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2021-12-31-accounts

Charity registration number 1181744

Company registration number 11397556 (England and Wales)

ROBERT F. KENNEDY HUMAN RIGHTS UK LIMITED ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021

ROBERT F. KENNEDY HUMAN RIGHTS UK LIMITED

LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Trustees P Lindley
K Kennedy
Dr M Ellis
P McCall
H Patel
A Wincel
N Uddin
P Thompson
S Smith
Charity number 1181744
Company number 11397556
Registered office Office 21
275 Deansgate
Manchester
M3 4EL
Auditor Goldwins Limited
75 Maygrove Road
West Hampstead
London
NW6 2EG

ROBERT F. KENNEDY HUMAN RIGHTS UK LIMITED

CONTENTS

Page
Trustees' report 1 - 9
Statement of trustees' responsibilities 10
Independent auditor's report 11 - 13
Statement of financial activities 14
Balance sheet 15
Notes to the financial statements 16 - 23

ROBERT F. KENNEDY HUMAN RIGHTS UK LIMITED

TRUSTEES' REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS' REPORT) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021

The trustees present their annual report and financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2021.

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the accounting policies set out in note 1 to the financial statements and comply with the charity's Articles of Association, the Companies Act 2006 and "Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019)".

Objectives and activities

The purposes of the charity, as set out in its Articles of Association:

The charity’s purpose or objects are to promote human rights (as set out in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and subsequent United Nations conventions and declarations) for the public benefit throughout England and Wales by:

  1. (a) educating the public about human rights including by working with students of different ages and their teachers, developing curricula and providing teaching tools and resources;

  2. (b) raising awareness of and promoting public support for human rights including by creating public platforms such as a festival of human rights; and

  3. (c) promoting respect for human rights among individuals and corporations.

Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights UK exists to inspire and empower young people to make decisions and take actions every day that will help make human rights a reality for all – to become Ripples of Hope in their communities and across the world.

Our programmes are educational, creative and social impact platforms that tell a local story of human rights to inspire and build long-term cultural change.

During the year our Executive Director resigned and the Trustees ran an open and comprehensive process of recruitment to find a successor. Our new Executive Director took her post in Septmeber 2021 after a smooth handover.

ROBERT F. KENNEDY HUMAN RIGHTS UK LIMITED

TRUSTEES' REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS' REPORT) (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021

Activities

Speak Truth To Power Education Programme:

If our young people are to build a more just and tolerant world, they need to be empowered with the mindsets, attitudes, skills and knowledge to take action. Speak Truth To Power is our human rights education programme that is firmly located in the lives and reality of students – and above all speaks to the human skills that underpin human rights, which empower us to overcome our divisions; reject hatred for compassion; move from despair to hope; and take the actions that can make human rights reality for all in society.

Our education programme is built on the success of our affiliate, Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights (US), whose Speak Truth To Power education programme has been taught in more than 12 countries around the world over the last decade. Inspired by their work and informed by their experience of human rights education in different global contexts, we have developed a transformative new human rights programme tailored to the UK context and the English curriculum in particular.

Working with educationalists, child psychologists, artists, human rights experts and activists, we have created a flexible programme that can be deeply embedded in the work of schools. It has been carefully designed to offer a profound and personal experience to pupils with a lasting impact.

It currently consists of four inter-connected strands:

  1. Mindsets for Change is our learning outcome framework. These are the fundamental qualities and human skills that young people need in order to believe in human rights; act on human rights; and develop resilience, confidence and agency in a fast-moving world.

  2. Classroom Resources – We have created three programmes with enough resources for at least 6 hours each that can be taught across different subjects and in different formats. Our resources each root human rights firmly in the lives of students, covering local struggles for human rights, human rights leaders, and how people come together to drive change. Each programme works to develop the Mindsets for Change in students and is designed to be experiential and creative – taking students from developing their understanding of themselves, all the way to developing their agency in the world.

  3. Teacher Training – we have developed and delivered teacher training on Human Rights, which introduces teachers to the resources and how they can be deployed. Training also covers power & privilege, how to create safe spaces for difficult discussions, and how to provide support for individuals affected.

  4. Connection to Ripples of Hope – we connect our partner schools with human rights activists who can go to the school and share what it means to make human rights a reality. In practice, this means pupils meeting and talking to people from their own communities and beyond who have driven change and supported projects that make human rights a reality.

