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2022-12-31-accounts

APPENDIX 1 Period start dale Mr￿1h Y88r Period end dale *)nlh Y88r From To 01 31 FJSS GROUP Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator Reference and administration details Charity name Other names charity is known by Registered charity number Charity's principal address Fair Justi￿ System for ScotlarKI Group FJSS Group SC052329 24-26 Main Street West Calder West Lothian ScotlaTrJ Postcode EH55 8DR Names of the charty trustees on date of approval of Trustees, Annual Report Name of person (OT body) entitled to appoint t￿￿tee (rf any) Committee Office rrf any) not for ¥A￿le year Chief Exec Offi 01105r2018- Date Treasurer 01102r2020- Date Committee Commrttee Member 01102r2020- Date Committee Vice Secretary 0110512018~ Date Committee 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

APPENDIX 1 Reference and administration details Names of all other Charity trustees during the period. rf any. (for example. those who resigned part way through the financial period) Structure, governance, and management Type of governing document Trustee recruitment and appointrnent By n(￿inatIon and confimiation vote at trustees meeting Objectives and activities Charitable purposes To promot¢ ra¢i21 dii'ersity and in¢lwsion as u'¢ll as ¢ollwM￿ty cohesion of BAME people in Scoilattd To eliminate any forms of discrimination in the Scottisb Justice sysl¢m throu8h raisiti8 aM'areness of fillictions of j￿￿tiCe systeAn Promoiill8 raci21 eqll21ity alld Iwmony pro￿oi]ll9 hutnatt ri8bis Summary of the main activities in relation to these objects pro￿01]￿g taciaj diTra5ity aDd inch￿￿0￿ Scottish wciety Thtii"e lo achi•"e fait tepiesentation across the justice systelli. To ensute thai all agencies of the Scollish goi"eThunent conwly with the Equality Act ?010 and ￿tel the acl"s require￿¢￿IS in tenns ptolected ¢haTacleristics. To proiide a platfomi for necessaryiiisti¢e secior refomis to bting about a¢ceptsblt Im"els of equality. dKi'eT5iry and repie5entatiKe employn)ent and apwjinttnenis in the S¢ortish justice system alld other pubh¢ sector orÈanisaiions in S¢oiland

APPENDIX 1 Achievements and performance Summary of the main achievements of 2021-2022 w&$ a yet all0th￿ qreat year ill tem]s of prdc1ical in]plementation of the charity during the financial period the FJSS Group's alld charity d)jectiNes. The orgaaization collsohdated its position as a £Tedible i-oice foi racial dii-etsity and inclusion in the justice System. We to successfully iMple￿ent and COD]plete the Windtush Scodand Consultarive ￿0Ject. The Equalities Workshop 2022 Ma5 addressed by a Scottish goiErnllLent minist¥ for th¢ l'ay first lin￿ n)arking th¢ hu8¢ mil¢ston¢ th2t it r¢ally is iiow. The minister for Equalities and Older People Christina Ma¢keli'ie u'3s keynot¢ speaker and addres￿ the ￿'0￿hOp on behalf of the Scottish Goi'enunent. Our Chairman Professor Sir Geoff Palmer OBE was hollollred at event jointly hosted Vl-ith HerAOt Watt ullii"eNty that W&8 attended by ILi*h profile people Tr%ho inclwled 8OiEtllmellt nimisters and the presidijw officer of the SeottislL Parliament. Sir Geoff b&8 played such iwant ill ll]akin8 ScotIat￿ a fair society and lu"s lie￿"5 on raee relations alld bistoricai injustice eolllinue to inspire people aod he F4a8 fittinoty hollour￿. The Inteinational High Schools Debate Thas a re50unding success att￿ClIne 22 schools Scotlan(L EtLglall(L Zillknb￿"e. alld NigeriLL The collwtilion has 2[Y)M￿ to IKcome a ￿￿jor iotullatiollal fon]m lopics are th"5CUS5e(L and the youDg people de￿"elop1￿lg their skill5 to debate alld search otl such key issues and souDd a[gU￿]e￿IS. In January 2022 the or8atiiSatioo lauttched a dikersity and inclusion progra1￿lles for Insti￿￿0￿S of bi8her learnxn8. and this has seell the or8anisaiions workin8 ￿'1th ulli1.￿tieS such as H￿10t Watt and Edinbur8h Napier as well as colle8es such West Lothian Colle8e. In March 2022 FJSS Grow) asswned the eo-cbaln￿5hu1 of the West tATrthian CoutLciI swllS0r￿ we￿ Lothwi Cbattel Slaiery Growb. TILe group was set up foll0v4￿ the pubh"catioll of our kn"story book the West Lotkn"an Connectioll that "gbh"ghted the key role that people from Wesi L4)thi"an played in the slai"e trade. In June 2022 the orgatlisation succeSsfL￿Y app￿"ed to OSCR io Cl￿￿￿¢ the legal stsnL5 from r¢gisi¢r¢d ¢lwiry ￿ SCIO. The apwinty)¢nt of a new look board. In July 2022 FJSS GTOW) joined the neM' look West tA)thiati F(xTrd Netwo￿. Financial review Brief statement of the charity's policy on reserves The FJSS Grotw i5 still in a s￿￿11 charity rU￿t￿tIY has resernes. HO￿¢1"e￿. the O[ga￿lsati(￿ s eniisaged reseTh"es p)licy ￿'QUId take the folloM"illg facioTS inlo consideration". mI)n￿ th'ould only be kept in reseTre foi specific rvdson5 and once ac￿￿UlaTed the organisJtion hake Sperifjed Reserve$. This u'ould mean thai iesen.es tkould be created foi some S￿IfiC putposes and Can be used 0￿Y for those 4)ecifi¢ purposts. This poh¢y would be rei'iewed ' the next financial year. Details of any deficit £2,553 Donated facilities and services Irf any) VolulltCa5 5en.ires across all depa[￿¢￿15 of the Ch￿￿ty

