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04 06 08Tackling hunger, Where we work 2014 in numbers transforming lives

10Responding to 12Income and 13Trustees Report and emergencies expenditure Financial Statements

About us Concern Worldwide specialises in tackling hunger with the most vulnerable people in the world’s poorest places. Hunger affects everything for the world’s poorest people. We believe no one should have to live with hunger and the damage it causes. We work for a world where lives are not limited by lack of access to enough nutritious food. Working in partnership with local organisations and communities, we combine our expertise with local knowledge to help people develop their own lasting solutions. In a world where one in nine people go to bed each night hungry, we know change is needed on a global scale. This is why, through advocacy and campaigning, we work to influence local, national and international policy. Front cover image: Queen We are generously supported by a wide range of funders and supporters and we thank waters her vegetable garden. you all. Concern Worldwide (UK) ‘Concern (UK)’ supports the overseas programmes of She received tools, seeds, Concern Worldwide – we do not implement our own projects. Over the next few pages livestock and training from you can read highlights from the work we contributed to around the world. The description Concern Worldwide in Zambia. of this overseas work is adapted from the Concern Worldwide 2014 Annual Report. Gareth Bentley/Zambia/2014 Annual Report and Accounts 2014 3

A message from the Chair of Trustees and the Executive Director

2014 was an exceptional year that the effectiveness of our livelihoods This year also brought challenges saw Concern (UK) successfully push rebuilding projects among fishing for Concern (UK). We made the very beyond our limits as an organisation. communities in the Philippines, where difficult decision to close our Glasgow We entered the year not knowing we have been working since Typhoon office in order to maximise our use of how our first ever Department for Haiyan struck in November 2013. Our resources. This was not a decision International Development (DFID) appeal closed at the end of 2014 with taken lightly and we would like to Aid Match appeal, ‘Hunger Stops more than £700,000 raised through thank our staff in Scotland for their Here’, would go. By the end of public donations and grant funding. hard work and loyalty to Concern 2014, it was clear that it had far Worldwide’s mission over the years. We are equally proud of the success exceeded expectations. The appeal of our Building Resilience and As we enter 2015, we look forward raised just over £1.4 million from Adaptation to Climate Extremes and to another year filled with public donations, which will be Disasters (BRACED) programmes in opportunity. Planning is already matched pound for pound by the South Sudan and Chad and Sudan. underway for our second DFID Aid UK government over the next three These £15 million DFID-funded Match application which will focus years, enabling us to expand our action research and influencing on rebuilding and recovery efforts work tackling childhood nutrition in projects, running over three years, in Ebola-affected communities in one of the poorest regions of Zambia. are groundbreaking work gathering Sierra Leone. We will also begin Significant media and digital coverage evidence on building resilience to explore a new venture for us – from eight communications partners to undernutrition in two regions that of competing for a commercial generated over 33 million opportunities severely affected by food insecurity. contract with DFID. In addition, we to reach new and existing audiences. It underlines that, increasingly, Concern will be developing our next five year On the programming front, we Worldwide is being recognised as strategic plan – both globally and in continued to play active roles on the playing a key role in setting the agenda the UK – as we consider the future inter-agency START network and on community resilience to food crises. direction of the organisation. the Disasters Emergency Committee 2014 was also a year in which our UK We are aware that we have a (DEC). This year, we took part in two Policy and Campaigns team broke challenging year ahead and wish to DEC appeals for Gaza and West new ground with their innovative thank you, our supporters, for your Africa. While our fundraising activities #JustineTime and 2014 World Cup ongoing commitment to Concern. for Gaza were limited because of campaigns, which helped engage new It is only through your extraordinary not being established on the ground, audiences with specific calls to action. generosity that we are able to make our 18 years of experience in Sierra They were also highly involved in the a lasting difference in tackling hunger, Leone and Liberia meant that we launch of the 2014 Global Hunger transforming communities and were well-positioned to deliver critical Index in London and the Global bringing hope where it is needed most. support during the Ebola crisis. We Nutrition Report, and the success of responded to the outbreak in the the third reading of the 0.7% overseas worst-affected areas, working hard aid Bill in the House of Commons. to slow down the spread of infection and save lives. None of these achievements would Chris Elliot have been possible without the Chair Our response in times of emergency commitment of our talented staff and – and in the months and years that the support of our dedicated Board of follow – is growing our reputation Trustees and we thank them all; we as a major international aid and would also like to take this opportunity development agency. The DEC has Rose Caldwell to sincerely thank Tom Levitt for his been particularly impressed with Executive Director chairmanship over the past three years. 4 Concern Worldwide (UK)

In 2014 Concern Worldwide reached 17.5 million people in 26 of the world’s poorest countries.

10 23 12 20 In 2014 Ebola tore through 11 1 West Africa. In Liberia and 16 Sierra Leone, Concern Worldwide 2 responded to the outbreak through training, 8 15 4 18 awareness raising, supplying food and 22 7 17 water to quarantined families and running 20 5 burial teams, see page 10 for more. 12 25 21 19 9 26 Every penny raised by Concern (UK)’s 3 Hunger Stops Here appeal will be 6 24 matched by the UK government. Matched 26 13 funds will directly support Concern 14 Worldwide’s work in Zambia over the next three years, find out more on page 8.

17 In November 2013 Typhoon Haiyan hit the Philippines. Throughout 2014 we worked with thousands of people to rebuild homes and livelihoods, see page 11.

22 Conflict forced nearly two million from their homes in South Sudan last year, Concern Worldwide supported people Concern (UK) fleeing conflict with food, safe water and sanitation facilities, see page 10. contributed funds 5 We began working in Central African Republic in mid-2014, helping people to work in all 26 of grow more food, access safe water and improve their livelihoods, see page 11. these countries. Annual Report and Accounts 2014 5

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1 Afghanistan 10 Democratic People’s 19 Rwanda 2 Bangladesh Republic of Korea 20 Sierra Leone 11 3 Burundi Lebanon 21 Somalia 12 4 Chad Liberia 22 South Sudan 13 5 Central African Republic Malawi 23 Syria/Turkey 14 6 Democratic Republic Mozambique 24 Tanzania 15 of Congo Niger 25 Uganda 7 16 Ethiopia Pakistan 26 Zambia 8 Haiti 17 Philippines 18 9 Kenya Republic of Sudan Sudan/2014 Image: Crystal Wells/South 6 Concern Worldwide (UK) 2014 – in numbers £23.5 million income received in the UK to support our work LIVELIHOODS 15,022 Rwandan farmers given agricultural 3.9 million people’s food training security and livelihoods improved 34,200 displaced people in Central African 90% Republic of the 1,847 families in the given Philippines given fishing boats, seeds equipment or repair kits/grants returned to fishing and tools EDUCATION 2.2 million children and young people benefited from our education work in 2014

increase in 12,654 the number children in Kenya % of children received school going to school in two fee funding 10 provinces in Burundi countries, directly 2.8millionpeople supporting 23 emergencies in 33 We responded to livelihoods work intheRepublic ofSudan people benefitedfrom and ourhumanitarian 448,926 EMERGENCIES 2014 health programmesin Worldwide’s Concern people helpedthrough million 7.4 HEALTH

in Chad to 3,485families of seedsdistributed 157 tonnes

insecticide- distributed 2,017 bed nets in Chad treated

knowledge increased by 54% and treatment Leone , inSierra told aboutEbola prevention 186,000

255,500 255,500 access tosafewater the people affectedby Annual Report and Accounts 2014 Annual Report crisis given crisis Syria diseases inEthiopia prevent infectious families taughtto 40,000

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Image: Gareth Bentley/Zambia/2014 8 Concern Worldwide (UK)

Tackling hunger, transforming lives

Concern Worldwide tackles locally, we prevent people having farmers and smallholders learn hunger around the world to to travel, abandoning other children simple agricultural techniques that ensure people have enough and their livelihoods in search of help them grow more crops while nutritious food to eat now and treatment. Last year we screened protecting the soil for future harvests. for years to come. Below are just 220,976 children for malnutrition in Mothers learnt the importance of some examples of how we did Niger and treated 4,336. breastfeeding and giving children a this last year. varied diet. By the end of last year, Concern Worldwide’s programmes 78.5% of children under 23 months The majority of the communities we aim to lift people out of hunger and in the programme were reported to work with experience food shortages, ensure they are strong enough have eaten foods from four or more due to drought, crop failure or as a to withstand future crises. Our food groups in the past 24 hours – result of conflict. Many suffer yearly programmes combine agricultural twice as many as in 2011. shortages during the dry season. and nutritional knowledge to help We ensure children and mothers get people grow the food they need to Boosting people’s livelihoods ensures through these shortages by training support their families in the long families have enough money to buy local health workers or volunteers term. In Zambia, our Realigning nutritious food. We support people to to screen for malnutrition and by Agriculture to Improve Nutrition start their own businesses through providing treatment mothers can give (RAIN) programme does just this. training and small loans. We distribute to their children at home. By working In 2014 RAIN helped over 2,800 seeds and tools to maximise people’s

Hunger Stops Here In September last year, Concern (UK) launched Hunger Stops Here – a major fundraising appeal that gave supporters the opportunity to have twice the impact on tackling hunger as every donation they made would be matched pound for pound by the UK government. Hunger Stops Here raised just over £1.4 million for Concern (UK), matched to just over £2.8 million. Aid matched funds, agreed in 2015 by the UK government, will support work in Zambia over the next three years. All other funds raised Deli, three, and her mum Monica, who was given training will benefit Concern on nutrition and growing a range of foods through Concern’s Worldwide’s RAIN programme. She also Worldwide’s work received tools, seeds and livestock. Now Monica teaches across the other women so the whole community benefits. She says, world. “I know about food production and have food throughout the year. I can even sell some of what we don’t need and buy other essentials. The children’s performance at school is better. They now go to school with a full stomach.” Gareth Bentley/Zambia/2014 Annual Report and Accounts 2014 9

crops. In Ethiopia, we worked with around 8,000 farmers to introduce Advocating for change Irish potatoes, which grow quickly Our advocacy and campaigning work challenges governments and and are drought resistant. This has policy makers nationally and internationally to bring about change proved so successful, with people on a global scale. able to grow enough to eat and sell, the Ethiopian government has taken Concern Worldwide’s potato production experience and expanded it into other areas of the country. Around 700,000 kilograms of potato tubers were given to poor farmers in people15,300 signed Concern (UK)’s Cowpea Campaign four regions in 2014. petition asking the UK government to spend £365 million of the money they’d pledged to improve nutrition across the world by 2016. Following this action, and with extra advocacy pressure, DFID reported on its nutrition commitments, detailing how funds have already been spent, and plans for the future.

of gross national income on aid every year. In coalition with other organisations, Concern (UK) and our supporters asked MPs to back a Bill enshrining the 0.7% UK government’s overseas aid commitment in law. Widespread support from campaigners saw the Bill pass through the House of Commons by 146 MPs to six.

