2010 Annual Review

Happy beside the seasideReview of 2010

Give us a break

Most of us manage to take a break at least once a year. Weregard a holiday as our right, something that is essential toensure we stay healthy – physically, emotionally and mentally.But for many children and their families a holiday remains adream. They cannot take a break away from home because theycan’t afford it. Their circumstances are often difficult too,involving such issues as long-term illness, chronic depression,disability, family break-up and domestic violence. Families whoare struggling with these difficult situations are sadly those whowould most benefit from a break.

It is often children who suffer most if their family is never able tohave a holiday. They miss out on quality family time, they havefew opportunities to broaden their horizons and they have nospecial memories to share with friends. They can feel excluded and isolated, which may eventually lead to emotional,behavioural and social problems.

In 1975, the Family Holiday Association was set up to givestruggling families a break. More than 35 years later, it is still the

only national charity dedicated to giving disadvantaged familiesa break away from home. Every year many hundreds of familiesget away from their homes and day-to-day lives to enjoy a break,thanks to the Family Holiday Association. The charity firmlybelieves that a break way from home can:● improve well-being and reduce stress● increase self-esteem and confidence● strengthen family communication and bonding● provide new skills, widen perspectives and enhance

employability● give long lasting, cherished memories● result in happier, stronger families and a more

inclusive society.

To qualify for direct support from the Family Holiday Association,a family must be living on a low income, struggling withcomplex, difficult issues and have not had a break for at leastfour years – many have never had a holiday as a family. Familiesare referred to us by a range of professionals, such as socialworkers, health authority staff and charities like the NSPCC,Barnardo’s and Gingerbread.

A staggering 1 in 3 families cannot afford

a one-week break away from home

Do you remember your last break away from home?Maybe it was a weekend away or a fortnight in thesun. Either way, you most likely returned homefeeling refreshed, rejuvenated and ready to tackleeverything life throws in your path.

Joan LauranceCo-founder

Ever since my late husband, Pat,and I started the Family HolidayAssociation in 1975 I havewanted people in governmentto take notice of how importanteven a simple break away fromhome can be for a familystruggling to cope with thepressures of daily life. Even asthe charity grew and went fromhelping hundreds to helpingthousands of families each year,I knew that there were so manyothers we couldn’t hope toreach. So, while in 2010 wehelped a record number offamilies, I was delighted to hearthat a group of politicians haddecided to come together tolook at how helping increaseaccess to holidays could deliverreal, tangible and long-lastingbenefits to disadvantagedBritish families.

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The Family Holiday Association

At the Family Holiday Association, we believe that everyoneshould be able to enjoy a break and leisure activities regardless ofdisadvantage. Our main objectives are to:● increase the number of families that can gain access to

holidays● research and promote the value of holidays for families

experiencing disadvantage● increase awareness of the scale and scope of the problem of

lack of access to holidays.

By providing vouchers and grants and working in tandem withother organisations, we help over 2,000 families take a breakaway from home each year. To ensure we reach as many familiesas possible we work with referral agents such as health visitors,social workers and GPs. The agents help families book andarrange their breaks. They also help us by gathering feedbackfrom the families after their breaks. This is just one of the waysthat we are continually striving to improve our services.

Another recent improvement is the introduction of onlineapplications. A few years ago, we began inviting welfare agentsto use this system, eliminating the need for paper copies andstreamlining the application process. This year, we improved thefunctionality of the online system and encouraged even morewelfare agents to make use of the online forms.

Currently we offer:● Seven-night holiday park breaksWith our partners, Haven and Butlins, we provide one-week, self-catering breaks in chalets and Family Holiday Associationcaravans at UK seaside resorts. This is our most popular option.

● Short breaksWorking with our partners, we offer three- and four-night stays inself-catering accommodation at selected UK holiday parks. Shortbreaks particularly suit families who are not able to go away for awhole week due to caring or work commitments.

● Direct grantsWe offer a one-off contribution towards any type of break.Families choose their own destination and book the mostconvenient dates, for example a stay in a privately rented cottageor a visit to relatives.

● Last minute breaksOccasionally travel companies offer us breaks at short notice,either in the UK or overseas. This type of break suits families whoare able to travel with only a few days’ notice.

