The Mint House
OXFORD CENTRE FOR RESTORATIVE PRACTICE
Annual report and accounts
forthe yearended 31 December2025
Charity Registration No. 1173037

The Mint House, Oxford Centre for Restorative Prattice
Reference and Administrative Inforniatlon
Trustees
Dr Rosemary Chadwick (Chair)
Revd. Dr Myra Blyth
Mr. Geoff Emerson {resigned 8 May 2025)
Revd. Jon Keyworth
Mr. Steven Lee {appointed 11 September 2025)
Dr Matthew Mills (resigned 17 November 2025)
Mrs. Christine Plews
Dr Kathryn Rowsell
Revd. Professor Michael Taylor (appointed 13 March 2025)
Mr. Peterwallis
Charftynumber
1173037
Address of prindpal office
The Mint House
c/0 New Road Baptist Church
Oxford
OXI ILQ

The Mint House. Oxford Centre for Restorative Practi
Trustees, Report forthe year ended 31 December2025
Structure> governance and management
The trustees presenttheir report and accounts forthe year ended 31 December2025.
The Mint House, Oxford Centre for Restorative Prattice ('The Mint House,) is a Charitable
Incorporated Organisation (CIO) registered with the Charity Commission on 15 May 2017.
Our constitution is based on the Foundation model constitution for CIOS produced by the
Charity Commission.
Trustees met every two months during the year. The Board brings together restorative
practitioners, managers, researchers, and strategic leaders, offering diverse insights into
embedding restorative practice in daily life. Trustees also contribute expertise in trainin&
project management. charity governance, finance, partnership. strategy, community
development and income generation. New trustees are recruited through a combination of
targeted approaches and open advertising.
The Board has established policies and procedures to govern day-to-day operations.
Trustees regularly review the major risks facing the Mint House and consider appropriate
mitigation measures. The trustees also continue to review safeguarding arrangements to
ensure that all activities involving children, young people and vulnerable adults are
delivered safely and responsibly.
We are grateful to New Road Baptist Church for their financial support and for providing
space (The Mint House) for meetings and events.
Objects and activities
The objects of the Mint House are:
To promote restorative practices for the public benefit as a means of resolving conflict and
promoting reconciliation, in particular (but not exclusively) in Oxford and the surrounding
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 communities and
elsewhere in the community in situations where conflict may arise.
advancingeducation 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 outtheirduties and looking at how best to fulfil these objects.

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Mlnt House Wislon and Misslon
The Mint House was founded by partners in and around Oxford who recognized the power
of restorative practice in nurturing and repairing relationships, bridging divides and
repairing harms caused by crime and confli¢ and who resolved to work together to
promote its wider use. We want restorative principles and practices to become part of
everyday life, enriching all our lives through greater mutual understandin& We work
toward5 this through:
communications and events that introduce restorative practice to new audiences
and explore its application in different contex
training and support to help groups and organisations develop restorative
approaches.
advancing and sharing leaming on aspects of restorative practice.
'on the ground, initiatives demonstrating the difference restorative justice and
practice can make to creatin& maintsiningand repairing relationships.
Achlevements and perlorniance
Communicatlons and Events
Onllne network events
In 2025 we held seven online network events together involving 366 participants, a 66%
increase compared with 2024. Sessions explored the uses and value of listening circles,
trauma-informed restorative practices and approaches to embedding restorative practices.
Participants also heard perspectivesand leamingfrom around thewortd, includingAustralia
and Singapore.
89% of the 64 participants who provided feedback rated their likelih¢)od of sharing whatthey
had heard with others as eight or more out of 10. The quotstions below illustrate some of
the follow-up actions participants planned to tske:
Inspired to think abouthow I con offer oll daycircles on healing to mylocal community.
Iplan to explore the use of listening circles more within my working practi￿.
Stepping back from l)eing the 'fixer' role.
Being more intentionalin highlighting andnaming trauma informedapproaches and what
children andyoung people need when working in schools...
Several soundbites that will fom) the basis of some staff training/sharing.' "Curious not
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Workshops
Four slightly longer online workshops, involving 177 participants in totsl, explored the role
of restorative practice in safeguarding, art and design-based approaches within restorative
practice, and ways of recognising and respondingto power dynamics and unconscious bias
in restorative justice and practice.
82% of the 79 attendees who provided feedback rated these workshops as very relevant.
Below are some examples of learningthat participants planned to act on:
Iplan to acton incorporating arts-basedRJ with the participants I work with, especiallythe
youth that find it difficult to express themselves through words.
Doing art ond ortivity alongside people.
I will definitely be sharing with colleagues the importance of thinking... al)out the quality
of restorative dialogue when faced with a safeguarding disclosure.
The importance of preparing yourself so thot when a disclosure happens you can really
truly listen ondsupport
To be aware of my power. I would never have thought of that as power is not my agenda.
But the fact it may be implied wos thoughtprovoking.
It has given me a framework to considerpower when organizing [restorotive] conferences.
Seek feedback andhelp in identifying and managing mybioses.
Openlyreflect on potential biases in cose discussion.
Conference
Over 50 people from diverse sectors came together for our one-day online conference on
becoming a relational and restorative organization, again with high ratings from participants
fortheir likelihood of sharing whatthey had heard with others.
In-person events
Online sessions were interspersed with in-person events. Thanks go to Oxford's Maison
FranGaise for hosting a film screening of Rebecca Abrams, compelling playAII of Us, and to
St Antony's College for helping us mark Restorative Justice Week with a networking
reception for local contacts interested in orworkingto grow restorative practice. This year
the reception was preceded by a thought-provoking lecture by DrJon Reid on the role of
compassion in education.
2025 also saw our first full cycle of seasonal restorative practice in nature listening circles
hosted by the Oxford Urban Wildlife Group in the wonderful calming setting of Boundary
Brook Nature Reserve.
Networks andpartnerships
Network-building and support continued to form an important aspect of our work,
supporting peer learnin& collaboration and the amplification of shared messages.

