## **THE SKÅL CLUB OF LONDON BENEVOLENT FUND** ## **ANNUAL REPORT Presented during the Skål Club of London AGM** ## **Tuesday, 15th February 2023 at12:00** The Trustees Tony Milhofer, Paul Mclean and Mats Wivesson along with the kind help of Diana Hall have continued to keep in touch with Skål London members, retired and widows whom have suffered difficult times over the last 12 months. We regret to report the following retired members / widows sadly passed away during the year:- Clayton Joyce Josephine Pitt Thank you to those people whom kindly took the time to attend funerals representing the Benevolent Fund and Club to show all our respect to family and friends. ## **Christmas Hampers** The benevolent fund continued its annual provision of gift hampers and a few M&S Voucher substitutions for retired members and widows, and the fund received a great many number of thanks for the seasonal thought for them and in memory of their lost loved ones. ## **Veteran’s luncheon – Spring Luncheon** The fund historically subsidises a portion of the luncheon cost for retired’s and widow’s for the annual luncheon in which past, present members and friends join together to enjoy a great lunch and reminisce of past members and memories. Unfortunately Covid conditions prevented our usual gathering considering the age of our retired’ and widows. ## **Annual Draw** Our usual Annual Draw was held at the Spring luncheon in May. The Trustees would like to thank the many very kind donators for their prizes which helped to raise the great sum of £609. As reported in previous years it has become continuously more difficult each year to raise decent prizes despite our pleas, we are all very familiar with the ever-increasing requests by so many other deserving charities and the increasing pressures put on people to donate. ## **Donations** **(** Registered Charity No: 287258, June 1983) **Administration:** Diana Hall, 17 Holland Walk, Nantwich, Cheshire CW5 5US **Telephone:** 01270 623 530 / 07831 401 112. **Email:** dianamariehall@gmail.com ## **TRUSTEES** Paul McLean International Passenger Protection Ltd IPP House, 22/26 Station Road West Wickham, Kent BR4 0PR Tel: 020 8776 3750 Email: info@ipplondon.co.uk Mats Wivesson Salta Tours International Ltd 124 Sinclair Avenue Banbury, Oxfordshire OX16 1BL Tel: +44 (0)1295 26 76 70 Email: info@saltatours.co.uk Tony Milhofer Routes to Suit Travel PO Box 133 Chipping Norton, OX7 5GS Tel: 01608 645645 Email: tony@rtstravel.com The fund continues to receive donations from various retired’s, widows or families throughout the year and we make a special point in thanking them for their support. The fund continues to provide financial support for those in need and if eligible Trustee’s agree a fairly reasonable sum, which in many cases is to help towards funeral costs especially when the family are left with such sudden bills. We find from time to time that families at a later date if they feel they can, return the monies to the fund as a donation and we again thank these people for their continued support. ## **Financials** Financials for the last 12 months have been produced and approved by the trustees and prepared by an independent qualified person acting as auditor. The Benevolent Fund as a small charity has no obligation to produce fully audited financials however these records will be supplied as in previous years to the Charity Commission. Diana Hall whom acts as the Benevolent Funds administrative assistant has continued to put in a great amount of time and effort in the last year which includes contact with all Retired members and Widows on our records. The fund reimburses Diana for her expenses in order to carry out this valuable assistance. This included and involves a lengthy task by personally contacting each and every person to ensure we still have the correct details and that they were well. Sadly, this task does reveal some illness’s but more sad the additional notification of passing away of Retired and or Widow members by their family and or partners whom were touched not only by our efforts to contact them but recall the regular contact we had maintained with their loved ones /parents over the many years. The Trustee’s would like to thank Diana for her kind and continued support over the last 12 months. ______________________________________ **Paul Mclean** _**Trustee**_ 15[th] February 2023 **(** Registered Charity No: 287258, June 1983) **Administration:** Diana Hall, 17 Holland Walk, Nantwich, Cheshire CW5 5US **Telephone:** 01270 623 530 / 07831 401 112. **Email:** dianamariehall@gmail.com ## **TRUSTEES** Paul McLean International Passenger Protection Ltd IPP House, 22/26 Station Road West Wickham, Kent BR4 0PR Tel: 020 8776 3750 Email: info@ipplondon.co.uk Mats Wivesson Salta Tours International Ltd 124 Sinclair Avenue Banbury, Oxfordshire OX16 1BL Tel: +44 (0)1295 26 76 70 Email: info@saltatours.co.uk Tony Milhofer Routes to Suit Travel PO Box 133 Chipping Norton, OX7 5GS Tel: 01608 645645 Email: tony@rtstravel.com THESkALCLVBOFLONDofitsEIIEVOLENTFUND 8ALANCE5HEET ASAT 31ST DECEMBER 2022 Bank & Building Society DepD51ts Current BankArcount 47.806 2,325 ASSETS 50.131 BAIANCE AT ÈNOOF PREvfousYEAR 49,73S ND RECEIP Grand Annual Draw Donatlons MonthlyRaffle5 Admin 46 VetÈrdn5 Lunch TOTAL RECEIPTS 1.546 L135 Flowers/Card5 et Admin ExpÈn5e5 