● Group breaksWe provide a one-off contribution towards breaks or day trips fora group of families, organised by their welfare agent.

We don’t want families to feel different. We want theirexperience of a break to be similar to other families. We wantthem to have fun choosing and planning their break, so weencourage them to be involved in the booking and organising oftheir trip. Although we also contribute to expenses such as traveland treats for the children, we encourage families to save fortheir break.

Our vision is to achieve a society in which the qualityof family life is enhanced through equitable access tohigh value rest and recreation regardless ofdisadvantage or poverty. Our mission is to work inpartnership with others to promote the quality offamily life for those parents and children whoexperience disadvantage as a result of povertythrough the provision of and by promoting access toholidays and other recreational activities.

Janet RushtonAughton Early Years Centre,Rotherham

Family Holiday Associationbreaks have been so beneficialfor many of the families I haveworked with. One family I willalways remember.They were going through such adifficult time. Their child washaving regular hospitalappointments. Then their car’shead gasket blew up and Dadgot made redundant. Inaddition, Dad was diagnosedwith cancer. Throughout allthese troubles, Mum really heldthe family together.I put them forward for a holidayand when this was granted,they were absolutely over themoon. It wasn’t just the holidaythat made a difference either –the excitement of planning theirtrip was just as beneficial.When they got home, Mumjoined a credit union to save forfuture breaks.

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Oh, what a year

During 2010, the Family Holiday Association received more than2,000 applications for breaks. By the end of the year, we hadoffered and families had booked 2,010 breaks.

In August, a record breaking 503 families took a break. InSeptember and October, another 411 and 415 familiesrespectively enjoyed a break away from home.

Many families stayed in our 12 caravans, which are at six seasideholiday centres around the UK:● three at Butlins Skegness● three at Haven Devon Cliffs● two at Butlins Minehead● two at Haven Hafan y Môr● one at Haven Presthaven Sands● one at Haven Combe Haven.

The caravans were fully booked throughout the season. At theend of the season, we visited Butlins Skegness and Minehead andHaven Devon Cliffs to inspect the caravans. Despite their heavyusage, the caravans are all in good condition.

The three caravans at Butlins Skegness required only cleaningand minor maintenance. One of these is already fitted with linothroughout, and we hope to put lino into the two others as partof our ongoing refurbishment programme. At Devon Cliffs, thecaravans are in satisfactory condition. However, the oldest ispresenting refurbishment problems as its age means its fittingsare now obsolete. Similarly, the two vans at Minehead will needupgrading soon.

The caravans at Hafan y Môr, Presthaven Sands and CombeHaven are all newer. We will inspect these before the 2011season commences.

We also have new picnic benches next to our caravans at ButlinsSkegness. The idea was to encourage families to use the outsidespace, maybe to share a meal together. Staff at the holidaycentre report that families have made great use of the benches.We would like to buy more to go with our other nine caravans.

First Great Western, the rail provider for south-west Britain,again supported our work, donating 200 free standard classanytime return tickets. Families used these tickets to travel todestinations such as Devon Cliffs and Minehead. Manydisadvantaged families rely on public transport, and withoutfinancial help, travelling to their holiday destination would placea huge strain on their limited budgets. First Great Western’sgenerosity means many families travel for free, in turn freeing upfunds for the Family Holiday Association to help more families.

The news headlines this year have been full of cuts,‘belt tightening’ and austerity. In this climate, theFamily Holiday Association’s work is even moreimportant. Many families are coping with only onewage, after redundancy, and are maybe falling intodebt. When finances become tight, a break away isone of the first cutbacks families make. But a breakaway from the stresses and strains of everyday life isoften exactly what they need. A break can be alifeline, offering a new perspective on their situation,leaving them revitalised and better able to tackletheir problems.

We helped more than 2,000 families with a break in 2010

Vicky CropperFirst Great Western

First Great Western hassupported the Family HolidayAssociation for six years nowand we really value the workthey do. It has been fantastic tosee them grow year after year,and so rewarding to see thedifference our contribution hasmade to hard pressed families.We are proud to be a part of thecharity’s work.It's very easy to take the luxuryof having a summer holiday or aweekend away for granted, butworking with the charity putseverything into perspective. Formany of us a holiday can makeus feel relaxed, happy andcalm, but a break away fromeveryday life for these familiescan be life changing. We wantto do more to help and nextyear we are hoping to workwith local partners to offereducational days out for schoolchildren and their families. .

