Registered charity number: 1198040
Diversity in Development
Receipts and payments accounts For the period ended 31 March 2023
DIVERSITY IN DEVELOPMENT
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 MARCH 2023
CONTENTS PAGE Legal and administrative information 1 Trustees’ report 2- Statement of receipts and payments Statement of balances Notes to the accounts
DIVERSITY IN DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
Charity name Diversity in Development Registered office 91 Nibthwaite Road Harrow Middlesex HA1 1TD Operational address 91 Nibthwaite Road Harrow Middlesex HA1 1TD
Charity registration number 1198040
Trustees
John Kirkland, OBE (Chair) Ellie Evelyn Appointed 28 June 2022 Ryan Henson Alan Laverock Madeleine Le Bourdon Appointed 28 June 2022 Natasha Lokhun Appointed 28 June 2022 Sheila Mburu Appointed 28 June 2022 Jennifer Minnard Appointed 28 June 2022 Melissa Nicholson Appointed 28 June 2022 Mike O’Driscoll David Osei Resigned 28 June 2022 Amy Randles Kirsty Smith Appointed 28 June 2022
Independent examiners
As the charity had no financial transactions during the period under review., it is exempt from an independent examination. Accordingly, no Independent Examiners have yet been appointed.
Bankers CAF Bank
25 Kings Hill Avenue Kings Hill West Malling Kent
ME19 4JQ
DIVERSITY IN DEVELOPMENT
REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 MARCH 2023
The trustees are pleased to present their report together with the financial accounts of the charity for the period from date of registration to 31 March 2023. The Legal and Administrative information on page 1 forms part of this report.
Trustees
The committee members of the charity are its Trustees for the purpose of charity law and throughout this report are collectively referred to as the Trustees.
Structure, Governance and Management
Governing Document
Diversity in Development is a CIO, governed by its constitution.
Recruitment and Appointment of Trustees
New Trustees are invited to join the Board at the request of all serving Trustees. New Trustees are chosen for and assigned to a specific task within the charity. Trustees are chosen from the body of people who have an involvement in, and love for, the work of the Trust. Open and competitive advertising is used to identify suitable candidates. All Trustees take policy decisions at regular Trustees’ meetings.
Trustee Induction and Training
When new Trustees are appointed they are provided with access to appropriate training from current Trustees and, where appropriate, external trainers.
Risk Management
The Trustees review the risks of the charity regularly, drawing up a matrix and putting in place policies to mitigate these risks. The main risks are reputational, financial, and health and safety.
Related parties
No Trustees received any remuneration during the year. No expenses were reimbursed to Trustees. There were no related parties.
Organisational Structure
The Trust is managed day by day by its Trustees. John Kirkland is the Chair and Alan Laverock is the Treasurer. Other trustees perform different roles within the trust.
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Objectives and activities
The organisation’s purposes are:
To advance the education of the public, and in particular of young people interested to learn more about international development issues, or to engage in international development activity, or of people who are socially and/or economically disadvantaged, in relation to any matter pertaining to international development.
To carry out the above functions throughout England and Wales.
Achievements and performance
The charity was registered on 23[rd] February 2022 and commenced its activities on that date.
Our principal activities during the year can be summarised under the headings of events and research.
Three events were staged with audiences relevant to our objectives. These were at Doncaster College, University of Leeds and Brunel University. In each case a range of speakers discussed different aspects of international development policy with young people in the 16-24 age range, as well as outlining ways in which the audience could be come more involved. Speakers included the Policy and Advocacy Director at Oxfam, a Conservative MP, the Chief Executive of the IRISE charity, staff at the University of Leeds, representatives of the London International Development Centre, Tony Blair Institute for Global Change and the Global Action Plan NGO. We are grateful to all for providing their time free of charge, and to the three host organisations for providing venues, marketing and refreshments.
Two research projects have been devised. The first is a survey of UK nongovernmental organisations, looking in particular at their approach to monitoring diversity within their staff, and policies for addressing the issue. The project was facilitated by BOND, the major membership organisation for international development NGO’s in the United Kingdom, allowing our inclusion of a bank of questions in their annual membership survey. These were devised by one of our Trustees, who also conducted the analysis free of charge. Results of the survey are currently being collated, and the results will be announced in 2023-24.
The second project will examine the socio-economic characteristics of those studying International Development courses at UK universities. This has not previously been possible, since International Development has only become a distinct category in the official figures since 2021. At the end of the year, an appropriate data set had been defined and discussions were under way with JISC, the data agency for UK higher education, to purchase this. The data has since been obtained, and results will be available in early 2024.
Financial review
The activities described above were undertaken through in kind contributions of time and resources by partner institutions, and time contributed free of charge by Trustees. Thus no direct payments were made by the charity, no staff
employed and liabilities incurred. Accordingly, there are no transactions to be reported during the period of these accounts.
Since the year end, a donation of £10,000 has been received and the charity has started making appropriate disbursements in the furtherance of its activities.
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Reserves policy
Once fully operational, the charity will seek to establish a reserve equivalent to three months’ costs, which will enable it to close down in an orderly fashion should this be required.
Plans for the future
Trustees have agreed a three-year strategy, which will see activity increase once we have accumulated a body of evidence from the research activities described above, and as resources allow. Priorities are likely to include::
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Host a launch event to bring our concerns to the attention of the wider international development community
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Further courses in conjunction with universities and colleges to educate young people about our core objectives;
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An event on how universities can help make international development more inclusive. This would be a small invitation only event for university development departments, international offices and access departments.
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An event on how NGO’s can help monitor and promote diversity in the workforce, building on our existing partnerships with the sector. .
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Work to further identify barriers to students from lower socioeconomic backgrounds taking up opportunities to travel to developing countries, and how such opportunities could be made more attractive, building on existing relationships with colleges and universities, and the experience of existing funding programmes such as the UK government funded Turing scheme.
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A possible residential event for those from our target backgrounds who aspire to careers in international development, in 2025.
Approved by the trustees and signed on their behalf
( Chair of Trustees)
21 January 2024
DIVERSITY IN DEVELOPMENT RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT For the period ended 31 March 2023
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DIVERSITY IN DEVELOPMENT
STATEMENT OF BALANCES
As at 31 March 2023
The charity had not incurred any costs and had not received any income up to the date of the period end. Accordingly there are no balances to report.
Approved by the trustees and signed on their behalf:
(Chair of Trustees)
21 January 2024
DIVERSITY IN DEVELOPMENT
NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS
For the year ended 31 March 2023
As the charity had not earned income or incurred expenses, no notes are required at this stage.