus the trustees continue to adopt the going concern basis of
accounting in preparing the financial statements. With regard the followng year, the most signif1cant areas of
uncertainty of the foundation are the level of donation income which needs lo be raised eaGh and every year
and is covered in more detail in the performance and risk sections of the trustee's report for more information
1.3 Charitable funds
Unrestricled funds are available for use at the discretion of the trustees in furtherance of their charitable
objectives.
Designated funds are unrestricted funds of the foundation ￿lch the trustees have decided at their discretion
to sel aside to use for a specific purpose
Restricted funds are donations which the donor has specified are to be solely used for particular areas of the
foundation's work or for specific projects being undertaken by the foundation.
1.4 Income
All incoming resources are recognised once the foundation has entitlement to the resourtss. it is certain that
the resource wll be received and the monetary value of incoming resources can be measured wlh sufficient
reliability. Incoming resources are reported before expenses. Incoming resources represent income generated
from the foundation's ordinary activities which were continued throughout the year.
Donations and legacies
Voluntary income including donations. gifts, legacies or grants from vanous individuals, corporations and
charitable foundations are recognised where there is entitlement, certainty of [￿lpt and vthere the amount
can be measured with sufficient reliabilty. Such income is only deferred when:
The donor specifies that the grant or donation must only be used in fvture accounting periods.
The donor has imposed condrtions which must be met before the foundation has unconditional
entitlement.
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FACING THE WORLD
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
Accountlng policies
(Continued)
For legacies, entitlement is taken on a case by case basis as the earlier of the date on which.. the foundation
is aware that probate has been granted. the estste has been finalised and notification has been made by the
executor{s) to the foundation that a distribution will be made, or when a distribution is received from the
estate
Donated goods and seNices
Donated facilities are recognised as income when the foundation has control over the item, any conditions
associated with the donated item have been met. the receipt of economic benefit from the use by the
foundation of the item is probable and that economic benefit can be measured reliably. No value is placed on
donated facilities received where the economic benefit cannot be measured reliably due to laGk of information
generally and difficulty in detemiining and measuring the market value of the support given.
No value is placed on the donated professional medical services received as the economic benefit cannot be
measured reliably due to lack of Informats-on generally and difficulty in detemiining and measuring the market
value of the support given.
Where the foundation is able to negatiale and secure subslantial discounts for supplies of equipment or other
seNices on terms outside normal commercial arrangements, the differen￿ is recognised as a donated gift in
kind.
Volunteers
No value is placed on volunteers who provide assistan￿ to Ihe foundatson.
Incom8 from investrnent
Interest on funds held on deposit is included when receivable and the amount can be measured reliably by the
foundation., this is nomally upon notification of the interest paid or payable by the bank.
Government granls
Govemment grants are recognised at the fair value of the asset receiv81 or receivable when there is
reasonable assurance that the grant conditions will be met and the grants will be received.
A grant that specifies perfomiance conditions is recognised in income when the perfomiance conditions are
met. Ihlhere a grant does not specify perfomiance conditions it is recognised In income when the proceeds
are received or re￿1Vable.
1.5 Expenditure
Expenditure and irrecoverable VAT
Expenditure is recognised once there is a legal or construthve obligation to make a payment to a third party, it
is probable that settlement will be required and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably.
Expenditure is classified under the following activity headings.. Cost of raising funds are those costs incurred
in attracting voluntary income. in pa￿CUlar grant funding. and the costs of maintaining the foundaiion's prolile
within the sector.
Expenditure on Charitable activities includes all direct cosls Incu￿e￿ relating to patient care and to
training activilj'es, together wth associated support costs.
other expenditure represents those items not falling into any other heading.
Irrecoverable VAT is charged as a cost against the aciivty for which the expenditure was incurred.
Support costs
Support costs are those functions that assist the work of the foundation but do not directly undertake
charitable activities Support costs include back office costs. finance. personnel, payroll and gov8rnance costs
which support the foundation's activities. These costs have been allocated between cost of raising funds and
expenditure on charitable activities. The bases on which support costs have been allocated are set out in note
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FACING THE WORLD
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
Accountlng pollcles
(Contlnued)
1.6 Tangible fTxed assets
Tangible fixed asse15 are initially measured at cost and subsequently measured at cost or valuation, net of
depre￿atIOn and any impaiment losses.
Depreciation is recognised so as to write off the cost or valuation of assets less their residual values over their
useful lives on the following bases-
Fixtures and fittings
Computers
25% straight line basis
33°/0 straight line basis
1.7 Impairment of fixed assets
At each reporting end date, the foundation reviews the carrying amounts of its tangible assets to determine
whether there is any indication that those assets have SLrfFered an impainnent loss. If any such indication
exists, the recoverable amount of the asset Is estimated in order to determine the extent of the impairment
loss (if any).
1.8 Cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents include cash in hand, deposits held at call with banks, olher short-lerm liquid
investments with original maturities of three months or less. and bank overdrafts. Bank overdrafts are shown
within borrowings in current liabilities.
