REcIsfERED COMPANY NUMBER: CE02730J (England artd Wgles) REGISTERED CHAIUTY NUMBER: 1196707 Report of the Th1sttt5 4nd Unaudited Flnaneial Statements for the Yur Ended JI D¢r¢mber 21)24 for T*ironA Heritage Tn1 Grant Harrod tLrm&n Davis LLP Chartered A¢¢ountants Second Floor, KIland House 11-15 Peterborough Road Harrow Middles¢x FL41 2AX
Tairona Heritige Truat Contents of the FiDAncial Ststem¢nts for the y*#r eDded 31 Deeember 2024 P8gt Report of the Trtte5 Illdtpendent Examiner's Report Statement ofFiDancio1 Aetiviti&4 BglAnee Sheet Notes to the Finan¢iAI Statements 7 to 9
Tairona lleritag¢ Trnst Report of the Trustee5 for the year ended 31 Dttember 2024 The trustees who are also directors of the charity for the purposes of the Comwdnies Aa 2006, present their report with the firtantial statements of the charity for the year end¢d 31 Dectmbtr 2024. Th¢ trustees have adopted the provhsion5 of Accountin8 and Rejrtlng by Chan'ties.. Stst¢ment of RcGon)m¢nd¢d Practice applicable to ¢harities PTep3Ting their accounts in a¢¢ordance with the Financial Rcporting Standord applicable in th¢ UK and Republic of lrtland IFRS 102) (cffective l January 2019). OBJECTIVES AND ACTNMES Objectives and #ims The Tairona Heritage Trust is i UK-r¢gistered charity dedi¢at¢d to supporting the Indigenous Kogui peopl¢ of the Sierra N¢vada de Santa Marti Colombia, to pr¢5erve and PTomtste their cultwe, language, sacred knowledge and worldvi¢w. Thi5 15 achieved by, Raising awdrcne55 of their ¢¢ological philosophy and the urgent environmentsl wamings they have shared witb the world. - Facilitating the reDJm of an¢¢stral lands supp¢ytin8 Indigenous•led ¢onservation projects. SlgMlfle#nt aitivilies . MunekAn MAshi Projetl In April 2024, both Luci Attala and Alan Ercira trav¢ll¢d to Santa Marti Colombia, for a pivotal rne¢tin8 with Kogi spiritual leaders {mamo$) and thc Organiza¢ion Gonaivindua Tayrona IOGD. Thi5 V151t W3S ¢riti¢ai in re•estsblishin8 mutual alignm¢nt on the Mun¢kan Masha project. a key initiative of the Tntst that fo¢us¢5 on land r¢storation, Cul1 reg¢n¢ration, and Indigenous-l¢d environmell edu¢8tion. During this Yisil. the Kogi people out]ined s¢v¢ral significattt changes to the project stru¢tur¢ to ensure it more deeply reflected their cosmology. values and priorities. As a resuli, the project undenvent a fdamen(al redesign, placing strong¢r empha515 tTaditional ecological knowledge and culturally grounded models of land stewardship. The visit a150 fornially marked the handover of project leaderthip wiihin the Trust, th¢ Cabildo of OGT a¢knowl¢dging Luci Attala as the new Chair. Throughout the remaind¢r of the yeaT, the frnst Worked to implement rhe redesign in clos¢ collaboration with the Kogi. While fijndraising efforts have Continued to support this revised vision. no new funding was SeCUT¢d during the year. and efforts will cortlinu¢ inio 2025. The Trusi r¢maiD$ conimhtted 10 ¢nsufiD8 cultural intwity in the implementation of Munekan Masha. b. Cultural Eycban%e Publlc Engggement lo S¢ptember 2024, NaT¢lSO, the 50n of Mamo Manuel wared in the do¢um¢nrary Aluna). visited the UK. During his vÉsil, he delivertd a public talk ai the Royal Anthropologi¢al Institute {RAII in London. Th¢ event w•s well attended and provided 2 unique opportunity for direct engagement with a Kogi repr¢s¢ntative. dttpening public ndeTStandin8 of the Indigenou5 worldview and the ¢nvironrnental insights 1¢ offers. In November 2D24, the Trnst supported the s¢r¢¢ning of a short film tiil¢d "Among the Clouds" ¢r¢ated by Ja¢into, a young Kogi filmmpker. The fi]m was shomn at the UN Biodiv¢rsity Confer¢nGe ICOP161 in Cali. Clombia, as part of an effort