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CRIMINAL JUSTICE ALLIANCE

Registered Charity no. 1143038

Company limited by guarantee no. 6331413

Report and Financial Statements

Year ended 31 August 2013

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CRIMINAL JUSTICE ALLIANCE (Company limited by guarantee no. 6331413)

REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the year ended 31 August 2013

CONTENTS

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Chairman’s introduction 3 Legal and administrative details 4-5

Trustees’ report (incorporating Directors’ report) 6-16

Independent Examiner’s report 17

Statement of Financial Activities 18

Balance sheet 19

Note to the financial statements 20-22

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CRIMINAL JUSTICE ALLIANCE (Company limited by guarantee no. 6331413)

CHAIRMAN’S INTRODUCTION

The success of the CJA has continued most satisfyingly in the current year. While we do not actively recruit new members, the fact that the net membership has grown to 74 is positive, as are the close links which we have retained with the Magistrates Association and their leadership. Apart from the four Members’ meetings described below, and the impressive round of activities undertaken by our Director and Policy and Campaigns Officer, there have been six successful Board meetings, and four focused roundtable events with external stakeholders. We staged an important initiative in June at The Clink restaurant (HMP High Down), under the generous auspices of the McGrath Charitable Foundation. At this event we launched our three-year Transforming Justice campaign, which focused on problem-solving and the courts, desistance, and justice reinvestment; we hope these themes will inform public and political debate over the coming years. This strategy was hammered out at a CJA board away day in September 2012. The Clink lunch also enabled us to extend our reach to 80 invited guests from business, the voluntary sector, the media, arts and politics, and including some who may be future funders. We have continued to contribute to the public debate on crime and justice. We published 10 Common Criminal Justice Myths at a public debate on falling crime rates, chaired by the BBC's Home Affairs editor Mark Easton. We achieved a key campaign aim of securing pre-sentence restorative justice in legislation, so that it will be much more widely available. This followed our report in July 2011, which called for this change. For the first time the CJA appeared on the BBC News at 6pm and 10pm, and Channel 4 News. Alongside this we continued to receive good coverage across national printed press and radio. Looking forward, we shall not rest on our laurels. We recognise that in the period running up to the May 2015 election, our influence needs to be fully deployed. We have agreed to engage an experienced fundraising consultant, following a scoping strategy generously funded by the 29th May 1961 Charitable Trust; and we aim to ensure that the Alliance’s financial foundations are even more secure during the year ahead. Again looking ahead, our director will take a period of maternity leave in 2014; but the Board have recruited maternity cover for her, and look forward with confidence to working with the acting director. While all this positive work comes primarily from the achievements of Vicki and Stephen, I also pay my personal tribute to a highly supportive Board, each member of which has been available on request to offer their particular expertise, as well as attending regular Board meetings. With the Probation and Prison Services both facing massive change, and the landscape for criminal justice reform looking so uncertain, the need for the CJA and its wide membership has never been greater.

John Samuels

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CRIMINAL JUSTICE ALLIANCE (Company limited by guarantee no. 6331413)

LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS

For the year ended 31 August 2013 Board of Trustees John Samuels Chairman

Michael Walton Treasurer

Helen Cantrell

Geoff Dobson

Matthew Evans

Frances Flaxington (From January 2013)

John Graham

Brian Guthrie

Catherine Hennessy

Paul Kiff

Christine Leeson (From January 2013)

Maria McNicholl (From January 2013)

Pat Thompson (To January 2013)

Martin Wargent (To January 2013)

Charlotte Weinberg

Director Vicki Helyar-Cardwell

Registered Office Park Place

10-12 Lawn Lane

London

SW8 1UD

Solicitors Bates Wells & Braithwaite

2-6 Cannon Street

London

EC4M 6YH

Bankers The Co-operative Bank plc

Blaise Pascal House

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100 Pavilion

Drive Brackmills

Northampton

NN4 7WZ

Independent David Barber

Examiner Apartment 20 Courtside

Dartmouth Road

London

SE26 4RE

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CRIMINAL JUSTICE ALLIANCE (Company limited by guarantee no. 6331413)

TRUSTEES’ REPORT (INCORPORATING DIRECTORS’ REPORT)

For the year ended 31 August 2013

The Trustees (also Directors of the company) present their report and the

financial statements for the year to 31 August 2013.

