Racial Justice Network
(A Charitable Incorporated Organisation)
Trustees Annual Report
for the year ended 31st March 2022
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| Financial Review and Future Plans | 12 |
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Racial Justice Network Trustees Annual Report for the year ended 31st March 2022
The trustees of the charity present their Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 31st March 2022.
1. Reference and Administrative Details
Name of Charity: Racial Justice Network Charitable Incorporated Organisation Number: 1165804 Principal Office: Bread and Roses 14 North Parade Bradford BD1 3HT Bankers: Triodos Bank Deanery Road Bristol BS1 5AS Reporting Accountants: Samuel K. Tsipotey, BA (Hon), FCCA, MSc Samuel Associates 36 Charcroft Gardens Enfield Middlesex EN3 7HA The trustees who served during the period to the date of this report are: Dr Laura Teresa Loyola-Hernandez Chair elected 20.10.2020 Maureen Andrea Grant elected 20.10.2020 Sipilien Birani elected 01.06.2018 Simon Mark Murray elected 01.01.2018
Chief Executive Officer:
Peninah Wangari-Jones
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Racial Justice Network Trustees Annual Report for the year ended 31st March 2022
2. Structure, Governance, and Management
The Racial Justice Network (RJN) is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) based in West Yorkshire, UK. RJN brings together organisations, groups, and individuals across West Yorkshire and beyond to proactively promote racial justice.
Governing document
The charity is governed by a Constitution, an Association model of a CIO having members.
Appointment and induction of trustees
Trustees have been appointed from active members, associates and volunteers within the Racial Justice Network community. A community that has demonstrable knowledge of the organisation and a commitment to the vision, mission and objectives. With induction carried out over the duration and trustee meetings. However this method of appointment and induction was going to move towards open public recruitment as well as compulsory trustee training.
Organisation structure
RJN is governed by its trustees and a Chief Executive Officer who are responsible for setting the strategic direction and policies of the charity. The trustees carry the ultimate responsibility for the conduct of the charity and for ensuring that the charity satisfies its legal and contractual obligations. The trustees meet as often as they need to and delegate the dayto-day operations of the charity to the Chief Executive Officer.
Major risks
The Trustees recognise that any major risks to which the charity is exposed need to be reviewed and systems put in place to mitigate them. To that end, RJN is continually monitoring and managing its risk and ensuring action plans are in place to mitigate its key risks. Plans are afoot to draw a more comprehensive risks register to be monitored on a regular basis. The main risks identified so far include:
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Loss of key personnel that would severely limit the ability to perform activities and meet objectives;
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Loss of income, particularly unrestricted income from public donations and grants;
● A catastrophic failure of IT systems including laptops and access to the internet. The Board review the Risk Assessment on a quarterly basis and adjust strategy accordingly reviewing mitigating actions.
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Racial Justice Network Trustees Annual Report for the year ended 31st March 2022
3. Objectives and Activities
Objects
The objects of the charity as stated in its governing document are:
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A) To develop the capacity and skills of the members of socially and economically disadvantaged communities in the north of England, especially racially black and minority ethnic communities, in such a way that they are better able to identify, and help meet, their needs and to participate more fully in society.
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B) The promotion of equality and diversity for the public benefit in particular by:
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i) the elimination of discrimination on the grounds of race and religion
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ii) advancing education and raising awareness in equality and diversity
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iii) conducting or commissioning research on equality and diversity issues and publishing the results to the public.
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iv) cultivating a sentiment in favour of equality and diversity
Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objectives
RJN continues to inform, influence, train, mobilise, organise, conduct research within nine current projects. This work was carried out by the executive director, six staff members four trustees, approximately 50 volunteer members and some support from our partners. These projects are:
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International solidarity
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Black and Brown collective conversation spaces
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Race and Climate Justice
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Stop the Scan campaign
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Covid-19 response campaign project
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Unlearning racism programme
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Pastoral support
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Research and Reports
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Other activities
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Racial Justice Network
Trustees Annual Report for the year ended 31st March 2022
1. Internationalism and International solidarity
We have continued to work with, learn from and share resources with our siblings across the borders. International solidarity came as and with the recognition that we cannot fight race injustice within borders particularly as our siblings in the majority world continue to suffer the effects of colonial legacies that exacerbate multiple injustices.
Decolonising efforts this year involved engaging with academics based at the University of Nairobi and United States International University in the project ‘ Colonialism, resistance and resistance from the colonised perspective ’. The project involved engaging, listening and recording communities in rural communities in Kenya about indigenous knowledges, practices and resistances which existed before, during and after colonialism.
Other international solidarity work has been continued exchanges, resource and knowledge sharing between organisers, activists, community development, workers,
unionists, academics in Kenya, Brazil and Colombia. We have also invited international speakers and perspectives to contribute to our talks as was the case with Reed Exhibitions, Portugal and Githuku Ndungi.
All of the work and others planned continues to feed into the decolonial framework made available after the decolonising education Kenya 2020. Our international work ensures the framework continues to be implemented in educational spaces, workplaces, and in the prospective international network. Documentary of the decolonise education in Kenya continues to be shared and watched by communities in the UK and abroad.
2. Black and Brown collective conversation spaces
We restarted our Black & Brown Space amidst the Black Lives Matter movement resurgence as the world exploded to protests and actions after the murder of George Floyd. There had been an additional pressure and expectation for Black and Brown communities to not only get involved in the action but also provide answers on how we need to end racism which was impacting heavily on our wellbeing. During the year we continued to focus our energy on caucusing spaces and offering individual support to those who called on us.
3. Race and Climate Justice: 13th recommendation
The 13th recommendation was conceived following the involvement of Trustee Sai Murray and Director, Peninah Wangari-Jones, in the Leeds Citizens Jury addressing climate action, in which their input was omitted from the final 12 recommendations. The recommendation which we are now referring to as a framework highlights the need for an international perspective on climate justice understanding towards the interconnectedness/interdependence of oppressions and struggles, and addressing the colonial legacies which perpetuate these struggles through exploitation of the majority world. Despite staff changes and capacity issues, the race and climate justice project has continued to deepen and embed the 13[th] framework in their analysis within the project as well as
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continue to encourage and put pressure on the climate movement actors and stakeholders to do the same. This has been raising awareness about the 13[th] framework, holding monthly online space and participation in other external groups and social justice actions in the region, nationally and internationally.
The Climate and Race Collective is a space which has engaged in sharing decolonial learning over the past months has engaged in sharing decolonial thinking. From the dates of April 2021 to March 2022 there were 7 sessions in total.
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Reparations and the climate justice movement with Esther Stanford-Xosei, 27 May 2021,
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Getting to the heart of the crisis in conversation with Race and Climate justice collective, 28 September 2021
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Realising the call for reparations with Race and Climate Justice, October 26, 2021
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Practical steps to bring justice with Race and Climate Justice, November 20, 2021
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Talking care with language: shaping a climate justice glossary with Race and Climate justice collective, January 25, 2021
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22[nd] of February 2022: Right and responsibilities
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29[th] of March 2022: What is Colonialism and Coloniality
Over the sessions we were able to engage with people across Yorkshire and also across the U.K due to the online possibility that the pandemic generated. Overall, we engaged over 200 people through the spam of the sessions. Through the whole sessions, we reflected on the relevance of the 13[th] recommendation and ways in which we could collectively embrace internationalist solidarity, centred those most affected and investigated international perspectives of the climate crises.
