Company registration number." 2813337
Charity re84Str3tts￿ number.. J039039
Africa 95
IA cornpany limited by8uaranteel
Annual Report and Financlal Statements
for the Year Ended 30 September 2020
Field Sullivan Limited
70 Royal Hill
Gieenwith
London
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Contents
Reference arKI Administrative Detsils
Trustees, Report
2to7
Statement of Trustee5' Re5ponsibilityes
Independent Exarniner's Report
Statement of Financial Artivities
io
Balan￿ Sheet
li
Notes to the Financial Statements
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Reference and Administrative Details
Trustees
Alicia Adams
Frank Laurente Cockroft
John Niepokl
Alastair Niven LVO. 08E
Nii Awkwti Parke5
Fiammetta Roeco
Geetha Tharmaratnam
Ellah Wakatama ANfrey 08E
Can Meuanine Building
7-14 Great Dover Street
london
SEI 4YR
Prin(•pal Offtce
Neptune House
70 Royal Hill
Green￿ch
London
SEIO 8RF
Company Re8lstratlon Number
2813337
Charlty ReEistratlon Number
1039J39
Sollcilors
Bales Wells and Oraithwaite
10 Queen Street Place
London
EC3P 3AR
Bankers
Natwest
I Princess Street
PO Box 12258
London
EC2R 8BP
Independenl Examlner
Field Sullivan limited
70 Royal Hill
Greenwith
London
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Trustees. Report
The trustees. who are direaors for the purposes of company law. present the annual report tO8ether with the
financial statements of the tharitable tompany for the yèar ènded 30 Septernber 2020.
Trustees
Ali¢ia Adams
Frank Laurerte Cotkroft
John Niepold
Alastair Niven LVO, OBE
Nii Ayikwei Parkes
Fiammetta Rotco
Geetha Tharmaratnam (appointed 18 May 20201
Ellah Wakatama Allfrey OBE, Ichairl
Adam Freudenheim Iresigned 31 December 20191
Objertlves and artlvltles
Ots¢ts andoiffls
The thariws objerti¥e Is to advancè the education of the public in the United Kingdom or o¥erseas in all
matters relating to thÈ Af¥ican arts in oll their forms, indudin8 but not limited to theatre, dancÈ, musit.
cinema, architerture. literaiure and the visual arts. The AKO Caine Prize for African Writina has been awarded
annually Sin￿ 20C¥). and the work of the charity throughout the year focused on fundraising events and the
administration of the award.
Publk beneft
The charity believes that their polities and continue to provide publbc benefit. The AKO Caine Prize
Award Oinners are attompanied by programmes in London for the short-listed writers which include public
3dln8s and discussions at venues such as the School of Oriental and African Studwds. the Bfitish bbrary, the
Royal Overseas League. John Harvard Library. and independent bookshops. This ser¥es to enhance public
untlerstanding and apprethation of the quality and charatter of African writing in En￿lsh and thereby enriches
the cultural experience of a wider readership bn this country.
The trusiees confirm that they have complied wtth the reqU1￿MentS of seuion 17 of ihe Charities Act 2011 to
have due regard to the public benefit 8uidance putAished by the Charity Comrnission for England and Wales.
2020prtse
Durin8 the year. the charity's activities were adversely affected by thè outbrèak of COVID 19. Staff and
voluntèer5 were able to work from home and rnaintain rn05t of Africa 95's services. In the light of the
coronavirus pandemic and continuing 8o¥ernment restrictions, the AKO Caine Prize celebrated the shortli5t
and announced the winner through a documentary film rather than hosting a Iwe public event.
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The wlnner:"GrKe Jor
N¥erian-Briti5h writer Irenosen Okojie has been awarded the 2020 AKO Caine Prize for Afritan Writing for her
short story'Grace Jones.. from Pludibronch, putdished by DialoBue Books120191.
The Chair of the AKO Caine Prize judging panel, direaor of the Africa Centre, Kenneth Olurnuyiwa Tharp CBE.
announced the winner of ihe £I0.c￿ priie in a documentary fdm feleased on Monday 27 July.
'Grace Jones. telts the siory of Sidra. B woman whose life 15 consumed with Buih. In a devastatin8 tra8edy.
thirteen-year-old Sidra 105e5 her entire farnily to a ffire that de5troy5 their flat. Years later. Sidra finds herself
Working as an impersonator of the famous Jamaican singer. model and attress Grace Jones. In this
heart-wrenthing account of 195$. frartured identity and bereavernent. Okojie deftly layers the psychological
trauma of the daily experience of a 81ack woman in contemporary British society and of the specific tragedy
that befalls 5idra.
