## **Concrete Jungle Foundation CIO**
Charity Number 1177490
Trustees’ Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 1st April 2023.
## **Table of Contents**
|Reference and|Administrative details|Administrative details|3|
|---|---|---|---|
|Structure, Governance||and Management|3|
|Objectives and|Activities||4-5|
|Achievements and Performance||||
|Impact|||6|
|Locations||||
||1. Peru||7-8|
|||A. History||
|||B. Programmes in place||
|||a). Edu-Skate Classes||
|||b). Open Skate Sessions||
|||d). Enrichment Activities||
|||e). Girl Skate Sessions||
||2. Jamaica||8-9|
|||A. History||
|||B. Programmes in place||
|||a). Edu-Skate Classes||
|||b). Open Skate Sessions||
|||c). Get on Board||
|||d). Community Activities||
|||e). Homework Programme||
|||f). Enrichment Activities||
|||g). Girl Skate Sessions||
||3. Morocco||10|
|||A. History||
|||B. Programmes in place||
|||a). Edu-Skate Classes||
|||b). Open Skate Sessions||
|||c). Community Activities||
|||d) Disability Sessions||
|Operations||||
||1. Tamesloht, Morocco||11|
|||A. Planting Seeds Apprenticeship (PSA) - ‘Construction course’||
|||B. Planting Seeds Apprenticeship (PSA) - ‘Continuity of Learning’||
||2. Study Case: Jhikson Akamine Garcia||12|
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|Highlights||
|---|---|
|1. Programming Goal 2023|13|
|2. Digitalization and streamlining our processes|13|
|3. Research: Skateboarding for Development in Jamaica|13|
|4. Edu-Skate Worldwide Network|13-14|
|Organizational improvements and achievements||
|1. Working Environment|15|
|2. Human Resources|15|
|3. Organisation|16|
|4. Communications & Development|16-17|
|al Review||
|Receipts and Payments Account for the year ended 1st April 2023|18|
|Statement of Balances as at 1st April 2023|19-20|
|Statement of assets and liabilities as at 1st April 2023|21|
|Notes to the Accounts for the year ended 1st April 2023|22|
## Financial Review
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## **Reference and Administrative details**
Charity name: Concrete Jungle Foundation
## Other names the Charity is known by: CJF
## Charity registration number: 1177490
## Principal address:
Flat 2 Down House 22 Broadwater Down Tundbridge Wells TN2 5NR
Website: www.concretejunglefoundation.org
## **Structure, Governance and Management**
Concrete Jungle Foundation was registered as a Charitable Incorporated Organisation on 9th of March 2018 and is governed by Constitution.
## Current Trustees:
Alexia Croft (appointed on the 1st of April 2023) Huw Wright (appointed on the 5th of March 2023) Hanifa Blakemore Razaq (appointed on the 5th of March 2023) Eugenio de la Oliva Ramos (appointed on the 5th of March 2023) Wendy Elizabeth Wilson (appointed on the 27th of September 2022) Dr Sita Narayan-Dinanauth (appointed on the 22nd of September 2022) Harry Gerrard (appointed on the 21st of October 2021)
## International Staff:
Clément Taquet (Executive Director) Tim van Asdonck (Programmes Director) Lisa Jacob (Construction & Outreach Manager) Tom Critchley (Grants and Research Manager) Irene Parra Lopez (Communications & Development Manager) Luis Petersen (MEL Officer) Adrian Tienda Villalba (Development Officer)
Trustees are appointed or reappointed annually at the Annual General Meeting held this year, in March 2023.
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## **Objectives and Activities**
Mission: To empower disadvantaged individuals and communities worldwide through fostering and sustaining the positive values inherent to skateboarding.
The objectives of the charity are:
- 1) To empower disadvantaged individuals and communities worldwide through fostering and sustaining the positive values inherent to skateboarding.
- 2) To promote community participation by building socially active spaces which provide positive outlets and opportunities for the underprivileged in habitants of those areas.
- 3) To provide skateboarding facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreational use
- of individuals who have need for such facilities by reason of their youth, disability,
- financial hardship or social circumstances with the object of improving their conditions of life and well being.
In shaping our objectives for the year and planning our activities, the trustees have considered the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit and have followed it to the best of our abilities.
The strategies employed to achieve the charity’s aims and objectives are:
a) To construct professional quality skateboarding parks, within impoverished communities, that otherwise lack adequate social and community spaces.
- b) To run free-of-charge youth-based programming aimed at personal development to 6-16 years old
- c) To employ and provide learning and working opportunities to 16+ years old
Putting these strategies in action we are active in 3 countries; Peru, Morocco and Jamaica.
## Morocco:
CJF Morocco currently works at the Fiers et Forts Skatepark, located at the Centre Fiers & Forts children’s home in Morocco, and today offers daily youth programmes to the 36 children living there + for an additional group of 22 children from the surrounding area.
