2022-03-31-accounts - African Rainforest Trust

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Trustees' Annual Report for the period

Period start date Period end date 01 April 2021 03 March 2022 From To

Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any) 1129625

African Rainforest Trust

Charity's principal address 41 Exeter Road London Postcode NW2 4SE

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany)
	Carter Coleman	Chairman
	Grace Yu	Treasurer
	Jules Ansell
	GuyRoland Purcell
	Carl Linderum

Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)

Name Dates acted if not for whole year

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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Type of adviser Name Address

Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

Type of governing document

Deed of Trust

(eg. trust deed, constitution)

How the charity is constituted

Trust

(eg. trust, association, company)

Appointment Trustee selection methods

(eg. appointed by, elected by)

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:

policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
relationship with any related parties;
trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.

Section C Objectives and activities

(I) TO PROMOTE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT THE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT OF THE RAINFORESTS

Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document

OF AFRICA.

(II) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT OF COMMUNITIES SURROUNDING OR INHABITING THE RAINFORESTS OF AFRICA.

(III) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE

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PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT OF AFRICAN RAINFORESTS.

Over the course of the 2021/2 financial year, the Trust granted £26,678 to the Tanzania Forest Conservation (TFCG) group, a registered society in Tanzania, for projects which include the objects above, specifically:

(a) Environmental education in impoverished, isolated villages in Tanzania 2. (b) Grass roots community development in impoverished, isolated villages in Tanzania 3. (c) Protection of natural rainforests in isolated areas of Tanzania Summary of the main The TFCG reports regularly to the African Rainforest Trust and makes activities undertaken for the available financial audits at the request of the Trust. public benefit in relation to these objects (include within When considering a grant request, the Trust evaluates the proposal this section the statutory against the objectives of the Trust Deed, including their adherence to the declaration that trustees have principle of the public benefit. had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Therefore, the Trustees declare that the Trust has abided by the Commission on public guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit. benefit)

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

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The Trust currently employees no one. All of the work of the Trust is performed by volunteers (the Trustees).

When considering a grant request, the Trust evaluates the proposal against the objectives of the Trust Deed.

You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:

policy on grantmaking;
policy programme related investment;
contribution made by volunteers.

Section D Achievements and performance

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Section D Achievements and performance

Summary of the main The trust saw its income rise from £15,364 to £26,687. achievements of the charity The Trust continues to review its fund-raising strategy in order to during the year increase revenue to the levels of previous years, when income peaked at over £150,000.

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Section E Financial review

As the Trust has no overheads—no rent, no utilities, no paid staff—the Brief statement of the Trust aims to keep a minimum of £1,000 in reserve, while granting the charity’s policy on reserves majority of the funds raised annually to worthy organisations involved in the objects of the Trust.

Details of any funds materially None in deficit

Further financial review details (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant about:

the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);
how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.

Section F Other optional information

Reporting no serious incidents.

Section G Declaration

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s) Grace Yu Full name(s) Finley Carter Coleman Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Chairman etc) Date 12 December 2022

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Independent examiner's report on the accounts

Section A Independent Examiner’s Report

Charity Name African Rainforest Trust	Charity Name African Rainforest Trust	Charity Name African Rainforest Trust

31/03/2022	Charity no (if any)	1129625

The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The charity’s trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 (the Charities Act) and that an independent examination is needed. It is my responsibility to:

examine the accounts under section 145 of the Charities Act,
• to follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions given by the Charity Commission (under section 145(5)(b) of the Charities Act, and
• to state whether particular matters have come to my attention.

Basis of independent examiner’s statement Independent examiner's statement Signed: Name: Relevant professional qualification(s) or body: Address:	My examination was carried out in accordance with general Directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from the trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a ‘true and fair’ view and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below. In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention (other than that disclosed below ) 1. which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in, any material respect, the requirements: • to keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; and • to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of the Charities Act have not been met; or 2. to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply. Date:15 December 2022	My examination was carried out in accordance with general Directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from the trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a ‘true and fair’ view and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below. In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention (other than that disclosed below ) 1. which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in, any material respect, the requirements: • to keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; and • to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of the Charities Act have not been met; or 2. to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply. Date:15 December 2022
		15 December 2022

	David Young

	CA (NZ)

	Young Business Services Limited 7 Bell Yard, The Strand, London, United Kingdom, WC2A 2JR

IER

December 2022

Charity Name		No (if any)
African Rainforest Trust		1129625
Receipts and payments accounts			CC16a
For the period from	Period start date 01/04/2021	Period end date To 31/03/2022

Section A Receipts and payments

A1 Receipts	Unrestricted funds to the nearest £ 15,000 64 - 11,623 - - - - 26,687 - - - 26,687 26,678 - - - - - - - - 26,678 - - - 26,678 9 - 4,796 4,804.83	Restricted funds to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -	Endowment funds to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -	Total funds to the nearest £ 15,000 64 - 11,623 - - - - 26,687 - - - 26,687 26,678 - - - - - - - - 26,678 - - - 26,678 9	Last year to the nearest £
Chaities Aid Foundation(William Eccles)	15,000				15,000
Amazon Europe	64				64
Individual Donations	-				300
Universityof Leeds	11,623				-
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*Sub total*(Gross income for AR)	26,687				15,364

A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table).
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*Total receipts* A3 Payments
					15,364

Grant Tanzania Forest Conservation Group	26,678				15,328
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**Sub total **	26,678				15,328

A4 Asset and investment purchases (see table)
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*Total payments* *Net of receipts/(payments)* A5 Transfers between funds A6 Cash funds last year end *Cash funds this year end*
					15,328

	9	-	-	9	36
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	4,796	-	-	4,796	4,760
	4,804.83	-	-	4,805	4,796

CCXX R1 accounts (SS)

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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at	Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at	the end of the period
Categories Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees B5 Liabilities B3 Investment assets B2 Other monetary assets B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use B1 Cash funds	Details Details *Total cash funds* (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) NatWest Cheque A/C 44520743 Details Details Details Signature	Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ 4,805 - - - - - 4,805 - OK OK Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - - - - - - - Fund to which liability relates Amount due (optional) - - - - - Print Name FinleyCarter Coleman	Endowment funds to nearest £
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			OK
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			Date of approval
		FinleyCarter Coleman	12/12/2022

CCXX R2 accounts (SS)

15/12/2022