George Bauermeister, Honorary Trustee of the British Charitable Fund, Paris since 2018, passed away on 30th July this year, at the age of 89. In addition to a very distinguished career in the accountancy profession, he had been a Trustee of this charity since 2006, joining when the assets of the Victoria Home, with which he had been associated, were brought into this Fund. He focused on the welfare activity of the BCF, first as a member of the Welfare Committee and from March, 2010 to February, 2017, as Honorary Secretary of Welfare. He was also an active member of the Finance Committee. Ill health forced him to retire from these central roles, but he remained on the board of Trustees, as Trustee up to the expiry of his term in November, 2018, and thereafter as Honorary Trustee.

Together with his devoted work within the BCF, George was also a significant donor to the Fund, typically preferring to remain anonymous when he made his most generous contribution. His final years were overshadowed by the effect of his illness, and the passing away of Madeleine, his long-time partner, in 2020. The BCF has lost a great supporter and contributor to its past activity; his fellow Trustees have lost a valued friend.