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Council for British Research in the Levant
{Registered Charity Number 1073015)
(Company Registration Nufflber 3566646)
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CONTENTS
TRUSTEES, REPORT
STATEMENT OF TRUSTEES. RESPONSIBILITIES
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INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT
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STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES
BALANCE SHEET
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CASH FLOW STATEMENT
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Council for 8rftish Rès•arch in the Levant
Registered Charity Number 1073015
Registered Company Number 3566646
Registèred OffiGe: The Brili$h Ac*Jemy
10 Carlton House Terr¥c•
London SW1Y SAH
President- Profe580r Cli¥e Fb)les {rèlrnl Nfmmber 2021)
Trust•es
Dr Robert Bewley
John Shake5h8ft
Dr Elian Weizman
Professor Graeme Barker
Chairman le￿ed November 2020}
Hon Treasurer le￿cted November 2020)
Hon Secretary (elect￿ movèmt￿r 20201
Hon Research Chay (elected Novwnber 2021)." Hon Publication$
Chair lelectsd November 20201
Trustee with respOn￿tIlty for risk govemance (elecled Oeeember
20191
le￿cted November 20201
le￿cted November 20201
(ejected tlecember 20191
l*cted Otrember 20191
l¢bocted De¢èmW 20191
(ele¢te(J Deceffl￿ 2019)
Tom Thom50n
Dr Kamal 8adreshany
Dr Nadia Naser-Naiiab
Dr Nellie Phoca-Cosm8tatou
Kate Owen
Dr Ra¢hael Sparks
Dr Ger8$irrK¥s T$￿Irapa$
The trustees a¢t as dyectors for the wrposes crf fxxmpany law.
Prln¢lpal Bankèrs
Royal Bank of S￿land Pk
London Dnjmmonds Branch
49 Charing Cross Road
London
SW1A 2DX
Audilors
Williamson thrton Thomton LLP
Verulam Point
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Objectiv•s and Actlvlties for thè Publie Bènefit
The CBRL is eS13￿$shed to advance public educab.on 1hr(￿h conthjcting. supportirg, and promoting
scholarfy resèarch in the humanities. swal sciènce5, and relate11 subject areas in the Levart. and the
dissemination of th• useful rnsults of sud) rÈsèarch. trustÈès confim that they have taken due
regard to the Chanty commissi￿.8 guidance on public benefit when reviewiNJ the CBRL'S
achievernents and plans. Lb5ts of (Jjrrent and recenl awards are publi5hod ￿b51t￿. which also
lists l(thcoming and pfevKSUS events. regular news items arKI blcos.
The trustees have coThWied vrilh the duty to have regard to the public banefit guklance published
by thè Charity Commission Iseclion 17 of thè charit￿$ Ad 20111. The trustèes draw attention to the
membership SeTh￿ delailed ￿ ww.¢M.ac.uk IFYovi%ion of library services. accommodation.
meeting and research space. and access to reference cojlethortsl, granis and scholarships, and public
leciures, academic workshops and other related events. n0lvnthstsr￿lr￿j disrupt50ns imposed by
Ihe continuation ol COVltk19 pandemic in 2021122. The CBRL Library. wth its bran¢hts in b¢*th
institutès and combined catalogue, remained dosed duriThJ 202112022 duo to the panderni¢.
rènovats.ons at tha Kenyon Institute in Jerusalem aThJ preparations for a move of tho Institutts.
There were some library wsrts by pnvate appointment when circumstsnces albwed in Amman. CBRL
journal publicabons have opefi ac￿￿5 w1￿*S, 8Ahough thgse are dependent on fijnding being
8Franged by the aulhots of papers. Many CBRL M￿ographS published befv￿n 2LN)O and 2017 in
202112022 continued io te availab￿ on an open access reposrtory (the Arthaeological Dats Servicel.
New archaeolog￿1 volumes in future will be placed diiectly online as o￿n access.
Achiev•m•nts and P•rfomi*nc•
The CBRL achieves ts objectives for public benefft through a prCKJramTh￿ of conductWl9, sponsoring
and facilit81ing rese8r¢h arwj the disseminati￿ of its in-housg publ￿at￿Y)S (Levant, Corttemporary
Levant, the CBRL Bullet￿. and monographs), through ts website. supporting publication in other
oullets, by organising academic meetings, publ￿ thlures and webinars. and through the presentation
of lectu￿9 on research by stsff m8mt*rs. The new wèbsrte Launched in April 2021 continued to be
develo￿￿ wth additkinal content. The issue of an èteCtrc￿Ic Year ￿ Review in De¢ember 2021
highlighted the calendar yearfs achievements.
2021r22 wa5 a year of gwd progress on several key [r￿tS with lh8 rekKation of the Amman Instibjte
to a popular localion in the city. Ihe completion of Ma1￿ rerK)vation wcKks at the Kenyon Instttute in
Jertssalèm, the move of the London team lo a refvrbished office in the Bn"b"sh Acadèmy ￿TIding, and
the recommencement of wevwjusty wstponed fiekl research. A Strategic Projects Director was
recwited at Ihe London office to lead on archNe and library inth"atives at)d began by organising and
reloGatlft9 the ar¢hive there. CBRL'S granl P￿10 was revised to lake into account nèw CBRL
research theme$, and the 2021r22 grani call successfulty completed with high quality applicatiorbs. 11
was possible to host some iTrwson meetings and gvents a9ain. at the sarn8 time as Gontinuing to
expand rèach through online plalfomis. A néw wganisabonal Statemènt of Principles wa$ rèleAsed in
Deeember 2021, buIldw￿ on CBRL'S update(I mission. vision and values released earlier in 2021. A
new unffied brand ident'ty. drawThJ ins5x"rab"on from the Levant reg￿n and ts heritage, was launchsd in
February 2022, which has b8en very ￿11 received.
Gr8rtees andprrze-winners
Easing of C(wid.19 panderThc restricbons alow&l CBRL.spThwed resear￿ to resume fieldworf(.
induding activities poslponed from 202012021. Follo￿ng a comprnhenSi￿ review and updat• of its
awards programme, CBRL made 16 awards112 rM)stdoclornl and 4 postgraduatel in 202112022.. six
project grants., tr40 residenty.al fellowship5.' fve travel grants. ￿￿￿dIng one p05tdoctoral Ipgl and four
ptsstgraduate Ipj),. network partnership award5". and one speaal award. The British Academy 9rant
lunded all postdoctoral awards. mOn￿S from membership fees. donations and unrestri¢ted income was
used to lund postgraduale gra￿$.
Farah Atoubakr
VnNefsity of Edinlwr9h
Palestinon transw*ve ¥ot¢s". Cultu￿ men¥)ry
and KwlryrTrattve arts tn lh8 dkaspora aTrJ Pai8slpn
ProJecl9lant
£4.450
Aridl Ah8am
Untywsity ofOxfDrd
ProO¥t wanl
£5.110
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Hanfta eaumann
UnNersity Colege Lcrfth in East Jents*
Fellowship
£2,6
jar￿ Fraser
Bri￿sh Museum
Pfoject grant
£8.0
H818 Ghar*m
UnNer5ity ofsheffiokl
EnhgnurMJ everyday ¢NJttloorexpeitn¢es frf relugees in
Proi8L* grant
Jtydan.. a cdlatwxatpie Series of mulb'4wdeVa(aorwryk5hops t4.9C¥)
Hwam Hussan
Uni¥•5ity ofoxlord
Th8 imF4Kalicffjs of tr* European Green L￿1 Ihe Mithjle Nehvcrfkfftg
East.. from Euthydan relatx)
P8rtnwship award
Suttan ￿>da￿rahffl AJ Khukifi Qalari ffftKJn lsmli Palestinkqn o)rfflKI
University ofGlasww
Travel gr8ni IF9}
£1.orrf)
ja￿ M¢Ginn
RLwal decentralkwj rdibcal in the s￿1¥N
LcffjdC￿ Sthod of E¢0￿MisS Rwlulhyi
Travel grant Ip31
£1,(#XI
Julw) mo￿1￿) Cir4ono
Loc*iTrJ l*e a slate.. ￿SItie1￿$ n*18￿lity Brili5h
SOAS Universty of LoTh*)A Marnlaie Pa￿*.
TTavel want Ipgl
£1,OCX]
Ver¢x*a oC￿ri
UnNersty Cole9• L*x¥kn d15tsicutK￿ a5 a rtfieC￿ ¢1 a dls1mc*￿ sce*ty
Fe1￿hiP
£4,494
Oaviij Pelts
Univwsity of Durham
sh oknnrdl arthiecture m Jordan arwj its manageThnt In Nefv￿rking
FosI-cc4onial oJniexL. case Ihe A-Sala4*i CL¥n[￿rKI Partnership award
£2,OC
Mehroosh Tak.
Royal Velerrunary c￿e9•.
