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CatalyticAction

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CatalyticAction Trustees’ Annual Report

Financial year: 2022-2023 Charity number: 1169604

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INTRODUCTION 3
STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE ANDMANAGEMENT 4
TYPE OF GOVERNING DOCUMENT 4
LEGAL STRUCTURE 4
RECRUITMENT AND APPOINTMENT OF NEWTRUSTEES 4
ORGANISATIONALSTRUCTURE 4
RELATED PARTIES 4
RISKMANAGEMENT 4
LIST OF POLICIES AND PROCEDURES 5
OBJECTIVES ANDACTIVITIES 6
OBJECTIVES ANDAIMS 6
SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITIES 6
ACHIEVEMENTS ANDPERFORMANCE 8
THE PROJECTS 8
El Mina Public Park 8
Beirut EcoPlay 10
Inclusive Playgrounds 11
Teenage Girls’ Public Spaces 12
Participatory Art for Climate Change 14
Co-designed Community Centre 15
Vital Lebanon Exhibition 16
Beirut Public Spaces Analysis 17
Playful Cities Design Guide 18
Kan Ya Makan 19
Mar Mikhael citizen scientist-led intervention 20
Karantina Women Collective 21
Co-producing Youth Inclusive Digital Urban Governance (YUP) 22
OTHER INITIATIVES 23
Lectures, workshops and public conferences 23
STATEMENT OF PUBLIC BENEFIT 24
FINANCIALREVIEW 24
PRINCIPAL FUNDING SOURCES 24
BRIEF STATEMENT OF THE CHARITY’S POLICY ON RESERVES 24
CHALLENGES ANDFUTUREPLANS 25
DECLARATION 26

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Introduction

The team at CatalyticAction is proud to have successfully completed its seventh year of operations, and to continue to bring about positive change through participatory design and research that empowers communities to disrupt conditions of poverty and inequality.

The Board of Trustees is extremely grateful to every single person who contributed to bring CatalyticAction’s vision and ambitions to reality, including the volunteers, local researchers and community members, who offered vital contributions to the charity's activities.

The Board of Trustees would also like to thank all the donors who believed in the charity’s vision and financially supported its activities.

Since 2015, CatalyticAction has been able to support disadvantaged and disenfranchised communities through 71 projects (47 design & build and 24 research), bringing positive change to thousands of people. In particular, it has directly engaged 2,400 children and young people in participatory activities and implemented 52,000 square metres of play space. In the year 2022-2023, the charity initiated 12 new projects, completed 9 (2 of which had started in the previous year). Of the 12 new projects, it is anticipated that 5 projects will be completed in 2023-2024.

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Structure, Governance and Management

Type of governing document

The charity is controlled by its governing document, a Constitution.

Legal structure

The charity is constituted as a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) whose only voting members are its charity Trustees.

Recruitment and appointment of new Trustees

Trustees are appointed and recruited by the existing Trustees.

Organisational Structure

The organisational structure comprises a Board of Trustees (currently formed of five trustees), six core staff members, three consultants and three volunteers. Other staff are contracted according to the needs of each project.

Related parties

CatalyticAction works with partner NGOs, INGOs, charities, development agencies, and universities in the UK and overseas. CatalyticAction also partners with private companies, who provide professional pro-bono advice to assist the delivery of the charity projects.

Risk Management

Trustees perform periodic review of the risks facing the charity and put measures in place to mitigate the risks. The principal risks identified are programmatic risks and compliance risks.

The Board of Trustees together with the Senior Management Team assess the risks of any new project before allocating financial resources to it. Prior to entering a new partnership, the charity conducts a partner assessment as part of the due diligence process. When working overseas, we seek advice from the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) as well as from a range of local sources and local partners to assess the risks associated with each new project. Context analysis and conflict sensitivity approaches are the foundation of the development of our interventions.

CatalyticAction carries out a health and safety risk assessment for each project. In response to the covid-19 pandemic, CA developed health and safety procedures to be able to continue to conduct participatory activities while respecting social distancing and other procedures aimed at limiting the spread of covid-19. Procedures are in place to ensure compliance with health and safety standards for the charity staff and volunteers undertaking work on behalf of CatalyticAction. These procedures always comply with local laws and guidelines as well as best international practices.

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CatalyticAction follows recognised research ethics and data protection procedures which have been developed in line with UK and local regulations. Multiple policies and procedures are in place to ensure the safety of vulnerable children and adults who are engaged directly or indirectly in the work of the charity.

CA trains staff and any person doing work on behalf of the charity to comply with the charity’s policies and procedures.

CatalyticAction’s insurance policies have been specifically tailored to the charity’s activities to cover employer’s liability insurance, public liability insurance and trustee liability insurance.

The charity follows a rigorous financial management system to ensure that funds are spent following the charity’s objectives and the project-specific donor’s requirements.

List of policies and procedures

These policies and procedures are periodically reviewed to ensure that they continue to meet the needs of the charity.

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CatalyticAction

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Objectives and Activities

Objectives and Aims

As per the constitution, the objectives of CatalyticAction are to ensure the relief and assistance of people in any part of the world who are the victims of war or natural disaster, trouble, or catastrophe in particular but not exclusively by:

We use design and architecture to empower vulnerable children, youth and their communities. We achieve this through built and research projects, delivered using a participatory approach that engages local communities.

We work with communities to produce dignified built environments where everyone can take part in the creation of equitable, inclusive and sustainable communities. Through community engagement we build local human capacity that ensures our work has a lasting positive impact.

Participation is at the core of our approach. We believe that to generate sustainable and just interventions, people’s and children’s visions and ideas must drive interventions. This is why we developed context-specific participatory tools to meaningfully engage with communities in each step of a project cycle.

We work within strategic partnerships where we provide the following services:

Significant activities

CatalyticAction’s primary charitable contribution is to equip communities with skills in participatory design and construction to empower them to alleviate conditions of poverty and inequalities.

The charity has produced a curated impact report for 2023, which can be viewed here: https://catalyticaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/CatalyticAction-2023-Impact- Report 1.pdf

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CatalyticAction has been focusing its activities on delivering built facilities that can provide long-term impact for the communities involved. CatalyticAction has also worked on a number of research projects, for which the overall aim was to develop the charity’s knowledge of topics that are strictly linked to the charity’s practice. Research projects are usually conducted using participatory methods that directly engage people living in the communities where the research takes place. This allows us to build local capacity and to widen the network of people we work with within local communities. The Charity also engages in research aimed at influencing partners’ practices towards a more participatory engagement of communities that looks at how empowerment can be achieved through built interventions.