The shortlist
The shortli5t was selerted from a fecord 222 submissKJns from 28 ctyJntries acmss the Continent. It cornprised
Erlca 5ugo Anyadike (Tanzanial for 'How to Marry An African PrÈsidÈnt' published in oddo.. Commonweolrh
Stories120191.. Chikodili Emelumadu (Nleeria & UK) for What to do when your chtld brin85 horne a Mami
Wata. pub14shed in The Shodow Boorh.. Vol_2120181.. Jty•thor Ile INi8erial for 'Fishemian's Stthrf. published in
The Sewanee Review(20191.. Rémy Ngamiie (Rwanda & Namibial for The Neighboufhood Watch.. published in
The Johonnesburg Rgview OA 8ooksl20191 and I￿n0$en Okorie IN*erla & VKI for 'GraTr Jones, from
Nudibronch, published by Hochette12019).
The ludglng pafflel
The 2020 judging panel was chaired by leadin8 dance artlsl Kenneth Olumuyinwa Tharp CBE, who was joined
by Audrey Brown. a South African bcoadcast journalist.. Gabriel Gbadmosi. an Irish-Niqerian poet and
playwrrght.. Ebissé Wakjira-Rouw. an Ethiopian-bom non-ffidion editor.. and Jamès Murua. a Kenya-based
blo88er. journalist and editor.
nner< tour
Irenosen Okolie spoke at The Afrlta Centre in Odober 2020. Fdlwng her win of the 2020 AKO Caine Prize for
African WritinL Iren05en Okojie was inwtetl io lake part in a virtual reading and conve¥sation at the Lannan
Center for Poetics and Social Prattice. Georgetown. USA. This event will be h05ted by Prof. Lahia Smilh.
Director of African Studies Program. on Tuesday, 20 April 2021 at I￿2..00pM EST.
She will also be speaking at the 2tst Berlin Iniernational Literature Festlval 8erlln runnln8 from B to 18
Septembèr 2021. for which the Prize will cover all travel and atcomrnodation expenses.
Entrlts and sh(Ylli5t anatysls
'If lock(lown has decimated your attention Span, look to the AKO Calne prlze for the best short Slofies from
writers of African herita8e.' Alice KemTrHabib. The Times. Jufy 2020
In 2020. the AKO Caine Prize recei¥ed a record-breaking total of 222 5ubmi55ions from 28 African countries.
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To date. 22 èountries in Africa have been represented on the AKO Caine Priie shortli5t, with Erica
Sygo-Anyadike's shortlisting adding Tanzania and Rwandan-bom NarnTrbian writer Rémy Ngamije's shortlisting
addine Rwanda and Namibia onto the list in 2020. In addition to An8lophone writers. the Priie has shortlisted
author5 in translation from six countries.. Benin. Congo-Brazzawlle. Djibouti. Mozambique. Sudan and Tunisia.
Stnce the Prtze was founded in 1999. we have re￿Ived eligible subrnis5ion5 from over 1.800 writers from 41
African countrie5'. Algeria. Angola. Benin. Botswana. Cameroon. Comores. Congo. DRC. Djibouti, Egypt.
Eqvatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia. Ghana. Ivory Coasi. Kenya. Lesotho. Liberia. Libya, Madagascar,
Malawi, Mali. Mauntius. Morocco. Mozambique. Namibia. Niger. Nigeria. Rwanda. Senegal. Sierra Leone.
Somalia. Somaliland, South Afrtca, Svdan, Tan￿nIa. Tunisia. Uganda, Zambia. Jmbabwe.
Workshops
The Prize did not host anyworkshops in 2020 due to the Corona￿luS pandemi
Several hundred copies of the 2020 Anthologywere pn.nted and are being stored ai the AKO Caine Prize offi￿.
Publk events
The documentary film replacing the annual award ￿rernony was promoted on soual media and premiered on
Monday 27 July on the Prize's YouTube channel and on the Priie's website. An exdusive feature on filmmaker
Joseph A. Adesunloye's work and ￿SIon for the 2020 AKO Caine Prize was rep*Nted in Brittle Ptrper and
published ahead of the release.
This yearfs new award journey for writefs meant that event5 normalty taking place in London were replaced bv
live events on social media. and dè facto accessible globally. Instagram live conversatlOn5 between the
nominees and the host of PRIM BLACK Book Club were held two weeks ahead of the winner announcement. In
the week leading up to the winner announcement. a webinar set up with the Africa Write5 Festival and the
Royal African Society look place INe online. Host Ifeanyi Awachie took questions from the public. in what
turned out to be a hU￿1V 5ucces5fvl event.
Finally, a round iable conversation with the writers was broadcast in ihe morning of the announcement on
Monday 27 july by the award-winning Colourful Radio. whith is the largèst Afritan-caribbean owned
carnmercial radto neNvork in the UK speciali5in8 in cultural pro8ramme> This was largely advertised on
Linkedln by the brgadca5ter. reaching an excess of I.3c￿ users.
