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## **ALTITUDE MISSION**
Annual Report and Financial Statements for period from 1[st] August 2022 to July 31[st] 2023
Registered Charity Number 1186536
Company Number CE019730
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## OFFICERS FOR THE PERIOD FROM 1[st] AUGUST 2022 TO 31 JULY 2023
The Board of Trustees Rev Julio Abraham (Chairman - outgoing) Sarah MacFarlane (Treasurer) Laura Murdoch Lindsay West Heath Monaghan Kate Tiernan (assumed Deputy Chairmanship on 12[th] October 2022)
Peter Missen (assumed Chairmanship on 12[th] October 2022) Senior Management Will Sussman Lara Sussman Principal Office Bay Cottage Priory Road Seaview Isle of Wight PO34 5BU
Independent Examiner Mr Barry Milchem 11 Westfield Avenue Chelmsford Essex CM1 1SF
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## **REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE PERIOD FROM 1 AUGUST 2022 TO 31 JULY 2023**
The Trustees present their report together with the financial statements of the charity for the period from 1 August 2022 to 31 July 2023.
These financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011, the Articles of Association, and Accounting and Reporting by Charities Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to Charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standards applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS102) (Charities SDRP (FRS102) and the Charities Act 2011).
## **OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES**
The objectives of ALTITUDE MISSION are for the benefit of the public. It exists for:
## 1 – The Advancement of Religion
To advance an understanding of the Christian faith through mission by means of offering care, compassion and relevant practical and spiritual help where possible or appropriate.
## 2 – Providing safety & negate antisocial behaviour
To promote the relief of all people at risk, but particularly people on the ski slopes or streets who are in physical danger by reason of inebriation, physical or mental stress, by the offering of guidance, support, protection and as appropriate, by referral to relevantly skilled specialist agencies.
These objects are being worked out in five main areas :
1. Ski Angels – helping people on the slopes and at apres-ski bars, in danger, particularly due to inebriation
2. Refuge Beds – providing shelter for those in need or in danger.
3. Open-House Welcome – welcoming people to our chalet for a meal, a chat, or just a space to be.
4. Church Services – weekly church service in the mountain chapel
5. Empowering young Christians – growing our young Christian volunteers by living out their faith and seeing God’s love in action.
We have three key teams to fulfil these objectives.
1. Altitude Leadership – they oversee the day to day running of the mission, and the pastoral care of the teams
2. Altituders – young Christians who volunteer for the season and help with all aspects of the mission. They contribute towards the mission costs for the season and lodging at Chalet Altitude.
3. Ski & Servers – volunteers who join the mission for short stays of a week or more. They pay for their food and lodging. They bring their gifts and talents to serve in the mission, along with support and encouragement for the other two teams.
## **STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT**
Altitude Mission is a **Charitable Incorporated Organisation governed by its Foundation document dated 4th November 2019** . The charity is governed by the Trustees listed on page 2. New Trustees are appointed by the existing Board of Trustees on the basis of their expertise and involvement in furthering the mission and vision of the charity.
The Board of Trustees meets three times a year to oversee the vision and strategies of the charity. The Board of Trustees has established a management team capable of running the affairs of the Charity on a day-to-day basis. Senior management are accountable to the trustees and are currently working on a voluntary basis. There are currently four salaried members of staff working on a parttime basis, two salaries are being funded by grant support.
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## **REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES (continued)**
## **Public Benefit**
The Trustees have paid due regard to the Charity Commission's guidance on public benefit in deciding the activities undertaken by the Charity in the period. The Trustees are satisfied that the information provided in the report and accounts meets the public benefit reporting requirements.
## **ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE**
Our Mission is to build a community in the mountains and beyond, that draws people to the lifechanging love of Jesus.
## **Introduction**
Winter season 22- 23 was unique in that it was the first “normal” season we’ve had at Altitude Mission. There were no Covid interruptions, no borders closed, ski-lifts ran the whole season and we had a chalet full of Altituders and Ski & Servers. So on that basis alone, we had a successful season. But what really happened, is we had a real sense that the seeds planted during all those seasons of interruption and challenge, have begun to bear fruit. Altitude is now very much a part of the Meribel community; Beer & Burgers is a permanent fixture on the weekly seasonnaire calendar; Ski Angels are recognised and respected; people come to us if they need help. We are seen as a safe space, trusted and known as joy-bringers. Our actions in resort have a far-reac hing resonance. We’ve enjoyed several areas of growth, but one of the most notable is we now reach so many nationalities. What started out 5 years ago as a mission to reach British seasonnaires has grown wider. We welcome French, Spanish, Argentinian, South Africans, Australians, Dutch, Italians, Kiwis, along with the Brits to the chalet weekly. We witnessed a Frenchman, an Italian and an Argentinian all coming to faith this season. God is truly for everyone.
