21.04.2021 ## **Trustees’ Annual Report and Financial Statement** ## **From 13.01.2020 to 01.01.2021** ## **Charity name: The Getaway Foundation Charity registration number: 1187336** The Trustees are pleased to present their report for The Getaway Foundation for the financial period 13.01.2020 to 01.01.2021. The financial statement has been set out to comply with the Charity’s Constitution, the Charities Act of 1993 and as per the Statement of Recommended Practice: Accounting and Reporting of Charities published in 2005. ## **Introduction to The Getaway Foundation.** The Getaway Foundation is a registered CIO charity, charity number 1187336. The charity was registered on the 13th of January 2020, its main purpose is to help families in poverty create happy memories through holidays. The Trustees and founders set up the charity to provide families in poverty with some of the same memories and experiences that they benefitted from with their families as children. Research shows that many families in poverty are unable to afford luxuries such as holidays with an estimated 1 in 4 families struggling to afford a holiday. Today there are over 2 million children in the UK living in relative poverty (ONS 2018). These children do not have the chance to create happy family memories on family holidays. Mental health and wellbeing are key concerns impacting families today that the Trustees and founders wanted to address. Families’ experiences gained through holidays are proven to help them through times of crisis. It is the goal that the holidays provide short term relief from the every day stresses facing families in poverty but also in the long term, provide tools which the families can draw upon to get through challenging times. Many adults today say some of their happiest childhood memories are from family holidays. The Trustees and founders believe that as many families as possible should have this opportunity and that poverty should not be a barrier to creating happy family memories. The charity’s work is currently focused on supporting families in Buckinghamshire (Bucks), Milton Keynes (MK) and on the Isle of Wight (IOW). This is directly due to the close relationships the charity has developed with supporting partners and local social worker teams in these areas and communities. According to UK government figures, in 2019 almost 29,000 children were in relative poverty in the geographic areas supported. The geographic focus enables the charity to optimise the benefits to families through development of strong relationships with local social care providers. Page 1 of 16 21.04.2021 ## **Key Objectives and Activities of The Getaway Foundation** The objectives of The Getaway Foundation, as defined in our Constitution, are for the public benefit and are to be carried out in such parts of the United Kingdom as the Trustees shall determine. The key objectives are: 1) To relieve the needs of economically and socially disadvantaged families by the provision of grants of financial assistance to enable them to experience family holidays and other shared recreational activities that they could not otherwise afford in the interests of social welfare and in order to improve their conditions of life. 2) To advance in life, relieve the needs of and help children and young people by providing support and activities which develop their skills, capacities and capabilities to enable them to participate in society as mature and responsible individuals. 3) To relieve the needs of families who are economically and socially disadvantaged in periods of extreme national crisis and associated economic and social uncertainty, by the provision of grants. ## **Covid 19 Impact Statement – Amended Constitution - 26[th] March** Given the exceptional circumstances created by Covid 19 in 2020 which meant that the provision of holidays was not possible, the charity looked to alternative methods of supporting families whilst still trying to achieve the goal of creating happy family memories. Following a Trustee meeting on the 23rd March and rapid support and approval from the Charity Commission, the charity’s constitution and purpose was formally amended on the 26th March 2020 to enable the charity to expand its core purpose to support families in poverty impacted by economic crises, enabling the charity to support families impacted by Covid 19 in alternative ways. The Trustees’ priority remains to provide holidays for families but given the exceptional circumstances we are very proud and pleased that we have had a positive impact on over 600 families’ lives during challenging times in 2020. ## **Implementation of Key Objectives in 2020** The initial plans for 2020, as defined by the Trustees at the start of the year, were: 1. To successfully create and build the charity’s operational model, processes and partnerships for the charity to provide holidays for families in poverty. 