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2020-12-31-accounts

Company number: 02082273 Charity number: 296073

The World Association for Christian Communication

Report and financial statements For the year ended 31 December 2020

The World Association for Christian Communication

Contents

For the year ended 31 December 2020

Reference and administrative information ...................................................................................... 1 Trustees’ annual report .................................................................................................................. 2 Independent auditor’s report ....................................................................................................... 12 Statement of financial activities (incorporating an income and expenditure account) ................... 17 Balance sheet ............................................................................................................................... 18 Statement of cash flows ................................................................................................................ 19 Notes to the financial statements ................................................................................................. 20

The World Association for Christian Communication

Reference and administrative information

For the year ended 31 December 2020

Company number 02082273 Country of incorporation United Kingdom Charity number 296073 Country of registration England & Wales

Registered office and operational address 100 Church Road, Teddington, TW11 8QE

Trustees Trustees, who are also Trustees under company law, who served during the year and up to the date of this report were as follows:

Embert Charles President Mathilde Kpalla Vice President Stephen G. Brown Treasurer Sharon Bhagwan Rolls Vice President Vincent Rajkumar Ary Regis Gregg Brekke Alba Sabaté Gauxachs David Morales Alba Rania Rashad William James McDonell Key management Philip Lee General Secretary personnel Sarah Speicher Deputy General Secretary Joseph Patterson Financial Controller Bankers NatWest Bank 135 Bishopsgate, London EC2M 3UR Solicitors Bates Wells 10 Queen Street Place, London EC4R 1BE Auditor Sayer Vincent LLP Chartered Accountants and Statutory Auditor Invicta House 108-114 Golden Lane, London EC1Y 0TL

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Trustees’ annual report

For the year ended 31 December 2020

The trustees present their report and the audited financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2020.

Reference and administrative information set out on page 1 forms part of this report. The financial statements comply with current statutory requirements, the memorandum and articles of association, the requirements of a Trustees’ report as required under company law, and the Statement of Recommended Practice - Accounting and Reporting by Charities: SORP applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with FRS 102.

Objectives and activities

The trustees have referred to the guidance contained in the Charity Commission's general guidance on public benefit when reviewing the charity's aims and objectives and in planning its future activities. In particular, the trustees consider how planned activities will contribute to the aims and objectives that have been set.

Purposes and aims

The objects of the Charity are for the public benefit:

Grant-making through WACC’s small project fund programme (DIP/CAP) plays a central role in enabling WACC to advance communication rights under the five priority areas, both in terms of “on the ground” change and in terms of broader awareness raising at the regional and international levels. The five priority areas in 2020 were: Gender and communication rights; Migration and communication rights; Indigenous communication rights; Climate change and communication rights; and Digital communication rights.

The DIP/CAP enables grassroots and mid-level organizations in DAC list countries to approach WACC with their own project ideas seeking to address issues that they themselves have identified. These organizations in turn implement activities for the benefit of their respective target groups. Common target groups include community broadcasters (men and women), youth leaders (men and women), rural development community leaders (men and women), Indigenous communication networks, networks of civil society researchers, women’s groups, etc. Building on the learnings stemming from these in-country projects, DIP/CAP partner organizations are expected to engage

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in key movement building activities, such as strategic planning and collaboration with allies, capacity building, knowledge production and dissemination, public engagement, and advocacy, among others.

In this context, in addition to supporting its DIP/CAP project partners with funding, WACC provides support and advice in terms of project design, networking strategy, and knowledgesharing in order to ensure that DIP/CAP-supported projects are not simply isolated projects happening across the world, but part of a more cohesive network of projects that together demonstrate the need to integrate communication and information issues into broader development work.

Achievements and performance

The charity's main activities and who it tries to help are described below. All its charitable activities focus on building and strengthening a communication rights movement with the purpose of helping to bring about social progress and sustainable development, particularly in countries of the global South, and are undertaken to further the World Association for Christian Communication’s charitable purposes for the public benefit.

In 2020, WACC carried out the sixth Global Media Monitoring Project (GMMP) on the representation of women in the news media, involving over 3,500 volunteers in 120 countries. The full results will be launched in mid-2021, providing a detailed picture of gender and media in 2020 as well as trends over 25 years (1995-2020, analysis of media content on new emerging issues such as the #MeToo movement, and gender analysis of media reporting worldwide during a global pandemic. The results and outcomes of the GMMP are used to advocate for policy change and more gender balanced codes of conduct in news rooms worldwide.

Examples of the impact of GMMP data in 2020 include:

In 2020, WACC initiated 24 projects under the Communication for All Programme (CAP) in 16 countries addressing:

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Each project had between 20 and 100 direct beneficiaries, and between 5,000 and 100,000 indirect beneficiaries. Some benefitted from additional support such as equipment and networking grants.

In 2020, WACC completed 35 projects under the Development Initiatives Programme (DIP) on the following themes:

In the year of the Covid-19 pandemic, WACC highlighted the vital role of community media in responding to concerns around public health, preparedness, and resilience:

In 2020, WACC produced and disseminated analyses and resources for training and advocacy, including:

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International engagement included:

Beneficiaries of our services

WACC’s initiatives and expertise benefit marginalised groups in countries in the global South, including women and children, indigenous and ethnic minorities, refugees, people with disabilities, and those who suffer from poverty and discrimination, including those preparing for leadership of these groups. WACC carries out its initiatives in close collaboration with communication practitioners at the local (community-based organisations), national (nongovernment organizations and development organisations), regional (its own and other regional associations and partners), and international levels. The ultimate beneficiaries are people and communities who are denied their basic human and communication rights. This includes urban and rural poor, women, people living in countries with little respect for communication rights, and others.