Structure, governance and management

Governing document

The Criminal Justice Alliance (CJA) is a company limited by guarantee governed by its

Memorandum and Articles of Association, dated August 2007. As of 22 July 2011 the CJA

became a registered charity (1143038). The CJA’s objects are for the public benefit to

further and promote improvements in the criminal justice system and prevent crime in the

United Kingdom. The activities it undertakes to further its objects are explained in

greater detail below.

Trustees

The trustees, who are also directors of the company, are elected to the Board at the

Annual General Meeting or appointed between meetings by co-option, in accordance with

the Articles of Association. At every Annual General Meeting one-third of the trustees by

number are subject to retirement by rotation.

Organisational structure

The Board, which can have no fewer than three members, administers the Company and

oversees the work of the charity through its regular meetings. Day-to-day running of the

charity is delegated to the Director who manages staff and reports directly to the Board

of Trustees.

Risk management

The Board assesses and monitors the major risks to which the Company is exposed,

in particular in relation to operations and finance.

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Membership

The CJA is a coalition of organisations committed to improving the criminal justice system.

During the financial year, 9 new members joined the CJA. These were: Barnardos, the

Centre for Justice Innovation, Khulisa, Westminster Drug Project, Pecan, St Mungos,

Switchback, Transform Justice and Amberweb. Subsequently, Bail for Immigration Detainees

joined the CJA.

The CJA has ‘associate membership’ status1 and our associate members are Victim Support,

the Probation Chiefs Association, the Prison Governors’ Association and the Association of

Police and Crime Commissioners.

By bringing in several new members the CJA has continued to develop and broaden its

expertise. Four organisations left the CJA.

The CJA’s 74 members are:

Action for Prisoners’ Families Adullam Homes Housing Association Amberweb

Association of Black Probation Officers Association of Members of Independent Monitoring Boards Bail for Immigration Detainees

Barnardos Birth Companions Catch22

Centre for Crime and Justice Studies Centre for Justice Innovation Centre for Mental Health

Chance UK The Children’s Society Churches’ Criminal Justice Forum

Circles UK Clean Break Clinks

Concord Prison Trust Detention Advice Service DrugScope

Escaping Victimhood Forgiveness Project The Griffins Society

Gwalia Care and Support Hibiscus INQUEST

Institute for Criminal Policy Research JUSTICE Kainos Community

Khulisa Leap Mencap Raising Your Game

Nacro

1 Associate members share our overarching commitment to improve the justice system in England and Wales. We work with our associate members to share information and knowledge on ways to improve the criminal justice system.

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National Appropriate Adult Network

New Bridge Foundation Pact Partners of Prisoners and Families Support Group

Pecan Penal Reform International The Police Foundation

The Prince’s Trust Prison Fellowship Prison Officers’ Association

Prison Reform Trust Prisoners Abroad Prisoners Advice Service

Prisoners Education Trust Prisoners’ Families and Friends Service Public and Commercial Services Union

Quaker Crime, Community and Justice Group RAPt Release

Restorative Justice Council Rethink Revolving Doors Agency

ROTA RSA Connected Communities Safe Ground

Shannon Trust SOVA St Giles Trust

St Mungos Switchback Transform Drug Policy Foundation

Transform Justice UNLOCK User Voice

Westminster Drug Project Women in Prison Women’s Breakout

Working Chance Why me? Young Minds

This diverse membership ensures that the CJA has a broad base of support, and the breadth

and diversity of the coalition is a key strength in all its work. It brings together

organisations allowing them to co-ordinate and to share knowledge and expertise, provides

avenues of access to information and influence, and demonstrates the depth of support for

action to achieve the CJA’s goals.

