**Annual Report: 2024 – 2025** 


## **Annual Report: 2024 - 2025** 

The Trustees present their report and accounts for the year ended 31 March 2025. The accounts have been prepared in accordance with the accounting policies set out in note/1 to the accounts and comply with the Restoration Trust’s constitution, the Charities Act 2011 and the Statement of Recommended Practice, "Accounting and Reporting by Charities", (as amended for accounting periods commencing from 1st January 2019). 


## **OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES** 

The objects of our charity are: 

The promotion of social inclusion for public benefit among marginalised people, particularly those who suffer or are at risk of mental ill health, by therapeutic engagement with the arts, culture and heritage, through: 

- ➢ projects that encourage people to flourish through therapeutic cultural engagement. 

- ➢ Research into the wellbeing and other benefits of therapeutic cultural engagement in order to show what works. 

- ➢ disseminating information about the wellbeing and other benefits of therapeutic cultural Engagement. 

- ➢ improving equal opportunities for therapeutic cultural engagement. 

Such charitable purposes for the public benefit as are exclusively charitable according to the laws of England and Wales as the Trustees may from time to time determine. 

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## **SUMMARY OF OUR MAIN ACTIVITIES** 

The Restoration Trust is a charity that works in partnership with heritage, arts and health and social care organisations to offer culture therapy to people who live with mental health challenges. 

Culture Therapy uses heritage and creativity to improve people’s mental health without relying on mental health services. Our projects explore heritage through walks, excavations, discussions, behind-the-scenes tours, individual research, music, drama, storytelling and art. 

Connection roots us in a community that’s bigger than ourselves. Belonging, friendship, asylum… all words which describe a place of safety for those who seek or need it. Dr Hills (Norfolk County Asylum Medical Superintendent, 1861-87) cared about people and saw them as individuals. Real people, with real symptoms and real stories. His casebook, now in the Norfolk Record Office, informs the way we work. 

The challenge for mental health today is that, while knowledge has expanded, bed accessibility and treatment options haven’t. We’re committed to changing that, delivering pro-active support where people live because weaving partnerships and groups into new communities has a long-term impact on people and places. 

Engaging with creativity and heritage involves our whole selves: mind, body and spirit. What if all heritage assets could be used like this? To help people feel less like patients, and more like valued members of society? To help people get wrapped up in a new story, and to illuminate the joy of shared heritage to those who feel alone. Culture therapy makes that possible. 

Our projects are high quality experiences that are safe for people with complex mental health issues. But that doesn’t mean they are exceptionally expensive. It costs around £30 per hour for one person to attend a Restoration Trust session. This compares to one 9-minute visit to a GP at £37, one NHS psychological therapy session at £95 per hour and one day on a mental health ward at £500+. 

## **Statement confirming that the Trustees have had regard to Charity Commission guidance on public benefit** 

The Trustees are satisfied that we meet Test B of the Charities Exception under the Equality Act, and the Trustees have paid due regard to guidance issued by the Charity Commission in deciding what activities they should undertake. Our governing document restricts benefits to people with a shared protected characteristic, being mental ill health, which is a disability. The restriction can be justified as being a fair, balanced and reasonably necessary way of carrying 

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out a legitimate aim, which is to improve people's mental health by therapeutic cultural engagement. 

Evidence on cultural engagement for people with mental ill health suggests that: 

- well managed cultural engagement improves people's mental health 

- people with mental ill health are disproportionately excluded from heritage, arts and culture 

- research into the wellbeing and health benefits of projects engaging people with mental ill health in heritage, arts and culture is needed for the development of cultural and health policy and practice 

- discrimination against people with mental ill health is reduced by news and information 

about creative projects which support prevention, treatment and recovery. 

## **Contributions by volunteers** 

Volunteers play an essential part in achieving our purposes, by helping to organise and deliver projects. They are people who have participated in our projects, or who want to gain culture therapy experience. In 2024/25 we worked with 13 volunteers, who supported projects and our core activities, including through membership of our Expert Advisory Board. 

## **SUMMARY OF MAIN ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE** 

## **Projects and Partnerships** 

## **In 2024/25 we were the lead or delivery partner in projects that:** 

- supported 116 people who live with mental health challenges on low income. 

- delivered 162 culture therapy sessions, in person, online and hybrid 

- provided experience for 13 volunteers, including peer volunteers and students 

- Involved collaboration with 32 cultural, heritage mental health and research partners 

A film was made about our Heritage Linkworker (Heritage for Wellbeing) project, commissioned by Historic England and the National Academy of Social Prescribing to celebrate this award-winning project and highlighting its creative health benefits. The video can be viewed on YouTube here: htps://youtu.be/wavhIVgbiwE This is the blog that NASP have posted about the film: Heritage for Wellbeing: connectng – people to place through social prescribing latest blog from Natonal Academy for Social Prescribing | NASP 

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_‘The ‘Heritage Link Worker – Heritage for Wellbeing’ project run by the Restoration Trust has shown the power of heritage social prescribing and the importance of collaborating with local health and heritage services. Since 2022 the project has supported over 70 individuals based in the coastal communities of East Anglia, Great Yarmouth, Gorleston, and Lowestoft, by connecting them to local heritage, archaeology, ancient landscapes, historic sites, and archives’._ NASP. 