2. To build relationships with supporting partners (social worker teams / schools / care professionals) who would identify families who had not been on holiday for the last 2-3 years and met the “relative poverty” criteria for holiday support. 3. To identify partners to provide the holidays, creating happy family memories. 4. To successfully book and pilot the first holidays. We wanted to work closely with supporting partners and draw upon their extensive knowledge of social care and experience of working with families in poverty. We built strong relationships with key individuals in each of the geographical areas and they were able to make informed decisions for family referrals based on their knowledge of the families concerned and the perceived benefit they could gain from a family holiday. Page 2 of 16 21.04.2021 Given the impact of Covid and the ability for families to go on holiday, the key objectives for the year were modified by the Trustees. The revised objectives included proof of the holiday delivery model and a goal to successfully refer 15 families in 2020 for holidays in 2021. We also looked to prove the relationships and partnerships created for the referral of families in need, with our key supporting partners: Bucks, MK and IOW Council. According to UK government sources, the areas we supported had over 25,000 children living in absolute low poverty in 2018/2019. This is expected to rise in the period 2020 - 2022 as a result of the impact of Covid. In the IOW alone, child services witnessed an increase in referrals to them for child support of at least 15-20% during the first Covid 19 lockdown in 2020. Relatively, the percentage of families in poverty is highest in Milton Keynes and on the Isle of Wight, with absolute family numbers highest in Milton Keynes (see Table 1). Grants to MK accounted for over 35% of The Getaway Foundation spend in 2020, grants to Bucks accounted for 26% and grants to the IOW accounted for 14%. Spend on our holiday pilot supporting Bucks / MK and IOW was incremental to this and accounted for 25% of our total spend. Table 1 - Percentage and number of children (aged under 16) living in absolute low income families, by Local Authority |||| |---|---|---| |Local Areas|2018/19
%|2018/19
Total Children| |||| |||| |Aylesbury Vale|11%|4,624| |||| |Chiltern|8%|1,545| |||| |||| |Isle of Wight|18%|3,923| |||| |||| |South Bucks|8%|1,053| |||| |Wycombe|12%|4,512| |||| |||| |Milton Keynes|16%|9,611| |||| |||| |Grand Total||25,268| |||| Source: ONS 2020 ## **Supporting families impacted by Covid 19 in 2020.** The charity refined its 2020 objectives in line with the modification of the charity’s purpose agreed in March 2020 with the Charity Commission. The Trustees set the CEO revised additional goals to support families impacted by Covid 19, working through our supporting partners as well as supporting families and children from schools in Bucks and on the IOW. These included: 1. Supporting schools’ and families’ home learning e.g. with provision of materials and web devices. 2. Providing items to help families create happy memories whilst in lockdown and isolation. Page 3 of 16 21.04.2021 3. Helping to ensure families could support themselves with essential items such as food and household utilities. We invited our supporting partners to apply for small grants (guidance £250 per family / child application) aligned to the objectives above. We wanted to help as many families as possible with small grants to address the needs and requirements of the local schools and social services. This enabled us to maximise the support we could give, whilst helping the amazing work social services and schools were doing during very challenging times for their families and children. ## **Policy on Covid Grant Making.** As part of our Covid grant policy, we worked with 3[rd] party supporting partners, such as social workers or school teachers, and asked them to make the grant application on behalf of the families they identified as needing additional support. All Covid grants and applications were made and supported by a 3[rd] party supporting partner for a family. The supporting partner is someone who has a social or caring responsibility for the family or children within the local community. The vast majority of the applications were via local council social worker teams, young carer organisations and / or school leaders. Each application confirmed, to the best of the supporting partner’s knowledge, that the family was in economic crisis, had been impacted by Covid 19 and outlined the benefit of, and requirement for, the grants. By working with the 3[rd] party supporting partners, the charity is able to ensure to the best of our knowledge all donations are going to people in real need and also helps manage any potential safeguarding concern / GDPR concerns by working only with the 3[rd] party to provide the grant and donation. This is especially important when working with families with children. ## **Family Holiday Applications.