CJF Morocco reaches around 50 children and young adults per week and runs 4 programmes that promote health and well-being, access to education, community development and economic growth :
1. Edu-Skate programme
2. Open Skate sessions
3. Disability sessions
4. Enrichment activities
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## Jamaica:
CJF Jamaica empowers individuals and communities within the greater Kingston area through fostering life-skills and values inherent to skateboarding and transferable beyond. Working in solidarity with young adults in Bull Bay, the project is run by and for the Jamaican youth who undertake teacher, mentor, and advisory roles at the skatepark and in their communities. With community organizing as the central approach, we invest in improving the quality, relevance, and gender-responsiveness of education so the at-risk youth can receive soft, foundational, and hard skills they need to shape their own futures.
CJF Jamaica currently works at the Freedom Skatepark and reaches an average of 60 children and young adults per week through 7 programmes that promote health and well-being, access to education, community development, gender equality and economic growth:
1. Edu-Skate programme
2. Get-on-Board programme
3. Community Activities programme
4. Homework programme
5. Enrichment activities
6. Girl skate sessions
7. Events
The Freedom Skatepark is a 1300 m² community skatepark located in 8 Miles, Bull Bay, Jamaica. The grassroots project was conceived and realized in partnership with the local community, Flipping Youth, Seprod Foundation, Sandals Foundation and Tmrw Tday Culture.
## Peru:
CJF Peru empowers individuals and communities within the greater Trujillo area (Northern Peru) through fostering life-skills and values inherent to skateboarding and transferable beyond. Working in solidarity with young adults in Trujillo, the project is run by and for the Peruvian youth who undertake teacher, mentor, and advisory roles at the skatepark and in their communities. With community organizing as the central approach, we invest in improving the quality, relevance, and gender-responsiveness of education so the at-risk youth can receive soft, foundational, and hard skills they need to shape their own futures.
CJF Peru currently works across 2 locations in Trujillo and has their headquarters at the La Rampa skatepark in Cerrito de la Virgen. CJF Peru reaches an average of 60 children and young adults per week and run 5 programmes to promote health and well-being, access to education, community development, economic growth and gender equality:
1. Edu-Skate programme
2. Open Skate sessions
3. Enrichment Activities
4. Girl skate sessions
5. Events
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## **Achievements and Performance**
## **Impact**
_Participation is counted per season_
Number of participants across all locations & programmes: **881 service users**
- Peru: 498 total participants
- Jamaica: 267 total participants (in organized activities)
- Morocco: 116 total participants
Number of sessions across all locations & programmes: **795 sessions**
Female participation rate across all locations & programmes: **51.99% female participation**
Number of Edu-Skate life skills sessions: **311 sessions**
- Peru: 142 sessions
- Jamaica: 75 sessions
- Morocco: 94 sessions
Number of Supervised open skate sessions: **270 sessions**
- Peru: 59 open sessions
- Jamaica: 1,950 participations (get-on-board rentals)
- Morocco: 211 open sessions
Number of Educational Sessions: **121 sessions**
- Homework programme: 35 (Jamaica) - Enrichment activities: 86 - Peru: 27 sessions
- Jamaica: 23 sessions
- Morocco: 36 sessions
Number of Disabilities session: **9 sessions** (Morocco)
Number Girl Skate Sessions: **84 sessions**
- Peru: 68 sessions
- Jamaica: 16 sessions
Number of events organized: **23 events**
Number of PSA apprentices: **4 apprentices**
- Continuity of Learning:
- Morocco: 3
- Peru: 1 (Cusco, Cambodia) - Skatepark Design grant: 1
Number of people employed: **20 local staff**
- Peru: 6 - Jamaica: 10
- Morocco: 4
Skatepark construction: **1 skatepark built** (Peru)
- Oye Lena (independent construction by previous apprentice)
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Edu-Skate Worldwide Network: **302 participants**
- Greece: 106 total participants - 10 sessions - Austria: 90 total participants - 32 sessions - UK: 106 total participants - 17 sessions
Community Leadership Grant: **2 grants given**
- Female Leadership Grant Peru
- Female Leadership Grant Jamaica
## **Locations**
## 1. Peru
## A. History:
While we now run projects across multiple continents, it all started in Perú in 2017, when CJF built its first community skatepark attached to a school in Alto Trujillo. That original park has since been demolished to accommodate the school’s expansion, but our presence in Perú is now stronger than ever. In 2021, the community skatepark now known as ‘La Rampa’ was built in Cerrito, a short journey from the quiet surf town of Huanchaco. It is here, in the coastal enclave of the city of Trujillo, that the local CJF Perú team is now based. 2021 also saw the construction of the Lobitos Bowl for our local partners Waves Lobitos, a charity that supports disadvantaged youth through surfing and (now) skateboarding, further north up the coast.
