Charity Registration No. 1133427
INTERNATIONAL BAR ASSOCIATION’S HUMAN RIGHTS INSTITUTE TRUST
TRUSTEES’ REPORT AND UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the year ended
31 DECEMBER 2020
INTERNATIONAL BAR ASSOCIATION HUMAN RIGHTS INSTITUTE TRUST
| CONTENTS | Page |
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| Trustees and advisers | 2 |
| Trustees’ report | 3 |
| Statement of trustees’ responsibilities | 5 |
| Independent examiner’s report | 6 |
| Statement of financial activities | 7 |
| Balance sheet | 8 |
| Statement of Cash flows | 9 |
| Notes to the accounts | 10 |
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INTERNATIONAL BAR ASSOCIATION HUMAN RIGHTS INSTITUTE TRUST
TRUSTEES AND ADVISERS
| TRUSTEES | Julia Onslow-Cole |
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| Mark Stephens | |
| Graeme Kirk | |
| Luz Nagle | |
| Yasmin Waljee | |
| REGISTERED OFFICE | 5 Chancery Lane |
| London | |
| WC2A 1LG | |
| BANKERS | CAF Bank Ltd |
| 25 Kings Hill | |
| West Malling | |
| Kent ME19 4JQ | |
| INDEPENDENT EXAMINER | Paul Oxtoby |
| RSM Tax and Accounting Limited | |
| St Philips Point | |
| Temple Row | |
| Birmingham | |
| B2 5AF | |
| CHARITY NUMBER | 1133427 |
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INTERNATIONAL BAR ASSOCIATION HUMAN RIGHTS INSTITUTE TRUST
TRUSTEES’ REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020
The Trustees present their annual report and accounts for the year ended 31 December 2020. This report and the accounts have been prepared in accordance with the Trust Deed, the Charities Act 2011 and the Statement of Recommended Practice: Accounting and Reporting by Charities 2019.
Structure and governance
The Trust was established by a Deed of Trust dated 07 October 2009 and is a charity registered in England and Wales, number 1133427.
The principal objectives of the Trust are:
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to advance education in the law throughout the world for the benefit of the public;
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to promote research into commonly encountered legal problems and to disseminate the useful results of such research for the benefit of the public;
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to promote human rights (as set out in the universal declaration of human rights and subsequent United Nations conventions and declarations) throughout the world; and
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to promote the relief of financial hardship or distress either generally or individually of lawyers, their widows, widowers and other dependents and employees.
There have been no changes in the Trust’s objectives since it was established.
The Trustees confirm that they have referred to the guidance contained in the Charity Commission’s general guidance on public benefit when reviewing the Trust’s aims and objectives and in planning future activities and setting its grant making policy for the year.
The Trustees meet two or three times a year to consider grant applications. An insurance policy is maintained to indemnify Trustees.
Method of appointment of Trustees
The Trustees are chosen from past or current officers of the Association. The Trustees receive no remuneration. Any future appointments are determined by the consensus of the existing Board of Trustees .
Grant making policy
The Trust gives special emphasis to legal education and training in developing countries and focuses in particular on projects which have a great potential for dissemination of information. The objectives of the Trust are described in relevant charity directories and only applications that meet these requirements are considered.
The Trust will fund scholarship programmes typically through institutions rather than by individual application; the production of legal reports, books and newsletters covering issues that affect the international legal community and promote detailed investigations into worldwide legal matters such as upholding the rule of law, and violations of due process in, or interference, with the independence of the judiciary.
Summary of 2020 activity – achievements and performance
The Trust has one principal donor, International Bar Association, and is therefore dependent on that revenue source. The Trust has no control over the size of the donation and is advised at the end of the financial year of the donation value. There was no donation received from the International Bar Association this year. The Trust has a policy of keeping one year’s donation in reserve.
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INTERNATIONAL BAR ASSOCIATION HUMAN RIGHTS INSTITUTE TRUST
TRUSTEES’ REPORT (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020
The trustees of International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute Trust (IBA HRI) made grants during 2020 to International Bar Association (IBA) which received £125,988 for various charitable objectives focused programmes as detailed in Note 4. The IBA returned £105,607 to the IBA HRI from underspent grants.
Future developments
The IBA HRI is the successor to the IBA Charitable Trust and was established with broader objectives, with a greater emphasis on the human rights of lawyers, in order to fulfil the ongoing charitable wishes of the members of the International Bar Association (“IBA”).
Furthermore, the Trust is able to fund scoping missions and core costs for HRI activity which is difficult to obtain from other external sources. The trustees plan to continue making grants for the foreseeable future.
