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Integral: Responding F Reaching Furth In Christ. er. '•,fL 2kn1' ANNUAL REPORT and Unaudited Financial Statements 2020

Integral Alliance

A company limited by guarantee

For the year ended 31 December 2020

Company number: 5442605 Charity number: 1112515

Charitable Object

The Company’s object is to promote the efficiency and effectiveness of Christian charities involved in, and the effective use of charitable resources for, the relief of poverty, suffering and distress and the prevention of disease and ill health among the people of the world.

Contents

Vision and Mission 4
Values 5
Virtual Teams 6
Strategic Framework 7
Foreword from Chair 8
15thAnniversary 10
EFFECTIVE DISASTER RESPONSE
Coordination and Developments 12
COVID-19 14
Tigray Crisis 16
Hurricanes Eta and Iota 18
Lebanon Crisis 20
Cyclone Idai 22
Localisation Commitments 24
Quality and Accountability Commitments 25
EFFECTIVE COLLABORATION ENABLED
Adding Value for Members 26
Learning in Integral 27
Collaboration in Integral 28
Structure and Groups 30
Future Plans 35
Legal and Governance
Structure, Governance and Management 36
Administrative and Legal Details 37
Photo Credits 38
Financial Review 39

Integral’s Our Vision Mission

Christian agencies uniting globally, alleviating suffering, and restoring hope, in disasters and beyond.

Integral exists to see God’s Kingdom demonstrated by uniting our Members. We champion, encourage and facilitate collaborative working across the Alliance, particularly in disasters.

Values

Our Kingdom values unite us in prayer, Christian reflection and collaborative action. We work to create and sustain a community of trust among our Members in which collaborative work can thrive.

CHRIST-CENTREDNESS

UNITY

We practise the presence of God in our midst through listening, Biblical reflection and prayer. We strive to provide space for the prophetic voice of the Spirit to shape and guide us as an alliance and inform our actions.

We are committed to Jesus’ call to unity, and believe unity is God’s gift to us outworked through the power of the Holy Spirit. We unite in order to enable all people in need to flourish as God intended.

RELATIONAL

IMPARTIALITY

We put people first, and desire to see each person fulfil their God-given potential. We want all our interactions to be marked by servant-heartedness, generosity, openness, integrity and mutual respect. We believe that by expressing organisational humility we demonstrate the character of God to a suffering world.

We acknowledge the image of God in every person, therefore we adhere to core principles of the Red Cross Code of Conduct and the Core Humanitarian Standard. Aid is given regardless of the race, religion, creed or nationality of the recipients, and without adverse distinction of any kind. Aid priorities are calculated on the basis of need alone.

ACCOUNTABILITY

COMPLEMENTARITY

We strive for professional excellence and are mutually accountable for the quality of our work to each other, those we serve, our supporters, and to God. We are a learning alliance, committed to transparency, reflecting on and evaluating our joint work, and assessing our collective impact.

As Christ has called us to be the many parts of one body, we believe that when our Members combine their strengths and work interdependently, we have greater reach and impact. By working together, we provide a more complete response to the needs of those we serve.

In a world that is often cynical, fragmented and hostile, we are Christians who believe that disaster and suffering are not the end of the story.

Integral Tips for Running Virtual Teams

In 2020, as a result of the global pandemic, Integral Members pivoted to working remotely. Drawing on eleven years’ experience, the Integral Secretariat shared their top tips for running virtual teams.

Leadership

Foster a culture of trust and personal responsibility for work Agree staff core work hours

Encourage flexibility

Book and adhere to weekly team meetings and 1:1 call times

Acknowledge achievements

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One-to-one Dynamics
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Commit to 1:1 times with each team member

Whole Team Dynamics

Check in weekly as a whole team

Communicate as a team, for example by using a daily team Skype chat

Intentionally share Work To-Do Lists and weekly work hours

Make one another's availability clear

Create spiritual time for 'iron sharpening iron'

Tools and Logistics

Keep a central location for team information

Agree best time and frequency for 1:1s

Invest in making annual staff appraisals work well – be holistic and prayerful

Share core team calendars and agree what you will show

Use a variety of tools to be transparent about availability

Encourage individuals to think about what is working well for them and what they could improve about working remotely

Carry out home-working assessments

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Effective Disaster Responses

Strategic Framework 2018 − 2023

Our Kingdom values unite us in prayer, Christian reflection and collaborative action. 

  - Strong relational alliance enabling mutual support in Disaster Responses.

Effective Secretariat Support Provided

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Foreword from Chair

As Integral celebrates God’s faithfulness over the 15 years of its existence, the global pandemic of 2020 reminds us once again just how crucial the work of the Alliance is. Christian disaster responders remain at the forefront of humanitarian response. Increasingly, those who operate closest to the local context do the ‘heavy lifting’, but many local Partner agencies lean on Integral’s coordinated global network of donors and Integral Mission Partners. They form a crucial backbone of support in such times and enable remarkable scale and speed of response. For example, Integral Members and their Partners reached 7.3 million people in 54 countries this year responding to COVID-19 alone. That this was possible while so many Integral Members worked through the confines of national lockdowns and deep economic uncertainty in their fundraising environments is a testament to God’s grace and His strong bias toward the poor.

From April 2020 onwards Integral’s Board, Marketing, and International Programmes meetings all shifted to more frequent online meetings. This year saw more opportunities for connection across Integral than any previous year in the Alliance’s history. The Secretariat is thankful for positive collaboration with the US Accord Network around relevant USAID initiatives and on the topic of Diversity and Inclusion. The #Black Lives Matter movement with its global resonance prompted responses from across the membership including from the Integral Alliance CEO.