WACC's institutional goals of strengthening societies in which all people can engage in transparent, informed, and democratic debate, develop sustainable livelihoods, and enjoy basic rights and entitlements will be met in part through all the initiatives outlined in Section 2 above. WACC’s overall aim is to ensure that all its activities, projects, and advocacy are focused on promoting and supporting the communication rights of all, especially the poorest, most excluded and most vulnerable people and communities. This goal will be realised through (1) Advocacy for communication rights, (2) Capacity-building for civil society organisations promoting and strengthening communication rights, and (3) Building bridges, networks, and partnerships.

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Financial review

The Charity ended 2020 with Net Assets of £186,898 (2019: £307,111) which was down 39% due to an operating deficit of £120,803 for the year. This deficit was funded from the Charity’s cash reserves. It is expected that in future years there will be general funding to cover all costs.

As a Group, 2020 ended with a Net Asset of £571,629 (2019: £606,349) which was down 5.7% due to an operating deficit of £34,720 for the year. This deficit was funded from the Group’s ’s cash reserves. It is expected that in future years there will be general funding to cover all costs.

The Group had revenue totalling £1,344,024 (2019: £1,354,407) primarily in the forms of grants and contributions. Revenue remained flat year over year while expenses declined to £1,378,744 (2019: 1,612,279) due to declines in Project Costs (£129,585), Governance Costs (£30,048), Staff Costs (£29,320), Professional Fees (£22,434), Rent & Utilities (£18,705) and Travel & Accommodations (£14,471).

There is a Donor Advised Fund held by Aqueduct Foundation on behalf of and controlled by the Canadian subsidiary. This fund is invested in a mutual fund to generate income and has Net Assets of CAD $3,315,905 as at 31 December 2020 (2019: $3,375,596). These funds may be drawn down to support the operating or general funding needs of the Group. A minimum of 3.5% must be drawn down each year by Canadian statute.

The Group ended 2020 with a cash reserve of £726,111 (2019: £613,247) of which £184,118 are donor restricted funds tied to projects that will be completed in the future. The remainder of these reserves are available to cover operating expenditures in the following years.

Principal risks and uncertainties

The principal risks and uncertainties identified by the directors are (1) death or severe illness of CEO; (2) death or severe illness of senior staff; (3) unplanned or unexpected departure of CEO or senior staff; (4) major funder significant reduction in funding; (5) failure of digital information storage system; (6) access to confidential electronic documents; (7) internal fraud; (8) loss of credibility due to conflict of interest; (9) lack of due diligence by the board; (10) government regulations, surveillance and/or pressure.

The directors’ plans and strategies for managing these risks are: (1) Emergency Leadership Planning policy in place. Trained staff members to act in interim. Officers to start search committee. Policy prevents senior staff from travelling in same long-distance conveyance. (2) Administrative procedures are documented and accessible. Knowledge of main tasks shared between staff. Other staff members (or short-term replacements) to act in interim until replaced. (3) Emergency Leadership Planning policy and procedures are in place including the appointment of a Deputy General Secretary. (4) Staff continue to seek diversification of funding sources; maintenance of budget stabilization fund using accumulated net assets. (5) Daily offsite data backup. Firewall, security and anti-malware software in place. Backup server moved to offsite

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location. IT policy in place. IT professionals on call as necessary. Firewall, security and antimalware software in place. Backup server moved to offsite location. (6) Confidential documents stored on a separate server partition. Hard copies locked in office. (7) Operational procedures require separate and multiple authorisations for significant financial transactions. Regular changes in auditors. (8) Conflict of interest and conduct of business policies in place. (9) Orientation for responsibilities of Board members regularly provided at face-to-face meeting. Provided with Handbook for Directors. Guidance reviewed as necessary with changes in regulations. Director consent forms. (10) Regular review to ensure compliance with regulations. In Canada, WACC’s expenditure is reviewed by the Canada Revenue Agency. In the UK, WACC’s expenditure is reviewed by the Charity Commission.

In addition, WACC or its partners may attract adverse criticism and/or obstruction from politically conservative-minded governments or institutions that view communication rights as running counter to their economic or social policies. Governments and corporations in particular sometimes feel threatened by claims for greater social justice. In this respect, WACC works closely with its partners to anticipate and to mitigate potential ill effects.

Reserves policy and going concern

The Charity does not have a reserves policy but does have some cash reserves which it draws on as necessary to fund its operations. There is also a cash reserve at the subsidiary which is similarly used. Additionally, the subsidiary has a Donor Advised Fund held by Aqueduct Foundation on behalf of and controlled by it. This fund is invested in a mutual fund to generate income and has Net Assets of CAD $3,315,905 as of 31 December 2020 (2019: CAD $3,375,596). These funds may be drawn down to support the operating or general funding needs of the Group. A minimum of 3.5% must be draw down each year by Canadian statute. A reserves policy will be developed in the near future.

