2025-03-31-accounts - Dai Rees Foundation

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Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From 01/04/2024

To 31/04/2025

Charity name: The Dai Rees Foundation

Charity registration number: 1163215 Objectives and Activities

	SORP reference
Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document	Para 1.17	• Preserve and protect health through the provision of services, training and education. • Support the protection of health of the public through the donation of medical equipment, grants,funding.
Summary of the main activities in relation to those purposes for the public benefit, in particular, the activities, projects or services identified in the accounts.	Para 1.17 and 1.19	• Public health awareness & medical education. • Emergency First Aid Courses (Basic, Intermediate, Advanced). • Major incident and Mass casualty training and education. • Remote medicine education. • Donation of serviceable medical equipment.
Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit	Para 1.18

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	SORP reference
Policy on grant making	Para 1.38	The DRF currently operate a grant making scheme to support other projects who’s objectives fall in line with that of our own. The DRF is accepting of letters of interest from groups or individuals with front-line medical expertise that carry out training and education in developing countries that lie within the scope of the charities operations. Those invited to apply will need to provide a costed proposal to be considered by the DRF Board of Trustees. Initially grants of up to £5000 will be made available to successful applications.

		Consideration will also be made for equipment and other charity assets to be made available for successful applications. Grant awardees will be subject to reporting and marketing requirements stipulated by the DRF Board upon issuance of the grant.
Policy on social investment including program related investment	Para 1.38	N/A
Contribution made by volunteers	Para 1.38	Volunteers will fund their own international travel as a single contribution to the Charity. These contributions may be subsidised but will be on a case-by-case basis
Other		N/A

Achievements and Performance

	SORP reference
Summary of the main achievements of the charity, identifying the difference the charity’s work has made to the circumstances of its beneficiaries and any wider benefits to society as a whole.	Para 1.20	Unfortunately due to the COVID-19 pandemic the majority of our operations, which involve foreign travel have been halted between April 2020 – March 2024 As a result we have not been able to achieve the same level of support to remote communities. We are hoping that now travel restrictions are slowly being lifted we can start to reinstate our projects in south east Asia and promote our grant-making scheme.

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Achievements against	Para 1.41	N/A
objectives set

Performance of fundraising activities against objectives set	Para 1.41	N/A
Investment performance against objectives	Para 1.41	N/A
Other

Financial Review

Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period	Para 1.21	N/A
Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held	Para 1.22	N/A
Amount of reserves held	Para 1.22	£19,657.74
Reasons for holding zero reserves	Para 1.22	N/A
Details of fund materially in deficit	Para 1.24	N/A
Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern	Para 1.23	N/A

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The charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising)	Para 1.47	The Charities principal source of funds is through, private donation, public fundraising and fundraising events. The funds raised for the DRF are used to facilitate the ongoing outputs for all projects under the charity. This support includes, but is not limited to, logistics, travel, food and accommodation for operational staff that volunteer on trips. Expenditure also goes on additional medical equipment that has been specifically requested by recipients. Further funding is also provided to build a governance framework that allows our trainers to build a robust and tailored training program for each location we visit, based on their local healthcare requirements. The DRF also envisages that funding will be required to become and internationally accredited training centre.
Investment policy and objectives including any social investment policy adopted	Para 1.46	N/A
A description of the principal risks facing the charity	Para 1.46	In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic we have seen the amount of public fundraising and fundraising events for our projects reduce drastically. There is a risk that this could continue beyond 2024.
Other		N/A

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The charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising)	Para 1.47	The Charities principal source of funds is through, private donation, public fundraising and fundraising events. The funds raised for the DRF are used to facilitate the ongoing outputs for all projects under the charity. This support includes, but is not limited to, logistics, travel, food and accommodation for operational staff that volunteer on trips. Expenditure also goes on additional medical equipment that has been specifically requested by recipients. Further funding is also provided to build a governance framework that allows our trainers to build a robust and tailored training program for each location we visit, based on their local healthcare requirements. The DRF also envisages that funding will be required to become and internationally accredited training centre.
Investment policy and objectives including any social investment policy adopted	Para 1.46	N/A
A description of the principal risks facing the charity	Para 1.46	In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic we have seen the amount of public fundraising and fundraising events for our projects reduce drastically. There is a risk that this could continue beyond 2024.
Other		N/A

Structure, Governance and Management

Description of charity’s trusts:
Type of governing document (trust deed, royal charter)	Para 1.25	Constitution
How is the charity constituted? (e.g unincorporated association, CIO)	Para 1.25	Foundation
Trustee selection methods including details of any constitutional provisions e.g. election to post or name of any person or body entitled to appoint one or more trustees	Para 1.25	Appointed

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Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees	Para 1.51	N/A
The charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works	Para 1.51	N/A
Relationship with any related parties	Para 1.51	N/A
Other		N/A

Reference and Administrative details

Charity name	The Dai Rees Foundation
Other name the charity uses	The DRF
Registered charitynumber	1163215
Charity’s principal address	7 Lime Kiln Road Lytchett Matravers Dorset BH16 6EL

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany)
	Mr. Richard Rees		2015 - 2025
	Mr. Owain Williams		2015 - 2025
	Dr. Amit Patel		2015 - 2025
	Mr. PhillipBallett		2015 - 2025

– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved

Director name

Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity

Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year

Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others

Description of the assets held in this capacity N/A Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the N/A assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for safe custody and N/A segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets

Additional information (optional)

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Type of Name Address adviser

Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

Exemptions from disclosure

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details

Other optional information

Declarations

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees	Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees
Signature(s)
Full name(s)	Philip Ballett	Director
Position (eg Secretary,	Trustee
Chair, etc)

Date	05/07/2026

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

The Dai Rees Foundation	The Dai Rees Foundation		1163215
Receipts andpayments accounts				CC16a
For the period from	01/04/2024	To	31/05/2025

Section A Receipts and payments

A1 Receipts	Unrestricted funds to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - 162 - - - - - - - - 162 - - - 162 - 162 - - - 162	Restricted funds to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -	Endowment funds to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -	Total funds to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - 162 - - - - - - - - 162 - - - 162 - 162	Last year to the nearest £
	-				19 837
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*Sub total*(Gross income for AR)	-				19 837

A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table).
	-
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*Sub total*	-				-
*Total receipts* A3 Payments
					19 837

Just Giving	162				-
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**Sub total **	162				-

A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table)
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*Total payments* *Net of receipts/(payments)* A5 Transfers between funds A6 Cash funds last year end *Cash funds this year end*
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	- 162	-	-	- 162	19 837
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	- 162	-	-	- 162	19 837

CCXX R1 accounts (SS)

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period

Categories Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees B1 Cash funds B2 Other monetary assets B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use B5 Liabilities B3 Investment assets	Signature Details Details Medical Equipment Details Details *Total cash funds* (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) Medical Training Mannakin First Aid bags Details	Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ - - - - - - - - Agreement Error OK Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - - - - - - - Fund to which liability relates Amount due (optional) - - - - - Print Name PhilipBallett	Endowment funds to nearest £
			-
			-
			-
			-
			OK
			Endowment funds to nearest £
			1 000
			1 000
			1 000
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			-
			-
			Current value (optional)
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			When due (optional)






			Date of approval
		PhilipBallett	05/07/2026

CCXX R2 accounts (SS)