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Objectives, activities and achievements

Objectives

The objects of the charity are to promote the reduction and prevention of crime, the

rehabilitation of offenders, and (so far as it is exclusively charitable) the welfare of

offenders’ families and dependants. The charity promotes or assists in the promotion

of the sound administration of the criminal justice system.

The CJA is a coalition of 74 organisations - including campaigning charities, voluntary

sector service providers, research institutions, staff associations and trade unions –

committed to improving the criminal justice system according to the charitable objectives.

As a network, the CJA provides a focal point for its members on issues of common

concern. It disseminates information, organises meetings, and supports its members to

work together, improving information-sharing and co-ordinated working across its

membership. The CJA offers its members a mechanism for speaking together on priority

issues and a gateway for dialogue with policy-makers and the media on criminal justice

issues. The CJA acts as a vehicle for raising the profile of issues of common concern to

members and a forum through which solutions can be identified and promoted.

Activities and achievements

The CJA achieves its charitable objectives by undertaking work across two main areas:

Acting as a resource for members: disseminating information through regular communication and members’ meetings.

Promoting the sound administration of the criminal justice system: through

advocacy (including in the media), information, research and policy analysis.

Acts as a resource for members

Meetings for members

The CJA holds meetings to give its members opportunities to meet significant figures within

the criminal justice system face-to-face and to discuss key issues with them, as well as to

share information and contribute to the development of the work of the CJA. During this

period, the CJA held meetings for its members with the following people:

October 2012: Dame Anne Owers, the newly appointed Chair of the Independent

Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) spoke on the role of the IPCC, its remit and

plans for the future.

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January 2013: Keir Starmer QC, Director of Public Prosecutions, explained the role

of the Crown Prosecution Service and the tests involved in the Code for Crown

Prosecutors.

April 2013: Jon Cruddas MP, Labour Policy Co-ordinator outlined the process and

plans for the Labour manifesto and his concept of ‘One Nation Justice’.

July 2013: Jeremy Wright MP, Minister for Prisons and Rehabilitation outlined the

government’s plans to reform the management of offenders and work with short

sentenced prisoners on release, as part of its Transforming Rehabilitation plans.

Information for members

The CJA provides regular written briefings for its members on legislation and new policy

announcements, summarising their contents and assessing their implications. For example,

CJA produced a briefing on payment-by-results which explained and analyzing the policy,

including practical issues around implementation. We also held discussions at members’

meetings on the government’s review of probation, to share information and support

partnership working on specific issues, alongside the changes in legislation.

The CJA continued to produce a fortnightly electronic news bulletin that provided

subscribers with information about the work that other members are carrying out, and

news that is relevant to their work. The bulletin enables members to benefit from each

others’ work, as well as ensuring that members are informed about significant

developments and opportunities within the criminal justice system.

CJA website & Twitter The CJA’s website (www.criminaljusticealliance.org) is a valuable resource for members,

promoting their work and providing accessible summaries of related policy developments.

It links to the latest information from members to create a hub for member organisations’

news, events and job vacancies, so that they can be accessed in a single place by other

members and more widely. The website also contains information about all of the CJA’s

work, including press releases, articles and reports. The CJA also runs a Twitter account

(http://twitter.com/cjalliance). This is an additional forum where the CJA can

communicate with its members, as well as promote the work of the CJA and its members.

By the end of the year the CJA had grown our twitter followers to over 4,000 followers

including policy makers, journalists, researchers and others involved in the justice system.

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Promotion of the sound administration of the criminal justice system

Alongside resourcing the network, the CJA has carried out work to establish a fairer

and more effective criminal justice system, with a focus on problem solving in the

courts, desistance and justice reinvestment – three policy areas which serve to reduce

prison numbers and the size and scope of the wider criminal justice system.

Advocacy, advice and information

The CJA works with policy-makers, including the Government, parliamentarians and civil

servants, to promote positive reforms to the criminal justice system.

This has included holding meetings with a range of policy makers and senior criminal

justice professional including: Lord McNally, the Minister of State for Justice; the

Chairman and staff of the Magistrates’ Association; shadow justice ministers including Rob

Flello MP; Police and Crime Commissioners, members of the House of Lords, and the

Chairman and members of the Justice Select Committee. The CJA also held meetings with

civil servants in the Home Office and Ministry of Justice.

