CAMPAIGN FOR NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT (Company limited by guarantee no. 3533653) REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2009 CONTENTS Page Legal and administrative information 1 Report of the Council 2 Auditors' report 5 Income and expenditure account 7 Balance sheet 8 Notes to the financial statements 9 CAMPAIGN FOR NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATION DETAILS For the year ended 31 December 2009 TheCampaignforNuclearDisarmamentisincorporatedasacompanylimitedbyguarantee(without sharecapital)no.3533653.Itisgovernedbyitsmemorandumandarticlesofassociation.Every companymemberundertakestocontributetoitsassetsintheeventofitbeingwoundupwhiles/heisa member such amount as may be required not exceeding £1. TheCampaignisgovernedbyanelectedCouncilwithpolicydecidedbyanAnnualConference of members.Aswellasthecentralorganisation-whichcampaignsthroughoutEngland-therearea numberofotherCNDorganisationsworkingregionallyorinspecialistareas.Theseorganisationsare entirelyautonomousintheirfundinganddecision-makingandhencearenotdealtwithinthesefinancial statements. DetailsoftheCampaign'sobjectsandCouncilmembers(whoarethedirectorsforcompany law purposes) 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: Chairperson: Kate Hudson Vice-chairs: Sophie Bolt (retired as vice-chair 11 October 2009) Sarah Cartin (appointed 11 October 2009) Jeremy Corbyn MP Dave Webb Treasurer: Linda Hugl Company Secretary: Linda Hugl Registered office: 162 Holloway Road Telephone: 020 7700 2393 London N7 8DQ Fax: 020 7700 2357 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 N1 9TR Goswell Road London EC1M 7AT Girobank PLC Park Street Ashford Kent TN24 8EH 1 CAMPAIGN FOR NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT COUNCIL'S REPORT For the year ended 31 December 2009 TheCouncil(whichistheboardofdirectorsforcompanylawpurposes)presentsitsreportandtheaudited financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2009. OBJECTS TheCampaignforNuclearDisarmament(CND)seeksnucleardisarmamentbyBritainandworldwideandto promoteandadvancethewelfareofthehumancommunitybyworkingforinternationalpeaceand disarmamentandaworldinwhichthevastresourcesdevotedtomilitarismareredirectedtotherealneeds of the planet and the human community. POLICIES ADOPTED 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 ManagementteamanditsmembersareelectedattheAGMtodirectCND'soperationsbetweenCouncil meetings. 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: JoanAbrams(deceased19October2009),GrahamAllen**,PatAllen,NasimaAli*,DickAllwright*,Adam Beese,DanielBlaney,SophieBolt,DavidBradley**,JimBrann,SarahCartin*,MichaelCarty,JennyClegg, IanCohen,JeremyCorbynMP,ChristineCoulouris,JohnCox,CatherineCrick**,TomCuthbert,Sue Davies**,FionaEdwards,JanetFenton,BenFolley*,SandraGardner**,MyraGarrett*,PhilipGilligan (appointed5December2009)JillGough,JasonHill**,KelvinHopkinsMP**,KateHudson,LindaHugl,Joy Hurcombe,HelenJohn,RichardJohnson,PeterLeary**,BrendanLee**,PeterleMare,GawainLittle,Michal Lovejoy*,CarolineLucasMEP,IsobelMcHarg,DrAlanMacKinnon*,VijayMehta**,TomMilburn,Miriam Moss**,LisaPaton,ChrisPrettyman**,NicholasRussell,RobertRussell,PatSanchez,MarilynSansom, GinaShaw,TonyStaunton,JoanneStevenson**,RaeStreet,JamesTaggart,CarolTurner,MarkUre*, Michael Waugh, David Webb, Katy West*, Joel White* and Joan Winfield*. * elected at Annual Conference 11 October 2009 ** retired at Annual Conference 11 October 2009 2 CAMPAIGN FOR NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT COUNCIL'S REPORT For the year ended 31 December 2009 REVIEW OF PROGRESS AND ACHIEVEMENTS DuringtheyearCNDcampaignedprimarilyonitscoreobjectivesofopposingtheUKTridentnuclear weaponssystemandworkingtowardsglobalnucleardisarmament.TheNoTridentReplacementCampaign, particularlyinthecontextofglobaldisarmamentinitiativescontinuedtobethemainfocusof2009.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 2009 amounted to £552,614. 3 CAMPAIGN FOR NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT COUNCIL'S REPORT For the year ended 31 December 2009 RESPONSIBILITIES OF COUNCIL TheCouncilisresponsibleforpreparingtheAnnualReportandthefinancialstatementsinaccordancewith applicable law and regulations. CompanylawinEngland/WalesrequirestheCounciltopreparefinancialstatementsforeachfinancialyear. UnderthatlawtheCouncilhaselectedtopreparethefinancialstatementsinaccordancewithUnited KingdomGenerallyAcceptedAccountingPractice(UnitedKingdomAccountingStandardsandapplicable law).Thefinancialstatementsarerequiredbylawtogiveatrueandfairviewofthestateofaffairsofthe CompanyandofthesurplusordeficitoftheCompanyforthatperiod.UndercompanylawtheCouncilmust not approve the financial statements unless it is satisfied that they: • 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). TheCouncilisresponsibleforkeepingproperaccountingrecordsthataresufficienttoshowandexplainthe Company'stransactionsanddisclosewithreasonableaccuracyatanytimethefinancialpositionofthe CompanyandenableittoensurethatthefinancialstatementscomplywiththeCompaniesAct2006.Itis alsoresponsibleforsafeguardingtheassetsoftheCompanyandhencefortakingreasonablestepsforthe detection and prevention of fraud and other irregularities. TheCouncilisresponsibleforthemaintenanceandintegrityofthecorporateandfinancialinformation includedontheCompany'swebsite.LegislationintheUnitedKingdomgoverningthepreparationand