** The Trustees decided that we will work through key supporting partners for family holiday referral pilots with the aim of extending this into 2021. As above, this helps ensure we are supporting families in poverty and focusing on maximising our benefit. We are pleased that Bucks Council, IOW Council and MK Council all agreed to partner with the charity to provide family holiday referrals in support of the charity’s work. Each council has signed and agreed to a family selection criteria form as defined by the Trustees which ensures the families are in relative poverty and also have not been on holiday for at least 3 years. In addition to this, the councils have defined clear selection criteria and goals to make sure the families selected meet the charity’s and the council’s own objectives and KPIs. As part of the work we are doing, we have also asked the councils to monitor ethnic / BAME diversity to make sure the mix of families represents the diversity of the local populations the councils are supporting. The Trustees want to make sure the charity supports the BAME community equally and ethically across the communities we are supporting. For each family referred to the charity for a holiday, the supporting partner completes an application form, confirming the family meets the defined criteria and also setting out some family objectives for the holidays, so that the charity and the supporting partner can review the impact and the benefit of the family holiday in the future. Page 4 of 16 21.04.2021 ## **Engagement with the Charity Commission in 2020.** As part of the charity’s foundation, the Trustees and CEO utilised the huge amount of information available from the Charity Commission. We also consulted and met with Community Impact Bucks who are the Council for Voluntary Service, Volunteer Centre and Rural Community Council for Bucks. This was to help ensure that our purpose and constitution met with the Charity Commission goals, whilst also enabling the charity to achieve the core purpose our founders wanted to achieve: “helping families in poverty create happy memories through family holidays”. As part of the charity’s registration and based upon feedback from the Charity Commission, all Trustees were sent links from the Charity Commission website on information and guidance associated with managing a charity and the role of a Trustee. Equally the Trustees have all read the constitution and reviewed the charity’s conflict of interest policy and other relevant charity polices that were created as part of the creation of The Getaway Foundation. With the impact of Covid 19 at the start of the year, the Trustees asked our CEO to consult with the Charity Commission to see how we can support families in poverty impacted by the virus in March 2020. Following very quick and constructive input, the Charity Commission advised a modification of the charity’s purpose would be required. This constructive dialogue enabled the charity to modify its key objectives, adding a third objective to enable us to help families in poverty impacted by economic crisis as well as the two original charity objectives – See above Key Objectives Section. ## **Summary of main activities and achievements to support the charity’s public benefit and core purpose** The Trustees are pleased to confirm our activities and achievements are in line with the charitable purpose and objectives defined **% Charity Spend by Key Partner/ Support Type** for 2020 to support the families impacted by poverty in Buckinghamshire and on the IOW. During 2020 we made 11% over 185 grants supporting over 600 families, whilst referring 26% and booking our first 15 14% holidays for families to take Schools in Bucks place in 2021 at Parkdean Child Services Bucks Resorts Holiday Parks. The pie Milton Keynes Council chart “% Charity Spend by Key 13% Ayeslbury Storehouse Partner / Support Type” shows IOW Council the percentage of grant spend by 34% Holiday Pilots main partner type, with the 2% holiday spend being equally distributed between families in MK, IOW and Bucks Councils as part of our 15 holidays booked. We also provided grants for children / families at over 10 local Bucks schools. The charity provided £79,465 of benefit and grants for families in poverty in 2020, distributed across multiple projects and partners, as included in our financial accounts line item “Charitable and Political Donations”. Page 5 of 16 21.04.2021 ## **Covid Support Grants.