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2022-06-30-accounts

PLAN INTERNATIONAL UK TRUSTEES’ ANNUAL REPORT 2022

About Plan International 3
Welcome from our CEO and Chair 4
A message from our Youth Advisory Panel 6
Our impact 7
Strategic review 9
Our supporters 21
Financial review 24
Managing risk 28
Our people 30
Our organisation 32
Legal and administrative information 42
Independent auditor’s report to the members and trustees of Plan International UK 45
Thank you 88
The information included on pages 7–29 constitutes Plan International UK’s Strategic Report for the year
to 30 June 2022.
On the cover:11-year-old Amina lives in a resettlement centre in Mozambique’s Chiure District. Although fnding food
is a daily struggle, she makes sure she goes to school every day: “When I fnish school I want to become a teacher.”

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ABOUT PLAN INTERNATIONAL

Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian organisation that advances children’s rights and equality for girls. We strive for a just world, working together with children, young people, our supporters and partners.

For more than 85 years, we’ve been building powerful partnerships for children’s rights and fighting inequality. We’re striving for a world where every child has the same opportunity to grow into their full potential, and where every girl is valued.

Plan International UK works in partnership with Plan International to ensure the effective management and implementation of programmes we fund overseas.

The projects highlighted in this report have all received financial support from Plan International UK – many will also receive funding from other Plan International members and other partners. The reach and impact included in this report reflect the whole project.

Plan International UK is an independent

development and humanitarian children’s charity, with no religious, political or government affiliation.

The Trustees’ Annual Report 2022 covers the period 1 July 2021–30 June 2022.

Plan International works with communities across more than 75 countries to tackle the root causes of exclusion and inequality for all children. We’re building a future where every girl can be safe, in control of her own body, and has access to the education and opportunities she needs to thrive. And if disaster strikes, we’re there too. We work to protect children, keep them learning and help their communities to recover, rebuild and develop their resilience.

Plan International UK is part of the Plan

International global family that stands together for children’s rights and equality for girls. We lead the work of the charity in the UK. This includes raising funds from the UK public and through partnerships with institutions, trusts and corporates; leading on advocacy and campaigning in the UK; and delivering programmes for girls in the UK, too.

Elema, 18, had to drop out of school in Ethiopia to help her family find food instead. A hunger crisis is growing in the region.

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WELCOME FROM OUR CEO AND CHAIR

We began this year with careful optimism that the worst of the Covid-19 pandemic had passed, hoping that we could look to a period of recovery and rebuilding in impacted communities. Sadly, this hope was short-lived, as a new crisis very quickly unfolded with the outbreak of war in Ukraine in February.

The events in Ukraine saw Plan International rapidly mobilise resources to respond to the unfolding humanitarian crisis, setting up new operations in Moldova, Romania and Poland to offer child protection, safeguarding and emergency education to some of the millions of refugees.

We were humbled by the speed and scale of the response by our generous supporters to our Ukraine appeal. You donated over £820k directly to Plan International, and as a member of the Disaster’s Emergency Committee (DEC) we were able to access a further £12m for the life-changing response on the ground over the next years. It was the DEC’s biggest appeal response since the 2004 Asian tsunami.

Social Development Direct, Plan International UK’s consultancy subsidiary, has also been active in the Ukraine humanitarian response, having been appointed by the DEC to provide an online Safeguarding Support Hub. This vital resource provides expertise and guidance to local organisations and individuals involved

with responding to the Ukraine crisis, ensuring they are equipped with practical and accessible safeguarding support.

One of the outcomes of the conflict has been the disruption of wheat exports from Ukraine. This disruption has exacerbated a hunger crisis already unfolding in the Sahel and East Africa, where at least 45 million children are suffering from lifethreatening malnutrition. Plan International UK launched a Hunger Crisis: Children’s Emergency Appeal in early summer this year, and in the UK we have worked hard to lobby for funding and to raise awareness of the crisis in what has been a very crowded news agenda.

Sadly, a lack of food is only one impact of the hunger crisis. Hunger also disrupts education, particularly for girls, who are often the first to be taken out of school when food or money are scarce.

This only reinforces the need for programmes like Girls Education Challenge (GEC), where girls and young women are supported to access education in communities where they have traditionally been marginalised. In Zimbabwe, we are coming to the end of a five-year, £13 million programme which will support more than 13,000 out-of-school adolescent girls with literacy, numeracy and skills to support them into employment. Another of our GEC projects recently finished in Sierra Leone. Over the eight years it’s been running, we have directly supported on access and learning to over 20,000 primary and secondary school girls and children with disabilities, and supported over 700 women to become qualified teachers.

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Education has been a key focus for our work in the UK in the past year too. We were proud to partner with youth organisation Transform Education at the Global Education Summit and COP26 to influence and press for girls’ rights and education around the world.

We also saw young people take an increasingly active role in our organisation elsewhere. While members of our Youth Advisory Panel graduated after two years with us, we welcomed a new cohort who have proved just as passionate and committed to gender equality. In Wales, Rose had the pleasure of joining 125 young people at a celebratory event in Cardiff to mark the end of our Champions of Wales programme. We are thrilled that the Moondance Foundation have granted us additional funding to extend this fantastic girls’ rights programme next year.

The lifting of Covid-19 restrictions did materialise as we’d hoped, and Rose took the opportunity to visit the AstraZeneca funded Young Health Programme in Kenya in July. As well as gaining first-hand insight into work we’re doing to support the health and wellbeing of young people, Rose was able to meet with colleagues and renew networks in the region – sometimes there can be no substitute for in-person meetings!

As we look ahead to the next year, we are cleareyed about the threats posed to the health and rights of children and girls around the world. In our recent global strategy update we recognised the need for the organisation to play a greater role in the humanitarian space, especially considering the continued conflict in Ukraine, a growing hunger crisis and the impacts of a climate and cost of living crisis.

We are also confident, that with your support, we can be there to support and advocate for children and girls around the world. Thank you for all that you do.

Rose Caldwell Chief Executive

Professor Sir Ian Diamond Chair

As well as our partners at AstraZeneca, we’d also like to publicly thank the Standard Chartered Foundation, People’s Postcode Lottery and the Disasters Emergency Committee for their ongoing support, without which much of our life-changing work would simply not be possible.

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A MESSAGE FROM OUR YOUTH ADVISORY PANEL

My name is Elodie. I have been a member of Plan International UK’s Youth Advisory Panel (YAP) since 2021. Joining YAP has been one of the best decisions of my life. I am so thankful for the opportunities I have had and proud of what we have achieved so far.

YAP is a group of people who are committed to equality. We celebrate our differences and use them to educate each other and propel us towards a safer future for women and girls.

At YAP we all have the freedom to focus on whatever we believe in and take a stand, whether that be sharing articles to educate our friends or delivering a speech to powerful figures. We empower each other, ourselves and other young people to make change in whatever way we can.

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When I joined YAP, I had no idea how much it would teach me about the world and myself. I have grown in confidence and determination, using my passion to speak out against public sexual harassment on BBC Radio Kent and to my MP, who committed to putting forward an anti-public sexual harassment bill as his private members’ bill.

I have also had the opportunity to attend trustee board meetings. While it has been daunting at times, I have learnt from the wealth of experience and opinions of the other board members and felt first-hand the positive effect of promoting young female voices.

As a group, YAP have also collaborated on a number of video projects, creating content for Plan International UK’s social media channels and helping us feel connected, despite mostly communicating virtually.

I have also formed bonds over shared interests and attended many online workshops, introducing me to a range of fascinating people and valuable campaigning skills which I know I will take forward in my work now and later life.

I hope that after this first year of finding our feet, YAP will continue to grow and show everyone what can be done when youth voices are put first. I am incredibly proud of the work that we have put into raising our voices and know that we will take every opportunity to show the world how powerful a group of young people can be!

Elodie

Plan International UK YAP member

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Anahi, Sofy and Monica live in the highlands of Ecuador where Plan International is helping girls like them to go to school.

WE REACHED NEARLY 14 MILLION CHILDREN, YOUNG PEOPLE AND THEIR COMMUNITIES AROUND THE WORLD:

3.76 million 13.8 million people directly supported people indirectly reached by our programmes through our work

ACROSS by our programmes INCLUDING 112 PROJECTS 697,000 IN 41 COUNTRIES GIRLS

THANKS TO OUR

UK SPONSORS 66,700

WE ARE SUPPORTING OVER CHILDREN 71,000

WE RECEIVED £2.9 million

for our Ukraine response through the DEC Ukraine Appeal and our Ukraine Children Emergency Response Appeal

CAMPAIGNERS 42,000

in the UK have stood with us to fight for equality for girls

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Julia is 5 years old and travelled for hours with her family from Ukraine to reach safety at the Romanian border.

Our strategy

We launched a three-year organisational strategy in 2021 outlining our key strategic goals and enablers to drive forwards our work advancing children’s rights and equality for girls.

We are halfway through this strategic period and can report good progress across all our goals and enablers.

On the next few pages, we look back and spotlight some of most significant achievements over the last year. We also look forward to what we still aspire to achieve.

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Programme with impact

Our programmatic work is rooted in advancing children’s rights and equality for girls. It ranges from tackling harmful practices like child marriage, to providing access to safe, clean water. We also recognise young people as agents of change and invite them in to help shape this work.

I would like to encourage girls and young women that the future is ours.

Joy, 21, Kenya

Over the last year our programmes have included those which seek to:

Two programmes which came to an end this year were the Girls Education Challenge programmes in Ghana and Sierra Leone. Girls who took part in these programmes reported increased confidence in numeracy and literacy, and significantly more awareness of gender equality among peers.

Joy, 21, from Kenya is pursuing a technical vocational training course and wants to be an engineer.

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SUPPORTING ADOLESCENT GIRLS’ EDUCATION (SAGE) IN ZIMBABWE

SAGE is a programme helping around 13,200 out-of-school girls in Zimbabwe access education and vital life skills.

This programme is funded through the Girls’ Education Challenge (GEC), an initiative of the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO).

Now in its fourth year of implementation, SAGE continues to help girls with literacy, numeracy and English skills. These skills then help girls back into education, further skills training, or employment. Some even set up their own businesses.

Susan is unable to use her right arm and leg but is now learning to read and write through the SAGE programme in Zimbabwe.

Due to my disability, I was not able to write but ever since I joined this class, a lot has changed. I can now write my name and am learning my numbers. This will help me with my sewing business.

Susan, 19, Zimbabwe

88% of girls feel their confidence has improved since joining SAGE

One highlight from the last year includes launching online SAGE learning materials for others to use, ensuring maximum impact from the programme. Another includes building strong evidence around the programme’s impact to influence wider stakeholders and create further change for girls.

SAGE has previously been recognised with an A+ rating from the FCDO. It has received special praise for its flexible model during Covid-19, with adaptations based on sound data and evidence.

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Humanitarian crises

This year Plan International UK has successfully funded work across several humanitarian crises around the world. This includes responding to the growing hunger crisis in the Horn of Africa, the Central Sahel and Haiti, and conflict in Ukraine – the latter of which we will contribute more than £12m to over three years, in part due to our membership of the Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC).

UKRAINE CRISIS: CHILDREN’S APPEAL

In Spring 2022 the outbreak of conflict in Ukraine triggered the fastest growing refugee crisis in Europe since World War II. Millions of children and their families were forced to flee, leaving behind their homes, livelihoods, education and loved ones.

Plan International UK launched the Ukraine Crisis: Children’s Appeal and your support allowed us to quickly mobilise our experts to set up muchneeded child protection, education and cash and voucher assistance programmes across Romania, Moldova and Poland.

I cried because those we don’t know are helping us. Viktoriia, Ukrainian refugee

Viktoriia fled Ukraine with her children and received cash vouchers from Plan International and the DEC while at a shelter in Romania.

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EDUCATION CANNOT WAIT – NIGERIA

A decade of armed conflict in north-eastern Nigeria, and now the impacts of a worsening hunger crisis, have displaced millions of people and disrupted the education of children and young people. Schools, teachers and students have also been deliberately targeted through the conflict, eroding an already fragile education system.

Our Education Cannot Wait programme in Nigeria is helping children continue to access education, especially girls. We’re making sure learning environments are safe and inclusive, through gender-segregated toilets, safety plans, and building awareness around protection issues with children and their families.

We’ve also been raising awareness among communities on the importance of girls’ education, and training staff in inclusive practices so they can help tackle unequal power relations between boys and girls in classrooms.

811 million people are struggling to find and afford the food they need to survive[*]

Going forwards, this programme will be especially important as a hunger crisis grows. When quality, affordable food is in short supply, children’s education is at risk as families contemplate moving or taking their children out of school to help find food and work instead – a burden which often disproportionately falls to girls.

Education programmes like this can help instil the importance of education and prevent those decisions being made. Crucially, keeping girls in school protects them from other harms like forced marriage and sexual and gender-based violence.

We are supporting similar Education Cannot Wait programmes in South Sudan, Cameroon and Mali.

We will continue to ensure our programmes tackle the root causes of gender inequality, including focusing on safety and inclusivity. We will also continue to concentrate on building our vital response to humanitarian emergencies, including response to the ever-growing impact of climate change on communities, resilience building work, and continuing to enhance our nexus programming approach.

*Source: Food and Agricultural Organisation of the United Nations

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Dinah, a member of our Youth Advisory
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Voice for change

Last year remained challenging due to the high level of political turbulence in the UK, but despite this, we did see some positive steps in areas of our influencing that matter for children and young people globally, especially girls.

Having continued to highlight the impact of previous aid cuts on girls and women, we welcomed a Government commitment to restoring overseas aid funding for women and girls. In addition, a new UK Government Strategy for International Development prioritised women and girls, and humanitarian response.

We established a new area of influencing work in response to the global hunger crisis and, working closely with a group of peer organisations, we have called on the UK Government to take urgent action to save lives. At the time of writing this has led to over £150 million being announced for East Africa, though much greater levels of UK and international funding will be needed to save lives and meet the needs of children and young people affected by the crisis.

