REPORT OF THE TRUSTEESAND iJNAUDTtED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS YEAR EIWED 5TH APRIL 2021 FOR RAINFORFST SAVER SCIO
coiYrEiYfs OFTHE REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED STH APRIL 2021 Report of the Tne$ 3-12 Independent exami,8 rep)rt 13 Statement of Receipts and payments 14 Statement of balances 15 Notes to the financial statements 16-19
RANFOREST SAVER SCJO REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 5THAPIUL2021 Th¢ trustees present their report with the financial ststements of the clwity for the year ended 5th April 2021. Objects and Activities Th¢ Obje¢ts of the charity are: - The advancem¢nt of environmental protection and improvement - The prevention and relief of wvety And also - The advancement of Education - Th¢ advancem¢Dt of citizwship or commwiity development We Aehieved SCIO (Seottiih Charitabk Incoryorated organi0) Status iti August 2020 We are tefi to the following organisations Alara Wholefoods Ltd. Conservation, Food and Health Liv¢Code Ltd. Opengate The Patsy Wood Tntst The Rotary clubs of Ware The Sheepdrove Trust The Zurich Tt for their generous support of our projects during the year. or Cballen es arisin ear. In Cameroon there was unfortunately a great deal of civil stsife particularly iJ]volving the Anglophone regton. This made it imrK)ssible for from the Francophone region to visit the colleagues he had trained in the Anglophone part. Hoiwever, bravely continued working there. The aTrival of COVID19 also slowed dow) but did not stop their efforts. In Honduras, not only was there COVID19 but also a being closed forcing th¢ postpon¢ment of the work o ertous drounht iNhich sulted in sclx)ols nifieant activities achievements and erformance and tbe mone throu h Rainforest Saver SCIO inellldin Grant monies for s ecifie su lied ects.
CAMEROON £18 930) For the first six months of tbe current ]Kriod COVID19 oc own prevente m doing fieldworL although he was abl¢ to do som¢ us¢ful translating work of some o our aurnents from English into Frencb. However, in October he was able to resume his trav¢ls round th¢ FTancophon¢ region beginn1r with visits io th¢ three villages of Oveng, Ndziefidi and Metet Twhicb lie close to Yaounde. There he met with several fam]eTS who had already started Inga plots. He supplied DKe tnga seats to some and encouraged them au to nlaintsin their plots and start knga nurserie& Later that month he was able to make a second visit to Mouanko on the West coagt. There the fishemien had been cutting down mangroves for firewood to dry their fish. • gave a w¢ll. attended training presentation showing severnl farnKrs and fishermen the tnga systery supplying and helping plant Inga seeds to start a nursery and explaining that th¢r¢ would be useful reWOOd from the Inga trees which could benefit Ix)th farrS and fishermaL It is our hope tliat this firewood could be used to dry and smoke the fish instead of ¢titig down mangroves. In November he and his co-driver visited the Sattaga Yong chimpanzee rescue centre. The rescue centse helps people in the surrounding villages. which is wher¢ took the Ing& He held four meetiDgs in the village5 which were att¢nded by farniws from 10 surrounding villages. explaIned how Inga Alley-CroppinB works and gave then] tnga seeds which they planted in plastic pots atKI took home to start Ih¢ir IDga nurs¢ri¢s. Ev¢ryon¢ was v¢ry happy with this. In carly January h¢ visited Mcssam¢na and the h¢ld a SULYfi]I PT¢liminary ting.