Together with reimagining inclusion, and reimagining how we function fully virtually, we were also invited to ‘reimagine mission’ with CB Samuel, a leading Indian theologian and missiologist as our keynote speaker for our 15[th] Anniversary meetings. CB reflected on decades of development and mission work in India and what it takes to truly grow disciples and bring about sustained outcomes for God’s Kingdom.

Additional training webinars and facilitated discussions dealt with elements of the pandemic as well as the all-too-necessary topic of Duty of Care. Members’ staff have dealt with deep uncertainty and anxiety surrounding their work and their national contexts, quite aside from the needs of the communities they serve where formal social safety nets are all but non-existent. In such a context, prayer and peer support have been deeply appreciated.

We are grateful for the cost-cutting budget review undertaken by the Secretariat this year, with a reduced budget agreed halfway through the year. This was done with a view to reducing the burden on Member fees in the next financial year and to show solidarity for the economic uncertainty ahead for our Member organisations.

Key initiatives were progressed in 2020. Among those were finalising the work of the Partner Listening Forums that took place in five countries which informed and helped define our finalised Integral Localisation Statement, Approach, and Commitments.

This year saw a rethink of how Integral approaches mutual accountability through its Mutual Accountability and Learning Tool (the MALT). This work lays a foundation for greater transparency, a shift in power toward local Partners and an ever-deeper trust across the growing number of Alliance stakeholders. One of those stakeholders this year has been Compassion International, who gifted funds to two COVID-19 related projects in Haiti and Bangladesh. We are very grateful for their generous support of these Integral collaborative projects.

Another key initiative has been the work on Neglected Crises with Cressida Thompson joining the Secretariat to support this work. The frontier for humanitarian action is undoubtedly the world’s neglected,

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protracted and complex crises which often run for years at a time with scant resourcing. 2021 will see more traction in this vital area of Integral’s work.

On Membership, Mission’s Alliance Norway made the decision to leave Integral in December 2020. Andreas Andersen, their CEO, cited their primary focus on long-term development work as their reason for leaving, while reflecting on the many valued years of “support, spiritual fellowship, professional sharing and mutual accountability”. We release them from Integral with prayers for God’s richest blessing in all they turn their hands to do around the world.

I would also like to take this opportunity to thank Kim Hartzner, who has now left the Integral Board as he has stepped into an Ambassadorial role at Mission East. While CEO at Mission East, Kim was a champion and supporter right from the concept stage of forming Integral in 2002. Mission East went on to becoming a founding Member, for which we share our deep gratitude. We bless Kim in his new role and wish him well for the future.

With every blessing,

Ian McInnes

CEO of Tearfund New Zealand

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: 15 years

We look back with thankfulness

Fifteen years ago, God gave five organisations a vision to work together, combining their resources on behalf of those most in need. It is a story of God's faithfulness.

Since we started 15 years ago we have become an Alliance of 22 organisations headquartered in 14 countries. We now have clarity and agreement over our strategy and how we collaborate in disasters. Together we have greater reach and impact than any one Member.

2005

Three big milestones

Decision made to form Integral.

We are a global alliance 22 Members Our work spans 34 sectors Together we work in over 90 countries We have a network of over

580 local Partners

2012

Our focus on responding to disasters formalised, leading to our agreed Disaster Response Process.

2019

Clarity and agreement over our new Mission, Vision, Values and Strategy.

Then Samuel took a stone and set it up between Mizpah and Shen. He named it Ebenezer, saying, 'Thus far the Lord has helped us.'

We want to thank our Members for their commitment to collaboration

1 Samuel 7:12

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: The present

We thank God for the unity and generosity of our Members that demonstrates His Kingdom.

Together we have made a difference by:

Working together in 32 disasters since 2012.

Adding value for our Members, as demonstrated in our 2020 MALT.

Building strong relationships, grounded in our love of Christ and the Christian values we share.

The future:

Our vision continues to inspire us to look forward with hope.

In the next five years we look forward to:

Continuing to work together in disasters.

Working together in Neglected Crises.

Acting as locally as possible and investing in our local Partners.

Continuing to invest in developing relationships with our Members.

Christian agencies uniting globally, alleviating suffering and restoring hope, in disasters and beyond.

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Since the Integral Joint Disaster Response was launched in 2012...

33 Integral Responses

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Countries where there has
been an Integral DR since
2012
All other countries where
Integral Members work
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Every Member has opted into at least one Integral Response.

Mass Displacement/ Earthquake Conflict (inc. one tsunami) Typhoon/ Health Emergency Hurricane (Ebola) Flooding Food Insecurity

Other disaster

+260

Conference calls have been chaired by the Secretariat for Integral responses.

+3640

Photos from Integral Responses have been shared on the Integral website for other Members to use freely.

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Low Sudden Cross
Chronic
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Additional crises have been coordinated through the Disaster Monitor.

Thousands more photos have been made available to Members through being given direct access to the online photo libraries of Food for the Hungry, Medair, Mission East, Tearfund (UK) and Tearfund (NZ).

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Integral Disaster Response Coordination and Developments 2020

22 Members coordinating on COVID-19 response

While no Integral Alert was raised for the impact of COVID-19, Integral adapted our response process and online platforms to allow Members to share information with one another and coordinate their activities. COVID-19 related conference calls have been held regularly since March 2020, allowing Members to share information and learning with one another.