We have also created an additional space to deepen topics relating to climate. We have also created an additional space to deepen topics relating to climate called soul deep. This has been in collaboration with our sibling organisation community centred knowledge and led by Mama D.
4. Stop the Scandal Campaign
Yorkshire Resists is a collective of activists, groups and organisations working together to resist the hostile environment within the racial justice network, has continued to work together on the stop the scan campaign and well as the covid-19 action. Stop the Scan is a campaign to resist the extension of mobile biometrics used in police stop and search connected with Home Office data.
In March 2021, we met with West Yorkshire Police to discuss our report on the public’s perception. We also asked them to provide ethnicity data on the number of people being stopped and scanned as they had previously denied our FOI. In early 2022, we received notification that West Yorkshire Police had agreed to there would be a written protocol around officers accessing the Home Office database and that they would monitor this for accountability. We wrote an email as a response expressing our concerns that this would have zero impact on stopping the use of these devices.
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In June 2021 we published our Stop the scan: police use of mobile fingerprinting technology for immigration enforcement (see here) published in June 2021, was done inpartnership and as a collaboration with Queen Mary University London, following FOI of who was getting scanned and outcomes. Our report demonstrates our initial concerns that this technology is being used disproportionately used on racially minoritized communities and for immigration control. This report is a follow up of our first Stop the Scan report launched in January 2021, on the Public's perception of the biometric fingerprint (see here) based on responses by 115 people completed the national survey
We also hosted several collective conversations with Yorkshire Resists to share findings and recommendations of the reports as well as our ongoing concerns on stop the scan campaign and its connection to race and policing. The events discussed how the hostile environment has impacted policing within Black, Brown and migrant communities during the Covid-19 pandemic:
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The New Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill: our right to protest and the impact on national use of biometric scanners, June 17 2021
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Open meeting Stop the scandal, 10 November 2021
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Presentation of stop the scan reports at Quaker house in Leeds, 23 March 2022
5. COVID-19 response campaign and action
The pandemic and lock-down announcement in March 2020 and other consecutive
lockdowns and lifestyle changes brought huge pressure and need to adapt to new
changes. This campaign emerged from engaging with local authorities about what they were doing to support marginalised communities combined with conducting a listening exercise by contacting our members, communities and individuals we engage with to find out how they were coping with the changes. We discovered marginalised communities were struggling and experiencing multiple barriers as shared in our Covid-19 call to action The campaign focused on three things, firstly, to raise awareness about the plight, finding and sharing resources. Secondly, to assist in connecting the community groups and leaders together, and share resources. Thirdly, by engaging and working with these groups to lobby local and national authorities for better conditions.
In 2021-2022 we continued to distribute the resources that had been donated to us, listen and offer pastoral support to individuals and groups from migrant communities to
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overcome some of the challenges facing by the ongoing pandemic. Other support for the community groups have included promoting their work, raising awareness about their material needs and financial needs and the plight of being invisibilised and under-resourced. In order to captivate the above, we interviewed 10 community advocates and leaders on their experiences and actions during Covid-19. We wrote and published a report Between a rock and a hard place; migrant led communities responses to covid-19 in West Yorkshire (see here). The report was done in collaboration with Huddersfield University and Queen Mary University. On July 17, 2021 our director, Penny Wangari-Jones, and trustee and co-author of the report, Laura Loyola-Hernández, got the opportunity to meet with Jeremy Corbyn, share the report and our ongoing Covid-19, and Stop the Scan campaign. Overall, our report highlights the multiple injustices faced by migrant communities in West Yorkshire, which were exacerbated during the pandemic. We wanted to uplift and celebrate the difficult, innovative and resourcefulness within marginalised communities. The report was launched with support from Free2bme and other community members in October 2021.
6. Unlearning Racism Programme
Since launching in 2018 RJN designed and delivered a unique model of political education called the Unlearning Racism programme. We’ve delivered training to 140 individuals, over seven courses. In 2021 - 2022 following strategic conversations within RJN and guidance from Movement Mentors we trialled new approaches in our organising work (as discussed in our blog post on white accountable action). Central to this work was the recognition that is not enough to reckon with how racism operates within the system of white supremacy, white folks need to take up actions and endeavours in support of racial justice. In many ways the courses demonstrated participants moving from a position of paralysis to increased self-awareness and racial literacy, participants left the course with a deeper understanding of and ability to examine racism and white supremacy culture (see evaluation summary). However, our newly introduced accountability structures did little to meet our intended core purpose; to mobilise white people towards taking collective action. Evidenced through the low uptake of mentor requests and case studies which demonstrated limited support for specific movements.
Over the last few months we have welcomed and sat with the pitfalls, tensions and contradictions we hold as white folx in doing this work (See report detailing our
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reflections). Director Penninah Wangari Jones offered the invaluable insight that; ‘the learning happens in caucused spaces and action happens in community’. As such, we believe it was counterproductive to host a caucused ‘White Accountable Action Group’. We weren’t seeing actions emerging from this space and attendance often came at the expense of attending other RJN spaces, which would allow relationship building with Black and Brown organisers. Moving forward, we would like to support a redistribution of energy into organising for racial justice, with white alumni supporting campaigns and projects both within and outside of RJN.
Alongside a re-examination of the accountability model, another central theme of this year has been the development of the URC financial model, this ensures any income generated from course is split 50/50 in order to cover core costs, with a redistribution of fees into RJN’s unrestricted funds to support other projects and finance mentor support. In 2022, we were successful in receiving fundraising to sustain the programme. The Branbers Foundation has supported us with development funding of £93,036 over two years. This will enable us to increase the staff capacity of the project team, split between
3 staff members to work on Research & Development. This will extend current Unlearning Racism Programme Coordinators contracts; and resource a Black and Brown Spaces coordinator for 2 years within RJN. With this new collaborative relationship in place, we hope to work to build a new model of work which can be used to run interventions/workshops with organisations.
7. Pastoral support:
The Racial Justice Network offers pastoral support in strategising and moving ideas to action. We continue to receive emails and other messages from the public seeking help on matters relating to racial injustice. Although we are not able to support every individual, group or organisation who contacts us, our dedicated team continue to respond, signpost and offer practical support to some.
Most of the messages we receive are to do with racism within housing, employment, policing, health institutions and so forth. Other requests for support have been in the form of people seeking to transform their institutions or themselves and wanting training or consultancy of some sort. Unfortunately, we are not able to support everyone who comes forward but some of what comes through is also fed into some of our other projects, advocacy with institutions involved and signposting. One to one support has involved working with individuals and groups facing injustice to strategise and plan actions. This year we have also spent time conducting one to one support with organisations leads, listening to their needs and strategising with them. This year included resourcing some organisations who previously received donations to support their projects as well as jointly apply for funding as a consortium. Creating consortiums and working collaboratively was good for developing and building on existing relationships and awareness of (in)equity. Example of this includes: Free2bme, unity builders, keeping it real 247, CARAG, Esther Stanford-Xosei.
