## ## |||||~| |---|---|---|---|---| |||||The advancement
ofeducation
and the preservation
and protection af| |||||health
in particular
but not exclusively
by:| |Summary
ofthe objects
charity set out in its|||ofthe|a)
undertaking
research
into altitude-related
illnesses
and
disseminating
the useful results for public benefit| |governing|document|||b)
raising awareness
and educating
the public about altitude-related
illnesses| |||||The charity was registered
by the Charities
Commission
in England and
Wales an 3"January 2020. Since 1994the charity had been| |||||incorporated
and registered
in Scotland and had conducted
several| |||||mediral
research expeditions
over the years, disseminating
the results of| |||||the research at academic meetings.
Educational
courses
in altitude| |||||medicine were run for clinicians.
In addition the charity had been| |||||instrumental
in the setting
up ofthe diploma
in Mountain
Medicine and| |||||had underwritten
the diploma
until its transfer
to the Royal College of| |||||Surgeons
in Edinburgh
in 2016,| |Summary
ofthe 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)||||One lasting legacy of all the research
is the Travel at High Altitude
booklet, written
and compiled
by the Charity
in 2007 and published
in
booklet form to be given free ofcharge to people travelling
to high
altitudes
and ta those that work in the trekking
industry
to help to educate
travellers
in the health issues faced at altitude.
The Trustees
have had regard to the guidance
issued
by the Charity
Commission
on public benefit and this booklet is available free ofcharge
on an App to everyone
and advertised
via the Medical Expeditions
website.
As the Trustees and activities had moved south ofthe border over the
years, the decision was made to transfer the charitable
organisation
to be| |||||regulated
in England
and Wales and to close the Scottish charity. The| |||||assets from the Scottish charity were transferred
to the new CIO in April
2020 and the Scottish charity and company were closed
in September
2020.| |~|~|||~
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~
e| |Summary
ofthe main
achievements
ofthe charity
during the year||||The charity has continued
to maintain
a website
and an app ta enable
ready access to the booklet, Travel at High Altitude,
which is now a
well known and highly regarded
guide for people who trek and climb
at altitude.| |||||There is a link on the UK Government
health
travel advice website to| |||||the baaklet under the section on altitude
illness:| |||||htt
s://travelhealth
roar .uk/factsheet/26/altitude-illness| |||||Our current aim is to continue to support the distribution
ofthe| |||||booklet free ofcharge.| ## # ## ## ## ## ||||2022|2021| |---|---|---|---|---| ||||E|E| |Receipts||||| |Totalreceipts||||| |Payments||||| |Bank charges|||60|0| |Postage and|packaging ofGamow bag||0|44| |Domain name costs|||0|43| |Net deficit/surplus|||(60)|(87)| |Statement ofassets and liabilities||at 31December 2022||| ||||2022|2021| ||||E|E| |Cash at bank|- HSBC||13,687|13,747| |Net assets|||13,687|13,747| |Unrestricted|funds brought forward||13,747|13,834| |Payments
in|year||(60)|(87)| |Unrestricted|funds carried forward||13,687|13,747| ##