3 new Integral Alerts raised

August 2020: Beirut Explosion (Lebanon) – raised by Medair

November 2020: Hurricanes Eta and Iota (Central America) – raised by Medical Teams International December 2020: Tigray Crisis (Ethiopia and Sudan) – raised by Secretariat

Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe – Cyclone Idai

3 responses’ data gathered and analysed

Lebanon – Beirut Blast

● 3-month beneficiary figures and funding flow

3 additional crises formally discussed and monitored

February 2020: Burkina Faso – Conference call; Infographic produced on increasing humanitarian needs and the work of Members to respond

July 2020: Discussion on our Disaster Forum regarding impact of Cyclone Ampan October 2020: Discussion on our Disaster Forum on Nagorno Karabakh Conflict Throughout the year: Ongoing live discussion and updates through our Early Responders Skype group

DR Process systems developments

Integral Disaster Response Process documentation updated to include latest developments – version 2.2

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COVID-19 I1,7¢￿11 cNr[,.'Ii

We have reached 7.3 million

people. This includes:

3.65 million People reached with hygiene education

1.2 million

People can be treated with medicines shipped

950,000 People have been helped with access to water and sanitation

350,000 People have been supported with food or cash vouchers

250,000 People have received hygiene kits

100,000 People have received PPE

Our Res onse to COVID-19 p

We are working in

54 countries

We have Afghanistan Liberia Australia Madagascar reached Bangladesh Malawi Brazil Mali 7.3 million Burkino Faso Mozambique Burundi Myanmar people in Cambodia Nepal Central African Nicaragua 54 countries Republic Niger Chad Nigeria China Pakistan Colombia Philippines Dominican Rwanda +13,000 RepublicDR Congo SenegalSerbia Hand-washing Ethiopia Sierra Leone stations set up Guatemala Somalia Haiti South Sudan Honduras Sri Lanka Hong Kong Syria +270 India Sudan Health Centres Indonesia Tajikistan equipped Iraq Tanzania Ivory Coast Thailand Jordan Uganda Kenya Yemen Laos Zambia Lebanon Zimbabwe

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All figures rounded down to the nearest 50,000; reporting on period March – August 2020; based on figures available from Integral Members.

ETHIOPIA AND SUDAN: TIGRAY CRISIS

Ethiopia and Sudan Tigray Crisis 2020 ALERT Integral

The context

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Sudan
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Ethiopia

Nearly 2 million people in need of aid

60,000+ people internally displaced

50,000 people have arrived in Sudan as refugees

Critical shortages of Health care facilities 850,000 people in Increasing risk of food and water are running out of need of aid in the COVID-19 including in refugee drugs and supplies. region before the crisis transmission. camps. started.

Since the start of this crisis in early November, the humanitarian situation continues to deteriorate with severe shortages of basic supplies including food and water. Nearly 50,000 people have fled into neighbouring Sudan, while more than 60,000 are thought to be internally displaced within the Tigray region. Security and logistical challenges have stopped aid reaching the 850,000 people who were already in need before the fighting started. In many areas, people are living without electricity, running water or communications.

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Our response
Food WASH
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Shelter Health Cash
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Integral Disaster
2020Dec Response launched
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11 Integral Members are responding to this disaster

For more information visit: www.integralalliance.org Source: OCHA and Integral Members

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CENTRAL AMERICA: HURRICANES ETA AND IOTA

Central America: Hurricanes Eta and Iota 2020 ALERT

Integral

The context

Guatemala Honduras Nicaragua

Tropical storm, Hurricanes Eta and Iota

Significant flooding and landslides

More than 5.2 million people affected

Houses, schools, 330,000+ people in Health centres have Increasing risk of and crops have shelters across been damaged across COVID-19 been damaged or Guatemala, Honduras the region. transmission. destroyed. and Nicaragua.

Hurricane Eta made landfall in Nicaragua as a Category 4 storm on November 3rd. On November 16th Hurricane Iota, the strongest Atlantic storm recorded this year, followed the same path. Heavy rain caused flooding and landslides across Central America. Homes and crops have been destroyed and more than 330,000 people are living in shelters. Communities are facing increased food insecurity. Integral Alliance Members are responding operationally and working with local Partners. This crisis is hitting an already vulnerable region and Integral Members recognise the need for ongoing support in the coming months.

Our response

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COVID-19 Essential
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Integral Disaster
November Response launched
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6 Integral Members are responding to this disaster

For more information visit: www.integralalliance.org Source: OCHA and Integral Members

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LEBANON CRISIS

Lebanon Crisis 2020 3 month update Integral

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The context
Lebanon
Massive explosion
in Beirut
300,000 people
lost homes and
businesses
More than 170
people killed, 6,500
people injured
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Our response

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16,850
People received
emergency shelter kits
or repairs to their
homes
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Integral
Members are
jointly supporting
a multisectoral
response
by a shared
Partner
96,350
Men, women and
children were assisted 3,100
by Integral Members
People benefited
from food
distributions
7,600
Individuals were
helped with
psychosocial first aid
9,600
Men, women and
children received
hygiene kits
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20 Integral Disaster August Response launched 2020

18 Integral Members are working together to respond to this disaster

For more information visit: www.integralalliance.org Source: OCHA and Integral Members

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MOZAMBIQUE, MALAWI & ZAMBIA: CYCLONE IDAI d I

12 months Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe: Cyclone Idai later Integral

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The context Our response
75,450
142,300 People
received
People were helped
shelter kits
to access
and materials
safe water and
Malawi
Zimbabwe latrines
21,600
Mozambique
Individuals
received
848,000
Cyclone Idai direct cash
698,500 Men, women and assistance
children were
Men, women and
Nearly 3 million children were directly directly assisted by 19,400
people affected assisted with food Integral Members Children
distributions benefited from
390,000 people rehabilitated
displaced classrooms
Torrential rain 16,900
and high winds People could be
13,500
treated with the
People were helped
medicines provided
through protection activities
Flooding Water- Children Food 16,400 16,400
borne at Risk Insecurity People benefited from People received
Diseases Disaster Risk Reduction activities livelihoods assistance
18 Integral Members
Integral Disaster
25 March worked together to
2019 Response launched
respond to this disaster
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For more information visit: www.integralalliance.org Source: OCHA and Integral Members (all figures rounded to the nearest 50) Published: June 2020

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Localisation Commitments

For our work together in disasters, Integral Members will:

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Our Commitment to Quality & Accountability

Integral is a global alliance of Christian relief and development agencies, working together to present a more effective response to poverty worldwide.