Our key players at Altitude Mission that make our work possible, other than God are:
1. _**The Altitude leaders**_ – young adults who join us for a season or more, and lead and –
disciple our young team. This year we had 5 leaders on board pastoral leads, worship lead, our cook, and a chalet operations lead.
2. _**The Altituders, and Alumni**_ - Young 18-25 year olds who come out to spend a season with us, serving, being Ski Angels, helping run the church and the chalet. This year we had 9 Altituders. Alumni are those Altituders from previous seasons. It’s really important to us that we keep in touch with our Alumni and continue to sow into their faith journey. They in turn keep coming back, and serve as Ski Angels.
3. _**Ski & Servers**_ – Visiting guests who stay at the chalet for a week or more, and get stuck into the mission. They may help on a Ski Angels shift, or serving burgers, or doing pot wash, or leading worship. We have 8- 10 Ski & Servers each week, and they’re a vital part of keeping the mission going.
4. _**Our supporters**_ – Altitude is so blessed to be upheld in prayer by so many. During the season we send out weekly prayer emails with points of praise and prayer. It’s such an encouragement to us to know we are so covered in prayer. We are also honoured to have several financial supporters who give monthly, or by one-off donations. These gifts fund most of our outreach work – such as Beer & Burgers (each night costs roughly £400), Ski Angels, refuge beds, and also helps towards our core costs. Without our financial supporters, Altitude Mission would not exist.
As with previous seasons, our work consisted of four keys areas of ministry:
**1. Church** - Our young team of leaders and Altituders put on an English-speaking service for seasonnaires with great worship and teaching along with a warm welcome every Sunday in the Meribel chapel. We wanted people to see church in a new light, to encounter a living God, and to start on the path to a relationship with Jesus. By having our Altituders leading and running the service, and often preaching, changes perceptions
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- of what people think church is like. It also gives the Altituders an opportunity to try out skills such as preaching, hosting, or worship to see if it’s an area they want to grow in the future. Each week we give people the opportunity to respond to the Gospel, and each week we see people meeting with Jesus. As well as the regular Sunday service, we –
- enjoyed a fantastic Midnight Rowdy Carols service on Christmas eve a packed chapel, audience participation, and a great preach. Many people who came that night kept coming back week after week.
**2. Outreach** – at Altitude we are all about building relationships, welcoming people without judgement. We find the less we talk about Jesus, the more people ask. One of the key ways we build relationships is by inviting seasonnaires to our free beer & burgers evening –
every Wednesday at the chalet there’s no preaching, no expectations, just good music, –
free food, and great chat and seasonnaires love it and keep coming back. And what we’ve found is that all around the room, you’ll hear faith conversations. Or you’ll meet someone at Beer & Burgers, invite them for a ski the next day, and then the conversations go deeper. Each week they kept coming – we broke our record for attendance with 110 coming one Wednesday. See below for numbers. Our team works so hard to make it happen, and it’s great to see the effort they put in, bearing so much fruit. One of our Altituders started a great new initiative this year with a weekly 5-a-side football game at the Astroturf a little down the valley at Les Allues. For the first few weeks, a group of us would turn up with snow shovels and have to clear the Astro of hard-packed snow before we could play. Again seasonnaires loved taking part, friendships were made, and invitations offered to Beer & Burgers or to go sk iing. We’ve found that this generation is searching to be a part of community, they have a heart for justice, and so they love being a part of Altitude and learning what drives us.
**3. Refuge beds** – our chalet is often full, but we never like to turn people away who need a safe space to stay for a few nights whilst they find a job, sort out accommodation, or get back on their feet if they’ve lost a job, or had a relationship breakdown. This year w e welcomed a young man from South Africa early in the season, we helped him find a job, and he remained a friend of Altitude throughout the season. Our lovely friend JC was back – he needed a safe space to stay, where he could live in peace, and continue to work and earn money for the orphanage he is building back home in Togo. Every refuge bed again gives us the opportunity to meet new people and build relationships that last beyond the one or two nights they are with us.