Today, CJF Perú provides regular skateboarding lessons at La Rampa in Cerrito, as well as at the public skatepark known as Santa Edelmira in Trujillo. Alongside teaching our curriculum of ‘Edu-Skate’ lessons, the work of CJF Perú has a particular focus on female empowerment, educational workshops, and community development.
## B. Programmes in place:
Programmes in Peru are set up by season.
From April 2022 to April 2023, **4 seasons** were executed.
## a) Edu-Skate Classes
This is CJF’s sports-based education programme that utilizes skateboarding to empower youth aged 6-16. The Edu-Skate programme is grounded in the belief that you can learn and practice skills through skateboarding that are not just important in skateboarding, but also in your development as a person in life: life-skills. CJF Peru organizes these free-of-charge skateboarding classes at their headquarter ‘La Rampa’, a skatepark in the community of Cerrito de la Virgen and does outreach sessions at a football court in the neighborhood of Buenos Aires in Trujillo.
- Edu-Skate sessions: **142 sessions**
## - Edu-Skate Participants: **370 students, 49.73% female participants**
- Participation is counted per season
- Total amount of registrations: **497 registrations**
## b) Open Skate Sessions.
Besides the reserved time slots for Edu-Skate classes for the children from the surrounding community, the ‘La Rampa’ skatepark also hosts open skate sessions to the public: everybody is welcome to visit the skatepark.
- Number of open sessions: **59 sessions**
## - Total attendance: **576 attendances - 34.90% female participation**
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## c) Enrichment Activities
On Saturday mornings the skatepark is open to the whole community around the skatepark for community activities. Activities like games or art workshops are organized by the CJF Peru team to expose participants to different learning opportunities and bonding experiences. The aims of these sessions are to create a sense of community by working on projects together, for the participants to explore their interests and potential as well as to learn new skills.
## - Number of enrichment activities: **27 activities**
- Total attendance: **172 - 47.09% female participations (81)**
## d) Girl Skate Sessions
Besides the girls-only Edu-Skate sessions in ‘La Rampa’, a weekly skate class is organized for girls in the public skatepark ‘Santa Edelmira’ in Trujillo. These sessions don’t have an age limit, are open for any girl to join and are aimed at providing a safe space for women to skate and learn, where girls feel physically and emotionally secure. It is a time where they feel free to openly express themselves in a confidential environment, without fear of judgment or intimidation while building their confidence in skateboarding. The CJF Peru team brings boards and protection gear to these sessions and provides support, activities and guidance where needed.
- Total attendance: **587**
- Number of sessions: **68 sessions**
- Unique participants: **128 participants**
## 2. Jamaica
A. History:
In 2019, right after the construction of the Luanda Skatepark in Angola, Concrete Jungle Foundation was approached by Flipping Youth to join as a founding member of what is now the Freedom Skatepark Foundation.
- In March and April 2020, CJF built the Freedom Skatepark, in July 2020, the Youth Center was finalized and following the COVID restriction from the Jamaican government, the skatepark opened unofficially to the public on July 15th of 2020.
- The programmes started in August 2020.
- In October 2021, the operations of the project was completely handed over to the local team and is now 100% locally run, while supported and supervised by CJF’s international staff.
B. Programmes in place:
Programmes at the Freedom skatepark are set up by season. From April 2022 to April 2023, **3 seasons** were executed.
## a) Edu-Skate Classes
This is CJF’s sports-based education programme that utilizes skateboarding to empower youth aged 6 - 16. The Edu-Skate programme is grounded in the belief that you can learn and practice skills through skateboarding that are not just important in skateboarding, but also in your development as a person in life: life-skills. Registration is required for this programme.
- Edu-Skate sessions: **75 sessions**
- Edu-Skate Participants: **215 total participants, 36.28% female participants**
- Participation is counted per season
- Total amount of registrations: **265 total registrations**
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## b) Open Skate Sessions
Besides the reserved time slots for Edu-Skate classes, the Freedom Skatepark is open to the public every day of the week: everybody is welcome to visit the skatepark. Supervisors from CJF Jamaica are present to ensure a safe and positive environment.
- No data on public visitations is collected.
## c) Get-on-Board Rental Programme
This is the boardloan programme the Skatepark has in place to facilitate people that would like to skate but don’t have a skateboard. Anyone can access the programme for free if they help with small jobs around the skatepark or participate in Community Activities. Board and/or protection material can also be rented for $100 JMD each. The rental money is 100% reinjected in the skatepark. Registration is required for this programme.
- Total amount of registrations: **596 total registrations**
- Amount of skateboard loaned: **1,950 skateboard loaned**
## d) Community Activities
Every month a community activity is organized to strengthen the community cohesion of the people engaged in the skatepark, as well as a ‘trade-off’ for free board rentals. The participants are a mix of EduSkate students, parents and local skateboarders.
