The Mint House OXFORD CENTRE FOR RESTORATIVE PRACTICE Annual report and unaudited accounts forthe year lJanuary- 31 December 2021 Charity Registration No. 1173037
The Mint House, Oxford Centre for RestoratNe Practice Reference and Administrative Information Trustees Dr Rosemary Chadwick {Chairl Revd Dr Myra Blyth Mr Geoff Emerson Revd Jon Keyworth Dr Kathryn Rowsell Revd Professor Michael Taylor Mr Peter Wallis Ms Grace Watkins Charity number 1173037 Address of principal office The Mint House clo New Road Baptist Church Oxford OXI ILQ
The Mint House, Oxford Centre for Restorative Practice Trustees, Report for the period l January to 31 December 2021 structure. governance and management The trustees presenttheir reportand accountsforthe year ending31 December2021. The accounts have been prepared in accordance with the accounting policies set out in Note I to the accounts and comply with the charity's constitution, the Charities Act 2011 and Accounting and Reporting by Charities- Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland IFRS1021 published in October 2019. The Mint House, Oxford Centre for Restorative Practice is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation ICIOI registered with the Charity Commission on 15 May 2017. Our constitution is based on the Foundation model constitution forCIOs produced bythe Charity Commission. Our Board ofTrustees met five times in 2021. From April 2021, Board meetingswere preceded by meetings of a research sub-group. The Board combines restorative practitioners, former restorative practice managers, researchers and experienced strategic leaders, bringing diverse experience and insights of what's involved in making restorative practice a day-to-day reality. Trustees also bring skills in trainin& project management, charity governance, partnership, strategy and community development. Newtrustees are recruited usinga mix oftargeted approaches and open advertising. The Board has agreed an appropriate set of policies and procedures to govern our day-to-day activities. The Mint House is grateful to New Road Baptist Church, both for financial contributions and for making a space (The Mint House) available from which to operate when not constrained by the pandemic. Objects and activitles The objectsofthe Mint House are: To promote restorative practices forthe public benefit as a means of resolving conflict and promoting reconciliation. in particular (but not exclusively) in Oxford and the surrounding area by: 111 Promoting and facilitating the use of restorative justice and restorative practices in schools, in the criminal justice system, in the workplace. in faith communities and elsewhere in the community in situationswhere conflict may arise {21 Advancing education and research on restorative practices and the publication of the useful results of that research. Thetrustees have paid due regard to thecharity Commission's guidance on public benefit in carrying out their duties and looking at how best to fulfil these objects.
The Mint House. Oxford Centre for Restorative Practice Mlnt House Wision and Mission Launched in 2015 with the backing of many local partners. The Mint House believes that restorative practice has an important contribution to make to strengthening relationships, preventing conflict and repairing harms caused by crime or conflict. We exist to increase understanding and use of restorative practice in a variety of contexts: education, criminal justice, neighbourhoods and cities, children and families, health and social care, faith communities, and workplaces. We want restorative practice to become a natural partof'how we do things, and work to bring this about by: Using creative approaches to introduce restorative approaches to new audiences supporting groups and organisationsto develop and embed restorative approaches growing a network ofrestorative practice champions and practitionerswho can support each other, and others, to enrich and expand restorative approaches sharing insights from our own and others, research on aspects of restorative practice. A5 we noted in our 2020 report,'The case forrespecrful dialogue and looking at how harm can be repaired has alway5 been compelling. As we face up to the injustices exposed and reinforced by Covid-19, to racial injustice, climate injustice and many other social harms, we think it is needed more than ever.. Achievements and perforniance 2021 saw a step change in ourachievements and performance, reflectingthe appointment in January ofa Communications Officer (Joy Bettlesl. Introducing restorative practice to new audlences We promoted restorative approaches in higher education settings, in particular through introductory training for staff working in higher education. through our involvement in the newly formed neOrk on restorative justice in higher education facilitated by Wanmick University's International Higher Education Academy IWIHEAI. and by distributing 400 packs of Conversation Cards designed to help students get to know each other better. Trainees shared examples ofwherethey planned to applywhatthey had learnt. such as building restorative approaches into a new flat dispute process and using them during investigative interviews. Developed with students, the conversation cards were taken up by five Oxford University colleges and Oxford Brookes. Feedback on the cards was positive, with helpful suggestions made on possible developments ofthe approach, for example helping students getto knowtheir neighbours. We redesigned ourwebsite and grew oursocial media presence, allowing us to better present ourwork and network with others via online spaces. We also posted regularly on our blog.