We work with partner schools on a multi-year engagement to develop specific activations that mean human rights become a regular, repeated and sustained part of every student’s learning.

ROBERT F. KENNEDY HUMAN RIGHTS UK LIMITED

TRUSTEES' REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS' REPORT) (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021

The Ripples of Hope Festival:

The Ripples of Hope Festival celebrated the power of people to make human rights a reality for all. It took place in Greater Manchester from the 15th - 19th September 2021, The Ripples of Hope Festival is a new, unique festival for all of us to:

Supported by Manchester City Council, we brought together the arts, business, communities, activists, NGOs and the public to tell a new local and actionable story about human rights - one that is rooted in communities and the everyday.

We worked closely with the people of Greater Manchester to create the Festival. Together, we held 'Gatherings' - workshops - with hundreds of people to ensure the Festival covered the issues that matter; shared the stories that should be heard; and was truly of Manchester and could be shared across the world.

Curated by Jude Kelly CBE, the Festival consisted of a range of cultural, artistic and human rights related formats and content, from workshops and creative collaborations to debates and artistic performances.

The Festival created a space for collaboration and learning as well as a platform for celebration and commitment to the cause of making human rights reality.

Our vision is to build the Festival to be an international events platform by 2025.

The Ripples of Hope Business & Investment Summit:

An annual leadership development summit for senior decision-makers from the business & investment communities to consider their role, and that of their organisation, in creating a more human world in a time of unrelenting disruption.

The future is uncertain. Yet we know that, if humanity is to succeed, we need to create a world in which everyone can thrive. 'Business as usual' is no longer enough - if we are to create a future that truly serves humanity, human rights must be a dynamic in business that goes beyond compliance: they must be at the heart of organisational leadership, strategy and culture. And so, working with development experts Leaders' Quest, we have developed this summit as a unique space for senior decision-makers to understand how they and their organisations can make human rights a reality.

After two postponements due to the COVID pandemic the summit took place at HOME Mcr on 15 September 2021 as the first event opening the inaugural Ripples of Hope Festival.

ROBERT F. KENNEDY HUMAN RIGHTS UK LIMITED

TRUSTEES' REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS' REPORT) (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021

PUBLIC BENEFIT

The reality of our society is created by people's decisions and actions, together and individually. Human rights is the best articulation and codification of people's basic interests and fundamental rights - the public benefit - that humanity has ever found.

Our programmes work for the public benefit by raising awareness of human rights and promoting a culture in which people and organisations make decisions and take actions that make human rights a reality.

As such, there is a clear public benefit in the work that we undertake. In respect to individuals the benefit of secure human rights is immediate and tangible. As 'the public' is a collection of individuals there is also therefore a collective benefit of secured human rights. However, with regards to the wider community, there is also a less tangible but no less significant benefit that arises from the perception that the fundamental rights of all members of the community are being protected. This perception provides sufficient benefit to the community in that it justifies treating the promotion of human rights as a charitable purpose in its own right.

The trustees of Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights UK are aware of the Charity Commission guidance on public benefit and consistently seek to ensure this is at the forefront of all of the charity's work .

ROBERT F. KENNEDY HUMAN RIGHTS UK LIMITED

TRUSTEES' REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS' REPORT) (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021

ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE

Speak Truth To Power Education Programme .

Now in it’s third/forth year, a requirement for a clearer structure of onboarding and delivery of STTP is emerging. At the start of 2022, all STTP schools and lead educators were contacted for honest feedback on their journey so far.

Following this feedback, we are reassessing the way in which teachers can access both training and resources, as well as developing a more effective way for schools to communicate their work with Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights UK, each other and the wider communities. Resource development for both Primary and Secondary is also being reviewed to ensure what is being created is appropriate for use.

Greater Manchester Poetic Declaration of Human Rights (GMPDHR) - In conjunction with Curious Minds, an organization that brings art and culture to children and young people, in 2021 we launched the inaugural Greater Manchester Poetic Declaration of Human Rights competition. Children and young people from across the region were encouraged to choose one of the 30 Human Rights declarations, and interpret that into their own poetic work. We received submissions from 14 different schools, including Primary, Secondary and SEN, totalling over 250 unique entries. A panel of judges, including prominent regional Human Rights activists, then selected 30 poems, one per declaration, to make up the first GMPDHR that was then published both online, and printed versions were sent to all participating schools.