- Total amount of community activities: **172 voluntary jobs** executed through the year
## e) Homework Programme
With a focus on personal development, the skatepark should not be a distraction from the education of the children we engage. For this reason, the Freedom Skatepark provides a free of charge programme to support our children with their homework and education.
- Number of homework sessions: **35 sessions**
- Total attendance: **107 attendances**
- Total participation: **27 total participants, 22.22% female participants**
- Participation is counted per season
## f) Enrichment Activities
In order for our youth to explore their interests and potential, the Freedom Skatepark offers a wide range of different activities. These activities can be 1-off workshops, a short lesson series or a continued lesson series.
- Number of activities offered: **23 activities**
- Total attendance: **60 attendances**
## g) Girl Skate Sessions
These sessions were started this year to create and maintain a skateboard community for women in Jamaica. The sessions allow a recurring weekly space at the skatepark that welcomes women in a safe space.
- Total attendance: **75 attendances**
- Number of sessions: **16 sessions**
- Number of unique participants: **25 unique participants**
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3. Morocco
## A. History:
In the spring of 2022, Concrete Jungle Foundation realized its sixth international project: the construction of a skatepark and implementation of youth programmes at a children’s home located in Tameslouht, Morocco. The 740 sqm skatepark at the Centre Fiers et Forts children’s home was constructed over March-April by a team of 25 international and local volunteers. Throughout the 6-week build, CJF ran their Planting Seeds Apprenticeship programme for three local skateboarders, allowing them to develop their skills in skatepark construction while earning a fair wage. Throughout construction, daily Edu-Skate classes were also held for the 38 children living at the centre.
## B. Programmes in place:
## a) Edu-Skate Classes
This is CJF’s sports-based education programme that utilizes skateboarding to empower youth aged 6-16. The Edu-Skate programme is grounded in the belief that you can learn and practice skills through skateboarding that are not just important in skateboarding, but also in your development as a person in life: life-skills. Registration is required for this programme.
- Edu-Skate sessions: **94 sessions**
- Edu-Skate participants: **62 total participants**
- Participation is counted per season
- Total amount of registrations: **62 total registrations**
## b) Open Skate Sessions
Besides the reserved time slots for Edu-Skate classes for the children from the Centre Fiers et Forts, the Fiers et Forts Skatepark will also host open skate sessions for the surrounding village community.
- Number of open sessions: **211 sessions**
- Total attendance: **1,683 attendances**
- Number of unique participants: **112 unique participants**
## c) Enrichment Activities
Activities like Arts and Crafts, Music, Gardening and Games will be organized by the CJF Morocco team to expose participants to different learning opportunities and bonding experiences.
- Number of activities offered: **36 activities**
- Total attendance: 379 **attendances**
## d) Disability Sessions
CJF Morocco started to partner with a youth center for people with disabilities at the start of 2023, providing weekly skate sessions for a handful of youth as a form of physical therapy.
- Number of disabilities sessions: **9 sessions**
- Number of unique participants: **4 participants**
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## **Operations**
Concrete Jungle Foundation finalized the construction of the ‘Fiers et Forts Skatepark’ in Tamesloht, Morocco.
Concrete Jungle Foundation ran a Planting Seeds Apprenticeship ‘Continuity of Learning’ at the ‘Fiers et Forts Skatepark’ in Tamesloht, Morocco.
Concrete Jungle Foundation Perú built their first skatepark independently in the Cusco region of Peru. Previous apprentice Jhikson Akamine Garcia:
- built his first skatepark independently in the Cusco region of Peru.
- received the first ever skatepark design grant from The Skatepark School
- took part of the construction of the extension of Skateistan’s facility in Cambodia under the guidance of New Line Skateparks
## 1. Tamesloht, Morocco
- A. Planting Seeds Apprenticeship (PSA) - ‘Construction course’:
Three local apprentices took part in the PSA programme in Morocco:
- Simo from Casablanca
- Aya from Rabat
- Hanota from Tangier
The 4-week PSA programme in Morocco was structured across the following themes:
- 1 week of foundations and bricklaying (workshops & practical application)
- 1 week of woodwork (workshops & practical application)
- 1 week of welding (workshops & practical application)
- 1 week of shadowing and doing concrete (workshops & practical application)
- B. Planting Seeds Apprenticeship (PSA) - ‘Continuity of Learning’:
Three local apprentices took part in the PSA programme in Morocco:
- Simo from Casablanca
- Hanota from Tangier
- Kamal from Tamesloht
The 10 days PSA programme in Morocco was structured across the following themes:
## Maintenance works at the skatepark :
Taking care of our spaces and listening to our local staff needs has always been a priority at the foundation. Within our Continuity of Learning framework we took this matter further to involve our former apprentices who built the skatepark with us and engage them in a new opportunity to improve on their construction skills and raise awareness in space ownership.