Fundraising

Fundraising is supervised by the General Secretary and reviewed by the Board of Trustees. To different degrees, fundraising is the responsibility of all staff, who are primed to identify new and ongoing sources of grants for action by the appropriate person. The Board approves an annual budget on the basis of known income, but which includes potential expenditure subject to grants being received. WACC does not pay for professional fundraisers, but in 2020 it used the services of a professional fundraising consultant to advise on plans and directions. From time to time, WACC launches a public appeal for funds among its members and partners worldwide. An example of this in 2020 was for the Global Media Monitoring Project (GMMP) and also for a special fund to support community media responses to the Covid-19 pandemic. Management keeps an annual record of Fundraising Actions, which is reviewed by the Finance Committee and/or Board, and which documents who was approached, for what reason, and what the outcome was.

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In 2020, there was no instance of non-compliance with codes and no complaints were received. WACC does not make use of third parties for fundraising, but it does rely on Trustees and members to identify possible sources.

Plans for the future

Together with its partners, WACC is reviewing how human rights frameworks and conventions should guide our common digital future and its technologies, especially in matters of social inclusion and exclusion. There are many security and privacy issues surrounding the deployment of artificial intelligence (AI), cybersecurity, and bio-surveillance. WACC will seek to address the communication rights dimensions of these developments.

Profound changes in media technologies are typically accompanied by promises to improve gender inequalities, yet gender issues are often neglected and oppressive gender relations have taken disturbing forms on social media platforms. Such gendered aspects of media and ICTs significantly hinder social progress. WACC has a substantial track-record in promoting and advancing women’s communication rights, which we shall continue to do.

In 2021, we shall also build on the findings of the Global Media Monitoring Project (GMMP) to support gender awareness, training, advocacy, and engagement with media professionals in regard to media policies and practices. Actions will be aimed at tackling the biases and stereotyping that normalize and further entrench the unequal power relations that are at the root of discriminatory attitudes.

A crucial area of communication rights has always been that of public interest journalism, i.e. the sources that people turn to in order to form opinions about matters of democratic governance. Digital media provide new platforms and formats for disseminating information and allow for the creation of alternative online communities. With social-networking platforms now a major source of news, information, and disinformation, WACC will be studying how to strengthen the role of public interest media.

WACC will also be developing a new Strategic Plan for the period 2022-26, based on a global review of the current communications environment, consultations with members and partners, and lessons learned from past and present projects.

Structure, governance and management

The organisation is a charitable company limited by guarantee, incorporated on 9 December 1986 and registered as a charity on 4 March 1987.

The company was established under a memorandum of association which established the objects and powers of the charitable company and is governed under its articles of association. All trustees give their time voluntarily and receive no benefits from the charity.

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The trustees delegate day-to-day management to its General Secretary, Philip Lee, and the senior staff team consisting of the Deputy General Secretary, Sarah Speicher, and Financial Controller, Joseph Patterson.

Appointment of trustees

The Board of Trustees comprises up to 14 Trustees (Trustees) who are one trustee nominated by each regional association (up to 10), the President and Treasurer, the General Secretary, and a Trustee resident in England and Wales. There are currently eight regional associations.

Every four years the President is elected by Members of the Association upon nomination of names and by a simple majority vote taken by ballot following the process prescribed in the Byelaws. Every four years the Board of Trustees also appoints a Treasurer from among the Members of the Association, and two Vice-Presidents from among the Members of the Board of Trustees. Of these four Officers, not more than three can be of the same sex and at least one must be a resident of a Region other than North America or Europe.

The Board of Trustees has the power to appoint up to two Trustees who are not nominated by the Regional Associations by resolution of the Board. These two Trustees are in addition to the Treasurer and a trustee resident in England and Wales.

Trustee induction and training

WACC has a Handbook for Trustees framed around responsibilities identified by the Institute of Trustees as follows:

“The role of trustee is one of stewardship. Trustees are responsible for managing, or supervising the management of, the corporation. Trustees have complete discretion to exercise their powers as they deem appropriate, subject to the constraints imposed by law. Each trustee must act honestly and in good faith with a view to the best interests of the corporation and must exercise the care, diligence, and skill that a reasonably prudent person would exercise in comparable circumstances. Delegation is permitted with certain exceptions and must be reasonable in the circumstances, but responsibility for major decisions and the exercise of general discretion will always be the responsibility of the Trustees.

The board’s responsibility for strategic planning and monitoring opportunities and risk is critical. This responsibility involves more than merely adopting a strategic planning process. The board should be responsible for developing the corporation’s strategic direction by approving a strategic plan that identifies business opportunities and business risks. The board should oversee management’s systems for managing business risk and periodically review the strategic environment with management.

In order for a board of Trustees to discharge its responsibilities, it must not only be aware of and approve the general direction and plans of the corporation, it must also be satisfied that the plans

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that it has approved are being effectively implemented and that appropriate internal and external monitoring and audit systems are in place to ensure that the corporation’s affairs are being run responsibly. This is done, in part, by reviewing and approving materials such as strategic plans, operating plans and budgets, and by seeking and relying on the advice of experts, both from within the ranks of the corporation’s management and from outside the corporation.”

From time to time and when necessary (e.g., after the appointment of new trustees), an induction session takes place at the beginning of a board meeting, which includes an introduction to WACC’s operational policies. Trustees have access to a web site where all policies and official documents are located.

Remuneration policy for key management personnel

The Board of Trustees is responsible for setting the remuneration of the General Secretary and Deputy General Secretary. On the recommendation of the General Secretary, the Board also approves a general pay scale for other employees. WACC also contracts consultants. The current criteria are those for the charitable sector in Canada and the practice of the United Church of Canada.