Financial Review
It is the Trustees’ objective to maintain a prudent level of reserves within the Trust, equivalent to circa one year’s donations (there was no donation from IBA this year), whilst responding positively to the many applications for donations that it receives. For the year ended 31 December 2020 there was a net income for the year of £29,173 (2019: £451,313) and the charity finished the year with net assets of £1,428,886 (2019: £1,399,713).
Trustees
Staff employed by the International Bar Association are responsible for the day to day running of the charity. Baroness Helena Kennedy, Director of the IBA HRI department within the International Bar Association, had overall responsibility to the trustees for the operation of the charity in 2020.
The Trustees all served throughout the year other than Anne Ramberg and were as follows:
Julia Onslow-Cole Mark Stephens Graeme Kirk Luz Nagle Yasmin Waljee
Approved by the Board on 6[th] May 2021 and signed on its behalf by
J Onslow-Cole
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INTERNATIONAL BAR ASSOCIATION HUMAN RIGHTS INSTITUTE TRUST
STATEMENT OF TRUSTEES’ RESPONSIBILITIES
The Trustees are responsible for preparing the Trustees' Annual Report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice), including FRS 102 “The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland”. The law applicable to charities in England and Wales requires the Trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity and of the incoming resources and application of resources of the charity for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the Trustees are required to:
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select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;
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observe the methods and principles in the Charities SORP;
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make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
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state whether applicable accounting standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements; and
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prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charity will continue in business.
The Trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011, the Charity (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 and the provisions of the trust deed. 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.
The Trustees are responsible for the maintenance and integrity of the charity and financial information included on the charity's website. Legislation in the United Kingdom governing the preparation and dissemination of financial statements may differ from legislation in other jurisdictions.
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INDEPENDENT EXAMINER’S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF INTERNATIONAL BAR ASSOCIATION HUMAN RIGHTS INSTITUTE TRUST
I report to the trustees on my examination of the financial statements of International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute Trust (‘the charity’) for the year ended 31 December 2020, which are set out on pages 7 to 15.
Responsibilities and basis of report
As the trustees of the charity you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the 2011 Act’).
I report in respect of my examination of the charity’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145 (5)(b) of the 2011 Act.
An independent examination does not involve gathering all the evidence that would be required in an audit and consequently does not cover all the matters that an auditor considers in giving their opinion on the accounts. The planning and conduct of an audit goes beyond the limited assurance that an independent examination can provide. Consequently, I express no opinion as to whether the accounts present a ‘true and fair view’ and my report is limited to those specific matters set out in the independent examiner’s statement.
Independent examiner’s statement
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect:
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accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by section 130 of the 2011 Act; or
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the accounts do not accord with those records; or
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the accounts do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (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 understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Paul Oxtoby FCCA Name of applicable listed body: The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales
ON BEHALF OF RSM UK TAX AND ACCOUNTING LIMITED Chartered Accountants St Philips Point Temple Row Birmingham B2 5AF
Date: 10 May 2021
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INDEPENDENT EXAMINER’S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF INTERNATIONAL BAR ASSOCIATION HUMAN RIGHTS INSTITUTE TRUST
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES for the year ended 31 DECEMBER 2020
| Notes Income on Donations received 3 Bank interest Expenditure from Charitable activities 4 Net income for the year/ Net movement in funds Accumulated funds brought forward Accumulated funds carried forward |
Unrestricted Funds 2020 £ 53,616 718 54,334 (25,161) (25,161) 29,173 1,399,713 1,428,886 |
Total Funds 2020 £ 53,616 718 54,334 (25,161) (25,161) 29,173 1,399,713 1,428,886 |
Total Funds 2019 £ 627,095 1,927 |
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| 629,022 | |||
| (177,708) | |||
| (177,708) | |||
| 451,313 948,400 |
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| 1,399,713 |
All recognised gains and losses are included within the above Statement of Financial Activities. All the Trust’s transactions during the period ended 31 December 2020 related to continuing charitable activities. All prior year funds were unrestricted.