We believe that:

more people in need will be helped if relief and development agencies combine their resources, and put their Christian faith into action by working together;

by working together, expressing organisational humility and servanthood, we can demonstrate the character of God to a world in need;

God cares deeply for people living in poverty, illness, hunger, conflict, alienation and oppression.

As an alliance we want to put people first. We are convinced that God calls us to express love for the world through practical actions. God calls us to serve those who are the least, the forgotten, the most vulnerable, and the unfortunate to the best of our ability. We therefore want to be intentional in our mutual accountability for the quality of our work.

Integral is committed to maintaining high quality in our work in accordance with internationally recognised standards[1] which respect international law and humanitarian principles.

Consistent with our Christian faith and values, the Integral Alliance endorses and commits to working towards the Core Humanitarian Standard.

Integral’s Members are committed to working towards ensuring that our work, and that of our Partners, upholds the standards and good practices of the global relief and development community.

[1.] Red Cross- Code of Conduct & Sphere Guidelines

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MALT: How Integral Adds Value for Members

In our annual MALT survey, we ask Members how Integral adds value to their work. These are some of the things they told us in 2020.

Timely information

shared when disaster strikes, often by a Member who has staff on the ground.

Access to funding

shared by other Members, from both private and institutional donors.

Communications

resources freely shared by Members, including high-quality photographs and videos.

Expanded reach

through trusted operational Members and a wider group of trusted Partners.

Transparency

Disaster Response

on other Members' planning Disaster Response remains the and budgeting, facilitated by most important aspect of most the Integral Disaster Response Members’ collaboration in Integral. Process.

Help on the ground

from other Members' staff through sharing resources, information and contacts.

Joint evaluations

which provide an opportunity to learn from one another's practice.

Joint capacity building

of shared Partners — a more efficient and effective way to work.

Learnin g

Learning from one another is increasingly recognised as a benefit of Membership.

Integral meetings

Integral webinars

Peer-to-peer

provide Members with are set up in response learning when opportunities to learn to Member priorities. Members freely share from one another and their own experience from good practice. with one another.

Encouragement from relationships with Christian professionals.

The opportunity to compare work across organisations and learn from one another's practice. Inspiration and ideas, particularly for marketing and fundraising.

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Learning in Integral

In 2020 the Secretariat increased opportunities for Members to connect and learn from one another.

This year every Member was able to identify learning from Integral that they have applied to their work.

As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic the Secretariat also provided more external, expert input on various topics virtually.

This year we have held 23 webinars, with over 300 participants taking part.

23 300 Webinars Participants

Learning Areas covered in 23 webinars

Human Resources

Over the last three years, Members have increasingly been able to describe how learning from Integral has impacted their practice.

These quotes reflect how Members have made changes as a result of learning from Integral.

Integral's work on the issue of localisation has helped us to better understand how this applies to us and our independent local Partners. We are better informed and better prepared to contribute to the positive elements of localisation. (Board)

Mental Health and Vicarious Trauma Role-modelling COVID-19 and your Duty of Care Diversity and Inclusion

Marketing

Ethics and Dignity in Humanitarian Communications

Live Events on Social Media Working with Major Donors COVID-19 and Fundraising

Programmes

The current situation with COVID-19 has been a great opportunity for collaboration. Our membership in the Integral Alliance brings the opportunity for constructive engagement with global peers, in a reciprocal and non-competitive way. In the past 12 months this shaped major developments, all of which were (or are being) catalysed by engaging with other Integral Members. (IMG)

We learned from a fellow Integral Member of a simple and practical tool for recording direct feedback and complaints from communities that are spoken directly to staff. The tool provides a simple way for field staff or visiting staff to record feedback, and collate it at a project or even organisational level. (IPG)

COVID-19 and Assessments CHS: Developments with CHS Alliance CHS: Peer learning Early Responders

Integral

Integral Orientation Introduction to Integral Members Area

Integral and Accord: Diversity and Inclusion Integral and Accord: USAID

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MALT 2020: Country Collaboration

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No. of examples of collaboration shared
2017 2018 2019 2020
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More Collaboration

The 2020 MALT shows increased levels of bilateral and multilateral collaboration, both at HQ and field level.

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Members reported more examples of collaboration this year.
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Disaster Response

Collaboration continues to be most likely to happen in a country where there is, or has been, an Integral Disaster Response.

Members reported most collaboration in these ten countries in 2020:

Indonesia

Bangladesh

Multilateral Collaboration

More than 30% of examples involved three or more Members working together.

Country-Level Collaboration

It is encouraging to see a steady increase in countrylevel engagement over the last four years.

Stronger Partnerships

54% of Members want to contribute to Integral over the coming year by building stronger partnerships at country level. Both operational and cooperational Members expressed the desire to do this.

Funded other Member's work

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Jointly funded shared Partners
Joint capacity building of Partners
2020 2019 2018 2017
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Mozambique

South Sudan

Malawi

Uganda Colombia Lebanon Yemen Syria

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MALT 2020: Funding Collaboration

Sharing Funding

Members reported more examples of funding each others' work and jointly funding shared partners in 2020.

Future Funding 33% of Members would like to create more funding opportunities in future.

Joint Funding

Members shared 29 examples of developing joint funding proposals.