The Prize secured extènsive rnedia covwa8e for the shortlist throughout 2020, with interview5 and thorough
conversations taking place online. over the phone or through Zoorn calls. connecting nominees and Journaltsts
sometlmes between Al8eria an¢Y Namibia. the United States, Ihe UK, South Africa or Kenya. Intervlews and
conversations were published in Okay Africa. Africa in Dialoeue. Afrita in Word5 and African Arguments, while
Afrlca in Words cornrnissioned special re￿&¥$ for eath ¢*f the five selerted short storie5.
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Bringing the collaboration wÈth the BBC to new hi8hs, the BBC Rarfio 4.5 flagship zrts proBramme Front Row
intetviewed Irenosen Okojie live JU￿ hours after she was crowned the 2020 AKO Caine Prize winner. Front Row
remains at the forefront of art5 journalism wth 2.2 million weekly on-air listeners and has charted the
hangin8 landscape of the arts since tts launch in 1998. A further inteNew with Irenosen was secured for the
BBC Wofld Service Focus on Afri(3 programme, whith reaches a Blobal audien￿ of 75 million pegple. The
announcement wa5 published on the BBC News Website tmrnediatety upon publit ielease. and appealing to
another audience entirely. the World Service Breakfast Show Newsday programme spoke live to Irenosen ihe
day after the announcernent. reaching to an audience gf 97 million globally.
Reathing out to a Nigerian audien￿ thrertly. Irenosen Okojie 5wke Itve on Nigerian radio for the SmoDth Book
Review Show SmoothFM Lagos. Ni8eria, about her story -Grace Jones" her previous literary works and her
future projects. The sh¢)w fotuses on African Literature and Writws. and serves as a plafforni for African
storiès and storytelling. They last guest before Iren05en Okojie had been Mr Innocènt Chizaram Ilo. after he
was awarded the Cornmonweallh Short Story Prize for AfrKa.
Addilionally, an interview with 2020 AKO Caine Prize winner Irenosen Okojie wa5 secured with the 6uurdi4
and featured at the top of the Cultural pages on the Guordlan website. which is estimaled to reach 35.204.OCKI
readers per month. Tharnks to 3 newly-developed relationship. the award news was also reported by the 1rf5h
Time5. who published the winnin8 Story'Grace Jones. in lull on their website. Building on existing relationships
with the Priie. outlets such as O*•yAfrxa. Brftt* Poper and the 8ookseller also reported on the win and their
rtides were wbliused on social media.
DI￿la4 engagement
. Social media followirv4
Increased and reglslar èngagÈrnent on social media proved to be a great sutcÈss. wth ihe Pfize's Twitter
account gaining more than 1.1x￿ followers between April and September 2020. 8rowing from 12.9K to 14_3K.
The Prize's Insta&¥am followin8 rose from 1,420 to 1,751 and Facebook followers increased from 8,758 to
9,370. The winner announcement on FatÈbotsk reathed 4.2(￿ users. and. followire the announcement, the
Prize's Twitter account was Vislted 6,270 times, gained 466 followers with tweets reaching a total ex￿$9 of
440,000 user5.
Podtasts and new partnership5
Further adjustments to the situation imposed by the pandernic meant that the shortlist tC￿k part in more
online activitie5. and the Prize's team set LSP the recordin8 of podcasts. building on eM￿lIent relations with
host Georgina Godwin and the Books & Rhymes platform. while creating a new partnership with tsterory Hub
Radio. who made a special audio-5erie5 celebratin8 the AKO Caine Priie nominee5. All episodes were shared on
Twittèr in the fortnight precedin8 the winner announcement. and remain available on the AKO Caine Prize's
website'ln the News. section.
• Online Editin8 Pro8ramme
The AKO Caine Priie lauThched a new pilot programme in Sepiember 2020 to enable three selected writers to
receive an e%￿lIent and comprehensive rewew of their work by an experienced editor, M5 Virnbai Shire to
brin8 them to a standard which can be published_
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The scheme, called 'Online with Virnbai.. wa5 de¥eloped by former Chair of the PrizÈ Dr DÈlia Jarrètt-macauley
and is led by Ms Virnbai Shife. editor and founder of the cornpany Beyond Whrte Space Ltd. Shire's company
provides trainin& editorial and design expertise and projea management lo publishers, businesses.
institutions and individuals. intludin8 the African Writ*r5' Trust. Canongate Books and Kwoni? amongst others.
The new AKO Caine Prize mentoring and fKtion coaching prograrnrne launthed in September 2020 enabled
eath writef to receive up to 24 hours of one-to-one e(Siiorial support and guidance online. set oul within a five
tQ seven week framework_ This involved a professional assessment of each shon story, a discussion around the
marketing directton for each piete. and regular feeflbath between author and editor leading to a final review
of the work.
