## CIRCUITs OF SUPPORT
## ANNUAL REPORT AND ACCOUNTS
**FOR THE YEAR ENDING 31ST MARCH 2022**
**Refreshing MiNDS**
**I remember early Science lessons building up circuits. Rule number one was: You must have a complete circuit.**
## , CHAIR S STATEMENT
**Paper clips, metal spoons, clothes hangers- if it was metal, it worked. Yet if one safety pin was open, the whole circuit switched off.**
**COVID taught us the consequences of contact deprivation. With ‘Drive-thru’ visits, zoom, or through the phone wires, we found ways to keep in touch but it came with no small price to pay.**
**Children returned to school missing essential social skills, having missed thousands of opportunities to build up effective relationships.**
**Starting with our Bounce-Back Survey, our goal in 2021 was to take the requests from our children and find the components to reconnect these circuits.**
**We learnt how each child needed a different approach. Some needed paper clips, others preferred cable ties, others connected with a fork and spoon.**
**We invite you to journey through our circuit of support, repairing the connections of 584 disadvantaged children in 2021. It has been a year of mended links, boosted amperage and jumpstarted engines to diversify, innovate and adapt to the demands of our times.**
**Our work is now to forge ahead and ‘keep the lights on’ at our operations. Energy inflation and the cost of living crisis will make this challenging, but with the support of our funders, we can thrive.**
**Mr J Weider Chair**
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## VISION
**Our vision is that every child should be able to access their inner spark, ignite their unique talents, and create a brighter future.**
## MISSION
**Our mission is to ensure that no child feels too unique, too poor or too different to become successful partners in society. We celebrate differences, we uncover talent, and we applaud strengths.**
## STRATEGIC AIMS
**The provision of recreational and leisure time activities provided in the interest of social welfare, designed to improve children’s conditions of life.**
**Provide support and activities which develop children’s skills, capacities and capabilities to enable them to participate in society.**
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Sewing
Choreography
Dance
The range
of talents
Mime
Drama revealed
Song Musical
Stage Set
Confidence
Empathy
Teamwork
Leadership
Project
Management
Problem
Solving
Transferable
skills gained
Time
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Communication
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CREATIVE ENERGY
**After an 18-month hiatus, our 500 young, lockdownweary stars sprung back to life, singing, dancing and repairing lost connections.**
**Some kids excelled onstage, whilst others enjoyed the creative preparations, designing costumes, modelling props and painting Transferable skills murals. gained**
_“My daughter has severe learning difficulties. Her school life is a constant struggle because she measures her success against her peers._
_But now she runs to rehearsals along with everyone else and comes home on a high. I don’t know which magic you are doing but this show is surely doing amazing things”_
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## OFF PEAK ENERGY
**Off-peak times for most businesses, are actually ‘on peak’ for our charity. With kids home from school, lack of food, relational tensions and emotional illnesses thrive.**
## **WEEKEND AND AFTER SCHOOL**
**450 kids attend Refreshing Minds’ weekly Saturday and Sunday activities, enjoying social interaction and emotional support.**
## **HOLIDAY SCHEMES**
**Our winter activities kept 250 children stimulated with arts activities, socialising and healthy nourishment, whilst our Spring Swingout playscheme provided educational shows, inflatable activities, and a petting zoo for 300 children.**
_‘Thanks to the fulfilling meal at the club, I was_
**6540 nutritious holiday meals provided in 2021.**
**Parent feedback, Spring Swingout**
_’I have visited every club and been very impressed by their organisation, care of the children and personalised attention…’_ **Sue Roberts Hackney HAF ‘Programme Coordinator’ (funded by the DFE)**
_’After the petting zoo_
