
## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** 

**From 01 September 2022                    Period start date To 31 August 2023 Period end date** 

**Charity name: MADEX - MADAGASCAR MEDICAL EXPEDITIONS** 

## **Charity registration number: 1190415** 

## **Objectives and Activities** 

||SORP reference||
|---|---|---|
|Summary of the purposes of<br>the charity as set out in its<br>governing document.|Para 1.17|For the public benefit, the relief and<br>assistance of people in need, in<br>Madagascar, who are the victims of<br>Neglected Tropical Diseases, by<br>researching, treating and delivering health<br>education.|
|Summary of the main<br>activities in relation to those<br>purposes for the public<br>benefit, in particular, the<br>activities, projects or services<br>identified in the accounts.|Para 1.17 and<br>1.19|Planning expeditions to Madagascar to<br>deliver health education, treatment and to<br>research Neglected Tropical Diseases.|
|Statement confirming<br>whether the trustees have<br>had regard to the guidance<br>issued by the Charity<br>Commission on public<br>benefit.|Para 1.18|In planning our activities for the year, we<br>kept in mind the Charity Commission’s<br>guidance on public benefit at our trustee<br>meetings.|



## **Additional information (optional)** 

## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

||<br>SORP reference||
|---|---|---|
|Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|N/A|
|Policy on social investment<br>including program related<br>investment|Para 1.38|N/A|





|Contribution made by<br>volunteers|Para 1.38|N/A|
|---|---|---|
|Other||We are grateful to our colleagues in<br>Madagascar for their ongoing commitment<br>and support in helping MADEX to deliver its<br>objectives to improve the education and<br>health of people in Madagascar.|



## **Achievements and Performance** 

||SORP reference||
|---|---|---|
|Summary of the main<br>achievements of the charity,<br>identifying the difference the<br>charity’s work has made to<br>the circumstances of its<br>beneficiaries and any wider<br>benefits to society as a<br>whole.|Para 1.20|This year’s activities have involved planning<br>a research and health expedition in<br>collaboration with the Ministry of Health of<br>Madagascar.<br>Due to availability of resources and planned<br>activities from national programmes in<br>Madagascar, the planned 2023 expedition<br>was delayed and re-scheduled for 2024.|



## **Additional information (optional)** 

## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

|<br>Achievements against<br>objectives set|<br>Para 1.41|<br>See above (in summary of main<br>achievements).|
|---|---|---|
|Performance of fundraising<br>activities against objectives<br>set|Para 1.41|We were able to receive sufficient funds<br>between to cover the cost of a research<br>expedition thereby achieving our objectives.|
|Investment performance<br>against objectives|Para 1.41|N/A|
|Other||N/A|



## **Financial Review** 



|Review of the charity’s<br>financial position at the end<br>of the period|Para 1.21|At the end of this financial period, MADEX<br>had a total of £2,886 in funds.|
|---|---|---|
|Statement explaining the<br>policy for holding reserves<br>stating why they are held|Para 1.22|Every year £1000 is held as reserve in the<br>form of a contingency fund for expeditions.|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|£1000 (this is part of the £2,886)|
|Reasons for holding zero<br>reserves|Para 1.22|N/A|
|Details of fund materially in<br>deficit|Para 1.24|N/A. There are no funds that are materially<br>in deficit.|
|Explanation of any<br>uncertainties about the<br>charity continuing as a going<br>concern|Para 1.23|MADEX receives funds primarily through<br>small research and expedition grants. The<br>funding landscape gives ongoing concerns<br>about the charity continuing. We are<br>committed to our purpose and as such, we<br>are moving towards local leadership in this<br>area of Madagascar, to ensure that the<br>project can be delivered in our absence. We<br>have also explored additional fundraising<br>activities (e.g. donations via Just-giving).|
|**Additional information (optional)**<br>You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:|||
|The charity’s principal<br>sources of funds (including<br>any fundraising)|Para 1.47|All funds are held directly in the MADEX<br>bank account (Co-op community account).<br>All funds received were received via<br>charitable donations from Weddings.|
|Investment policy and<br>objectives including any<br>social investment policy<br>adopted|Para 1.46|N/A. No funds are held in investments.|
|A description of the principal<br>risks facing the charity|Para 1.46||
|Other||N/A|





