2023-03-31-accounts

Referenc	e and administrative detail	e and administrative detail	e and administrative detail	s
Forthe	ear ended 31 March 2023
Company		number	03277032
Charity number			1076346
Registered		office and	483 Green	Lanes
operational		address	London
			N134BS
Trustees			Trustees,	who are also		directors	under company		law, who served	during
			the year and up		to the date ofthis		report were as follows:
			A Adewunmi
			A Brown
			C Brown			resigned		6 July 2023
			AJ H Burton
			F Mainoo			appointed		1 December	2022
			G Maitland	Hudson		appointed		6 July 2023
			J A F Keutgen			resigned		18September 2022
			D O'Shaughnessy			appointed		1 December	2022
			R E Rank
			C Ross
			SSkelton
			J Thornton			appointed		1 December	2022
Chief Executive Officer			L Crow
Bankers			Lloyds Bank
			27-31 White Hart Street
			High Wycombe
			HP11 2HL
Auditors			Godfrey Wilson		Limited
			Chartered	accountants		and statutory		auditors
			5th Floor Mariner House
			62 Prince	Street
			Bristol
			BS14QD

						2023	2022
				Restricted	Unrestricted	Total	Total
			Note	F			F
Income from:
Donations			3	1,074,077	209,869	1,283,946	879,648
Charitable activities			4				29,172
Other trading	activities		5		1,202,431	1,202,431	954,720
Investments					470	470	70
Total income				1,074,077	1,412,770	2,486,847	1,863,610
Expenditure on:
Raising funds:	raising	charitable	donations		84,017	84,017	90,281
Raising funds:	trading	activity			994,863	994,863	933,456
Charitable activities				964,226	206,906	1,171,132	1,092,421
Total expenditure			7	964,226	1,285,786	2,250,012	2,116,158
Net income I(expenditure)		and net
movement in funds			9	109,851	126,984	236,835	(252,548)
Reconciliation of	funds:
Total funds brought	forward			33,861	400,171	434,032	686,580
Total funds carried forward				143,712	527,155	670,867	434,032

								The group	The group	The charity	The charity
								2023	2022	2023	2022
						Note
Fixed assets
Tangible assets							12	21,237	22,304	21,237	22,304
Intangible assets							13	83,382	105,880
Investments							14
								104,619	128,184	21,238	22,305
Current assets
Debtors							17	428,979	220,291	346,436	110,835
Cash at bank	and		in	hand				801,747	602,469	322,152	438,877
								1,230,726	822,760	668,588	549,712
Liabilities
Creditors: amounts				falling due within	1	year	18	(664,478)	(516,912)	(21,714)	(140,740)
Net current assets								566,248	305,848	646,874	408,972
Net assets							20	670,867	434,032	668,112	431,277
Funds							21
Restricted funds								143,712	33,861	143,712	33,861
Unrestricted	funds
Designated		funds						240,482	240,021	240,482	240,021
General	funds							286,673	160,150	283,918	157,395
Total charity	funds							670,867	434,032	668,112	431,277

Forthe ear ended 31 March 2023
				2023	2022
				f.
Cash used in operating activities:
Net movement in funds				236,835	(252,548)
Adjustments for:
Depreciation charges				6,234	4,901
Amortisation charges				47,796	34,022
Dividends, interest and rents from investments				(470)	(70)
Loss /(profit) on the sale offixed assets				662	1,968
Decrease / (increase) in debtors				(208,688)	21,379
Increase / (decrease) in creditors				147,566	159,197
Net cash provided by / (used in) operating		activities		229,935	~33,2 51
Cash flows from investing activities:
Dividends, interest and rents from investments				470	70
Proceeds from the sale of property, plant and		equipment		840	84
Purchase oftangible fixed assets				(6,669)	(20,995)
Recognition of intangible fixed assets				(25,298)	(45,404)
Net cash provided by / (used in) investing		activities		(30,657)	(66,245)
Increase /(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents			in the year	199,278	(97,396)
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning	ofthe year			602,469	699,865
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of	the year			801,747	602,469

ities on th	e basis ofdirect costs	, as follows:
			2023	2022
Raising funds: raising charitable		donations	6.7'/o	7.6'/o
Charitable	activities		93.3'/o	92.4'/o

2.	Prior period com	parative	s: stateme	nt offinancial	activities
							2022
					Restricted	Unrestricted	Total
						F	E
	Income from:
	Donations				805,284	74,364	879,648
	Charitable activities					29,172	29,172
	Other trading	activities				954,720	954,720
	Investments					70	70
	Total income				805,284	1,058,326	1,863,610
	Expenditure on:
	Raising funds:	raising	charitable	donations		90,281	90,281
	Raising funds:	trading	activity			933,456	933,456
	Charitable activities				827,167	265,254	1,092,421
	Total expenditure				827,167	1,288,991	2,116,158
	Net expenditure	and net	movement	in funds	(21,883)	(230,665)	(252,548)
3.	Income from donations