to amplify Indig¢nous voice5 Within global environm¢ntal dialogu¢s. The film is th¢ first ever made by a Ko81 filmmaker without EurAtricall influence. The TtenIng was well received and highlighted th¢ Trust's ongoitig ¢ommitment to 5UPPOrting the next gcneIL0ft of Indi8ertous sioryxellers and kllowl¢dg¢ holders. Additionally, the film and its creator were fcattjred by Princ¢ton Theolo¥i¢a] SemiThary's Open Plaza plarforni, a digital initiatiwe of the Hispanic Theological Initiative that highlights the WO of BJPOC thinkers and artists. Opcn P18za's iD¢lusion of Jacinto's film refle¢ts growing international recognition of Indigettous-led Btorytelling and reinforees the Trust's ongoing commitment to sUpportig the n¢xt generation of Kogi. Ongoing Work Throughout the year. the Trust coniinued its role in providing 5UPPOrt to the Kogui in th¢ Sierra N¢vad& This includcd: - Maintainin8 regular ¢ontsct Kogui Indig¢nous authorities. Adsing on projects involving IndigetM)U5 VOiG¢S. - Fa¢ilitating intemational outreach. Page I
T*5ron# Heritsge Trnst Report of the Trustees for the year ended 31 D¢eember 2024 OBJECTIVES AND AcfiviTIES Public benefit The Tn]st¢es ¢onfirn) that they hav¢ ¢omplied with their duty to have due regard to th¢ Charity Commission's guidan¢e on public btnefit. All adiviti¢s carried out during the year are line with ihe ¢harity'5 objectives aThJ are ¢onsidered to provide clear publi¢ benefit. ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE Admi1Sttive Update GoYernADct The year 2024 marked a period of leadership transition and reWed strat¢gi¢ fo¢us for the Tairon8 H¢ritag¢ Trust {TFrr). In January 2024. Prof¢ssor. Luci Attala formally assum¢d the role of Chair of th¢ Trusl bringing a fiysh perspective and an established commitment tts ¢ollaborntive, community-led approa¢hes. While Alan Ereira. founder and long-time Chatr. remaind a trustee during the early part of the year, he officially r]red from the Board in May 2024, marking th¢ end of his dir¢ct involvemcnt in the TNJSVS governance. His legacy remains foundztional to the nii55ion and etlMTrS of the Trus( and his work ¢ontinues to iNpire ourpartnerships and dirertion. In May, the Trust a]50 welcomed Vion Sharif as a new twstee. Vian brings signifi¢ant ¢xpertise in bitsdiversity dats and sustainability im)ovation- knowledge that is p8rti¢ularly vthluable for th¢ advancernent of the Mun¢kan Masha proj¢¢t. FIIYANCIAL REI'JEW Finwncial p05itio Inrome 4nd Expenditure - Total income forthe year.. £39,889 Totsl ¢xp¢nditure for th¢ year.. £17,728 - YeaTr¢nd res¢The$.' £51,846 The Tnjst continues to operdte with no salaried $18ff. office SPaCE or regular overheads. Administrative costs are kept to a minimum, ensuring thai the maximum proportion of donor f5 is direct¢d tD direct pro8rwllme support and Indigenous-led initiativ¢s. PrinciJYAI funding sour¢es The charity's in¢ome derive5 enttrely from individual donations. Donors are ihfomel of the destination aTLd purp)s¢ of their contributions through the Trust's newsletter. Rts¢rves poll The Trustees aim to maintain a small r¢$erve Sufficient to cover any operdtional commitments and to provide flexibility in responding to urgent requests fro]n the Indigenous communities we 5UPPOrt. FUTURE PLANS In the year ahead {2025}, the Tairona Heritage Tn¢ plans io: - Continue providing support for Indigenous-l¢d pwjects Such as Munekan Masha. - Explore opportunities io fa¢ilitate the retum of additional 8n¢¢stral lands. - Deeptn partrterships with univer5iti¢s and policy organisations to amplify tndi¥cnou5 ¢cologi¢al perspective5. Wotk closely with the Kogui and the theatre ¢ompany {Teatro Cenil), ¢deVelOp