Statement of responsibilities of the trustees

The trustees (who are also Trustees of The World Association for Christian Communication for the purposes of company law) are responsible for preparing the trustees’ annual report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

Company law requires the trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable company and group and of the incoming resources and application of resources, including the income and expenditure, of the charitable company or group for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the trustees are required to:

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

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

In so far as the trustees are aware:

The trustees are responsible for the maintenance and integrity of the corporate and financial information included on 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.

Members of the charity guarantee to contribute an amount not exceeding £1 to the assets of the charity in the event of winding up. The total number of such guarantees at 31 December 2020 was 309 (2019:337). The trustees are members of the charity but this entitles them only to voting rights. The trustees have no beneficial interest in the charity.

Auditor

Sayer Vincent LLP was appointed as the charitable company's auditor during the year and has expressed its willingness to continue in that capacity.

The Trustees’ annual report has been prepared in accordance with the special provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies' regime.

The trustees’ annual report has been approved by the trustees on 19 October 2021 and signed on their behalf by

Stephen Brown Treasurer

Philip Lee General Secretary

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Independent auditor’s report

To the members of

The World Association for Christian Communication

Opinion

We have audited the financial statements of The World Association For Christian Communication (the ‘parent charitable company’) and its subsidiary (the ‘group’) for the year ended 31 December 2020 which comprise the consolidated statement of financial activities, the group and parent charitable company balance sheets, the consolidated statement of cash flows and the 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 FRS 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 group financial statements section of our report. We are independent of the group and parent charitable company 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 World Association For Christian Communication'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.

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

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Other Information

The other information comprises the information included in the trustees’ annual report, other than the group financial statements and our auditor’s report thereon. The trustees are responsible for the other information contained within the annual report. Our opinion on the group 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. Our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the group financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the course of 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 this gives rise to a material misstatement in the group financial statements themselves. 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 their environment obtained in the course of the audit, we have not identified material misstatements in the trustees’ annual report.

We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters in relation to which the Companies Act 2006 and Charities Act 2011 requires us to report to you if, in our opinion:

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To the members of

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Responsibilities of trustees

As explained more fully in the statement of trustees’ responsibilities set out in the trustees’ annual report, the trustees (who are also the Trustees of the parent 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

We have been appointed auditor under the Companies Act 2006 and section 151 of the Charites Act 2011 and report in accordance with those Acts.

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 are set out below.

Capability of the audit in detecting irregularities

In identifying and assessing risks of material misstatement in respect of irregularities, including fraud and non-compliance with laws and regulations, our procedures included the following:

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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 non-compliance 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 non-compliance. The risk is also greater regarding irregularities occurring due to fraud rather than error, as fraud involves intentional concealment, forgery, collusion, omission or misrepresentation.

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

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 and section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 and regulations made under section 154 of that Act. 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.

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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.

Noelia Serrano (Senior statutory auditor) 17 November 2021

for and on behalf of Sayer Vincent LLP, Statutory Auditor Invicta House, 108-114 Golden Lane, LONDON, EC1Y 0TL

Sayer Vincent LLP is eligible to act as auditor in terms of section 1212 of the Companies Act 2006

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The World Association for Christian Communication

Consolidated statement of financial activities (incorporating an income and expenditure account)

For the year ended 31 December 2020

Note
Income from:
2
3
4
4
5
15
Investments
Total income
Expenditure on:
Donations and other income
Raising funds
Net (expenditure) for the year
Total expenditure
Charitable activities
Total funds brought forward
Total funds carried forward
Transfers between funds
Net (expenditure) before other recognised
gains and losses
Net movement in funds
Reconciliation of funds:		 Unrestricted
£
696,651
-		 Restricted
£
647,373
-		 2020
Total
£
1,344,024
-
1,344,024
35,790
1,342,954
1,378,744
(34,720)
-
(34,720)
(34,720)
606,349
571,629		 Unrestricted
£
626,374
103,224		 2019
Restricted
Total
£
£
624,809
1,251,183
-
103,224
624,809
1,354,407
-
39,487
690,509
1,572,792
690,509
1,612,279
(65,700)
(257,872)
-
-
(65,700)
(257,872)
(65,700)
(257,872)
-
864,221
(65,700)
606,349
696,651 647,373 729,598
35,790
684,732		 -
658,222		 39,487
882,283
720,522 658,222 921,770
(23,871)
(260,668)		 (10,849)
260,668		 (192,172)
-
(284,539)
(284,539)
672,049		 249,819
249,819
(65,700)		 (192,172)
(192,172)
864,221
387,510 184,119 672,049

All of the above results are derived from continuing activities. There were no other recognised gains or losses other than those stated above. Movements in funds are disclosed in Note 15a to the financial statements.