8. Research and Reports
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RJN conducted and published several reports in 2021-2022 that have gone on to impact on practice. The pandemic, the murder of George Floyd also meant that we had to change our spaces of engagement and organising. Moving issues we listen to from our communities or injustices we observe to reporting or written form was in line with utilising our platforms, trust and relationships we have as well utilise expertise and skills we have as a team to action. Speaking to powers that be, telling individual and community stories through oral and verbal format repeatedly not only exhausts, re-traumatises but also desensitises those who are talking and listening. Written words also served as evidence. The reports written in the 2021-22 report period are:
- STOP THE SCAN: Police use of mobile fingerprinting technology for immigration enforcement, UK (2021) Racial Justice Network and Yorkshire Resists,
https://racialjusticenetwork277579038.files.wordpress.com/2021/06/stop-thescan-report.pdf, June 2021
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The Racial Justice Network (2021) Community Resilience: migrant communities mutual support in West Yorkshire during Covid-19, UK,
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https://racialjusticenetwork277579038.files.wordpress.com/2021/07/migrant communities-led-responses-to-covid-19-report.pdf, July 2021
We have also published articles and blogs throughout the course of the year on our website.
9. Other activities
Our director and team continue to attend or sit in key decision making and strategic spaces within the voluntary sector and other local authorities where they are able to raise issues happening on the ground. RJN has created and coordinated several spaces to negotiate and highlight concerns on social and race injustice. For instance, a meeting with the deputy mayor Alison Lowe talk about stop the scan campaign and the hate crime and systemic injustice reports. Other involvement includes participating and facilitating spaces that impact on policy, practice and legislation. Examples of this include input, consultations and conversations with Ubele, Paul Hamlyn Foundation, Reed Exhibitions
Public and media engagements on race/colonial analysis
Our engagement with the public has been mainly on when we are invited to speak or when we organise our own talks like the collective conversations and Black and Brown spaces. Our invitations to speak on panels, public events and protests has continued to grow but are forced to turn down almost 50% of the requests. We were invited to speak
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in many local, national and international forums, panels and events. Amongst them were speaking at BIASAN Bradford, Ma’at festival in Portugal, Bradford University, Bradford Council, Kill the Bill protests, University of Nairobi, Reed Exhibitions, Resist and Renew, media reform, decolonising economics. With an estimate reach to be over 10,000 people.
Our communication officer, supported by other members of the team has done a fantastic job in producing, editing and circulating short videos and infographics on activities and campaigns we are working on like stop the scan, covid campaign action, 13th framework, talks that we have featured on our own platforms. We have steadily increased our followers over this time.
On issues relating to race, movements, migration, race injustice, we have also participated, responded to and turned down media requests. Amongst media productions are BBC Leeds, BBC Look North, Radio Aire, BCB radio in Bradford, BBC Worcester. We have also had newsprint coverage on magazines and news articles like the Wire, Examiner and T&A. We have continued to publish articles and blogs on our own website with some of our articles having readership. We also published two reports during the year, prompting action, conversations and changes within institutions and authorities.
Our communications have also been of significance and vital in our work. With a big following across our media platforms, we have been able to tell our stories, challenge and raise awareness whilst giving a platform to racially minoritised issues and other marginalised voices. We have utilised our media to reach communities, start campaigns, respond to ongoing issues and share reports. We have also collaborated with several organisations who have done the same like Reed Exhibitions. We have also acknowledged and celebrated outstanding transnational communities/individuals, campaigns.
Racial Justice Network Trustees Annual Report for the year ended 31st March 2022
4. Financial Review
Financial Position
Incoming Resources in the year amounted to £132,574 (2021- £259,214)
A surplus of £28,543 (2021 - £155,943) was made in the year. At 31st March 2022, total funds amounted £203,303 (2021-£174,760) of which £76,353 (2021 - £76,353) was restricted.
Reserves Policy
The trustees are required to ensure that free monies are available in each financial year to meet any reasonably foreseeable contingency. The charity will maintain a projection of income for at least one year ahead and will ensure that this continues to be derived from as wide a variety of sources as possible. They will take all necessary steps to ensure that at no time within this period would it be possible for the cessation of one or more funding streams to present so serious a challenge to the future of the organisation that it could not be managed so as to continue to provide a best value service.
In reviewing the potential costs that could arise should a significant reduction in income be suffered, the trustees have determined that ‘free’ reserves should be maintained equal to 12 months of unrestricted total operating expenditure. Free reserves are defined as total unrestricted reserves less net fixed assets. This is equivalent to £95,286 for the year.
Future Plans
RJN’s future plans are creating strong governance and financial structures for the longevity and sustainability of the organisation which includes trustee recruitment, comprehensive trustee training and induction. This will support the infrastructure and future growth of the organisation.
RJN is also planning to fundraise and recruit management roles to focus on the internal work of the organisation that include human resource, finance management, team development and wellbeing. This will ensure that we remain legitimate, uphold and reinforce the external delivery and aspects of RJN and stay true to our values and mission.
Other plans include fundraising for the continuity of projects such as the unlearning racism project, research and reports project, pastoral project, international projects and birth of new legacy and restoration work. This will include resourcing and working collaboratively with other organisations, groups, individuals whose work is aligned with RJN.
Signed by Sipilien Birani (RJN Treasurer
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Racial Justice Network
(A Charitable Incorporated Organisation)
Annual Report and Financial Statements
for the year ended 31st March 2022
A Charitable Incorporated Organisation
Number: 1165804
Racial Justice Network Financial Statements for the year ended 31st March 2022
Contents
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| Reference and Administrative Details | 1 | |
| Financial Review | 2 | |
| Accounting policies | 3 | - 4 |
| Independent Examiner’s Report | 5 | |
| Statement of Financial Activities | 6 | |
| Balance Sheet | 7 | |
| Notes to the Financial Statements | 8 - 15 |
Racial Justice Network Financial Statements for the year ended 31st March 2022
The trustees of the charity present their Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 31st March 2022.
1. Reference and Administrative Details
Name of Charity: Racial Justice Network Charitable Incorporated Organisation Number: 1165804 Principal Office: Bread and Roses 14 North Parade Bradford BD1 3HT Bankers: Triodos Bank Deanery Road Bristol BS1 5AS Reporting Accountants: Samuel K. Tsipotey, FCCA Samuel Associates 36 Charcroft Gardens Enfield Middlesex EN3 7HA
The trustees who served during the period to the date of this report are:
Dr Laura Teresa Loyola-Hernandez Chair elected 20.10.2020 Maureen Andrea Grant elected 20.10.2020 Sipilien Birani elected 01.06.2018 Simon Mark Murray elected 01.01.2018
Executive Director:
Peninah Wangari-Jones
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Racial Justice Network Financial Statements for the year ended 31st March 2022
2. Financial Review
Financial Position
Incoming Resources in the year amounted to £132,574 (2021- £259,214)
A surplus of £28,543 (2021 - £155,943) was made in the year. At 31st March 2022, total funds amounted £203,303 (2021-£174,760) of which £76,353 (2021 - £76,353) was restricted.
