**Trustees' Annual Report for the period** Period start date Period end date **O6 April 2023 05 April 2024 From To** ## Section A Reference and administration details **Charity name** El Rio Foundation **Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any)** 1114526 Frank Davies Family Trust (up to 2/2/21) **Charity's principal address** Iona Cardrona Road Grange-over-Sands **Postcode LA11 7EW** **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |1
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**to appoint trustee (ifany)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Cate Davies|Chair||Permanent Trustee| ||Ben Davies|Secretary||Trustee| ||James Bloomer|Treasurer||Trustee| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| **Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)** **Name Dates acted if not for whole year** March **2012** **TAR** 1 ## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** **Type of adviser Name Address** ## **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** ## **Section B Structure, governance and management** ## **Description of the charity’s trusts** Type of governing document Trust Deed - (eg. trust deed, constitution) How the charity is constituted Trust - (eg. trust, association, company) Trustee selection methods Appointed by Trustees - (eg. appointed by, elected by) ## **Additional governance issues (Optional information)** You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant, about: - policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees; - the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works; - relationship with any related parties; - trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them. ## **Section C Objectives and activities** Giving grants to other charities which offer help to people in need. **Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document** March **2012** **TAR** 2 All the recipient charities will fall into at least 1 of the following categories: Prevention of relief from poverty Advancement of education Health improvement or life saving The Trustees have taken account of the CC guidance on Public Benefit when allocating grants. **Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)** ## **Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)** You **may choose** to include further statements, where relevant, about: - policy on grantmaking; - policy programme related investment; - contribution made by volunteers. March **2012** **TAR** 3 Section D Achievements and performance ## **Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year** Grant of £12000 to Community Action Nepal. Grant of £49500 to El Rio Foundation Co in Santa Marta, Colombia We received donations of £21860 from other charities; £1221 in small donations via Just Giving and £375 directly from the sale of tea towels etc. The Just Giving total includes an element where donors had Gift Aided their contribution. March **2012** **TAR** 4 Section E Financial review Minimum reserve of £10000 Brief statement of the charity's pollcy on reserves Detalls of any funds matsrlally In deficlt none Furthar flnanclal rnvlow d•tall8 (Optlonal Informatlon) You May choose to include additional information, where relevant about., the charity's principal sources of funds (indudlng any fundraising); how expenditure has supported the key objectives ofthe charity; investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted. Section F Other optional information Section G Declaration The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees, report above. Slgned on bahalf of the ¢harlty'8 tru8to88 Slgnatura(8) Full namo(8) Posltlon (eg S•¢retary, Chair, etc) Catherine Bridget Davies Chair James Alan Bloomer Treasurer Date 18111124 TAR March 2012 CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES El Rlo Foundatk>n Reglslerod Charlty No. 1114526 RecelFts & Payments Accounts for th y•ar ended 05th Aprll 2024 Sectlon A Ro¢el and monts Unrestrktsd R•strkl•d & Endwment Totsl A1 R8co1 t$ Rent re ated donallons Lar e donations Glft Aid Last Year 35,420 1,221 22,235 35,420 1,221 22,235 35,004 4.976 17,700 836 58,516 Ju Ivln Sub total A2 Awt and Inv••tm•nt sales Total recelpts 58.876 58.876 58.876 58.516 A3P• m•nt8 Just Glvln Bank char Donations 216 150 61.500 216 150 216 125 62,000 es Sub total A4 A•••t and Inv••tm•nt urchaso8 Totalpayments N•t olrnc•lpts/(p•ym•nts) 61.866 62,341 61,866 62,341 -2,990 -2,990 AS Transforn betwoon funds A6 Cash lunds la•t yoar ond 14.165 Cash funds th18 y••r •nd 11,175 Soctlon B Stat•m•nt of a880ts atMI Ilabllttlos at th• •nd of the perlod 14.165 11,175 17.990 Unr•8trktsd B1 Ca•h fund• Santander current 11,175 Total ￿•h funds 11.175 Current valuo Unre8trlcted B3 Invostmont a8••1• Com slon Comer, Ambleslde 821B41B5 Ot￿r assets & Uabllltle• not known Sbgned by t￿ tJu•tou on behaw of al tN6tees Ptht Nan Dats J A Bknomor , 6, 8 Day￿9 Ind•pendont oxamlnarf• rnport to th• truste￿ of El Rlo Foundatlon Charlty No. 1114526 I report on the accounts for the year 06 Aprll 2023- 05 Aprll 2024 Ro8ponslbllltlM and basls of r•port The charitls lxustees are responsible for the preparatlon of accounts. The thariVs trustees consider that an audlt is not required for thls year under section 144(2) of the Charftias Act 2011 (the Act). I report in respect of my examlnation of the charities accounts caffied out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination. I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under seGtion 145(5)(b) of the Ar Indopondent •xamlnorfs statement In connection with my examlnation, no matter has come to my attentlon whlch gives me cause to believe that in any material respect: a(muntlng re￿rdS were not kept in accordance with Section 130 Act or the accounts do not accord wlth the accounting records I have no wn