Trustees' annual report for the period
Period start date Period end date Day Month Year Day Month Year 01 04 2023 To 31 03 2024
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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 20 Portway Bisley Surrey
Postcode GU24 9AJ
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
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Trustee name | Office (if any) | Dates acted if not for whole year |
Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee(if any) |
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| 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) |
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| **Type of advisor ** | Name Address |
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| 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) Trustee selection methods Every trustee must be appointed by a resolution passed at a (eg. appointed by, elected by) properly convened meeting of the charity trustees.
Additional governance issues (Optional information)
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Objectives and activities
The Objects of the CIO are: Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document To provide relief of 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 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 Summary of the main Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit at our trustee activities undertaken for the meetings. The main activities are as follows: public benefit in relation to these objects • Planned a medical camp to Blantyre and Chikwawa District in October 2024
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Conducted regular planning meetings with Blantyre hospital, Chikwawa District Hospital, our volunteer Opthamologist and relevant authorities to understand the needs, priorities and logistics to undergo the medical camp
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• Prepared medical supplies to support the camp and create resources for the hospital
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• Increasing website content to raise funds to support the medical camp
These activities have helped build towards our planned medical camp in October 2024.
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Achievements and performance
Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the past year
Throughout 2023, the Trifocal Trust has stayed in close contact with Chikwawa District Hospital as well as Blantyre Hospital to form a plan for the medical camp in 2024.
We have confirmed 1 Ophthalmologist to perform eye surgery alongside the doctors at Blantyre as well as 2 other volunteers (one Optometrist). We have stayed in close contact with these volunteers and arrangements for the trip are progressing well.
A motorbike is still a top priority of Chikwawa Hospital and we are planning to explore how we can fund this while on the trip.
We have been working with doctors at the hospital to arrange a list of equipment and supplies which will be needed both for the duration of the trip and to support the hospital with ongoing eyecare.
We have applied to add gift aid to donations and are hopeful this will go live soon.
We have continued to collect donations via pub collection boxes and received fundraising through our donation page. We have increased the information and content on our website to continue to inform people of our mission and fundraising goals.
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Financial review Bank balanco and reserves policy
Bank balance as of 31st March 2024 was . Current ongoing and recurring costs to the charity are related to website and email domain subscriptions. We will look to reduce reseNed policy when spending increase over £100. Furtherflnanclal rnview details: he charity's main source of funds is from ad hoc donations hrough fundraising activities. This fundraising has supported ur regular payments for the website and allowed us to better lan financially for the medical camp. We anticipate donations ill increase in the future as we look to implement more egular fundraising initiatives. Other o tional information Future lans 2024 will see the charity's first medical camp, taking place in Malawi. There will be an increase in fundraising activities throughout the next year to support this. Declaration The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees, report above. Slgned on behalf of the ¢harity'8 tru8toes Slgnature(s) Full name(s) P081tlon (eg 8e¢rètary, chalr, et¢) Chloe Tribe Secretary and Trustee Date 11.12,2024
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