## **Charity Registration No. 1075037 Company Registration No. 3731943 (England and Wales)** 


**CHILDREN CHANGE COLOMBIA LTD (A company limited by guarantee)** 

## **DIRECTORS’ REPORT AND ACCOUNTS** 

**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020** 

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## **CONTENTS** 

|**Legal and administrative information**|**3**|
|---|---|
|**Chair’s Statement**|**4**|
|**Annual Report of the directors and trustees**|**6 -19**|



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## **LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION** 

## **TRUSTEES AND DIRECTORS** 

- **Carolina Giraldo – Chair** 

- **Richard Drean – Honorary Treasurer** 

- **Felipe Alviar Baquero** 

- **Marilyn Thomson** 

- **Janey Wall – resigned 10th November 2020** 

- **Martin Diaz – Resigned 25 February 2020** 

- **Eugenia Londoño – Appointed 27 August 2020** 

- **Richard McColl – Appointed 27 August 2020** 

- **Alex Jones – Appointed 27 August 2020** 

- **Juan Pablo Hernandez – Appointed 27 August 2020** 

## **EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR & SECRETARY** 

## **Ángela María Carreño Malaver** 

## **REGISTERED OFFICE** 

**The Green House 244-254 Cambridge Heath Road London EC2A 9DA** 

**5 Richbell Place Holborn London WC1N 3LA      From October 1[st] 2020** 

**REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER 1075037 COMPANY NUMBER 3731943** 

## **INDEPENDENT EXAMINER** 

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## **BANKERS** 

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**Unity Trust Nine Brindleyplace Birmingham B1 2HB** 

**Banco de Occidente Calle 5 #34-24, Cali Colombia** 

**CHAIR’S STATEMENT For the year ended 31 December 2020** 

**I must start by remarking in this yearly statement how fortunate we are to have this opportunity to report on Children Change Colombia’s important work one year after the Covid-19 pandemic started, and 30 years after Children Change Colombia -CCC- was founded. We have all, sadly, witnessed the devastation the virus has caused around the world killing millions of people. And yet here we are reporting that Children Change Colombia has been able not only to consolidate a new team and a new Board of Trustees throughout the toughest moments the world has lived in recent history, but also helped five organisations, 1,807 children, their families and communities, and giving extra support to 27,000 people during the Covid emergency. Today, CCC is looking ahead hoping the hardest part of the pandemic has passed and that we are somehow starting to see the post-pandemic reality.** 

**For most people, non key workers, the pandemic meant that reality changed from early commutes and busy offices to staying home and carrying on. It was within this context that Children Change Colombia made the important decision of closing down our offices in London and moving to a flexible shared workspace. We created a new emergency project to give extra support to our partners in Colombia during lockdown, adapted our operations to virtual and online delivery, and revised our strategic plans in order to correspond to the challenges ahead; in this sense we have reaffirmed CCC’s priorities such us keep on strengthening grass roots organizations in Colombia, empowering communities and develop partnerships so we can prevent an protect children from risks. All these decisions were made looking carefully at our accounts and considering the vision of the team and trustees.** 

**“More than ever” has almost become a mantra that I go back to every time I talk about Children Change Colombia because indeed today, “more than ever” the relevance of this organisation is re-affirmed. Even though the new reality is not strictly better that the one we knew before Covid, we have reasons to believe it will turn out, at some point, as a positive change in the future. At the beginning of 2020 when the pandemic was just starting, Colombia was immersed in post-conflict transition, trusting that the recent and stable economic and social achievements would support the great challenges the country had (and still has) in social justice and inclusion. Today, more than a year after the pandemic exploded, Colombia has more than 3 million people that fell back into poverty, more than 3.5 million young people in Colombia are neither studying nor working, and children have not been able to go back to school: in summary Colombia has moved more than 10 years backwards in social indicators.** 

**It is not surprising then, that after the restrictions of lockdown, which put millions of people in Colombia in great vulnerability, there has been a social explosion in Colombia. The world has witnessed, especially in the last months, how this country still struggles to guarantee basic human rights. Thousands of young Colombians have marched courageously for a more inclusive society where people are able to live freely and with opportunities, rather than surviving with resignation. At CCC, we stand for the right to freedom of speech and we reject violence. We understand that there is frustration and hopelessness amongst the next generations that today in Colombia feel the future does not look bright for them. Children Change Colombia stands strong in support of** 

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**these new generations who are raising their voice to demand a more equal society through music, performances, dance and determination.** 

**I want to express my admiration to CCC’s partner organisations in Colombia, for proving that despite many difficulties, weaving the social thread to connect and support people is possible. Thank you for creating alternative ways, through the arts and sports, in which children and their communities can discover how to be agents of change. As a society, we are forever in debt for your contribution.** 

**Finally, I want to express my gratitude to all the donors, individuals and organisations that have generously contributed throughout these 30 years, enabling CCC to carry on collaborating with partners that make the change Colombia needs so desperately - and in light of the recent events, quite possibly today more than ever** 

## **Thank you,** 


**Carolina Giraldo Chair of Trustees** 

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## **ANNUAL REPORT OF THE DIRECTORS AND TRUSTEES ("The trustees")** 

## **For the year ended 31 December 2020** 

**The trustees present their report and accounts for the year ended 31[st] December 2020.** 

**The accounts have been prepared in accordance with the accounting policies set out in note 1 to the accounts and comply with the charity’s memorandum and articles of association, the Companies Act 2006 and the Statement of Recommended Practice, “Accounting & Reporting by Charities” issued in March 2015.** 

## **Principal Activities and Aims** 

**Children Change Colombia Ltd (formerly known as Children of the Andes) is a UK registered charity, established in 1991 to support at risk children in Colombia. We work with children and their families to challenge poverty, inequality, discrimination and violence. Despite a growing economy and the signing of Peace Accords with the FARC, millions of children in Colombia still face poverty, violence and exclusion from the opportunities presented by a changing society. Children Change Colombia Ltd is committed to working with the children that need us most and in areas neglected by other organisations. We work in partnership with local children's organisations that have a proven record in defending the rights of children most affected by poverty, inequality and conflict. Our partners work with children who have been displaced by the conflict or who have been threatened by or escaped the armed groups. They are children whose rights to a safe and happy family life, to health and education, are threatened by poverty, violence and sexual exploitation.** 

**As well as providing financial support, Children Change Colombia Ltd provides ongoing accompaniment to its partners, helping them build their capacity, share learning with other organisations working in similar fields and access new and sustainable sources of funding.** 

## **Children Change Colombia Ltd operates in a context in which:** 

- **The largest guerrilla group, the FARC, has demobilised. However, FARC dissidents, alongside the ELN and the paramilitary successor groups, still operate across Colombia, taking advantage of power vacuums left by the FARC. The narcotics trade and illegal mining continue to fund criminal armed organizations, who threaten human rights in many parts of the country.** 

- **Armed violence continues in the post-accord context. Since 2016, over 400 human rights defenders have been killed in Colombia—the highest number of any country in Latin America, according to the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR). The COVID-19 pandemic has put human rights defenders at even greater risk. During the pandemic, the authorities have reduced the protection schemes in place for some human rights defenders, and authorised activities that have put communities at increased risk.** 

- **In 2020 Covid-19 badly affected Colombian context. Colombia has passed 1.1 million confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 32,000 deaths in 2020. A massive rise in unemployment caused by the pandemic has left millions of people facing an uncertain future, with young people and women particularly impacted. While the national level of unemployment is 17 per cent, rising to around 20 per cent in major cities, the figure is 28 per cent for women and 22 per cent for young people. The National Administrative Department of Statistics (DANE), the state’s official data body, has found that the economy contracted by 6.8 per cent in 2020 due to the pandemic, the biggest fall in the country’s modern history at an estimated $70 billion dollars.** 

## **CCC’s Strategic Plan 2020- 2025** 

**In 2020 a group of Trustees and staff members analysed the current Colombian context and the situation of the Charity and designed CCC’s Strategic Plan 2020- 2025. This was a participatory process. Several meetings and discussions involving the staff and Board took place to develop the Strategy. A survey conducted with staff, interns, and Trustees was also used as a tool to ensure the opinions of all members of CCC were included.** 

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**Children Change Colombia’s Strategic 2020 – 2025 Plan establishes strategic guidelines and their respective objectives which will guide the organisation in the next five years. CCC has grouped the main topics it will work on the next five years into three priorities:** 

## **Neglected issues 2020- 2025** 

1. Sexual and gender-based violence 

- Commercial sexual exploitation of children (CSEC) 

- Promotion of sexual and reproductive rights 

- Livelihood and educational options for young sexual workers or young mothers 

2. Exclusion from education 

- Child Labour 

- Children in rural and remote areas 

- Education for ethnic minorities 

3. Forced recruitment into armed groups or criminal exploitation and reintegration into society 

- Forced recruitment by armed groups 

- Demobilised children 

- Reintegration into Society 

- Minors in juvenile justice centres 

- Livelihood and educational options for young offenders 

**In addition, there are 3 crosscutting topics that are involved in our current projects and that could evolve to become a higher priority: raising awareness among young people about the environment, children and young people on the move and the Pandemic.** 

**As the political and humanitarian situation in Colombia evolves, so do the threats facing children. At CCC we continuously carry out research to identify neglected issues threatening children’s rights. We use our findings to guide the direction of our work in Colombia - the issues we work on, the regions we work in, and the partner organisations we work with. The highest priorities and crosscutting topics will be reviewed at the beginning of 2023 to be sure we continue to tackle the most neglected issues in Colombia.** 

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## **Strategic Map** 


**In this map the six strategic guidelines are aligned to the fifteen strategic objectives that were established to meet our 2025 mission. For each of the six strategic guidelines, CCC has different strategic objectives, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), goals and their respective initiatives that will show the way to how we plan to achieve our 5-year strategic plan.** 