Income from donatio	ns
					2023
			Restricted	Unrestricted	Total
Quadrature			470,000	30,000	500,000
Swedish Postcode Foundation			85,041		85,041
The National Lottery Community		Fund	210,875		210,875
The Joseph Rowntree	Charitable	Trust	58,080		58,080
Adessium Foundation			85,150		85,150
National Endowment	for Democracy		129,931		129,931
J and H Cross			25,000		25,000
Newby Trust			10,000		10,000
Porticus				135,000	135,000
Other donations				44,869	44,869
Total income from donations			1,074,077	209,869	1,283,946

	Prior period compara	tive
									2022
							Restricted	Unrestricted	Total
	Quadrature						367,000	33,000	400,000
	Swedish Postcode Foundation						116,679		116,679
	The National Lottery Community			Fund			88,552		88,552
	Columbia University						78,064		78,064
	Cambridgeshire and Peterborough				Combined	Authority	50,000		50,000
	Adessium Foundation						42,046		42,046
	National Endowment	for	Democracy				37,943		37,943
	J and H Cross						25,000		25,000
	Other donations							41,364	41,364
	Total income from donations						805,284	74,364	879,648
4.	Income from charitable		activities
								2023	2022
								Total	Total
								E	F
	Charitable consultancy								29,172
	All income from charitable		activities		in the prior	period was unrestricted.
5.	Income from other trading activities
								2023	2022
								Total	Total
	Sale of software and	IT consultancy						1,202,431	954,720

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					2023	2022
Access Info Europe					53,266
Climate Emergency	UK Ltd				40,000	56,000
Fundacion Multitudes					3,291
GES Savjetovanje	d.o.o					1,000
Im23 Ltd					5,000
Lynsted Community		Kitchen Garden			5,000
Open Knowledge Foundation			Deutschland		47,570
Open North Inc					3,233
People Powered Global Hub					3,224
Policy Lab Africa					3,187
Technoloxia Ytech	Strategic Studies Center				3,198
The 10:10Foundation		(working		name Possible)	5,000
The Demography Project					3,232
Vouliwatch						4,783
Other grants payable		&E1,000				6,212
					175,201	67,995

9.	Net movement in funds	Net movement in funds	Net movement in funds
	This is stated after charging:					2023	2022
						f.
	Amortisation					47,796	34,022
	Depreciation					6,234	4,901
	Trustees'	remuneration				Nil	Nil
	Trustees'	reimbursed	expenses			289	367
	Foreign	exchange gains		/ (losses)		1,854
	Auditors'	remuneration:
		~ Statutory	audit (excluding		VAT)	10,400	8,100
		~ Other services (excluding			VAT)	300	600

Staff costs and numbers
Staff costs were as follows:						2023	2022
						F	F
Salaries and wages						1,558,101	1,583,345
Social security costs						186,097	177,560
Pension costs						35,199	32,330
Contractors Less: capitalised product development		within SocietyWorks			Ltd	41,504 ~25,299	37,242 ~45,494
						1,795,602	1,785,073
The number ofemployees	whose annual		emoluments	were	F60,000or more were:
						2023	2022
						No.	No.
F60,001 to F65,000
F65,001 to F70,000
F70,001 to F75,000
F75,001 to F80,000
F85,001 to F90,000
F90,001 to F95,000
F135,001 to F140,000

12.	Tangible fixed assets (Group and Charity)
		Computer
		equipment
	Cost
	At 1 April 2022	31,152
	Additions in year	6,669
	Disposals in year	(2,495)
	At 31 March 2023	35,326
	Depreciation
	At 1 April 2022	8,848
	Charge for the year	6,234
	On disposal	(993)
	At 31 March 2023	14,089
	Net book value
	At 31 March 2023	21,237
	At 31 March 2022	22,304
13.	Intangible fixed assets (Group)
		Software
		development
	Cost
	At 1 April 2022	139,902
	Additions in year	25,298
	At 31 March 2023	165,200
	Amortisation
	At 1 April 2022	34,022
	Charge for the year	47,796
	At 31 March 2023	81,818
	Net book value
	At 31 March 2023	83,382
	At 31 March 2022	105,880