The GMPDHR was due to launch and be celebrated at a specially curated schools event at Home in Manchester City Centre on 10 th Dec (World Human Rights Day) however due to changing Covid-19 circumstances, this in-person event had to be cancelled, and the event programme was converted into a 1 hour ‘plug and play’ piece of digital content that schools could watch in-house. Event packs were produced and sent through the post to each school to support this digital content.

ROBERT F. KENNEDY HUMAN RIGHTS UK LIMITED

TRUSTEES' REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS' REPORT) (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021

Ripples of Hope Festival

Having postponed the Festival twice due to the COVID pandemic the Festival finally took place at HOME Mcr fr o m 15-19 th September 2021 The Festival, had to be re-shaped in light of the pandemic and moved from being a solely in-person event to hybrid, with both in person events and events streamed live online.

FEATURE EVENTS INCLUDED:

Soul Journey to Truth Exhibition (17 th May – 6 th June 2021)

Ripples of Hope Schools Day

Feasts of Hope which took place across Greater Mancester

In Conversation with Hillary Rodham Clinton

PEN HG Wells Lecture: Elif Shafak

Poetic Universal Declaration of Human Rights Poetic Galas – curated & hosted by Simon Armitage CBE. Poetry contributed a creative thread throughout the entire Festival

Creative Installations & Performances

WEEKEND TO INSPIRE THEMES:

Dignity & Justice (Including sessions with Baroness Helena Kennedy, Amelia Gentleman, David Tovey, Daniel Gorman)

Equity & Equality (Including sessions with Gary Younge, Mandu Reid, Peter Tatchell, Ruth Daniel)

Activism & Participation (including sessions with Ahdaf Soueif, Emmanuel Jal)

Arts & Culture (including sessions with Esme Ward)

Environment & the Planet (Including sessions with Sir Tim Smit, Kailash Satyarthi, Paul Lindley OBE)

SUPPORTERS & SPONSORS INCLUDED:

Manchester City Council

HOME Mcr

Greater Manchester Combined Authority

Arts Council England

Belong

Equilibrium Foundation Northwest Leadership Business Team

Marshalls Porter Novelli Roland Dransfield

www.ripplesofhopefestival.org

ROBERT F. KENNEDY HUMAN RIGHTS UK LIMITED

TRUSTEES' REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS' REPORT) (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021

Ripples of Hope Business & Investment Summit

2021 saw our second Ripples of Hope Business & Investment Summit take place in September 2021:

75 senior business decision-makers came together to begin to build a community committed to creating a better world, through an immersive day:

Delegates heard from incredible speakers, including:

www.ripplesofhopefestival.org/2021summit

Financial review

The trustees are committed to undertaking a financial audit annually, regardless of whether turnover thresholds are met to make this a requirement from the Charities Commission.

The financial statements for the year show an income of £ 473,569 (20 20 : £338,097 ) for the year ended 31 December 202 1 . After expenditure of £ 526,799 (20 20 : £290,443 ) there was a deficit of £ 53,230 (20 20 : surplus of £ 47,654 ).

All funds held at the year end are unrestricted. As a result of the funds received during the year, the unrestricted reserves balance as at the year end was £ 128,499 (20 20 : £91,343 ) and restricted fund balance at the year end was £ Nil (20 20 : £90,386 ). The trustees aim to sustain the level of reserves in line with its policy stated below.

ROBERT F. KENNEDY HUMAN RIGHTS UK LIMITED

TRUSTEES' REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS' REPORT) (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021

Reserve policy

It is the policy of the charity that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level equivalent to between three and six months’ expenditure. The trustees consider that reserves at this level will ensure that, in the event of a significant drop in funding, they will be able to continue the charity’s current activities while consideration is given to ways in which additional funds may be raised. As the charity is still in its development phase and because of the irregular nature of the spending, the charity aims to achieve this target of reserve level in next 1-2 years.

The trustees have assessed the major risks to which the charity is exposed and are satisfied that systems are in place to mitigate exposure to the major risks. The key priority for the charity - in risk mitigation as an early stage charity - is the development of sustainable and varied sources of income over the next two to three years and implementing a model of delivery that can be adjusted to the resources available.

We believe that the COVID-19 pandemic has only accelerated the urgency and need for our work. We have adjusted the scale and trajectory of our programmes to take into consideration the potential revenue implications of COVID-19 and to ensure we work closely with our partner schools to meet their needs throughout the pandemic

We have continued to reduce or delay all outgoings to the minimum for continued operation. Spending towards speculative revenue generation has been halted (e.g. we have paused working with a consultancy to produce applications to funding bodies until we know the funding bodies are resuming making grants).