We’re also proud to have had funding renewed for our role as the UK partner in Countdown 2030 Europe – a consortium that brings together 15 leading non-governmental organisations in 12 European countries, advocating on the issue of sexual and reproductive health and rights.

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CRIME NOT COMPLIMENT

Our Crime Not Compliment campaign has continued to gather pace over the last 12 months. Run in partnership with youth-led campaign Our Streets Now, the campaign is calling for all forms of public sexual harassment (PSH) to be made a criminal offence.

Within all elements and activities of the campaign, we strive to be youth-led and inclusive. Over the past year, activities and successes have included:

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think male MPs take public sexual harassment seriously[*]

We will continue to build relationships across the UK Government and push for girls’ rights around the world, including maintaining momentum on our campaign for public sexual harassment to be made a crime here in the UK and for urgent action for girls affected by the hunger crisis. We will continue to platform and raise young people’s voices, especially girls’, including at the UN General Assembly.

*Source: Opinium Survey of 2000 UK adults age 18+

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Youth centred

One of the highlights from the last year was the launch of a global youth panel: Youth For Education in Emergencies. The panel brings together 16 young leaders from across eight countries to advocate for more funding and action around education in emergencies. It was set up in partnership with Education Cannot Wait and supported by players of People’s Postcode Lottery.

Since its launch, the panel has been busy developing and implementing advocacy strategies. Activities so far have included a panellist meeting with Helen Grant, the Prime Minister’s Special Envoy on Girls’ Education, and attending the Transforming Education Pre-Summit in Paris.

We will continue building on our commitment to be a more youth-centred organisation, including raising youth voices and working in partnership with young people to create change.

Children are the future of tomorrow. And if their future is not protected today, then we wouldn’t have people in the future to do many things.

Sarah, 23, UK

Sarah is a member of the Youth For Education in Emergencies global panel.

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Maximise income

Income from child sponsorship grew for the second year running due to the great generosity of existing child sponsors and more than 4,500 new sponsors joining us. As of 30 June 2022, we had over 66,000 sponsors sponsoring over 71,000 children.

We also saw an increase in income on the previous year driven principally by one-off donations thanks to players of People’s Postcode Lottery and from a family charitable foundation, as well as income from new corporate partners such as the Standard Chartered Foundation.

In terms of institutional funding, the funding context has significantly shifted post Brexit, with varied implications, and we have sought to respond to this by focusing on diversifying our income sources.

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Some successes included securing two large contracts with the World Bank for programmes in Mozambique and Nigeria, the former focused on girls’ education and the latter on nutrition. Sadly we have seen and expect to see humanitarian funding increase as the number and extent of crisis increase and Plan International increases it capacity in this area. Opportunities include multi-year funding with donors such as Education Cannot Wait and UN Agencies.

We will look to test new fundraising products and offerings, as well as strengthening existing activities such as our Step Up for Girls step challenge. Given the prevalence of large-scale humanitarian emergencies, we will also be looking at how we can maximise income for our work for children and families affected so that we can respond as rapidly and comprehensively as possible.

As the global economic decline continues to impact on children and girls’ rights, we will continue our work diversifying our income streams, including increasing external networking and donor engagement. Monitoring the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office pipeline and prepositioning initiatives also remains a priority.

I want to create a beautiful society, free from child marriage with the cooperation of all. Shabnoor, Bangladesh

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Thriving culture

We have continued to build on our work to embed our Values and our Feminist Leadership Principles to enable our people and organisation to thrive.

This has included launching and socialising a new Respect at Work policy, a new performance appraisal process and launching our Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan and a separate Anti-Racism Action Plan.

We successfully transitioned to hybrid working in the Autumn of 2021, including remodelling our office spaces and adapting our IT services to support this new way of working.

We have continued to give high priority to supporting staff wellbeing including through the introduction of Wellbeing Allies.

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We are responding to feedback from our most recent staff survey, including continuing work to streamline and simplify internal processes.

Inspiring brand

We launched a refresh of our brand strategy, to reflect the updated organisational strategy and create a clearer and more single-minded brand identity. This included a small update to our logo as well as our brand guidelines and new tone of voice principles.

Using this refreshed look and feel, we unveiled a powerful awareness campaign for International Day of the Girl on 11 October challenging some of the damaging gender stereotypes that continue to hold girls back. Our campaign film reached more than 9 million people. The day was also marked with several Girls’ Takeovers – young women taking up senior roles in corporate environments for the day.

Plan International UK also appeared in Savanta’s top 100 ‘most loved charities’ for the first time.

We will create another exciting brand campaign for the next International Day of the Girl, and utilise new audience research in our communications and fundraising planning. We will also continue to more deeply embed our anti-racism communications principles.

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Think digital

Effective use of technology across our organisation is central to engaging new audiences, increasing our productivity, making better-informed decisions and enabling us to grasp new opportunities.

We have set out a new approach to the way we use and deploy technology across all areas of our organisation which includes driving greater business ownership, modernising our infrastructure and adopting more agile and incremental solution deployment methodologies. We also continued to implement major enhancements to our core systems and completed the integration of our marketing databases to enable consistent and appropriate communications with all our supporters.

I think the current challenge affecting people’s mental health is social media.

Kunwal, 17, Manchester

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We will continue to develop our new approaches and move towards delivery of a website upgrade. We will also develop a new awards management system to streamline the way we develop funding proposals and oversee our portfolio of funding awards.

One global Plan

We have continued to develop stronger relationships and harmonise ways of working with colleagues throughout the Plan International family. A new global strategy was approved and we are now working actively to incorporate this into our priorities for the UK.

We have made major contributions to globally-led initiatives such as the Ukraine response and global financial sustainability programmes. We have also led on a key piece of work to review our global approach to partnerships and Rose Caldwell, our Chief Executive, took up the chair of the National Directors Team, which brings together the CEOs from all Plan International members.

We will review our value proposition to look at how we can best contribute globally, and start work on a new UK strategy in light of the new global strategy.

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Vanessa completed the London Marathon to raise funds for Plan International UK, supported by her guide runner.

At the heart of our plan to create a better world for children is the generosity and commitment of our supporters. We’re immensely proud of our network of Plan International UK supporters, from individuals to global corporate partners.

We thank you all for promoting gender equality, believing in a better future, and for your continued support.

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Our child sponsors wrote over 40,000 letters to sponsored children across the world

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Moreen, 19, was excited to return to school after nearly two years of lockdown in Uganda due to Covid-19: “My dream is to become a lawyer.”

FINANCIAL REVIEW

INCOME

Total income in the year that ended 30 June 2022 was £72.6m, a £2.8m increase from the prior year. An £8.9m decline in income from charitable activities, following successful conclusion of our FCDO funded Girls Education Challenge programme, was offset by a £11.7m increase in donations and trading income including an exceptionally large donation from Plan Ltd which increased by £6m year on year.

Donations are up from £24.8m to £37.5m. Income from People’s Postcode Lottery (PPL) was up £2.7m to £4.0m and following a change in their operating model is now recognised as a donation; prior year income of £1.3m was recorded as trading income. The donation received under deed of covenant from Plan Ltd, a trading subsidiary of Plan International Inc, increased from £0.8m to £6.8m in the year but is expected to return to historical norms in future years. Income from the Disaster’s Emergency Committee (DEC) was up by £2.0m to £3.0m. We were part of the DEC’s Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal launched in March 2022 and received £2.0m towards our response to this crisis, with additional funding also secured for future years.

Individual giving income was broadly stable in the year and sponsorship income, which accounts for almost half of our unrestricted donations, grew from £15.8m to £16.1m. As at 30 June 2022 we had 66,700 sponsors sponsoring 71,000 children.

Income from institutional donors declined by £8.7m, from £31.1m to £22.4m, following growth of £5.9m in the previous year. The year-on-year decline was largely expected and was driven by a £11.0m decrease in funding received from the FCDO as major programmes came to their conclusion. We have continued to develop relationships with other institutional donors and have been successful in securing new funding from the World Bank and the UN.

Income from our major partners (corporates, trusts and foundations) at £5.4m is broadly stable year-on-year. We continue to develop our Young Health Programme with AstraZeneca across multiple countries including in the UK and have secured a new partnership with the Standard Chartered Foundation.

The reported decline in trading income is attributable to PPL income now being recognised as a donation. We have seen an increase of £0.3m in programmatic trading income received through our subsidiary, Social Development Direct (SDD). This is despite cuts to UK government aid budgets which are SDD’s main source of funding. The flagship FCDO-funded Resource & Support Hub (RSH) safeguarding programme has been expanded significantly. The DEC-funded extension of the model to serve the Ukraine response provides both recognition of its success and proof of concept for replication in other regions.

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WHERE OUR INCOME CAME FROM IN 2021/2022 EXPENDITURE

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£3.8m £0.6m
Other donations 5% Institutional
and appeals donors
£17.6m £22.4m
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Expenditure in the year ended 30 June 2022 was £70.6m, a decrease of £3.7m against the prior year due to a reduction in restricted income and associated spend on charitable activities, and one-off spend down of restricted funds last year.

BREAKDOWN OF CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES IN 2021/2022

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The total of £61.1m given above matches the total charitable activities expenditure on the Consolidated Statement of Financial Activities (p49).

£61.1m, or 86.5%, of our expenditure was spent on charitable activities. This includes an allocation of support costs, in line with charity accounting rules.

Of our spend on charitable activities, 43% was on our long-term development work, including in our sponsorship communities, 44% on emergency and disaster response work, 2% on campaigning and awareness, and 10% through our social enterprise investment in SDDirect (SDD).

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RESERVES AND FUNDS

The charity holds three categories of reserves:

Free Reserves

Based upon these risks, the target reserves range for the year ended 30 June 2022 was £7.5m–£8.7m. General Reserves were £11.7m at 30 June 2022, £3.0m higher than target. Reserves will be drawn down over the coming three years to meet matched funding obligations to country offices, respond to humanitarian crises and to invest in core systems and digital platforms.

General Reserves

General Reserves, also known as Free Reserves, are that part of a charity’s unrestricted funds that is freely available to spend on any of the charity’s purposes. Each year, the trustees review the reserves range, i.e. the level of general funds that should be held in reserves, rather than spent on our charity’s activities.

The reserves policy was reviewed by Trustees in February 2022, and a risk-based approach to reserves was adopted. Reserves are held to cover specified risks and to be used where the identified risks materialise, including reserves set aside to:

Plan International UK reserves do not cover the delivery risk of international programmes as this risk is substantially held by Plan International Inc and covered by their reserves policy.

Designated Reserves

We have two designated funds:

The Fixed Asset Fund (including tangible and intangible fixed assets)

Our Fixed Asset Fund represents long-term assets such as leasehold property improvements and the Goodwill from the SDDirect acquisition. The fund value has decreased by £0.2m to £1.4m during the year due to the amortisation of Goodwill and the depreciation of fixed assets.

The SDDirect (SDD) fund

The SDDirect was a new designated fund in 2020 following the acquisition of SDDirect and represents the net current asset value of the trading subsidiary.

Together, General Reserves and Designated Reserves form our Unrestricted Reserves.

Restricted Reserves

Restricted Reserves of £5.1m (2020: £4.5m) represent donations and grants that will be spent in the following years on our programme work, most of which is delivered through Plan International Inc.

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MANAGING RISK

Plan International UK operates in highly unpredictable environments where inherent risks are high. We do not seek to eliminate all risk but rather to set out a management system and governance oversight whereby significant risks can be identified, assessed, mitigated, monitored and reported across the organisation.

The Board of Trustees has ultimate responsibility for risk management within Plan International UK, including risks related to use of funds in Plan International countries in receipt of UK funds. The trustees are satisfied that appropriate internal control systems are in place.

The following framework provides the trustees with assurance that systems are in place to manage risks:

Our most significant risks and mitigating actions, covering our work in the UK and our work in Plan International countries are set out below:

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Potential Risk Action taken to mitigate
We fail to ensure
the safety of
those we work for		 We have comprehensive Global and UK Safeguarding policies and procedures
in place which are regularly updated and enhanced. We conduct regular
assessments and audits of our practices and implement improvements as
necessary. Background checks are made for all relevant staff and safeguarding
training is mandated for all staff. We have dedicated safeguarding staff: an
oversight group monitors compliance with our requirements and a dedicated
trustee acts as a focal person and key link with the board.
We fail to protect
the safety of our
people, and the
organisation
against fraud and
corruption		 We have robust global staff health, safety and security policies and procedures
are in place globally. 24/7 assistance and advice is provided globally by
International SOS. Plan’s Global Anti-Fraud, Anti-Bribery and Corruption Policy
is supported and implemented by Plan International Global Assurance and
their dedicated Counter Fraud Unit. Activities include regular training for staff
and country offce audits at least every three years. Anti-terrorism and money
laundering policies and procedures are also in place. All instances of alleged or
suspected fraud or corruption are investigated and the AFRC reviews all these
actual and suspected instances of fraud or corruption.
We fail to meet
donor expectations		 Our programme effectiveness and compliance unit works closely with
country offces to support and monitor compliance donor standards. Global
Assurance reviews key Global Standards and external scrutiny is provided
through donor audits.
We suffer a serious
information or
cyber security
breach		 Effective policies and procedures are in place and regularly reviewed. We
have a range of cyber-security measures in place which are tested through
penetration, phishing tests and externally commissioned cyber-security audits:
a comprehensive external review was conducted in the year. Training is mandated
for all staff. Information and cyber security is overseen by senior management
and the AFRC. Disaster recovery and crisis management measures and
protocols are in place.
Our impact for
children and young
people, especially
girls and young
women, is reduced		 Plan International UK works closely with Plan International Global Hub and our
programming offces to ensure programme quality standards are met, using a
range of established tools. A new global monitoring and evaluation system has
been implemented. A revised global strategy provides for focus on areas where
there is the potential for highest impact.