a touring programme for the perfom]anre Gonawindu8'. Fron) th¢ Heart of the World, builditig on the 2024 event. Discussions are CUETently underway io or¥8nise a tour that would bring this w¢rfvl exprcssion of Kogui ¢ulfyT¢ and ecolo¥i¢al tea¢hibig to broadei audienc¢5 111 the UK and Europ¢. SI'KUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT Govtrning doeuthent The charity is ¢ontrolled by its ¥ov¢ming do¢ument, a deed of and constitute5 a limiled company. limited by guarantee. as defmed by the Companies Act 2006. Th¢ Tn]sl 15 managed by a volunteer Board of Trustees. Trnstees meet regularly to review artivitie& approve expenditur¢s and set priorities. Dls1on$ are taken colle¢tively in line with the Trust's ¢onsti¢ution and Chlty law. Page 2
T¥iron# Htrltage Trnst Report of the Trustees for the year ended 31 Dttember 2024 SfRUCTURE, GOVERNAP4CE AND MANAGEMEP Retrnitment gnd appointment of new trn5tets Trustees are re¢rni¢¢d for their exp¢ri¢n¢e in Indigenow righty anthropK)logy, enviTonm¢Dtal work or charity goveman¢e. Or¥*tslsationil structsre Th¢re is no pernianenl organisational stTU¢ture and the otTice i5 maintained by ihe chairmen of the Trustres. IDduttioD 4nd trAining of new trusttts The trustee appointed is chosen on rriieria in¢luding familiarity with the work of the trust. REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS Registered CoThp4ny Dumber CE02730i (ENglènd attd Wales) R¢glstered Charity number 1196707 Registered offiet 15 Chwjdesley T¢rrace Swansea West Glamorgan SAI 6HB Trustees A EreirA Iresign¢d 15.5.2024) D Tsimprikidou (resigned 28.6.2024) B Hoffrna Dr L Attala Ms P Gornersall M5 W E Mandy {appointed 4.9.2025) Dr V Sharif (appointrd 4.8.2024) Independent Ex4miDer Jeremy Harrod FCCA Grdnt Ham)d L¢rn)an Davis LLP ChaMer¢d Accoulltant5 Second Floor, Kirkland 14ouse I 1-15 Peterborough Road Harrow Middle5CX HAI 2AX Approv¢d by Order of the Lx)ard of tru5te¢5 on.....191h November 2025 . and sigoed on its behalf by: Ms P Gomersall- Tnee Page 3
lndepelldet Ex•mlner's RepDrt to the Tn¢*¢$ of T8irona Heritagt Trust IDdependent ttamlntr's report to the trustees of TAirona Heritage Trust ('¢he CompaDy') E report to ihe charifv trnslees on my examination of the accounts of th¢ Company forthe year ended 31 Decernber 2024. Respon$ibilitie$ #nd basis of report As the charity's tnjstces of the Company (and a150 its direGtors forthe purJx>se5 of company law) you are responsible for the preparation of the a¢¢ounts in acc4>rdance wilh ihe r¢quiremellts of the Companies Act 2006 (Ihe 2006 AcV}. Havin8 satisfied myself that th¢ accounts of the Company are nol required to be audited under Port 16 of the 21>06 A¢t and are eligible for ind¢pendent exarnillai10 I r¢tM)rt in re5PCCt of my eminatiOn of ytsur ¢harity's accounts as ¢arri¢d out under Section 145 of the Charities Act 2011 I'the 2011 Act,). In tarrying out my examination I hav¢ followed the Directions given by th¢ Charity Cotyllnissioll under S¢¢tion 145{5) (b) of ihe 201 l Aet. Independent examineT'$ 5tatemen¢ I have ¢ompl¢t¢d my examinaiion. I confirni that no matt¢t3 h4v¢ come to my aueDiion in connection with the examination giving me causc to belicve.. a¢¢ounting records wer¢ not kept in respeci of the Cornpany as required by 5e¢tion 386 ofthc 2006 Ad. or Ihe a¢¢ounts do not accord with those record5,' or the accouDt5 do not ¢omply with the accounting requirements of SeGtion 396 of the 2006 Act other thon ally requir¢ment that the accounts give a In]¢ and fair wew which is nol a matter Cortsided as part of an independent ¢xamination,' or thc a¢¢ounts hav¢ not been prepared in accordartce wilh the m¢thods aDd principles of the