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2022-03-31-accounts

The Andrew Lee Jones Fund Limited (A company limited by guarantee)

ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Year Ended 31 March 2022

Charity no: 1019651 Company no: 02797826

The Andrew Lee Jones Fund Limited (t/a Amicus) Annual Report and Financial Statements Year Ended 31 March 2022

Contents Page
Legal and Administrative Information 3-4
Report of the Board of Trustees 5-8
Independent Examiner’s Report 9
Statement of Financial Activities 10
Balance Sheet 11
Notes to the Financial Statements 12-17

The Andrew Lee Jones Fund Limited (t/a Amicus) Annual Report and Financial Statements Year Ended 31 March 2022

LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Status

The Andrew Lee Jones Fund Limited (t/a Amicus) is a charitable company limited by guarantee, incorporated on 9 March 1993, with charity registration number 1019651 and company registration number 02797826. The members, who are the Trustees, have undertaken to contribute, £1.00 each, to the assets of the Charity in the event of it being wound up.

Trustees and Directors (Management Committee)

The Trustees of the Charity, who form the Management Committee, and who served throughout the year and at the date of the accounts were:

Claire Jenkins – Co-Chair Joanne Cross – Co-Chair Mark George KC – Trustee (died 20/12/2022) Hannah Gorman – Trustee Maziar Jamnejad – Trustee (appointed 21/09/2021) Rob Page – Trustee and Company Secretary Peter Greig – Trustee and Treasurer (resigned 05/07/2022)

Amicus Staff

Day to day management of the Charity in the year was delegated to the Executive Director and staff:

Margot Ravenscroft – Executive Director Diana Rescaldani – Operations & Casework Manager Anna Draper – Administrative Coordinator Katie Lynch – Administrative Coordinator (resigned July 2022) Kate Burrows – Finance Coordinator (appointed May 2021)

These are the only paid staff members.

Patrons

Dr Jan Arriens, Founder, LifeLines Alistair Carmichael MP Peter Carter QC Richard Dieter Sophie Garner Sunny Jacobs Claire Van Kampen Prof Julian Killingley Robin Maher

Jane Officer, Founder, Amicus Sister Helen Prejean Wilbert Rideau David Rowntree Sir Mark Rylance Susan Sarandon Baroness Stern CBE Nick Trenticosta Benjamin Zephaniah

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Registered Office

1 York Mansions 215 Earls Court Road London SW5 9AF

Operating Address

The Old Game Centre Petersfield Road Liss Hampshire GU336AA

Reporting Accountants

Gibson Appleby 1-3 Ship Street Shoreham-by-Sea West Sussex BN43 5DH

The Andrew Lee Jones Fund Limited (t/a Amicus) Annual Report and Financial Statements Year Ended 31 March 2022

REPORT OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022

The Trustees, who are also directors of the Charity for the purposes of the Companies Act 2006, submit their annual report and the financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2022. The Trustees have adopted the provisions of the Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP) “Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102)” effective from January 2015 in preparing the annual report and financial statements of the Charity. The Trustees have also had due regard to guidance published by the Charity Commission on public benefit.

The Charity is a charitable company limited by guarantee and was set up on 9 March 1993. It is governed by a Memorandum and Articles of Association. Under those Articles, the members of the Management Committee (the Trustees) are required to retire from office at each Annual General Meeting and are eligible for reelection. None of the Trustees have had any beneficial interest in the Charity in the year.

Members of the Board of Directors/Trustees

The Trustees, who are directors for the purpose of company law, who served during the year are set out at page 3.

Members of the charitable company (who are the Trustees) guarantee an amount not exceeding £1.00 each to the assets of the charitable company in the event of winding up. The company is limited by guarantee and, therefore, there is no share capital in which the directors can be interested.

Risk Management

The Trustees have examined the major strategic, business and operational risks which the Charity faces and confirm that systems have been established to enable reports to be produced so that the necessary steps can be taken to lessen these risks.

The Objectives of the Charity

The objects of the Charity are to promote the relief of suffering and distress to those persons and families of those persons who are awaiting execution in any state of the United States of America, and who for reason of their poverty are in need of legal or other assistance to ensure the preservation of their rights of appeal and to ensure that their imprisonment and sentence are administered as far as is possible humanely.

Review of Activities of the Charity in 2021/22 and Planned Future Developments

We have still felt the effects of Covid this year. The whole staff now work partially remotely which we envisage being a permanent situation.

The continued remote working has, however, opened opportunities to increase volunteer capacity, and we now run a full complement of six to nine UK-based volunteers on a three-month rolling basis who support the increasing need for the work Amicus does. These volunteers also benefit from structured training and education opportunities with a flexible working model for volunteers who would otherwise not be able to gain this experience.