**4. Ski Angels** – another great season for the work of Ski Angels. As already mentioned we are now widely recognised and respected in resort. Bar staff really appreciate what we do, as do the slope-security pisteurs, and the people we help are always so grateful. This year in Meribel we witnessed a 15- man brawl, with one man’s head being kicked in by ski boots. We were able to pull out the key players, calm everyone down (whilst praying), make sure no-one had serious injuries, and restore peace. The bar staff were hugely impressed and grateful. Early in the season we saved a life of a young seasonnaire who had got disorientated in the dark, got caught in some safety netting and was unable to free himself. Our team of ski angels tracked him down, cut him free, and brought him safely home to the chalet. He was super relieved and thankful. We also attended to someone with a broken back, and a young lady having a seizure. On both occasions the mountain security were very impressed with our calmness and professionalism. All our Ski Angels are fully trained in-house in mountain first aid. This training has paid dividends on several occasions, not only on Ski Angels shifts, but also back home in the UK, where one of our Ski Angels gave CPR and saved a man’ s life. For the second year, Ski Angels were invited to help at the Rise Festival in December in the French ski resort of Les Deux Alpes. We sent a team of 10 Ski Angels (taken from our pool of Altituder Alumni), and yet again we were a massive help to the Festival organisers.
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## **Other Highlights**
1. _**Baptisms**_ – we had the pleasure of heading down to our favourite lake, Lac Aiguebelette, –
and baptising 7 people. The following week we held another baptism in Lac Bozel another beautiful location and wonderful time.
2. _**Prayer**_ - We shared a powerful evening of prayer unity when we were joined by our friends from the Catholic church in the valley. We have strong ties with Father Michael, and Father Peter and they have been instrumental in allowing us to use the chapel each week.
3. _**Flood**_ – maybe not a highlight, but certainly memorable as we were woken at 3 in the morning by water pouring out of a kitchen pipe and flooding the kitchen, the girls’ bedroom next door and our downstairs apartment. 5 of us worked through the night to mop and clear and after a few nights displaced, the girls were able to move back in.
4. _**Fundraiser**_ – our team of Altituders and others walked up the slope from The Ronnie to the Folie (the two bars where we Ski Angel), several times over to raise money for next year’s mission. A real team effort on a day that brought hot sunshine, fog and snowstorms, saw us climb the equivalent of 4.5 Everests and raise £5792. Thank you to everyone for their efforts and generosity.
## **Future outlook**
_We have 5 exciting new ventures we’re hoping to pursue and areas that need prayer:_
**1. Ski Angels expansion** – as well as the work we do in Meribel and at the Rise Festival, we are looking to expand our reach and join other festivals and ski trips organised by British universities. This is a great way to meet thousands of British students and show them Jesus’ lo ve by our actions. We have several possibilities to join these trips and are seeking to secure funding for our Ski Angels teams to take part. We also want to explore the possibility of working outside nightclubs in Meribel, to ensure people get home safely after a night out **.** We want to film a short video that people can access through a QR code that shows why we do Ski Angels, and introduces people to the love of God.
**2. Alumni hubs** – as our Altitude Alumni network grows we have taken on an Alumni Lead whose role is to connect with our Alumni, organise relevant output to encourage and disciple them, and arrange meet-ups. We are seeing Alumni hubs forming at strategic universities, where we have a group of alumni from across the years at the same university or city. As we grow, these hubs will become communities that draw people into Altitude, and into the life-changing love of Jesus.
**3. Chalet** – an area that we need prayer for, is where Altitude Mission will be based in the future. The owner of our current chalet has agreed to rent it to us until season 24/25 but after that the chalet will be sold. It is ideal for our needs, if somewhat in need of TLC, so our prayer is that he agrees to sell it to us at a sensible price, and that God puts it on someone’s heart to buy it for use by Altitude. We have looked throughout Meribel and nowhere else is as suitable as this chalet, but maybe God has something else planned altogether. Lots of prayer needed!
**4. Bubble Car gospel –** there is a lot of interest amongst seasonnaires wanting to know more about the Christian faith. Asking them to do an Alpha or Christianity Explored course is not practical, as they are not able to commit to a regular time each week due to work commitments. However the seasonnaires do love coming for group skis, and if we showed a short 10-minute gospel film on the bubble car up the hill, then whilst we skied down they could process what they’ve seen, and then on the next lift up, t hey would ask questions. We are aiming to secure funding to write and record this film or series of films.