APPENDIX 1 Other optional information NIA Declaration The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees. report above. Signed on behalf of the charity's t￿￿tee5. Signaturels} 2410512023 Full namels) Position le.g., Chair) Trustee Date 240512023

Unrestricted
funds		 Restricted
funds		 Expendable
endowment
funds		 Permanent
endowment
funds		 Total funds
current period		 Total funds last
period
to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £
A1 Receipts
Donations 9,429.16 9,429 15,845
Legacies -
Grants 104,680.00 104,680 46,080
Receipts from fundraisingactivities -
Gross tradingreceipts - 5,221
Income from investments other than
land and buildings		 -
Rents from land & buildings -
Gross receipts from other charitable
activities		 2,321.52 2,322 50
A1 Sub total 116,431 - - - 116,431 67,196
A2 Receipts from asset &
investment sales
~~—~~		 ~~—~~ ~~—~~
Proceeds from sale of fixed assets
~~—~~		 ~~—~~ ~~—~~ -
Proceeds from sale of investments
~~—~~		 ~~—~~ ~~—~~ -
A2 Sub total
~~—~~		 -
~~—~~		 ~~—~~ - - - - -
~~—~~ ~~—~~ ~~—~~
Total receipts
~~—~~		 116,431
~~—~~		 ~~—~~ - - - 116,431 67,196
~~—~~ ~~—~~ ~~—~~
A3 Payments
Expenses for fundraising activities -
Gross trading payments -
Investment management costs -
Payments relating directly to
charitable activities		 118,053.28 118,053 75,916
Grants and donations -
Governance costs: -
Audit / independent examination 930.00 930 844
Preparation of annual accounts -
Legal costs -
Other Other - 35
**A3 Sub total ** 118,983 - - - 118,983 76,795
A4 Payments relating to asset and
investment movements
~~—_=-===~~		 ~~—_=-===~~ ~~—_=-===~~ ~~—_=-===~~ ~~—_=-===~~ ~~—_=-===~~ ~~—_=-===~~ ~~—_=-===~~ ~~—_=-===~~ ~~—_=-===~~ ~~—_=-===~~ ~~—_=-===~~
Purchases of fixed assets
~~—_=-===~~		 ~~—_=-===~~ ~~—_=-===~~ ~~—_=-===~~ ~~—_=-===~~ ~~—_=-===~~ ~~—_=-===~~ ~~—_=-===~~ ~~—_=-===~~ -
~~—_=-===~~		 ~~—_=-===~~ 2,559
~~—_=-===~~
Purchase of investments
~~—_=-===~~		 ~~—_=-===~~ ~~—_=-===~~ ~~—_=-===~~ ~~—_=-===~~ ~~—_=-===~~ ~~—_=-===~~ ~~—_=-===~~ ~~—_=-===~~ -
~~—_=-===~~		 ~~—_=-===~~ ~~—_=-===~~
A4 Sub total
~~—_=-===~~		 -
~~—_=-===~~		 ~~—_=-===~~ -
~~—_=-===~~		 ~~—_=-===~~ -
~~—_=-===~~		 ~~—_=-===~~ -
~~—_=-===~~		 ~~—_=-===~~ -
~~—_=-===~~		 ~~—_=-===~~ 2,559
~~—_=-===~~
~~—_=-===~~ ~~—_=-===~~ ~~—_=-===~~ ~~—_=-===~~ ~~—_=-===~~ ~~—_=-===~~ ~~—_=-===~~ ~~—_=-===~~ ~~—_=-===~~ ~~—_=-===~~ ~~—_=-===~~ ~~—_=-===~~