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Achievements and Performance

In the year 2022-2023 CatalyticAction worked on 14 distinct projects, including 2 research projects. All of the projects, including research, involved extensive activities of community engagement. For built projects, community members and local partners were involved in the design process from inception to implementation. This approach ensured the long-term sustainability of the projects as both community members and local partners acquired knowledge and skills essential for their long-term operation.

CatalyticAction monitors implemented projects with the support of its local partners. Monitoring and evaluation is carried out mostly through qualitative interviews by our local partners. As they will be managing the spaces built by CatalyticAction on a daily basis, they can provide invaluable feedback on the operation of the projects implemented. CatalyticAction also conducts regular site visits to its projects after implementation to assess their impacts.

The projects

El Mina Public Park El Mina - Tripoli, Lebanon May 2023 – October 2023 (6 months)

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This project aimed to enhance the social activities in El Mina public park by incorporating design elements that address the needs of the various community groups. This project is

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part of the wider MACAN project funded by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development and implemented by Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit in partnership with the Ministry of Social Affairs and in cooperation with INJAZ Lebanon and El Mina municipality.

The design was developed based on our partners’ community engagement assessment. We engaged with our partners’ Working Group throughout the different phases of the project: from ideation, to design and implementation. We reached out to UN-Habitat Lebanon who rehabilitated the park back in 2019 - making it the first inclusive public space in North Lebanon - to ensure that our design aligns with their vision.

We created the first skatepark in North Lebanon, a new landmark destination for young people. We incorporated five inclusive play stations connected by an accessible path. Play items included a playhouse, swings, a slide, pull up bars, spinning cubes and sensory games. To enhance group gatherings, we added picnic tables, a firepit with circular seatings and added backrests to the existing benches. An ‘I ♥ Mina’ sign and colourful paint across the park were used to amplify its visual appeal.

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Project size (in square metres): 9,550 m2

Project partners:

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Beirut EcoPlay Beirut, Lebanon

May 2023 – October 2023 (6 months)

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EcoPlay is an eco-friendly playground intervention as part of the EcoHub, a space set up by Ahla Fawda NGO at the heart of Beirut city with the aim to restore ecosystems and promote sustainability through creativity and community engagement. EcoPlay aims to create a play area for all community members using discarded materials. To achieve this, a participatory approach was utilised to research local materials and engage residents and key stakeholders to think about eco-friendly design.

The design of the EcoPlay space was developed based on the locally available discarded materials that we were able to source: plastic bottle caps, car tyres, plastic vegetable crates, wooden pallets, metal pipes, PVC pipes, metal barrels, retired bicycle wheels and flex banners. The materials were sourced from a variety of places: junkyards, vegetable market, tyres shop, printshop and recycling centres. We also worked with the Lebanese startup Plastic Lab to create tabletops made from plastic bottle caps.

Located by a busy road, we used retired flex banners to create a colourful visual separator weaved on the wire-mesh with the help of residents and passers-by. We experimented with alternative flooring surfaces; for instance, we replaced the asphalt with plastic bottle caps to create a colourful path. EcoPlay includes a variety of play items, sensorial elements, colours, greenery, tables and seats.

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Project size (in square metres): 143 m2

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Inclusive Playgrounds

Abbasiyeh – Rachaya – Mohammara, Lebanon

May 2023 – October 2023 (6 months)

We partnered with Humanity & Inclusion to create inclusive play spaces for all children by rehabilitating three public parks in three governorates in Lebanon: Abbasiyeh in South Lebanon, Rachaya in Bekaa and Mohammara in North Lebanon.

The project of the inclusive parks focused on two main elements: creating inclusive playgrounds and making the public spaces accessible.

The design of the Abbasieh park aimed to maintain the natural character of the space. The new steel structures have been painted orange to create a colourful contrast with the green of the trees and plants and enhance visibility for people with low vision. We also made use of the existing infrastructures by transforming the non-accessible ramps and bathrooms into features that could be used by everyone.

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The design of Mohammara park was informed by the existing play structures that were rearranged to form a new layout and enriched with shapes, colours and music which offer new opportunities for inclusive play experiences.

In Rachaya we divided the park into 4 different areas: two play-stations, a kiosk spot and a resting area, incorporating existing structures to maximise the available resources.

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Project size (in square metres): 266 m2 Abbasiyeh , 1,620 m2 Rachaya, 1,780 m2 Mohammara

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Teenage Girls’ Public Spaces Karantina, Beirut, Lebanon June 2023 – May 2024 (12 months)

Soon after securing the funds through our crowdfunding campaign, we shared the positive news with the girls in Karantina. Over a period of 7 months, we have been engaging over 30 adolescent girls in a participatory programme that is aimed at unpacking girls’ needs in public spaces and co- creating a design brief for the built interventions. We conducted 14

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participatory activities over multiple weeks, each activity had a specific aim that stemmed from the engagement with the girls combined with the project’s aims.

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We used different participatory tools including participatory mapping, body mapping, model making, drawing, storytelling, photography, and activation in selected sites of intervention. We learnt a lot from each activity and each girl about their sense of safety, comfort and enjoyment and what it means for a teenage girl in Karantina to have the freedom to use public spaces. This process was highly empowering, and it is the core element of this project, generating an impact that goes beyond the built public spaces.

Together with the girls and artist Roula Abdo we designed and implemented our first public space intervention: a mural that represents adolescent girls’ needs and aspirations from public spaces in their city. As we progress with the design phase, we are also working on securing the permits to implement further public space interventions in the neighbourhood areas selected by the girls.

Project size (in square metres): 238 m2

Project partners:

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Participatory Art for Climate Change Ouzai, Beirut, Lebanon November 2022 – December 2022 (2 months)

Working from the colourful ‘warming stripe’[1] showing the annual temperature change in Lebanon between 1901-2021, we used colours and drawings to discuss the urgent topic of climate change with children and youth from Ouzai, Beirut. In partnership with AICS, the aim of this project was to raise awareness on the topic of climate change and enable a safer space for children and youth to express their emotions and discuss the impact this has on them. We successfully engaged 158 children and youth through a participatory mural that was implemented on a recently built pier in the Ouzai port. Coming from different backgrounds and demographics, the group worked together to shape this vibrant mural: a medium for expression and a tangible contribution to shaping their built environment. As soon as the grey concrete pier turned colourful, children living nearby started using it to play.