## **We gained funding for and/or ran the following projects in 2024/25:** 

- Heritage Linkworker, Great Yarmouth and Waveney; a pilot project funded by Historic England (to 2024) received additional funding from Norfolk Community Foundation, Public Health Empowering Communities for Mental Health and Wellbeing - Year 3 grant. 

- Scaling Up Change Minds; 6 iterations, wellbeing research and an information hub. Further developments have led to projects in Wales, Jersey and Norfolk. 

- Conservation for Wellbeing. Funding secured earlier in 2024 from City Bridge Trust for a second iteration of this project. 

- **BUILDING A SUSTAINABLE RESTORATION TRUST (BSRT)** 

   - The National Lottery Heritage Fund awarded the Restoration Trust a grant in early 2025 to enable us to plan to build a sustainable future, supporting our innovative work and continuing to provide opportunities for people with mental health challenges to access and benefit from the richness of their local heritage. During the year our consultancy team has facilitated three roundtables to gather people’s views. These were attended by over 350 people and we are grateful for the support in co-hosting these events from the Gressenhall Farm and Workhouse;  the Culture, Health and Wellbeing Alliance; and the Wellbeing and Heritage Working Group co-sponsored by Historic England and the Council for British Archaeology.  The results of this work will form a Forward Plan due to be finalised early in 2026 and we will publish a summary of this on our website. 

## **We delivered or were delivery partners in the following projects:** 

- Change Minds; following the success of the six Scaling Change Minds iterations (see above) two further Change Minds programs were delivered in Carmarthenshire and Jersey, with a third program due to start in Carmarthenshire this year. 

The project evaluation reflects positive outcomes for all iterations and strong qualitative evidence (see evaluation report on the RT website).  Six iterations of Change Minds have been delivered between October 2022 and April 2024 with 68 

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people in total signing up to take part in a project. There have been 6 volunteers and 14 staff involved. Locations included: London (Museum of the Mind), Lancashire, Kings Lynn, Bristol, Dundee, Record Offices and Norfolk (HMP Norwich) 

- Archaeology for Wellbeing (Later Prehistoric Norfolk Project), for the Centre for Archaeology and Heritage at the Sainsbury Institute, University of East Anglia 

- Watermills and Marshes project – Broads Authority 

- Norwich University of the Arts (NUA) – Living in Changing Landscapes 

- Heritage Linkworker (Heritage for Wellbeing) project, first two years funded by Historic England, received funding to support its transition to becoming a self-sustaining group, with continued low-level support from Restoration Trust 

- Brecks and Fen Edge Rivers Landscape Partnership (BFER) – Suffolk County Council 

- National Trust – Sutton Hoo – Heritage Linkworker (Heritage for Wellbeing) 

- Hungate Medieval Arts, Norwich. Medieval Arts project. 

- Conservation for Wellbeing, based in London and funded by City Bridge Foundation, is a new way of engaging people with heritage and creativity. An interactive, hands-on course, with the chance to examine real historic documents and practice conservation techniques. Working with museum and health partners. 

## **NETWORKS AND COMMUNICATIONS** 

- We are active members of the Heritage and Wellbeing Community of Practice group, the Norfolk and Waveney Arts and Health Collaborative, the Heritage Alliance and the Association of Mental Health Providers. 

- Communications through website are active and local updates are ongoing. 

- We delivered four Heritage for Wellbeing exhibitions across Norfolk and Suffolk, showcasing the work of participants from our award winning Heritage Linkworker – Heritage for Wellbeing project. 

## **STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT** 

The Restoration Trust was established by a charitable trust deed on 7 April 2015 as a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO). 

Registered Charity Number: 1161196 

Principal address: 8 West Heath Road, LONDON, SE2 0RX 

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## **Board organisational structure:** 

The Restoration Trust is a small charity with a simple organisational structure. The Board had three formal Board meetings in 2024/25. The Trustees are led by the Chair Glenys Watt. There were eleven trustees in 2024-25 as follows: 

Nic Allen; John Durrant; Frances Halahan,Secretary; Dr Sara Lunt; Glenys Watt , 

Chair; Melanie Rogers;  Danny Whatmough;  Anne-Marie Bainbridge; Helen Maclagan; Rosie Folkes; Suné Kassimatis 

There are no corporate Trustees, and no Trustee holds title to property belonging to the charity. 

Our Board and project boards include people with lived experience of serious mental health problems, people who are members of NHS Patient Public Involvement groups, and people who have been members of our projects. 

We have an  Expert Advisory Board comprising 13 people who are or have been members of our projects. We encourage participants to use their skills as contractors or volunteers for the Restoration Trust, and we reward people appropriately for their time. 