Unwwsty ol Lcrt(
fr&¥J $yJtws." the ¢xe of PaW"re
PrcpLI grant
£7,9￿)
Cam8n fing
Univetsrfy ￿ Cathd9e
Th9 ¥2z8 i$18S$ ow]ue m the olher swJ8'. rethiThknng the TO￿ Prci8cI grant
ol Ihe Levam th the &Mergen￿ of ISlam￿9￿￿z8 pr(x1uctic
£7,780
G8rasimos Tsourapas
un￿￿￿ty of Glasgtr
Asab dwstfft and tr¥)¥4￿1 in Greece and Cy¢%us Travel gw11￿)
£1.C￿0
Mandy Turner
Universty of M*¢hest•r
Fmm the Rwto Vle S88." P8lesline anLIlsrnal￿ IhB Shadow $F￿al award
ol P&a¢t'tran￿￿￿jTh and dtssomiNqtion
£5.000
Lindsay Ward
Birkbeek Cdw.
UnNersfty0fLu￿LyI
ThB Contribuh￿ of18aming to Ihe evolutth Of￿(¥ folhwrrfj Travel gw Iw}
Ihe Jordan Re5row Pian'5 aiTn5 for nati£￿15.
£1.000
Gerasimos Tsourapas is a curr¥nt CBRL trustee. In January 2022. G•rasimos Tsourapas won a highly
prests'gious European Resear¢h Council IERCI sta￿"n9 Grant ot É1.49 mill￿n to carry out a fivè-yèar
ERC project entitknj The Intemafiwal Pditics of Mobility Sanctions {MOBSANCTI'. This buihls on
previous pilot grant funding from CBRL inteThJed to act as seed-fundirrfJ for larger awards.
Reported publicat￿n5 from CBRL SF0nS￿ed research in Tecent years in 2021122 inchjded three
morographs, 11 rèsearth papets and one book chaptèr. The monographs are..
Tert1oma, T.12021) Decolrril so1th1ty￿ P8lestine-lsrael." SelUer¢tsloni81ism and resistan¢o from
wilhin. London: Zed.
Tswrapas. G.120211 migra1K￿ dipkrfnacyin the Middle East and North AfiiGa Po*w. Mo￿1￿. and
Ihe slale. Manchester Universty P￿s.
Twi9t, M.120221 Mediated Iwes.. and Ibwe among Iraqi refws in Jo￿an. Berghahn
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CBRL awarded prizes for fina￿year undergraduate and Maslers. dis5ert8tions in Levantine archaeology
or history and contemporary Levantine studies. The wnners receive a cash prize, CBRL membership
for one year. w)dudir¥J onth'ne sutisryipt￿ to ont of CBRL'S I￿rnals.
Contemporary Levantine Studses t*ssertakn"on Priies 2021
Sarwel Martin
UnNetsity ol Cambrldge andts rel8ts%thp lo the (MaSt￿5101￿1 wmnerl
Charlotte Spear
Univergty ofwamir
"I have (trasbt4tythaW while L¥er8 reading. AThY 50 have ￿.: knb
trns 1rteTrlu￿ os 58xual agfjnGylMa$t8rs joint winn8TI
LlnNersity of Lonthin
Oliver Simpson
UniveNty ofWaMick
ln1emati￿8I lawènd Con￿￿￿￿&180￿buW￿ss admlyin Israeli$elUements.'
Im￿￿8th0￿$ forO)ntht￿￿uion IUrK1ergrad. ts)rmry mention)
Le¥￿tine Ar¢ha8clcmi ty Hi5bxy Dtssertatm Prizes 2021
Raven T•SJ Dasifva
Unlverrity th￿898 Lcffldon ￿tered&*[￿ cilh8 Lewrt (Mas¢gr5 *ifi￿rI
Cartota BalolLs Why dc¢$ heftw destru￿ hapF￿? kn analys￿ oftho mo&v8tions forhgniagg
Unive￿Ity of G￿s9jw
destr1￿[0￿ in Alescwtamia thwh 8 deep-&n*per8sx&ve Iundergrad. W1nr￿rI
Kaiie Bro*
UnNergty ofNolbr*3harn banqL*tscene of PaknyTrne lombs (Undergrad. Ment￿￿}
PublKalions
We continue to disseminate a ￿de rarb3e of researth Ihrwgh rAJf iwrn8L% Levanl and Contemporary
Lovant published online and in print. Levanl conbnues to be ranked in the top qu8rble of all
archaeolelJ￿al and historical joumals WorfdW￿e. Dr car￿ine Middleton completed herffirst fvll year as
CBRL'S new Edilcrf-in-chief of Levant. foll￿￿1￿g appointment in January 2021. 2021 marked the
53rd year of the publicalion of Levant. wth fwe printèil iwès {after publ￿tiOn online) produced.
includin9 one doU￿e speoal is5ue152_1-21 and ihree SIry￿ i55ue$152_3. 53.1 and 53.2}. In totsl there
w¢r6 28 researth arb"dos. one Sh￿ report. and one t¥)ok remew. The double special i5sue152.1-2),
CeTrmi¢s, sO¢￿ty and e¢onomy in the northem L8vant." an integtsled archaeomètric petspe¢lwe. was
guest edite(I by Prof Graham Philip al￿ Di Kamal Badreshany Iuniversty of Durham).
Dr Sarah Irvin9 (now at StaffordshI￿ Univeigty) conweted seo)ThJ year as Contemporary Levant
Edrtor-in-chief. 2021 marked the 6th year of the pU￿1ca￿"￿ of Contem￿￿ary Lovant. spring
special issue16.1}. Easlem ChrIst￿nity in Syria and Palesline and Europeattl Guttural diplomacy (1860-
1948). A conn8cted history. was guest edited by Dr Karène Sanchez Surnmerer (Laiden UnNersityl
ant1 Dr Konstsntinos Papastathis IArisloUe Unwersty of Thessa1onikilLe￿1eft Universityl_ The second
issue indude¢J the winning Contemporary Levanf arbde pnze by Prof. Lynn Meskell and Dr Christina
Luke on Developing Petra.. UNESCO, the Worfd Bank, and America in the desert. In total there wefe
12 resèaich artdes and Icwjr book re￿ews. The C8RL Bullelin 2020 was p￿￿kshed in house in
Nov*mber 2021 aThJ mad• avail¥bl& on&nè ¢)n Ihe CBRL websitè.
Events and outreKh
We continued to offer a diverse series of O￿lne events in 202112022". eight lecbJre5, five panel
tJis¢ussions, five workshops IhybrK11, and four trainiNJ a￿Mt1•$. Totsi MI￿18 event reach was 1 S,749
in 202112022. countirwJ atterwlees Fdus views across all C8RL's sorial metha.
The online events were-
How to get pu￿￿￿ed a M*J(¥e EèstJwn¥. With Jod Ilntem81*)Jwl Jc4ffn81 of Mddle Easl Sluth•s.
Univergty ol h￿ar￿-FaYerteTrAk). N(*0 18F7"itsh Jwm* ol MKldle Eastern Studies. University of
Bedlordshirel, S&im Tamari (Jwusalem Quarterfy. &"rzwt Universtyl. and Sarah Irving (Contemporary

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Levant, Edge Hill Univer5ty1, organtsed joTrntty wth the Intem8tion81 J¢xmal of East Studies and
the British Journal of Mi(klle Eastem StL*Jies. 28 Awl 2021.
Eastern Christianity in Syria and Pal8slme and European cultural owornacy (1860-1948).. A Gonneded
history, with Ka￿ne Sanchez SufflNwer (Leiden Vniversityl, Konstantinos Papastathis (Aristotle
Universrty ol TheSsaI￿1ktl, Lofa Geftl IRussian Acadèmy of Suences, St. Pelwsburg Instrtute of
History) and Dimitrios M. Kontogeorgis Iuniversty of Cyprusl. 19 May 2021.
Otya Tufneifs "Perfect ioumef.. Letters and photographs of an affjha8010giSt ￿ the Levanl and
Mediterrdnean. with Jack Green (American Cerhier of Re5eaTthI. organised jointly wlh thg Palesting
Exploration Fund. 17 June 2021.
"A history of false hopè". vnth Allen ISOAS. University of LoThJonl. 30 June 2021.
rhe ￿￿￿¢S of waterscarcrfyin the Levanl. with Hussam Hussein {Unrvergty ofoxfordl, Ma￿n Keu18ttt
(American Universty of ￿"rUt) and Majd al Nab8r (West Asha-North Afru IWANAI Insts"lulel. 29
September 2021.
BRISAIES- CBRL mèntonng èvent." Ap￿n9 lor funding and Sec￿7ng a postth. wth Charfes Trpp
ISOAS, Uni¥er5ty of Lwdonl, Gwe Barker IUnNersity of CambrKl9el Moushira Elgeziri IArab
Cwncil for the Social Sciences IACSSI in Beirut). Ashjan fy.our Iunivef￿ty of Leicest8r) and Dr S8rta
Sehlikoglu Ilrkyependent Scholw). 6 October 2021.
t)esert insurgency.. ArCha￿0gY, T.E. Lawrence. and the Arab Revdt wth Nicholas J Saunders (Bristol
UnN8tsityI, Baki Khazer Almajali Ilndependent Sth)Larl. Robert Bewley ICBRLI. 27 October 2021.
Aerial arGhaeology and rèmote S￿￿￿￿9 ￿ the MKldk East. wth Robert Bewley (Chair, CBRLI.
organised ioinlly with Ihe Jordan Engineers A55tyiation, 12 January 2022.
