2020-12-31-accounts - Justice Through Law Project

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Trustees' Annual Report for the period

Period start date Period end date 28 August 2019 31 December 2020 To

From

Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name Justice through Law Project

Other names charity is known by

Registered charity number (if any) 1185072

Charity's principal address 56 Downham Road

London

Postcode N1 5AY

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

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Name of person (or body)
Dates acted if not for
Trustee name Office (if any) entitled to appoint trustee
whole year
(if any)
Elizabeth Chair
1
Philipson
2 Ingrid Massage Secretary
Joseph Michael Treasurer
3
Kahn
4
5
6
7
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Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)

Name Dates acted if not for whole year n/a

March 2012

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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Type of adviser Name Address n/a

Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

Constitution Type of governing document

(eg. trust deed, constitution)

CIO How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company)

Appointed by trustees Trustee selection methods

(eg. appointed by, elected by)

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:

policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
relationship with any related parties;
trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.

Section C Objectives and activities

March 2012

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To promote human rights (as set out in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and subsequent United Nations conventions and declarations) in Sri Lanka, by all or any of the following means:

monitoring abuses of human rights;
obtaining redress for the victims of human rights abuse;
relieving need among the victims of human rights abuse;

Summary of the • research into human rights issues; objects of the • educating the public about human rights; charity set out in • providing technical advice to government and others on human rights matters; its governing • contributing to the sound administration of human rights law; document • commenting on proposed human rights legislation;

raising awareness of human rights issues;
promoting public support for human rights;
promoting respect for human rights among individuals and corporations;
international advocacy of human rights;
eliminating infringements of human rights;
providing charitable financial and technical support for Sri Lankan organisations who

also have similar objectives.

During the period of this report, the activities have focussed on raising fund to support core activities of the Nadesan Centre and the Civil Rights Movement in Sri Lanka.

Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

March 2012

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During this period JtLP adopted policies on grant making and risk assessment.

You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:  policy on grantmaking;
policy programme related investment;
contribution made by volunteers.

Section D Achievements and performance

March 2012

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Section D Achievements and performance

Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year

During the period JtLP raised funds which, while small in UK terms, have made a significant difference in Sri Lanka to the operation and effectiveness of the Nadesan Centre.

For much of the period both fundraising and the operation of the two supported organisations have been severely limited by Covid 19.

Section E Financial review

March 2012

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The charity’s policy is to keep no more than £300 reserve in the Brief statement of the unrestricted funds. charity’s policy on reserves

Details of any funds materially in deficit

n/a

Further financial review details (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant about:

the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);
how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.

Section F Other optional information

Section G Declaration

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s) Full name(s)[Elizabeth Philipson] Position (eg Secretary, Chair Chair, etc) Date

March 2012

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Justice through Law Project 1185072
Receipts and payments accounts
For the period 8/28/2019 12/31/2020
To
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
Donation 300 1,895 - 2,195
Gift Aid on donations - 394 - 394
- - - -
- - - -
- - - -
- - - -
- - - -
- - - -
300 2,289 - 2,589
Sub total (Gross income for AR)
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
- - - -
- - - -
Sub total - - - -
Total receipts 300 2,289 - 2,589
A3 Payments
Grant to Nadenan Centre 10 1,889 - 1,899
Web site hosting 163 - - 163
Just Giving fee 1 - - 1
- - - -
- - - -
- - - -
- - - -
- - - -
- - - -
Sub total [ 174 ] 1,889 - 2,063
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
- - - -
- - - -
Sub total [ - ] - - -
Total payments 174 1,889 - 2,063
Net of receipts/(payments) 126 400 - 526
A5 Transfers between funds - - - -
A6 Cash funds last year end - - - -
Cash funds this year end 126 400 - 526
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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period

			Unrestricted		Restricted
Categories	Details		funds		funds
B1 Cash funds	bank account	*Total cash funds*	to nearest £ 126 - - 126		to nearest £ 400 - - 400
	(agree balances with receipts and payments account(s))		OK	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					- - - - - - - -
			Fund to which		Amount due
B5 Liabilities	Details		liability relates		- - - - - (optional)
Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees		Signature	Print	Name

Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees

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CC16a
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Last year

to the nearest £

Endowment funds

to nearest £ - - - -

Endowment funds to nearest £ - - - - - -

Current value (optional) - - - - -

Current value (optional) - - - - - - - - - When due (optional)

Date of approval