rené cassin VOI￿frf ANNUAL REPORT 2022 . JLVS- Vd E LCOt4C PE fLif[I -&ILA i l. ** tJ,i{I , el IGHTS ICHTS 'THE ONE HO DOES NOT REMEMBER HISTORY IS BOUND TO UVE THROUGH AGAIN" t41 Food Bank li **René Cassin** – Annual Report 2022 ## WELCOME FROM OUR CHAIR ## _Dear Reader_ René Cassin’s stated vision is of a world where _**“everyone fully enjoys all their human rights as enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights”**_ . ## **Everyone, fully, all** . The words deliberately echo those of the Universal Declaration itself. Its preamble proclaims it _“… a_ _**common standard** of achievement for_ _**all peoples** and_ _**all nations** ”_ . Its first article states _“_ _**[a]ll human beings** are born free and equal in dignity and rights”_ and its second begins _“_ _**[e]veryone** is entitled to_ _**all the rights and freedoms** set forth in this Declaration”._ _“Everyone, Everywhere, All at Once”_ was an acclaimed Hollywood film released this year – but it could equally be a description of the Universal Declaration’s scope. And, as the charity named after its co-author, the sheer range of our work in 2022 has reflected the Declaration’s insistence on the universality and ubiquity of human rights. We worked to highlight the genocidal oppression of Uyghur Muslims in China. And we urged our supporters to help those fleeing Russian aggression in Ukraine. Here at home, we highlighted the vital importance of the UK’s human rights framework, but we also called for its meaningful extension to socio-economic rights via our Right to Food campaign. We joined partnerships working to alleviate the plight of refugees, counter the scourge of hate crime, and create a safer environment for women and girls. Our educational work saw us running workshops on spotting the signs of exploitation of asylum-seekers, publishing a resource on the Jewish legacy of human rights, and continuing to support a cohort of Jewish human rights activists through our Ambassador Programme. Most of our work is carefully planned and scheduled. But we are also nimble enough to respond to crises and unexpected events – such as the invasion of Ukraine in February or the sudden and appalling overcrowding at the Manston asylum centre in November. **“Everyone, Everywhere, All at Once” sums up human rights** . And it sums up our ambitions to bring a Jewish perspective in advocating for the rights of other minorities, and to serve as a reminder that human rights instruments, like the Universal Declaration, have been largely created by Jewish lawyers reflecting Jewish values and experience. **Those ambitions are only constrained by finite resources** , and René Cassin will be working to build on the generous support given to us by individuals and organisations in 2022 to achieve even greater things in the future. ## _Danny Silverstone_ Chair of Board of Trustees **1** **René Cassin** – Annual Report 2022 ## OUR YEAR WORKING FOR HUMAN RIGHTS **January** – we launch the second cohort in our Ambassador Programme – an enriching leadership-oriented initiative to empower young Jewish human rights activists **February** – we campaign against the ‘Genocide Games’, the Beijing Winter Olympics **March** – we note the government’s ‘unjust, unlawful and inadequate’ response to the Ukrainian refugee crisis, and urge our supporters to help those fleeing the fighting **April** – we begin our ‘Judith Social Justice Series’ of talks about human rights, safety, and support for marginalised groups **May** – we launch the ‘Jewish Food Rights Declaration’ representing the community’s support for a Right to Food **June** – we mark Refugee Week with a series of events comparing past Jewish experience with that of today’s refugees **July** – we meet MPs in Parliament to give them the perspective of a Jewish human rights organisation **August** – we make the case for the Human Rights Act’s importance in helping ‘ordinary people in their everyday lives’ **September** – we mark the Jewish New Year with a detailed human rights briefing for the Jewish Community **October** – we stand for tolerance and human rights during Hate Crime Awareness Week **November** – our ‘16 Days of Activism’ against gender-based violence calls for safety for all women **December** – our Human Rights Shabbat celebrates the Jewish legacy of human rights **2** **René Cassin** – Annual Report 2022 ## **Why ‘René Cassin’?** We are proud to take our name from Nobel Laureate and French-Jewish Jurist Monsieur René Cassin, who was one of the principal drafters of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and served as President of the European Court of Human Rights. He was a lifelong advocate of international human rights protection and understood that, because of the Holocaust, it was vital that there was a strong and clear Jewish voice for human rights. _“…there is no task of safeguarding human rights more urgent than that of foreseeing such outrages and preventing them.”_ Monsieur René Cassin, Nobel Lecture, 11 December 1968 ## **Our Vision** , **Mission** and **Values** Our **vision** is of a world where: - **everyone fully enjoys all their human rights** as enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights - **members of the Jewish community are actively engaged** in promoting and protecting these rights, both within the community and in concert with stakeholders outside of the community Our **mission** is to promote and protect the universal rights of all people, drawing on Jewish experiences and values. We will: - **remake a compelling case** for human rights values - **campaign for change** in defined human rights areas through a combination of advocacy, policy analysis, public campaigning and education - **lead and grow** a group of committed Jewish human rights advocates - **maximise our capacity** to work effectively Our **values** – underpinning all the work we do: - **Solidarity** – human rights belong to us all, so we stand for the rights of everyone, everywhere - **Judaism** – we are inspired by Jewish values and experience - **Collaboration** – our work is not isolated, but intertwined with the efforts of others, so we nurture and mobilise relationships - **Empowerment** – we turn today’s Jewish activists into tomorrow’s leaders - **Legacy** – we are determined to create a legacy worthy of our namesake Monsieur René Cassin **3** **René Cassin** – Annual Report 2022 ## OUR WORK ## **As ‘the Jewish voice for human rights’ René Cassin works:** - **within the Jewish community – building support for human rights values amongst British Jews** - **in the wider community – bringing a Jewish perspective to human rights debates, especially on issues affecting vulnerable minorities** ## **We work via advocacy, policy analysis, public campaigning and education, focusing on key issues that strongly resonate with Jewish experience.