## **Staff** 

The Project Manager (Darren France) currently manages the organisation, being paid through restricted grant and project funds. 

Other staff are self-employed contractors/freelancers, whom we contract to lead projects, deliver sessions, facilitate and manage projects and events. 

The Scaling Up Change Minds Project Officer is employed on our behalf by Norfolk County Council (Norfolk Record Office). 

We have a self-employed bookkeeper, PA and HR consultant. 

## **POLICY** 

The ongoing programme of policy development and review led by Trustees created a reformatted and updated Risk Register and Diversity policy with implementation plan. 

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## **FINANCE** 

Our income is largely restricted funding, raised for projects. We also receive income from consultancy on projects led by other partners. Our unrestricted funds incorporate an overhead charge for delivering projects, which the Trustees have agreed should aim to be at least 12% of project costs. 

Income tax recoverable in relation to donations received under Gift Aid or deeds of covenant is recognised at the time of the donation. 

## **Reserves policy** 

The Board considered the level of reserves that is prudent for the Restoration Trust to have at its first meeting and now does so annually. Our Reserves and Risk Management is based on what we need to cover current liabilities, which are small, given that we do not employ staff except on contracts covered by restricted funds. We anticipate that the bulk of the Restoration Trust’s funds will be restricted; that its assets will be functional. It will accrue sufficient reserves to cover emergency expenditure and liabilities for at least 1 but not more than 3 months. It will not accrue excess reserves. We hold a £500 wind-up fund. 

## **RISK** 

## **Principal risks facing the charity** 

We believe that the Restoration Trust's purposes do not pose a risk of detriment or harm. However, we have identified risks of detriment or harm that could result from the way we carry out our purposes. We consider that the benefits of our purposes and related activities outweigh the risks of detriment or harm to our beneficiaries or the public at large. 

## **Policies and practice** 

We have the following policies in place to manage the risk of detriment or harm: Safeguarding vulnerable adults’ policy; safeguarding young people policy; volunteer policy; data protection; privacy; disclosure of information policy; health and safety policy; equality, inclusion and diversity policy; financial management and controls policy; reserves and risk management policy; conflict of interest policy. We maintain and annually review a corporate risk register, and each project has its own risk register. 

## **Relationship with related parties** 

We co-operate with other charities and organisations in pursuit of our objectives, as ours is a partnership model. These relationships are managed by partnership agreements agreed and signed by all parties, approved by the Trustees and accepted by funders. Conflicts of interest in the relationship between Trustees and the activities of the Restoration Trust are managed by the other Trustees by using our constitution, notably items 5 (Application of income and 

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property); 6 (Benefits and payments to charity Trustees and connected persons; 7 (Conflicts of interest and conflicts of loyalty). Our Conflicts of Interest Policy applies. 

## **Advisers** 

Our accountants and independent examiners are Timothy Hignett and Partners, 7 High Street, Cromer, Norfolk NR27 9HG. 


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Charlty Reglslration No. 1161196
The Restoration Trust
Annual report and flnanclal statoments
Yèar ended 31" March 2025

The Restoration Trust
Annual report and flnancial statements
Year ended 31st March 2025
Contents
Page
Independent examinerfs report
Slatement of financial activities
Balance sheet
Notes to the financial statements
4-10

The Restoration Trust
Independent examinorfs report
Year ended 31" March 2025
To the of Th8 Rostoratlon Trust
I report to the trustees on my examlnallon of the financial statements of The Re$tordllon Trust (the chartyl
for year ended 31st March 2025.
Rosponslbllltles and basls of report
As the trustees of the charlty. you are regponsible for the Ixeparation of the financlal statements in
aco)rdance w￿h the requlremenls of the Charities Act 2011 {Ihe 2011 A¢t).
I report In respect of my examlnatlon of charivs financial statements ¢arrled out under sectk>n 145 of
the 2011 Acl. In carying out my examination I have followed all Ihe appllcable drections given by the
Charity Commission under section 145(5)Ib) of the 2011 Act.
Independent examlnerfs stalement
Your attention is drawn to the fact that the charity has prepa￿ financlal statements in accordance with
Accounting and Reporting by Charities preparing their accounts in a￿rIanCe with the Financial Reporting
Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland {FRS 102) In preference to the Accounting and
Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Pracllce Issued on 1Et April 2005 which is referred to in
the extant regulations but has now been withdrawn.
l understand that this has be8n done in order for financial ststements to provide a true and fair view in
accordance with Generally Accèpteil Accounting Practice effecdve for reporting period5 beginnirKJ on or
after 1￿ January 2015.
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no matters have come to my attention In ¢onnectlon wlth
the examination giving me ¢aus& to believ8 that In any material respect-
accounting records were not kepl in respect of the charity as required by sectlon 130 of th8 2011
2. the flnanclal statem&nls do not accord wth those records" or
3. the flnanclal statements do not compty with the applicable requirements concernlng Ihe form and
content of accounts set out in the Charit￿8 IAcrL)unls arKI Reports) R8gulallons 2008 other than
any requlrement Ihal the accounts gr¥e a true and fair view which Is not a matter considered as part
of an independent examinabon.
My work has been undertaken so that I might stsle to the trustees those matters l am required to slate to
them in an independent examiner's ￿port and for no other purFrt)se. To the fvllest extonl permitted bylaw, I
(lo not arxept or assume responsibilty to anyone other than Ihe charity and the ¢harty's tw$lees as
tx>dy. for my work N for thls report.
Tlmothy Hlgnett and Partner5 Limited
7 Hlgh Street
Cromer
Norfolk
NR27 9HG
Daled: Th June 2025

