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REGISTERED COMPANY NUMBER: 11723888 (England and Wales)
REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 1189434














Report of the Trustees and

Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31st December 2023

for

Common Earth
(A Company Limited by Guarantee)

Common Earth






Contents of the Financial Statements
for the Year Ended 31st December 2023




Page

Report of the Trustees 1 to 2

Independent Examiner's Report 3

Statement of Financial Activities 4

Balance Sheet 5

Notes to the Financial Statements 6 to 9

Common Earth (Registered number: 11723888)

Report of the Trustees
for the Year Ended 31st December 2023


The trustees who are also directors of the charity for the purposes of the Companies Act 2006, present their report with the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31st December 2023. The trustees have adopted the provisions of 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) (effective 1 January 2019).

OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES
Objectives and aims
The charity's objective is to act as a platform for delivering United Nations 17 Sustainable Development Goals to the 54 countries of The Commonwealth and beyond.

Significant activities
The charity aims to contribute by providing advocacy, advice and information and by promoting the conservation and regeneration of the environment generally throughout the Commonwealth, through supporting, scaling and implementing regenerative projects and promoting scientific and academic research and education.

Public benefit
The charity's trustees have had regard to the Charity Commission's guidance on public benefit and they consider that the charity's main activities are undertaken for public benefit.

ACHIEVEMENT AND PERFORMANCE
Charitable activities
In 2023, Common Earth continued to pursue its chartered objects under its constitution and its Memorandum of Understanding with the Commonwealth Secretariat to develop regeneratively and sustainably the Earth's Commons in especially the small island developing states of the Commonwealth. It signed a ground-breaking Memorandum of Understanding with the Government of the Commonwealth of Dominica to establish the Common Earth Regenerative Development Institute, in partnership with the Dominica State College, with assistance from its academic partners, including the University of Haifa. It undertook and facilitated a first-in-kind for Dominica convening of some of Israel's leading academics from University of Haifa, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Weizmann Institute and Tel Aviv University in the areas of marine biology and conservation, environmental sciences, agricultural and genetic sciences - all with a view to establishing the curriculum priorities for the Institute. Common Earth also initiated discussions with the Dominica Government and State President, the indigenous people of the Kalinago nation as well as farmers, with a view to establishing an innovative agricultural partnership project for the sustainable growing of key crops and fruit in Dominica, as required to boost the nation's GDP, achieve food security for itself and neighbouring countries, and bring regenerative practices into the country. Common Earth also commenced discussions with the government of the South Pacific island of Tonga with a view to inaugurating agriculture-specific curriculum in partnership with the Tonga campus of the University of the South Pacific which would bring regenerative agricultural innovation into the country to assist it with combatting the impact of climate change on its root crops and to achieve improved food security.

Fundraising activities
Common Earth continued to rely on private external philanthropists for funding its activities, whilst it builds its portfolio of projects in Dominica and Tonga.

FINANCIAL REVIEW
Financial position
During the year, net incoming/outgoing resources on unrestricted funds amounted to £24,437 of net incoming resources (2022: £5,490).

The balance on unrestricted reserves at the end of the year amounted to £29,928 (2022: £5,491).

Reserves policy
The trustees' policy on reserves is that these shall so far as practical be held in interest bearing deposit accounts. The company has no endowment funds. Income determines the projects that the charity undertakes and the directors will decide this in light of the financial position.

Funds in deficit
There are no funds in deficit at the year-end.


Common Earth (Registered number: 11723888)

Report of the Trustees
for the Year Ended 31st December 2023

STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT
Governing document
The charity is controlled by its governing document, a deed of trust, and constitutes a limited company, limited by guarantee, as defined by the Companies Act 2006.

The directors of the charity are known as 'Trustees' and the board of directors as the 'Board of Trustees'. The charity may appoint new trustees by ordinary resolution otherwise at a general meeting of the trustees.

Organisational structure
The administrative activities of the charity are principally carried on at 100 Liverpool Street, London EC2M 2AT and at addresses in Italy. Project-related activities are carried out in Dominica, in the Caribbean and Israel.