Statement of R¢¢ommended PTacti¢e for a¢¢ountin8 and rq)orting by charili¢s {appli¢able to charities prcparing their accounts in accordanc¢ with the Financial Reporting Stsndard applicable in the UK and Republi¢ of Ireland IFRS 1021). I havc no concems and hav¢ come across no other matters in conn¢¢tion with the examinatitsn to which attention should be drawn in this report in ord¢r to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be rea¢hed. Jeremy Harrod FCCA Grant Harrod Leman Daws LLP Charter¢d Accountants Second Floor, Kirkland Hous¢ 11-15 P¢terborough Road Harrow Middlesex HAI 2AX Page 4
Tgironi HeTlt*ge Trust statennt of Finantigl Activities for the year ended 31 December 2024 2024 Unrestrieted nd 202.3 Toial fund5 Noles IP4COME AT4D ENDOWMENTS FROM Donations and leghcies 39,889 16.662 EXPENDITURE ON Charitable Aetivities Charitable A¢tivities 17,728 12,761 J¥ET INCOME 22,161 3.901 RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS Total funds brought forwdrd 29.685 25,784 TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD 51,846 29,685 The noi¢s fom part of these fjnancial st&tcmetbts Page S
Tgirona Herita¥t Trust BAIAnce Sheet 31 Defember 2024 2024 UnrestTiCted nd 2023 Total nds Notes CURRENT ASSETS Cash at bank 53,286 30,765 CREDITORS Atnounts falli]]g due within on¢ year (1,440) (1,080) NET CVRRENT ASSETS 51,846 29,685 TOTAL A&8ETS LE&S CURREKr LIABILII'IES 51,846 29,685 NET ASSETS 51,846 29.685 FUNDS Unrestrided funds 51,846 29,685 TOTAL FUIYDS 51.846 29,68S The rharitable Company is cntltlcd to ex¢mption from audit under Section 477 of the Companies A¢t 2006 for the year ended 31 December 2024. The mernkrs noi requir¢d the compaTJy to obtain an audit of its finan¢ial ststements for the year ¢Dd¢d 31 December 2024 in ac¢ordance wih Se10n 476 of th¢ Companies A¢t 2006. The trtte¢s a¢kn¢)wled8e their rtsponsibilities for (a) eTJ5uriRg that the charitable company keeps ac¢ounting records that eomply with S¢ctions 386 and 387 of the Companies Act 2006 and preparing financial statements Nvhich give a tw¢ and fair tW of the state of affairs of the challtablt Company as at the end of each finart¢ial y¢ar and of its 5urplu5 or deficii for eaeh financial year in a¢wrdanee with the requirements of SectiO]kS 394 and 395 atKI whieh otherwsc comply with the requirements of the C.ompani¢s Act 2006 relating to fthanciai siai¢ments, so far &$ applirable to th¢ tharitable company. (b) Thes¢ finala1 stateTnent5 have b¢en prepared in accoTdan¢c with th¢ proyisiorts appli¢able to charitabl¢ ¢ompanies subjcci th¢ small companies rcgime. The financi81 stateme$ were approv¢d by the Board of Tntee5 and authorised for issue 19th November 2025 . and were si8ry¢d on its behalf by.. on P Gomersall- Trnst¢e The noi¢s fom) part of these financial statcm¢nts Pt6
T9irona Heritlge Trust JYote5 to the Finan¢ig1 Statem¢nts lor ¢h¢ year ended 31 December 2024 AccouiYfiNG POLICIES Ba5ig of preparing the finAnci81 stgtements The fu)ancia] stal¢ments of the ¢hariiabl¢ company, which is a public benefit entity under FRS 102, have been prepared in accordan¢e wilh th¢ Charities SORP {FRS 102) 'Acrounting and Reporting by Charities.. Statement of R¢¢omm¢nded Practice appli¢abl¢ to tharities preparing their accouThts in ac¢ordan¢e wryth the Financial Rerting Standard appli¢able in the UK and Republsc of Ireland (FRS 102) (eff¢¢tivc l Jgnuary 2019)., Financial Reportin8 Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland, and the Companies Act 2006. The financial staternet have been prepared under the historical cosl convention. All income is reco)Ised in the Siaiemeni of Finan¢io] A¢tivities once the Chlty has