The Peace Building CIO Annual Report April 2022 to March 2023
After a lot of activity the previous year, we settled down to a less expensive (!) period of activity. Nonetheless it has been a worthwhile year as we continued to develop our online offering, our networking and our exploration of ways to promote peace building and peace education. Our virtual peace museum continues to receive very positive comments. Statistics from our websites are positive with over one thousand visitors/year for each of our two websites.
We explored a few ideas for ‘Real Life’ exhibitions but found the costs to be rather daunting - a minimum of £10k per exhibition and so we have stuck with online exhibitions for the moment. Our plan for an exhibition about Sylvia Pankhurst’s peace work was well developed by Rod Tweedy, but we realised that that would cost even more! We also explored putting on an exhibition of post-conflict photos by Giles Duley at the Four Corners Gallery in Bethnal Green. We very much hope to put on these two exhibitions in 2024/2025.
During the year we continued to develop contacts in the East End and even engaged a freelance consultant, Anna Leader, to produce a proposal for ‘Sylvia’s’ a Peace Centre linked to a cost price restaurant. We continue to hold this is a future possibility and we are exploring potential partners for such a project.
The Knife Angel project – although we did not succeed in bringing this immense sculpture to London, it did come to Guildford Cathedral and we made contact with Christ College the secondary school that played a big part in this project.
We produced an e-newsletter for our supporters and were pleased to receive donations through our Enthuse/Stripe application set up on our website. We switched from using Mailchimp (annoying) to using VerticalResponse (easier).
Our peace education work continued with a revamp of the peaceful schools website and contact with and support for schools interested in getting our awards.
We are now making Peace Pod podcasts and enjoying this process of talking to unsung peace heroes. (Using Audability to edit the audio recordings). We have boosted our social media contacts (current totalling 1,000) on Facebook and Linkedin.
We have been pleased to commission Julia Bakay, a vibrant artist, to design of two Peaceful Schools posters, a new promotional leaflet for the Peace Building website and a new banner header for the newsletter.
April 2023 to March 2024
Our strategic objectives for this year are to get more people interested in peace building and to build support for a peace museum in London.
In August 2023 Anna and Peter both participated in a conference in Uppsala, Sweden. It was organised by the International Network of Peace Museums. This was really motivational and excellent for networking. However it was clear that Peace Museums do struggle and are mostly underfunded. Anna got the idea from the conference of producing
a ‘ Peace Heroes’ resource for schools and this has now been published on both websites and also on TES Resources.
We will be starting to apply for funding to do more work with schools on peace building.
Thanks must go to
Our Patrons, Ambassadors and Trustees Alison Glasspool for development support Anna Leader for the ‘Sylvia’s’ proposal Rod Tweedy for the Sylvia Pankhurst exhibition proposal. Julia Bakay - visual artist Rich Tidmarsh - website host Keith Henderson - bookkeeper
Report author: Anna Lubelska, October 2023 Agreed by Trustees Board on 6 November 2023
Registered number꞉ 1189415
THE PEACE BUILDING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 5 APRIL 2023
CHURCHILL ACCOUNTING LTD AICB 40 Churchill Crescent Headley BORDON Hants GU35 8ND
THE PEACE BUILDING Financial Statements For The Year Ended 5 April 2023
Contents
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| CompanyInformation | 1 |
| Accountant'sReport | 2 |
| IncomeandExpenditureAccount | 3 |
| BalanceSheet | 4 |
| Thefollowingpagesdonotformpartofthestatutoryaccounts꞉ | |
| DetailedIncomeandExpenditureAccount | 5 |
THE PEACE BUILDING Company Information For The Year Ended 5 April 2023
| Director | MrsAnnaLubelska |
|---|---|
| Secretary | MrsAnnaLubelska |
| CompanyNumber | 1189415 |
| RegisteredOffice | WitchHazelCottage |
| LindenRoad | |
| HeadleyDown | |
| Hants | |
| GU358EN | |
| Accountants | CHURCHILLACCOUNTINGLTD |
| AICB | |
| 40ChurchillCrescent | |
| Headley | |
| BORDON | |
| Hants | |
| GU358ND |
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THE PEACE BUILDING Accountant's Report For The Year Ended 5 April 2023
In accordance with the engagement letter dated 24th November 2021 , and in order to assist you to fulfil your duties under the Companies Act 2006, we have compiled the financial statements of the company from the accounting records and information and explanations you have given to us.