Any new spend towards programmes, beyond the existing consultancy agreements, can only be committed to once we know additional funding or income is confirmed.

The trustees ha ve assessed the major risks to which the charity is exposed, and are satisfied that systems are in place to mitigate exposure to the major risks.

Structure, governance and management

The charity is a private company limited by guarantee without share capital.

The charity is governed by its Articles of Association and an Affiliate Agreement with its affiliate organisation, Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights based in the USA.

The trustees were appointed to cover a range of skills and areas of guidance and expertise including; Education, Human Rights, Charity & Fundraising, Development, Communications and the Business & Investment Community.

Further details around recruitment and appointment: all potential new trustees are identified by the Board (working to principles and requirements for good and equitable governance and diversity), interviewed by multiple Board members and due diligence is conducted before a recommendation is put to the full Board to vote on. All trustees are join with full sight of our Role of the Trustee policy.

The trustees, who are also the directors for the purpose of company law, and who served during the year and up to the date of signature of the financial statements were:

P Lindley K Kennedy E Levine (Resigned 22 February 2022) Dr M Ellis P McCall H Patel A Wincel N Uddin P Thompson S Smith

ROBERT F. KENNEDY HUMAN RIGHTS UK LIMITED

TRUSTEES' REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS' REPORT) (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021

None of the trustees has any beneficial interest in the company. All of the trustees are members of the company and guarantee to contribute £1 in the event of a winding up.

Auditor

In accordance with the company's articles, a resolution proposing that Goldwins Limited be reappointed as auditor of the company will be put at a General Meeting.

Disclosure of information to auditor

Each of the trustees has confirmed that there is no information of which they are aware which is relevant to the audit, but of which the auditor is unaware. They have further confirmed that they have taken appropriate steps to identify such relevant information and to establish that the auditor is aware of such information.

The trustees' r eport was approved by the Board of Trustees.

P Lindley Trustee Dated: 28 July 2022

H Patel Trustee Dated:28 July 2022

ROBERT F. KENNEDY HUMAN RIGHTS UK LIMITED

STATEMENT OF TRUSTEES' RESPONSIBILITIES

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021

The trustees, who are also the directors of ROBERT F. KENNEDY HUMAN RIGHTS UK LIMITED for the purpose of company law, are responsible for preparing the Trustees' Report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

Company Law requires the trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity and of the incoming resources and application of resources, including the income and expenditure, of the charitable company for that year.

In preparing these financial statements, the trustees are required to:

The trustees are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

ROBERT F. KENNEDY HUMAN RIGHTS UK LIMITED

INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT

TO THE TRUSTEES OF ROBERT F. KENNEDY HUMAN RIGHTS UK LIMITED

Opinion

We have audited the financial statements of ROBERT F. KENNEDY HUMAN RIGHTS UK LIMITED (the ‘charity’) for the year ended 31 December 2021 which comprise the statement of financial activities, the balance sheet and notes to the financial statements, including significant accounting policies. The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards, including Financial Reporting Standard 102 The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice) .

In our opinion, the financial statements:

Basis for opinion

We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK) (ISAs (UK)) and applicable law. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditor's responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements section of our report. We are independent of the charity in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements in the UK, including the FRC’s Ethical Standard, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.

Conclusions relating to going concern

In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the trustees' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.

Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the charity’s ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.

Our responsibilities and the responsibilities of the trustees with respect to going concern are described in the relevant sections of this report.

Other information

The other information comprises the information included in the annual report other than the financial statements and our auditor's report thereon. The trustees are responsible for the other information contained within the annual report. Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and , except to the extent otherwise explicitly stated in our report, we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon. Our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the course of the audit, or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If we identify such material inconsistencies or apparent material misstatements, we are required to determine whether this gives rise to a material misstatement in the financial statements themselves. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact.

We have nothing to report in this regard.

Opinions on other matters prescribed by the Companies Act 2006

In our opinion, based on the work undertaken in the course of our audit:

ROBERT F. KENNEDY HUMAN RIGHTS UK LIMITED

INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT (CONTINUED) TO THE TRUSTEES OF ROBERT F. KENNEDY HUMAN RIGHTS UK LIMITED

Matters on which we are required to report by exception

In the light of the knowledge and understanding of the charity and its environment obtained in the course of the audit, we have not identified material misstatements in the d irectors ' r eport included within the trustees' r eport.

