Charity Number 1127628 Amazon Charitable Trust Report and Accounts 31 July 2025
Amazon Charltable Trust Report and accounts Contents Page Trustees, report Independent examiners, report Statement of financial activities Balance sheet Notes to the accounts 6-11
Amazon Charltable Trust Trustees Annual Report The trustees present their report and accounts for the period ended 31 July 2025 Hlsto ob"ectives and actlvlties of the Charl The Charity was formed in 2009 and registered with the Charity Commission for the sole purpose of delivering an innovative, replicable 'blueprint' project in the Brazilian Amazon that creates a sustainable business model for a local population enabling the community to continue to act a8 guardians of the rainforest Mana emen Trustees who served during the period: R Pasley- Tyler Emanuela Evangelista Achl8vement and Performance of the Chari The year 202412025 was marked by steady pro8ress in the Schools, Rebuilding Program. with the second school of the project nearly complete by July 2025. The delivery of this school was delayed due to a second. and the most severe drought in the Amazonian recorded history, cutting the communitie5 off. We have successfully raised an additional £8,000 through donations, further securing the necessary funds for continued progress. In response to the unprecedented drought affertin8 communities across the Amazon, ACT secured funding to initiate emergency support for those most impacted, Incorporating a volunteer intern. enhancin8 the organization's marketing and social media presence, and enabling a wider reach for its projects and initiatives. Regarding Public Relations and Marketing activities, 2024-2025 was marked by two important events: on 14 October 2024, Acr hosted a lunch at 42 Berkeley Square to bring together universities interested in discussing potential partnership5 in the Amazon. Despite low attendance due to a busy schedule during the period, we hosted 12 people from unlversltles IUCL, Imperial College, Uppsala Univer51ty), NGOS (Biodiversity International), and the government. In December 2024. ACT trustees Robert Pasley-Tyler and Emanuela Evan8elista attended the Conference of the Parties 29 (COP29) in Dubai to strengthen and expand Acfs network of partners. In preparation for COP30 in November 2025 in the Brazilian Amazon, the first half of 2025 was marked by connectin8 Wlth old and new partners that would be key to plannin8 our participation at COP30. This Included Act staff in Brazil and London organizin8 several I:1 meetings and participatin8 in events, including London Climate Action Week (LCAWI. We were invited to join a Ministeria14evel roundtable at Kew Gardens wlth the Brazilian Minister of Environment. Marina Silva. and the Brazilian Minister of Indigenous Peoples Sonla Guajajara. Finan ialR w investment olic and reserves During the period the Charity achieved a surplus of expenditure over income of £21,031 Future The trustees intend for the Charity to continue to meet the requirements as per its mission statement.
tatement of trustees, res onsibilities Charity law requires the trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial period which 8how a true and fair view of the stste of affair5 of the charty and its financial activities for that period. In preparing those financial statements, the trustees are required to". • select suitable accounting policies and then appty them consistently; • make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent; state whether applicable accounting standards and statements of recommended practice have been followed, subject to any departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements,. and prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charty will continue in operational existence. The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charty and to enable them to ensure that the financial ststements comply with the Charities Act 2011. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities. Inde ondent Examlner The trustees intend to ask the accountants to undertake the independent examination of the Charity in the following year. Signed on behalf of the trustees Mr R Pasley- y 24 April 2026 er
Amazon Charltable Trust Independent Examinerfs Report to The Trustees I report on the accouns of the Trust for the period ended 31 Juty 2025, which are set out on pages4to 11. Respectlv8 responslbllltles of trustees and examiner The charitys trustees consider that an audit is not required for this period under the Charities Act 2011 Ihe Act, and that an independent examination is needed. It is my responsibility to.. . examine the accounts under the Act; . to follow the procedures laid down in the General Directions given by the Charity Commission under the Act; and • to state whether particular matters have come to my attention. Basis of the Independent examlnevs report My examination was carried out in accordance with the General Directions given by the Charity Commissioners. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the Charty and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from you as trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently I do not express an audit opinion on the view given by the accounts. Independent examlnefs statement I have completed my examination. I confimi that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material r8sp8Ct: ' accounting records were not kept in respect of the Trust as required by section 130 of the Act or . the accounts do not accord with th¢)se records; or • the accounts do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Chanties (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 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. 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 understsnding of the accounts to be reached. Michael Stern & Co. 92 Worton Way Isleworth Middlesex TW7 4AU
