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.

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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..

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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&

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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

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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 2￿5 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 AC￿pted 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.
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SK Dexte
Independent Examiner
Grove. Oxfordshire OX12 7HT

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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 C￿6￿￿kn. 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.

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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.
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