Totalpayments
~~—_=-===~~		 118,983
~~—_=-===~~		 ~~—_=-===~~ -
~~—_=-===~~		 ~~—_=-===~~ -
~~—_=-===~~		 ~~—_=-===~~ -
~~—_=-===~~		 ~~—_=-===~~ 118,983
~~—_=-===~~		 ~~—_=-===~~ 79,354
~~—_=-===~~
~~—_=-===~~
~~===~~		 ~~—_=-===~~
~~===~~		 ~~—_=-===~~
~~===~~		 ~~—_=-===~~
~~===~~		 ~~—_=-===~~
~~===~~		 ~~—_=-===~~
~~===~~		 ~~—_=-===~~
 ~~—_=-===~~
~~===~~		 ~~—_=-===~~
~~===~~		 ~~—_=-===~~
~~===~~		 ~~—_=-===~~
~~===~~		 ~~—_=-===~~
~~===~~
Net receipts / (payments)
~~===~~		 2,553)
(
~~===~~		 ~~===~~ -
~~===~~		 ~~===~~ -
~~===~~		 -
~~===~~		 ~~===~~ 2,553)
(
~~===~~		 ~~===~~ 12,158)
(
~~===~~
~~===~~ ~~===~~ ~~===~~ ~~===~~ ~~===~~ ~~===~~ ~~===~~ ~~===~~ ~~===~~ ~~===~~ ~~===~~
A5 Transfers to / (from) funds
~~===~~		 ~~===~~ ~~===~~ ~~===~~ ~~===~~ ~~===~~ ~~===~~ ~~===~~ -
~~===~~		 ~~===~~ ~~===~~
~~===~~ ~~===~~ ~~===~~ ~~===~~ ~~===~~ ~~===~~ ~~===~~ ~~===~~ ~~===~~ ~~===~~ ~~===~~
Surplus / (deficit) for year
~~===~~		 2,553)
(
~~===~~		 ~~===~~ -
~~===~~		 ~~===~~ -
~~===~~		 -
~~===~~		 ~~===~~ 2,553)
(
~~===~~		 ~~===~~ 12,158)
(
~~===~~

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Section B Statement of balances
Categories Details Unrestricted
funds		 Restricted funds Expendable
endowment
funds		 Permanent
endowment
funds		 Total current
period		 Total last
period
to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £
B1 Cash funds Cash and bank balances at start of year 1,532 1,532 13,690
Surplus / (deficit) shown on receipts
andpayments account		 2,553)
(		 2,553)
(		 12,158)
(
-
-
Cash and bank balances at end of
year		 1,020)
(		 - - - 1,020)
(		 1,532
(Agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))		 - - - - - -
Details Fund to which asset belongs Market valuation Last year
to nearest £ to nearest £
B2 Investments
Total -
-
Details Fund to which asset belongs Cost (if available) Current value (if
available)		 Last year
to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £
B3 Other assets
Total -
-
-
Details Fund to which liability relates Amount due Last year
to nearest £ to nearest £
B4 Liabilities
Total - -
Details Fund to which liability relates Amount due
(estimate)		 Last year
to nearest £ to nearest £
B5 Contingent liabilities
Total -
-
Signed by one or two trustees
on behalf of all the trustees		 Signature Print Name Date of
approval
24 May 2023