axnazon C HA H I T AII I 6" Amazon Charltsble Trust Statsment of Financlal Activities Year ending 31 July 2025 Charity Number 1127628 Year to 31 Juty 2024 Unre8trlcted Endowment Total thls funds funds perfod Incomlng resources Incoming resources trom generated funds Voluntary income 40.587 40,587 42,525 rotsl Incomlng resources 40,587 40,587 42,525 Resourc8s •xpéndod Charitsble activities 57,810 57,810 79,152 Gov8mance costs 3,807 3,807 28,364 Total resources expended 61,618 61.618 107,516 Net IncominW(outyoing) resources 21,031 21,031 64,991 Total funds brought forward Loss for the year 91.030 91,030 62,912 21,031 21,031 93,109 Total funds canled fonvard 69,999 69,999 91,030
axnazon f.HAfrI I T A EJ L I T 11 li % i Amazon Charitsble Trust Balance Sheet as at 31 July 2025 Charlty Number 1127628 Re8trlcted Income funds Unrestricted funds Total this poriod 2024 Fixod a88ets Tangible assets Total fixed assets Current assets Debtors Cash at bank and in hand Total current assets 19,193 55,729 74,922 19,193 55,729 74,922 32,291 58,738 91,029 Current Ilabl Iltle8 (4,923.90) (4,923.90) Net current assets/(Ilablllties) 69,998 69,998 91,029 Total assets less current liabllldes 69,999 69,999 91,030 Net assets 69.999 69,999 91,030 Funds of the Charlty Unrestricted funds 69,999 69,999 91,030 Total funds 69,999 69,999 91,030 The financial statements were approved by the trustees on 24 April 2026 Signed on behalf of the trustees Mr R Pasley- Ter 24 April 2026
Amazon Charitable Trust Charity Number 1127628 Notes to the accounts Note 1 Basls of preparation 1.1 Basis of accounting These accounts have been prepared on the basis of historic cost (except that investments are shown at market value) 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)FRS 102 SORP {Statement of Recommended Practice for Accounting and Reporting by Charities) 2019, applicable to all accounting beginning on or after 1 January 2019 • and with the Charities Act 2011 . 1.2 Change In basls of accounting There has been no change to the accounting policies (valuation rules and methods of accounting) since last year. 1.3 Changes to prevlous accounts No changes have been made to accounts for previous years.
Amazon Charftable Trust Charlty Number 1127628 Notes to the accounts (contlnued) Note 2 Accountlng policles INCOMING RESOURCES ReGognitlon of inGomlng These are included in the Statement of Flnancial Activities (SOFA) when: the charity becomes entit1 to the resources; the trustees are vlrtually rtain they wlll receNe the resources; and the monetary value can be measured with sufficient rèllabilty. Where incoming resources have related expenditure (as with fundraising or contract income) Ihe Incoming resources and related expenditure are reported gross in the SOFA. Grants and donations ar8 only induded in the SOFA when the charity has uncondttional entitlement to the resources. Incomlng resources from tax reclalms are induded in the SOFA 8t the same time as the gift to which they relate. Investment Incom• This is Included in the accounts when recelvable. Inv•stmont galns and 10sso8 This includes any gain or loss on the sale of investments and ary gain or108s resufting from revaluing investments to marf(6t value at tho end of the year. Incomlng resources with related oxpendfturn Grants and donatlons Tax rnclalms on donatlons and glfts EXPENDITURE AND LIABILITIES Llability rncognltlon Liabllftles are recognised as soon as there 18 a legal or Gonstructive oblp3ation committing Ihè charty to pay out resources. Indude cosls of the preparation and examination of statutory accounts, the costs of trustee meetings and cost of any legal advice to trustees on govemance or constitutional matters. Gov•mance costs ASSErs Tanglble fixed assets for use These are capitalised rf they can be used for more than one year, and cost at leasl £500. They by charlty are valued at cost or a reasonable value on receipL Depreciation is charged on a Straht line basis over five yea.
Amazon Charitable Trust Charlty Numb•r 1127628 Notes to the accounts (continued) Note 5 Details of certaln Items of expenditure 5.1 Trustee expon¥vJ Number of trustees who wern pald •xpgn Nature of tho 8xpenses Total amount pald Travel None 5.2 Fees for examlnation or audlt of the aGGounts Ind8p8ndent examlnerfs or audltors, fees for reporting on the accounts Other fees (for example: advlGe, consultanGyi aGcountancy servIc) paid to the indepgndont oxamingr or 4udltor 715