2021-03-31-accounts

The Recovery Tree

Charity Annual Report April 2020 to March 2021

We help people with a mental health condition to lead fulfilling and satisfying lives.

The Olive Tree Café offers people positive, work -related opportunities in a café open to the public in order to take them a step nearer the world of work. TWIGS is a community garden where people can regain confidence and self-esteem through learning new skills and participating in therapeutic activities. And the Pinecones Partnership offers a variety of inclusive activities related to cooking and crafts.

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Our Mission

We help people with a mental health condition to lead fulfilling and satisfying lives. We like to think that our presence, and pride in who we are, and what we do, will mean we are doing our part to reduce the stigma of mental illness.

We offer a mix of time-limited placements and longer term volunteering

opportunities for people who have mental health support needs. At TWIGS people

can be referred (or self-refer) to us for a placement in therapeutic horticulture and related activities. Some also volunteer with us for longer periods. At the Olive Tree Café, we have a flexible range of volunteering opportunities and occasional part time employment. Younger people can undertake work experience (including on the Duke of Edinburgh Award scheme) as part of their personal development. We help both people who need shorter term support, and also those whose mental wellbeing requires support over a longer period.

Olive Tree Café

For much of the year, the Café was closed under government Covid rules. In this period, we used our space imaginatively to continue to help our volunteers. We ran Covid-safe craft sessions (jointly with Ipsum), putting on 50 workshops with up to 6 volunteers per workshop. We also provided 4 presentations of our Level 2, 9-week Café Cookery Skills Course training course which benefitted 16 people.

Feedback from these sessions told us that they have been really helpful to people, who have been struggling during the

pandemic. At our sessions and training courses they have learned new skills and renewed

connections with friends. They

have a very positive impact on the mental health, personal development and confidence of the participants.

During the times when we could open the Café, we rearranged the space and the operation to make it Covidsafe. This experience will help us re-open successfully when restrictions are lifted. We expect to remain closed on Mondays and we will use the time to provide training and other therapeutic activity.

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During the year, we have supported 69 people with employment or volunteering at the Café, with training or with therapeutic craft sessions. During the year 39 people with known mental health need have left us. Many of these found it difficult to return after Covid lockdowns, but 23% have moved on to do other things, engage in new activities or to work elsewhere, testament indeed to the continued success of the work experience in the cafe.

We actively contribute to the Pinecones Partnership at the Pinetrees Community Centre: this was closed however throughout the year, and our contribution to the Partnership suspended. We plan to re-start when the Centre is re-opened.

TWIGS

For most of the year, we could remain open with adapted operating. Our sessions were at half size, with extended duration of placements to compensate for the less frequent sessions. While we were closed, we provided gardening kits, telephone support and online art therapy sessions. 65 people have used the service regularly during the year. In addition, we had 43 volunteers and one Ambassador (who greets visitors to the gardens).

Our clients have told us that they valued our telephone support, our gardening kits, and the Art Therapy sessions. Many of them felt more isolated during lockdown, and cut off from the world. Without exception, clients are glad to be back. Twigs’ core offer is for purposeful activity that connects people to each other and to the natural world. During lockdown, clients experienced a period of forced inactivity and increased social isolation. Being able to return to Twigs has been invaluable for them, to reconnect to people and the “real world” again.

98% of service users report receiving good or excellent service. 100% report that being at TWIGS has given them new knowledge or skills. 83% report being able to function more independently, with 68% saying they needed less help from the NHS. 31% of our leavers moved on to employment, education or further volunteering, or completed their recovery plan. Nine people successfully completed our 10-week Level 2 accredited course on Essential Garden Skills.

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One of our clients arrived in July 2020, referred to us from the NHS. He felt able to make the visit with the support of his social worker and told us that this was first time he had been outside his house in 10 years, and that he was so relieved to be able to take this first step into the world again.

Volunteers supported the gardens and each other with 4320 hours of work during the year.

Message from the Trustees

During this year Covid seriously affected our staff and volunteers, and also our ability to continue providing services to help and support them. We have had to adapt in many ways – and then re-adapt as rules and guidelines evolved. A large part of our income was at risk: last year, 66.3% of our income was from sales but this year it fell to 10.6%.