In early Febnwy he visited Bengbis and Allen later month, h¢ w¢nt to Akonolinga and Fang Biloun. H¢ introduced the next proj¢¢t where we will be doing some research into why we get such huge variation in the yields from the Inga plots. and Wheth two Crops could be wwn in ' each year in an Inga ploL ( £15,912) Continued working with 9 villag¢s near th¢ Korup National ParL particularly the six where the Inga was ready for pruni] (Fabe, MeaDgwe 2. Mundernb4 mas Mokange and Lipenja 2) rted with the fllst village in 2017, and increa8 tbe number of villages each year. en(bng with 9 to dat¢. and two mor¢ waiting. Atotsl of over 27,000 Inga trees were planted in that time, by 245 farn)ers WAth Jnga alley ¢roppin& A fiwther 470 Inga were in cocoa farms. Not all farmers in each village joined the Inga project in the b¢ginniog. and some left after they had joined. But when the harvests came in and they saw how good these were the ones wlx) had left came bl and more wanted to JOI and of course were xcepted into the projecL The g<)od harvests have also convinced many farniers also in the neighfx)uring villages to want to join the project. The yields from Ix)th th¢ alley cropplng and Cocoa fanns were go and much better than from plots without the Inga. They grew a variety of crops in the Inga alleys: _ maize, 8roundnuty plantain& pineapple4 cocoyam cassav4 bananas and other vegetables.
I h&$ been greatly concerned aknut the extensiv< illegal hunting in Korup National Park. This is done a lol in his own horne village, Fabe. The hunters have agreed to stop hunting if we provide them with pigs, or in some cases chickens, to farni and sell. Plans for *tting this up, and finding the money. were started. Once the prOjt is well established it WAll independenL with those who have pigs r¢aTing them and giving piglets to those who initially did not have We hope that the increased yield from tn8a plots will Provide some of the fo1 for the pigs. (£5J34) ontinu¢d his work in villag¢s in and around Bu¢a following up farm¢rs who have started Inga plots and helping them with pruning. seed plantin& and harvesting. Funded by a consortium of Rotary groups he ntaCted farmers and set up Inga plots in two new vii]ages- Alori and Ntambu.
fillage meeiing at Nléunbu villag¢. Along with he also took part in the 'Research' projea fiuxled by th¢ Cons¢rvatIo food and health foundation (S the section on Gaslon above). He continues to be bighly enthusiastic about the system asserting that it is much easier to manage than slash and bum and gives better yields and that his farnjers are very happy with it. Many more farni¢rs want to slart. KENYA
Pieviously had a ttainkng session to 5 farn]ers at the Kenya Foresty Res¢ar¢h Institute (KEFRI) Lake Victoria Basin Eco-Region Research Programm¢ in Mas¢no sub cOty in Kisumu county Western Keny& This is the area of Kenya where thar is rainforest and the climat¢ is suitable for growing In He Iwl also estsblished 8n Inga nursery with 500 seedslseedlings. tn June 2020 he went back there and distributed these to the five farniers. He inspected them again in November. All the young Inga trees were doing well and he was very impressed. so studied * the Kenya Institute of Organic Farniing (KIOF), where he started an Inga nursery and gave a talk to the oth¢r students. IfDforiuDat¢ly this took place in May 2020 during the pandemi¢ and that reduttd the attClldaD. and his assistant, (£6J73) The original projecL,supervised by to which was attach¢d was int¢nd¢d to promot¢ Inga All Cropping in schools. Most unfortunate Is s not been possible for the p&st two years. sch[8 have been closed due to droughL hutTic8nes and COVID19. M¢anwhil¢ •s been promoting sustainable farnjing as best h¢ could. This has included establishing and maintaining Inga nurserie4 establisl]ment of an Orchard planted with sweet potatoe& bean& squash. waternielons, tomatoes, and CO plantin8 Inga and setting up a garden at a school, delivering talks to housewives and peasant women and handling worn)s for the production of vermicomp)sL It is excted that scbools will re-open in January 2022 and the main project can then go ahead. 1•£3,990) has continu bis w* with 7 fanners at El Pital village on very steep, very degraded slopes. Most of these plots were not yet male. Harvests of beans sown in two mature plots were lost to Hurricane Eta ill Octolxr. We have started to consider how the farn]ing in thes¢ very difficult conditions could Ix in)pTrved.