To provide greater information and contribution to an important debate, the CJA published

a paper aimed at policy makers and journalists ‘Challenging Assumptions: 10 Common

Criminal Justice Myths’ (April 2013). This paper was launched at a public debate entitled

‘Why is Crime Falling?’ The debate was chaired by Mark Easton, Home Editor at the BBC

with panellists Professor Mike Hough, Dr. Siddhartha Bandyopadhyay, Richard Garside, and

Chief Constable Sara Thornton.

In this year, we launched our Transforming Justice campaign focusing on three new areas

of problem solving in the courts, desistance and justice reinvestment. We published a

leaflet outlining the key problems with the current justice system and means of improving

it. This was launched at The Clink restaurant in HMP High Down to an audience of 80

people from business, voluntary sector, media, arts and politics.

CJA co-hosted events with the RSA at the party conferences on the idea of local problem

solving justice and community sentences. This was an early attempt to air some of our

campaign themes and build into our policy development work. The Lib Dem roundtable

was attended by Justice Minister Lord McNally, Sir Alan Beith, Chair of the Justice Select

Committee, Brian Paddick, former mayoral candidate and former Deputy Assistant

Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police, Dr Jane Donoghue of Oxford Centre for

Criminology and others. At Labour the discussion focused on how community justice could

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work in practice with examples including social enterprises operating as part of community

sentences to enable those serving sentences in the community to get real work experience

and future employment. The Conservative event was attended by the new Prisons and

Rehabilitation Minister, Jeremy Wright MP, along with PCC candidates and charity chief

executives.

We regularly send briefings to MPs and members of the House of Lords in advance of

debates on criminal justice. The CJA continued its monthly electronic bulletin for MPs and

members of the House of Lords. This summarises CJA news and member news that might

be of interest to them, ensuring that parliamentarians are aware of the CJA’s work. This is

sent to 150 parliamentarians.

Research and policy analysis

The CJA works to create a fairer and more effective criminal justice system. The CJA

produces, publishes and promotes relevant research and policy analysis to address gaps

in the evidential case for reform to the criminal justice system. During this period, in

order to inform the debate about the future of criminal justice policy, the CJA published

the following policy reports.

Police and Crime Commissioner Briefing (October 2012).

The Mental Health Treatment Requirement: Realising a better future (November

2012). This paper explored the impact of changes introduced in LASPO Act to

increase the scope and uptake of the Mental Health Treatment Requirement and

made recommendations.

Prosecuting Young Adults (August 2013)

The CJA published research into the potential scope of the Crown Prosecution

Service for considering maturity within the public interest test, as part of our

work with the Transition to Adulthood Alliance.

In addition, the reports served to promote constructive public dialogue around crime and

justice issues to contribute to a fairer, more effective system. We also held several

roundtables with CJA members and external partners as research on our campaign

themes:

Problem Solving Courts Roundtable (Jan 2013)

Desistance Roundtable, with Prof Fergus McNeill (March 2013)

Justice reinvestment Roundtable, with Rob Allen and Dr Kevin Wong (July 2013)

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Seizing opportunities to influence the policy-making process

In addition to the work that the CJA proactively carried out with key decision-makers,

opportunities were identified to influence existing developments in the policy-making

process. The CJA focused on the Government’s continued legislative and policy

programme on crime and justice: in particular the Crime and Courts Bill and the

Offender Rehabilitation Bill. The Crime and Courts Bill was important for the CJA

campaign priorities and led to the introduction of Restorative Justice across England and

Wales at the pre-sentence stage – a key CJA aim. Our work included producing briefing

papers for MPs and peers, meeting with interested parliamentarians and working

collaboratively with our members Restorative Justice Council and Prison Reform Trust.

We also worked with members on the Offender Rehabilitation Bill. The CJA produced

briefings for all key Bill stages, focusing on providing information to peers on likely

implications of the Bill for prison numbers and rehabilitation. In advance of the Bill the

government consulted on its new Transforming Rehabilitation strategy. The CJA worked

alongside members to submit a detailed response to this consultation and has continued

to focus efforts on responding to these proposals as they develop.

