CAMPAIGN FOR NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT (Company limited by guarantee no. 03533653) REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS YEAR ENDED 31 December 2010 CONTENTS Page Legal and administrative information 1 Report of the Council 2 Auditors' report 5 Statement of financial activities 7 Balance sheet 8 Notes to the financial statements 9 CAMPAIGN FOR NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATION DETAILS For the year ended 31 December 2010 TheCampaignforNuclearDisarmamentisincorporatedasacompanylimitedbyguarantee(withoutshare capital)no.03533653.Itisgovernedbyitsmemorandumandarticlesofassociation.Everycompanymember undertakestocontributetoitsassetsintheeventofitbeingwoundupwhiles/heisamembersuchamountas may be required not exceeding £1. TheCampaignisgovernedbyanelectedCouncilwithpolicydecidedbyanAnnualConferenceofmembers.As wellasthecentralorganisation-whichcampaignsthroughoutEngland-thereareanumberofotherCND organisationsworkingregionallyorinspecialistareas.Theseorganisationsareentirelyautonomousintheir funding and decision-making and hence are not dealt with in these financial statements. DetailsoftheCampaign'sobjectsandCouncilmembers(whoarethedirectorsforcompanylawpurposes)are given in the Report of the Council on page 2. Vice-presidents: Pat Arrowsmith Bruce Kent Tony Benn Air Commodore Alastair Mackie CBE DFC Dr John Cox Alice Mahon Joan Horrocks Canon Paul Oestreicher Dr Rebecca Johnson Walter Wolfgang Officers: Chair: David Webb (appointed 1 September 2010) Kate Hudson (retired 1 September 2010) Vice-chairs: Sophie Bolt (retired 11 October 2009) Sarah Cartin (appointed 11 October 2009) Jeremy Corbyn MP David Webb (retired 1 September 2010) Daniel Blaney (appointed 10 October 2010) Treasurer: Linda Hugl General Secretary: Kate Hudson (appointed 1 September 2010) Company Secretary: Linda Hugl Registered office: 162 Holloway Road Telephone:020 7700 2393 London Fax: 020 7700 2357 N7 8DQ Email: [email protected] Website: www.cnduk.org Auditors: Gotham Erskine LLP Friendly House 52 - 58 Tabernacle Street London EC2A 4NJ Bankers: The Co-operative Bank PLC National Westminster Bank PLC 1 Islington High Street 9 Charterhouse Building London Goswell Road N1 9TR London EC1M 7AT Girobank PLC Principality Building Society Park Street Principality Buildings Ashford Queen Street Kent TN24 8EH Cardiff CF10 1UA 1 CAMPAIGN FOR NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT COUNCIL'S REPORT For the year ended 31 December 2010 TheCouncil(whichistheboardofdirectorsforcompanylawpurposes)presentsitsreportandtheaudited financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2010. OBJECTS TheCampaignforNuclearDisarmament(CND)seeksnucleardisarmamentbyBritainandworldwideandto promoteandadvancethewelfareofthehumancommunitybyworkingforinternationalpeaceand disarmamentandaworldinwhichthevastresourcesdevotedtomilitarismareredirectedtotherealneeds of the planet and the human community. PRINCIPAL ACTIVITIES CND'sprincipalcampaigningactivitiesaretoinform,educate,lobbyandengagepeopleindiverseformsof activitytoachieveitsobjects.Itpublishesperiodicalsandreports;itsendsregularbriefingstoandmeets withMPs;itlobbiesUKministers,ambassadors,diplomats,academicsandopinionformers,bothinperson andbyletter;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.CNDCouncilistheBoardofDirectorsandisresponsiblefortheimplementationofpolicyas setbytheConferenceandmeetsthreetimesayear.