We launched our new campaign, Growing Resilience, calling on the UK and Irish governments to support and finance programmes aimed at improving the ability of poor and vulnerable people to cope with, and recover from, recurring crises.

Petterik Wiggers/Ethiopia/2014 Our advocacy extends beyond our borders – last year in Zambia we ran a workshop to gather evidence of inadequate Concern Worldwide helped Ibre Seid investments in nutrition. Members of Zambian civil (pictured) and other farmers in Gelsha, society then demanded that their government change Ethiopia, grow Irish potatoes, which are more drought resistant than the barley they used their nutrition spending. The government agreed to grow. Ibre says, “My first harvest produced to spread funding for nutrition across six key 15 quintal (1,500kg). Now we eat three times ministries, rather than just the one – a sign that a day. You can see huge improvements in nutrition is being prioritised. the health of the children.” 10 Concern Worldwide (UK)

Responding to emergencies

Concern Worldwide works in dangerous and difficult places with the most vulnerable people to help those affected by emergencies cope. Last year we responded to 33 emergencies in 23 countries, directly supporting more than 2.8 million people. When an emergency hits, Concern Worldwide is there to provide essential water, food and shelter. Then we stay to work with communities to rebuild their lives and help prevent, or reduce the impact of, future crises. Ebola Kieran McConville/Sierra Leone/2014 The worst outbreak of Ebola Christopher Tucker, a member of Concern Worldwide’s burial team in Freetown, Sierra Leone. since the disease’s discovery spread across West Africa in Over 170,000 people in 566 to plant crops, levels of malnutrition 2014 destroying lives, devastating communities were reached in reached emergency levels in some livelihoods and undermining the Liberia with Ebola awareness areas. Concern Worldwide runs health and education systems of and prevention messages using health and nutrition programmes in the some of the world’s poorest a network of 1,990 community two regions, and works in two camps countries. Concern Worldwide’s volunteers and 120 social mobilisers. for displaced people distributing staff in Liberia and Sierra Leone We also built on our existing hygiene food and providing nutrition services, responded quickly, battling to stop and sanitation work to coordinate 26 Ebola’s spread through awareness local partners and establish county raising and training on prevention and district task forces to increase and treatment. In the UK, Concern community awareness. As a result, (UK) launched an emergency the districts where we work had the appeal to help fund our lowest levels of Ebola in the country. response, raising £307,218 As infection rates slow, Concern from our supporters. Worldwide in Liberia and Sierra In Sierra Leone, Concern Worldwide Leone is focused on strengthening took over the running of 10 burial health systems, rebuilding teams and the management of two livelihoods and supporting children cemeteries, ensuring all bodies are to get back to school. buried in marked, identifiable graves. Surviving conflict Our teams have so far collected over

2,000 bodies, 97% of which were The civil war that began in December Sudan/2014 Crystal Wells/South 2013 continued to force millions buried within 24 hours, essential to A woman leaves with supplies from Concern help stop the spread of a disease as from their homes in South Sudan Worldwide and other organisations in infectious as Ebola. throughout 2014. With people unable Tomping, a UN base for those fleeing violence in South Sudan. Annual Report and Accounts 2014 11

safe water and sanitation facilities. Last year our work directly benefited 427,000 people. As people fled South Sudan, the impact on neighbouring countries was huge. In Uganda we launched an emergency nutrition response for refugees, while in Ethiopia’s Gambella region we provided safe water, nutritional support for mothers and young children, and essential items, such as tents, blankets and jerry cans, at the Akobo Refugee Camp. Following two years of conflict, an estimated 2.5 million people are in need of humanitarian assistance in Central African Republic, including over Steve De Neef/Philippines/2014

410,000 displaced people. Concern Ian Vincent helps his father Nolito Dela Cruz bring in the catch in the Philippines. The family lost Worldwide launched our programme their home and boat during Typhoon Haiyan. With a new boat from Concern Worldwide they’ve there in mid-2014; we quickly became been able to return to fishing and slowly rebuild their lives. established and secured safe drinking The ongoing conflict inSyria reached thousands of people in the remote water for 16,400 people. its fourth year in 2014. Concern western islands of the country to Worldwide works to provide those rebuild homes and livelihoods. affected in Syria, and Lebanon Turkey Together with the government, we with shelter, safe water, sanitation preserved fish stocks and other and education. Inside Syria and in natural resources that support local neighbouring Turkey we helped 4,600 businesses, benefiting around 150,000 families with hygiene kits containing people. We also supported 18 island essential items like soap, toothbrushes and coastal villages to develop early and nappies for small children, and warning systems and risk reduction winter kits containing blankets and plans, benefiting 34,987 families. other essential items. In Lebanon 565 This work paid off when a typhoon refugee children learnt basic numeracy hit in December 2014 – villages were and literacy so that they can re-join prepared and took action in advance. mainstream schools in the future. Concern Worldwide will bring our Rebuilding lives work in the Philippines to a close

Arjan Ottens/Central African Republic/2015 Arjan Ottens/Central In November 2013 a devastating over the next year but will leave the typhoon hit the Philippines. Over 14 country better placed to withstand A girl pumps safe water from a source million people were affected. Around extreme weather. repaired and rehabilitated by Concern five million saw their homes destroyed Worldwide in the Central African Republic. or damaged. More than 6,000 people Many water pumps in her local area were destroyed or contaminated during the lost their lives. Over the past year country’s recent conflict. Concern Worldwide has worked with 12 Concern Worldwide (UK)

Income and expenditure

Grants from governments and co-funders £13.8m

Income from fundraising activities 58.7% £9.7m Income total: £23.5 million 41.3%

Policy, advocacy and campaigning £0.9m

3.9%

Overseas programmes Expenditure Fundraising £19.1m total: 14.1% £3.3m £23.4 million 0.4% 81.6% Governance £0.1m Annual Report and Accounts 2014 13

Trustees Report and Financial Statements 2014

Tasfaye Chinasho, a participant in a Concern Worldwide irrigation project in Wolayita, Ethiopia, in front of his healthy crop of maize. His is among 320 farming households benefiting from the project and he is now able to feed his family from the range of crops he grows on his own land. Cheney Orr/Ethiopia/2014 14 Concern Worldwide (UK)

Concern Worldwide (UK) Legal and administrative information

Trustees of the Howard Jones and Tom Bankers charity O’Higgins resigned as Barclays Bank plc, Trustees of the organisation 1 Churchill Place, The following were members on 17 May 2014. London E14 5HP of the Board of Trustees (and also Directors of Concern (UK) Executive Director Bank of Ireland, for company law purposes), at Rose Caldwell Belfast City Branch, the date on which the financial Company Secretary Belfast BT1 2BA statements were approved: Alastair Land – The Royal Bank of Scotland, resigned 25 June 2014 Carlton Baxter Glasgow City Branch, Zamila Bunglawala – Maeve Seery – 10 Gordon Street, appointed 17 May 2014 appointed 25 June 2014 Glasgow G1 3PL

Chris Elliott (Chair) Registered office Solicitor Unit 13/14 Calico House, Sean Farren Withers LLP, 16 Old Bailey, Clove Hitch Quay, London EC2M 7EG Patrick Forbes – Plantation Wharf, appointed 17 May 2014 London SW11 3TN

Tony Foster Other offices Jemima Jewell – 47 Frederick Street, appointed 17 May 2014 Belfast BT1 2LW Laura Kelly Auditor KPMG Chartered Tom Levitt (Vice Chair) Accountants, 1 Stokes Place, Rob McGrigor St. Stephen’s Green, (Honorary Treasurer) Dublin 2 James Shaw Hamilton – appointed 17 May 2014 Barbara O’Reilly Giles Pegram Denise Reid-Bashir Mark Shinnick Annual Report and Accounts 2014 15

Concern Worldwide (UK) Trustees’ Report (incorporating a Strategic Report and Director’s Report)

The Trustees (who are also 1.3 Board of Trustees The members of the Board Directors of Concern Worldwide As indicated above, Concern cannot, under the governance (UK) ‘Concern (UK)’ for company (UK) is a limited company and regulations of the charity, law purposes), have pleasure all of the Trustees are also full receive remuneration for in submitting their annual report Directors of Concern (UK) for services to Concern (UK) and and audited financial statements company law purposes. may only be reimbursed for of the company for the year incidental expenses claimed. Trustees, all of whom are ended 31 December 2014. non‑executive, are drawn The Board meets at least four 1. Structure, from diverse backgrounds in times a year. It has appointed governance and business and professional life, an Audit and Finance Committee, management and bring a broad range of which is made up of the Honorary Treasurer and three 1.1 Legal status experience and skills to Board deliberations. The Trustees or more other Trustees with Concern Worldwide (UK) are appointed in accordance relevant experience. The Audit ‘Concern (UK)’ is a company with the provisions of the and Finance Committee operates limited by guarantee Articles of Association for under specific terms of reference, registered in England, not Concern (UK). All new Trustees which include responsibility for the having a share capital, appointed in the year receive a monitoring of the organisation’s incorporated under the full induction so that they can financial systems and policies, Companies Act 1985 familiarise themselves with their including the audit and risk (registered number 4323646). statutory responsibilities, their management systems. It met The company is registered role as Board members, the five times during 2014. as a charity with the Charity governance framework within Commission for England 2. Identity, vision Concern (UK), Concern (UK)’s and Wales (Charity Number and mission work and the risk environment. 1092236) and with the Ongoing training is arranged as Our identity – who we are Office of the Scottish Charity and when a need is identified. Concern (UK) is a Regulator (Charity Number non-governmental, SC038107). There are clear distinctions international, humanitarian 1.2 Organisation and between the role of the organisation dedicated to the related organisations Board and the executive reduction of suffering and management team to which The company commenced working towards the ultimate day to day management is operations on 1 January 2004 elimination of extreme poverty delegated. The principle that when it received a grant of the in the world’s poorest countries. ‘management proposes,’ net assets and trade previously ‘Board decides,’ ‘management Our vision for change carried out by Concern implements,’ ‘Board monitors,’ A world where no one lives in Worldwide (Northern Ireland). forms the basis of Board and poverty, fear or oppression; The activities of Concern (UK) the executive management where all have access to a are carried out in association with team interaction. Matters such decent standard of living and Concern Worldwide, a company as policy, strategic planning the opportunities and choices registered in the Republic of and budgets are prepared by essential to a long, healthy Ireland which is registered as a the executive management and creative life; a world where charity and is the sole member team for consideration and everyone is treated with dignity of Concern (UK). approval by the Trustees. and respect. 16 Concern Worldwide (UK)

Concern Worldwide (UK) Trustees’ Report (incorporating a Strategic Report and Director’s Report)