** Our objective was to align the support to the need of the local communities and all applications were made through 3[rd] party supporters for families and children, with MK , IOW and Bucks social worker teams accounting for over 85% of all the family referrals across the Covid support grants and family holiday referral activities. As part of our Covid support, we also supported a number of schools with applications from teaching professionals, notably in providing IT devices for home learning. For each grant the Trustees can confirm we received a full application document confirming the family met the criteria set out in our charity purpose and 2020 objectives. Our stated objectives were amended to include supporting the needs and requirements of families in our community during the Covid 19 crisis. Based upon the applications from our supporting partners, our activities provided over 100 internet devices for school children to support home learning, more than 35 bikes for young carers on the IOW and also supported numerous families in Milton Keynes. Many of the applications we received, especially in MK and Bucks, required us to provide basic food vouchers. We provided over 50 food vouchers from Tesco for families who needed this support. Helping create happy family memories is a key objective for the charity and we also provided household items such as games, toys and over 100 garden growing packs with MK Council to enable families to enjoy activities together and help provide mental and emotional relief from the concerns and worries created by Covid 19. In addition to web devices, we worked with a number of schools to provide learning kits and drawing equipment to send out to the pupil premium children whose parents struggled to afford learning tools and creative material at home. The charity also provided support for families at Christmas; supporting Bucks, IOW and MK Christmas appeals. It provided over 200 vouchers for teenagers at Christmas and also provided families on the IOW with decorations to help create happy family memories at Christmas. ## **Holiday Provision.** In Q4 the focus of the charity moved back towards looking at how we provide holidays for families in poverty. We successfully signed an agreement for the charity to be able to book holidays with Parkdean Resorts and also added Tour Operator Insurance to the charity’s insurance to make sure we had adequate cover for paying for 3[rd] party family holidays. With the new partnership in place and working with MK, IOW and Bucks Councils, we successfully identified 15 families for the first holiday booking pilot and managed to book 15 holidays ready for 2021. This provided 15 families with something to look forward to in 2021. ## **Type of holiday provided and costs covered.** The Trustees felt it very important to make sure that the families have every opportunity to create happy family memories whilst on holiday. As such, the funding for the holidays covers the true cost of a family holiday. The Trustees agreed to make sure that all holidays provided through Parkdean Resorts included a provision for the following items to cover the true cost of a family holiday: - UK-based, caravan holiday with entertainment, dining facilities and swimming/beach access. - Vouchers to support eating at the resorts’ restaurants and a welcome food pack on arrival. - Support for transportation. This may include fuel costs or if the family does not have access to a car, support for other transport options, including provision of child car seats if required. - Provision of wheelchair access caravans if required for the family. - Cancellation costs in the event of illness. - Choice of date - families are offered a choice of date for holidays, based upon availability with Parkdean Resorts. Funding provided covers peak period summer holidays as the Trustees felt Page 6 of 16 21.04.2021 it important that families with school-aged children could go on holiday without impacting education. ## **Main Achievements – Feedback from partners and families we have supported during 2020.** The success the charity has achieved would not have been possible without our supporting partners. The social care teams we worked with in Bucks, MK and on the IOW have gone the extra mile to support their communities and families, working hand in hand with the charity. ## **Milton Keynes Council.** The Trustees are pleased to share that during 2020 we provided over 160 small grants for families in Milton Keynes in partnership with Milton Keynes Council Social Care Team. We provided web devices for home learning, numerous bikes in partnership with Halfords Business for young children, food vouchers for families, and toys / games to stimulate children during lockdown. Councillor Zoe Nolan, Cabinet member for Children and Families, said: “This generous support from The Getaway Foundation has made an immediate difference for some of our most vulnerable families, helping with essential supplies and items for young children. I know our social care and FAST workers have taken huge pleasure from making these deliveries and the donation has provided a welcome boost to our local efforts.” - April 2020. Michael Bracey, CEO, Milton Keynes Council said, ‘Thanks to the Getaway Foundation we’ve been able to give extra help to families in need and make a big difference to their quality of life – which is especially important given how challenging things have been this year’. - September 2020 ## **IOW Council.