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1 ‘Warming stripe’ graphics are visual representations of the change in temperature, created by climate scientist Professor Ed Hawkins. Each stripe represents the temperature in the location averaged over a year.

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Project size (in square metres): 335 m2

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Co-designed Community Centre Castel Volturno, Italy January 2023 – ongoing

We collaborated with the local association Black&White to support the co-design of an outdoor community space in Castel Volturno, a coastal city in the south of Italy that has one of the greatest migratory pressures throughout the whole region.

Black&White promotes the inclusion of immigrant people through after-school programmes for children, Italian school for adults, and cross-cultural mediation. The new space aims to create multiple opportunities for community building.

We engaged 70 children and youth of different nationalities and a diverse group of residents who shared with us their needs and visions for the new space. Through different participatory tools we learnt about the daily lives of these young people in the local urban context, their use of public spaces, and the dimensions that affect their well-being.

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Children and youth were then invited to visualise the features that they would like to see built in the new centre. Many indicated sport facilities and spaces where they could eat together, watch a movie, dance; and spaces to build relationships.

Project size (in square metres): 3,630 m2 Project partners:

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Vital Lebanon Exhibition Beirut, Lebanon December 2022 – March 2023 (4 months)

‘ Vital Lebanon: Capacities of people; capacities of cities ’ is an exhibition implemented in partnership with the Institute for Global Prosperity’s PROCOL Lebanon which showcased the work and outputs of the RELIEF centre as it transitions into PROCOL Lebanon. The exhibition offered insights into localised scales of livelihood and prosperity that various Lebanese communities have constructed in times of uncertainty. ‘Prosperity’ is dynamic in that it means different things to different people and places.

We helped curate the contents of the exhibition; we researched, designed and implemented the exhibition as an experiential space, providing visitors with opportunities to immerse

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themselves physically and mentally into the themes of Uncertainty, Sociality, Vitality and Prosperity.

A form of public engagement was also envisioned as part of the exhibition through interactive design elements, whereby the public could learn, reflect and contribute. The exhibition was animated with an interactive sound performance, a film screening and a live music performance. Citizen scientists from Bar Elias, El Mina, Hamra and Mar Mikhael participated in a panel discussion around the key themes of the exhibition and their role as citizen scientists in various research projects.

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Project size (in square metres): 58 m2

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Beirut Public Spaces Analysis Beirut, Lebanon November 2022 – October 2023 (12 months)

The Participatory Analysis of Public Space Projects in Beirut is a research project implemented to map the different public space interventions that took place in Beirut following the port blast in 2020 and that consisted of a physical and lasting component. The project also aimed to inform better co-designed public spaces in order to improve social cohesion in the context of multiple social tensions in Beirut; this was achieved by a shared learning process among participants.

This project produced a participatory assessment of the reconstruction efforts following the Beirut explosion, particularly in relation to public spaces. Data was gathered and analysed through a series of interviews followed by a participatory workshop, bringing together the different stakeholders working on public spaces in Beirut to exchange knowledge with the aim of identifying shared standards among the actors operating in the city on public space projects.

This was complemented by a temporary and participatory public art installation produced in collaboration with residents of the Karantina neighbourhood, and a database of public

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space projects. More details about the methodology and the outcomes are available in the published report.

Project partners:

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Playful Cities Design Guide London, UK January 2022 – May 2023 (16 months)

The Playful Cities Design Guide provides practical and inspirational ideas to facilitate play in our urban centres by addressing these three questions:

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We worked closely with the ARUP team to develop this guide that would inspire urban practitioners and city authorities to imagine and embed small-scale play elements for children, youths and adults in city design and planning. Working on this guide provided us with the opportunity to reflect back on all the playful interventions we have implemented and share this learning with a wider audience.

Designing for play has the power to generate diverse experiences of the city that may lead to new ways of learning and developing skills, of living in the urban and natural environment, and of cultivating a greater sense of place and community interactions. Also, playful spaces can enable pro- social behaviours that yield substantial benefits for people of all ages.

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Kan Ya Makan Karantina, Beirut, Lebanon August 2020 – August 2023 (36 months)

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In August 2023 we concluded the programme Kan Ya Makan in Karantina, Beirut. Kan Ya Makan is a child-led program we developed in response to the 4th of August Beirut Blast. It sought to address children’s needs by engaging them in a series of activities that explored their relationship with one another and with the environment around them.

The program aimed to engage children in a creative journey of storytelling, arts, play, and spatial interventions. The program unfolded with children reflecting on their personal and

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collective experiences of space. The stories that emerged throughout this process allowed them to express themselves and form new relationships with their community and environment. Through conceptual exploration and practical implementation, children were invited to become active agents in shaping the world within and around them.

Many conflicts between nationalities have been resolved, as we consistently worked on creating an inclusive space of accepting and caring for one another. Additionally, the children’s relationship to space has improved, so has their understanding of the natural world. They achieved this by learning tools that allow them to pursue the change they want to see in their environment.

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Mar Mikhael citizen scientist-led intervention Mar Mikhael – Beirut, Lebanon March 2022 – March 2023 (12 months)

The Mar Mikhael citizen scientists-led intervention is a project developed and implemented in partnership with PROCOL Lebanon (previously the RELIEF centre) with the aim to support a small group of citizen scientists to lead on an intervention in the neighbourhood and addresses some of the key vulnerabilities that were identified as part of the research project: “Assessing vulnerabilities for urban recovery solutions in Beirut post-explosion”.

The citizen scientists developed a social program they named “Mayyel initiative” dedicated to the elderly community in Mar Mikhael. The intervention aimed at enhancing the elderly’s sense of belonging to their neighbourhood and reconnecting them to one another through social communal activities e.g.: neighbourhood dinners, cultural events, outings and doorto-door meetings.

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Karantina Women Collective Karantina, Beirut, Lebanon March 2023 – August 2023 (7 months)

Women have the right to gain access to and participate in public spaces as a realm for expression, dialogue, cultural exchange, social cohesion, and equality. Building on our continuous efforts to advocate for public space rights in Beirut, we launched a pilot advocacy programme that engaged both older and younger women from the Karantina neighbourhood. The programme established the Karantina’s women collective for public space rights: ‘My Happiness in My Park’.