The	group		The	charity
2023		2022	2023		2022
F

trades in softw	are	a	nd IT con	sultancy.
						2023	2022
						F
Turnover						1,202,431	954,720
Cost ofsales						(599,380)	(589,507)
Gross profit						603,051	365,213
Administrative	expenses					(395,483)	(343,949)
Profit on ordinary		activities				207,568	21,264
Corporation tax
Profit for financial		year after		taxation		207,568	21,264
Changes in equity
Total retained	profit		brought	forward		2,755	2,755
Total comprehensive			income	for the year		207,568	21,264
Gift aid distribution			to parent	charity		(207,568)	(21,264)
Total retained	profit carried forward					2,755	2,755
The aggregate	of	the assets,		liabilities	and funds was:
						2023	2022
							F
Assets						929,696	459,021
Liabilities						~926,949	~456,265
Funds						2,756	2,756

Parent charity	Parent charity
The parent charity's gross income and results for the year are disclosed as follows:
	2023	2022
Gross income	1,491,984	930,154
Results for the year	236,838	(252,548)

Debtors
			The group		The charity
			2023	2022	2023	2022
				F
Trade debtors			353,090	185,140		16,000
Accrued	Income		30,660	12,089	30,660
Prepayments			26,378	14,211	12,748	5,891
Amounts	owing	by group undertakings			284,177	80,093
Other debtors			18,851	8,851	18,851	8,851
			428,979	220,291	346,436	110,835

Creditor	s: amo	unts due within 1 year
			The	group	The charity
			2023	2022	2023	2022
			f.		F
Trade creditors			4,705	8,845	2,724	8,845
Accruals			17,360	70,166	13,860	66,416
Other taxation and social security			108,809	106,562		55,566
Other creditors			5,130	9,913	5,130	9,913
Deferred	income	(see note 19)	528,474	321,426
			664,478	516,912	21,714	140,740
Deferred	income
			The	group	The charity
			2023	2022	2023	2022
			f.		E
At 1 April	2022		321,426	265,615
Deferred	during	the year	528,474	321,426
Released	during	the year	(321,426)	(265,615)
At 31 March 2023			528,474	321,426

Analysis	ofgroup net assets betwee	n funds
		Restricted	Designated	General	Total
		funds	funds	funds	funds
Tangible	fixed assets			21,237	21,237
Intangible fixed assets				83,382	83,382
Current Current	assets liabilities	144,387 ~675	240,482	845,857 ~663,863	1,230,726 ~664,478
Net assets at 31 March 2023		143,712	240,482	286,673	670,867
Prior period comparative:		Restricted	Designated	General	Total
		funds	funds	funds	funds
		E		E	F
Tangible	fixed assets			22,304	22,304
Intangible fixed assets				105,880	105,880
Current	assets	41,361	240,021	541,378	822,760
Current	liabilities	(7,500)		(509,412)	(516,912)
Net assets at 31 March 2022		33,861	240,021	160,150	434,032

Movements	in f	u	nds
								Transfers	At 31
					At 1 April			between	March
					2022	Income	Expenditure	funds	2023
					F	F		f.
Restricted	funds
ATI in Europe						170,191	(132,335)		37,856
Alaveteli					25,000	25,000	(25,000)		25,000
Columbia University					229		(229)
The Joseph	Rowntree			Charitable
Trust						58,080	(40,833)		17,247
National Endowment				for Democracy	(1,560)	129,931	(119,415)		8,956
Newby Trust						10,000	(10,000)
Quadrature	I National			Lottery
Community	Foundation				10,192	680,875	(636,414)		54,653
Total restricted		funds			33,861	1,074,077	(964,226)		143,712
Unrestricted	funds
Designated	fund:		Reserve fund		240,021			461	240,482
General funds					160,150	1,412,770	(1,285,786)	(461)	286,673
Total unrestricted			funds		400,171	1,412,770	(1,285,786)		527,155
Total funds					434,032	2,486,847	(2,250,012)		670,867

wind down necessary.	wind down necessary.	the organisati	on in an o	rderly fashion	should this	become
Prior period comparative					Transfers	At 31
		At 1 April			between	March
		2021 F	Income f	Expenditure	funds	2022
Restricted funds
Adessium Foundation	/ Swedish
Postcode Foundation		44,460	158,725	(203,185)
Alaveteli			25,000			25,000
BEIS			50,000	(50,000)
Columbia University			78,064	(77,835)		229
The Legal Education	Foundation	11,284		(11,284)
National Endowment	for Democracy		37,943	(39,503)		(1,560)
Quadrature I National	Lottery
Community Foundation			455,552	(445,360)		10,192
Total restricted funds		55,744	805,284	(827,167)		33,861
Unrestricted funds
Designated fund: Reserve fund		180,004			60,017	240,021
General funds		450,832	1,058,326	(1,288,991)	(60,017)	160,150
Total unrestricted funds		630,836	1,058,326	(1,288,991)		400,171
Total funds		686,580	1,863,610	(2,116,158)		434,032