** The charity worked closely with IOW Councils Social Services Team and were able to provide web devices to assist with home learning. We were also pleased to work with the YMCA program, in conjunction with IOW council, to help young carers on the IOW keep active and support their mental health through the provision of bikes from Halfords. Councillor Paul Brading, Cabinet member for Children's Services, Education and Skills on the Island, said: "I welcome this partnership with The Getaway Foundation which will support Island families in economic crisis. The foundation has been very generous in supporting families with learning resources and computer equipment to enable children to continue their education at home, or to support them to attend school during this very difficult time”. The young carers were part of the IOW Young Carers Project and would not otherwise have been able to afford a bike. IOW identified those most vulnerable, in poverty and most impacted by Covid and the lockdown. "This time of uncertainty has been more challenging for our amazing young carers, many of whom have been relied upon even more for physical and emotional support by their family during lockdown.” - Trudie Augustus Harris, from YMCA Young Carers. "With these new bikes, they can enjoy the outdoors, meet with friends, get plenty of fresh air and exercise, and have fun. Plus, a new opportunity to cycle to and from school." - Councillor Paul Brading, Cabinet member for Children's Services, Education and Skills – Isle of Wight. Page 7 of 16 21.04.2021 The feedback we had from the families also demonstrates the achievements of the charity’s activities in 2020: - "Isobel needs no excuse to go anywhere now — as long as it means she can go out on her bike. It was a much-needed reward for all she does at home to support me and she was thrilled to receive it, we cannot thank you enough”. - "Thank you so, so much for Sarah's bike. She has now learnt to ride it without stabilisers. In this weird world we are living in, this bike has brought a real piece of happiness she is so proud to ride." - "Hannah's bike has really changed her life — from popping down the shop for me, to going out with her friends. Thank you so much for your kind donation. It was something I could never have afforded.” ## **Buckinghamshire Council and Bucks schools.** The Trustees are pleased to share that we made over 35 grants to help families in Bucks and also helped 10+ schools with numerous grants for school materials,vouchers and web devices. Examples and feedback from Buckinghamshire schools and parents: - _Art packs for schools_ - we were able to order and deliver art sets and additional colouring pencils for recipients to use to engage in art and topic learning activities at - home that were being set by the teachers……… “Children were thrilled to have received the art materials”, Andy Tagg – Headmaster, Buckingham Primary - _Food parcels for school children in need_ -“I was able to do a proper food shop for the first time in 3 weeks. I didn’t feel guilty I didn’t have to tell the kids they couldn’t eat”, parent of a child from a school in Buckinghamshire - _Help with home learning -_ “The chromebook has been a lifesaver… had no other way of doing his homework”, parent of a child from a school in Buckinghamshire. - _Help with home learning_ -“Natalie’s Chromebook has been an absolute god send, she was able to complete her work online and submit it. With three children all needing a computer it would have been so difficult for us as a family”, parent of a child from a school in Buckinghamshire. - _Help with home learning_ - “Without these actions both of my children would not have been able to keep up to date and in the loop with their schoolwork. It has been a great relief for us”, parent of a child from a school in Buckinghamshire. ## **Feedback on Holiday Provision.** The core purpose of the charity is to enable families in poverty to create happy memories through holidays and in Q4 the focus of the charity moved back towards looking at how we provide holidays for families in poverty. We successfully signed an agreement for the charity to be able to book holidays with Parkdean Resorts and also added Tour Operator Insurance to the charity’s insurance to make sure we had adequate cover for paying for 3[rd] party family holidays. With the new partnership in place and working with MK, IOW and Bucks Councils, we successfully identified 15 families for the first holiday booking pilot and proceeded to book 15 holidays for 2021. All families were referred to us by our supporting partners, 5 from each of our key partners: Bucks Council, MK Council and IOW Council. As part of the booking review, we conducted a survey and asked for feedback from each partner on how the holiday booking process went and some overall feedback: Page 8 of 16 21.04.2021 - Bucks CC Lead: “On the whole, it has been easier than I expected and any ‘issues’ if I can call them issues have been from my end i.e. staff being off ill and not being as quick as I would like. The process seems to flow well and I would anticipate this getting better the more we do it so on the whole, it’s been positive.” - MK Social Worker: “Just wanted to say a massive