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Special projects

Family Activity Breaks are FAB

The Family Holiday Association became involved with aninnovative, collaborative project with the Youth HostelAssociation (YHA) and the Ministry of Defence this year. EntitledFAB, Family Activity Breaks, the project is the brainchild of MajorBelinda Forsyth (RMP).

Major Forsyth wanted to help forces families, who have had aloved one killed in action or in the line of duty. She felt it wasimportant not to create a “sad camp”, she wanted families toexperience something positive and to realise that the armedforces still cared about their welfare.

FAB gives families the opportunity to experience an activityholiday at a youth hostel. The initial activity holiday took place atWhitby, organised by the YHA in conjunction with the Ministry ofDefence. It was part-funded by the Family Holiday Association.

The Family Holiday Association is keen to promote social tourismas is the YHA, so this collaboration is beneficial to bothorganisations. We hope to strengthen this partnership with boththe YHA and Ministry of Defence in the future.

Transferring knowledge

During 2010 we also appointed our first ever research associate,Sarah Johnson. In partnership with Nottingham University, a two-year award from the Knowledge Transfer Partnership madeSarah’s appointment possible. She is carrying out the largeststudy on social tourism ever undertaken in the UK. The studyaims:● to assess the well-being benefits of social tourism to

individuals and families;● to understand the economic contribution of social tourism;● and to create a robust evidence base for the charity’s

activities.

Alongside our core work, the Family HolidayAssociation is involved with some innovative projectswith like-minded sponsors and organisations.

helped to take a break since the

Family Holiday Association was established in 1975130,000 parents, children and young people

Major BelindaForsythRoyal Military Police

Feedback has beentremendous – better than weever thought. I have been reallysurprised by the effect that aholiday has had on our families’lives. Let me share with youfeedback that we received fromMrs Little. It’s so similar to whatwe hear from all our families.She told us that: “For the first time in my entirelife I was able to let go of somuch emotional baggage. IfFAB and the volunteers hadn'ttaken the time to listen to me, Ithink in the end it would havekilled me. I know it soundsdramatic, but FAB and thevolunteers saved my neck.”Mrs Little and others like herhave inspired us all to keepworking hard to make sure thatwe continue to deliver FABholidays for our bereavedmilitary families.”

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Working with partners

At home

We continue to work with UNISON Welfare, which is part of theUK’s largest trade union, UNISON. With more than 1.3 millionmembers, UNISON represents many of this country’s workers,and it is not surprising that some of its members are unable totake a break because of difficult circumstances. This year we wereable to help 98 families referred by UNISON Welfare.

We have great working relationships with the Grandparents’Association, Rotherham SureStart and Rotherham SocialServices, Sheffield Family Holiday Fund, the Centre for Separated Families, Safer Places, Essex & Herts and many otherreferral agents across the country.

In Europe

Together with Tourism Flanders, Vacances Ouvertes and Pasar,we have developed the European Holiday Experience. This projectoffers families help and support to enjoy their first break away

outside the UK. This year during June, three familes from aSheffield primary school applied for their first passports andmade the trip to Ostend. They returned glowing with pride attheir achievements and tales of happy holidays. They followedan itinerary prepared by Pasar volunteers and completedchallenge sheets during their stay. On their return, the charitypresented them with European Holiday Experience certificates.

Also under the auspices of the European Holiday Experienceduring October, TUI provided short notice breaks to sevenfamilies, referred by Manchester City Council, The Grandparents’Association and Emmaus Primary School, Sheffield.

We will continue to forge alliances and relationships to furtherexpand the European Holiday Experience in 2011. VivienneRichardson, from Emmaus Primary School, Sheffield hascompiled a report and proposed a longer-term holiday project ofday trips and breaks for the whole school.

Over 40% of families say the best thing

about their break is spending time together as a family

To help as many families as possible have breaksaway, the Family Holiday Association works withother organisations. We have developed andmaintain successful relationships with like-mindedorganisations both in the UK and abroad.

