INTERESTELAR
Interestelar promotes voluntary work among health professionals. Health Professionals can develop their own initiatives to promote good health habits and provide health education to the general population in any part of the world. We intend to fund raise money with the ultimate goal of setting up a respite centre, not only for patients with severe chronic illnesses but also for their carers.
Objects
THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:TO PRESERVE AND PROMOTE THE HEALTH OF PEOPLE SUFFERING FROM MENTAL OR PHYSICAL ILLNESS OF ANY DESCRIPTION OR IN NEED OF REHABILITATION AS A RESULT OF SUCH ILLNESS, BUT ALSO THE HEALTH OF THEIR CARERS AND GENERAL PUBLIC IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY PROVIDING EDUCATION RELATED TO HEALTH PROMOTION THROUGH THE PROVISION OF LECTURES, BOOKS, LEAFLETS AND THE PUBLICATION OF NEWSLETTERS AND BY RAISING AWARENESS AND ORGANISING ACTIVITIES TO SUPPORT THE COMMUNITY STRUCTURES IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD WHICH HAVE A PROVEN BENEFICIAL EFFECT IN GENERAL HEALTH.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted free reserves of £90,418 at the end of the financial year, which is above its stated policy target of £20,000. The trustees report a net receipt of £33,392 and confirm that resources are adequate to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.
What the accounts disclose
“The trustees have set a reserves policy to hold £20,000 in reserves. This amount is calculated based on 6 months’ expenditure” — page 5
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Social media policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
Trustees
- Dr Cristina Lopez Peigchair
- Dr Olatz Begona Heredia Diez
- Dr Vidaltxo Martinez Elizari
- Jose Luis Montes Buera
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £43k | £10k |
| 31/03/2024 | £34k | £10k |
| 31/03/2023 | £34k | £8k |
| 20/03/2022 | £5k | £618 |
| 20/03/2021 | £3k | £79 |
Common questions
Is INTERESTELAR financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted free reserves of £90,418 at the end of the financial year, which is above its stated policy target of £20,000. The trustees report a net receipt of £33,392 and confirm that resources are adequate to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.