## **The Institute for Constitutional & Democratic Research Trustees’ Annual Report for the period 1 April 2022 – 31 March 2023** 

Charity name: The Constitutional & Democratic Research Foundation Charity registration number: 1194293 

## **Objectives & Activities** 

The Constitutional & Democratic Research Foundation (operating name: The Institute for Constitutional & Democratic Research) exists: 

1. To advance the education of the public in the subject of constitutions and democracy 

2. To promote human rights (as set out in the universal declaration of human rights and subsequent united nations conventions and declarations) throughout the world by all or any of the following means: 

   1. Monitoring abuses of human rights 

   2. Research into human rights issues 

   3. Providing technical advice to government and others on human rights matters 

   4. Contributing to the sound administration of human rights law 

   5. Commenting on proposed human rights legislation 

   6. Raising awareness of human rights issues 

   7. Promoting public support for human rights 

   8. Promoting respect for human rights among individuals and corporations 

   9. International advocacy of human rights 

In the furtherance of that object but not otherwise, the Trustees shall have power to engage in political activity provided that the Trustees are satisfied that the proposed activities will further the purposes of the charity to an extent justified by the resources committed and the activity is not the dominant means by which the charity carries out its objects. 

## **Activities** 

The organisation provides advocacy, advice, information and/or research to advance the education of the public in the subject of constitutions and democracy. 

## **Achievements and Performance** 

In this period the organisation carried out no activity. 

## **Financial Review** 

The charity received no income and made no expenditure in this period. 




## **Structure, Governance and Management** 

The ICDR had four trustees across this period – Elaine Motion, Chloe Hill, Andrew Lane, and Kezia Dugdale. It is a CIO registered on 1 April 2021. Kezia Dugdale joined the Board in January 2023. Trustees alternate the Chair position at each meeting. The Board meets 4 times a year to monitor company business and delegate day-to-day management of the organisation to Director Sam Fowles and Chief Operating O`icer Vicki Grace. Trustees are nominated for consideration but other Board members or sta` and approved by the whole Board following an initial meeting with one or more existing Trustees. 

## **Reference and Administration** 

**Charity Name:** The Constitutional and Democratic Research Foundation **Other names** The Institute for Constitutional & Democratic Research 

## **Registered charity no.** 1194293 

**Main address** Cornerstone Barristers, 2-3 Gray’s Inn Square, WC1R 5JH **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)** Andrew Lane **Position** Trustee **Date** 10.10.24