## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** ## **From 01 January 2023 Period start date To 31 December 2023 Period end date** **Charity name: TAF – The Animal Fund** ## **Charity registration number:1184860** ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|TAF – The Animal Fund is a non-profit
marine conservation association registered
in France, Monaco, the United Kingdom
and Denmark. We focus on protecting the
ocean and saving dolphins and whales
from pollution, overfishing and
maltreatment.| |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|**Education**- To educate and inform the
world of the danger and consequences of
cruelty and extinction of marine life. We do
this via publicity, events, presentations,
campaigns, conferences and online media.
**Communication- **To communicate on
environmental issues such as plastic
pollution, overfishing and the use of animal
products in cosmetics, and their damaging
effect on the planet.
**Action- **To protect and save dolphins and
whales, who are victims of maltreatment,
massacre, pollution, sonar testing and
overfishing.| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|| **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: SORP reference Para 1.38 Policy on grant making Para 1.38 |Policy on social investment
including program related
investment||| |---|---|---| |Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|Presentation to schools, Universities and
public meetings regarding the importance
of our Oceans and its Marine life| |Other||| ## **Achievements and Performance** SORP reference Summary of the main Para 1.20 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. **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41|Charity established and Trustees appointed
Unable to establish Bank accounts for
Charity owing to overseas base of Chair
and Trustee
Reached out to a number of
Schools/Universities to share TAF
objectives| |---|---|---| |Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|No direct fundraising undertaking owing to
lack of a UK based Bank account| |||**N/A**| Investment performance Para 1.41 against objectives Other ## **Financial Review** |**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|**N/A**| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|**No Bank Account so no fundraising**
**undertaking in UK**| |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**| |**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements|**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements|where relevant about:| |---|---|---| |The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|Para 1.47|**No Bank Account so no fundraising**
**undertaking in UK**| |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|**None**| |Other||| ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|| |How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|**CIO**| |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|**Appointment by Chair**| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction
and training of trustees|Para 1.51|**Induction session with Chair**| |---|---|---| |The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51|**Chair – Trustees - Volunteers**| |Relationship with any
related parties|Para 1.51|| |Other||| ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charity name|TAF–The Animal Fund| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|| |Registered charity number|1184860| |Charity’s principal address|Homefield
Coppers Lane
Matfield
Kent
TN12 7JE| ||| ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |1
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20|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**
**year **|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee (ifany)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Berit Legrand|Chair|From 12 August 2019|| ||Lady Daniele de
Winter|Trustee|From 12 August 2019|| ||Louis Legrand|Trustee|From 12 August 2019|| ||Angela Wright|Trustee|From 12 August 2019|| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| – 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 N/A held in this capacity Name and objects of the N/A charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for N/A 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)**
**Position (eg Secretary,**
**Chair, etc)**
**Date**||| |---|---|---| ||Angela Wright|| ||
Trustee|| ||30 June 2024|| ||30 June 2024|| **No (if any) TAF - The Animal Fund** 1184860 ## **Receipts and payments accounts** ## **CC16a** **For the period** Period start date Period end date **To** 01-Jan-23 31-Dec-23 ## **Section A Receipts and payments** |**A1 Receipts**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**|**Restricted**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**|**Endowment**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**|**Total funds**
**to the nearest £**|**Last year**
**to the nearest £**| |---|---|---|---|---|---| |None|**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**||**-**|**-**|**-**| ||||**-**|**-**|**-**| ||||**-**|**-**
**-**|**-**| |**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for AR)_|||**-**||**-**| ||**-**
**-**
**-**|**-**
**-**
**-**|||| |**A2 Asset and investment sales,**
**(see table).**|||||| ||||**-**|**-**|| ||||**-**|**-**
**-**|**-**| |**_Sub total_**|||**-**||**-**| |**_Total receipts_ **
**A3 Payments**|||||| ||**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**| ||**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**||||| |
None||**-**
**-**
**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**| ||||**-**|**-**|**-**| ||||**-**|**-**|**-**| |**_Sub total_ **||**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**| ||||||| |**A4 Asset and investment**
**purchases, (see table)**|**-**
**-**
**-**||||| |
**None**||**-**
**-**
**-**|**-**|**-**|| ||||**-**|**-**
**-**|| |**_Sub total_ **|||**-**||**-**| |**_Total payments_**
**_Net of receipts/(payments)_**
**A5 Transfers between funds**
**A6 Cash funds last year end**
**_Cash funds this year end_**|||||| ||**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**| ||||||| ||**-**|**-**|
**-**|
**-**|
**-**| ||**-**
**-**|**-**
**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**| ||||**-**|**-**|**-**| ||**-**|**-**|
**-**|**-**|**-**| ## **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
**Details**
N/A
**Details**
**Details**
**Details**
**_Total cash funds_**
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))
N/A
None
**B1 Cash funds**
**Details**
**B2 Other monetary assets**
**B3 Investment assets**
Signature
accounts (SS)
~~1~~|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**|**Restricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**|**Endowment**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
OK
**Endowment**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Current value**
**(optional)**
**-**
**-**
**Current value**
**(optional)**
**When due**
**(optional)**
Date of
approval
**30-Jun-24**
~~30~~/06/2024| |---|---|---|---| ||**-**|**-**|**-**| ||**-**|**-**|**-**| ||**-**|**-**|**-**| ||**-**|**-**|**-**| ||OK|OK
**Restricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**|| ||**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**||| ||**-**|**-**|**-**| ||**-**|**-**|**-**| ||**-**|**-**|**-**| ||**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**|**Cost (optional)**|| |||**-**|**-**| |||**-**|**-**| ||||Date of
approval| ||Berit Legrand||| ||Angela Wright||**30-Jun-24**
| ||||| CCXX R1 accounts (SS)