## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** **From** 01.04.2021 **period start date to** 31.03.2022 **period end date** **Charity name:** The South East Asia Rainforest Research Partnership (SEARRP) **Charity registration number:** 1164082 ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|1) To promote the conservation and better
management of tropical ecosystems and the
scientific understanding of the rainforests and
other natural and modified habitats of South
East Asia; and
2) To advance research, training, education and
awareness in, and associated with, the
rainforests and other natural and modified
habitats of South East Asia| |Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or
services identified in the
accounts.|Para 1.17 and
1.19|SEARRP1activities – and that of its partner
organisation in Malaysia2– continued to be
heavily constrained through the reporting period
as a consequence of the Covid-19 pandemic.
The Malaysian government maintained strict
travel restrictions (both in terms of international
arrivals and local and inter-district travel within
Malaysia) during 2021 and early 2022 which
severely impacted SEARRP operations. A
relatively limited array of activities were possible
through this period:
•
Continued implementation of strategies to
conserve cash and reduce running costs
(including ‘mothballing’ of major SEARRP-
linked field projects in Sabah).
•
Development of a (successful) grant
application to HSBC Private Bank to
support a forest restoration-focussed
research project in Sabah
•
Implementation of an independent
whistleblowing procedure
•
Review of Trustee skills sets and
contributions to the board – with a view to
making new appointments during 2022
1 _The SE Asia Rainforest Research Programme was_
_established by the Royal Society in 1985 and was_
_directly funded by the Society for over 30 years. The_
_formal relationship between the Royal Society and_
_SEARRP came to a close in 2015 and in early 2016_
_SEARRP was relaunched as the SE Asia Rainforest_
_Research Partnership (an independent Charitable_
_Incorporated Organisation)_
2_The Malaysia-registered and based SE Asia_
_Rainforest Research Trust and its wholly owned, not-_| |||_for-profit operating company Rainforest Research_
_Sdn Bhd_| |---|---|---| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|Trustees have acted in due regard to the
Charity Commission guidance relating to public
benefit| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|Collaboration agreement in place between
SEARRP and its Malaysian-based partner
organisation (Rainforest Research Sdn Bhd) to
provide a mechanism for internal grant awards
and fund transfers.| |Policy on social investment
including program related
investment|Para 1.38|None for the reporting period| |Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|None for the reporting period| |Other||None for the reporting period| ## **Achievements and Performance** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the main
achievements of the charity,
identifying the difference the
charity’s work has made to
the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.|Para 1.20|•
Trustees provided regular advice with
respect to cost reduction and other
emergency measures that might be
implemented by RRSB in response to the
pandemic.
•
Trustees also advised on the continued
development of safeguarding and
whistleblowing approaches and on
strategies for major grant applications| **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41|None for the reporting period| |---|---|---| |Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|Fundraising (from external entities) was
significantly constrained through the reporting
period as a consequence of the Covid-19
pandemic| |Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|Not applicable for the reporting period| |Other||None for the reporting period| ## **Financial Review** |**Financial Review**||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|Stable – largely as a result of cost reduction
and cash conservation measures.
Grant received from HSBCPrivate Bank,
Hong Kong, to support a forest restoration
project in Sabah.| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|A policy on reserves will be developed as
necessary| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|Zero| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|Financial constraints as a consequence of the
Covid-19 pandemic| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|Not applicable| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|Not applicable| |**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements|**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements|where relevant about:| |---|---|---| |The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|Para 1.47|To date, the principal source of funding has
been philanthropic donations from SEARRP
Trustees and alumni| |Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|During the reporting period SEARRP did not
raise investable funds. A policy on investments
will be developed as necessary.| |A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|•
Impacts of Covid-19 on the potential to
facilitate and promote field science in
Malaysia and Indonesia (largely as a result
of local, regional and international travel
restrictions) with consequent reductions in
income, inability to fulfil terms of existing
grants etc
•
Other risks (and mitigation measures)
deliberated in the SEARRP Risk Register,
including risks associated with
safeguarding, reputation and succession
planning (with particular regard to the
position of SEARRP Director)| |Other||None| ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|Constitution| |How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|CIO| |Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees|Para 1.25|Existing trustees: by re-election
New trustees: by appointment (of the Board of
Trustees)| |**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements|**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements|where relevant about:| |---|---|---| |Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction
and training of trustees|Para 1.51|Founding trustees received an induction from
SEARRP’s legal advisors during the first formal
Board of Trustees meeting. Trustees appointed
subsequently receive briefing materials| |The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51|SEARRP does not, at present, directly employ
staff. The SEARRP Director is employed in the
UK through a renewable 5-year post-doctoral
appointment at Swansea University.| |Relationship with any
related parties|Para 1.51|SEARRP works closely with a not-for-profit
partner organisation (RRSB) based in Sabah,
Malaysia which is responsible for the
management and delivery of scientific
programmes, training and capacity building.