In the light of the knowledge and understanding of the company and its environment obtained in the course of the audit, we have not identified material misstatements in the trustees' report. We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters in relation to which the Companies Act 2006 requires us to report to you if, in our opinion:

Responsibilities of trustees

As explained more fully in the s tatement of trustees' r esponsibilities, the trustees, who are also the directors of the charity for the purpose of company law, are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements and for being satisfied that they give a true and fair view, and for such internal control as the trustees determine is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error. In preparing the financial statements, the trustees are responsible for assessing the charity’s ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the trustees either intend to liquidate the charitable company or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so.

Auditor's responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements

Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor's report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with ISAs (UK) will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial statements.

The extent to which our procedures are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud, is detailed below .

ROBERT F. KENNEDY HUMAN RIGHTS UK LIMITED

INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT (CONTINUED) TO THE TRUSTEES OF ROBERT F. KENNEDY HUMAN RIGHTS UK LIMITED

In identifying and assessing risks of material misstatement in respect of irregularities, including fraud and noncompliance with laws and regulations, our procedures included the following:

Because of the inherent limitations of an audit, there is a risk that we will not detect all irregularities, including those leading to a material misstatement in the financial statements or non-compliance with regulation. The risk is also greater regarding irregularities occurring due to fraud rather than error, as fraud involves intentional concealment, forgery, collusion, omission or misrepresentation.

A further description of our responsibilities is available on the Financial Reporting Council’s website at: http s :// www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities. This description forms part of our auditor's report.

Use of our report

This report is made solely to the charitable company's members, as a body, in accordance with Chapter 3 of Part 16 of the Companies Act 2006. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the charitable company's members those matters we are required to state to them in an auditors' report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the charitable company and the charitable company’s members as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed.

Anthony Epton (Senior Statutory Auditor) for and on behalf of Goldwins Limited

28 July 2022

Chartered Accountants Statutory Auditor

75 Maygrove Road West Hampstead London NW6 2EG

ROBERT F. KENNEDY HUMAN RIGHTS UK LIMITED

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES INCLUDING INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021

Unrestricted
Restricted
funds
funds
2021
2021
Notes
£
£
Income from:
Donations
2
362,438
47,855
Charitable activities
3
63,276
-
Total income
425,714
47,855
Expenditure on:
Cost of r aising funds
4
612
-
Charitable activities
5
387,946
138,241
Total expenditure
388,558
138,241
Transfers between
funds
-
-
Net income/(expenditure)
for the year
Net movement in funds
37,156
(90,386)
Fund balances at 1
January 2021
91,343
90,386
Fund balances at 31
December 2021
128,499
-		 TotalUnrestricted
Restricted
funds
funds
funds
2021
2020
2020
£
£
£
410,293
183,119
145,276
63,276
-
9,702
473,569
183,119
154,978
612
-
5,262
526,187
162,747
122,434
526,799
162,747
127,696
-
42,000
(42,000)
(53,230)
62,372
(14,718)
181,729
28,971
105,104
128,499
91,343
90,386		 Total
funds
2020
£
328,395
9,702
338,097
5,262
285,181
290,443
-
47,654
134,075
181,729

The statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses recognised in the year.

All income and expenditure derive from continuing activities.

The statement of financial activities also complies with the requirements for an income and expenditure account under the Companies Act 2006.

ROBERT F. KENNEDY HUMAN RIGHTS UK LIMITED

BALANCE SHEET

AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2021

Notes
Fixed assets
Tangible assets
10
Current assets
Debtors
11
Cash at bank and in hand
Creditors: amounts falling due within
one year
12
Net current assets
Total assets less current liabilities
Income funds
Restricted funds
13
Unrestricted funds		 2021
£
21,096
115,582
136,678
(8,653)		 £
474
128,025
128,499
-
128,499
128,499		 2020
£
31,668
160,275
191,943
(10,214)		 £
-
181,729
181,729
90,386
91,343
181,729

The trustees acknowledge their responsibilities for ensuring that the charity keeps accounting records which comply with section 386 of the Act and for preparing financial statements which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the company as at the end of the financial year and of its incoming resources and application of resources, including its income and expenditure, for the financial year in accordance with the requirements of sections 394 and 395 and which otherwise comply with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 relating to financial statements, so far as applicable to the company.

