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2020-12-31-accounts

Minority
Rights Group
Contents
Forthe year ended 31December 2620
Contents Pages
Reference and administrative details
Report ofthe Council 3-11
independent
auditors' report
12-15
Consolidated
Statement ofFinancial Activities (incorporating
income and expenditure accounts) 16
Consolidated
Balance sheet
Charity Balance sheet
Consolidated
Cash Flow Statement
Notes to the financial statements 20-32

company a
nd how itis governed.

nd how itis governed.
powers t e charit ble
Summary ofinvestment
powers
The governing
document
~~'ves Minority
Rights Group power to invest funds not
the charity's
purposes.
immediately required for
Company number 15449S7
Charity number 28230S
Registered ofNtce and 54Commercial
Street
Operational address London El 6LT
Honorary of5cers Meena Varma
Chair
Bill Samuel
Treasurer
Joshua Casteliino
Secretary
Members ofthe Council
The Council ofManagement
who served during the year and up to the date ofthis report were as follows:
Tom Astor
Albert Barume (Resigned May 2020)
JoeFrans (Elected Chair ofFinance k.General Purposes Committee
Franqoise Hampson
(Resigned May 2020)
May 2020)
Mahdiz Keshavarz
Gay McDougall(Resigned
May 2020)
Willy Mutunga
(Resigned May 2020)
George Ngwane
Bill Samuel - Treasurer
Meena Varma (Elected Chair ofthe Council May 2020)
Principal staff Joshua Castellino
Executive Director/ Company
Secretary
Claire Thomas
Deputy Director
Carl Soderbergh
Director ofPolicy 8r.Communications
Berihu Mohammed
Director ofFinance, Administration
8'cIT
Cecile Clerc
Director ofFundraising
Bankers NatWest, 38Strand, London, WC2H SJB
Solicitors
Auditors
Bates Wells and Braithwaite,
10Queen Street Place, London,
Moore Kin~on Smith LLP, Devonal&e House, 60Goswell Road,
ECAR
London,
1BE
EC1M 7AD

For year ended 31December 2020
2020 2019
Un- Un-
Note Restricted restricted Total Restricted restricted Total
Income from:
Donations
and legacies
802,555 802,555 1,137,290 1,137+90
Investment
income
7,679 7,679 9,516 9,516
Trans ferbetween funds
Advocacy &Projects 3,761,882 3,761,882 1,725,565 1,725,565
Policy and publications 6,566 6,566 14,527 14,527
Other 5,264 5+64 16,681 16,681
Total 15/2 3,761,882 822,064 4,583,946 1,725,565 1,178,015 2,903,580
Expenditure
on:
Raising funds 3 156,918 156+1S 167,815 167,815
Advocacy &Projects 3 3,556,047 424+59 3,980@06 2,407,510 342,197 2,749,707
Policy and publications 3 136,465 136,465 128,850 128,850
Total 15/3 3,556,047 717,642 4/73,690 2,407,510 638,862 3,046,372
Net income/(Expenditure) 205,835 104,421 310456 (681,944) 539,153 (142,792)
Unrealis ed gain/Los s on investments (29,302) (29402) 37,305 37,305
Unrealised
gain on foreign exchange
trans actions 28,896 28,896 (52,329) (52,329)
Trans ferbetween funds 328,728 (328,728) 316,723 (316,723)
Net movement
in funds
563,459 (253,608) 309,850 (417,550) 259,735 (157,816)
Reconciliation
offunds:
Funds atthe start ofthe year 312,654 545,465 85S,11S 730+04 285,730 1,015,934
Funds at the end ofthe year 15 876,112 291,856 1,167868 312,654 545,465 858,118

As at 31December 2020
2020 2019
Note
Fixed assets
Tangible fixed assets
Investments
18,419
365,Q34
8,067
286,656
Current assets ZK3,453 294,723
Debtors
Cash at bank and in hand
9 508@38
354,347
138,049
461,179
892,4S5 599,228
Creditors: amounts due within 1year iQa~(469.739 (361,002}
Net current assets 433,'756 238.226
Pension provison IOb 6S,973 82,697
Net assets
Funds
Restricted funds
In surplus
Unrestricted
funds
414@52 (12,515)
Pension provision
Reserves
Total funds
(68@73)
291,856
637+35
(82,697)
545,464
450,252

