**Charity Number: 1200117** ## **REPRODUCTIVE JUSTICE INITIATIVE CIO** **ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS** **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023** ## **REPRODUCTIVE JUSTICE INITIATIVE CIO** ## **CONTENTS** ||**Page**| |---|---| |**Company Information**|**1**| |**Trustees’ Annual Report for the period**|**2**| |**Independent Examiner's Report on The Accounts**|**6**| |**Income and Expenditure Account**|**7**| |**Statement of Financial Position**|**8**| |**Statement of Financial Activities**|**9**| |**Notes to the Financial Statements**|**10**| ## **REPRODUCTIVE JUSTICE INITIATIVE CIO** ## **COMPANY INFORMATION** ## **Charity Registration number** 1200117 ## **Registered office** 85 Great Portland Street First Floor London W1W 7LT ## **Bankers** Wise Payments Ltd. 6th Floor, The Tea Building 56 Shoreditch High Street London E1 6JJ United Kingdom 1 ## **REPRODUCTIVE JUSTICE INITIATIVE CIO** ## **TRUSTEES’ ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023** ## **OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES** ||SORP|| |---|---|---| ||reference|| |||The purposes of the CIO are:| |||•
**to preserve, promote and protect the**| |||**physical and mental health among members of Black and Minority**| |||
**Ethnic (BAME) communities for the public benefit**by (but without| |||
prejudice to the generality of the foregoing):| |||`o`
developing and disseminating evidence-based resources, together| |||
with signposting other inclusive health and support services;| |||`o`
the provision of health-related education to people from BAME| |||
communities and the public as a whole by addressing health| |||
misinformation, educating underrepresented BAME persons on| |||
issues of health (in particular, but not exclusively in relation to the| |||
sexual and reproductive health of people from BAME communities)| |||
and empowering individuals to be more informed decision makers| |Summary of the||
and to take better control of their health;| |purposes of the||
•
**to promote equality and diversity for the public benefit**by (but| ||
Para 1.17|| |
charity as set out in||| |
its governing||without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing):| |||| |document||`o`
the elimination of discrimination on the grounds of age, disability,| |||
sexuality, gender, class, culture and race;| |||`o`
providing education and training and raising awareness;| |||`o`
obtaining redress for victims of unlawful discrimination;| |||`o`
promoting activities to foster understanding about people from| |||
diverse backgrounds;| |||`o`
conducting or commissioning research and publishing the results| |||
to the public;| |||`o`
cultivating a sentiment in favour of equality and diversity.| |||`o`
any exclusively charitable purposes according to the law of| |||
England and Wales that the charity trustees may in their absolute| |||
discretion| 2 |||•
Whole reporting period - Networking and attendance to relevant| |---|---|---| |||
meetings with stakeholders. Engagement with the media to provide| |||
comments and write articles on relevant topics.| |||•
April 2022 - Launched the Black Voices on Contraception Choice and| |||
Access to Services| |||•
May 2022 - Produced digital booklet on| |||Abortion in the UK: Experience of African,| |||Caribbean & Asian People| |||•
June 2022 - Attended the 10th Africa| |Summary of the||| |||Conference on Sexual Health and Rights and| |main activities in||| |relation to those||| |||delivered several workshops| |purposes for the
|Para 1.17|| |public benefit, in|
and 1.19|•
August 2022 - Supported the launch of the| |
particular, the||| |activities, projects or|
|Know Your Body programme by Eve Appeal| |
services identified in||| |the accounts.||•
September 2022 - Community engagement: Launched social media| |||
accounts for the RJI| |||•
October 2022 - Launched Sexual & Reproductive Health and Rights| |||
Equity Fund with the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine| |||
(LSHTM) to support Master students interested in Sexual and| |||
Reproductive Health Equity| |||•
January 2023 - Opened call for applications to the Reproductive| |||
Justice Roundtable to bring together grassroots organisers and| |||
organisations working within the reproductive justice space across the| |||
UK| |||•
February 2023 - Pleasure and Vibes Community Event| |Statement||| |confirming whether||| |
the trustees have||| |||
Yes, the Trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity| |had regard to the|Para 1.18|| |
guidance issued by||

Commission on public benefit.| |
the Charity||| |||| |
Commission on||| |public benefit||| ## **ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE** ||SORP|| |---|---|---| ||reference|| |Summary of the||| |||In this reporting period, RJI has been working on setting up the organisation| |
main achievements||| |||as a CIO by focussing on recruitment, fundraising and development of the| |of the charity,||| |||
needed processes and policies.| |
identifying the||| |difference the|Para 1.20|
We hosted and attended meetings, events, and conferences with relevant| |charity’s work has
||| |||

stakeholders to network share learning and form connections with like-| |made to the||,
minded individuals and organisations. We have also engaged with the media| |circumstances of its||| |||
to provide comments and write articles on relevant topics.| |beneficiaries and||| |any wider benefits||We launched the social media of the charity and have increased our reach| |
to society as a||| |||| |3||| |whole.||with our target group.| |---|---|---| |||We have continued our collaboration with academic institutions. We have| |||launched a project in collaboration with University College London (UCL) and| |||
the Faculty of Sexual Reproductive Healthcare (FSRH) focussed on “Black| |||Voices on Contraception Choice and Service Access”. We launched a ‘Sexual| |||& Reproductive Health and Rights Equity Fund’ with the London School of| |||Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) to support Master students interested| |||
in sexual and reproductive health equity.| ## **FINANCIAL REVIEW** |**FINANCIAL REVIEW**||| |---|---|---| |||The Organisation’s income was £91,697.61 in the year ending 31| |Review of the charity’s financial||March 2023. The total expenditure for the twelve months was| ||

