2023-03-31-accounts

Trustees' annual report for the period

Period start date Period end date Day Month Year Day Month Year 01 04 2022 To 31 03 2023

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Reference and administration details

Charity name The Trifocal Trust Other names charity is known by

Registered charity number (if any) 1195228

Charity's principal address 19 Bailey Road Westcott Surrey

Postcode RH4 3QR

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

1 2 3 4 5 6	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee(if any)
	Nicky Cathrow	Chair
	Felix Golding	Trustee
	Nicola Denby	Trustee
	Chloe Tribe	Trustee
	Amit Patel	Trustee
	Gobikrishna Sivalingam	Trustee

Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)

Name Dates acted if not for whole year

Names and addresses of advisors (Optional information)

Names and addresses of	advisors (Optional information)	advisors (Optional information)
**Type of advisor **	Name Address
Bank	Metrobank	One Southampton Row, London, WC1B 5HA

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Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

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Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

Constitution adopted 20[th] July 2021 Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) CIO - Foundation How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company) Every trustee must be appointed by a resolution passed at a properly Trustee selection methods (eg. appointed by, elected by) convened meeting of the charity trustees .

• (eg. trust, association, company)

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:

N/A

Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees

The charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works

Relationship with any related parties

Trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them

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Objectives and activities

1. The Objects of the CIO are: Summary of the objectives of the charity set out in its governing document a. To provide relief to persons suffering from eye defects in socially and economically disadvantaged communities in particular, but not exclusively, Malawi through provision of ophthalmic and optometric treatments, care, training and education for the benefit of the public

b. To preserve and protect the health of patients of medical establishments in socially and economically disadvantaged communities in particular but not exclusively Malawi by providing and assisting in the provision of facilities, support services and equipment not normally provided by the statutory authorities for the purpose of advancing the quality and provision of eyecare for the public attending those establishments.

	In planning our activities for the year we kept in mind the Charity
Summary of the main	Commission’s guidance on public benefit at our trustee meetings.
activities undertaken for the	The main activities are as follows:
public benefit in relation to these objects	• Planning a medical camp to Chikwawa District Hospital in 2024 • Conducting meetings with Chikwawa District Hospital and relevant
	authorities to understand the needs, priorities and logistics to
	undergo the medical camp
	• Increasing website and social media presence to raise funds to
	support the medical camp
	These activities have helped strengthen the framework for our
	activities in the coming year to allow us to successfully run a medical
	camp and provide support to Chikwawa District Hospital.

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

n/a You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about: Policy on grantmaking Policy programme related investment Contribution made by Volunteers

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Achievements and performance

Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year.

The charity has conducted regular meetings with the staff at Chikwawa Hospital to continue establishing their needs and priorities. A motorbike is one of the top ongoing priorities of the hospital to transport patients to receive treatment. Research into getting a motorbike is underway and the charity is working towards this as a fundraising goal.

The charity has been focusing on planning for the medical camp in 2024. This has involved meetings with Chikwawa District to establish the logistics of the camp. Medical professionals attending the camp from the UK have been selected and are now involved in the planning and equipment selection process. CAF has been set up to enable easy donations to the charity. We have also registered with Amazon Smile to increase regular donations. We have continued to collect donations via pub collection boxes.

We have increased the information and content on our website to continue to inform people of our mission and fundraising goals. Additional social media channels have been set up to further promote the charity, the trustees, fundraising events and our mission and encourage the public to donate.

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Financial review

Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves

Details of any funds materially in deficit

Further financial review details: (Optional information)

You may choose to include The charity’s main source of funds is from ad hoc donations additional information, where through fundraising activities. This fundraising has supported our relevant about: regular payments for the website and allowed us to better plan The charity’s principal financially for the medical camp. We anticipate donations will sources of funds (including increase in the future as we look to implement more regular any fundraising). fundraising initiatives.

How expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity.

Investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.

Other optional information

Future Plans

The coming year will see the charity develop the relationship with Chiwawa Hospital staff, as well as medical professionals from the UK who will be attending the camp to fully prepare for 2024. There will also be an increase in fundraising to support the medical camp.

Declaration

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

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s) Full name(s) Chloe Tribe Position (eg secretary, chair, Secretary etc) Date

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