| Trustees' Annual Report | Trustees' Annual Report | Trustees' Annual Report | Trustees' Annual Report | Trustees' Annual Report | Trustees' Annual Report | for theperiod | for theperiod | for theperiod | for theperiod | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | Period start date | T o |
Period end date | |||||||||||
| 01 | 02 | 2024 | 31 | 01 | 2025 | |||||||||
| Section A | Reference and administration details | |||||||||||||
| Charity name | POSTCARDS FOR PEACE | |||||||||||||
| Other names charity is known by | ||||||||||||||
| **Registered charity number(if any) ** | 1168645 | |||||||||||||
| Charity's principal address | 6 RAYFORD CLOSE | |||||||||||||
| PEACEHAVEN | ||||||||||||||
| EAST SUSSEX | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode | BN10 8JY | |||||||||||||
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 |
Trustee name | Office (if any) | Dates acted if not for whole year |
Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martin David Rowsell |
Chair | |||
| Marlou Cornelissen Hermsen |
Treasurer | Martin Rowsell | ||
| Zita Luiten | Secretary | Martin Rowsell | ||
1 March 2012
TAR
| 20 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees) | ||||||
| Name | Dates acted if not for whole year | |||||
Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
Type of adviser Name Address
Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)
Section B Structure, governance and management
Description of the charity’s trusts
Charitable Constitution. Originally published August 2016 and amended Type of governing document with new trustee details in October 2018. (eg. trust deed, constitution) Charitable Incorporated Organisation whose only voting members are its How the charity is constituted charity trustees (‘Foundation’ model constitution) (eg. trust, association, company) Original trustees were selected by the founder, Martin Rowsell. Future Trustee selection methods trustees will be selected by existing trustees.
Type of governing document
How the charity is constituted
- (eg. appointed by, elected by)
Additional governance issues (Optional information)
You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:
There are currently no policies and procedures in place for the induction and training of trustees. However, as the charity grows, and funding allows, this is something that will be considered,
-
policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
-
the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
-
relationship with any related parties;
-
trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.
Section C Objectives and activities
2 March 2012
TAR
Postcard Exchange Network
Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document
The network has seen no activity over a number of years now. It didn’t take off as much as we hoped.
Postcards For Peace Ambassadors
Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)
Our Ambassadors are our connection to different countries and allow us to hear first hand what issues are affecting different parts of the world and how Postcards For Peace could work to help them. We suspended the recruitment of new Ambassadors in 2019, hoping to find a new way to utilise this network of like minded people. It has also proved difficult to get those Ambassadors already recruited to help us in the way they once did, partly because their lives have moved on.
Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)
Ambassadors act on behalf of Postcards For Peace on a voluntary basis. They may suggest ways in which we could help in their particular country or offer feedback on the work we are doing.
They do not have access to, nor are offered, charity funds.
You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:
At the beginning of 2025, an announcement was made detailing plans to close down the charity. The website was completely stripped of all pages, including details of ambassadors, leaving only the shop pages and an About page describing past activities. No sales were made after 8/12/24.
-
policy on grantmaking;
-
policy programme related investment;
-
contribution made by volunteers.
3 March 2012
TAR
Section D Achievements and performance
All work has ceased on the charity. There has been no social media Summary of the main activity except to detail the closure of the charity. achievements of the charity during the year Sales through the online shop ceased during the year.