**with SEN**
**9 92% agreed ‘playscheme taught me new skills’**
**64.3% ‘preferred the sports activities best of all’**
**89% strongly agree ‘playscheme improved their confidence’11**
## POSITIVE ENERGY
**Our weekly sports and PE programs release positive endorphins, prevent obesity, and promote healthy habits, with bi-annual trips providing incentives.**
## RENEWABLE ENERGY
**With 80% of high-school students reporting feeling stressed, school can be plain tough.**
**In July 2021, with GCSE disruptions, and teens under a lot of pressure, Refreshing Minds’ young leaders delivered an incredible summer camp at the Southwold coast. 120 teens gained renewed energy, motivation and supportive relationships.**
**Sleepaway camp gives teens a chance to build life skills, hone negotiation skills and build independence.**
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## HEALING ENERGY
**Helping circuit-breakers become circuit-makers.**
**At Refreshing Minds, we understand the particular challenges posed by depression/anxiety, OCD, bereavement and panic disorders and how COVID has thrown the spanner into the works of many a child’s aspirations and relationships.**
**We provide bespoke, goal oriented therapy for 30 children, under full supervision.**
**Modalities include:**
**- Play Therapy**
**- Sand-Tray Therapy**
**- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy**
**- Group Therapy**
## CASE STUDY
**Ella suffered from compulsive stealing, secretly ‘taking’ things from her friend’s bags, which greatly impacted her social relationships.**
**At a loss, Ella’s teacher helped enrol her in a ‘’Kidz Socialize’’ support group.**
**With ongoing therapy, activities and discussions, she began to realise and value the inner gifts she had to offer in friendship, and that she did not have to resort to external items to boost her selfimage.**
**Slowly, as her budding self-esteem emerged, her self-sabotaging behaviour decreased. She is regaining the trust of her peers and has now started developing real friendships!**
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SUSTAINABLE ENERGY
_Through leading in camp, I gained so much confidence, it was so much fun and brought out my artistic strengths!_
**R.M. 17**
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I have a special place in my
heart for struggling teens;
becoming a camp leader has
inspired me to look into special
education as a profession.
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## **VOLUNTEER 4WARD PROGRAMME.**
**We keep volunteers sustained by ensuring that they feel appreciated and valued for their work.**
**As a cyclical trajectory, transmitting, receiving and transmitting again, electricity aptly mirrors our volunteers’ experience. They give a lot, but receive much more.**
**Our young volunteers gain creative outlets, rewarding relationships and training and skills towards lucrative careers.**
_Working with others taught me that I am not alone in struggling with a sick sibling as so many children have their own challenges._
**E. H.**
## 40 Volunteers
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## Evaluations and Impact
**Our beneficiaries are at the heart of what we do. We regularly collect their feedback, solicit their opinions and assess their progress so programmes constantly meet emerging needs.**
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**30 disabled children 86% report integrated more into confidence and selfprograms esteem**
## **Improvements via In The Limelight**
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## **LAUNCH OUR WEBSITE**
OUR VISION FOR future
**REPEAT RESIDENTIAL SUMMER CAMP FOR TEENS**
**EXPAND OUR SPORTS DELIVERY THROUGH REFURBISHED SPORTS PITCH AND FACILITIES**
**IMPROVE OUR PARTNERSHIPS WITH LOCAL WELFARE CHARITIES TO SUPPORT THE VULNERABLE**
**DEVELOP AND UPDATE USER PARTICIPATION SURVEYS AND EVALUATION PROCEDURES**
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If yOu have pOsitive energy
yOu will always attract pOsitive OutcOmes.
(Steve Backley)
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## **REFRESHING MINDS**
## **TRUSTEES’ ANNUAL REPORT YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2022**
## **Structure, Governance and Management**
Refreshing Minds is constituted under a deed dated 19 August 2014 as amended on 22 Feb 2016. It is a registered charity number 1166079, and was registered on 15 March 2016.
## **The Trustees**
The trustees who served the company during the period were as follows:
## H Krausz
J Wider
T Grunbaum
## K M Rapaport
A Lebrecht – appointed on 15th November 2021
Day to day affairs and financial management are undertaken by Mrs M. Landau on behalf of the Trustees, supported by 2 voluntary Project Managers and 40 volunteer facilitators.
All major decisions are taken collectively by the trustees.