Reserves Policy
The trustees are required to ensure that free monies are available in each financial year to meet any reasonably foreseeable contingency. The charity will maintain a projection of income for at least one year ahead and will ensure that this continues to be derived from as wide a variety of sources as possible. They will take all necessary steps to ensure that at no time within this period would it be possible for the cessation of one or more funding streams to present so serious a challenge to the future of the organisation that it could not be managed so as to continue to provide a best value service.
In reviewing the potential costs that could arise should a significant reduction in income be suffered, the trustees have determined that ‘free’ reserves should be maintained equal to 12 months of unrestricted total operating expenditure. Free reserves are defined as total unrestricted reserves less net fixed assets. This is equivalent to £124,297 (2021-£95,286 for the year. The trustees regard this as adequate for the following year.
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Racial Justice Network Financial Statements for the year ended 31st March 2022 Notes to the accounts
1. Accounting Policies
The principal accounting policies are summarised below. The accounting policies have been
applied consistently throughout the year and the preceding year.
a) Basis of Preparation
The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention in accordance the Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP): Accounting and Reporting by Charities, issued in March 2005.
b) Charity Status
The Charity is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO)
c) Fund Accounting
Unrestricted Funds comprise accumulated surpluses and deficits on general funds that are available for use at the discretion of the Trustees in furtherance of the Charity’s objects and that have not been designated for other purposes.
Restricted Funds are funds subject to restrictions on their expenditure imposed by the donor or through the terms of an appeal.
d) Incoming Resources
Recognition of Incoming Resources
These are included in the Statement of Financial Activities (SOFA) when
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the charity becomes entitled to the resources
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the trustees are virtually certain they will receive the resources; and
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the monetary value can be measured with sufficient reliability.
e) Resources Expended
Recognition of Expenditure and Liabilities
Liabilities are recognised as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to pay out resources.
Expenditure is recognised on an accruals basis as a liability is incurred.
Costs of Charitable Activities
These comprise those costs incurred by the charity in the delivery of its activities and services for its beneficiaries. They include both costs that can be directly allocated to the charity’s activities and costs of an indirect nature necessary to support these activities , shown as support costs in the accounts.
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Racial Justice Network Financial Statements for the year ended 31st March 2022 Notes to the accounts
Governance Costs
These are the costs associated with the governance arrangements of the charity. They include the costs of the preparation and examination of statutory accounts, trustees’ meetings and the costs of any legal advice given to trustees on governance or constitutional matters.
All costs are charged between the expenditure categories of the Statement of Financial Activities on a basis designed to reflect the use of the resource. Costs relating to a particular activity (or project) are allocated directly; others are apportioned on an appropriate basis .
f) Volunteer Help
The value of any voluntary help received is not included in the accounts but is described in the trustees’ annual report, where material.
g) Fixed Assets
Tangible Fixed Assets for charity’s own use
These are capitalised if they can be used for more than one year and cost at least £1,000. They are valued at cost or, if gifted, at the value to the charity on receipt.
A fixed asset acquired fully or partly from a restricted grant is included at its full cost of acquisition without netting off the grant proceeds and the grant reported as an incoming resource. Where the use of the asset such acquired is not restricted by the grantor, an amount equal to the grant is transferred into a designated fund to be written off over the useful life of the asset in accordance with the recommendations of SORP 2005, paragraph 111.
h) Depreciation
Tangible Fixed Assets are depreciated so as to write off their cost less any estimated residual value over their useful lives at the following rates:
General equipment 15% reducing balance. Other fixed assets 15% reducing balance.
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Independent Examiner’s Report to the Trustees of Racial Justice Network
I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the CIO for the year ended 31st March 2022 which are set out on pages 6 to 15.
Responsibilities and basis of report
As the charity trustees of the CIO, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the Act’).
I report in respect of my examination of the CIO’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the Act. In carrying out my examination I have followed all applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act.
Independent Examiner’s Statement
The charity’s gross income does not exceed £250,000 and I am qualified to undertake the examination by being a qualified Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA).
I have completed my examination and can confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that, in any material respect:
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the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; or
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the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or
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the accounts did 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.
Samuel Kwasi Tsipotey, FCCA
Samuel Associates 36 Charcroft Gardens Enfield Middlesex EN3 7HA
8 November 2022
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Racial Justice Network Financial Statements for the year ended 31st March 2022
Statement of Financial Activities (Incorporating an Income and Expenditure Account) for the year ended 31st March 2022
| Note s Income and endowments from: Voluntary income 2 Charitable activities 3 Total Expenditure on: Charitable activities 4 Total Net income/(expenditure) 5 Net movement in funds before a transfer of funds Transfer of funds Net movement in funds after a transfer of funds Reconciliation of funds 10 Total funds brought forward Total funds carried forward |
Unrestricte d funds Restricte d funds Total 2021 £ £ £ £ 54,239 - 54,239 105,175 65,835 12,500 78,335 154,039 |
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| 120,074 12,500 132,574 259,214 |
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| - 104,031 104,031 103,271 |
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| - 104,031 104,031 103,271 |
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| 120,074 (91,531) 28,543 155,943 |
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| 120,074 (91,531) 28,543 155,943 (91,531) 91,531 - - |
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| 28,543 - 28,543 155,943 |
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| 98,407 76,353 174,760 18,816 |
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| 126,950 76,353 203,303 174,760 |
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Racial Justice Network Financial Statements for the year ended 31st March 2022 Balance Sheet as at 31st March 2022
| Notes Fixed assets Tangible assets 7 Current assets Cash at bank and in hand 8 Current liabilities Creditors: Amounts due within one year 9 Net current assets Net assets Funds of the Charity 10 |
Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Total 2021 £ £ £ £ 2,653 - 2,653 3,121 134,955 76,353 211,308 178,508 10,657 - 10,657 6,870 |
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| 124,298 76,353 200,651 171,639 |
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| 126,950 76,353 203,303 174,760 |
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| 126,950 76,353 203,303 174,760 |
The financial statements were approved by the Trustees on 8 November 2022 and signed on their behalf by:
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Treasurer
CIO number: 1165804
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Racial Justice Network Financial Statements for the year ended 31st March 2022
Notes to the accounts
| 2 | Voluntary income Donations and legacies Grants receivable Total Projects |
Unrestricte d funds Restricte d funds Total 2022 2021 £ £ £ £ 54,239 - 54,239 95,575 - - - 9,600 |
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| 54,239 - 54,239 105,175 |
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| Donations and legacies Grants receivabl e Total 2022 2021 |
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| General fund Unrestricted Collective Conversations Restricted Covid Project Restricted Race & Climate Restricted Stop the Scan Restricted Total restricted |
£ £ £ £ |
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| 54,239 - 54,239 97,055 |
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| - - - 1,600 - - - 1,500 - - - 5,000 - - - 20 |
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| - - - 8,120 |
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Racial Justice Network Financial Statements for the year ended 31st March 2022 Notes to the accounts
3 Charitable activities
| Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Total 2022 2021 £ £ £ £ Grants receivable 50,419 12,500 62,919 152,833 Training fees 15,416 - 15,416 1,206 Total 65,835 12,500 78,335 154,039 Grants receivable Training fees Total 2022 2021 £ £ £ £ General fund Unrestricte d 50,419 15,416 65,835 13,500 Collective Conversations Restricted - - - 25,000 Covid Project Restricted - - - 22,000 International Solidarity Restricted 5,000 - 5,000 7,000 Pastoral Support Restricted - - 15,333 Stop the Scan Restricted - - 40,000 Unlearning Racism Restricted 2,500 15,416 17,916 31,206 Race and Climate Restricted 5,000 5,000 - Total 12,500 15,416 27,916 140,539 |
Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Total 2022 2021 £ £ £ £ 50,419 12,500 62,919 152,833 15,416 - 15,416 1,206 |
Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Total 2022 2021 £ £ £ £ 50,419 12,500 62,919 152,833 15,416 - 15,416 1,206 |
|---|---|---|
| 65,835 12,500 78,335 154,039 |
||
| Grants receivable Training fees Total 2022 2021 £ £ £ £ 50,419 15,416 65,835 13,500 - - - 25,000 - - - 22,000 5,000 - 5,000 7,000 - - 15,333 - - 40,000 2,500 15,416 17,916 31,206 5,000 5,000 - 12,500 15,416 27,916 140,539 |
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Racial Justice Network Financial Statements for the year ended 31st March 2022 Notes to the accounts
| 4 Expenditure on direct charitable activities Direct salaries, NI, and pension General admin expenses Donations to community Expensed equipment General direct costs Training Internet, phones and credit for communities Interview fees Miscellaneous expenses Total |
Unrestricte d funds Restricte d funds Total 2022 2021 £ £ £ £ - 68,563 68,563 52,699 - 1,286 1,286 - - - - 1,139 - 3,189 3,189 3,078 - 14,844 14,844 17,009 - 2,007 2,007 3,444 - 175 175 3,673 - - - 740 - 266 266 1,316 |
|---|---|
| - 90,329 90,329 83,098 |
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Racial Justice Network Financial Statements for the year ended 31st March 2022 Notes to the accounts
Note 4 (continued)
| Funds | Direct salaries, NI, and pension Donations to communit y Expensed equipmen t General direct costs Internet, phones and credit for communitie s Training |
|---|---|
| General fund- Unrestricted Restricted funds Collective Conversations Covid Project International Solidarity Pastoral Support Race & Climate Research & Reports Stop the Scan Unlearning Racism Total direct expenditure |
£ £ £ £ £ £ |
| - - - - - - |
|
| 9,392 - 428 3,420 - - 11,055 - 2,760 6,015 175 - 7,003 - - - - - 9,667 - - - - - 5,667 - - 3,610 - - 4,313 - - - - - 12,144 - - - - - 9,322 - - 1,799 - 2,007 |
|
| 68,563 - 3,189 14,844 175 2,007 |
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| Funds | Misc. Communications, promotions & sundryexpenses General admin expenses Total 2022 Total 2021 |
|---|---|
| General fund- Unrestricted - - - - 15,198 Restricted funds Collective Conversations 19 1,419 496 15,174 15,910 Covid Project 112 566 - 20,683 12,549 International Solidarity - - - 7,003 19,395 Pastoral Support - - - 9,667 9,248 Race & Climate - - - 9,277 6,631 Research & Reports - - - 4,313 3,377 Stop the Scan 135 - 791 13,070 5,960 Unlearning Racism - - - 13,128 6,822 Total direct expenditure 266 1,985 1,286 92,314 79,893 Racial Justice Network Financial Statements for the year ended 31st March 2022 Notes to the accounts Note 4 (continued) Support and governance costs Governance costs Support costs Total 2022 2021 £ £ £ £ Independent examination fees 6,000 - 6,000 3,000 Trustees' expenses 351 - 351 490 General governance expenses - - - 250 Accountancy & payroll fees - 804 804 398 Archiving - - - 1,667 Bank charges - 60 60 1,019 Expensed equipment - - - 50 |
|
| - - - - 15,198 |
|
| 19 1,419 496 15,174 15,910 112 566 - 20,683 12,549 - - - 7,003 19,395 - - - 9,667 9,248 - - - 9,277 6,631 - - - 4,313 3,377 135 - 791 13,070 5,960 - - - 13,128 6,822 |
|
| 266 1,985 1,286 92,314 79,893 |
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| Miscellaneous expenses Pension costs Rent Staff training and well-being Telephone General admin expenses Depreciation charge for the year Team meeting expenses Website and internet expenses |
- 1,249 1,249 175 - - - 175 - 654 654 150 - 356 356 120 - 565 565 102 - 293 293 33 - 468 468 551 - 206 206 - - 710 710 - |
|---|---|
| 6,351 5,365 11,716 8,179 |
Racial Justice Network Financial Statements for the year ended 31st March 2022 Notes to the accounts
Note 4 (continued)
| ote 4 (continued) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | |||||||
| support | Direct | Total | |||||
| and | charitable | charitable | |||||
| Percen | Governanc | Support | governanc | expenditur | expenditur | ||
| Projects | t share | e costs | costs | e costs | e | e | 2021 |
| £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | ||
| Collective Conversations | 28% | 1,778 | 1,502 | 3,281 | 15,174 | 18,454 | 18,200 |
| Covid Project | 9% | 572 | 483 | 1,054 | 20,683 | 21,737 | 13,285 |
| International Solidarity | 11% | 699 | 590 | 1,289 | 7,003 | 8,292 | 20,295 |
| Pastoral Support | 18% | 1,143 | 966 | 2,109 | 9,667 | 11,776 | 10,721 |
| Race & Climate | 11% | 699 | 590 | 1,289 | 9,277 | 10,566 | 7,531 |
| Research & Reports | 6% | 381 | 322 | 703 | 4,313 | 5,016 | 3,868 |
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| Stop the Scan | 11% | 699 | 590 | 1,289 | 13,070 | 14,358 | 6,860 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unlearning Racism | 6% | 381 | 322 | 703 | 13,128 | 13,831 | 7,312 |
| Total restricted | 100% | 6,351 | 5,365 | 11,716 | 92,314 | 104,031 | 88,072 |
| 5 | Net income is after charging: | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2021 | ||
| Depreciation | £ | £ | |
| Media equipment | 468 | 551 |
Racial Justice Network Financial Statements for the year ended 31st March 2022 Notes to the accounts
- Staff costs including key management personnel and Trustees' remuneration
| Wages and salaries Social security costs Pension costs |
2022 £ 64,078 3,560 925 68,563 |
2021 £ 48,395 2,285 228 |
|---|---|---|
| 50,907 |
The average number of employees during the year was 2.9 (2021-2.9)
No employee's remuneration exceeded £60,000.
