Trustees’ Annual Report for the period
From 1[th] April 2021 To 4[th] April 2022
Charity name: Wind Empowerment
Charity registration number: 1165510
Objectives and Activities
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SORP
reference
Summary of the purposes Para 1.17 Wind Empowerment (WE) supports the
of the charity as set out development of locally built wind
in its governing turbines for sustainable rural
document electrification. This is achieved by
strengthening the capacity of its
members through:
Building and sharing financial and human
resource connections, performing joint
technical research, sharing technical
information and collaborating on key
vendor relationships, Strengthening
understanding of business and social
models for effective implementation of
small wind technology, Managing
projects, offering consultancy services
and developing/distributing products in
line with the association’s guiding
principles and in the interest of the
members.
Summary of the main Para 1.17 and Wind Empowerment organises
1.19
activities in relation to workshops, conferences and knowledge
those purposes for the exchange events to disseminate
public benefit, in knowledge relating to open source locally
particular, the activities, built wind turbine and rural electrification
projects or services technologies. WE also conducts research
identified in the and development activities to develop
accounts. these technologies, and to understand
how they might better serve the needs of
rural communities globally.
Statement confirming Para 1.18 Both the Board of Trustees and Executive
whether the trustees Board of Wind Empowerment are assured
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have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit
that Wind Empowerment’s activities meet the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit.
Achievements and Performance
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SORP reference
In this period, we were focused to
make funding applications, having
made a total of 6. However, none had
successful outcomes.
Summary of the main
achievements of the
We continued with our Water Pumping
charity, identifying the Para 1.20
and Productive Uses projects with
difference the charity’s
teams in Argentina and India, they
work has made to the
continued their work and brought to a
circumstances of its
close research on water pumping
beneficiaries and any activities.
wider benefits to society
as a whole.
Building on a previous partnership with
the Tanzania Renewable Energy
Association conducted a feasibility
study for a possible WE project in the
country to pump water for the
community.
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Financial Review
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Review of the charity’s Para 1.21 As of the end of the financial period in
financial position at the question (April 2022) Wind
end of the period Empowerment had sufficient funds to
meet contracted obligations along with
reserves
Statement explaining the Para 1.22 Wind Empowerment has the policy of
policy for holding retaining reserves to the value of three
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reserves stating why they months of operating costs for the
are held Executive Board, in order to enable
fundraising activities to launch new
Wind Empowerment activities. Wind
Empowerment operates exclusively on
a grant/project basis.
Amount of reserves held Para 1.22 £7,923 as of April 2022
Reasons for holding zero Para 1.22 N/A
reserves
Details of fund materially Para 1.24 N/A
in deficit
Explanation of any Para 1.23 The Coronavirus pandemic has limited
uncertainties about the international travel to the degree that
charity continuing as a it has impacted the activities of Wind
going concern Empowerment. In addition, the
economic downturn and crisis of the
pandemic has significantly impacted
the availability of grant based funding
that Wind Empowerment is dependent
on. Wind Empowerment will continue
to be active, but the ability of the
organisation to continue implementing
projects internationally is contingent
on successful funding bids.
Due to this financial position, the board
agreed to full salary sacrifice, which
resulted in reduced outputs. The board
are maintaining this position until
further projects can be realised.
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Structure, Governance and Management
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Description of charity’s N/A
trusts:
Type of governing Para 1.25 Wind Empowerment is governed on a
document legal basis by its constitution, and on a
working basis by its charter.
(trust deed, royal
charter)
How is the charity Para 1.25 The charity is a CIO
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)
Trustee selection Para 1.25 Trustees are elected every two years
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| 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 |
during the Wind Empowerment Conference, at the same time as the election of the Executive Board. In the frst instance, election is by consensus of all attendant Wind Empowerment members (as individuals - including those voting/nominating by correspondence). In the event that an election is contested or controversial, this triggers a formal voting process whereby only members of the Wind Empowerment Association with formal voting rights (defned in the charter as non-proft organisations) are eligible to vote. |
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Reference and Administrative details
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Charity name Wind Empowerment
Other name the charity Wind Empowerment Network, Wind Empowerment
uses Association
Registered charity 1165510
number
Charity’s principal Lawn Cottage
address
Wyver Lane
BELPER
DE56 2EF
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Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
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Na
me
of
pers
on
(or
bod
y)
Dates acted if not for
Trustee name Office (if any) enti
whole year
tled
to
app
oint
trus
tee
(if
any)
1 Alfred Alsop N/A
2 Jon Leary N/A
3 Marco Ogno N/A
4 Amy Crum N/A
5 Ben Campbell N/A
Pedro Carvalho N/A
6
Neves
7
8
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Declarations
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.
Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees
Full name(s) Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) Date
Annex 1 – Transactions for accounting period
Project codes:
WEIndia – Wind Empowerment’s biennual conference, hosted in 2018 in Chennai, India Coordinaton 2 – Wind Empowerment’s second coordination contract, aimed at growing the network and strengthening internal capacity
Water Pumping – An exchange project between practitioners in India, Argentina, France and Morocco, developing open source wind-electric-water pumping systems for rural applications. Grant Funded. MPTTP – Modular Power To The People – a grant funded research project developing and testing modular open source power electronics to enable the gradual and organic growth of off-grid energy systems. Productve Uses – a grant funded research project that intends to test socio-technical models where wind energy systems are used for economically productive activities in rural communities of Argentina Patagonia
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Date Description Balance Project Code Description Country
10/03/2022 550 15450.78 Board Refund bank UK
08/03/2022 -433.4 14900.78 Water Pumping Esteban Argentina
04/03/2022 -520 15334.18 Board Q1, Q2 Treasurer Portugal
28/02/2022 -1268.35 15854.18 Tanzania Prospective study Tanzania
Web platform
25/02/2022 -42.05 17122.53 General Stinpriza Greece
Q1, Q2, Q3 Fund
22/02/2022 -1716.51 17164.58 Board Raiser Argentina
Q3 and Q4
18/02/2022 -669.49 18881.09 Board Coordinator Greece
18/02/2022 -14.34 19550.58 General Website host UK
Q3
18/02/2022 -356 19564.92 Board Communication UK
18/02/2022 -1009.27 19920.92 Water Pumping Esteban Argentina
Test bank
31/01/2022 -0.01 20930.19 Board transfer UK
13/01/2022 3671.47 20930.2 Water Pumping Third Installment Germany
20/12/2021 8337.11 17258.73 Board Final Instalment Germany
Q1
30/04/2021 -1039.34 8921.62 Board Communication UK
26/04/2021 -3796.41 9960.96 Board Q1 Coordinatior Greece
Web platform
21/04/2021 -251.52 13757.37 Board Stinpriza Greece
Q1 WG
21/04/2021 -1190.41 14008.89 Board Coordinator France
19/04/2021 -2380.61 15199.3 Water Pumping Esteban Argentina
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| Date | **Description ** | Balance | Project Code | Description | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10-03-2022 | 550 | 15450.78 | Board | Refund bank | UK |
| 08-03-2022 | -433.4 | 14900.78 | Water Pumping | Esteban | Argentina |
| 04-03-2022 | -520 | 15334.18 | Board | Q1, Q2 Treasurer | Portugal |
| 28/02/2022 | -1268.35 | 15854.18 | Tanzania | Prospective studyTanzania | |
| 25/02/2022 | -42.05 | 17122.53 | General | Web platform StinGreece | |
| 22/02/2022 | -1716.51 | 17164.58 | Board | Q1, Q2, Q3 Fund | Argentina |
| 18/02/2022 | -669.49 | 18881.09 | Board | Q3 and Q4 Coord | Greece |
| 18/02/2022 | -14.34 | 19550.58 | General | Website hoast | UK |
| 18/02/2022 | -356 | 19564.92 | Board | Q3 CommunicatioUK | |
| 18/02/2022 | -1009.27 | 19920.92 | Water Pumping | Esteban | Argentina |
| 31/01/2022 | -0.01 | 20930.19 | Board | Test bank transfe | UK |
| 13/01/2022 | 3671.47 | 20930.2 | Water Pumping | Third Installment | Germany |
| 20/12/2021 | 8337.11 | 17258.73 | Board | Final Instalment | Germany |
| 30/04/2021 | -1039.34 | 8921.62 | Board | Q1 CommunicatioUK | |
| 26/04/2021 | -3796.41 | 9960.96 | Board | Q1 Coordinatior | Greece |
| 21/04/2021 | -251.52 | 13757.37 | Board | Web platform StinGreece | |
| 21/04/2021 | -1190.41 | 14008.89 | Board | Q1 WG CoordinatFrance | |
| 19/04/2021 | -2380.61 | 15199.3 | Water Pumping | Esteban | Argentina |
| Costs | Income | ||||
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| Board | -9288.16 | 8887.11 | |||
| General | -307.91 | ||||
| Water Pumpi | -3823.28 | 3671.47 | |||
| Tanzania | -1268.35 | ||||
| Total | -14687.7 | 12558.58 | |||
| Water Pumpi | 4478.33 | ||||
| Productive U | 3049.24 | ||||
| Available Fu | 7923.21 | ||||
| Countries | UK | **Argentina ** | Tanzania | Greece | Portugal |
| UK | -1409.69 | -5539.79 | -1268.35 | -4759.47 | -520 |
France Total -1190.41 -14687.71