entitlement lo th¢ fund5, It 1$ probable ihat the inwm¢ will be received and the amount ran be measured r¢liably. Expenditure Liabilities are recogni5ed as expcnditure as soon as the 15 8 legal or ¢0Th8lructive obligation committing the charity to that expenditure. it is probabl¢ thot a (ransfer of economic benefts ulll be required in settlement aDd th¢ amount of th¢ obligation ¢an be measured reliably. Expenditure is accounted for on an a¢¢rnals b&%1$ 4nd has been classified under h¢adin¥s ihat aggregare all c05t related to the ¢ateÈory. Where ¢osi$ cannot be direcily attribut¢d to POrti¢ular headings they have be¢n Allo¢ai¢d to adivities Dn a basis consislenl With the use of r¢sourc¢s. Tixation The rharity is ¢xempt from COTpofdtion tax on its charitable a¢tivities. Fund accounting Unrestricied funds can be used in accordance with the ¢haritsbl¢ obj¢dives * the discretion of th¢ trusi¢¢s. R¢stri¢ted ndS ¢an only be used for particular restricted purpos¢s within the objects of the charity. RestrictioS arise when sp¢¢ifi¢d by lh¢ donor or Nvhen fuDd5 are rai5¢d for particular r¢stritted purposes. Further explan3tion olthe nature and purpose of each fvnd is included in the notes to the fin¢la] statements. TRUSTEES, REMIFNERATION AND BEIYEFITS There were no trnste¢s' r¢mun¢ration or other benefjis for the year ended 31 Ik¢¢mber 2024 nor fur the year ended 31 December 2023. Trustees expenses There were no tru5t¢es' expenses paid for th¢ year ended JI December 2024 nor for th¢ year ¢nded 31 December 2023. COMPARATIVES FOR THE STAf£MENT OF FINATrICIAL ACTIVITIES Unrestricted JNCOME AND ENDOWMEP4TS FROM Donations and le8a¢ies 16.662 EXPENDrrvRE ON Ch¥ritsble actiiryties Charitable A¢livities 12,761 ET INCOME 3.901 Pag¢ 7 £Ottlinued...
T•irona H¢rits¥¢ Tn¢ Notes to tht Fin8nci81 St8tements- eontinued for ¢he yegr ended 31 December 2024 COMPARATIVES FOR THE STATEMENf OF FINANCIAL AcfiviTIES- continued UnreStried nd KECONCILIATION OF FUNDS Total fvnds brought forward 25,784 TOTAL FU]YDS CARRtED FORWARD 29.685 CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLINC DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR 2024 2023 AcKruals and deferred income 1.440 1,080 MOVEMEiYf IN FUNDS N¢t movement in fvnds At 31.12.24 At 1.1.24 Unrestrirted Gcneral fvnd 29.685 22,161 51.846 TOTAL Fuf4DS 29,685 22,161 51,846 Net movement in funds, iti¢lud¢d in the above are as follows.. IomIng resourees Resources expended Movem¢nt ID fvnds Unrestricted funds General fund 39.889 (17,7281 22.161 TOTAL FUNDS 39,889 (17.728) 22,161 Comp*r•tive8 for movement in funds Nd n)ov¢ment n fi]nd5 At 31.12.23 Atl.1.23 Unrnstrirted funth General fimd 25,784 3.901 29,685 TOTAL FUNDS 25,784 3,901 29,685 Pag¢ 8 continu¢d..-
Tairon4 Heritage Trust Notes to th¢ Finantixl St8temeDts- contiDued for the year eDded 31 Decernber 2024 MOVEMENT IN FUNDS- contirtued Comparativ¢ net nM)v¢ment in fimd4 included in the above are as follows: Incomin8 r¢souKes Resources ¢xp¢nded Movem¢nt in fvnds Unrestricted funds Gcneral fund 16.662 112.761) 3,901 TOTAL FufiDS 16.662 (12,761) 3.901 A eurrent year 12 months and prior y<dr 12 months ¢ombined posiiiom is &s follows.. Net tnovtment in fijnds At 31.12.24 At 1.1.23 Unr¢stricted funds General fi]nd 25,784 26,062 51,846 TOTAL FUNDS 25,784 26,062 51,846 A cunI year 12 months and prior year 12 ]Th)nths ¢ombin¢d n¢t movement in funds, ineluded in the above are as follows.. Incoming resources Re50ur¢¢s expended Mov¢m¢n¢ in fimds Unrestri¢t¢d funds General fund 56,551 (30,489) 26,062 TOTAL FUNDS 56,551 {30,489) 26,062 RELATED PARTY DISCLOSIIRES There were no related paty transa¢tions for the year ended 31 December 2024. Page 9