Para 1.21|| |||

£8,856.54. The fund balance carried forward as at 31 March 2023| |position at the end of the period||| |||was £82,841.07 consisting of £0.00 of restricted funds and| |||| |||
£82,841.07 of unrestricted funds.| |Statement explaining the policy||| |||
As a new charity, all our income is reinvested in the development| ||

Para 1.22|| |
for holding reserves stating why||| |||

and growth of the charity.| |
they are held||| |||| |||| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|
£0| |||At the moment we do not hold reserves as we are operating a| |Reasons for holding zero||| ||Para 1.22|
start-up model, and we are not yet financially independent besides| |reserves||

grants and external funds. All our income is reinvested in the| |||
development and growth of the charity.| |||| |Details of fund materially in||| ||Para 1.24|
We do not have any fund materially in deficit| |deficit||| |||| |Explanation of any||| ||Para 1.23|
N/A| |
uncertainties about the charity||| |
continuing as a going concern||| |||| ## **STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT** |Description of charity’s trusts:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document||| ||Para 1.25|
Constitution| |(trust deed, royal charter)||| |||| |How is the charity constituted?||| ||Para 1.25|
CIO| |(e.g unincorporated association, CIO)||| |||| |Trustee selection methods including details of||As per our Constitution, there must be at least| |any constitutional provisions e.g. election to post|
Para 1.25|
three charity trustees. There is no maximum| |
or name of any person or body entitled to appoint||