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OUR PEOPLE

DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION

We recognise that positively valuing diversity and inclusion makes organisations better and helps us to learn, innovate and deliver on our mission and purpose. We are committed to ensuring that we are creating an inclusive work environment, free from discrimination, bullying, harassment and disrespectful behaviour, where everyone has the opportunity to thrive and be their best at work. Our vision is for an organisation where all individuals in all their diversity, including their racial and ethnic identity, feel safe, respected, included and valued. Over the last year we have been focusing on implementing actions from our Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan and Anti-Racism Action Plan. This has included collecting data and reporting on the profile of our workforce, changing the way that we recruit Trustees, embedding inclusive practices within our Recruitment and Selection processes and providing training on Power, Privilege and Bias to our staff. In terms of our Anti-Racism Action Plan a major piece of work has been introducing Communications Principles for storytelling that can inform our communication outputs in a nonjudgemental, practical and action-focused way. We have also worked with Social Development Direct to enhance joint learning on equitable partnerships to explore how we can change the way we engage with Country Offices, other National Organisations and with other Civil Society actors and shift power from northern based organisations.

We recognise we are in the early stages of our diversity and inclusion journey and that if we are to achieve sustainable long-term culture change it is an area that will need ongoing focus.

REMUNERATION POLICY

Our pay policy is based on the principle of fairness and equal pay for work of equal value. Our aim is to reward employees fairly and enable Plan International UK to recruit and retain staff in order to achieve our objectives, in keeping with our status as a charity.

Pay rates are determined based on spot salaries that are aligned to the median market rate for the role using benchmarking data and taking into account factors such as organisational size, job role, sector, grade and location.

Pay is reviewed annually with a full review of salaries against market rates carried out at least every three years and a flat rate increase applied in interim years. From 1 January 2022 a pay increase of 2% for all staff was implemented.

Plan International UK is a London Living Wage employer and ensures that everyone, including interns and apprentices, are paid at this level or above. This also applies to contractors, for example cleaners and security staff.

STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS

The number of staff employed by Plan International UK changed from 184 full time and 37 part time at the start of the financial year to 188 full time and 30 part time employees at the end.

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The ratio of the gross salary of the lowest paid staff member (excluding interns and apprentices) to that of the highest paid is 1:5.4.

The ratio of the gross median salary (excluding interns and apprentices) to that of the highest paid is 1:3.0.

We are also very fortunate to benefit from the support of 14 volunteers, who assisted us throughout the year. The dedication of our volunteers has helped us to support our sponsorship programme and fundraising activities. The Board of Trustees of Plan International UK would like to thank all staff and volunteers for their commitment to Plan International and their efforts over the year.

PAY GAP REPORTING

Gender Pay Gap

As at 5 April 2022 Plan International UK’s median gender pay gap was 3.9% (compared to 5% in April 2021) and the mean gender pay gap was 7.4% (compared to 6.2% in 2021).

The decrease in our median gender pay gap in 2022 is accounted for by the slight change in the distribution of women and men across our pay grades. The increase to the mean gender pay gap figure in 2022 is accounted for by the decrease in male employees in the lowest paid quartile.

Our median gender pay gap remains significantly below current national levels; 11.5% lower than the national average, as reported by the Office of National Statistics, of 15.4%.

Ethnicity Pay Gap

As at 5 April 2022 Plan International UK’s median ethnicity pay gap was -0.3% and the mean pay gap was 4.4%. This is the first year we have carried out ethnicity pay gap reporting. Comparing against the latest available data from the Office of National Statistics (2019), our median ethnicity pay gap is below current national levels; 2.6% lower than the national average of 2.3%.

Plan International UK is fully committed to improving inclusion in our workplace, and the actions that we are taking as part of our Diversity and Inclusion Framework and Action Plan will help us to do this.

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OUR ORGANISATION

FUNDRAISING STATEMENT

Plan International UK aims to build strong, respectful and transparent relationships with our financial supporters. It is only through the generosity of individuals, companies and other organisations that our work is possible.

We know that for our supporters, their charitable giving is an important and positive part of their lives. We will always strive to achieve the highest standards in our fundraising and communication with supporters.

The following principles guide our fundraising:

pressured to give and are treated with respect at all times, with a particular focus on the protection of vulnerable people

In the year from 1 July 2021 to 30 June 2022 there were a total of 66 complaints relating to our fundraising activity. 59% of these complaints related to direct mail, 5% to telephone fundraising, 6% to television fundraising and 21% to email fundraising.

The number of complaints received in this period is similar to the previous year (FY21: 57). This reflects our ongoing efforts to adapt our fundraising efforts, listen to feedback, learn and improve. We are committed to continuous improvement and act on all complaints and feedback we receive.

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HOW WE ARE GOVERNED AND MANAGED

Plan International UK is a charitable company limited by guarantee, incorporated under the name Plan International (UK). The members of Plan International UK are our trustees, whose liability is limited to £10 each. None of them has any personal financial interest in Plan International UK’s contracts or its funds.

Plan International UK is governed by our Board of Trustees. The Board meets regularly and is responsible for setting Plan International UK’s strategic direction, as well as for our overall governance, including signing the Trustees’ Annual Report. The Board also oversees Plan International UK’s management, with day-to-day responsibility delegated to the Chief Executive and Leadership Team.

New trustees are appointed by the Board ensuring that, collectively, the Board has the skills and experience needed to enable it to operate effectively. Appointments are made according to the identified criteria and the recruitment process is overseen by the Nominations and Governance Committee. All new trustees attend a comprehensive induction with ongoing training throughout the year.

The charity has adopted the Charity Code of Governance and assessed ourselves against it, using it as a guide to enhance our governance. Plan International UK has an Audit, Finance and Risk Committee (AFRC) made up of three trustees and one independent member. The AFRC receives regular updates on Plan International

UK’s financial position, monitors the performance of our internal and external auditors, and reviews internal financial control, the audit process, risk management processes and the annual budget and the Trustees’ Annual Report.

In the financial year to 30 June 2022, the AFRC oversaw the implementation of the internal audit plan carried out by Crowe UK LLP and Digital XRaid, a specialist cyber-security organisation. Three internal audits were carried out in the year, covering SDDirect, sponsorship operations and cyber security. The last was conducted by Digital XRaid. Actions arising from these audits have been logged and addressed by management and reported to and monitored by the AFRC.

Plan International UK’s Nominations and Governance Committee is made up of five trustees and it oversees governance matters including the appointment of trustees and youth observers and application of the Charity Code of Governance. Plan International UK also has a Remuneration Committee made up of two trustees. It reviews Leadership Team salaries, the annual pay review proposal and any significant changes to the pay policy and makes recommendations to the Trustee Board for approval.

SETTING OURSELVES UP FOR SUCCESS

Section 172 of the Companies Act requires trustees to act in a way they consider, in good faith, would be most likely to promote the success of the charity to achieve its charitable purposes. In doing so the Board of Trustees delegates day-to-day management and decision-making to the Chief

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Executive and Leadership Team, who are required to act in furtherance of the charity’s strategy and to ensure that the charity’s activities are carried out in compliance with agreed plans and policies. The trustees receive updates on the charity’s performance and plans at each Board meeting, and its committees review performance and plans with regard to the particular remit of the committee. In carrying out their duties the trustees have regard, amongst other matters, to:

The likely consequences of any decision in the long term

Our strategic goals were developed as part of a long-term strategy to advance children’s rights and equality for girls. When trustees make decisions, maximising impact for children and young people is the central consideration and considering the long-term consequences of a decision is part of this. External circumstances sometimes change and if necessary, we adapt our plans to respond to changing needs.

Employee engagement

Engagement with our employees, ensuring that those who work at Plan International UK have the opportunity to contribute to how we work and shape their experience of working with us is key to our success.

Over the last year we have continued to develop our internal communications and adapt these as we have transitioned to hybrid working. We continue to use our Staff Networks (Staff Council, Equality Collective, Wellbeing, Gender Champions) as key forums to engage with our staff on issues that matter to them.

A key mechanism for getting feedback from staff on their experience of working with is our annual staff engagement survey. This is supplemented by pulse surveys on specific issues as required to ensure that we are taking into account the views of our people when making decisions.

The need to foster the company’s business relationships with suppliers, customers and others

Our relationships with our stakeholders are key to our effectiveness. We aim to put the people we work with and for at the heart of our work,

providing best-practice programmes and services. To achieve this, we work closely with a wide range of international and local partners. We ensure all donor requirements are met, including those of the UK Government, the European Union, and a range of United Nations agencies and corporate partners.

Plan International UK is part of the global Plan family of organisations, and we work together closely to maximise impact.

Our values are embedded into our procurement policies and procedures and form a key part of our selection of our partners and suppliers.

We build strong relationships with our supporters and appreciate any feedback from them that we can use to improve how we work. More information on this can be found in our Fundraising Statement.

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The impact of the company’s operations on the community and the environment Plan International has zero tolerance against all forms of abuse and exploitation against children, youth and adults and adheres to Plan International’s Safeguarding Children and Young People Policy to ensure that no one is subjected to any form of harm as a result of their involvement with the organisation and its programmes. There is a safeguarding lead on the trustee board.

We recognise our responsibility to care for the environment and aim to minimise our environmental impact. Our Environmental Sustainability Policy provides guidance to reduce the environmental impact of our UK operations and improve our sustainability. An environmental sustainability report is completed annually and reviewed by trustees. Our annual energy use and greenhouse gas emissions are included in this report. Our international and UK programmes are expected to meet minimum environmental standards to ensure environmental risks are known and addressed and potential environmental impact mitigated, identified using the Plan International Environmental Assessment.

The desirability of the company maintaining a reputation for high standards of business conduct

Our reputation and public and donor trust in Plan International UK are essential for us to deliver our purpose of advancing children’s rights and equality for girls. Our organisational values are a vital tool in the recruitment and training of staff, and they form a component of our staff appraisal processes to ensure that we maintain high standards. Our

procurement and ethical policies and procedures ensure that our values are a key consideration in our selection of partners and suppliers.

HOW PLAN INTERNATIONAL UK OPERATES WITHIN THE PLAN INTERNATIONAL GLOBAL FAMILY

Plan International is an international development organisation that works with children, families and communities around the world. We strive for a just world that advances children’s rights and equality for girls.

The Plan International global family is organised into separate legal entities which are active in 77 countries around the world.

In the year ended 30 June 2022, this included 22 National Organisations, Plan International Inc (a not-for-profit organisation incorporated in the USA), and their subsidiaries. Both the National Organisations and Plan International Inc have subsidiaries, usually because they are required under tax law which, in the case of Plan International UK, is to carry out noncharity trading.

Programme delivery is primarily carried out through Country Offices by Plan International Inc. Plan International UK and the other National Organisations work with Country Offices to cocreate, design and seek funding for programmes and provide grant management support.

The National Organisations also represent Plan International’s work in their countries through raising funds from individual giving, through

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campaigning, and through managing the relationship between child sponsors and their sponsored children.

The 22 National Organisations are the members of Plan International Inc. The Members’ Assembly, which takes place twice every year and to which each National Organisation sends delegates, is Plan International’s highest decision-making body and sets high-level strategy and direction for the global organisation. The Members’ Assembly also elects the Board of Directors of Plan International Inc, which is accountable to the Members’ Assembly for all its decisions. The Board of Directors of Plan International Inc monitors the compliance of National Organisations and Plan International Inc with global standards, as set by the Members’ Assembly.

Plan International UK’s financial results are included in the worldwide combined financial statements prepared by Plan International Inc. Although these are not statutory statements, and are not authorised by the Board of Plan International UK, they are prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards and can be downloaded at plan-international.org.

Public benefit

Our Trustees’ Annual Report clearly sets out in detail our charitable activities, which we have carried out in line with our charitable objects. These objects are:

In each case for the public benefit particularly by, but not limited to, providing social and development services to advance those objectives and/or financial and material assistance for the benefit of children, their families and communities in charitable need.

As such, the trustees are confident that Plan International UK has complied with the duty in Section 17 of the Charities Act 2011 to have due regard to public benefit guidance published by the Charity Commission.

GRANT-MAKING POLICY

Through its country offices, Plan International carries out programmes which create a better future for millions of children around the world. Most of our programmes take place in the countries and communities where Plan International sponsored children live. Plan International UK’s funds are granted to Plan International Inc to be sent on to Plan International country offices and local partners in accordance with grant agreement documents between Plan International UK and Plan International Inc.

Occasionally, where it is the best way to reach the communities we work with, we make grants to other charities. These charities are selected based on their experience, governance and ability to contribute positively to our work with children around the world. Performance is monitored closely to ensure grants are spent appropriately, in line with our charitable objectives.

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FINANCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT

Goods and services purchased are subject to contracts with suppliers based on market prices. Plan International UK has no exposure to investment price risk as it holds no listed or other equity investments, with the investments in subsidiaries referred to below.

Most of Plan International UK’s direct costs are denominated in sterling and therefore we do not face significant currency risks. The purchasing power of funds transferred to Plan International Inc is affected by the strength of the donor currency against the local currencies in the countries in which those funds are spent. This risk is managed by Plan International Inc. Plan International UK does not enter into forward foreign exchange contracts. The majority of amounts receivable at year-end relate to institutional donors and the associated credit risk is therefore considered to be low. Plan International UK keeps the credit rating of its banks under review and has no external borrowings. Our reserves policy, combined with our remitting funds to Plan International Inc only after receipt, results in a low exposure to liquidity risk.

GOING CONCERN

In order to make the going concern assessment, income and expenditure projections have been extended to the end of 30 June 2025 instead of the normal 12 months from the signing of the annual report. A baseline projection has been prepared based upon the FY23 budget, which was approved in April 2022 by the Board of Trustees.

Alternative scenarios have also been modelled which consider the impact of plausible declines in income. In all cases we are confident that actions could be taken to ensure our continued financial viability. Reserve levels, as detailed on p 26, provide for adequate financial resiliency in the event of shocks.

The cash position of Plan International UK is strong and in case of financial shocks there would be sufficient cash to sustain the organisation whilst mitigating actions were taken.