Sue StewartWelfare Benefits Advisor,Grandparents’ Association

Brilliant. Wonderful. They’re thebest words to describe theFamily Holiday Association andthe work they do.The Grandparents’ Association isfor grandparents raising theirgrandchildren. They’re oftendealing with difficultcircumstances and managing onlow budgets. So for them, abreak is a godsend. We started getting involvedwith the Family HolidayAssociation when they invitedus to take part in their blockbooking system. In 2010, wetested the water. It wasbrilliant. The system is so easytoo. We’ve already startedbooking for 2011.The Family Holiday Associationis unique in what it does. Noone else out there offers us sucha service.

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Social tourism

The concept of social tourism is not well known or recognisedwithin the UK. It is a familiar concept in the rest of Europe, withmany organisations in France, Belgium and Spain supportingfamilies with breaks away from home.

Promoting social tourism is one of the mainstays of the FamilyHoliday Association’s ethos. In 2010, we achieved an importantstep forward with the formation of an All Party ParliamentaryGroup on social tourism.

The group’s inaugural meeting took place in December, with PaulMaynard, MP for Blackpool North & Cleveleys, elected chairman.Also present was Labour peer and Family Holiday Associationpatron Baroness Ruth Rendell (pictured right, with from left toright: Tony Baldry MP, Paul Maynard MP and Andrew Selous MP). The group is undertaking a select committee style inquiry into social tourism. This inquiry takes place during thespring/summer of 2011, beginning with a gathering of evidencefrom interested parties.

In Europe

We also undertook other work to promote social tourism and tolearn from interested European groups. In May, Programme &

Policy Manager, Thea Joldersma presented the UK model to theEU Experts Group Calypso Preparatory Action Group for SocialTourism. The group aims to widen the scope of social tourism inEurope and encourages the sharing of good practices betweenEuropean member states. As a result of this meeting we haveproduced a leaflet.

We have also attended meetings of the International Bureau ofSocial Tourism’s Europe committee and the EuropeanCommission forum on social tourism, Calypso. The Calypsomeeting resolved to focus on assisting European Commissionmember states to strengthen their internal structures and toencourage tourist exchanges during the low season.

Every £1 spent on supporting families on holidays in the UK

£1.50 could result in additional tax revenue

Social tourism is the inclusion of people living on alow income in holiday and leisure activities. It seeks topromote social well-being and deliver economic gains.

Paul MaynardMP, All Party ParliamentaryGroup

Social tourism is an extremelyimportant issue, which deserveswider awareness and greaterrecognition. I am extremelygrateful for the opportunity towork with the Family HolidayAssociation in my role asChairman of the All PartyParliamentary Group for SocialTourism, and my hope is thattogether we can achieve greaterawareness and recognitionamongst the public and policymakers. By finding new ways todevelop tourism, the benefitscan be spread out across amuch broader and diverse rangeof people and groups whootherwise might not benefit.

My view

The Family Holiday Association is supported by several nationalorganisations. The charity also benefits from local fundraisinggroups and appeals by national media.

TUI UK & Ireland

Since 2008, the Family Holiday Association has been thedesignated charity of the travel organisation TUI UK & Ireland.This partnership continues to grow and strengthen.

TUI is one of Europe’s largest travel companies and itencompasses many well-known brands, such as First Choice,Thomson and Thomson Airways. The company’s contributionrepresents our largest single source of charitable income. Itsupports us right across the board, with generous corporatedonations, gifts in kind, event sponsorship and staff participationin fundraising events.

Every Thomson Airways flight into the UK plays a special FamilyHoliday Association video to returning holidaymakers. The videodescribes the charity’s important work and invites passengers todonate their spare coins to help give disadvantaged families abreak. These collections are an invaluable source of income forus. Since January 2009 they have raised £675,000.

Each year, a member of TUI’s staff is seconded to the FamilyHoliday Association. This initiative aims to strengthen andsupport communication about the charity’s work between thecompany and the charity. It also helps to encourage TUI staff tofundraise for the Family Holiday Association.

In April 2009, Abigail Pugh joined us on secondment fromThomson Airways. After 18 months with us – and a great job –she returned to her position as performance manager atThomson Airways. And we are now pleased to be working withTracy Green, who is on secondment from TUI.