The CJA responded to a range of other consultations that related to the criminal justice

system. These included, for example, the Crown Prosecution Service consultation on the

new Code for Crown Prosecutors and including the concept of maturity within the public

interest test; the Justice Select Committee inquiry into Older Prisoners and inquiry into

Crime Reduction Policies; Addaction’s Inquiry into Alcohol and Resettlement; and the

MoJ consultation on a draft Victims’ Code. The CJA also gave oral evidence to the

London Assembly Police and Crime Committee on the Mayor’s draft policing plan. We

responded to consultations by the Sentencing Council.

In order to maximise the impact of its work by collaborating with others, the CJA

contributed to a number of projects in partnership with other organisations. For example,

the CJA continued to contribute to the work of the Transition to Adulthood Alliance,

(T2A), a broad coalition of organisations and individuals convened by the Barrow Cadbury

Trust that identifies and promotes more effective ways of working with young adults, aged

18-24, in the criminal justice system. As part of our T2A work we published a paper on the

Crown Prosecution Service and the Concept of Maturity. We also held a roundtable

discussion with key stakeholders including the Chief Crown Prosecutor for London, Alison

Saunders in May 2013. Vicki Helyar-Cardwell continues as a member of the T2A

Management group.

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CJA staff gave presentations at a number of events, for example the CJA held a seminar

at the Association of Police and Crime Commissioners Conference to which we invited

Victim Support, Revolving Doors Agency and the Probation Chiefs Association to

contribute. Staff spoke at a conference on Anti-Social Behaviour arranged by Leeds

University chaired by the BBC’s Mark Easton, a Policing Conference on the role of the

voluntary sector in working with PCCs, and chaired a Probation Association Conference on

the future of probation.

Advocacy & Information through the Media

In order to continue to build the organisation’s profile and to inform the public’s

understanding of the criminal justice system, the CJA commented regularly on media stories

related to criminal justice policy, contributed letters to the newspapers, and provided

comment articles for relevant publications.

The CJA’s staff appeared on TV on BBC News at 6pm and 10pm, Channel 4 News at 7pm,

as well as Radio 5 Live, LBC and regional BBC Radio. Comments by CJA staff members

were printed in the Daily Mail, Guardian, Times, Evening Standard, Express, Sunday

Express, regional papers including the Birmingham Mail and the Liverpool Echo, on the

BBC website and ITV news website.

The CJA contributed letters to the Times and the Guardian. Staff wrote opinion pieces or

had comments covered in specialist media outlets such as Inside Housing, Interface

Magazine, Criminal Law & Justice Weekly and Law Society Gazette as well as blogs

published on for the Guardian Comment is Free and the Huffington Post UK website.

Staff

During this period, the CJA employed Vicki Helyar-Cardwell as Director, to manage the

work of the organisation. Stephen Moffatt was employed as Policy and Campaigns Officer.

Funders

The CJA is extremely grateful to the Barrow Cadbury Trust, Esmée Fairbairn Foundation,

Hadley Trust, McGrath Charitable Trust, Trust for London and 29th May 1961 Charitable

Trust, whose support makes the CJA’s work possible.

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Financial review

The results for the year ended 31st August 2013 are set out in the attached financial

statements. Incoming resources for the year were £115,303 (2012 £100,543). Members’

subscriptions totalled £6,750 (2012 £5,408), grants from funders named above £108,378 (2012

£94,500) and bank interest and other income £175 (2012 £135). Expenditure for the year was

£106,663 (2012 £99,802). The surplus for the year was £8,640 (2012 £741). Fund balances

carried forward at 31st August 2013 totalled £44,379 (2012 £35,739).

Reserves policy

The Trustees review the CJA’s reserves policy annually. Considering the liabilities and

costs associated with a reduction in the level of CJA’s activities that might be caused by a

reduction in funding, the Trustees have decided that the CJA should aim to maintain

unrestricted reserves sufficient to cover not less than three months’ anticipated

expenditure. At the year-end the reserves of £44,379 (2012 £35,739) represented 5

months’ expenditure (based on the rate of expenditure in 2012/13).