The trustees are volunteers and details of any related party transactions are disclosed as applicable in the notes to the accounts.
Recruitment and appointment of new trustees would be in line with the Trust Deed and with the consent of the trustees. The criteria set for the suitable candidate would be someone who is sensitive to the needs and demands of the organisation.
## **Objectives and Activities**
The main objectives and activities of Refreshing Minds is:
- To provide an avenue for young girls from both mainstream and disadvantaged backgrounds, to improve their lives through increasing their social, mental and physical welfare.
## **REFRESHING MINDS TRUSTEES’ ANNUAL REPORT YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2022**
## **Public Benefit**
The trustees confirm that they have referred to the guidance contained in the Charity Commission’s general guidance on public benefit .
## **Risk Review**
The Trustees have assessed the major risks to which the charity is exposed, in particular those related to the operations and finances of the Trust, and are satisfied that systems are in place to manage our exposure to the major risks.
## **Financial Review**
The Trustees feel that current activity reflects the increased activity and expansion of our work and are working on strategies to curb the impact of rising energy costs and inflation. The trustees would like to record their appreciation for all the financial support received from benefactors during the course of the year, including: Postcode Society Trust, Garfield Weston Foundation, Cheshire Community Fund through Assura, ALA Green Charitable Trust, Souter Charitable Trust, John and Ruth Howard Charitable Trust, Webb Family Charitable Trust, Green Hall Foundation, Innholders Charity, Hackney Council, Awards For All, Walter Lee Foundation, Shoresh Charitable Trust, SpeedoMick Foundation, Baily Thomas Charitable Trust, Leaver’s Family Charitable Trust, Hiscox Foundation and the Jewish Children’s Holiday Fund.
## **Reserves Policy**
The Unrestricted Fund represents the unrestricted funds arising from past operating results. The trustees aim to hold free reserves at a level sufficient to maintain 3 months’ operating costs. In 2021, the costs of supporting young people through Covid, has affected our ability to maintain our target level of reserves, however we have put mechanisms in place to build up our reserves level to reach recommended levels of unrestricted operating costs.
- To provide a culturally safe environment for children to play and enjoy in.
- To build upon the skills of the young, allowing for them to have greater, more lucrative opportunities for high achieving professional career roles.
- To provide vocational skills as an outlet for negative and pent up emotions allowing for a safer and more contented community.
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## **REFRESHING MINDS**
## **TRUSTEES’ ANNUAL REPORT (** _continued_ **) YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2022**
## **REFRESHING MINDS INDEPENDENT EXAMINER’S REPORT YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2022**
I report on the accounts of the charity for the year ended 30 March 2022 set out on pages 7 to 10.
## **Trustees’ Responsibilities Statement**
The charity’s trustees are responsible 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).
The law applicable to charities in England and Wales requires the trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity and of the incoming resources and application of resources of the charity for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the trustees are required to:
- select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;
- observe the methods and principles in the Charities SORP;
- make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
- state whether applicable accounting standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements;
- prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charity will continue in operation.
The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011 and the Charity (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008. The trustees are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
Signed on behalf of the trustees:
Mr J Wider Trustee
66 Durlston Road London E5 8RR 22nd December 2022
## **Respective Responsibilities of Trustees and Independent Examiner**
The charity’s trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The charity’s trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”) and that an independent examination is needed.
It is my responsibility to:
- examine the accounts under section 145 of the Act;
- to follow the procedures laid down in the general directions given by the Charity Commission (under Section 145(5)(b) of the Charities Act); and
- state whether particular matters have come to my attention.
## **Basis of Independent Examiner’s Statement**
My examination was carried out in accordance with the general directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from the 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 accounts present a ‘true and fair’ view and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below.