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The programme aimed to capacitate women with the needed skills in advocacy, conflict resolution, and collective action, and build resilient relationships to fight for the right to open and collectively manage the Karantina public park. Throughout the project’s activities we sought to create a safer space for community building where women can meet, share, and learn. One of the key outputs of the programme was the co-design of a sustainability action plan and the liaison of the women’s collective to local authorities. The women’s collective obtained permission from the municipality of Beirut to open their local park and started the implementation of their action plan. For over six months they have been opening the park on a weekly basis. They mobilise, meet, solve issues, reach out to community members to join them, and present their work to local NGOs and press to cooperate in maintaining the sustainability of their efforts.

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Co-producing Youth Inclusive Digital Urban Governance (YUP) El Mina – Bar Elias, Lebanon

September 2023 – September 2026 (36 months)

The YUP research project aims to understand young people’s role in urban planning and governance in four cities: Bar Elias and El Mina in Lebanon and, Surakarta and Denpasar in Indonesia, and to explore how young people could collaborate with their local governments to address urban issues that are important for them, using digital platforms. The research is funded by the Fondation Botnar which is a philanthropic grant-making organisation registered in Switzerland. The YUP project is part of their Technology, Youth, Participation Cities (TYP Cities) research programme.

The project is led by Kota Kita in Indonesia, and CatalyticAction in Lebanon, working together with The Bartlett Development Planning Unit of University College London, and the SHM Foundation. In each of the project cities, YUP is also working with four citizen scientists, who are young people who have been selected from the cities and who have a demonstrated interest in urban development issues.

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Other initiatives

Lectures, workshops and public conferences

Throughout the year, CatalyticAction delivered several lectures, workshops and public conferences with the aim of raising awareness about the role of participatory practices and architecture in the field of sustainable construction and development.

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Statement of public benefit

When reviewing the charity activities, the Trustees have regarded the Charity Commission guidance on public benefit. The Trustees ensured that the activities undertaken are in line with the charitable objectives of CatalyticAction, and in doing so are satisfied that CatalyticAction’s activities meet the requirements on demonstrating public benefit.

Financial Review

During this financial year, the charity raised a total income of £273,965. The charity expenditures for the year were £193,369.

The charity has secured 1 multi-year project which will end in September 2026. In July 2023, the charity received a grant from the Happold Foundation, which provides support for the charity core costs for 3 years. Furthermore, the charity has already secured some projects for 2023-2024 and will work to secure more during the first months of the upcoming financial year.

CatalyticAction benefits from the support of volunteers in an operational capacity as well as many other vital roles. In accordance with the Charity Commission guidelines on financial reporting, the economic contribution of volunteers is not recognised in the financial statements.

CatalyticAction has worked on 15 projects during this financial year, of which 5 will be carried forward to 2023-2024. The overall cost of these projects is only partially reflected in the financial statements as part of the implementation costs were incurred by our partners.

Principal funding sources

The main source of funding for the charity during this financial year have been direct project costs (charitable activities) from partner organisations.

Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves

The Trustees aim to hold unrestricted reserves sufficient to cover at least 6 months of operating expenses to ensure the smooth running of the charity in the event of unforeseen costs and / or downturn in expected income. The balance held as unrestricted reserves at the end of the financial year is £113,964 The reserves policy is reviewed every year by the Board of Trustees.

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Challenges and Future Plans

The charity is now entering its 8[th] year of operations and has a track record of 71 projects. In 2023-2024 the charity will be working on 5 projects carried forward from 2022-2023 while exploring further new collaborations.

At the beginning of 2023-2024 the charity will recruit two new trustees. The new trustees will bring new skills to the charity board. Later in the year, together with the new trustees and the full team of CatalyticAction, the charity will organise a strategy meeting to set the charity strategy for the next 5 years.

Partnerships for charitable projects remain important for the charity operation. For this reason, we have invested resources to nurture these relationships and worked towards securing new long-term collaborations. The charity will continue to dedicate resources to increase the charity’s impact by growing the number of partners and projects.

With the crowdfunding campaign for the project in Beirut, we reached out to our network of supporters. In 2023-2024 we will work to nurture this network and improve our fundraising efforts. We will also aim to grow the network of supporters (individuals and corporate sponsors). Increasing the network of supporters will aim at generating enough income for the charity to be able to conduct strategic projects and activities (as we achieved with the crowdfunded project). The charity will aim to connect with a wider number of supporters through public events, social media and other networking opportunities. This process will hopefully allow the charity to reach a wider number of people and communities in need.

The charity aims at implementing additional educational spaces such as public parks, child friendly spaces, playgrounds, schools, and community centres to better the living conditions of disadvantaged communities. Due to the charity’s experience in this context, CatalyticAction predicts that the majority of the projects will be implemented in Lebanon. Nevertheless, the charity staff and the Board of Trustees are working to expand CatalyticAction’s activities to other countries.

In 2022 and 2023, the charity has published a curated Impact Report. This document has received positive feedback from partners, donors and supporters. We will continue with the publication of the Impact Report and will also work on increasing the impact monitoring methodologies, tools and indicators to show the positive impact of each project.

Outreach to students and professionals will remain an important activity of the charity. Participating in conferences, lessons, etc. has the potential to inspire students and

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professionals about the social potential of participatory architecture. CatalyticAction has been involved in academic research that will inform the practice of the charity.

In general, the charity aims to increase its capacity over the next few years, so as to improve the living conditions of a higher number of children and other people.

Declaration

Andrea Rigon Trustee – Chair 27-08-2024

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Andy Hilton Trustee – Treasurer 27-08-2024

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Ignacia Ossul Vermehren Trustee 27-08-2024

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Grace Nalty Trustee 27-08-2024

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Independent examiner's report on the accounts

Section A – Independent Examiner’s Report

Report to the trustees/members of: CatalyticAction On account the year ended: 31 October 2023 Charity number: 1169604 Set out on pages: 1-44

I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity for the year ended 31/10/2023.

Responsibilities and basis of report

As the charity trustees, 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 Charity’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.

