## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period**
**From Period start date** 1st April 2020 **To** 31st March 2021 **Period end date**
**Charity name:** Sustainable Nitrogen Foundation
**Charity registration number:** 1180511
## **Objectives and Activities**
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|Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|To advance environmental protection or
improvement for the benefit of the public by
carrying out scientific research into
biological nitrogen fixation and publishing
the useful results, with a view to securing
outcomes in the mitigation of greenhouse
gas emissions and water pollution derived
from nitrogen fertilisers in agriculture.|
|Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or
services identified in the
accounts.|Para 1.17 and
1.19|For the period the Trustees have sought
grant funding and donations to facilitate
research, a book entitled ‘Fixed on
Nitrogen’ was published to inform the public
about the need for research on sustainable
forms of nitrogen and the existence of the
Foundationi. All revenues from the sale of
the book were donated to the Foundation.|
|Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|The Trustees have at all times had full
regard to the Charity Commission guidance
on public benefit and have made decisions
consistent with the objects and purposes of
the Foundation.|
## **Additional information (optional)**
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SORP reference Para 1.38 Policy on grant making
Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment Para 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers Other
## **Achievements and Performance**
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|Summary of the main
achievements of the charity,
identifying the difference the
charity’s work has made to
the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.|Para 1.20|The Foundation prepared proposals and
applied for grant funding from the following
organisations: the Earthshot Programme
and the Global Challenges Research Fund
(GCRF) for Africa. The latter involved a
collaboration with the Kenyan Agriculture
and Livestock Research Organisation.
Both applications were unsuccessful.
Collaboration with the UNDP Cultiiv@te
Programme in Gabon was maintained
despite Covid-19 and following a number of
virtual meetings a visit by representatives
of the Foundation was agreed to take place
in 2021.|
## **Additional information (optional)**
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Achievements against Para 1.41 objectives set
||Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set
Para 1.41
Investment performance
against objectives
Para 1.41
Other|
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## **Financial Review**
|**Financial Review**|||
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|Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|**Income:**£3,514
**Expenditure:**£1,798
**Total Net Assets:**£4,615.95|
|Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22||
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22||
|Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22||
|Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24||
|Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|The Charity is a ‘going concern’|
## **Additional information (optional)**
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|The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|Para 1.47|Donations and revenues from book sales|
|---|---|---|
|Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46||
|A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46||
|Other|||
**Structure, Governance and Management**
|Description of charity’s
trusts:|||
|---|---|---|
|Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|
Para 1.25|Constitution|
|How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|CIO|
|Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees|Para 1.25|Trustees were selected and appointed in
accordance with the Foundations Policy for
recruitment and appointment of Trustees.
The Board of Trustees is responsible for
review, selection and appointing by majority
vote of all Trustees.|
## **Additional information (optional)**
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|Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction
and training of trustees|Para 1.51||
|---|---|---|
|The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51||
|Relationship with any
related parties|Para 1.51||
|Other|||
## **Reference and Administrative details**
|Charity name|Sustainable Nitrogen Foundation|
|---|---|
|Other name the charity uses||
|Registered charity number|1181105|
||Charity’s principal address
Cutbush House, White Hall Lane, Saham Toney, Norfolk
IP25 7HB|
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**Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**
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20|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for**
**whole year**|**Name of person (or body)**
**entitled to appoint trustee**
**(if any)**|
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||Edward
Cocking|Trustee|Founder|Foundation Board|
||Alan Burbidige|Trustee|Founder|Foundation Board|
||David Dent|Trustee & Chair|Founder|Foundation Board|
||Gary Deviinie|Trustee|25th February 2020
to date|Foundation Board|
||Rebecca de
Souza|Trustee|17th December
2020 to date|Foundation Board|
||Oyinkansola
Bishi|Trustee|25th March 2021 to
date|Foundation Board|
||Mungo Park|Trustee|25th March 2021 to
date|Foundation Board|
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Corporate trustees – names of the directors at the date the report was approved
**Director name**
Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity
**Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year**
**Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others**
Description of the assets held in this capacity
Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects
Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets
## **Additional information (optional)**
**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**
**Type of Name Address adviser**
**Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)**
## **Exemptions from disclosure**
Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details
## **Other optional information**
**Declarations**
**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.**
**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees**
**Signature(s)**
> **Full name(s)** David Roy Dent
**Secretary, Chair, etc) Position (eg**[Chair]
**Date** 17/01/22
**Charity Name Sustainable Nitrogen Foundation**
**No (if any) 1180511**
## **Receipts and payments accounts**
1-Apr-20 31-Mar-21 **To**
**For the period from**
## **Section A Receipts and payments**
**Unrestricted Restricted Endowment Total funds funds funds funds**
**to the nearest £**
**to the nearest £**
**to the nearest £ to the nearest £**
## **A1 Receipts**
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Book Sales 14 - - 14
Donations 3,500 - - 3,500
- - - -
- - - -
- - - -
- - - -
- - - -
- - - -
3,514 - - 3,514
Sub total (Gross income for AR)
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
- - - -
- - - -
Sub total - - - -
Total receipts 3,514 - - 3,514
A3 Payments
Bank Fees 48 - - 48
Website 1,750 - - 1,750
Raising funds - - - -
- - - -
- - - -
- - - -
- - - -
- - - -
- - - -
Sub total [ 1,798 ] - - 1,798
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
- - - -
- - - -
Sub total [ - ] - - -
Total payments 1,798 - - 1,798
Net of receipts/(payments) 1,716 - - 1,716
A5 Transfers between funds - - - -
A6 Cash funds last year end - - - -
Cash funds this year end 1,716 - - 1,716
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## **Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**
||||**Unrestricted**||**Restricted**|
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|**Categories**|**Details**||**funds**||**funds**|
|**B1 Cash funds**|Donations|**_Total cash funds_**|**to nearest £**
**4,616**
**-**
**-**
**4,616**|
|**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**|
||(agree|balances with receipts and payments
account(s))|Agreement Error|OK||
||||**Unrestricted**||**Restricted**|
||||**funds**||**funds**|
|**B2 Other monetary assets**|**Details**||**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**|
|**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**|
|**B3 Investment assets**|**Details**||**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**|**Cost (optional)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**||
|**B4 Assets retained for the**|**Details**||**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**|**Cost (optional)**
**-**||
|**charity’s own use**||||
|**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**|
|**B5 Liabilities**|**Details**||**Fund to which**
**liability relates**|
|**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Amount due**
**(optional)**|
|Signed by one or two trustees on
behalf of all the trustees||Signature|Print|Name||
||||David Dent
Oyinkansola Bishi|||
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## **Last year**
**to the nearest £**
**3,200 - - - - - - 3,200**
**3,200**
**250 - - - - - - 250**
**250 2,950 - - 2,950**
## **Endowment funds**
**to nearest £ - - - -**
OK
**Endowment funds to nearest £ - - - - - - Current value (optional) - - - - - Current value (optional) - - - - - - - - - When due (optional)** Date of approval 16-Dec-21 16-Dec-21