number of charity trustees that may be appointed| |
one or more trustees||
to the CIO.| 4 ## **NAMES OF THE CHARITY TRUSTEES WHO MANAGE THE CHARITY** |||**Office (if**|| |---|---|---|---| ||**Trustee name**||| |||**any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| |1|Felicia Yeung|Chair|Whole year| |2|Kimberly McIntosh|Secretary|
Whole year| |3|Zuleikha Mohammed||Whole year| |4|Claire Horn||Whole year| |5|Lamya Sadiq||Whole year| ## Declaration The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above. Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees Signature(s) **Full name(s): Felicia Yeung** **Position: Chair** **Date:** 5 ## **REPRODUCTIVE JUSTICE INITIATIVE CIO** ## **INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT ON THE ACCOUNTS** ||||| |---|---|---|---| |**Report to the trustees**
**On accounts for the year**
**ended**
**Set out on pages**|Charity Name:
Reproductive Justice Initiative CIO||| ||||| ||31 March 2023|**Charity no (if any)**|11863547| ||||| ||7, 8, 9, 10 and 12||| I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity “Reproductive Justice Initiative CIO” for the year ended 31/03/2023. **Responsibilities and basis** As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in **of report** accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 under Section 145. I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. The Reproductive Justice Initiative CIO gross income currently not exceeding **Independent examiner's** £250,000 and I am qualified to undertake the examination by being a qualified **statement** member of The Association of Accounting Technicians Body. I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect: - the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; or - the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or - the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair’ view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. |**Signed:**
**Name:**
**Relevant professional**
**qualification(s) or body (if**
**any):**||**Date:**|12/04/2024| |---|---|---|---| ||||| ||David K. Asare||| ||||| ||MAAT (Licence No. 1007528)||| 6 ## **REPRODUCTIVE JUSTICE INITIATIVE CIO** ## **INCOME AND EXPENDITURE FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023** |**Notes**
**Total Income**
2
Direct Expenses
**Gross Profit**
General Administrative Expenses
**Excess Income over Expenditure**
**INCOME SURPLUS ACCOUNT**
Balance as of 01 April 2023
Income Surplus/Deficit for the Period
**Balance as of 31 March 2023**|**2023**
**£**
91,697.61
(2,888.00)| |---|---| ||**88,809.61**
(5,968.54)| ||**82,841.07**| ||-
82,841.07| ||**82,841.07**| The Statement of Financial Activities includes all gains and losses recognised in the year. The notes on pages 10 – 11 form part of these financial statements. 7 **REPRODUCTIVE JUSTICE INITIATIVE CIO** ## **STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION AS AT 31 MARCH 2023** |**Notes**
**NON-CURRENT ASSETS**
**CURRENT ASSETS**
Debtors
6
Cash at bank
**CREDITORS:**amounts falling due
within one year
7
**NET CURRENT ASSETS**
**TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT**
**LIABILITIES**
**ACCUMULATED FUNDS**
Restricted Funds
8
Unrestricted funds
8|**2023**
**£**
-
-
82,841.07| |---|---| ||82,841.07
-| ||82,841.07| ||**82,841.07**| ||-
82,841.07| ||**82,841.07 **| ## **Audit Exemption Statement** For the year ending 31/03/2023 the company was entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies. ## **Directors’ Responsibilities** The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its accounts for the year in question in accordance with section 476 of the Companies Act 2006. The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Act with respect to accounting records and the preparation of accounts These accounts have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies’ regime. The financial statements were approved and authorised by the Directors on 30/01/2024 and signed on their behalf, by: Felicia Yeung Chair The notes on pages 10 – 11 form part of these financial statements. 8 ## **REPRODUCTIVE JUSTICE INITIATIVE CIO** ## **STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023** |**Notes**
**INCOMING RESOURCES**
Incoming resources from generated
funds:
Voluntary income
2
**TOTAL INCOMING RESOURCES**
**RESOURCES EXPENDED**
_Charitable activity costs_
Event and Project
General Administration Expenses
Governance costs
4
**TOTAL RESOURCES EXPENDED**
**MOVEMENT IN TOTAL FUNDS**
**FOR THE YEAR – NET INCOME**
**FOR THE YEAR**
Total funds on 1 April 2023
**TOTAL FUNDS AT 31 MARCH 2023**|**Restricted**
**Funds**
**£**
-
**-**
-
-
-
**-**
-
-
**-**|**Un-**
**restricted**
**Funds**
**£**
91,697.61
**91,697.61**
(2,888.00)
(5,846.37)
(122.17)
**(8,856.54)**
82,841.07
-
**82,841.07 **|**Total Funds**
**2023**
**£**
91,697.61| |---|---|---|---| ||||**91,697.61**| ||||(2,888.00)
(5,846.37)
(122.17)| ||||**(8,856.54)**| ||||82,841.07
-| ||||**82,841.07**| The Statement of Financial Activities includes all gains and losses recognised in the year. The notes on pages 10 – 11 form part of these financial statements. 9 **REPRODUCTIVE JUSTICE INITIATIVE CIO** ## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023** ## **1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES** ## **1.1 Basis of preparation of financial statements** The accounts have been prepared under the historical cost convention and in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard for Smaller entities (effective June 2002). ## **1.2 Income** Income represents amounts receivable from the principal activity of the company through donation form organisations and grants. ## **1.3 Depreciation** Depreciation has been provided at the following rates to write off the assets over their estimated useful lives. Equipment 20% straight line ## **1.4 Going Concern** At the balance sheet date, the net current assets and total net assets were £82,841.07 and £82,841.07 respectively. The company is dependent on the support of its creditors, which the directors have confirmed will continue. It is on this premise that the accounts have been prepared on a going concern basis. ## **2. SUMMARY OF INCOME** |**SUMMARY OF INCOME**
Trade Income
Voluntary Income (Notes 9)
Government Grants
Donations
Event ticket sales
Other income
**SUMMARY OF EXPENDITURE**
Project Expenses
Travel Expenses
Administrative Expenses
Legal & Professional Fees
Accountancy, Bookkeeping & Other Services
Bank Charges & Interest Expenses
Taxation
Subscription Fees|**2023**
**£**
-
85,433.45
-
1,310.73
-
4,953.43| |---|---| ||**91,697.61**| ||**2023**
**£**
2,888.00
266.34
1,304.86
3,004.88
960.00
41.00
122.17
269.29| ||**8,856.54**| ## **3.** 10 ## **REPRODUCTIVE JUSTICE INITIATIVE CIO** ## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023** |**4.**
**GOVERNANCE COSTS**
Legal and Professional fees
**5.**
**NET INCOME**
**This is stated after charging:**
Legal and Professional fees||**2023**
**£**
-| |---|---|---| |||**-**| |||**2023**
**£**
82,841.07| |||**82,841.07**| During the period, no Directors received any remuneration and any benefits in kind. |**6.**
**DEBTORS**
Amount due from donors
Other debtors
**7.**
**CREDITORS**
**Amounts falling due within one year**
Loan and other amounts due to Directors
Accruals|**2023**
**£**
-
-| |---|---| ||**-**| ||**2023**
**£**
-
-| ||**-**| |**STATEMENT OF FUNDS**
**8.**
**Unrestricted funds**
General funds
**Restricted funds**
Sub total
**Total of funds**|**Brought**
**Forward**
**£**
-
-
-
**-**|**Incoming**
**Resources**
**£**
91,697.61
-
91,697.61
**91,697.61**|**Resources**
**Expended**
**£**
(8,856.54)
-
(8,856.54)
**(8,856.54)**|**Carried**
**Forward**
**£**
82,841.07| |---|---|---|---|---| |||||-| |||||82,841.07| |||||**82,841.07**| 11 ## **REPRODUCTIVE JUSTICE INITIATIVE CIO** ## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023** ## **9 Notes on Accounts Resubmission** Changes to Incoming resources from generated funds £85,433.45 received as a voluntary income treated as a Government Grant now corrected. 12