** ## **Genocide** Dignity and respect are the core values that human rights aim to uphold. And there can be no greater affront to those values than the blanket persecution of people because of who they are and what they believe. We built on the Uyghur People’s Tribunal’s judgment published on 9 December 2021 that _“the tribunal is satisfied beyond reasonable doubt that the People’s Republic of China, by the imposition of measures to destroy a significant part of the Uyghurs in Xinjiang as such, has committed genocide”_ to frame our Uyghur campaign in 2022. In the lead-up to the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, we pointed out the obvious resonance with the Berlin Olympics of 1936 in a piece for _Jewish News._ We emphasised those parallels in social media campaigns aimed at the International Olympic Committee and commercial sponsors, and we worked to ensure that the games are remembered as the ‘Genocide Games’. And to re-iterate the human costs of such brutality, we organised _What If? The Holocaust, Uyghur Genocide and our moral responsibility today_ , a moving discussion between a Jewish grandfather and granddaughter and a Uyghur father and daughter. We remained committed to keeping China’s treatment of its Uyghur Muslims in the spotlight. During London Fashion Week in June we joined a wide coalition to highlight the fact that the Chinese cotton industry uses Uyghur forced labour on a truly massive scale – globally, one in five cotton garments is most likely tainted by Uyghur slavery. We are asking corporations to urgently audit their supply chains and governments to ban imports produced by slave labour. **4** **René Cassin** – Annual Report 2022 On a very human level we were delighted to help produce and launch _Under the Mulberry Tree_ – a collection of reflections from the Uyghur diaspora. The whole project was conceived and overseen by Emily Zinkin, a graduate of the René Cassin Fellowship Programme – something that speaks volumes for the value of our educational programmes and our ever-deepening relationship with the UK Uyghur community. In November, René Cassin was one of the co-sponsors of the International Uyghur Forum in Brussels, where our director took part in a panel on the role faith communities have in showing solidarity and acts of support with the Uyghur people. We marked Hanukkah in December by asking our supporters to take action against the use of Uyghur forced labour in products on our high streets. ## **The Hostile Environment** Shortly after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February, our statement noted the UK government’s ‘ _unjust, unlawful and inadequate’_ response to the Ukrainian refugee crisis, and urged our supporters to help those fleeing the fighting. We highlighted the reality that many of the refugees who do make it to the UK then have to contend with a governmentengendered ‘hostile environment’ that the Nationality and Borders Bill would only make worse. The Bill punishes any refugee who arrives by a so-called ‘illegal’ route. Also extremely concerning were proposals to forcibly remove asylum seekers to Rwanda. As we said in our statement, sending vulnerable people to Rwanda is _“… inhumane, dangerous, and ineffective”_ _**,**_ and we urged supporters to get involved both on the specific issue of Rwanda and the ‘hostile environment’ more broadly. Wherever their origins, destitute asylum-seekers are in danger of falling prey to modern slavery. In February, we ran two workshops for those working in synagogue drop-in centres – giving advice on how to spot the signs of exploitation, and how to help those affected to safety. In June we marked a successful Refugee Week, where we ran a series of events including: The war in Ukraine and crisis for modern slavery victims; Learning from refugee experiences; and The campaign to shut down Hassockfield Detention Centre. **5** **René Cassin** – Annual Report 2022 In November René Cassin co-organised a Jewish bloc demonstration outside Manston immigration processing centre in solidarity with thousands detained there in inhumane conditions as part of the UK’s wider hostile environment towards migrants and refugees. Similarly, in December, we facilitated a Jewish bloc in the faith vigil at Hassockfield. Also in December we submitted evidence to Parliament’s Joint Committee on Human Rights’ enquiry into the state of asylum system. Our submission expressed “our grave concerns about the state of asylum seekers rights today”, particularly on the issues of: the lack of ‘safe routes’, offshore processing, immigration detention, and trafficking and slavery. _“It has been fantastic working with René Cassin on the campaign to stop Derwentside detention centre from opening. Their amplification of the campaign, and help in reaching new audiences, has been invaluable. Now that Derwentside has unfortunately opened, we know that we can continue to count on René Cassin’s support and solidarity to shut it down”_ – **Gemma, Women for Refugee Women** ## **Discrimination and Hate Speech** For this year’s Hate Crime Awareness Week, we launched a targeted social media campaign addressing the different forms of hate crime in the UK, enhancing the work of partner organisations and the unique value of Jewish support. ## **Remaking the Case for Human Rights** We brought our unique Jewish perspective to partnerships working to defend the Human Rights Act. Our social media campaign “Because of our Human Rights Act” emphasised how the Act helps ordinary people in their everyday lives. As reported in _Jewish News_ , we coordinated a high-level interfaith letter to the Prime Minister, reiterating the Act’s importance, and we made a detailed submission to the government’s consultation, backing it up with a piece – ‘Hands off our Human Rights Act!’ – in _Jewish News._ In July, we met MPs at Westminster and reiterated our message that human rights, and the Human Rights Act more specifically, are a legacy of the Holocaust and history shows why we need it. In September we marked Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, by publishing Human Rights Under Attack – a detailed briefing for the Jewish community. _“Thanks so much – this is really useful, very powerful and very persuasive”_ – **Denis, Friends of the Earth on our Human Rights Act briefing** **6** **René Cassin** – Annual Report 2022 ## **Social Justice and the Right to Food** In 2022 we launched the Judith Social Justice Series of events ( _Disabled Women’s Experiences of Hate Crime_ **;** _When the Police Fail to Protect Women_ **;** _Women in Immigration Detention; Disability Rights_ ), delivered by specialist organisations working to support, protect and advocate for marginalised groups. With the deepening cost of living crisis, food poverty has become a far from marginal issue. On 28 May we marked World Hunger Day by launching our Jewish Food Rights Declaration, representing a united Jewish voice on the need to enshrine the right to food in UK law, concluding _“Judaism values dignity – enshrining the Right to Food promotes dignity and liberty for all … our message is clear: enforceable food rights are needed so that Government is accountable for ensuring that nobody goes hungry”._ On 19 November we marked Mitzvah Day by releasing a short film outlining what we can all do to support a Right to Food in UK law. ## **Women’s Rights** René Cassin has long worked to tackle inequality, discrimination, hate and misogyny. With ongoing struggles experienced by women of marginalised groups such as Roma women and migrant women, women victims of domestic abuse, disabled women and women of faith, René Cassin is highlighting these issues and the values that drive us to ensure that all women are protected from violence. We continued to rely on a strong Jewish women’s voice to garner support for the full ratification of the Istanbul Convention, and in particular for migrant women affected by gender violence. We have responded to the Government’s public consultation on sexual harassment, following guidance from leading sector partners. This action is a continuation of our work supporting women’s rights to be safe, and free from fear of harassment and violence. In November we launched our 16 Days of Activism on violence against women and girls, with the theme of ‘ensuring safety for all women’, reaching out to our Jewish and sector partners to inform and take action for a life of safety and dignity for all women and girls in the UK. The culmination of our 16 Days programme was our event _Roma Women Speak Up_ at which Roma activists Rosamaria Cisneros and Yassmin Vilcekova celebrated Roma and Sinti women, and gave an insight into their experiences in the UK’s current hostile environment to migration. **7** **René Cassin** – Annual Report 2022 ## **EDUCATION** AL WORK We launched the second cohort of our Ambassador’s Programme and celebrated their graduation on 29 June where Ambassadors presented their personal impact projects, which included: setting up website on the importance of accepting disabilities; an educational resource for Jewish students on the Uyghur genocide; information sheets for schools on period poverty, immigration detention and misogyny; and an animated educational film on the Uyghurs. We continued to deliver sessions at schools, synagogues, universities and youth movements looking at human rights through a Jewish lens and strengthening their human rights activism. For this year's Human Rights Shabbat, our chosen topic was celebrating the Jewish legacy of human rights. To help communities, groups and individuals mark Human Rights Shabbat, we produced a resource including facts and useful information on some of the most pertinent human rights issues in the UK today, a collection of Jewish texts and references, and suggested actions. As 2022 drew to a close, we presented sessions at Limmud conferences in the UK ( _Jewish Voices Beyond the Food Bank_ ) and Finland ( _Uyghur Persecution and Responsibility to Act_ and _Human Rights as a Legacy of the Holocaust: the case of the war in Ukraine_ ). _“Always an immense pleasure to do anything in association with Rene Cassin – I feel so lucky to be involved with such a brilliant organization”_ – **Margaret, speaker at René Cassin event** **8** **René Cassin** – Annual Report 2022 ## HOW YOU CAN HELP René Cassin relies on its supporters for the funds to carry on its vital work. Please help ensure our voice is heard loudly and clearly by supporting us: - **Make a donation** – you can make a one-off gift through our website at www.renecassin.org/donate - Better still, **become a ‘Friend of René Cassin’** by making a monthly donation (via the ‘I’d like to give regularly’ option) www.renecassin.org/donate - Become an **Individual Patron** or **Corporate Supporter** – email the office for further details info@renecassin.org - **Get involved in our campaigns** – visit our website for more details - **Attend our events** – www.renecassin.org/category/events/ - **Volunteer with us** – email info@renecassin.org - **Sign up for our newsletter** at www.renecassin.org - **Follow us** on Twitter twitter.com/Rene_Cassin and Instagram www.instagram.com/rene.cassin/ and **like us** on Facebook www.facebook.com/renecassin - **Tell your friends, family and colleagues about our work** _“I love the work you are doing. Really appreciate your emails and actions. I only wish I had more time at the moment to contribute more to your excellent mission, but as I can't, I wanted to make this regular donation as one of my favourite organisations advancing human rights”_ – **Cindy, René Cassin supporter** **9** **René Cassin** – Annual Report 2022 ## FINANCE |Revenue and Support|2022| |---|---| |Donations & legacies|129,012| |Charitable activities|5,000| |Investment income|42| |**Total revenue and support**|**134,054**| |Expenditure|2022| |Charitable activities|150,488| |Costs of raising voluntary income