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Balance sheets

As at 31 December 2020

Note
Fixed assets:
10
11
Current assets:
12
Liabilities:
13
15a
Total unrestricted funds
Total funds
Social investments
Cash at bank and in hand
Tangible assets
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
Net current assets
Unrestricted income funds:
Designated funds
General funds
Net assets
Debtors
Funds:
Restricted income funds		 2020
2019
£
£
10,007
4,378
1,826
1,826
11,833
6,204
107,236
103,664
726,111
613,247
833,347
716,911
(273,551)
(116,766)
559,796
600,145
571,629
606,349
184,119
(65,700)
-
-
387,510
672,049
387,510
672,049
571,629
606,349
The group		 2020
2019
£
£
10,007
4,378
1,826
1,826
11,833
6,204
107,236
103,664
726,111
613,247
833,347
716,911
(273,551)
(116,766)
559,796
600,145
571,629
606,349
184,119
(65,700)
-
-
387,510
672,049
387,510
672,049
571,629
606,349
The group		 2020
2019
£
£
-
-
1,826
1,826
1,826
1,826
55,323
74,530
221,884
316,057
277,207
390,587
(92,135)
(85,302)
185,072
305,285
186,898
307,111
590
-
-
-
186,308
307,111
186,308
307,111
186,898
307,111
The charity		 2020
2019
£
£
-
-
1,826
1,826
1,826
1,826
55,323
74,530
221,884
316,057
277,207
390,587
(92,135)
(85,302)
185,072
305,285
186,898
307,111
590
-
-
-
186,308
307,111
186,308
307,111
186,898
307,111
The charity
11,833
107,236
726,111		 6,204
103,664
613,247		 1,826
55,323
221,884		 1,826
74,530
316,057
833,347
(273,551)		 716,911
(116,766)		 277,207
(92,135)		 390,587
(85,302)
559,796 600,145 185,072 305,285
571,629 606,349 186,898 307,111
184,119
-
387,510		 (65,700)
-
672,049		 590
-
186,308		 -
-
307,111
387,510 672,049 186,308 307,111
571,629 606,349 186,898 307,111

Approved by the trustees on 19 October 2021 and signed on their behalf by

Stephen Brown Philip Lee Treasurer General Secretary

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Consolidated statement of cash flows

For the year ended 31 December 2020

Note 2020 2019
£ £ £ £
Cash flows from operating activities
Net (expenditure) for the reporting period (34,720) (257,872)
(as per the statement of financial activities)
Depreciation charges 1,866 9,387
(Increase) in debtors (3,572) (40,369)
Increase/(decrease) in creditors 156,785 (163,638)
Net cash provided by / (used in) operating activities 120,360 (452,492)
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchase of fixed assets (7,495) (4,608)
Proceeds from sale of investments 350,289
Net cash (used in)/provided by investing activities (7,495) 345,681
Change in cash and cash equivalents in the year 112,865 (106,811)
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the year 613,244 720,058
Change in cash and cash equivalents due to exchange
rate movements 2 (3)
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the year 726,111 613,244

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The World Association for Christian Communication

Notes to the financial statements

For the year ended 31 December 2020

1 Accounting policies

a) Statutory information

The World Association for Christian Communication is a charitable company limited by guarantee and is incorporated in the United Kingdom and Canada.

The registered office address is 100 Church Road, Teddington, TW11 8QE, United Kingdom.

b) Basis of preparation

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) - (Charities SORP FRS 102), The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) and the Companies Act 2006.

These financial statements consolidate the results of the World Association for Christian Communication UK ("WACC UK" or "the charity") and the charity, World Association for Christian Communication Canada ("WACC Canada"), of which WACC UK is the sole member and therefore controls WACC Canada. Transactions and balances between the charity and WACC Canada have been eliminated from the consolidated financial statements. Balances between the two entities are disclosed in the notes of the charity's balance sheet. A separate statement of financial activities, or income and expenditure account, for the charity itself is not presented because the charity has taken advantage of the exemptions afforded by section 408 of the Companies Act 2006.

Assets and liabilities are initially recognised at historical cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant accounting policy or note.

The trustees do not consider that there are any sources of estimation uncertainty at the reporting date that have a significant risk of causing a material adjustment to the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities within the next reporting period.

c) Public benefit entity

The charity meets the definition of a public benefit entity under FRS 102.

d) Going concern

The trustees consider that there are no material uncertainties about the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. The Group has enough reserve funds and core funding agreement in place to ensure its status as a going concern beyong 2023.

e) Income

Income is recognised when the charity has entitlement to the funds, any performance conditions attached to the income have been met, it is probable that the income will be received and that the amount can be measured reliably.

Income from government and other grants, whether ‘capital’ grants or ‘revenue’ grants, is recognised when the charity has entitlement to the funds, any performance conditions attached to the grants have been met, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount can be measured reliably and is not deferred.

Income received in advance of the provision of a specified service is deferred until the criteria for income recognition are met.

f) Interest receivable

Interest on funds held on deposit is included when receivable and the amount can be measured reliably by the charity; this is normally upon notification of the interest paid or payable by the bank.

g) Fund accounting

Unrestricted funds are donations and other incoming resources received or generated for the charitable purposes.

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Notes to the financial statements

For the year ended 31 December 2020

Irrecoverable VAT is charged as a cost against the activity for which the expenditure was incurred.

i) Tangible fixed assets

Items of equipment are capitalised where the purchase price exceeds £1,000. Depreciation costs are allocated to activities on the basis of the use of the related assets in those activities. Assets are reviewed for impairment if circumstances indicate their carrying value may exceed their net realisable value and value in use.

Where fixed assets have been revalued, any excess between the revalued amount and the historic cost of the asset will be shown as a revaluation reserve in the balance sheet.

