## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period From 01/01/2023 Period start date To 31/12/2023 Period end date** **Charity name: Innocence Project London** ## **Charity registration number: 1190617** ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP
reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|The Innocence Project London (IPL)
provides students with the opportunity to
review and investigate 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
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|·
By providing administrative and expert
support in collaboration with other
public bodies to convicted individuals
whose convictions may be unsafe;
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By making submissions to the Criminal
Cases Review Commission on behalf of
individuals who claim to be wrongfully
convicted or who have suffered a
miscarriage of justice;
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By creating awareness about wrongful
convictions and miscarriages of justice
in England and Wales;
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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
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|The trustees have complied with the
Charity Commission’s guidance on public
benefit and are fully aware of the charity’s
objects and purpose. The trustees have
fulfilled their duties with the public benefit of
IPL in mind at all times.| |**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:|**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:|**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:| |---|---|---| ||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 investment
including program related
investment|Para 1.38|The board of trustees are continuing to
explore social investment as a vehicle for
fundraising and will have a policy in place
in 2024.| |Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|During the reporting period, 100 lawyers
from Weil, Gotshal & Manges (London)
LLP provided 1000 hours of pro bono legal
support with the case assessment process.
The IPL was also supported by 3 lawyers
working pro bono alongside students
providing support to the active cases.| |Other||| ## **Achievements and Performance** ||SORP
reference|| |---|---|---| |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|**I**n the reporting period the charity has:
March 2023 - hosted the IPL annual
symposium online which was attended by
100 people
Oct 2023 - fundraising drive for
International Wrongful conviction day which
raised awareness of our work
Jan – Dec 23 - worked on five cases and
submitted two applications to the CCRC.
Five individuals received work on their
claim to innocence that otherwise would
not be able to afford it.
Nov 23- the IPL provided written
submissions to the Law Commissions
review of the appeals process.| ## **Additional information (optional)** |**Additional information (optional)**|**Additional information (optional)**|**Additional information (optional)**| |---|---|---| |You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:||| |Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41|As a new charity with only four trustees for
almost the entirety of the reporting period,
IPL did not set specific objectives.| |Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|We achieved our fundraising target for
2023 through wrongful conviction day.| |Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|**N/A**| |Other||| ## **Financial Review** |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|| |---|---|---| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|**N/A**| |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**| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |
The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|
Para 1.47|
The IPL will resume it fundraising in 2024
and will seek funding from grants for
research and clinical legal education work.| |---|---|---| |Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|**N/A**| |A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|**N/A**| |Other||**N/A**| ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|The IPL is governed by a formal
Constitution and registration with the
Charities Commission which is subject to
formal regulations in England and Wales.| |How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|The IPL is structured as a CIO and is
governed by a formal Constitution
document that outlines the following:
·
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 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|·
Trustees are appointed in a standard
interview process by at least three
Board members.
·
Apart from the first charity trustees,
every appointed trustee must be
appointed by a resolution passed at a
properly convened 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| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |
Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction
and training of trustees|
Para 1.51|
The charity trustees may delegate any of
their powers or functions to a committee or
committees, and, if they do, they shall
determine the terms and conditions on
which the delegation is made. The charity
trustees may alter those terms and
conditions or revoke the delegation.| |---|---|---| |The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider|Para 1.51|N/A| |network with which the
charity works||| |---|---|---| |Relationship with any
related parties|Para 1.51|The Innocence Project London is 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||| ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charity name|Innocence Project London| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|| |Registered charity number|**1190617**| |Charity’s principal address|Queen Mary 219 University of Greenwich, Park Row,
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**whole year**|**Name of person (or body)**
**entitled to appoint trustee**
**(ifany)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||James Cairns||09/12/21|| ||Gurvir Gill||09/12/21|| ||Alexa Curtis||01/07/24|| ||Lisa Helfer||09/12/21|| ||Nuala Walsh||09/12/21|| ||Rossana Rocchini||01/07/24|| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| ## – 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|Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity|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 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)** Nuala Walsh Lisa Helfer **Position (e.g.,** Trustee Trustee **Secretary, Chair, etc) Date** 21/10/2024 ||**Charity Name**
**Innocence Project London**|**Charity Name**
**Innocence Project London**|**Charity Name**
**Innocence Project London**|**1190617**|**1190617**|**CC16a**| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ||**For the period**
**from**|1/1/2023|**To**||12/31/2023|| |||||||| |**Section A Receipts and payments**||||||| |**to the nearest £**
**A1 Receipts**
Paypal donation transfer
**320**
CAF donation
**450**
Makinga musical donation
**250**
Amazon Europe credit
**22**
**1,042**
**-**
**-**
**Sub total -**
**Total receipts**
**A3 Payments**
Wix website(Sept)
**158**
Board secretaryAlison Kenyon(Dec)
**153**
Meal for interns(Dec)
**42**
Innocence Network conference ticket(Dec) **396**
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**Sub total 749**
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**Sub total -**
**Total payments 749**
**Net of receipts/(payments) - 749**
**A5 Transfers between funds**
**-**
**A6 Cash funds last year end**
**- 8**
**Cash funds this year end 293**
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Sub total**_(Gross income for AR)_
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**(see table).**
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**purchases, (see table)**||**to the nearest £**
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**B1 Cash funds**
**B2 Other monetary assets**
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**B5 Liabilities**
**B4 Assets retained for the**
**charity’s own use**
Signed by one or two trustees on
behalf of all the trustees|**Details**
**Details**
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(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))|**to nearest £**
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**funds**
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**asset belongs**
**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**
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**liability relates**
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**funds**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**Current value**
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approval| Nuala Walsh 18-Qct-24 Li8a H&lf&r 21-Oct-24