This report is made to the director in accordance with the terms of our engagement. Our work has been undertaken to prepare for approval by the director the financial statements that we have been engaged to compile, to report to the director that we have done so, and to state those matters that we have agreed to state to them in this 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 Company and the Company's director for our work or for this report.
You have acknowledged on the balance sheet as at year ended 5 April 2023 your duty to ensure that the company has kept proper accounting records and to prepare financial statements that give a true and fair view under the Companies Act 2006. You consider that the company is exempt from the statutory requirement for an audit for the year.
We have not been instructed to carry out an audit of the financial statements. For this reason, we have not verified the accuracy or completeness of the accounting records or information and explanations you have given to us and we do not, therefore, express any opinion on the financial statements.
Signed
K Henderson
2nd September 2023
CHURCHILL ACCOUNTING LTD AICB 40 Churchill Crescent Headley BORDON Hants GU35 8ND
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THE PEACE BUILDING Income and Expenditure Account For The Year Ended 5 April 2023
| TURNOVER Othercharges NET(DEFICIT)/SURPLUS |
2023 £ 3,628 (8,069) (4,441) |
2022 £ 23,439 (15,027) |
|---|---|---|
| 8,412 |
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THE PEACE BUILDING Balance Sheet As At 5 April 2023
| Currentassets Prepaymentsandaccruedincome NETCURRENTASSETS TOTALASSETSLESSCURRENTLIABILITIES Accrualsanddeferredincome NETASSETS RESERVES Notes |
2023 £ 7,383 181 |
2022 £ 12,005 ‑ |
|---|---|---|
| 7,564 | 12,005 | |
| 7,564 | 12,005 | |
| (150) | (150) | |
| 7,414 | 11,855 | |
| 7,414 | 11,855 | |
1. General Information
THE PEACE BUILDING is a charity registered with the Charity Commissioners under number 1189415. All income comprises charitable donations and any surplus is not liable to corporation tax due to the organisation's charitable status. Income from donations includes tax refunds from HMRC where donations were gift‑aided.
The company is run by trustees and so any reference in these accounts to "directors" should be interpreted as relating to "trustees".
2. Average Number of Employees
Average number of employees, including directors, during the year was as follows꞉ NIL (2022꞉ NIL)
3. Company limited by guarantee
The company is limited by guarantee and has no share capital.
Every member of the company undertakes to contribute to the assets of the company, in the event of a winding up, such an amount as may be required not exceeding £1.
For the year ending 5 April 2023 the company was entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.
The member has not required the company to obtain an audit in accordance with section 476 of the Companies Act 2006.
The director acknowledges her responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Act with respect to accounting records and the preparation of accounts.
These accounts have been prepared in accordance with the micro‑entity provisions.
On behalf of the board
Mrs Anna Lubelska
Director
3rd September 2023
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THE PEACE BUILDING Detailed Income and Expenditure Account For The Year Ended 5 April 2023
| TURNOVER Donationsreceived OTHERCHARGES ComputerandITconsumables Advertisingandmarketingcosts Trainingseminarsandworkshops Fundraisingcosts Websitedesign&development Accountancyfees Consultancyfees Professionalsubscriptions NET(DEFICIT)/SURPLUS |
2023 £ £ 3,628 71 1,800 ‑ 504 660 150 4,867 17 (8,069) (4,441) |
2023 £ £ 3,628 71 1,800 ‑ 504 660 150 4,867 17 (8,069) (4,441) |
2022 £ £ 23,439 ‑ 525 1,800 2,472 1,080 150 8,935 65 (15,027) 8,412 |
2022 £ £ 23,439 ‑ 525 1,800 2,472 1,080 150 8,935 65 (15,027) 8,412 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (4,441) | 8,412 |
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