Independent examiner's statement

I have completed my examination. I 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:

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

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Signed:

Date: 26/08/2024 Name: Olugbenga Coker Relevant professional qualification(s) or body (if any): FCCA Address: 1 Holmdale Road, Chislehurst Kent BR7 6BY

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Section A – Statement of financial activities

Period start date: 01/11/2022 to 31/10/2023

Unrestricted
funds		 Restricted
income
funds		 Total funds
(22-23)		 Prior year
funds (21-
22)
£ £ £ £
Incoming resources(Note 3)
Income and endowments from:
Donations and legacies 54,895 19,420 74,315 191,155
Charitable activities 68,290 128,483 196,773 -
Investments 1,525 - 1,525 181
Other 1,352 - 1,352 894
Total 126,062 147,903 273,965 192,230
Resources expended(Note 6)
Expenditure on:
Raisingfunds 13,336 - 13,336 1,321
Charitable activities 76,095 103,938 180,033 236,570
Total 89,432 103,938 193,369 237,891
Net income/(expenditure) 36,630 43,965 80,595 -45,661
Net movement in funds 36,630 43,965 80,595 -45,661
Reconciliation of funds:
Total funds brought forward 77,334 5,348 82,682 128,343
Total funds carried forward 113,964 49,313 163,277 82,682

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Section B – Balance sheet

Period start date: 01/11/2022 to 31/10/2023

Unrestricted
funds		 Restricted
income
funds		 Total this
year (22-23)		 Total last
year (21-22)
£ £ £ £
Current assets
Debtors(Note 19) - - - 6,459
Cash at bank and in hand(Note 24) 169,727 - 167,727 87,322
Total current assets 169,727 - 167,727 93,781
Creditors: amounts falling due
within oneyear(Note 20)		 1,000 - 1,000 11,099
Net current assets/(liabilities) 168,727 - 168,727 82,682
Total assets less current liabilities 168,727 - 168,727 82,682
Total net assets or liabilities 168,727 - 168,727 82,682
Funds of the Charity
Restricted income funds(Note 27) - 49,313 49,313 5,348
Unrestricted funds 113,964 - 113,964 77,334
Total funds 113,964 49,313 163,277 82,682
Signed by one or two trustees on
behalf of all the trustees		 Signature Print Name
Date of approval
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Section C – Notes to the accounts

Note 1 – Basis of preparation

1.1 Basis of accounting

These accounts have been prepared under the historical cost convention with items recognised at cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant note(s) to these accounts.

The accounts have been prepared in accordance with:

The charity constitutes a public benefit entity as defined by FRS 102.

1.2 Going concern

An explanation as to those factors that support
the conclusion that the charity is a going
concern;		 Not applicable
Disclosure of any uncertainties that make the
going concern assumption doubtful;		 Not applicable
Where accounts are not prepared on a going
concern basis, please disclose this fact together
with the basis on which the trustees prepared
the accounts and the reason why the charity is
not regarded as a going concern.		 Not applicable

1.3 Change of accounting policy

1.4 Changes to accounting estimates

1.5 Material prior year errors

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Note 2 – Accounting policies

2.2 Income

2.2 Income
Recognition of income Yes No N/a
These are included in the Statement of Financial Activities (SoFA) when:
●
the charity becomes entitled to the resources;
●
it is more likely than not that the trustees will receive the resources; and
●
the monetaryvalue can be measured with sufficient reliability.		 X
Offsetting Yes No N/a
There has been no offsetting of assets and liabilities, or income and expenses, unless
required orpermitted bythe FRS 102 SORP or FRS 102.		 X
Grants and donations Yes No N/a
Grants and donations are only included in the SoFA when the general income
recognition criteria are met(5.10 to 5.12 FRS102 SORP).		 X
In the case of performance related grants, income must only be recognised to the
extent that the charity has provided the specified goods or services as entitlement
to the grant only occurs when the performance related conditions are met (5.16 FRS
102 SORP).		 X
Legacies Yes No N/a
Legacies are included in the SOFA when receipt is probable, that is, when there has
been grant of probate, the executors have established that there are sufficient
assets in the estate and any conditions attached to the legacy are either within the
control of the charityor have been met.		 X
Government grants Yes No N/a
The charity has received government grants in the reporting period X
Tax reclaims on donations and gifts Yes No N/a
Gift Aid receivable is included in income when there is a valid declaration from the
donor. Any Gift Aid amount recovered on a donation is considered to be part of
that gift and is treated as an addition to the same fund as the initial donation unless
the donor or the terms of the appeal have specified otherwise.		 X
Contractual income and performance related grants Yes No N/a
This is only included in the SoFA once the charity has provided the related goods or
services or met theperformance related conditions.		 X
Donated goods Yes No N/a
Donated goods are measured at fair value (the amount for which the asset could be
exchanged)unless impractical to do so.		 X
The cost of any stock of goods donated for distribution to beneficiaries is deemed to
be the fair value of those gifts at the time of their receipt and they are recognised
on receipt. In the reporting period in which the stocks are distributed, they are
recognised as an expense at the carryingamount of the stocks at distribution.		 X
Donated goods for resale are measured at fair value on initial recognition, which is
the expected proceeds from sale less the expected costs of sale, and recognised in
'Income from other trading activities' with the corresponding stock recognised in the
balance sheet. On its sale the value of stock is charged against 'Income from other		 X

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trading activities' and the proceeds from sale are also recognised as 'Income from
other tradingactivities'.
Goods donated for on-going use by the charity are recognised as tangible fixed
assets and included in the SoFA as incomingresources when receivable.		 X
Gifts in kind for use by the charity are included in the SoFA as income from
donations when receivable.		 X
Donated services and facilities Yes No N/a
Donated services and facilities are included in the SOFA when received at the value
of thegift to the charity provided the value of thegift can be measured reliably.		 X
Donated services and facilities that are consumed immediately are recognised as
income with an equivalent amount recognised as an expense under the appropriate
headingin the SOFA.		 X
Support costs Yes No N/a
The charity has incurred expenditure on support costs. X
Volunteer help Yes No N/a
The value of any voluntary help received is not included in the accounts but is
described in the trustees’ annual report.		 X
Income from interest, royalties and dividends Yes No N/a
This is included in the accounts when receipt is probable and the amount receivable
can be measured reliably.		 X
Income from membership subscriptions Yes No N/a
Membership subscriptions received in the nature of a gift are recognised in
Donations and Legacies.		 X
Membership subscriptions which gives a member the right to buy services or other
benefits are recognised as income earned from the provision of goods and services
as income from charitable activities.		 X
Settlement of insurance claims Yes No N/a
Insurance claims are only included in the SoFA when the general income recognition
criteria are met (5.10 to 5.12 FRS102 SORP) and are included as an item of other
income in the SoFA.		 X
Investment gains and losses Yes No N/a
This includes any realised or unrealised gains or losses on the sale of investments
and any gain or loss resulting from revaluing investments to market value at the end
of theyear.		 X