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INTERNATIONAL BAR ASSOCIATION HUMAN RIGHTS INSTITUTE TRUST
BALANCE SHEET as at 31 DECEMBER 2020
| Notes Current assets Cash at bank and in hand Current liabilities Creditors: amounts falling due within one year 5 Net current assets Net assets Funds Unrestricted funds 6 |
2020 £ 1,464,761 1,464,761 35,875 1,428,886 1,428,886 1,428,886 1,428,886 |
2019 £ 1,912,345 |
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| 1,912,345 | ||
| 512,632 | ||
| 1,399,713 | ||
| 1,399,713 | ||
| 1,399,713 | ||
| 1,399,713 |
These financial statements of International Bar Association Human Rights Institute Trust (Charity Registration Number 1133427) were approved by the Trustees on 6[th] May 2021 and were signed on its behalf by:
J Onslow-Cole Trustee
Mark Stephens Trustee
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INTERNATIONAL BAR ASSOCIATION HUMAN RIGHTS INSTITUTE TRUST
STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
For the year ended 31 DECEMBER 2020
| Surplus from operating activities (Decrease)/Increase in creditors Net cash (used in)/generated from operating activities Net cash (outflow)/inflow and (decrease)/increase in cash Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year Cash and cash equivalents at end of year |
2020 £ 29,172 (476,756) (447,584) (447,584) 1,912,345 1,464,761 |
2019 £ 451,313 116,366 567,679 567,679 1,344,666 1,912,345 |
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INTERNATIONAL BAR ASSOCIATION HUMAN RIGHTS INSTITUTE TRUST
NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS for the year ended 31 DECEMBER 2020
1. Accounting policies
The following accounting policies have been applied consistently in dealing with items which are considered material to the Trust’s financial statements.
Charitable status
International Bar Association Human Rights Institute Trust, a public benefit entity, is a registered charity in England and Wales. There are currently five Trustees. The registered office is given on page 2.
Basis of preparation
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) and the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) and the Charities Act 2011 and UK Generally Accepted Practice as it applies from 1 January 2019.
The financial statements have been prepared to give a ‘true and fair’ view and have departed from the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 only to the extent required to provide a ‘true and fair view’. This departure has involved following 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) rather than the Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice effective from 1 April 2005 which has since been withdrawn.
The Trust is funded by donations from the IBA and individual members of the IBA.
The functional currency of International Bar Association Human Rights Institute Trust is considered to be pounds sterling because that is the currency of the primary economic environment in which the company operates.
Going Concern
On the basis of current resources and financial forecasts for the future and on the grounds that the charity will be able to continue its activities and meet all of its liabilities as they fall due for a period of at least twelve months from the date of the approval of these financial statements, the Trustees have prepared the financial statements using the going concern principle.
Income
All income is recognised once the charity has entitlement, it is probable that the resources will be received, and the monetary value of income can be measured with sufficient reliability.
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INTERNATIONAL BAR ASSOCIATION HUMAN RIGHTS INSTITUTE TRUST
NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS for the year ended 31 DECEMBER 2020
- Accounting policies (continued)
Donations
Donations represent amounts received during the current year and were made without any restriction by the donor.
Expenditure and irrecoverable VAT
Liabilities are recognised as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to the expenditure. All expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and has been classified under headings that aggregate all costs related to the category.
Grants payable are payments made to third parties in the furtherance of the charitable objectives of the Trust. The grants are accounted for where either the Trustees have agreed to pay the grant without condition and the recipient has a reasonable expectation that they will receive a grant, or any condition attaching to the grant is outside the control of the Trust.
Irrecoverable VAT is charged against Charitable Activities.
Taxation
As a registered charity, International Bar Association Human Rights Institute Trust is exempt from taxation on its income and gains falling due within part 11 of the Corporation Taxation Act 2010 and s256 Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992 to the extent that these are applied to its charitable purposes.
Financial instruments
Financial assets and financial liabilities are recognised when the Charity becomes a party to the contractual provisions of the instrument. All financial assets and liabilities are initially measured at transaction price (including transaction costs).
The charity only has financial assets and financial liabilities of a kind that qualify as basic financial instruments. Basic financial instruments are initially recognised at transaction value and subsequently measured at their settlement value.
Fund accounting
All donations are held as unrestricted funds as no condition was placed by the donor, the International Bar Association.
Key uncertainties and judgements
There are no critical accounting judgements or key sources of estimation uncertainty at the reporting date.