Our mission – sections of society by in Disaster Relief. The what we do addressing the obstacles Trustees have complied with Our mission is to help people that hinder access to and their duty to note and pay living in extreme poverty successful completion of due regard to public benefit achieve major improvements formal primary education. guidance published by the in their lives which last and Charities Commission. Emergency response and spread without ongoing preparedness – To respond 4. Strategic report external support. to emergencies in a timely 4.1 Objectives, 3. Public Benefit manner appropriate to the achievements and Statement context and where possible to performance prevent future vulnerability. Concern (UK) works for To achieve its mission and fulfil the public benefit through Concern (UK) is committed its charitable purpose, Concern its humanitarian and to the participation by (UK) supports the overseas development work and extremely poor people programmes of Concern through advocating for the in decision-making and Worldwide. It does not rights of the very poorest is morally accountable implement its own overseas people, specifically in the to its beneficiaries. To programmes, but does seek areas of hunger, emergencies this end, since 2010 to address the root causes and aid effectiveness. Concern Worldwide has of poverty directly through its In contributing all surplus funds been accredited by the own advocacy work. In June raised to Concern Worldwide, Humanitarian Accountability 2011, the Trustees approved Concern (UK) fulfils its Partnership (HAP). Concern Concern (UK)’s five year charitable duties through a Worldwide has designed an strategic plan, ‘Tackling hunger focus on the following core accountability framework, in an increasingly vulnerable organisational programmes: which is a summary of the world’. The plan sets out how relevant internal and external Concern (UK) will contribute Food, income and markets standards, codes, guidelines, to the six goals set out in the – To assist poor households values and principles to which Concern Worldwide global to achieve adequate and it is committed. Concern strategic plan. Below, the sustainable access to and Worldwide works with partners global organisational goals are control of resources so as to at different levels including set out, with Concern (UK)’s achieve their livelihood rights community organisations, strategic objectives detailed without undermining their local government institutions, under each goal. natural resource base. national level institutions, and In November 2014, we made Health – To contribute to international agencies. the difficult decision to close the achievement of health In responding to emergencies, our office in Glasgow. This and nutrition security of the we are guided by international was based on a desire to poor within the context of codes of conduct and ensure that as much of our the health related Millennium practice, including the Code resources were going to our Development Goals. of Conduct of the International overseas programmes as Basic education – To Red Cross and Red Crescent possible. We had two staff strengthen formal education Movement and Non- based in this office. provision among the poorer Governmental Organisations Annual Report and Accounts 2014 17

Concern Worldwide (UK) Trustees’ Report (incorporating a Strategic Report and Director’s Report)

Strategic Goal 1: Increasing at the end of 2013, Concern Activities, achievements our focus on working in the Worldwide made the decision and performance poorest and most vulnerable to open an office there in During 2014, Concern places: Concern Worldwide mid-2014. Based on the Worldwide directly assisted will remain in approximately Poor-Vulnerable Index, the over 2.8 million people the same number of countries Central African Republic is caught up in emergency but will increase its focus on one of the poorest countries situations in 23 countries. countries and regions in those and we therefore expect a Our International countries that are extremely long term presence there. Programmes Directorate poor but also have high levels Concern Worldwide have (IPD) estimates that of vulnerability e.g. being previously identified Tanzania approximately 80% of our prone to emergencies, have as a more developed country country offices have the poor governance and high and therefore is proposing capability to assess and levels of inequality. to exit the country over the respond to emergencies Activities, achievements next three years. Further in-country without external and performance analysis will be undertaken assistance. Concern (UK) engaged to ensure that we continue Our Emergency Directorate, with the wider organisation to manage, in an appropriate established in 2013, created to ensure the delivery of and affordable manner, the a new level of authority this goal. strategic shift to focus on and also some shifting of and push into more fragile, In 2014, Concern Worldwide responsibilities. Responding neglected countries. made good progress in our to new emergencies in new shift to working in poor and Security is important to countries now falls to the vulnerable countries. Our Concern Worldwide and directorate. The Philippines ‘Poor-Vulnerable Index’, Security Management Plans Typhoon Haiyan response which was updated in May are reviewed regularly in was the first managed 2013, gives us a solid basis each country and updated. by the team and learning for making decisions about Last year Concern Worldwide from that response is now entering and exiting countries. undertook security audits being fed into an action in Sudan and South Sudan plan to improve the speed Last year, we continued and carried out soft and hard and effectiveness of our to support those affected security trainings for staff. response mechanisms. by the Syria crisis both within the country and in Strategic Goal 2: Emergency Strategic Objective 2.1: neighbouring Turkey and response: Concern Worldwide Concern (UK) will increase Lebanon. We also undertook will continue to improve its the organisation’s ability both humanitarian and capacity and effectiveness in to respond effectively, development programmes in responding to emergencies, efficiently and appropriately the Philippines in response to both to unusually large to emergencies by mobilising the 2013 typhoon. emergencies as well improved popular support, raising internal field capacity to funds and influencing key As conflict exacerbated the smaller emergencies in our actors within the UK. growing humanitarian crisis countries of operation. in Central African Republic 18 Concern Worldwide (UK)

Concern Worldwide (UK) Trustees’ Report (incorporating a Strategic Report and Director’s Report)

Activities, achievements including a £156,500 grant society so that they will be able and performance from the Sunrise Trust and we to lead the response to all but Concern (UK) played an received a further £190,000 the biggest emergencies. active role in the DEC from the DEC. Strategic Goal 3: throughout 2014, participating Ongoing conflict in South Significantly improving the in two appeals. Our Sudan forced an estimated food security, nutrition security fundraising activity for the two million from their homes and health of extremely first, in Gaza, was limited in 2014 leaving many in poor people: Over the past as Concern Worldwide need of food aid as fields decade Concern Worldwide is not operational there. and crops were abandoned. has chosen to work in sectors Nonetheless we were able In the summer Concern it regards as key to tackling to pass on £12,000 donated (UK) launched an appeal to extreme poverty: improving by our supporters to help support Concern Worldwide’s livelihoods, education, and support the efforts of our DEC emergency response work in health. Concern Worldwide partners on the ground. the country – our supporters will continue to work in Later in the year, a donated £74,781 while funds these sectors but will bring devastating Ebola outbreak from DFID totalled £1.1 million. a more strategic focus to its programming by prioritising tore across West Africa. April 2014 saw the launch the themes of hunger and Worst hit were Liberia and of the Start Fund, supported health. Concern Worldwide Sierra Leone, countries where by DFID and Irish Aid, plans to build a critical mass Concern Worldwide works. designed to provide funding of organisational learning and Our generous supporters for humanitarian crises expertise on those themes donated £307,218 to help quickly. Two Start Fund during this strategic plan fund our response to the crisis grants were secured this and in addition we received year, one supporting Concern Strategic Objective 3.1: a further £408,200 from the Worldwide’s programmes By 2015, to position DEC Ebola Crisis Appeal. with Syrian refuges in Turkey, and significantly raise Concern Worldwide’s DEC the other to combat the awareness of Concern funded projects in Turkey and burgeoning Ebola outbreak in (UK) as a humanitarian and Lebanon continue to benefit Sierra Leone in June. Concern development agency thousands fleeing fighting (UK)’s Head of International with a specific focus on in Syria and we received a Support was elected to the tackling hunger. Start Network Board. further £394,998 from the Activities, achievements DEC in 2014 towards these Concern (UK) is also playing a and performance programmes. The Philippines full part in two out of the Start In 2014, we continued to programme, launched Network-managed portfolio embed our hunger brand following Typhoon Haiyan in of eight projects under the and messaging, developed November 2013, will come to DFID-funded Disasters and in 2012, across all our a close in 2015. In addition Emergency Preparedness communications to reflect to the donations received in Programme (DEPP). Our our commitment to tackling 2013, our supporters gave projects are focused on building hunger in the world’s £214,929 to our Philippines the capacity of southern civil poorest countries. Typhoon appeal in 2014, Annual Report and Accounts 2014 19

Concern Worldwide (UK) Trustees’ Report (incorporating a Strategic Report and Director’s Report)

We had a major opportunity and those of our partners, (UK) is now becoming known to roll out this messaging we generated over 33 million in the UK development with our first ever DFID aid opportunities for the public sector as one of the matched fundraising appeal to see Concern (UK)’s agencies setting the agenda ‘Hunger Stops Here’, which messaging about hunger, on community resilience ran from mid-September its effects and what we are to food crises caused by to mid-December 2014. doing to tackle it. sudden and cyclical shocks. The appeal was supported Strategic Objective 3.2: Concern (UK) supported our by eight communications By 2015 Concern (UK) colleagues in the countries partners; UTV, Northern will have increased its where Concern Worldwide Ireland Public Service programme support function runs and fund programmes Alliance (NIPSA), Argento, in the UK with a view to through UK-based Technical Johnston Press Northern increasing programme quality, Advisers in education, social Ireland, Sunday Herald, funding, accountability and protection, and mother Irish Post, Irish World and engagement. and newborn child health. London Irish Rugby Club. Further support was given in We organised a number of Activities, achievements managing £11.4 million visits for media to report on and performance of work contracted locally our work resulting in excellent Over the past year with DFID. media coverage, especially in Concern (UK) secured new Northern Ireland, where UTV development grants totalling Strategic Goal 4: Addressing broadcast a series of reports £17.1 million from donors the root causes of extreme throughout the appeal launch including DFID, Jersey poverty: Concern Worldwide week. Non-media partners Overseas Aid Commission will do this through ensuring carried articles and/or and Guernsey Overseas Aid that its contextual analysis infographics in their supporter Commission. captures root causes and that every programme specifically magazines or match To secure funding from addresses them. It will also be programmes, or emailed DFID’s Building Resilience done by seeking to achieve their supporters. and Adaptation to Climate greater influence through The UK digital team ensured Extremes and Disasters our advocacy and active campaign messaging was (BRACED) programme, citizenship work with clear prominent on every relevant we undertook six months objectives and coherence page of Concern (UK)’s of project development between each. website and worked hard on for two programmes in social media to drive traffic Chad/Sudan and South Strategic Objective 4.1: to the site. All fundraising Sudan. Both projects were By 2015, Concern (UK) and publicity materials selected for full three-year will have increased its generated throughout the funding, worth £15 million. influence on emergencies, campaign period carried With our BRACED work hunger, health and aid the Hunger Stops Here complementing the resilience through improved advocacy, messaging. Through our own focus of our policy and communications and public communications activities campaigns work, Concern engagement. 20 Concern Worldwide (UK)

