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2021-04-30-accounts

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Type of governing
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How the charity is constituted
ASSOCIATION CHARITABLE INCORPORATED ORGANISATION
Trustee selection methods APPOINTED BY FIRSTCHARITY TRUSTEES
Additional
governance
issues (Optional
information)
You may choose to include
additional
information,
where
The main identified
risk is that
number ofTrustees. This is to
the CIO is currently
be addressed
in the
operating
following
with
year
the minimum
(2022).
relevant,
about:
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policies and procedures
adopted for the induction
and
training oftrustees;
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the charity's
organisational
structure
and any wider
network
with which the charity
works;
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relationship
with any related
parties;
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trustees* consideration
of
major disks and the system
and procedures
to manage
them.
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Summary
ofthe objects ofthe
charity set out in its
The objects of the CIO
science and technology
are to advance
the
and related aerospace
education
of the
and engineering
public
skills.
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governing
document
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Summary of
achievements
the main
ofthe charity
Operating
under
COVID restrictions
the VFS UK kept all its meetings
between
Trustees and Officers running
via online platforms.
during the year During
the same period, the VFS UK established
a web-presence
and opened
channels
on social media.
In addition
online,
public
events
were
organized
using
streaming
and
online
collaboration
tools. As an example
VFS UK worked
with
the Air-Ambulance
service of Hampshire
and the Isle of Wight to deliver
an online
event
on the
activities ofAir Ambulance
and its helicopter operations.
The event took place on
Friday October 16,2020 at 18:00and was attended
by some 60 members
ofthe
public. Attendance
was dominated
by the UK and the USA but attendees
for as
far away as Brazil were also present.
The event resulted
in a very
informative
short video that VFS-UK is now featuring
on its web pages and social media.