Close to home

We continue to enjoy the support of local fundraising groups inNorth London, Rotherham and Sheffield. These groups raisesubstantial funds to enable families in their areas to enjoy abreak away from home. Their efforts benefited almost 40 familiesin North London, 70 in Rotherham and almost 100 in Sheffield.

This is the BBC

In October, our newest patron Baroness Rendell of Babergh,better known as the novelist Ruth Rendell, presented an appealon our behalf on BBC Radio 4. In the appeal, which was repeatedseveral times on the station, Baroness Rendell pointed out thatthe families under the most severe strain are often unable toafford a break away from home. As well as raising awareness ofthe charity’s work, the appeal elicited over £15,000 in donations.

Do you remember your last break away from home?Maybe it was a weekend away or a fortnight in thesun. Either way, you most likely returned homefeeling refreshed, rejuvenated and ready to tackleeverything life throws in your path.

Money makes theworld go around…

1 in 5 families cannot even afford a day trip

Chris BrowneManaging Director,Thomson Airways

I feel proud to know thatThomson Airways’ supportenables the Family HolidayAssociation to help hundreds offamilies every year, and I ampleased to acknowledge thegenerosity of Thomson cabincrews and Thomson Airwayscustomers who raise so muchmoney through in-flight coincollections. We in the travel industry knowbetter than most howimportant a holiday is for us all– it isn’t just a luxury, it isnecessary for good health andwellbeing. So I am delighted tosupport the Family HolidayAssociation in helpingdisadvantaged families who aremore in need of a break thanmost, but who are unable toafford one due to their difficultcircumstances.

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…the world go around

Possibly the biggest fundraising event for the Family HolidayAssociation this year was the World’s Biggest Pub Quiz. This tookplace on 25 March 2010 at many locations around the country, aswell as abroad.

The aim was to create an event for our current supporters and torecruit new supporters. It was a great success; almost 400 pubsand other venues from around the UK took part. Outside of theUK, the more unusual venues included the Egyptian seabed,thanks to a team in scuba gear from a First Choice HolidayVillage, and HMS Chatham, where crew members took partduring their time off from pirate-watching duty on the Somalicoast. Teams also took part on First Great Western trains andThomson flights heading to Spain.

Over £25,000 was raised by this inaugural event. We hope tohold an even bigger World’s Biggest Pub Quiz in 2011.

Many supporters organised their own events or signed up tolarger, organised activities. These included sporting events suchas the London Marathon, Great North Run, Malta Marathon and

Malta Half Marathon; scary experiences like skydiving andspending the night in a haunted castle; musical evenings withcabaret acts and bands; and community activities like bazaars,cake bakes and car washes.

In remembrance

Many people remember the charity in their will, for which we arealways grateful. During 2010, we were sad to hear that a numberof our supporters died, but we were heartened to learn thatmany of them had left us legacies.

Social media

This year the Family Holiday Association has embraced socialmedia. We are now on Twitter and have a Facebook page. Youcan follow us on Twitter @famholidayassoc and on Facebook,our page is Family Holiday Association. You can also follow thecharity’s director, John McDonald on Twitter, @famholdirector.Both Twitter and Facebook keep you up to date with ourfundraising and campaigning activities.

The Family Holiday Association cannot carry out itsimportant work without the kind generosity ofindividuals, companies and trusts. During 2010, manypeople, pubs and parties raised funds for the charity.

2.2 million families don’t go on holiday

povertybecause of

Each year

Tracy GreenTUI UK & Ireland

I’m seconded to the FamilyHoliday Association from theTUI UK & Ireland InternalCommunications team. My roleis to continue to develop ourstrong corporate relationship,provide clear communicationand support staff in theirfundraising efforts.

Thanks to the hard work of TUIemployees, the Family HolidayAssociation has been able togive many more families livingin distressing circumstances abreak to the seaside. It alwaysamazes me what people areprepared to do for charity –running marathons, jumpingout of planes or riding arollercoaster for six hours non-stop! I think everyone at TUIshould feel very proud of whatthey have achieved so far.

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Director’s statement

A break away from home allows an escape from everydaystresses and strains, and time for the family to be together in apositive and happy environment. All the research we have beeninvolved with points to the conclusion that holidays help to buildhappier stronger families.

During the past year, we began the latest phase of the charity’swork to get the importance of holidays more widely recognised.