Many of our programme activities are funded by restricted income which is secured from donors based on agreed project deliverables. In the scenario that restricted income were to fall, project deliverables would be scaled back in line with the lower income and as such this would not represent a risk to Plan International UK as a going concern.

Our planning process, including financial projections and reserves policy, has taken into consideration the current economic and political climate and its potential impact on future income. We believe that there are no material uncertainties that call into doubt our ability to continue in operation and meet our liabilities as they fall due.

Accordingly, these financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis.

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THE ENVIRONMENT

In accordance with the Limited Liability Partnerships (Energy and Carbon Report) Regulations 2018 and the Companies Act 2006 (Strategic Report and Directors’ Report) Regulations 2013, Plan International UK is reporting our UK annual energy use.*

Voluntary submission methodology

Voluntary submission of indirect emissions from business travel, including air travel and train where applicable, has been obtained through our travel partner Diversity Travel. Data is calculated using BEIS conversion factors, and use actual distances and class and travel type.

July 2021 –
June 2022
[July 2020 –
June 2021]		 Units
Compulsory submission
Energy consumption 335,154 kWh
[335,355]		 kWh
Indirect emissions –
purchased electricity		 0 tCO2e
(Energy use measured
by conversion factors)		 (67.88) tCO2e
Indirect emissions –
business travel mileage		 0.84 [0.079] tCO2e
Total 0.84 [0.079] tCO2e
Voluntary submission
Indirect emissions – other
business travel		 19.38 [1.928] tCO2e
Water supply 0.0776 tCO2e
Total 19.46 [1.928] tCO2e
Total, all emissions 20.3 [2.007] tCO2e
Emissions per FTE 0.081 [0.0093] tCO2e/FTE

All emissions are reported as tCO2e (tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent). The intensity ratio used is Full Time Equivalent (FTE) employees, averaged across the reporting period.

The year-on-year increase in business travel emissions reflects the very low level of travel during 2021 due to Covid-19 restrictions. Some programme monitoring and other travel was able to resume in 2022 though remains at low levels compared to pre-pandemic norms.

SAFEGUARDING

Plan International is fully committed to providing a safe and supportive environment for all those that come into contact with our organisation as a programme participant, employee, volunteer or associate. Through our Global Policy on Safeguarding Children and Young People and Preventing Sexual Harassment, Exploitation and Abuse (PSHEA) Policy, we strive to live this commitment, and demonstrate this in our principles, values and practices consistently across all parts of the organisation.

*Methodology Data provided relates to our London office. Energy data has been calculated directly from meter readings with a calculation based on floor space applied to common areas. Energy supplied to Finsgate is 100% renewable and holds Renewable Energy Guarantee of Origin (REGO) certification. Indirect emissions from business travel mileage are calculated from expenses claims, using Government conversion factors. Assumptions have been made on vehicle type and a common conversion factor of 0.29724kg CO2e/mile for 2022 and 0.30231kg CO2e/mile 2021 applied.

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The implementation of our policies is delivered through our holistic framework of tools and procedures, awareness raising, safe recruitment and engagement, training and capacity building, risk management, assigned safeguarding responsibilities for individuals associated with the organisation, clear reporting and responding processes, a set of comprehensive standards and a strong safeguarding culture and leadership.

Every year, all Plan International country offices and national organisations undertake a selfassessment of safeguarding practice against Plan International’s Global Safeguarding Standards. Plan International UK’s attainment standard for FY22 was 98% and the risk rating was low. The results of this assessment last year (FY21) helped direct our attention to areas for further improvement; this included strengthening our safe recruitment processes, our partner vetting and working with our UK teams to strengthen our safeguarding procedures and processes.

We have also continued to focus and build capacity in safeguarding in both our UK and international programmatic work, including the launch of a safeguarding group for all Plan International UK staff working directly with children and young people in the UK, which encourages multidisciplinary problem solving and a space for raising and resolving safeguarding issues arising from our operational work.

Safeguarding cases in FY22

In FY22, we received 32 reports as follows:

This is the same number of reports received in FY21, when we received 32 reports. This reflects our ongoing work to encourage people to report concerns.

International operations

Throughout FY22, we have continued to strengthen safeguarding measures across all our operations and workplace culture. This has included continuing the rolling out of workshops on Exploring Power, Privilege and Bias across the organisation, equipping our staff to reflect on how our identities and position within the organisation can impact our interactions with programme participants and colleagues, and our approach to our work. This year we have also completed the socialisation of a new Respect at Work Policy which sets out standards of behaviour we expect from all colleagues and avenues for reporting and resolving concerns when these arise.

Of the 18 cases related to our international programmes:

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UK operations

Of the 14 cases related to our UK operations:

MODERN SLAVERY

As an international development and humanitarian organisation, Plan International UK strives for a just world that advances children’s rights and equality for girls. We recognise that modern slavery is both a grave human rights violation and a truly global problem and that some of the countries in which we work face particular challenges in the context of modern slavery. We are committed to making sure that our decisions and activities do not in any way contribute to modern slavery in any of its forms – human trafficking, slavery, servitude and forced and bonded labour. Our annual Slavery and Human

Trafficking Statement is published on our website, and we are registered on the Government’s Modern slavery statement register.

FOSTER PARENTS PLAN INTERNATIONAL (UK) LTD

Plan International UK has a subsidiary company (Note 12 of the financial statements), Foster Parents Plan International (UK) Ltd (FPPI UK), to carry out trading activities on behalf of Plan International UK. FPPI UK’s results are consolidated into Plan International UK’s group financial statements in accordance with the requirements of Financial Reporting Standard 102. At 30 June 2022, the directors of FPPI UK comprised two members of Plan International UK’s Leadership Team. Plan International UK owns 100% of the issued share capital (£2) of FPPI UK.

The activities of the trading subsidiary include licensing of the use of Plan International trademarks to third parties, primarily corporate partners of Plan International UK, and carrying out other non-primary purpose trading activities. Following changes in the way the People’s Postcode Lottery structure its operations income from them is now received by the parent charity as a donation; as such FPPI no longer conducts or recognises income from societal lotteries. Turnover of the trading subsidiary in 2022 was £90,000 (2021: £1,386,000). The subsidiary’s taxable profits are donated under a deed of covenant to Plan International UK. In 2022 this was £73,000 (2020: £1,353,000). The decrease against the prior year is because income from People’s Postcode Lottery is no longer managed through FPPI.

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The directors of FPPI UK have signed the 2022 directors’ report and financial statements and believe it is a going concern. The company has few expenses and projected income in 2022 means that the directors consider that the company should be able to continue to meet its liabilities as they fall due.

DEVELOPMENT WORKS LTD

Plan International UK’s wholly owned subsidiary company, Development Works Ltd, was dissolved on 14 June 2022. It did not trade in 2022 or 2021.

SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT DIRECT LIMITED

On 10 March 2020 Plan International UK acquired the consultancy company Social Development Direct Limited (SDDirect). The acquisition was a social investment for the purposes of the Charities (Protection and Social Investment) Act 2016 as it was an investment of Plan International UK’s resources with a view to both directly furthering Plan International UK’s charitable purposes and achieving a financial return for Plan International UK.

Results from SDDirect are consolidated into Plan International UK’s group financial statements in accordance with the requirements of Financial Reporting Standard 102. At 30 June 2022, the Directors of SDDirect comprised one member of Plan International UK’s Leadership Team, one Plan International UK Trustee and two senior managers at SDDirect.

In 2022 SDDirect’s turnover was £6,505,000 (2021: £6,184,000) and its taxable profits were £361,000 (2021: £343,000). £368,000 (from 10 March 2020 to 30 June 2020: £175,000) was donated to Plan International UK.

On the basis of performance and forecasts the directors are confident that SDDirect is a going concern.

SDDirect is a leading provider of high quality, innovative and expert social development assistance and research services, specialising in gender and inclusion. It works to build inclusive societies in which all women, men, girls and boys are valued and empowered to make choices about their own development. It provides services ranging from technical advice and support; programme management; helpdesks; research; and, monitoring and evaluation.

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LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

COMPANY SECRETARY

Caroline Moore

CHARITY NAME

TRUSTEES

LEADERSHIP TEAM

Plan International (UK)

CHARITY REGISTRATION NUMBER

276035

COMPANY REGISTRATION NUMBER

1364201

REGISTERED OFFICE

Finsgate, 5–7 Cranwood Street, London EC1V 9LH

INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

Haysmacintyre LLP (appointed 24 February 2021)

SOLICITORS

1 Member of the Nominations and Governance Committee. On 28 April 2022, Lady Amanda Ellingworth resigned from the Committee and Girish Menon and Meredith Niles were appointed to it. 2 Member of the Audit, Finance and Risk Committee. Eilish Jamieson is the independent member. John Kerr was appointed to the committee on 28 April 2022. 3 Member of the Remuneration Committee. 4 Also a Board member of Plan International Inc. 5 Director of Plan International UK’s trading subsidiary, Foster Parents Plan International UK Ltd, Rose Caldwell appointed 3 August 2020. 6 Director of Plan International UK’s subsidiary Development Works Ltd. 7 Director of Plan International UK’s trading subsidiary, Social Development Direct Ltd.

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STATEMENT OF TRUSTEES’ RESPONSIBILITIES

The trustees (who are also directors of Plan International UK for the purposes of company law) are responsible for preparing the Trustees’ Annual Report (including the Strategic Report) and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and regulation.

Company law requires the trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year. Under that law the trustees have prepared the financial statements in accordance with United Kingdom Accounting Standards, comprising FRS 102 “The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland”, and applicable law (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice). Under company law the trustees must not approve the financial statements unless they are satisfied that they give a true and fair view of the state of the affairs of the charitable company and the group and of the incoming resources and application of resources, including the income and expenditure, of the charitable company and group for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the trustees are required to:

The trustees are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that are sufficient to show and explain the charitable company’s transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charitable company and the group and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for

safeguarding the assets of the charitable company and the group and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

The trustees are responsible for the maintenance and integrity of the charitable company’s website. Legislation in the United Kingdom governing the preparation and dissemination of financial statements may differ from legislation in other jurisdictions.

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STATEMENT OF DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION TO AUDITORS

In the case of each director in office at the approval date and in accordance with section 418 of the Companies Act 2006:

The Trustees’ Annual Report, including the Strategic Report, was approved by the Board of Trustees on 5 October 2022 and signed on its behalf by:

Professor Sir Ian Diamond

Chair, Plan International UK Date: 5 October 2022

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INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT TO THE MEMBERS AND TRUSTEES OF PLAN INTERNATIONAL UK

OPINION

We have audited the financial statements of Plan International UK for the year ended 30 June 2022 which comprise the Consolidated Statement of Financial Activities, the Consolidated and Parent Balance Sheets, the Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows and notes to the financial statements, including a summary of significant accounting policies. The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards, including Financial Reporting Standard 102 The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

In our opinion, the financial statements:

Basis for opinion

We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK) (ISAs (UK)) and applicable law. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditor’s responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements section of our report. We are independent of the group in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements in the UK, including the FRC’s Ethical Standard, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.

Conclusions relating to going concern

In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the trustees’ use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.

Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the group’s ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.

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Our responsibilities and the responsibilities of the trustees with respect to going concern are described in the relevant sections of this report.

Other information

The trustees are responsible for the other information. The other information comprises the information included in the Trustees’ Annual Report. Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and, except to the extent otherwise explicitly stated in our report, we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon.

In connection with our audit of the financial statements, our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If we identify such material inconsistencies or apparent material misstatements, we are required to determine whether there is a material misstatement in the financial statements or a material misstatement of the other information. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact. We have nothing to report in this regard.

Opinions on other matters prescribed by the Companies Act 2006

In our opinion, based on the work undertaken in the course of the audit:

Matters on which we are required to report by exception

In the light of the knowledge and understanding of the group and the parent charitable company and its environment obtained in the course of the audit, we have not identified material misstatements in the Trustees’ Annual Report (which incorporates the strategic report and the directors’ report).

We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters in relation to which the Companies Act 2006 require us to report to you if, in our opinion:

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Responsibilities of trustees for the financial statements

As explained more fully in the trustees’ responsibilities statement set out on page 43, the trustees (who are also the directors of the charitable company for the purposes of company law) are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements and for being satisfied that they give a true and fair view, and for such internal control as the trustees determine is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

In preparing the financial statements, the trustees are responsible for assessing the group’s and the parent charitable company’s ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the trustees either intend to liquidate the group or the parent charitable company or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so.

Auditor’s responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements

Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor’s report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with ISAs (UK) will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if,

individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial statements.

Irregularities, including fraud, are instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations. We design procedures in line with our responsibilities, outlined above, to detect material misstatements in respect of irregularities, including fraud. The extent to which our procedures are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud is detailed below:

Based on our understanding of the group and the environment in which it operates, we identified that the principal risks of non-compliance with laws and regulations related to company and charity law in England and Wales and compliance with regulations relating to the safeguarding of beneficiaries. We considered the extent to which non-compliance might have a material effect on the financial statements. We also considered those laws and regulations that have a direct impact on the preparation of the financial statements such as the Companies Act 2006 and the Charities Act 2011, as well as compliance with the taxation environment.

We evaluated management’s incentives and opportunities for fraudulent manipulation of the financial statements (including the risk of override of controls), and determined that the principal risks were related to posting inappropriate journal entries to manipulate revenue recognition and management bias in areas of accounting estimate.

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Audit procedures performed by the engagement team included:

Because of the inherent limitations of an

audit, there is a risk that we will not detect all irregularities, including those leading to a material misstatement in the financial statements or noncompliance with regulation. This risk increases the more that compliance with a law or regulation is removed from the events and transactions reflected in the financial statements, as we will be less likely to become aware of instances of noncompliance. The risk is also greater regarding irregularities occurring due to fraud rather than error, as fraud involves intentional concealment, forgery, collusion, omission or misrepresentation.

Use of our report

This report is made solely to the charitable company’s members, as a body, in accordance with Chapter 3 of Part 16 of the Companies Act 2006. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the charitable company’s members those matters we are required to state to them in an Auditor’s report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the charitable company and the charitable company’s members as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed.