## Mosaic mural :
Through new learning experiences, CJF also aims to trigger inspiration and creativity in various art fields. Construction can also be an interesting ground to experiment new esthetics , the mural was designed and crafted by the children of the center, and prepared by our PSA apprentices. The Continuity of Learning programme is all about broadening horizons and providing diverse skill sets for our apprentices while offering exciting enrichment activities for the children from the centre.
## Steel ornament welding:
We took the mosaic mural project to new heights by incorporating a unique steel element into the design. This provided an opportunity to play with textures and materials and proved to be an excellent exercise for Mohamed Essafiry to showcase his newly acquired welding skills, honed through the Planting Seeds Apprenticeship program during the skatepark build. We’re delighted to report that he’s now a master of the craft, taking our creative projects to the next level.
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## 2. Study Case: Jhikson Akamine Garcia
## March 2020
Jhikson joins CJF Peru as Edu-Skate teacher, giving skate classes focused personal development through skateboarding to children aged 6-16 years old.
## September 2020
Jhikson partakes with his colleagues from CJF Peru to the 6-weeks PSA Design course.
## August 2021
Jhikson follows the PSA Construction course during the construction of the Cerrito’s skatepark in Trujillo, Peru.
## September 2021
Jhikson joins the PSA ‘Continuity of Learning’ during the construction of the a bowl in Lobitos, Peru.
## November 2021
Jhikson takes on the challenge to repair a quarter pipe at his local skatepark in Trujillo.
## March 2022
Jhikson is provided the opportunity to join CJF’s new international construction project in Morocco as part of the PSA Continuity of Learning.
## September 2022
Jhikson develops a project on his own in Cusco, Peru in partnership with the local charity Oye Lena.
## October 2022
Jhikson led the fundraising, design and construction of a new obstacle in his local skatepark in Trujillo.
## November 2022
Jhikson received a grant to follow the skatepark design course (Sketchup) from The Skatepark School (Australia)
## February 2023
Jhikson is invited to join the construction of the extension of Skateistan’s skatepark in Cambodia with New Line Skateparks
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## **Highlights**
## 1. Programming Goal 2022-2023
Clear programming goals across all our locations (Jamaica, Morocco and Peru) based on the MEL framework have been set with our local project managers and reflect progress towards the below mentioned 9 SDG’s.
- SDG 3: Good Health and Well Being
- SDG 4: Quality Education
- SDG 5: Gender Equality
- SDG 6: Clean Water and Sanitation
- SDG 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth
- SDG 10: Reduced Inequalities
- SDG 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities
- SDG 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
- SDG 17: Partnerships
## 2. Digitalization and streamlining our processes
At the start of 2023, CJF had a system developed to streamline Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL): Switch MELon. The system makes it easier for staff at our project locations to process and log their work, and makes data analysis significantly faster and easier.
This has resulted in an easier system to track our organization’s social impact, and has saved a lot of time in data analysis and reporting.
## 3. Research: Skateboarding for Development in Jamaica
In 2021 longitude research empirically measured the impact of Edu-Skate on participants in Jamaica utilising a mixed-methods approach, finding that children’s SDT indicators improved after completing a semester of Edu-Skate Classes.
The research was completed in November 2022 and presented during the Impact Week by EVPA in Brussels on December 1st, 2022.
## 4. Edu-Skate Worldwide Network (ESWN)
## A. History
In 2020, a collection of tools and resources to facilitate the implementation of the Edu-Skate Programme were created. The toolkit includes a theoretical background of the programme, how to prepare for implementation of the programme (including teacher trainings), the full Edu-Skate curriculum and a reporting guide.
From June 2021 to September 2021, researchers from Glodsmith’s University of London conducted a study on the impact of the Edu-Skate programme on beneficiaries at the Freedom Skatepark in Jamaica. The outcome of the research will be presented early fall 2022.
In 2021, a trial phase started to implement the Edu-Skate Programme in contexts outside of CJF’s project locations. Skateboard Club Vienna (Austria) and Free Movement Skateboarding (Greece) took part.
Finally, in March 2022, the Edu-Skate Worldwide Network (ESWN) was launched.
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## B. The Network
The Network aims to connect social skate projects and exchange knowledge and ideas on the implementation of life-skills focused skateboarding classes (The Edu-Skate programme), in order to support each other in delivering high quality skateboarding sessions for our beneficiaries.
- Skateboard Club Vienna (Vienna, Austria)
- Free Movement Skateboarding (Athens, Greece)
- Skate Nottingham (Nottingham, UK)
- CJF Peru (Trujillo, Peru)
- CJF Jamaica (Kingston, Jamaica)
- CJF Morocco (Tamesloht, Morocco)
## C. The 2022 Report
The Network offers a space for exchange that allows us to analyze the impact from a multilateral perspective. This not only guarantees more effective monitoring of the collective work as a network but is also an opportunity for learning and improvement that, in 2022, resulted in 100+ new life-skill-focused activity ideas to be included in our 2023 Edu-Skate curriculum.