Following a series of meetings with MPs and members of theHouse of Lords, a group of parliamentarians decided to establishan All Party Parliamentary Group on social tourism.

Led by Blackpool North and Cleveleys MP, Paul Maynard, theAPPG decided to hold a “select committee” style inquiry intosocial tourism. The inquiry will take written evidence and willhold evidence-taking sessions at the House of Commons.Witnesses, with experience and opinions on the potential ofsocial tourism in the UK, will be called from both the Britain and Europe.

The findings and recommendations of the inquiry will bepublished as an official report and presented to Government.

The report’s findings will, I believe, also demonstrate that socialtourism isn’t only good for families. If carried out on a scalesimilar to that seen in other European countries, mobilising themillions of UK families who currently can’t manage a week awayfrom home can also become a significant economic driver for ourdomestic tourism industry. And most people will agree that ourpreviously vibrant coastal towns could do with a little help.

I am confident that the report, when it is published later thisyear, will place the importance of access to holidays for the leastable in our society firmly on the radar of politicians and policymakers.

Can I also take this opportunity to once again thank the team ofstaff at the charity for all their hard work and the trustees fortheir continued support. Most of all, I offer my thanks to you –the people who fund our important work; work that makes a realand tangible difference to the lives of so many families.

John McDonald, Director

We believe that holidays help to make stronger, stronger, contribute to a

Access to holidays for families like those we helpmakes a real and lasting difference to both childrenand parents. We believe that social tourism is ahighly cost-effective and worthwhile social welfareintervention.

Chairman’s statement

healthier, happier families, which in turn

healthier, happier society

The past year has been one of tremendousachievement. Over 2,000 families have been directlyhelped by the Family Holiday Association, a 25%increase on last year, and we aim to help even morechildren and their parents in the coming year.

I believe the most powerful advocates of our work are these veryfamilies; families for whom previously even a simple break awayfrom home was not possible. Not just for financial reasons butalso as a result of all the other issues that can accompany verylow income. This review includes some of their stories.

But for every family we help directly there is another thousandthat we can’t. That’s why I am so pleased to see the concept ofsocial tourism being debated in the House of Commons.

Twice in the past year MPs have raised the issue with ministers.The first was during a debate on coastal towns when MPs LauraSandys and Paul Maynard talked about its potential toeconomically boost seaside resorts. The second was when BobRussell, MP for Colchester, secured an adjournment debate andspoke at length about how assistance with a break away fromhome would deliver real and effective help for some of our mostdisadvantaged families.

Working in partnership, as our work with MPs and otherorganisations has demonstrated, means we can make a biggerimpact and we intend to make partnership working a centralthrust of our work in the coming year.

During 2010 we said a fond farewell and thank you to MichaelNicol, a solictor who has served as a very effective trustee for thepast six years. I would also like to extend a warm welcome to anew trustee, Richard Clegg. An experienced solicitor, Richard wasrecently co-opted on to the trustee council.

Of course, none of our efforts would be possible without thecharity’s dedicated staff, most effectively led by our director, JohnMcDonald. Our Council of Trustees is also grateful for the supportof other hard-working committee members including ourinspirational founder, Joan Laurance and our gracious supportivepresident, Lady Mary Mumford DCVO.

Ian Reynolds, Chairman

The financial information shown here is a summary extractedfrom the Consolidated Financial Statements of the FamilyHoliday Association for the year ending 31 August 2010.

These summarised accounts may not contain sufficientinformation to allow for a full understanding of the financialaffairs of the charity. For further information the ConsolidatedFinancial Statements, the auditor’s report on those statementsand the Council’s report should be consulted, copies of these canbe obtained from the Family Holiday Association, 3 GainsfordStreet, London SE1 2NE. The Council approved the ConsolidatedFinancial Statements on 23 March 2011 and the annual reportand accounts have been submitted to the Charity Commission.

The Consolidated Financial Statements have been audited andhave been given an unqualified audit report by our auditors.

Signed on behalf of Council

Keith Graham, Treasurer14 April 2011

Auditor’s StatementAs auditors to the Family Holiday Association, we have reviewedthe summarised accounts shown here and consider that they areconsistent with the Consolidated Financial Statements on whichwe gave our opinion.