thank you for the holiday that my family have. I took the brochure around earlier and they were all so excited. Little George is worried that the zoo might be closed but we said it has time to open……” - IOW YMCA Lead: “My overall thoughts are how fantastic you have been, every detail has been thought about and covered and we have 5 families who have been very impressed with the service that they have received from Park Dean Resorts. Your willingness to accept the necessity to extend deadlines and appreciate and understand the families that we work with has been really refreshing. Thank you!” As stated in our objectives, it is a key aim of the Trustees to ensure the family holidays we book represent the ethnic / BAME diversity of the communities we receive referrals from. Based upon the first 15 families supported, the diversity split was 74% White, 20% Black / Caribbean, 7% Mixed Ethnicity. The Trustees are pleased to confirm that, although this is a small initial sample, this is in line with the local communities we support and we will continue to monitor this in 2021 to ensure diversity of family support. ## **Statement on Fundraising** The Charity was founded by an initial major donation from the Trustees. A 3 year business plan has been created on the basis that the first 3 years are to be supported with further committed donations from the Trustees. The budgeted target was to deliver 50 family holidays per year for the first 3 years, the costs of which, in addition to the costs of running the charity, will be covered by the Trustee donation. The priority for 2020 (year 1) was to establish the charity’s work against our core purpose and prove the charity’s ability to provide family holidays to help create happy family memories. Once the model for providing holidays has been established and proved, years 2 and 3 are planned to include more forward planning on future fundraising opportunities. Page 9 of 16 21.04.2021 ## **High Level 3 Year Plan & Funding Strategy.** **Year 1:** Priority to set up the charity, set up and develop relationships with supporting partners, source a holiday provider and book first holidays. - ! Included Covid impact on ability to take holidays - ! Modified purpose to help families impacted by Covid **Year 2:** Deliver 50+ Family Holidays - ! Prove and expand partnerships. - ! Make provision for ongoing Covid impact, potentially 6 months. - ! Research possible future fundraising strategies to support ongoing activities and diversify funding sources. - ! Support plans for long-term sustainability. **Year 3:** Deliver 50+ family holidays and implement long-term sustainability - ! Establish additional sources of sustainable donations for the charity to diversify funding sources. - ! Extend partnerships in line with funding levels. - ! Review geographic areas supported. - ! Define key goals and objectives for the next 3 years. Page 10 of 16 21.04.2021 ## **Financial Review.** Our Accounts were prepared and audited based upon a Receipt and Payment format. As a new charity our Year 1 Accounts run from incorporation for the period 13.01.20 - 01.01.21. All donations reported in Year 1 are made as unrestricted funds. 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We are a new charity, founded in January 2020 and based on a 3 year plan to establish and develop the charity. We have commitment for donations in 2021 and 2022 to fully support the activities and objectives of the charity. Our goal is to establish additional donation sources to increase and expand the number of families we can support and to diversify and compliment our current funding streams. The ability to deliver more benefit and address greater need will directly depend upon our total levels of fund raising, and our ability to grow and add incremental fund raising and fund raising diversification. The cost model and total number of families we support can be adapted and modified for 2022 and 2023 depending on total funds available. The CEO salary and contract is set for the first 3 years and the CEO is supportive of adapting the budget and costs to align with the 2023 plan to enable the charity to be sustainable and maximise the support for families in poverty and provide family holidays. - £5,000 will be held in reserve for FY2021 in line with funding plan and commitments. - £7,500 will be held in reserve for FY2022 in line with our funding plan and commitments. Page 13 of 16 21.04.2021 ## **Structure, Governance and Management** ## **Type of governing document and constitution.** The charity’s constitution was registered on the 13th January 2020 and amended on the 26th March 2020. The charity is registered as a CIO. ## **Governance.