SEARRP has a formal collaboration agreement
with RRSB which includes provisions for joint
projects, fund transfers, grant payments etc.| |Other||The SEARRP Board of Trustees had three
formal meetings during the reporting
period. The Chair of the BoT and SEARRP
Director held regular monthly update
meetings and additional meetings were
held between the Director and individual
trustees on an ad-hoc basis.| ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charity name|The South East Asia Rainforest Research Partnership| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|SEARRP| |Registered charity number|1164082| |Charity’s principal address|The David Attenborough Building
Pembroke Street
Cambridge CB2 3QZ
United Kingdom| **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |1
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11|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for**
**whole year**|**Name of person (or body)**
**entitled to appoint trustee (if**
**any)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Professor John Pyle
FRS CBE|Chair||SEARRP Board of Trustees| ||Irene Dorner|||| ||Dr Rosie Trevelyan|||| ||Professor Jane Hill|||| ||Anthony Geffen|||| ||Geoff Lye|||| ||Emmet Keeffe|||| ||Boyd McCleary CMG
CVO|||| ||Datuk Darrel Webber|||| ||Dato’ Henry Barlow
OBE|||| ||Professor Andrew
Krockenberger|||| ## – Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved **Director name** None Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity |**Trustee name**|**Dates acted if not for whole year**|| |---|---|---| |None||| ## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** Description of the assets None held in this capacity Name and objects of the Not applicable charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for Not applicable safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets ## **Additional information (optional)** ## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** **Type of Name Address adviser** None ## **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** Dr Glen Reynolds MBE, SEARRP Director and Managing Director of RRSB ( _please note_ : Dr Reynolds is employed at Swansea University, UK via a SEARRP/RRSB-funded Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship – and is registered as a correspondent for SEARRP with the Charity Commission) ## **Exemptions from disclosure** Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details Not applicable ## **Other optional information** None ## **Declarations** **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** **Signature(s) Full name(s)**[Professor John Adrian Pyle FRS CBE] **Position (eg Secretary,** Chair, SEARRP Board of Trustees **Chair, etc) Date** 30thth January 2023 **Charity Name No (if any) The South East Asia Rainforest Research Partnership ( 1164082** **----- Start of picture text -----**
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## **Receipts and payments accounts** **CC16a** **For the period** Period start date Period end date **To from** 01.04.2021 31.03.2022 ## **Section A Receipts and payments** **Unrestricted Restricted Endowment Total funds Last year funds funds funds to the nearest** **----- Start of picture text -----**
to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £
£
A1 Receipts
Project grant from HSBC Bank, Hong Kong - 29,610 - 29,610 -
Trustee donation 250 - - 250 -
- - - - -
- - - - -
Sub total (Gross income for AR) 250 29,610 - 29,860 -
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
None - - - -
- - - - -
Sub total [ - ] - - - -
Total receipts 250 29,610 - 29,860 -
A3 Payments
Giving.Com charges 18 - - 18 -
Giving.Com charges 18 - - 18 -
Giving.Com charges 18 - - 18 -
Giving.Com charges 18 - - 18 -
Giving.Com charges 18 - - 18 -
Giving.Com charges 18 - - 18 -
Giving.Com charges 18 - - 18 -
Giving.Com charges 18 - - 18 -
Giving.Com charges 18 - - 18 -
Giving.Com charges 18 - - 18 -
Giving.Com charges 18 - - 18 -
Giving.Com charges 18 - - 18 -
Sub total 216 - - 216 -
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
- - - -
- - - -
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|**A5**|**_Sub total_ -**
**_Total payments_ 216**
**_Net of receipts/(payments)_ 34**
**Transfers between funds**
**-**||**-**
**-**
**29,610**
**-**||**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**||**-**
**216**
**29,644**
**-**||**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |**A6**|**Cash funds last year end**
**5,002**
**_Cash funds this year end_ 5,036**||**-**
**29,610**||**-**
**-**||**5,002**
**34,646**||**-**
**-**| **Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Unrestricted Restricted Endowment Categories Details funds funds funds to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £ B1 Cash funds** Cash in bank **5,036 29,610 - - - - - - -** _**Total cash funds**_ **5,036 29,610 -** (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) OK OK OK **Unrestricted Restricted Endowment funds funds funds Details to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £ B2 Other monetary assets** None **Fund to which Current value Details asset belongs Cost (optional) (optional) B3 Investment assets** None **Fund to which Current value Details asset belongs Cost (optional) (optional) B4 Assets retained for the** None **charity’s own use - - Fund to which Amount due When due Details liability relates (optional) (optional) B5 Liabilities** None **-** Signed by one or two trustees on behalf Date of of all the trustees Signature Print Name approval Professor John Pyle FRS CBE 30.01.2022 CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trusteesl mèmbors of The SoLth East Asia Rainforest Research Partnership (SEARRP) On accounts for tha year ended 31° March 2022 Charity no (If any) 1164082 Sot out on pages 1&2 I report to the trustees on my examination of the account8 of the above charity {Ihe Trust.) for the year ended 318t March 2021. Rospon8lbllitlo8 and As the chaTity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation basls of report of th8 accounts in accordance With the requir8ments of the Charities Act 2011 rthe Acr). I report in respect of my examination of th8 Tru8t'8 account8 carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Ad and in carying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commls8ion urKler s8dion 145(5)(b) of the Ad. I have completed my examination. I confim that no material matters have come to my attention (other than that disdosed below "l in connection with the examinats'on which gives me rau8e to believe that in, any material respect.. accounting records were not kept in ac¢ordance with section 130 of the Act or the account8 do not accord with the accounting record8 I have no concems and have come a(xoss no other matters in connection with th examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper derstanding of the a¢￿untS to be reached. . Hease I te the words in the brackets rfthey do not apply. Indepondant •xaminer'8 8tatsment Slgned: Date: 01 Tr35 Name: Relevant prof•88lonal quallflcatlonl8) or body (if any): FU FUI LLONG @ PHFLtP Acis MAICSA 0754932 SSM PC No. 202008LK)12U.I Innoplan Sdn Bhd 4th floor, Lot 12, Block A. 88000 Kota Kinabalu, Sabah. Address: IER Octobor 2018 Section B Disclosure Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts.. directions and guidance for examiners). Give here brief details of any items that tho examlnerwl8hes to disclosa. IER Octobor 2018