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2.3 Expenditure and liabilities

2.3 Expenditure and liabilities
Liability recognition Yes No N/a
Liabilities are recognised where it is more likely than not that there is a legal or
constructive obligation committing the charity to pay out resources and the amount
of the obligation can be measured with reasonable certainty.		 X
Governance and support costs Yes No N/a
Support costs have been allocated between governance costs and other support.
Governance costs comprise all costs involving public accountability of the charity
and its compliance with regulation andgoodpractice.		 X
Support costs include central functions and have been allocated to activity cost
categories on a basis consistent with the use of resources, e.g. allocating property
costs by floor areas, or per capita, staff costs by the time spent and other costs by
their usage.		 X
Grants with performance conditions Yes No N/a
Where the charity gives a grant with conditions for its payment being a specific level
of service or output to be provided, such grants are only recognised in the SoFA
once the recipient of thegrant hasprovided the specified service or output.		 X
Grants payable without performance conditions Yes No N/a
Where there are no conditions attaching to the grant that enables the donor charity
to realistically avoid the commitment, a liability for the full funding obligation must
be recognised.		 X
Redundancy cost Yes No N/a
The charity made no redundancy payments during the reporting period. X
Deferred income Yes No N/a
No material item of deferred income has been included in the accounts. X
Creditors Yes No N/a
The charity has creditors which are measured at settlement amounts less any trade
discounts		 X
Provisions for liabilities Yes No N/a
A liability is measured on recognition at its historical cost and then subsequently
measured at the best estimate of the amount required to settle the obligation at the
reportingdate		 X
Basic financial instruments Yes No N/a
The charity accounts for basic financial instruments on initial recognition as per
paragraph 11.7 FRS102 SORP. Subsequent measurement is as per paragraphs 11.17
to 11.19,FRS102 SORP.		 X

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2.4 Assets

2.4 Assets
Tangible fixed assets for use by charity Yes No N/a
These are capitalised if they can be used for more than one year, and cost at least
£100
They are valued at cost. X
The depreciation rates and methods used are disclosed in note 9.2.
Intangible fixed assets Yes No N/a
The charity has intangible fixed assets, that is, non-monetary assets that do not have
physical substance but are identifiable and are controlled by the charity through
custody or legal rights. The amortisation rates and methods used are disclosed in
note 9.5		 X
They are valued at cost. X
Heritage assets Yes No N/a
The charity has heritage assets, that is, non-monetary assets with historic, artistic,
scientific, technological, geophysical or environmental qualities that are held and
maintained principally for their contribution to knowledge and culture. The
depreciation rates and methods used as disclosed in note 9.6.1.4.		 X
They are valued at cost. X
Investments Yes No N/a
Fixed asset investments in quoted shares, traded bonds and similar investments are
valued at initially at cost and subsequently at fair value (their market value) at the
year end. The same treatment is applied to unlisted investments unless fair value
cannot be measured reliablyin which case it is measured at cost less impairment.		 X
Investments held for resale or pending their sale and cash and cash equivalents with
a maturitydate of less than 1year are treated as current asset investments		 X
Stocks and work in progress Yes No N/a
Stocks held for sale as part of non-charitable trade are measured at the lower or
cost or net realisable value.		 X
Goods or services provided as part of a charitable activity are measured at net
realisable value based on the servicepotentialprovided byitems of stock.		 X
Work in progress is valued at cost less any foreseeable loss that is likely to occur on
the contract.		 X
Debtors Yes No N/a
Debtors (including trade debtors and loans receivable) are measured on initial
recognition at settlement amount after any trade discounts or amount advanced by
the charity. Subsequently, they are measured at the cash or other consideration
expected to be received.		 X
Current asset investments Yes No N/a
The charity has investments which it holds for resale or pending their sale and cash
and cash equivalents with a maturity date less than one year. These include cash on
deposit and cash equivalents with a maturity date of less than one year held for
investment purposes rather than to meet short term cash commitments as they fall
due.		 X
They are valued at fair value except where they qualify as basic financial
instruments.		 X

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Note 3 – Analysis of income

Unrestricted
funds		 Restricted
income
funds		 Total funds
(22-23)		 Prior year
funds
(21-22)
£ £ £ £
Donations and legacies
Donations andgifts – individuals 1,610 14,420 16,030 12,328
Donations - Corporates 22,708 5,000 27,708 2,929
Gift Aid 577 - 577 -
Grants from governments/other
charities		 30,000 - 30,000 175,898
Total 54,895 19,420 74,315 191,155
Charitable activities
Fees for charitable activities 68,290 128,483 196,773 -
Total 68,290 128,483 196,773 -
Other trading activities
Other(exchangegains) 1,352 - 1,352 894
Total 1,352 - 1,352 894
Income from investments
Interest income 1,525 - 1,525 181
Total 1,525 - 1,525 181
TOTAL INCOME 126,062 147,903 273,965 192,230

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Note 4 – Analysis of income from charitable grants