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Section C Notes to the Accounts
C1 Nature and purpose of
funds(may be stated on
analysis of funds worksheets)
Type of activity or project supported Individual /
institution		 Number of
grants made		 £
C2 Grants
Total -
C3a Trustee remuneration If no remuneration was paid during the period to any charity trustee or person connected
to a trustee cross this box (otherwise complete section 3b)		 X
Authority under which paid £
C3b Trustee remuneration -
details
C4a Trustee expenses If no expenses were paid to any charity trustee during the period then cr
(otherwise complete section 4b)		 o ss this box X
Number of
trustees		 £
C4b Trustee expenses -
details
Nature of relationship Nature of transaction Transaction
amount (£)		 Balance
outstanding at
period end(£)
C5 Transactions with
trustees and connected
persons
C6 Other information

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Additional analysis (1)
Analysis of receipts and payments
1 Donations
Unrestricted
funds		 Restricted funds Expendable
endowment
funds		 Permanent
endowment
funds		 Total current
period		 Total last period
to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £
Donations from individuals and Orgns 9,429.16 9,429 15,845
-
-
-
Total 9,429 - - - 9,429 15,845
- - - - - - -
2 Grants
Unrestricted
funds		 Restricted funds Total current
period		 Total last period
to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £
West Lothian Council 9,900 9,900
National Lottery Heritage Fund 31,680 31,680 39,600
Corra Foundation 6,000 6,000 6,480
West Lothian Food Network 5,600 5,600
Arnold Clark 2,500 2,500
Com Mental Heal h & Wellbeing Fund 49,000 49,000
Total 104,680 - 104,680 46,080
- - - - -
3 Gross receipts from other charitable
Unrestricted
funds		 Restricted funds Expendable
endowment
funds		 Permanent
endowment
funds		 Total current
period		 Total last period
to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £
Other sources of funding 2,321.52 2,322 50
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Total 2,322 - - - 2,322 50
- - - - - -
4 Payments relating directly to charitable activities
Unrestricted
funds		 Restricted funds Expendable
endowment
funds		 Permanent
endowment
funds		 Total current
period		 Total last period
to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £
Bank Charges / Adjuestments / Intrest 1,475.83 1,476 128
Bills / Telephone 2,783.00 2,783
Book Production,Publishing,Marketing 826.00 826 7,159
BuildingMaintence Costs 755.79 756
Cleaning& Housekeeping 2,772.95 2,773
Insurance 564.09 564 541
IT Cost 9,588.70 9,589 10,917
Maintenance/ Repair 200.00 200 1,225
Governance costs 930.00 930
Other 1,398.00 1,398 3,250
Postage 364.93 365 272
Project cost 66,345.61 66,346 16,026
Rent 13,989.34 13,989 14,004
Stationery 2,080.83 2,081 486
Travel 2,374.36 2,374 531
Volunteer welfare 4,687.00 4,687 14,724
Staff costs 7,502.93 7,503 6,653
Electricity 343.92 344
-
Total 118,983 - - - 118,983 75,916