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INTERNATIONAL BAR ASSOCIATION HUMAN RIGHTS INSTITUTE TRUST
NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS for the year ended 31 DECEMBER 2020 (continued)
| 2. Movement in total funds for the year This is stated after charging: Independent Auditor’s remuneration Independent Examiner’s remuneration 3. Donations IBA individual members’ donations - unrestricted funds IBA - unrestricted funds 4. Charitable activities Analysis of grants Advancing legal education Promoting human rights Other costs Professional fees Insurance Bank charges |
2020 £ - 2,520 2,520 2020 £ 53,616 - 53,616 2020 Total £ (2,387) 22,768 20,381 3,720 1,000 60 25,161 |
2019 £ 6,000 - 6,000 2019 £ 77,095 550,000 |
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| 627,095 | ||||
| 2019 Total £ 15,660 155,977 171,637 5,000 1,000 71 177,708 |
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INTERNATIONAL BAR ASSOCIATION HUMAN RIGHTS INSTITUTE TRUST
NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS for the year ended 31 DECEMBER 2020 (continued)
| 4. Charitable activities (continued) Institutional grants received/(returned) IBA Interns 2020 IBA Interns 2019 & 2018 Hague interns 2020 Hague interns 2019 & 2018 The Law on the use of Drones Justice for Children, Justice for Children Justice for Children, Justice for Children Myanmar trial observations Celebrating 25 Years of IBA Human Rights Institute LGBTI – Malaysia Scoping Mission Upholding Human Rights and Rule of Law in Brazil Venezuela: Afiuni trial observations July 2016 Strengthening Local Capacity to address past Human Torture Prevention and the Istanbul Protocol: Fost Myanmar Code of Ethics Upholding Human Rights and Rule of Law in Brazil IBA Presence In Geneva 2018 IBA Presence In Geneva 2019 IBAHRI- SALC Extractive Industries and Human Right Accountably for Crimes Committed in Syria - Geneva Engagement of Turkish Lawyers with UN Human Rights Research and advocacy in Latin America Bangalore Principles Anniversary Conference Investigation and Documentation of Torture in Latin America Annual Jurists Conference Geneva Peace Week Investigation into the Death of Jamal Khashoggi Trial Observations Turkey A New Generation of Human Rights Lawyers in Tajikistan Engaging with the UN: Role of Lawyers at peaceful protests Torture Prevention Efforts in the Ukraine Afgan Bar Training CLE HRI Trust Trial Observer KCK Lawyers Cambodia Fact Finding Mission Economic and Social Rights in Zambia Lawyers & Lawyers Independence Lawyers at Risk Programme Dialogue Hungary Fact finding mission Human Rights Watch conference Extension Tajikistan 2016 Support to IE on Albinism |
2020 2019 £ £ 50,000 - (15,105) 33,881 13,200 - (7,838) 5,276 - (262) 800 - (182) - - (19,513) 25,000 - - (808) 3,993 - (14,559) - (2,302) - 31,395 - - (17,694) 1,600 - (4,086) - - 120,060 - (52,291) (1,685) - (2,976) - (18,460) 36,800 - (17,427) (36,182) 58,675 - (229) - (1,082) (2,231) 3,800 - 15,000 - 22,540 - 12,078 - 30,006 - (3,735) - (4,849) - (443) - (28,230) - (2,066) - (3,638) - (5,042) - (155) - (1,868) - (7,147) |
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| 20,381 171,637 |
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INTERNATIONAL BAR ASSOCIATION HUMAN RIGHTS INSTITUTE TRUST
NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS for the year ended 31 DECEMBER 2020 (continued)
4. Charitable activities (continued)
The negatives balances represent funding underspent as a result of projects ceasing earlier than originally anticipated, reductions in actual costs compared to budgeted, or funding no longer required due to project cancellations.
| 5. Creditors:amounts falling due within one year 2020 £ International Bar Association Accruals 33,355 2,520 35,875 6. Funds 2020 £ Unrestricted funds 1,428,886 1,428,886 7. Analysis of net assets between funds 2020 Unrestricted Funds £ Current assets 1,428,886 1,428,886 |
2018 £ 511,632 1,000 |
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| 512,632 | ||
| 2019 £ 1,399,713 |
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| 1,399,713 | ||
| 2019 Unrestricted Funds £ 1,399,713 |
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| 1,399,713 |
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INTERNATIONAL BAR ASSOCIATION HUMAN RIGHTS INSTITUTE TRUST
NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS for the year ended 31 DECEMBER 2020 (continued)
8. Commitments
The International Bar Association Human Rights Institute Trust is not committed to make any Grants in the next financial year.
9. Trustees Remuneration
No Trustee was remunerated by the Charity, was reimbursed expenses or had expenses paid on their behalf in the current or prior year.
10. Staff costs
No staff were employed by the Charity or staff costs incurred in the current or prior year.
11. Related party transactions
The International Bar Association (“IBA”) acts as an agent for the International Bar Association Human Rights Institute Trust whereby the IBA collects donations and pays expenses on behalf of the Trust. The net dealings on behalf of the Trust resulted in a yearend balance of £33,355 owed by the Trust to the IBA, (2019: £511,632 owed by the Trust to the IBA). There were no donations received during the period from the IBA. Grants of £125,988 were made to the IBA in the period, with £105,607 returned as underspent grants. Further details are provided in note 4 to the accounts.
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