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Activities, achievements To engage the wider public in The London launch event, and performance our resilience messages we hosted by London Assembly Our Growing Resilience launched the ‘Resilient Village’. member Fiona Twycross, initiative progressed well This digital online campaigning saw Lord Ray Collins, during 2014. A report, tool invites visitors to explore Labour’s spokesperson for ‘Barriers to Resilience’, due a virtual village with Development in the House of to be published in early and without resilience Lords, Baroness Northover, 2015, considers how gender programming in place. Under-Secretary of State for DFID, IFPRI’s Laurence inequality increases the risk In the area of nutrition, Haddad and Richard Mwape of food insecurity for women the public joined with from Concern Zambia engage and was developed with Concern (UK) to push the an audience of 100 high level colleagues in Dublin, Sudan UK government’s timely government and proactive and Chad. In conjunction and effective delivery of sector and parliamentary with Concern Ethiopia, we their commitment to scale representatives. presented a paper, discussed up investments to tackle at an international conference malnutrition. In early 2014, In 2014, we worked very on resilience hosted by the over 15,300 people signed closely with BOND and other International Food Policy up to our ‘Cowpea Campaign’ organisations in the sector to Research Institute (IFPRI), asking the government to encourage parliamentarians detailing Concern Worldwide’s disburse £365 million of their to support Michael Moore’s resilience programme Nutrition for Growth pledge by Private Member’s Bill to experience. 2016. Around 1,000 supporters enshrine a commitment of To launch Growing Resilience to also wrote to their MPs, and 0.7% of national income political stakeholders in the UK, 400 MPs were asked to write to Official Development we delivered two fringe events to the Secretary of State, Assistance, which we were at the Conservative and Labour asking for an update on delighted to see become party conferences and prepared Nutrition for Growth. Following law in early 2015. a political briefing paper, these activities, DFID declared Strategic Objective 4.2: a ‘Nutrition for Growth’ one demonstrating how far Ethiopia By 2015, we will have year anniversary event and has developed its resilience to significantly increased published a comprehensive food crises 30 years on from long-term, sustainable progress report, detailing the famine of 1984. The paper support for Concern how funds have already been made recommendations to Worldwide’s mission. DFID to increase development spent, and what their plans are funding for resilience building for the future. Activities, achievements and performance programmes that benefit the The 2014 Global Hunger Concern (UK)’s work would poorest, to create multi-annual Index, published by Concern not be possible without the flexible funding mechanisms, Worldwide, IFPRI and support of thousands of continue its role promoting Welthungerhilfe, focused on generous donors, many of the resilience agenda ‘hidden hunger’ – where people whom give a regular amount internationally, and to fund are malnourished not by a lack each month. To thank new government capacity building of food but by a lack of essential regular givers, and ensure in fragile states. vitamins and minerals. they remain motivated by and Annual Report and Accounts 2014 21

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loyal to Concern (UK), we are develop a network of super Our strategic plan included developing a new supporter activists (motivated and a target to develop a results journey programme. Last year, dedicated campaigners) framework for Concern (UK) as part of this development, from our supporter base due based on that developed by we implemented a new donor to resource constraints. We Concern Worldwide. A review of welcome strategy – more therefore developed a new the global organisation’s results details can be found under result to consolidate our framework revealed that it was Strategic Objective 6.1. supporter base of campaigners, not appropriate for Concern growing it to at least 30,000 (UK). We will, therefore, not In 2014, we began to adopt and simultaneously deepening be adopting it. the recommendations from our and increasing supporter community fundraising review, Strategic Objective 5.2: engagement with Concern undertaken in 2013. The focus Concern Worldwide (UK) (UK)’s campaigning calls of our community fundraising recognises the need to fill to action. shifted to working more closely gaps in the evidence base of with our local support groups Strategic Goal 5: our programming impact in and volunteers. We recruited Increasing programme order to support our ability two community fundraisers, quality and impact through to influence. including one home-based strengthened accountability Activities, achievements fundraiser, and saw an and demonstrated results: and performance increase in income from Concern Worldwide will Concern Worldwide is community-based activities, significantly improve its ability implementing research particularly our support groups. to demonstrate its results programmes in conjunction Our successful Hunger Stops and impact and being more with key influential universities Here appeal and increased explicitly accountable for this and think-tanks. These community engagement were as well as being accountable programmes are designed to both key factors in this growth. for all its stated commitments influence global experts. to all of its stakeholders. We significantly increased Strategic Goal 6: Greater our digital capacity in the UK Strategic Objective 5.1: organisational effectiveness: in 2014, which allowed us to Concern (UK) will engage In order to achieve and improve our online presence, in and ensure UK specific sustain consistent high quality leading to an increase in accountability. programming and to increase the number of unique visits Activities, achievements its influence and impact to our website and to use and performance Concern Worldwide has social media to effectively Concern Worldwide developed identified the organisational communicate our messages. an accountability framework in priorities in which it will invest We ran our first ever social 2010 for use across the global to support the achievement of media campaign, #justinetime, organisation. The framework strategic goals one to five and as part of our nutrition was adopted by Concern (UK) fulfil its ambition for 2015. advocacy, mentioned above. and agreed by our Board of Strategic Objective 6.1: As part of our mid-term Trustees in October 2013; By 2015, Concern (UK) will evaluation of our strategic it is in use and we will be have further optimised and plan we recognised that we presenting a monitoring report diversified its funding. will not be in a position to to our Board in 2015. 22 Concern Worldwide (UK)

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Activities, achievements In 2015 we will roll out the staff from Concern (UK) and performance programme so that it goes successfully completed a Our first ever DFID aid to all new regular givers and programme of management matched appeal, Hunger Stops donors and will introduce an training run internally across Here, engaged thousands of ongoing programme of donor the global organisation. communications. new and current supporters We have also updated the Staff in Concern Worldwide’s Gifts in Wills are a vital form Handbook, which is ready to work. The appeal particularly of support for Concern (UK). be rolled out in 2015, and held showcased programmes in Over £500,000 was received a staff conference at which we Zambia around child nutrition. in legacies last year. Our further discussed the results of As we had hoped, the UK potential legacy income also the staff survey conducted in government’s pledge to match grew with 46 supporters 2013. As a result we identified pound for pound all donations pledging to remember us in additional staff benefits to made to Hunger Stops Here their Will – more in a single introduce as part of the staff caught the imagination of our year than ever before. engagement plan for 2015. We arranged well attended donors. The response was Although we experienced a events in London and Belfast incredible and funds raised reduced level of staff turnover to explain the value of legacy exceeded all expectations. in 2014, Concern (UK) remains giving to our supporters. Against our target for public committed to maximising the A legacy supporter survey was fundraising of £750,000, talents of our diverse and also carried out and we will be Hunger Stops Here actually skilled workforce and improving introducing new programmes raised £1,407,070, which their working environments. will be matched by the UK in 2015 as a result of what our government to make a total of supporters told us. Strategic Objective 6.3: By 2015, Concern (UK) will £2,814,140. The money raised Our trusts programme had a increase its effectiveness will allow Concern Worldwide very successful year attracting through improved internal to expand its programmes four new six figure grants from coherence, communications tackling hunger around the UBS Optimus Foundation, and management systems. world especially in Zambia, Gertrude and Klaus Conrad where the DFID aid matched Foundation, Stavros Activities, achievements funds will go. Niarchos Foundation and an and performance To improve communications anonymous trust. As part of a global organisation, with Concern (UK) supporters, we strive to work closely with Strategic Objective 6.2: our colleagues across the we developed a new By 2015 Concern (UK)’s world to ensure consistency six-month welcome strategy impact will increase through of messaging and to share for new donors. Currently an efficient HR function knowledge, ideas and donors who join us through contributing to the timely stories to promote our work our street and door to door recruitment, development and and to advocate for change fundraising teams receive our retention of skilled staff. new welcome pack followed at a local, national and by a series of emails and text Activities, achievements international level. messages showing them what and performance In 2014, we did see improved In 2014 a number of their support helps to achieve. coherence among the different Annual Report and Accounts 2014 23

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communications teams but in 2014 and the year-end 92% increase from 2013 overall we did not see as much position of the organisation levels. The Department for progress in this area as hoped. was satisfactory. International Development However, in 2015 a review of (DFID) was the single largest The final position for the international advocacy and donor, donating £13.6 million year shows a net surplus a review of the International or 98.4% of total co-funding of £98,000, increasing total Programmes Department income, with grants for reserves to £3.1 million. should specifically address projects in 16 of the countries A more detailed commentary how the component parts in which we work. We have on the financial results of the organisation can work continued to receive money reflected in the 2014 Annual better together. from the Scottish government Report, is set out below: and in 2014 we recognised In the UK, improved coherence Income income in relation to grants across the offices was evident The Statement of Financial for Malawi and Pakistan. An with the communications Activities splits income between analysis of grant income by teams in Glasgow, London ‘voluntary income’ and ‘grants donor is shown in note 2(a) to and Belfast working closely from governments and other the accounts. to develop and manage the co-funders’ according to the Hunger Stops Here appeal Voluntary income nature of the donor and the messaging. Regular We received £9.7 million in characteristics of the grant cross-organisational working voluntary income in 2014, and in accordance with group meetings took place representing a £0.9 million Concern (UK)’s income and operational planning was decrease from the amount recognition policy. carried out collaboratively received in 2013. The most to ensure that we worked to Concern (UK) raised a total significant decrease in this shared goals. income of £23.5 million in category of income was 2014, which represents a 32% in donations provided by Strategic Objective 6.4: increase on 2013. This overall the Disaster Emergency By 2015, Concern Worldwide increase in income is derived Committee (DEC). This will be a significantly greener from our success in securing income was £1 million in 2014 organisation. grants from governments compared with £1.9 million in We continue to be aware of, and other co-funders. Income 2013, which was due to the and strive to minimise, our of this nature has nearly exceptional response to the impact on the environment. doubled from £7.2 million in Philippines Typhoon appeal 4.2. Financial 2013 to £13.8 million in 2014. in 2013. DEC income in review Voluntary income decreased 2014 related to the ongoing by approximately 9% (£0.9 emergencies in Syria and the The financial outcome million) in 2014. Philippines as well as a new for 2014 is set out in the Grants response to the Ebola crisis Statement of Financial in West Africa. Activities on page 33. Concern (UK) received a total of £13.8 million from Income from trusts, corporates Given the general economic governments and other and major donors increased climate Concern (UK) had institutional donors in by £403,000 or 31% on 2013 another very successful year 2014. This represents a levels. This was largely due 24 Concern Worldwide (UK)

