Milton Mountaineers
Annual report 2025
We’ve had three holidays this year, the first being on the Isle of Wight, staying at the Holiday Fellowship (HF) house at Freshwater Bay from the 1[st] till the 8[th] of March at a discounted price of about half the usual rate arranged by David Grimshaw.
Although the intention had been to circumnavigate the island, this proved not to be possible because of erosion of the coastal path in places, but 18 of us, 7 visually impaired people (VIPs) and 11 sighted guides (SGs) and helpers, enjoyed a week of walking nevertheless.
In May Phillip Cowen organised his first annual weekend from the 16[th] toll the 19[th] at the HF house just outside Brecon. Phillip had reserved almost all the rooms for 36 of us, 14 VIPs, 17 SGs and 5 support/social members.
Two groups climbed Pen-Y-Fan, the highest of the Brecon Beacons being ably led and supported by the local organisation Friends of the Brecon Beacons. We also enjoyed a walk to visit a waterfall and cave.
David Grimshaw organised another almost half price week holiday at the HF house in Church Stretton in Shropshire from the 24[th] till the 31[st] of October. 10 VIPs and 16 SGs took part includingseveral new recruits. Two walks were planned each day mainly based around Church Stretton and the Long Mynd.
Each year the trustees have to report Milton Mountaineers’ financial position to the Chairty Commission. At the end of the charity’s year November 1[st] 2024 / October 31[st] 2025 the current bank account balance was £503.80. The bank statement for the MM deposit account issued the 10[th] of October gives the balance on the 9th of October as £1724.93, and the latest HF statement of shares where we have invested £3000 and the interest rate is currently 2.7% stands at £3,135.37.
May I remind you that Milton Mountaineers is also an affiliated group member of the Ramblers Association, which means that we have public liability insurance through the organisation and our members are entitled to take part in local Ramblers groups.
The Ramblers Association has an “Open the way” strategy to widen participation for a diverse range of people including blind or partially sighted people.
Amar Latif, who is blind and runs his own business Traveleyes, is president of the Ramblers Association and Travelyes is now affiliated with HF Holidays.
Remember that if you book your own holidays with Ramble Worldwide (formerly Ramblers Worldwide Holidays), which is separate from the Ramblers Association, you can nominate Milton Mountaineers to receive loyalty points and therefore a donation from their Walking Partnership Scheme.
I’m very grateful for the work by David Grimshaw and Phillip Cowen, who have organised the holidays this year. Whilst I am still happy to co-ordinate the work of the charity an to organise some of the holidays, I recognise that a time will come when I may not wish to continue or my not be able to do so. The trustees have for some time discussed succession arrangements for the organisation of Milton Mountaineers and Phillip Cowen, will take on the role as the charity contact after organising the “traditional” annual trip next year in Coniston in the Lake District from May the 8[th] til the 11[th] .
I have booked a holiday for a group of 18 members in Austria from the 27[th] of June till the 11[th] of July, 8 of whom are staying on for the second week, and David Grimshaw is organising a holiday on the Isle of Man from September the 1[st] till the 8[th] .
Season’s greetings and happy 2026.
David Carrington-Porter
Contact Trustee and organiser
Milton Mountaineers
01564 779233
07484 602132
Dcp107@btinternet.com
| Milton | Mountaineers | Mountaineers | 283576 | |||
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| A1 Receipts Receipts for trips 45,927 Interest Income(net) 44 Other Income 568 - - - - 46,539 - - Sub total - Total receipts 46,539 A3 Payments Payments for trips & expenses 45,809 Other Expenses 334 - - - - - - - Sub total 46,143 - - Sub total - Total payments 46,143 Net of receipts/(payments) 396 A5 Transfers between funds - A6 Cash funds last year end Cash funds this year end 396 Unrestricted funds to the nearest £ Sub total(Gross income for AR) A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table) |
to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Restricted funds |
to the nearest £ Endowment funds |
Total funds to the nearest £ 45,927 44 568 - - - - 46,539 46,539 45,809 334 - - - - - - - 46,143 46,143 396 396 |
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Details Cash at Bank Details HF Shares Details Details Details Signature Total cash funds (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) |
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CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independenl Examiner's Report Report to the trusteesl members of ,Y£L!& **iW14rJ4g£(i On accounts for the year ended Charlty no (If any} Set out on page8 I report to the truslees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity { the Trust") for the year ended 31 10 .2 QZS R•sponslbllitle$ and As the chanty trustees of the Trust. you are responsible for the preparation basig of report of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 1.the Act") I report in respect of my exarnination of the Trust's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my exarninalion, I have followed the applicable Direthons given by the Charity Commission under section 145151(bl of the Act. I have completed my examination. I confimi that no material matters have corne lo my attention (other than that disclosed below ') in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect. accounling records were not kept in accordance wilh Seclion 130 of the Ad or the accounts do not accord wrth the accounting records Indopendent examiner'8 Statement I have no concerns and have Come across no other matters in connection th the examination to which altention should be drawn in order lo enable a proper underslanding of th8 accounts to be reached. Please delete the words in the brackets rf they do not apply. Sign•d: Date: Z6 Name: ALr irArrt F.r QSLAHf Rélèvant professional qualificatlon(sl or body (If any): CH4 iirce,Eo iec 011 W4•iT (£C4 EW ) Address: HfkBFJC Ll 04P IER October 2018
Section B Disclosure Only complete rf Ihe examiner needs to highlight matters of concem (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts.. directions and guidance for examinets). Give here brief detsils of any items that the examiner wlshe5 to dls¢lose, 14 October 2018 IER