There has been no significant change in the company's activity and the directors do not anticipate any change. There have been no financially significant events since the year-end.

REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS
Registered Company number
11723888 (England and Wales)

Registered Charity number
1189434

Registered office
29a Crown Street
Brentwood
Essex
CM14 4BA

Trustees
A Bartesaghi
Mrs M T Harland
A J N King

Independent Examiner
Ian Sutton ACA FCCA
Moulton Johnson Limited
Chartered Accountants
29a Crown Street
Brentwood
Essex
CM14 4BA

This report has been prepared in accordance with the special provisions of Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.

Approved by order of the board of trustees on 23rd September 2024 and signed on its behalf by:





A Bartesaghi - Trustee

Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of
Common Earth

Independent examiner's report to the trustees of Common Earth ('the Company')
I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Company for the year ended 31st December 2023.

Responsibilities and basis of report
As the charity's trustees of the Company (and also its directors for the purposes of company law) you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 ('the 2006 Act').

Having satisfied myself that the accounts of the Company are not required to be audited under Part 16 of the 2006 Act and are eligible for independent examination, I report in respect of my examination of your charity's accounts as carried out under Section 145 of the Charities Act 2011 ('the 2011 Act'). In carrying out my examination I have followed the Directions given by the Charity Commission under Section 145(5) (b) of the 2011 Act.

Independent examiner's statement
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe:

1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the Company as required by Section 386 of the 2006 Act; or
2. the accounts do not accord with those records; or
3. the accounts do not comply with the accounting requirements of Section 396 of the 2006 Act other than any requirement that the accounts give a true and fair view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination; or
4. the accounts have not been prepared in accordance with the methods and principles of the Statement of Recommended Practice for accounting and reporting by charities (applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102)).

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.








Ian Sutton ACA FCCA

Moulton Johnson Limited
Chartered Accountants
29a Crown Street
Brentwood
Essex
CM14 4BA

23rd September 2024

Common Earth

Statement of Financial Activities
for the Year Ended 31st December 2023

31.12.23 31.12.22
Unrestricted
fund Total funds
Notes £ £
INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM
Donations and legacies 69,406 8,152

Investment income 3 212 3
Total 69,618 8,155

EXPENDITURE ON
Raising funds 4 483 523

Charitable activities
Overseas - The Kalinago Institute, Dominica 42,021 -

Other 2,677 2,142
Total 45,181 2,665

NET INCOME 24,437 5,490


RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS
Total funds brought forward 5,491 1

TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD 29,928 5,491

Common Earth (Registered number: 11723888)

Balance Sheet
31st December 2023

31.12.23 31.12.22
Unrestricted
fund Total funds
Notes £ £
CURRENT ASSETS
Cash at bank 32,371 6,919

CREDITORS
Amounts falling due within one year 7 (2,443 ) (1,428 )

NET CURRENT ASSETS 29,928 5,491

TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT
LIABILITIES

29,928

5,491

NET ASSETS 29,928 5,491
FUNDS 8
Unrestricted funds 29,928 5,491
TOTAL FUNDS 29,928 5,491

The charitable company is entitled to exemption from audit under Section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 for the year ended 31st December 2023.


The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its financial statements for the year ended 31st December 2023 in accordance with Section 476 of the Companies Act 2006.


The trustees acknowledge their responsibilities for
(a)ensuring that the charitable company keeps accounting records that comply with Sections 386 and 387 of the Companies Act 2006 and
(b)preparing financial statements which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable company as at the end of each financial year and of its surplus or deficit for each financial year in accordance with the requirements of Sections 394 and 395 and which otherwise comply with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 relating to financial statements, so far as applicable to the charitable company.

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to charitable companies subject to the small companies regime.