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Examples of funding other Members' work
Examples of jointly funding shared Partners
2020 2019 2018 2017
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High Compliance Donors

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The amount raised by Members
from High Compliance Donors
(HCDs) has been steadily increasing
over the last five years.
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43 HCDs support the work of
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Top Ten Donors
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91% of donor
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these ten donors.
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While funding from HCDs is
important for Members, a
diverse funding base is one of
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85% of Integral Members have at least one relationship with a HCD.

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Structure and Groups

e annual work plan g of the allianceo supervise and Integral Board Oversees legal and financial governance Receives and discusses strategic input from IMG, IPG and Secretariat Sets the strategic Ian McInnes direction of the alliance Board Chair Mandated to supervise Executive the annual work plan and Committee running of the alliance Advises the Board on Finance and Administration financial stability, Committee viability and health of the alliance Integral Marketing Integral Integral Programme Group (IMG) Secretariat Group (IPG) Coordinates Board IMG Runs joint Board IPG Facilitates collaboration communication around Disaster in Disaster Responses our Disaster Responses Committee Responses Committee Coordinates all Oversees all marketing Coordinates programme activity Strategic Strategic Jon Beighle IMG Chair allianceand fundraising cooperation within the oversight of IMG and their activities Spiritual core group oversight of IPG and their in the allianceProvides a platform to foster collaboration Rhonda Eikelboom IPG Chair Provides a platform to support for outside disasters meeting meeting share learning our Members agendas agendas External Monitors Monitors Integral Oversees alliance-wide IMG engagement with IPG Quality mechanisms to ensure the progress stakeholders progress Assurance quality of our work is against against Task Force continually improving and global agreed agreed partners strategic strategic priorities priorities Focuses on improving the Early effectiveness of the Responders alliance's response in the Group early stages of a disaster

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The Integral Board and ExCo

KEY THEMES

COVID-19 has impacted on our work and meetings this year. 2020 has seen the Integral Board meet more often than any other year. We held our usual biannual meetings in April and October virtually with updates on progress against strategy and all business and governance voting completed. The Board also met four further times through the year for more peer learning and discussion in smaller groups, including sharing on ‘Leading in Uncertain Times’.

ACHIEVEMENTS AND KEY DECISIONS

PARTICIPATION

All Members were present for at least one of our biannual governance meetings. In addition to the six Board meetings, there were four ExCo meetings, two FAC calls, and two calls for the IPG and IMG Board committees to ensure good communication between all core Integral groups.

We are sad to say farewell to Mission Alliance (Norway), who left Integral at the end of December 2020 as their new strategy leads them in a different direction to Integral’s focus on disaster response.

Board, Food for the Hungry

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The Integral Marketing Group (IMG)

KEY THEMES

In 2020 the key areas of work for the IMG were:

Outside DR:

PARTICIPATION

The regular biannual IMG meetings were held virtually in both April and October 2020. Nineteen out of 22 Members were represented at both sets of meetings. In 2020 the IMG also met twice more to share case studies about fundraising in a global pandemic – a total of 36 people attended these extra two calls. A total of 49 attended the three IMG webinars held this year.

ACHIEVEMENTS AND KEY DECISIONS

In DR:

IMG, World Concern

The Integral Programme Group (IPG)

KEY THEMES

Work progressed on the IPG priority areas of:

PARTICIPATION

The regular biannual IPG meetings were held virtually in both April and October 2020. All Integral Members were represented at both sets of meetings. The Early Responders Group also met virtually in September 2020, bringing staff from nine operational Members together. Additionally IPG members took part in two IPG conference calls, and several optional webinars related to COVID-19 and the Core Humanitarian Standard. Participation in IPG working groups remains high, including on Localisation, Quality Assurance and Neglected Crises.

ACHIEVEMENTS AND KEY DECISIONS

IPG, Mission East

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Future Plans

Integral’s 15th anniversary year has been challenging and unexpected with the coronavirus affecting all areas of our work. This includes the work our Members do in over 90 countries to the running of meetings and the functioning of our small Secretariat. We have nevertheless been able to continue supporting our Members and facilitating connections and collaboration between them to a greater extent than ever before. I remain enormously grateful to our small Secretariat team for their dedication and hard work. After eight years with Integral, Rebecca Warren-Heys left the Secretariat team to pursue a career in teaching. We are so grateful for her dedication, godliness and enormous range of gifts and skills used for God’s glory and Integral’s benefit. We also thank all of our Members who have responsibilities in our formal structures and working groups for their continued commitment and support of Integral.

Our combined reach and impact continues to grow as we move forward in our work on current disasters and Neglected Crises into 2021. We know that the pandemic is and will be disproportionately affecting poor and vulnerable people around the world, so our combined efforts will make a greater impact than each of our Members working alone. 2021 will see Members agree selection criteria, forging a way for selecting a pilot Neglected Crisis. The ultimate aim of this area of work is to bring together our Members’ strengths in the face of such challenging and underfunded humanitarian situations.

In 2020 we agreed our Integral approach to Localisation and Statement of Intent, in which we state:

Integral believes that, at its heart, localisation is about a form of biblical “Jubilee” – a genuine realignment of power, enabling decision-making at a local level. Shifting power into the hands of those most vulnerable is an expression of Integral Members operating in a biblical way as they seek to alleviate suffering and restore hope in contexts of injustice.

In solidarity with our Members having to make cuts in their organisations, we reduced our 2020 budget and have agreed a tight budget for 2021. We are also halving fees for 2021, and as we always do, will continue to closely monitor how to provide added value for our Members in the most prayerful and efficient way we can.

Thank you for taking the time to look at our Annual Report – we are so grateful for your interest and for God’s faithfulness to us over the last 15 years. We look forward with hope to all that 2021 brings.

