## **Charities Commission Refresh Annual Report 2024-5** 

Refresh continues to have a significant effect within the local community of Weymouth & Portland and is greatly valued for all that it does. Having not had a dedicated coordinator for the past two years, during which time the trustees managed to ensure that all the work carried on normally, it has been good that a new coordinator has been appointed and we can see already that the charity as a whole has gained new impetus. 

The year has seen plenty of activity within the four main projects which run under the Refresh banner, namely, Christians Against Poverty, Keep in Touch, Fresh Start and Family Matters. 

The CAP team has had a very successful year with 25 clients being declared debt free. The three debt coaches have had full diaries and there are clients queuing up to get help when there is a space in the diary. There have been lots of activities to help support the clients particularly providing well stocked hampers at Christmas and, at Easter, a chicken, together with all the vegetables needed for an Easter dinner. The work of CAP is now an integral part of the community with many other agencies recommending CAP to clients in debt and working with CAP to provide help and advice. 

Keep in Touch has continued the work started during COVID in collecting and disseminating all the information about warm spaces, opportunities for meals and meeting places to help people find convenient places to make new friends or share time with existing friends. The KiT coordinator retired during the year but it is good to know that this work will continue within Refresh and is being part funded by the local town council. 

Fresh Start has held 3 courses during the year to help people with any kind of addiction. Each course lasts for ten weeks and involves group and individual sessions. The team members delivering the course are very experienced and a support group meets weekly for those who have been through the course and want to keep in contact. 

Family Matters has had a very busy year. The work is split into two sections, Baby Bank and Adult Clothing. The work expanded quickly during the year resulting in the need for even larger premises than those referred to in last year’s report. There is now a well organised team of dedicated volunteers who run the project and which is planning for increased activity in the year ahead. 

The local church leaders meet regularly and organise events in the town at both Christmas and Easter. What started as a small charity in preparation for the 2012 Olympics is now well established in the area and looking forward to the year ahead. 



REFRESH Accounts for the
ear 1-10-2024 to 30-9-2025
Income
Expenditur8
At 1-10-2024
CAF Bank
Other accounls
37,081.37
240.73 37,322.10
CAP
Acts 435
Interest
CTH
Legacy
Coffee morning
One Worfd Day
Gift
Anonymous gift
From churches
Dorchester Baptist
Emmanuel
Cornerstone
Radipole & Melcomb8 Regis
Radipole URC
Prayerhouse
Portland Pansh
Weymouth Family Church
St, John's
St. Mary's
Weymouth Bay Mathodists
Parish of Wyk8 R891$
Lighthouse church
From individuals
From Old Lottery Client Benefrt
CAP
Churches Together Hardship
Ads 435
DBS
Parking & fuel
Gifts
Expenses
BBQ
Client blessing
1 Oth Birthday meal
Ben Lucas - Christmas speaker
CAP Debt
CAP supporters breakfast
HMRC
Mentoring
Postage
Sara Samuel
Slationery
CAP Money
Befriender Interviews
Sundries
2210.00
2.78
100.00
20000.00
10.00
10.00
901.08
300.00
100.00
2.210.00
32.00
90.77
10.00
73.10
47.72
1,806.99
71.55
50.00
7,200.00
154.00
136.00
214.00
40.76
657.40
127.04
17.00
16.70
72.32
8.00
600.00
258.50
200.00
1210.00
100.00
600.00
600.00
500.04
949.40
586.00
990.03
150.00
210.00
8494,66
2500.00 41482.49
13135.35
For 3rd Debt Coach
Gifts from individuals
Crowdfunder appeal
Fairbridge Trust
Gift Aid
3rd Debt Coach
Salary
5,000.00
10,683.81
1,000.00
2,056.25 18740.08
11587.92
11587.92
Refr08h
Emmanuel
Portland Praise
WBC
Radipole URC
Sl. Ann's coffee moming
St. Andrew's
Weymouth Family Church
Interest
Life Skills refund
PayPal
One Wodd Day gift
Gift
Rafrgsh
31..8 DBS checking
Bank monthly account fee
Dotsel Volunteer Centre
Insurance
PRS Music Licence
Website renewal
100.00
30.00
120.00
100.00
110.00
75.00
100.00
106.67
160.00
42.15
270.00
270.00
384.00
80.00
30.00
844.00
76.93
259.20
1483.82
1434.13
Keep in Touch
Weymouth Town Council
Keep In Touch
Fleur Graphics
J Dukes
KIT expenses
KIT Health Walk refreshments
KIT postage
584.00
225.50
6120.00
200.00
107.00
1083.53
584.00
7736.03
Fresh Start
Weymouth Town Council
Weymouth Baptist Church
Gift
Fresh Start
SLJPPOrt Group
Meals
Workbooks
500.00
500.00
60,00
322.94
383.93
126.00
1060.00
832.87
You Can Cook
J Dukes
800.00
800.00
Old Lottery Cllent Beneflt
2500.00
2500.00