The Restoration Trust
Statement of financial actlvltles
Including income and expenditure account
Year ended 31st March 2025
unrnstrf￿1d:
Stoy in
tou¢hl
Bwlng fund
2025
Unre¥trictsd
fvnd$
2025
R•*tricled
fund8
2025
Deslgnated
fund
2025
Total
2025
Total
2024
Inci>me from:
Charitable
ac11￿be8
2&3
4.349
113,522
117.871
188,424
Exp•ndlturn
Ch8ril8ble
8d1v￿8$
4&12
7.265
97,109
104,524
194.734
Not Incw¥*
12,916}
16,413
{150}
13.347
16.310)
Tr4nsffjw•
btslwtsn
nds
t movement In
fund8
12,9161
16,413
{1S))
13,347
16,3101
Fund balances at 1 April
2024
6.477
48.701
1,646
55,384
61,694
Fund bthneel 8t 31 March
2025
3.561
83,174
1,496
88,731
The statement of financial a¢livilies indudes all gains and losses ￿OgnIsed In the year.
All Incomg and expendlture derive from continuiTrJ actsvriies.

The Restoration Trust
Balance sheet
As at 31st March 2025
2025
2024
Current assets
Debtors
Cash at bank and In haNJ
io
573
71.147
17,560
46.432
Current as8et8
71,720
63,992
Cr¢dllors.' amounts falllng du8 wilhin one year
11
12,989)
(8,e4)8)
N•t curr•nt as¥ots1(liabllltlesl
68,731
Total assets1o$8 ¢urront Ilabllhl95
68,731
55.384
Income funds
Restricted funds
Unrestrlcted fvnds
Designated fund
Unre¥tricted'. Stay in touohlBaring fund
13
63,174
3,561
500
1,496
46,761
6,477
500
1,646
68,731
55,384
Th8 financial ststements were approved by the Iru$tees on 7th June 2025.
•"d£ Q£r
Ms Glenys Watt
Chalr of The Restoratlon Tru81 board

The Restoration Trust
Notes to the financial statements
Year ended 318t March 2025
Accountlng pollcle8
Accountlng conventlon
Tre financial statements have been prepared In aCcOrdar￿ with The Restoration Trusvs constitution, the
Charities Act 2011 arsd °Accounting and Reportlng by Charities.. Statement of Recommended PractiGe
applicable to charities preparing their accounts In accordance with the Financlal Reporting Standard
applicable in the UK and Republic of I￿land IFRS 102)° (as amended for accountlng periods commencing
from 1* January 20191. The charity is a Publbc B&nefit Entty as defined by FRS 102.
The charlty has taken advanlago of the prov18ions in the SORP ¢harlll8s applwng FRS 102 Update
Bulletin 1 not to prepare a Statement of Cash Flows.
Income
l ir￿lming resources are recognlged once the charity has enlitlement to the resource5, it 15 probable
(more likely than not) that the resources will be received, and the mon8tary value of ino)mlng resources
can be measured wlth sufficient reliability.
Where there are terms or condition8 attached to iTwming resources. particularly gran1$, then these temis
of condlllons musl be met before the income is recJJgni$ed as th8 entitlement condition will not be satisfied
unlll Ihal polnt. Wh8r& lemis or conditions have nol been met, or uncertainty exis15 as lo whether they can
be met, then the relevant income is not recognised in the year but deferred and shown on the balance
she&t as deferred income.
Expandliure
Costs of charitable activitie5 Gomprise all costs Incurred in the pursuit of the charitable objects of the
charity. These costs, where not wholly attr4butable, are apportioned between the categories of tharitable
expen(lilure in addition lo the dlrect costs.
Dobtors
Oeblors are amounts owed to the charity. They measured on the basis ofth8ir recoV￿a￿e amount.
Cash and ¢o•h •qulvalents
Cash at bank and in harKI is held to meet Ihe day to day running costs of the charity as they fall due.
Crodltors
Creditors are amounts owed by the charity. They ar8 mgasured at the amount that the charlty expects to
have to pay to settle the debt. Amounts which are owed in more than a year are shown a5 long-term
creditors.
Going concem
The trustees consider that there are material uncertainties atr￿Lrt the abillty of the charty lo continue as
a goin9 concern.