Fiona Boshoff

CEO of Integral Alliance

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Structure, Governance and Management

MEMBERSHIP

The members of the charitable company are the subscribers to the Memorandum and Articles of Association and any members subsequently admitted to membership by existing members. In the event of winding up, members guarantee to contribute up to £1 towards the costs of winding up and meeting any liabilities while they are members and within 12 months of ceasing membership. At 31 December 2020, the number of members was 22.

POLICIES

The Board have ratified policies in the following areas:

All our policies have a regular review cycle which varies from 18 months to three years.

SUBCOMMITTEES

We have Terms of Reference for each sub-committee which are regularly reviewed. The most recent Board approval was for the newly formed Neglected Crises working group. The Board agreed to give the ExCo more responsibility to discuss, review and make decisions on policies, Secretariat staffing, forming and approving new sub-committees or working groups, potential new members and to deal with complaints and concerns.

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Administrative and Legal Details

REGISTERED ADDRESS

Egale 1 76-80 St Albans Road Watford WD17 1DL

PRINCIPAL STAFF

F Boshoff – Company Secretary

BANKERS

HSBC, 61 High Street Staines-upon-Thames Surrey, TW18 4QW

INDEPENDENT EXAMINER

Nicola Anderson, FCA, FCIE

189 Baldwins Lane Croxley Green Rickmansworth Herts. WD3 3LL

BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND CHARITY TRUSTEES

Each Member Agency nominates one person to the Board, who is the CEO or President of the Member Agency. Positions on standing committees of the Board, such as the Finance and Audit Committee and Executive Committee, are voted for by Board Members.

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Member Country Name From To
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Member Country Name From To
CEDAR Fund Hong Kong R Kwong 1 June 2016 15 May 2020
Food for the Hungry USA M Meyers
M Viso		 1 October 2018
1 March 2020		 8 March 2019
Integra Venture Slovakia A Bussard 13 October 2006
International Health Partners UK A Paterson
(Treasurer)		 1 November 2017
Norwegian Mission Alliance Norway A Andersen 1 March 2016 31 December 2020
Medair Switzerland D Verboom 1 April 2018
Medical Teams International USA M Newsome 1 September 2016
Mission East Denmark K Hartzner 8 October 2008 10 July 2020
SEL France P Guiborat 7 April 2006
Tearfund Australia Australia M Maury 13 October 2010
Tearfund Belgium C van Maelsaeke 4 October 2005
Tearfund Canada W Johnson 1 January 2017
Tear Netherlands M van Bergeijk 2 December 2019
Tearfund New Zealand New Zealand I McInnes (Chair) 2 January 2013
TearFund Switzerland A Foerster
T Stahl		 1 February 2016
1 September 2020		 31 August 2020
Tearfund UK and Ireland N Harris 23 November 2015
Tearfund Ireland S Kelly 1 July 2015
Transform Aid International Australia J Hickey 19 October 2012
World Concern USA J Tegman
N Archer		 1 October 2013
6 April 2020		 13 January 2019
World Relief USA S Arbeiter 15 August 2016
World Renew USA/Canada I Kaastra-Mutoigo 31 July 2015
ZOA Netherlands C Lukkien 19 July 2017

Names in italics are members of the Executive Committee as well as the Board at year end.

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Photo Credits

Cover Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 9 Page 10

© Medair, Paola Barioli; Left and bottom right: © Food for the Hungry; Page 30 © Medical Teams International; © Tearfund New Zealand; © Empire FotoStudio (Netherlands) Page 31-33 © Integral Alliance Page 34 © Medair, Nath Fauveau Page 35 © Integral Alliance Page 36 © Joost Bastmeijer, Medair Page 38 © Medair, Paola Barioli Page 39 © Cedar Fund

Financial Review

The income of the Trust is primarily derived from membership fees and donations from trusts, corporations and individuals. During 2020, the charitable company received total incoming resources of £313,662 (2019 - £418,722). Resources expended on charitable activities amounted to £262,667 (2019 - £364,472).

The Reserves Policy as agreed at the April 2016 Board meeting was to ensure Integral kept a minimum of six months operating costs as reserves. As mentioned in the narrative section previously, in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, a revised and significantly lower budget was presented to the Board in July 2020. The Board agreed the revised budget and revised the reserves policy to four month’s operating costs. This equates to approximately £80,000 based on 2020 unrestricted

expenditure of £240,687. Unrestricted funds carried forward at 31 December 2020 were £417,520, of which £20,000 (2019: £20,000) were designated as explained in note 12 and £1,145 are tied up in Fixed Assets, leaving £396,375 of free reserves.

In light of this, and the financial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Members, the Board agreed to reduce fees for 2021 to half the 2020 level and continue to discuss 2022 fee levels. It is anticipated that this, combined with revised budgets, will reduce free reserves by approximately £300,000 by 31 December 2022. The Board will continue to monitor the impact of the global pandemic on operations and review the reserves position throughout 2021.

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Directors’ Responsibilities in the Preparation of the Financial Statements

Company law requires the Directors to prepare financial statements for each financial period, which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable company and of the net incoming resources for the period. In preparing the financial statements the Directors are required to:

This report and the financial statements have been prepared in accordance with:

The Directors are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charitable company 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 charitable company and hence for taking steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

Approved by the Directors on 22 April 2021 and signed on their behalf by:

N Harris Director Integral Alliance

A Paterson

Treasurer and Director Integral Alliance

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Independent Examiner’s Report to the Trustees of Integral Alliance

I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of Integral Alliance (co. no. 5442605 and charity no: 1112515) for the year ended 31 December 2020, which are set out on pages 42 to 49.