Carter Backer Winter LLPEnterprise House, 21 Buckle Street, London E1 8NN

Council’s (Trustees’) Statement

Financial statement

Individual donations 22%

Legacies 3%

Investments &interest 1%

Income 2010

Expenditure 2010

Direct charitable 72%

Fundraising & publicity 24%

Trading operations 3%

Governance 1%

Corporates 49%

Events 7%

Local groups 4%

Trusts 14%

2010 2009

£ £

Incoming resources

Donations and gifts 1,253,134 1,083,620

Trading operations 730 0

Investment income 6,053 14,610

Total 1,259,917 1,098,230

Resources expended

Direct charitable expenditure 996,660 782,072

Fundraising and publicity 330,853 315,020

Trading operations 42,922 3,496

Governance 7,078 11,367

Total 1,377,513 1,111,955

Movement for the year (117,596) (13,725)

Change in valuation of investments 8,730 (5,205)

Funds brought forward 828,616 847,546

Funds carried forward 719,750 828,616

Summary balance sheet

Fixed assets & investments 291,574 281,227

Net current assets 428,176 547,389

Total funds 719,750 828,616

Summary statement of financial activities

President

Lady Mary Mumford DCVO

Founders

Joan Laurance BEM

Patrick Laurance

(deceased 11 January 2008)