Steven Harper (Senior Statutory Auditor) For and on behalf of Haysmacintyre LLP, Statutory Auditors

10 Queen Street Place London EC4R 1AG

Date: 31 October 2022

A further description of our responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements is located on the Financial Reporting Council’s website at: frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities. This description forms part of our auditor’s report.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES

(incorporating the income and expenditure accounts) for the year ended 30 June 2022

Note Unrestricted Restricted 2022
Unrestricted
Restricted
2021
funds funds Total
funds
funds
Total
£000 £000 £000
£000
£000
£000
INCOME FROM:
Donations 3
Sponsorship 16,062 - 16,062
15,787
-
15,787
Gift Aid 3,849 (1) 3,848
3,767
33
3,800
Other donations and appeals 12,817 4,781 17,598
2,518
2,646
5,164
32,728 4,781 37,508
22,072
2,679
24,751
Charitable activities
Institutional donors 4 - 22,403 22,403
-
31,081
31,081
Majorpartnerships 5 - 5,442 5,442
-
5,672
5,672
- 27,845 27,845
-
36,753
36,753
Trading activities 6 6,598 - 6,598
7,586
-
7,586
Other 6 629 - 629
681
-
681
Total income 39,955 32,625 72,581
30,339
39,432
69,771
EXPENDITURE ON:
Raising funds 7 9,216 1 9,217
9,724
-
9,724
Charitable activities 7 29,056 32,009 61,065
22,652
42,138
64,790
Other 346 - 346
342
-
342
Total expenditure 38,618 32,010 70,627
32,718
42,138
74,856
Net income/(expenditure) 1,337 616 1,954
(2,379)
(2,706)
(5,085)
Funds brought forward 17 12,100 4,514 16,614
14,479
7,220
21,699
Funds carried forward 17 13,437 5,130 18,567
12,100
4,514
16,614

All income and expenditure relates to continuing activities. There are no recognised gains or losses other than those included above and therefore no separate statement of comprehensive income has been prepared. There is no material difference between the net income and movement in funds stated above and their historical cost equivalents.

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CONSOLIDATED AND CHARITY BALANCE SHEET

as at 30 June 2022 Note Group
2022
Group
2021
Charity
2022
Charity
2021
£000
£000
£000
£000
Fixed assets
Tangible assets 10 450
636
404
605
Intangible assets 11 906
1,103
287
254
Investments 12 0
(0)
1,706
1,956
Total fxed assets 1,356
1,739
2,397
2,815
Current assets
Debtors 13 7,641
8,346
6,686
7,203
Cash at bank and in hand1 17,467
16,859
16,708
16,174
Total current assets 25,108
25,205
23,394
23,377
Current liabilities
Creditors: amounts fallingdue within oneyear 14 (7,496)
(9,945)
(6,186)
(8,896)
Net current assets 17,612
15,260
17,208
14,481
Total assets less current liabilities 18,968
16,999
19,605
17,296
Provisions for liabilities and charges 15 (400)
(385)
(400)
(385)
Total net assets 18,567
16,614
19,205
16,911
Funds
General funds 17 11,679
9,687
11,679
9,687
Designated funds 17 1,759
2,413
2,396
2,710
Unrestricted funds 17 13,438
12,100
14,075
12,397
Restricted funds 17/18 5,130
4,514
5,130
4,514
Total funds 17 18,568
16,614
19,205
16,911

1 Cash at bank and in hand includes short-term deposits of £2,000,000 (2021: £2,000,000)

The total income of the Charity for the year was £72,581,000 (2021: £69,771,000) and the charity’s net surplus for the year was £1,953,000 (2021: Deficit £5,085,000). The notes on pages 51–85 form part of the financial statements. Approval and authorisation for issue of the financial statements on pages 47–85 was delegated by the Board of Trustees to the below trustees on 5 October 2022, who have signed on their behalf on 5 October 2022.

Professor Sir Ian Diamond Chair of Plan International UK

Hanah Burgess Chair of the Audit, Finance and Risk Committee

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Registered Company No 1364201. Registered Charity No 276035

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

for the year ended 30 June 2022

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Analysis of changes in net funds 2021
Cashfows
Acquisition
of subsidiary
Foreign
Exchange
movement
2022
£000
£000
£000
£000
£000
Cash 16,859
496
-
111
17,466
2020
Cashfows
Acquisition
of subsidiary
Foreign
Exchange
movement
2021
£000
£000
£000
£000
£000
Cash 22,267
(5,220)
-
(188)
16,859

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NOTES FORMING PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES

(a) Basis of preparation

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Charities Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP), ‘Accounting and Reporting by Charities’ published in October 2019, the Companies Act 2006, the Charities Act 2011 and applicable UK accounting standards, including FRS 102.

The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis under the historical cost convention. Under ‘Going Concern’ on page 37 the trustees state that they have reasonable expectation that there are no material uncertainties that call into doubt our ability to continue in operation and meet our liabilities as they fall due. Consequently, the trustees have a reasonable expectation that the Group will continue in existence for at least the next 18 months and, therefore, have adopted the going concern basis in preparing these financial statements.

The Charity has adapted the Companies Act formats to reflect the Charities SORP and the special nature of the Charity’s activities. The principal accounting policies are set out below and have been applied consistently throughout the current year and the comparative year.

(b) Basis of consolidation

The consolidated statement of financial activities (SOFA), group balance sheet and statement of cash flows consolidate the financial statements of the Charity and its wholly-owned subsidiaries Foster Parents Plan International UK Ltd and SDDirect. The financial statements of the subsidiaries are consolidated with the Charity on a line-by-line basis. Transactions and balances

between the entities are eliminated on consolidation. Details on the subsidiaries are given in Note 12.

No separate SOFA has been presented for the Charity alone, as permitted by s408 of the Companies Act 2006.

(c) Fund accounting

General funds are unrestricted funds that are available for use at the discretion of the trustees in furtherance of the general objectives of the Charity and which have not been designated for other purposes.

Designated funds comprise unrestricted funds that have been set aside by the trustees for particular purposes. Plan International UK has two designated funds: the fixed asset fund and the Social Development Direct Fund (see note 17).

The Fixed Asset Fund represents the net book value of tangible and intangible fixed assets originally funded from General Reserves. The transfer made between the general and designated funds represent capital additions less depreciation and amortisation charges and disposal losses.

The Social Development Direct Fund represents net current asset value of the trading subsidiary.

Restricted funds are funds that are to be used in accordance with specific restrictions imposed by donors or which have been raised by the Charity for particular purposes. Expenditure is charged against the specific fund in accordance with donor rules. An analysis of these funds is set out in note 18.

(d) Income

All income is included in the SOFA when the Charity is legally entitled to the income, receipt is probable and the amount can be measured reliably.

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Donations and legacies

Income from sponsors is accounted for on a receipts basis.

Income from Gift Aid tax reclaims on donations is recognised on an accruals basis. All donations are covered under a valid Gift Aid declaration.

Other donations and appeals income includes income from Plan Ltd (see Note 3), corporates, trusts, foundations and major donors. This is accounted for on a receipts basis (e.g. Girls Fund) and/or on an accruals basis as per the conditions of the contracts and the charity SORP. As per the charity SORP, legacies are accounted for on an accruals basis.

Pecuniary legacies are recognised once probate has been granted and notification of entitlement has been received. Residuary legacies are recognised when probate is granted and there is sufficient information to value them and any conditions attached to the legacy are either within the control of the charity or have been met. An allowance is made against the amounts receivable to reflect the uncertainty inherent in estate administration.

Charitable activities

Income from charitable activities is earned under grants and contracts with governments, other agencies, corporates, trusts and foundations, and major donors for the specific provision of goods and services in the furtherance of our purpose.

Grants that provide core funding, or are of a general nature, are included as ‘Donations’.

Grant and contract income is accrued once all conditions that would permit entitlement have been met. Where payments are received in advance of this point, they are held on the balance sheet as deferred income.

Income earned under contracts with donors where payments are contingent on the achievement of preagreed results is recognised in line with achievement of these results. Where it is probable that total contract costs exceed total contract income, the expected deficit is recognised immediately. Income and expenditure in relation to these contracts are recognised within restricted funds, with any surplus or deficit shown as a transfer to or from unrestricted funds.

Gifts in Kind

Gifts in Kind donated for distribution to beneficiaries are included at fair value and recognised as income from charitable activities when they are received.

Gifts in Kind also include services received in relation to campaigning, fundraising and professional advice. These have been included within ‘Donations’ at fair value at the time that the service is received. In accordance with the SORP, no amounts are included in the financial statements for services donated by volunteers, although their work is considered vital to the activities of Plan International UK.

Trading activities

Income from trading activities is accounted for on an accruals basis and represents and the amounts charged to customers for goods and services supplied through FPPI UK and Social Development Direct Ltd, excluding VAT (see Note 6).

Rental income

Rental income represents income from sub-tenants which share the Finsgate building with Plan International UK as their landlord and is recognised on an accruals basis.

(e) Expenditure

All expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and is classified in the SOFA according to the activity to which it relates. Direct costs, including attributable staff costs, are allocated on an actuals basis to the key strategic areas of activity.

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Expenditure on charitable activities includes both costs incurred directly by Plan International UK and grants payable to Plan International Inc and to partner organisations in furtherance of Plan International UK’s charitable objectives. Grants payable are accounted for once all conditions that would limit recognition of the funding commitment have been met. Expenditure in relation to Gifts in Kind is recognised on distribution to country offices, for goods, or at the point that a service is received by Plan International UK.

Support costs, such as governance, general management, financial management, information technology, human resources, and facilities, are allocated between activities on the basis of staff numbers employed on those activities during the period.

Governance costs are the costs associated with the governance arrangements of Plan International UK and include an estimate of management time spent on strategic activities as well as direct costs associated with governance.

(f) Pension costs

Pension contributions paid by the Charity in respect of employees to a defined contribution scheme are charged to the SOFA as they become payable and are allocated to the same funds as the salary costs to which they relate.

(g) Operating leases

Operating lease rentals are charged to the SOFA on a straight-line basis over the life of the lease.

(h) Tangible fixed assets and depreciation

Fixed assets are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation. Items costing less than £3,000 are not capitalised.

Depreciation for all fixed assets is calculated on a straightline basis to write off the cost of the assets over their estimated useful lives as follows.

Leasehold property improvements Lease period
remaining
Offce equipment 5 years
Computer hardware 5 years

The carrying value of fixed assets is reviewed annually for impairment if events or changes in circumstances suggest that their carrying amount may not be recoverable.

(i) Intangible assets and amortisation

Intangible assets are stated at cost less accumulated amortisation.

Amortisation for all intangible assets is calculated on a straight-line basis over their estimated useful lives as follows:

Computer software 3 years
Goodwill 5 years

(j) Financial instruments

Plan International UK has financial assets and liabilities that qualify as basic financial instruments. They are measured as follows:

Cash Cash held at bank and in hand
Debtors Initially at settlement amount after any trade
discounts. Subsequently at cash or other
consideration expected to be received.
Creditors Initially at settlement amount after any trade
discounts. Subsequently at cash or other
consideration expected to be paid.

(k) Provisions for liabilities and charges

Provisions for future liabilities are recognised when Plan International UK has a legal or constructive financial

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obligation as a result of a past event for which it is probable that a transfer of economic benefits will be required to settle the obligation, and where the amount can be reliably estimated.

of the net assets acquired, goodwill arises on acquisition and is disclosed in the consolidated balance sheet. ‘Goodwill’ is an intangible fixed asset which is amortised over its useful life. Goodwill is reviewed for impairment at each balance-sheet date.

(l) Foreign currencies

Transactions in foreign currencies are recorded at the monthly book rate at the date of the transaction. Monetary assets and liabilities are retranslated at the rate of exchange at the balance sheet date. All exchange differences are taken to the SOFA.

(m) Company status

The Charity is a public benefit entity and a company limited by guarantee. The members of the Company are the trustees named on p 42. In the event of the Charity being wound up, the liability in respect of the guarantee is limited to £10 per trustee.

(n) Taxation status

Plan International UK is a registered charity within the definition of Section 202 of the Corporation Tax Act 2010 and is thus exempt from taxation on its charitable activities. The trading subsidiaries of Plan International UK, Foster Parents Plan International UK Ltd and SDDirect each make a charitable donation leaving no UK corporation tax payable. These donations are made under deeds of covenant and are therefore accrued in full at year-end.

Irrecoverable VAT is not separately analysed and is charged to the SOFA when the expenditure to which it relates is incurred or invoiced and is allocated as part of the expenditure to which it relates.

In accordance with FRS 102, intangible assets acquired as part of an acquisition are only recognised separately from goodwill where it is probable that the expected future economic benefits that are attributable to the asset will flow to the entity; and the cost or value of the asset can be measured reliably.

(p) Critical accounting judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty

In the application of the group’s accounting policies, the trustees are required to make judgements, estimates and assumptions about the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. These judgements, estimates and assumptions are made based on a combination of past experience, professional expert advice and other relevant evidence.

The trustees consider that there are no key sources of estimation uncertainty as at 30 June 2022, however the following critical accounting judgements have been identified below:

Revenue recognition

Due to the range and complexity of the group’s funding streams, revenue recognition is deemed to be an area that requires judgement to appropriately apply the income accounting policies explained in accounting policy 1d.

Cost allocation

(o) Business combinations

Business combinations are accounted for as an acquisition. The cost of a business combination is the fair value of the consideration paid and payable plus the costs directly attributable to the business combination. Where the consideration paid and payable exceeds the value

The cost allocation methodology requires judgement as to what are the most appropriate bases to use to apportion support costs; these are reviewed annually for reasonableness. Support costs are allocated as explained in policy 1d.

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Locally received income

Locally received income is income where the contract signatories are the donor and the relevant Plan International country office or Plan International country fundraising office. However, the de facto fund manager is Plan International UK, who provides support and oversight to the country office. The income arising from such awards is thus recognised by Plan International UK. Income from charitable activities is detailed in accounting policy 1d.