** The charity is a new charity and as such all the Trustees were appointed as per the registered date above. Joanne Smith was appointed for 3 years, whilst Phil Smith and Barry Smith have been appointed for 2 years. Trustee relationship clarification: please note that Joanne Smith and Barry Smith are a husband-andwife team. Phil Smith is not related to Joanne and Barry Smith. Trustee Appointment - Every new Trustee must be appointed for a term of 3 years by a resolution passed at a properly convened meeting of the charity trustees. The Trustees meet either virtually or face to face (as permitted under its constitution) at least once per quarter, with adhoc meetings convened if required with the CEO. During the Trustee quarterly meetings, the Trustees review the charity’s finances, as well as discussing progress and deliveries against its core charity purpose. All major new actions and future strategic decisions are agreed with the Trustees and defined during these meetings. All Trustees on appointment have been, and future appointments will be, given a copy of the charity’s constitution and also provided with links to the Charity Commission’s website outlining the role and responsibilities of a Trustee. The draft budget for 2021 was initially reviewed in December and confirmed at the start of January 2021 with the Trustees. ## **Operational Management and Organisation of the Charity.** The Trustees appointed Peter Tebbutt as the CEO to manage the day to day operational and financial management requirements of the charity as well as act as the key interface for partnerships and other activities, such as fund raising for the charity. The CEO provides a monthly update on finances and key activities and actions achieved during the month. The CEO works to deliver on the key strategies agreed by the Trustees. All major financial decisions are agreed and reviewed with the Trustees before the CEO actions them. The Trustees can confirm that Peter Tebbutt attended a seminar and training held by Community Impact Bucks on the role and responsibilities of a Trustee as part of his induction to the charity. The CEO has a formal job description and monthly pay is agreed and confirmed with Joanne Smith as the Trustee responsible for confirming salary, before it is processed via the charity’s bank account. Page 14 of 16 21.04.2021 ## **Reference and Administrative details.** Charity name: The Getaway Foundation Other name the charity uses: TGAF- Abbreviation used within our communications Registered charity number: 1187336 Charity’s principal address: 2 Manor Farm Court, Old Wolverton Road, Old Wolverton, Milton Keynes, MK12 5NN ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity.** ||||| |---|---|---|---| |**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not**
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Wolverton, Milton Keynes MK12 5NN|| ## **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members.** Peter Tebbutt – CEO. Page 15 of 16 21.04.2021 ## **Declarations.** The Trustees declare that they have approved the Trustees’ report above. Signed on behalf of the charity’s Trustees Joanne Smith Full name(s) Position (eg Secretary, Trustee Chair, etc) Date 21.04.2021 Page 16 of 16 CHARITY COMMISSION FOR INGLAND AND WALES 1117J31 Receipts and pa ents accounts CC16a fr+>n To 01￿112021 Section A Receipis and payments Unrestrictèd Restrict•d Endtmfment Lxt y••r A1 R•¢•l 1141J Sub tot•l(Grass 1￿c￿e fo AR) 1$1 151 Jig Sub toeai 151.32• 101J21 17 437 17 7ZI s¢•ff T Sub h) f)1 ••• Sub tot•1 131.347 lJ•.J47 N•t ofr•c•lpW(p•ym•JtsJ 14.M1 A6 luThl• l••¢ y•¥ grnl C•#h lun(ts Ihls y••r•nd CCXX Rl IS3) OMIY2021 Section 8 Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Categories Dètsils JTh Details Detasle Detsils Oeta¢ls BS U•blllU val JoAW& sNITki CCXX R2 Issi CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trusteesl members of The Getaway Foundation On accounts for the year ended 1 January 2021 Charlty no (if any) 1187336 Set out on pages I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity {"the Trust.) for the year ended 1 January 2021. Responslblllties and As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation basis of report of the accounts in accordan￿ 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 the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. I have completed my examination. I confimi that no material matters have come to my attention (other than that disclosed below ") in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect: accounting records were not kept in accordan￿ with section 130 of the Act or the accounts do not accord with the accounting records I have no concems and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. ' Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply. Date: Independent examinerfs statement Slgned: 23 2021 Name: Thomas Foot (on behalf of Ad Valorem Accountancy Services) ACA Relevant professlonal qualification(s) or body (If any): Address: Ad Valorem Accountancy Services 2 Manor Farm Ct, Old Wolverton Rd Wolverton, Milton Keynes MK12 5NN IER October 2018 Section B Disclosure Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of con￿rn (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners). Glve here brief detalls of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose. NIA IER October 2018