The Mint House OXFORD CENTRE FOR RESTORATIVE PRACTICE Annual report and accounts forthe year l January- 31 December 2023 Charity Registration No. 1173037
The Mint House. Oxford Centre for Restorative Practice Reference and Administrative Infomiation Truste•s Dr Rosemarychadwick (Chairl Revd Dr Myra Blyth Mr Geoff Emerson Ms Rabab Hakel Revd Jon Keyworth Dr Matthew Mills Mrs Christine Plews (appointed 11 January 2024) Dr Kathryn Rowsell Revd Professor Michael Taylor (resigned 8 March 2024) Mr Peter Wallis Charity number 1173037 Address of principal office The Mint House c/0 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 2023 Structure* governante and management The trustees present their report and accounts for the year ended 31 December 2023. The Mint House, Oxford Centre for Restorative Practice is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) registered with the Charity Commission on 15 May 2017. Our constitution is based on the Foundation model constitution forCIOs produced bythe Charitycommission. Trustees met bi-monthly in 2023. 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, finance, partnership, strategy and community developmenL New trustees are recruited using a mix of targeted approaches and open advertising. The Board has agreed an appropriate set of policies and procedures to govern our day-to-day activities. Trustees have also assessed the major risks to which the Mint House is exposed and considered howthesecan be mitigated. The Mint House is grateful to New Road Baptist Church, both forfinancial contributions and for making a space (The Mint House) available forface-to-face meetings as needed. Object$ and artivltl The objects ofthe Mint House are: To promote restorative practices for the public benefit as a means of sOlvIng conflict and promoting reconciliation, in particular (but not exclusively) in Oxford and the surroundin8 area by: promoting and facilitating the use of restorative justice and restorative practices in schools. in the criminal justice system, in the workplace, in faith communitie5 and elsewhere in the community in sltuationswhere conflict may arise. advancing education and research on restorative practices and the publication of the useful results of that research. The trustees have paid due regard to the Charity 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 Practke Mlnt House Vlsion and Mission The Mint House was fomed by partners across Oxford and the wider county. These partners came from different backgrounds (probation, youth justice, academia and morel but were united in wantingto grow understanding and useof restorativejustice and practice as a means ofhelping peopleand communitiesfeel betterconnected toeachother, managedisagreement well and repair the damage caused by crime and conflicL Partners agreed that we could do this better ifwe worked together. We work to grow understanding and use of restorativejustice and practice through: communicatlons and events aimed at introducing restorative practice to new audiencesand exploringwhat it means in differentcontexts. training and supportto help groups and organisation5 develop restoratlve approaches. advancing and sharing learning on aspects of restorative practice. 'on the ground, initiatives demonstratingthe difference restorativejustice and practice can make to creating, malntaining and restoring positive relationships. A particular concern isto ensu that restorative practice becomes embedded in the culture of our communities and organisations, reaching the point where it is used consistently and sustainably and seen as a natural part of 'how we do things round here, rather than bein8 treated as an'add on. or seen as the preserve ofa few committed individuals. Achlevements •nd perforni•nc• Communlcatlon$ and events In 2023 we held four onllne events. In all Involving 181 partlcipants, exploring recent developments and 'what next. for restorative justice and practice in a range of settings (prisons, policingand the NHS) and leamingfrom Norfolk's useofrestorativeapproache5 over almost two decades. We also ran a second online conference on the theme of Communicating restorative justice andprartice. 84% of the 68 event participants giving feedback gave a score of 8 out of 10 or more for their likelihood ofsharingwhatthey had heard with others. Participantsalsoshared manyexamples of things they planned to take away and act on, as these examples from the conference feedback illustrate. 'ltre taken owoy lots of plans to start Co-creation Gnd co-produrtion to make Restorotive Justice more accessible and useful to the groups, communities, people I work with., 'Different WO to communicote with the medio.. 'Different way5 to introlvepeople within RP with communications difficulties.. 'Identifying more odvocates and utslising theircontoctsl. 'Ideas how to handlegatekeepers..
