# **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** ## **From 06/04/2023 To 05/04/2024** ## **Charity name: Time Away** ## **Charity registration number: 1197577** ## **Objectives and Activities** ||| |---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|To relieve those in need by reason of ill health, disability or
financial hardship in England and Wales| |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.|Provision of time in holiday accommodation.| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: ||| |---|---| |Policy on grant making|**N/A**| |Policy on social investment
including program related
investment|**N/A**| |Contribution made by
volunteers|**Time Away was supported by volunteers across a range**
**of specialities to assists with it’s creation and ongoing**
**development. There is no day to day reliance on**
**volunteers to continue it’s operation.**| ## **Achievements and Performance** 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. **In the second year of operation Time Away has continued to maintain strong relationships with donor organisations including Sykes Holidays and Forest Holidays. We have been pledged time in over 100 holiday properties which has in turn have been provided to the families we support. Time Away has also worked on building new relationships with additional donor organisations. During this reporting period we awarded 87 respite breaks to families. At the time of writing this report we have since awarded over 238 breaks. Having surveyed these families after their Time Away we established the following:** - **100% felt that family relationships had improved and they had time to bond and do activities together.** - **77% reported their child seeming happier.** - - **89% reported an improvement in their mental health.** - - **92% felt that their wellbeing had improved following the break.** **Over 1000 people have directly benefitted from Time Away breaks.** **The impact on society as a whole is hard to determine but Time Away families who have a break often explain how they come back rested and ‘ready to start again’. Caring for a child with serious medical needs is exhausting and we passionately believe that society needs to provide them with a holistic support package. By looking after a struggling family when they need it most we provide a sense of being cared for, not being left alone to ‘get on with it’. Time Away aim to make the opportunity to have a break feel enjoyable and similar to any families experience of finding and booking a holiday. We provide a choice of properties rather than just one option in one location.** **By enabling a family time spent together we help create stronger familial bonds and strengthen the family unit. In time this gives the family resilience which, in the long run, enables them, not health and social services, to provide the care their child needs long into the future.** ## **Financial Review** |**Financial Review**|| |---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|**We are tremendously grateful for the support the charity**
**has received both from fundraising activities and from**
**charitable trusts. The charity’s funds are stable,**
**comfortably meeting our obligations.**
**We have put in place a new programme to increase**
**funds raised to enable us to develop our offering.**| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|**The trustees policy is to maintain free reserves in**
**unrestricted funds to a minimum of £4000 in order to**
**ensure that the governances costs are covered and that**
**sufficient funds are available to continue the charities**
**current activities.**| |Amount of reserves held|**£7314.45 is of unrestricted reserves is presently held.**| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|**N/A**| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|**N/A**| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|**N/A**| ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:|| |---|---| |Type of governing document|
**Constitution**| |How is the charity
constituted?|**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|**Trustees will be selected according to the skills,**
**knowledge and experience required to carry out the**
**purposes of the charity.**
**Every trustee must be appointed by a resolution passed**
**at a properly convened meeting of the charity trustees.**| ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charity name|Time Away| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|| |Registered charity number|1197577| |Charity’s principal address|Berith
Brewery Lane
Farndon
Chester
CH3 6QT| **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |1
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5|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**
**year **|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee (ifany)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Dominic Leeson|Chair|16/12/2022 - Present|| ||Alex Taylor|Treasurer|16/12/2022 - Present|| ||Damaris Darby|Trustee|16/12/2022 - Present|| |||||| |||||| – 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 |**Trustee name**|**Dates acted if not for whole year **|| |---|---|---| |**N/A**||| |||| ## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** |Description of the assets
held in this capacity|N/A| |---|---| |Name and objects of the
charity on whose behalf the
assets are held and how this
falls within the custodian
charity’s objects|N/A| |Details of arrangements for
safe custody and
segregation of such assets|N/A| from the charity’s own assets ## **Additional information (optional)** **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** Alex Braun ## **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)**
**Full name(s)**
**Position (eg Secretary,**
**Chair, etc)**
**Date**|Dominic Leeson|Alex Taylor| |---|---|---| ||Dominic Leeson|Alex Taylor| ||
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