**Overview of work in 2020** 

**During 2020, Children Change Colombia Ltd worked with five partner organisations. Our work over the year is described below, organised thematically by our neglected issues. This year was of course significantly impacted by Covid 19. Schools were closed and some juvenile centres did not allow the staff of our partners to visit the children. As a result of this unprecedented situation, and the fact we could not carry out in-person activities, we collaborated with our local partners to find new and innovative solutions to modify the project plans to ensure their continuity. The staff established ways to continue the activities using other methods such as home visits, telephone calls, virtual sessions, WhatsApp groups and social media communication in order to conform to all the security measures imposed by the government. Unfortunately, our partner Acadesan could not implement the project planned for 2020 as it was linked to the education establishments themselves, and CRAN has to start 6 months later. Because of this, in the neglected issue of Access to Education it was not possible to implement a development project as planned. Instead we were able to support other projects and communities with tablets so the children could continue their studies from home.** 

**Despite the difficulties in implementing projects, it was possible to deliver almost all the activities and reach all the goals planned for the year. Additionally, we delivered a very successful “Help Colombia Covid-19 Campaign” that provided emergency relief to the communities where we implement our projects.** 

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## **Help Colombia Covid-19 Campaign** 

**Colombia went into a restricted lockdown from March until September 2020. This situation exacerbated many of the problems that already existed in Colombia. The basic needs of the most vulnerable people that we work with were not being met (food, rent, toiletries etc.). Our beneficiaries faced multiple new challenges, including physical and psychological health risks, isolation, family confinement, school closures, and high economic vulnerability. Additionally, the rates of domestic violence, child abuse and neglect also increased during the crisis.** 

**All of the children and young people we work with come from economically disadvantaged families who rely on informal employment to survive. With little to no savings and living each day hand to mouth, parents are struggling to maintain their livelihoods. They cannot go to work and receive their daily income, which has made affording basic necessities extremely difficult. Furthermore, as schools across the country close to prevent the spread of Covid-19, most of the children from the project who rely on school nutrition programmes are being cut off from the food they need. This has also caused some of the children's support networks to fall through, losing vital contact they had with teachers, social workers etc., leaving the children more at risk than ever.** 

**After conducting a needs assessment with all of our five current partners including CRAN and ACJ, we launched “Campaign Help Colombia Covid-19” on the 3rd of April, with the support of individual donations and institutional funding we were able to deliver emergency relief distributions during 10 months. Through this campaign, we were able to support 27,000 people by providing emergency food packages, toiletries, housing support, PPE and first aid kits, dignity kits and tablets to several communities in Chocó, Valle del Cauca, Nariño, Córdoba, Bogotá and Girardot.** 

## **Neglected issue: Sexual and gender-based violence** 

**Project: Protecting children from violence and rebuilding protective and peaceful communities Partner: Asociación Cristiana de Jóvenes Location: Bogotá (Santa Fé and Los Mártires neighborhoods)** 

**Our project with ACJ aims to protect children and young people-CYP living in poverty in Bogotá’s sex work ‘tolerance zone’ from being groomed and sold for sex. ACJ works with children, parents, schools, shop workers, former sex workers, academics and public officials to create an effective and coordinated approach to tackling Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children-CSEC that is better equipped to protect children’s and provide those who have experienced CSEC with the support they need to recover from their trauma.** 

**The beneficiaries of this project are CYP, their families and young women who are already involved in or have been involved in sex work or sexual exploitation that are livingor studying in schools in the areas of Santa Fe and Los Martires, two of the zones in Bogotá with the highest levels of CSEC.** 

## **Project Outcomes:** 

**• 60 beneficiaries (35 CYP and 25 families) have developed socio-economic skills that contribute to generating an environment safe from commercial and sexual exploitation of children (CSEC).** 

- **488 CYP can identify the risks of gender based, sexual and domestic violence and have reflected on their own** 

- **experiences around these themes.** 

**• 456 CYP have consolidated their like skills to protect themselves against sexual violence and discrimination.** 

**• 70 CYP now can use artistic activities within their communities to promote acceptance of sexual diversity and protect CYP from sexual violence.** 

**• 20 young leaders have developed their school’s online content to help educate their peers about their sexual and reproductive rights and sexual violence and discrimination based on their gender and sexual orientation. This has contributed to improving their own school experience and that of their classmates.** 

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- **79 CYP who completed activities about their sexual health and reproductive rights are now able to make** 

- **informed decisions regarding the risks to personal safety that can be found on online platforms.** 

**• 32 CYP who received individual counselling acquired social skills (including assertive communication and the ability to manage difficult emotions) and can now strive to improve relationships with their families and peers, which will, in the long run, be vital in protecting them from CSEC.** 

**• 33 families of women involved in sex work have strengthened their parental skills and are better able to identify and protect themselves, as well as their children, from commercial sexual exploitation and other forms of sexual violence.** 

**• 26 women accessed family planning services and thus strengthened practices of responsible sexual health.** 

**In 2020, our partner ACJ provided a range of artistic activities, individual counselling and training sessions to a total of 637 CYP throughout the year. ACJ carried out a combination of face-to-face and virtual sessions focused on identifying the risks of CSEC and the different forms that it can take and what to do if they feel threatened by it. All the workshops had a focus on developing life and socio-emotional skills to strengthen their understanding of risks and prevention strategies. The workshops in 2020 had a particular focus on reproductive and sexual rights and sexual and gender diversity. ACJ also worked with the CYP and their families to develop their socio-economic skills.** 

**Project: Reducing conflict-related sexual violence against children and young people in Quibdó Partner: Círculo de Estudios (CDE) Location: Quibdó, Chocó (Kennedy, Samper and Villa España neighbourhoods)** 

**The project aimed to reduce the risk of conflict-related sexual violence and forced recruitment faced by children and young people (CYP) in three of Quibdó’s most marginalised neighbourhoods - Kennedy, Samper and Villa España. By helping CYP to manage difficult emotions linked to past traumas and teaching them about their rights and how to claim them, the project aims to empower children to protect themselves from violence. A common theme to all activities is a focus on artistic expression through music and dance. This offers the children a safe and creative way to express their experiences, as articulating them is often difficult or traumatic. In addition, through work with parents, guardians and youth and community leaders, as well as youth-led advocacy meetings with the local authorities, the project aims to create a protective environment for CYP in which adults are aware of their responsibility for protecting children’s rights and are taking the appropriate action to do this.** 

## **Project Outcomes:** 

**• 60 children participated in the project’s activities. Of these, 25 were male and 35 were female.** 

**• 50 children (41 male, 9 female) who were part of the programme in previous years to monitor their current situation.** 

**•In addition, 46 young people (17 male and 29 female) have participated in the youth leadership ‘círculos’ (workshops) during this period.** 

**• 92 parents and carers of the participating children received support from the project through home visits, phone calls and workshops carried out by CDE’s team and community leaders. Furthermore, CDE provided psycho-social support to 50 families and carers of former children beneficiaries of the project to help them express and deal with their emotional stress as a result of the Covid-19 crisis.** 

**•Five school teachers have been supported by the community leaders to provide both individual and group psycho-social support to some CYP at risk.** 

**• 11 staff members from the local government including the Secretary of Health and the Secretary for Women, Diversity and Gender, as well as human rights institutions such as the Ombudsman's Office, the local Youth Centre (Casa de la Juventud), the Cultural Centre (la Casa de la Cultura) and Plan International.** 

**•41 community leaders have participated in the project this year, 35 female, four male, and two LGBT+.** 

**CDE´s greatest learning experience and challenge during this year arose from the Covid-19 emergency and the increase of violence in the neighbourhoods where the project has been taking place. While circumstances in the communities in which CDE works have always meant children have been exposed to circumstances that threaten their rights, the pandemic has worsened this situation and has made it possible for illegal armed groups to** 

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**further establish control in the area and increase their terrorisation strategies. The groups have imposed their regulations on these neighbourhoods with curfews and threats. This has resulted in intimidation, confinement of communities, sexual and gender-based violence and an increase in the risk of forced recruitment of children. This situation meant that the support provided by the project became more crucial than ever.** 

**The situation with the pandemic changed the dynamics of the ‘círculos’. CDE increased the number of activities with the CYP, recognising that they needed more support during this time. CDE modified the methodology to implement the activities remotely and added new topics related to aspects relating to Covid-19, especially the risks, treatment and care, and prevention. They had to adapt them to virtual and remote workspaces, which at the beginning was difficult as most of the children didn’t have access to computers and/or internet in their homes. Nevertheless, CDE found a way to keep up all the activities through phone calls and virtual sessions by supporting the beneficiaries with mobile phone top-ups. CDE has had the support and collaboration of parents and caregivers who have provided devices (smartphones) to those beneficiaries who did not have them. Also, despite the obstacles imposed by the lockdown and social distancing impeding visitation and observation, CDE has had great support from families and caregivers to monitor the activities of the CYP.** 

**CDE found that children were open to change and adapted well to the new forms of contact. One benefit was that children and families developed skills for self-learning and self-responsibility through their participation in the programme. This was also an achievement for the CDE team and the community leaders, who had the opportunity to improve their technological awareness skills through learning about online tools and platforms to carry out the activities. This new virtual reality made it possible to include new content in the ‘círculos’ and extend the reach of the project to more than just the local community.** 

**Additionally, in order to protect the children and the community leaders from the violence in their neighbourhood, CDE decided to keep most activities online through the second part of 2020, and carried out some activities in small groups in the Youth Centre (Casa de la Juventud) which is one of main partners of the local government within the project. More than 300 visits and phone calls were carried out during the year to monitor the children more closely. This year they had to focus on individual psycho-social support for the children, taking into account that during the confinement violence levels rose, so the CYP were more vulnerable and emotionally unstable than ever. CDE and CCC have noticed that thanks to the interest in the ‘círculos’ and the project in general, the increased potential risks to children beneficiaries have been reduced. These risks have also been mitigated because of the strong social fabric that the project has helped to create between the families, the project (community leaders and CDE staff members) and the local institutions.** 