We would like to thank our staff and volunteers, who have responded magnificently. We would also like to thank our many generous funders who have provided grants to help us adapt and continue to support people’s mental health and wellbeing. These include the Julia and Hans Rausing Trust, the Zurich Community Trust, the National Lottery, Friends of Twigs, Sarah Raven, the John Lewis Foundation, the Wiltshire Community Foundation and the Cheshire Community Foundation.

The year in numbers

Income £424,748 Expenditure £358,285 Total people helped: 177 Staff 2 full time 22 part time Volunteers: 112 Balance at year end £160,315 (was £93,852 at 31[st] March 2020)

Our Trustees

Dick Millard: Chair, Gillian Barber, Jo Ridley and Karen Hunt

The Recovery Tree Charity is

 a registered charity (1149848)

 a company limited by guarantee (08091204).

Manor Garden Centre, Cheney Manor Industrial Estate, Swindon, SN2 2QJ. email: [e-mail] Web: www.therecoverytreecharity.org.uk/

Dick Millard Chair

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Report and Financial Statements

The Recovery Tree Charity

1[st] April 2020 to 31[st] March 2021

Administrative Information

The Recovery Tree Charity is responsible for both the Olive Tree Café and TWIGS. It is a registered charity (Charity Commission registration number: 1149848) and a company limited by guarantee (Companies house registration number: 08091204). Its principal office and its registered address is Manor Garden Centre, Cheney Manor Industrial Estate, Swindon, SN2 2QJ.

During the year, Aaron Rance resigned as a trustee. There were thus four trustees and directors at 31[st] March 2021: Dick Millard: Chair, Gillian Barber: Secretary, Jo Ridley and Karen Hunt. We hope to recruit further trustees shortly.

Governance and Management

Trustees meetings are currently held usually more frequently than once a month, at which decisions are taken and minuted. The trustees have delegated the day to day running of the Olive Tree Café to a manager, Phyllida Richards; and of the TWIGS service to a manager, Alan Holland.

The trustees have reviewed the guidance on public benefit published by the Charity Commission, and have taken due regard to it in exercising their powers and duties.

Review of financial results and future developments

Both services were greatly affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. At the Olive Tree Café, the law required us to close for much of the year and we had fewer customers in many of the times we were allowed to open. At TWIGS we were also closed for the part of the year which normally includes our best attended open days, and were unable to hold many of our planned events. Our sales income for the year was 10.6% of the previous year.

We made as much use of the government furlough scheme as we could for any staff unable to work. We applied for publically available government grants, and for charitable grants. Thanks to the generosity of our many funders, we have ended the year in a sound financial position. Our major funders are listed in the notes to the accounts on page 9.

At TWIGS, our contract with Swindon Borough Council ends on 30 June 2021. We have responded to their tender for a further contract and as at 31st March 2021 are waiting to learn their decision. For the coming year, we intend to reopen the Olive Tree Café and to restart events at TWIGS when regulations allow. We intend to continue to apply for grants to meet therapeutic costs at the Olive Tree Café and the additional capacity we provide at TWIGS over and above the Council contract.

Reserves policy and annual review statement

The Recovery Tree is a charitable organisation and depends on income from a variety of sources. For the Olive Tree Café this is from the sales of food and drinks, supplemented by income it also receives from donations and grants, and miscellaneous fund raising. For Twigs we have a 5 year contract with SBC, plus other grants and donations, supplemented by small amounts of income from plant sales and outreach work.

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The Café’s sales are variable, depending on the number of people purchasing food and drinks on any one day. The grants and donations are received on an ad hoc basis, although a degree of planning goes into grant applications.

It is therefore important that we have enough funds to keep running during lean times or when we are short of cash flow. A general reserve is required in order to continue providing the service, including paying staff wages and essential bills.

Our policy therefore is to keep, where possible, a minimum of 3 but not more than 6 months’ expenses as a general reserve.

It is our intention to build up the reserve from sales and fund-raising activities. We intend to review the Reserves Policy every year when completing current year’s budgets, to ensure that it remains relevant and financially correct.

Reserves Review July 2021

The unrestricted surplus at the end of March 2021 is £151,345. The expenses for the period April 2020 to March 2021 were £358,285. The unrestricted reserve provides us around 5 months running costs, which sits comfortably within our policy of between 3 to 6 months running costs.

Our aim is to continue to maintain our Reserve position in line with our expenses to ensure a secure back up for any potential future problems, using income from sales and fund raising activities.