## **Independent Examiner’s Statement**
1. In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention 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 Charities Act; and
- to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of the Charities Act have not been met; or
2. to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Js & Co Accountants Ltd 26 Theydon Road London E5 9NA 22nd December 2022
Balazs Nezmi FCCA Js & Co Accountants Ltd
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## **REFRESHING MINDS STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2022**
|Notes
**INCOMING RESOURCES**
**Incoming resources from generated**
3
Parental contribution
Donations and Grants
**Total Incoming resources**
**RESOURCES EXPENDED**
Fundraising Costs
4
Direct charitable activities
5
Other
6
**Total resources expended**
**NET INCOMING/(OUTGOING**
**RESOURCES)**
**RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS**
**Total funds brought forward**
**TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD**|Unrestricted
£
Restricted
£
2022
Total
Funds
£
2021
Total
Funds
£
18,100
18,100
165,540
320,224
66,299
386,523
86,282|
|---|---|
||338,324
66,299
404,623
251,822
29,580
29,580
10,248
297,421
66,299
363,720
219,698
24,871
0
24,871
9,746|
||351,872
66,299
418,171
239,692
-13,548
0
-13,548
12,130
34,333
0
34,333
22,203|
||20,785
0
20,785
34,333|
## **REFRESHING MINDS STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2022**
|Notes
**CURRENT ASSETS:**
Debtors
Cash at bank and in hand
**CREDITORS: amounts falling**
**due within one year**
7
**Net Current assets/(liabilities**
**NET CURRENT ASSETS:**
**FUNDS**
8
Restricted funds
Unrestricted funds
**TOTAL FUNDS**|£
2,167
31,300|2022
£
20,785|£
1,107
40,595|2021
£
34,333|
|---|---|---|---|---|
||33,467
-12,682||41,702
-7,369||
||||||
|||20,785||34,333|
|||0
20,785||0
34,333|
|||20,785||34,333|
Approved by the board of trustees on: 02 December 2022 And signed on their behalf by:
Mr J Wider Trustee
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## **REFRESHING MINDS**
**NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2022**
## **1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES**
## **Accounting convention**
These accounts have been prepared in accordance with the historical cost convention and in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard for Smaller Entities (FRSSE) (effective January 2015). In preparing the accounts, the charity follows best practice as laid down in the Statement of Recommended Practice “Accounting and Reporting by Charities” (SORP) issued in March 2005. Where there is a conflict between the FRSSE and the SORP, the SORP has been adopted in accordance with paragraph 419ff of the SORP.
## **Incoming Resources**
All incoming resources are included in the statement of financial activities when the charity is entitled to the income and the amount can be quantified with reasonable accuracy.
## **Resources Expended**
Expenditure is accounted for on accruals basis and has been classified under headings that aggregate all cost related to the category. Where costs cannot be directly attributed to particular headings they have been allocated to activities on a basis consistent with the use of resources.
## **Fund Accounting**
Unrestricted funds can be used in accordance with the charitable objectives at the discretion of the trustees.
Restricted funds can only be used for particular restricted purposes within the objects of the charity. Restrictions arise when specified by the donor or when funds are raised for particular restricted purposes.
## **2. TRUSTEES REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS**
No trustee received remuneration, allowance for or reimbursement of expenses.
