Medair UK Annual Reports
Medair UK 2009 Trustee Report and Financial Statements
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I’m pleased, on behalf of the Board of Medair UK, to present our Report and Accounts for 2010. We hope you’ll find the information easily accessible, showing how inputs were turned into life-saving impact for the world’s most vulnerable people. Accountability is one of Medair’s core values – and our commitment to it continues to be recognised: Intelligent Giving ranks Medair UK as its no. 1 International charity and no. 1 religious charity.
The accounts show that overall income to Medair UK fell in 2010 compared with 2009. This reflects the decision to run new European Commission grants directly between Medair (Switzerland) and the Commission, without Medair UK. We welcome this move to reduce risk and further increase efficiency. As a result, overall income to Medair UK fell in 2010 compared with 2009 and the relative cost of generating funds rose accordingly.
This fall in institutional income was accompanied by a rise in private funding, and despite the challenging economic climate, we are delighted to report very strong fundraising performance across the year with our overall target exceeded by 17%. This allowed Medair UK to grant over £350,000 in privately-generated income to vital humanitarian projects, and to end 2010 in a strong financial position.
2010 was also an excellent year for our other measures, exceeding recruitment and support targets, and with two wonderful new trustees welcomed onto the Board.
Pages 15-25 show why all of this is so important: the world’s most vulnerable people – those who need most help, but so often get the least – face very real challenges just to survive. With the support of many generous people, churches, companies, trusts and other organisations, Medair UK has this year continued to provide the people, funding and prayer needed to deliver life-saving help where it’s needed most. We offer them our deepest thanks.
Please get in touch, attend an Open Evening or consider applying to work with us if you’d like to join us in serving the most vulnerable.
Esther Hughes
Chair of the Board and former Logistician, Medair Kosovo
