**To**
## **Trustees' Annual Report for the period**
Period start date Period end date 01 01 2021 31 12 2021
**From**
## Section A Reference and administration details
**Charity name Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any)** 1172116 **Charity's principal address**
Para La Tierra, For the Earth
PLT
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|**Postcode**|**GU7 2RL**|
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## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**
|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|
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**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**
Type of governing document
Constitution (March 17[th] 2017, no amendments)
- (eg. trust deed, constitution)
Charitable Incorporated Organisation How the charity is constituted
- (eg. trust, association, company)
Appointed by a resolution passed at a properly convened meeting of the Trustee selection methods charity trustees or by unanimous consent by written resolution, by existing (eg. appointed by, elected by) trustees.
## **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;
- trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.
## **Section C Objectives and activities**
**Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document**
The objects of the CIO are restricted to the following: a) to promote for the benefit of the public and visitors the conservation, protection and improvement of the physical and natural environment by promoting biological diversity of South America;
b) to advance the scientific knowledge of and provide information regarding the biological territory of Paraguay for the public benefit by supplying grants to undertake research; c) to advance the education of the public through the provision of opportunities to promote conservation of the natural environment; to promote sustainable development for the benefit of the public by the
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preservation, conservation and the protection of the environment; d) to advance the education of the public in subjects relating to the protection, enhancement and rehabilitation of the environment, and to promote study and research in these subjects, encouraging dissemination of results and outcomes to inform the public and policy makers at large; and e) to promote the conservation of endangered species of birds resident in the Laguna Blanca, Paraguay including the crowned solitary eagle, whitewinged nightjar and marsh seedeater, and vulnerable species that will become endangered if action is not taken. Upon appointment and establishment of the charity in March 2017, all Trustees reviewed the Charities Act and the Charities Regulations 2008, and took the guidance as to operation for public benefit into consideration when planning all 2021 activities. Object a) supplied a grant for a “Communications Officer” to improve marketing of Paraguayan eco-experiences and improve social media channels to raise awareness of Paraguayan biodiversity and conservation issues. Object b) grants were supplied to further biodiversity research in the field of ecology, to advance the scientific knowledge of and provide information regarding the biological territory of Paraguay for the public benefit, including funding for researchers and equipment. **Summary of the main** Object c) organisation of trips to various biodiverse habitats in Paraguay, **activities undertaken for the** including the Paraguayan Chaco, for groups of environmental science **public benefit in relation to** students to raise awareness of conservation issues and engage students **these objects (include within** with local biodiversity. **this section the statutory** Object d) education events were held in various rural locations in **declaration that trustees have** Paraguay to advance the education of the public in subjects relating to **had regard to the guidance** the protection, enhancement and rehabilitation of the environment, and to **issued by the Charity** promote study and research in these subjects, encouraging **Commission on public** dissemination of results and outcomes to inform the public and policy **benefit)** makers at large. Object e) No activities during 2021.
In December 2019 grant was received from Lush Charity Pot (Canada) to further research and education goals for public benefit across Objects a- d. £701 of the remaining £4,442 in restricted funds was spent in 2020 with all spending regulated and approved by the Trustees, however the project then had to be put on hold due to the pandemic. The remainder of this restricted funding was spent in 2021, and the project was completed. A grant of $10,000 for Covid-19 Relief was received from Mohamed Bin Zayed Conservation Fund to help cover costs of research in Paraguay during the pandemic, while other funding was more difficult to obtain.
## **Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)**
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Grants to further develop research and buy equipment required for research purposes were decided upon at a trustee meeting held on December 8[th] 2021:
Item 5. General discussion of activities and recent projects of grant recipients.
You **may choose** to include further statements, where relevant, about:
Item 6. Explanation of the British Embassy project, and decision on approval of purchases from the CAF account. Item 7: Authorize the payment of grants for UK researchers studying in Paraguay with “Fundacion Para La Tierra”.
- policy on grantmaking;
- policy programme related investment;
- contribution made by volunteers.
## Section D Achievements and performance
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## Section D Achievements and erformance p
**Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year**
Object a) An updated social media strategy across multiple platforms was developed with the intention of attracting more attention to conservation issues and potential solutions in Paraguay. Posts include details of ongoing research and education projects and offers opportunities for others to get involved. The public response has been very positive and supportive. Object b) The charity made grants to fund four field workers in Paraguay, in primatology, museum studies, and ornithology. One was able to continue her PhD research focused on the ecological requirements of capuchin monkeys in the Paraguayan Atlantic Forest, as well as supervise undergraduate and graduate students conducting research on urban howler monkeys. Several of these students were able to publish their work in peer-reviewed international scientific journals. The other was able to conduct taxonomic work on a variety of taxa found throughout Paraguay including reptiles and mammals, resulting in the publication of results in peer-reviewed international scientific journals. Small equipment purchases for both of these projects were made, including the purchase of camera traps. Object c) Ten trips were undertaken by students from European and US universities, allowing them access to little known and understudied habitats to help generate a passion for conserving threatened ecosystems. Object d) Education events were held in various rural locations in Paraguay for public benefit. The education program expanded to include more than 500 children from indigenous and rural schools in Alto Parana, Itapúa and Caazapá, who were visited by educators.