One trustee claimed travel expenses totalling £351 (2021-£490)
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| Fixed assets Cost At 1 April 2021 Additions At 31 March 2022 Depreciation At 1 April 2021 Charge for the year At 31 March 2022 Net book value At 31 March 2022 At 31 March 2021 |
Media equipment Total £ £ 3,672 3,672 - - |
|---|---|
| 3,672 3,672 |
|
| 551 551 468 468 |
|
| 1,019 1,019 |
|
| 2,653 2,653 |
|
| 3,121 3,121 |
Racial Justice Network Financial Statements for the year ended 31st March 2022 Notes to the accounts
| 8 Current assets Bank current account balance PayPal account balance Cash at bank and in hand 9 Current liabilities PAYE Net pay Accrued expenses Pension creditor Total |
Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Total 2022 2021 £ £ £ £ 106,966 76,353 183,319 145,943 27,989 - 27,989 32,565 134,955 76,353 211,308 178,508 Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Total 2022 2021 £ £ £ £ 632 - 632 1,824 - - - 1,776 9,000 - 9,000 3,000 1,025 - 1,025 270 10,657 - 10,657 6,870 |
Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Total 2022 2021 £ £ £ £ 106,966 76,353 183,319 145,943 27,989 - 27,989 32,565 134,955 76,353 211,308 178,508 Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Total 2022 2021 £ £ £ £ 632 - 632 1,824 - - - 1,776 9,000 - 9,000 3,000 1,025 - 1,025 270 10,657 - 10,657 6,870 |
|---|---|---|
| 10,657 - 10,657 6,870 |
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| 10 Funds of the charity Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Total funds |
As at 1 April 2021 Incoming Outgoing As at 31 March 2022 £ £ £ £ 98,407 120,074 (91,531) 126,950 76,353 12,500 (12,500) 76,353 |
|---|---|
| 174,760 132,574 (104,031) 203,303 |
| Racial Justice Network Income and Expenditure Account for the year ended 31st March 2022 Natural classification of income and expenses Income Grants receivable Donations and legacies Training fees received Total income Expenditure Direct Salaries, NI and pension |
2022 2022 £ £ 62,919 53,759 15,896 132,574 68,563 |
2021 £ 162,433 95,575 1,206 |
|---|---|---|
| 259,214 52,699 |
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| General direct project costs General admin expenses Training Phones and credit for community Expensed equipment Independent examination fees Archiving Miscellaneous expenses Promotions Donations to community Bank charges Meeting fees Interview fees Depreciation charge for the year Trustee expenses Accountancy fees Governance expenses Community phone credit Pension fees Internet for communities Communications Staff welfare Telephone Staff training Rent Total expenditure Surplus/(Deficit) of income over expenditure |
14,844 2,000 2,007 - 3,189 6,000 - 2,011 1,419 - 60 - - 468 351 804 - 175 - - 566 356 565 - 654 |
104,031 28,543 |
17,009 9,686 3,494 3,255 3,128 3,000 1,667 1,491 1,240 1,139 1,019 940 740 551 490 398 250 248 175 170 160 120 102 70 30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 103,271 | |||
| 155,943 |
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Racial Justice Network
(A Charitable Incorporated Organisation)
Annual Report and Financial Statements
for the year ended 31st March 2022
A Charitable Incorporated Organisation
Number: 1165804
Racial Justice Network Financial Statements for the year ended 31st March 2022
Contents
| Page | ||
|---|---|---|
| Reference and Administrative Details | 1 | |
| Financial Review | 2 | |
| Accounting policies | 3 | - 4 |
| Independent Examiner’s Report | 5 | |
| Statement of Financial Activities | 6 | |
| Balance Sheet | 7 | |
| Notes to the Financial Statements | 8 - 15 |
Racial Justice Network Financial Statements for the year ended 31st March 2022
The trustees of the charity present their Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 31st March 2022.
1. Reference and Administrative Details
Name of Charity: Racial Justice Network Charitable Incorporated Organisation Number: 1165804 Principal Office: Bread and Roses 14 North Parade Bradford BD1 3HT Bankers: Triodos Bank Deanery Road Bristol BS1 5AS Reporting Accountants: Samuel K. Tsipotey, FCCA Samuel Associates 36 Charcroft Gardens Enfield Middlesex EN3 7HA
The trustees who served during the period to the date of this report are:
Dr Laura Teresa Loyola-Hernandez Chair elected 20.10.2020 Maureen Andrea Grant elected 20.10.2020 Sipilien Birani elected 01.06.2018 Simon Mark Murray elected 01.01.2018
Executive Director:
Peninah Wangari-Jones
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Racial Justice Network Financial Statements for the year ended 31st March 2022
2. Financial Review
Financial Position
Incoming Resources in the year amounted to £132,574 (2021- £259,214)
A surplus of £28,543 (2021 - £155,943) was made in the year. At 31st March 2022, total funds amounted £203,303 (2021-£174,760) of which £76,353 (2021 - £76,353) was restricted.
Reserves Policy
The trustees are required to ensure that free monies are available in each financial year to meet any reasonably foreseeable contingency. The charity will maintain a projection of income for at least one year ahead and will ensure that this continues to be derived from as wide a variety of sources as possible. They will take all necessary steps to ensure that at no time within this period would it be possible for the cessation of one or more funding streams to present so serious a challenge to the future of the organisation that it could not be managed so as to continue to provide a best value service.
In reviewing the potential costs that could arise should a significant reduction in income be suffered, the trustees have determined that ‘free’ reserves should be maintained equal to 12 months of unrestricted total operating expenditure. Free reserves are defined as total unrestricted reserves less net fixed assets. This is equivalent to £124,297 (2021-£95,286 for the year. The trustees regard this as adequate for the following year.
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Racial Justice Network Financial Statements for the year ended 31st March 2022 Notes to the accounts
1. Accounting Policies
The principal accounting policies are summarised below. The accounting policies have been
applied consistently throughout the year and the preceding year.
a) Basis of Preparation
The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention in accordance the Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP): Accounting and Reporting by Charities, issued in March 2005.
b) Charity Status
The Charity is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO)
c) Fund Accounting
Unrestricted Funds comprise accumulated surpluses and deficits on general funds that are available for use at the discretion of the Trustees in furtherance of the Charity’s objects and that have not been designated for other purposes.
Restricted Funds are funds subject to restrictions on their expenditure imposed by the donor or through the terms of an appeal.
d) Incoming Resources
Recognition of Incoming Resources
These are included in the Statement of Financial Activities (SOFA) when
-
the charity becomes entitled to the resources
-
the trustees are virtually certain they will receive the resources; and
-
the monetary value can be measured with sufficient reliability.
e) Resources Expended
Recognition of Expenditure and Liabilities
Liabilities are recognised as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to pay out resources.
Expenditure is recognised on an accruals basis as a liability is incurred.
Costs of Charitable Activities
These comprise those costs incurred by the charity in the delivery of its activities and services for its beneficiaries. They include both costs that can be directly allocated to the charity’s activities and costs of an indirect nature necessary to support these activities , shown as support costs in the accounts.
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Racial Justice Network Financial Statements for the year ended 31st March 2022 Notes to the accounts
Governance Costs
These are the costs associated with the governance arrangements of the charity. They include the costs of the preparation and examination of statutory accounts, trustees’ meetings and the costs of any legal advice given to trustees on governance or constitutional matters.
All costs are charged between the expenditure categories of the Statement of Financial Activities on a basis designed to reflect the use of the resource. Costs relating to a particular activity (or project) are allocated directly; others are apportioned on an appropriate basis .
f) Volunteer Help
The value of any voluntary help received is not included in the accounts but is described in the trustees’ annual report, where material.
g) Fixed Assets
Tangible Fixed Assets for charity’s own use
These are capitalised if they can be used for more than one year and cost at least £1,000. They are valued at cost or, if gifted, at the value to the charity on receipt.
