World Land Trust Annual Report 2020 by worldlandtrust newsletter

ANNUAL REPORT & FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 31 December 2020

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Contents

Foreword

WLT’s year of impact in numbers

Report of the Trustees

Reference and administration details

Independent Auditor’s Report to the members of World Land Trust

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Summary income and expenditure account

Group and charity balance sheets

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Notes to the accounts

List of Council members

List of project partners

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Foreword

Report from our Chair The year 2020 was like no other. As the COVID-19

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catching projects. WLT continues to support our

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partners with funding for many smaller land

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purchases, habitat restoration work and a growing

the challenges of home schooling, caring for others

number of rangers on the ground.

and getting their work done. Across the world, in South and Central America, Africa, Asia and Eastern Europe our partners‘ work on the ground was disrupted too. And for a while, understandably, the input of donations was much reduced. +RZHYHU WKH LQLWLDO VKRFN RI WKH SDQGHPLF was swiftly followed by the realisation that our VXSSRUWHUVȆ JHQHURVLW\ IRU QDWXUH ZDV QRW ZDYHULQJ GHVSLWH WKH GLࢇFXOWLHV DQG XQFHUWDLQWLHV LQ DOO RI RXU OLYHV LQ IDFW LW ZDV VWURQJHU WKDQ HYHU /DVW \HDU , reported that WLT had raised £5.6 million in 2019 – the highest total in the charity’s history – and today I am happy to tell you that in 2020 we broke that record by raising £7.1 million, a new all-time record. Higher income translated into higher impact for WKH YHU\ KDELWDWV WKH ZRUOG FDQQRW DࢆRUG WR ORVH ,Q ZH VHQW e WR VDYH DFUHV RI WDSLU and manatee habitat in Colombia and a further £100,000 to safeguard a forest corridor for Critically Endangered gorillas in Cameroon. 0RVW PRPHQWRXV RI DOO ZDV ODVW \HDUȆV 6DYH the Chocó campaign. Thanks to the staggering

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A year of conservation milestones Impact of WLT’s programmes in 2020

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Partnerships and communications During 2020, WLT focused on maintaining a strong

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year when many people re-connected with nature.

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programme allowed to purchase and protect 2,597

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acres of critically threatened Dry Chaco habitat – the

went beyond anything the Trust had seen before.

Chaco Taguá Biological Corridor in Argentina – and

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experienced its highest annual increase in the Trust’s

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history. The year also left monthly milestones:

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and protect more threatened habitats.

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communication to the partner occur prior to year-end and payment is within three

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months as it is considered that this indicates that the conditions were out of the control of the charity at the year end and therefore a liability has been created. The charity has changed its accounting policy on recognition of grants in 2020 and this is GHWDLOHG LQ QRWH ,UUHFRYHUDEOH 9$7 LV FKDUJHG DV DQ H[SHQVH DJDLQVW WKH DFWLYLW\ IRU ZKLFK H[SHQGLWXUH DURVH h) Allocation of support costs Support costs are those functions that assist the work of the charity but do not directly XQGHUWDNH FKDULWDEOH DFWLYLWLHV 6XSSRUW FRVWV LQFOXGH ࢉQDQFH + 5 , 7 JHQHUDO RࢇFH DQG SUHPLVHV DQG JRYHUQDQFH FRVWV ZKLFK VXSSRUW WKH FKDULWDEOH DFWLYLWLHV RI WKH FKDULW\ 7KHVH FRVWV KDYH EHHQ DOORFDWHG EHWZHHQ FRVW RI raising funds and expenditure on charitable DFWLYLWLHV 7KH EDVHV RQ ZKLFK VXSSRUW FRVWV KDYH EHHQ DOORFDWHG DUH VHW RXW LQ QRWH i) Operating leases Operating lease rentals are charged to the 6WDWHPHQW RI )LQDQFLDO $FWLYLWLHV RYHU WKH SHULRG of the lease. M ,QWDQJLEOH ࢉ[HG DVVHWV Intangible assets are amortised on a straight OLQH EDVLV RYHU WKHLU XVHIXO OLYHV 7KH XVHIXO OLYHV RI LQWDQJLEOH DVVHWV DUH DV IROORZV Type

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made for the accounting period are treated as

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an expense as they become payable and were

to meet the future expenditure of monitoring

£39,000 (2019: £31,000).

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diligence remotely. (u) World Land Trust is a company limited by guarantee and registered in England and Wales

recognised by applying to the foreign currency

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amount the spot exchange rate between the

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at the date of the transaction. Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in a foreign currency at the balance sheet date are translated using the closing rate. (t) Critical accounting judgements and estimates ,Q SUHSDULQJ WKHVH ࢉQDQFLDO VWDWHPHQWV WKH 7UXVWHHV KDYH PDGH MXGJHPHQWV HVWLPDWHV DQG DVVXPSWLRQV WKDW DࢆHFW WKH DSSOLFDWLRQ of the charity’s accounting policies and the reported assets, liabilities, income and expenditure and the disclosures made in WKH ࢉQDQFLDO VWDWHPHQWV (VWLPDWHV DQG MXGJHPHQWV DUH FRQWLQXDOO\ HYDOXDWHG DQG are based on historical experience and other IDFWRUV LQFOXGLQJ H[SHFWDWLRQV RI IXWXUH HYHQWV WKDW DUH EHOLHYHG WR EH UHDVRQDEOH XQGHU WKH circumstances.