The Mint House, Oxford Centre for Restorative Practite 41 participants attended our online workshop on Restorative Justice and unconsciou5 biases, again sharing many examples of things they planned to do a5 a result, such as developing support materials. creating intentional space to think about unconscious biases in group supervisions and 'slowing down to think about the assumptions Imake oboutpeople., Our Communicatlons and Development Officer Joy Bettles teamed up with North American colleagues Drs Crystena Parker-shandal, Justine Andreu Darling and Lindsey Pointer to produce a series of podcasts on 'Restorative Parenting,. with online space created subsequently to explore aspects ofthis topic. Our social media presence and network mailing list continued to grow, with particular increases on Facebook and Linkedin. As in previous years, we worked with other restorative organisations to amplify each otherfs messages and explore the most effective ways of communlcating restorative justice and practice. Tralnlng and support We continued to offer training for colleagues in Oxfordshire's children's workforce, engaging 80 staff members in introductory. practitioner training and managers, training and with opportunities to reflect on practice via a community of support and practice. Feedback from participants captured ways they felt the training would enhance their practice. as these examples illustrate. 'Be more mindful to take my time to listen ondunderstondpeople s needs ond allow them to toke ownership of whot will help them move forword.. 'Listen more octively, ask differentquest1(s, trustin fomilies'ability to create thelrown solutions. Introductory training for members of Oxfordshire's Lived Experience Advisory Forum ILEAFI- a group of people with lived experience of homelessness - paved the way for a 2024 pilot initiative aimed lamongst other things) at reducing evictions of former rough sleepers from supported accommodation. Thanks are due to funders including Oxford City Council, Oxfordshire Community Foundation, Oxfordshire County Council, the F¥e Charitable Settlementand New Road Baptist Church fortheirsupportforthis initiative. In anothersignificant development, weworked with colleagues in Oxford Health NHS Trustto deliver restorative practitioner training for the first of five cohorts from the Forensic Mental Health Service. Evaluation of this initiative is usingthe Kirkpatrick Evaluation Model to explore how participants responded to the trainin& what they leamvhow their skills improved, what this means for their behaviours and benefits experienced by the organisation. We await the findings with great interest. We again retained our status as an accredited training provider with the Restorative Justice Council. Thanks are due to our team of associate trainers for all their work in nurturing restorative practice skilts and understandin&
The Mint House. Oxford Centre for Restoratrrfe Prart Advancing and sharfng learning We think there is much to be learned from colleagues within oursectorand beyond aboutthe challenges and creative opportunities for embedding restorative practice, and so were grateful and delighted to receive funding from the Westhill Endowrnent for a series of research and practice dialogues exploring this topic. The first two dialogues took place in November 2023. when 20 people met together to explore whavs involved in embedding restorative practice in organisations, looking in particular at the role of organisational culture change, leadership, systems change and organisational design. Some participants were highly familiar wlth restorative practice from roles as practitioners, leaders. trainers and researchers. Others came new to this area but instead brought expertise in areas including culture change. systems change and leadershipdevelopment. This madeforrich learning, findingsfrom which we look forward to sharing in the months ahead. Flnandal revlew Our income rose by 169% compared to 2022, largely due to securing a number of restricted grantsfrom thewesthill Endowment,Oxford5hireCommunity Foundation,Oxford Citycouncil and the Pyae Charitable Settlement with a combined value of £24,125 and also reflecting the commencement of training for Oxford Health, increased training delivery for Oxfordshire County Council and how that training was phased. We remain grateful to New Road Baptist Church for their continuing unrestricted donation to our work, this year supplemented by generousdonations from individualsand from the BarnsburyTrust. Our overall expenditure rose by a lesser amount179%1 mainly due to the phaslng of key projects for which restricted funding is in place. We again reduced the net deficit on unrestricted funds. During2023we benefited from business planningsupport, helping us map out our trajectory to achieving self-sufflclency while also growlng our paid capacity. The Trustees consider it prudent to hold unrestricted reserves sufficient to meet at least six months of known commitments. Substantial grants received in 2023 have boosted restricted reserves for projects to be delivered in 2024 and into 2025. Our current unrestricted reserves equate to 5Y2 months of budgeted fixed costs in 2024, marginally below our restricted reserves policy. Future plans Priorities for 2024 include: ensuring5uccessful implementation of the pilot projects testing the impact of restorative practice in supported accommodation and in forensic mental health; concluding our second Set of research and practice dialogues looking at the role of communities in embedding restorative practice. and sharing the learning from both sets of dialogues. We reco8nize that success depends on our being financially sustainable, growing our delivery capacity and partnering with others to realise our vision of restorative communitiesand agencii
