| Trustees' Annual Report for the period | Trustees' Annual Report for the period | Trustees' Annual Report for the period | Trustees' Annual Report for the period | Trustees' Annual Report for the period | Trustees' Annual Report for the period | Trustees' Annual Report for the period | Trustees' Annual Report for the period | ||||||
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| 01 | 01 | 2023 | 31 | 12 | 2023 | ||||||||
| Section A | Reference | and administration details | |||||||||||
| Charity name Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any) Charity's principal address |
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| Evolve – Foundation for International Legal Assistance | |||||||||||||
| Evolve International | |||||||||||||
| 1167888 | |||||||||||||
| C/O 1MCB, 44 Southampton Buildings | |||||||||||||
| Holborn, London | |||||||||||||
| PostcodeWC2A 1AP |
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
Name of person (or body) Dates acted if not for Trustee name Office (if any) entitled to appoint trustee whole year (if any) 1 Tanya Murshed As above 2 Marianne Alton As above James As above 3 Murray-Smith 4 Bernadette Smith As above 5 Naomi Barnard As above
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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| Same as above | Same as above |
Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
Type of adviser Name Address
Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)
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Section B Structure, governance and management Description of the charity’s trusts
Constitution Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) Charitable Incorporated Organisation How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company) Trustee selection methods Appointed by resolution (eg. appointed by, elected by)
Additional governance issues (Optional information)
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policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
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the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
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relationship with any related parties;
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trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.
| Section C Objectives and activities |
Section C Objectives and activities |
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| Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document |
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| To promote the criminal justice system in Uganda and East Africa by providing assistance, advice, training, education and other forms of support to: 1. Those charged or convicted of a criminal offence, particularly those on death row 2. Members of the legal profession and 3. Individuals/organizations working within the criminal justice sector |
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| Technical Legal Assistance –Evolve continued to offer technical legal assistance in individual capital appeals and to build capacity in the legal |
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profession in Uganda by working closely with Ugandan defence advocates to prepare a number of capital appeal cases. File Tracing - As part of our access to justice project, Evolve carried out file tracing in the central and northern regions of Uganda in relation to the cases of death row inmates which are pending before the Court of Appeal. ODPP Online Training Project – Evolve with support from A4ID’s ROLE UK programme developed and delivered an online training platform for The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions in Uganda. Defence Advocacy Training Project – Evolve commenced work towards a new partnership with Uganda Law Society to provide training and guidance for lawyers undertaking appeals of death row inmates. The trustees have had regard to the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit.
Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)
You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:
- policy on grantmaking;
● policy programme related investment; ● contribution made by volunteers.
Section D Achievements and performance
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Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year
TRAINING, EDUCATION & ACCESS TO JUSTICE:
Technical Legal Assistance
Evolve continued to improve access to justice and build capacity in the legal profession by working closely with Ugandan advocates in the preparation of capital appeals cases, and through the preparation of high quality written submissions.
Evolve assisted seven capital appellants (in three cases) whose cases were heard in sessions of the Court of Appeal in Mbale, Arua and Kabale. All judgments were reserved.
File Tracing
Evolve’s coordinators continued to trace files of death row inmates. The exercise involved locating and scanning files as well as typing up handwritten notes of proceedings. Five files that had been misplaced were located in the central region. A file tracing exercise conducted in the northern region resulted in locating four files involving five death row inmates. We have been working with the relevant court registries to have the files moved to the Court of Appeal.
ODPP Online Training Project
The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (‘ODPP’) sought Evolve’s technical assistance with the design and delivery of a virtual online training platform for prosecution advocates in Uganda. The purpose of this project was to build capacity in the legal profession by equipping every prosecutor in Uganda with the necessary skills, knowledge and confidence to carry out their professional duties and obligations to the highest of standards.
The project involved building digital resources, and training materials for new prosecutors covering prosecutorial duties, criminal law and procedure, case management, advocacy and other critical competencies.
A successful four-day pilot training course (legal induction course and advocacy) was delivered in January 2023 by Evolve’s Director of Programmes and Head of Casework and Advocacy. The pilot was conducted with a select group of senior Uganda prosecutors who were also trained to deliver the course after handover.
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The project is a significant step towards raising the quality and consistency of prosecutors in Uganda, thus promoting the rule of law and access to justice. This project was funded by A4ID’s ROLE UK programme.
Defence Advocacy Training Project
In December 2023, Evolve commenced work towards a new partnership with the Uganda Law Society to provide training and guidance for lawyers undertaking appeals of death row inmates. The aim of the scheme is to widen access to justice and improve the quality of representation in capital cases. Ugandan lawyers will receive training and supervision by UK-based lawyers who will guide them through the phases of case preparation and presentation. This partnership and training programme was further progressed in 2024.
| Section E Financial review |
Section E Financial review |
Section E Financial review |
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| Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves Details of any funds materially in deficit Further financial review details You may choose to include additional information, where relevant about: ● the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising); ● how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity; ● investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted. |
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| The charity does not currently have a policy on reserves. | ||
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Section F
Other optional information
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Section G Declaration
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.
Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees
Signature(s)
Marianne Alton Full name(s) Tanya Hasan Murshed Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) Chair/Deputy Chair Date 24 October 2024
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| Evolve - Foundation for | Evolve - Foundation for | Evolve - Foundation for | Evolve - Foundation for | Evolve - Foundation for | International Legal | International Legal | Assistance | Assistance | 1167888 | 1167888 | 1167888 | |||||||||
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| Receipts and payments accounts | CC16a | |||||||||||||||||||
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| to the nearest £ | to the nearest £ | to the nearest | £ | to the nearest £ | to the nearest | £ | ||||||||||||||
| A1 Receipts | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Individual Donation | - | 10,254- | - | -- | - | 10,254- | - | -- | ||||||||||||
| ROLE Funding | - | 45,100- | - | -- | - | 45,100- | - | -- | ||||||||||||
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| Sub total(Gross income) | - | 10,254- | - | 45,100- | - | -- | - | 55,354- | - | -- |
| Sub total(Gross income) | Sub total(Gross income) | - | 10,254- | - | 45,100- | - | -- | - | 55,354- | - | -- | |||||||||||
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| Sub total | - | -- | - | -- | - | -- | - | -- | - | -- | ||||||||||||
| **Total receipts ** | - | 10,254- | - | 45,100- | - | -- | - | 55,354.00- | - | -- | ||||||||||||
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| Phone & Internet | 0 | 275.2 | - | -- | - | 275.20- | - | -- | ||||||||||||||
| Hotel Travel and Subsistence | 627.1 | 19723.8 | - | -- | - | 20,350.90- | - | -- | ||||||||||||||
| Printing | and Stationery | 52.7 | 438.2 | - | -- | - | 490.90- | - | -- | |||||||||||||
| Consultancy fees & expenses | 360 | 31065.3 | - | -- | - | 31,425.30- | - | -- | ||||||||||||||
| Bank charges | 0 | 634.4 | - | -- | - | 634.40- | - | -- | ||||||||||||||
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| **Sub total ** | - | 1,039.80- | - | 52,136.90- | - | -- | - | 53,176.70- | - | -- | ||||||||||||
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| **Sub total ** | - | -- | - | -- | - | -- | - | -- | ||||||||||||||
| Total | **payments ** | - | 1,039.80- | - | 52,136.90- | - | -- | - | 53,176.70- | - | -- | |||||||||||
| Net of receipts/(payments) | 9,214.20 | -7,036.90 | - | -- | **2,117.30 ** | **- ** | - | -- | ||||||||||||||
| A5 Transfers between funds | - | -- | - | -- | - | -- | - | -- | - | -- | ||||||||||||
| A6 Cash funds last year end | - | -- | - | -- | - | -- | - | -- | - | -- | ||||||||||||
| Cash funds this year end | 9,214.20 | -7,036.90 | - | -- | 2,117.30 | - | -- | |||||||||||||||
Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
| Unrestricted | Restricted funds | Restricted funds | Endowment | ||||||||||||
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| Categories | Details | funds | funds | ||||||||||||
| to nearest £ | to nearest £ | to nearest £ | |||||||||||||
| B1 | Cash funds | Cash in hand | - | 150- | - | -- | - | -- | |||||||
| Cash at Bank | - | 42,318- | - | -- | - | -- | |||||||||
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| Total cash funds | - | 42,468- | - | -- | - | -- | |||||||||
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Agreement Error | Agreement Error | OK | ||||||||||||
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| B2 | Other monetary assets | - | -- | - | -- | - | -- | ||||||||
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| - | -- | - | -- | - | -- | ||||||||||
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CCXX R1 accounts (SS)
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| Evolve - Foundation for International Legal Assistance | Evolve - Foundation for International Legal Assistance | Evolve - Foundation for International Legal Assistance | Evolve - Foundation for International Legal Assistance | Evolve - Foundation for International Legal Assistance | 1167888 | 1167888 | 1167888 | CC16a | |
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| Tanya M | urshed | 29 Oct 2024 | |||||||
CCXX R2 accounts (SS)
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Independent exarninerfs report to the tNstees of Evolve- Foundation for Internatiofial Legal Assistance I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Ev0e-FoUndatl0n for International Le8al Assistance Trust Ithe Trustl for the year ended 31 DeMnber 2023. Responslbllltles and basls of report As the charity trustees of the Trust you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Chartties Act 20111.the ACVI. I report in respett of my examination of the Trusvs accounts carried out under settion 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions gen by the Chartty Commission under section 14515)Ibl of the ACL Independent examinerf5 statement I have completed my examination. I confirrn that no material matters have come to my attention in connettion with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect: Accounting record5 were rt)t kept in respect of the Trust as required by section 130 of the Act; or The accounts do not accord wtth those records; or The accounts do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities IAccounts and Reports) Regulations 2CKJ8 other than any requirement that the accounts give a true and fvlr vlew whlch 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 port in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be ched. Signed- Name: Mansukh Vekaria. M M Vekaria & Co Relevant professional qualification or membership of professnal bodies: Instltute of Chartered Accountsnts in England and Wales Address: 36 St Andrews Drive. Stanmore. Middlesex Date: 30 October 2024