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2025-09-30-accounts

Trin idad and Tobago Healthcare UK Forum
Trustees' annual report for the period		 idad and Tobago Healthcare UK Forum
Trustees' annual report for the period		 idad and Tobago Healthcare UK Forum
Trustees' annual report for the period		 idad and Tobago Healthcare UK Forum
Trustees' annual report for the period		 idad and Tobago Healthcare UK Forum
Trustees' annual report for the period		 idad and Tobago Healthcare UK Forum
Trustees' annual report for the period		 idad and Tobago Healthcare UK Forum
Trustees' annual report for the period		 idad and Tobago Healthcare UK Forum
Trustees' annual report for the period
From Period start date To Period end date
Day
01		 Month
10		 Year
2024		 Day
30		 Month
09		 Year
2025

Trinidad and Tobago Healthcare UK Forum Trustees' annual report for the period

Reference and administration details

Charity name

Trinidad and Tobago Healthcare UK Forum

Other names charity is known by

TTHUF

Registered charity number

1183695

Charity's principal address

74 Haynt Walk London SW20 9NX United Kingdom

Names of trustees for the charity

Roger James Chair Extended term as Chair
for another term
September 2024
Tricia Zenisa George Treasurer Transferred from
Secretary to Treasurer
September 2024
Natasha Queva Secretary Transferred from
Assistant Treasurer to
Secretary
September 2024
Kirt Hunte Trustee Extended term as
Trustee for another term
September 2024
Vashti Ragoonanan Trustee Assistant Secretary from
September 2024
Michelle Neils-James Trustee Trustee from September
2004

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Patron for the charity Patron for the charity
Professor Andrew Ramroop OBE The only practicing tailor on
Savile Row to be appointed
Officer of The Most Excellent
Order of the British Empire (OBE)
from Her Majesty Queen
Elizabeth II for services to
tailoring and training.

Bankers for the charity

Metro Bank Unit 1&2 Wimbledon Bridge
House
Wimbledon
London
SW19 7NW

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Type of governing document

How the charity is constituted

Registered Charity status

Constitution adopted 17 October 2018 Charitable Incorporated Organisation Association managed by 6 Trustees Trustees volunteered and were appointed at the Annual General Meeting (AGM) in October 2024, for a three-year term.

Trustees are reappointed every three years at the AGM.

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Trustee selection methods

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:

● 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

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TTHUF has the following policies in place:
1. Membership policy
2. Finance policy
3. Working with NGOs policy
4. Fundraising strategy
5. Diaspora policy
TTHUF has the following Standard
Operating Procedure in place:
1. SOP for sponsoring women for the
Angel Bra and Nubian Skin
prosthesis
All trustees give their time voluntarily and
receive no remuneration or other benefits.
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● Relationship with

any related parties

● Trustees’

consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them

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Objectives and activities

Summary of the
objects of the
charity set out in
its governing		 The relief of sickness and the preservation of health in Trinidad
and Tobago, the Commonwealth and non-Commonwealth
countries, in particular but not exclusively by:
document 1.
Utilising the skills, knowledge and experience of
members and other healthcare professionals to facilitate
safer and more effective healthcare in Trinidad and
Tobago, the Commonwealth and non-Commonwealth
countries
2.
Collaborating with the Ministry of Health, healthcare and
professional organisations, training institutions and
registration bodies in Trinidad and Tobago, the
Commonwealth and non-Commonwealth countries
3.
Collaborating with and supporting Non-Governmental
Organisations (NGOs) that represent patients in Trinidad
and Tobago, the Commonwealth and non-
Commonwealth countries
4.
Sharing best practice between the United Kingdom,
Trinidad and Tobago, the Commonwealth and non-
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Summary of the main activities In planning the charity’s activities for the year, undertaken for the Board kept in mind the Charity the public benefit Commission’s guidance on public benefit at in relation to its trustee meetings. these objects The focus of the charity’s activities remains contributing to improving healthcare standards. Improved structures, policies and governance, will benefit the population by making the health service safer and more effective. TTHUF’s focus continues to be providing Angel bras and prostheses to women affected by breast cancer. The charity’s goals continue to be identifying opportunities for how TTHUF could be of assistance to the healthcare landscape in Trinidad and Tobago.

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Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:

● Policy on grantmaking ● Policy programme related investment ● Contributi on made by Volunteer s

Contributions are made by Trustees and volunteer members. The Board is grateful for the many hours Trustees and members have spent liaising with key contacts in T&T and supporting the charity’s fundraising activities. Without this valuable contribution of time, energy, expertise and money, the charity would not have been able to achieve what it has.