The Restoration Trust
Notes to the financial statements (continued)
Year ended 318t March 2025
2. Charltable actlvltl
Unmtrlcl•d:
Stay in
touchl
Baring fund
2025
Unrestrlct•d
funds
2025
R•stri¢t•d
funds
2025
Designaled
fund
2025
Total
2025
Total
2024
Income
4,349
113.S22
117,871
188,424
3. Grants and donations
2025
2024
Donatlons and gffts
Unre8tr1cted funds..
Donations received
Unrestricted income
1,429
2,920
939
23,682
4,349
24,621
R•strlct8d funds:
ConseTvalion for W6llbeing- Income
Heritage LW- Income
Enterprise D8velopment- Income
Scaling Change Minds- Income
ArGhaeoW for Wellbeing- tr￿me
Building a Sustsinable Restoration Trust- Income
14,475
19,372
4.825
31,460
150
109.281
18,087
29,131
629
49.915
113,522
163.803
Unrestrlcted: Stay In TouchlBarlng fund:
Unrestricted Income

The Restoration Trust
Notes to the financlal statements (continued)
Year ended 31$t March 2025
4. Charltable aGllvSlle8
Total
2025
Totsl
2024
Analysls by fund
Unreslrlcted funds
Restr￿ed funds
De5ignaled funds
Unrestricted.. Stsy in tOLKhlBarlng fvnd..
7,265
97.109
27,245
166,314
150
1,175
104.524
194,734
Unr•¥tri¢¢•d
Slay In
touchl
B¥rlng fvnd
2025
Unr••tri¢t•d R•strl¢t•d
fundi
lunds
2025
D•8lgnated
fund
2025
2025
2025
Analpl$ by uper
StsffMr88lancer8
11,833
57.051
150
89,034
G0￿Mance
Travel and subs131e￿a
10.438
5.942
1.113
4,979
Prolert expenses
Promotion and marketlng
IT and telecoms
StslionBry, PK)slage Mnd sundry
expen8e8
Evaluation
542
142
3,276
971
1.703
397
5,215
2,409
16,572
5,612
7,378
RunnlrrfJ costs
R8¢hBrge of ov8th88d8
4.969
-16.572
7265
97.109
150
104,524

The Restoration Trust
Notes to the financial statements (continued)
Year ended 3181 March 2025
Charhable activttle8 (corrtlnued)
Unmtrl¢t•d
Sl•y In
touchl
Barlng fvnd
2024
Unr•strlct•d Re•trlct•d
fund
fund8
2024
2024
Dè8lwat•d
fvnd
2024
Total
2024
An•lysh by •xpgn
stafflfreelancer8
GovamorKe
Travel and subkn
Proj8d 8xp8rws
Promol*)n and markeurg
IT and te18coms
statK1r￿ry. postage 8ThJ 8undry
expenses
E¥aluallon
RunniTrJ o)sts
RechargB ofoverh8ads
23.161
1,100
101,WO
96
18,140
27.838
14,&31
10.748
5.506
197
12.634
27,641
13,947
75
3,918
272
1.176
9.OCQ
11305
9.CQO
1.315
18,504
9,990
116,5041
27,245
166,314
1,175
194.734
6. Employ•
There were no employees durirYJ the year12024.. 1). None of the emF4oyees of Thg Restoratlon Trust
receNed any benefits in excess of£60.000 {2024.. None).
Kèy management p•rgonn•l
There is one member of key management personnel that servèd in 2025. lh8 woiecl manager. The trust
F￿le01 manager recewed £15.160 {2024: £17,546). The trust dir¥tor rgsigned in 2024 and f￿Ved
£23,400 during the year ended 31At March 2024.

The Restoration Trust
Notes to the financial statements (continued)
Year ended 318t March 2025
7. Tr￿te8 romuneration, benofits and exp•nso8
Thg trustees give their lime freely and receive no remuneration for Ihe work th81 Ih8y undert8ke in ￿latIon
to the charity. However, they can claim expenses to reimburse them for costs that they incur in fulfilling
their duties relating to The Restoration Trust. These Can Include travelling specrficdly for charitable funds.
ommittee meeliro$ and charity specific training events.
Expen59s were incurred by the o)mmittee members, as delalled below, and these We￿ vtholly In
fulfilment of charty business.
2025
2024
Charilablo funds ¢ommitta• m•mber8' expenses
Travel and $ubslslen¢e
45
313
45
313
8. Rolatod party tran5aGtions
None of the members of The Restoration Trust board or parties related lo them have received any benefit
from the charity in paymenl of kn'nd. Board members received no honoraria or emoluments in Ihe year and
expenses paid to them are disdosed in rLOte 7.
9. IndoP0ndont examlner's remuneration
The independent examiner's remuneratKJn of £2,250 {2024: £3,000) related solely to the examinatlon,
wlth no other additional work being undertaken.
10. Debtor8
2025
2024
Amounts falllng due wlthln one year:
Trade debtors
Prepayments arvj accrued income
16,8
704
573
573
17.560