813|| |Support costs|1,822| |**Total expenditure**|**153,123**| ## **Many thanks to our supporters** Anglo Jewish Association Humanitarian Trust Judith Trust SC & ME Morlands Charitable Trust Pears Foundation Sybil Shine Memorial Trust And to our individual **Patrons** (who give £1,000 or more annually) and **Friends** (who make regular donations) **10** **René Cassin** – Annual Report 2022 ## OUR PEOPLE ## **Our Staff** Mia Hasenson-Gross Executive Director Rachel Vogler Campaigns Officer Esther Raffell Campaigns Officer Debora Singer Human Rights Act Campaign Lead (volunteer) Lucja Jastrzebska Communications Officer (from October 2022) Sam Watson Development Manager ## **Our Trustees** Daniel Silverstone Chair Jeff Highfield Treasurer Justin Abbott Chalew Lauren Keiles Danielle Mason Jonathan Metzer Abigail Morris Rachel Zaltzman ## **Honorary Ambassador** Dr Annette Lawson OBE ## **Our Advisory Council** Sylvie Bacquet Rabbi Professor Tony Bayfield CBE Rabbi Dr. Naftali Brawer Professor Geraldine van Bueren KC Caroline Cassin Caren Gestetner Professor Margaret Greenfields Rabbi Alex Goldberg Maya Jaffe Rabbi Laura Janner-Klausner Dr. Keith Kahn-Harris Daniel Kingsley Professor Francesca Klug OBE Professor Noam Lubell Dr. Kishan Manocha Rabbi David Mason Vicki Prais Rabbi Danny Rich Rabbi David Rosen CBE Professor William Schabas OC Rabbi Dr. Norman Solomon Yael Weisz-Rind Professor Jay Winter Rabbi Jonathan Wittenberg Dr. Reuven Ziegler **11** **René Cassin** – Annual Report 2022 ## LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION René Cassin is a UK charity registered on 5 January 2007 (number 1117472 as CCJO ReneCassin) and governed by a constitution amended 9 September 2013. The charity is governed by the board of trustees listed on the previous page. Our constitution stipulates that there must be a minimum of three trustees at any time. There is no maximum limit to the number of trustees. René Cassin complies with all applicable UK law in recruiting and selecting new trustees to join its board. Trustees are normally elected by the members (who are the current trustees) of René Cassin at a general meeting. Trustees are appointed on the basis of specific skills, experience and knowledge that will enable them to make a contribution to the management of the charity. These skills, experience and knowledge are first identified in the annual skills audit. When there is a specific gap identified, or a trustee with specific skills, experience and knowledge is approaching retirement, then a posting seeking to recruit a new trustee will be placed on a variety of independent voluntary sector websites, print or online publications. During the recruitment and selection process, René Cassin will ensure that prospective new trustees are eligible to act, do not have any conflicts of interest, and understand their responsibilities and René Cassin’s work. In particular, René Cassin pays heed to Charity Commission Guidance CC3: _The Essential Trustee: What You Need to Know, What You Need to Do_ . René Cassin’s board meets every two months to oversee the work of the charity, which the board delegates to its small staff team. All policies, such as risk register and safeguarding, are reviewed regularly and are up to date. **12** **René Cassin** – Annual Report 2022 The Jewish voice for human rights **René Cassin c/o Melinek Fine Winston House 349 Regents Park Rd London N3 1DH** Registered charity number: **1117472** Telephone: **020 3621 5464** Email **info@renecassin.org** Website **www.renecassin.org** **13** **REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 1117472** ## **REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES AND** **UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022** **FOR** ## **CCJO RENE CASSIN** Melinek Fine LLP Chartered Accountants First Floor, Winston House 349 Regents Park Road London N3 1DH **CCJO RENE CASSIN** **CONTENTS OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022** ||**Page**| |---|---| |**Report of the Trustees**|1 to 2| |**Independent Examiner's Report**|3| |**Statement of Financial Activities**|4| |**Balance Sheet**|5| |**Notes to the Financial Statements**|6 to 9| |**Detailed Statement of Financial Activities**|10| **CCJO RENE CASSIN** ## **REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022** The trustees present their report with the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 December 2022. The trustees have adopted the provisions of Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019). ## **OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES** ## **Objectives and aims** René Cassin, 'the Jewish voice for human rights', is a charity that uses Jewish experience and values to advocate for universal human rights, particularly on issues - such as discrimination, indefinite immigration detention, genocide and modern slavery - that strongly resonate with Jewish history and values. We achieve this through a combination of advocacy, policy analysis, public campaigning, education and building the capacity of activists to promote and protect human rights. As 'the Jewish voice for human rights', René Cassin works: - Within the Jewish community - building support for human rights values amongst British Jews. - In the wider community - bringing the authority of a Jewish perspective to human rights debates, especially on issues affecting vulnerable minorities. In furtherance of that object but not otherwise, the trustees shall have power to engage in political activity provided that the trustees are satisfied that the proposed activities will further the purposes of the charity to an extent justified by the resources committed and the activity is not the dominant means by which the charity carries out its object. ## **Public benefit** The Trustees confirm that it has complied with its duty under the Charities Act 2011 to have due regard to the Charity Commission's guidance on public benefit. ## **Volunteers** During the year there were 2 volunteers who supported the charity's work by helping with research, campaigning and education. ## **ACHIEVEMENT AND PERFORMANCE** ## **Charitable activities and future plans** Details of the campaigns and education drives undertaken by Rene Cassin, as well as Rene Cassin's plans for the future can be found on their website at www.renecassin.org. ## **FINANCIAL REVIEW** ## **Principal funding sources** The principal funding sources are grants from charitable foundations. ## **Reserves policy** The present level of funding is adequate to meet the trustees' objects. The trustees consider the financial position of the charity to be satisfactory. ## **STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT** ## **Governing document** The charity