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

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

RESPONSIBILITIES AND BASIS OF REPORT

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

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

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

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

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

INDEPENDENT EXAMINER’S STATEMENT

Since the Company’s gross income exceeded £250,000 your examiner must be a member of a body listed in section 145 of the 2011 Act. I confirm that I am qualified to undertake the examination because I am a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, which is one of the listed bodies.

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

25 April 2021 ____ __ Nicola Anderson, FCA, FCIE Dated:

Nicola Anderson, FCA, FCIE 189 Baldwins Lane Croxley Green Rickmansworth Herts. WD3 3LL

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INTEGRAL ALLIANCE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES

(INCORPORATING AN INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020

2020
2020
2020
2019
2019
2019		 2020
2020
2020
2019
2019
2019		 2020
2020
2020
2019
2019
2019		 2020
2020
2020
2019
2019
2019		 2020
2020
2020
2019
2019
2019		 2020
2020
2020
2019
2019
2019		 2020
2020
2020
2019
2019
2019
Note Restricted Unrestricted Total Restricted Unrestricted Total
£ £ £ £ £ £
Income from:
Grants and Donations 2 16,000 6,579 22,579 24,750 4,770 29,520
Charitable Activities 3 - 290,926 290,926 - 388,862 388,862
Investments - 157 157 - 340 340
Total Income 16,000 297,662 313,662 24,750 393,972 418,722
Expenditure on:
RaisingFunds - - - - - -
Charitable Activities (21,980) (240,687) (262,667) (24,950) (339,522) (364,472)
Total Expenditure 4 (21,980) (240,687) (262,667) (24,950) (339,522) (364,472)
Exchange Gains - 1,548 1,548 - - -
Net Income/(Expenditure) (5,980) 58,523 52,543 (200) 54,450 54,250
Reconciliation of Funds
Total Funds Brought Forward 6,317 358,997 365,314 6,517 304,547 311,064
Total Funds Carried Forward 337 417,520 417,857 6,317 358,997 365,314

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INTEGRAL ALLIANCE BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2020 COMPANY NUMBER: 5442605

2020 2019
Note £ £ £
Fixed Assets 8 1,145 1,840
Current Assets
Debtors and Prepayments 9 8,107 6,820
Cash at Bank 423,815 362,367
431,922 369,187
Creditors: Amounts Falling Due Within
One Year		 10 (15,210) (5,713)
Net Current Assets 416,712 363,474
Net Assets 417,857 365,314
Funds of the Charity 11
Restricted Funds 337 6,317
Unrestricted Funds
Designated 20,000 20,000
General 397,520 338,997
417,857 365,314

The Directors approved these financial statements on 22 April 2021.

For the year ended 31 December 2020 the company was entitled to exemption under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.

The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its accounts for the year in question in accordance with section 476.

The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Act with respect to accounting records and the preparation of accounts.

The accounts have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies’ regime.

Signed on behalf of the Board

______

A Paterson

Treasurer and Director, Integral Alliance

N Harris

Director, Integral Alliance

The notes on pages 44 to 49 form part of these financial statements

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020

1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES

BASIS OF PREPARATION

The accounts (financial statements) have been prepared under the historical cost convention with items recognised at cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant note(s) to these accounts. The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Statement of Recommended Practice: Accounting and Reporting by Charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) issued on 16 July 2014, the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) and the Companies Act 2006.

The charity constitutes a public benefit entity as defined by FRS 102.

Going Concern

As explained in the financial review, the Board consider reserves to be more than adequate to mitigate any impact the global pandemic will have on the financial health of the charity and that there are no material uncertainties

about Integral’s ability to continue as a going concern.

Income Recognition

Income is recognised once the charity has entitlement to the income, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount of income receivable can be measured reliably.

Income received in advance of entitlement passing to the charity is deferred until the criteria for recognition are met.

Expenditure Recognition

Liabilities are recognised as expenditure as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to that expenditure, it is probable that settlement will be required and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably.

Allocation of Costs

Direct Activity Costs comprise those costs that contribute directly to an activity and are allocated to the relevant activity.

Support costs are initially identified between governance and other support costs. Governance costs comprise all costs involving the public accountability of the Foundation

and its compliance with regulation and good practice. These costs include independent examination and legal fees. Other support costs comprise the general running costs of the charity. Support costs are allocated to the relevant activity based on the staff time attributed to the activity.

All costs, including apportionment of support and governance, are allocated against the fund to which they relate.

Restricted Funds

These represent income received that is subject to specific restrictions for use determined by the donor which is narrower than the charitable company’s general objects.

Unrestricted Funds

These represent all other funds held for the general purposes of the charitable company. Funds set aside by the trustees for specific purposes are shown as designated funds.

Capitalisation and Depreciation

Equipment costing over £350 is capitalised and depreciated over its useful life, which in all cases is estimated at three years.

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2. INCOME FROM GRANTS DONATIONS

2020 2019
£ £
Grants
Trusts and Foundations 16,000 -
Individual
Donations
Trusts and Foundations - 11,000
Individuals 6,579 18,520
22,579 29,520

3. INCOME FROM CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES

2020 2019
£ £
Membership Fees 290,926 292,033
Contributions to Programmes - 96,829
290,926 388,862

4. RESOURCES EXPENDED BY ACTIVITY

Direct
Costs		 Grant
Funding		 Support
Costs		 Total
£ £ £ £
Activities for Raising Funds - - - -
Charitable Activities
Coordination and
Infrastructure		 54,945 - 13,663 68,608
Programmes and
Development		 85,403 16,000 25,217 126,620
Direct
Costs		 Grant
Funding		 Support
Costs		 Total
£ £ £ £
Marketing and
Communications		 54,008 - 13,431 67,439
2020 Total 194,356 16,000 52,311 262,667
Activities for Raising Funds - - -
Charitable Activities
Coordination and
Infrastructure		 124,523 - 19,693 144,216
Programmes and
Development		 128,474 - 20,318 148,792
Marketing and
Communications		 61,705 - 9,759 71,464
2019 Total 314,702 - 49,770 364,472