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Additional analysis (2)
5 Breakdown of unrestricted funds
Unrestricted
fund 1 - enter
name of fund
below		 Unrestricted
fund 2 - enter
name of fund
below		 Unrestricted
fund 3 - enter
name of fund
below		 Unrestricted
fund 4 - enter
name of fund
below
Total
unrestricted
funds		 Total unrestricted
funds last period
Receipts
Donations 9,429 9,429 15,845
Legacies - - -
Grants 104,680 104,680 46,080
Receipts from fundraisingactivities - - -
Gross tradingreceipts - - 5,221
buildings - - -
Rents from land & buildings - - -
Gross receipts from other charitable activities 2,322 2,322 50
Sub total 116,431 - - - 116,431 67,196
-
Receipts from asset & investment sales
Proceeds from sale of fixed assets -
Proceeds from sale of investments -
Sub total - - - - - -
Total receipts 116,431 - - - 116,431 67,196
-
Payments
Expenses for fundraisingactivities - - -
Gross trading payments - - -
Investment management costs - - -
Payments relatingdirec lyto charitable activities 118,053 118,053 75,916
Grants and donations - - -
Governance costs: - - -
Audit / independent examination 930 930 844
Prepara ion of annual accounts - - -
Legal costs - - -
- 35
- -
Sub total 118,983 - - - 118,983 76,795
-
Payments relating to asset and investment
movements
Purchases of fixed assets - 2,559
Purchase of investments -
Sub total - - - - - 2,559
-
Totalpayments 118,983 - - - 118,983 79,354
-
Net receipts / (payments) 2,553)
(		 - - - 2,553)
(		 12,158)
(
Transfers to / (from) funds -
Surplus / (deficit) for year 2,553)
(		 - - - 2,553)
(		 12,158)
(
-
Nature andpurpose of funds

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Additional analysis (3)
6 Breakdown of restricted funds
Restricted fund
1 - enter name
of fund below		 Restricted fund
2 - enter name
of fund below		 Restricted fund
3 - enter name
of fund below		 Restricted fund
4 - enter name
of fund below
Total restricted
funds		 Total restricted
funds last
period
Receipts
Donations -
Legacies -
Grants -
Receipts from fundraisingactivities -
Gross tradingreceipts -
Income from investments other than land and
buildings		 -
Rents from land & buildings -
Gross receipts from other charitable activities -
Sub total - - - - - -
-
Receipts from asset & investment sales
Proceeds from sale of fixed assets -
Proceeds from sale of investments -
Sub total - - - - - -
Total receipts - - - - - -
-
Payments
Expenses for fundraising activities -
Gross trading payments -
Investment management costs -
Payments relating directly to charitable activities -
Grants and donations -
Governance costs: -
Audit / independent examination -
Preparation of annual accounts -
Legal costs -
-
-
Sub total - - - - - -
-
Payments relating to asset and investment
movements
Purchases of fixed assets -
Purchase of investments -
Sub total - - - - - -
-
Totalpayments - - - - - -
-
Net receipts /(payments) - - - - - -
Transfers to /(from) funds -
Surplus /(deficit) foryear - - - - - -
-
Nature andpurpose of funds

APPENDIX 3 OSCR Sccltth Chaty Re%uktor Independent examiner's report on the accounts Report to the trusteeslmembers of Fair Justice System for Scolland Group Registered charity number On the accounts of the charity for the period SC052329 Period start date m￿th Period end date th Yaar to 31 22 Set out on pages 5-10 Respective The charity's tn￿teeS are resp￿sIble kn the preparation of the accounts in accordance responsibilrties of wrth the terms of the Char￿"e5 and Trustee Investment {ScoUandl 2005 Act and the trustees and examiner Charities Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2CNJ6 las amended). The charrty tNslees C￿SIder that the audrt requirement of RegUlat￿n 10{11 Idl of the Accounts Regulations does not appty. It is my responsibiltty to examine the accounts as required under section 4411) {cl of the Act and to state whether parbcular matters have come to my attention. Basis of independent My examination is Carr￿ out in accordance wth Regulation 11 of the 2006 Accounts examiner's statement Regulations. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes C￿SIderat￿n of any unusual ilems or disclosures in the accounts and seeks explanat￿n5 from the trustees conceming any suth matters. The procedures undertaken do not provmje all the evidence that would be required in an audit and. consequendy. I do not express an audrt opinion on the view given by the accounts. Independent examiner's In the ￿Urse of my examinalion. no matter come to my attention, statement which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements". lo keep accounting records in accordance with section 44111 lal of the 2005 Act and Regulation 4 of the 2006 Accounts Regulations, and lo prepare accounts which accord with the accounting reCc￿d5 and comply with RegulatIC￿ 9 of the 2006 Accounts Regulations have not been met or to whith, in my cpinh)n, attenti￿ S￿)uld be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the aecounts to be reaehed. Signed: Date: 30105/2023 Relevant professional qualification{s) or body Address: KwikAction 45 Hopef ield Road Blackbuin EH47 7HX