## **Neglected issue:  Exclusion from education** 

**Partner: Acadesan Location: Rural Chocó (San Juan´s river valley)** 

**In 2019, Acadesan worked with 276 children. They participated in workshops and activities using play, physical movement and traditional afro-colombian storytelling which encouraged children to express themselves, listen to and respect others and the natural environment. The children also took part in cleaning and reforestation campaigns within their communities and learnt about the importance of protecting their environment. As well as this, 18 teachers participated in a 3-day training workshop to strengthen their teaching skills and to help them learn how to support children in the development of the skills developed through this project. Finally 9 community members participated in 2 workshops to learn about the specific human rights violations that children and young people face in their communities and how they can be better protected.** 

**We were hoping that this project would continue and be expanded during 2020; however, the Covid-19 pandemic has hit Colombia hard and like many countries it has experienced a prolonged lockdown. Given that the country was in lockdown for the majority of 2020 and that schools across the country have been closed since March 2020 to prevent the spread of COVID-19, unfortunately Acadesan’s proposed project has been on pause until they are able to work with schools once more. Here at CCC we wanted to help Acadesan support their beneficiaries in these unprecedented times so we allocated funds to help them with a Covid-protection project.** 

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**Your funding helped to provide personal protective equipment for 40 community leaders, first aid kits for 72 communities (24,000 people) and 80 tablets for 2 educational centres (800 children). The project started in 2021 supporting 200 children in 4 rural schools.** 

**Neglected issue: Forced recruitment into armed groups or criminal exploitation and reintegration into society** 

**Project: Children and young people creating more inclusive communities that protect them from recruitment by armed groups** 

## **Partner: Fundación CRAN** 

**Location: Bogotá, Villavicencio and Restrepo** 

**This project aimed to protect demobilised young people at risk of (re)recruitment into armed groups and organized crime by helping them to create better relationships with family and friends and by developing their life skills in order to build a positive future for themselves. Additionally, the project works with families and government bodies and institutions to break down the barriers to social inclusion faced by demobilised and at-risk young people. The beneficiaries of this project are young people formerly associated with armed groups that are enrolled in the government rehabilitation and reintegration programme for demobilised children under the age of 18. We also work with the foster families of these children. In addition, the project works with staff from government agencies and from local partner organisations that work with children.** 

## **Project Outcomes:** 

**•85% of the 47 children and young people who have experienced forced recruitment have strengthened their socio-emotional skills and learnt about the importance of protection against these dangers.** 

**•92% of the 26 foster parents recognise their responsibility for protecting children’s rights and are able to identify actions they can take to promote protective environments for young people, reducing their risks of violence and recruitment.** 

**•9 governmental staff members have increased their awareness of the need to promote more protective environments and to break down barriers in society that inhibit the inclusion of children and young people formerly associated with armed groups.** 

**•2 local children organisations have incorporated part of CRAN´s methodology of strengthening family and community programs to prevent risk of (re) recruitment to their own practice.** 

**In 2020 our partner CRAN provided a series of 12 workshops for 47 children formerly associated with armed groups in the cities of Bogotá and Villavicencio. Sessions were held in small groups and through virtual platforms such as Zoom, phone calls and Whatsapp. CRAN met with each group monthly and managed to speak to each child involved in the programme on average twice a month. CRAN and CCC have found that 40 of the 47 children that we have worked with, have made great progress in developing their emotional and psychosocial capacities and practical skills to (re) integrate into society. The project has also helped them to recognise different possibilities and paths that can be pursued outside of war and conflict.** 

**CRAN ran a total of nine group activities and group sessions with the 26 foster parents in Bogotá and Villavicencio. Through virtual platforms, the meetings consisted of activities centred around developing families’ socio-emotional skills, providing them with the tools necessary to establish solid relationships and positive bonds with the children. RAN and CCC found that, 24 of the 26 foster families in the process now appreciated the importance of their role in facilitating a positive domestic environment. Families have learnt to recognise their own personal characteristics, as well as those of their children, and their impact on a supportive and positive family dynamics.** 

**CRAN’s greatest learning experience and challenge during the first six months of this project has been the need to adapt to the current situation that the COVID-19 pandemic has imposed. At the beginning of the project, CRAN had to adjust all of its activities to become distance learning activities rather than the traditional** 

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**face-to-face activities they are accustomed to. They chose to use platforms such as Zoom, Whatsapp and telephone calls to run virtual workshops and support sessions for the children and foster families. CRAN found running sessions virtually required the proposal of innovative strategies to keep the participants engaged and motivated. One benefit was that children and foster families developed skills for self-learning and self-responsibility for their participation in the programme.** 

**CRAN found that both the children and foster families were open to change and adapted well to the new forms of contact. They recognised the effort and collaborative work that CRAN is doing to find solutions to transform the way it runs its activities. This transformation also focused more actively on integrating mental and emotional health given the consequences of the confinement periods due to Covid-19, so self-care strategies were also made to be a priority of the development process.** 

**Another challenge for CRAN was finding organisations interested in learning from CRAN’s methodologies and adopting their models, seeing as many organisations had to stop their activities as they could not continue with in-person training and/or many of their beneficiaries did not have the technological resources to participate. CRAN will continue to try to build links and share knowledge with businesses and local organisations, as they recognise how important this is to protecting children and young people from (re)recruitment.** 

**Project: Protecting girls and boys involved in gangs: strengthening communities through youth leadership Partner: Tiempo De Juego Location: Bogota** 

**This project was run in two Specialized Attention Centres (Sistema de Responsabilidad Penal Adolescente – SRPA) where young people or adolescents to whom this sanction has been imposed by the competent authority live and two Residential centres specialising in the attention of young people with a history of psychoactive substance abuse.** 

**Online and face-to-face activities were implemented to help 218 girls and boys from four residential recovery centres (Semillas de Amor, Junior Masculino, Redentor and Nuevamente) to heal from traumas experienced before and during their gang involvement, as well as teaching life skills that will help them make positive, informed decisions about their futures.** 

**This project also worked with 85 adults (teachers, parents and carers of the young people in and outside the project, and members of community organisations) in the two target communities, including 23 families. This work with adults helped to dispel any stigma that sets these young people apart from other members of their communities based on their life experiences – an important barrier in their successful rehabilitation.** 

## **Project Outcomes:** 

**•75% of the 218 young people reported feeling they have developed valuable psychosocial skills which will enable them to successfully navigate the process of leaving their detention/ care centre and access support available to them, in line with their needs and interests.** 

**•70% of the 218 young people had strengthened their capacities of expression and management of emotions, tension, stress and interpersonal conflicts and put in place strategies to take care of themselves and others.** 

**•100% of the 23 young people’s families reported feeling they have developed valuable psychosocial skills, both as individuals and as a family unit, and use these to generate a protective environment within their home which supports the young person’s process of leaving detention/care and building a positive future.** 

**•100% of 22 staff at the four target detention and care centres recognise they have improved their emotional wellbeing and gained tools for identifying ways in which they can improve the support they provide to young people as they prepare to leave the centre.** 

**•It was possible to develop a methodological guide that includes three chapters: Youth, Families and Professionals. The methodological guide concentrates the Tiempo de Juego learning on the institutionalization processes, needs, priorities, strategies and activities, good practices, etc.** 

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**There are over 4,000 children and young people in juvenile detention in Colombia, with several thousand more currently detained in protection facilities. According to the Colombian Social Services, in the last 5 years over 15,000 children and young people (between the ages of 14 and 17) have gone through juvenile detention in Colombia.** 

**Most Colombians have been scarred one way or another by conflict and violence. Having been recruited or involved in criminal activities as minors, young offenders are also victims of this violence. Unfortunately, many people (including their own families) do not understand or do not accept that these children are also victims. This means many children and young people face hostility and stigma when they try to re-enter their communities and families.** 

**There are clear links between social exclusion and youth detention in Colombia. For example, the vast majority of young people in such facilities in Bogotá are from the city’s most marginalised and impoverished neighbourhoods. They have backgrounds of intra-familial violence and lack a support network within their family or community. Many of these young people also have severe substance abuse problems, which began before entering the institutions but continue within them.** 

**In Colombia, young offender facilities are run by private operators and, as a result, the approach towards children’s wellbeing and quality of support young people receive varies widely. Government guidelines do stipulate that psychosocial support should be provided to young people whilst they are in detention, though the complexities of young offenders’ mental health and substance abuse issues mean that the staff’s focus is often on simply maintaining order. As a result, little to no attention is given to psychosocial support or life skills-building activities. Moreover, the repetitive, non-participatory and isolating nature of daily life within the centres leads to a culture of apathy among the young people.** 

**Our partner Tiempo de Juego (TDJ) has found that when young people reach the end of their time within the facilities, they are not equipped with the socio-emotional skills, the confidence, the knowledge or the support networks they require in order to build a safe, crime and drug-free future for themselves in society.** 

**Our experience of working in this field has shown us that leaving detention, reintegrating into society and building a safe, crime-free future are extremely stressful prospects for young people in detention in Colombia. There are no concrete guidelines set by Social Services relating to helping young people access follow-up support once they have left the centre and, in practice, neither state institutions nor the detention facilities offer this type of accompaniment.** 

## **Strengthen the voluntary sector working with children in Colombia** 

**A significant part of our work, that differentiates us from many other UK based NGOs, is the extent and permanence of the in-country support that we are able to offer to our partners, thanks to the presence of our permanent Project Director and a Finance and Administrative Coordinator in Bogota.** 

## **Developing our partners’ capacity:** 

**At Children Change Colombia, we aim to provide on-going support to our partners and the communities we work with. In August 2020, we had our first Webinar, on “Resilience Skills in Times of Uncertainty”. This Webinar was hosted by Marianne Focke, a psychologist who has a background working with children and adolescents to combat depression and anxiety, by using mindfulness techniques, meditation, and cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT). This webinar aimed to share a series of resilience tools and skills for people to use in their professional and personal life. Making use of resilience studies, we explored useful tools such as mental agility and optimism, and also explored resilience interventions based on positive psychology and cognitive strategies to manage anxiety and increase positive emotions. We were very happy to share this with our partners and our incredible community in both the UK and Colombia.** 

