Home About Us Our Funding How To Apply Donations Case Studies Search You are here: About us > Chairman's Statement 2014 Chairman's Statement 2014 Trustees Other Lloyds Bank Foundations Grand Vaux Youth Club Jersey Read case study Chairman's Statement 2014 This is my first report as Chairman of the Channel Islands Foundation. I should like to begin by thanking my predecessor, Stephen Jones, for his personal engagement and substantial contribution to the work of the Foundation. Economic conditions in the Channel Islands remained subdued throughout the year, contributing to pressure on States budgets as well as increased demand for the services of the charities we support. There was an increase in applications and a corresponding fall in the approval ratio, partly attributable to a reduction in Bank funding. Nevertheless by drawing down some of our reserves we were able to maintain a grants programme totalling in excess of £750,000. In addition to this we also provided a further sum of £47,000 to the Staff Matched Giving Scheme, bringing the total amount disbursed on behalf of the Foundation and Bank staff to over £800,000. ISSUE No of Grants Grant £ Advice & Advocacy 1 20,000 Children & Young People 6 174,000 Community Support 4 84,500 Health including Mental Health 4 73,150 Offenders/Ex-offenders 1 24,000 Support for People with Disabilities 10 182,632 Victim Support 1 15,000 Training including employment & lifelong leaving 1 103,220 Support for Older People 1 25,000 Relationships including caring 2 53,000 Total Grants 31 754,502 In accordance with our stated objectives, the theme underlying our grants continues to be the relief of disadvantage in all its manifestations. Our role does not end once we have signed a cheque – it is important to us that recipients achieve the goals they have set themselves, and that funding is used wisely and prudently. We applaud the dedication of those, both paid and volunteers, working in local charities for the benefit of those who use them, and in many cases depend heavily on them. Throughout the year we have sought to ensure that public awareness of the Foundation and the work of Trustees is recognised throughout the Island communities and we are grateful to the local media for their support. As in previous years we ran two very successful seminars, one in each of Guernsey and Jersey. These attracted strong attendances from representatives of a broad range of charities and helped to further highlight the crucial role we play in providing financial support to the third sector. 2015 will represent our 30th year of operation and we are already making plans to mark this milestone in our history. Our anniversary year comes at a time of continuing, indeed accelerating, change in the Channel Islands third sector, as States budgetary retrenchment threatens to conflict with rising demand for charitable support. On a positive note I welcome the news that following the passage of a new Charities Law, a Charities Commission is to be established in Jersey and this will provide protection for charities as well as introducing a level of light-touch regulation which I believe will further enhance governance standards in the sector. I should like to thank all my colleagues on the Board of Trustees, as well as our Executive Director John Hutchins, whose tireless work on the Foundation’s behalf should not go unrecognised. This year we welcomed to the Board Mr Timothy Cooke who is Chairman of both Lloyds Bank International Limited and Islands Director plus Mrs Katie Le Quesne, whose previous experience of the third sector, as well as of government and business, will be of great value. We have also benefited enormously from the operational and administrative support provided by our colleagues at the England and Wales Foundation, to whom I am most grateful. Finally, none of the work we do would be possible without the unstinting support of The Lloyds Bank Group on which we are entirely reliant for our funding. We owe the Bank a special debt of gratitude for its continuing generosity. John Boothman Chairman of Trustees Contact us Sitemap Useful links Print this page Add to Favorites Email this page Accessibility | Disclaimer | Website: Cloudless © 2008 Lloyds Bank Foundation for the Channel Islands. All rights reserved. Register Login