The steep slope that Marco &farnws have ioforn4 $takedoutfor a row oflngafvllowlng the conlours to reduce erosio ECUADOR (£4258) The year started in COVID IkdO en with since April 2018. and we hadiust moved to paying him dirertly in place of the previous system wher¢ h¢ was paAd by the FT¢nt¢ d¢ Defensa de Amazoni& He was unable to visit any farms from A11 till the end of May, when movement started to be allowed on 3 allocated days each week. only in one's own canton or th¢ one next door. On May 30th he visited a farnier called ho he had talked to at the end of 2019, and discovered he had sown 3(KK> Inga trees in eys after they spoke. without any outside help. manag arni sits in une an ygol roun participating fanD4 though it was not till Sept he was allowed to return to Cuyakno Cant0 the most distant at the time, where we have a very valuable teacher who has planted IngL She h&8 now got us started (Aug 2021) in the adjoining Canton of Putumayo. so we have Inga now in ¢v¢ry Canton in the rovinc¢. In Novem ent with the Universidad Eslatsl to present to fanners in Alto Sucumbios canton" we now have Inga plots at 800m on the edge of La Bonita tsrest. We also planted Inga higher at 1800m and d¢n)onstrated conclusively that it will not grow at that hei8ht- the seeds germiJ]ated but hardly grew. In Dernber elivered a workshop on making Bioclw with to the Indigenous community at Centro Shuar, they are growing an interethng range ot crops including medicinal plants to protect against COVID.
also made a start on rneasuring the carbon content of th¢ stsndin forest on the farni of uge success with pineappl wwing in Inga alleys. COVID has been a problem in the cities. but not a bxg issue in nwal ara8. The biggest impact for us is where it affects the colleges we work Wit WIM) are still not n1nni practical sessions on the Inga plots - so the plot at the college in Lago Agrio is still waiting for pruning vA)¢n th¢y can Tun a practical. In JanUarywent with to Puyo (in Pastaza province 21X) Km South) to visit the cornmunity farm where she planted Inga alleys in Apri.12020, and help with w¢¢d wntrol. 8 month old trees 80cm high- 20 alleys. First results fTOLU comparison plots include Dlaize at the college in Shushufindi PToducing 3 tUD¢S the weight inside compared to outsid¢ th¢ plot4 and the plot held by where he harvested 48 Lbs of Mai7£ from 300 plants inside the alley& but those outsi e grew no cobs at all. It will be interesting to see what the next barvest prLMluces after the second prun1. io
RAINFOREST SAVER SCIO REpoKf OF IHE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 5- APRIL 2021 Financial Review FinaDeial position The ¢harity continues based on the support of longstanding spnsorJ as an enterprise which is not reliant on public sector revenue subsidies to meet its corc Clwitable mission. An overall surplus of £21,811 was recorded on 5th April 2021. This surplus arose largely because of the restrictions du¢ to coronavirus. As lock-downs are lifted we expect our activities to increase and therefore fo have a much smaller surplus in the next financial wiod. The deployment of all the funds was in acrdanCe with th¢ TTUStees' plans and donors, wishes. At the year end, the cash balance was £39,269 made up of 3,725 unrestricted and 35.544 restricted fund& The Tntstees regard this as adequats to continue the clmrity's worL Reserves poli¢y Ow policy is to n)aintsin