OpenCharities

This text was generated using OCR and may contain errors. Check the original PDF to see the document submitted to the regulator.

2021-12-31-accounts

Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From 29/07/2020 Period start date To 31/12/2021 Period end date

Charity name: Innocence Project London

Charity registration number: 1190617

Objectives and Activities

----- Start of picture text -----
SORP
reference
Summary of the Para 1.17 The Innocence Project London (IPL)
purposes of the charity provides students with the
as set out in its
opportunity to review and investigate
governing document
cases of convicted individuals who
have maintained their innocence but
have exhausted the criminal appeals
process. The aim of our work is to
submit an application to the Criminal
Cases Review Commission (CCRC) on
behalf of our clients. The CCRC is an
independent body which reviews
possible miscarriages of justice in the
United Kingdom. In order for the CCRC
to refer a case back to the Court of
Appeal they need to identify new
evidence, or a new legal argument
not identified at the time of the trial,
that might have changed the whole
outcome of the trial if the jury had
been given a chance to consider it.
The IPL supports convicted individuals
to make these applications pro bono,
filling a gap in the criminal legal
system where there is limited funding
for lawyers to undertake this work.
Summary of the main Para 1.17 · By providing administrative and
activities in relation to and 1.19 expert support in collaboration
those purposes for the with other public bodies to
public benefit, in convicted individuals whose
particular, the activities, convictions may be unsafe;
·
projects or services By making submissions to the
identified in the Criminal Cases Review
accounts. Commission on behalf of
individuals who claim to be
wrongfully convicted or who have
suffered a miscarriage of justice;
----- End of picture text -----

----- Start of picture text -----
· By creating awareness about
wrongful convictions and
miscarriages of justice in England
and Wales;
· By creating awareness of issues
concerning the disclosure of
evidence post-conviction through
conducting research and by
publishing useful results; and
· By promoting education and
conducting research into areas of
criminal law.
Statement confirming Para 1.18 The trustees have complied with the
whether the trustees Charity Commission’s guidance on
have had regard to the public benefit and are fully aware of
guidance issued by the the charity’s objects and purpose. The
Charity Commission on trustees have fulfilled their duties
public benefit with the public benefit of IPL in mind
at all times.
----- End of picture text -----

Additional information (optional)

You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:

----- Start of picture text -----
SORP
reference
Policy on grant making Para 1.38 The IPL is not a grant-making charity
and does not have a policy on grant
making.
Policy on social Para 1.38 The board of trustees has yet to
investment including explore social investment as a vehicle
program related for fundraising and does not have a
investment policy in place.
Contribution made by Para 1.38 During the reporting period, 132
volunteers lawyers from Weil, Gotshal & Manges
(London) LLP provided 1,400 hours of
pro bono legal support with the case
assessment process.
The IPL was also supported by 7
lawyers working pro bono alongside
students providing support to the
active cases.
Other
----- End of picture text -----

Achievements and Performance

SORP reference

Summary of the main
achievements of the
charity, identifying the
diference the charity’s
work has made to the
circumstances of its
benefciaries and any
wider benefts to society
as a whole.		 Para 1.20 In the reporting period the charity
has:
30 Sept 2020 - IPL hosted our frst
global event and webinar for 300
people, which was a talk by
Californian IP Director Justin Brooks
26 Oct 2020 - students from the IPL
trained lawyers at Weil, Gotshal &
Manges for case assessment work
which upskilled Weil lawyers on the
case assessment process and
provided the students with exposure
to a law frm
Oct 2020 - website created for the IPL
which provides clear information for
prospective applicants, volunteers
and donors
March 2021 - hosted the IPL annual
symposium online which was
attended by 180 people from around
the world
Oct 2021 - fundraising drive for
International Wrongful conviction da,
which raised awareness of our work
Nov 21-Jan 22 - IPL hosted a series of
three online awareness raising events
with the Clinical Legal Education
Network (CLEO) aimed at legal
educators and students around the
world
Sept 21-Aug 22 - worked on six cases
and two in progress draft applications
to the CCRC. Six individuals received
work on their claim to innocence that
otherwise would not be able to aford
it
Sept 21 - Weil, Gotshal & Manges
instructed QEB Chambers to act on
behalf of one of the IPL’s clients on a
pro bono basis. The client would
otherwise not be able to aford this
kind of support
Dec 21 – recruited seven trustees to
the board of IPL.