Publlcatlons and Pri2es by AKO Caine Pri* auth(xs
Nana Nkweti. an AKO Caine Prize finalist in 2019. 15 working on her first book. a ￿llectIOn of short stories
called Wolking on Cowrie Shelts. due to be released in 2021.
2020 shortllsted author Rémy Ngafflijè's debut novel. The EternolAud￿nte of One. is forthcoming In summer
2021.
Erica Sugo Anyadike. finalist in 2020, 15 workin8 on her debut novel, All the Reol Girts.
Namwali Serpell won the Arthur C Clarke award for her no￿ The Old l)nft She was also awarded Yale
UniversltV'5 Windham-campbell Prize for Fi￿10Th 2020.
F5nand•l revlew
The AKO Caine Prize financtal year runs from i October to 30 September to cover the annual cycle of the Prize.
The Prize and its assotiated programme5 came in weFI under this year in of the reduced activity due to
the worldwide coronavtrus pandemic
The charity received giants and donations totalling £190.641. After costs of generating that intorne of £19.136.
the charity inturred other expenditsjre dirertly related to charitsble aciivities of £65.722, brin8 the total
expenditure to £84.858. The £11￿.159 surplus for ihe year added to reserves brouBht forward of £84,860, left
unrestricted funds carried forward at 30 September 2020 of £112.086. to be applied to awarding the AKO
Caine Prize for African Wrtfine in futurè years. and to meeting the continuing operational expenses of thè
charity. This level of re5erve5 15 in line with the Compan7ts stated reserves policy. At the end of the period, the
charity had £78,933 in iestrided funds.
The Trustees have determined that. in line with best practice. reserves a￿ maintatned at a level which will
ensvre that z minimum of ihree months operating costs can be met. As indicated by the balance sheet. the
Charity held reserves of £112.086 at 30 September 2020. whith the trustee5 consider to be rnore than
adequate when comparèd to the Comparfs planned forward eXpendi￿re.
Prfnclpolfvftdlftgsoufces
The prinupal supporters of the 2020 Prize were the AKO Foundation, the Oppenheimer Memorial Trust, the
Carnegie Foundation. the SiÈrid RausingTrusi, and Adam and Vittoria Freudenheim.
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structufe• governan￿ and rnanagement
NO￿re oAgovemiftg d¢xument
The governing documents of the company are its Memorandurn and Articles of Association.
Re¢Thitment oftdappointmentof trystees
Trustees. who are also all director5 of the company. are appointed for an initial three year term and retire by
rotation in accordance with the Artides of Association. Applications for trusteeship are soughi by inwtation. In
coming to a decision on appoinirneni the exisiin8 board considers eligibility. personal competence and
relevant skills. Following appointment the Chairperson indutts new trustees and explains the company's
policies and Yo￿dUres.
OryonisotlonalstnKtu
In the cOu￿e of the year it was agreed by the Trustees that they wished io up8rade the Adrninistratorfs p05t to
that of a Director and that the cufrent Administrat¢y should be asked to resign which occurred in 2020121. The
associated costs fall into ihat year.
Moior risks ondmonlwment oAtlw rts
The tfustees ackrsowled8e thwr responsibility for Klentifyin8 the areas of risk - in partitular the operarional
and financial risks - to which the charity is exposed, and for deth"yn8 Systems to mrtigate the charrtls risk
exposure.
The solÈ present and foreseeable activity of Africa .95 is The Caine Prize for AfrKan Writing. The main risk to
the Caine Priie is that its fvndin8 mi8ht be Insuffioeni to cover its Costs. But, since major expenditure 15 not
committed 14) advance. this represents an operating risk rather Ihan a financial risk - activity would sirnplv
cease unless and until funding again became available. There is also an unquantffj¢able risk in temis of the
Prize's reputation and inteBrity if it were somehow awarded to an unsuitable persoTh le& someone not eli8ible.
or a pla8tari5tl. Ensuring aBainst ihat is a matter of trigilance. Otherwise. the Caine Prlze runs the same financial
risks as any small charity and has appropriate controls in place to safeguard against them.
Systems of internal control are in place and are subjert to review and improvement.
. Cash transactions fom a very low proportion of expendtture.
Payments or cheques for sums in excess of £l.CLYI require the approval or signature ol nottfied
gnatories.
. No cheque rnay be signed by ils beneficiary.
Re8ular authorisaiion and reconciliation procedures are in place.
* Thefè are regular budgeting and mana8ement femews conducted by the Finance Committee, made up of
trustees and members of the Caine Prize Advisory Council.
Small companles Provi￿0￿ statement
Thls report has beèn prepared in accordance with the small companies regime under the Companie5 Act 21Th.
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Statement ol Truxees, Rw51bilhies
The trustees Iwho are also the d1￿Ct￿ of Afri¢a 95 for purpos05 of compaoy I￿? are re5POA5ible fol
prepaOn8the trusthes. Trport and ihe fin*icial stètements In with the United KI￿Orn Accounting
Standards (United Kw¥dom Ger*al￿ Ac£tpted AccryJntm8Pfacticel applica￿• law •rtd f*KulatiDrts.
