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FAITH IN GOVERNMENT PERIOD FROM 1 APRIL 2020 to 31 MARCH 2021

FAITH IN GOVERNMENT

Annual Report and Accounts for the period 1 April 2020 to 31 March 2021

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CONTENTS
Annual Report	p3-4
Receipts and Payments	p5
Statement of Assets and Liabilities	p5

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Faith In Government Annual Report

4 January 2022

Objectives and activities

1. The objectives of Faith in Government (FIG) are:

2. Enabling and aiding Christians in public and private sectors in low and middle income countries to promote the sound administration and development of the law, according to the tenets of their faith.

3. The promotion of ethical standards of conduct and compliance with the law in the public and private sectors in low and middle income countries.

The main activities undertaken in relation to these objectives during the period 1 April 2020 to 31 March 2021 have been:

• Providing a grant to the Fellowship of Christians in Government (FOCIG) - an NGO in the Philippines that shares our objectives (see https://www.facebook.com/FOCIG/)

• Helping the Faith and Public Integrity Network (FPIN - https://fpinetwork.org/) to organise webinars on anticorruption issues.

The trustees have had regard to the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit. The public in low and middle income countries benefits from the activities of FIG because:

• Corruption harms the public.

• Christian organizations in some low and middle income countries are helping Christians who hold positions of authority in the public and private sectors try to prevent and fight corruption in the workplace. For example, FOCIG is a government-accredited Philippine NGO that delivers training seminars on moral values and leadership for thousands of staff in the police, armed forces, and other government departments. It also works intensively with small numbers of very senior officers, encouraging them as they try to use their authority to ensure that deals are honest, extra-judicial killings are investigated and elections are fair. FIG supports the work of FOCIG financially, thereby contributing to better control of corruption in the Philippines, faster economic growth and better provision of public services.

• By bringing together Christian leaders who share our goals through the Faith and Public Integrity Network, there is potential to multiply the positive impact of Christians who want to reduce the harmful effects of corruption.

Achievements and performance

The Trustees met in person on two occasions, and corresponded several times by email, during the period 1 April 2020 to 31 March 2021. They reviewed reports from FOCIG, and approved a grant to FOCIG of £5,806.

The Trustees provided funding of £1,618 towards the costs of employing the FPIN network coordinator.

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Financial review

FIG began the period 1 April 2020 to 31 March 2021 with a balance of £2,281. During this period FIG’s income was £24,850 and expenditure was £7,481, leaving a balance of £19,650 on 31 March 2021. The Trustees do not consider it necessary to hold any other reserves because FIG has no financial liabilities.

Structure, governance and management

FIG is constituted as a Charitable Incorporated Organisation, and is governed by a Constitution that is closely modelled on the Charity Commission Foundation Model Constitution.

The methods used to recruit and appoint new charity trustees are as follows:

(1) Apart from the first charity trustees, every trustee must be appointed by a resolution passed at a properly convened meeting of the charity trustees.

(2) In selecting individuals for appointment as charity trustees, the charity trustees must have regard to the skills, knowledge and experience needed for the effective administration of the CIO.

Reference and administrative details

The name of the charity is Faith in Government (Charity Commission registration number 1167607).

FIG’s registered address is 22 Poplar Road, Oxford, OX2 9LB.

The FIG Trustees throughout the period 1 April 2020 to 31 March 2021 were: Martin Allaby (Chair) Robert Fricker (Treasurer) Michael Ehioze-Ediae (Secretary) Jonathan Crozier.

Funds held as custodian trustee on behalf of others

Neither FIG, nor its trustees, are acting as custodian trustees.

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Receipts and payments for the period 1 April 2020 to 31 March 2021

	Unrestricted	Restricted	Endowment	Total	31-Mar-20
	funds	funds	funds	funds
Receipts
Donations from individuals	23,950	0	0	23,950	8,980
Gift Aid reclaim	0	0	0	0	0
Other income	900	0	0	900	1,000
Sub total	24,850	0	0	24,850	9,980
Asset & investment sales, etc
Total receipts	24,850	0	0	24,850	9,980
Payments
FOCIG Grants	5,806	0	0	5,806	5,304
Other Grants	1,618	0	0	1,618	15,805
Bank charges	57	0	0	57	79
Sub total	7,481	0	0	7,481	21,188
Asset & investment purchases, etc
Total payments	7,481	0	0	7,481	21,188
Net of receipts/(payments)	17,369	0	0	17,369	-11,208
Transfer between funds	0	0	0	0	0
Cash funds last year end	2,281	0	0	2,281	13,489
Cash funds at year end	19,650	0	0	19,650	2,281

Statement of assets and liabilities at 31 March 2021

	Unrestricted	Restricted	Endowment	Total	31-Mar-20
	funds	funds	funds	funds
Cash funds
Cash at bank	19,650	0	0	19,650	2,281
Other monetary assets	0	0	0	0	0
Investment assets	0	0	0	0	0
Assets retained for the charity's own use	0	0	0	0	0
Liabilities	0	0	0	0	0
Total funds	19,650	0	0	19,650	2,281

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