Depreciation is provided at rates calculated to write down the cost of each asset to its estimated residual value over its expected useful life. The depreciation rates in use are as follows:

33% reducing balance method 10 years straight line method 10 years straight line method

Social investment

Social investments are held at fair value under Charities SORP (FRS 102) 12.28. For the purpose of these financial statements cost has been deemed the most appropriate measure of fair value.

j) Debtors

Trade and other debtors are recognised at the settlement amount due after any trade discount offered. Prepayments are valued at the amount prepaid net of any trade discounts due.

k) Cash at bank and in hand

Cash at bank and cash in hand includes cash and short term highly liquid investments with a short maturity of three months or less from the date of acquisition or opening of the deposit or similar account.

Creditors and provisions are recognised where the charity has a present obligation resulting from a past event that will probably result in the transfer of funds to a third party and the amount due to settle the obligation can be measured or estimated reliably. Creditors and provisions are normally recognised at their settlement amount after allowing for any trade discounts due.

m) Financial instruments

The charity only has financial assets and financial liabilities of a kind that qualify as basic financial instruments. Basic financial instruments are initially recognised at transaction value and subsequently measured at their settlement value

n) Foreign currencies

Assets and liabilities in foreign currencies are translated to sterling at the rate of exchange ruling at the balance sheet date. Transactions in foreign currencies are translated into sterling at the rate of exchange ruling at the date of the transaction. Exchange differences are taken into account in arriving at the operating result.

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The World Association for Christian Communication

Notes to the financial statements

For the year ended 31 December 2020

2
Unrestricted
£
535,845
Cost Recovery & Other Income
126,663
Rental & Hosting Income
34,143
696,651
3
Unrestricted
£
-
-
-
Income from donations and legacies
[Insert note on gifts, legacies and donated services as
Investment income
Gain on sale of long term investment
Donations and grants
Income from investments		 Unrestricted
£
535,845
126,663
34,143		 £
647,373
-
-
Restricted		 2020
Total
£
1,183,218
126,663
34,143		 Unrestricted
£
461,217
130,914
34,242		 £
624,809
-
-
Restricted		 2019
Total
£
1,086,026
130,914
34,242
696,651 647,373 1,344,024 626,374 624,809 1,251,183
£
-
-
Restricted
required.]		 2020
Total
£
-
-		 Unrestricted
£
2,513
100,711		 £
-
Restricted		 2019
Total
£
2,513
100,711
- - - 103,224 - 103,224

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Notes to the financial statements

For the year ended 31 December 2020

Charitable activities

Staff costs
Direct Project Costs
Contract Services
Rent & utilities
Networking & Public Outreach
Professional fees
Maintenance Services
Insurance
Travel & Accomodations
Office Expenses
Governance Expenses
Interest & Bank Charges
Realized Gain & Losses
Telephone
Amortization
Dues & Subscription
Staff Development
Support costs
Governance costs
Total expenditure 2020
Total expenditure 2019		 Raising
funds
£
19,069
-
10,574
2,116
1,158
871
374
363
281
261
-
198
281
124
93
27
-		 DIP/CAP
£
-
445,420
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-		 ELCA
£
-
40,986
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-		 GMMP
£
-
93,188
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-		 OPM
£
-
41,976
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-		 PWRDF
£
-
22,445
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-		 Other
Projects
£
-
14,207
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-		 Governance
costs
£
-
-
6,344
1,270
695
523
225
218
168
156
4,696
119
169
75
56
16
-		 Support
costs
£
350,873
-
194,564
38,942
21,304
16,029
6,886
6,685
5,167
4,794
-
3,643
5,172
2,286
1,717
497
-		 2020
Total
2019
Total
£
£
381,383
410,704
658,222
787,808
211,483
185,834
42,328
61,033
23,157
24,123
17,423
39,857
7,485
7,394
7,266
4,937
5,617
20,087
5,210
10,750
4,696
34,745
3,960
4,919
5,621
6,384
2,485
2,803
1,866
9,387
541
541
-
973
1,378,744
1,612,279
-
-
-
1,378,744
1,612,279
35,790
-
-		 445,420
445,648
9,968		 40,986
41,007
917		 93,188
93,236
2,085		 41,976
41,997
939		 22,445
22,456
502		 14,207
14,214
318		 14,730
-
(14,730)		 658,559
(658,559)
-
35,790 901,036 82,910 188,509 84,913 45,404 28,739 -
39,487 1,036,563 124,365 26,898 190,722 18 194,230 - -

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The World Association for Christian Communication

Notes to the financial statements

For the year ended 31 December 2020

4b Analysis of expenditure (prior year)

Charitable activities

Staff costs
Direct Project Costs
Contract Services
Rent & utilities
Networking & Public Outreach
Professional fees
Maintenance Services
Insurance
Travel & Accomodations
Office Expenses
Governance Expenses
Interest & Bank Charges
Realized Gain & Losses
Telephone
Amortization
Dues & Subscription
Staff Development
Support costs
Governance costs
Total expenditure 2019		 Raising
funds
£
20,535
-
9,292
3,052
1,206
1,993
370
247
1,004
538
-
246
319
140
469
27
49		 DIP/CAP
£
-
519,211
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-		 ELCA
£
-
62,294
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-		 GMMP
£
-
13,473
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-		 OPM
£
-
95,532
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-		 PWRDF
£
-
9
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-		 Other
Projects
£
-
97,289
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-		 Governance
costs
£
12,321
-
5,575
1,831
724
1,196
222
148
603
323
34,745
148
192
84
282
16
29		 Support
costs
2019
Total
£
£
377,847
410,704
-
787,808
170,967
185,834
56,151
61,033
22,193
24,123
36,668
39,857
6,803
7,394
4,542
4,937
18,480
20,087
9,890
10,750
-
34,745
4,525
4,919
5,874
6,384
2,579
2,803
8,636
9,387
498
541
895
973
726,548
1,612,279
(726,548)
-
-
-
1,612,279
39,487
-
-		 519,211
478,837
38,515		 62,294
57,450
4,621		 13,473
12,425
999		 95,532
88,103
7,087		 9
8
1		 97,289
89,724
7,217		 58,439
-
(58,439)
39,487 1,036,563 124,365 26,898 190,722 18 194,230 -