The financial statements were approved by the Board of Trustees and authorised for issue on 23rd September 2024 and were signed on its behalf by:





A Bartesaghi - Trustee

Common Earth

Notes to the Financial Statements
for the Year Ended 31st December 2023

1. STATUTORY INFORMATION

Common Earth is a private company limited by guarantee without share capital, registered in England and Wales. It has a use of 'Limited' exemption. The company's registered number and registered office address can be found within the Report of the Trustees.

The presentation currency of the financial statements is the Pound Sterling (£).

2. ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of preparing the financial statements
The financial statements of the charitable company, which is a public benefit entity under FRS 102, have been prepared in accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS 102) '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) (effective 1 January 2019)', Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland' and the Companies Act 2006. The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention.

Income
All income is recognised in the Statement of Financial Activities once the charity has entitlement to the funds, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount can be measured reliably.

Expenditure
Liabilities are recognised as expenditure as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to that expenditure, it is probable that a transfer of economic benefits will be required in settlement and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably. Expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and has been classified under headings that aggregate all cost related to the category. Where costs cannot be directly attributed to particular headings they have been allocated to activities on a basis consistent with the use of resources.

Taxation
The charity is exempt from corporation tax on its charitable activities.

Fund accounting
Unrestricted funds can be used in accordance with the charitable objectives at the discretion of the trustees.

Restricted funds can only be used for particular restricted purposes within the objects of the charity. Restrictions arise when specified by the donor or when funds are raised for particular restricted purposes.

Further explanation of the nature and purpose of each fund is included in the notes to the financial statements.

3. INVESTMENT INCOME
31.12.23 31.12.22
£ £
Deposit account interest 212 3


Common Earth

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued
for the Year Ended 31st December 2023

4. RAISING FUNDS

Raising donations and legacies
31.12.23 31.12.22
£ £
Support costs 483 523

5. TRUSTEES' REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS

There were no trustees' remuneration or other benefits for the year ended 31st December 2023 nor for the year ended 31st December 2022.


Trustees' expenses

There were no trustees' expenses paid for the year ended 31st December 2023 nor for the year ended 31st December 2022.


6. COMPARATIVES FOR THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES
Unrestricted
fund
£
INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM
Donations and legacies 8,152

Investment income 3
Total 8,155

EXPENDITURE ON
Raising funds 523


Other 2,142
Total 2,665

NET INCOME 5,490


RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS
Total funds brought forward 1

TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD 5,491


Common Earth

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued
for the Year Ended 31st December 2023

7. CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
31.12.23 31.12.22
£ £
Accrued expenses 2,443 1,428

8. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS
Net
movement At
At 1.1.23 in funds 31.12.23
£ £ £
Unrestricted funds
General fund 5,491 24,437 29,928

TOTAL FUNDS 5,491 24,437 29,928

Net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:

Incoming Resources Movement
resources expended in funds
£ £ £
Unrestricted funds
General fund 69,618 (45,181 ) 24,437

TOTAL FUNDS 69,618 (45,181 ) 24,437


Comparatives for movement in funds

Net
movement At
At 1.1.22 in funds 31.12.22
£ £ £
Unrestricted funds
General fund 1 5,490 5,491

TOTAL FUNDS 1 5,490 5,491

Comparative net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:

Incoming Resources Movement
resources expended in funds
£ £ £
Unrestricted funds
General fund 8,155 (2,665 ) 5,490

TOTAL FUNDS 8,155 (2,665 ) 5,490

Common Earth

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued
for the Year Ended 31st December 2023

8. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS - continued

A current year 12 months and prior year 12 months combined position is as follows:

Net
movement At
At 1.1.22 in funds 31.12.23
£ £ £
Unrestricted funds
General fund 1 29,927 29,928

TOTAL FUNDS 1 29,927 29,928

A current year 12 months and prior year 12 months combined net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:

Incoming Resources Movement
resources expended in funds
£ £ £
Unrestricted funds
General fund 77,773 (47,846 ) 29,927

TOTAL FUNDS 77,773 (47,846 ) 29,927

9. RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES

There were no related party transactions for the year ended 31st December 2023.