5. **Altitude Worship** – this has been on our heart for a while, and we’ve really wanted to create a worship stream at Altitude where Altituders come and learn to lead worship, worship leaders and song-writers come and share their gifts, and come to write songs in the mountains. This year, for the first time, we hired a dedicated worship leader. One of his first initiatives has been to write songs and launch an Altitude Worship EP. We were blessed by an amazing team of gifted musicians and technicians and producers coming
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together to record this album in the chapel. We are thrilled with the end product and our prayer is that this is just the beginning of a worship stream that helps us bring people to know Jesus. Even on the night of the recording, seasonnaires would wander into the chapel, and connect with us. For some it was the first time they’d walked into a church. For others, after years of rejection from church, they finally felt welcomed.
## _**Season by Numbers**_
_More than_ _**1700** burgers flipped at Beer & Burgers. Weekly church attendance averaging_ _**50 people** plus up to_ _**500 online** viewers each week. More than_ _**15,000** people helped by a Ski Angel_ _**8 people baptised 4 new worship songs written and recorded** Over_ _**1000** conversations about faith._
## **FINANCIAL REVIEW**
The Trustees have prepared accounts for Altitude Mission in accordance with the requirements of the SORP of best accounting practice.
## _**Review of the year**_
Altitude Mission had a financially tougher fourth year of operation. Our income decreased to £188,860 (2022: £201,040), predominantly split between donations of £54,451 (2022: £86,650) and income from charitable activities £131,080 (2022: £110,910). Our expenditure was £195,823 (2022: £150,755) leaving a net expenditure of £6,963 (2022: net income £50,285). The net expenditure is as a result of cost increases in the year alongside a reduction in donations. There were some large one off donations received in 2022/23.
## _**Income:**_
Altitude Mission relies on donations for one of its principal sources of funding. We received £5,730 (2022: £31,957) from grant bodies, organisations and trust funds. We received £48,721 (2022: £52,609) in individual donations, including Gift Aid. Most of these individuals have stayed at Chalet Altitude. We also encourage Altituders to organise a fundraiser at the end of the season. This year we climbed from the Rond Point to La Folie Douce (the two après-ski bars where we operate Ski Angels) as many times as possible. Through a combined effort we managed 90 ascents which equated to 4.2 Everests. We raised £5,792. This is being used to fund a Bursary Pot to help Altituders that otherwise wouldn’t be able to afford to spend a season with us. The tips r eceived by the Ski Angels during their work caring for people and carrying skis amounted to £3,353.
Income from missional activities was £131,080 (2022: £110,910), which includes income from Altituder’s towards their mission costs of £47,800 (2022: 53,550) and ski and server income of £77,570 (2022: £57,360).
Income from trading activities such as merchandise sales was £2,345 (2021: £3,434).
## _**Costs of our Activities:**_
The costs of raising funds this year was £106 (2022: nil). The cost of our missional activities were £34,257 (2022: £141,614). For the financial year ended 31st July 2023, Altitude Mission France (AMF) was set up by the charity as an independent charity registered in France to fulfil the charity's aims and objectives in France. AMF operates the chalet-based Christian community in the French ski resort of Meribel on behalf of the charity. AMF incurs outgoings to run the chalet, the church and mission in Meribel. In return, the charity provides AMF with a grant to cover local costs. The AMF grant amounted to £160,642 (2022: Nil).
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## **REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES (continued)**
The material cost increases in 2022/23 were due to rent and utilities increasing by £26,000.
– The costs of running the Ski Angels mission helping people on the slopes and at après-ski bars, in danger, particularly due to inebriation, breakdown as clothing and equipment costs of £4,714 (2022: £1,493), training and travel of £1,154 (2022: £612).
Governance costs were £10 (2022: £1,793) and trading costs were £808 (2022: £2,398), this related to merchandise sales and marketing and advertising spend.
## _**Balance Sheet**_
The Balance Sheet as at 31st July 2023 remains in a stable position, ensuring that the charity has the net assets required to deliver its life-changing message of love to the community of the French Alps and beyond.
## _**Reserves policy**_
The Trustees have adopted a reserves policy which they consider appropriate to ensure the continuing ability of Altitude Mission to meet its objectives and obligations. The reserve target remains at £50,000. Our current reserves are £73,733 (2021: £80,696) of which £1,318 are restricted funds.
The Charity has long term ambitions to scale its operations. Therefore, it is likely to need to build up an appropriate level of reserves to support this, whilst maintaining an amount that will enable the Charity to meet its ongoing cost obligations so that it can operate its mission activities, accounting for the fact the charity is dependent in part on voluntary gifts and donations.