After a difficult year in 2020 due to the pandemic, the 2021 fundraiser was more successful, raising money to help indigenous communities living in the Atlantic Forest. The charity was awarded a $10,000 Covid-19 relief grant. This was unrestricted funding largely spent on grants to researchers.
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## **Section E Financial review**
A Reserves Policy was written and accepted by Trustees in October **Brief statement of the** 2018. The same policy was reviewed and updated in 2021 to reflect **charity’s policy on reserves** changes in CAF bank fees from £5 to £8 per month starting in January 2021. The reserves that we have set aside provide financial stability and the means for the development of our principal activities; i.e. providing funding for biological research in Paraguay. Considering we have no employees or other strict financial obligations, next year we intend to maintain our reserves at a level which is at least equivalent to £150 to cover the £8 monthly Charities Aid Foundation bank fees for 12 months, as well as additional CAF bank fees and charges for transactions. In 2022 we intend to use the reserves at a rate of £8 per month, plus additional transaction fees. The Trustees annually review the amount of reserves that are required to ensure that they are adequate to fulfil continuing obligations. There were £1,969 in reserves held at the end of 2021. **Details of any funds materially** N/A **in deficit Further financial review details (Optional information)**
- The charity was awarded $10,000 from the Mohamed Bin Zayed
- You **may choose** to include Conservation Fund as a Covid-19 relief grant.
- additional information, where relevant about: The charity is registered with Amazon Smile and Easy Fundraising, which
- the charity’s principal together raised a total of £115 in 2021. sources of funds (including any fundraising); A crowdfunding campaign generated £1,850.
- how expenditure has No investments were made.
- supported the key objectives of the charity; All expenditure in 2021 supported the key objectives of the charity.
- investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.
## **Section F Other optional information**
## **Section G Declaration**
**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.**
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## **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees**
**Signature(s)** David Atkinson **Full name(s)** Karina Atkinson **Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) Date** 31/01/2021
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**Para La Tierra - For The Earth (PLT) 1172116**
## **Receipts and payments accountspts and payments accountsts and payments accountspayments accountsayments accountsyments accountsments accounts**
**Receipts and payments accountspts and payments accountsts and payments accountspayments accountsayments accountsyments accountsments accounts CC16a For the period** 01/01/2021 31/12/2021 **To from**
## **Section A Receipts and payments**
|**A1 Receipts**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**to the nearest**
**£**
**6,425**
**7,027**
**1,735**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**15,187**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**15,187**
**138**
**14,327**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**14,465**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**14,465**
**722**
**-**
**1,247**
**1,969**|**Restricted**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**
**-**
**854**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**854**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**854**
**-**
**-**
**2,316**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**2,316**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**2,316**
**- 1,462**
**-**
**4,335**
**2,873**|**Endowment**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**|**Total funds**
**to the nearest £**
**6,425**
**7,881**
**1,735**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**16,041**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**16,041**
**138**
**14,327**
**2,316**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**16,781**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**16,781**
**- 740**|**Total funds**
**to the nearest £**
**6,425**
**7,881**
**1,735**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**16,041**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**16,041**
**138**
**14,327**
**2,316**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**16,781**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**16,781**
**- 740**|**Last year**
**to the nearest £**|
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|Donations|**6,425**|||||**1,326**|
|Grants|**7,027**|||||**5,036**|
|Fundraising|**1,735**|||||**146**|
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|**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for_
_AR)_|**15,187**|||||**6,508**|
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|**A2 Asset and investment sales,**
**(see table).**|||||||
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|**_Sub total_**|**-**|||||**-**|
|**_Total receipts_ **
**A3 Payments**|||||||
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|CAF bank account fees|**138**|||||**60**|
|Grants|**14,327**|||||**10,241**|
|Equipment Donations|**-**|||||**-**|
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|**_Sub total_ **|**14,465**|||||**10,301**|
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|**A4 Asset and investment**
**purchases, (see table)**|||||||
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|**_Sub total_ **|**-**|||||**-**|
|**_Total payments_ **
**_Net of receipts/(payments)_**
**A5 Transfers between funds**
**A6 Cash funds last year end**
**_Cash funds this year end_**|||||||
|||||||**10,301**|
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||**722**|**- 1,462**|**-**|**- 740**||**- 3,793**|
||**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**||**-**|
||**1,247**|**4,335**|**-**|**5,582**||**-**|
||**1,969**|**2,873**|**-**|**4,842**||**- 3,793**|
CCXX R1 accounts (SS)
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## **Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**
|**Categories**
Signed by one or two trustees on
behalf of all the trustees
**B5 Liabilities**
**B3 Investment assets**
**B2 Other monetary assets**
**B4 Assets retained for the**
**charity’s own use**
**B1 Cash funds**
CCXX R2 accounts (SS)|**Details**
**Details**
**_Total cash funds_**
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))
Held in CAF account
**Details**
**Details**
**Details**
Signature
~~2~~|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**1,969**
**2,873**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**1,969**
**2,873**
OK
OK
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**
**Cost (optional)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**
**Cost (optional)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Fund to which**
**liability relates**
**Amount due**
**(optional)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
Print Name
Karina Atkinson
David Atkinson|**Endowment**
**funds**
**to nearest £**|
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**funds**
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|||Karina Atkinson|26/09/2022|
||~~2~~|David Atkinson|**26/09/2022**
~~29/09/2022~~|
CCXX R2 accounts (SS)