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|Summary||ofthe purposes||of|Para 1.17|To relieve the mental and physical sickness|
|the charity||as set out|in its|||ofpersons resident in Kent suffering<br>&om|
|governing||document||||trauma asaresult ofbeing victims ofserious|
|||||||crime, by the provision of&eecounselling|
|||||||and support for such persons including<br>the|
|||||||rovisions ofas<br>ialist hei line.|
|Summary<br>ofthe main<br>activities<br>in relation to those|||||Para 1.17and<br>1.19|In planning<br>our activities for the year we<br>have kept in mind the Charity Commission|
|purposes<br>benefit,<br>in <br>activities,||for the public<br> particular,<br>the<br> projects or services||||guidance on Public Bene6t at our Trustee<br>meetings.|
|identified||in the accounts.||||The focus ofour activities rerxiains specialist|
|||||||trauma counselling<br>for people affected by|
|||||||crime in Kent 4,Medway.<br>This is for|
|||||||individuals<br>age 13to 18and adults with no|
|||||||upper age limit. The crime incident can be|
|||||||historical, current, reported or unreported.|
|||||||This benefits people by helping them deal|
|||||||with / reduce the trauma symptoms<br>resulting|
|||||||kom the crime incident.<br>niis in turns|
|||||||improves their mental<br>/ physical health,|
|||||||improves<br>their day to day functioning,|
|||||||improving<br>their employability,<br>improving|
|||||||relationships.|
|Statement||confirming|||Para 1.18|All Trustees have given due regard tothe|
|whether|the trustees||have|||guidance<br>issued by the Charity Commission|
|had regard to the guidance||||||on Public Benefit|
|issued by||the Charity|||||
|Commission<br>on public|||||||
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|Achievements<br>against|Para 1.41|
|---|---|
|objectives set||
|Performance<br>offundraising||
|activities against objectives|Para 1.41|
|set||
|Investment<br>performance|Para 1.41|
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|Financial<br>Review|Financial<br>Review|Financial<br>Review|Financial<br>Review|Financial<br>Review||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|Review ofthe charity's||||||Para 1.21|Our total income for 2022-2023 was|||
|financial<br>position|||at the end||||f194,162.53. The total expenditure<br>was|||
|ofthe period|||||||f218,968.19. The balance carried forward|||
||||||||was f105,239.69. Ofthis f73,763.74 is|||
||||||||restricted<br>funding.|||
|Statement|explaining|||the||Para 1.22|We hold f31,475.95unrestricted<br>funds|in the||
|policy for holding|||reserves||||bank for any unforeseen<br>circumstances|and||
|stating<br>why|they||are|held|||to ensure safe closure for clients ifthe|||
||||||||charity has to cease trading.<br>We aim to|keep||
||||||||this reserve for the coming year.|||
||||||||Our main source offunds have been,<br>Kent|||
||||||||Community<br>Foundation,<br>Maidstone<br>Borough|||
||||||||Council, Gravesham<br>Borough Council, <br>Police4Crime Commissioner,<br>Tescos|Kent||
||||||||Groundwork,<br>NHS, Cobtree Charity Trust|||
||||||||Ltd, National<br>Community<br>Lottery Fund,|||
||||||||We also raised funds via direct donations|||
||||||||f'rom service users and the general public.|||
||||||||These funds have enabled us to provide|||
||||||||much needed specialist trauma counselling||to|
||||||||the people affected by crime.|||
||||||||We also continue to develop a community|||
||||||||fundraising<br>strategy, the income &om this|||
||||||||enables us to fund smaller, unexpected|||
||||||||expenses such as client travel or ad hoc|room||
||||||||hire.|||
||||||||Rubicon Cares has no assets or debts.|||
|Amount of|reserves|||held||Para 1.22|f31,475.95|||
|Reasons for holding||||zero||Para 1.22|N/A|||
|reserves||||||||||
|Details offund materially|||||in|Para 1.24|NIA|||
|deficit||||||||||
|Explanation||ofany||||Para 1.23|NIA|||
|uncertainties||about the||||||||
|charity continuing|||as a going|||||||
|concern||||||||||



|The charity's<br>principal<br>sources offunds (including|Para 1.17|
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|an<br>fundraisin||





|Investment<br>objectives|policy and<br>including<br>any|policy and<br>including<br>any|Para 186|
|---|---|---|---|
|social investment<br>policy||||
|adopted||||
|A description||ofthe principal|Para 1.46|
|risks facing||the charity||
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|Structure,<br>Governance|and Man|agement|
|---|---|---|
|Description<br>of charity's|||
|trusts:|||
|Type ofgoverning<br>document||Constitution|
|How is the charity|Para 1.25|Association|
|constituted?|||
|Trustee selection methods|Para 1.25|Elected|
|including<br>details of any|||
|constitutional<br>provisions e.g.|||
|election to post or name of|||
|any person or body entitled|||
|to appoint one or more|||
|trustees|||



|Policies <br>adopted|and procedures<br> for the induction|and procedures<br> for the induction|and|Para 1.51||||
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|training|oftrustees|||||||
|The charity's<br>structure<br>and||organisational<br> any wider||Para 1.51||||
|network|with|which the||||||
|charity works||||||||
|Relationship||with any related||Para 1.51||||
|parties||||||||
||||||Governance|issues as per the Constitution||
|Other||||||||
||||||All trustees|have inductions<br>in line|with the|
||||||Charity Commissions<br>guidelines<br>including|||
||||||familiarisation<br>with Charity<br>guidelines<br>and|||
||||||policies/procedures.|||
||||||All counsellors<br>are members<br>and /or|||
||||||Accredited|Members ofthe British||
||||||Association|ofCounselling 4 Psychotherapy||
||||||and/or Accredited<br>members ofthe||National|
||||||Counselling|Society, are registered|with the|
||||||ICO, compliant<br>with insurance<br>and|||
||||||CRB/DBS|requirements.||
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|NCS ethical guidelines|
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|All Trustees give their time voluntarily<br>and|
|receive no remuneration<br>for their work.|
|Major risks and systems<br>/ procedures<br>to|
|manage them are regularly<br>reviewed at|
|Board meetings<br>and business plans including|
|financial<br>strategy are regularly<br>reviewed.|
|Also, matters ofrisk and safeguarding|
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|Chari|name|||Rubicon Cares|Rubicon Cares|||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|Other name the charit|||uses|||||
|Re istered charit||number||1144081||||
|Charity's|principal|address||Maidstone|Community||Support Centre|
|||||39-48 Marsham||Street||
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||Trustee name|Trustee name|Office (ifany)|Dates acted ifnot for whole<br>eaf|Name <br>to a|of~raon (or body) entitled<br>nt trustee<br>ifan|of~raon (or body) entitled<br>nt trustee<br>ifan|
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||William|(Will)||01.04.22 —18.08.22||||
||Moore|||||||
||David (Dave)||Treasurer|||||
||Edward|Atkinson||||||
||Rowland|(Tad)|Secretary|||||
||John Taberer|||||||
|4|Emma Easton||Chair|||||
|5|Martin O' Neill|||||||
|6|Monika|Wilde||15.09.22 —31.03.23||||
|7|Freya Rich|||15.09.22 - 31.03.23||||
|8|Sandie Turner|||15.09.23 —31.03.23||||
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