The reserves policy will continue to be reviewed annually.
The Trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.
## **Signed on behalf of the Trustees:**
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## **Date: 11 May 2024**
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Altitude Mission Registered charity number: 1186356 CIO: CE019730
|**Statement of Financial Activities**
**for the year to 31 July 2023**
**Unrestricted**
**Restricted**
**Total**
**Funds**
**Funds**
**Funds**
**Notes**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**INCOME FROM:**
**Donations and legacies**
48,548
5,903
54,451
**Income from charitable activities**
**1**
131,080
131,080
**Income from trading activities**
2,345
2,345
**Other income**
984
984
**TOTAL INCOME**
**182,957**
**5,903**
**188,860**
**EXPENDITURE ON:**
**Charitable activities**
**2**
27,446
6,811
34,257
**Activities for raising funds**
106
106
**Trading costs**
808
808
**Governance costs**
10
10
**Grant making**
**3**
160,267
375
160,642
**TOTAL EXPENDITURE**
**188,637**
**7,186**
**195,823**
**Net income / (expenditure)**
**(5,680)**
**(1,283)**
**(6,963)**
Gross transfers between funds
**0**
**0**
**0**
**Net movement in funds**
**(5,680)**
**(1,283)**
**(6,963)**
**RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS**
Total funds brought forward
**78,095**
**2,601**
**80,696**
**TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD**
**72,415**
**1,318**
**73,733**
**2023**|Altitude Missio
Registered charity number: 118635
CIO: CE01973
**2022**|
|---|---|
||**Unrestricted**
**Restricted**
**Total**
**Funds**
**Funds**
**Funds**
**£**
**£**
**£**
81,049
5,601
86,650
110,910
-
110,910
3,434
-
3,434
45
-
45|
||195,439
5,601
201,040
140,564
6,000
146,564
-
-
-
2,398
-
2,398
1,793
-
1,793|
||144,755
6,000
150,755
50,684
399
-
50,285
0
0
0|
||50,684
399
-
50,285
27,410
3,000
30,410|
||78,095
2,601
80,696|
The statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses recognised in the year. All incoming resources and resources expended derive from continuing activities.
The notes on page 3 form part of these financial statements Page 1
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Altitude Mission Registered charity number: 1186536
## **Balance Sheet**
## **as at 31st July 2023**
CIO: CE019730
|**Notes**
**Tangible Fixed assets**
**4**
**Current assets**
Debtors and accrued income
**5**
Stock
Cash at bank and in hand
**Creditors: falling due within one year**
**6**
**Net current assets**
**Net assets less current liabilities**
**Net assets**
**Funds**
Unrestricted funds
**10**
Restricted funds
**11**|**£**
**£**
-
12,197
6,776
55,316
74,289
(556)
73,733
73,733
73,733
72,415
1,318
73,733
73,733
**2023**|**£**
**£**
-
12,197
6,776
55,316
74,289
(556)
73,733
73,733
73,733
72,415
1,318
73,733
73,733
**2023**|**£**
**£**
-
5,242
105
77,999
83,346
(2,650)
80,696
80,696
80,696
78,095
2,601
80,696
80,696
**2022**|**£**
**£**
-
5,242
105
77,999
83,346
(2,650)
80,696
80,696
80,696
78,095
2,601
80,696
80,696
**2022**|
|---|---|---|---|---|
||72,415
1,318||
78,095
2,601||
|||73,733||80,696|
|||73,733||80,696|
|||
73,733||
80,696|
||||
||
|||73,733||80,696|
The accounts have been prepared in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard 102.
These accounts were approved by the trustees on 8 March 2024 and were signed on its behalf by
## Peter Missen
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## **Notes to the accounts**
|**Notes to the accounts**|||
|---|---|---|
|**for the year to 31 July 2023**||Reg|
|**1 Income from charitable activities**
Altituder mission contribution
Ski & Serve mission income
Altitude alumni gathering
Staff and other bed income
**2 Expenditure on charitable activities**
Administrative expenses
Chalet costs
Ski Angel
Bank fees|**2023**
**£**
**47,800**
**77,570**
**950**
**4,760**
**131,080**
**25,983**
**186**
**5,868**
**2,220**
**34,257**|**2022**
**£**
**53,550**
**57,360**
**110,910**
**9,243**
**133,051**
**2,139**
**2,131**
**146,563**|
For the year ended 31/07/23, Altitude Mission France (AMF) was set up by the charity as an independent charity registered in France to fulfil the charity's aims and objectives in France. AMF operates the chalet-based Christian community in the French ski resort of Meribel on behalf of the charity. AMF incurs outgoings to run the chalet, the church and mission in Meribel. In return, the charity provides AMF with a grant to cover local costs (see Note 3)
Therefore chalet costs are significantly reduced for 2022/23 as the majority of in France costs are provided for by the grant to Altitude Mission France
## **3 Grant making**
The charity undertakes its overseas work through grant making to Altitude Mission France (AMF) in furtherance of its charitable activities. The following shows the breakdown of spend for the AMF grant.
