Chapter 8

Financial Report

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The Management Board recognises its responsibility to prepare Financial Statements each year that give a true and fair view of the financial position of the Association and of the profit or loss for the period under review.

In preparing these Financial Statements the Management Board has:

The Management Board is responsible for keeping appropriate accounting records that disclose, with reasonable accuracy at any time, the financial position of the Association. It is also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the Association and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

In 2021, the consolidated financial statements of INREV and INREV Services show:

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  • Members' funds increased from €2,178k as per 31.12.2020 to €2,460k on 31.12.2021, reflecting a net surplus of €281k.
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  • There was a net increase of 12 members from 466 members as per 31.12.2020 to 478 members as per 31.12.2021.
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  • Total membership income amounted to €5,088k compared to €5,127k for 2020, which reflects the cancellations we received during 2020 and were effective as per 01-01-2021. The difference in membership income between 2020 and 2021 is due to the fact that we started 2021 with 441 members as opposed to 445 in 2020 and although we’ve seen a higher number of new members joining in 2021, most of them joined later in the year leading to a lower membership fee income as this is charged pro-rata.
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  • Due to Covid we were forced to replace the Annual Conference with an online event for the second time. It was again offered free of charge to all members to compensate for the fact that we could not offer our regular events programme. The only income mentioned under the Annual Conference header stems from sponsorship contributions.
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  • We offered sponsorship opportunities (besides the Annual Conference) for the on-location Autumn Conference, as well as the Advanced Tax and Finance and Operations seminars and the online Young Professionals’ Conference which generated €35,5k of income as opposed to 2020 where we only had sponsorship income of €1,5k for two online events.
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  • The total costs for Output & Services for 2021 amounted to €735k against €494k in 2020. This difference is mainly related to Professional Standards and Events. The higher expenditure for Professional Standards mainly stems from the bi-annual Trends in Investor Reporting study and the first phase of the Guidelines review project. The cost increase for Events is mainly related to the on-location events including the Autumn Conference.
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  • Interest and similar expenses are higher in 2021 as we have been charged with negative interest on our savings accounts and we had to make a reservation for reclaimable Italian Vat (still related to the 2019 Annual Conference in Venice) which proves challenging to get reimbursed.

Auditors opinion regarding the consolidated financial statements

The enclosed Financial statements 2021 include the consolidated figures for INREV and INREV Services B.V. for presentation purposes. An auditor’s report for the consolidated Financial statements is enclosed with the full consolidated financial statements of INREV and is available to be viewed at the INREV office.

The main relevant paragraphs of the auditor’s report state the following:

Notice of general meeting

The Association’s Articles of Association state that the Management Board shall present its annual report about the state of affairs of the Association and its acts of management at a General Meeting within six months of the end of the Association’s year.

The Management Board will give due notice to members of its Annual General Meeting. In light of the Corona-crisis, the AGM is currently scheduled on 21 April 2022.

These Financial Statements are approved on behalf of the Management Board:

  • Chairman
  • Martin Lemke
  • Amsterdam, 23 March 2022
  • Treasurer
  • John Ravoisin
  • Amsterdam, 23 March 2022

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Consolidated balance sheet as at 31 December 2021
(after proposal result appropriation)

Year ended
31 December
Year ended
31 December
Note 2021 2021 2020 2020
 
ASSETS
Fixed assets
Tangible fixed assets 1
  Furniture, fixtures and fittings 6,130 18,819
  Other fixed assets 41,868 42,375
47,998 61,194
Current assets
Receivables
  Trade debtors 2 80,218 101,272
  Other receivables and accrued assets 3 1,140,334 1,034,712
1,220,552 1,135,984
Cash and cash equivalents 4 2,109,391 1,681,477
Total assets 3,377,941 2,878,655
LIABILITIES
Group equity 5 2,459,610 2,178,392
Current liabilities
  Trade creditors 6 220,590 123,552
  Taxes and social security premiums 7 9,251 -
  Other liabilities and accrued expenses 8 688,491 576,712
918,331 700,264
Total equity and liabilities 3,377,941 2,878,655