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Gifts in Kind 7KH YDOXH RI YROXQWHHUV FRQVXOWDQWV DQG corporate entities time and resources is HVWLPDWHG DW e e :H KDYH LQFOXGHG WKH YDOXH ZKHUH LW LV TXDQWLࢉDEOH EXW UHFRJQLVH WKDW WKH 7UXVW UHFHLYHG D VLJQLࢉFDQW OHYHO RI VXSSRUW ZKLFK ZH DUH XQDEOH WR UHOLDEO\ quantify. This has not been recognised in the Statement RI )LQDQFLDO $FWLYLWLHV DV VHW RXW LQ 6HFWLRQ H of the accounting policies.

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Analysis of expenditure on raising funds

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Total 2020 £000

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As restated Total 2019 £000

All grant expenditure is paid to institutions. A list of project partners is included on page 57. Prior year:

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Notes to the accounts 9.

Analysis of support and governance costs Basis of Apportionment

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10. Movement in total funds for the year

This is stated after charging: Auditor’s remuneration

– Charity – Subsidiary – WLT Australia

%DQN ORDQ LQWHUHVW SD\DEOH Depreciation Foreign exchange gains/(losses) *DLQ ORVV RQ LQYHVWPHQWV Loss/(gain) on disposal of assets

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Salaries and wages Social security costs 3HQVLRQ FRVWV

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1 1

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2019 £000 7 5

Notes to the accounts 12. Related party transactions The Trust has considered the disclosure UHTXLUHPHQWV RI WKH &KDULWLHV 6253 DQG EHOLHYHV that the following related party transactions, all of which were made on an arm’s length basis, require disclosure. Donations from Trustees (including connected persons and parties), in aggregate, totaled £59,611 GXULQJ e

13. Taxation The charity is an exempt charity within the meaning of schedule 3 of the Charities Act 2011 and is considered to pass the tests set out in 3DUDJUDSK 6FKHGXOH )LQDQFH $FW DQG WKHUHIRUH LW PHHWV WKH GHࢉQLWLRQ RI D FKDULWDEOH FRPSDQ\ IRU 8. FRUSRUDWLRQ WD[ SXUSRVHV

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)UHHKROG Property £000

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21 -

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160

176

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103

113

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b) Charity

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Notes to the accounts 16. ,QYHVWPHQWV

Group

£000 1,563 30 (12)

Charity 2019 £000 £000 1,757 1,553 71 30

90 (12)

Total valuation at 31 December

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2020 £ 2

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£000 1,767 71 90

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2020

Charity

Subsidiary undertakings Shares in subsidiary undertakings

Group

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Nature of Business

& owned

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16 30

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Retail good for resale &DUERQ RࢆVHWV

Group

2019 £000

2020 £000

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2019 £000

2020 £000

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2020 £000

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225

221

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2020 £000

2019 £000

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/RDQV $FFUXDOV DQG GHIHUUHG LQFRPH *UDQW FRPPLWPHQWV

2020 £000

2019 £000

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The bank loan is secured on the Blyth House property owned by World Land Trust Trading Limited. The ORDQ ࢉQDQFLQJ LV LQ WKH IRUP RI D VHFXUHG ORDQ ZLWK D YDULDEOH LQWHUHVW UDWH SURYLGHG E\ %DUFOD\V %DQN 3OF 7KH DERYH ORDQ LQFOXGHV e e UHSD\DEOH E\ LQVWDOOPHQWV GXH DIWHU ࢉYH \HDUV World Land Trust 46

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Notes to the accounts 21. 'HIHUUHG ,QFRPH 'HIHUUHG LQFRPH FRPSULVHV FRQWUDFWXDO DPRXQWV UHFHLYHG LQ DGYDQFH IRU FDUERQ EDODQFHG SURMHFWV ZKLFK ZLOO EH UHOHDVHG RYHU IXWXUH \HDUV WR PDWFK DJDLQVW WKH UHODWHG SURMHFW H[SHQGLWXUH

Balance at 1 January 2020 Amount released during the year Amount deferred in the year Balance at 31 December 2020

Group £000 96 2 -

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As restated 2019 £000

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22. Analysis of total funds At the 31 December 2020 total funds comprise: Note 8QUHVWULFWHG IXQGV 23 Designated funds 23

2020 £000

2019 £000

3,610

3,065

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Total Funds

24 25

6,115

5,170

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Balance 31 December £000

Total

([SHQGLWXUH 7UDQVIHUV £000 £000

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Prior year:

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Notes to the accounts 26. Analysis of group net assets between funds General £000

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As restated 2019 Total £000

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2020 Total £000

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2019 (316)

2018 (179)

449

496

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2019 £000

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5,441 168 24 59 4

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5,890 (179)

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5,711

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5,486 (316)

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World Land Trust Annual Report 2020

Articles inside

Report of the Trustees

List of project partners

Foreword

List of Council members