Additional information (optional)

You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:

----- Start of picture text -----
Achievements against Para 1.41 As a new charity with only three
objectives set trustees for almost the entirety of the
reporting period, IPL did not set
specific objectives.
Performance of Para 1.41 As a new charity with only three
fundraising activities trustees for almost the entirety of the
against objectives set reporting period, IPL did not set
specific fundraising objectives.
Investment performance Para 1.41 N/A
against objectives
Other
----- End of picture text -----

Financial Review

----- Start of picture text -----
Review of the charity’s Para 1.21
financial position at the
end of the period
Statement explaining the Para 1.22
policy for holding
reserves stating why
they are held
Amount of reserves held Para 1.22
Reasons for holding zero Para 1.22 N/A
reserves
Details of fund materially Para 1.24 N/A
in deficit
Explanation of any Para 1.23 N/A
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a
going concern
----- End of picture text -----

Additional information (optional)

----- Start of picture text -----
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
The charity’s principal
The IPL is funded by donations and
sources of funds
Para 1.47 grants for research and clinical legal
(including any
education work.
fundraising)
Investment policy and
objectives including any
Para 1.46 N/A
social investment policy
adopted
A description of the
principal risks facing the Para 1.46 N/A
charity
Other N/A
----- End of picture text -----

Structure, Governance and Management

----- Start of picture text -----
Description of charity’s
trusts:
Type of governing Para 1.25 The IPL is governed by a formal
document Constitution and registration with the
(trust deed, royal
Charities Commission which is subject
charter)
to formal regulations in England and
Wales.
How is the charity Para 1.25 The IPL is structured as a CIO and is
constituted? governed by a formal Constitution
(e.g unincorporated
document that outlines the following:
association, CIO) · Objectives and powers
· Application of income and property
·
Benefits and payments to charity
trustees and connected persons
· Scope and powers permitting
trustees' or connected persons'
benefits
·
Conflicts of interest and/or loyalty
· Charity trustees
· Eligibility for trusteeship
· Decision making powers
· Meeting protocols
Trustee selection Para 1.25 · Trustees are appointed in a
methods including standard interview process by at
details of any least three Board members.
·
constitutional provisions Apart from the first charity
e.g. election to post or trustees, every appointed trustee
name of any person or must be appointed by a resolution
body entitled to appoint passed at a properly convened
one or more trustees meeting of the charity trustees.
· In selecting individuals as
appointed trustees, the trustees
must have regard to the skills,
knowledge, and experience for the
administration of the CIO.
·
A trustee ceases to hold office if he
or she:
1. Retires by notifying the CIO in
writing (if enough charity
trustees will remain in office
when notice of resignation
takes effect to form a quorum
for meetings)
2. Is absent without permission
from the charity trustees, from
all meetings held within six
months and the trustees
resolve that his or her office be
vacated
----- End of picture text -----

Additional information (optional)

You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:

Policies and procedures

The charity trustees may delegate any of their powers or functions to a committee or committees, and, if

----- Start of picture text -----
adopted for the they do, they shall determine the
induction and training of Para 1.51 terms and conditions on which the
trustees delegation is made. The charity
trustees may alter those terms and
conditions or revoke the delegation.
The charity’s Para 1.51 N/A
organisational structure
and any wider network
with which the charity
works
Relationship with any Para 1.51 The Innocence Project London is
related parties based at the University of Greenwich
which also provides office space and
ad hoc administrative support to the
project whose students undertake the
work.
Other
----- End of picture text -----