|Core Chalet Costs
Rent
Utilities and fuel
Food
Staff costs
Other
Total|£
**3,049**
**90,377**
**30,171**
**30,017**
**6,688**
**340**|
|---|---|
||**160,642**|
An individual grant was made of £2,100 towards an Altituder season cost from the restricted Altituder cost fund.
|**4 Tangible Fixed Assets**
**5 Debtors**
Accounts receivable
Gift aid recoverable
Prepayments and accrued income
**6 Creditors due within one year**
Accounts payable
Prepaid income
Accruals|**-**
**2023**
**£**
**11,128**
**1,070**
**-**
**12,197**
**2023**
**£**
**56**
**500**
**-**
**556**|**-**
**2022**
**£**
**-**
**5,242**
**-**|
|---|---|---|
|||**5,242**|
|||**2022**
**£**
**-**
**500**
**2,150**|
|||**2,650**|
## **7 Staff numbers**
There were four staff members employed by Altitude Mission. No employee received emoluments above £60,000.
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**Notes to the accounts**
**for the year to 31 July 2023**
## **8 Related Party Disclosures**
During the year 2 Trustees were provided £995 in return for chaplain services provided, as a reduction in their accomodation cost. 1 family member of a trustee was provided £495 in return for chaplain services provided, as a reduction in the cost of accommodation
Meribel Ski Chalets paid £4,760 to Altitude Mission for a staff members bed cost. Meribel Ski Chalets two directors are Will and Lara Sussman, senior management of Altitude Mission. Will Sussman is president of Altitude Mission France, Altitude Mission's french charity partner.
## **9 Commitments**
There are no payments due under non-cancellable operating leases expiring within two to five years.
## **10 Unrestricted funds**
|Unrestricted general funds
Unrestricted designated funds|**Balance**
**brought**
**forward at 1**
**August 2022**
43,095
35,000
78,095|Income
£
182,957
-
182,957|Expenditure
£
(186,490)
(2,147)
(188,637)|Transfers
£
10,000
(10,000)
-|**Balance carried**
**forward at 31**
**July 2023**
**£**
**49,562**
**22,853**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||||||**72,415**|
## Will & Lara Sussman fund
The balance of the Will and Lara Sussman fund is £2,853 following £2,147 spent in the year. The fund was designated by Trustees for Will and Lara Sussman to use at their discretion whilst in Meribel to meet the needs of individuals or in special circumstances
## Bursary pot
A transfer out of £2,000 from the Bursary pot gives a balance of £8,000. This pot is reduced to account for increased general costs in the year. The Trustees have designated the Bursary pot for Altitude team or Ski & Serve guests who need additional financial support to participate in Ski Angels
A transfer out of £8,000 from the Ski Angels fund to general funds gives a balance of £12,000. This pot is reduced to account for increased general costs in the year. The Trustees have designated the Ski Angel fund for supporting expansion of Ski Angel trips outside of Meribel,
## **11 Restricted funds**
|Restricted fund for Altituders costs
Restricted fund for Chalet purchase
Restricted fund for Staff salaries
Restricted fund for Altitude worship|**Balance**
**brought**
**forward at 1**
**August 2022**
2,601
-
-
-
2,601|Income
500
316
2,500
2,587
5,903|Expenditure
(2,100)
(2,500)
(2,587)
(7,187)|**Balance carried**
**forward at 31**
**July 2023**
1,001
316
-
0|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||1,317|
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## **Independent examiner’s report to the trustees of Altitude Mission**
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of Altitude Mission for the year ended 31st July 2023.
## **Responsibilities and basis of report**
As the charity trustees of the Trust you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the Act’). I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
## **Independent examiner’s statement**
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:
1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the Trust as required by section 130 of the Act; or
2. the accounts did not accord with those records; or
3. the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair’ view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Mr Barry Milchem
11 Westfield Avenue Chelmsford Essex CM1 1SF
11 May 2024
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