REFRESH Accounts for the
ear 1-10-2024 to 30-9-2025
Lottery Grant
Lottery
Phone
Travel
Sundry
Evaluation
Salaries
39558.00
886.38
391.75
129.99
2138.30
33948.06
39558.00
37494.48
Famlly Matters Baby Bank
Gifts
Dorset Council
Coff8e morning
Save the Children
Family Matters Baby Bank
Sundry expenses
Display board
Baby milk, nappi88. food
Vacuum cleaner & shoe racks
Storage boxes.
To rent
Keys
Printer
Shelving
Printing
Fleeces
Wèb hosting
Farnlly Matter8 Adult Clothlng
Adult Clothing
Boxes
Cordless vacuum cleaner
Easter cupcake$ and sacks
Equipment
To rent
Marketing, publicity, printing
Undefwear
Chairs
823.50
3750.00
209.32
575.38
218.16
118.79
187.66
129.97
98.25
1100.00
60.00
134.97
199.95
410.40
770.10
126.00
5358.20
3554.25
Famlly Mattèrs Adult Clothlng
Gifts
Chick8r811 Town Cuncil
Coffee morning
Dorset Council
107.50
500.00
209.31
3750.00
232.45
292.50
79.00
29.00
386.11
1100.00
368.40
133.65
100.00
4566.81
2719.11
Famlly Matters Rent
Weymouth Vehicle Proleclion Societ
Dorsel Council
Battens
Akice Ellen Cooper Dean
Save the Chidren
Paypal
From Adult Clothing
From Baby Bank
Nationwid8
Gift
1310.00
2500.00
500.00
6500.00
1687.00
720.00
1600.00
1100.00
113.00
4000.00 20030.00
Famlly Matters Stalrgates
Save the Children
Gifts
Famlly Matters slalrgatos
119.06
220.00
149.95
339.06
149.95
Rent for Famlly Matters
From DJ Properties
Rent for Famlly Mattor8
To Dorset Council
6570.50
7607.5
6570.50
7607.50
Sundrles
Rotary for Chrislmas meal (2024)
Rotary for Christmas meal {2025)
Sundr103
Christmas meal 2024
CAP Life Skills
500.00
750.00
500.00
40.00
1250.00
540.00
At 30-9-2025
CAF Bank
Other a¢¢ounts
88095.31
158.14
178345.04
178345.04
Audited and found correct
R S Hawes
20-03-2026
Refresh is administered by the trustees comprising six local ¢hurch leaders
N Hardisty - tieasurer and trustee on behalf of the trustees