Minority Rights Group (Iimited by guarantee)
Group and Charity Cash Flow Statement
Foryear ended 31December 2020
2020 2019
Net incoming (outgoing)
resources
310+56 (142,791)
Interest received
Interest paid
(1,176}
2,831
(99)
30,477
Investment
income
Depreciation
charges
(7,679)
13,342
(9,516)
10,760
Decrease/ (increase) in debtors (292,673) 44,104
(Decrease)/ increase in creditors 186@75 7,650
Net cash inflow/(outflow)
from operating activities
211@77 (59,415)
Purchase oftangible fixed assets
Disposal oftangible fixed assets
(20,91Z) (12,628)
Interest received 1,176 99
Interest paid (2+31) (30,477)
Net currency exchange adjustments 12@93 64,611}
Increase/(decrease)
in cash in the period
201,702 (167,031}
Net cash in hand and at bank on I January 2020/2019 787,810 954„841
Net cash in hand and at bank at the end ofthe year 989,512 787,810
31December 31December
Cash in hand and at bank 2020 2019
Cash in hand - GBP 952 2,540
Cash at bank - GBP (25,496) 86„734
Cash in hand - foreign currencies (GBPequivalent) 8,912 9,483
Cash at bank - foreign currencies (GBPequivalent) 1,005,144 689,053
Net cash in hand and at bank 989412 787,810

2- Unrestricted
income
analysis 2020 2019
Grants and donations
Blanes Trust
Meadowbrook
Charitable
Trust 25,009
4,000
50,000
Sylvia Adams Charitable
Trust
Ericson Trust
Eva Reckitt Charitable
Trust
8,090
2,000
1,009
9,000
3,000
Rathbone Trust
Swedish International
DeveIopment
Cooperation
T.H. Brunner Charitable
Trust
Norwegian
Ministry ofForeign Affairs~
Agency 549,927
1,000
294,446
2,000
442,859
1,000
623,343
Other income and donations
Sub-total
Other income
7,182 6,088
1,137,290
Investment
income
7,679 9,516
Policy and publications 6+66 14,527
Other income 5+64 16,681
Sub-total 40,725
Total 1,178.015

Policy dt Total
Raising Advocacy
dk
Publication Support Actual Total
Funds Projects Costs 2020 2019
Staffcosts (Note 5) 61,120 499,972 92,865 202,159 856,116 712,308
Regions &consultants (Note 5) 76,914 592,999 23,199 693,112 557,653
Volunteers 548 1,836 27 331 2,742 11,972
Stafftraining &development 220 1,958 2,178 7,003
Stafftravel and subsistence 80,292 289 1,509 82,090 137,584
Partner and related activities 1,951,129 1,951,129 991,555
Seminars, training
and
events 1,191 32,121 7,048 40460 135,972
Policy, research and information 512 109,911 370 1,543 112@36 22,386
Project audits 13,836 13,836 36,229
Bank charges and forex 93 43,358 43,451 20,934
ITexpenses 537 28,045 1,879 58,469 8S+30 49,960
Other project expenses 23,182 23,182
Covid19 expenses 64,997 64,997
Local of6cerents &expenses 26,471 26,471 27,701
Legal and professional fees 38,071 60 38,131 3,817
Sub-total 141,135 3,508,178 118,629 271,118 4,039,060 2,715,074
Office running
costs
2,057 51,129 1,729 3,951 58,867 41,487
General audit and accounting 1,159 28,800 974 2,226 33,159 25,365
Other Finance costs 2,459 83 190 2,831 30,477
Premises 1,159 154,292 5,217 16,972 177%640 203,738
Recrutment 70 1,752 59 135 2,017 1,069
Depreciation
charges
1,670 10,282 11,952 10,780
Trustees' expenses &meetings 43 1,057 36 82 1+17 6,720
Other costs (53,053) (53,053) 11,660
Sub-total 4@S6 18S,106 8,098 33,838 234,629 331497
Total 145,721 3,696+85 126,727 304,957 4+73,690 3,046@72
Support costs * 11,197 284,022 9,738 - 304,957
Total e
nditure
156,918 3,980@06 136,465 - 4/73,690 3,046@72

This is stated after charging
/ c
rediting:
2020 2019
Depreciation
Council members'
expens es
Auditors'
remuneration:
Group and charity general audits 13@42
1/17
24+,57
10,760
6,720
17,016
Operating
lease rentals:
Other accounting
services
Donor (project) audits
Property
Other
8,902
13,836
133,930
5,048
8,349
36,229
127,733
6,937

Staffcosts and numbers
Staffcosts were as follows:
2020 2019
Salaries and wages
Social security costs
Pens ion contributions
1,401,100
93+97
54,831
1,139,268
86,326
49,844
1@49+28 1,275,438
The average w eekly numb er ofemploy ees
(fuH-time equivalent)
during th
e year was as foHows:
2020 2019
No. No.
Directors' office including fundraising '6 6
Administration and finance 5 5
Projects and project support including Regional Offices ,3'5: 30
-'4;6; 41

