Charity No. 1115274 

## **THE JOHN FAWCETT FOUNDATION (UK)** 

**TRUSTEES’ REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2024** 

## **TRUSTEES’ REPORT** 

The Trustees submit their Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31st December 2024. 

REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATION DETAILS 

Principal Address: 24 Victoria Road, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 2TE 

Trustees:  Wendy Eugene Gough (Chair) James Mason James Frederick Mitcalfe Hope 

Registered Charity Number: 1115274 

STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT 

The Trust Deed of The John Fawcett Foundation (UK) [JFF(UK)] is dated 13th June 2006, as amended 16th 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. 

ACTIVITIES AND OBJECTIVES 

“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 socioeconomic 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 had due regard to the Charity Commission’s public benefit guidance. 

## ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE 

Following the death of our Founder and Chair, Jeremy Hope, in 2023, as his widow and a fellow Trustee, I was elected as Chair. I have continued with Jeremy’s amazing work to garner donations, mainly from charitable trusts, for JFF in Bali, in its humanitarian cause. I am delighted that donations increased in 2024 and will endeavor to build on this in future years. 

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I am pleased to report the following achievements and performance of the JFF in Bali:- 

## Numbers January – December 2024 

- Cataract operation, 3,635 

- Screened 44,701 

- Glasses issued 24,908 

- Prosthetic eyes fitted 134 

## JFF has written: 

“Through our Knowledge Sharing Programs, JFF continues its international volunteer medical specialists sharing, introducing innovative surgical methods and advanced technology. Beyond the tools, it's the education, mentorship, and collaboration that create long-term impact in healthcare. By bringing updated technologies to the community and fostering these relationships, we’re creating a sustainable model for eye care that can evolve with the latest advancements in the field. The gift is helping us to give back a vision, and a life to people that live in darkness.  Donations will help JFF to continue their work and cure more people from blindness - women, men and children who cannot afford access to eye health care.  As you know, more than 7 million people in Indonesia are blind because they are poor and they are caught up in the poverty cycle because they are blind. 

This is a gift of sight. We, and those we are privileged to assist, deeply appreciate our donors’ generosity.” 

FINANCIAL REVIEW 

Donations increased in 2024 to £33,050 compared with £23,973 in 2023. £31,400 was remitted to JFF (2023 - £24,100). JFF(UK) has never paid for any staff, fundraising, governance costs or office overheads (rent, heating, lighting, telephone, etc.), as work has been carried out from the Chair’s home. The Independent Examiner acts on a pro bono basis. As one donation was received just before the year-end, £1,602 was held in the bank account at 31st December 2024 (£55 at 2023). The policy is to hold minimum cash 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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|W E Gough|17/2/25|
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Wendy Eugene Gough (Chair) 

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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 31st December 2024, 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: 

- accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act; or 

- 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 17[th] February 2025 

…........……………………. …………………………. Roger Charles Shaw (Retired Accountant) Independent Examiner F Baltic Court, Thameside, Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, RG9 1BQ 

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## **RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2024** 

## UNRESTRICTED FUNDS 

|RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS<br>2024<br> <br>£<br> <br>Receipts<br>Donations received<br> 33,050<br> <br>Payments<br>Donations paid: The John Fawcett Foundation<br>-Bank transfers<br>31,400<br> <br>Printing, IT, postage and stationery<br>82<br>Rent, heating, light and telephone                                                   -<br>Governance                                                                                      -<br> <br>Bank charges<br> 21<br> <br>Total Payments<br> 31,503<br> <br>Net of Receipts (Payments)<br>1,547<br> <br>Cash Funds Last Year End<br> 55<br> <br>Cash Funds This Year End<br> £1,602<br> <br>STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES<br>31 Dec<br> <br>2024<br> <br>£<br>Cash at bank<br> 1,602<br>  <br>Total Cash Funds<br> £1,602<br>|2023<br>£<br> 23,973<br>24,100<br>-<br>-<br>-<br> 21<br> 24,121<br>(148)<br> 203<br> £55<br>31 Dec<br>2023<br>£<br> 55<br> £55|
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## NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS 

1. 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. 2. Details of expenditure: There were no payments, fees or expenses made to the Independent Examiner. 

Signed on behalf of the Charity’s Trustees: Dated: 

W E Gough 17/2/25 ………………………….......                                 ……………….. Wendy Eugene Gough (Chair) 

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