CBRL AGM LectLwe 2021.. The melan￿lphI5ry swle for s￿18." Proxy war. sanGtK)ns and stall
recOnstrt￿l￿n. Raymond HiMebusch (Universty ofSI Andrthvs). 17 November 2021.
Unfree labour andrèlugee workers in Mi(Jdle East8m agricullure, wilh Ann-christin Zuntz {Unsversity of
Edinburgh) and Ned Howard (University of Balhl. 1 Decembe¥ 2021.
"Buned in Ihe red dirt.. Race. reproducbon and dealh in modem Palestine. wilh Fr•r￿S Hasso IDLthe
Universtyl, 19 janu￿ 2022.
R8mla.' Pal8sline'5 forgotten caprtal, AThJrew Petersen {UnNerstty ofwa￿S Trinity Saint DavKII. 23
February 2022.
The pofv"tKs of h&ntage.' case SlUd￿S from Jofdan. wrth Shatha Abu-Khalajah (Hashemite University).
Christina Luke {W UnNerstyl. and Paul 8wlertsh•Af (wvje￿n￿enl ctsttural heritage consultant). 9
March 2022.
Democw ￿ the Levant, c. 193&1958. with Andrew Arsan {Universty ofcambridgel, 16 March 2022.
A fff8whistoryofthe Eastern oNesti￿." Imperialism, secwity8ndcwN wars ￿ Mount LetsanC￿. with Ozan
Ozwi (Utrecht Universtyl. joinlly hostsd with the British Institute at Ankara. 31 March 2022.
In total, 27 ￿de0¥ were upk)8ded to YcwTub*. 7Mth 4,1ryJ and 87.500 impres&Ms during th¢
year.
The in-personlhytrid workshcys were held in Amman." workshops with Bedu representatives in
Ftrbruary 2022. Organ￿ed as a conb"nuatson of the Cumural Cryndots of Peace wclecl. by York
Archaeolc¥Jical Trust, lund¢d by the Bn"lish Council Cullural Prolection Fund. CBRL also participated
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2021 to share resutts of Ihe latest hèritage rèsearch with unNersrty st￿￿entS and the broader
community. the latest evènt held at the University of Jordan.
Two sets of training a￿1vitIeS rèsulted from new collalxjrations. The first Wa5 Wlth Ihe British SOc￿ty
for Middle Easlern Studies IBRISMESI to ¢(￿rganISe mentoring events targeting postgr8duaie
sttAdènts and 8aMy career researchers. wrth the webinar. The second. on Ihe Principles of Preserving
chitectural Heritage. was part of a cdlaLx)ration wth the Jordan ETvJineers Association. which also
indude(l a putAic lecture in January las atmwel and 8 studentphot09raphycomptrkn.ti¢￿. The compelrtion
was very SUC￿$sful 34 applicants and th￿ worthy winnets.
The MaOiH Icw) Mapping DYJit#l Cuhur81 Hèritage in kndan rxoie¢t in partne￿hIp wth ￿'ng'S College
London, The Hashernste Univer5rty. Ihe Department ol An1￿￿1￿"e$ of Jordan. CBRL and the Jordan
Open SOUT￿ Association. funded by the AHRC Newton-Kh8lidi Fund. was completed in 202112022.
The hybrif1 closing ceremony held in Amman iTrJuty 2021 under the palronage of HRH Pri1￿$S Dana
Firas, UNESCO Goodwll Ambassad￿. and advctate l¢y the cause ol cultural heritage preservation
and awarer*55. Thè Project prix1uced the IdlowNJ key wtpuis". a polw white paper. a technical white
paper. a pfototype national data catslogue listing datasets lound over the course of Ihe project. and
academic papers. This well-received project presages and aluns with CBRL'S straw"¢ priority to
aclivate and make its own archbve resources rnwe aryessille.
CBRL officer￿nsIrfules. archNes, arnt lthwles
In London. the new Strategtc Proiects D1￿Ctor. recwite<l in January 2022. successtully coordinated the
sorb.ng and tra￿fer to speaalisl off-srte storage of Ihe CBRL archives he￿ al the British Academy in
preparation for Ihe move of CBRL and fellow British Intemational Research Institute5 IBIRII lo new
officè lacilili&s in the Brilsh Academy tr¥Jilding. The BIRI continue to seek opp)rtunities lor greater
collaboration. and one important strand invofves sharin9 exF*rtise and building collective capacity
afcwjnd archives. CBRL is parb'cipabng in the Joint BIRI D￿rtaI Cixjrdination and Strnte9y Proièct whi¢h
is working towards develoFAng a joint BIRI archive portal, whKh will enablè acce$5 to. and facilrtate
e￿ng and searching ￿l￿tN￿Y across the ￿sOurCeS ofall indNidual BIRI. planning lor whith began
#1 202112022. The Kenyon Insblute in Jerusalem remained cthed until March 2022 due to ongoing
)vemment resiriclions associated with the CovNY-19 partdern￿. the Confl￿ in May 2021 and
rerx)Vati￿S ol the hostel and library. The renovati￿￿ of the hostel and library spaces are Thjw
completed an(5 have enhanced the Insb"tute's 1rtsb.tut1c￿al value and crèate a very conducive and
cr)Ilegial atmosphere, with hoslel bookings ￿"n9 well si￿? re0￿nIng in Marth. The improvements
fac41itale b&tter OPFX)rtunities f(x ￿searCh colbtxJrakn"ons. study space li the lityary. wilh ongoing wor
to assess and rnake attesgble the archives.
The Amman Instilvte moved lo new premises in Ihe cultural Jabal AFLweibdeh IAI-Weibdehl dIStr￿t in
March 2022. The new premises have foLK rooms.. large ro)ms ￿usI￿) the library collection and
large multipurpose rneetiThJ room, induding hybrid conference facilities, that can fvnctM)n as a library
extension space," and two ￿￿jhIlY smaller spac8s for research and adminislratTve offices. The new
premises ¢Yo not havè aG¢CMnmOdatK￿ tyjt there is a good range of accomrnodatK)n available in thè
vicirty. As part th the rrK)vÈ. archaeological artefacts were ￿tUMed to the Department of Antffjuities
and hard copies ol selected journa15 and dUpl￿teS We￿ donated to a student library al the Faculty of
Archaeology and Tourism at the Universty of Jordan. Prior lo the move. the Amman Institute library
was open by appointment li￿ary users. with usage hpjhest during the summer aThJ early aulumn.
The Iiknrary dosed in Febnjary 2022 due lo packing up ahe*J of the Instiiute'$ ￿lOCal￿)n.
The library ¢onsullaney répcvt. Gompletèd in 2020. cmtinues io in1￿rn GBRL library $trategi
development. and ts now ovÈrsÈÈn by the Strategic Projects Diredor wthingwith the in5tilute directors.
As well as reactivating JSTOR journal sutsoipt￿)ns in 2021. CBRL ptjrchased several e-book
&￿￿Cl￿n$ ￿levant to CBRL'5 currenl research themes.
The London-based Finar￿￿al Conlrdler rnanages and oversee5 CBRL finances at all locations using
the Xero pladorm, introduced in 202012021. vknich continues to help us deliver precise and timely
informalion. and Ihis year we have ￿ded now bC41￿n rèporting fvtKtw)nality to improve Ihe Iwality of
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Facilitalion and representation
One ol CBRL'S Important roles is miding 8dvKe and lacihtatron, as well as represenlabon ol Ihe
Yganisation and the re9ion. CBRL in Arnman (￿ce again I￿111lated the permit for the Aerial
Archaeology of Jordan PToieGI with the Jordanian Royal Fcfce. October 2021. and continued its
close connection wth the Department of Ant￿U￿"Ès. laolitatiThJ permits for thè study of art￿acts.
Throughout the year, directors conb.nued ar1￿elY in touch with its sponsored res8archeTS. Dr Touf
Haddad. CBRL Jerusalem Director. was invited to several academic speaking evenls al UK universiles
8nd in the Levant. Dunng the 'May Warf in 2021. Dr Haddad was abo interviewed lor his expert
knowledge by a range of media channels. as wide-ranging as CNN, Euro N8ws, and Indus News.
Pakistan.
Staff
CBRL employs staff in threè locations." in Lcmdon. Amman #nd Jerusa￿ in ad￿￿on to the Directors.
Staff in the UK in 202112022 were." Miranda Ludden. Financial Conlroller-, Jessica Holland. Strategic
Projects Dtiector (from Januwy 2022)", and Clairè Halliday an(J Suze Leilch served as CBRL ExecLrtNe
Assislants. with Claire Halliday taking up thg fvll-time role of Executive Officer from April 2022. Max
Slaughter. Development Officer, left in May 2021 wth Maggie McNuty. Communications. Development
and Programme Manager, retuming frorn léave in June 2021, leawng CBRL in February 2022. Sifvi8
Fèrreri continued irs the ro￿ of part-time Outreach and Admini8tralive Co-ordinator in the London offK
on 5econdment from the 8frfth Institute lor Pefsian Studies IBIPS}. Off￿e staff at CBRL in Amman in
202112022 weie.. Firas Bqa'in. Operab"ons Manager.. Safa Al_muhiaseb, AdministraiorlAccountant', and
Rudaina Al Momani. Librarian. Shatha Mubaideen i￿ne(l the Amman team as Amman Senior Research
Officer in June 2021. Maida Smeir conbnved in her r¢Jt as Administrator at CBRL'S Kenyon Institute
in Jerusalem. Caretakmg and housekeeping staff al the In5trtutes weffj.. Samt Saleh (Kl), Osama
Dasouqi (Ammanl. Sameera Jbour {Amman}. and Mohammed Saleh (KI}.
