THE GETAWAY FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1187336 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

We provide holidays for families who are in poverty. We focus on Beds, Buckinghamshire and the Isle of Wight

Objects

The objects of the CIO are for the public benefit and to be carried out in such parts of the United Kingdom as the trustees shall determine: 1) To relieve the needs of economically and socially disadvantaged families by the provision of grants of financial assistance to enable them to experience family holidays and other shared recreational activities that they could not otherwise afford in the interests of social welfare and in order to improve their conditions of life. 2) To advance in life, relieve the needs of and help children and young people by providing support and activities which develop their skills, capacities and capabilities to enable them to participate in society as mature and responsible individuals. 3) To relieve the needs of families who are economically and socially disadvantaged in periods of extreme national crisis and associated economic and social uncertainty, by the provision of grants.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held total reserves and contingencies of £27,500 for the 2026 planning year, which includes a specific reserve of £17,500 plus £10,000 in contingencies for inflation and cash flow. The trustees confirmed that funds are in place to support an estimated 75+ summer holidays in 2026, with core funding commitments secured from the primary benefactor for the same level as the previous year.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• 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
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Getaway Foundation (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• WightAid Foundation — “feel very grateful for the support of the WightAid Foundation for 2021 and 2022.” (source page)
• Shanly Foundation — “We have also been awarded a grant from the Shanly Foundation to support families in Buckinghamshire” (source page)
• BMCF — “from the BMCF to support the cost of family holiday transportation for families in Buckinghamshire.” (source page)
• The Steel Charitable Trust — “We have also been aware a grant from The Steel Charitable Trust to increase the number of holiday we can support for families living in Luto…” (source page)
• Tesco Groundworks — “We have also had support from Tesco Groundworks grants” (source page)

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Trustees · trustee networks

• Barry Smith
• Dr Tobias Penruddocke Quartley
• Joanne Smith
• Philip Smith

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Buckinghamshire · Isle Of Wight · Luton · Milton Keynes

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Government & lottery funding

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Funders of similar charities

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with GETAWAY GIRLS.

• GETAWAY GIRLS income £365k
• THE GREENAWAY FOUNDATION income £102k
• Family Holiday Charity income £1.3m
• FREILICH FAMILY FOUNDATION income £347k
• GREENAWAY FOUNDATION income £536k
• THE PURI FOUNDATION income £5.3m

Side by side with its peers

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.