## **Structure, Governance and Management** 

|Description of charity’s<br>trusts:|||
|---|---|---|
|Type of governing document<br>(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|CIO - ASSOCIATION|
|How is the charity<br>constituted?<br>(e.g unincorporated<br>association, CIO)|Para 1.25|Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO)|
|Trustee selection methods<br>including details of any<br>constitutional provisions e.g.<br>election to post or name of<br>any person or body entitled<br>to appoint one or more<br>trustees|Para 1.25|Charity trustees Hannah Russell, Cortland<br>Linder, Stephen Spencer retired by rotation<br>from office as per the governing document<br>section 13.<br>Charity trustees Hannah Russell, Cortland<br>Linder, Stephen Spencer were chosen as<br>trustees and reappointed by discussion and<br>unanimous agreement of the remaining<br>trustees.|



|**Additional information (optional)**<br>You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:|**Additional information (optional)**<br>You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:|**Additional information (optional)**<br>You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:|
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|Policies and procedures<br>adopted for the induction and<br>training of trustees|Para 1.51|New trustees are provided with a copy of the<br>charity governing document, a copy of the<br>annual report and a statement of account.|
|The charity’s organisational<br>structure and any wider<br>network with which the<br>charity works|Para 1.51|The charity consists of 7 trustees, with<br>quarterly meetings to discuss the objectives<br>and progress of the charity. Tasks are<br>agreed and delegated fairly to each trustee.<br>In organising disease research and<br>management expeditions, trustees<br>coordinate with other charities and<br>organisations, such as the Ministry of Health<br>Madagascar, Liverpool School of Tropical<br>Medicine and the Institut Pasteur.|
|Relationship with any related<br>parties|Para 1.51|There are no official relationships with other<br>related parties.|
|Other||N/A|



## **Reference and Administrative details** 

MADEX - Madagascar Medical Expeditions 

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|Other name the charity uses||
|Registered charity number|1190415|
|Charity’s principal address|Garden Flat, 119 Cromwell Road, St. Andrews, Bristol BS6<br>5EX|
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## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** 

||1<br>2<br>3<br>4<br>5<br>6<br>7|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not**<br>**for whole year**|**Name of**<br>**person (or**<br>**body) entitled**<br>**to appoint**<br>**trustee (if any)**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|||Dr Stephen Spencer||||
|||Dr Isla Young||||
|||Dr James Penney||||
|||Dr Cortland Linder||||
|||Dr Hannah Russell||||
|||Dr Kate Hyde||||
|||Dr Caitlin Sheehy||||



– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved **Director name** N/A 

|Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity|Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity|Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity|
|---|---|---|
|**Trustee name**|**Dates acted if not for whole year**||
|N/A|||



## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** 

|Description of the assets<br>held in this capacity|N/A|
|---|---|
|Name and objects of the<br>charity on whose behalf the<br>assets are held and how this<br>falls within the custodian<br>charity’s objects|N/A|
|Details of arrangements for<br>safe custody and<br>segregation of such assets<br>from the charity’s own assets|N/A|



## **Additional information (optional)** 

## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** 

**Type of Name Address adviser** 



N/A **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** N/A 

## **Exemptions from disclosure** 

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details 

N/A 

## **Other optional information** 

N/A 

## **Declarations** 

**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** 

**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** 

|**Signature(s)**<br>**Full name(s)**<br>**Position (eg**<br>**Secretary, Chair,**<br>**etc)**<br>**Date**|||
|---|---|---|
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||Dr Hannah Russell||
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||Trustee||
||28.05.2024||
||28.05.2024||