5. SUPPORT AND GOVERNANCE COSTS

2020 2019
£ £
Support
Staff Costs 14,734 10,197
Travel 467 524
Technology 9,281 5,854
Offce 441 876
Professional Support 6,026 5,234
30,949 22,685
Governance
Staff Costs 20,549 19,889
Board Travel and Accommodation - 4,748
Independent Examiner’s Fee 800 2,435
Other Costs 13 13
21,362 27,085
Total 52,311 49,770

6. NET INCOME

2020 2019
£ £
This is stated after charging:
Depreciation 1,470 1,520
Independent Examiner’s Fee
Examination 800 2,448
Other Services 2,542 4,603

7. SALARIES AND RELATED COSTS

2020 2019
Gross Salaries £ £
167,518 166,673
UK Social Security Costs 8,037 6,654
Foreign Social Security Costs 10,849 13,470
Pensions 15,674 17,039
202,078 203,836
Average Number of Employees
(Head Count)		 5.5 5.8
Average Number of Employees
(Full Time Equivalent)		 3.9 4.1
No employees earned over £60,000

8. FIXED ASSETS

Offce Equipment
£
Cost
Brought Forward 11,487
Disposals (954)
Additions 775
As at 31 December 2020 11,308
Depreciation
Brought Forward 9,647
Eliminated on Disposal (954)
Charge for Year 1,470
As at 31 December 2020 10,163
Net Book Value
As at 31 December 2019 1,840
As at 31 December 2020 1,145

The trustees and Executive Director are considered key management. The total remuneration, including on-costs and pension, paid to key management amounted to £73,685 (2019: £73,484). Trustee expenses are shown in note 14.

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9. DEBTORS

10. CREDITORS

2020 2019
£ £
Trade Debtors - 1,400
Other Debtors 3,300 3,300
Prepayments and Accrued Income 4,807 2,120
8,107 6,820
2020 2019
£ £
Accruals 816 5,713
Deferred Income 13,750 -
Other Creditors 644 -
15,210 5,713
Movement on Deferred Income
Brought Forward - 11,000
Released - (11,000)
Received in Year 13,750 -
As Above 13,750 -

11. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS 2020

At 1.1.2020 Incoming Resources Resources Expended Gains At 31.12.2020
£ £ £ £ £
Restricted Funds
Information Offcer 5,980 - (5,980) - -
Pitch a Project 337 - - - 337
Compassion Covid-19 16,000 (16,000) - -
Total Restricted 6,317 16,000 (21,980) - 337
Unrestricted Funds
Designated
Short-term Coordination 20,000 - - - 20,000
Total Designated 20,000 - - - 20,000
General 338,997 297,662 (240,687) 1,548 397,520
Total Unrestricted 358,997 297,662 (240,687) 1,548 417,520
Total Funds 365,314 313,662 (262,667) 1,548 417,857

11. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS 2019

At 1.1.2019 Incoming Resources Resources Expended Transfer At 31.12.2019
£ £ £ £ £
Restricted Funds
Infrastructure 1,853 - (1,853) - -
Information Offcer 3,164 24,750 (21,934) - 5,980
Pitch a Project 1,500 - (1,163) - 337
Total Restricted 6,517 24,750 (24,950) - 6,317
Unrestricted Funds
Designated
EmergencyFund 3,913 - (3,913) - -
Short-term Coordination - - - 20,000 20,000
Total Designated 3,913 - (3,913) 20,000 20,000
General 300,634 393,972 (335,609) (20,000) 338,997
Total Unrestricted 304,547 393,972 (339,522) - 358,997
Total Funds 311,064 418,722 (364,472) - 365,314

12. PURPOSE OF RESTRICTED FUNDS

Infrastructure Fund

This represents monies received to build the capacity of the charity to respond to needs and disasters worldwide.

Information

This represents monies received for salary and related costs of the Information Officer.

Pitch a Project

This represents funds received for seed-

funding innovative work of Integral Members, when Members are able to showcase potential projects to fellow Members during our biannual meetings.

Emergency Fund

This fund has been established to support Members in responding to small-scale, chronic or hidden emergencies that do not reach the media. Unrestricted donations of over £5,000 are allocated to this fund.

Short-term Coordination

This fund has been established to fund rapid deployment of staff or consultants in the event of an emergency.

Compassion COVID-19

This was an unsolicited gift as a sign of solidarity with Integral during 2020 to support work connected to COVID-19 pandemic.

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13. ALLOCATION OF NET ASSETS BY FUND

Restricted
funds		 Unrestricted
funds
Total funds
2020 2020
2020
£ £
£
Fixed Assets - 1,145
1,145
Current Assets 337 431,595
431,922
Current Liabilities - (15,210)
(15,210)
337 417,520
417,857
2019 2019
2019
£ £
£
Fixed Assets - 1,840
1,840
Current Assets 6,317 362,870
369,187
Current Liabilities - (5,713)
(5,713)
6,317 358,997
365,314

14. TRUSTEE REMUNERATION AND EXPENSES AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

2020 2019
Board meetings are hosted by member organisations which are located worldwide when possible.
Trustees received reimbursement for travel expenses to Board Meetings as follows:
Number of Trustees - 3
Amount Reimbursed - £4,748

No trustee received any other remuneration or benefit.

The aggregate amount of donations received from related parties was £2,200 (2019: £1,200).

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