# **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** # **From 06/04/2024 To 05/04/2025** **Charity name: Time Away** **Charity registration number: 1197577** ## **Objectives and Activities** |**Objectives and Activities**|| |---|---| |Summary of the purposes of the
charity as set out in its
governingdocument|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)** |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 its creation and**
**ongoing development. There is no day to day reliance**
**on volunteers to continue its 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 third 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 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 113 respite**
**breaks to families. At the time of writing this report we**
**have since awarded over 270 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.**
-
**87% reported an improvement in their mental**
**health.**
-
**93% felt confident in their ability to meet their**
**child’s medical needs in the future.**
**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 family’s 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.** ## **Additional information** |Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives set|**In the previous period Time Away set out to increase**
**funds available to enable us to commit more hours to**
**developing our offering. In this period Time Away**
**engaged with specialist fundraising support which**
**enabled us to achieve our fundraising goals. This**
**helped to reduce the workload on staff, freeing them**
**up to focus efforts in the areas where their skills were**
**most needed.**| |---|---| ## **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 from charitable trusts during this**
**period. The charity’s funds are in a healthy position at**
**the end of the period which means we are able to**
**develop our service to provide specialist adapted**
**breaks for families facing greater mobility challenges.**| |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 £10000 in order to**
**ensure that operational costs are covered for a period**
**of 3 months at normal service levels or 6 months at**
**reduced capacity.**| |Amount of reserves held|**£47659.12 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** ||**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole year**|**Name of person (or**
**body) entitled to**
**appoint trustee (if**
**any)**| |---|---|---|---|---| |1|Dominic Leeson|Chair|16/12/2022 - Present|| |2|Alex Taylor|Treasurer|16/12/2022 - Present|| |3|Damaris|Darby|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 N/A capacity |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 from the charity’s own assets|N/A| ## **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| ||
Chair|Treasurer| ||15/4/2025|| ||15/4/2025|| I I timeaway Financial Accounts Profit and Loss Time Away For the year ended 5 April 2025 Turnover Interest Income 502.64 OtherRevenue TotalTurnover 505.27 Gross Profft 505.27 Administratlve Costs Advertisifjg & Marketing Audit &Accountancyfee5 Consulting Employers Narional Insurance GeneTal Expenses If￿vranCe 3BO.22 240.)) 3.B65.91 974.46 24.54 63.96 Pen5K￿S Costs 493.75 Postsge.Freight& Courier Printing Salarieg 164.90 155. 16,113.97 Telephone& Internet Tra*1 Expenses Websitecosts ID.Th) 335.23 TotalAdmini5tratNe Costs 22A57.73 Operating Profit 1213S2.461 Other Income Fundraisinglncome MajorDonation Incorne Totsl Other Income 24600.Th) 33,715. 62,315.C Proflt on Ordinary Activitles Before Taxatlon 39,962.54 Proflt afterTaxation 39,962.54 I I timeaway Balance Sheet Time Away As at 5 April 2025 SAPR202S Current Assets Cash at bankand hand TIMEAWAY 47,513.73 47,513.73 Totalcash atbank and In h•nd Prepayments TotalCurrertAss*ts 413.75 47,927.48 Creditors: amount5 falling due within one year NIC Payable PAYE Payable Wages Payable- Payroll Totaleredltors.. amountsfalling due withinvneye•r 800.80 650.49 Net Current Assets ILiabilitiesl 47,276.99 Total Assets less Current Liabilities 47,276.99 NetAssets 47,276.99 Capital and Rèserves Curreniyeèr Earnings Retained Earnings Totalcapital and Reserves 39,962.54 7,314.45 47,276.99 I I timeaway CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLANO WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiners Report Report to the irusieesl TIME AWAY On ￿cOUnt5 for the year 0510412025 Charity if any) 1197577 Sei pages I report ro the trustees ￿ my examiroiion of ¥cwtNs cl the above charity I'lh8 Trust") fLYthe ye8r eThJ8d 05 Aw'l 2025. R8sp)ns*bilities basis of ryrt A5 charity'5 trustee5. yw are re5POn5i￿e forthe prep￿ati￿ d the accourns in wilh the requIreM￿*S cl the Charlies Aci 2011 lllhe Act"). I ieport in ie5FEft Ll tny eX￿￿1r￿110n d the Trust's acc￿j[ts cawried under 145 of the 201 l Aci and in carrying Olrt my exarninatK)n. I have followed all the applicable ￿'[eLli[￿￿ 9ven by the Ch￿rtY com[n￿510n under 145151(bl of the ACL. Independent I have comrAeted my exarnin￿On. I confirm that no maiuial have èxaminw's statèment corne to rny attertioTr in (orw￿1(￿b ￿1th exarninaK)n l¢thet than that disclosed ￿low.) w￿h gNes me cause io bdieve in. ary maerial Ihe accounting records were kqx in writh section 130 the Chaitie5 Act,. c the accounts dkl accord Wblh Ihe accounting records.. or the accounis ntA cornpty with applicalAe requiiernerts concerrnng the lom and conièrn d *co￿ntS set Oui In thè Chariues cc(NJrts arKI Report51 Regul3Li(M5 2(KJ8 thaN any iequremert thai the accourts gwe a'true fair. v￿W which Is not a matter consvjered a5 Wt of an indepErKJer* exa￿l￿ation. I h￿e rK) concefn5 aNd have cotne acr055 rm) (*het rnattets in C(￿￿￿tK)n wlth ihÈ ÈxaminaiN)n io wh￿h a[teth￿ s￿Id be drawn In Ihis repcn in der io enable a woper unde￿andIng of ihe acc(xJnLs lo be re￿h￿l. Slwd.. 051C612025 Williall Burtidge ACA Relevant pmfessional qualific*ionlsl or body {if ￿y1.. In￿[[1￿￿0[ Chartered AcccrtJNarn5 in Englarkl & Wal85 Address.. WL8 NLcOuNa￿Y Lid, 20 Bdgrave Road, C￿ter. CH3 5SB IER Ocl 2018 I I timeaway Section 8 Disc105ure Only ccmplete il ihe examiner needs io highliqhi maierial matters ol concem Isee CC32, Independent examinats'C¥) chanty &COLint5: dir&iiorts and guidance examin￿51. Give here brief detsils of any iterns that the examiner wishes to disclose. IER Oct 2018