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to the success of our Hunger emergency responses in a Concern (UK) is succeeding Stops Here appeal. Income total of 23 countries. 2014 in expending a significant from public appeals and also saw an expansion of proportion of its resources on events decreased by £120,000 activities in the health sector, charitable activities. This is or 5%, largely due to fewer with expenditure in this sector shown in the table below that emergency appeals within the increasing from £3.6 million in sets out the trend over the year. Income from legacies 2013 to £4.6 million in 2014. last seven years. In 2014 the also decreased by £381,000 The largest programmes were proportion spent on charitable or 38% in comparison to 2013. located in the Democratic activities increased to 86% Committed giving remained in Republic of Congo and (2013: 82%). line with 2013 levels, reflecting Sierra Leone. the stability of our donor base. The cost of raising funds This is a vital source of income Percentage increased from £3 million of total that allows us to plan our in 2013 to £3.3 million in Expenditure expenditure ongoing activities. on on 2014 reflecting our ongoing charitable charitable An analysis of voluntary income commitment to maintain and activities activities by source is in note 2(b) to the grow our base of committed Year £’000 % financial statements. givers and meet the targets 2014 20,059 86% set out in our strategic plan. 2013 13,812 82% Expenditure 2012 14,732 84% Our total expenditure in 2014 Governance costs in 2014 of £23.4 million was made up remained in line with 2013. 2011 21,275 88% as follows: 2010 19,179 87% The Board adopts a number of 2009 11,891 81% key performance indicators in 2008 10,656 78% £m % order to measure the charity’s financial efficiency. The most Charitable expenditure 20.0 85.5 important of these relates The Trustees are confident to efficiency of fundraising. that future incoming resources Fundraising costs 3.3 14.1 Return on fundraising to the charity will be adequate Governance 0.1 0.4 expenditure is benchmarked to support the continuation of 23.4 100.0 against standards in the existing projects and activities sector for each major type and also to meet other needs of fundraising activity. Long which may arise. term targets are set and Total expenditure in 2014 Reserves and financial performance is evaluated increased by £6.5 million, or position against the same. In addition, 39% compared to 2013. It is Concern (UK)’s policy to considerable attention is paid As can be seen in note 3, retain only sufficient reserves to the level of support costs most of the increase has been to safeguard the continuity relative to charitable spend. seen within the emergency of its operations, thereby The Board is satisfied that the programmes line, which committing the maximum efficiency of fundraising and increased from £3.8 million in possible resources to its the level of support costs are 2013 to £8.4 million in 2014. current programmes. During 2014, we delivered both in line with the agreed strategic direction. Annual Report and Accounts 2014 25

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The total reserves of £3.1 amounts held are adequate for to ensure delivery of this million at 31 December 2014 both of these purposes goal through discussion and are detailed in note 13 to the (see note 13(b)). engagement regarding the financial statements and fall countries and regions in • General unrestricted funds into two categories: which we work, in security (£0.3 million); represent planning and training and Restricted reserves (£1.5 unrestricted funds which are the use, if necessary, of the million): These are funds that held temporarily pending their UK specific Critical Incident can only be used for purposes application for the general Management Plan. specified by the donors. It is purposes of the charity. Concern’s policy to apply the Strategic Goal 2: The Board believes that the funds for the purposes for Strengthened emergency charity has adequate resources which they were donated as response capacity and to continue in operational soon as possible. The Trustees’ effectiveness. existence for the foreseeable plan that all of the restricted future. For this reason the Board Strategic Objective 2: funds held at that date will be continues to adopt the ‘going Concern (UK) will increase fully utilised during 2015. concern’ basis in preparing the the organisation’s ability Unrestricted reserves (£1.6 financial statements. to respond effectively, million): These funds fall into 4.3 Plans for future efficiently and appropriately two categories: periods to emergencies by mobilising popular support, raising funds • Designated reserves In 2015, Concern (UK) will and influencing key actors (£1.3 million): represent continue to implement its within the UK. unrestricted funds set aside strategic plan ‘Tackling by the Board of Trustees Hunger in an Increasingly Expected results: for specific purposes. At the Vulnerable World’. A mid- • Ensure that we continue to end of 2014, funds had been term review was carried out be an active member of DEC designated for two specific in 2014 to monitor progress • Work in collaboration with purposes as follows: to date; as a result of the other humanitarian actors - To ensure the continuity learnings from this process, in the UK to strengthen of operations in the event some of the original expected the third pillar (non- of a temporary downturn results as set down at the governmental organisations in income. beginning of the plan have and civil society) of been revised. - To recognise that a humanitarian response portion of reserves is The strategic goals and • Seek other opportunities invested in the charity’s specific objectives for 2015 to engage and increase fixed assets and is not are set out below. funding for humanitarian therefore available for Strategic Goal 1: Focus responses and/or respond other purposes. on the poorest and most when these arise with both The Trustees have adjusted vulnerable countries and donors and institutions the level of designated regions in those countries. • By December 2015, we will reserves at 31 December Concern (UK) will engage have clearly established 2014 in order to ensure that with the wider organisation roles and responsibilities 26 Concern Worldwide (UK)

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with the new Emergencies • By mid-2015, we will Expected results: Directorate as well as have developed and have • By 2013, Concern (UK) with the International implemented an integrated will have developed Programmes Directorate, approach to supporter and launched two new particularly in relation to UK retention using email, our advocacy initiatives on funding applications and website and social media hunger (food security grant management to tell the story of Concern and or nutrition); planned Worldwide’s work around Strategic Goal 3: outcomes will be outlined the world Significantly improving the in the advocacy strategy food security, nutrition security • By December 2015, we will documents and health of extremely have continued to develop • By 2014, Concern (UK) poor people. and maintain a distinct UK will have developed and social media presence, Strategic Objective 3.1: launched a combined significantly increasing our By 2015, to position and humanitarian and volume of social media significantly raise awareness development advocacy followers and maintaining of Concern Worldwide in initiative on community our engagement rate the UK as a humanitarian resilience; planned and development agency Strategic Objective 3.2: outcomes will be outlined with a specific focus on By 2015 to increase our in the advocacy strategy tackling hunger. programme support function document in the UK with a view to Expected results: • By 2015, we will have increasing programme quality, supported a minimum • By 2015, Concern (UK) funding, accountability and of four field offices in will have developed engagement. delivering advocacy and a communications Expected results: building their capacity to framework setting out the advocate at a national level vision and aspirations for • By 2015 we will have communications, which increased co-funding from key Strategic Objective 4.2: will form the basis of a UK funders from £4 million to By 2015, we will have communications strategy, £15 million per annum significantly increased the latter to be developed long-term, sustainable Strategic Goal 4: in tandem with the new support for Concern Consistently addressing organisational strategic plans (UK)’s mission. the root causes of extreme • By December 2015, Concern poverty through programming Expected results: (UK) will have continued and increased influence. By 2015, we will: to expand and develop Strategic Objective 4.1: • Carry out a survey of our website, resulting in a By 2015, Concern (UK) will existing supporters to 30% increase overall in the have increased its influence on gauge their knowledge and volume of quality web traffic, emergencies, hunger, health understanding of Concern 50% of which will be to our and aid through improved (UK)’s work and their blog and news pages advocacy, communications recognition of the hunger and public engagement. repositioning messaging Annual Report and Accounts 2014 27

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• Develop and implement a by Concern Worldwide, Strategic Objective 6.2: six month welcome journey implemented and By 2015 Concern (UK)’s for all regular givers monitored (as appropriate) impact will increase through by Concern (UK) annually an efficient HR function • Have improved contributing to the timely stewardship with Strategic Objective 5.2: recruitment, development and existing support groups, Concern Worldwide (UK) retention of skilled staff. reactivating two groups, recognises the need to fill establishing two new gaps in the evidence base of Expected results: groups and launching a our programming impact in • By 2015, deliver a new Staff Community Ambassador order to support our ability Handbook for Concern (UK) scheme and Concern to influence. Debates in Northern • Implement the action Expected results: Ireland plans around learning and • By December 2015, development, benefits and • Consolidate our supporter Concern (UK) will work communications with a base of campaigners, with Concern Worldwide’s view to improved results in growing it to at least 30,000 Strategy, Advocacy and our next staff survey and simultaneously deepen Learning Department and and increase supporter Strategic Objective 6.3: overseas offices to establish engagement with Concern By 2015, Concern (UK) will an agreed programme of (UK)’s campaigning calls increase its effectiveness research to be carried out to action through improved internal in support of the planned coherence, communications • Achieve a significant advocacy initiative on and management systems. increase in the quantity of community resilience coverage of Concern (UK) Expected results: Strategic Goal 6: Greater in relevant media organisational effectiveness. • Work with Concern Strategic Goal 5: Increased Worldwide to influence Strategic Objective 6.1: programme quality and and input into strategic and By 2015, Concern (UK) will impact through strengthened structural reviews to ensure have further optimised and accountability and improved ways of working diversified its funding. demonstrated results. between Concern Worldwide Expected results: and Concern (UK) Strategic Objective 5.1: Concern (UK) will engage • By December 2015 • Improve coherence across in and ensure UK specific Concern (UK) will have Belfast and London offices accountability and result raised £7,617,000, using the ‘hunger niche’, along requirements will be included excluding emergency with operational planning in the organisational objectives income and cross organisational working groups set out below. • By 2015, secure additional Expected results: investment in fundraising Strategic Objective 6.4: for Concern (UK) from the By 2015, Concern (UK) will • An organisation-wide central investment fund be a significantly greener accountability framework organisation. will have been developed 28 Concern Worldwide (UK)

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Expected result: relations with institutional 5. Fraud, corruption and donors while maintaining inappropriate behaviour: • This is no longer an appropriate reserves. Concern Significant fraud or incidences organisational objective but (UK) will continue to build on of corruption could severely will be a staff initiative the rebranding exercise that damage the organisation’s 4.4 Principal risks took place in 2012 in order reputation as well as resulting and uncertainties to strengthen relationships in the loss of resources. The The major risks to which with existing supporters organisation has developed Concern (UK) is exposed as as well as reaching out to detailed financial management identified by the management new audiences in order to and reporting systems to team and reviewed by the generate growth. mitigate these risks, which are reviewed on a regular basis. Trustees have been ranked by 2. Staff recruitment and In addition a comprehensive likelihood and impact as part of retention: internal audit programme is in the annual risk review process. Concern (UK) achieves its place. Furthermore, a rigorous results through our staff. Appropriate systems and Code of Conduct for staff Being able to attract and procedures are in place to is proactively implemented retain appropriate staff is a manage these risks and to mitigate against any key ongoing challenge for the provide reasonable but not inappropriate behaviour which organisation. The organisation absolute assurance against could potentially impact upon has developed and frequently occurrence. the communities with whom reviews its human resources we work. The main risks identified, policies and procedures to together with the methods address this risk. 6. Staff safety and security: adopted to manage them are Concern Worldwide operates 3. Achievement and summarised below. With the in regions where the political demonstration of programme exception of risk 4, the risks and social circumstances impact: listed below are common make the personal security It is important that the across Concern Worldwide of staff a major potential organisation is able to and Concern (UK). The two hazard. The security of staff measure the impact of its organisations work together in is of paramount importance programming activities in order to manage these risks. and in order to ensure that order for it to demonstrate this risk is appropriately 1. Funding and economic programme impact. managed the organisation instability: Appropriate systems have has comprehensive security Like all organisations Concern been put in place and management policies in place. (UK) has been affected by the continue to be developed. global economic downturn. 7. Compliance and 4. Organisational cohesion: In order to reduce the risk reputational issues: Concern (UK) will ensure that of significant fluctuations in Concern (UK) recognises that it has structures, processes income, the organisation aims its good reputation is linked and resources in place to to maintain diverse sources to its continued commitment allow it to operate efficiently of income, foster public to compliance. This includes both across its own offices commitment to the developing our compliance with all and in its engagement with world and maintain good regulatory and statutory the global organisation. Annual Report and Accounts 2014 29