Reference and Administrative details

----- Start of picture text -----
Charity name Innocence Project London
Other name the charity
uses
Registered charity 1190617
number
Charity’s principal Queen Mary 219 University of Greenwich, Park Row,
address Greenwich SE10 9LS
----- End of picture text -----

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

----- Start of picture text -----
Name of person (or
Dates acted if not body) entitled to
Trustee name Office (if any)
for whole year appoint trustee (if
any)
1 James Cairns 09/12/21
2 Gurvir Gill 09/12/21
3 Joanna Abeyie 09/12/21
4 Lisa Helfer 09/12/21
5 Nuala Walsh 09/12/21
6 Tara Waters 09/12/21
7 Robert Powell 09/09/21
8 Eloise Newton 09/12/21
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
Corporate trustees – names of the directors at the date the report was approved
Director name
Louise Hewitt
Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity
Trustee name Dates acted if not for
whole year
----- End of picture text -----

Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others

Description of the assets held in this capacity Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets

Additional information (optional)

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Type of Name Address adviser

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

Exemptions from disclosure

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details

Other optional information

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) Robert Powell Lisa Helfer Position (e.g., Trustee Trustee Secretary, Chair, etc) Date 18 October 2022

Charity Name

11

Receipts and payments acco

29/07/2020

For the period from

To

Section A Receipts and payments

Unrestricted Restricted Endowment funds funds funds to the nearest to the nearest £ to the nearest £ £

to the nearest £ to the nearest £

A1 Receipts

----- Start of picture text -----
Cardylitics fundriasing donation 22 June
136 - -
2021
Amazon donation cheque 13 Sept 2021 188 - -
Aamazon donation cheque 23 Nov 2021 53 - -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
Sub total (Gross income for AR) 377 - -
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
- - -
- - -
Sub total [ - ] - -
Total receipts - -
A3 Payments
Wix website annual payment 122 - -
Merchandise payment 21 Dec 2021 250 - -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- - -
- - -
- - -
Sub total 372 - -
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
- - -
- - -
Sub total - - -
Total payments 372 - -
----- End of picture text -----

Net of receipts/(payments)
A5 Transfers between funds
A6 Cash funds last year end
**Cash funds this year end **		 - 372 - -
- - -
- - -
5 - -

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of

Unrestricted
Categories Details funds
to nearest £
B1 Cash funds Cash at bank Total cash funds 372
-
-
5
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))		 OK
Unrestricted
funds
B2 Other monetary assets Details to nearest £
-
-
-
-
-
-
Fund to which
B3 Investment assets Details asset belongs
Fund to which
B4 Assets retained for the Details asset belongs
charity’s own use Fund to which
B5 Liabilities Details liability relates

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

----- Start of picture text -----
Signature Print N
Robert P
Lisa H
----- End of picture text -----

190617

ounts

CC16a

31/12/2021

Total funds

Last year

to the nearest £ to the nearest £

----- Start of picture text -----
136 -
188 -
53 -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
377 -
----- End of picture text -----

----- Start of picture text -----
-
- -
- -
-
----- End of picture text -----

----- Start of picture text -----
122 -
250 -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
372 -
----- End of picture text -----

----- Start of picture text -----
-
-
- -
372 -
----- End of picture text -----

----- Start of picture text -----
- 372 -
- -
- -
5 -
----- End of picture text -----

the period

----- Start of picture text -----
Restricted Endowment
funds funds
to nearest £ to nearest £
- -
- -
- -
- -
OK OK
Restricted Endowment
funds funds
to nearest £ to nearest £
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
----- End of picture text -----

----- Start of picture text -----
Current value
Cost (optional)
(optional)
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
----- End of picture text -----

----- Start of picture text -----
Current value
Cost (optional)
(optional)
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
Amount due When due
(optional) (optional)
-
-
----- End of picture text -----

----- Start of picture text -----
-
-
-
Date of
Name
approval
Powell Oct 18, 22
elfer
Oct 18, 22
----- End of picture text -----