## **430 Edu-Skate sessions** executed
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- **61 coaches** worked with the programme
- **676 children engaged** with the programme
- **6 countries**
- **13 different locations**
- **6 different languages**
## D. Looking ahead: 2023
New partners have joined the Network in 2023:
- Skaid (Innsbruck, Austria)
- Skate Haven CIC (London, UK)
- Skate South Devon CIC (South Devon, UK)
- JRSkates (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)
## 5. Community Leadership Grant
In 2022, a new initiative was launched in CJF’s location, known as the Community Leadership Grant. The primary goal of these small grants is to provide support to local initiatives led by inspiring individuals within the community. This year, the focus of the grant was on promoting Gender Equality (SDG 5), resulting in a total of 1,000 pounds being awarded to two exceptional female role models in Peru and Jamaica. (Kayla Wheeler and Arissa Moreno).
## 6. Planting Seeds Apprenticeship
A comprehensive book consisting of 250 pages, dedicated to skatepark construction, is currently in development and is expected to be published in early 2024. This book will serve as a valuable resource for those interested in the intricacies of building skateparks.
Additionally, we further developed the Continuity of Learning initiative within the Planting Seeds Apprenticeship program, aiming to provide continuous educational opportunities and growth for participants.
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## **Organizational improvements and achievements:**
## 1. Working Environment:
Team meeting: **44 team meetings**
- Morocco construction: April, 2022
- Brussels meeting: December 1st, 2022
- Weekly online staff call (42)
## AGM: **2 annual general meetings**
- 24th, August 2022 - 4th, March 2023
Project based (Morocco): - Tim van Asdonck from May 2022 in Morocco
## 2. Human Resources:
Employing International Staff: **9 international staff**
- 3 full-time
- 6 part-time
Employing Local Staff: **20 local staff**
- Peru: 6 in total - 3 full time staff - Jamaica: 10 in total - 1 full time staff - Morocco: 4 in total - 1 full time staff
## International Volunteers: **51 international volunteers**
- Peru: 10 volunteers
- Jamaica: 14 volunteers
- Morocco: 2 volunteers
- Construction Morocco: 25 volunteers
Local Volunteers: **3 local volunteers**
- Peru: 1 volunteer
- Jamaica: -
- Morocco: 2 volunteers
## Notes:
- Troy Bjorkman left his position of Development Director in March 2023
- Arthur Bonal left his position of Project Manager (Morocco) in February 2023
- In 2023,
- Tom Critchley was promoted to Grants and Research Manager
- Lisa Jacob left the Board of Trustee and hired as Construction & Outreach Manager
- Adrian Tienda was contracted as Development Officer
- Luis Petersen was contracted as MEL Officer
- Irene Parra Lopez was contracted as Communications and Development Manager
- In March 2023, the Board of Trustees approved salary increases for all staff members, resulting in higher compensation for each individual.
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## 3. Organization:
Concrete Jungle Foundation opened a US chapter and received the 501-c(3) status in January 2023.
Policies (reviewed yearly): **8 policies**
- Safeguarding Children Policy
- Corporate Partnership Policy
- Policy Plan
- Code of Conduct
- Human Resource Policy
- Reserve Policy
- Financial Risk Management Policy
- Mental Health Policy
## Staff Training: **2 courses**
- Skatepark Design Course: Jhikson Akamine, Lisa Jacob, Harry Gerrard, Clément Taquet - Fundraising Course: Troy Bjorkman
## 4. Communications & Development
Fundraising Events: **8 fundraising events**
- May 14th, 2022: Hell Battle 2022 at Stuttpark (Germany)
- July 5th, 2022: Clown Board Release, SB Skateshop (UK)
- July 16th, 2022: Rumble in the Jungle 2022 (Finland)
- August 28th, 2022: SPU 10 Year Anniversary (Germany)
- October 1st- 2nd, 2022: Benchmark Fest 2022 (France))
- October 21st: Niort Event (France)
- December 2nd, 2022: Hamburg Event (Germany)
- February 17th-19th, 2023: Calivibes Festival (USA)
## Newsletters: **4 newsletters sent**
Conference & Talk: **2 conferences**
- Goodpush (online)
- Subject: MEL in Action, with Mbali & Luis
- Date: 2nd of November 2022
- Staff: Luis Petersen
- Location: Online
- EVPA (Belgium)
- Subject: Talking Impact
- Date: 1st of December 2022
- Staff: Clément Taquet, Lisa Jacob & Tom Critchley
- Location: Brussels
## Blog: **13 blogs published**
## Documentary: **1 documentary release**
- CJFamily Release of ‘A Place to Skate’ but Jago Stock
## Merchandise: **6 skateshops**
- 6 shops - 3 countries
- New Summer Collection
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## Campaign: **1 fundraising campaign**
- ‘More than Skateparks’
- 8th of November 2022 - January 8th 2023 - Goal: $27,060
- Success: $27,839.16
## CJFamily: **149 monthly donations**
- 149 active plan on April 1st of 2023
- From 3% of our annual receipts in 2021 to 11% of our annual receipts in 2022.