A fixed asset acquired fully or partly from a restricted grant is included at its full cost of acquisition without netting off the grant proceeds and the grant reported as an incoming resource. Where the use of the asset such acquired is not restricted by the grantor, an amount equal to the grant is transferred into a designated fund to be written off over the useful life of the asset in accordance with the recommendations of SORP 2005, paragraph 111.
h) Depreciation
Tangible Fixed Assets are depreciated so as to write off their cost less any estimated residual value over their useful lives at the following rates:
General equipment 15% reducing balance. Other fixed assets 15% reducing balance.
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Independent Examiner’s Report to the Trustees of Racial Justice Network
I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the CIO for the year ended 31st March 2022 which are set out on pages 6 to 15.
Responsibilities and basis of report
As the charity trustees of the CIO, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the Act’).
I report in respect of my examination of the CIO’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the Act. In carrying out my examination I have followed all applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act.
Independent Examiner’s Statement
The charity’s gross income does not exceed £250,000 and I am qualified to undertake the examination by being a qualified Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA).
I have completed my examination and can confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that, in any material respect:
-
the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; or
-
the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or
-
the accounts did 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.
Samuel Kwasi Tsipotey, FCCA
Samuel Associates 36 Charcroft Gardens Enfield Middlesex EN3 7HA
8 November 2022
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Racial Justice Network Financial Statements for the year ended 31st March 2022
Statement of Financial Activities (Incorporating an Income and Expenditure Account) for the year ended 31st March 2022
| Note s Income and endowments from: Voluntary income 2 Charitable activities 3 Total Expenditure on: Charitable activities 4 Total Net income/(expenditure) 5 Net movement in funds before a transfer of funds Transfer of funds Net movement in funds after a transfer of funds Reconciliation of funds 10 Total funds brought forward Total funds carried forward |
Unrestricte d funds Restricte d funds Total 2021 £ £ £ £ 54,239 - 54,239 105,175 65,835 12,500 78,335 154,039 |
|---|---|
| 120,074 12,500 132,574 259,214 |
|
| - 104,031 104,031 103,271 |
|
| - 104,031 104,031 103,271 |
|
| 120,074 (91,531) 28,543 155,943 |
|
| 120,074 (91,531) 28,543 155,943 (91,531) 91,531 - - |
|
| 28,543 - 28,543 155,943 |
|
| 98,407 76,353 174,760 18,816 |
|
| 126,950 76,353 203,303 174,760 |
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Racial Justice Network Financial Statements for the year ended 31st March 2022 Balance Sheet as at 31st March 2022
| Notes Fixed assets Tangible assets 7 Current assets Cash at bank and in hand 8 Current liabilities Creditors: Amounts due within one year 9 Net current assets Net assets Funds of the Charity 10 |
Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Total 2021 £ £ £ £ 2,653 - 2,653 3,121 134,955 76,353 211,308 178,508 10,657 - 10,657 6,870 |
|---|---|
| 124,298 76,353 200,651 171,639 |
|
| 126,950 76,353 203,303 174,760 |
|
| 126,950 76,353 203,303 174,760 |
The financial statements were approved by the Trustees on 8 November 2022 and signed on their behalf by:
…………………………………………………………….
Treasurer
CIO number: 1165804
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Racial Justice Network Financial Statements for the year ended 31st March 2022
Notes to the accounts
| 2 | Voluntary income Donations and legacies Grants receivable Total Projects |
Unrestricte d funds Restricte d funds Total 2022 2021 £ £ £ £ 54,239 - 54,239 95,575 - - - 9,600 |
|---|---|---|
| 54,239 - 54,239 105,175 |
||
| Donations and legacies Grants receivabl e Total 2022 2021 |
||
| General fund Unrestricted Collective Conversations Restricted Covid Project Restricted Race & Climate Restricted Stop the Scan Restricted Total restricted |
£ £ £ £ |
|
| 54,239 - 54,239 97,055 |
||
| - - - 1,600 - - - 1,500 - - - 5,000 - - - 20 |
||
| - - - 8,120 |
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Racial Justice Network Financial Statements for the year ended 31st March 2022 Notes to the accounts
3 Charitable activities
| Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Total 2022 2021 £ £ £ £ Grants receivable 50,419 12,500 62,919 152,833 Training fees 15,416 - 15,416 1,206 Total 65,835 12,500 78,335 154,039 Grants receivable Training fees Total 2022 2021 £ £ £ £ General fund Unrestricte d 50,419 15,416 65,835 13,500 Collective Conversations Restricted - - - 25,000 Covid Project Restricted - - - 22,000 International Solidarity Restricted 5,000 - 5,000 7,000 Pastoral Support Restricted - - 15,333 Stop the Scan Restricted - - 40,000 Unlearning Racism Restricted 2,500 15,416 17,916 31,206 Race and Climate Restricted 5,000 5,000 - Total 12,500 15,416 27,916 140,539 |
Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Total 2022 2021 £ £ £ £ 50,419 12,500 62,919 152,833 15,416 - 15,416 1,206 |
Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Total 2022 2021 £ £ £ £ 50,419 12,500 62,919 152,833 15,416 - 15,416 1,206 |
|---|---|---|
| 65,835 12,500 78,335 154,039 |
||
| Grants receivable Training fees Total 2022 2021 £ £ £ £ 50,419 15,416 65,835 13,500 - - - 25,000 - - - 22,000 5,000 - 5,000 7,000 - - 15,333 - - 40,000 2,500 15,416 17,916 31,206 5,000 5,000 - 12,500 15,416 27,916 140,539 |
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Racial Justice Network Financial Statements for the year ended 31st March 2022 Notes to the accounts
| 4 Expenditure on direct charitable activities Direct salaries, NI, and pension General admin expenses Donations to community Expensed equipment General direct costs Training Internet, phones and credit for communities Interview fees Miscellaneous expenses Total |
Unrestricte d funds Restricte d funds Total 2022 2021 £ £ £ £ - 68,563 68,563 52,699 - 1,286 1,286 - - - - 1,139 - 3,189 3,189 3,078 - 14,844 14,844 17,009 - 2,007 2,007 3,444 - 175 175 3,673 - - - 740 - 266 266 1,316 |
|---|---|
| - 90,329 90,329 83,098 |
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Racial Justice Network Financial Statements for the year ended 31st March 2022 Notes to the accounts
Note 4 (continued)
| Funds | Direct salaries, NI, and pension Donations to communit y Expensed equipmen t General direct costs Internet, phones and credit for communitie s Training |
|---|---|