Sponsorship

Child sponsorship is judged to be unrestricted income and not restricted to a particular cause because it is wholly aligned with the charity’s objects. Sponsors have a one-to-one connection with the child they sponsor and donations are used to fund vital projects, benefiting whole communities in the country where the sponsored child lives and therefore it is reasonable to assess the income as unrestricted.

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2. INCOME BY REGION: ORIGIN OF DONOR

Unrestricted Restricted 2022
Unrestricted
Restricted
2021
funds funds Total
funds
funds
Total
£000 £000 £000
£000
£000
£000
UK 39,955 18,240 58,195
30,338
27,886
58,224
Europe(Excl.UK) - 7,247 7,247
1
6,031
6,032
Americas - 7,108 7,108
-
5,477
5,477
Asia - 31 31
-
38
38
Total 39,955 32,626 72,581
30,339
39,432
69,771

3. DONATIONS

3. DONATIONS
Unrestricted Restricted 2022
Unrestricted
Restricted
2021
funds funds Total
funds
funds
Total
£000 £000 £000
£000
£000
£000
Sponsorship 16,062 - 16,062
15,787
-
15,787
Gift Aid 3,849 (1) 3,848
3,767
33
3,800
Disasters EmergencyCommittee(DEC) - 2,984 2,984
-
1,056
1,056
Plan Ltd 6,818 - 6,818
750
-
750
Other individualgiving 1,054 499 1,552
914
416
1,330
Girls’ Fund - 743 743
-
789
789
Legacies 619 52 670
553
11
564
Emergencyappeals - 504 504
-
350
350
Gifts in Kind - - -
-
24
24
Major donors 128 - 128
56
-
56
Corporates1 75 - 75
211
-
211
Peoples Postcode Lottery (PPL) 4,084 - 4,084
-
-
-
Trusts and foundations 40 - 40
34
-
34
Total 32,727 4,781 37,508
22,072
2,679
24,751

1 Grants received from Corporates and Trusts and Foundations are included under Charitable Activities income in note 5.

The donation from Plan Ltd, a trading subsidiary of Plan International Inc (see note 20) of £6,818,000 (2021: £750,000) is a donation received under deed of covenant in order to support Plan International UK’s charitable activities. Plan International UK has received notification of entitlement of no legacy (2021: one: £60,000).

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4. CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES: INSTITUTIONAL DONORS

a) Included in income from charitable activities are grants from the following institutional donors

Unrestricted Restricted 2022
Unrestricted
Restricted
2021
funds funds Total
funds
funds
Total
£000 £000 £000
£000
£000
£000
UN Agencies - 7,456 7,456
-
5,903
5,903
Foreign, Commonwealth &
Development Offce(FCDO)		 - 5,548 5,548
-
16,480
16,480
World Bank - 3,135 3,135
-
-
-
European Commission(EC) - 1,740 1,740
-
3,985
3,985
European Civil Protection and - 1,627 1,627
-
972
972
Humanitarian Aid Operations
(ECHO)
Education Cannot Wait - 1,593 1,593
-
2,335
2,335
Other - 634 634
-
195
195
Start Fund - 670 670
-
1,211
1,211
Total - 22,403 22,403
-
31,081
31,081

b) The following table summarises all contributions from the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) in the year ended 30 June 2022 totalling £5,548,000 (2021: £16,480,000).


Offce (FCDO) in the
year ended 30 June 2022 totalling £5,548,000 (2021: £16,480,000).
2022 2021
Total Total
Country Project name
£000		 £000
Zimbabwe SupportingAdolescent Girls Education
2,937		 3,136
Sierra Leone Girls’ Education Challenge(GEC)GATE
694		 3,383
Ghana MG Cubed – GEC Ghana
779		 3,248
Tanzania Education in Emergencies
182		 281
Nigeria Prospine+ cost extension
168		 -
Kenya Adolescent Girls Initiative – Kenya
173		 -
Nigeria NENTAD Protection in Northeast Nigeria
125		 1,261
Sudan Access to WASH – Red sea/Kassala/Gedaref
114		 45

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Malawi Violence Against Women and Girls
108
313
Ethiopia Girls Education Challenge – Leave NO Girls Behind
102
151
Zambia Financial Inclusion through Traditional
64
64
Tanzania FCDO Schule Bore Tanzania
64
-
South Sudan AHRC Protection Research
31
-
Kenya Pathways for Employment Inclusion(IPEI)
23
106
Tanzania Youth for Change
20
-
India InnovatingPathways for Employment inc
6
1
Bangladesh South Asia WASH Results Programme II
-
1,629
Egypt Trackingroot causes of irregular migration
-
421
Indonesia B-READY(Phase I)
-
216
Philippines B Readyscale up
-
47
Nigeria DFID Nigeria NENTAD Programme EiE
-
(2)
Rwanda SRHR Teacher Self LearningAcademy
-
(14)
Bangladesh Pathways for Employment Inclusion(IPEI)
(1)
44
Nepal Resilience Plus and Basic Needs in Nepal
(10)
1,137
UK UK Youth for Change
(13)
-
Nigeria PLANE(NENTAD Cost Extension)
(20)
1,013
Total
5,548
16,480

Negative figures represent funds returnable where we have either been unable to spend funds in accordance with donor wishes, where we have completed the programmes under budget or where we have adjusted the income recognisable within the financial year.

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5. CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES: MAJOR PARTNERSHIPS

Unrestricted Restricted 2022
Unrestricted
Restricted
2022
funds funds Total
funds
funds
Total
£000 £000 £000
£000
£000
£000
Corporates - 3,702 3,702
-
3,942
3,942
Major donors - 282 282
-
999
999
Trusts and foundations - 1,428 1,428
-
731
731
Corporate Gifts in Kind - 31 31
-
-
-
Total - 5,442 5,442
-
5,672
5,672

6. TRADING ACTIVITIES AND OTHER INCOME

a) Trading activities

a) Trading activities
Unrestricted Restricted 2022
Unrestricted
Restricted
2021
funds funds Total
funds
funds
Total
£000 £000 £000
£000
£000
£000
Societylotteryincome - - -
1,311
-
1,311
Programmatic tradingincome 6,505 - 6,505
6,184
-
6,184
Other tradingincome 93 - 93
91
-
91
Total 6,598 - 6,598
7,586
-
7,586

No lottery was held by Plan International UK in 2022.

Programmatic trading income includes income from our newly acquired trading subsidiary, SDDirect.

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b) Other Income

b) Other Income
Unrestricted Restricted 2022
Unrestricted
Restricted
2021
funds funds Total
funds
funds
Total
£000 £000 £000
£000
£000
£000
Rental income 618 - 618
627
-
627
Investment income 11 - 11
5
-
5
Other income - - -
49
-
49
Total 629 - 629
681
-
681

Other income in 2021 related to payments from HMRC as part of the UK government’s Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme.

c) The Charity as lessor

At the year end, the Charity had contracted with sub-tenants for the following future minimum lease payments under non-cancellable operating leases:

c) The Charity as lessor
At the year end, the Charity had contracted with sub-tenants for the following future minimum lease payments
non-cancellable operating leases:		 under
2022 2021
Total Total
£000 £000
Less than oneyear
497		 497
Between two and fveyears
580
After fveyears
0
Total
1,076		 1,076
-
1,573

These payments relate to the sub-lease of space within the Finsgate building to sub-tenants, with Plan International UK as their landlord. In addition to these lease payments, variable service charges are payable to Plan International UK based on an apportionment of shared building costs. There are no significant restrictions imposed by the lease arrangements.

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7. TOTAL EXPENDITURE

a) Analysis of total expenditure

a) Analysis of total expenditure
Total Expenditure 2022 Grants Staff Direct Support 2022
paid costs costs costs Total
£000 £000 £000 £000 £000
Expenditure on raising funds
Sponsorship - 853 2,518 720 4,091
Institutional donors - 1,145 88 630 1,863
Other donations and appeals - 1,086 541 373 2,000
Majorpartnerships - 719 66 477 1,262
- 3,802 3,213 2,200 9,216
Expenditure on charitable activities
Humanitarian 25,346 435 238 1,110 27,129
Education 11,181 3,416 1,591 690 16,878
Economic security 3,255 2 15 140 3,412
Sexual and reproductive health and rights 1,493 496 15 85 2,089
Protection 1,806 107 0 82 1,995
Participate as citizens 1,562 - 32 68 1,662
Campaigningand awareness 18 236 690 479 1,423
Water, sanitation and hygiene 208 4 0 9 222
SDD charitable activities - 2,790 3,137 326 6,254
44,870 7,486 5,719 2,989 61,065
Other expenditure
Rental costs - - 344 - 344
Tradingactivitycosts - - 2 - 2
- - 346 - 346
Sub total 44,870 11,288 9,278 5,189 70,627
Reallocation of salaries1 - 2,165 - (2,165) -
Total 44,870 13,453 9,278 3,024 70,627

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Total Expenditure 2021 Grants Staff Direct Support 2021
paid costs costs costs Total
£000 £000 £000 £000 £000
Expenditure on raising funds
Sponsorship - 996 2,812 819 4,626
Institutional donors - 1,089 88 684 1,861
Other donations and appeals - 1,085 473 437 1,996
Majorpartnerships - 731 17 493 1,241
- 3,901 3,390 2,434 9,724
Expenditure on charitable activities
Education 18,492 2,592 913 1,061 23,058
Disaster risk management 19,353 329 - 28 948 20,601
Water, sanitation and hygiene 3,235 710 598 219 4,762
Economic security 1,822 291 66 105 2,285
Sexual and reproductive health and rights 15 216 823 418 1,472
Protection 1,648 224 11 91 1,974
Campaigningand awareness 3,638 134 47 184 4,003
Participate as citizens 757 - - 0 37 793
SDD charitable activities costs 1,467 4,237 137 5,841
48,960 5,964 6,666 3,200 64,790
Other expenditure
Rental costs - - 323 - 323
Tradingactivitycosts - - 19 - 19
- - 342 - 342
Sub total 48,960 9,865 10,398 5,633 74,856
Reallocation of salaries1 - 2,394 - (2,394) -
Total 48,960 12,259 10,398 3,239 74,856

1 Staff costs initially included within ‘support costs’ and ‘direct costs’ are reallocated to ‘staff costs’ in order to match the total shown in Note 8.

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2022 2021
£000 £000
Net income is stated after charging:
Servicesprovided bythe Charity’s auditors:
Feespayable for the audit of the consolidated fnancial statements
55
Additional Feespayable for the audit of the consolidated fnancial statements inprioryear
0
Feespayable for other services:		 47
14
• Taxation and VAT
1		 1
55 48
Exchange rate losses/(gains)
(111)		 188
Depreciation and amortisation
488		 534
Operatinglease rentals – buildings
785		 697

b) Grants paid

During the year, Plan International UK made grants to Plan International Inc which delivers programmes through regional, country and programme offices. The programme offices are located in areas where Plan International programmes are implemented, allowing Plan International to work effectively with local communities.

Grants are also made to other partner organisations to deliver programmes to help children, their families and communities and to respond in emergency situations. No grants are made directly to individuals.

A list of grants paid is given below:

A list of grants paid is given below:
Partner Organisation Country
2022		 2021
£000 £000
Payments to Plan International Inc Various
43,086		 43,217
Payments to Plan International National Organisation Colombia
247		 135
Payments to Plan International National Organisation India
289		 1,008
Payments to Plan International National Organisation Indonesia
237		 532
Payments to Plan International National Organisation Germany
18		 -
Payments to Plan International National Organisation Canada
11		 -
Payments to Plan International National Organisation United States of America
-		 14
Payments to Plan International members 43,888 44,906

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Partner Organisation Country
2022
2021
£000
£000
HandicapInternational UK Sierra Leone
404
1,280
Christian Blind Mission(CBM)UK Zimbabwe
246
254
ActionAid Institutional Funding Sierra Leone
209
893
The Open University Sierra Leone
24
97
The Open University Zimbabwe
135
197
Puntland Development Research Center(PDRC) Ethiopia
25
-
UNICEF South Sudan
15
-
Global Parametrics Limited Indonesia
0
-
Universityof California Jordan
(4)
94
Relief International Ethiopia
-
753
Global Parametrics Limited Indonisia
-
114
Save the Children – Spain Bolivia
-
85
GOAL Honduras
-
73
Universityof Sussex Ethiopia
(71)
71
Accion Contra el Humbre Spain Philippines
-
46
Fundacion Oxfam Intermon Dominican Republic
-
28
Oxfam Solidarite Dominican Republic
-
24
Humanity& Inclusion UK Dominican Republic
-
24
World Vision Austria Various
-
12
Eclipse Experience Ltd Peru
-
11
Humanity& Inclusion UK Philippines
(2)
Payments to Non-Plan International Organisations 982
4,054
Total Grants Payable 44,870
48,960

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c) Analysis of support costs

c) Analysis of support costs
Raising Charitable
2022
Raising
Charitable
2021
Funds activities
Total
Funds
activities
Total
£000 £000
£000
£000
£000
£000
Information technology 661 853
1,514
609
823
1,432
Offce andpremises 517 634
1,151
554
758
1,312
Human resources 396 480
876
332
421
753
General management 106 297
403
289
417
706
Finance 245 347
592
257
340
597
FX(Gains)/Losses (60) (68)
(128)
83
105
188
Depreciation and amortisation 248 317
565
219
292
511
Governance 88 129
217
90
163
253
Total 2,200 2,989
5,189
2,433
3,319
5,752

Support costs are allocated between activities on the basis of the number of staff employed on those activities during the year.

d) Analysis of governance costs

d) Analysis of governance costs
2022 2021
£000 £000
Legal and otherprofessional fees – Gifts in Kind 8 24
Legal and otherprofessional fees 54 46
External audit fees 64 77
Apportionment of staff costs 73 71
Internal audit fees 18 26
Other 0 9
217 253

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8. STAFF COSTS

8. STAFF COSTS
2022 2021
£000 £000
Staff costs
Wages and salaries 11,069 10,944
Social securitycosts 1,213 1,150
Pension costs 802 860
Sub Total 13,084 12,954
Agencystaff 369 327
Total 13,453 13,281

Plan International UK has a defined contribution pension scheme, which matches employee contributions up to a maximum of 7.5% of pensionable salary. The resulting fund belongs to the employee and can be transferred when leaving Plan International UK. No employees receive benefits under a defined benefit pension scheme.