## Grants: **7 grants**
- The Fore grant - HELP Jamaica
- Sandals Foundation
- The Skateroom - New Line Skateparks
- Vans France
- Moomin
## Achievements: Successfully fundraise **£150,342** over the course of the financial year
## Press: **5 press articles**
01.06..2022 |Skateism 10.06.2022 | Monster Children 13.06.2022 | Physical Education Matters 27.11.2022 | Childhood Education Innovations 24.01.2023 | Apropos Skatemag
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## **Financial Review**
||General Fund|Restricted Fund|Total 2023|Total 2022|
|---|---|---|---|---|
||£|£|£|£|
|Total Receipts|109,795|40,547|150,342|105,062|
|Total Payments|104,381|39,797|144,177|117,923|
|Surplus/defcit for the year|5,414|750|6,164|(12,861)|
Concrete Jungle Foundation held unrestricted funds of £24,089 at the year end. Concrete Jungle Foundation held restricted funds of £8,926 at the year end.
Any reserves must be used towards CJF operations and programmes worldwide.
Approved by the trustees and signed on their behalf by: Wright, H.
Date 21/08/2023
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## **INDEPENDENT EXAMINER’S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF**
## **CONCRETE JUNGLE FOUNDATION**
## **CHARITY REGISTERED NO.1177490**
I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the receipts and payments accounts of the charity for the year ended 1 April 2023 which are set out on the following pages.
## **Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner**
The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”).
The charity’s trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144 of the Act and that an independent examination is needed.
It is my responsibility to:
- examine the accounts under section 145 of the Charities Act,
- to follow the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission (under section 145(5)(b) of the Act, and
- to state whether particular matters have come to my attention
## **Basis of independent examiner’s statement**
My examination was carried out in accordance with general Directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from the trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a ‘true and fair’ view and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below.
## **Independent examiners' statement**
In connection with my examination, no material matters have come to my attention which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:
- accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act or
- the accounts do not accord with the accounting records
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.
James Wheelan FCCA Date: 29/08/2023 James Wheelan Accountancy Limited Chartered Certified Accountants Minshull House Stockport SK4 2LP
## **Receipts and Payments Account for the year ended 1st April 2023**
||**Receipts**
Donations
Independent donations
Monthly donations
Fundraising activities
Campaign - Donorbox
Individual fundraising events
Gift Aid repayments
Merchandise sales
Cashback
Crypto currency
Grants
New Line Skateparks
The Skateroom
VF Vans France
Clown Skateboard
Sandals Foundation
Skateboard GB
Antidote Skateparks
JCF Foundation
The Fore
Moomin
Help Jamaica
Stichting Concrete Jungle Foundation
Other
Volunteers contribution
Total Receipts
3,772
18,207
8,366
5,116
-
7,530
80
-
16,161
17,549
4,400
1,709
-
-
-
-
10,000
8,800
5,225
880
2,000
-
109,795
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
12,423
-
-
10,980
-
-
-
-
-
9,076
-
1,000
7,067
40,547
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2,449
9,506
3,698
1,471
-
11,102
179
-
7,579
49,161
4,200
1,689
6,543
1,800
2,520
760
-
-
-
-
--
-
2,405
105,062
3,772
18,207
8,366
5,116
-
7,530
80
16,161
29,972
4,400
1,709
10,980
-
-
-
10,000
8,800
14,301
880
3,000
7,067
150,342
-
983
-
593
-
391
5,025
-
-
54
-
58
-
251
-
474
1,780
1,034
802
5,391
126
4,974
937
460
12,935
3
9
55
211
537
1,326
11
2,021
474
1,900
-
802
5,391
126
4,974
937
460
12,935
3
9
55
211
537
1,326
11
2,021
474
1,900
-
General Fund
£
General Fund
£
Restricted Fund
£
Restricted Fund
£
Total 2022
£
Total 2022
£
Total 2023
£
Total 2023
£
**Payments**
Organisation
Fundraising and awareness
Fundraising expenses
Merchandise
Postage
Events
CJFamily
Administration UK
Shop Online
Salaries
Bank accounts fee
Paypal fee
DonorBox fee
Money exchange
Fixed Cost
Equipment
Other
Training
Accountant
Currency fuctuations
Edu-Skate Worldwide Network|
|---|---|
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The notes on page 22 form an integral part of these account.