Future plans
The Trustees and Direclors of Ihe Insb"lutes c(￿tinued c<￿sU￿ng on C8RL's strategy and four-year
siness plan lo 2025 designed to refresh arKJ ￿eW its rnis5ion of supportin9 and di55eminating
rosearth on the Levant on a suslainable basis for the ccffjmon g)od. The pandemic created time and
spa¢e for CBRL stsff ¢nJstees to cmb.nue to undertake a process ol comprehensively updating
CBRL strategic pricfflties. ￿lI￿e$. proce(lures. facilities. grant and managemént stnJcturÈs. lo
Create a sound basis for CBRL fuiures. The new strategy recognises the changing environment in
terms ol funding sotJr¢es. researchers. I￿￿S and pmrities. and the relevance of our activrties to the
countries of the L8vant.
CBRL slrategy to 2025 ts 5trudured arwnd three m prmylti￿".
Prolecliro aThY enhancing research excdlerr
Expanding reach engagement
Slrengthening the orgar4sation and its op8ratiThJ model
Our activrtw to support Ihese otpctives inthde:
Reviewing and mo*JeTnising our govemance struclure..
Fiaising funds lor new Investing in our libraries and Ihe access￿)lIrtY ol our arthives and
research resources, phY￿Cal and digital..
Formalising strateg￿ partnerships ￿ UK and re&Mon¥ HEIS and organisations sharing our
mission and vision.
Building ￿ opportunilEs presenled by the renovth.on of the Kenyon lnsts.tute Premises and
move ol Ihe Amman Instilule to aitract new and retumee users by provide excellent rèsearch
and netsyorking spaces..
Building on enhanced CPFthunths for engagament and outreach. including imw)viThJ
measurements to evaluate impacL
Conkn"nuing to upgrade HR structures and practs￿s:
Designing and d*vdopiry a comprehensive fundrai51ng strategy,. and
Increayng cCdlab(Xat￿ with ffjllow Bnthsh Internat￿￿ Research Institutes IBIRII
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Herits98 - 'Understanding the past ... and ts present impacts,
Slates. so¢*ties and cultures of the Levant
Cities and urbanisabon
Rgfugees, migratK)n. displacement. and draskNya$
Challenges ol susi3in3bility and resi1￿Ce
Impact of Co¥id-19
Continuing travel and movtrments reslnctirms due to Ihe Covid pandemK during 202112022 affecte
hostel income. and the use of Ihe CBRL librarw. A r¥Thl year of Kenyon Insbtute hostel revenue
wtyjld be approximately £20,000.
Impediments to travel and to conduct research in person caused serious delays to CBRL gfanl-holder
¢¢m￿et￿On. Two 202012021 CBRL grant hokjets wilh¢Jrew. C8RL postponed o￿nIng its 202112022
grant rouThJ until autumn due to travd uncertaintiés but used thè b.me to complétèly revise the granl
portIc4￿. and suc¢essfvlly ran the new open call grant sdwne before th8 ond of 2021.
Restnctions on the wssitMI(lJes to hokl in-perscffl events ￿￿CeS Ihe kM)ssIbilit￿S lo develop r
partnerships. While activities went online and this crealed an expartsion in reach during the height of
Covwl Testridions. the inab'lty to meet and connect in person * events was fell. Cov¥J caused delays
to Ihe move in Amman because it was drfficul to makè site w5its and cc•)duct negotiations in 8
predictable manrw. In addition. stsff off s￿k wilh Covid, contributed to a hurried. if successful, move
in March 2022.
Covid hastened the move to d￿rtaI, nol onty for events. but also as a plalfcKm lor regular staff ar
trusiee meetings. Thè pandemlc per￿S provide tin* and space to undertake a comprehensive review
of many aspects of CBRL, fr(￿n governan￿ to ￿Jr grant portfolio. We have relhoLtght our library
purchasirwJ policy to offer moT8 d•Jit21 contènt, alleviating the cthalknges of hard copy distribution which
were exaggerale(J during COVKJ. Covid did contriblrte to a delay to C8RL BullefiJY 2020 Completion.
As of March 2022. most Cowd restr*1￿ had s￿ni￿￿11Y eased. 3￿j the Keny￿ Institute hostel
reopened. In a short period. researcher5 frown 202012021 have completed their research. except lor
two team-based projects. with Award￿ trom 202112022 C￿men¢1￿ fièkjwork earfy in 2022 and given
extensK*ns lo complete during 2022123.
Grnnts Pollcy
CBRL awar(15 in 202112022 followed 8 major rèvision to the CBRL grant portfolio. Grant
opwtunrtie5 a￿ available for research project grants for eady career and eslablished researrhers
based in a UK HE inskntution to undertake pxlot woth to establish the feasibility ol a larger prqecl. cw to
bring an established woject to coMp￿t￿ lup to £8,OOOI'. residential felk)wships are available for earty
career and established researchers, either base(l in a UK HE institution Of Within 10 years of obtaining
Pho at a UK unNersity if base(1 in one of the countries within CBRL'S femil to undertake a perK)d of
research (normally three month51 at the CBRL'S instylute5 in Amman andlor Jerusalem,. travel grants
are available for doctornl students wistertd at a UK HEI or post4ocloral membèrs of slaff al a UK HEI
to undertake travel in the Levant. and iesearch supwt grants for researchers based in one of the
counlriesvAthin C8RL's remit forgraduate students registered ata university in the Levant to undertake
project research {up lo £1.O¢Y)l. The travd granis available to PhD re5earthers and research suppryi
grants to researcher5 from the reg$￿ are funded by membefs, donors and our reserves in 202112022,
as the specthc tem￿ do not amcw us to supp¢¥t PhD frorn our BA grant.
Appli¢alions lor lunding of ￿Search pfojeds in the Levant are sought thf(yJgh a¢JverttsirKJ in academic
and ￿$￿arCh instiiutions and the Intemet. Ap[￿￿nts a￿ invited to submit their prow$81s In a speciftc
lormal. The applications are rwewed on Iheir arademic meril through a stringent proce55 of peer
rèview by appropriate experts, including those who are rK&t assocoted ￿th CBRL. Final selection is
made by the CBRL Research 5LJburnmittee. Ethn￿lty. gender. age. di5ablity, sexual orientation.
reltyJion. and personal financial orojfflstsnces are ￿t iaken into account. . Projects are funded and
monitored on an annual basis, A new small grant scheme, Nehvorking Partntrship Awards lup to
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£2,OCKJ). launched in No¥emL*r2020 was ￿￿￿"n￿e￿ in 2021r2022 to offer0pF*xtsJn¢￿S for Colla￿ratIve
and wrtual working.
A review of CBRL'S research protocols and elh￿S place in 2020r2021 by the Research Committee
in advance of a revision of the award programme ￿ 202112022 and a Research Manual to aid
researchers, al￿ne￿ wth the UK'S Re5earth Integrity concc￿l. issued.
Fundralsing policy
Wè reeèivè most of our funds in the fomi of ￿lri¢¢e￿ Ikyctyedl ￿ unreslTfted Igenerall grant SLPPOrt
fr<)m Instituti￿81 ftjnders. pnmarily a grant-in-ahj from the Brrfish Academy. together with some
charitable twsts and founda¢M)ns. and grant i1￿ kn academic projects. We use our membeTShip
fees and raise donalh)ns from our members to provKle research 0pp0rtunrt￿s, such as travel grants for
UK p￿tgradUateS and for sc￿arS from the Levant. We funds from institu1K)nal donors for major
projects, fellowships and conference sponsorship.
CBRL ikns not employ third paty funtraLsets ald not raise lunds from the general publ￿. All our
staff follow the Code of Fundraising Practice as ouuined by the UK'S Fundraising Rwlator. During the
year there were no com ￿aInts about fundraising.
Flnancial Rwiew
The financial stalements have been prepared in aCcOrda￿e wth thè acctyJntirYJ poli¢iès ssl out in the
notes to the financial statements and comply wth thè goveming document. the Companie5 Act 20
and AccountiThJ an¢J Rewb"rrfJ by Chanb"es." Ststemeni of Recofflmended PrathiGe applicable to
charities prepariNJ th•ir acc(NJnts in accordance vrith Ihe Financial Rep¢yling Standard applicable ￿ Ihe
UK and RepU￿1C of Ireland {the-Chants"es SORWI.
