CAMPAIGN FOR NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT (Company limited by guarantee no. 03533653) Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament REPORT AND UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2017 FY Private Limited Company 03533653 CONTENTS Page Reference and administrative details 1 Report of the Council 3 Chartered accountant's report 5 Statement of financial activities 6 Balance sheet 7 Notes to the financial statements 8 CAMPAIGN FOR NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS For the year ended 31 December 2017 03533653 TheCampaignforNuclearDisarmamentisincorporatedasacompanylimitedbyguarantee(withoutshare capital)no.03533653inEngland&Wales.Itisgovernedbyitsmemorandumandarticlesofassociation. Everycompanymemberundertakestocontributetoitsassetsintheeventofitbeingwoundupwhiles/he is a member such amount as may be required not exceeding £1. £ 1 TheCampaignisgovernedbyanelectedCouncilwithpolicydecidedbyanAnnualConferenceof members.Aswellasthecentralorganisation-whichcampaignsthroughoutEngland-thereareanumber ofotherCNDorganisationsworkingregionallyorinspecialistareas.Theseorganisationsareentirely autonomousintheirfundinganddecision-makingandhencearenotdealtwithinthesefinancial statements. DetailsoftheCampaign'sCouncilmembers(whoarethedirectorsforcompanylawpurposes)andobjects are given respectively on pages 2 and 3. Vice-presidents: Pat Arrowsmith Caroline Lucas MP Jeremy Corbyn MP Air Commodore Alastair Mackie CBE DFC Dr John Cox Alice Mahon Dr Rebecca Johnson Canon Paul Oestreicher Bruce Kent Walter Wolfgang Officers: Chair: David Webb Vice-chairs: Daniel Blaney Carol Turner Hannah Tweddle Treasurer: Linda Hugl General Secretary: Kate Hudson Company Secretary: Wendy Rumsey Registered office: 162 Holloway Road Telephone: 020 7700 2393 London N7 8DQ Fax: 020 7700 2357 N7 8DQ Email: [email protected] Website: www.cnduk.org Accountant Simon Erskine FCA Chartered Accountant 61 Mortimer Road London NW10 5QR NW10 5QR Investment Manager: Cofunds Ltd 1 Coleman Street London EC2R 5AA Solicitors: Simons Muirhead & Burton LLP 8-9 Frith Street London W1D 3JB LondonW1D 3JB 1 CAMPAIGN FOR NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS For the year ended 31 December 2017 03533653 Bankers: The Co-operative Bank PLC National Westminster Bank PLC 1 Islington High Street 9 Charterhouse Building, Goswell Road London London N1 9TR London EC1M 7AT Santander UK plc Triodos Bank 2 Triton Square, Regent's Place Deanery Road London NW1 3AN Bristol BS1 5AS Nationwide Building Society The Charity Bank Ltd Business Savings Fosse House, 182 High Street Kings Park Road, Moulton Park Tonbridge TN9 1BE Northampton NN3 6NW Council members: Jean Anderson Peter le Mare Adam Beese David Leal Daniel Blaney Anna Liddle Sophie Bolt Michal Lovejoy Jenny Booth (resigned 15 October 2017) Diane Lunzer (appointed 15 October 2017) Sylvia Boyes Lesley Mathews Christopher Butler Isobel McHarg Phil Chesterton (appointed 15 October 2017) Tom Milburn Joshua Chown (resigned 15 October 2017) John Morris (resigned 15 October 2017) Jenny Clegg Grace Newton (appointed 15 October 2017) Gerard Collier (appointed 15 October 2017) Jon Plumpton (resigned 15 October 2017) Roslyn Cook Duncan Rees (appointed 15 October 2017) Tom Cuthbert Viv Ring (appointed 15 October 2017) Nigel Day Linda Rogers (appointed 15 October 2017) George Downs (appointed 15 October 2017) Wendy Rumsey Dr. Ian Fairlie Owen Sloss Janet Fenton Mark Soames Lis Fields Tony Staunton (resigned 15 October 2017) Michael Freeman (resigned 15 October 2017) James Taggart (resigned 15 October 2017) Rik Garfit-Mottram Jack Theaker (appointed 15 October 2017) Caroline Gilbert Carol Turner Philip Gilligan Hannah Tweddell Jill Gough (resigned 15 October 2017) Tom Unterrainer Kate Hudson David Webb Linda Hugl Arthur West Joy Hurcombe (resigned 15 October 2017) Joan West Hannah Kemp-Welch (appointed 15 October 2017) Katy West Ellie Kinney (resigned 15 October 2017) Peter Wilson Sonia Klein (appointed 15 October 2017) Amelia Womack 2 CAMPAIGN FOR NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT COUNCIL'S REPORT For the year ended 31 December 2017 Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament TheCouncil(whichistheboardofdirectorsforcompanylawpurposes)presentsitsreportandtheunaudited financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2017. OBJECTS TheCampaignforNuclearDisarmament(CND)seeksnucleardisarmamentbyBritainandworldwideandto promoteandadvancethewelfareofthehumancommunitybyworkingforinternationalpeaceand disarmamentandaworldinwhichthevastresourcesdevotedtomilitarismareredirectedtotherealneedsof the planet and the human community. PRINCIPAL ACTIVITIES CND'sprincipalcampaigningactivitiesaretoinform,educate,lobbyandengagepeopleindiverseformsof activitytoachieveitsobjects.Itpublishesperiodicalsandreports;itsendsregularbriefingstoandmeetswith