is governed by its constitution, amended 9 September 2013, and constitutes an unincorporated charity as defined by the Companies Act 2006. ## **Recruitment and appointment of new trustees** The trustees of the charity will appoint people once a year to serve as trustees including treasurer for a three-year term. A trustee will have a maximum tenure of two three-year terms. The trustees may also appoint any person who is willing to act as a trustee at any point during the year. Whatever portion of the year they serve will count as the first year of their three-year term. The trustees shall hold meetings at least three times each year. ## **Organisational structure** The number of trustees shall be not less than three but (unless otherwise determined by a resolution of the charity in general meeting) shall not be subject to any maximum. Page 1 CCJO RE14E CASSIN REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR ThE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022 sTRU￿UR4 GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT Risk manayetnent Dur5ng year the twstees Improv￿ thelr processes for Identlfylw, assesslng and evaluattng the major Asks to whlch thÈ Is ￿pOsed. They cla%slfy the rlsks speciflc headlng5- financial, repul3u￿al, kÈy persthij gUv¥ma￿e, a¥wJ opeTEilcnal - have cornpleted a nutnber of acbo￿ tv mlYg4te thelr exp￿Ure tv tl** rfsks. In parttcular, trustees have a(bpted a 5tmgthened fina￿la1 reswves polky to mlnlmLse the rlsk or the charlty ha￿ng to curtall or C&3se (per￿0￿5 due to fluciuations In th2 flow of incom2. Wth relauon to £ovld-19. the organlsatlon swlfdy adapted to the radlcalty changed condStI￿5 Imposed by the Covld crfds, becomlng an outrlard-faclng vlthal organlsation and cawng all fun￿L￿5 ￿rtuall￿. REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS Reg15tered ¢harity number 1117472 Prfnctpal address Fkst Floor Wlnston Ftouse 349 Reg￿ts Park Road London N3 It)H Trustees D Sllverstone Chair R Zaltzman S FA Molrts J Hl9hflpld Jmet J A Chalew L Kelle5 D Ma50n Independent Examlner Mr Flne, FCA Mellnek Rne LLP Charterd Accoyntants Fkst FIoDr, Wln5ton Hou 349 Regents Park Road I￿ndOn N3 IDH (!5:..9..7., Z o.?.s Approved by of the trM)ard of trustees on ,. . and 5tyned on Its behalf by: D Sllvwstone- Trustee Page 2 INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF CCJO RENE CASSIN Independent examiner's reportts> the trustees of CCJO Rène Cassin I report to the charlty trustees my examlnatlon of the acthunts of cao Rene CAsgn (the Trust) for the year ended 31 Dettmbor 2022. ResponsibS1Stles and basis of report As the charlty tnJ5tees of the Trust you are resw>nslble for the preparatkjn of the accounts in accordan￿ %￿th the requirements of the Charitia5 Att 2011 Ilhe ACV). report Sn respect of my examination of the Tnjst's accounts carried out under Section 145 of the Act and In carrying out my examlnation I have followed all athlcable tlreetions gwen by the Charity Commlssion under Sectlon 145(5llbl of the Indep¢ndentexamine￿s statement I have completed my examinatlon. I conflrm that n)aterfal m6tters have come to my attenuon in ConneCt￿n with the ex6minalion glvlng me cause to believe that in any materfal respert.. accountln9 records were not kept in respect of the Trust as required by Sedon 130 of the Att; or the accounts do not accord with those records,. or the accounts do not comply with the appllcable iequirernents concemiThJ the form and content of accounts set out ITh the Charit4es (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 L*her Ihan any reoulrement that the accounts g￿e a true and falr view whlch is not a matter Con￿der& Bs part of an independent examInatiC￿. I have no COn￿M5 and have come across no other matters in connertion with the exam1r￿On to which attentlon should be drawn in this report In order to ena￿e a pwer ￿t￿erStandINg of the accounts to be reached. Mr Dan￿1 Rne, FCA Melinek Fine LLP Chartered AccountsThts Rrst Floor, Winston HoL￿e 349 Regents Park Road Lottdon N3 IC%1 Page 3 **CCJO RENE CASSIN** ## **STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022** |Unrestricted
fund
Notes
£
**INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM**
Donations and legacies
2
**99,012**
**Charitable activities**
Charitable activities
**-**
Investment income
3
**42**
**Total**
**99,054**
**EXPENDITURE ON**
Raising funds
**813**
**Charitable activities**
Charitable activities
**117,310**
**Total**
**118,123**
**NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE)**
**(19,069)**
**RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS**
Total funds brought forward
**65,719**
**TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD**
**46,650**|Restricted
fund
£
**30,000**
**5,000**
**-**
**35,000**
**-**
**35,000**
**35,000**
**-**
**-**
**-**|**2022**
**Total**
**funds**
**£**
**129,012**
**5,000**
**42**
**134,054**
**813**
**152,310**
**153,123**
**(19,069)**
**65,719**
**46,650**|2021
Total
funds
£
139,380
5,000
-
144,380
20,819
125,931
146,750
(2,370)
68,089
65,719| |---|---|---|---| The notes form part of these financial statements Page 4 CCJO RENE CASSIN BALANCE SHEET 31 DECEMYER 2022 2022 Total funds 2021 Toial funds Unrestrlrted Restrftted fund rund CVRRENT ASSETS Cash at bank 48.180 48,IBO 67,057 CREDrn)RS ounts falllw due one year (1,530) {1,530) 11,3381 NFT CURRENT ASSErs TOTAL ASSEfs LESS CURRENT UAF4lLTfiES 46,650 46,650 65,719 NrfASSETS FUNDS UnrestrlLted funds TOTAL FUNDS The fi￿[￿la1 statsments were approved by the Board of Trnstees and authorlsd for Issue on i lulv211 . and wwe slgned on ￿ behalf by.. SllYerstone- Twstee The nDtes forrn part of Ihese financlal stat￿rIts Page 5 **CCJO RENE CASSIN** **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022** ## **1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES** ## **Basis of preparing the financial statements** The financial statements of the charity, which is a public benefit entity under FRS 102, have been prepared in accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS 102) 'Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019)', Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland' and the Charities Act 2011. The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention. ## **Financial reporting standard 102 - reduced disclosure exemptions** The charity has taken advantage of the following disclosure exemptions in