A large focus during YE22 was our objective to expand our UK-based casework, employing further methods of remote involvement along with development of E-Discovery technology, enabling effective monitoring and streamlining of projects with the pro bono lawyers in our affiliates. We have increased our affiliates to 20 firms and six Universities, leading to a wide selection of casework affiliate teams, including several firms working on Amicus’ projects across their international offices. We intend to be able to assist with more of the increasing demand for casework and expand our constitutional projects through engagement with a number of pro bono lawyers and others within the legal sector.

Our University groups have remained strong and have run several lecture series and events online. In the coming year we plan to start in-person events and planning for more arts-based engagement events. Funding will still be a key objective and going forward we will focus on additional grant applications and fundraising events.

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We are very grateful that Kingsley Napley has agreed to continue to host us in its new offices in 2022; we have desk space two days a week, Thursday and Friday, and ad hoc meeting rooms other days. Kingsley Napley also very kindly have provided long-term storage space, for example, enabling us to store copies of our publications. We have invested in laptops for the permanent full-time staff and one for volunteers in the office, embracing the hybrid working model going forward.

The Charity has continued to fulfil its aims and objectives throughout the year. Significant activities have included the following: -

US Placements

Casework

Training

Talks & Fundraising Events

The Andrew Lee Jones Fund Limited (t/a Amicus) Annual Report and Financial Statements Year Ended 31 March 2022

Grant Making Policy

The grant making policy has not altered from the previous year for Andrew Lee Jones Fund Awards. Although the Charity’s finances improved YE22, in light of the ongoing uncertainty related to the long-term impact of Covid, Amicus did not make any grants this year. The policy for grants (if funds are available) includes that: -

The criteria that are set for awards are as follows: -

Thanks go particularly to the following:

Kingsley Napley: For the generous donation of an office and equipment to accommodate the Amicus staff and UK volunteers during the YE22 and to date.

The Trustees and the staff also would like to take this opportunity to express their heartfelt thanks to two longstanding and key members of the Amicus community who died in December 2022.

Mark George KC, who had been a Trustee since 2008, was instrumental in developing – and a regular speaker at – our highly-regarded biannual training programme and in the creation of the renowned Amicus Journal. He also instigated a regular annual programme of awareness- and fund-raising talks across the UK. Mark’s experience and wisdom, and his active involvement in our work, will be sorely missed.

Peter Pringle, who, along with his wife Sunny Jacobs, had been a Patron for over 15 years, died on 30/12/2022. His terrible experience as a wrongfully convicted man on death row, which he shared – alongside Sunny, also an exoneree – with such frankness and humility, to many Amicus audiences over the years, inspired literally hundreds of volunteers to undertake pro bono capital defence work. The loss of Peter’s contribution to our work will leave a large hole which will be hard to fill.

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Financial Review

Reserves: The Trustees have established a policy whereby they consider there should be sufficient reserves at any time for at least three months running costs.

Investments: Amicus' Trustees review the arrangements for holding funds from time to time and adopt a cautious approach to investment, currently utilising an interest-bearing bank account.

Results for the Year: Amicus has had a satisfactory year financially, making a surplus of £19,300 in YE22. This is a decrease from £47,776 last year (YE21). There was a c. £10,000 reduction in our total income to £152,310, which included a c. £5,000 reduction in the amount received from the Government Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme Grant, while the YE21 Covid-related cost reductions were partially reversed as operating restrictions started to ease, including less furloughing of staff. The Trustees are, however, very pleased with the results because the Charity’s reserves increased for a second year in a row, to nearly £120,000 as at 31 March 2022.

Statements of Directors’ Responsibilities

Company and charity law requires the Trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the Charity and of the surplus or deficit of the Charity for that period. In preparing those financial statements the Trustees have:

The Trustees have overall responsibility for ensuring that the Charity has an appropriate system of controls, financial and otherwise. They are also responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the Charity and enable them to ensure that the Financial Statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the Charity and hence of taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

Induction of New Trustees

Upon appointment, new Trustees are given an induction (i) to the Charity by the Executive Director regarding the operational running of the Charity and (ii) by a Trustee or the Company Secretary regarding their legal responsibilities. In addition, new Trustees sign a contract outlining their responsibilities and their commitment to abide by the Trustees Code of Conduct.

……………………………………………………

C. Jenkins Co-Chair, Amicus 25 January 2023

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INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT

To the Trustees of Andrew Lee Jones Fund Limited (t/a Amicus)

I report on the accounts for the year ended 31 March 2022, which are set out on pages 10 to 17.

Responsibilities and basis of report

As the charity trustees of the company (and also its directors for the purposes of company law) you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 ('the 2006 Act')

Having satisfied myself that the accounts of the company are not required to be audited under part 16 of the 2006 Act and are eligible for independent examination, I report in respect of my examination of your company's accounts as carried out under section 145 of the Charities Act 2011 ('the 2011 Act'). In carrying out my examination I have followed the Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act.