The Restoration Trust
Notes to the financial statements (contlnued)
Year Onded 31•t March 2025
11. Credltors: amounts falllng due wlthln oné yèar
2025
2024
Trade ¢redtiors
Other creditors
Acfxuals and deferred income
762
3,000
2.250
2.989
8,608
12. RwtriGtqd costs
2025
2024
Conservation for Wellbeing
BCA Experience
Heritage LW
Enterprise Development
Scaling Change Mlnds
Archaeology Fcf Wellb8ing
BSRT
17,548
1.036
39.832
3,531
108.144
13,751
18,635
40,133
7,676
13.117
97.109
166.314

The Restoration Trust
Notes to the financial statements (contlnued)
Year ended 31•t March 2025
13. Anaty818 of net assets between funds
N•t
current
Total
2025
Total
2024
Unreslricled funds
Reslriclgd fund8
Destqnated funds
Unrestricted.. Stay in touchlBartng fund
3.561
63.174
3.561
63,174
500
1.496
6.477
46,761
500
1,846
1,496
68.731
68,731
55,384
14. Analysis of r•strict•d fund movements
Balan￿ at
1st Aprll
2024
Balan¢¢ at
31st Mareh
2025
Incomo
Expendlture
Transfors
General ftJnd8
46.761
113,522
97,109
63,174
46.761
113,522
97.109
63,174
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Charlty Reglslration No. 1161196
The Restoration Trust
Annual report and flnanclal statoments
Yèar ended 31" March 2025

The Restoration Trust
Annual report and flnancial statements
Year ended 31st March 2025
Contents
Page
Independent examinerfs report
Slatement of financial activities
Balance sheet
Notes to the financial statements
4-10

The Restoration Trust
Independent examinorfs report
Year ended 31" March 2025
To the of Th8 Rostoratlon Trust
I report to the trustees on my examlnallon of the financial statements of The Re$tordllon Trust (the chartyl
for year ended 31st March 2025.
Rosponslbllltles and basls of report
As the trustees of the charlty. you are regponsible for the Ixeparation of the financlal statements in
aco)rdance w￿h the requlremenls of the Charities Act 2011 {Ihe 2011 A¢t).
I report In respect of my examlnatlon of charivs financial statements ¢arrled out under sectk>n 145 of
the 2011 Acl. In carying out my examination I have followed all Ihe appllcable drections given by the
Charity Commission under section 145(5)Ib) of the 2011 Act.
Independent examlnerfs stalement
Your attention is drawn to the fact that the charity has prepa￿ financlal statements in accordance with
Accounting and Reporting by Charities preparing their accounts in a￿rIanCe with the Financial Reporting
Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland {FRS 102) In preference to the Accounting and
Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Pracllce Issued on 1Et April 2005 which is referred to in
the extant regulations but has now been withdrawn.
l understand that this has be8n done in order for financial ststements to provide a true and fair view in
accordance with Generally Accèpteil Accounting Practice effecdve for reporting period5 beginnirKJ on or
after 1￿ January 2015.
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no matters have come to my attention In ¢onnectlon wlth
the examination giving me ¢aus& to believ8 that In any material respect-
accounting records were not kepl in respect of the charity as required by sectlon 130 of th8 2011
2. the flnanclal statem&nls do not accord wth those records" or
3. the flnanclal statements do not compty with the applicable requirements concernlng Ihe form and
content of accounts set out in the Charit￿8 IAcrL)unls arKI Reports) R8gulallons 2008 other than
any requlrement Ihal the accounts gr¥e a true and fair view which Is not a matter considered as part
of an independent examinabon.
My work has been undertaken so that I might stsle to the trustees those matters l am required to slate to
them in an independent examiner's ￿port and for no other purFrt)se. To the fvllest extonl permitted bylaw, I
(lo not arxept or assume responsibilty to anyone other than Ihe charity and the ¢harty's tw$lees as
tx>dy. for my work N for thls report.
Tlmothy Hlgnett and Partner5 Limited
7 Hlgh Street
Cromer
Norfolk
NR27 9HG
Daled: Th June 2025

The Restoration Trust
Statement of financial actlvltles
Including income and expenditure account
Year ended 31st March 2025
unrnstrf￿1d:
Stoy in
tou¢hl
Bwlng fund
2025
Unre¥trictsd
fvnd$
2025
R•*tricled
fund8
2025
Deslgnated
fund
2025
Total
2025
Total
2024
Inci>me from:
Charitable
ac11￿be8
2&3
4.349
113,522
117.871
188,424
Exp•ndlturn
Ch8ril8ble
8d1v￿8$
4&12
7.265
97,109
104,524
194.734
Not Incw¥*
12,916}
16,413
{150}
13.347
16.310)
Tr4nsffjw•
btslwtsn
nds
t movement In
fund8
12,9161
16,413
{1S))
13,347
16,3101
Fund balances at 1 April
2024
6.477
48.701
1,646
55,384
61,694
Fund bthneel 8t 31 March
2025
3.561
83,174
1,496
88,731
The statement of financial a¢livilies indudes all gains and losses ￿OgnIsed In the year.
All Incomg and expendlture derive from continuiTrJ actsvriies.