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime.

The financial statements were approved by the Trustees on 28 July 2022

P Lindley H Patel Trustee Trustee

Company registration number 11397556

ROBERT F. KENNEDY HUMAN RIGHTS UK LIMITED

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021

1 Accounting policies

Charity information

ROBERT F. KENNEDY HUMAN RIGHTS UK LIMITED is a private company limited by guarantee incorporated in England and Wales. The registered office is Office 21, 275 Deansgate, Manchester, M3 4EL.

1.1 Accounting convention

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the charity's governing document, the Companies Act 2006 and "Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019)". The charity is a Public Benefit Entity as defined by FRS 102.

The charity has taken advantage of the provisions in the SORP for charities applying FRS 102 Update Bulletin 1 not to prepare a Statement of Cash Flows.

The financial statements are prepared in sterling , which is the functional currency of the charity . Monetary a mounts in these financial statements are rounded to the nearest £.

The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention, modified to include the revaluation of certain financial instruments at fair value. The principal accounting policies adopted are set out below.

1.2 Going concern

At the time of approving the financial statements, the trustees have a reasonable expectation that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the trustees continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.

1.3 Charitable funds

Unrestricted funds are available for use at the discretion of the trustees in furtherance of their charitable objectives.

Restricted funds are subject to specific conditions by donors as to how they may be used. The purposes and uses of the restricted funds are set out in the notes to the financial statements.

Endowment funds are subject to specific conditions by donors that the capital must be maintained by the charity.

1.4 Income

Income is recognised when the charity is legally entitled to it after any performance conditions have been met, the amounts can be measured reliably, and it is probable that income will be received.

Cash donations are recognised on receipt. Other donations are recognised once the charity has been notified of the donation, unless performance conditions require deferral of the amount. Income tax recoverable in relation to donations received under Gift Aid or deeds of covenant is recognised at the time of the donation.

ROBERT F. KENNEDY HUMAN RIGHTS UK LIMITED

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021

1 Accounting policies

(Continued)

1.5 Expenditure

Expenditure is recognised once there is a legal or constructive obligation to make a payment to a third party, it is probable that settlement will be required and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably. Expenditure is classified under the following activity headings:

Irrecoverable VAT is charged as a cost against the activity for which the expenditure was incurred.

1.6 Tangible fixed assets

Tangible fixed assets are initially measured at cost and subsequently measured at cost or valuation, net of depreciation and any impairment losses.

Depreciation is recognised so as to write off the cost or valuation of assets less their residual values over their useful lives on the following bases:

Computers

33% SL

The gain or loss arising on the disposal of an asset is determined as the difference between the sale proceeds and the carrying value of the asset, and is recognised in the statement of financial activities .

1.7 Impairment of fixed assets

At each reporting end date, the charity reviews the carrying amounts of its tangible assets to determine whether there is any indication that those assets have suffered an impairment loss. If any such indication exists, the recoverable amount of the asset is estimated in order to determine the extent of the impairment loss (if any ) .

1.8 Cash and cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents include cash in hand, deposits held at call with banks, other short-term liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less, and bank overdrafts. Bank overdrafts are shown within borrowings in current liabilities.

1.9 Financial instruments

The charity only has financial assets and financial liabilities of a kind that qualify as basic financial instruments. Basic financial instruments are initially recognised at transaction value and subsequently measured at their settlement value with the exception of bank loans which are subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method.

1.10 Employee benefits

Payments to defined contribution retirement benefit schemes are charged as an expense as they fall due.

ROBERT F. KENNEDY HUMAN RIGHTS UK LIMITED

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021

2 Donations

Unrestricted
Restricted
funds
funds
2021
2021
£
£
Donations and gifts
362,438
47,855
Charitable activities
Conference income		 TotalUnrestricted
Restricted
funds
funds
funds
2021
2020
2020
£
£
£
410,293
183,119
145,276
2021
£
63,276		 Total
funds
2020
£
328,395
2020
£
9,702

3 Charitable activities

4 Cost of r aising funds

Unrestricted Restricted
funds funds
2021 2020
£ £
Fundraising and publicity
Other fundraising costs 612 5,262
612 5,262