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requirements and also a adjustment of the financial general commitment to pursue statements or inclusion of a compliance with recognised note thereto. codes and regulations within 8. Auditor the sector. We also recognise the importance of IT security In accordance with Section and of compliance in relation 384 of the Companies Act to data protection and we 1985 a resolution for the continue to ensure that these re-appointment of KPMG as are appropriately monitored the auditor of the company and updated. is to be proposed at the forthcoming Annual 5. Staff and General Meeting. volunteers 9. Subsidiary The organisation acknowledges undertaking with gratitude the work of its staff and that of its volunteers in Details of the subsidiary 2014. The major achievements undertaking are set out during the year are due to the in note 18 to the financial dedication and belief of all of statements. The subsidiary these people. is not consolidated into these financial statements. The Concern (UK) is an equal subsidiary is dormant and opportunities employer. The does not hold material assets aim of its equal opportunities or liabilities at the balance policy is to ensure that all sheet date. people receive equality of opportunity regardless By order of the Board of gender, race, religion, disability, nationality, marital/family status or sexual orientation. 6. Political Chris Elliott donations Trustee No political donations were made during the year (2013 - £nil). 7. Post balance sheet events Rob McGrigor Trustee No significant events have taken place since the year end that would result in 14 April 2015 30 Concern Worldwide (UK)

Statement of Trustees’ responsibilities in respect of the Strategic Report, the Trustees’ Annual Report and Financial Statements

The Trustees are responsible for • state whether applicable UK The Trustees are responsible for preparing the Strategic Report, Accounting Standards have the maintenance and integrity Trustees’ Annual Report and the been followed, subject to any of the corporate and financial Financial Statements in accordance material departures disclosed information included on the with applicable law and regulations. and explained in the financial charitable company’s website. statements; and Legislation in the UK governing the Company law requires the Trustees preparation and dissemination of to prepare financial statements for • prepare the financial statements financial statements may differ from each financial year. Under that law on the going concern basis unless legislation in other jurisdictions. they are required to prepare the it is inappropriate to presume financial statements in accordance that the charitable company will On behalf of the Board with UK Accounting Standards continue its activities. and applicable law (UK Generally The Trustees are responsible for Accepted Accounting Practice). keeping adequate accounting Under company law the Trustees records that are sufficient to show must not approve the financial and explain the charitable company’s Chris Elliott statements unless they are satisfied transactions and disclose with Trustee that they give a true and fair view of reasonable accuracy at any time the the state of affairs of the charitable financial position of the charitable company and of the excess of income company and enable them to ensure over expenditure for that period. In that the financial statements comply preparing these financial statements, with the Companies Act 2006. They the Trustees are required to: have general responsibility for taking such steps as are reasonably open Rob McGrigor • select suitable accounting policies to them to safeguard the assets Trustee and then apply them consistently; of the charitable company and to • make judgements and estimates prevent and detect fraud and other that are reasonable and prudent; irregularities. Annual Report and Accounts 2014 31

Independent auditor’s report to the members of Concern Worldwide (UK)

We have audited the financial Our responsibility is to audit, and financial year for which the financial statements of Concern Worldwide express an opinion on, the financial statements are prepared is consistent (UK) for the year ended 31 December statements in accordance with with the financial statements. 2014. The financial reporting framework applicable law and International Matters on which we are that has been applied in their Standards on Auditing (UK and required to report by exception preparation is applicable law and UK Ireland). Those standards require us We have nothing to report in respect Accounting Standards (UK Generally to comply with the Auditing Practices of the following matters where the Accepted Accounting Practice). Board’s Ethical Standards for Auditors. Companies Act 2006 and the Charities This report is made solely to the Scope of the audit of the Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006 charitable company’s members, as financial statements (as amended) requires us to report to a body, in accordance with Chapter A description of the scope of you if, in our opinion: 3 of Part 16 of the Companies Act an audit of financial statements is • the charitable company has not 2006 and to the charity’s Trustees, provided on the Financial kept adequate accounting records as a body in accordance with section Reporting Council’s website at or returns adequate for our audit 44 (1)(c) of the Charities and Trustee www.frc.org.uk/auditscopeukprivate. have not been received from Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 Opinion on financial branches not visited by us; or and regulation 10 of the Charities statements Accounts (Scotland) Regulations • the financial statements are not In our opinion the financial statements: 2006. Our audit work has been in agreement with the accounting undertaken so that we might state to • give a true and fair view of the records and returns; or state of the charitable company’s the charitable company’s members • certain disclosures of Trustees’ affairs as at 31 December 2014 those matters we are required to remuneration specified by law are and of its incoming resources and state to them in an auditor’s report not made; or and for no other purpose. To the application of resources, including fullest extent permitted by law, we do its income and expenditure, for the • we have not received all the not accept or assume responsibility year then ended; information and explanations we require for our audit. to anyone other than the charitable • have been properly prepared in company and its members as a body, accordance with UK Generally for our audit work, for this report, or Accepted Accounting Practice; and for the opinions we have formed. • have been prepared in accordance Respective responsibilities of with the Companies Act 2006, the Caroline Flynn Trustees and auditor Charities and Trustee Investment As explained more fully in the (Scotland) Act 2005 and regulation Statement of Trustees’ Responsibilities 8 of the Charities Accounts For and on behalf of KPMG, set out on page 30, the Trustees (who (Scotland) Regulations 2006. Statutory Auditor are also the directors of the charitable Chartered Accountants company for the purposes of Opinion on other matters 1 Stokes Place company law) are responsible for the prescribed by the Companies St. Stephens Green preparation of the financial statements Act 2006 Dublin 2 and for being satisfied that they give a In our opinion the information in Ireland true and fair view. the Trustees’ Annual Report (which constitutes the Strategic Report 14 April 2015 and the Trustees’ Report) for the 32 Concern Worldwide (UK)

Financial Statements

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Concern Worldwide (UK) Statement of Financial Activities for the year ended 31 December 2014

Restricted Unrestricted Total Total funds funds 2014 2013 Notes Stg£ Stg£ Stg£ Stg£

Incoming resources Incoming resources from charitable activities - grants from governments and other co-funders 2a 13,789,745 - 13,789,745 7,180,431

Incoming resources from generated funds - voluntary income 2b 3,231,144 6,488,967 9,720,111 10,655,995

Other incoming resources - deposit interest - 1,696 1,696 1,637 - rental income - - - 1,776 Total incoming resources 17,020,889 6,490,663 23,511,552 17,839,839

Resources expended Charitable activities 3 17,057,859 3,001,473 20,059,332 13,811,742 Cost of generating voluntary income 4 237,053 3,040,056 3,277,109 2,994,225 Governance costs 5 - 76,680 76,680 75,906 Total resources expended 17,294,912 6,118,209 23,413,121 16,881,873

Net surplus / (deficit) for the year (274,023) 372,454 98,431 957,966

Reconciliation of funds

Total funds at 31 December 2013 1,748,898 1,263,702 3,012,600 2,054,634

Net movement in funds for the year (274,023) 372,454 98,431 957,966

Total funds at end of year 13 1,474,875 1,636,156 3,111,031 3,012,600

The company had no recognised gains and losses in the financial year or preceding year other than those dealt with in the Statement of Financial Activities. The notes form an integral part of these financial statements.

On behalf of the Board

Chris Elliott Rob McGrigor Trustee Trustee 34 Concern Worldwide (UK)

Concern Worldwide (UK) Balance Sheet as at 31 December 2014

2014 2014 2013 2013 Notes Stg£ Stg£ Stg£ Stg£

Fixed assets Tangible fixed assets 9 83,241 97,963

Current assets Debtors and prepayments 10 3,992,996 3,804,905 Cash at bank and in hand 11 3,424,591 417,278 7,417,587 4,222,183

Creditors: amounts falling due within one year 12 (4,389,797) (1,307,546)

Net current assets 3,027,790 2,914,637

Net assets 3,111,031 3,012,600

Funded by: Restricted funds 13 1,474,875 1,748,898 Unrestricted funds 13 1,636,156 1,263,702 Funds 3,111,031 3,012,600

The notes form an integral part of these financial statements.

On behalf of the Board

Chris Elliott Rob McGrigor Trustee Trustee 14 April 2015 Annual Report and Accounts 2014 35

Statement of Accounting Policies Notes forming part of the Financial Statements

1 Statement of where entitlement to the grant income as soon as Concern (UK) establishes Accounting Policies is strictly dependent on the provision of entitlement, receipt is virtually certain specific goods and services specified in and the amounts can be measured The following accounting policies have the grant agreements. Income from such with sufficient reliability, (in practice this been applied consistently in dealing agreements (performance related grants) is generally when we receive written with items which are considered is recognised when receivable i.e. when notification from the donor of entitlement material in relation to the financial there are written agreements specifying to the funds). Income due but not yet statements of Concern Worldwide (UK) the amounts, when the activities which received at year end is included in ‘Concern (UK)’. the grants are intended to fund have debtors, and any funds not yet utilised are Basis of preparation been undertaken, the related expenditure shown as part of restricted reserves. incurred, receipt is virtually certain and Resources expended The financial statements are prepared all other relevant performance conditions in accordance with generally accepted of the grant agreements have been met. Resources expended are analysed accounting principles under the historical between costs of charitable activities, Income due from performance related cost convention and comply with financial costs of generating funds and grants which has not yet been received reporting standards of the Financial governance costs. Reporting Council, as promulgated by at year end is included in debtors in the the Institute of Chartered Accountants in balance sheet. Funds already received The costs of each activity are separately England and Wales and in accordance but not yet utilised are shown in creditors. accumulated, disclosed and analysed according to their major components. with the Companies Act 2006. Incoming resources from The financial statements have also been generated funds Support costs, which cannot be attributed directly to one activity, are prepared to comply with ‘Accounting and Voluntary income consists of monetary allocated in proportion to estimated staff Reporting by Charities – Statement of donations from the public (including time spent on each activity. Recommended Practice’ (Revised 2005) Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) issued by the Financial Reporting Council. appeals), and non-performance related The costs of public campaigns – together Joint arrangements grants from corporate and other donors. with related salary costs – which are undertaken to meet the dual purposes Monetary donations from the public Income receivable and resources of raising funds and of promoting (including legacies), together with related expended by Concern (UK), as a member awareness of issues in the developing Gift Aid, are recognised in the period in of a consortium, are reflected as incoming world, are split between costs of which the organisation is entitled to the resources and resources expended in the generating voluntary income and costs resource, receipt is virtually certain and financial statements only to the extent that of charitable activities on the basis of when the amounts can be measured the organisation is directly responsible for the which seems the most reasonable and with sufficient reliability. In the case of management and utilisation of the funds. appropriate for each type of campaign. monetary donations from the public, this is Incoming resources generally when the donations are received; Costs of charitable activities with legacies it is when we establish Incoming resources are recognised by The cost of charitable activities comprises unconditional entitlement to the bequest; inclusion in the statement of financial costs of overseas programmes and of whereas with Gift Aid the claim is based on activities only when the charity is legally development education and advocacy the period in which donations are received. entitled to the income, is virtually certain work together with related support of receipt and the amount can be Grants from corporates and other donors costs. Concern (UK) works in the measured with sufficient reliability. are included in Voluntary Income when developing world by providing resources Incoming resources from they are judged not to be performance to the overseas branches of Concern charitable activities related i.e. when entitlement to the grant Worldwide. Expenditure of these income is not strictly dependent on the resources on goods and services made Grants from governments and provision of specific goods and services by or on behalf of local branches is co-funders are included under Incoming specified in the grant agreements. Income expensed when the costs are incurred by Resources from Charitable Activities from such agreements is recognised Concern Worldwide. 36 Concern Worldwide (UK)

Statement of Accounting Policies Notes forming part of the Financial Statements (cont.)

