2021-04-30-accounts - The Global Association For Transition Engineering

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	Trustees' Annual Report for theperiod	Trustees' Annual Report for theperiod	Trustees' Annual Report for theperiod
	Period start date		Period end date
	From 1st May	To 2020	30th April 2021

Section A	Reference and administration details

	Charity name The Global Association for Transition Engineering

Charity name The Global Association for Transition Engineering Other names charity is known by GATE Registered charity number (if any) 1166048 8 Woolmers Mead Charity's principal address Pleshey Chelmsford Essex Postcode: CM3 1HH United Kingdom

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (if any)
1	Daniel Kenning	Chair
2	Nicholas Bristow	Treasurer
3	Susan Krumdieck
4	Michael Reid
5	Cameron Steel
6	Adam Poole
7	Mark Hooley
8	Mat Colmer
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	Names of the trustees	for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)
	Name		Dates acted if not for	whole year
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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Type of adviser Name Address n/a

Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information) n/a

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Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

A written constitution Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) ) An association as a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company) Nomination and majority vote agreed at a quorate Trustee meeting Trustee selection methods or conference call, with confirmation by a vote of trustees and (eg. appointed by, elected by) members at an AGM

Type of governing document

(eg. trust deed, constitution) ) An association as a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) How the charity is constituted

(eg. trust, association, company)

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:

policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
relationship with any related parties;

In this period the Trustees continued to operate according to its policies and procedures, albeit at a much reduced level due to Covid since early 2020.

In particular the membership structure and processes were further developed; we have realised that our existing web processes are a significant weakness and we are looking at subscribing to a proprietary platform to overcome this barrier.
The organisation continued to enrol more members at Affiliate (open, free), Associate (qualified or working in the field, £25 pa) and Member (qualified and experienced, peer-reviewed, £50 pa) grades.
trustees’ consideration of Trustees continue to develop learning around Transition major risks and the system Engineering and to disseminate via existing online platforms. and procedures to manage them.

Section C Objectives and activities

The purposes for which GATE is established are; 1) To advance the practice, profession and education of Transition Engineering: defined as the engineering necessary to enable society to move towards, and to enable, a sustainable future.

2) To promote, sustain and increase individual and collective knowledge and understanding of Transition Engineering as a learned society for the practice of Transition Engineering.

3) To provide the services of a professional membership association for Transition Engineers.

4) To demonstrate and provide educational methods, materials and facilities for the purpose of the advancement of knowledge of members Summary of the objects of and of the public in connection with all aspects of engineering that the charity set out in its appertain to ecological and sustainable living including, but not limited governing document to, the conservation of natural habitats, the protection of species, the minimisation of waste, the development of sustainable water and sewerage systems, the development of sustainable energy systems, eco-building techniques and principles, organic and sustainable food systems and ethical community living, with no geographic limits

5) To advance the education of members and of the public and to promote research into and disseminate information about all aspects of engineering connected to the transition to sustainable development (where “sustainable development” means development that enhances the quality of life for all without damaging the environment or the ability of future generations to meet their own needs) with no geographic limits

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Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)	6) To create disseminate and implement methodologies to enable transition to a sustainable future, including through education and training. 7) To communicate the need for and the required direction of global change. 8) To develop methodologies for making positive, sustainable changes happen, and to make such changes happen, using the widest possible range of engineering, technological and other skills and knowledge. 9) To support a global network of Transition Engineering associations. 10) To enable the benefits of Transition Engineering to accrue to : • Members of GATE • Society at Large • Future Generations • The environment 11) To enable Transition Engineers / Members to sign a code of professional conduct. 12) GATE is a global organisation with no geographic limits. Nothing in this constitution shall authorise an application of the property of GATE for the purposes which are not charitable in accordance with [section 7 of the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005] and [section 2 of the Charities Act (Northern Ireland) 2008]
	During this fifth reporting period minimal activities have been undertaken due to the pressures and constraints imposed on Trustees by Covid. The Trustees have continued to address some challenges including the function of the website, we consulted with Membership professionals in other professional engineering institutions (especially IEMA, SocEnv and IMechE) and we started to explore the options emerging in the last year to use external platforms for membership based on CRM tools. This offers a solution to our website membership challenges. We continued to develop teaching frameworks for Transition Engineering – there is now a short course available hosted by University of Canterbury NZ and enquiries about Masters courses from two UK universities. Holding the 4thAGM virtually on 17thNovember 2020 GATE has also continued its active LinkedIn discussion forum for the public benefit to discuss and disseminate Transition Engineering concepts and attract potential members. The Trustees continued dialogue with regulatory bodies below with a view to initiating the process of registration: • The Engineering Council UK • The Society for the Environment The original target of achieving this during 2018-2019 has been delayed due to the time pressures on Trustees and the slow initial enrolment of members. Trustees have regard to the Charity Commission Public Benefit Guidance when exercising powers and duties to which the guidance is relevant; trustees are aware of the guidance, take it into account when making decisions. No departure from the guidance has arisen. Trustee and Co-Founder Susan Krumdieck has published a text book on Transition Engineering.