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**In November 2020, we held had our second Webinar on “Building resilience in Children and Adolescents”, also hosted by Marianne Focke. As with the first one, this webinar was conducted in English and in Spanish on consecutive days. Our expert spoke about the importance of helping educate children in resilience in order to help them overcome the stresses and pressures of daily life, which is more important than ever given the fast-paced environment we live in today. We had the opportunity to share with some of our partners on this incredible day.** 

**We have another exciting new project in the pipeline for 2021. We plan to work with Action For Child Trauma International (ACT) which is a UK based charity which aims to relieve mental distress of children who have experienced war and violence, or who are refugees.** 

**ACT trains organisations in evidence-based approaches including CATT training (Children’s Accelerated Trauma Technique) which is a holistic, child-centred, rights-based approach to trauma treatments. CCC and ACT held a preliminary workshop online in September 2020 for our partners so that ACT and our partners could get to know each other and the needs of children in Colombia. We plan to offer training to all our partners during a 3 day seminar in Bogotá. General funds will play an important role in delivering this work in 2021, enabling us to involve all our partners in the training. Involvement in this training will have a meaningful impact in the varying contexts in which they work and enable our partners to provide better services to children and young people all over Colombia.** 

## **Developing new programmes and partnerships:** 

**As the situation in Colombia changes, so do the threats facing children and their communities. We regularly reassess our partnerships to ensure that they remain focused on the most neglected issues. We also undertake research into emerging issues that affect children’s rights and are neglected by others.** 

**In 2020 we worked on the design of a new project and the establishment of a new partnership with the local grassroots organisation El Origen based in la Guajira. In 2021 we are launching a pilot project with our new partner El Origen, a leading young people’s organisation in Colombia with experience training and improving access to education for children and youth in the most marginalised ethnic communities through innovative technology. This project will address the neglected issue of exclusion of education in La Guajira amongst indigenous groups. It aims to improve the quality of education and allow every child to fulfil their potential. We are excited to work with El Origen and investigate the potential that technology has to ensure all children have equal opportunities to learn.** 

## **Fundraising** 

**We are very proud to announce that even though it was a very difficult year we managed to raise our entire commitment to the four projects we implemented in 2020 and had a cross-cutting Covid-19 humanitarian relief project during 10 months to alleviate the communities we work with.** 

**We successfully increased our cushion of general funds (reserves) from £79,113 (31st Dec 2019) to £94,527 (31st Dec 2020). Thus freeing up funds to aid cash-flow with grant giving.** 

**Our total income fell considerably from 2019 to 2020 because 2019 was the last year that we received support from Comic Relief, and unfortunately Latin American countries, including Colombia, is no longer an area of interest for this fund or other institutional funds such as The National Lottery Community Fund and the Department for International Development. Although this was a big challenge the organisation was able to adapt and continue its work. We reduced administrative costs by closing the London office and moving to a** 

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**shared workspace, and reduced IT services and other office expenses. As a result we covered our operational costs with general funds comfortably in 2020.** 

## **Grant making policy** 

**Children Change Colombia Ltd makes grants to partner organisations in Colombia. Project proposals are subject to approval by the Executive Director and the trustees to ensure the work is in line with our strategic objectives. All projects are subject to a monitoring process and the payment of grants is subject to satisfactory monitoring reports being received.** 

## **Voluntary Help** 

**Children Change Colombia Ltd is supported by a number of volunteers who provide invaluable administrative and fundraising assistance and the Board wish to express their gratitude to all of those who have helped Children Change Colombia Ltd develop its activities through such voluntary assistance.** 

## **FINANCIAL REVIEW** 

**During the year ending 31st December 2020 Children Change Colombia Ltd raised £354,411 (year ending 31st December 2019 - £493,712), the decrease due mainly (as mentioned above) by the ceasing of institutional funding available for projects in South American countries. Total expenditure for the year ending 31st December 2020 was £325,832 (year ending 31st December 2019 - £468,079). Thus, overall surplus for the financial period ending 31st December 2020 was £ 28,579 (year ending 31st December 2019 - £25,633).** 

**Funds held for use by the charity on 31st December 2020 was £135,722 (£107,143 on 31st December 2019), of which £41,195 was restricted to projects (£28,030 on 31st December 2019), and £94,527 was unrestricted Reserves (£79,113 on 31st December 2019).** 

**Restricted funds carried forward will be passed on to the respective project partners for which they have been donated, and unrestricted funds will be held or spent in accordance with Children Change Colombia Ltd’s Reserves policy (see policy details below on page 19).** 

**In line with our financial strategy, Children Change Colombia Ltd continues to raise funds from a balanced mix of income streams including trusts and foundations, individuals and corporate donors. Corporate donations did particularly well during 2020 with income of £33,848 (increased from 2019 income of £16,800) thanks to valuable new partnerships established with corporate donors interested in supporting our work in Colombia.** 

**Income from Individuals continued to provide a steady and valuable source of support, raising £133,360 during 2020 (2019 - £158,545). This income included legacy income, regular standing orders and one-off donations. As ever, we are hugely appreciative of the personal investment they make in the future of Colombia’s most vulnerable children.** 

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## **Legal details** 

**Children Change Colombia Ltd is an international non-governmental organisation created as a charitable legal entity in the United Kingdom and a company limited by guarantee. The change of name from Children of the Andes to Children Change Colombia Ltd was registered with Companies House on 16[th] September 2015. The Company known as Children of the Andes was formed on 12 March 1999, was then registered under no: 1075037 with the Charity Commission on April 9th 1999 and took over the activities of a predecessor non-incorporated charity on 6th June 1999. The members of the Company consist of the trustees listed at the start of this report.** 

## **Organisational and decision making structure** 

**Children Change Colombia Ltd is managed by an Executive Director (who, until 31[st] March 2020, was also the Company Secretary).** 

**The trustees hold at least four meetings per year to, inter alia, receive and consider reports from the Executive Director, review the financial situation and monitor the achievement of the social objectives of the Charity.** 

**The Chair holds monthly meetings with the Executive Director and the staff to review progress. The Honorary Treasurer, Chair further trustee hold regular meetings with the Executive Director and Finance Manager as a Finance Committee which then analyses monthly results and prepares documents for the following board meeting.** 

## _**Systems of Internal Control**_ 

**There is an organisational structure of delegation with lines of responsibility for control and procedures for reporting decisions, actions and issues. The board approves and monitors the annual budget and income projections.** 

**No remuneration or benefits have been paid or are payable in respect of the trustees. No material related party transactions occurred in the year.** 

## **Method of appointment or election of Chair and Trustees** 

## _**Chair**_ 

**A selection committee of trustees is appointed. When a vacancy for Chair becomes available, existing trustees may express an interest in the role, external candidates may be recommended or self-referred and the post is also advertised externally. Interested parties meet the Executive Director who explains the work of Children Change Colombia Ltd and the duties and responsibilities of the Chair. A panel, chaired by the head of the selection committee, then interviews candidates with the Executive Director sitting as an observer.** 

## _**Trustees**_ 

**When a vacancy in the board of trustees arises, nominations may be made by staff, other trustees (including the Chair), or may be self-referred. The post is advertised externally. The potential trustee receives an information pack and submits an application. If they meet the criteria for new trustees, they visit Children Change Colombia Ltd and meet the Executive Director and staff and, following this, meet the Chair of trustees or another trustee. Finally, the candidate attends a trustee meeting as an observer, and, after consideration by the Board, an invitation may be made to the candidate to become a trustee of Children Change Colombia Ltd.** 

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**The Board and Executive Director conduct a regular skills audit of the board of trustees to assess the fit of the board with the organisation’s current strategic objectives. Vacancies in the board may arise as a result of an existing trustee stepping down by mutual agreement in order to enable the appropriate skills and experience to be represented on the board.** 

## **Responsibilities of the Trustees** 

**The Charity’s trustees (who are also the directors of Children Change Colombia Ltd for the purposes of company law) are responsible for preparing a trustees’ annual report and financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice) including FRS 102 “The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland”.** 

**Company law requires the Charity trustees to prepare financial statements for each year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable company and the group and of the incoming resources and application of resources, including the income and expenditure, of the charitable group for that period. In preparing the financial statements, the trustees are required to:** 

- **select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;** 

- **observe the methods and principles in the Charities SORP (Statement of Recommended Practice);** 

- **make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent;** 

- **state whether applicable UK accounting standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements;** 

- **prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the Charity will continue in business.** 

**The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the Charity and to enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the Charity and the group and hence taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities. The trustees are responsible for the maintenance and integrity of the corporate and financial information included on the charitable company’s website. Legislation in the United Kingdom governing the preparation and dissemination of financial statements may differ from legislation in other jurisdictions.** 

## **Risk Management** 

**The trustees have overall responsibility for ensuring that the Charity has an appropriate system of controls, financial and otherwise. The regular meetings between the Honorary Treasurer and staff as well as the meetings between the Chair and Executive Director are a key component of the risk management framework. During these meetings risks faced by the charity are carefully analysed and, if required, checks introduced. The trustees are satisfied that systems are in place to mitigate the risks identified.** 

**Risks that have been identified, are being monitored and for which checks and mitigation measures have been put in place include: 1) Insufficient Reserves 2) Unexpected loss of significant income source 3) Staff caught up in violence/kidnap/terrorism/natural disasters 4) Children Change Colombia LTD unable to raise sufficient funds 5) Loss of key staff/failure to recruit suitable staff 6) Foreign currency exchange losses 7) Loss or damage to IT data 8) Exposure to unethical funding sources 9)) Failure to comply with UK and Colombian regulatory obligations – in particular breach of data protection legislation 10) Child harmed accidentally or deliberately as a result of Children Change Colombia Ltd’s work 11) Physical destruction of office and files 12) Failure to report adequately to donors.** 