The British Acad8my grant covered Ihe year to 31 Marth 2022. The BA grant is divided beN¥een a
core, or main. grant and the Business Developrnent Fund1"6DVI whbch is intended lo develop CBRL'S
long-tem financial susfainabilty and subject to separate annual bHYs to the Bn"tish Academy. In
addition. conlingency funds are offered. which arè also subjè¢t to a bKYding process. The 8A granl
202112022 was again given on a IN)e-ye3r roFI-over basis. the previous 2016-2020 agreement having
ended. This was due to uncertainty caused by the Covid-19 pandernic and the conlinued impact of the
Brexit settlement fundiThJ availabilty. The BA Brrtish Intemai￿naI Research Institute's IBIRII awar
lettw 202112022 to CBRL was issued in May 2021. The BA BIRI award leiler for 202212023 to CBRL
was issuèd at the ènd of March 2022. followThJ results ol the UK govemrnent comprehensive
spendiro review. CBRL continues to develop initk4tives to raise an In¢￿asIr0 proportion of its funds
from no)-BEIS sources and to seek lo raise its Iree reserve5 to make it both less dependent on a single
fijnding source and more resiltent to swings in forward ￿anning. This has lèd to rèstructuring and a
cautious approach to expenditu￿ and given Ihe dimale of uncertainty this approach will
continue.
A stynrficant part Ic. 92%) of CBRL'S lunding in 202112022 continued to corne from 8EIS wa the British
Academy, both in the form of our core grant1£555.7381 includlng Ihe release of contingency funds
1£53,2871 and as BDF funds1£159,7241 lor speCffj￿ development projeds. There was 81$0 income from
unrestricted proj'ect styJrces1£9,4371. mem1￿h￿) fÈe$1£7,1451 aThY pUbliCal￿n51£25.728l, in addith
to olher smaller sources ol Income.
The overall result for the year is a defictt cffl the general fund of £15,178. Our ongoirvJ financial planning
strategy is to mintmisè nsk thrrxjgh maithirvJ our permanent cost base to the core grant, whi18 growing
our activities on the basis of Income generab.on from other source5 induding involvement as principal
or partner in other grant-lunded inilkatNès and fundrai&ng for s￿￿1C purposes such as major projecls.
fellowships and conference sF4)nsorsh"p.
Reserves PolACy
Charity Commi55ion guidance defines free reserves as"income which becomes available to the charity
and is lo be gxpended at the tru5tees' dISc￿￿On in fvrtheran¢e of any of thtr charity's objects. bul is not
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The trustees have examined the needs and challenges faced by the Charity irn both the short and
med•Jm tem. ak￿9 vnth relevant financial I￿ec8sts. arxj havef(*mulale¢J a pcAicy lo meel those needs.
The existing free reserve p)Iw set by ihe trustaes is a l•v&l Ithere at least the equivalentof fourmtsnths
of normal expenditu￿ is maintained. re¢r•)nising that some of the potentsal risks to our operation may
cause a 5ignthGant k)ss of thal income streams. On the basis ol expenditur8 that 1$ planned for
202212023, this poI￿Y would require free reseNes in the order of £2(Q.(￿. CBRL has current free
re5erve5 of £304.141.
At the balance sheet ¢Jate. free re$¢rves It￿ folcyAfing:
2022
Total funds per Balance Sheet
Deduct..
Restricted Funds INote 91
Fixed Assèts held charity use (Note 5}
Free Rewve$ al 31 March 2022
529,857
18.820
304,141
Th8 trLKStees will assess this on an ongoing bas￿.
Trustee Responsibilitiès In r•lation to the Financial Statements
The trustees Iwho are aLso directW5 of the Cwncil for British Research in Ihe Levant for the wrposes
of company lawl are ￿sponSible for preparing the Truslees. Report arKI the [￿anCial ststements in
accordan￿ with applicable LAW and Uniled Kingdom Account1￿j Standards (United Kingth)rn Generally
Accepted Accounting Practice.) '
Ccmrpany Lw requires the trustees to ￿￿pare finanual st*ements for each fmancial year which give a
true and faIrv￿W of the state ol the affairs of the charitable company and of its income and expeThJiture
for that period. In preparing these financial staiements. the truslees are required to..
select suttable aCC￿n￿.￿9 polici•s ant1 then apsyy them consistentty,.
ctherve the rrethods and prmripk5 the Chariliès SORP.
make judgements and esty"rnates that are reasonable and Kwjenl".
state whetherappluble accounting standards. including FRS 102. have been lonowed. subject
lo any material departures disdosed and explained in the finanoal statements:
ststg wh8th8r a Statement of Recommended PiaciKe ISORPI applies and has been followed,
subject lo any material departures which are ewained in rinancial statements
prepare the finanaal statements on going concem basis unless it 15 inapproprrale to
presume that th¥ Charitable c(¥npany will conbnue business.
The trustees are responsibk for keeping proper accounting records thal disclose with reasonable
accuracy at any time the financial position ol the charitable company and enable thern to ensure that
the financial statements cOm￿Y with thè Companies Act 21J)6. They are also responS￿le for
safeguarding the assets of Ihe tharrtable company and hence for laking ￿asOnable steps fty the
pr&v￿tIon and detection of traud and other Irregularities.
None of the Iruslees had *)y beneficial interest in any c￿l￿t to which the CoMp￿Y was party during
the year.
Ea¢h of the trustees has confimed thal $0 far as h• is awar8. th8re is rw) relevant aLwJit infomiation of
which the cornpany s audrtors are unaware. and that he has taken all the Steps that he ought lo have
taken as a trustee in or(ter to make himself awa￿ of any reievanl audit uiformation atvj to establish Ihat
the company's audilors are awafe of that infoTmatKn.
This report also represents the diwt(ws' rerK*t as required by ￿MPanY law.
These financkgl stalelnents have been prepared in accordartt wih the provisions of Part 15 01 the
Cc¥npanies Act 2(Y)6 ￿tating to small ￿mpanIeS ￿th the Finar￿la1 Reporting Standard 102.
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Signed on behalf of the Council by=
rruslee.. John Shakesh8ft IHoThyary TreasL￿)
Tru5tee'. Robert Bewley (Chairl
Date.. Nov 7. 2022
Nov 9, 2022
Governance and M•naym•nt
Constitution
Thé Council for British Research in Ihe Levant (fBRL? 1$ a ¢harity rwstered in England and Wales
(Number 1073015J. It is al￿ a company registe￿d under thè Companies Act 2006 (Numbgr
3566646). The C8RL is govemed by ils Alemorandum andArtKles ofAssocIat￿ supplernenled by
Byelaws.
Corpornte Governance
Managemènt of Ihe CBRL is vested in a Committee of Management. which consists of not fewer Ihan
five mernbers elecled by tl* CBRL membership in addition to those seNng by virtue of their office.
Honorary Officers elected at Ihe AGM in 202112022 are the Chair, Honorary Treasurei. Honorary
Secretary. Honorary Rèsèarch Chair, and Honorary Publicatv)ns Chair. Edrtus of CBRL'S journals and
monographs are no longer required lo be Iru5tee5. Wl fflemtxrs of the Committee must be CBRL
mèmbèrs. The Committee of Management is the CBRL'S Board of Twstees. and its members loth¢r
ihan the President) are Ihe InBtee5 01 Ihe CBRL. Or(linary trustees sèrve for a maximum period offour
consecutive years.
On èlèction. trustees a￿ given a copy of the Memofandum and ArtFcles of AssoGKqlion. 8 ¢opy of the
Byelaw5 and CBRL wo¢edural documentation. They are offered guhjance on Ihe role and
responsibilities ol trustees of registered charities. Truslees oversee management through quarterly
meetings ofthe Board. schedukd meetirrfJs of Ihe sub-committees. and vknere necessary. on an ail ho¢
basis wa ernail, telephonè or intemal secure messaging, as appropriale. In 202112022. due to the
coronavirus paFKlemic. 811 mÈetings were held vwtually. mduding the AGM. The AGM was held in
November.
Tha Committee of Management is SLPPOrted by S￿1?1￿51 sulTrcommitteÈs wlmise mambership is
Sup￿e￿onIed by $t8ff members 8fKI. where required, by a¢Jdikn"onal extemal guesl rnembers.
Finance and Governance.. J Shakeshaft {Chwl, Dr R Bew*y. T Thomson, and Dr E Weizman.
Research.. ProfG 8arker Ichairl. Dr K 8adreshany. Dr R Sparks. Dr G Tsourapas. and exlemal
guesl member and advi50r Prof. A Arsan lfrom Dereml)er 20211.
Publications.. Prof G Barker (Chair}, Dr Sarah INing Icontemporary Levant Editor4n•Chiel. ex-
officio). Caroline MKldleton (Levant Edilor•iTrChief from JarbU8ry 2021. ex-officK)I.
Human ReS￿Irc&s." Di E Weizman (Chair). T Thoms￿. K Chven.
Development lfrom June ￿211. Or N PMxa.Cosmetatou (Chair). Dr R BevAey and J
Shakeshaft.
Each SUI>¢￿mIltee hès its own tÈmis of refere1￿e. and their rer**t$ Are standing 8g8nd8 rtèms for
the Commitlee of Management. lJ¥iry to the irueasing profes5ionalisalion of CBRL'S operations. a
r¢vth of C8RL's ¢onslitubon. ¢o¥nmittee sIr￿t￿re$, honorary offi¢ers, twstetr roles. and membership
struc¢ure is ongoiThJ. Ad-hoc appointments panèls corbtinuèd to ￿ sèt up to appoint nèw mèmbèrs af
staff as well as adthoc v4wknng groups for time-limit*d issues ol Slrategic importancè. In recent years
these have been fundrai%ng Irth¥ the devtrkpment sub-committee) arvj library working groups.