**Receipts and Payments Account for the year ended 1st April 2023**
||**Payments**
Organisation
Loan Administration NL
Salaries
Programmes Management
Postage NL
Accountant
Bank fee
Registration
Project - Jamaica
Volunteer Expenses
Overweight luggage
Programmes
All programmes
Unspent currency
Project Manager
Shipping/clearance
Committee funds
Volunteer House
Research
Project - Peru
Programmes
All programmes
Unspent currency
Overweight luggage
Project Manager
Volunteer House
Construction
Donation (Cusco)
Plane Tickets
Materials (Cerrito)
Materials (Lobitos)
PSA programmes
Project - Morocco
Construction
Pre-Trip
Design
Plane tickets
Materials
Others
Unspent currency
Programmes
Project Manager
All programmes
Unspent currency
Total Payments
**Surplus/defcit for the year**
20,846
14,207
817
383
168
109
-
-
-
6,798
(807)
3,846
730
7
159
3,400
7,049
-370
231
4,781
-
-
5,235
4,545
10,401
632
2,254
1,350
5,472
17,513
747
(3,223)
-
-
-
117,923
(12,861)
34,032
10,464
529
586
132
-
-
-
427
13,135
(66)
5,968
364
-
3,146
-
21,239
(201)
18
-
1,414
150
-
-
-
28
-
-
831
5,759
659
-
6,007
10,047
(2,663)
144,177
6,164
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
427
13,135
(66)
5,968
364
-
3,146
-
-
-
-
-
1,414
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
4,304
-
-
6,007
7,761
(2,663)
39,797
750
34,032
10,464
529
586
132
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
21,239
(201)
18
-
-
150
-
-
-
28
-
-
831
1,455
659
-
-
2,286
-
104,380
5,414
General Fund
£
Restricted Fund
£
Total 2022
£
Total 2023
£|
|---|---|
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The notes on page 22 form an integral part of these account.
**Statement of Balances as at 1st April 2023**
||Funds at start of fnancial year
Bank balance at start of year
Currency at start of year
Total funds at start of year
Funds at end of fnancial year
Bank balance at end of year
Currency at end of year
Total funds at end of year
18,675
-
18,675
21,224
2,865
24,089
3,776
4,400
8,176
8,860
66
8,926
22,451
4,400
26,851
30,084
2,931
33,015
General Fund
£
Restricted Fund
£
Total 2023
£|
|---|---|
## **Statement of assets and liabilities as at 1st April 2023**
||General Fund|Restricted Fund|Total 2023|
|---|---|---|---|
||£|£|£|
|Cash at the end of the year|24,089|8,926|33,015|
|Other monetary assets||||
|THE SKATEROOM|23,559|-|23,559|
|Deposit Volunteer House Peru|220|-|220|
|Loan/Grant|45,743|-|45,743|
|Liabilities||||
|Accountancy fees|720|-|720|
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The notes on page 22 form an integral part of these account.
## **Notes to the Accounts for the year ended 1st April 2023**
## a) Nature and purpose of funds
Unrestricted funds are those that may be used at the discretion of the trustees in furtherance of the aims and objectives. The trustees maintain a single unrestricted General fund for the day-to-day running of the charity. Restricted funds may only be used for specific purposes. Restrictions arise when specified by the donor or when funds are received for specific purposes.
## b) Restricted fund
Project - Morocco
- THE SKATEROOM donated £12,423 towards programming at the Fiers et Forts Skatepark in Tamesloht, Morocco.
Project - Jamaica
- Sandals Foundation donated a total of £10,980 towards programming at the Freedom Skatepark in Jamaica.
- HELP Jamaica donated a total of £9,076 towards programming at the Freedom Skatepark in Jamaica.
- Dr. Sita Narayan-Dinanauth donated £500 towards the Female Leadership Grant in Jamaica.
Project - Peru
- Dr. Sita Narayan-Dinanauth donated £500 towards the Female Leadership Grant in Peru.
Financial year 2021-2022
- Vans France (£4200), Clown Skateboards (£2,000) and Moomin (£8,400) fullfiled their grant agreement and donated the corresponding amount
- The loan of £36,530 to the Dutch Stichting has been cleared. The CIO donated the full amount to the Stichting.
- c) Related party transactions
None of the trustees receives payment of remuneration.
d) Currency use
Concrete Jungle Foundation manages 6 different currencies (GBP, EUR, USD, PEN, JMD, MAD). The currency exchange rates used to create this Annual Return are as followed:
- USD-GBP: 0.810 (1st of April 2023)
- EUR-GBP: 0.880 (1st of April 2023)
- PEN-GBP: 0.210 (1st of April 2023)
- JMD-GBP: 0.005 (1st of April 2023)
- MAD-GBP: 0.079 (1st of April 2023)
Approved by the trustees and signed on their behalf by:
Wright, H.
Date 21/08/2023
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