REFRESH Accounts for the
ear 1-10-2024 to 30-9-2025
Income
Expenditur8
At 1-10-2024
CAF Bank
Other accounls
37,081.37
240.73 37,322.10
CAP
Acts 435
Interest
CTH
Legacy
Coffee morning
One Worfd Day
Gift
Anonymous gift
From churches
Dorchester Baptist
Emmanuel
Cornerstone
Radipole & Melcomb8 Regis
Radipole URC
Prayerhouse
Portland Pansh
Weymouth Family Church
St, John's
St. Mary's
Weymouth Bay Mathodists
Parish of Wyk8 R891$
Lighthouse church
From individuals
From Old Lottery Client Benefrt
CAP
Churches Together Hardship
Ads 435
DBS
Parking & fuel
Gifts
Expenses
BBQ
Client blessing
1 Oth Birthday meal
Ben Lucas - Christmas speaker
CAP Debt
CAP supporters breakfast
HMRC
Mentoring
Postage
Sara Samuel
Slationery
CAP Money
Befriender Interviews
Sundries
2210.00
2.78
100.00
20000.00
10.00
10.00
901.08
300.00
100.00
2.210.00
32.00
90.77
10.00
73.10
47.72
1,806.99
71.55
50.00
7,200.00
154.00
136.00
214.00
40.76
657.40
127.04
17.00
16.70
72.32
8.00
600.00
258.50
200.00
1210.00
100.00
600.00
600.00
500.04
949.40
586.00
990.03
150.00
210.00
8494,66
2500.00 41482.49
13135.35
For 3rd Debt Coach
Gifts from individuals
Crowdfunder appeal
Fairbridge Trust
Gift Aid
3rd Debt Coach
Salary
5,000.00
10,683.81
1,000.00
2,056.25 18740.08
11587.92
11587.92
Refr08h
Emmanuel
Portland Praise
WBC
Radipole URC
Sl. Ann's coffee moming
St. Andrew's
Weymouth Family Church
Interest
Life Skills refund
PayPal
One Wodd Day gift
Gift
Rafrgsh
31..8 DBS checking
Bank monthly account fee
Dotsel Volunteer Centre
Insurance
PRS Music Licence
Website renewal
100.00
30.00
120.00
100.00
110.00
75.00
100.00
106.67
160.00
42.15
270.00
270.00
384.00
80.00
30.00
844.00
76.93
259.20
1483.82
1434.13
Keep in Touch
Weymouth Town Council
Keep In Touch
Fleur Graphics
J Dukes
KIT expenses
KIT Health Walk refreshments
KIT postage
584.00
225.50
6120.00
200.00
107.00
1083.53
584.00
7736.03
Fresh Start
Weymouth Town Council
Weymouth Baptist Church
Gift
Fresh Start
SLJPPOrt Group
Meals
Workbooks
500.00
500.00
60,00
322.94
383.93
126.00
1060.00
832.87
You Can Cook
J Dukes
800.00
800.00
Old Lottery Cllent Beneflt
2500.00
2500.00

REFRESH Accounts for the
ear 1-10-2024 to 30-9-2025
Lottery Grant
Lottery
Phone
Travel
Sundry
Evaluation
Salaries
39558.00
886.38
391.75
129.99
2138.30
33948.06
39558.00
37494.48
Famlly Matters Baby Bank
Gifts
Dorset Council
Coff8e morning
Save the Children
Family Matters Baby Bank
Sundry expenses
Display board
Baby milk, nappi88. food
Vacuum cleaner & shoe racks
Storage boxes.
To rent
Keys
Printer
Shelving
Printing
Fleeces
Wèb hosting
Farnlly Matter8 Adult Clothlng
Adult Clothing
Boxes
Cordless vacuum cleaner
Easter cupcake$ and sacks
Equipment
To rent
Marketing, publicity, printing
Undefwear
Chairs
823.50
3750.00
209.32
575.38
218.16
118.79
187.66
129.97
98.25
1100.00
60.00
134.97
199.95
410.40
770.10
126.00
5358.20
3554.25
Famlly Mattèrs Adult Clothlng
Gifts
Chick8r811 Town Cuncil
Coffee morning
Dorset Council
107.50
500.00
209.31
3750.00
232.45
292.50
79.00
29.00
386.11
1100.00
368.40
133.65
100.00
4566.81
2719.11
Famlly Matters Rent
Weymouth Vehicle Proleclion Societ
Dorsel Council
Battens
Akice Ellen Cooper Dean
Save the Chidren
Paypal
From Adult Clothing
From Baby Bank
Nationwid8
Gift
1310.00
2500.00
500.00
6500.00
1687.00
720.00
1600.00
1100.00
113.00
4000.00 20030.00
Famlly Matters Stalrgates
Save the Children
Gifts
Famlly Matters slalrgatos
119.06
220.00
149.95
339.06
149.95
Rent for Famlly Matters
From DJ Properties
Rent for Famlly Mattor8
To Dorset Council
6570.50
7607.5
6570.50
7607.50
Sundrles
Rotary for Chrislmas meal (2024)
Rotary for Christmas meal {2025)
Sundr103
Christmas meal 2024
CAP Life Skills
500.00
750.00
500.00
40.00
1250.00
540.00
At 30-9-2025
CAF Bank
Other a¢¢ounts
88095.31
158.14
178345.04
178345.04
Audited and found correct
R S Hawes
20-03-2026
Refresh is administered by the trustees comprising six local ¢hurch leaders
N Hardisty - tieasurer and trustee on behalf of the trustees