In line with government legislation, Plan International UK automatically enrols all eligible staff into this defined contribution pension scheme, with all new joiners being enrolled into the scheme in the third pay period after the start of their employment.

A salary sacrifice scheme is in place, giving employees the opportunity to vary their employment terms and conditions such that they receive a lower gross salary, with Plan International UK paying additional employer pension contributions on the employee’s behalf.

The number of employees whose emoluments, as defined for taxation purposes (i.e. net of employer pension contributions and employer national insurance contributions), amounted to £60,000 or more in the year were as follows:


and employer national insurance contributions), amounted to £60,000 or more in the year were as follows:
2022 2021
Number Number
£60,000–£69,999
13		 8
£70,000–£79,999
5		 7
£80,000–£89,999
4		 2
£90,000–£99,999
1		 2
£100,000–£109,999
2		 1
£110,000–£119,999
1		 -
Total
26		 20

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Total employer pension contributions for these employees were £179,350 (2021: £114,868).

The highest paid employee in 2022 was the Chief Executive, who received £150,962, in the year including pension contributions and employer National Insurance contributions (2021: £149,121), and received no benefits in kind (2021: £nil).

The Leadership team are the key management personnel of the charity. The total remuneration and benefits including pension contributions and employer National Insurance contributions of the key management personnel was £784,377, for 7 roles (2021: £752,192 for 7 roles).

None of the above received any benefits in kind.

Redundancy payments in the year to staff totalled £12,984 (2021: £32,550).

The average headcount and average number of employees, calculated on a full-time equivalent (FTE) basis, analysed by activity was:

2022
2021
2022		 2021
Headcount
Headcount
FTE		 FTE
Fundraising 59
58
57		 54
Communications, Campaigns & UK Programmes 45
43
42		 38
International Programmes & Policy 65
71
64		 66
Operations & CEO Offce 41
48
39		 45
SDDirect 50
45
48		 40
Total 261
265
251		 243

9. TRUSTEES’ REMUNERATION

None of the trustees received any remuneration during the year for services to Plan International UK (2021: none). Directly-incurred expenses of the trustees borne by Plan International UK in the year ended 30 June 2022 were £25. These expenses were incurred by one Trustee to attend a Board meeting (2021: £nil).

Plan International UK has purchased indemnity insurance for the trustees at a cost of £1,040 (2021: £1,008).

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10. TANGIBLE ASSETS

10. TANGIBLE ASSETS
GROUP AND CHARITY 2022 Leasehold Offce Computer Computer Total
property equipment hardware1 software
improvements
£000 £000 £000 £000 £000
Costs
At 1 July2021 1,681 400 487 - 2,568
Additions 6 - 30 - 36
Disposals - (59) (15) - (74)
At 30 June 2022 1,687 341 502 - 2,530
Accumulated depreciation
At 1 July2021 1,234 361 337 - 1,932
Charge for theyear 128 (36) 57 - 149
At 30 June 2022 1,362 325 394 - 2,081
Net book value
At 30 June 2021 447 39 150 - 636
At 30 June 2022 325 17 108 - 450

1 Computer hardware for SDDirect totalling £45k net book value and Office Equipment totalling £1k net book value at 30 June 2022, is only included in the Group balance sheet, not the Charity balance sheet.

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GROUP AND CHARITY 2021 Leasehold Offce Computer Computer Total
property equipment hardware1 software
improvements
£000 £000 £000 £000 £000
Costs
At 1 July2020 1,681 393 464 - 2,538
Additions - 7 23 - 30
At 30 June 2021 1,681 400 487 - 2,568
Accumulated depreciation
At 1 July2020 1,080 341 258 - 1,679
Charge for theyear 154 20 79 - 253
Disposals
At 30 June 2021 1,234 361 337 - 1,932
Net book value
At 30 June 2020 601 52 206 - 859
At 30 June 2021 447 39 150 - 636

1 Computer hardware for SDDirect totalling £30k net book value and Office Equipment totalling £1k net book value at 30 June 2021 is only included in the Group balance sheet, not the Charity balance sheet

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11. INTANGIBLE ASSETS

GROUP AND CHARITY 2022 Computer Goodwill1 Total
Software
£000 £000 £000
Costs
At 1 July2021 1,797 1,148 2,945
Additions 142 - 142
At 30 June 2022 1,938 1,148 3,086
Accumulated depreciation
At 1 July2021 1,542 300 1,842
Charge for theyear 110 230 339
At 30 June 2022 1,652 530 2,181
Net book value
At 30 June 2021 127 849 976
At 30 June 2022 287 618 906
1 The Charity balance sheet excludes the goodwill
GROUP AND CHARITY 2021 Computer Goodwill1 Total
Software
£000 £000 £000
Costs
At 1 July2020 1,618 1,148 2,766
Additions 180 - 180
At 30 June 2021 1,797 1,148 2,945
Accumulated depreciation
At 1 July2020 1,491 70 1,561
Charge for theyear 52 230 282
At 30 June 2021 1,543 300 1,842
Net book value
At 30 June 2020 127 1,078 1,205
At 30 June 2021 255 848 1,103

1 The Charity balance sheet excludes the goodwill

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12. INVESTMENTS

12. INVESTMENTS
CHARITY 2022
£
Shares in subsidiary undertakings
At 1 July2020 1,956,134
Disposal (250,001)
At 30 June 2021 1,706,133
CHARITY 2021
£
Shares in subsidiary undertakings
At 1 July2020 1,956,134
Additions -
At 30 June 2021 1,956,134

During the financial year ended 30 June 2022, Plan International UK disposed of Development Works Ltd, a wholly owned trading company registered in England and Wales as company number 11693908, whose main activities are to carry out international development commercial contracts and other non-primary purpose programmatic trading activities on behalf of Plan International UK.

The initial investment of £250,001 was returned to Plan international UK.

Foster Parents Plan International (UK) Ltd is a trading company registered in England and Wales as company number 02457093, whose main activities are the licensing of the use of Plan International UK trademarks to third parties, and carrying out other non-primary purpose trading activities. In prior years the company also managed society lotteries. Each year the subsidiary makes a charitable donation under a deed of covenant of any taxable profits to Plan International UK. At 30 June 2022 the investment in Foster Parents Plan International (UK) Ltd was £2.

During the financial year ended 30 June 2020, Plan International UK invested £1,706,000 in Social Development Direct Limited, a trading company registered in England and Wales as company number 03846881, who provide high-quality, innovative and expert social development assistance and research services, including technical advice and support, research, development assistance programme design, delivery and management, monitoring and evaluation. Their clients are leading international development agencies, INGOs and foundations.

The brought forward investment balance at 1 July 2020 relates to Plan International UK’s investment in the entire issued share capital of Foster Parents Plan International UK Ltd, Development Works Ltd and Social Development Direct Limited.

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SUBSIDIARY: Foster Parents Plan International UK Ltd
2022		 2021
£000 £000
Total turnover
90		 1,386
Total expenditure
(17)		 (33)
Donation to Plan International UK
(73)		 (1,353)
Net result for theyear
-		 -

The aggregate of assets, liabilities and funds of FPPI UK was:

The aggregate of assets, liabilities and funds of FPPI UK was:
2022 2021
£000 £000
Total assets
88		 50
Total liabilities
(88)		 (50)
Total funds
-		 -
SUBSIDIARY: Development Works Ltd
2022		 2021
£000 £000
Total turnover
-		 -
Total expenditure
-		 -
Donation to Plan International UK
-		 -
Net result for theyear
-		 -

The aggregate of assets, liabilities and funds of Development Works Ltd was:

The aggregate of assets, liabilities and funds of Development Works Ltd was:
2022 2021
£000 £000
Total assets
-		 250
Total liabilities
-		 -
Total funds
-		 250

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SUBSIDIARY: Social Development Direct Limited
2022		 2021
£000 £000
Total turnover
6,505		 6,184
Total expenditure
(6,254)		 (5,841)
Donation to Plan International UK
(360)		 (368)
Netproft for theperiod
(109)		 (25)

The aggregate of assets, liabilities and funds of Social Development Direct Limited, as reflected in the consolidated balance sheet, was:


balance sheet, was:
2022 2021
£000 £000
Total assets
1,744		 1,602
Total liabilities
(1,294)		 (1,041)
Total funds
449		 561

13. DEBTORS

13. DEBTORS
Group
Group
Charity		 Charity
2022
2021
2022		 2021
£000
£000
£000		 £000
Amounts owed byinstitutional donors 4,285
3,016
4,285		 3,016
Accrued income 1,800
3,602
1,800		 2,970
Amounts owed byPlan International Inc 136
504
136		 504
Other debtors 1,122
840
174		 318
Prepayments 299
384
217		 334
Amounts owed bysubsidiaries -
-
73		 61
Total debtors 7,642
8,346
6,686		 7,203

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14. CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR

a) Analysis of creditors

a) Analysis of creditors
Group
Group
Charity		 Charity
2022
2021
2022		 2021
£000
£000
£000		 £000
Accruals of transfers to Plan International Inc 4,650
5,877
4,650		 5,877
Accruals of transfers to otherpartners 177
244
177		 244
Deferred income and other creditors -
5
-		 -
Other accruals 1,428
1,414
798		 1,034
Taxation and social security 461
434
355		 330
Trade creditors 509
1,632
122		 1,299
Amounts owed to Plan International Organisations 58
120
58		 120
VATpayable 214
219
27		 (8)
Total creditors 7,497
9,945
6,187		 8,896

b) Deferred income and other creditors

b) Deferred income and other creditors
GROUP 2022 As at Income Deferrals As at
1 July deferred released 30 June
2021 2022
£000 £000 £000 £000
Institutional donors - - - -
Other 5 - 5 -
Total deferred income and other creditors 5 - 5 -

Income deferred in the year for the charity comprised £nil (2021: £nil) institutional donor income and £nil (2021: £5,000) other income.

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GROUP 2021 As at Income Deferrals As at
1 July deferred released 30 June
2020 2021
£000 £000 £000 £000
Institutional donors 1,245 - 1,245 -
Other - 5 - 5
Total deferred income and other creditors 1,245 5 1,245 5

15. PROVISIONS FOR LIABILITIES AND CHARGES

GROUP AND CHARITY As at Provision Provision Provision As at
1 July created released utilised 30 June
2021 2022
£000 £000 £000 £000 £000
Dilapidations 360 40 - - 400
Grants 25 - (25) -
Total 385 40 - (25) 400

Dilapidations represent the estimated cost required to make good Plan International UK’s headquarters upon the termination of the lease with our landlord. The provision will be utilised on termination of the lease.

Grants represent the estimated funds returnable to donors where the group has not been able to spend funds received in accordance with donor wishes, including losses incurred from fraud and disallowances at country office level. Any losses will be recovered from Plan International Inc such that Plan International UK suffers no net loss.

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16. COMMITMENTS

a) Commitments under operating leases

Total future minimum lease payments under non-cancellable operating leases are as follows:

GROUP
Land and
buildings
2022
£000		 Other Total
Land and
buildings
Other
Total
2022
2021
2021
2021
£000
£000
£000
£000
2022
£000
Payments due:
Not later than oneyear
932		 8 940
932
20
952
Later than one year and not later
than fveyears
1,321		 1 1,321
2,253
18
2,271

Later than fveyears
-		 - -
-
-
-

Total
2,253		 9 2,261
3,185
38
3,223

Property lease commitments are in respect of Plan International UK’s headquarters and will be partly offset by sub-tenant rental income.

b) Programme commitments

At year end, the group had undertaken to deliver projects which will be completed over a number of years. The majority of the funds needed for these projects are subject to legal agreements with donors to ensure that Plan International UK will be reimbursed. For some of these projects, Plan International UK is required to provide additional funding to match that provided by the main donor. At 30 June 2022, donors had yet to be found for programme commitments totalling £4,834,000 (2021: £4,589,000) as detailed below.


(2021: £4,589,000) as detailed below.
GROUP
Total		 Total
2022 2021
£000 £000
Less than oneyear
2,997		 1,730
Between two and fveyears
1,836
After fveyears
-
Total
4,833		 2,859
-
4,589

No provision has been recognised as we will continue to seek funding from other donors for these commitments over the remaining life of the projects.

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c) Capital commitments

The value of group contracts placed in the year for future capital expenditure not accrued for in the financial statements was £nil (2021: £nil).