1 Statement of objectives of Concern (UK). They consist payments to the schemes are charged to Accounting Policies of designated funds and general funds. the statement of financial activities in the year to which they relate. (continued) Designated funds represent amounts that have been set aside for specific Foreign currencies Costs of generating voluntary income purposes, which would otherwise form The financial statements are prepared Fundraising costs include the costs of part of the general reserves of the in sterling (Stg£). Transactions advertising, producing publications, organisation. Specifically, Concern (UK) denominated in other currencies are printing and mailing fundraising material, sets aside funds so that it can protect translated into sterling at the rate of staff costs in these areas and an its ongoing programme of work from exchange prevailing at the transaction appropriate allocation of central overhead unexpected variations in income and to date or at a contracted rate. Monetary costs. All costs of generating funds are finance fixed assets for ongoing use. assets and liabilities denominated in recognised on an accruals basis. General funds represent amounts which other currencies have been translated Governance costs are expendable at the discretion of the into sterling at the exchange rates Board in furtherance of the objectives ruling at the balance sheet date or the Governance costs represent the salaries, of the charity. Such funds may be held contracted rate, and any resulting gains direct expenditure and overhead in order to finance working capital or or losses are taken to the statement of costs incurred on the strategic as to finance start-up of new programmes financial activities. opposed to day to day management of pending receipts of funds. Concern (UK), and on compliance with Taxation constitutional and statutory requirements. Tangible fixed assets To the extent that they are applied Frs 1 cash flow statement Tangible fixed assets are stated at to its charitable objectives, Concern cost less accumulated depreciation. (UK), as a registered charity, is exempt Concern (UK) is exempt from the Assets which cost less than £750 are from taxation on its income and gains requirements of FRS 1 (Revised) to not capitalised. falling within Part II of the Corporation include a cash flow statement as part Tax Act 2010 or Section 256 of the of its financial statements because the Depreciation is calculated to write off the Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act charity’s cash flows are included in original cost of the tangible fixed assets, 1992. Irrecoverable value added tax is the consolidated cash flow statement less estimated residual value, over their expensed as incurred. prepared by Concern Worldwide. expected useful lives, on a straight line Funds basis at the following annual rates: Leasehold premises 3% Concern (UK) maintains various types of Furniture 10% funds as follows: Other equipment 20% Restricted funds Computer equipment 33% Restricted funds represent grants, A full year’s depreciation is charged in donations and legacies received the year of acquisition with none in the which can only be used for particular year of disposal. Provision is also made purposes specified by the donors. Such for any impairment of tangible fixed purposes are within the overall aims of assets below their carrying amounts. the organisation. Pensions Unrestricted funds Concern (UK) makes payments into Unrestricted funds represent amounts individual externally administered which are expendable at the discretion defined contribution pension schemes of Board in furtherance of the overall for qualifying members of staff. Annual Annual Report and Accounts 2014 37

Concern Worldwide (UK) Notes forming part of the Financial Statements (cont.)

2 Incoming resources (a) Grants from governments and other co-funders

Total 2014 Total 2013 Stg£ Stg£

Department for International Development 13,564,357 6,774,320 Scottish government 225,388 391,111 Other co-funders - 15,000 Total 13,789,745 7,180,431

(b) Voluntary income

Total Total 2014 2013 Stg£ Stg£

Committed giving 3,670,947 3,702,443 Legacy income 616,782 997,783 Public appeals and events 2,363,391 2,483,431 Trusts, corporates and major donors 1,694,708 1,291,495 Isle of Man Overseas Aid 100,000 150,000 Jersey Overseas Aid 241,331 123,930 Guernsey Overseas Aid 39,754 - Disaster Emergency Committee (DEC) 993,198 1,906,913 Total 9,720,111 10,655,995

3 Charitable activities

Expenditure on charitable activities can be analysed as shown below. Expenditure on overseas programmes represents contributions by Concern (UK), to the overseas programmes of Concern Worldwide. Many of these programmes achieve results in more than one of these categories, but are analysed for these purposes under the principal category only.

Support costs 2014 2013 Direct costs (see note 6) total costs total costs Stg£ Stg£ Stg£ Stg£ Overseas programmes Health 4,522,823 71,980 4,594,803 3,559,561 Education 1,410,009 22,489 1,432,498 620,021 Food, Income and Markets 4,519,303 72,081 4,591,384 4,898,857 HIV/AIDS - - - 103,555 Emergency 8,436,875 134,564 8,571,439 3,768,249 18,889,010 301,114 19,190,124 12,950,243

Policy, advocacy and campaigning 747,157 122,051 869,208 861,499

Total charitable expenditure 19,636,167 423,165 20,059,332 13,811,742 38 Concern Worldwide (UK)

Concern Worldwide (UK) Notes forming part of the Financial Statements (cont.)

4 Costs of generating voluntary income

Occupancy Support 2014 2013 Campaign and other Total direct costs (see total total costs Staff costs direct costs costs note 6) costs costs Stg£ Stg£ Stg£ Stg£ Stg£ Stg£ Stg£

Committed giving 719,198 456,438 89,725 1,265,361 33,416 1,298,777 1,071,081 Public appeals and events 596,077 578,698 301,178 1,475,953 110,924 1,586,877 1,524,290 Trusts, corporates and major donors 69,556 244,311 72,320 386,187 5,268 391,455 398,854 Total 1,384,831 1,279,447 463,223 3,127,501 149,608 3,277,109 2,994,225

The comparatives have been restated for consistency with current year presentation. Elements of Public appeals and events expenditure have been reclassified to Committed giving expenditure to more accurately reflect the nature of the expenditure.

5 Governance costs Support Direct costs (see costs note 6) 2014 2013

Staff costs - 30,234 30,234 32,871 Legal and professional fees 19,101 1,128 20,229 21,403 Office and other costs 11,764 14,453 26,217 21,632 Total 30,865 45,815 76,680 75,906

6 Support costs Where support costs are attributable to a particular activity they are allocated directly to it. Where support costs are incurred to further more than one activity they are apportioned between the relevant activities based on the amount of staff time that each activity absorbs. The allocation of the main types of support costs is detailed below. Charitable Activities

Policy, Overseas advocacy and 2014 2013 programmes campaigning Fundraising Governance total total Stg£ Stg£ Stg£ Stg£ Stg£ Stg£

Administration and finance 146,259 68,169 124,976 45,815 385,219 426,628 Other support costs 154,855 53,882 24,632 - 233,369 225,292 Total support costs 301,114 122,051 149,608 45,815 618,588 651,920

7 Other information 2014 2013 Stg£ Stg£ The surplus / (deficit) for the year is after charging the following items:

Depreciation of tangible fixed assets 21,321 22,543 Auditor’s remuneration 18,000 18,000 Direct reimbursement of expenses to Trustees 875 2,252 Payments under operating leases for premises 102,502 99,752 Annual Report and Accounts 2014 39

Concern Worldwide (UK) Notes forming part of the Financial Statements (cont.)

8 Staff (a) Numbers and costs The average number of employees during the year analysed by function was as follows:

2014 2013 No. No.

Management 8 8 Development 5 4 Marketing 51 46 Administration 5 5 69 63

The aggregate payroll costs of these employees were as follows:

2014 2013 Stg£ Stg£

Wages and salaries 1,730,017 1,649,167 Social welfare costs 196,985 187,910 Other pension costs 58,365 54,940 1,985,367 1,892,017

Other pension costs include employer contributions to individual staff member pension schemes of £56,743 (2013: £53,565) as well as the cost of insurance policies that provide benefits in the event of the death or ongoing incapacity of staff members totalling £1,622 in 2014 (2013: £1,375).

The staff numbers and costs reflected above include 20 staff (2013: 18), who have contracts of employment with another group company but who work exclusively on fundraising for Concern (UK). Their salary costs which amounted to £311,616 (2013: £301,904), are recharged to Concern (UK) as they are incurred.

(b) Salary range The number of employees whose remuneration amounted to over £60,000 in the year was as follows:

2014 2013 No. employees No. employees

£60,001 to £70,000 1 - £70,001 to £80,000 1 1

Remuneration includes salaries and benefits in kind but excludes employer pension scheme contributions. No contributions were made to defined benefit schemes for employees whose remuneration was greater than £70,000. Contributions to defined contribution schemes amounted to 7.5% of salary in 2014 (2013: 7.5%).

None of the Trustees of Concern (UK) received remuneration for their services. Total costs of £2,702 (2013: £2,948) were incurred by Trustees in travelling to meetings and were paid by either directly reimbursing the Trustees or making payments to third parties. 40 Concern Worldwide (UK)

Concern Worldwide (UK) Notes forming part of the Financial Statements (cont.)

9 Tangible fixed assets Leasehold Furniture Computer premises and equipment equipment Total Stg£ Stg£ Stg£ Stg£

Cost At beginning of year 192,285 199,572 311,530 703,387 Additions in year - 798 5,801 6,599 At end of year 192,285 200,370 317,331 709,986

Depreciation At beginning of year 118,660 183,091 303,673 605,424 Charge for year 5,768 7,577 7,976 21,321 At end of year 124,428 190,668 311,649 626,745

Net book value At 31 December 2014 67,857 9,702 5,682 83,241

At 31 December 2013 73,625 16,481 7,857 97,963

10 Debtors and prepayments 2014 2013 Stg£ Stg£

Grant income receivable 2,623,139 1,148,048 Amounts due from Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) 785,038 1,044,532 Gift Aid receivable 445,131 940,047 Sundry debtors and prepayments 139,688 15,049 Amount due from immediate parent undertaking - 657,229 3,992,996 3,804,905

All amounts included within debtors and prepayments fall due within one year.