ROBERT F. KENNEDY HUMAN RIGHTS UK LIMITED

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021

5 Charitable activities

Staff costs
Depreciation and impairment
Direct project costs
Share of support costs (see note 6)
Share of governance costs (see note 6)
Analysis by fund
Unrestricted funds
Restricted funds
Support costs
Support
costs
Governance
costs
£
£
Advertising & Marketing
54,262
-
Office running costs
18,365
-
Travelling costs
31,060
-
Other costs
370
-
Audit fees
-
2,500
Legal and professional
-
3,199
Accountancy and
bookkeeping
-
927
104,057
6,626
Analysed between
Charitable activities
104,057
6,626		 2021
£
54,262
18,365
31,060
370
2,500
3,199
927
110,683
110,683		 2021
£
124,436
233
290,835
415,504
104,057
6,626
526,187
387,946
138,241
526,187
Support
costs
Governance
costs
£
£
9,773
-
6,792
-
5,780
-
124
-
-
2,350
-
-
-
1,234
22,469
3,584
22,469
3,584		 2020
£
88,731
-
170,397
259,128
22,469
3,584
285,181
162,747
122,434
285,181
2020
£
9,773
6,792
5,780
124
2,350
-
1,234
26,053
26,053

6 Support costs

Governance costs includes payments to the auditors of £ 2,500 (2020- £ 2,350 ) for audit fees.

ROBERT F. KENNEDY HUMAN RIGHTS UK LIMITED

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021

7 Net movement in funds 2021 2020
£ £
Net movement in funds is stated after charging/(crediting)
Fees payable to the company's auditor for the audit of the company's
financial statements 2,500 2,350
Depreciation of owned tangible fixed assets 233 -

8 Trustees

None of the trustees (or any persons connected with them) received any remuneration or benefits from the charity during the year.

9 Employees

The average monthly number of employees during the year was:

Employment costs
Wages and salaries
Social security costs
Other pension costs		 2021
Number
3
2021
£
110,053
12,433
1,950
124,436		 2020
Number
1
2020
£
81,355
6,062
1,314
88,731

The total employee benefits of the key management personnel were £72,620 (2020: £88,731).

The charity trustees were not paid or received any other benefits from employment with the Company in the year (2019: Nil). Neither were they reimbursed expenses during the year (2020: Nil). No charity trustee received payment for professional or other services supplied to the charity (2020: Nil).

The number of employees whose annual remuneration was £60,000 or more were:

2021 2020
Number Number
£60,000 - £69,999 1 -
£80,000 - £89,999 - 1

ROBERT F. KENNEDY HUMAN RIGHTS UK LIMITED

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021

10 Tangible fixed assets

Cost
Additions
At 31 December 2021
Depreciation and impairment
Depreciation charged in the year
At 31 December 2021
Carrying amount
At 31 December 2021
11
Debtors
Amounts falling due within one year:
Trade debtors
Other debtors
12
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
Trade creditors
Accruals and deferred income		 Computers
£
707
707
233
233
474
2021
2020
£
£
15,413
28,000
5,683
3,668
21,096
31,668
2021
2020
£
£
4,427
7,855
4,226
2,359
8,653
10,214

ROBERT F. KENNEDY HUMAN RIGHTS UK LIMITED

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021

13 Restricted funds

Restricted funds represent unused balances on donations and grants held on trust for Festival 2021 and Poetic Declaration 2021.

Balance at
1 January 2020
£
Festival 2021
90,386
Poetic
Declaration 2021
-
90,386		 Transfers Revaluations,
gains and
losses
Balance at
1 January 2021
£
£
£
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-		 Movement in funds
Income
Expenditure
Transfers Revaluations,
gains and
losses
Balance at
31 December
2021
£
£
£
£
£
-
(90,386)
-
-
-
47,855
(47,855)
-
-
-
47,855
(138,241)
-
-
-

ROBERT F. KENNEDY HUMAN RIGHTS UK LIMITED

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021

14
Analysis of net assets between funds
Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
funds
2021
2021
£
£
Fund balances at 31
December 2021 are
represented by:
Tangible assets
474
-
Current assets/
(liabilities)
128,025
-
128,499
-		 TotalUnrestricted
funds
Restricted
funds
2021
2020
2020
£
£
£
474
-
-
128,025
91,343
90,386
128,499
91,343
90,386		 Total
2020
£
-
181,729
181,729

15 Related party transactions

There were no disclosable related party transactions during the year (2020 - none) .