2021-12-31-accounts

Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From 1[st] January 2021 to 31[st] December 2021

Charity name: The Charitable Travel Foundation

Charity registration number: 1189531

Objectives and Activities

	SORP reference
Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document	Para 1.17	(a) The prevention or relief of poverty or financial hardship for the public benefit in disadvantaged communities worldwide where tourism is significant to the local economy, in particular but not exclusively through the provision of grants. (b) The relief of sickness, injury, disease and other suffering for the public benefit in disadvantaged communities worldwide where tourism is significant to the local economy, in particular but not exclusively through the provision of grants. (c) The advancement of vocational education and training for the public benefit in disadvantaged communities worldwide where tourism is significant to the local economy, in particular but not exclusively through the provision of grants.
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	The primary activity of the charity in this first period since registration has been, with limited resources, to build infrastructure ensure compliance, to commence marketing and communication, and to start fundraising to ensure funds are available to deliver the public benefit, also outreach to beneficiary parties.
Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit	Para 1.18	The trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission in respect of the public benefit.

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Policy on grant making	Para 1.38	The trustees developed a policy of grant making that complies with the approved objects of the charity and was submitted to the Charity Commission in approved application for registration.

Policy on social investment including program related investment	Para 1.38	Social investment does not form a material part of the charity activities in the view of the trustees.
Contribution made by volunteers	Para 1.38	The charity was entirely run and maintained by volunteers in this report period.
Other

Achievements and Performance

	SORP reference
Summary of the main 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.	Para 1.20	Given the continued impact of the COVID19 pandemic on the principle potential corporate and individual donors, who have struggled with their own income and survival during the crisis, the charity continued through 2021 operating on limited resources and continued to rely on volunteer support. In 2020 and in 2021 we focused on building the necessary infrastructure to ensure long term success in delivering the public benefit. Despite these challenges we supported two projects, one in Cambodia granting money to a local NGO providing food aid, and the other in Guinea working with a charity providing seeds, tools and training to pivot to subsistence farming to a group of women whose customer base in tourist hotels and restaurants cancelled orders and created significant hardship.

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Achievements against objectives set	Para 1.41
Performance of fundraising activities against objectives set	Para 1.41

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	£8,721.00
Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held	Para 1.22	Not applicable to the period.
Amount of reserves held	Para 1.22	£8,721.00
Reasons for holding zero reserves	Para 1.22	Not applicable to the period.
Details of fund materially in deficit	Para 1.24	Not applicable to the period.
Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern	Para 1.23	There are no concerns held by the trustees about the charity continuing as a going concern.

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The charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising)	Para 1.47	The principal source of funds will be corporate and individual donors connected with the travel and tourism industry.
Investment policy and objectives including any social investment policy adopted	Para 1.46	Not applicable to the period.
A description of the principal risks facing the charity	Para 1.46	The principal risks to the charity is the continued impact on the principle source of funds from donors connected with the travel industry as we emerge from the COVID19 pandemic. The trustees would stress that these do not jeapardise the charity but do delay impact fullness.
Other

Structure, Governance and Management

Description of charity’s trusts:		Not applicable in this period.
Type of governing document (trust deed, royal charter)	Para 1.25	Governing Document.
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	As per the Governing document the appointment of charity trustees - (1) Apart from the first charity trustees, every trustee must be appointed for a term of three years by a resolution passed at a properly convened meeting of the charity trustees. (2) In selecting individuals for appointment as charity trustees, the charity trustees must have Regard to the skills, knowledge and experience needed for the effective administration of the CIO

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Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees	Para 1.51	These are defined in the governing document as being the provision of (a) a copy of the current version of the constitution/governing document; and (b) a copy of the CIO’s latest Trustees’ Annual Report and statement of accounts The trustees recognise that further policies and procedures are required to be developed.
The charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works	Para 1.51	The charity currently has a board of six trustees. One trustee currently volunteers to support the day to day running of the charity without remuneration. There are no other volunteers or paid staff members.
Relationship with any related parties	Para 1.51	There are no relationships with any other parties.
Other

Reference and Administrative details

Charity name	The Charitable Travel Foundation
Other name the charity uses	The Charitable Travel Fund
Registered charity number	1189531

Charity’s principal address	Contingent Works Broadway Buildings Elmfield Road Bromley Kent BR1 1LW

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (if any)
	Christopher Lee	Chair & Treasurer
	Melissa Tilling
	Susan Smith
	Steven Thompson
	Sarah Loftus
	Deborah Haw

– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved

Director name NOT APPLICABLE

Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity

Trustee name	Dates acted if not for whole year
NOT APPLICABLE

Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others

Description of the assets NOT APPLICABLE held in this capacity Name and objects of the NOT APPLICABLE charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for NOT APPLICABLE safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets

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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)	Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)	Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
Type of adviser Name Address
Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

Exemptions from disclosure

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details

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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) CHRISTOPHER LEE Position (eg Secretary, CHAIR Chair, etc) Date 31/10/2022