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Achievements and performance

Trustees Report

For the period ended 30 September 2022

Trustees present their annual report and unaudited financial statements for the year ended 30 September 2025.

The financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011 and the organisation’s Constitution.

Charitable operations

The Trinidad and Tobago Health UK Forum (TTHUF) is a registered charity, established for the public to benefit from the relief of sickness and the preservation of health in Trinidad and Tobago, the Commonwealth and nonCommonwealth countries.

Structure, governance and management

TTHUF is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO), founded in 2017. TTHUF was registered as a charity on 3 June 2019 and entered onto the Register of Charities with the Charity Registration Number 1183695.

The TTHUF Board is currently made up of 6 Trustees, as it was last year. There can be a maximum of 15 trustees. The day-to-day running of the organisation is led by Trustees including the Chair, Secretary and Treasurer, all of whom are volunteers. Other Trustees play a vital role in ensuring that the charity achieves its objectives.

The diversity of the appointed Trustees provides a variety of skills, knowledge, experience, and qualifications relevant to the aims of the charity. There were 6 Board meetings during the year. Meetings occurred virtually via zoom. Trustees are responsible for the overall direction of the charity and for the development of its policies. The TTHUF constitution makes clear, the responsibilities and procedures for reporting decisions, actions and issues, including recruitment and induction of new Trustees.

Risk management

Trustees have overall responsibility for ensuring that the charity has appropriate systems of control, financial or otherwise.

As it was last year, there continues to be a challenge in accurately recording minutes of meetings. Board meetings were video recorded, with action points written by a volunteer.

Key responsibilities for trustees are:

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Task Lead
Chairingmeetings Roger
Preparingagendas Michelle
Set upZoom dial in details Roger
Take meetingactionpoints Kirt
Finance reports Tricia
Angel bra, Nubian skin
project		 Tricia
Updating social media and
website		 Tasha

Objectives and activities

a. Policies and objectives

TTHUF’s objective for the public benefit is:

The charity’s events are supported by its members and other members of the public. After deducting costs, all funds raised go towards the running of the organisation and supporting projects that are aligned with the charity’s objectives.

b. Public benefit

The Trustees confirm that they have referred to the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit when reviewing the charity’s aims, objectives and activities and are satisfied that they fully meet it.

Review of activities and performance

a. The Board

The TTHUF Board is made up of 6 Trustees who are continuing in office.

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b. Leadership and management

The Board continues to welcome volunteers from its membership to become Trustees.

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Summary of the year

The report covers the period 1 October 2024 to 30 September 2025.

Whilst Trustees remain focused and committed to TTHUF’s purpose, this year has been a tough year for the charity.

The Board continued to meet virtually via Zoom. There were virtual members meetings during the year. Board members have not had a face-to-face meeting since February 2020.

There was no significant contact between Trustees and key health officials in Trinidad and Tobago during the year. This continues to be a challenge as there is a total lack of engagement from potential partners in Trinidad and Tobago.

However, TTHUF continued to have regular engagement with Ora Gordon, to work together to provide the Angel bra, to post- mastectomy women in Trinidad and Tobago and the Caribbean, at affordable prices.

Ora referred to the assistance TTHUF gives to women in Trinidad and Tobago on television. Not by name, but it was clear that it was TTHUF she was referring to.

The focus for the charity in the past year has been:

Memorandum of Understanding with Ora Gordon

TTHUF and Ora Gordon continued to work together to provide the Angel bra, to post- mastectomy women in Trinidad and Tobago and the Caribbean, at affordable prices.

During the year, we supplied 12 women in Trinidad and Tobago, 2 pairs of angel bras and 2 prosthetic softies each.

This collaboration with Ora Gordon recognises that by working in collaboration, we can address an unmet need for breast cancer survivors, whilst boosting their self-esteem and dignity.

The following are the health benefits of the Angel Bra:

  1. The support each woman needs: It is specifically designed to reshape the bust, heighten the natural beauty, protect the back to obtain the correct position and to redistribute weight.

  2. A bra with a difference: It is made with the highest standard of quality that

is recognised internationally. It is scientifically designed forging ahead with a new concept in remodelling. It loads 25% on the shoulders and 75% is absorbed by the suspension system by ensuring that the spinal column is raised and in the correct position.

  1. Its unique benefits:

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Ora Gordon serves as the sole distributor of the Angel Bra to the TTHUF and provides the goods at a wholesale price.

TTHUF has a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for donating the Angel bra for qualifying women in Trinidad and Tobago. A SOP is a set of written instructions that describes the step-by-step process that must be taken to properly perform a routine activity.

