Trustees' Annual Report for the period
Period start date Period end date 1 2020 31 December 2020
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Section A Reference and administration details
Magna Carta World Peace and Sustainability Charity name Foundation
Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any) 1185381 Charity's principal address 1 Magna Carta Lane Wraysbury Staines-upon-Thames Postcode TW19 5AF
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
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Trustee name Office (if any) entitled to appoint trustee
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1 Dr Prem Sharma Chair
Prof Yinshan Treasurer
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Tang
Rev Robin Secretary
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Thomson
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Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)
Dates acted if not for whole year
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Prof Yu Xiong Prof Thatipalli Gopal Mahadev Mr Yuanfen Cheng
Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
Type of adviser Name Address
Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)
Section B Structure, governance and management
Description of the charity’s trusts
CIO Foundation Type of governing document
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Charitable Incorporated Organisation How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company)
Appointed by the trustees Trustee selection methods
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Additional governance issues (Optional information)
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policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
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the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
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relationship with any related parties;
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trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.
Section C Objectives and activities
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Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document
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To promote national and international conflict resolution and reconciliation for the public benefit with a view to relieving suffering, poverty and distress and building and maintaining social cohesion and trust within and between communities by 1. Investigating and identifying probable causes of the conflict; 2. Examining probable solutions to the conflict through participatory research into relevant economic and social issues; 3. Mediating with parties to the conflict and others together to discuss such research and possible solutions enabling them to build relationships of trust;
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Recommending to the international community and parties involved the measures which, in the Trustees’ opinion, are likely to result in the resolution or prevention of the conflict or the reduction of any humanitarian crisis that may ensue from the conflict;
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Publishing reports for the public benefit on the causes and recommended solutions of particular conflicts;
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Delivering services which address the charitable needs of those affected by conflict: provided that all activities shall be balanced and shall maintain or enhance the CIO’s commitment to remaining impartial.
In view of the lack of understanding of the real causes behind conflicts, the Trustees will organise Conferences, Debates, Lectures, Research, and Workshops on all aspects of promoting World Peace, especially:
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Matters covered or alluded to in the charity’s declared objectives.
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Issues at global, international, and national levels such as tensions between communities.
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)
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Relevant factors including economic, social, cultural, religious and spiritual. How do these hinder or support peace? And how does peace, or absence of peace, enhance or diminish public benefit?
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Factors relating primarily to women, who are particular victims of conflict but are not properly represented in peace processes and decision making. We will include them at all levels (see the UN Security Council Resolution 1325 of Oct 2000).
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Environmental issues where the many threats to our fragile ecosystem are also threats to peace.
In planning these activities the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit.
Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)
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You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:
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policy on grantmaking;
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policy programme related investment;
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contribution made by volunteers.
Section D Achievements and performance
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Section D Achievements and performance
Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year
Conferences
We had planned to organise a conference during 2020 but all plans were put on hold because of the pandemic
Research
We began a research project in collaboration with Henley Business School, University of Reading.
Section E Financial review
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It is our policy to maintain sufficient reserves to cover the Brief statement of the necessary operations of the charity for a minimum of 6 months charity’s policy on reserves
Details of any funds materially in deficit
Further financial review details (Optional information)
We had no income or expenses during the period You may choose to include additional information, where relevant about:
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the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);
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how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
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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) Dr Prem Dutt Sharma Position (eg Secretary, Chair Chair, etc) Date 28 October 2022
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