Company laW￿quIreS the trustees to prepare fiThanoal staiemerts foreach financial year. Under company law
Ihe trust¢es must not apswove th* flnancial ststemerfs they aresat(sfied thèt a true and lair
vlew of the state of aft#￿ of Ehe charltable company of its ID¢tsmiryg resources and applicatlorb of
resources. Includ￿8 It5 inccrn and ryètyditurt. for that period. Its preporiTh8 these fiTranrial ststem*nts, the
trUStees are requFred to".
sefect Yjiiable aCcountHyp￿KIes and OP￿theM (￿&te￿.
obseNe the ry*th¢>ds and princi*s Ch"arities SOAP:
make judgements èftd estimates that are teasonaiAe and pvuderrt:
srate whether awicable UK kcoufttinR Siandards have been fdlowed. sUbj￿r ro any mat*ial departwes
rth5dosed and explained in thef1n3ffi￿ St*erne￿
prepare the f￿anCIal Sta￿)ents on the lo¢￿ ctsrfern basis it 15 inapproprhite to pregme that the
¢hatit•ble Company will £Triiinue ift bjsinets.
.The twstees a￿ respon4b* for keeplry adequ*e x(iyJDtiD8 re(on15 that are yJffi¢itnt to show and expl?
the tharitable company's tramsactrins afid disdose wlth rea￿￿•ble ar(urw •t aThytiN* the fi￿nc¢al posrtlon
ol the charitable tompany and efi•bte I￿rn ts eD5ure thai the financial ststements cthmply wr¢h the
CoM￿nI0$ Att 21>J6. They art atso resw>nsible for safeeuardin¥ the assets of the tharitabl¢ cor¢yany"and
hence for takin8reasr#uble steps for the we¥entKm and detettion of fraud and other wre8ularitsE
Approved
thE tnjsteesol the thartyon 18September 1021 and on its bEha￿ts￿.
Eljah Wakitami ANfrtyOBE
Yrustee

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Independent Examiner's Report to the trustees of Africa 95
I report to the charity trustee5 on my e¥amination of the accounts of the tharity for the year ended 30
September 2020 which are set out on page5 10 to 22.
Respective responslbilltles of tru4ees I￿• exarnlnv
As the chariws trustees of Afrita 95 land 31s0 its dirtttots for the pury)oses of company lawl you are
responsible foi the preparation of the accounts in K¢ordan￿ with the requirements of the Companies Act
20061'the 2006 ACVI.
Ha￿nE satisfied mysèlf that the accounts of Africa 95 are not required to be audited under Part 16 of the 2006
Act and are eligible for independent examinaiion, I report in respect of my examinaiion of your charity's
accounts a5 carried out under se￿10n 145 of the Charities Atl 2011 I'the 2011 ACVI. In carrying out my
examination I have followed the Dirertions 8i¥en by the Charity Comrnission under sertTron 1451Sllbl of the
2011 Act.
Independent examinerfs statement
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no matters havè cowre to rny attention in conne￿10n with the
exarnTrnation giving me tause to believe..
l. accountin8 records were not kept in respect of Africa 95 a5 required by Section 386 of the 2006 Act.. or
2. the accounts do not accord with those retords.. or
3. the atcounts do not cornply with the accouniirg requirements of sectKin 396 of the 20￿ Art other than
any requirement that the accounts g5ve a 'true and fair view, wh￿h is not a matter considered as part of
an independent examinaiion.. or
4. the accounts have not been prepared in accordan￿ with the methods and principles of the Statement of
Recommended Practi￿ for accounting and reporting by tharitie5 lapplicable to charities preparing their
accounts in accordance with the Finanoal Reporting Siandard applicable in ihe UK and Republic of
Ireland IFRS 10211.
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 attounts to be
reached.
rim SullNan FCA
Field Sullivan ￿Mited
70 Royal Hill
Greenwich
London
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(Reiistratlon number: 28133371
Balance Sheet as at 30 September 2020
2019
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DebtOT5
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2A32
192.409
2.850
89.777
194.841
92.627
14.4121 ￿7671
190.415
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191.019
78.933
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34.57¢
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84.86C¢
F¢f the Ilnand41 year enthin8 30 September 102Q the tharity was entilled ty exemptN from ￿dIt under
serttiin 477 of the CompaAie&Act 2fl)6 TelatitV4xosmal u*rpnie&
The membefs hab* fFOt requlred the th•ty to obtain an wdit of Its for the ye•r ID questlon
aEcordan¢e w?th sectk•n 476: and
. The directors a£knovAed8e thÈit respty￿￿dityes lty c*ir¥ wlth tt* rwwirèmerbts ol the Aa wth
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These aff¢unts boen wepared In a(cwd•v w6th the appJxaL4e ro ¢£ThpaTr￿ subjea to the
small ¢ompaNt5 WiEr*.