The Mint House. Oxford Centre for Restorntive Prarti The trustees, report was approved by the Board of Trustees Signed........... Independent Examlnerfs report to the trustees of The Mint House, Oxford Centre for fte5torati¥e Prartlce I report to the charity trustees on my examlnation of the flnancial Statements of The Mint House, Oxford Centre for Restorative Practice for the year ended 31 December 2023 set out on pages 7 to 12. Respectlve responslbllftles of the ¢harWs trustees and the Exarnlner As the trusiees of the charity, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requlrements of the Charitles Art 2011 (the 2011 Act). I report in respect of my examination of the charitrfs financial statements carrled out under sectlon 145 of the 2011 Act. I have followed all the applicable Dirertlons 8iven by the Charity Commlsslon under sectlon 14515llbl of the 2011 Act. Basls of Independent ExamSnerfs report Your attention Is drawn to the fact that the charlty has prepared financlal statements In accordance wlth the Flnancial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland IFRS 1021 In preference to the Accounting and Reporting by Charltles Statement of Recommended Practlce Issued on l April 25 which is referred to In the extant re8ulations but has now been wlthdrawn. l understand that this has been done in order for financial statements to provide a true and fair view In accordance with Generally ACpted Accountin8 Practlce effectlve for reportin8 periods beginnlng on orafter l January 2015. I have completed my examination. I confim that no material matters have come to my attention in connectlon wlth examination giving me cause to believe that: accounting records We not kept in respect of the charity as required by sectlon 130 of the 2011 Act; or the flnanclal statements do not accord with such records; or the financial ststements do not compty with the applicable requirements concernin8 the form and content of accounts set out in the Charity {Accounts and Reports} Regulation5 2fX)8 other than any requirement that the accounts give a true and falr vlew which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. have n hich a Inancia concems ention sh stateme nd have come ac other matters in connection wlth the examination to Idbed In this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the reached. SK Dexte Independent Examiner Grove. Oxfordshire OX12 7HT
The Mint House. Oxford Centre for Restordtr¥e PractKe Notes to the financlal statements forthe perlod ended 31 December 2023 Accountlng policies Charty informatio The Mint House, Oxford Centre for Restorative Practice is a charitable incorporated organisation registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. 1.1 Accountlng convention Theaccounts have been prepared in accordancewiththecharity's C6kn. thecharities Act 2011 and "Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparingtheir accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland IFRS 1021. issued in October 2019. Thecharity is a Public Benefit Entity as defined by FRS 102. The charity has taken advantsge of the provisions in the SORP forcharities applying FRS 102 Update Bulletin I notto 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 followlng the Statement of Recommended Practice for charitle5 applying FRS 102 rather than the verslon of the Statement of Recommended Practlce whlch Is referred to in the Regulations but which has since been withdrawn. The accountsare prepared in sterling,which isthefunctionalcurrencyofthecharity. The accounts have been prepared under the hlstorlcal cost convention. The principal accountingpolicies adopted aresetoutbelow. 1.2 Golngconcern At the time of approving the accounts, the trustees have a reasonable expectatlon that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. The trustees arrive at this conclusion based on the current income pipeline and the economic and financial risks that existed at the time of signing the accounts. Thus, the trustees continue to adopt thegoing concern basis of accounting in preparlngthe accounts. 1.3 Ch•ritsblefundJ 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 subject to specific conditions by donots as to how they may be used. 1.4 Incomlng resources Income is recogni5ed when the charity is legally entttled to It after any perforniance conditions have been met, theamounts can be measured reliably, and it 15 probable that income will be received. Cash donations are recognised on receipL Other donations are recognised once the charity has been notified of the donation unless performance conditions require deferral ofthe amount. Income tax recoverable in relation to donationsreceived underGiftAid or deeds of covenant is recognised atthe time of thedonation.
The Mint House. Oxford Centre for Restorative Practice 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 charitablÈ objectives. This includes the cost of grant makin& and direct provision of charitable services. 1.6 Cash andcashequivalents Cash and cash equivalents include cash in hand, deposlts 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 a financingtransaction, wherethetransaction is measured at the present value of the future receipts discounted at a market rate of Interest. Financial assets classified as receivable withinoneyeararenotamortlsed. Basic financial liabilities Basic financial liabilities, including credStors and bank loans are Initially recognised at transactlon 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 withln one year are not amortlsed. Derecognition of flnancial liabilities Financlal liabilities are derecognised when the charity's contrattual obligations expire or are discharged or cancelled. Crltic•l•ccountln8•Stlm•t•sandJudgements In the application of the charity's accounting policies, the trustees are required to make judgements,estimatesandassumptionsaboutthecarryingamountofa55etsand liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. The estimate5 and associated assumptions are based on historical experience and otherfactorsthatareconsidered to be relevant.Actual results maydifferfrom theseestimates. The estimates and underlying assumptions are 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. io
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