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2023-06-30-accounts

Pagans fighting poverty & defending Mother Earth

PaganAid Annual Report & Financial Statement for the year 1[st] July 2022 - 30[th] June 2023

Reference and administrative details

Charity details

PaganAid is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) registered by the Charity Commission of England & Wales – registered charity number 1158075.

Its registered address is: Apex House, Thomas Street, Trethomas, Caerphilly, CF83 8DP

Trustees

During 2022/2023, PaganAid had six trustees:

Trustees are appointed by the Board of Trustees for a fixed term of three years, as per our constitution. No trustee may serve more than two consecutive terms of office.

Trustees receive no remuneration.

Ronald Hutton and Samantha Giles are Patrons of Pagan Aid, an honorary position.

Staff

The charity has no paid staff.

Membership

The charity has 21 members.

PaganAid is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) registered by the Charity Commission of England & Wales – registered charity number 1158075

Registered address: Apex House, Thomas Street, Trethomas, Caerphilly, CF83 8DP, UK

Bankers and Auditors

The charity banks with The Co-operative Bank p.l.c., P.O. Box 101, 1 Balloon Street, Manchester M60 4EP and with www.paypal.com

As the charity’s annual income is currently less than £10,000, the board has agreed not to incur the expense of appointing auditors. The accounts have been prepared by the Treasurer and approved by the Board of Trustees as an accurate record of the charity’s finances.

Objectives for the public benefit

The charitable objects of the CIO are:

a) the preservation, conservation and the protection of the environment and the prudent use of resources;

b) the relief of poverty and the improvement of the conditions of life in socially and economically disadvantaged communities;

c) the promotion of sustainable means of achieving economic growth and regeneration.

2) To advance the education of the public in subjects relating to sustainable development and the protection, enhancement and rehabilitation of the environment and to promote study and research in such subjects provided that the useful results of such study are disseminated to the public at large.

Note that “sustainable development” means “development which meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.

PaganAid fulfils its charitable objectives by raising funds from the public and making grants to suitable projects.

Grant making policy

We will fund projects that help people living in poverty to improve their lives and the environment through living in greater harmony with the natural world. This might involve providing technical or legal support, as well as training and investing in community enterprises. We don’t give hand-outs, but give people a leg up to a better life. Our funds can be a catalyst for change, but it is the communities themselves who will do most of the work.

We will work in partnership with other trusted and experienced organisations who have direct contact with the community projects and who will coordinate and monitor the spending. In this way, we don’t duplicate what already exists and can ensure that our administrative costs and carbon footprint is as low as possible.

We will support communities of any or no faith, providing that they want to live in greater harmony with the natural world. We will not seek to promote pagan religious beliefs through our projects. We will never discriminate on the grounds of religion, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation or (dis)ability.

We encourage our members to suggest suitable projects and fundraise for these once agreed by the Board.

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Activities during the year

Membership

PaganAid commenced a membership scheme in 2018. The aim of the scheme was to encourage small regular, either annual or monthly, donations that cover the running costs of the charity. In return members are encouraged to suggest projects for the charity to raise funds for and they receive an email newsletter. At the 30/6/22 there were 21 members.

Fundraising

PaganAid has received donations from individual supporters and from sympathetic organisations. The trustees wish to express our profound thanks to all who have given us support. We have also expanded our fundraising activities to include merchandise, partner businesses who donate a percentage of their profits and an annual auction of items donated by the community.

Grants

We ran two fundraising campaigns during 2022/2023:

Marine Conservation Society

We ran a campaign focused on protecting seas and waterways around the world and donated the funds raised to the Marine Conservation Society.

Habitat for Humanity

We raised money for the Habitat for Humanity’s Ukraine campaign.

Organisational Development

Due to the global financial crisis this was another quiet reporting period for PaganAid.

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

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees.

Dan Coultas (30/04/24)

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Charity Name PAGAN AID

Charity Name No (if any) PAGAN AID 1158075 Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For the period Period start date Period end date To from 01/07/2022 30/06/2023

Section A Receipts and payments

A1 Receipts Unrestricted
funds
to the nearest £
623
1,572
-
404
-
-
-
2,599
-
-
-
2,599
50
120
101
21
-
265
33
115
2,125
-
2,830
-
-
-
2,830
- 231
-
4,172
3,941		 Restricted
funds
to the nearest £
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-		 Endowment
funds
to the nearest £
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
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-
-
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-		 Total funds
to the nearest £
623
1,572
-
404
-
-
-
-
2,599
-
-
-
2,599
50
120
101
21
-
265
33
115
2,125
-
2,830
-
-
-
2,830
- 231		 Total funds
to the nearest £
623
1,572
-
404
-
-
-
-
2,599
-
-
-
2,599
50
120
101
21
-
265
33
115
2,125
-
2,830
-
-
-
2,830
- 231		 Last year
to the nearest £
Subscriptions 623 591
Donations 1,572 891
Crowdfunding - 776
Sales 404 430
Refund Crowdfunder fees - 180
-
- -
- -
Sub total(Gross income for
AR)		 2,599 2,868
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
-
- -
Sub total - -
Total receipts
A3 Payments
2,868

Bank Charges/Fees		 50 47
Mailbox fee 120 120
Postage & Carriage 101 52
Printing& Stationery 21 10
Fund raisingexpenses - -
Goodspurchased for Resale 265 312
Internet: website 33 71
VAT 115 107
Grants 2,125 2,000
- -
**Sub total ** 2,830 2,719
A4 Asset and investment
purchases (see table)
, -
-
**Sub total ** - -
Total payments
Net of receipts/(payments)
A5 Transfers between funds
A6 Cash funds last year end
Cash funds this year end
2,719
- 231 - - - 231 149
- - - - -
4,172 - - 4,172 4,064
3,941 - - 3,941 4,213

CCXX R1 accounts (SS)

22/07/2023

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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period 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))
COOP Current Account
PayPal Current Account
Details
Details
Details
Signature		 Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
funds
to nearest £
to nearest £
2,938
-
1,003
-
-
-
3,941
-
OK
OK
Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
funds
to nearest £
to nearest £
-
-
-
-
-
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Fund to which
asset belongs
Cost (optional)
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-
Fund to which
asset belongs
Cost (optional)
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-
Fund to which
liability relates
Amount due
(optional)
-
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-
-
-
Print Name		 Endowment
funds
to nearest £
-
-
-
-
OK
Endowment
funds
to nearest £
-
-
-
-
-
-
Current value
(optional)
-
-
-
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Current value
(optional)
-
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-
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When due
(optional)
Date of
approval

CCXX R2 accounts (SS)

22/07/2023

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