## **MADEX - MADAGASCAR MEDICAL EXPEDITIONS** 


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## **Recei ts and a ments accounts p p y** 

**CC16a** 

**For the period** 1-Sep-22 31-Aug-23 **To from** 

## **Section A Receipts and payments** 

**Unrestricted Restricted Endowment funds funds funds** 

|**Section A Receipts and payments**<br>**Unrestricted**|**Section A Receipts and payments**<br>**Unrestricted**|**Restricted**|**Endowment**|||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|**to the nearest      £**<br>**A1 Receipts**<br>Donations Oct 2022<br>**5,575**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**5,575**<br> <br>**funds**<br>**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for AR)_||**to the nearest £**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br> <br>**funds**|**to the nearest £**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br> <br>**funds**|**Total funds**<br>**to the nearest £**<br>**5,575**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**5,575**|**Last year**<br>**to the nearest £**|
|Donations Oct 2022|**5,575**|**-**|**-**|**5,575**|**-**|
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|**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for AR)_|**5,575**<br>|**-**|**-**|**5,575**|**-**|
|**-**<br>**-**<br>**_Sub total_                               -**<br>**_Total receipts_                    5,575**<br>**A2 Asset and investment sales,**<br>**(see table).**||**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**|**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**|**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**5,575**||
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|**A2 Asset and investment sales,**||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|**(see table).**||||||||||||||||||||
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|||**-**||||**-**||||**-**||||**-**||||**-**||
|**_Sub total_**||**-**||||**-**||||**-**||||**-**||||**-**||
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|**_Total receipts_ **||**5,575**||||**-**||||**-**||||**5,575**||||**-**||



|**A3 Payments**<br>Madagascar Expedition Costs<br>**5,282**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**|**A3 Payments**<br>Madagascar Expedition Costs<br>**5,282**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**|**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**|**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**|**5,282**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|<br>Madagascar Expedition Costs|**5,282**|**-**|**-**|**5,282**|**-**|
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|**_Sub total_ **||**5,282**||||**-**|||||**-**|||||**5,282**||||**-**|||
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|**_Total payments_ **||**5,282**|||||**-**|||||**-**||||**5,282**|||||**-**||
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|**_Net of receipts/(payments)_ **||**293**||||**-**|||||**-**|||||**293**||||**-**|||
|**A5 Transfers between funds**||**-**||||**-**|||||**-**|||||**-**||||**-**|||
|**A6 Cash funds last year end**||**2,593**||||**-**|||||**-**|||||**2,593**||||**-**|||
|**_Cash funds this year end_ **||**2,886**||||**-**|||||**-**|||||**2,886**||||**-**|||
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## **Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period** 

|**Categories**<br>**B1 Cash funds**|**Details**<br>Coop community direct bank account<br>**_Total cash funds_**<br>(agree balances with receipts and payments<br>account(s))|**to nearest £**<br>**2,886**<br>**-**<br>**2,886**<br>OK<br>**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**|**to nearest £**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>OK<br>**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Restricted**<br>**funds**|**to nearest £**<br>**Endowment**<br>**funds**|
|---|---|---|---|---|
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|||||OK|
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## **B2 Other monetary assets** 

## **B3 Investment assets** 

## **B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use** 

|**Details**<br>**Details**<br>**Details**|**to nearest £**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Fund to which**<br>**asset belongs**<br>**Fund to which**<br>**asset belongs**|**to nearest £**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Cost (optional)**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Cost (optional)**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**|**to nearest £**|
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## **B5 Liabilities** 

Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees 

|**Details**<br>Signature|**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>Print Name<br>JAMES PENNEY<br>STEPHEN SPENCER<br>**Fund to which**<br>**liability relates**<br>**Amount due**<br>**(optional)**|**When due**<br>**(optional)**|
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|||Date of<br>approval|
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