## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period**
## **From 6/04/2024 Period start date To - 05/04/2025 Period end date**
## **Charity name: Academics Stand Against Poverty UK**
## **Charity registration number: 1183564**
## **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 prevent or relieve poverty through
undertaking and supporting academic
research and other projects to understand
the factors that contribute to poverty and the
most appropriate ways to mitigate these.
Nothing in this constitution shall authorise an
application of the property of the CIO for the
purposes which are not charitable in
accordance with section 7 of the Charities
and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005
and section 2 of the Charities Act (Northern
Ireland) 2008.|
|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|Academics Stand Against Poverty UK
(ASAP UK) is the UK chapter of an
international association that focusses on
issues in the UK & overseas.
We draw on the independence & creativity of
academics and students to question existing
practices regarding poverty, providing a
platform for the community to address
important moral & social issues & focus
academic attention and intelligence upon
them.
We have five key objectives:
1.
Build a diverse network of
academics, and provide a platform
for them to connect with each other.
2.
Support our networks in developing a
multi-disciplinary evidence base in
relation to poverty, inequality and
human flourishing that can be used
for policy-making.
3.
Equip our network of academics with
the tools and skills to engage
effectively with policy-makers and the
media.
4.
Connect policy-makers with our
academic network, both to provide|
|||them with a better understanding of
the existing research and to link up
research with their needs and
objectives.
5.
Widen the public discourse around
poverty, inequality and flourishing
society, to enable the public to hold
policy-makers to account for the
implications of policy decisions.|
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|Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18||
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SORP reference **N/A** Para 1.38 Policy on grant making **N/A** Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment **N/A** Para 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers **N/A** 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 charity seeks to draw on the
independence and creativity of academics to
question existing practices regarding
poverty. To this end the charity has sought
to formalise its presence in the UK by
incorporating as a UK registered charity in
order to bolster its ability to undertake
projects and to collaborate with others.
The charity undertakes a range of activities
particularly focussing on events and
activities that draw together and convene
multidisciplinary academics to discuss|
different the most pressing issues regarding poverty (both in the UK and overseas) to determine ways to shine a light on issues that are not always duly considered and to explored.
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|Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41|We continue to work towards ensuring key
posts amongst Trustees are in place during
the recent transition in Trustees with a new
Chair now in post. Our recruitment activity in
the previous year has not resulted in suitable
candidates for appointment and so we will
renew our recruitment activity. This is
necessary as one of the Trustees will stand
down at the end of this year resulting in a
need to not only replace them but secure
additional Trustees. As such we will be
looking to expand Trustees to include an
extra member to take on the Treasurer role
and increase capacity of current Trustees.
The charity was able to deliver its planned
2024 Election Manifesto Audit. We had a
success partnership with the Policy Press
who were able to publish the output but also
host additional outputs linked to this activity
(blog series and podcast).
Are work towards redeveloping the seminar
series has progressed and will look to
secure funding to support events.
We continue to build existing networks with a
variety of Learned Associations such as the
Social Policy Association, British Sociology
Association amongst others – this work will
be led by our Chair.|
|Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|The charity has not typically raised funds to
support its activity. We may look to do so for
some events in the future.|
|Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41||
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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|The charity still has no income – as outlined in
previous returns we have been planning our
potential fundraising activity and will now be
seeking funds to support our Manifesto Audit
project as well as networking and outreach work
with Learned Societies. Such funds would be
used to ensure activity remains relevant to the
purpose and focus of the charitable objectives of
the charity.|
|Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|The charity is still at a foundational stage but will
work towards developing a policy that as it
generates income it will work towards ensuring
the organisation holds reserves sufficient to
support 3 months running costs.|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|**£0**|
|Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|The organisation does not have an income
adequate to build reserves as yet.|
|Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|N/A|
|Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|N/A|
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The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|
Para 1.47|
Our fundraising relies on two separate, but
linked, approaches:
First, we will fundraise for specific projects e.g.
Manifesto Audit where appropriate. The kind of
donors we will be targeting include ActionAid and
University funding.
Second, we are aiming to fundraise core costs to
support our events programme and ongoing
engagement activities. We are seeking around
three philanthropic donors.
The collateral needed for each type of donor is
slightly different and requires different proposals,
monitoring and reporting requirements. Our
fundraising approach will be tailored accordingly|
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|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||
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## **Structure, Governance and Management**
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trusts:|||
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|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|Election of board members at Board
Meetings by its members (the Board)|
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Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction and
training of trustees|
Para 1.51||
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|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||
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## **Reference and Administrative details**
|Charity name|Academics Stand Against Poverty UK|
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|Other name the charity uses|ASAP UK|
|Registered charity number|1183564|
|Charity’s principal address|C/O CLERKENWELL WRITERS GUILD
2 WARDROBE PLACE
LONDON|
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**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
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||Catarina Tully||||
||Carla Washbourne|Treasurer|6thApril 2024 to 31st
March 2025||
||Gerardo Arriaga-
Garcia|Secretary|||
||Lee Gregory|Chair|||
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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 N/A held in this capacity
Name and objects of the N/A charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for N/A safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets
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## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**
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**Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)**
## **Exemptions from disclosure**
Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details
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## **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)** Lee James Gregory Carla-Leanne Washbourne **Position (eg Secretary,** Chair Treasurer (acting) **Chair, etc) Date** 31/01/2025