7.Tangible fixed assets- Group and chari ty
Group Charity
Furniture
Furniture & Furniture
& equipmen Furniture
equipment t equipment & equipment
2020 2019 202Q 2019
Cost
At the start ofthe year 52,984 41,903 39+04 28,944
Additions
in the year
ZQP12 12,628 ZQP32 10,560
Disposal
in the year
(1,547)
At the end ofthe year 73,896 52,984 59,S36 39,504
Depreciation
At the start ofthe year 41,Q21 33,986 30,481 22,270
Charge for the year 13@42 10,760 10,936 9,167
Disposal in the year (1,547}
At the end ofthe year 54@63 43,199 41,417 31,437
Net book value
At the end ofthe year 19~33 9,785 18,419 8,067
At the start ofthe year 11+63 7,569 S,067
8.Investments-
group and Charity
2020 ZQI9
Market value at the start ofthe year 286,656 239,934
Investment
income reinvested
'7,679 9,417
Net gains/losses (29@02) 37,305
Market value at the end ofthe year 265,034 286,656
Historic costatthe end ofthe year 90@01 90,301
9.Debtors Group Charity
2020 2019 2020 ' 2019
E
Regional OITices balances 5,152 69,164
Other debtors 32379 25,630 30/02 25,630
P repayments 42,924 46,901 42,924 41,426
Accrued income 366,048 70,993 366„048 70,993
441@50 148,677 508@38 138,049

Note
10a.Creditors: amounts due within 1year Group Charity
2020 2019 2020 2019
Trade creditors
Taxation, social security k other
Grants repayable
Regional Offices balances
Other Creditors
Accruals and deferred income
payroll 33,678
6'7,179
63,484
5@81
30S,766
26,091
38,476
40,480
24,069
162,996
33,67S
66@57
63,484
1,703
304,508
14,235
32,412
40,480
100,143
15,843
157,889
47S,487 292,112 469,729 361,002
The charity entered into amulti-currency overdraft facility with it bankers, NatWest Bank PLC,ofup to f,120Kin
2012.This facility is secured by a debunture on its assets.
10b. Pension provision Group Charity
2020 2019 2020 2019
Pension liability 6S,973 82,697 6S,973 82,697
11.Analysis ofnet assets between funds 6S,973 82,697 68+73 82,697
Restncted General
funds fllilds Total Funds
Group
Tangible fixed assets
Fixed asset investments
19,533
265,034
19,532
265,033
Long term liabilities
Net current assets
876,112 68,973
{61,683}
68,973
814,429
Net assets at the end ofthe year 876,112 291,856 1,167+68
Restricted General
Analysis ofnet assets between funds funds funds Total Funds
Charity
Tangible fixed assets
Fixed asset investments
18,419
265,034
18,419
265,034
Long term liabilities
Net current assets
414,352 68,973
8,404
68,973
422,756
Net assets at the end ofthe year 414,352 360,829 775,181
Operating
lease commitments
The charity had commitments atthe year end under operating leases as follows.
Property 2020 2019
Under
1year
133@30 127,773
Equipment 2020 2019
K
Under
1 year
2-5years 5,048 6,973
5,048 6,973

Transfers
Incl MRG
Note 15Movement
in funds
Start of
the year
Incoming
resources
Outgoing
resources
Match
Funding
End of
year
Restricted funds
A&ica
Middle East 8cNorth Africa
Europe/CIS
Region
Asian Pacific Region
Strategic Communication
Legal Empowerment k Strat~c Litigation
Other Charitable
Activities
Total Restricted Funds
96,288
74,822
120,853
60,017
105,736
(53,715)
(39,019)
364@82
2,085,696
575,965
480+11
144.324
267,712
186„568
21.)06
3,761,882
(1,918,307)
(402,966)
(404,417)
(197,546)
(335,72S)
(245,661)
(51,422)
(3@56,047)
37,360
4,907
65,897
9,344
124,363
86,857
328,728
301,036
252.728
262,S44
16,139
37.720
11,555
17,522
899+45
Unrealised
foreign exchange differences
Total Restricted Funds
Unrestricted
Funds
(52+29) 28+96
3,790,778
(3,556,047) 32S,728 (23,433)
876,112
Revaluation
reserve
Pension provision
General fund
Total unrestricted
funds
178,927
(82,697)
449+35
545,465
822,064
822,064
(29,302)
13,724
(731,366)
(746@44)
(328,728)
(328,728)
149.625
(68,973)
211,204
291,856
Total funds 858,118 4,612,842 (4@02,992) 1,167,968