Fundraising

Due to the unavailability of key trustees in the summer, the TTHUF board decided against holding a fundraising charity event this year. The board continues to explore opportunities to raise funds that would be less resource-intensive than a food event.

Fundraising opportunities the board has been exploring include:

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

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s)

Full name(s) Roger James Position Chair Date 21 November 2025

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Financial review

Annual Financial Report – 2024-2025 Registered Charity Number 1183695

Trinidad and Tobago Healthcare United Kingdom Forum (TTHUF) Registered office and operational address: 74 Haynt Walk, London, SW20 Prepared by: Tricia Zenisa George – Treasurer

The Trinidad and Tobago Healthcare UK Forum herein after referred to as “TTHUF” or “the charitable company”, continues to be in a healthy financial position.

TTHUF officially became a charity registered with the Charity Commission in June 2019. The first official annual financial report was filed with the Charity Commission in June 2021.

According to the Charity Commission’s website, “ This is a newly registered charity - accounts and annual return not required yet. The charity does not need to update its information until 10 months after its first financial period ends .”

This financial report covers the period 01/10/2024 to 30/09/2025. This is to bring it in line with the Charity Commission’s period of reporting. The six previous financial reports can be found at the TTHUF website: (https://www.tthuf.org.uk/annual-report-and-finacial-statement )

The charity’s work is reliant on income from its charitable activities. The main source of income for the reporting period remains unchanged as its membership fees. At the start of the charity’s reporting period (01/10/2024) there was a balance of £10,500.29 in the account. A breakdown for the reporting period is £730.00 income and £1161.44 expenditure.

The charity continues to meet its financial objectives in despite not generating any surplus and is financially sound with the balance sheet showing total charity funds at the end of the reporting period as £10,063.85. (The calculation above will show a closing figure of £10,068.85. There is always a £5.00 difference which is due to the time when the bank updates its online records of the account. The monthly and quarterly financial updates always reflect the contents of the online bank statements).

The charity currently does not have any fixed assets or investments to report.

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Charity Name:
Trinidad and Tobago Healthcare UK Forum (TTHUF)		 Charity Name:
Trinidad and Tobago Healthcare UK Forum (TTHUF)		 Charity Name:
Trinidad and Tobago Healthcare UK Forum (TTHUF)		 Charity Name:
Trinidad and Tobago Healthcare UK Forum (TTHUF)		 Reg.
No:
1183695
Receipts and payments accounts
For the
period		 Period start
date
01/10/2024		 To Period end
date
30/09/2025
Section A Receipts and payments
Unrestricted Restricted Endowment Total 2024/25
A1 Receipts
Grants and Donations
via salaries		 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00
Membership
subscriptions		 £430.00 £0.00 £0.00 £430.00
Other income £300.00 £0.00 £0.00 £300.00
Gift aid receipts £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00
Sub total £730.00 £0.00 £0.00 £730.00
A2 Asset &
investment sales etc		 Nil
Total receipts £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00
A3 Payments
TTHUF logo protection £49.00 £49.00
GoDaddy TTHUF
Domain Name		 £69.55 £69.55
Angel Bra x12 £592.99 £592.99
Nubian Skin breast
prostheses		 £294.90 £294.90
Sub total £1161.44 £1161.44
A4 Asset investment
purchases		 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00
Total payments £1161.44 £1161.44
Net of
receipts/(payments)		 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00
A5 Transfer between
funds		 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00
A6 Cash funds last
year end		 £10,495.29 £0.00 £0.00 £10,495.29
Cash funds this year
end		 £10,063.85 £10,063.85
Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
Categories Details Unrestricted
funds to the
nearest £		 Restricted
funds to the
nearest £		 Endowment
funds to the
nearest £
B1 Cash funds Cash at bank £10,063.85
Total cash
funds		 £10,063.85
B2 Other monetary
assets		 Final Gift Aid
Claim		 £0.00
Funds to which
asset belongs
Cost (optional)
Current value
(optional)
B3 Investment assets None - -
Funds to which
asset belongs
Cost (optional)
Current value
(optional)

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B4 assets retained for
the charity’s own use		 None
- -
Funds to which
liability relates
Amount due
(optional)
When due
(optional)
B5 Liabilities None

The charitable company is entitled to exemption from audit under Section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 for the 12 months under review to 30 September 2025. Members have not required the charitable company to obtain an audit of its financial statements for the 12 months under review to 30 September 2025 in accordance with Section 476 of the Companies Act 2006.

Trustees acknowledge their responsibilities for:

These financial statements were approved by the Trustees on 5 November 2025 and signed on their behalf by:

Tricia Zenisa George Treasurer

Roger James Chair

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