preparing these financial statements, as permitted by FRS 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland': - the requirements of Section 7 Statement of Cash Flows. ## **Income** All income is recognised in the Statement of Financial Activities once the charity has entitlement to the funds, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount can be measured reliably. ## **Expenditure** 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 a transfer of economic benefits will be required in settlement and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably. Expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and has been classified under headings that aggregate all cost related to the category. Where costs cannot be directly attributed to particular headings they have been allocated to activities on a basis consistent with the use of resources. ## **Taxation** The charity is exempt from tax on its charitable activities. ## **Fund accounting** Unrestricted funds can be used in accordance with the charitable objectives at the discretion of the trustees. Restricted funds can only be used for particular restricted purposes within the objects of the charity. Restrictions arise when specified by the donor or when funds are raised for particular restricted purposes. Further explanation of the nature and purpose of each fund is included in the notes to the financial statements. ## **2.** ## **DONATIONS AND LEGACIES** |Donations
Gift aid|**2022**
**£**
**128,373**
**639**
**129,012**|2021
£
138,598
782
139,380| |---|---|---| continued... Page 6 **CCJO RENE CASSIN** **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022** ## **3. INVESTMENT INCOME** |Deposit account interest|**2022**
2021
**£**
£
**42**
-| |---|---| ## **4. TRUSTEES' REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS** There were no trustees' remuneration or other benefits for the year ended 31 December 2022 nor for the year ended 31 December 2021. ## **Trustees' expenses** There were no trustees' expenses paid for the year ended 31 December 2022 nor for the year ended 31 December 2021. ## **5. STAFF COSTS** The average monthly number of employees during the year was as follows: |Employees
Volunteers|**2022**
**3**
**2**
**5**|2021
3
2
5| |---|---|---| No employees received emoluments in excess of £60,000. ## **6.** |**COMPARATIVES FOR THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES**
Unrestricted
fund
£
**INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM**
Donations and legacies
77,780
**Charitable activities**
Charitable activities
-
**Total**
77,780
**EXPENDITURE ON**
Raising funds
20,819
**Charitable activities**
Charitable activities
59,331
**Total**
80,150
**NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE)**
(2,370)
**RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS**
Total funds brought forward
68,089
**TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD**
65,719|Restricted
fund
£
61,600
5,000
66,600
-
66,600
66,600
-
-
-|Total
funds
£
139,380
5,000
144,380
20,819
125,931
146,750
(2,370)
68,089
65,719| |---|---|---| continued... Page 7 **CCJO RENE CASSIN** ## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022** |**7.**
**CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR**
Taxation and social security
Other creditors
**8.**
**MOVEMENT IN FUNDS**
**Unrestricted funds**
General fund
**TOTAL FUNDS**
Net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:
**Unrestricted funds**
General fund
**Restricted funds**
Restricted fund
**TOTAL FUNDS**
**Comparatives for movement in funds**
**Unrestricted funds**
General fund
**TOTAL FUNDS**|| |---|---| continued... Page 8 **CCJO RENE CASSIN** ## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022** ## **8. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS - continued** Comparative net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows: |**Unrestricted funds**
General fund
**Restricted funds**
Restricted fund
**TOTAL FUNDS**|Incoming
resources
£
77,780
66,600
144,380|Resources
Movement
expended
in funds
£
£
(80,150)
(2,370)
(66,600)
-
(146,750)
(2,370)| |---|---|---| ## **9. RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES** There were no related party transactions for the year ended 31 December 2022. Page 9 **CCJO RENE CASSIN** ## **DETAILED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022** |2022
£
**INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS**
**Donations and legacies**
Donations
**128,373**
Gift aid
**639**
**129,012**
**Investment income**
Deposit account interest
**42**
**Charitable activities**
Administration fees
**5,000**
**Total incoming resources**
**134,054**
**EXPENDITURE**
**Raising donations and legacies**
Fundraising
**813**
**Charitable activities**
Staff costs
**113,927**
Campaigns
**1,651**
Premises costs
**3,526**
Consultancy
**21,398**
Office and administration
**7,229**
Education and training
**1,357**
Organisation Development
**1,400**
**150,488**
**Support costs**
**Governance costs**
Accountancy and legal fees
**1,822**
Total resources expended
**153,123**
**Net expenditure**
**(19,069) **|2021
£
138,598
782
139,380
-
5,000
144,380
20,819
103,255
1,400
7,705
-
10,809
1,087
-
124,256
1,675
146,750
(2,370)| |---|---| This page does not form part of the statutory financial statements Page 10 **REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 1117472** ## **REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES AND** **UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022** **FOR** ## **CCJO RENE CASSIN** Melinek Fine LLP Chartered Accountants First Floor, Winston House 349 Regents Park Road London N3 1DH **CCJO RENE CASSIN** **CONTENTS OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022** ||**Page**| |---|---| |**Report of the Trustees**|1 to 2| |**Independent Examiner's Report**|3| |**Statement of Financial Activities**|4| |**Balance Sheet**|5| |**Notes to the Financial Statements**|6 to 9| |**Detailed Statement of Financial Activities**|10| **CCJO RENE CASSIN** ## **REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022** The trustees present their report with the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 December 2022. The trustees have adopted the provisions of Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019). ## **OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES** ## **Objectives and aims** René