## **REFRESHING MINDS NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2022**
## **3. INCOMING RESOURCES FROM GENERATED FUNDS**
||||||2022||2021|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||||||Total||Total|
||Unrestricted||Restricted||Funds||Funds|
||£||£||£||£|
|Parental contribution|18,100||||18,100||165,540|
|Donations and Grants|320,224||66,299||386,523||86,282|
||338,324||66,299||404,623||251,822|
||||||||£|
|Baily Thomas Charitable Fund||||||£1,000.00||
|Arnold Clark Community Fund||||||£1,000.00||
|Leaver Family Charitable Trust||||||£1,000.00||
|Hiscox Foundation||||||£1,000.00||
|John and Ruth Howard Charitable Trust||||||£1,500.00||
|Webb Family Charitable Trust||||||£2,000.00||
|Innholders’ Charitable Foundation||||||£2,000.00||
|Souter Charitable Trust||||||£2,000.00||
|Green Hall Foundation||||||£2,000.00||
|SpeedoMick Foundation||||||£2,000.00||
|Ala Green Charitable Trust||||||£2,500.00||
|Hackney Youth Opportunity Fund||||||£5,000.00||
|Jewish Childrens Holiday Fund||||||£5,000.00||
|Garfeld Weston Foundation||||||£5,000.00||
|Walter Lees Foundation||||||£5,000.00||
|London Borough of Hackney|||||£11,350.00|||
|Postcode Society Trust|||||£11,220.00|||
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## **REFRESHING MINDS**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (** _continued_ **) YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2022**
## **4. FUNDRAISING COSTS**
|Fundraising Costs|Unrestricted
Funds
£
Restricted
Funds
£
2022
Total
Funds
£
2021
Total
Funds
£
29,580
0
29,580
10,248
29,580
0
29,580
10,248|
|---|---|
## **5. COSTS OF DIRECT CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES**
|**.**
**ACTIVITIES**||
|---|---|
|Afterschool and weekend activities
Summer Group
Covid Support
Volunteers Program
Therapy
Equipment for Programmes|Unrestricted
Funds
£
Restricted
Funds
£
2022
Total
Funds
£
2021
Total
Funds
£
180,256
34,891
215,147
172,418
59,411
30,160
89,571
0
0
22,930
16,345
16,345
9,850
30,812
30,812
0
10,597
1,248
11,845
14,500|
||297,421
66,299
363,720
219,698|
## **REFRESHING MINDS NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (** _continued_ **) YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2022**
|GOVERNANCE AND ADMIN COSTS
Bank charges
Accountancy fee
Professional fees
Postage
Ofce supplies
Insurance
Telephone
Cleaning
Repairs|Unrestricted
Funds
£
Restricted
Funds
£
2022
Total
Funds
£
2021
Total
Funds
£
1,973
1,973
0
816
816
756
13,701
13,701
936
1,952
1,952
1,944
2,215
2,215
0
501
501
0
1,316
1,316
274
0
1,500
2,397
2,397
4,336|
|---|---|
||24,871
0
24,871
9,746|
## **6. CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR**
|**DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR**||
|---|---|
|Other Creditors
Accruals|2022
£
2021
£
11,866
6613
816
756|
||12,682
7,369|
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## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (** _continued_ **) YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2022**
## **7. MOVEMENTS IN FUNDS**
|**Restricted funds**
General funds
**Unrestricted funds**
General funds
TOTAL FUNDS|At 31.3.21
£
Net movement in
funds
£
At 30.03.22
£
0
0
0
34,333
-13,548
20,785|
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||34,333
-13,548
20,785|
Net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:
|**Restricted funds**
General funds
**Unrestricted funds**
General funds
TOTAL FUNDS|Incoming
resources
£
Resources
expended
£
Movements
in funds
£
66,299
66,299
0
338,324
351,872
-13,548|
|---|---|
||404,623
418,171
-13,548|
## **8. TAXATION**
IT IS NOT ABOUT SMART CHILDREN IT IS ABOUT
## HAPPY CHILDREN
WHO HAVE THE CONFIDENCE AND COURAGE TO LEARN AND PURSUE THINGS DEAR TO THEIR HEART
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Refreshing Minds is a registered charity and therefore is not liable to income tax or corporation tax on income derived from its charitable activities, as it falls within the various exemptions available to registered charities.
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**Registered Charity Name: Refreshing Minds**
## **Registered Charity Number:**
**1166079**
**Registered Office Address: 66 Durlston Road E5 8RR**
## **Website:**
**www.refreshingminds.org.uk**
## **Trustees:**
**Mrs Helen Krausz Mr Joel Wider Mrs Tspoire Grunbaum Mrs Kreindel Malka Rapaport Mr Avrohom Lebrecht**
## **Accountants:**
**Balazs Nezmi FCCA JS & CO Accountant Ltd 26 Theydon Road London E5 9NA**
## **Bankers:**
**NATWEST 198 Stoke Newington High St London N16 7GA**