The Mint House, Oxford Centre for Restorative Practice exploring restorative justice and practice from a range of different angles with resonance for different audiences. Topics covered included forgiveness and restorativejustice. communicating restorative practice. restorative justice and racial justice and using drama to explore restorativejustice. Trustees contributed to the developmentof'just Oxford.. a project by New Road Baptist Church aimed at using restorative approaches to support a morejust approach to homelessness and housing poverty. Supporting groups and organisations to develop and embed restorative approaches As part of our work to support the roll-out of restorative practice across Oxfordshire's children's workforce we hosted 8 reflective practice sessions where colleagues from across the children's workforce shared insights and approaches. Topics explored included= dealing with denial. weaving restorative questioning and concepts into assessment processes and responding restoratively to other professionals. We also trained 99 members ofthe county'schildren'sworkforce, including5 trainers, 18 new practitioners and 31 managers. 10 participants in the early courses shared feedback some weeks later, reporting what had changed for them. All either strongly agreed or agreed that the training had improved their engagement with children and families they worked with. given them skills to manage challenging conversations and helped them feel more confident when there was conflict involving the children and families they worked with. Our training provision gained national recognition with the award the Restorative Justice Council of registered training provider status. Growlng a network of restoratlve prartlce champlons and prartitioners who can support each other, and others, to enrich and expand restorative approaches We hosted 8 online network events on topics ranging from restorative justice and sexual violence to restorative prisons to restorative practice and the climate crisis. Attendance ranged from 19 to 178 perevent (average 711 with more than twice as many registrations and participantsfrom around the globe. In feedback gathered from ourlast4 events, 38% of those respondinggave top marks IlO/IOI for how engagingthey found the eventwhile41% gave a score of8 or 9. Respondents gave similar scores when asked to rate their likelihood of discussing what they had heard with others. They also shared many examples of thingsthey planned to acton, such as: 'To explain what 'Restorative Justice, is and to write a blog about IL to link with organisationsto widen my network and offer insights as an ex-offender by speakingat events where relevanL' '[ want to think more deeply and practically about how to facilitate greater listening to those more impacted by climate change in our community...
The Mint House. Oxford Centre for Restorative Prdctice We also convened informal thematic network5 on Restorative Cities and for communications specialists working in restorative justice. creating spaces for peer support and information exchange. Sharing insight5 from our own and others, research on asperts of restorative practice We used our website and blogto share and signpost evidence in keyareasof restorative practice. We also developed our research agenda. initiated discussions of a research proposal with partners. and collaborated with colleagues at WaiCk University to design a scoping survey of uses and opportunities for restorative justice and practice in higher education settings. In addition, we were pleased to contribute evidence to the newly formed Restorative Justice All Party P3rliamentsryGroup. Flnancial review Our income land associated expenditure) for the delivery of our contracts with Oxfordshire County Council to support the roll-out of restorative practice across the children's workforce increased by nearly 90% in 2021 and continued to form the bulk ofour income. We remain grateful to New Road Baptist Church for their continuing unrestricted donation to our work. The employment of a part-time Communications Officerat the start of2021 also increased our expenditure on charitable activities land associated support costs) while underpinning much of the progress we have been ableto make in the lastyear. The Trustees consider it prudent to hold reserves sufficient to meet at least six months of known commitments. Even having increased ourexpenditure commitments, our resee5 atthe end of2021 exceeded this. We expect our reservesto reduce duringthe course of2022 as we draw on the funding set aside to supportourpaid staff member. A priority for2022 is to diversify our income, including unrestricted income, putting the Mint House on a sustainable footing. Future plans During 2022 we want to continueto grow our network, social media and events programme, promoting understanding and use of restorative justice and practice in diverse contexts. Other plans include: supporting implementation of restorative approaches.through commissioned work, practical initiatives and by expanding our training offer building our research capabilities, contributing to research that enhances understanding of restorative approaches promoting diversity. equity and inclusion as fundamental to restorative justice and practice and to how the Mint House operates generating income from diverse sources and growing oursupport base, ensuringthe Mint House is built on firm foundations.