4 March 2012
TAR
Section E Financial review At this point, Postcards For Peace does not have a reserves policy. Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves Details of any funds materially N/A in deficit ~~—~~ Further financial review details (Optional information) There has been no income to the charity since 8/12/2024 You may choose to include additional information, where relevant about: ● the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising); ● how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity; ● investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted. Section F Other optional information ~~_~~ There has been no activity on the charity in 2025. There were no sales through the online shop in 2025, after we announced our intention to close the charity. It was announced that any income would be donated to Peace One Day, however, as of 29/09/2025, there have been no sales from the online shop or any donations. ~~ee~~ Section G Declaration The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above. Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees
Signature(s) Marlou Cornelissen Hermsen Full name(s) Martin David Rowsell Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Chair Treasurer etc) 5 March 2012
March 2012
TAR
Date 2910912025 TAR March 2012
Trustees' Annual Report for the period Period start date Period end date 01 02 2024 T 31 01 2025 From o Section A Reference and administration details Charity name POSTCARDS FOR PEACE Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any) 1168645 Charity's principal address 6 RAYFORD CLOSE PEACEHAVEN EAST SUSSEX Postcode BN10 8JY
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 |
Trustee name | Office (if any) | Dates acted if not for whole year |
Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martin David Rowsell |
Chair | |||
| Marlou Cornelissen Hermsen |
Treasurer | Martin Rowsell | ||
| Zita Luiten | Secretary | Martin Rowsell | ||
March 2012
TAR
1
20 Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees) Name Dates acted if not for whole year
Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
Type of adviser Name Address
Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)
Section B Structure, governance and management
Description of the charity’s trusts
Charitable Constitution. Originally published August 2016 and amended Type of governing document with new trustee details in October 2018. (eg. trust deed, constitution) Charitable Incorporated Organisation whose only voting members are its How the charity is constituted charity trustees (‘Foundation’ model constitution) (eg. trust, association, company) Original trustees were selected by the founder, Martin Rowsell. Future Trustee selection methods trustees will be selected by existing trustees. (eg. appointed by, elected by)
Additional governance issues (Optional information)
You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:
There are currently no policies and procedures in place for the induction and training of trustees. However, as the charity grows, and funding allows, this is something that will be considered,
-
policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
-
the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
-
relationship with any related parties;
-
trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.
Section C Objectives and activities
March 2012
TAR
2
Postcard Exchange Network
Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document
The network has seen no activity over a number of years now. It didn’t take off as much as we hoped.
Postcards For Peace Ambassadors
Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)
Our Ambassadors are our connection to different countries and allow us to hear first hand what issues are affecting different parts of the world and how Postcards For Peace could work to help them. We suspended the recruitment of new Ambassadors in 2019, hoping to find a new way to utilise this network of like minded people. It has also proved difficult to get those Ambassadors already recruited to help us in the way they once did, partly because their lives have moved on.
Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)
Ambassadors act on behalf of Postcards For Peace on a voluntary basis. They may suggest ways in which we could help in their particular country or offer feedback on the work we are doing.
They do not have access to, nor are offered, charity funds.
You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:
At the beginning of 2025, an announcement was made detailing plans to close down the charity. The website was completely stripped of all pages, including details of ambassadors, leaving only the shop pages and an About page describing past activities. No sales were made after 8/12/24.
-
policy on grantmaking;
-
policy programme related investment;
-
contribution made by volunteers.
March 2012
TAR
3
Section D Achievements and performance
All work has ceased on the charity. There has been no social media Summary of the main activity except to detail the closure of the charity. achievements of the charity during the year Sales through the online shop ceased during the year.
March 2012
TAR
4
Section E Financial review At this point, Postcards For Peace does not have a reserves policy. Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves Details of any funds materially N/A in deficit ~~_——~~ Further financial review details (Optional information) There has been no income to the charity since 8/12/2024 You may choose to include additional information, where relevant about: ● the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising); ● how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity; ● investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted. ~~__~~ Section F Other optional information There has been no activity on the charity in 2025. There were no sales through the online shop in 2025, after we announced our intention to close the charity. It was announced that any income would be donated to Peace One Day, however, as of 29/09/2025, there have been no sales from the online shop or any donations. Section G Declaration[The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above. ] Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees ~~—~~ Signature(s) Marlou Cornelissen Hermsen Full name(s) Martin David Rowsell TAR 5 March 2012
March 2012
5
| Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) Date |
Chair | Treasurer |
|---|---|---|
| 29/09/2025 | ||
| 29/09/2025 |
March 2012
TAR
6