Independent examiner's statement

I have completed my examination. I confirm that no matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:

  1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the company as required by section 386 of the 2006 Act; or

  2. the accounts do not accord with those records; or

  3. the accounts do not comply with the accounting requirements of section 396 of the 2006 Act other than any requirement that the accounts give a 'true and fair view' which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination; or

  4. the accounts have not been prepared in accordance with the methods and principles of the Statement of Recommended Practice for accounting and reporting by charities (applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102)).

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

Sarah Johnson FCCA ACA

Gibson Appleby Chartered Accountants

1-3 Ship Street Shoreham-by-Sea West Sussex BN43 5DH

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STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES

Unrestricted
Funds		 Restricted
Funds		 Total
Funds		 Total Funds
2022 2022 2022 2021
Note £ £ £ £
s
Income :
Donations and legacies 2 101,757
1,832		 103,589 108,674
Grant Income 16,953
-		 16,953 20,494
Charitable activities 3 31,716
-		 31,716 33,379
Investments 4 - - - 1
Other 5 52 - 52 (116)
Total 150,478
1,832		 152,310 162,432
Expenditure :
Raising funds 6 575
-		 575 190
Grants made 5,000
1,782		 6,782 2,646
Charitable activities 7 125,653
-		 125,635 111,820
Total 131,228 1,782 133,010 114,656
Surplus for the Period 19,250
50		 19,300 47,776
Reconciliation of funds:
Total funds brought forward 100,016
-		 100,016 52,240
Total
funds		 carried
forward 119,266
50		 119,316 100,016

The statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses recognised during the year. All income and expenditure derive from continuing activities.

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BALANCE SHEET BALANCE SHEET
As at 31 March 2022
2022 2021
Notes £ £
Fixed Assets
Tangible assets 10 1,511 185
Current Assets
Cash at bank and in hand 119,939 99,859
Prepayments - 200
Other Debtors - 2,051
119,939 102,110
Current Liabilities
Creditors - amounts falling due
within one year 11 2,134 2,279
Net Current Assets 117,805 99,831
Total Net Assets 119,316 100,016
Represented By:
Funds
Unrestricted/General 119,316 100,016
119,316 100,016

The Trustees consider that the company is entitled to exemption from the requirement to have an audit under the provisions of section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 (“the Act”) and members have not required the company to obtain an audit for the year in question in accordance with section 476 of the Act.

The Trustees acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 with respect to accounting records and the preparation of financial statements.

The financial statements were approved and authorised for issue by the Trustees on 25 January 2023 and signed on their behalf, by:

……………………………………………………

Claire Jenkins, Co-Chair

……………………………………….

Robert Page, Company Secretary

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

1 Accounting Policies

The principal accounting policies adopted in the preparation of the financial statements are as follows:

(a) Company information

The Andrew Lee Jones Fund Limited (t/a Amicus) is a company limited by guarantee incorporated in England and Wales, with company number 02797826. It is also a registered charity with registration number 1019651. The registered office is 1 York Mansions, 215 Earls Court Road, London SW5 9AF.

(b) Basis of preparation

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019 - (Charities SORP (FRS 102)), the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) and the Companies Act 2006.

The Andrew Lee Jones Fund Limited meets the definition of the public benefit entity under FRS 102. Assets and liabilities are initially recognised at historical cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant accounting policy.

(c) Preparation of the accounts on a going concern basis

At the time of approving the financial statements, the Trustees have a reasonable expectation that the Charity has adequate resources to continue in operation existence for the foreseeable future. Therefore, these accounts have been prepared on the basis that the Charity continues to be a going concern.

(d) Incoming resources

All income received by the Charity is available for its general purposes, unless otherwise stated. Income is included in full in the Statement of Financial Activities when any performance conditions attached to the item(s) of income have been met, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount can be measured reliably.

Interest on funds held on deposit is included when receivable and the amount can be measured reliably by the Charity; this is normally upon notification of the interest paid or payable by the Bank.

(e) Donated services or facilities

All donated services and facilities are included in income at a valuation which is an estimate of the financial cost borne by the donor where such a cost is quantifiable and measurable. No income is recognised where there is no financial cost borne by a third party.

The Trustees and the volunteers assist the Charity provide all of their services free of charge without receiving any benefit. The value of these services has not been included in the financial statements.

(f) Fund accounting

Unrestricted funds are available to spend on activities that further any of the purposes of the Charity.

(g) Expenditure and irrecoverable VAT

Expenditure is recognised once there is a legal or constructive obligation to make a payment to a third party, it is probable that settlement will be required and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably. Expenditure is classified under the following activity headings:

These comprise the costs of operating the online fundraising pages and running promotional events designed to raise awareness and funds to operate.