Description This year
(22-23)
£
AICS Ouzai Funded by AICS the project objective was to raise
awareness about climate change through participatory
art withyouth.		 9,338
Housingworkshop Housingworkshopexpenses. 3,550
PROCOL exhibition Exhibition design and implementation to showcase the
work of PROCOL Lebanon.		 8,000
PROCOL expenses Expenses aspart of our work with PROCOL Lebanon. 2,378
Shelter Forum Honorarium to attend the MENA Shelter Forum in
Jordan.		 1,134
UAF Fund to work with women in Karantina around
empowerment and their rights topublic spaces.		 6,648
Beit el Baraka Rehabilitation of apublicpark in Beirut. 7,682
Castel Volturno Development of a sport-leisure outdoor space for the
Black&White association in Castel Volturno (Italy),
workingwith children.		 3,294
EcoHub Development of a play space in Beirut made using
recycled materials.		 14,000
H&I Development of 3 inclusive playgrounds. Funded by
UNICEF and inpartnershipwith Humanity& Inclusion.		 52,960
Impact 4 Implementation of a program with children for the co-
design of safe spaces in Karantina.		 16,506
Injaz Mina Park Rehabilitation of apublicpark in El Mina. 2,356
Karantina safe spaces for
girls		 Working with adolescent girls in Karantina to develop
safepublic spaces.		 19,420
Stairs activities Grant for carrying out 3 community activities on the
newly rehabilitated public stairs in Beirut (as part of UN-
Habitat Beirut stairsproject).		 639
TOTAL 147,903
Description Last year
(21-22)
£
Arup RPC Development of a design guide to promote play in
cities.		 24,000
Bar Elias M&E video Monitoring and Evaluation study and video of the Bar
Elias PSI 2years after completion.		 1,000
DeCID Developing a guide for the co-design of built
interventions with children affected by displacement.
Research project done in partnership with University
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Karantina Streets (UN-
Habitat + Fondation de
France)		 Rehabilitation of the area around the Karantina public
hospital and park with the aim of making streets safer
and more child friendly.		 25,445
Habibi International Partnership for the co-design of a playground in the
Bersive refugee camp,Kurdistan region in Iraq.		 3,825
Healthy Parks Framework Conducting a community activity to test the Healthy
Parks Framework developed byUCL.		 1,150
International Alert Rehabilitation of a public space in Majdal Anjar using a
placemaking approach that engaged local youth and the
local municipality.		 15,205
Impact Lebanon Implementation of a program with children for the co-
design safe spaces in Karantina.		 11,346
PSI Mina Implementation of 3 ‘play pockets’ public spaces along
the corniche of El-Mina (Lebanon), using a participatory
approach.		 1,062
RELIEF Ongoing research collaborations with the RELIEF
Centre,Institute for Global Prosperityat UCL.		 31,000
Social Support Society &
Education		 Rehabilitation of 2 playgrounds in the Bekaa Valley in
Lebanon,usingaparticipatorydesign approach.		 7,538
UNDP Citizen science-led research in the neighbourhood of
Karantina to understand the role of public spaces for
wellbeing.		 18,012
Beirut stairs Rehabilitation of 3 public stairs in Beirut in response to
the port blast. Project aims to make the stairs more
inclusive for vulnerable users, such as children and
elderly.		 24,139
Stairs activities Grant for carrying out 3 community activities on the
newly rehabilitated public stairs in Beirut (as part of UN-
Habitat Beirut stairsproject).		 1,312
Otto per Mille of the
Waldensian Church of Italy		 Implementation of 3 'play pockets' spaces in El Mina for
vulnerable children in the city.		 9,020
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Note 6 – Analysis of expenditure

Thisyear(22-23) Thisyear(22-23) Thisyear(22-23) Lastyear(21-22) Lastyear(21-22) Lastyear(21-22)
Analysis Unrestricted
funds		 Restricted
income
funds		 Total funds Unrestricted
funds		 Restricted
income
funds		 Total funds
£ £ £ £ £ £
Expenditures on raising
funds
Incurred seeking donations
&grants		 13,336 - 13,336 1,321 - 1,321
Total expenditure on
raisingfunds		 13,336 - 13,336 1,321 - 1,321
Expenditure on charitable
activities
Design & Build 30,042 41,330 71,372 - 142,584 142,584
Research and advocacy 30,558 41,360 71,918 - 61,784 61,784
Support costs 15,495 21,248 36,743 18,215 13,987 32,202
Total expenditure on
charitable activities		 76,095 103,938 180,033 18,215 218,355 236,570
TOTAL EXPENDITURE 89,431 103,938 193,369 19,536 218,355 237,891

Note 10 – Details of certain items of expenditure

10.1 Fees for examination of the accounts

This year
(22-23)		 Last year
(21-22)
£ £
Independent examiner’s fees 1,000 1,000

Note 11 – Paid employees

11.1 Staff Costs

11.1 Staff Costs
This year
(22-23)		 Last year
(21-22)
£ £
Salaries and wages 104,995 117,795
Social security costs 12,404 13,497
Pension costs(defined contribution scheme) 6,821 6,708
Other employee benefits - -
Total staff costs 124,220 138,000

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No employees received employee benefits (excluding employer pension costs) for the reporting period of more than £60,000.

11.2 Average head count in the year

This year
(22-23)		 Last year
(21-22)
Number Number
The parts of the
charity in which the
employees work		 Fundraising - -
Charitable activities 7 7
Governance - -
Other - -
Total 7 7

Note 12 – Defined contribution pension scheme or defined benefit scheme accounted for as a defined contribution scheme

12.1
This year
(22-23)		 Last year
(21-22)
£ £
Amount of contributions recognised in the SOFA as an expense 6,820 6,708

Pensions contributions are treated as employment cost and charged to the relevant projects on the basis of time spent by the staff members working on those projects.

Note 14 – Tangible fixed assets

14.1 Cost or valuation

14.1 Cost or valuation
Computer Equipment Total
£ £
At the beginningof theyear 3,553 3,553
At the end of theyear 3,553 3,553
14.2 Depreciation and impairments
Computer Equipment Total
£ £
At the beginningof theyear 3,553 3,553
At the end of theyear 3,553 3,553
14.3 Net book value
Net book value at the beginningof theyear - -
Net book value at the end of theyear - -

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Note 19 – Debtors and prepayments

19.1 Analysis of debtors

19.1 Analysis of debtors
This year
(22-23)		 Last year
(21-22)
£ £
Prepayments and accrued income - 6,459

Note 20 – Creditors and accruals

20.1 Analysis of creditors

Amounts falling due within one year Amounts falling due within one year Amounts falling due after more than
oneyear		 Amounts falling due after more than
oneyear
This year
(22-23)		 Last year
(21-22)		 This year
(22-23)		 Last year
(21-22)
£ £ £ £
Accruals and
deferred income		 - 10,099 - -
Other creditors 1,000 1,000 - -
Total 1,000 11,099 - -