| General fund- Unrestricted Restricted funds Collective Conversations Covid Project International Solidarity Pastoral Support Race & Climate Research & Reports Stop the Scan Unlearning Racism Total direct expenditure |
£ £ £ £ £ £ |
| - - - - - - |
|
| 9,392 - 428 3,420 - - 11,055 - 2,760 6,015 175 - 7,003 - - - - - 9,667 - - - - - 5,667 - - 3,610 - - 4,313 - - - - - 12,144 - - - - - 9,322 - - 1,799 - 2,007 |
|
| 68,563 - 3,189 14,844 175 2,007 |
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| Funds | Misc. Communications, promotions & sundryexpenses General admin expenses Total 2022 Total 2021 |
|---|---|
| General fund- Unrestricted - - - - 15,198 Restricted funds Collective Conversations 19 1,419 496 15,174 15,910 Covid Project 112 566 - 20,683 12,549 International Solidarity - - - 7,003 19,395 Pastoral Support - - - 9,667 9,248 Race & Climate - - - 9,277 6,631 Research & Reports - - - 4,313 3,377 Stop the Scan 135 - 791 13,070 5,960 Unlearning Racism - - - 13,128 6,822 Total direct expenditure 266 1,985 1,286 92,314 79,893 Racial Justice Network Financial Statements for the year ended 31st March 2022 Notes to the accounts Note 4 (continued) Support and governance costs Governance costs Support costs Total 2022 2021 £ £ £ £ Independent examination fees 6,000 - 6,000 3,000 Trustees' expenses 351 - 351 490 General governance expenses - - - 250 Accountancy & payroll fees - 804 804 398 Archiving - - - 1,667 Bank charges - 60 60 1,019 Expensed equipment - - - 50 |
|
| - - - - 15,198 |
|
| 19 1,419 496 15,174 15,910 112 566 - 20,683 12,549 - - - 7,003 19,395 - - - 9,667 9,248 - - - 9,277 6,631 - - - 4,313 3,377 135 - 791 13,070 5,960 - - - 13,128 6,822 |
|
| 266 1,985 1,286 92,314 79,893 |
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| Miscellaneous expenses Pension costs Rent Staff training and well-being Telephone General admin expenses Depreciation charge for the year Team meeting expenses Website and internet expenses |
- 1,249 1,249 175 - - - 175 - 654 654 150 - 356 356 120 - 565 565 102 - 293 293 33 - 468 468 551 - 206 206 - - 710 710 - |
|---|---|
| 6,351 5,365 11,716 8,179 |
Racial Justice Network Financial Statements for the year ended 31st March 2022 Notes to the accounts
Note 4 (continued)
| ote 4 (continued) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | |||||||
| support | Direct | Total | |||||
| and | charitable | charitable | |||||
| Percen | Governanc | Support | governanc | expenditur | expenditur | ||
| Projects | t share | e costs | costs | e costs | e | e | 2021 |
| £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | ||
| Collective Conversations | 28% | 1,778 | 1,502 | 3,281 | 15,174 | 18,454 | 18,200 |
| Covid Project | 9% | 572 | 483 | 1,054 | 20,683 | 21,737 | 13,285 |
| International Solidarity | 11% | 699 | 590 | 1,289 | 7,003 | 8,292 | 20,295 |
| Pastoral Support | 18% | 1,143 | 966 | 2,109 | 9,667 | 11,776 | 10,721 |
| Race & Climate | 11% | 699 | 590 | 1,289 | 9,277 | 10,566 | 7,531 |
| Research & Reports | 6% | 381 | 322 | 703 | 4,313 | 5,016 | 3,868 |
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| Stop the Scan | 11% | 699 | 590 | 1,289 | 13,070 | 14,358 | 6,860 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unlearning Racism | 6% | 381 | 322 | 703 | 13,128 | 13,831 | 7,312 |
| Total restricted | 100% | 6,351 | 5,365 | 11,716 | 92,314 | 104,031 | 88,072 |
| 5 | Net income is after charging: | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2021 | ||
| Depreciation | £ | £ | |
| Media equipment | 468 | 551 |
Racial Justice Network Financial Statements for the year ended 31st March 2022 Notes to the accounts
- Staff costs including key management personnel and Trustees' remuneration
| Wages and salaries Social security costs Pension costs |
2022 £ 64,078 3,560 925 68,563 |
2021 £ 48,395 2,285 228 |
|---|---|---|
| 50,907 |
The average number of employees during the year was 2.9 (2021-2.9)
No employee's remuneration exceeded £60,000.
One trustee claimed travel expenses totalling £351 (2021-£490)
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| Fixed assets Cost At 1 April 2021 Additions At 31 March 2022 Depreciation At 1 April 2021 Charge for the year At 31 March 2022 Net book value At 31 March 2022 At 31 March 2021 |
Media equipment Total £ £ 3,672 3,672 - - |
|---|---|
| 3,672 3,672 |
|
| 551 551 468 468 |
|
| 1,019 1,019 |
|
| 2,653 2,653 |
|
| 3,121 3,121 |
Racial Justice Network Financial Statements for the year ended 31st March 2022 Notes to the accounts
| 8 Current assets Bank current account balance PayPal account balance Cash at bank and in hand 9 Current liabilities PAYE Net pay Accrued expenses Pension creditor Total |
Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Total 2022 2021 £ £ £ £ 106,966 76,353 183,319 145,943 27,989 - 27,989 32,565 134,955 76,353 211,308 178,508 Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Total 2022 2021 £ £ £ £ 632 - 632 1,824 - - - 1,776 9,000 - 9,000 3,000 1,025 - 1,025 270 10,657 - 10,657 6,870 |
Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Total 2022 2021 £ £ £ £ 106,966 76,353 183,319 145,943 27,989 - 27,989 32,565 134,955 76,353 211,308 178,508 Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Total 2022 2021 £ £ £ £ 632 - 632 1,824 - - - 1,776 9,000 - 9,000 3,000 1,025 - 1,025 270 10,657 - 10,657 6,870 |
|---|---|---|
| 10,657 - 10,657 6,870 |
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| 10 Funds of the charity Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Total funds |
As at 1 April 2021 Incoming Outgoing As at 31 March 2022 £ £ £ £ 98,407 120,074 (91,531) 126,950 76,353 12,500 (12,500) 76,353 |
|---|---|
| 174,760 132,574 (104,031) 203,303 |
| Racial Justice Network Income and Expenditure Account for the year ended 31st March 2022 Natural classification of income and expenses Income Grants receivable Donations and legacies Training fees received Total income Expenditure Direct Salaries, NI and pension |
2022 2022 £ £ 62,919 53,759 15,896 132,574 68,563 |
2021 £ 162,433 95,575 1,206 |
|---|---|---|
| 259,214 52,699 |
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| General direct project costs General admin expenses Training Phones and credit for community Expensed equipment Independent examination fees Archiving Miscellaneous expenses Promotions Donations to community Bank charges Meeting fees Interview fees Depreciation charge for the year Trustee expenses Accountancy fees Governance expenses Community phone credit Pension fees Internet for communities Communications Staff welfare Telephone Staff training Rent Total expenditure Surplus/(Deficit) of income over expenditure |
14,844 2,000 2,007 - 3,189 6,000 - 2,011 1,419 - 60 - - 468 351 804 - 175 - - 566 356 565 - 654 |
104,031 28,543 |
17,009 9,686 3,494 3,255 3,128 3,000 1,667 1,491 1,240 1,139 1,019 940 740 551 490 398 250 248 175 170 160 120 102 70 30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 103,271 | |||
| 155,943 |
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