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The Committee of Management is reswnsible for consKleriThJ and approving all Ihe recommendations
ol its sub-commrttees, working with the GBRL di￿tOrS. developing the overall strategy and direction of
the CBRL. C8RL has created arKI reviewed its stalement of principl&s. polict&s (codès of conduct 8nd
gift at￿p1anCe). and grant managewent Iproducing a new research manual compliant with the UKRIO
Concordat ¢0 Supporl Research Inte9rityl in 2021122 and VAII continue to review and monitor these in
202212023. and cwKJ¢irKJ.
Day-lTrday managèment of the CBRL Trs delegaled to the direclors who act l)oth as instilute diredors
and ex-officio member5 ofcommittees. Drcard Palmer, the CBRL 01￿ctor and CBRL Amman Institutè
Director, directs operations at all lo¢al￿n$. Dr TOU￿ Haddad, the Kenyon Institute Director is
iesponsible for stsff and operations in Jenjsalem. also acting as CBRL Deputy Director. Bolh institute
¢*rectors ar8 active resèarchers in addition to their adminislrab.ve and operational resp￿sIbilities.
Remuneralit)n KK)li
The goveming principles of the Charivs doft remuneralwjn Wicy are as follows:
To ensure delivery of the Charivs objectives
To attract and retain a mtivate(l wilh tr* skills and expertise necessary for
ganisational effecbveress
That remuneration should be equrtable and coherent auoss the organ15alion while recognising
the partieular complexities of employ1￿j slaff in se￿ra1 countries
To take account ol the pu￿ose5. aims and Vall￿ of Ihe Charity
To ensure that pay levels and pay increases are apkyoprsate in the ¢ontext of the inlerèsts ol
our beneficiaries.
Sen￿r Execufive Remune￿ti
C8RL takes into arwunt the folhjwiig prinoples in tern￿ of remun8ralicffl of ts senior executives.-
To gnsure Ihal the Charity can access Ihe tytE5 91 sknlls. experiences and ¢ompeleniies that rt
needs in its sen*)r slaff. the specific scope of Ihe5e roles in the Charity and Ihe link lo pay.
The n8￿re of the WKler employmènt offèr made to Sen1￿ •m￿oyeeS. where pay is one part of
a packagè that indudes personal And rareer deveknpment. personal fl￿filment and association
with the publ￿ benefit dèlwered. The Charity recognises that it is. ctcasKJn, F¥)sssble to
attrad senior e¥eaJUve5 at a discount Io kx1b￿C seGtor or ￿vate se¢tor market rates.
In line with the recomrnendab.ons of the NCVO Inquiry Tnto Execulive Remuneration published in April
2014, the Charty has deoded to disdose the ￿mUnerat￿)n ofthe Exewlive Team. which for 202112022
¢omprised the directors of the overseas insb"tutes.
Remunerati(￿ for the year erKled 31 March 2022 compnse(I salqry and pens￿ ￿trIbUt￿￿S. There
a￿ no other pecuniary benefits for senior orother staff at the Charily.
Rlsks
The Board has acceNed the wder re5pon$tbih"t*s in the revised'St*ment of Recommended Practice
A¢ctyJnting and ReFrfXtirvJ by Charities. Issued by thtr Charity Comrntssion in October 2000 as updat•d
by SORP 2015. Thè Finance and Govemancè sub-commtttee rèvièws managemènt and financial
pfocedure5 to ensure the idenlific*K)n of rnai￿ risks lo which the CBRL may be exwsed and to ensure
appropriate systems are in place to mitigate them. Respon￿bIlIty for revwir4J and updating thè CBRL
risk register ts currerbtty held by the tru51ee with reswnsiLN"lty lor risk governance, inuxpor81in9 Ihe ro
of Dats Protection Offi¢er. who a ffvnber cl the Commrttee of Managemtrnt. Finance and
Governance and HR sub-ccwnmittee5.
Risks to OUT activitses arise from regw)nal instability aThJ the Fotenlial Nnpact on the secunty of our
Institutes, slaff, and visrting researchers. CBRL cannot rtF4ace ihe risk assessmènts undertaken within
UK HEIS (Higher Ed￿allOn Instrtution51 nor accept re5FK)nsibility for visiting researchers and students.
but CBRL works to minimise risks to slaff and visitors. Procedures have been updated lo ensure that
researchers wsits.ng our iwo oVe￿eaS Instrtutes have undertaken thwr own iisk assessments.
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ANNUAL REPORT
YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022
The operation of our Institutes is reliant on relevanl pe￿Is5￿)n5 from auihorilies in th• terri¢orTre5 in
ich they are 511uated, where CBRL mainlains ￿40 insknlules one each in Jenjsalem and Arnman.
Foreign NGOS and learned socteties increasingty subject lo enhancèd scruliny throughout the
Middle Easl which causes frustratK)n of Ihe fuifilmenl of our edu¢alK)nal purposes. CBRL mitigates
these risks by demon51rdling benefit to the local community and researchers le.g. the institute libraries
and through partn8rslNps on research pK4ectsl aThJ bjilding SIr￿rfJ ￿latIOnShipS with all relevant local
and inlernalional 5takehokleFS.
The other maleri81 risk faced by CBRL is in respeclto its o)re Bribsh Academy funding. 8riti8h Academy
fvndiThJ levels in 202112022 rèmainèd thè same as in 202012021. CBRL is (x>nb"nuing its eff￿ts to r*sg
l￿dS through a wide variety of means. 10 rèduce deperKlence on the BA grdnt.
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COUNCIL FOR BRITISH RESEARCH IN THE LEVANT
INDEPENDENT AuD￿OR.5 REPORT
YEAR ENDEO 31 MARCH 2022
DEPENDENT AUDThOR'S REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF
THE COUNCIL FOR BRITISH RESEARCH IN THE LEVANT
OpSnion
We have auditsd the financial slatements of The Council for Brilish Re5earth in the Lèvanl Ilhe
'charitable company'l for the year ended 31 March 2022 whth comprise the Statemènt of Financial
A¢tivities. Balar￿e Sheet. Statement of Cash Flows and notes to ¢he financial statemenls, including a
summary of 5wJnifrcanl accounting policies. financrdl reporting framework that has been applied in
their pfeparalion is applicatAe law and Unrted ￿ng￿)M ACt￿ntIng Standards, induding Financial
Rep￿ting Standard 102 The Financial Rèpor&ng &andarclapplKable in the UK andRepublic of I￿land
Iunilèd Kingdom Generally Accepled ACc￿￿ntIng PTacb"ce).
In our opinion, the financial staierrents..
give a true and fair view of Ihe state of the Charitab￿ cornpany's affairs as at 31 March 2022
and of Ns incomirvJ resources and apFlir￿Iort of re*￿Tr￿S. indudirrfj Its income And
ÈxpendrtU￿. for the year then en¢Jed:
have been properly p￿Pared in a¢cordance wilh United Kir￿￿ Generally Accepted
AccDunling PraclKe'. and
have been prepared in acujrdarts vrith the requirements ofthe Companies Acl 2006.
Bas1s for opinion
We conducted our audrt in accordance wth Internal￿nal Standards on ALMliting IUKI (ISA5 IUKII and
appluble law. thjr responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditor's
responsibililies for the audit of ihe financial slatemen15 5eGtKJn of (Kjr rep(xt. We are tndeperKJent of the
charilable company in accordance with Ihe ethical reqU1￿men15 that are relevant to our audrt of the
financial $latemenis in the UK. inchjding the FRC'S Ethul Standard, and we have lulfilled our other
ethical respJnsibilitEs in accrKdance with these reouirerrents. We believe Ihat the audrt eviderKe we
have obtained is suffiuent arid apwopriate to provide a basis our oplnion.
Conclusions relating to going concem
In auditing the financrdl ststerrents. we have conduded thatthe trusteÈs' use ofthe goirs eortern bas
of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is aFyropriate.
Based on the work we have performed. we have rKJt identifEd any material uncertaiTrlie5 relating to
events or conditions that, Indiv￿u31lY or collecttvely, may cast significant doubt on the entstys ability to
conbnue as a going con¢em for a peri¢>J ol 81 ￿9$t ￿e1ve when the finanual statements
are avthorised lor issue.
Our reskX)nsibilities an(J Ihe responsibdii*s of the trustaes tAryth respect to 9)ing concem are des¢ribad
in Ihe relevant secthons of this re￿t-
Oth•r 5nfomution
rhe olher informats.on comprises thtr infomiatwjn induded in annual report other than the finan¢wal
statemènts and ovr audrtols report therÈ¢M. The Irustees ale responsibje lor the other infonrotion
contained within the annual Our opinion on Ihe fjnancial statements does not cover thè other
infrjmiation and, except to the extent othemsè expl￿ty stated in our report. w8 do not express any
form of assurance conclusion thereon. Chjr resp￿Sibl1ty is to read the other inlormatson and, in doing
so. consid*1 whether other infomation is matèrially incon5isl*nt with the financial statèments or our
knOw￿dge obtained in the exMJrse of the audit or othemtse appears to be materially misstated. If we
identify such material incon515terries or apparent material misstatements, we are required to detemine
whelher this gives rise to a material misststement in Ihe finanual slatemenls Ihemsefves. 11. based on
the work we have performed, we conchjdethat there 15 a material rnisstatement ofthis oiher ￿fOrmatIon.
wtr are require(I lo ffjp<rt that fact.