Note 24 – Cash at bank and in hand

Thisyear Lastyear
Cash at bank and in hand £ £
Triodos bank 123,513 81,218
Co-operative bank 2,839 2,024
PayPal GBP - -
PayPal EUR - -
Wise EUR 450 -
Wise GBP 4,557 -
Wise USD 26,775 -
Cash USD 11,592 3,860
Cash EUR - 22
USD Bank - -
Transferwise - -
LBP cash 1 198
Total 169,727 87,322

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Note 27 – Charity funds

27.1 Details of material funds held and movements during the CURRENT reporting period

Fund name Type
PE, EE,
R or
UR*		 Purpose and Restrictions Fund
balances
brought
forward		 Income Expenditure Fund
balances
carried
forward
£ £ £ £
AICS Ouzai R Development of a design
guide to promote play in
cities.		 - 9,338 -9,338 0
Housing
workshop		 R Housing workshop
expenses.		 - 3,550 -2,056 1,494
PROCOL
exhibition		 R Exhibition design and
implementation to
showcase the work of
PROCOL Lebanon.		 - 8,000 -8,000 0
PROCOL
expenses		 R Expenses as part of our
work with PROCOL
Lebanon.		 - 2,378 -2,378 0
Shelter
Forum		 R Honorarium to attend the
MENA Shelter Forum in
Jordan.		 - 1,134 -1,134 0
UAF R Fund to work with women
in Karantina around
empowerment and their
rights topublic spaces.		 - 6,648 -6,648 0
Beit el Baraka R Rehabilitation of a public
park in Beirut.		 - 7,682 -7,682 0
Castel
Volturno		 R Development of a sport-
leisure outdoor space for
the Black&White
association in Castel
Volturno (Italy), working
with children.		 - 3,294 -3,294 0
EcoHub R Development of a play
space in Beirut made using
recycled materials.		 - 14,000 -9,705 4,295
H&I R Development of 3 inclusive
playgrounds. Funded by
UNICEF and in partnership
with Humanity& Inclusion.		 - 52,960 -31,518 21,441

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Impact 4 R Implementation of a
program with children for
the co-design of safe
spaces in Karantina.		 - 16,506 -15,105 1,401
Injaz Mina
Park		 R Rehabilitation of a public
park in El Mina.		 - 2,356 -2,356 0
Karantina
safe spaces
forgirls		 R Working with adolescent
girls in Karantina to
developsafepublic spaces.		 - 19,420 -4,085 15,335
Stairs
activities		 R Grant for carrying out 3
community activities on
the newly rehabilitated
public stairs in Beirut (as
part of UN- Habitat Beirut
stairsproject).		 - 639 -639 0
RELIEF
interventions		 R Facilitation for 2 built
interventions in Beirut as
part of our research
collaboration with PROCOL
Lebanon.		 2,750 - - 2,750
CSC
education
grant		 R Grant to support the
education of children in
Lebanon who cannot
afford the basic costs to
attend school (e.g.
transports,books).		 2,600 - - 2,600
TOTAL 5,350 147,903 -103,938 49,316

Last year (21-22)

Fund name Type
PE, EE,
R or
UR*		 Purpose and Restrictions Fund
balances
brought
forward		 Income Expenditure Fund
balances
carried
forward
£ £ £ £
Arup RPC R Development of a design
guide to promote play in
cities.		 - 24,000 -24,000 0
Bar Elias M&E
video		 R Monitoring and Evaluation
study and video of the Bar
Elias PSI 2 years after
completion.		 - 1,000 -1,000 0

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DeCID R Developing a guide for the
co-design of built
interventions with children
affected by displacement.
Research project done in
partnership with
UniversityCollege London.		 8,200 866 -9,066 0
Karantina
Streets (UN-
Habitat +
Fondation de
France)		 R Rehabilitation of the area
around the Karantina
public hospital and park
with the aim of making
streets safer and more
child friendly.		 12,940 25,445 -38,385 0
Habibi
International		 R Partnership for the co-
design of a playground in
the Bersive refugee camp,
Kurdistan region in Iraq.		 - 3,825 -3,825 0
Healthy Parks
Framework		 R Conducting a community
activity to test the Healthy
Parks Framework
developed byUCL.		 - 1,150 -1,150 0
International
Alert		 R Rehabilitation of a public
space in Majdal Anjar
using a placemaking
approach that engaged
local youth and the local
municipality.		 - 15,205 -15,205 0
Impact
Lebanon		 R Implementation of a
program with children for
the co-design safe spaces
in Karantina.		 1,900 11,346 -13,246 0
PSI Mina R Implementation of 3 ‘play
pockets’ public spaces
along the corniche of El-
Mina (Lebanon), using a
participatoryapproach.		 4,500 1,062 -5,562 0
RELIEF R Ongoing research
collaborations with the
RELIEF Centre, Institute for
Global Prosperityat UCL.		 - 31,000 -31,000 0
Social
Support
Society &
Education		 R Rehabilitation of 2
playgrounds in the Bekaa
Valley in Lebanon, using a
participatory design
approach.		 - 7,538 -7,538 0

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UNDP R Citizen science-led
research in the
neighbourhood of
Karantina to understand
the role of public spaces
for wellbeing.		 - 18,012 -18,012 0
Beirut stairs R Rehabilitation of 3 public
stairs in Beirut in response
to the port blast. Project
aims to make the stairs
more inclusive for
vulnerable users, such as
children and elderly.		 6,222 24,139 30,361 0
RELIEF video R Production of videos as
part of our research
collaboration with the
RELIEF Centre.		 1,700 - -1,700 0
RELIEF
interventions		 R Facilitation for 2 built
interventions in Beirut as
part of our research
collaboration with the
RELIEF Centre.		 4,962 - -2,212 2,750
CSC
education
grant		 R Grant to support the
education of children in
Lebanon who cannot
afford the basic costs to
attend school (e.g.
transports,books).		 2,600 - - 2,600
Stairs
activities		 R Grant for carrying out 3
community activities on
the newly rehabilitated
public stairs in Beirut (as
part of UN-Habitat Beirut
stairsproject).		 - 1,312 -1,312 0
Otto per
Mille of the
Waldensian
Church of
Italy		 R Implementation of 3 'play
pockets' spaces in El Mina
for vulnerable children in
the city.		 3,864 9,020 -12,884 0
Others R 1,897 - -1,897 0
TOTAL 48,785 174,920 -218,355 5,350

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