pern]anent reserve4 pKrhaps £300- £51M) sufficient to cover Spanish translations of our website and other documents P)Stal expensw governance expenses and a few other small matters such &8 purclkase of literature. We have no offic¢s to nwintain and on¢ of the trust¢¢s hos supplied emergency fillAng in the past and AS willing to do so again. Strncturfy Governance And Management Charity structur¢ The Charity is an IOrEx)rated a&8ociation. There Is currently a £25 annual subscription to I)me a MeMi (concessions £15) and the memlKrship elects a governing commiltee of truskes annually Trustee reeruitment and appoinlment Tnlstees may t¢ cle¢t at th¢ Annual Genal Meding or co-opted by the con]mittee during th¢ year Decision making The Trustees are res5K)nsible foi the decisions as to the diredion and strategy of the Charity. For this purpose they meet monthty. Induetlon and traiDIDg of tnte¢S Induction and training as required is given to new t by the seNing trustees. Trustees may be elected at the Annual General Meeting or c(Fopted by the committse during the y¢ar. li
RAINFOREST SAVER SCIO REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 57HApR 2021 Registered charity numberwAth the Office of the Scottish Clwity Regulator. SC039007 Registered office. 33 Pentland View EHIO 6PY The followlng Trustees served the Charity duriDg the year. Statement of Trustees, Responsiblllties The charitys tStee$ are responsible forthe preparation of the accounts in acconknce with the krms of the Charities and TNstee Investment (Seotland) 2005 Act and the Charities Accounts (Scotland] Regu]lons 200& Statementas to dlsdosure of Informtion to Independent Exaer So far as the trustees are aware. there is no relewdnt infornation ofwhich the charity's independent examiner is U[are. and each t has taken all steps thathe or she ought to have taken as a trustee in order to himself or herself awarE of any Televant infOrntiO and to establlsh that the drity'S independentexaminer is awdre of such infOrntiO This report was authorised by the TnLStee5 on 17th lune 2021 and signed on thefir behalf by. rea5urer 12
RAINFOREsf SAVER SCIO REPORT OF THE INDEPENDENT EXAMINER 7H FOR THE YEAR ENDED 5 APRIL 2 I [Wt( April 3)21 whtch weartC pw 1&ZO ofthis rwl "JTh¢ rh3rity-5 tru5te¢s ar¢ T¢SVQll5ible for the preparalkxj of thc accouijts in acvordathce willi twnEofttE charit1& Invesimt 2C05 Actd the Qxwit Al]nts {&x)tl&KI) R0JjFari2ix.ThthJity tha thethit YwiraYtt0f RLtiCll0(l) (a) to (c) ofts ReJu1i$drnt1Y. It IB my rqmibilityknexanine ruIr1 t)n 44(1) (c)ofthe Act My eKJninatiC iswBJ ¢xrt in a¥x)rdWyrh ReJUth1 11 of CharTti AcXn (ScxitId) RUlatiC62cj6. An exWninatic ircbjtsa reviewof )rtIng rexdS kbY ts lity axl a oJrpaTiW of tt with r&x)Td& Ita u(kn c11() of wy urmfypl It8(1(AIrts in seeks mtprovidÈ all ttevi(knthat r8wirgJ In l th)nc¢ expr&sanaxlltcpinin Independ¢nt Exalljiutr's 1. whh givffe rwyajle level1 in nial FgWiTaYwi. .to k&YAInrBj m)rds Inaxx)rdWithI1c 44(1) (a) dthe2))5 Act uLicé) 4 Ac£cthts 2 kn whKh. inmy qJiniC. teTl incrts•)s&Jeaprc Sig Releva)i Pfoknic4)al qualifitsti¢yfftof1Cfl Lxly.' Ci MA Addr&s Date s-,° .QC.ceW££ 2LII 13