IlnarKial Slatements on pages 10 to 22 weTr 4pw*)b*d by the trustees. * avthodsed for issue on 18
September 2021 arvj s{￿ed ththeir behaw bw.
Ellah Wakatama Altrfey 06E
Chalr and Trusi
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Notes to the Finanaal Statements for the Year Ended 30 September 2020
I CharltystatUS
The tharity ts limited by guarantee. intorporated in. and consequentty does not have share capital. Each of the
Iruslees 15 liable to contribute an amount not eM￿dIng £1 towards the assets of the charrly in the event of
liquidatton.
The address of its reg￿tered offKe Is:
Neptune House
70 Royal Hill
Greenwich
London
SEIO 8RF
The principal place of business is..
Can Mezzanine Buildir
7-14 G¥eat Dover Street
London
SE14YR
2 Accountlng pollcles
Summary of slgnlfiont accountlng pojkies and key a¢￿Un￿n$ estimates
The pnncipal accounting policies applied in the preparation of these financial statements are Set out below.
These policies have been consistently applied to all the years presented, unless otherwise ststed.
Statèmènt of compliance
The financial statements h3¥e been prepared in accordance with Accounting and Reporting by tharities..
Statement of Recommended Prartice applicable to charities preparing iheir accounts in accordance wilh the
Financial Reportin8 Standard applicable ifi thè UK and Republic of Ireland IFAS 1021 leffective l January 20151.
Icharifies SORP IFRS 10211. the Financial Reportin8 Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland IFRS
1021. They also cornply wilh the Companies Act 2CQ6 and charit￿5 Act 2011.
8asis of preparatbn
Africa 95 meets Ihè definition ol a pumc benefN entity under FRS 102. Assets and IlabS1ilies are Inltlallv
recognised at historical cost or transaetion value unless othev*i5e stated in the relevant atcounting polity
notes.
Goln8 Concern
The trustees consider that there are no material uncertainties about the charity's ability to continue as a 80in8
concein nor any significant area5 of uncertainly ihat affect the carrying*dlue of a55ets held by the thafity.
Exemption from preparlng a cash flow ststemeni
The charity opted to early adopt Bulletin I publthed on 2 February 2016 and have therefore not Included a
cash flow statemènt in these financial statements.
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Inct)me and endowments
All income is reeognlsed once the charity ha5 entitlement to the income, it is probable that the income will be
received and the amLwnt of the income reteivable Can be measured reliabfy.
L)tsnatlgns and legvdes
Donalions are recognised when the charity has been notified in writin8 of both the amount and settlement
date. In the event that a donation is subject to tonditions that ￿qUIre a level of performance by the chaftty
before the chairty is entitled to the funds. the incorne is deferred and not recogni5ed until Èithèr those
conditions are fully met, or the fulfilment of those conditions is wholly within the Control of the charity and it is
prgbable that these conditions will be fulfilled in the repurting period.
Grunts recelvoble
Grants are reco8nised when the charrty has an entitlement to the funds and any conditions linked to the grants
have been mei. Where perfoimanee conditions are attached to the 8fant and are yet to be met. the ineome is
recognised as a liability and included on the balancesheet as deferred income to be released.
I￿￿tment lftcoffle
Dividends are recognised on¢e the dividend has been declared and notification has been r￿1Ve￿ of the
dividènd due.
Ex￿nditUre
All expenditure is recognised once there s a legal or tonstrutllve obligation to ihat expenditure. it is probable
settlement is required and the amount can be mea5vred reliably. All costs are allocated to the applicable
expenditure headin8 ihat aggregate similar costs to that category. Where costs cannot be directly attributed t
particular heading5 they have been allocated on a basis consisient wth the use of resources, with central staff
costs allocatèd on the basis oftime speni. and depieciation charges allocated on the portion of the asset's use.
Other support costs are allocated based on the spread of staff c05t
Rol-singfvnds
These are costs incurred in attrartinK voluntary income. the management of investments and those incurred in
Ifading Ktivities that raise funds.
Choritoble ortivitles
Charitable expenditure c¢)mprises those cosis incurred by the charity in the delivery of its activities and
serwce5 for its benefioaries. It intludes both costs that can be albcated directly to such aaiviiies and those
costs of an indirect nature necessary to support them.
Taxatlon
The charity Is considered to pass the tests set out in Paragraph I Sche(lule 6 of the Finance Act 2010 and
therefore it meets the definition of a tharitable company for UK corporatbon tax purpo￿. Atcordingly. the
charity is potentially exempt from taxation in re5pert of inwrne or capital gains received within cate8ories
covered by thapter 3 Part 11 of the Corporation Tax Act 2010 or Section 2S6 of the Taxation of Chargeable
Gains Aci 1992. to the extent that such income or gains are applied exclusi￿￿ to charitable purpose5.