The Restoration Trust
Balance sheet
As at 31st March 2025
2025
2024
Current assets
Debtors
Cash at bank and In haNJ
io
573
71.147
17,560
46.432
Current as8et8
71,720
63,992
Cr¢dllors.' amounts falllng du8 wilhin one year
11
12,989)
(8,e4)8)
N•t curr•nt as¥ots1(liabllltlesl
68,731
Total assets1o$8 ¢urront Ilabllhl95
68,731
55.384
Income funds
Restricted funds
Unrestrlcted fvnds
Designated fund
Unre¥tricted'. Stay in touohlBaring fund
13
63,174
3,561
500
1,496
46,761
6,477
500
1,646
68,731
55,384
Th8 financial ststements were approved by the Iru$tees on 7th June 2025.
•"d£ Q£r
Ms Glenys Watt
Chalr of The Restoratlon Tru81 board

The Restoration Trust
Notes to the financial statements
Year ended 318t March 2025
Accountlng pollcle8
Accountlng conventlon
Tre financial statements have been prepared In aCcOrdar￿ with The Restoration Trusvs constitution, the
Charities Act 2011 arsd °Accounting and Reportlng by Charities.. Statement of Recommended PractiGe
applicable to charities preparing their accounts In accordance with the Financlal Reporting Standard
applicable in the UK and Republic of I￿land IFRS 102)° (as amended for accountlng periods commencing
from 1* January 20191. The charity is a Publbc B&nefit Entty as defined by FRS 102.
The charlty has taken advanlago of the prov18ions in the SORP ¢harlll8s applwng FRS 102 Update
Bulletin 1 not to prepare a Statement of Cash Flows.
Income
l ir￿lming resources are recognlged once the charity has enlitlement to the resource5, it 15 probable
(more likely than not) that the resources will be received, and the mon8tary value of ino)mlng resources
can be measured wlth sufficient reliability.
Where there are terms or condition8 attached to iTwming resources. particularly gran1$, then these temis
of condlllons musl be met before the income is recJJgni$ed as th8 entitlement condition will not be satisfied
unlll Ihal polnt. Wh8r& lemis or conditions have nol been met, or uncertainty exis15 as lo whether they can
be met, then the relevant income is not recognised in the year but deferred and shown on the balance
she&t as deferred income.
Expandliure
Costs of charitable activitie5 Gomprise all costs Incurred in the pursuit of the charitable objects of the
charity. These costs, where not wholly attr4butable, are apportioned between the categories of tharitable
expen(lilure in addition lo the dlrect costs.
Dobtors
Oeblors are amounts owed to the charity. They measured on the basis ofth8ir recoV￿a￿e amount.
Cash and ¢o•h •qulvalents
Cash at bank and in harKI is held to meet Ihe day to day running costs of the charity as they fall due.
Crodltors
Creditors are amounts owed by the charity. They ar8 mgasured at the amount that the charlty expects to
have to pay to settle the debt. Amounts which are owed in more than a year are shown a5 long-term
creditors.
Going concem
The trustees consider that there are material uncertainties atr￿Lrt the abillty of the charty lo continue as
a goin9 concern.

The Restoration Trust
Notes to the financial statements (continued)
Year ended 318t March 2025
2. Charltable actlvltl
Unmtrlcl•d:
Stay in
touchl
Baring fund
2025
Unrestrlct•d
funds
2025
R•stri¢t•d
funds
2025
Designaled
fund
2025
Total
2025
Total
2024
Income
4,349
113.S22
117,871
188,424
3. Grants and donations
2025
2024
Donatlons and gffts
Unre8tr1cted funds..
Donations received
Unrestricted income
1,429
2,920
939
23,682
4,349
24,621
R•strlct8d funds:
ConseTvalion for W6llbeing- Income
Heritage LW- Income
Enterprise D8velopment- Income
Scaling Change Minds- Income
ArGhaeoW for Wellbeing- tr￿me
Building a Sustsinable Restoration Trust- Income
14,475
19,372
4.825
31,460
150
109.281
18,087
29,131
629
49.915
113,522
163.803
Unrestrlcted: Stay In TouchlBarlng fund:
Unrestricted Income