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## **Statement of policies** 

## **Reserve policy** 

**The trustees use a risk based reserves policy based on a traffic light warning system (Green, Amber, and Red). The purpose is to give a real time calculation of reserve and cost levels in order to allow Children Change Colombia Ltd to maintain sufficient general fund reserves in order to reflect legal and fiduciary obligations for the continued normal existence of the charity followed by an orderly curtailment of activities if necessary. The policy is monitored by the Finance Committee, and assumptions reviewed annually. A copy of the policy is available on request.** 

## **Equal opportunities policy** 

**Children Change Colombia Ltd is committed to operating an equal opportunities policy in all aspects of its work.** 

## **Investment Policy** 

**Children Change Colombia Ltd is effectively a steward of funds donated, and therefore considers it appropriate to minimise risk when investing these funds. To this end, surplus funds are invested in interest bearing savings accounts with reputable UK banks and institutions. In order to minimise risks from bank failure, our policy is to hold no more than £75K in any one bank.** 

## **Public Benefit Statement** 

**The trustees have a duty to report on how the activities of the charity deliver public benefit. The sections of this Report above entitled “Principal Activities and Aims” and “Objectives” set out the charity’s objectives on the activity and success in the year to the 31 December 2019 in delivering public benefit.** 

## **Independent Examination** 

**A resolution proposing that Independent Examiners Ltd be reappointed as for the next Independent Examination of the company will be put to the Annual General Meeting.** 

## **Approved on behalf of the Board of Trustees** 


**Carolina Giraldo Chair of the Board of Trustees** 

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CHILDREN CHANGE COLOMBIA LTD
(A COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE)
ANNUAL REPORT
AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR
THE YEAR ENDED
31ST DECEMBER 2020
CHARITY REGISTRATION No: 1075037
COMPANY REGISTRATION No: 03731943
Page 2 Legal and Administrative Information
Pages 3 Report of the Directors
Page 4 Statement of Financial Activities
Page 5 Balance Sheet
Page5 6 to 12 Notes to the Financial Statements
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CHILDREN CHANGE COLOMBIA LTD
(A COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE)
REPORT OF THE DIREcfoRS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2020
LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
CHARrrY NUMBER
1075037
COMPANY REGISTRATION NUMBER
3731943
START OF FINANCIAL YEAR
1st January 2020
END OF FINANCIAL YEAR
31st December 2020
DIREcfoRS AT 31ST DECEMBER 2020
Carolina Giraldo (Chair)
Richard Drean (Treasurer)
Felipe Alviar Baquero
Marilyn Thomson
Martin Diaz {resigned 25 February 2020)
Eugenia Londono (appointed 27 August 2020)
Richard Mccoll (appointed 27 August 2020)
Alex Jones (appointed 27 August 2020)
Juan Pablo Hemandez (appointed 27 August 2020)
Janey Wall (resigned 10th November 2020)
COMPANY SECRETARY
Angela Maria Carreno Malaver
REGISTERED ADDRESS
5 Richbell Place
Holborn
London
WCIN 3LA
DATE OF INCORPORATION
12th March 1999
GOVERNING INSTRUMENT
Memorandum and Articles of Association incorporated
12th March 1999, amended by certificate of
incorporation on change of name dated 16th
September 2015 as amended on 26th November
PRIMARY BANKERS
National Westminter Bank PIC
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Barclays Bank PIC
GU21 IAE
Unity Trust
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ACCOUNTANTS
Independent Examiners Ltd
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CHILDREN CHANGE COLOMBIA LTD
(A COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE)
REPORT OF THE DIRECTORS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2020
The Directors"take pleasure in submttting their report and financial statements for the year ended
31st December 2020. A more detailed report can be accessed frorri,'web site The Chari
mmi
n.- GOV.UK
Company law requires the director5 to prepare financial statements for eath financial year which
gives a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the company and of the profit or loss of the
company during that period. In preparing those financtal statements the directors are required to..
{1) select suitable accounting policbes and then apply them consistently.
lil) make Judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent.
lili) prepa￿ financial statements on a going concern basis unless it Is inappropriate to presume that
the company contlnue in business.
The directors are responsible for keeping proper occounting records which disdose with reasonable
ccuracy at any time the financial position of the company and to enable them.to ensure that the
financial ststernents comply with the Companies Act I006. They are also responsible for
safeguarding the assets of the company and hen￿ for taking ￿aSonable Steps for the prevention
and detection of fraud and other i￿egUlarities. In F&reparing this report the dirertor5 have taken
advantage of speoal provisions of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companie5.
l approve the attached ststement of finanaal activities and balance sheet for the year ended 31st
December 2020. and confimi that I have made available all inforrnat￿n necessary for its
preparation.
Date
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Signed by

CHILDREN CHANGE COLOMBIA LTD
(A COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE)
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2020
Incorporating income and expenditure account
Unrestritted Restricted
Funds
Funds
TOTAL
2020
TOTAL
2019
Notes
INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS
FROM:
Donations and Legacies
3a
186,906
135,722
322,628
463,068
Trading Activities
3b
31.684
31.684
30.345
Investments
3c
99
99
299
Other Income
3d
TOTAL INCOME
218.689
135.722
354.411
493.712
EXPENDITURE ON:
Raising Fund5
4a
3.792
3,792
7, 143
Charitable Activities
4b
199,483
122,557
322,040
460,936
TOTAL EXPENDITURE
203 275
122 557
325 832
468 079
NET INCOME/- EXPENDITURE
15.414
13.165
28.579
25.633
Total Funds Brought FoNard
79,113
28,030
107,143
81,510
Transfer between funds
TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD
94,527
41,195
135,722
107,143
Movements on all resetves and all recognised gains and 10sse5 are shown above. All of the
organisation's operations are classed as continuing.
The notes on pages 6 to 12 form part of these finanoal statements.

CHILDREN CHANGE COLOMBIA LTD
(A COMPANY LIMrrED BY GUARANTEE)
BALANCE SHEET
AS AT 31ST DECEMBER 2020
Unrestricted Re5trirted 31-I>K•20 31-D•c-19
Funds
Funds
Total
Total
Note
Fixed Ass
Tangible assets
Current Assets
Debtors
stock
Cash at bank and in hand
Total Curnent Assets
16. 179
1.026
89.386
106.591
16.179
1,026
130.581
147,786
31,829
1,026
82,460
115 315
41.195
41.195
Creditors". amounts falling due
within one year
12,064
12.064
8,172
NET CURRENT ASSETS
94.527
41.195
. 135.722
107,143
TOTAL ASSEfs less curTent liabilitles
94.527
41,195
135,722
107.143
NET ASSETS
94,527
41,195
135,722
107.14
Fund$ of the Charity
General Funds
.Re5tricted Funds
94.527
94.527
41.195
79.113
28.030
41.195
Total Funds
94.527
41,195
135,722
107,143
For the year ending 31st December 2020 the Company was entitled to exemption from audit under
section 477(2) of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.
The members have not required the company to obtain an audft in" accordance wlth 5ertOon 476 of
the Companies Act 2006.
The direttors acknowledge their responsibility for complying with the requirements of the
Companies Act 2006 respert to accounting records and for the preparation of accounts.
These accounts have b.een p￿pared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companles
subject to the small companies. regime.
Approved by the Directors on
Signed on their behalf by
Carolina Giraldo
Chair and Dircrtor

CHILDREN CHANGE COLOMBIA LTD
(A COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE)
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2020
I. ACCOUNTING POLICIES
In
min
Resources
Recognition of Incoming Resources
These are included in the Ststement of Finanoal Activities (SOFA} when:
the charity becomes entitled to the re50urces;
the trustees are virtually certain they will receive the resources: and
the monetary value can be measured with sufficient reliability
In¢oming Resources wlth related expenditure
Where incoming resources have related expenditure (as with fundraising or contratt income) the
incoming resource and related expenditure are reported gross in the SOFA.
Grants and Donations
Grants and Donations are only included in the SOFA when the charity has unconditional entitlement
to the resources.
Tax reclaims on Donations and Gifts
Incoming resources from tax reclaim5 are included in the SOFA at the same time as the gift to
which they relate.
Contrartual Income and Perfornlanee Related Grants
This is only included in the SOFA once the related good5 or services has been delivered.
Glfts In Klnd
Gifts In kind are accounted for at a reasonable estimate of their value to the charity or the amount
actually realised. Gifts in kind for Sale or distribution are included in the accounts as gifts only when
sold or distributed by the charity. Gifts in kind for use by the charity are included in the SOFA as
incoming resources when receivable.
Donated SeThices and Facilities
These are only included in incoming re50urce5 (with an equivalent amount in resources expended)
where the benefit to the charity is reasonably quantifiable, ffleasurable and material. The value
placed on these resources is the estimated value to the charity-
Volunteer Help
The value of any voluntary help received is not included in the accounts but is described In the
directors, annual report.
Investment Income
This is included in the accounts when receivable.
Investment gains and losses
This includes any gain or loss on the sale of investments and any gain or loss ￿$￿Iting from
revaluing investments to market value at the end of the year.
Liability recognition
Liabilities are recognised as soon as there is a legal or con5trurtive obligation committing the
charity to pay out resources.
Governance Costs
This includes costs of the preparation and examination of statutory accounts. the costs of the
trustees meetings and cost of any legal advise to trustees on governance or constitutional matters.