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.Guidanceisalsoprovided bytheAdministrationandFinanceGroup,andtheCampaignsGroup,whichbothmeetfourtimesayear. TheAdministrationandFinanceGroupmonitorsfinancialperformanceagainstthebudget,oversees fundraising,ensuresthatfinancialsystemsandcontrolsarebeingfollowedandsetsthebudgets,including consideringanyamendmentstothebudgets,whicharethenapprovedbyCouncil.ItreportstoCouncil.The CampaignsGroupconsidersthedetailsofcampaigningprogrammesandensurestheirintegrationwith membership, fundraising and international work. COUNCIL The following members of the Council served throughout the year except where otherwise indicated: PatAllen,NasimaAli*,DickAllwright,AdamBeese*,DanielBlaney,SophieBolt,JimBrann,SarahCartin, MichaelCarty*,JennyClegg,IanCohen,RosCook**,JeremyCorbynMP,ChristineCoulouris*,JohnCox, TomCuthbert,FionaEdwards,IanFairlie**,JanetFenton,BenFolley***,MyraGarrett,PhilipGilligan,Jill Gough,JasonHill**,KateHudson,LindaHugl,JoyHurcombe,HelenJohn,RichardJohnson,BrianLarkin**, PeterleMare,DominicLinley**,GawainLittle,MichalLovejoy,CarolineLucasMEP,IsobelMcHarg,DrAlan MacKinnon,LesleyMathews**,VijayMehta****,TomMilburn,LisaPaton*,GeraldPoole**,NicholasRussell, RobertRussell,PatSanchez,MarilynSansom,GinaShaw*,TonyStaunton,RaeStreet,JamesTaggart, CarolTurner,MarkUre*,MichaelWaugh,DavidWebb,ArthurWest**,KatyWest*,JoelWhite*,Joan Winfield*. * Resigned 10 October 2010 ** Appointed 10 October 2010 *** Resigned 28 March 2010 **** Appointed 11 July 2010 2 CAMPAIGN FOR NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT COUNCIL'S REPORT For the year ended 31 December 2010 REVIEW OF PROGRESS AND ACHIEVEMENTS DuringtheyearCNDcampaignedprimarilyonitscoreobjectivesofopposingtheUKTridentnuclear weaponssystemandworkingtowardsglobalnucleardisarmament.TheNoTridentReplacementCampaign, particularlyinthecontextofglobaldisarmamentinitiativescontinuedtobethemainfocusof2010.Work continuedonscrappingTridentparticularlyatDevonportandFaslane.Othermajorcampaignsfocusedon USMissileDefenceandWeaponsinSpace,NATOnuclearweapons,nuclearpowerandanti-war campaigning. 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 2010 amounted to £575,308. 3 CAMPAIGN FOR NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT COUNCIL'S REPORT For the year ended 31 December 2010 RESPONSIBILITIES OF COUNCIL TheCouncilisresponsibleforpreparingtheAnnualReportandthefinancialstatementsinaccordancewith applicable law and regulations. CompanylawrequirestheCounciltopreparefinancialstatementsforeachfinancialyear.Underthatlaw theCouncilhaselectedtopreparethefinancialstatementsinaccordancewithUnitedKingdomGenerally AcceptedAccountingPractice(UnitedKingdomAccountingStandardsandapplicablelaw).Undercompany lawthedirectorsmustnotapprovethefinancialstatementsunlesstheyaresatisfiedthattheygiveatrueand fairviewofthestateofaffairsoftheCompanyandofthesurplusordeficitoftheCompanyforthatperiod.In preparing those financial statements the Council is required to: • select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently, • make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent, • prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis (unless it is inappropriate to presume that the Company will continue in operation). TheCouncilisresponsibleforkeepingadequateaccountingrecordsthataresufficienttoshowandexplain theCompany'stransactionsanddisclosewithreasonableaccuracyatanytimethefinancialpositionofthe CompanyandenableittoensurethatthefinancialstatementscomplywiththeCompaniesAct2006.Itis alsoresponsibleforsafeguardingtheassetsoftheCompanyandhencefortakingreasonablestepsforthe