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Accounts for the period 1[st] April 2020 to 31[st] March 2021

THE RECOVERY TREE CHARITY Statement of Financial Activities for the year ended 31 March 2021

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BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31/03/2021	BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31/03/2021	BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31/03/2021	BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31/03/2021	BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31/03/2021
	Notes		Total thisyear		Previous Year
			£		£
Fixed Assets			8970		14828
Tangible assets	6		8970		14828
Current Assets
Debtors and Prepayments	7		2168		2710
Stock			1507		2721
Cash at bank and in hand			250002		119148
			253677		124579
Short term creditors	8		102332		45555
Net current assets			151345		79024
Total assets less current liabilities			160315		93852
Net Assets			160315		93852
Capital and Reserves
Unrestricted Funds			130315		75852
Designated Funds	9		30000		18000
Total Funds			160315		93852
 For theyear ending 31 March 2021the companywas entitled to exemption under
section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relatingto small companies.
 The members have not required the companyto obtain an audit in accordance with
section 476 of the Companies Act 2006
 The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complyingwith the requirements
of the Act with respect to accountingrecords and thepreparation of accounts.
 These accounts have beenprepared in accordance with theprovisions applicable to
companies subject to the small companies regime.
Approved bythe board of Directors and signed on its behalf by
Dick Millard
Chairman	30th September 2021

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		Notes to the accounts for theyear ended 31 March 2021	Notes to the accounts for theyear ended 31 March 2021	Notes to the accounts for theyear ended 31 March 2021	Notes to the accounts for theyear ended 31 March 2021	Notes to the accounts for theyear ended 31 March 2021	Notes to the accounts for theyear ended 31 March 2021
1		Grants and Donations Received
						Olive Tree Café			Twigs		Total
							£		£		£
		Swindon Borough Council					32055		70000		102055
		Job retention scheme					98831		9311		108142
		Julia and Hans Rausingtrust					45085		15329		60414
		Zurich CommunityTrust							12328		12328
		National Lottery					48118				48118
		Friends of Twigs					5502		3949		9451
		Sarah Raven							6000		6000
		John Lewis					2396		1905		4301
		WCF Support Fund					1479		2774		4253
		Cheshire CommunityFoundation					2536				2536
		Other					15353		9843		25196
							251355		131439		382794
		NOTE :
		Numerous smallergrants and donations(over £500)were received includingfrom the Davis Foundation,
		Freemasons Lodge,Central North Swindonparish,Jeni Burchell,St Andrews Methodist Church,Royal Ma
		Aqualash and Nythe CommunityCentre
2		Paid Employees
				Olive Tree Café			Twigs		Total		Total
					thisyear		thisyear		thisyear		previous year
					£		£		£		£
		Gross wages and salaries			168847		78260		247107		276356
		Employer's N I costs			5315		4186		9501		11893
		Pension contributions			3219		2655		5874		5941
		Total staff costs			177381		85101		262482		294190
		Café	1 full time,18part time
		Twigs	1 full time,4part time
		There were no employees whose emoluments were over £50,000.
3		Analyses of resources expended
				Olive Tree Café			Twigs		Total		Total
					thisyear		thisyear		thisyear		previous year
		Salaries and staff costs
					£		£		£		£
		Salaries			177381		85101		262482		294190
		Staff costs			4180		684		4864		4997
		Contract staff			0		3315		3315		5555
					181561		89100		270661		304742
		Direct Costs
					£		£		£		£
		Cleaning			3026		4724		7750		14161
		Equipment			4982		1411		6393		2700
		Card Charges			1012		0		1012		3913
		Tableware/workwear			195		0		195		552
		Music Licence			531		0		531		518
		Volunteers Expenses			138		487		625		6282
					9884		6622		16506		28126
		Overheads
					£		£		£		£
		Rent			17561		0		17561		17561
		Gas			2062		0		2062		5666
		Electric			4226		2198		6424		18120
		Water			1017		1238		2255		4801
		Insurance			1355		854		2209		1941
		Telephone			1198		750		1948		1642
		Stationery			310		118		428		1486
		Repair/Maintenance			10970		3380		14350		9781
		Printing/Photocopy			275		175		450		809
		Promotional			0		0		0		810
		Depreciation			2033		1000		3033		5478
		Auditors			162		161		323		320
		Vehicle costs			1554		1829		3383		0
		Misc			0		404		404		2388
					42723		12107		54830		70803
4		Independent examiner's remuneration
		An accrual for £320 has been made for the costs of the Independent Examination

