The Tristan da Cunha Association
Registered UK Charity Number 1197018
President: Vice-Presidents : Sir Martin Holdgate & Lady Elizabeth Alton Co-Chair : John Cooper
Secretary & Treasurer: Jim Kerr Minutes Secretary: Barry Carter Co-Chair & Editor: Richard Grundy Webmaster: Peter Millington Website: www.tristandc.com
From: John Cooper, 22 Aquila Close, Leatherhead, Surrey, KT22 8TY. Email: cochair@tristandc.com
Report of Trustees 2024
The Annual Report of the Trustees of the Tristan da Cunha Association, a Registered UK Charity Number 1197018 for the year ended 31[st] December 2024. The charity has continued to operate in contact with the government on the island of Tristan da Cunha in the South Atlantic Ocean for the public benefit on the islands of Tristan da Cunha following its objects:
- The advancement of education and training of resident Tristan da Cunha islanders by the provision of grants,
bursaries and support to enable them to study including participating in study outside the islands;
- Advancing the education of the public in Tristan da Cunha culture, traditions and economy and of the history,
geography and wildlife of the islands;
- The preservation and protection of life and property by providing grant funding to assist the community to
prepare for and recover from natural or other disasters.
Whereas no grants were paid during 2024, bids had been received from the island. These included:
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A grant for equipment for extending an archive project begun just before the Covid epidemic. This grant was agreed in principle depending on detailed response to questions raised by the trustees.
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A grant for equipment for the creche on the island. Again, this had been agreed in principle depending on details which were awaited.
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A grant for accommodation in Cape Town for a group which had been travelling for the Young Ocean Champions which was rejected as the trustees felt it was not covered by our objects.
During the year, members of the Association received two Newsletters containing information and news.
A very successful Association Annual Gathering was held in March 2024 at the Holiday Inn, Southampton. This was attended by 70 members who enjoyed being together, a successful AGM and an entertaining talk from a vet who had worked on Tristan da Cunha at the end of the 1970s, Joe Hollins.
The Trustees met on two occasions during 2024, once at the Holiday Inn during the Annual Gathering in March and then in July to discuss the bids which had been received from the island, the ongoing business of the Association and the place for the Annual Gathering 2025 as the Holiday Inn would not be available due to refurbishments.
Officials Trustees shown *
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Michael Swales * President ( died 22[nd] December 2024)
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Martin Holdgate Vice-President
The Tristan da Cunha Association
Registered UK Charity Number 1197018
President: Vice-Presidents : Sir Martin Holdgate & Lady Elizabeth Alton Co-Chair : John Cooper
Secretary & Treasurer: Jim Kerr Minutes Secretary: Barry Carter Co-Chair & Editor: Richard Grundy Webmaster: Peter Millington Website: www.tristandc.com
From: John Cooper, 22 Aquila Close, Leatherhead, Surrey, KT22 8TY. Email: cochair@tristandc.com
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Elizabeth, Lady Alton
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John Howard Cooper *
Vice-President
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Co-chair
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Richard Grundy * Co-chair and Newsletter Editor 6. James Barrington Kerr * Secretary and Treasurer 7. Barry Carter * Minutes Secretary 8. Peter Thomas Millington * Webmaster 9. Clive Philip Siddall * Librarian
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Jan Carel Nicolaas Schonfeld *
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Dr. Colette Michele Halter-Pernet *
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Megan Alice May Elsmore *
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Aniket Ashok Sardana *
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Michael Dudley Faulds *
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Hazel Carter *
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Michael Joseph Hentley *
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Alison Jane Hentley *
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Lucinda Buxton *
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Anna Hicks *
Address of Charity
- 24 Rectory Road, Dickleburgh, DISS, Norfolk, IP21 4NW
Tristan da Cunha Association - Income and Expenditure Year Ended 31st December 2024 YR 2024 YR 2023
| General Fund Brought forward Income Membership Subscriptions Association Donations Newsletters and Binders Book - Nothing Can Stop Us Gift Aid Interest (Barclays) Interest (Hampshire Trust Bank) Income total Expenditure Newsletters Print and Post Binders Book - Nothing Can Stop Us Website Admin Expenses PayPal and SumUp Fees House Rebuild Grant Other Expenditure total Annual Gathering Income Day Tickets Dinner Dance Raffle/Stall/Auction Income total Expenditure Annual Meeting refunded tickets Dinner Dance Expenditure total Annual Gathering Balance Tristan da Cunha Association Balance Education Fund Brought Forward Income Donations Income total Expenses Payment for Computers Expenses total Balance Emergency Fund Brought Forward Income Donations Income total Expenditure House Rebuild Grant Expenditure total Balance Total Funds at 31st December As represented by: Barclays Current Account Barclays Savings Account Hampshire Trust Bank TOTAL |
21,368.95 £ 4,360.00 £ 55,867.44 £ 105.50 £ 1,495.00 £ 789.66 £ 310.58 £ 2,347.95 £ 65,276.13 £ 5,288.80 £ 205.56 £ 158.81 £ 288.68 £ 134.29 £ 179.29 £ 6,255.43 £ 1,940.00 £ 1,103.00 £ 748.92 £ 3,791.92 £ 2,178.00 £ 1,175.00 £ 3,353.00 £ 438.92 £ 80,828.57 £ 82,356.76 £ - £ - £ - £ 82,356.76 £ - £ - £ - £ - £ 163,185.33 £ 84,130.38 £ 20,956.23 £ 58,098.72 £ 163,185.33 £ |
22,609.11 £ 4,124.53 £ 2,920.15 £ 98.00 £ 1,225.00 £ 800.24 £ 194.69 £ 883.37 £ 10,245.98 £ 5,251.40 £ 140.72 £ 156.41 £ 195.56 £ 98.67 £ 7,118.38 £ 102.00 £ 13,063.14 £ 3,038.00 £ 1,520.00 £ 1,184.00 £ 5,742.00 £ 2,840.00 £ 1,325.00 £ 4,165.00 £ 1,577.00 £ 21,368.95 £ 82,155.12 £ 201.64 £ 201.64 £ - £ 82,356.76 £ 2,945.82 £ 254.69 £ 254.69 £ 3,200.51 £ 3,200.51 £ - £ 103,725.71 £ 27,329.29 £ 20,645.65 £ 55,750.77 £ 103,725.71 £ |
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CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examinerfs report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trusteesl members of //</S ?4 th/.,¢4 4 // 0 On accounts for the year ended Charity no {If any) Set out on pages I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity {Ihe Trust.) for the year ended Responslbllltles and As the charity trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the basis of report accounts in accordance WFth the Chartties A¢t 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 carying out my examination, I have followed all the apFdicabie Directions given by the Charity Commission urKler section 145(5)(b) of the Act. Indopend•nt tThe chartty's gross i me exceeded 0,000 and l am examinerfs ststsment undertake the ex nation by being ualified mem applicabbe list YM. Delete [ ] rfnot applicable. alffied to linsert name of I have completed my examination. I confim that no material matters have come to my attention ( ") in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect.: the a¢¢ounting records We not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act,. or the accounts did not accord with the accounting records., or the a¢counts did not comply with the applicable requirements conceming the fom and content of ac¢ounts set out in the Charitses (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a Irue and fairf view which 1$ not a matter consKlered as part of an independent examinati¢. I have no concems and have come across no other matters in connedion with the examination to vthi¢h attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. . Please delete the words in the brackets rfthey do not apply. Slgned: 3 24a&2 Name: Rolevant professlonal qualification{sl or body (If anyl: IER October 2018
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