1.9 Financial instruments
The foundation has elected to apply the provisions of Section 11 'Basic Financial Instruments, and Section 12
'other Financial Instrumentslssues. of FRS 102 to all of its fir￿n￿al instruments.
Financial instruments are recognised in the foundation's balan￿ sheel when the foundation becomes party to
the contractual provisions of the instrumenL
Financial assets and liabilities are offset, with the net amounts presented in the financial ststements, when
there is a legally enfor￿able right to set off the recognised amounts and there is an intention to *ttle on a net
basis or to realise the asset and setue the liability simultsneousty.
Baslc flnancial assets
Basic financial assels, which indude debtors and cash and bank balances, are initially measured at
transaction price including transaction costs and are subsequently carried at amortised cost using the effective
interest method unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where the transaction is
measured at the present value of the future receipts discounted at a market rate of interest. FinanGial assets
classffied as receivable within one year are not amorti5ed.
Basic financial liabilities
Basic financial liabilities, induding creditors atij bank loans are inits'ally recognised at transaction prrice unless
the arr8ngement constitute5 a financing transaction. where the debl instrument is measured at the present
value cf the future payments discounled at a market rate of interesL Financial liabilities dassified as payable
within one year are not amortssed.
Trade creditors are obligations to pay for goods or servi￿5 that have been acquired in the ordinary course of
operations from suppliers. Amounts payable are classified as current liabilities if payment is due within one
year or less. If not, they are presented as nOn-￿rrent liabilities. Trade creditors are recognised initially at
transaction price and subsequently measured al amortised cosl using the effethve interest method.
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FACING THE WORLD
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
Accounting policies
(Continuèd)
1.10 Employee benefits
The cost of any unu*d holiday entitlement is recognised in the period in which the employee's services are
re￿ived.
Termination benefits are recognised immediately as an expense when the foundation is demonslrably
committed to terminate the employment of an employee or to provide terminalion benefits.
1.11 Retirement benefrts
Payments to defined contribution retirement benefit schemes are charged as an expense as they fall due.
1.12 Foreign exchange
Assets and liabilities in foreign currencies are translated into sterling at the rates of exchange ruling at the
balance sheet date. Transacbons in foreign currencies are translated into sterling at the rate of exchange
ruling at the date of transaction. Exchange differences are taken into account in arriwng at the operating
result.
Critical accounting estimales and judgements
In the application of the foundation'5 accounling wilicies, the trustees are required to make judgements,
estimates and assumptions about the Carrying amount of asset5 and liabilities that are not readily apparent
from other sources. The estimates and associated assumptions are based on historical experience and other
factors that are considered to be relevant. Actual results may differ from these estimates.
The estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting
estimates are recognised in the period in which the estimate is revised where the revision affects cnly that
period, or in the period of the revision and future periods where the revision affects both currenl and future
periods.
Income from donations and legacres
Unrestricted Restricted
funds
funds
2024
2024
Total Unrestricted Reslrlcted
funds
fvnds
2023
2023
Total
2024
2023
Donations and gifts
Donated goods and
seNices
165.837
30.000
195.837
168.447
90,000
258,447
331.745
331,745
312,128
312,128
497.582
30.000
527.582
480.575
90,000
570,575
Donated goods and sep4ices relates to the value of medical equipment for the Vietnam project, fiight and
accommodation costs for volunteers who attended the mission and for conference held, all of which were
provided freely or by way of substantial disC(￿ntS negotiated and secured by the foundation on temis outside
normal commercial arrangements.
No value has been placed on donated medical Se￿ICe8 receNed due to the lack of inforniation g8nerally and
the difficulty in determining and measuring the market value of the support given.
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FACING THE WORLD
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
Income from investments
Unrestrfcted Unrestricted
funds
funds
2024
2023
Interest receivable
3,231
3,338
other income
Unrestricted Unrestricted
funds
nds
2024
2023
Other income
Raising funds
Unrestricted Unrestricted
funds
funds
2024
2023
Fundraisin
and ublici
Activities undertaken directly
Share of support costs
16,295
33,163
22,708
30,104
Fundraising and publicity
49,458
52,812
49,458
52,812
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FACING THE WORLD
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
Charitable activities
2024
2023
Training programme
Fellowship costs
348.706
58.561
259,887
154,919
407,267
414,806
Share of support costs (see note 8)
Share of governance costs (see note 8)
100,999
31,653
87,129
33,290
539,919
535,225
Analysis by fund
Unrestricted fijnds
Reslncted funds
483,981
55,938
446,889
88,336
539.919
535,225
For the year ended 31 December 2023
Unrestricted funds
Restr￿cted funds
446.889
88,336
535,225
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FACING THE WORLD
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
Support costs
Support Governance
costs
costs
2024
2023 Basis of allocation
staff costs
Office overheads
96,618
29,630
5.085
1.560
101,703
31,190
84,237 Staff lime
30,405 Usage
Audtt fees
Accounlanw fees
Trustee costs
9.4
22,673
849
9.400
22,673
9,008 Governance
26,171 Governan
702 Governance
126,248
39,567
165,815
150,523
Analysed between
Fundraising
Charitsble activities
25,250
100,999
7,914
31,653
33,163
132,652
30,104
120.419
125.839
39,976
165,815
150.523
General support and Governan￿ support costs have been allocated to the activities of Fundraising and the
Vietnam Programme in the ratio of 200/0 and 800h respectively. The costs apportioned represent Staff and
related costs, Premises costs, Office overheads and DepreciatÉon, Governance costs and Trustee costs
Governance costs includes payments to the auditors of £9.400 (2023 . auditors £9.008) for audit fees.
