TRUSTEES’ REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022
TRUSTEES’ REPORT
The Trustees submit their Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2022.
REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATION DETAILS
Principal Address: 24 Victoria Road, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 2TE Trustees: Jeremy Fleming Ashworth Hope (Chairman), Wendy Eugene Gough, James Mason Registered Charity Number: 1115274
STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT
The Trust Deed of The John Fawcett Foundation (UK) [JFF(UK)] is dated 13 June 2006, as amended 16 January 2008, and is based on the Model Declaration of Trust for a Charitable Trust (2004). The Trustees are reappointed every three years. They receive no remuneration or other benefits either directly or through arrangements with other parties.
“To support the humanitarian activities in Indonesia, that are charitable at law in England and Wales, of The John Fawcett Foundation, whose aim is to relieve sickness, suffering and distress, in families of the lower socio-economic group, associated through blindness, eye disease, cleft lip and palate, and serious crippling and debilitating disease, particularly in children, through provision of medical equipment, medical care, medical advice, welfare and support services’’
JFF(UK) raises funds in the UK which it forwards in its entirety (less necessitated expenses) to The John Fawcett Foundation [JFF] in Bali, as soon as practicable.
The Trustees have given consideration to the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit.
JFF(UK) ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE IN 2022
In 2022, we put out a very basic appeal due to my ongoing health problems and was delighted and surprised by the positive response we received from Trusts with whom we have built up relationships over past years. Our work continues to support JFF Bali in their outstanding work.
Due to the extreme restrictions that the Balinese Health Authorities imposed on JFF’s work, this limited our Team’s activities up to the beginning of 2022. Our Team has not contracted even one case of Covid. It has been vital to retain all staff. To do otherwise would result in losing staff to other hospitals from where they would never return to JFF. It takes a minimum of five years to train them up to UK Standards.
However, Covid is not completely eradicated in Bali. Therefore, the extra high standards of handwashing are still maintained, daily ‘deep-cleaning’ of all facilities and equipment is carried out, patients remain at safe distances apart and protective equipment is worn at all times.
The level of poverty in Bali as well as all over Indonesia has risen. This means that there are even more people now requiring JFF’s assistance. The backlog of cataract surgery has grown during Covid since few cataract operations were performed. We confirm that in 2022, 40,411 patients were screened, 3,857 cataract operations were performed, 23,835 spectacles were issued and 13,268 patients treated with antibiotic eye drops. This is just short of the number of patients being treated prior to Covid restrictions being imposed on us.
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FINANCIAL REVIEW OF JFF(UK)
Donations in 2022, at £28,650, were an improvement on 2021’s £14,990, so £28,500 was remitted to JFF (2021 - £14,000). Since our inauguration in 2006, a total £793,500 has been transferred to JFF in Bali. JFF(UK) has not ever paid for any staff, fundraising, governance costs or office overheads (rent, heating, lighting, telephone, etc.) as work is carried out from the Chairman’s home. The independent examiner acts on a pro bono basis. The admin costs each year are only for stationery, IT, printing, postage and minimal bank charges. £203 was held in the bank account at the year-end (£823 in 2021). Funds are forwarded as soon as practicable, so minimum cash is needed to be held as reserves.
The Trustees declare that they have approved the Trustees’ Report above.
| Signed on behalf of the Charity’s Trustees: |
Dated |
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Jeremy Fleming Ashworth Hope, Major (Retired), Chairman.
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INDEPENDENT EXAMINER’S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF THE JOHN FAWCETT FOUNDATION (UK)
I report to the Trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Trust for the year ended 31 December 2022, which are set out on page 4.
Responsibilities and Basis of Report
As the Charity Trustees you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the Charities Act 2011 (the Act).
I report in respect of my examination of the accounts carried out under section 145 of the Act, during which I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
Independent Examiner's Statement
I have completed my examination and confirm that no material matters have come to my attention giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:
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accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act; or
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the accounts do not accord with those records.
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Signed : Dated:
R C Shaw........……………………. 18.04.2023 Roger Charles Shaw (Retired Accountant) Independent Examiner 9 Baltic Court, Thameside, Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, RG9 1BQ
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THE JOHN FAWCETT FOUNDATION (UK) RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022
UNRESTRICTED FUNDS
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| RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS 2022 £ Receipts Donations received 28,650 Payments Donations paid: The John Fawcett Foundation -Bank transfers 28,500 Printing, IT, postage and stationery 749 Rent, heating, light and telephone - Governance - Bank charges 21 Total Payments 29,270 Net of (Payments) Receipts (620) Cash Funds Last Year End 823 Cash Funds This Year End £203 STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES 31 Dec 2022 £ Cash at bank 203 Total Cash Funds £203 |
2021 £ 14,990 14,000 568 - - 21 14,589 401 422 £823 31 Dec 2021 £ 823 £823 |
Cash at bank Total Cash Funds |
NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS
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Basis of preparation: These accounts have been prepared using the Receipts and Payments basis, as the Charity is a smaller non-company one. Donations received are included only when the Charity has unconditional entitlement to the resources and have been banked. Expenses are accounted for only when paid.
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Details of expenditure: There were no payments, fees or expenses made to the Independent Examiner.
Signed on behalf of all the Charity’s Trustees: Dated:
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Jeremy Fleming Ashworth Hope, Chairman
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