We have nolhing to report in this regard.
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INOEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT
YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 21122
Opinion$ gn other matters prèxribed by the Compan•es Art 2006
In our opinion, based on the work undertaken in the course ofthe audit..
the infom)ation given in the trustees. repDrt. whth i￿ludeS the ¢1￿CtOrS. re￿rt prepared for
company law purposes. for the finanoal year for which the financial siat8ments are prepar&d
is con51Stent ￿th the financial statement5.' and
the directors, ￿port Induded wrthin the trustees. report has been prepared in accordancè wrth
applicabk 189al raquirèments.
Matters on which we are rèquir￿ to report by ex¢¢ption
In the light ol the kn¢>wledg• and undeTstsnding ol the charrtable conwany aThJ its environment obtained
in the ¢ourse ofthe audit. we havè not ￿entffied material misstatements in the trustees. rem.
We have nothing lo in reskxd of the followiNJ matters in relatton to which the Companies Act
2006 requirès us to replyt lo you if, in ovrc*Nnit)n:
adequate accounting records have not been kept. or retwns adequate our ￿dit have not
been received from branches not Visited by us., iy
the linancial slatements are not in agreement with the accountin9 records relums: or
certain disclosures of twstees. remunèrabon s￿￿fied by Law are not made.. or
we have not received all the inftymation and expyanations w8 reouife for our audit.. or
the trustees, were not entitled to tske advantage of the small companies. exempbons in
preparing the tru5tees' report and from the requiremenl lo prepare a strategic report.
Responsibilltlès ol trustees
As explained more fvlty in the tnjstees. re5ponsibilrfies 5tatenwl the In￿lee5 (who are a150 the
directors of the chaiitable company for the purposes of company lawl a￿ ￿ponSIble lor the
preparation of Ihe financial ststernents and fLY being 5ab"sfied that thoy gNe a true and fair view, and
for such internal control a5 thè trustees detefmine is necessary to enable Ihe preparati(m of financial
statements that are free from material misstatement. whether due to fraud or error.
In preparing financi?1 statements. Ihe trust￿ are respl￿s1b1e for assessing the chariiab
company's ability lo conb.nue as a going c(M)¢em, disclwng. as applrAble. matters rekted lo going
cOr￿ern and using the going concem basis of acccwjnting unless ttte trustees either intend to Iw4uidate
the charil8ble company or to t*ase opefations. or have no realistic altemative but to do so.
Audllor's tesponslbilitl•s for Ihe audit of the fln•n¢ial $tat•m•nis
Our objectives are to i)btain reasonable assurance about whether the finan￿81 statements as a wholè
arè freè frorn material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error. and to issue an audrtor's rèport th*
induijes our opinton. Reasonable assurance ￿ a high level of assurance. but is not a guarantee that an
audit Gor*Yucted in acwrdance with ISAS IUKI will ath￿aYs deted a material mt5St*ernent when rt exists.
Misstatements can arise from fratKI or error and are ¢>)nsMlered material rf, iftdwidually or in the
aggregate, Ihey could reasonably be ex￿ed to Inllue￿e Ihe economic decisi￿3 of users taken on
the basis of these financtal statements.
Irregularities. induding fraud, are instartces of non-compliance with laws and regulalions. We design
procedures in line wth our responsibilities, iyjtlined above. to detect material misstatements in resped
of irregulariti•s, including fr￿d. The exlent to whKh our prctedur•s *• capable of detécting
irregularities, indu¢Jing fraud is detailed bdovr.
Dis¢usgon5 wrfh arml enquirie5 of managpmenl and Ihose thar￿ wrth govemance were held wth a
view to identifyiryJ those laws and ￿g￿la110ns that could be expecied to have a material impact on the
financial slalements. Ouring the engagement team briefing, the ojtcomès of thesè discussions and
enquiries were shared with the team, as well as consideration as to where and how fraud may occur in
the enlity.
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INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT
YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022
The folh)wing laws and regulathjns *Ere idenlified as teing of ￿g￿lIts￿ to the enlity..
Those laws and feguigtions o)nsidered lo have a direct effect on the financial statements
indude UK financial reporting standards. Company Law. and Charity Law.
Those 13ws and regulatwjns for which non-compliance may be fundamental to the operating
aspect5 of Ihe charity and therefore may have a material effect on the financial statement5
indude Com￿lance wrth the charitable objectives, publK benefit regulations, regional law,
emF4oyrnenl law and he8Mh and safdy logi￿all0Th.
Audrt procedures undertaken in response to the potential risk5 re￿tIng to irrègulariti.ès Iwhth include
fraud ar%1 non-complianeé wth laws and regulat*)r￿￿ cornw￿ed of.. irrt]uirie5 of management and thg
Trustees as io whether Ihe entity complies with such laws and regulabOr￿.. enquirie5 Wlth the samè
Cor￿rning any actual w potenlial 1rt1gat￿jn or daims- inspecbon of relevant legal corre5ponden¢e.'
review of TrustÈe meebng minutes- testing the appropriatèness of journal entries," and the performance
ofanalyttsl wiew to identify unexkwted ffh)ven*nts in &c(￿nt balances which may be indutwe of
fraud.
No instances of material n￿•cOMpl￿n¢e ¥¥ere Klentrf*d. Hcfwever. the likelihood of detectirwJ
irregularities, induding fraud, is limrted by the inherent drffiuJlty in delecting IrreguLaritses. the
effectyveness ol the entity's ¢ontr¢Js. and the na￿Te. b.ming and extent of the audrt procedures
performed. Irregularilies that resvlt from fraud mighl be inherenly mort difficult to dètècl than
irregularl1￿S that result from error. As exFAained above, the￿ 15 an unav(Ndable risk that matèrial
misstatements may not be detected, even though the aLklit has been piqnned and performed in
accordance wilh ISAS IUKI.
As part of an audit in accordance wth ISAS {UK). we exercise profÈssional judgment and maintain
prolessKsnal sceptscism throughout the audit. We dso:
Identify and asses5 the risks ol materol misstaièmeni ofihè financial sratements. whethèr duè
to fraud or error. design and perform au(Jil procedures re5POllsNe to Ihose r55k5. and obtain
audil ev￿enCe that is suffiuent and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion The risk of
not delecting a material misstatement results.ng from fraud is h￿her than for one resutting Irorn
8rror. as fraud may involvè collusion. forgery. intentional omis￿ons. misrèwasentations. or the
override of intemal control.
Obtain an undersianding of intemal ccxrtrol r?￿ant to the audit in order to deS￿n audrt
oceilures that are appropriate in Ihe circUmstan￿s. but not for the purpose of expressing an
oFynion on the effeth"venes$ ofthe charitable o)mpany's Internal contr￿.
Evaluate the apwoprk4teness of accountin9 Pol￿eS used and the reasonableness of
accounling estimates and related dtsdosures mad& by Ihe trustees.
Conclude on the appropriateness of the trustees, use ol thè going concern basi8 of *counb"ng
and, based on the audit e￿der￿* obtained. whether a malerial uncèrtainty exists related to
events or conditK)ns that may cast S￿jnrf￿￿nI doubt ¢)n the charrta￿e company s ats.lty to
¢ontinue as a g￿ng concern. Ifwe condude that a material uncertainty exists, we are required
lo draw attention in our audit￿$ report to the related di$cbsur¢$ in Ihe finan<ial statem$niS (¥.
if such dis¢losures are inadequale. lo modify our opinion. Our conclusion5 are based on the
audit evidence obtained up to the date ol our audrtorfs rep)rt. However, future events or
conditions may Gatjse the chantable comp8ny lo ￿ase to continue as 8 goir¥J con¢em.
Evaluate the overall Pfesentath)n, struclure and content of the finarrial statements. includir4J
the disclosufes, afx1 whether the finanual ststement5 represent the undertying transactions and
events in a manner that achieves fair presenlation.
We c(x))municate wjih Ih(sse charged wth g0vemar￿e regarding. amoThJ other rnatters, the ￿anned
scope and timing of the audit and S￿n￿Kant audrt ffirM1ings. I￿ud￿9 any ￿gnificant de￿ienCieS fv)
intemal control Ihat we identify durir¥J our audit.
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INDEPENDENT AUOITOR'S REPORT
YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022
Opinion on other matter as required by British Academy grant l•tt•r
In our opinion. in all material aspects. the grant payments from the British Acallemy have been applied
in accordance with, and for the puryises set out in. the Agreement.
01 our report
This rèp(wt is made solely to the charitable company'5 member5. a5 a bcKly. in accordance with Chaptei
3 of Part 16 01 the Compan￿5 Act 21NJ6. Our audit w(Kk has been undertaken so that we muht stale to
the charitable ￿mpanY'S members those matters we a￿ required to state to them in an auditoff s report
and for no other purpose. To thè fijllesl extent permitted by law, wè do not accept or assume
responsibilily to anyone other than the charitable company arKJ Ihe charitabk company S members as
a body, lor Ouf audit work. for this report. or for Ihe cfjinions we have lormed.