The Mint House. Oxford Centre for RestoratNe Practice The Mint House is grateful to John Chadwick, ACIS for help in preparing our accounts. John recently retired asTreasurerof New Road Baptist Church and has overtwentyyears, experience in senior financial roles, latterly as Finance and Regulation Director of a plc. The trustees, report was approved by the Board of Trustees Signed IozL
The Mint House. Oxford Centre for Restorative Practice Notes to the financial statements for the period ended 31 December 2021 Accountlng policies Charity information The Mint House, Oxford Centre for Restorative Practice is a charitable incorporated organisation registered withthe Charity Commission for England and Wales. 1.1 Accounttng convention The accounts have been prepared in accordancewiththe charity's conStit¥n, the Charities Act 2011 and "Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland IFRS 1021" issued in October2019. Thecharityisa Public BenefitEntityasdefined byFRS 102. The charity has taken advantage of the provisions in the SORP for charities applying FRS 102 Update Bulletin I not to prepare a Statement of Cash Flows. The accounts have departed from the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 only to the extent required to provide a true and fair view. This departure has involved following the Statement of Recommended Practice for charities applying FRS 102 rather than the version of the Statement of Recommended Practice which is referred to in the Regulations but which has since been withdrawn. The accounts are prepared in sterling, which is the functional currency of the charity. The accounts have been prepared under the historical cost convention. The principal accounting policiesadopted are setoutbelow. 1.2 Goingconcern At the time of approving the accounts, the trustees have a reasonable expectation that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. The trustees arrive at this conclusion having taken into account the impact of the COVID19 pandemic as well as the economic and financial risks that existed prior to the pandemic. Thus, the trustees continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the accounts. 1.3 Charitablefunds Unrestricted funds are available for use at the discretion of the trustees in furtherance of their charitable objectives unless the funds have been designated for other purposes. Restricted funds are subjectto specific conditions by donors asto howthey may be used. 1.4 Incoming resources Income is recognised when the charity is legally entitled to it after any performance conditions have been met, the amounts can be measured reliably. and it is probable that income will be received. Cash donations are recognised on receipt. Other donations are recognised once the charity has been notified of the donation unless performance conditions require deferral of the amount. Income tax recoverable in relation to donation5 received underGift Aid or deeds ofcovenant is recognised atthetime ofthedonation.
The Mint House. Oxford Centre for Restorative Practi 1.5 Resources expended All expenditure is included on an accruals basis and is recognised when there is a legal or constructive obligation to do so. Charitable activities include expenditure associated with meeting its charitable objectives. This includes the cost of grant making, and direct provision of charitable services. 1.6 Cashandcashequlvalents Cash and cash equivalents include cash in hand. deposits held at call with banks, other short-term liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less, and bank overdrafts. Bank overdrafts are shown within borrowings in current liabilities. Basic financial assets Basic financial assets. which include debtors and cash and bank balances, are initially measured at transaction price including transaction costs and are subsequently carried at amortised cost using the effective interest method unless the arrangement constitutes financingtransaction.where the transaction is measured at the present value of the future receipts discounted at a market rate of interest. Financial assets classified as receivable within oneyearare notamortised. Basic financial liabilities Basic financial liabilities, including creditors and bank loans are initially recognised at transaction price unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where the debt instrument is measured atthe present value of the future payments discounted at a market rate of interest. Financial liabilities classified as payable within one year are not amortised. DerLJC.ognition nf financial liabilities Financial liabilities are derecognised when the charity's contractual obligations expire or are discharged or cancelled. Crltlcalaccountln8•Stimat•sand judgements In the application of the charity's accounting policies. the trustees are required to make judgements, estimates and assumptions aboutthe carrying amount ofassets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. The estimates and associated assumptions are based on historical experience and otherfactorsthatare considered to be relevant. Actual results maydiffer from theseestimates. Theestimates and underlyingassumptionsare reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognised in the period in which the estimate is revised where the revision affects only that period. or in the period of the revision and future periods where the revision affects both current and future periods. Grants and Donations Totsls Donations New Road Baptistchurth Other 3,(lJ). 41& i(m. 414.wj Tota15 3.414.8J No donations in 203)wtTÈforrestiictÈd purposes.
The Mint House, Oxford Centre for Restoratbve Practice To$ To¢•ls Chariiable Ariltte$ Network EventsandTralning Oxford5hlre County Counol 87484 9.Th.59 874 84 9,.59 5.136.64 Totals IQ58L43 10 58L43 There wa5no incOw from re5trirted xtivitiesin l)XJ 5. Charitable activities Charitable expen(liture Support and BoVerTranstsISee 61 15.49165 &86LIA IY)3.97 LIC8. 22,351.79 3,61103 4,993.17 ¥4.94 Total chatable activltie5 17.934.62 7,9XIII Expendlture on chèrftable actIvle$ Sn 3)3Jwaslrorn umrstrtcied funds. 6. Support ¢o#i Support Costs Restoratl¥e Justlce Couniil Fees Projertand Publicity Matsri•ls Infomafjon Commlssloner Reostratron Insuran Squèrespace Secure Emall Goo8lt-sui¢e & Zoty Stsff Ov•rh•ad Costs 72&LW 322.48 34184 Lif20.56 413 375.1 479.$0 10.74 241 15L53 349.33 21865 66.42 22,03 225.96 .C6 774.21 3Q92 326.04 ¥117.13 249.52 Governance Costs Totsi Su ort •nd Govemèn¢e Costs i.C6 All 5UPPOrtC05ts1n XIZOwereallocated to nStricted funds. 7. Trustees None of the trustees reiVed any remuneration from the charity. No unre5tritted donations were receTrved from trustees during this period. 8. Employees There was I part time employee during the period12020- none) io