Summary of the main
activities undertaken for
the public benefit in
relation to these objects
(include within this section
the statutory declaration
that trustees have had
regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit)

6) To create disseminate and implement methodologies to enable
transition to a sustainable future, including through education and
training.
7) To communicate the need for and the required direction of global
change.
8) To develop methodologies for making positive, sustainable changes
happen, and to make such changes happen, using the widest possible
range of engineering, technological and other skills and knowledge.
9) To support a global network of Transition Engineering associations.
10) To enable the benefits of Transition Engineering to accrue to :
• Members of GATE
• Society at Large
• Future Generations
• The environment
11) To enable Transition Engineers / Members to sign a code of
professional conduct.
12) GATE is a global organisation with no geographic limits. Nothing in
this constitution shall authorise an application of the property of GATE
for the purposes which are not charitable in accordance with [section 7
of the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005] and
[section 2 of the Charities Act (Northern Ireland) 2008]

During this fifth reporting period minimal activities have been
undertaken due to the pressures and constraints imposed on
Trustees by Covid.
The Trustees have continued to address some challenges
including the function of the website, we consulted with
Membership professionals in other professional engineering
institutions (especially IEMA, SocEnv and IMechE) and we
started to explore the options emerging in the last year to use
external platforms for membership based on CRM tools. This
offers a solution to our website membership challenges.
We continued to develop teaching frameworks for Transition
Engineering – there is now a short course available hosted by
University of Canterbury NZ and enquiries about Masters courses
from two UK universities.
Holding the 4thAGM virtually on 17thNovember 2020
GATE has also continued its active LinkedIn discussion forum for
the public benefit to discuss and disseminate Transition
Engineering concepts and attract potential members.
The Trustees continued dialogue with regulatory bodies below
with a view to initiating the process of registration:
•
The Engineering Council UK
•
The Society for the Environment
The original target of achieving this during 2018-2019 has been
delayed due to the time pressures on Trustees and the slow initial
enrolment of members.
Trustees have regard to the Charity Commission Public Benefit
Guidance when exercising powers and duties to which the
guidance is relevant; trustees are aware of the guidance, take it
into account when making decisions. No departure from the
guidance has arisen.
Trustee and Co-Founder Susan Krumdieck has published a text
book on Transition Engineering.

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November 2019

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

You may choose to include All work undertaken by and for GATE during this period has been further statements, where carried out by volunteer Trustees. relevant, about:

policy on grantmaking;
policy programme related investment;
contribution made by volunteers.

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Section D Achievements and performance

Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year

Enrolment of a further 5 Members and 12 Associates bringing the totals to 20 Members and 35 Associates.

Holding of the fourth Annual General Meeting in November 2020 virtually.

Our main challenge during this difficult year of Covid was to keep ticking over, to keep in contact via LinkedIn and the GATE website, and to ensure we can re-start when Covid allows.

This minimum work has included posting updates to our network of members and supporters on LinkedIn, enrolling a small number of new members, and continuing to develop the Transition Engineering methodology in our own work and networks.

We have continued to build relationships with universities in New Zealand, UK, France who are interested in launching degree and masters level courses.

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Section E Financial review The financial activity during this period included income from the new membership subscriptions. The only expendtture was bank charges Brlef statement of the charity's policy on reserves Please see finanoal activty summary below. Oelails of any funds materially in deficit None Further financial review details (Optional Infomiation) The principal source of furKls is membership fees. The total money received during 2020-2021 was £571 and the only expendilure was £4 for bank charges I costs associated with Trustees meetings are covered by Trustees. You may choose to include additional information. where relevant about= the charity's principal source5 of funds (including any fundraising). how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity- investment policy and objectives including any ethical investsnent policy adopted. The money is currently hehd in a 'Charity Current Accounf at the ethical bank TriOS Bank NV. Online banknng has been set UP WFth three Trustee account operators. Section F Other optional information A balance sheet showing the financial transactions is available if required. Section G Declaration The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees. report above. Signed on behalf of the charity's trustees Signaturels) Daniel Kenning 2021.10.06 16:00:36 +01.00 Full name(s) Position (eg Secretary. Chair, etc) Daniel Kenning Nick Bristow Chair Treasurer Date 6th October 2021 TAR November 2019

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The Global Association for Transition Engineering 1166048
Receipts and payments accounts CC16a
For the period 1st May 2020 30th April 2021
To
from
Section A Receipts and payments
Unrestricted Restricted Endowment
Total funds Last year
funds funds funds
to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £
A1 Receipts
Full member subscriptions £192 £0 £0 £192 £585
Associate member subscriptions £379 £0 £0 £379 £311
Event income £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Donations £0 £0 £0 £0 £43
Sub total (Gross income for
AR) £571 £0 £0 £571 £939
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
There are no current assets £0 £0 £0 £0
Sub total £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Total receipts £571 £0 £0 £571 £939
A3 Payments
Administration costs £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenses £0 £0 £0 £0 £359
Suppliers £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Bank charges £4 £0 £0 £4 £5
Sub total £4 £0 £0 £4 £364
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
There nave been no purchases £0 £0 £0 £0
Sub total £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Total payments £4 £0 £0 £4 £364
Net of receipts/(payments) £567 £0 £0 £567 £575
A5 Transfers between funds £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
A6 Cash funds last year end £1,610 £0 £0 £1,610 £1,035
Cash funds this year end £2,177 £0 £0 £2,177 £1,610
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CCXX R1 accounts (SS)

01/10/2021

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Deialls EndDwinertt fvnds Categ¢xles funds B1 Cash fimd5 £0 nds Details Details 85 UabliRS0s Daniel Kennin& Chair of Trustees 06-10-2021 Daniel Kenning 2021.10.06 16:05:54 +01 0111(Wd1