(u
Elizabeth Irvin?
Stnlor Statutory Auditor
For and *)n behalf of WIAT
Charter•d Aceountants and Ststutory AudSlors
Verulam Point
Station Way
St Albans
Hertfordshire
AL1 SHE
Date: 15 No¥ember 2022
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COUNCIL FOR BRMSH RESEAACH IN THE LevANT
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTMTIES
YE*R ENDED 31 20
fv¢0ir￿*"￿g thD inEornO and •zpkn4iturn ar¢auni)
Tot
2021
Fur
Fw
InraM•
G1wt-¥￿￿dl81&$h
749
•.749
7.115
794.116
794,1
8.914
7,145
914
8ar* ir4rn1
Grants tor
Levanl Ifirxffje
Sale ol
E¥ent34r￿£rne
5.196
25.711
1,407
3,241
9.693
25.72•
1.107
J.241
YJ.665
SIC65
974
974
11.910
89$407
Exppndliwp
14933
175.gjj
179.
179.534
Rwrch
X*.281
$5i937 5•121•
*31
190
582.449
,510
13,$61
3.949
31,$42
6.776
Liknry
80.281
31.
176
3&7
176
Total
5SM28 155.m
911.401
880.441
895.116
¢74.551D
(34.191}
291
IX.95•)
16.776
{16,778}
2&5.081
317.2
604.117
Total fur￿l¢a￿A0 lonvard JI
3M13
6.2Sg 6D4,408
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COUNCIL FOR BRMSH RESEARCH IN THE LEVANT
8ALANCE SHEET
AS AT 31 MARCH 2022
2022
2021
Flxed amets
Tang￿le assets
18.820
18.820
19.427
19.427
Current assets
Deblor$
Cash at bank and in hand
22.609
744.38B
766,997
59.512
770.060
829,572
Uabiliti¢$
Creditry5". arn￿￿15 14ir*J due*ithin one ye81
1131,3171
1159.5021
Net ¢urrent4s**ts
835,680
670.070
Total •58•ts 1888 curr•ni li•lJlliti¢s
654.500
689,497
Provisions
1124.6431
185.0891
Totsl Net a$sets
529.857
604,408
F￿TrdS
Restllcted fund5
Unreslricled lunds..
206.8% 2e6,269
General funds
Tth31 Funds
322.961
529.157
338,139
604,408
These fnancial slater￿lS have been mared in 3cctyd￿ with the of Part 15 oflhe CCfflpan￿ Act
2C￿ ¥elaling lo srnall companvas arwj Ihe Finanoal Standard 102.
Approved atsy for1￿U￿ ty Ihe Councl..
Robert Bewley
Truslee. Jthn Shakeshaft (Actry Hornray r￿asUrer)
rrustee". Robert Bewley (Chairman)
Nov 7, 2022
Oat¢'. Nov 9, 2022
The notes cffl pages 23 to 32 fomi w ofthese
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COUNCIL FOR BRITISH RESEARCH IN THE LEVANT
STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022
2022
2021
el C¥h proMd•d by
Operating Acty'wties INole Al
21.910
94.196
Cash Fknws fr¢yn Investwig ActMi*s'.
Purth4se offued a$sgts
{3,7621
(18.5041
Change in Cash and Cash EquNaknts in the periL*J
-25.672
75,692
Note A
R¢con¢diaknon of Net Income to Net Cash
Fr(ffi Operating Act1wt￿'.
2022
2021
Net income
174.5511
291
Oepreciation charge5
Ilncrea5e}IDecrease in debtt¥S
IncreasellDecreasel in Credrt
IncieasellDecreasel In prowSh￿S
4,369
36.903
128,1851
39,554
I,r23
48.041
41,807
2,334
Net cash prtiwded by opeth.ng *MIi6s
21,910
94,196
Not• B
Reconulption of Net Cash Fk￿ to Movemtnts in Net Cash
2022
2021
Change in Cash and Cash Equivalents
125.6721
75.892
Net cash al 1 April
770,060
694.368
At 31 march
744,388
770,C60
Nothc
Analyss of ¢hanges in net debt
Cash flowB
At 31.3.22
Cash aThJ cash equbvalents
770.C60
-25,672
744,388
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COUNCIL F¢)R BRMSH RESEARCH IN TrIE LEVANT
IIOTES TO THE M14AIICIAL STATEPAEPITS
YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH Z02Z
l A¢c•unthg poNc*s
(•) Basil olac¢ountkn9
The si8￿ments ¢¢￿80￿e ac¢¢vAsotlhe L¥￿d￿ aThjrMer￿ ￿4￿cheS &fll* Covhts) Researth ￿ Ihe
Le¥ant ICBRL}. ThefmllnrHI 5t•erner45 have teen h￿Orts1 ¢osi conyentity). The fiwicial statements hav
b••n prepared in accudan￿v￿th sialwTWrt ofRewnmEndBd Pr¥*e ISORP ?rN)sl."Ae¢￿￿tlr* and ReportiThJ by Chaiit¢$.'
swem?Dl of A8￿mMe￿Ie￿ PTaLti¢s-, thecrffipanits Aci 2fthand Ihfr Finarnaal Reportry StaThYard 102 (2Tha EdknDn effe&r4
J*vary 20191.
Tho finanrAal $iatements have t•i pm*￿￿ in acfJYda￿t￿th thè Fin•W Rewjrtry Starthrd In UK and
Repubhc ofI￿land {FRS 102). The Chartable Comp•hy 15 a tfyw*yfortr* pws8s ofFRS 102 and therefrye
thè Chanty 8L%o prepared its fmancwl Statern￿lS ID acCordan￿￿1th the Slalernom of Flecon￿nded pr￿lE4 #p￿icab￿ to
Chairf￿5 piepanwj acc￿￿$ In %iwdancevfflth Ihe Fina￿￿ Repts￿ry St•Yard appbub* il UK and Repvblr ol
IrelaThJ (The FRS 102 chan1￿5 SORP sec￿ Edthnl. Il* CWwnWAd2￿6 and th? c￿rth5 2011. The hmctbx*l
utrency oflhe is Wing.
¢¢ndthns that m*Jhl ¢aSl Stgnrf￿*rt1 8bltyoflhe tharityto¢tyitinue as a c{￿rn. The Iru51ees have made this
asse5smentfoi a period of al kasl one year Irornthe dale ol approval of fm•nual 5talwrwrts. I￿ partthLii IhB tru$tee% hav•
CW¥dereo the chanW$ forocasts ￿ projea￿n$ and th8 ant￿￿ared FMpa¢t OfCo¥￿ 19. budgeted ￿Come and
are 5uificienl. ￿ the le¥el ol res¢Thes. fo(V* chath Its be atrA2 to ts2rtuwe asa yoir4 tr)￿fft.
Ib) In¢oming
Grant and ￿￿11¢alkin5•￿c￿v arerecL*pS￿ SOFA*kne theorgan*akn is enithd lo tho is ¢8114iD th•¢
Whero entknenl lo giant incorne rEwYes a speoft perlNmaKe to be (i.e. ￿lated giant) irwir
re8¢ur¢es we wntsed gnty to *xtsnt thai the F¢fvm8rK¢ ha5 l*en Flace. Where monE$ are receNed in advan￿01
entikrnertth￿ aredefe￿Wj cnty re¢l¥n￿￿jWtthkne iothts IrKome has takety K48¢e.
Sutyxrip*on$ and events are ￿Unted lorm lhe￿rI0￿thKkn Iwarrt. WK47rne that relatss lo a 5ubseqveffll
f￿a*￿Il aEcty*i¢if¥ F•w># is camed ftwd asa tjedrfor inthe baiqtKé sw aThJ shtrthfi as rtcew&J a&4ance.
Idl GiftwtseNices Kind
Good¥ semces donateo pi Iheth•n¢i•I51atwr￿ vef*d li* cts5ses 10 Stholw6 ty lh• Qa5¢d
Insburte. Amman. as *ll 8$ v8h* oljoumats gt4en in exchan9e lo our IibrariEs in Amrnan aThl Jerusalem These a￿ Included
in the Slalemefjl l￿Finan￿¥1AL1LVrt*$ as Fwne aré assouaied eyréthj￿ ￿re Iv*re 15 8 demonsitswe fihan¢ial costbome
tythe donorand ¢ufrenl valtse to th2 ctrartycan be ff*as¢tred. No irurfneis ￿ *theRthere is fto c051bome
by a Ihird party.
(•? Resou￿•$ expendad
Al #pefidit￿e * •c¢tyJrted tr on 8n basil.
Grarns pay¥￿e¥t chwged WliheJ*arto￿Wlthe (4*rrt*sexcepl il Ihose rases ¥Awe IFe olter ￿ (￿￿t￿)￿Al gr•￿$
t*if4 ￿¢49Th￿¢d a$ expefvjrtU￿ the¢(*wit￿n& atta¢hiVJ a￿fL￿18d. GRnts ofvred suti8dto have not
bBeftmel atthe ale as 0 ¢¢4Trm*rptrt. nol •¢i>v￿ a$eX￿￿OI￿￿.
CO515 aloc**J on of*aff twne. costs an eknprt oliudyerneThl and IhB chariiy
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