## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period**
## **From 01/04/2020 Period start date To 31/03/2021 Period end date**
**Charity name: The Life Intervention Friendship and Education Foundation**
## **Charity registration number: 1166183**
## **Objectives and Activities**
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SORP reference
Summary of the Para 1.17 The prevention or relief of poverty (or
purposes of the charity financial hardship) anywhere in the
as set out in its world by providing or assisting in the
governing document provision of items, education, training
and healthcare projects.
To relieve in need, in particularly
mental and physical requirements of
people who are living in residential
care
I. by the provisions of
volunteers and carers, and
by the provision of advice
and training for those
responsible for their care
II. by the provision of
equipment and facilities
otherwise unattainable
Summary of the main Para 1.17 and We have continued to support
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activities in relation to beneficiaries living in Government
those purposes for the institutions in Romania.
public benefit, in
particular, the activities, We do this by providing funding
projects or services towards staffing for direct
identified in the interventions to children and adults in
accounts. Government homes and also for the
provision of medical and educational
activities.
We would usually also support
volunteer programmes in the
institutions but this has not been
possible this year due to covid.
Statement confirming Para 1.18 All trustees work in line with the
whether the trustees guidance from the Charity
have had regard to the Commission on public benefit
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guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit
## **Achievements and Performance**
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SORP reference
This year has been extremely
challenging, with the global
pandemic, which for periods of time
Summary of the main meant that outside individuals were
Para 1.20
achievements of the not allowed to access Government
charity, identifying the institutions in Romania. However,
difference the charity’s outside of these Government
work has made to the mandated periods, the project
circumstances of its continued to offer professional health
beneficiaries and any support to children and adults living
wider benefits to society in Government care.
as a whole.
While services were in lockdown, the
LIFE Foundation provided advice and
resources to the institutions such as
craft activities to reduce boredom and
PPE where this was not available
locally. We provided medical supplies
where required.
We have also funded Christmas gifts
and the provision of clothes and
books. We were able to continue
support nutritional support for
particular children, with medical
supervision by their in-country
clinicians.
This year we have also introduced a
project for families in the community,
to enable them to meet the needs of
children with additional needs in the
family, rather than needing to send
them into institutional care.
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## **Financial Review**
Review of the charity’s Para 1.21 At the start of the financial year we financial position at the had a balance of £9, 826. Over the end of the period year we received £24, 409 in donations and our expenditure was £11, 402. The account balance was £22,833 in it at the end of the accounting period – see end of report for more detailed breakdown.
This year out outgoings were reduced due to covid.
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All funds held at the end of the year
are automatically carried over to the
opening balance of the new financial
year.
Statement explaining Para 1.22 Previously our reserves were held at
the policy for holding £4, 000 however we have reviewed
reserves stating why this and have increased to £8, 000 to
they are held allow for project costs to be covered
for 3-4 months if income ceases, with
some additional capacity for
unexpected costs during this period.
Amount of reserves held Para 1.22 £8,000
Reasons for holding zero Para 1.22 n/a
reserves
Details of fund materially Para 1.24 n/a
in deficit
Explanation of any Para 1.23 n/a
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a
going concern
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## **Structure, Governance and Management**
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Description of charity’s
trusts:
Type of governing Para 1.25 Constitution
document
(trust deed, royal
charter)
How is the charity Para 1.25 Charitable Incorporated Organisation
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)
Trustee selection Para 1.25 Trustees are selected by committee
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
Additional information (optional)
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
Trustees are introduced to the policies
and practices of the organisation by
Policies and procedures the other trustees. Additional training
adopted for the Para 1.51 for trustees is identified as required,
induction and training of for example this year Safeguarding
trustees for Trustees training has been
completed.
We are a small charity. Until April
2021 we employed a manager on a
The charity’s parttime basis, however when they
organisational structure Para 1.51 decided to step down we chose not to
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and any wider network replace them, so trustees now
with which the charity oversee the day to day running of the
works charity, supported by committee
members.
We meet on a monthly basis to
oversee the work of the charity.
We work in partnership with William
Tyrell, a charity based in Romania.
Relationship with any Para 1.51
related parties
Other
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## **Reference and Administrative details**
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Charity name The Life Intervention Friendship and Education
Foundation
Other name the charity
uses
Registered charity 1166183
number
Charity’s principal 63 Millers Green Close
address Enfield
EN27BD
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## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**
**Name of person (or body) Dates acted if not for Trustee name Office (if any) entitled to appoint trustee whole year (if any)** 1 Dr Claire Wood 2 Dr Sophie Doswell Rebecca 3 McGuiness
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
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Trustee name Dates acted if not for
whole year
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## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others**
Description of the assets None held in this capacity Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for safe custody and 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**
**Signature(s) Full name(s)** Dr Sophie Doswell
**Position (eg** Trustee **Secretary, Chair, etc)**
**Date** 22/11/2021
## **Accounts for the LIFE Foundation for the period 01/04/20 to 31/03/2021**
|Monies carried over from previous year||£9826|
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|Income (donations)||£24409|
|Expenditure|||
|Staf salary in UK|£312||
|Project costs Romania|£9224||
|Medical supplies sent from UK|£156||
|Website|£300||
|Training|£150||
|Ofce rent|£360||
|Accountant|£900||
|Total||- £11402|
|**Closing balance**||**£22833**|