Annuil Dra4v Expense5 KIT Expense5 Postage Travel Misc Bankcharges 15 TOTAi EXPENSES L150 TOTALAS5ETS 50.131 Paul Bl Mclean (Trust at5 Wwesson Having examined the Actounts and all relevant documeTrts, I tertifyihey represent a true and ac recgrd of financial transcatltsn5 durlTrB rhe year.. 2022 SlÉned Sue Harris (FMAATI ## **THE SKÅL CLUB OF LONDON BENEVOLENT FUND** ## **ANNUAL REPORT Presented during the Skål Club of London AGM** ## **Tuesday, 15th February 2023 at12:00** The Trustees Tony Milhofer, Paul Mclean and Mats Wivesson along with the kind help of Diana Hall have continued to keep in touch with Skål London members, retired and widows whom have suffered difficult times over the last 12 months. We regret to report the following retired members / widows sadly passed away during the year:- Clayton Joyce Josephine Pitt Thank you to those people whom kindly took the time to attend funerals representing the Benevolent Fund and Club to show all our respect to family and friends. ## **Christmas Hampers** The benevolent fund continued its annual provision of gift hampers and a few M&S Voucher substitutions for retired members and widows, and the fund received a great many number of thanks for the seasonal thought for them and in memory of their lost loved ones. ## **Veteran’s luncheon – Spring Luncheon** The fund historically subsidises a portion of the luncheon cost for retired’s and widow’s for the annual luncheon in which past, present members and friends join together to enjoy a great lunch and reminisce of past members and memories. Unfortunately Covid conditions prevented our usual gathering considering the age of our retired’ and widows. ## **Annual Draw** Our usual Annual Draw was held at the Spring luncheon in May. The Trustees would like to thank the many very kind donators for their prizes which helped to raise the great sum of £609. As reported in previous years it has become continuously more difficult each year to raise decent prizes despite our pleas, we are all very familiar with the ever-increasing requests by so many other deserving charities and the increasing pressures put on people to donate. ## **Donations** **(** Registered Charity No: 287258, June 1983) **Administration:** Diana Hall, 17 Holland Walk, Nantwich, Cheshire CW5 5US **Telephone:** 01270 623 530 / 07831 401 112. **Email:** dianamariehall@gmail.com ## **TRUSTEES** Paul McLean International Passenger Protection Ltd IPP House, 22/26 Station Road West Wickham, Kent BR4 0PR Tel: 020 8776 3750 Email: info@ipplondon.co.uk Mats Wivesson Salta Tours International Ltd 124 Sinclair Avenue Banbury, Oxfordshire OX16 1BL Tel: +44 (0)1295 26 76 70 Email: info@saltatours.co.uk Tony Milhofer Routes to Suit Travel PO Box 133 Chipping Norton, OX7 5GS Tel: 01608 645645 Email: tony@rtstravel.com The fund continues to receive donations from various retired’s, widows or families throughout the year and we make a special point in thanking them for their support. The fund continues to provide financial support for those in need and if eligible Trustee’s agree a fairly reasonable sum, which in many cases is to help towards funeral costs especially when the family are left with such sudden bills. We find from time to time that families at a later date if they feel they can, return the monies to the fund as a donation and we again thank these people for their continued support. ## **Financials** Financials for the last 12 months have been produced and approved by the trustees and prepared by an independent qualified person acting as auditor. The Benevolent Fund as a small charity has no obligation to produce fully audited financials however these records will be supplied as in previous years to the Charity Commission. Diana Hall whom acts as the Benevolent Funds administrative assistant has continued to put in a great amount of time and effort in the last year which includes contact with all Retired members and Widows on our records. The fund reimburses Diana for her expenses in order to carry out this valuable assistance. This included and involves a lengthy task by personally contacting each and every person to ensure we still have the correct details and that they were well. Sadly, this task does reveal some illness’s but more sad the additional notification of passing away of Retired and or Widow members by their family and or partners whom were touched not only by our efforts to contact them but recall the regular contact we had maintained with their loved ones /parents over the many years. The Trustee’s would like to thank Diana for her kind and continued support over the last 12 months. ______________________________________ **Paul Mclean** _**Trustee**_ 15[th] February 2023 **(** Registered Charity No: 287258, June 1983) **Administration:** Diana Hall, 17 Holland Walk, Nantwich, Cheshire CW5 5US **Telephone:** 01270 623 530 / 07831 401 112. **Email:** dianamariehall@gmail.com ## **TRUSTEES** Paul McLean International Passenger Protection Ltd IPP House, 22/26 Station Road West Wickham, Kent BR4 0PR Tel: 020 8776 3750 Email: info@ipplondon.co.uk Mats Wivesson Salta Tours International Ltd 124 Sinclair Avenue Banbury, Oxfordshire OX16 1BL Tel: +44 (0)1295 26 76 70 Email: info@saltatours.co.uk Tony Milhofer Routes to Suit Travel PO Box 133 Chipping Norton, OX7 5GS Tel: 01608 645645 Email: tony@rtstravel.com