Nel movement In funds
2024
2023
Net movement in funds is stated after chargingl(creditsng)
Fees payable to the cornpanls auditor for the audit of the company's financial
statements
Depreciation of owned tangible fixed assets
Operating lease charges
9,400
705
33,279
9.008
926
30.180
10 Trustees
None of the trustees (or any persons connected with them) received any remuneration or benefits from the
foundation during the year.
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FACING THE WORLD
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
11
Employees
Number of employees
The average monthly number of employees during year was..
2024
Number
2023
Number
Admin
Employment costs
2024
2023
Wages and salaries
Other pension costs
99,762
1,941
70,367
910
101,703
71.277
Other employment costs
12,960
There were no employees %those annual remuneration was £60,000 or more.
12 Taxation
Facing the Wodd, as a registered charity, is potentially exempt from taxation of income and gains falling within
section 505 of Ihe Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988 and section 256 of the Taxation of Chargeable
Gain Act 1992. No tax charge has arisen in the year.
13 Tangible fixed assets
Fixtures and
fFttlngs
Computsrs
Total
Cost
At 1 January 2024
10,416
20,100
30,516
At 31 December 2024
10.416
20,100
30,516
Depreciation and impairnient
At 1 January 2024
Depreciation charged In the year
10,416
18,502
705
28,918
705
At 31 December 2024
10,416
19.207
29.623
Carrying amount
Al 31 December 2024
893
893
At 31 December 2023
1,598
1,598
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
14 Deblors
2024
2023
Amounts falling due within one yoar:
Other debtors
Prepayments
2,132
4,485
2,808
3,187
6,617
5,995
15 Creditors: amounts falling due wlthin One year
2024
2023
Other taxation and social security
Trade creditors
Other creditors
Accruals
591
254
62
20,839
304
658
1.805
23.980
21,746
26,747
16 Retirem8nt ben8fit sch8m8S
2024
2023
Defined contribution schemes
Charge to profit or loss in respect of defined contribution schemes
1,941
910
The foundation operates a defined contribution pension scheme for all qualifying employees. The assets of
the scheme are held separately from those of the foundatson in an independently administered lund.
17 Restrlcted funds
The income funds of the foundation include restricted funds comprising the following unexpended balances of
onations held on trust for training and fellowship programme at the year end..
At 1 January
2024
Incoming
resources
Resources
expended
At31
December
2024
Fellowship Programme
118.054
30,tK)O
(55,938)
92,116
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
17 Restrlcted fvnds
(Continued)
Prevlous year:
At 1 January
2023
Incoming
resources
Resources
expended
At31
December
2023
Fellowship Programme
RCS Accreditaion Project
1IX.390
10,1)00
90,CQO
(78,336)
{10,000>
118,054
116,390
90,C(10
(88.336)
118,054
18 Unrestrlcted funds
During the year, the trustees continued to maintain a working capital fund as a designated fund in order to
ensure both the short teim liquidity and the long term financial stabilty of the foundation. The fund was
deemed to be necessary and sufficient to sustain the foundation's basic operational costs for 8 period of at
least six months.
At 1 January
2024
Incoming
resources
Resources
expended
At31
December
2024
General funds
386.688
500,813
{533,439)
354,062
Previous year:
At 1 January
2023
Incoming
resources
Resources
expended
At31
December
2023
Designated fijnds
General funds
175,lJ)O
226,636
175,000
211,688
484,753
(499,701)
401.636
484,753
1499,701)
386,688

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
20 Operating lease commitinents
Lessee
At the reporting end date the foundation had outstanding commilments for ftJtU￿ minimum lease payments
under nOn-Can￿lIable operating leases, which fall due as follows..
2024
2023
Vlfithin one year
13,680
13,680
21 Related party transactions
During the year Mrs Katrin Burke Smith (trustee) was reimbursed £3,320 (2023: £3,822) for expenses paid on
behalf of the foundation.
During the year the charity received donations of £9,000 (2023: £Nil> from trustees.
Control
The foundation is ultimately controlled by the trustees.
23 Cash gen8rat8d from operations
2024
2023
Deficit for the year
{58,564)
{13,284)
Adjustments for..
I nvestment income recognised in statement of financial activities
Depreciation and impaimient of langible fixed assets
(3,231)
705
<3,3381
926
Movements in working capital..
(Increase)Idecrease in stocks
(Increase) in debtors
(Decrease)fincrease in creditors
3,120
(1,941)
6,843
(622)
(5,001)
Cash absorbed by operations
(66,713)
(7,674)
24 Analysis of changes in net funds
The foundation had no rnaterial debt during the year.
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