Patrons

Jean Boht

John Carter

Mr Justice Coleridge

Mansukh Ganatra

Professor K Holt

John Jay

Peter Long

Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor

Lord Pearson of Rannoch

Libby Purves

Lady Ruth Rendell

Sir Jonathan Sacks, Chief Rabbi

Prunella Scales

Anthony Solomons

Sir Harry Solomon

His Honour Anthony Tibber

Most Revd and Rt Hon Dr Rowan Williams, the Lord Archbishop ofCanterbury

Council officers

Chair – Ian Reynolds

Vice Chair – Alison Rice

Treasurer – Keith Graham

Council members

David Burling

Tony Caplin

Felicity Clarkson

Richard Clegg

Penny Cushing

Pippa Isbell

Michael Nicol

Martha Osamor

Kristina Wallen

Auditors

Carter Backer Winter,

Enterprise House,

21 Buckle Street,

London E1 8NN

Solicitors

Berwin Leighton Paisner,

Adelaide House, London Bridge,London EC4R 9HA

Bankers

Barclays Bank plc,

99 Hatton Garden, LondonEC1N 8DN

Caf Bank, Kings Hill,

West Malling, Kent

ME19 4TA

Investment Managers

James Capel InvestmentManagement,

HSBC Investment Bank plc,

6 Bevis Marks, London

EC3 3JQ

Our council and patrons

Thank you

Charitable trusts and foundations

29th May 1961 Charitable Trust

Ballinger Charitable Trust

Mr E & Mrs J Beecham Charitable

Trust

The Ben Charitable Trust

The Bothwell Charitable Trust

Cadogan Charity

The Worshipful Company of

Carmen Benevolent Trust

Sir Walker Carter Charitable Trust

CHK Charities Limited

The Coutts Charitable Trust

The Ann Daubeny Charitable Trust

The Eagle Charity Trust

Maud Elkington Charitable Trust

Enkalon Foundation

Excel Fund

Finderman Charitable Trust

The Fitton Trust

Donald Forrester Trust

Joseph Strong Frazer Trust

The Patrick Frost Foundation

G W Trust

The Goldsmiths' Company

Constance Green Foundation

The Haberdashers' Company

The F Hammond Trust

Harris Charitable Trust

The Hedley Foundation

Help A London Child

Hesslewood Children's Trust

The Alan Edward Higgs Charity

Innominate Trust

Jackdaw Trust

The Ernest Kleinwort Charitable

Trust

The Sir James Knott Trust

Beatrice Laing Charitable Trust

The Paul Lunn-Rockliffe Charitable

Trust

R W Mann Trust

The Michael & Harriet Maunsell

Charitable Trust

Meadow House Trust

Monaghan Trust

G M Morrison Charitable Trust

The Paget Trust

The Persula Foundation

The Pitt-Rivers Charity

Ponton House Trust

The Albert Reckitt Charitable Trust

The Sir James Reckitt Charity

The Sir James Roll Charitable Trust

The Rothley Trust

The Rufford Maurice Laing

Foundation

The 8th Earl of Sandwich

Memorial Trust

Henry James Sayer Charity

Sherburn House Charity

The Joseph & Ann Slater

Memorial Fund

The R C Snelling Charitable Trust

South Square Trust

Spring Trust

The Stansfield Trust

The Sunrise (Sidmouth) Trust

Edward Vinson 1957 Charity

Settlement

The Wilmcote Charitrust

York Common Good Trust

Companies

ABTA Magazine

Advantage Travel Centres

Arnold Fisher Insurance

Attraction World

Bales Worldwide

Barclays

Canvas Holidays

Citybond Suretravel

Dellar Davies

Steve Dunlop Photography

Liz Earle Naturally Active Skincare

Eastcastle Management Group

Europ Assistance

First Choice travel shops all over

the UK

First Great Western

Flagship Consulting

Harp Wallen Executive

Recruitment

Haven Holidays

Holiday Extras Limited

Hostelbookers.com

Lotus Group

Malta Tourist Office

Norwegian Cruise Line

Oman Tourist Office

Peng Travel Ltd

Premier Travel Agency Ltd

Representation Plus

Shine People & Places

Soundelivery

Sparkler

Sunshine.co.uk

Superbreak

Teletext Ltd

Thomson Airways bases: Belfast,

Birmingham, Bournemouth,

Bristol, Cardiff, Doncaster, Dublin,

East Midlands, Exeter, Gatwick,

Glasgow, Luton, Manchester,

Newcastle, Stansted

Thomson travel shops all over the

UK

Travel Bulletin

Travel Daily

Travel Trade Gazette and ttglive

Travel Weekly

TravelTime World

TUI Travel PLC

Vertical Systems

Legacies

Mr R E D Church

Ms Mary Elizabeth Colville

Mrs Sheila Mary Hitch

Miss Gwendoline Knight

Mr Cyril Houghton Lancaster

Mrs Rebecca Morgan

Mrs Frances Peyton-Jones

Mrs Daphne Isabel Robinson

Mrs Hilary Talbot-Ponsonby

Mr Stanley Whalley

Local groups

North London Friends of the

Family Holiday Association

Rotherham Holiday Aid

Sheffield Family Holiday Fund

Other groups and associations

ABTA – the Travel Association

ABTA Greater London Region

Association of Lawyers for

Children

The Dutch Church

Grays Convent School

Institute of Our Lady of Mercy

Resolution

Resolution Merseyside

St Michael & All Angels, Barnes

Shepherds Bush Housing

Association

The Tourism Society

UNISON Welfare

United Reformed Church of St.

Andrew

Travel Industry Fundraising Forum

Roger Allard

Eric Campus

Alison Cryer

Jackie Murphy

Mandy Nickerson

Ronnie Simkins

Jacqueline Steadman

Kristina Wallen

London Marathon Team 2010

Christopher Birt

Annie Blackburne

Jo Brown

Hannah Burden

Michele Burgoyne

Joanne Colchester

Sarah Fowler

Natasha Fowler

Ana Holden-Peters

Hayley Kirkby

Joe Lynch

Scott McCabe

Rachel Mathieson

Sean Power

Kate Rees

Gordon Ritter

Geoffrey Spence

James Watts

Phil White

Jack Woolsey

Helen Wright

Family Policy & Programme

Committee

Felicity Clarkson

Penny Cushing

Helen Ford

Eleanor Frost

Lorraine Gibson

Joan Laurance BEM

Martha Osamor

Nick Woodall

Staff

John McDonald, Director

Pat Appleby

James Astley

Michelle Barnes

Tracy Green

Joe Hipgrave

Sarah Johnson

Thea Joldersma

Abigail Pugh

Emma Rowland

Rosie Smith

Alice Thackray

The Family Holiday Association thanks everyonewho has given money, donated time and helpedthe charity during the year. Without your help,we would not be able to continue our work tohelp disadvantaged families.

3 Gainsford StreetLondon SE1 2NE

Telephone: 020 3117 0650info@FamilyHolidayAssociation.org.ukwww.FamilyHolidayAssociation.org.uk

Registered charity number 800262A company Limited by Guarantee registered number 2301337 England

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