The Restoration Trust
Notes to the financlal statements (continued)
Year ended 31$t March 2025
4. Charltable aGllvSlle8
Total
2025
Totsl
2024
Analysls by fund
Unreslrlcted funds
Restr￿ed funds
De5ignaled funds
Unrestricted.. Stsy in tOLKhlBarlng fvnd..
7,265
97.109
27,245
166,314
150
1,175
104.524
194,734
Unr•¥tri¢¢•d
Slay In
touchl
B¥rlng fvnd
2025
Unr••tri¢t•d R•strl¢t•d
fundi
lunds
2025
D•8lgnated
fund
2025
2025
2025
Analpl$ by uper
StsffMr88lancer8
11,833
57.051
150
89,034
G0￿Mance
Travel and subs131e￿a
10.438
5.942
1.113
4,979
Prolert expenses
Promotion and marketlng
IT and telecoms
StslionBry, PK)slage Mnd sundry
expen8e8
Evaluation
542
142
3,276
971
1.703
397
5,215
2,409
16,572
5,612
7,378
RunnlrrfJ costs
R8¢hBrge of ov8th88d8
4.969
-16.572
7265
97.109
150
104,524

The Restoration Trust
Notes to the financial statements (continued)
Year ended 3181 March 2025
Charhable activttle8 (corrtlnued)
Unmtrl¢t•d
Sl•y In
touchl
Barlng fvnd
2024
Unr•strlct•d Re•trlct•d
fund
fund8
2024
2024
Dè8lwat•d
fvnd
2024
Total
2024
An•lysh by •xpgn
stafflfreelancer8
GovamorKe
Travel and subkn
Proj8d 8xp8rws
Promol*)n and markeurg
IT and te18coms
statK1r￿ry. postage 8ThJ 8undry
expenses
E¥aluallon
RunniTrJ o)sts
RechargB ofoverh8ads
23.161
1,100
101,WO
96
18,140
27.838
14,&31
10.748
5.506
197
12.634
27,641
13,947
75
3,918
272
1.176
9.OCQ
11305
9.CQO
1.315
18,504
9,990
116,5041
27,245
166,314
1,175
194.734
6. Employ•
There were no employees durirYJ the year12024.. 1). None of the emF4oyees of Thg Restoratlon Trust
receNed any benefits in excess of£60.000 {2024.. None).
Kèy management p•rgonn•l
There is one member of key management personnel that servèd in 2025. lh8 woiecl manager. The trust
F￿le01 manager recewed £15.160 {2024: £17,546). The trust dir¥tor rgsigned in 2024 and f￿Ved
£23,400 during the year ended 31At March 2024.

The Restoration Trust
Notes to the financial statements (continued)
Year ended 318t March 2025
7. Tr￿te8 romuneration, benofits and exp•nso8
Thg trustees give their lime freely and receive no remuneration for Ihe work th81 Ih8y undert8ke in ￿latIon
to the charity. However, they can claim expenses to reimburse them for costs that they incur in fulfilling
their duties relating to The Restoration Trust. These Can Include travelling specrficdly for charitable funds.
ommittee meeliro$ and charity specific training events.
Expen59s were incurred by the o)mmittee members, as delalled below, and these We￿ vtholly In
fulfilment of charty business.
2025
2024
Charilablo funds ¢ommitta• m•mber8' expenses
Travel and $ubslslen¢e
45
313
45
313
8. Rolatod party tran5aGtions
None of the members of The Restoration Trust board or parties related lo them have received any benefit
from the charity in paymenl of kn'nd. Board members received no honoraria or emoluments in Ihe year and
expenses paid to them are disdosed in rLOte 7.
9. IndoP0ndont examlner's remuneration
The independent examiner's remuneratKJn of £2,250 {2024: £3,000) related solely to the examinatlon,
wlth no other additional work being undertaken.
10. Debtor8
2025
2024
Amounts falllng due wlthln one year:
Trade debtors
Prepayments arvj accrued income
16,8
704
573
573
17.560

The Restoration Trust
Notes to the financial statements (contlnued)
Year Onded 31•t March 2025
11. Credltors: amounts falllng due wlthln oné yèar
2025
2024
Trade ¢redtiors
Other creditors
Acfxuals and deferred income
762
3,000
2.250
2.989
8,608
12. RwtriGtqd costs
2025
2024
Conservation for Wellbeing
BCA Experience
Heritage LW
Enterprise Development
Scaling Change Mlnds
Archaeology Fcf Wellb8ing
BSRT
17,548
1.036
39.832
3,531
108.144
13,751
18,635
40,133
7,676
13.117
97.109
166.314

The Restoration Trust
Notes to the financial statements (contlnued)
Year ended 31•t March 2025
13. Anaty818 of net assets between funds
N•t
current
Total
2025
Total
2024
Unreslricled funds
Reslriclgd fund8
Destqnated funds
Unrestricted.. Stay in touchlBartng fund
3.561
63.174
3.561
63,174
500
1.496
6.477
46,761
500
1,846
1,496
68.731
68,731
55,384
14. Analysis of r•strict•d fund movements
Balan￿ at
1st Aprll
2024
Balan¢¢ at
31st Mareh
2025
Incomo
Expendlture
Transfors
General ftJnd8
46.761
113,522
97,109
63,174
46.761
113,522
97.109
63,174
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