Cassin, 'the Jewish voice for human rights', is a charity that uses Jewish experience and values to advocate for universal human rights, particularly on issues - such as discrimination, indefinite immigration detention, genocide and modern slavery - that strongly resonate with Jewish history and values. We achieve this through a combination of advocacy, policy analysis, public campaigning, education and building the capacity of activists to promote and protect human rights. As 'the Jewish voice for human rights', René Cassin works: - Within the Jewish community - building support for human rights values amongst British Jews. - In the wider community - bringing the authority of a Jewish perspective to human rights debates, especially on issues affecting vulnerable minorities. In furtherance of that object but not otherwise, the trustees shall have power to engage in political activity provided that the trustees are satisfied that the proposed activities will further the purposes of the charity to an extent justified by the resources committed and the activity is not the dominant means by which the charity carries out its object. ## **Public benefit** The Trustees confirm that it has complied with its duty under the Charities Act 2011 to have due regard to the Charity Commission's guidance on public benefit. ## **Volunteers** During the year there were 2 volunteers who supported the charity's work by helping with research, campaigning and education. ## **ACHIEVEMENT AND PERFORMANCE** ## **Charitable activities and future plans** Details of the campaigns and education drives undertaken by Rene Cassin, as well as Rene Cassin's plans for the future can be found on their website at www.renecassin.org. ## **FINANCIAL REVIEW** ## **Principal funding sources** The principal funding sources are grants from charitable foundations. ## **Reserves policy** The present level of funding is adequate to meet the trustees' objects. The trustees consider the financial position of the charity to be satisfactory. ## **STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT** ## **Governing document** The charity is governed by its constitution, amended 9 September 2013, and constitutes an unincorporated charity as defined by the Companies Act 2006. ## **Recruitment and appointment of new trustees** The trustees of the charity will appoint people once a year to serve as trustees including treasurer for a three-year term. A trustee will have a maximum tenure of two three-year terms. The trustees may also appoint any person who is willing to act as a trustee at any point during the year. Whatever portion of the year they serve will count as the first year of their three-year term. The trustees shall hold meetings at least three times each year. ## **Organisational structure** The number of trustees shall be not less than three but (unless otherwise determined by a resolution of the charity in general meeting) shall not be subject to any maximum. Page 1 CCJO RE14E CASSIN REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR ThE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022 sTRU￿UR4 GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT Risk manayetnent Dur5ng year the twstees Improv￿ thelr processes for Identlfylw, assesslng and evaluattng the major Asks to whlch thÈ Is ￿pOsed. They cla%slfy the rlsks speciflc headlng5- financial, repul3u￿al, kÈy persthij gUv¥ma￿e, a¥wJ opeTEilcnal - have cornpleted a nutnber of acbo￿ tv mlYg4te thelr exp￿Ure tv tl** rfsks. In parttcular, trustees have a(bpted a 5tmgthened fina￿la1 reswves polky to mlnlmLse the rlsk or the charlty ha￿ng to curtall or C&3se (per￿0￿5 due to fluciuations In th2 flow of incom2. Wth relauon to £ovld-19. the organlsatlon swlfdy adapted to the radlcalty changed condStI￿5 Imposed by the Covld crfds, becomlng an outrlard-faclng vlthal organlsation and cawng all fun￿L￿5 ￿rtuall￿. REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS Reg15tered ¢harity number 1117472 Prfnctpal address Fkst Floor Wlnston Ftouse 349 Reg￿ts Park Road London N3 It)H Trustees D Sllverstone Chair R Zaltzman S FA Molrts J Hl9hflpld Jmet J A Chalew L Kelle5 D Ma50n Independent Examlner Mr Flne, FCA Mellnek Rne LLP Charterd Accoyntants Fkst FIoDr, Wln5ton Hou 349 Regents Park Road I￿ndOn N3 IDH (!5:..9..7., Z o.?.s Approved by of the trM)ard of trustees on ,. . and 5tyned on Its behalf by: D Sllvwstone- Trustee Page 2 INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF CCJO RENE CASSIN Independent examiner's reportts> the trustees of CCJO Rène Cassin I report to the charlty trustees my examlnatlon of the acthunts of cao Rene CAsgn (the Trust) for the year ended 31 Dettmbor 2022. ResponsibS1Stles and basis of report As the charlty tnJ5tees of the Trust you are resw>nslble for the preparatkjn of the accounts in accordan￿ %￿th the requirements of the Charitia5 Att 2011 Ilhe ACV). report Sn respect of my examination of the Tnjst's accounts carried out under Section 145 of the Act and In carrying out my examlnation I have followed all athlcable tlreetions gwen by the Charity Commlssion under Sectlon 145(5llbl of the Indep¢ndentexamine￿s statement I have completed my examinatlon. I conflrm that n)aterfal m6tters have come to my attenuon in ConneCt￿n with the ex6minalion glvlng me cause to believe that in any materfal respert.. accountln9 records were not kept in respect of the Trust as required by Sedon 130 of the Att; or the accounts do not accord with those records,. or the accounts do not comply with the appllcable iequirernents concemiThJ the form and content of accounts set out ITh the Charit4es (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 L*her Ihan any reoulrement that the accounts g￿e a true and falr view whlch is not a matter Con￿der& Bs part of an independent examInatiC￿. I have no COn￿M5 and have come across no other matters in connertion with the exam1r￿On to which attentlon should be drawn in this report In order to ena￿e a pwer ￿t￿erStandINg of the accounts to be reached. Mr Dan￿1 Rne, FCA Melinek Fine LLP Chartered AccountsThts Rrst Floor, Winston HoL￿e 349 Regents Park Road Lottdon N3 IC%1 Page 3 **CCJO RENE CASSIN** ## **STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022** |Unrestricted
fund
Notes
£
**INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM**
Donations and legacies
2
**99,012**
**Charitable activities**
Charitable activities
