The Olive Harvest Trust Annual Report for year ending 31[st] Dec. 2021
Trustees
Name Role Date of entry Andrew Eastaugh Chair 28 October 2016 Margaret Foyer Vice-Chair 01 February 2015 Peter Liddell Vice-Chair 14 February 2015 Jennifer Kelly Trustee 14 February 2015 Fiona Dunlop Trustee 28 October 2016 Stuart Sweeney Treasurer 28 January 2017 Melanie Coyne Trustee 03 March 2018 Mary Saunders Trustee 26 September 2018 Esther Howard Trustee 01 February 2019
Chair’s Report
Like last year, this one has been dominated by the pandemic and the increased settler violence coupled with Israeli state collusion that has made the need for our support even more pressing, but harder to deliver.
In spite of these difficulties, we have been able to help Urif School with redecorating and refurbishment. Similarly, Madoma Girls have requested help for repainting and window replacement. While we had some misgivings about whether we should be funding such routine maintenance, we felt that the situation is so desperate both financially and in terms of moral support that we should support both these requests if we could.
We continue to support the Burin Community School under their new headmaster with their agricultural project. The Olive harvest Trust has funded 3 addition sheep and better facilities to look after them. However, the cow shed still eludes us due to the current refusal of the Israeli authorities to permit its construction. Independently of the OHT, Maggie has masterminded a film on the plight of the Burin Agricultural college, to try and galvanise support. Very impressive. Those who have not seen it should and share with friends.
= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v 38X4CQR4CDk
It is with great pleasure that we are welcoming Khaled to our AGM. For those of you who do not know him. Kaled is a Palestinian doctor currently doing a Masters in Public Health at Nottingham University. His difficulty in getting sufficient financial support to fund his stay has prompted the trustees to recommend to the AGM that we change our constitution to allow us to give grants to specific students studying at UK institutions where the trustees deem fit. This would only be with funds that are collect for that specific purpose, but would enable them to attract the tax benefit of gift aid, which would be a significant advantage. I would like to encourage you all to support this.
The Olive Harvest Trust would be nothing without firstly the committee of trustees who are passionate in their desire and efforts to promote the needs of education in the West Bank. So my deep gratitude to all of them, but in particular Maggie who as you all know is tireless in fight for justice and decency. Equally we could do nothing without the support of all those who raise funds by whatever means, as that is what enables us to open ours hands with purpose to a community that so needs our support.
Andrew Eastaugh, Chair, Olive Harvest Trust
The Olive Harvest Trust
Statement of Accounts 1[st] January 2021 to 31[st] December 2021
All amounts are in £
| Opening balance | |||
| CAF Bank | 18661.36 | ||
| Cash(£,ILS) | 113.15 | ||
| Total assets | 18774.15 | ||
| Income | Expenditure | ||
| Total donations net of charges (2) |
9011.71 (1) | a) Burin - holiday agricultural maintenance26-7-21 |
925 |
| FX Payment (Burin) 21-7-21 (3) |
25 | ||
| b)Burin sheep13-12-21 | 1037 | ||
| c) Burin pen cladding 13-12- 21 |
1233 | ||
| d)Urif redecorating 13-12-21 | 5180 | ||
| e) Urif various equipment 20-1-21 |
4062.50 | ||
| CAF monthlya/c fees | 96.00 | ||
| Total Income | 9011.71 | Total expenditure | 12558.50 |
| Deficit for theyear | 3546.79 | ||
| Closing balance | |||
| CAF Bank opening | 18661.36 | ||
| CAF Bank closing | 15114.57 | ||
| Cash in hand | 113.15 | ||
| Total assets | 15227.72 |
Notes below
Notes
1. Major donations (gross before Stripe fees)
Neil Irving 280 Anonymous 3,435 Neil Parkinson 250 Jacquie Montgomery 528 Amy Corrigan 300 Esther Howard 240 Maggie Foyer 320 Stuart Sweeney 240
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Some of the income figures are the net amount after Stripe (our payment company) has taken their fee: 1.4% +0.20p.
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The £25 FX payment to CAF relates to an attempted transfer to the Burin Village Council of £905.20 on 21-7-2021, which was rejected. The £905.20 was repaid into our account on 28-7-2021, but not the FX payment. Other payments to Palestine were transferred through the Amos Trust and included their charges.
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At 31[st] December 2021, over £3,000 of GiftAid remained unclaimed. After a long series of emails and phone calls, the registration problem was solved and the full amount of outstanding GiftAid has been credited to the OHT account in 2022. Subsequent GiftAid claims have caused no problems.
Prepared by OHT Treasurer, Stuart Sweeney, September 2022
The accounts were approved by the Olive Harvest Trust Trustees meeting on 26[th] September 2022
The revised accounts, with one name removed by request, were passed by the Olive Harvest Trust Trustees by email on 2[nd] May 2025.
Maggie Foyer Vice Chair, Olive Harvest Trust, 2[nd] May 2025