CHILDREN CHANGE COLOMBIA LTD
(A COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE)
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2020
I. ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)
Grants with perfornlance conditions
Where the charity gives a grant with conditions for its payment being a specific level of service or
output to be provided. such grants are only recognised in the SOFA once the recipient of the grant
has provided the specified Servi￿ or output.
Grants payable wlthout performance condltlons
These are only recognised in the accounts when a commitrnent has been made and there are no
conditions to be met relating to a grant which remain in control of the charity.
Support Costs
Support costs include central funrtions and have been allocated to artivity cost categories on a
basls consistent with the use of the resources. e.g. allocating property costs by floor areas, or per
capita, staff costs by the time spent and other costs by their usage.
Assets
Tangible fixed assets for use by the charity are capitalised if they can be used for more than one
year. and c05t at least £3,500. They are valued at cost or, if gifted. at the value to the charity on
receipt.
Basis of preparation
The financial statements are prepared on the historical cost basis convention (as modified to include
the revaluation of investments) in accordance with the Charities Att 2011. "Accounting and
Reporting by Charities. (SORP 2015). applicable accounting standard5 and the Companies Act 2006.
The accounts have been prepared on a going concern basis. The charity meet5 the definition of a
public benefit entity under FRS 102.
The Charity has claimed exemptions available in Section la of FRS 102 not to P￿pare a cash flow
statement since it 15 a small charity.
Depreciation is calculated at a rate to write off the cost of tangible fixed assets on a straight line
basis over their estimated useful lives. The rates applied per annurn are as follows:
Equipment
25Wo
Fixtures and Fittings
io%
2. TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS
Building Equipment
Fittings
TOTAL
Cost
Additions
Cost at
31-Dec-19
7.978
7.978
31-Dec-20
7.978
7,978
Depreciation
Charge
Depreciation at
31-Dec-19
7,978
7,978
31-Dec-20
7.978
Net Book Value
31-Dec-20
31-Dec-19
The charity has no annual commitments under non-cancellirmj operating leases nor any capital
commitments.

CHILDREN CHANGE COLOMBIA LTD
(A COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE)
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2020
Note
Unrestritted Re5tritted
Funds
Funds
TOTAL
2020
TOTAL
2019
3. INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS
FROM:
a) Donations and Legacies
Individual Donations
Corporate Donation5
Legacies
standing orders and covenants
Tax Reclaimed
Grants
68,448
31,348
11.103
48.730
5,079
22.198
68.448
33,848
11.103
48.730
5,079
155,420
69,757
16,800
25.586
51,489
11,713
287,723
2,500
133.222
186.906
135,722
322,628
463,06
b) Trading Activities
Community Fundraising
Events Income
24.449
7.235
24.449
7.235
19,223
11,122
31.684
31,684
30,345
c) Investments
Interest
99
299
99
299
d) Other Income
Miscellaneous Income

CHILDREN CHANGE COLOMBIA LTD
(A COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE)
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2020
4. EXPENDITURE ON:
Unrestrirted Restricted
Funds
Fund5
TOTAL
2020
TOTAL
2019
Note
a) Raising Funds
Event costs
Publicity and Advertising
3,792
3,792
3.008
4,135
3,792
3,792
b) Charitable Activities
Staff Costs
UK
Colombia
Recruitments & CRB'S
Payroll
Office Costs
Premises
Operation Costs
IT
Networking
Project Support Costs
Monitoring Visit5
Field Office Costs
Project Development Costs
Grants
Bank Charges
Insurance
Currency Fluctuation Losses
Independent Examination Fees
Other Governance
130.772
31.663
986
315
130.772
31.663
986
315
151,867
31,618
313
385
15.693
3,295
6.241
19
15.693
3,295
6.241
19
18,478
4,055
3,325
3,017
141
4,187
717
141
4,187
717
122.557
888
1,251
1.099
1,500
716
1,729
6,766
6.380
225,472
1,062
1,546
3,003
960
960
122.557
888
1,251
1.099
1.500
716
199,483
122,557
322.040
460 936

CHILDREN CHANGE COLOMBIA LTD
(A COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE)
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2020
5. GRApifs AND RESTRICTED FUNDS
PROVIDED FOR THE CHARITY
Total
Total
Funds
Funds
31-Dep20 31-De￿I9
Unrestritted Restritted
Funds
Fund5
Anonymous Donors
The A5hmore Foundation
The British& Foreign School Society
Bryan Guinness Charitable Trust
Comic Relief
Educational & General Charitable Tnjst
Evan Cornish Foundation
Gemini Foundation
INTO Giving
Latin America Children's Trust
Peter Stebbings Memorial Charity
Souter Charitable Trust
Other Grants received (under £3,000)
7,489
10,407
28,000
17,896
28,000
60,980
5,000
20.000
3.000
110,323
3.000
6,880
6,880
10,000
13,000
4,000
38.846
10,000
13,000
4,000
38.846
17,000
7,500
36.650
10.000
3,000
18,150
14,709
22,089
36,798
22,198
133,222
155,420
294.603
RESTRicfED FUNDS
Balance
01-Jan-20
Balance
31-Dec-20
Income
Expenditure Transfers
Acadesan
ACJ
ACTI Workshop Bogota
Circulo de Estudios
CRAN
FFF Own Funds
TDJ Comic relief
6.773
8,737
11.177
27,079
7.731
31,861
10,219
3.955
3,433
447
15.038
496
7,607
3,433
-3,433
39.133
20.151
1.118
37,064
35,253
17.397
714
29,601
12.284
92
144
CCC ProJects
28.030
135.722
122.557
41,195
Descriptions of Restritted fvnd5
Acadesan - protecting children from rights abuses in illegal mining areas through ￿-engagement
in high-quality education
ACJ - Preventinq the commercial sexual exploitation of r.hildrpn in lkngota
ACTI (Action for Chlld Trauma Intl) - Training workshop in Bogota for childcare professionals, in
methods of trauma management
Circulo de Estudios - reducing conflitt related sexual violence against children and young people
CRAN social inclusion for demobilised young people and children at risk of recruitment
FFF {Fundacion Formacion d. Futuros) - helping young care leavers prepare for independent life
TDJ (Tiempo de Juego) - Change the Game- Preventing and reducing risks in gangs
10

CHILDREN CHANGE COLOMBIA LTD
(A COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE)
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2020
6. CASH AT BANK AND IN HAND
Unre5tritted Restritted
Fund
Fund
Totsl
Total
31-Dec-20 31-Dec-19
Barclays Current Account
Barclay5 Savings Account
Natwest No.1 Account
Natwest No.2 Account
Natwest Capital Reserve Account
Natwest Reserve Account
Banco de Occidente Account
Unity Trust Bank Account
Unity Trust Bank Reserve Account
Paypal
Cash Account
10,077
56
37.395
3,978
6,808
1.634
10,077
56
37.395
45.173
6.808
1.634
4,713
56
1,885
1,000
12,778
15.181
8,391
19,627
18,587
142
loo
41,195
10.777
18.624
10,777
18,624
43
43
89,386
41,195
130,581
7. DEBTORS AND PREPAYMENTS
Unrestricted Restritted
Fund
Fund
Total
Total
31-Dec-20 31-Detr19
Debtors
Accrued Income
Prepayments
10.330
4.660
1,189
10.330
4,660
1,189
27,633
4.196
16.179
16.179
31.829
8. CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALUNG DUE wmiIN ONE YEAR
Unrestricted Restritted
Fund
Fund
Total
Total
31-Dec-20 31-Dec-19
Trade Creditors
PAYE
NEST
Accrued Expenditure
1,007
9.137
420
1,500
1,007
9.137
420
1,500
755
6,389
1,028
12,064
12,064
8.172

CHILDREN CHANGE COLOMBIA LTD
(A COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE)
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2020
9. STAFF COST5 AND NUMBERS
The Charity runs a PAYE scheme, as detailed below:
2020
2019
Gro55 Salaries
Employer's National Insurance Costs
Nl & Maternity Pay Rebates
Pension Contributions
149,321
12.460
-4.153
4,807
176,042
13,740
-11.623
5,326
162,435
183,485
Employees were engaged in the following artivities:
2020
TOTAL
2019
TOTAL
Colombian Projett Support
Fundraising
Administration
Activities in furtherance of organisation's objects
No employees received emoluments in the rdnge of £50,000 to £60.000. or higher.
10. DIRECTORS ANO OTHER RELATED PARTIES
No payments were made to directors or any persons connected with them during this financial
period. No material transaction took place between the organisation and a director or any person
connected with them.
11. RISK ASSESSMENT
The directors artively review the major risks which the charity faces on a regular basis and believe
that maintaining the free re5erve5 Stated, combined with the annual review of the controls over key
financial systems carried out on an annual basis will provide sufficient resources in the event of
adverse conditions. The directors have also examined other operational and business risks which
they face and confirm that they have established systems to mitigate the significant risks.
12. RESERVES POLICY
The directors have considered the level of reserves they wish to retain. appropriate to the charity's
needs. This is based on the charity's size and the level of finanaal commitments held. The directors
aim to ensure the charity will be able to continue to fulfil its charitable objectives even if there is a
temporary shortfall in income or unexpected expenditure. The directors will endeavour not to set
aside fund5 unnecessarily.
13. PUBLIC BENEFIT
The charity acknowledges its requirement to demonstrate clearly that it must have charitable
purposes or 'aims' that are for the public benefit. Details of how the charity has achieved this are
provided in the report of the directors. The directors confirm that they have paid due regard to the
Charity Commission guidance on public benefit before deciding what activities the charity should
undertake.
12

INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT ON THE ACCOUNTS
Report to the trustees/ members of Children Change Colombia Ltd on the account5 for the year
ended 31st December 2020 set out on pages 4 to 12.
Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner
The charity's trustees {who are also the dirertors of the company for the purposes of company law)
"are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The trustees consider that an audit is not
required for thi5 year (under section 144) of the Charities Att 2011 (the Art). and that on
independent examination is needed.
Having satisfied rnyself that the charity is not subject to audit under company law and is eligible for
an independent examination, it is my responsibility to:
examine the accounts (under section 145 of the Art):
to follow the procedures laid down in the General Dirertion5 given by the Charity
Commission (under sertion 145(5)(b) of the Act). and:
to state whether particular matters have come to my attention.
Basls of Independent examiner's statement
My examination was tarried out in atcordante with General Direttions given by the Charity
Commissioners. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the
organi5ation and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes
consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from
the trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the
evidence that would be required in an audit. and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the
accounts present a 'true and fair view. and the ￿pOrt is limited to those matters set out in the
statement below.
Independent examiner's ststement
In the course of my examination, no matter has come to my attention
which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in. any material ￿SpeCt. the trustees
requirements-
to keep accounting record5 in accordance with sertion 386 of the Companies Act 2006: and
to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting ￿cOrdS. comply with the accounting
requirements of section 396 of the Companies Art 2006 and with the methods and
principle5 of the Ststement of recommended Prartice- Accounting and Reporting by
Charities.
have not been met- or
to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper ynderstanding
of the accounts to be reached.
P B Robinson MAAT FCIE
Independent Examiners Ltd
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Bosham
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Date: 13th September 2021
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(A COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE)
ANNUAL REPORT
AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR
THE YEAR ENDED
31ST DECEMBER 2020
CHARITY REGISTRATION No: 1075037
COMPANY REGISTRATION No: 03731943
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Pages 3 Report of the Directors
Page 4 Statement of Financial Activities
Page 5 Balance Sheet
Page5 6 to 12 Notes to the Financial Statements
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CHILDREN CHANGE COLOMBIA LTD
(A COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE)
REPORT OF THE DIREcfoRS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2020
LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
CHARrrY NUMBER
1075037
COMPANY REGISTRATION NUMBER
3731943
START OF FINANCIAL YEAR
1st January 2020
END OF FINANCIAL YEAR
31st December 2020
DIREcfoRS AT 31ST DECEMBER 2020
Carolina Giraldo (Chair)
Richard Drean (Treasurer)
Felipe Alviar Baquero
Marilyn Thomson
Martin Diaz {resigned 25 February 2020)
Eugenia Londono (appointed 27 August 2020)
Richard Mccoll (appointed 27 August 2020)
Alex Jones (appointed 27 August 2020)
Juan Pablo Hemandez (appointed 27 August 2020)
Janey Wall (resigned 10th November 2020)
COMPANY SECRETARY
Angela Maria Carreno Malaver
REGISTERED ADDRESS
5 Richbell Place
Holborn
London
WCIN 3LA
DATE OF INCORPORATION
12th March 1999
GOVERNING INSTRUMENT
Memorandum and Articles of Association incorporated
12th March 1999, amended by certificate of
incorporation on change of name dated 16th
September 2015 as amended on 26th November
PRIMARY BANKERS
National Westminter Bank PIC
RH4 IAX
Barclays Bank PIC
GU21 IAE
Unity Trust
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ACCOUNTANTS
Independent Examiners Ltd
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Delling Lane
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CHILDREN CHANGE COLOMBIA LTD
(A COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE)
REPORT OF THE DIRECTORS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2020
The Directors"take pleasure in submttting their report and financial statements for the year ended
31st December 2020. A more detailed report can be accessed frorri,'web site The Chari
mmi
n.- GOV.UK
Company law requires the director5 to prepare financial statements for eath financial year which
gives a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the company and of the profit or loss of the
company during that period. In preparing those financtal statements the directors are required to..
{1) select suitable accounting policbes and then apply them consistently.
lil) make Judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent.
lili) prepa￿ financial statements on a going concern basis unless it Is inappropriate to presume that
the company contlnue in business.
The directors are responsible for keeping proper occounting records which disdose with reasonable
ccuracy at any time the financial position of the company and to enable them.to ensure that the
financial ststernents comply with the Companies Act I006. They are also responsible for
safeguarding the assets of the company and hen￿ for taking ￿aSonable Steps for the prevention
and detection of fraud and other i￿egUlarities. In F&reparing this report the dirertor5 have taken
advantage of speoal provisions of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companie5.
l approve the attached ststement of finanaal activities and balance sheet for the year ended 31st
December 2020. and confimi that I have made available all inforrnat￿n necessary for its
preparation.
Date
ok.fv55JL+....20&.1
Signed by

CHILDREN CHANGE COLOMBIA LTD
(A COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE)
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2020
Incorporating income and expenditure account
Unrestritted Restricted
Funds
Funds
TOTAL
2020
TOTAL
2019
Notes
INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS
FROM:
Donations and Legacies
3a
186,906
135,722
322,628
463,068
Trading Activities
3b
31.684
31.684
30.345
Investments
3c
99
99
299
Other Income
3d
TOTAL INCOME
218.689
135.722
354.411
493.712
EXPENDITURE ON:
Raising Fund5
4a
3.792
3,792
7, 143
Charitable Activities
4b
199,483
122,557
322,040
460,936
TOTAL EXPENDITURE
203 275
122 557
325 832
468 079
NET INCOME/- EXPENDITURE
15.414
13.165
28.579
25.633
Total Funds Brought FoNard
79,113
28,030
107,143
81,510
Transfer between funds
TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD
94,527
41,195
135,722
107,143
Movements on all resetves and all recognised gains and 10sse5 are shown above. All of the
organisation's operations are classed as continuing.
The notes on pages 6 to 12 form part of these finanoal statements.

CHILDREN CHANGE COLOMBIA LTD
(A COMPANY LIMrrED BY GUARANTEE)
BALANCE SHEET
AS AT 31ST DECEMBER 2020
Unrestricted Re5trirted 31-I>K•20 31-D•c-19
Funds
Funds
Total
Total
Note
Fixed Ass
Tangible assets
Current Assets
Debtors
stock
Cash at bank and in hand
Total Curnent Assets
16. 179
1.026
89.386
106.591
16.179
1,026
130.581
147,786
31,829
1,026
82,460
115 315
41.195
41.195
Creditors". amounts falling due
within one year
12,064
12.064
8,172
NET CURRENT ASSETS
94.527
41.195
. 135.722
107,143
TOTAL ASSEfs less curTent liabilitles
94.527
41,195
135,722
107.143
NET ASSETS
94,527
41,195
135,722
107.14
Fund$ of the Charity
General Funds
.Re5tricted Funds
94.527
94.527
41.195
79.113
28.030
41.195
Total Funds
94.527
41,195
135,722
107,143
For the year ending 31st December 2020 the Company was entitled to exemption from audit under
section 477(2) of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.
The members have not required the company to obtain an audft in" accordance wlth 5ertOon 476 of
the Companies Act 2006.
The direttors acknowledge their responsibility for complying with the requirements of the
Companies Act 2006 respert to accounting records and for the preparation of accounts.
These accounts have b.een p￿pared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companles
subject to the small companies. regime.
Approved by the Directors on
Signed on their behalf by
Carolina Giraldo
Chair and Dircrtor

CHILDREN CHANGE COLOMBIA LTD
(A COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE)
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2020
I. ACCOUNTING POLICIES
In
min
Resources
Recognition of Incoming Resources
These are included in the Ststement of Finanoal Activities (SOFA} when:
the charity becomes entitled to the re50urces;
the trustees are virtually certain they will receive the resources: and
the monetary value can be measured with sufficient reliability
In¢oming Resources wlth related expenditure
Where incoming resources have related expenditure (as with fundraising or contratt income) the
incoming resource and related expenditure are reported gross in the SOFA.
Grants and Donations
Grants and Donations are only included in the SOFA when the charity has unconditional entitlement
to the resources.
Tax reclaims on Donations and Gifts
Incoming resources from tax reclaim5 are included in the SOFA at the same time as the gift to
which they relate.
Contrartual Income and Perfornlanee Related Grants
This is only included in the SOFA once the related good5 or services has been delivered.
Glfts In Klnd
Gifts In kind are accounted for at a reasonable estimate of their value to the charity or the amount
actually realised. Gifts in kind for Sale or distribution are included in the accounts as gifts only when
sold or distributed by the charity. Gifts in kind for use by the charity are included in the SOFA as
incoming resources when receivable.
Donated SeThices and Facilities
These are only included in incoming re50urce5 (with an equivalent amount in resources expended)
where the benefit to the charity is reasonably quantifiable, ffleasurable and material. The value
placed on these resources is the estimated value to the charity-
Volunteer Help
The value of any voluntary help received is not included in the accounts but is described In the
directors, annual report.
Investment Income
This is included in the accounts when receivable.
Investment gains and losses
This includes any gain or loss on the sale of investments and any gain or loss ￿$￿Iting from
revaluing investments to market value at the end of the year.
Liability recognition
Liabilities are recognised as soon as there is a legal or con5trurtive obligation committing the
charity to pay out resources.
Governance Costs
This includes costs of the preparation and examination of statutory accounts. the costs of the
trustees meetings and cost of any legal advise to trustees on governance or constitutional matters.

CHILDREN CHANGE COLOMBIA LTD
(A COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE)
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2020
I. ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)
Grants with perfornlance conditions
Where the charity gives a grant with conditions for its payment being a specific level of service or
output to be provided. such grants are only recognised in the SOFA once the recipient of the grant
has provided the specified Servi￿ or output.
Grants payable wlthout performance condltlons
These are only recognised in the accounts when a commitrnent has been made and there are no
conditions to be met relating to a grant which remain in control of the charity.
Support Costs
Support costs include central funrtions and have been allocated to artivity cost categories on a
basls consistent with the use of the resources. e.g. allocating property costs by floor areas, or per
capita, staff costs by the time spent and other costs by their usage.
Assets
Tangible fixed assets for use by the charity are capitalised if they can be used for more than one
year. and c05t at least £3,500. They are valued at cost or, if gifted. at the value to the charity on
receipt.
Basis of preparation
The financial statements are prepared on the historical cost basis convention (as modified to include
the revaluation of investments) in accordance with the Charities Att 2011. "Accounting and
Reporting by Charities. (SORP 2015). applicable accounting standard5 and the Companies Act 2006.
The accounts have been prepared on a going concern basis. The charity meet5 the definition of a
public benefit entity under FRS 102.
The Charity has claimed exemptions available in Section la of FRS 102 not to P￿pare a cash flow
statement since it 15 a small charity.
Depreciation is calculated at a rate to write off the cost of tangible fixed assets on a straight line
basis over their estimated useful lives. The rates applied per annurn are as follows:
Equipment
25Wo
Fixtures and Fittings
io%
2. TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS
Building Equipment
Fittings
TOTAL
Cost
Additions
Cost at
31-Dec-19
7.978
7.978
31-Dec-20
7.978
7,978
Depreciation
Charge
Depreciation at
31-Dec-19
7,978
7,978
31-Dec-20
7.978
Net Book Value
31-Dec-20
31-Dec-19
The charity has no annual commitments under non-cancellirmj operating leases nor any capital
commitments.