**-**
Investment income
3
**42**
**Total**
**99,054**
**EXPENDITURE ON**
Raising funds
**813**
**Charitable activities**
Charitable activities
**117,310**
**Total**
**118,123**
**NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE)**
**(19,069)**
**RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS**
Total funds brought forward
**65,719**
**TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD**
**46,650**|Restricted
fund
£
**30,000**
**5,000**
**-**
**35,000**
**-**
**35,000**
**35,000**
**-**
**-**
**-**|**2022**
**Total**
**funds**
**£**
**129,012**
**5,000**
**42**
**134,054**
**813**
**152,310**
**153,123**
**(19,069)**
**65,719**
**46,650**|2021
Total
funds
£
139,380
5,000
-
144,380
20,819
125,931
146,750
(2,370)
68,089
65,719| |---|---|---|---| The notes form part of these financial statements Page 4 CCJO RENE CASSIN BALANCE SHEET 31 DECEMYER 2022 2022 Total funds 2021 Toial funds Unrestrlrted Restrftted fund rund CVRRENT ASSETS Cash at bank 48.180 48,IBO 67,057 CREDrn)RS ounts falllw due one year (1,530) {1,530) 11,3381 NFT CURRENT ASSErs TOTAL ASSEfs LESS CURRENT UAF4lLTfiES 46,650 46,650 65,719 NrfASSETS FUNDS UnrestrlLted funds TOTAL FUNDS The fi￿[￿la1 statsments were approved by the Board of Trnstees and authorlsd for Issue on i lulv211 . and wwe slgned on ￿ behalf by.. SllYerstone- Twstee The nDtes forrn part of Ihese financlal stat￿rIts Page 5 **CCJO RENE CASSIN** **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022** ## **1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES** ## **Basis of preparing the financial statements** The financial statements of the charity, which is a public benefit entity under FRS 102, have been prepared in accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS 102) 'Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019)', Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland' and the Charities Act 2011. The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention. ## **Financial reporting standard 102 - reduced disclosure exemptions** The charity has taken advantage of the following disclosure exemptions in preparing these financial statements, as permitted by FRS 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland': - the requirements of Section 7 Statement of Cash Flows. ## **Income** All income is recognised in the Statement of Financial Activities once the charity has entitlement to the funds, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount can be measured reliably. ## **Expenditure** 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 a transfer of economic benefits will be required in settlement and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably. Expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and has been classified under headings that aggregate all cost related to the category. Where costs cannot be directly attributed to particular headings they have been allocated to activities on a basis consistent with the use of resources. ## **Taxation** The charity is exempt from tax on its charitable activities. ## **Fund accounting** Unrestricted funds can be used in accordance with the charitable objectives at the discretion of the trustees. Restricted funds can only be used for particular restricted purposes within the objects of the charity. Restrictions arise when specified by the donor or when funds are raised for particular restricted purposes. Further explanation of the nature and purpose of each fund is included in the notes to the financial statements. ## **2.** ## **DONATIONS AND LEGACIES** |Donations
Gift aid|**2022**
**£**
**128,373**
**639**
**129,012**|2021
£
138,598
782
139,380| |---|---|---| continued... Page 6 **CCJO RENE CASSIN** **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022** ## **3. INVESTMENT INCOME** |Deposit account interest|**2022**
2021
**£**
£
**42**
-| |---|---| ## **4. TRUSTEES' REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS** There were no trustees' remuneration or other benefits for the year ended 31 December 2022 nor for the year ended 31 December 2021. ## **Trustees' expenses** There were no trustees' expenses paid for the year ended 31 December 2022 nor for the year ended 31 December 2021. ## **5. STAFF COSTS** The average monthly number of employees during the year was as follows: |Employees
Volunteers|**2022**
**3**
**2**
**5**|2021
3
2
5| |---|---|---| No employees received emoluments in excess of £60,000. ## **6.** |**COMPARATIVES FOR THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES**
Unrestricted
fund
£
**INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM**
Donations and legacies
77,780
**Charitable activities**
Charitable activities
-
**Total**
77,780
**EXPENDITURE ON**
Raising funds
20,819
**Charitable activities**
Charitable activities
59,331
**Total**
80,150
**NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE)**
(2,370)
**RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS**
Total funds brought forward
68,089
**TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD**
65,719|Restricted
fund
£
61,600
5,000
66,600
-
66,600
66,600
-
-
-|Total
funds
£
139,380
5,000
144,380
20,819
125,931
146,750
(2,370)
68,089
65,719| |---|---|---| continued... Page 7 **CCJO RENE CASSIN** ## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022** |**7.**
**CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR**
Taxation and social security
Other creditors
**8.**
**MOVEMENT IN FUNDS**
**Unrestricted funds**
General fund
**TOTAL FUNDS**
Net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:
**Unrestricted funds**
General fund
**Restricted funds**
Restricted fund
**TOTAL FUNDS**
**Comparatives for movement in funds**
**Unrestricted funds**
General fund
**TOTAL FUNDS**|| |---|---| continued... Page 8 **CCJO RENE CASSIN** ## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022** ## **8. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS - continued** Comparative net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows: |**Unrestricted funds**
General fund
**Restricted funds**
Restricted fund
**TOTAL FUNDS**|Incoming
resources
£
77,780
66,600
144,380|Resources
Movement
expended
in funds
£
£
(80,150)
(2,370)
(66,600)
-
(146,750)
(2,370)| |---|---|---| ## **9. RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES** There were no related party transactions for the year ended 31 December 2022. Page 9