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		Notes to the accounts for theyear ended 31 March 2021	Notes to the accounts for theyear ended 31 March 2021	Notes to the accounts for theyear ended 31 March 2021	Notes to the accounts for theyear ended 31 March 2021	Notes to the accounts for theyear ended 31 March 2021
5		Trustees
		There has been no remuneration or other benefitspaid to the charity's
		trustees,orpeople connected with them,from the charity.
		Number of trustees who werepaid expenses					0
		Total amountpaid					£0
6		Tangible Fixed Assets
		Fixed Assets are individual items costingover £200. Computer
		equipment is depreciated on a straight linepolicyover three
		years(33%per annum). All other assets are depreciated
		(egkitchen equipment furniture etc)on a straight linepolicy
		over fouryears(25%per annum).
					thisyear	prevyr
					£	£
		Cost	B/fwd		67904	53886
			Additions		1079	14018
			Disposals			0
			C/fwd		68983	67904
		Depreciation	B/fwd		53003	43724
			C/fwd		60013	53003
		Net Book Value
			B/fwd		14902	10162
			C/fwd		8970	14902
7		Debtors due within oneyear
					thisyear	prevyr
					£	£
		Pre-payments			2168	2656
		Other Debtors				54
					2168	2710
8		Creditors - falling due within oneyear
					thisyear	prevyr
					£	£
		Creditors			3407	6163
		Accruals			850	4120
		Deferred Income			100920	38426
		VAT			-2845	6846
					102332	55555
9		Designated Fund
		There is a designated fund of £30,000 to fund future developments.
10		Basis of accounting
		These accounts have beenprepare on the basis of historic cost in accordance with
		• Accountingand ReportingbyCharities – Statement of Recommended Practice
		• and with the Charities Act
		• and with the Companies Act 2006.

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Re rt to the Trustees on the accounts for th flnandal ar endi on 31 March 2021 Respertlve responsibilitles of trustse and examlnor The Trustees responsiblllty for preparing the Trustees Annual Report and the finantial Statements in accordance with applicable law and Vnited Kin8dom Accounting Standards Iunited Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice) are set out in the Statement of Trustees Responsibility in the body of the Trustees Report. You conslder that the audit requirement of Section 144 Charitie5 Act 2011 does not apply. It is my responsibility to state. on the basis of procedures specified in the General Directions given by the Charity Commissioner5 (Under sertion 145151 Ibl of the Act), whether partlcular matters have come to my attention Basis of independent examlnerfs statement My examination was carried out in accordance with General Dirertion5 given by the Charity Commissioners. An examination includes the review of the accounting records kept bythe charity and comparison of the financial ststements presented with these records. It also includes consideration of any unusual Items or disclosures in the financial statements, and the seeking of explanations from you a5 trustees concernlng any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be req¥Jired in an audit, and consequently no opinion is gfven as to whether the finantlal statements present a true and fair view and the report is limited to those matter5 set out in the statement below. Independent examlnerfs ststement In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention 11 which gives me ￿asonable cause to believe that in any material respett the requlrements to keep accounting records in accordance wlth section 130 of the Act And to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of the Acts have not been met. or 21 to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the financial statements to be reached. C VAUGHAN Chartered Accountant 195 Erniin Street Stratton St Margare¢ Swlndon SN3 4NA Page 11

Report to the Trustees on the accounts for the financial year ending on 31 March 2021

Respective responsibilities of trustee and examiner

The Trustees responsibility for preparing the Trustees Annual Report and the financial Statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice) are set out in the Statement of Trustees Responsibility in the body of the Trustees Report.

You consider that the audit requirement of Section 144 Charities Act 2011 does not apply.

It is my responsibility to state, on the basis of procedures specified in the General Directions given by the Charity Commissioners (under section 145 (5) (b) of the Act), whether particular matters have come to my attention

Basis of independent examiner’s statement

My examination was carried out in accordance with General Directions given by the Charity Commissioners. An examination includes the review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the financial statements presented with these records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the financial statements, and the seeking of explanations from you as trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the financial statements present a true and fair view and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below.

Independent examiner’s statement

In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention

• 1) which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements

• to keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the Act And

• to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of the Acts have not been met;

or

• 2) to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the financial statements to be reached.

C VAUGHAN

Chartered Accountant 195 Ermin Street Stratton St Margaret, Swindon SN3 4NA

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