MPs;itlobbiesUKministers,ambassadors,diplomats,academicsandopinionformers,bothinpersonandby letter;itinformsandeducatesitsmembersandencouragesthemtotakeaction;itholdsstreetstalls, exhibitions,vigils,demonstrationsandengagesinnon-violentdirectaction;itdistributesleafletsandother materials,toinformthepubliconnuclearissues;itsendsrepresentativestointernationaldisarmament conferences;itmaintainscontactandliaiseswithotherorganisationsincludingregionalandlocalgroups withintheUK,like-mindedorganisationsinEuropeandelsewhere,andspecialistandexpertorganisations worldwide;itproducesaschoolspack,othereducationalmaterials,andprovidesspeakers.Atalltimes,it informs the media about its activities. ORGANISATION OF THE CAMPAIGN CND'sannualconferenceisthepolicy-makingbody,establishesCND'sstrategyandsetsprioritiesforthe comingyear.CNDCouncilistheBoardofDirectorsandisresponsiblefortheimplementationofpolicyasset bytheConferenceandmeetsthreetimesayear.ItmonitorsCND'sfinancesandmakesmajorfinancial decisions.FifteenmembersofCouncilaredirectlyelectedbytheAGM,andtherearealsorepresentatives fromtheregionsandspecialistsections,asdefinedinPart2ofCND'sRegulations.TheOfficerteamisthe ManagementteamandfiveofitsmembersareelectedattheAGMtodirectCND'soperationsbetween Council meetings; a sixth member of the Officer team, the General Secretary, is an appointed staff position. CND'sstaffworkasateam,underthedirectionofmembersoftheOfficerteam.Guidanceisalsoprovidedby theAdministrationandFinanceGroup,andtheCampaignsGroup,whichbothmeetfourtimesayear.The AdministrationandFinanceGroupmonitorsfinancialperformanceagainstthebudget,overseesfundraising, ensuresthatfinancialsystemsandcontrolsarebeingfollowedandsetsthebudgets,includingconsidering anyamendmentstothebudgets,whicharethenapprovedbyCouncil.ItreportstoCouncil.TheCampaigns Groupconsidersthedetailsofcampaigningprogrammesandensurestheirintegrationwithmembership, fundraising and international work. COUNCIL ThemembersoftheCouncil,whoaretheCampaign'sdirectors,duringtheyearareshownonpage2and servedthroughouttheyearexceptwhereotherwiseindicated.Thevice-Presidentsandofficersfortheyear are shown on page 1. REVIEW OF PROGRESS AND ACHIEVEMENTS DuringtheyearCNDcampaignedprimarilyonitscoreobjectivesofopposingtheUKTridentnuclearweapons systemandworkingtowardsglobalnucleardisarmament. Campaigning toreverse theTridentreplacement decisionof2016wasthemainfocusofearly2017.TheUNGeneralAssembly’sdecisiontoagreeaglobal nuclearbantreatyinlate2017wasasignificantboosttothepeacemovementandprovidedanadditional focustotheNoTridentcampaign. OthercampaignsfocusedonUSMissileDefenceandWeaponsinSpace, NATO nuclear weapons, nuclear power and anti-war campaigning. 3 CAMPAIGN FOR NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT COUNCIL'S REPORT For the year ended 31 December 2017 Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament Lobbying,letterwriting,streetcampaigning,blockades,localmeetingsandparliamentarymeetingshaveall beenemployedonCNDcampaigns. Muchactivitytookplaceatlocallevel,increasingawarenessofand interestinpeaceissuesandCND. CNDassistslocalgroupsandactiviststhroughtheprovisionofadvice, encouragement,leafletsandothercampaigningmaterialsandtheCNDwebsitecontinuestodevelop, providing up to date information on all activities. CNDundertakesextensivepressworktomaintainhighprofilecoverageofCNDanditsissues. Itlobbies diplomats,ministersandvariousofficialsandcontinuestoworkwithitssupportersinParliament.Itmaintains regularcontactwithMPs,raisesissuesofconcern,producesbriefings,andseekstoinfluencethepolicy- making processes of the political parties and trade unions. FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS CNDwillcontinuetoorganiseabroadrangeofactivitiesinvolvingitsstaff,regions,groupsandmembers.It willsendrepresentativestointernationalconferences,politicalpartyconferences,tradeunionconferences andmanyotherevents. Itwillcontinuetoworkwithothercampaigningorganisationsandgroupstoachieve its objectives, and fulfil its conference decisions. CND’seffortsonfundraisingandmembershiprecruitmentwillcontinue.Fundraising,recruitmentandprofile raisingwillbemaintainedthroughCND’spresenceatfestivalsandeventsaswellasthroughcampaigning activities and the utilisation of new media. CNDiscommittedtomaximisingitsuseofitsresources,includingitsstaff,members,andinvestmentin informationtechnologyequipment. Itwillcontinuetodevelopitspublications,especiallyitswebsite (http://www.cnduk.org). FINANCIAL REVIEW Theresultsoftheyear'soperationsaresetoutintheattachedfinancialstatements.Thetotalretained reserves at 31 December 2017 amounted to £626,999. 671,964 REPORTING ACCOUNTANT SimonErskinehasindicatedhiswillingnesstocontinueinofficeandoffershimselfforre-appointmentas such. SMALL COMPANY SPECIAL PROVISIONS ThereportoftheCouncilhasbeenpreparedtakingadvantageofthesmallcompaniesexemptionofsection