11 Cash at bank and in hand 2014 2013 Stg£ Stg£

Funds held in UK banks 3,424,591 417,278

12 Creditors: amounts falling due within one year 2014 2013 Stg£ Stg£

Trade creditors and accruals 536,590 393,794 Bank overdraft 978 2,275 Amounts received from co-funders but unspent 2,634,640 911,477 Amount owed to immediate parent company 1,217,589 - 4,389,797 1,307,546 Annual Report and Accounts 2014 41

Concern Worldwide (UK) Notes forming part of the Financial Statements (cont.)

13 Funds (a) Reconciliation of funds Restricted Unrestricted Total Total funds funds 2014 2013 Stg£ Stg£ Stg£ Stg£

Total funds at beginning of year 1,748,898 1,263,702 3,012,600 2,054,634 Net movement in funds for the year (274,023) 372,454 98,431 957,966 Total funds at end of year 1,474,875 1,636,156 3,111,031 3,012,600

(b) Movements in funds Opening Closing balance balance 1 January 31 December 2014 Income Expenditure Transfers 2014 Restricted funds Afghanistan - 204,931 (184,341) - 20,590 Bangladesh 32,562 695,801 (717,602) - 10,761 Burundi 14,318 22,499 (36,817) - - Chad - 39,115 (5,619) - 33,496 DPR Korea - 7,813 (7,813) - - DR Congo - 1,439,689 (1,439,689) - - Ethiopia 15,728 201,185 (201,186) - 15,727 Haiti 366 103,702 (86,103) - 17,965 India - 300 (300) - - Kenya 20,000 1,127,010 (1,127,010) - 20,000 Lebanon - 276,450 (188,826) - 87,624 Liberia 156,022 404,086 (400,856) - 159,252 Malawi 15,999 261,929 (261,929) - 15,999 Mozambique 38,654 698,942 (737,596) - - Niger - 122,731 (122,731) - - Pakistan 31,252 1,704,342 (1,679,556) - 56,038 Philippines 1,007,889 440,108 (1,447,997) - - Rwanda 67,415 5,125 (10,125) - 62,415 Sierra Leone 35,576 3,161,535 (2,720,805) - 476,306 Somalia 30,162 2,678,648 (2,598,437) - 110,373 Sudan North - 30,805 (30,805) - - Sudan South - 1,939,751 (1,939,751) - - Syria/Turkey 156,669 387,461 (157,080) - 387,050 Tanzania - 953,197 (953,197) - - Uganda 126,286 45,000 (171,286) - - Zambia - 58,903 (58,903) - - HQ projects - 9,831 (8,552) - 1,279 Total restricted funds (i) 1,748,898 17,020,889 (17,294,912) - 1,474,875

Unrestricted funds General funds (ii) 316,041 6,490,663 (6,118,209) (366,391) 322,104

Designated funds: Tangible fixed asset fund (iii) 148,455 - - 39,133 187,588 Programme continuity fund (iv) 799,206 - - 327,258 1,126,464

Total unrestricted funds 1,263,702 6,490,663 (6,118,209) - 1,636,156

Total funds 3,012,600 23,511,552 (23,413,121) - 3,111,031 42 Concern Worldwide (UK)

Concern Worldwide (UK) Notes forming part of the Financial Statements (cont.)

13 Funds (continued) (b) Movements in funds (continued) The above funds carried forward at 31 December 2014 represent:

(i) Income from appeals and donations which were not yet applied in the countries to which the appeals related.

(ii) Funds for use at the discretion of the Board to expand the activities of Concern (UK).

(iii) The net book amounts already invested in or contractually committed to tangible fixed assets for use by Concern (UK).

(iv) The net amount that the Trustees have agreed to be set aside to ensure that it can protect its ongoing programme of work from unexpected variances in income.

(v) Analysis of net assets between funds Restricted Unrestricted Total funds funds funds Stg£ Stg£ Stg£

Funds balances at 31 December 2014 are represented by: Tangible fixed assets - 83,241 83,241 Current assets 1,474,875 5,942,712 7,417,587 Current liabilities - (4,389,797) (4,389,797) 1,474,875 1,636,156 3,111,031

14 Pensions

The company contributes to individual pension schemes for eligible staff. The total pension contributions charged to the statement of financial activities amounted to £56,743 (2013: £53,565). An accrual of £8,211 (2013: £5,400), in respect of pension costs is included in creditors at 31 December 2014.

15 Related party disclosure

The company has availed of the exemption under Financial Reporting Standard No. 8 – Related Party Disclosures, not to give details of related party transactions with group companies, as it is a wholly owned subsidiary of Concern Worldwide, a company incorporated in the Republic of Ireland, which is preparing consolidated financial statements which include this company, and such financial statements are publicly available. In order to achieve its mission, Concern (UK) supports the overseas programmes of Concern Worldwide. During 2014 Concern (UK) provided total funds of £18,889,010 (2013: £12,671,006) to Concern Worldwide for those programmes. Details of the activities funded are set out in appendix 1. Annual Report and Accounts 2014 43

Concern Worldwide (UK) Notes forming part of the Financial Statements (cont.)

16 Commitments and contingencies

(i) The 2015 Annual Plan, as approved by the Trustees, allows for overseas expenditure in 2015 of £18,139,734. Any increases over this amount requires the approval of the Board. Concern (UK) is also committed to assisting certain overseas projects for periods in excess of one year.

(ii) Annual commitments under operating lease agreements in respect of premises for use by the charity are as follows:

Stg£ Payable on leases in which the commitment expires within : - one year - - two to five years - - more than five years 102,502 102,502

(iii) During 2014 the company was the lead agency in a consortium that was awarded a multi-annual grant from an institutional co-funder in 2013 to fund project activities. The total value of this grant over the next five years is £23.9 million. Of this amount £6.8 million is expected to be spent by the company and the balance will be utilised by the other consortia members.

In 2014, expenditure on this grant totalled £6 million. Of this amount £1.4 million was utilised by the company and the remainder was utilised by the other consortia members.

As the company signed the contract with the institutional co-funder for the full grant it has obligations in relation to monitoring and reporting the full expenditure on the grant, and these obligations remain until the project has been fully concluded. No provision or disclosure has been made in these accounts for any such liabilities (for which the company is jointly and severally liable) because the likelihood of them materialising is believed to be remote.

17 Ultimate parent undertaking

The company is consolidated into its ultimate parent undertaking, Concern Worldwide, a company incorporated in the Republic of Ireland. The group accounts are available to the public at 52-55 Lower Camden Street, Dublin 2, Ireland.

18 Subsidiary undertakings

The company is the sole member of and controls Concern Worldwide (Northern Ireland) which has its registered office at 47 Frederick Street, Belfast, Northern Ireland and is dormant.

19 Subsequent events

No significant events have taken place since the year end that would result in adjustment to the 2014 financial statements or inclusion of a note thereto.

20 Approval of financial statements

These financial statements were approved by the Board of Trustees on 14 April 2015. 44 Concern Worldwide (UK)

Appendix 1 – Expenditure on overseas programmes

In order to achieve its mission, Concern Worldwide (UK) supports the overseas programmes of Concern Worldwide. During 2014 Concern Worldwide (UK) funded Concern Worldwide operations in the following countries:

2014 2013 Stg £ Stg £

Afghanistan 274,670 273,501 Bangladesh 869,460 1,960,683 Burundi 119,678 89,365 Cambodia - 58 Central African Republic 91,137 - Chad 79,805 197,390 DPR Korea 7,813 26,867 DR Congo 1,577,732 1,082,140 Ethiopia 330,986 515,993 Haiti 182,126 638,848 India 10,441 106,153 Kenya 1,226,418 375,485 Lebanon 205,325 271,125 Liberia 508,978 264,988 Malawi 361,361 479,489 Mozambique 733,153 486,220 Niger 174,042 97,895 Pakistan 1,678,777 691,926 Philippines 1,397,976 1,040,054 Rwanda 116,291 162,541 Sierra Leone 2,732,064 814,173 Somalia 2,744,338 394,740 Sudan North 149,215 118,911 Sudan South 1,901,886 1,178,452 Syria/Turkey 114,302 334,889 Tanzania 949,482 668,011 Uganda 285,364 357,378 Zambia 56,359 43,731 Other projects 9,831 -

Total direct overseas programme costs 18,889,010 12,671,006 Support costs 301,114 279,237 Total overseas programme costs 19,190,124 12,950,243 Annual Report and Accounts 2014 45

Appendix 2 – Analysis of movement in accrued and deferred income for the year ended 31 December 2014

Opening balance Closing balance 1 January Cash Income 31 December 2014 received earned 2014 Stg£ Stg£ Stg£ Stg£ Voluntary donations Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) 1,044,532 (1,252,692) 993,198 785,038 Gift Aid 940,047 (1,317,250) 822,333 445,130 Other voluntary income 89,553 (8,058,157) 7,904,580 (64,024)

Grants from governments and other co-funders Department for International Development 216,085 (13,652,015) 13,564,357 128,427 Scottish Executive (69,067) (232,225) 225,388 (75,904)

Other Deposit interest - (1,696) 1,696 - 2,221,150 (24,514,035) 23,511,552 1,218,667

Closing balance Closing balance 31 December 31 December 2013 2014 Stg£ Stg£

Comprising: Grant income receivable (note 10) 1,148,048 2,623,139 Amounts due from DEC (note 10) 1,044,532 785,038 Amounts received from co-funders but unspent (note 12) (911,477) (2,634,640) Gift Aid receivable (note 10) 940,047 445,130 2,221,150 1,218,667 46 Concern Worldwide (UK)

A young boy tends his herd on a once barren hillside, which has been transformed into a rich grazing area by a watershed management programme, implemented by Concern Worldwide together with the local government and a partner organisation in Ethiopia’s Amhara Region. Jiro Ose/Ethiopia/2013 Annual Report and Accounts 2014 47

A huge thank you to all our supporters

We simply could not transform lives without the support of all those who donate to Concern (UK). Here we thank just some of the generous individuals, organisations, trusts and foundations who have helped us achieve so much over the past year. • Bliss Family Charity • Brian Woolf Trust • Bryan Guinness Charitable Trust • Capital Group • Charles Hayward Foundation • Classic Marble • Comic Relief • The Cotton Trust • Gertrud and Klaus Conrad Foundation • Guernsey Overseas Aid Commission • Fondation Ensemble • Isle of Man International Development Committee • James Tudor Foundation • Jersey Overseas Aid Commission • John Liston Charitable Trust • Marine Capital • Meg Roper Trust • Nadir Dinshaw Charitable Trust • Rags for Charity • Scott Bader Commonwealth Ltd • TBF & KL Thompson Trust • The Sisters Faithful Companions of Jesus • The Souter Charitable Trust • Vitol Foundation

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Concern Worldwide (UK) registered charity numbers 1092236 (England and Wales) and SC038107 (Scotland). Charitable company limited by guarantee, registered in England and Wales under company no. 4323646.