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Irrecoverable VAT is charged as a cost against the activity for which the expenditure was incurred.

(h) Allocation of support and governance costs

Support costs are those functions that assist the work of the Charity but do not directly undertake charitable activities. Support costs include support office costs, finance, personnel, payroll and governance costs which support the Charity on a day-to-day basis. These costs have been allocated entirely to the one charitable activity of ‘Fighting for Justice on Death Row’.

(i) Tangible fixed assets

Tangible fixed assets are capitalised at cost and are depreciated over their estimated useful economic lives on a straight line basis as follows:

Asset category

Useful life

Computer equipment 4 years

(j) Cash at bank and in hand

Cash at bank and cash in hand includes cash and short term highly liquid investments with a short maturity of three months or less from the date of acquisition or opening of the deposit or similar account.

(k) Creditors and provisions

Creditors and provisions are recognised where the Charity has a present obligation resulting from a past event that will probably result in the transfer of funds to a third party and the amount due to settle the obligation can be measured or estimated reliably. Creditors and provisions are normally recognised at their settlement amount after allowing for any trade discounts due.

(l) Financial instruments

The Charity has financial assets and financial liabilities of a kind that qualify as basic financial instruments. Basic financial instruments are initially recognised at transaction value and subsequently measured at their settlement value.

2 Income from donations and legacies

Membership fees
General donations
Gift aid
3
Income from charitable activities
Promotional events
Book sales
Seminars and training		 2022
2021
£
£
18,120
17,301
77,152
80,920
6,485
8,307
101,757
106,528
2022
2021
£
£
14,813
9,273
365
488
16,538
23,618
31,716
33,379

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4 Investment income

2022 2021
£ £
Bank interest - 1
- 1
All of the Charity’s investment income arises from money held in interest-bearing deposit accounts.
5 Other income
2022 2021
£ £
Unrealised gains (losses) on foreign currency 52 (116)
52 (116)
6 Analysis of expenditure on raising funds
2022 2021
£ £
Promotional event costs 575 190
575 190
7 Analysis of expenditure on charitable activities
2022 2021
£ £
Book costs - 73
Journal costs 2,232 760
Training costs 1,019 1,081
Support costs (see note 8) 121,902 109,406
Governance costs (see note 8) 500 500
125,653 111,820

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8 Support and governance costs

Support and governance costs have been apportioned entirely to the sole charitable activity of ‘Fighting for Justice on Death Row’.

Wages and salaries
Office supplies
Bank charges
Depreciation
Other
Accountancy		 Support
costs
Governance
costs
Total
Total
2022
2022
2022
2021
£
£
£
£
118,955
-
118,955
104,285
220
-
220
1,089
1,127
-
1,127
1,161
594
-
594
114
1,006
-
1,208
2,757
-
500
500
500
121,902
500
122,604
109,406

9 Wages and salaries

Wages and salaries
Social security
Pension costs		 2022
2021
£
£
110,240
96,702
6,294
5,414
2,421
2,169
118,955
104,285

No employees had employee benefits in excess of £60,000 (2021 nil).

The key management personnel of the Charity comprise the Trustees and the Executive Director. The total benefits received by the key management personnel of the Charity were £52,000 (2021: £50,125)

The average monthly head count was 4 staff and the average monthly numbers of full-time equivalent employees (including casual and part-time staff) during the year was 4 staff. These comprised the Executive Director, 1 Manager and 2 Coordinators of the Charity.

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10 Tangible fixed assets

Cost:
As at 1 April 2021
Additions
As at 31 March 2022
Depreciation:
As at 1 April 2021
Charge for the year
As at 31 March 2022
Net book value:
As at 31 March 2021
As at 31 March 2022
urrent liabilities
Pensions
Accruals		 2022
£
1,134
1,000		 Computer
equipment
£
454
1,920
2,374
269
594
863
185
1,511
2021
£
1,097
1,182
2,134 2,279

11 Current liabilities

12 Related party transactions

The Charity’s Trustees were not paid nor received any other benefits from employment at, nor via their connection to, the Charity in the year (2021: £nil), neither were they reimbursed expenses during the year (2021: £nil). No Trustee received payment for professional or other services supplied to the Charity (2021: £nil).

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13 Analysis of charitable funds

Analysis of funds movement

Analysis of funds movement
Balance at Balance at
1 April 2021 Income Expenditure 31 March 2022
£ £ £ £
Unrestricted funds 100,016 150,478 131,228 119,266
Restricted Funds - 1,832 1,782 50
100,016 152,310 133,010 119,316
Analysis of movement in unrestricted funds – previous year
1 April 2020 Income Expenditure 31 March 2021
£ £ £ £
Unrestricted funds 52,240 160,286 112,510 100,016
Restricted Funds - 2,146 2,146 -
Total 52,240 162,432 114,656 100,016