RAINFOREST SAVER SCIO STATEMENfoF RECEIPTSAND PAYMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED sTHAPR 2021 Unrestri¢t¢d Restricted funds funds To nearest £ To nearest £ To nearest £ Total Total funds last period To neatest £ RECEIPTS donations legacies 35.081 7,018 42,099 28,115 58,769 13,016 1,718 45J4l 45J41 2,676 fundrnAsing 1676 Total re¢eipts 37,757 52J59 PAYMENTS Fundraising expenses 73 Investment management 45 Related to charitable activlties 6.128 Grnuts and donations 28,190 73 45 6,399 61,788 79 52 2.656 101.256 271 33598 Total payments 34,436 33069 68J05 104,IM3 Surplusldefieil 3J21 18A90 21011 (2,425) 14
RAINFOREST SAVER SCIO STXTEMEbYf OF BALANCES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 5TH APR 2021 Unrestricted Restrided Total Total last period To To ntw¢st£ To ne8X¢St £ To n¢aF¢St£ Cash and bank balances at Start of the year 17.054 17.458 19083 sury11defIclt as on receipts and 3J21 18.490 21.811 (2.425) Cash and bank balanees at the eDd of the year 3,725 3S544 39269 17,458 15
RAINFOREST SAVER SCIO DETAtLS OF GRANfs PAJD our FOR THE YEAR ENDED 5TH APR 2021 pe of a¢tivity or project supported supervision of farmers. Setting up new Inga plot& Reasearch Individual I Number of grants made 14 18930 4258 Training and supervision of farniers Setting up new Inga plots,doing a training ourse.medi¢al ex]SeS li 3,761 Training an superyision o Setting up new Inga plots in several villages in North- west Cameroo 15,912 2J97 Spreading the Inga system to schools in Honduras 6J73 Trakning and supervAsion of farnws. Research Setting up new Inga plots sewing project 585 Training and supervision of f2lln 165 Total 61,788 16
RAINFOREST SAVER SCIO ANALYSIS OF RECEIFfs AND PAYMEI FOR THE YEAR ENDED 5711 APR 2021 Unrestrirted Restrieted Total . Total funds nds nds ruDds J&st period To nearest £ To nearest £ To nearest £ To nearest £ Donations and legacies Regular donations Annual subscriptions Gift aid 9,449 605 3,918 21,109 9,449 605 4,393 27.652 8.704 445 2,814 16.152 475 6,543 1676 2.676 1,718 58.769 L¢wdcies TotAI 37.757 7.018 44.775 88.602 Ullrestrith Restricted Total funds Dds TotAI hnds last period Grants CAF for Ecuador Ongate Patsy Wood Tn Hondurds Conservation, food and Health Rotary Clubs Sheepdrove Trust 1,500 2,412 12,458 16,253 2,320 IOJ98 1.500 2,412 12.458 16253 2,320 10.398 3.880 2,000 7.136 45J41 45J41 13.016 3 Payments relating direetty to ebaritable activilies payments for sending money abroad payments to fiiu's assistant other 478 256 734 5,646 19 832 1.775 49 15 Total 6.128 271 6J99 1656 17
RAINFOREsf SAVER SCIO FOR THE YEAR ENDED 5TH APRtL 2021 Current actount Paypal account Total Total unrestri¢ted unrestricted nds funds last period Reeeipts Donations Legacies Re¢eipts from fidraISIng actAvities 31307 3.774 35,081 28,115 58,769 100 1539 1,539 1.137 1,137 Total receipts 911 37,757 86,984 Payments Expenses of fundraising activities Investment management eosts Payments relating to chwitable a¢tiviti¢s Grants and donations 73 45 73 45 6,128 28,1 58 52 2,443 87.174 6.128 28.190 Totsl paym¢Dts 34J18 118 34,436 89.727 Nd rettiptslpayments (1,472) 4.793 3J21 (2.743) 18
RAINFOREST SAVER SCIO BREAKDOWN OF RESTRICTED FUNDS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 51HAPRL 2021 Camen)on FKuador Holldmras Kenya Tot21 Total restricted restricted fund$ funds last peri¢MI Reeeipts Donations 4.643 31,404 2J75 7,018 45,341 1.5(Kl 11437 Totsl 36047 IJN) 12,437 2J75 52J59 14ffj34 Payments Relating to charitsble activiti¢s Grants and donations 59 4.424 30 271 2,162 33,598 234 14,082 20.639 6,373 Total 20,n9 4.483 &465 2,192 33*69 14316 Iyet reeeiptslpayments 15J18 (2.983) 5.972 183 18,490 318 19