Plans for future periods

The CJA will continue to support and resource the network of its members, providing

meetings, information and briefings on key legislation and policy developments. Over the

next year, the CJA will also continue to work to improve the criminal justice system

through its policy and research work and its work with policy-makers, building on the

successes that have been achieved to date and focusing on reducing the overuse of prison

and cutting the size and scope of the criminal justice system with our focus on our

Transforming Justice themes – desistance, justice reinvestment and problem solving justice.

We will implement our new fundraising strategy, to ensure the long-term footing of the

CJA, following a successful year of securing funds.

Public benefit statement

The Trustees confirm that they have complied with their duty to have due regard to the

guidance on public benefit published by the Charities Commission in exercising their

powers and duties. The public benefit of the Charities activities are outlined above under

Objectives, Activities and Achievements.

Trustees responsibilities

The trustees are responsible for preparing the Annual Report and the financial statements

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in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting

Practice.

Company and charity law applicable to charities in England and Wales 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 Company and of the surplus or deficit for the period. In

preparing those financial statements the Trustees are required to:

selected suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;

make judgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent;

state whether applicable accounting standards and statements of recommended

practice have been followed, subject to any material departures being disclosed and

explained in the financial statements; and

prepare the financial statements on a going concern basis (unless it is

inappropriate to presume that the charity will continue in operation).

The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records that disclose with

reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the Company and which enable

them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 1993. They are

also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the Company and hence for taking

reasonable steps for the detection and prevention of fraud and other irregularities.

Preparation of the Report

This report has been prepared in accordance with the provisions of Part VII of the

Companies Act 1985 relating to small companies.

This report was approved by the Board on 13 January 2014 and signed on its behalf by:-

.............................. John Samuels Chairman

............................... Michael Walton Treasurer

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Statement of financial activities for the year ended 31 August 2013

(Incorporating an Income and Expenditure Account)

Notes

Unrestricted

funds

£

Restricted

Funds

£

Total

funds

2013

£

Total

funds

2012

£

INCOMING RESOURCES

Incoming resources from generated funds

Grants and Donations 2 98,253 10,125 108,378 94,500

Membership Subscriptions 6,750 - 6,750 5,408

Interest receivable 175 - 175 135

Other incoming resources - - - 500

Total incoming resources 105,178 10,125 115,303 100,543

RESOURCES EXPENDED

Total charitable activities 3 81,394 23,770 105,164 99,612

Governance costs

1,499

- 1,499

190

Total resources expended 82,893 23,770 106,663 99,802

Net movement in funds and net incoming/(outgoing) resources for the year

22,285 (13,645) 8,640 741

Fund balances brought forward at 1 September 22,094 13,645 35,739 34,998

Fund balances carried forward at 31 August 44,379 - 44,379 35,739

The result for the year for Companies Act purposes is represented by the net movement in funds in the statement of financial activities. There are no recognised gains or losses in the current or preceding year other than those shown in the statement of financial activities above. All amounts derive from continuing operations.

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Balance Sheet as at 31 August 2013

Notes

2013 £

2013 £

2012 £

2012 £

Current assets

Debtors 5 1,310 2,175

Cash at bank and short-term deposits 97,466 49,709

98,776 51,884

Creditors: amounts falling due

within one year 6 (54,397) (16,145)

Net current assets 44,379 35,739

Total net assets 44,379 35,739

Represented by:

Funds and reserves

Restricted funds - 13,645

Unrestricted Fund - General fund 44,379 22,094

44,379 35,739

For the year ended 31st August 2013 the charitable company was entitled to exemption from audit under Section 477 of the Companies Act 2008 relating to small companies.

Responsibility of Directors/Trustees

(a) The members have not required the charitable company to obtain an audit of the accounts for the year in question in accordance with Section 476 of the Companies Act 2006 – however, in accordance with Section 43 of the Charities Act 1993 the accounts have been examined by an independent examiner whose report appears on page 16.