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The World Association for Christian Communication

Notes to the financial statements

For the year ended 31 December 2020

This is stated after charging / (crediting):

This is stated after charging / (crediting):
2020 2019
£ £
Depreciation 1,866 9,387
Operating lease rentals:
Property 42,328 61,033
Auditor's remuneration (excluding VAT):
Audit 17,423 30,813

Staff costs were as follows:

Social security costs
Salaries and wages		 2020
2019
£
£
381,383
410,704
26,567
17,031
407,950
427,734

The following number of employees received employee benefits (excluding employer pension costs and employer's national insurance) during the year between:

2020 2019
No. No.
£60,000 - £69,999 - -
£70,000 - £79,999 - -
£80,000 - £89,999 1 1
£90,000 - £99,999 - -

The total employee benefits (including pension contributions and employer's national insurance) of the key management personnel were £70,478 (2019: £57,018).

The charity trustees were neither paid nor received any other benefits from employment with the charity in the year (2019: £nil). No charity trustee received payment for professional or other services supplied to the charity (2019: £nil).

Trustees' expenses represents the payment or reimbursement of travel and subsistence costs totalling £315 (2019: £nil) incurred by Embert Charles (2019: none) members relating to attendance at meetings of the trustees.

7 Staff numbers

The average number of employees (head count based on number of staff employed) during the year was 5 (2019: 5).

8 Related party transactions

There are no donations from related parties which are outside the normal course of business and no restricted donations from related parties.

9 Taxation

The charity is exempt from corporation tax as all its income is charitable and is applied for charitable purposes.

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Notes to the financial statements

For the year ended 31 December 2020

10 Tangible fixed assets

The group

The group
At the start of the year
Disposals in year
At the end of the year
Eliminated on disposal
At the end of the year
At the start of the year
Charge for the year
At the start of the year
Additions in year
Cost
Depreciation
At the end of the year
Net book value		 Furniture and
equipment
£
98,503
-
-		 Computer
equipment
£
50,969
-
-		 Leasehold
improvements
£
110,207
7,495
-		 Total
£
259,679
7,495
-
98,503 50,969 117,702 267,174
94,125
461
-		 50,969
-
-		 110,207
1,405
-		 255,301
1,866
-
94,586 50,969 111,612 257,167
3,917 - 6,090 10,007
4,378 - - 4,378

All of the above assets are used for charitable purposes.

The charity does not hold any assets.

11 Social investments

Social investments
Disposal proceeds
Fair value at the end of the year
Fair value at the start of the year
Additions at cost		 2020
2019
£
£
1,826
252,314
-
2,512
-
(253,000)
1,826
1,826
The group		 2020
2019
£
£
1,826
252,314
-
2,512
-
(253,000)
1,826
1,826
The charity
1,826 1,826

Investment in Oikocredit Ecumenical Development Co-operative Society U.A., an unlisted cooperative society based in the Netherlands.

12 Debtors

Debtors
Prepayments
Trade debtors		 2020
2019
£
£
95,800
90,623
11,436
13,041
107,236
103,664
The group		 2020
2019
£
£
53,928
73,950
1,395
580
55,323
74,530
The charity
107,236 103,664

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Notes to the financial statements

For the year ended 31 December 2020

13 Creditors: amounts falling due within one year

13
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year		 13
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year		 13
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
2020
2019
£
£
273,551
116,766
273,551
116,766
14a
£
10,007
1,826
375,677
387,510
14b
Net assets at 31 December 2020
Analysis of group net assets between funds (prior year)
General
unrestricted
Trade creditors and accruals
The group
Tangible fixed assets
Analysis of group net assets between funds (current year)
Social investments
Net current assets		 2020
2019
£
£
92,135
85,302
92,135
85,302
Restricted
funds
Total funds
£
£
-
10,007
-
1,826
184,119
559,796
184,119
571,629
The charity
273,551 116,766 92,135 85,302
£
10,007
1,826
375,677
General
unrestricted		 Restricted
funds
£
-
-
184,119		 Total funds
£
10,007
1,826
559,796
387,510 184,119 571,629
Net assets at 31 December 2019
Tangible fixed assets
Social investments
Net current assets		 £
4,378
1,826
665,845
General
unrestricted		 Restricted
funds
Total funds
£
£
-
4,378
-
1,826
(65,700)
600,145
(65,700)
606,349
672,049

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Notes to the financial statements

