## **CLEAR Community**
## **Trustees' Report for the period 1[st] August 2021 to 31[th] December 2022**
## **Section A: Reference and Administration details.**
Charity name: CLEAR Community Other names: CLEAR (Working name) Registered Charity No. 1172023
## **Principal address:**
59 St Budeaux Close, Ottery St Mary, Devon EX11 1HR
## **Trustees:**
Mr William Clark, Chair
Mr Trevor Leahong, Treasurer and Finance Committee Co-ordinator
Mr Robert Mackenzie, Secretary
Ms Nemone Caldwell, Communications Committee Co-ordinator
Sudesh Tirumalasetty (appointed January 2022)
Mr Brian Mark (retired September 2021)
## **Section B. Structure, Governance and Management**
CLEAR Community is a Charitable lncorporated Organization (ClO), registered on 14th March 2017, whose only voting members are its Charity Trustees. Trustees are appointed by the Board of Trustees.
## **Section C. Objectives and Activities.**
(Summary of the objects of the Charity set out in the governing document)
The charitable purposes of CLEAR Community are to promote sustainable development for the benefit of the public by:
(a) the preservation, conservation and the protection of the environment and the prudent use of resources;
(b) the promotion of sustainable means of achieving economic growth and regeneration;
(c) providing educational activities, workshops and resources relating to sustainable development arts, crafts, and other topics furthering the charitable purposes;
(d) working internationally to share and advance knowledge, experience and creative solutions; Sustainable development means "development which meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs."
## **Main activities**
(Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objectives - include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit).
Identifying and training community members committed to improving the environment through community mobilisation.
Increasing community awareness through workshops and practical activities like Beach-cleans and mangrove planting.
Fostering the establishment of self-managed community recycling centres to reduce pollution (Waste Banks).
The Trustees of CLEAR Community believe that these activities fulfil the requirements of the Charity Commission's general guidance on public benefit.
(Additional details of objectives and activities (optional information))
## **Section D. Achievements and Performance.**
(Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the period)
CLEAR impacted directly upon the lives of over 4,700 people, including 3,234 at Waste Banks, 735 in 3 new schools and 100 during World Clean-up Day 2022.
Increasing the cadre of committed Waste Warriors: over 100 new Waste Warriors were recruited resulting in a total of 247 active Waste Warriors, including 84 Champion Waste Warriors.
Creation of Waste Banks, self-managed village recycling centres: 9 new Waste Banks were established giving a total of 14. Together, they processed 13.154 tonnes of waste, including 4.480 tonnes of plastic, recycled since August 2021.
Improving Waste Bank efficiency and financially sustainable: 14 Waste Banks were monitored and 2 were helped to set up trial retail outlets where products that are usually sold in polluting plastic sachets were bought in bulk and sold in small quantities to members. This has the triple benefit of saving money for members, creating income for the group and reducing plastic pollution. CLEAR helped the Waste Bank villages to pool resources to plant mangroves to support the regeneration of the local ecosystems.
Developed a strong team of staff and volunteers: three new Community Mobilisers were recruited on short-term contracts in Indonesia, starting work in May 2022. Volunteers were recruited in the UK and Indonesia to assist with communications and fundraising.
Successful 'Plastic-Free February' campaign in 2022, raising awareness of plastic pollution both in the UK and abroad.
The fundraising team raised over £5,000 including £3,280 in two sponsored Workout 4 Waste Warriors events.
## **Section E. Financial Review.**
(Brief statement of the charity's policy on reserves).
CLEAR Community's policy to hold a reserve equal to 9 months expenditure has not been implemented to allow the continuation of crucial work furthering our aims in Indonesia. Income targets have not been achieved and activity in Indonesia is now adjusted to match income.
(Other optional financial information)
98% of CLEAR's expenditure was in lndonesia, supporting its community programmes.
None of the Trustees received any remuneration or claimed any expenses from the Charity.
Section F. Other optional information
## **Future Plans - 2023.**
Identify 100 Waste Warriors from 12 villages who will be trained to inspire and lead local activities which reach least 2,000 direct beneficiaries.
Empower 200 village participants introducing skills linked to the waste banks and mentoring programs.
Support 12 established self-managing Waste Banks and the development of 6 new Waste Banks, measuring and reporting of weight and type of waste processed by Waste Banks to assess impact. Send for recycling 15,000kg of waste otherwise likely to be mismanaged, including 4,500kg plastic. Monitor Waste Banks and develop strategies for improved recycling rates and greater self-sufficiency.
Establish 4 refill stations linked to existing Waste Banks which will purchase household products in bulk and resell them to members using recycled packaging thereby preventing at least 12,000 single-use plastic sachets becoming waste (3000 pieces per year per refill station).
Introduce the School Mentoring Program to at least 3 new schools to increase awareness and kick-start self-managed recycling.
Increase fundraising to support higher level of activity and increase job security in Indonesia.
Develop and implement Business Plan for Bale Tau and through this expand community involvement
## **Longer-term Opportunities**
Further Waste Bank expansion and collaboration: there are 75,000 rural villages in Indonesia lacking in waste management infrastructure. While we are focused on expanding our training in the south of West Java we also have the ambition to help spread Waste Banks far and wide. To do this we will collaborate with similar organisations in other areas and provinces to encourage the establishment of new Waste Banks and to investigate the feasibility of distance learning programmes for organisations, groups and villages.
## **Section G. Declaration.**
The Trustees declare that they have approved the Trustees' report above.
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|Fundraising: Workout4wasteWaniors||3,280||||3,280||
|Regular donations by direct|debit|780||||780||
|Other donations(one-off)||198||||198||
|Give as You Live||147||||147||
|Easyfundraising||36||||36||
|Shopify||88||||88||
|Facebook||174||||174||
|GiftAid||352||||352||
|Amazon Smile||12||||12||
|Sub total(Gross incomeforAR)||5,067||||5,067||
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||Subtotal|||||||
|Total||067|||I|s,oez I||
|Expenditure in lndonesia:||||||||
|Management servicespayments||2,133||||2,133||
|Communivservicespayments||3,r146||||3,'146||
|Maintenance labourpayments||504||||504||
|Maintenance costs||160||||160||
|Waste Bank costs||607||||607||
|Refill Station costs||24||||24||
|Kitchen/ Catering costs||109||||||
|Eco kits||341||||||
|Mangroveplants||16||||||
|Expenditure inUK:||||||||
|Website host fees||44||||4||
|Promotional costs||73||||73||
|Admin / meeting Expenses|(Zoom)|14||||14||
|Bank Transfer fees||61||||61||
||SUD|t,szz1||||7.532||
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||Total cashfunds|3,994|||
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|84Assetsretainedforthe|||||
|charity'sown use|||||
||Details|Fundtowhich|Amount due|When due|
|85 Liabilities|||||
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behalf of allthe trustees|Signature|Print Name||Dateof
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