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ranllble r￿d assets
Indwidual fixed assets C05ting £500.DJ or more are inilialty recorded at cost. less any Subsequent accumulated
depreciation and subsequent accurnulated impairment losses.
Deprnciation and amort•sation
Depreciation is provided on tangible fixed assets $0 as to write off the tost or valuation. less any estimated
residual value. over their experted useful economic life as follows=
Depredailon method and rale
33.3% strai8hi line basis
OffKe equiprnent
Tradè debtors
Trade debtor5 are amounts due from customers tor merchandise sold or Ser¥1￿ perforrned in the ordinary
ourse of business.
Trade debtors are retognised initialty at the tran5athon price. They are subsequently measured ai amortised
cost using the effertive interest method, less prowsion for Impairment. A ptovision for the impa¢rment of trade
debtors is established when there s objective evidence that the tharity will not be able to collect all amounts
due according to the original terrn5 of the receivab￿5.
Cash and ush equI￿ents
Cash and cash equivalents cornprise cash on hand and call deposits. and other short-term highly liquid
investments thai are readity convertible to a known amount of wh #nd are Subject lo an insignificant risk of
change In value.
Trade creditors
Trade creditors are obligations io pay for goods or servKe5 that have been acquired in the ordinary eourse ol
business from suppliers. Accounts payable are classified as current liabilities if the charity does not have an
untonditional righL at the end of the reporti￿ period. io defer settlement of the creditor for ai leasi twelve
months after ihe reporting date. If there is an unconditional right to defer settlement for at le35t twelve
months after the rèporting date, they are presented as non-current liabilities.
Trade creditors are recognised initially at the tran5artion price and subsequentty rnea5ured at amortosed cost
using the effective interest method.
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Foreign exthan8e
Trartsartions in forei8n currencie5 are recorded at the rate of exCha￿e at the date of the transaction.
Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreen turrencies at the balance sheet date are reported at the
rates of exchange prevailinB at that date.
The results of overseas opernttons are translated at the average rate5 of exthange during the period and their
balance sheets at the rates ruling at the balance sheet date. Exchange differences arising On translation of the
openin8 net assets results of oversea5 operations are reported in other cornprehensNe income ènd
atcumulaied in equity lattiibuied to non-controlling interests as appropriatel.
Other exd)ange differentes art recognt5ed in the Statement of Finantial Artivities in the period in which thev
a1i5e except for..
11 exchange differences on transathons entered into to hedge certain fo¥eign currency risks Isee abovel-
21 exchange differen￿5 arigng on gains or losses on non-monetary items which are recognised in other
comprehensive income; and
31 in the case of the consolidated financial statements, exchan8e differen￿ on monetary item5 receivable
from or payable to a foreign operation For which settlement is neither planned nor likety to occur Itherefore
lormin8 part ol the net investment in the foreEn operation). which are recognised in othef comprehensive
income and reported under equity.
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3 Income from donatlons and legades
UnreS￿derf
funds
estricted
lunds
Total
Trfal
2019
General
Donations and legacies"
AKO Foundation
150.(D)
150.1XM)
Booker Foundatirjn
15,000
80,290
Appeals and donations
Gift aid reclaimed
Gfants. includlng capit& 8rant5-
Sigrid Rausing Trust
Oppenheimer Memorial Trust
Carnegie Corporation of New York
5.IIKI
11.8401
5,10)
11,8401
lo.c￿
25.449
1,932
io.c
25.449
1,932
10,000
29.367
47.125
153.260
37.381
190,641
181.782
The C8rne4ie Corporation of New York awarded a grant fi* the Caine Priie and workshops that support African
writers, duiation of the grant being Septèrnber 2019 lo August 2021.
4 Inc¢%ne from other trading artlvltles
Lknrestrlcted
fvnds
T￿al
2020
General
Trading income-
Book sales
183
183
183
183
5 Imiestmenl In¢om•
Total
2020
Total
2019
General
Interest receivable and similar i17come-
Inteiest receivable on bank deposrts
193
193
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6 Expenditure on ralslnglunds
al Costs of qeneratlni donatlons and legacies
Total
2020
Total
2019
Publicity and artwork
Other lundraising costs
Entertainment
19.136
12.273
S8
142
19.136
12.473
7 Expenditure on tharitable activitie5
Total
2020
Total
2019
Pii2ewinners award
12,C
16.021
3.449
919
12,000
49,680
3.333
779
Event expenses
Rent
Telephone and fax
Office expenses
Computer software
b￿nd(leS
1.252
1.560
131
1,060
82
Travel and subsistence
191
417
Independerst examination
Bookkeeping
Legal and profe55ional
Bad debts written off
Bank charges
Foreign currency18ainslllosses
Depreciation of office equipmeni
staff costs
1.560
816
1,560
1.200
2.401
434
517
773
510
5.304
365
20.929
21,728
65.722
95.549
£56,98812019- £44.3431 of the above expenditure was attributable to unrestricted fvnds and £8,73412019 -
£51.2061 to restricted funds.