CHILDREN CHANGE COLOMBIA LTD
(A COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE)
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2020
Note
Unrestritted Re5tritted
Funds
Funds
TOTAL
2020
TOTAL
2019
3. INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS
FROM:
a) Donations and Legacies
Individual Donations
Corporate Donation5
Legacies
standing orders and covenants
Tax Reclaimed
Grants
68,448
31,348
11.103
48.730
5,079
22.198
68.448
33,848
11.103
48.730
5,079
155,420
69,757
16,800
25.586
51,489
11,713
287,723
2,500
133.222
186.906
135,722
322,628
463,06
b) Trading Activities
Community Fundraising
Events Income
24.449
7.235
24.449
7.235
19,223
11,122
31.684
31,684
30,345
c) Investments
Interest
99
299
99
299
d) Other Income
Miscellaneous Income

CHILDREN CHANGE COLOMBIA LTD
(A COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE)
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2020
4. EXPENDITURE ON:
Unrestrirted Restricted
Funds
Fund5
TOTAL
2020
TOTAL
2019
Note
a) Raising Funds
Event costs
Publicity and Advertising
3,792
3,792
3.008
4,135
3,792
3,792
b) Charitable Activities
Staff Costs
UK
Colombia
Recruitments & CRB'S
Payroll
Office Costs
Premises
Operation Costs
IT
Networking
Project Support Costs
Monitoring Visit5
Field Office Costs
Project Development Costs
Grants
Bank Charges
Insurance
Currency Fluctuation Losses
Independent Examination Fees
Other Governance
130.772
31.663
986
315
130.772
31.663
986
315
151,867
31,618
313
385
15.693
3,295
6.241
19
15.693
3,295
6.241
19
18,478
4,055
3,325
3,017
141
4,187
717
141
4,187
717
122.557
888
1,251
1.099
1,500
716
1,729
6,766
6.380
225,472
1,062
1,546
3,003
960
960
122.557
888
1,251
1.099
1.500
716
199,483
122,557
322.040
460 936

CHILDREN CHANGE COLOMBIA LTD
(A COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE)
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2020
5. GRApifs AND RESTRICTED FUNDS
PROVIDED FOR THE CHARITY
Total
Total
Funds
Funds
31-Dep20 31-De￿I9
Unrestritted Restritted
Funds
Fund5
Anonymous Donors
The A5hmore Foundation
The British& Foreign School Society
Bryan Guinness Charitable Trust
Comic Relief
Educational & General Charitable Tnjst
Evan Cornish Foundation
Gemini Foundation
INTO Giving
Latin America Children's Trust
Peter Stebbings Memorial Charity
Souter Charitable Trust
Other Grants received (under £3,000)
7,489
10,407
28,000
17,896
28,000
60,980
5,000
20.000
3.000
110,323
3.000
6,880
6,880
10,000
13,000
4,000
38.846
10,000
13,000
4,000
38.846
17,000
7,500
36.650
10.000
3,000
18,150
14,709
22,089
36,798
22,198
133,222
155,420
294.603
RESTRicfED FUNDS
Balance
01-Jan-20
Balance
31-Dec-20
Income
Expenditure Transfers
Acadesan
ACJ
ACTI Workshop Bogota
Circulo de Estudios
CRAN
FFF Own Funds
TDJ Comic relief
6.773
8,737
11.177
27,079
7.731
31,861
10,219
3.955
3,433
447
15.038
496
7,607
3,433
-3,433
39.133
20.151
1.118
37,064
35,253
17.397
714
29,601
12.284
92
144
CCC ProJects
28.030
135.722
122.557
41,195
Descriptions of Restritted fvnd5
Acadesan - protecting children from rights abuses in illegal mining areas through ￿-engagement
in high-quality education
ACJ - Preventinq the commercial sexual exploitation of r.hildrpn in lkngota
ACTI (Action for Chlld Trauma Intl) - Training workshop in Bogota for childcare professionals, in
methods of trauma management
Circulo de Estudios - reducing conflitt related sexual violence against children and young people
CRAN social inclusion for demobilised young people and children at risk of recruitment
FFF {Fundacion Formacion d. Futuros) - helping young care leavers prepare for independent life
TDJ (Tiempo de Juego) - Change the Game- Preventing and reducing risks in gangs
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CHILDREN CHANGE COLOMBIA LTD
(A COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE)
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2020
6. CASH AT BANK AND IN HAND
Unre5tritted Restritted
Fund
Fund
Totsl
Total
31-Dec-20 31-Dec-19
Barclays Current Account
Barclay5 Savings Account
Natwest No.1 Account
Natwest No.2 Account
Natwest Capital Reserve Account
Natwest Reserve Account
Banco de Occidente Account
Unity Trust Bank Account
Unity Trust Bank Reserve Account
Paypal
Cash Account
10,077
56
37.395
3,978
6,808
1.634
10,077
56
37.395
45.173
6.808
1.634
4,713
56
1,885
1,000
12,778
15.181
8,391
19,627
18,587
142
loo
41,195
10.777
18.624
10,777
18,624
43
43
89,386
41,195
130,581
7. DEBTORS AND PREPAYMENTS
Unrestricted Restritted
Fund
Fund
Total
Total
31-Dec-20 31-Detr19
Debtors
Accrued Income
Prepayments
10.330
4.660
1,189
10.330
4,660
1,189
27,633
4.196
16.179
16.179
31.829
8. CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALUNG DUE wmiIN ONE YEAR
Unrestricted Restritted
Fund
Fund
Total
Total
31-Dec-20 31-Dec-19
Trade Creditors
PAYE
NEST
Accrued Expenditure
1,007
9.137
420
1,500
1,007
9.137
420
1,500
755
6,389
1,028
12,064
12,064
8.172

CHILDREN CHANGE COLOMBIA LTD
(A COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE)
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2020
9. STAFF COST5 AND NUMBERS
The Charity runs a PAYE scheme, as detailed below:
2020
2019
Gro55 Salaries
Employer's National Insurance Costs
Nl & Maternity Pay Rebates
Pension Contributions
149,321
12.460
-4.153
4,807
176,042
13,740
-11.623
5,326
162,435
183,485
Employees were engaged in the following artivities:
2020
TOTAL
2019
TOTAL
Colombian Projett Support
Fundraising
Administration
Activities in furtherance of organisation's objects
No employees received emoluments in the rdnge of £50,000 to £60.000. or higher.
10. DIRECTORS ANO OTHER RELATED PARTIES
No payments were made to directors or any persons connected with them during this financial
period. No material transaction took place between the organisation and a director or any person
connected with them.
11. RISK ASSESSMENT
The directors artively review the major risks which the charity faces on a regular basis and believe
that maintaining the free re5erve5 Stated, combined with the annual review of the controls over key
financial systems carried out on an annual basis will provide sufficient resources in the event of
adverse conditions. The directors have also examined other operational and business risks which
they face and confirm that they have established systems to mitigate the significant risks.
12. RESERVES POLICY
The directors have considered the level of reserves they wish to retain. appropriate to the charity's
needs. This is based on the charity's size and the level of finanaal commitments held. The directors
aim to ensure the charity will be able to continue to fulfil its charitable objectives even if there is a
temporary shortfall in income or unexpected expenditure. The directors will endeavour not to set
aside fund5 unnecessarily.
13. PUBLIC BENEFIT
The charity acknowledges its requirement to demonstrate clearly that it must have charitable
purposes or 'aims' that are for the public benefit. Details of how the charity has achieved this are
provided in the report of the directors. The directors confirm that they have paid due regard to the
Charity Commission guidance on public benefit before deciding what activities the charity should
undertake.
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INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT ON THE ACCOUNTS
Report to the trustees/ members of Children Change Colombia Ltd on the account5 for the year
ended 31st December 2020 set out on pages 4 to 12.
Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner
The charity's trustees {who are also the dirertors of the company for the purposes of company law)
"are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The trustees consider that an audit is not
required for thi5 year (under section 144) of the Charities Att 2011 (the Art). and that on
independent examination is needed.
Having satisfied rnyself that the charity is not subject to audit under company law and is eligible for
an independent examination, it is my responsibility to:
examine the accounts (under section 145 of the Art):
to follow the procedures laid down in the General Dirertion5 given by the Charity
Commission (under sertion 145(5)(b) of the Act). and:
to state whether particular matters have come to my attention.
Basls of Independent examiner's statement
My examination was tarried out in atcordante with General Direttions given by the Charity
Commissioners. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the
organi5ation and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes
consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from
the trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the
evidence that would be required in an audit. and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the
accounts present a 'true and fair view. and the ￿pOrt is limited to those matters set out in the
statement below.
Independent examiner's ststement
In the course of my examination, no matter has come to my attention
which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in. any material ￿SpeCt. the trustees
requirements-
to keep accounting record5 in accordance with sertion 386 of the Companies Act 2006: and
to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting ￿cOrdS. comply with the accounting
requirements of section 396 of the Companies Art 2006 and with the methods and
principle5 of the Ststement of recommended Prartice- Accounting and Reporting by
Charities.
have not been met- or
to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper ynderstanding
of the accounts to be reached.
P B Robinson MAAT FCIE
Independent Examiners Ltd
2 8roadbridge Business Centre
Delling Lane
Bosham
West Sussex
P018 8NF
Independent
Date: 13th September 2021
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