(b) The Directors/Trustees acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Companies Act with respect to accounting records and the preparation of accounts.

These accounts have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies’ regime.

The financial statements were approved and authorised for issue by the Board on 13 January 2014 and signed on its behalf by:

John Samuels Chairman of the Trustees

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Notes to the Financial Statements

1. Accounting policies

The following accounting policies have been used consistently in dealing with items which are considered material in relation to the financial statements

Basis of accounting

The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention, and in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006, applicable United Kingdom Accounting Standards and the Statement of Recommended Practice "Accounting and Reporting by Charities" (SORP 2005).

Fund accounting

Unrestricted funds are available for use at the discretion of the trustees in furtherance of the charitable objectives of the CJA.

Incoming resources

Incoming resources are recognised in the period in which the Charity is entitled to receipt and the amount can be measured with reasonable certainty.

Resources expended

All expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis.

Governance costs comprise the costs of Board Meetings, the Board Awayday and the Independent Examination of the Accounts (Note 3).

2. Incoming resources from charitable activities

Unrestricted funds £

Restricted Funds

£

Total 2013 £

Total 2012 £

Grants and Donations

Allen Lane 15,000 15,000 -

Barrow Cadbury - 8,500 8,500 23,500

Esmee Fairbairn 37,500 - 37,500 25,000

Hadley Trust

29th May Charitable Trust

23,333

-

-

1,625

23,333

1,625

-

-

Trust for London 22,000 - 22,000 22,000

Tudor

Sundry Donations

-

420

-

-

-

420

24,000

-

98,253 10,125 108,378 94,500

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3. Total resources expended Total

2013 £

Total 2012 £

Charitable activities

Members’ Meetings 4,194 4,419

Other Activities 13,208 12,249

Office costs

Employment costs 6,604

81,158

8,966

73,978

Total charitable activities 105,164 99,612

Governance costs 1,499

190

Total resources expended 106,663 99,802

Governance costs are made up as follows:

Total 2013 £

Total 2012 £

Directors’ travel expenses 84 218

Board meeting expenses 235 220

Board awayday meeting

Board stationery

612

66

-

-

Independent inspection of accounts and

accountancy

Over-accrual of 2011 independent examination

502

-

502

(750)

1,499 190

4. Employees and Trustees Employee Costs 2013

£ 2012 £

Staff costs during the period were as follows: Salaries, Employer’s National Insurance and pension contributions 79,436 73,597 Staff Expenses Internship costs Volunteer costs

287 1,317

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332 49

-

81,158 73,978

No employees earned more than £60,000 per annum (including taxable benefits but excluding employer pension contributions) during the period (2011: no employees). No Trustees received any remuneration in respect of their services as Trustees during the period (2012: none). Travelling expenses of £84 (2012: £218) were reimbursed to Trustees during the period.

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5. Debtors 2013

£ 2012 £

Members’ Subscriptions 1,310 440

Shared Party Conference costs recoverable - 1,735

1,310 2,175

6. Creditors: amounts falling due within one year 2013

£ 2012 £

Deferred grant income 48,542 12,500

Tax and social security 2,399 2,154

Other charitable activities - Party Conference costs

Independent examination and accountancy

Payroll service

Sundry accruals

2,750

502

204

-

989

502

-

-

54,397 16,145

7. Funds At 1

September 2012

£

Incoming resources

£ Expenditure

£

At 31 August 2013

£

Total unrestricted funds 22,094 105,178 (82,893) 44,379

Total restricted funds 13,645 10,125 (23,770) -

Total funds 35,739 115,303 (106,663) 44,379

8. Taxation

Since 21st July 2011, the company has been a registered charity and is therefore not liable for

corporation tax on income derived from its charitable activities, as it falls within the various

exemptions available to registered charities. Until 21st July 2011, the Criminal Justice Alliance was

not a charity and was liable for Corporation Tax on its interest earned.

9. Company status The Charity is constituted as a company limited by guarantee. In the event of the company being wound up members are required to contribute an amount not exceeding £1.