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8 Trustees remuneratlon and experfjes
No trustees. nly any persons connerted with them. have recei￿1 any rernuntration from the charity during
the year.
No trustees have received any rwmbursed expense5 or any other benefits from the tharity during the year.
9 Staff costs
The a8gregate payroll cosis were as fol￿W$.
2020
2019
Staff ¢osts duringthe year wèrè:
Wages and salarie5
Pension costs
20.SC
429
21.333
395
20.929
21,728
The monthly avera8e numbef of persons lindudin8 senior managemeni team) employed by the charity during
the year expressed as full time equivalents was as follm:
Z020
No
2019
No
Charitable activitie5
112019- 11 of the above employees participated in the Defined ContTibutK)n Pension Schemes.
No employee received emoluments of mre than £60.[￿ dufing the year.
10 Taxation
The charity is a re8lStered charity and 15 therefore exempt from taxation.
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11 Tan8Sble fixed assets
Fumlture and
equipment
Total
At l October 2019
1.690
1.690
Addilion5
At 30 September 2020
2,590
2,590
Depwlatlon
At l October 2019
1.690
300
1,690
300
Char8e for the year
At 30 September 2020
Net book value
At 30 September 2020
At 30 September 2019
12 tiebtors
2020
2019
Piepayments
Accrued income
210
1.932
5CKI
300
2,340
Other debtors
2,432
2.850
13 Creditors: amount5 fall1r￿ duewittmn oneyear
J20
2019
Bank overdrafts
899
Trade creditors
420
1.403
785
Other taxation and s￿131 security
Other creditors
I.S02
84
A¢uuals
2.5¢J)
4.S96
4.422
7.767
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14 Pen51on and otherxheme5
Defintd contribution pension scheme
The Charity operates a defined contribulion pension scheme. The pension cost charge for the year represents
contributtons payable by the tharity to the scheme and amounled io £42912019- £3951.
IS Fund5
Current period
Balance at 30
September
2020
Balance at I
October 1019
Incomlng
Resources
expended
Unrestrirted funds
fjeneml
General Funds
34.574
IS3.636
176.1241
112,086
Rèstricted funds
Oppenheirntr Memorial Trust
Carne8ie Corporation
Sigrid Rausing Trust
25.449
1.932
io.cts)
25.449
49.057
4,427
47.125
3.161
18,7341
50.286
37.381
18.7341
78,933
Total funds
84.860
191.017
184.8581
191.019
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Pre¥i¢)ws period
8alant* at 30
September
2019
Balan¢e at i
In<omlng
expended
Unrestrkted funds
General
General Funds
11.039
80.351
156.8161
34.574
Restrlrted funds
8ooker Foundation
I15,OC￿l
129.3671
Oppenheimer Memorial Trust
Carnegie Corporation
S￿ri￿ Rausin8 Trusi
29.367
47.125
iO.(XM)
47,125
3.161
16.8391
101.492
151.2061
50,286
Total fvnd5
11.039
181.843
1108,0221
84.860
The specific purposes for which the funds are to be applied are as follows-
Booker Foundation - funds tts facilitate the jud8in8 of the Caine Prize, the presence of the shortlist and their
shortlist award and a proportion of core fundin8 priie.
Oppenheimer Memorial Trust. funds to 5UPPOrt the Caine PrFze. the annual workshops and related activities.
Carnegie Corporation - funds for the Caine pri￿ and workshops that support African writers over September
2019 to August 2021 period.
Si8rid Ravsing Trust- lunds to supwt digitsl acliwty of the tharity-
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16 Analysls of net assets bets¥een funds
Current period
Unrestrirt¢d
funds
Restrl¢ted
fvnds
Gentral
Total lunds
Tangible fixed assets
Current assets
600
115.
14.4221
78,933
194.841
14.4221
Current liabilities
Total net assets
112.086
78.933
191,019
Pre¥ious period
fund5
Re5trkled
funds
Gener•1
Total fvnds
Current assets
42.341
17.7671
$0.286
92.627
17.7671
Current liabilitie5
Total net assets
34.574
50.286
84.860
17 Covid- 19
During the year the (harlty's activities have been adversely affected by the outbreak of COVIO 19. Staff and
volunteers were able to work from home and maintain most of the Africa 95's servic￿. In the light of the
coronavirus pandemic and continuin8 eovernment restriciions, the AKO Caine Prize celebrated ihe shortlisted
and announced the winner ihrough a documeniary film rather than h05ting a faee to face event.
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