17. STATEMENT OF FUNDS

GROUP AND CHARITY 2022 Balance Total Total Transfers Balance
1 July income Expenditure 30 June
2021 2022
Unrestricted funds: £000 £000 £000 £000 £000
General funds 9,688 33,450 (31,858) 398 11,677
Designated funds: Programmatic and Strategic 145 - (145) - (0)
Development fund
Designated funds: Social Development Direct 529 6,505 (6,614) (14) 406
Designated funds: Plan UK Fixed asset fund 1,739 - - (384) 1,355
Total unrestricted funds 12,101 39,955 (38,618) - 13,438
Restricted funds 4,514 32,626 (32,010) - 5,130
Total funds 16,614 72,581 (70,627) - 18,567
CHARITY 2022 Balance Total Total Transfers Balance
1 July income Expenditure 30 June
2021 2022
Unrestricted funds: £000 £000 £000 £000 £000
General funds 9,687 33,794 (31,970) 168 11,679
Designated funds: Programmatic and Strategic 145 - (145) - (0)
Development fund
Designated funds: Social Development Direct 1,706 - - - 1,706
Designated funds: Plan UK Fixed asset fund 859 - - (168) 691
Total unrestricted funds 12,397 33,794 (32,115) - 14,075
Restricted funds 4,514 32,626 (32,010) - 5,130
Total funds 16,911 66,419 (64,125) - 19,204

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GROUP AND CHARITY 2021 Balance Total Total Transfers Balance
1 July income Expenditure 30 June
2020 2021
Unrestricted funds: £000 £000 £000 £000 £000
General funds 10,094 22,844 (23,567) 317 9,688
Designated funds: Programmatic and Strategic 1,774 1,311 (2,940) - 145
Development fund
Designated funds: Social Development Direct 547 6,184 (6,210) 8 529
Designated funds: Plan UK Fixed asset fund 2,064 - - (325) 1,739
Total unrestricted funds 14,479 30,339 (32,717) - 12,101
Restricted funds 7,220 39,433 (42,139) - 4,514
Total funds 21,699 69,771 (74,856) - 16,614
CHARITY 2021 Balance Total Total Transfers Balance
1 July income Expenditure 30 June
2020 2021
Unrestricted funds: £000 £000 £000 £000 £000
General funds 10,164 23,179 (23,672) 17 9,688
Designated funds: Programmatic and Strategic 1,774 1,311 (2,941) - 145
Development fund
Designated funds: Social Development Direct 1,706 - - - 1,706
Designated funds: Plan UK Fixed asset fund 877 - - (17) 859
Total unrestricted funds 14,521 24,490 (26,613) - 12,398
Restricted funds 7,220 39,433 (42,139) - 4,514
Total funds 21,741 63,923 (68,752) - 16,912

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18. RESTRICTED FUNDS

Restricted funds comprise unexpended balances on donations and grants and contracts given for specific purposes. These funds will be expended in future years in accordance with donor wishes.

GROUP AND CHARITY Balance Income Expenditure Balance
Income
Expenditure
Balance
1 July 1 July
30 June
2020 2021
20221
£000 £000 £000 £000
£000
£000
£000
Girls Fund 520 761 (1,331) (50)
743
(517)
176
DEC – Ukraine Humanitarian - - - -
2,140
(2,140)
-
Appeal
DEC – Cyclone Idai Appeal 81 97 (88) 90
-
4
93
DEC – Covid Appeal - 959 (963) (4)
844
(848)
(8)
Other voluntary income including 796 862 (771) 887
1,053
(939)
1,000
appeals
Donations 1,397 2,679 (3,153) 923
4,780
(4,440)
1,262
FCDO – Girls' Education 583 3,248 (3,684) 147
779
(758)
168
Challenge – MG Cubed Ghana
FCDO – Supporting Adolescent 47 3,136 (3,149) 34
2,937
(2,890)
82
Girls' Education Zimbabwe
FCDO – Water Sanitation 1,054 1,629 (2,683) (0)
-
-
(0)
and Hygiene (WASH) Results
Programme Extension
FCDO – Resilience Plus and - 1,137 (1,140) (3)
(10)
12
(0)
Basic Needs in Nepal
FCDO – Girls' Education (203) 3,383 (3,243) (63)
694
(634)
(2)
Challenge - Sierra Leone
FCDO – NENTAD Protection (6) 1,261 (1,259) (4)
125
(125)
(4)
in Northeast Nigeria
FCDO – PLANE (NENTAD Cost - 1,013 (1,038) (25)
(20)
6
(39)
Extension)Nigeria
FCDO – Others 81 1,673 (1,705) 49
1,042
(1,016)
75
ECW (34) 2,335 (2,114) 187
1,593
(1,766)
14
ECHO 144 972 (1,006) 110
1,627
(1,645)
92

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European Commission – 105 1,048 (1,144) 9
194
(216)
(13)
Building Resilience: Education
Opportunities in Fragile and
Crisis Affected Environments
European Commission – Better (73) 870 (837) (40)
739
(754)
(56)
Extension Training (BETTER)
European Commission – Others (10) 2,067 (1,931) 126
807
(904)
28
UNOCHA (37) 3,629 (3,605) (13)
1,868
(1,862)
(7)
UNICEF (82) 657 (568) 7
1,013
(1,050)
(30)
UN Agencies – Others (12) 1,617 (1,513) 92
4,574
(4,556)
110
World Bank – Eu Sou Capaz - - - -
1,276
(1,291)
(15)
Girls Empowerment Program
World Bank – Accelerating - - - -
1,772
(1,283)
489
Nutrition Result in Nigeria
Vitamin Angels GIK – - - - -
88
(88)
-
Accelerating Nutrition Result
in Nigeria
Other institutional donors 419 1,406 (1,615) 210
1,304
(1,245)
268
Institutional donors 1,976 31,081 (32,234) 823
22,402
(22,065)
1,161
Corporates 2,154 3,942 (4,362) 1,734
3,733
(3,807)
1,660
Major donors 1,538 999 (1,551) 986
282
(575)
692
Trusts and foundations 157 731 (838) 50
1,428
(1,123)
355
Majorpartnerships 3,849 5,672 (6,751) 2,770
5,442
(5,505)
2,707
Total restricted funds 7,220 39,432 (42,138) 4,514
32,626
(32,010)
5,130

1 Negative fund balances are due to costs incurred in advance of income recognised which is committed & will be recognised in future periods.

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Restricted funds by region Balance Income Expenditure Balance
Income
Expenditure
Balance
of spend 1 July 30 June
30 June
2020 2021
2022
£000 £000 £000 £000
£000
£000
£000
Asia 1,669 6,035 (7,162) 542
3,337
(3,437)
442
East and Southern Africa 430 16,702 (16,750) 382
15,685
(15,701)
366
UK 536 25 (208) 353
(42)
(397)
(86)
West and Central Africa 568 13,174 (13,530) 212
7,022
(6,624)
610
Americas 95 2,429 (2,447) 77
1,459
(1,549)
(13)
Europe - - - -
3,307
(2,339)
968
Multiple Regions1 420 96 (261) 255
1,847
(1,921)
180
Not defned2 3,502 971 (1,780) 2,693
11
(42)
2,663
Total restricted funds 7,220 39,432 (42,138) 4,514
32,626
(32,010)
5,130

1 ‘Multiple Regions’ includes restricted funds which support multiple projects across more than one region

2 ‘Not Defined’ includes funds received by donors against restricted funds including the Girls Fund and Forgotten Children’s Fund, which are later transferred to projects in line with the fund’s objectives, plus holding funds for Corporate donors whilst the programmes are in development.

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19. ANALYSIS OF NET ASSETS BETWEEN FUNDS

19. ANALYSIS OF NET ASSETS BETWEEN FUNDS
GROUP AND CHARITY 2022 Unrestricted Funds Restricted Total
General Designated Funds Funds
£000 £000 £000 £000
Fund balances at 30 June 2022 are represented by:
Tangible fxed assets - 450 - 450
Intangible Assets - 906 - 906
Current assets 13,428 1,698 9,982 25,108
Current liabilities (1,348) (1,294) (4,853) (7,496)
Provisions for liabilities and charges (400) - 0 (400)
Total net assets at 30 June 2022 11,679 1,760 5,130 18,567
Total net assets at 30 June 2021 9,687 2,413 4,514 16,614
CHARITY 2022 Unrestricted Funds Restricted Total
General Designated Funds Funds
£000 £000 £000 £000
Fund balances at 30 June 2022 are represented by:
Tangible fxed assets - 404 - 404
Intangible Assets 0 1,993 - 1,993
Current assets 13,412 (0) 9,982 23,393
Current liabilities (1,333) - (4,853) (6,186)
Provisions for liabilities and charges (400) - 0 (400)
Total net assets at 30 June 2022 11,679 2,397 5,130 19,205
Total net assets at 30 June 2021 9,687 2,710 4,514 16,911

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GROUP AND CHARITY 2021 Unrestricted Funds Unrestricted Funds Restricted Total
General Designated Funds Funds
£000 £000 £000 £000
Fund balances at 30 June 2021 are represented by:
Tangible fxed assets - 637 - 637
Intangible Assets - 1,103 - 1,103
Current assets 11,469 1,714 12,021 25,204
Current liabilities (1,422) (1,041) (7,482) (9,945)
Provisions for liabilities and charges (360) - (25) (385)
Total net assets at 30 June 2021 9,687 2,413 4,514 16,614
Total net assets at 30 June 2020 10,094 4,385 7,220 21,699
CHARITY 2021 Unrestricted Funds Restricted Total
General Designated Funds Funds
£000 £000 £000 £000
Fund balances at 30 June 2021 are represented by:
Tangible fxed assets - 605 - 605
Intangible Assets 250 1,960 - 2,210
Current assets 11,210 145 12,021 23,376
Current liabilities (1,413) - (7,482) (8,895)
Provisions for liabilities and charges (360) - (25) (385)
Total net assets at 30 June 2021 9,687 2,710 4,514 16,911
Total net assets at 30 June 2020 10,164 4,357 7,220 21,741

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20. RELATED PARTIES

Plan International Inc

Plan International UK is a member of Plan International Inc. During the year Plan International UK transferred cash totalling £31,615,000 (2021: £35,525,000) directly to Plan International Inc and other Plan International entities to undertake international development programme activities in overseas countries. In addition, £13,694,000 (2021: £13,740,000) was transferred directly from our donors to Plan International entities.

In line with our approach of accruing transfers once all conditions that would limit recognition of the funding commitment have been met, there was an accrual of £1,167,000 (2021: £5,970,000) of transfers to Plan International Inc outstanding at year-end.

Plan International UK does not have a controlling interest in Plan International Inc and, therefore, has not disclosed detailed transactions between the two entities.

Plan Ltd

Plan Ltd is a wholly-owned trading subsidiary of Plan International Inc. Income in the year was received by Plan International UK from Plan Ltd under deed of covenant as set out in Note 3.

Disasters Emergency Committee

Plan International UK is a member of the Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) and Plan International UK’s Chief Executive, Rose Caldwell, is a trustee of the DEC.

In the year Plan International UK made a membership donation of £nil (2021: £50,929) to the DEC. Plan International UK’s income in the year included £2,984,000 (2021: £1,056,000) receivable from DEC appeals. Of this £1,051,000 was outstanding at year-end (2021: £nil).

International Broadcasting Trust

Rose Caldwell, CEO of Plan International UK, is the Chair of the International Broadcasting Trust. In the year, Plan International UK paid membership fees totalling £nil (2021: £5,000).

Education cannot wait (ECW)

Rose Caldwell, CEO of Plan International UK, was a member of the High-Level Steering Group of ECW in 2021. Plan International UK’s income in the year included £1,593,000 (2021: £2,335,000) receivable from ECW. Of this £nil was outstanding at year-end (2021: £nil).

Plan International UK Trustees

In the year donations were received from trustees totalling £18,141 (2021: £4,913).

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO)

Beverley Tew, trustee, is a non-executive director of the FCDO. Plan International UK’s income in the year included £5,548,000 (2021: £16,480,000) receivable from the FCDO.

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Foster Parents Plan International UK Ltd

The below table shows the transactions that took place between Foster Parents Plan International UK Ltd and Plan International UK in the year ended June 2022. Plan International UK incurred £nil (2021: £19,000) of costs that were recharged to FPPI UK for staff time and other overheads.

Party Nature of Transaction Income for Expenditure Debtor Creditor
relationship the year for the year balance as balance as
ended 30 ended 30 at 30 June at 30 June
June 2022 June 2022 2022 2022
£000 £000 £000 £000
Foster
Parents Plan		 Wholly-owned
subsidiary		 The subsidiary's
taxable profts were		 73 - 73 -
International donated under a deed
UK Ltd of covenant to Plan
International UK

Social Development Direct Limited

The below table shows the transactions that took place between Social Development Direct Limited and Plan International UK in the in the year ended 30 June 2021.

Party Nature of Transaction Income for Expenditure Debtor Creditor
relationship the period for the balance as balance as
ended 30 period at 30 June at 30 June
June 2022 ended 30 2022 2022
June 2022
£000 £000 £000 £000
Social
Development		 Wholly-owned
subsidiary		 The subsidiary's
taxable profts were		 361 - - -
Direct Limited donated to Plan
International UK

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THANK YOU

We wish to thank every one of our supporters. Whether through sponsorship, donating to our emergency appeals or leaving a gift in your will, every supporter makes our work possible and helps us to change children’s lives around the world.

Plan International UK would particularly like to thank the following for their support over the period 01 July 2021 – 30 June 2022.

YOUTH ADVISORY PANEL

Beyonce, Rachel, Maryam, Emily, Ella, Dona, Jaioni, Kristie, Isla, Maaria, Elodie, Pheobe, Amelie, Aisling, Meera, Dinah, Iman, Holly, Bailey, Melissa, Helena, Poppy

TRUSTS AND FOUNDATIONS

People’s Postcode Lottery, Moondance Foundation, Latin American Children’s Trust, Masonic Charitable Foundation, Grace Trust, H&S Davidson Trust

CORPORATE SUPPORTERS

AFD Software, AstraZeneca, BDO, The Body Shop, Brides Do Good, Chelsea Foundation, Clear Channel, Costa Foundation, Credit Suisse, CVC Capital Partners Foundation, DAZN, VENT For Change, IVC Evidensia, Jellybean, Kantar Public, Kaplan, Paysafe Group, Salesforce, Standard Chartered Foundation, Study Group, Unilever

DONORS

Sue and Mark Catton, Fiona Rickard Lisa Eldridge, Roger and Jenny Dennis, John M Hill, Helen Hurst and Matthew Witt, Colin and Helen David, Georgina and Bernard David, Ennismore Foundation, Paul Tyndall and Rosemary Blake, Tom Hearn, Andrew Phillipps, Paul and Diane Sinnett, The Happy Charitable Trust

INSTITUTIONS

Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC), Education Cannot Wait (ECW), European Commission (EC), European Commission Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection Office (ECHO), Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), StartNetwork (SN), United Nations (UN) and World Bank (WB)

We would also like to say thank you to all our volunteers for their hard work and commitment, which we couldn’t do without.

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