Trustees' Annual Report for the period
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Section A Reference and administration details
Charity name The Climate Justice Fund
Other names charity is known by CJF
Registered charity number (if any) 1176223
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20 Westdean Avenue |
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| Postcode | SE12 9NL |
Charity's principal address
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
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Trustee name | Office (if any) | Dates acted if not for whole **year ** |
Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany) |
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| Ezio Costa Cordella |
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| Robert Chimambo | ||||
| Richard Lord | ||||
| Gita Parihar | Co-chair | 12/22 – 03/23 | ||
| Christoph Schwarte |
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| Margaretha Wewerinke-Singh |
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| Alaya de Leon | Co-chair | |||
| Anne Pakoa | ||||
| Andrea Rodriguez Osuna |
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| Stephen Leonhard | ||||
Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)
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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
Association Model Constitution
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How the charity is constituted
CIO
- (eg. trust, association, company)
Trustees are appointed in line with Arts.12 to 14 of the CJF’s constitution. Trustee selection methods This includes a geographical and gender balance. New members are (eg. appointed by, elected by) invited to join the board based on their expertise and skill set following recommendations by existing board members.
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
Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document
Conservation, protection and improvement of the physical and natural environment at a community, regional, national and international level. The education of the public at a community, regional, national and international level in subjects relating to climate change, the protection, enhancement and rehabilitation of the environment (including the causes, impact, mitigation of and adaptation to climate change and related issues) and their legal rights in respect of environmental matters.
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During the reporting period the trustees continued to assess the organisation’s work and role. Since the CJF’s inception in 2017, the wider climate justice environment has undergone significant changes and the institutional gap the CJF initially sought to address has, at least partially, been filled.
As a result, some of the trustees had informal discussions on how to reposition the organisation and to best pursue its objectives. For this purpose they reached out to young climate activists but also artists and musicians.
Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)
Linking talent with the climate justice movement gradually emerged as one possible focus for future work of the organisation. A “sound clash for climate justice” to be held in Bonn during the climate conference in June 2023 had to be cancelled after the German partner and DJ had a serious bike accident.
In addition, the trustees discussed that such music events should not generate significant further GHG emissions and ideally use, for example, solar or bike powered sound systems. A crowed-funding platform ”climatebeats.net” was set up to showcase a number of climate justice grassroots projects in the Global South. The CJF also submitted an application for observer status to the UNFCCC secretariate (current waiting time is around 2 years).
The trustees had regard to the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit as available at https://www.gov.uk/guidance/public-benefit-rulesfor-charities.
Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)
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policy on grantmaking;
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policy programme related investment;
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contribution made by volunteers.
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Section D Achievements and performance
| Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year |
• Informal discussions in London • Outreach to musicians and DJs • Climatebeats.net website • Application for UNFCCC observer status |
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Section E Financial review
At present the CJF’s running costs are extremely low (£6 per month to Brief statement of the maintain a bank account) which can easily be covered by the current charity’s policy on reserves reserves for many years. In the longer term, however, the charity aims to fundraise and establish a reserve to manage fluctuations in income in the future, employ staff and allow the CJF to support organisations in the Global South.
Details of any funds materially in deficit
N/a
Further financial review details (Optional information)
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the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);
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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.
Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees
Signature(s) Christoph Schwarte Full name(s) Alaya de Leon Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Co-chair Trustee etc) Date 09/07/2024 09/07/2024
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The Climate Justice Fund 1176223 Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For the period 12/1/2022 11/30/2023 To from
Section A Receipts and payments
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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
| Categories B1 Cash funds B2 Other monetary assets B3 Investment assets B5 Liabilities B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees |
Details 12,551 Details Details Details Details loan by C Schwarte to open bank account Signature Total cash funds (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) |
to nearest £ to nearest £ 6,551 6,000 - - - - 6,551 6,000 Agreement Error Agreement Error to nearest £ to nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - Cost (optional) - - - - - Cost (optional) - - - - - - - - - 500 - - - - Print Name Alaya de Leon Christoph Schwarte Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Fund to which asset belongs Fund to which asset belongs Fund to which liability relates Amount due (optional) |
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| Date of approval |
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| Alaya de Leon | 7/9/2024 | ||
| Christoph Schwarte | 7/9/2024 |