For the year ended 31 December 2020

15a
Total restricted funds
Total designated funds
General funds
Total General funds
DIP Partners Co-funding
CAP Partners Co-funding
Restricted funds:
OPM Waldensian Church
Movements in funds (current year)
Bread for the World - CAP
PWRDF Grant
Unrestricted funds:
Designated funds:
Total funds
Bread for the World - core budget grant
Legacy funds (UK)
Total unrestricted funds
Bread for the World - DIP
Other restricted funds
Operating funds (CA)
UNESCO (GAMAG IPDC grant)
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Grant		 At 1 January
2020
£
-
(67,600)
-
-
-
-
-
-
1,900		 Income &
gains
£
41,976
70,194
5,477
223,082
147,527
22,445
40,986
93,146
2,540		 Expenditure
& losses
£
(41,976)
(69,957)
(5,477)
(222,459)
(147,527)
(22,445)
(40,986)
(93,188)
(14,207)		 Transfers
£
-
94,340
-
109,438
-
2,655
35,481
4,816
13,938		 At 31
December
2020
£
-
26,977
-
110,061
-
2,655
35,481
4,774
4,171
(65,700) 647,373 (658,222) 260,668 184,119
- 413,194 (413,194) - -
- 413,194 (413,194) - -
307,111
364,938
672,049		 1,971
281,485
283,456		 (115,011)
(192,317)
(307,328)		 (7,763)
(252,905)
(260,668)		 186,308
201,204
387,509
672,049 696,650 (720,522) (260,668) 387,509
606,349 1,344,023 (1,378,744) - 571,629

The narrative to explain the purpose of each fund is given at the foot of the note below.

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Notes to the financial statements

For the year ended 31 December 2020

15b Movements in funds (prior year)

Total restricted funds
Total designated funds
General funds
Total General funds
DIP Partners Co-funding
OPM Waldensian Church
Restricted funds:
Bread for the World - core budget grant
Legacy funds (UK)
Operating funds (CA)
Other restricted funds
UNESCO (GAMAG IPDC grant)
Bread for the World - DIP
Bread for the World - CAP
PWRDF Grant
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Grant
Unrestricted funds:
Designated funds:
Total funds
Total unrestricted funds
CAP Partners Co-funding		 At 1 January
2019
£
-
-
-
-
-
-
-		 Income &
gains
£
95,532
373,673
75,595
2,342
-
-
62,294
13,473
1,900		 Expenditure
& losses
£
(95,532)
(441,273)
(75,595)
(2,342)
-
-
(62,294)
(13,473)
-		 Transfers
£
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-		 At 1 January
2020
£
-
(67,600)
-
-
-
-
-
-
1,900
- 624,809 (690,509) - (65,700)
- 405,261
97,289		 (405,261)
(97,289)		 -
-		 -
-
- 502,550 (502,550) - -
433,959
430,262		 8,014
219,034		 (134,862)
(284,358)		 -
-		 307,111
364,938
864,221 227,048 (419,220) - 672,049
864,221 729,598 (921,770) - 672,049
864,221 1,354,407 (1,612,279) - 606,349

Purposes of restricted funds

All restricted funds are listed by the specific named donor. These funds were granted for the purpose of carrying out specific projects or programmes under agreement with each donor agency. If the funds are not spent and accounted for, as agreed in the contract with the donor, they are refundable.

Purposes of designated funds

Bread for the World, in addition to funding the CAP and DIP programmes, also grants funding for the core budget which are designated to be used for general operation. These funds are allocated by year and are fully utilized in the year for which they were designated.

16 Legal status of the charity

The charity is a company limited by guarantee and has no share capital. The liability of each member in the event of winding up is limited to £1.

17 Parent charity

The parent charity's gross income and the results for the year are disclosed as follows:

2020 2019
£ £
Gross income 43,946 103,547
Result for the year (120,803) (126,847)

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Notes to the financial statements

For the year ended 31 December 2020

18 Subsidiary undertaking

The charity is the sole member of World Association for Christian Communication Canada ("WACC Canada") and therefore controls WACC Canada, a charity registered in Canada. The company number is Corporate Number is 438311-7 and charity number or BN/registration number 839709524RR0001. The registered office address is 308 Main Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M4C 4X7.

All activities have been consolidated on a line by line basis in the statement of financial activities.

The trustees, Embert Charles –President, Stephen Brown -Treasurer, Glory Dharmaraj -Director, Kristine GreenawayDirector and Philip Lee -General Secretary are the trustees of the subsidiary.

A summary of the results of the subsidiary is shown below:

A summary of the results of the subsidiary is shown below:
Operating Grants & Contributions
Occupancy & Rental Costs
Payroll & Contract Services Expenses
Net Assets
Total net assets brought forward
Excess (deficiency) of revenues over expenditures
Total net assets carried forward
Excess (deficiency) of revenues over expenditures
The aggregate of the assets, liabilities and reserves was:
Assets
Liabilities
Reserves
Amounts owed to parent undertaking
Total Revenue
General & Administrative (G&A) Expenses
Direct Project Expenses
Total Expenditure
Public Outreach & Networking
Exchange Gain or Loss
Programme Grants & Contributions
Self-Generated Income		 2020
£
595,860
530,422
158,706		 2019
£
525,942
477,206
262,428
1,284,988
32,869
49,087
482,795
28,360
601,420
8,026		 1,265,576
26,328
68,091
552,361
42,452
690,379
16,629
1,202,557
82,431
298,420
82,431		 1,396,240
(130,664)
429,084
(130,664)
380,851 298,420
606,700
(225,849)		 388,302
(89,882)
380,851 298,420
49,940 43,339

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