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We continued to convene two infomial networks: one on UK Restorative Communities and
another for communications colleagues across restorative justice and restorative practice
organisations.
With support from the Sir Halley Stewart Trus¢ we began exploring interest in a Churches
Restorative Practice Network. A launch event in November 2025 was attended by 54 people,
representing a broad range of church traditions, roles, and experience level
Participants, feedback highlighted strong interest in training and skills-sharin& access to
sources, and opportunities for peer supporL There was also enthusiasm for exploring new
ideas and accessing restorative facilitstion.
Communkadons
Our presence on Linkedln, our main social media presence, increased by37%, with similar
growth in ouremail mailing lisL
Training and Support
We delivered nine training courses during the year, involving 118 participants. This
represents a decrease compared with 2024, when participation was boosted by several
waves of training delivered for colleagues in the forensic mental health seNlce.
Participants included colleagues from Oxfordshire's children's workforce. colleagues tsking
part in Oxfordshire's Relational Schools Programme and staff at an Oxford primary school
for whom we delivered bespoke trainin&
We expanded our work with homelessness services, deliveringtraining for staff at Homeless
Oxfordshire and Oxford Citys Out of Hospitsl Care team, which supports people
experiencing homelessness as they leave hospital.
All 53 County Council colleagues who provided feedback said they would highly recommend
the trainin& 77% reported that they expected to use the leaming every day in their work,
with the remainder expectingto use it'fairly often.,
When asked whatthey intended to do differently, many colleagues spoke abouttsking more
time to listen, resistingthe instinct to rush in and fix problems. and paying closer attention
to unmet need& The quotstions below illustrate these reflection&
Incorporote more active listening when supporting service users to come to a solution,
rather thon trying to assist in the ideas around decision making forsolution&
Think about unmet need5 a lotmore.
Be more present and mlndful of people's feelings and how those feelings impact on their
needs.
We retained our registered training provider status with the Restorative Justice Council
(RJC) and secured specific course accreditation for our restorative practitioner training

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course. During the year, our Training and Projects Officer led work to refresh course
materials, strengthen quality assurance processes. and develop new training offers.
Advancing and Sharing Learning
Early in 2025 we completed the online publication of our series of 12 reflection aids for
restorative leaders under the banner of Humility ond Hope. Distilling learning from our
earlier research and practice dialogues. the aids are designed to act as prompts and
sources of encouragement for those seeking to embed restorative approaches within
their organisations. An event in March 2025 gave participants the opportunity to
interrogate the reflection aids and contribute their own insights. We hope to build on
this work further in 2026.
We shared insights from our project piloting use of restorative practice in supported
housing for people experiencing homelessness atthe South East Homeless Forum. We also
contributed a chapter to an upcoming publication on whole-system approaches to
restorativejustice, helpingto share our learningwith a wider audience.
(On the ground, initiatives
Oursupported housing pilot ended in March 2025. The projectyielded much learning about
both the opportunities and challenges of work in this area. We spenttime reflecting on the
learning and next steps with partners in the city council and in Oxfordshire's Lived
Experience Advisory Forum. A new phase of work will resume in 2026, made possible by
support from the Rough Sleeping and Homelessness Initiatives Grant Scheme.
In an important and welcome development, we began collaborating with Oxfordshire
Probation Unit to strengthen the role of restorative justice in the Unit's work. Between July
and November 2025, our team of associate facilitstors explored openness to restorative
justice among 17 people on probation. all of whom were prolific offenders.
The pilot has been temporarily paused due to other pressures on the probation service.
However, two restorative meetings have taken place to date. In several other cases the
person on probation expressed remorse, and there are promising prospects of several cases
progressing once the work resumes.
Alongside this, a parallel strand of work is exploring how restorative practice can be
integrated into sentence planning.
We were delighted to receive fundingfrom Awards forAII fora year-long project designed to
introduce restorative justice and prattice to new, and more diverse, audiences through a
mixoftsstertrainin& listeningcircles and storytellingsessionsdelivered in conjunction with
local community partners. Planning forthis work began. with delivery due to stsrt in 2026.

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Flnanclal Revlew
Our income increased by £32203 (64%) compared to 2024. largely due to the securing of
substsntial restricted funds towards the end of the year, where expenditure will be incurred
in 2026.
Restricted grants and donations increased to £42297. Together with restricted charitsble
income of £3.772, this funding will enable delivery of initiatives in supported housing,
criminal justice, churches and community settings as well a5 SUPPOrting the wider
dissemination of restorative prattice and subsidisingtrainingforthosewithoutthefinancial
means to participate. We are grateful to all those listed in Note 7 to the accounts who have
provided this fundin&
Unrestricted income remained stron& despite the completion of the major contract in 2024
for the delivery of training to the forensic mentsl health service. Training for Oxfordshire
County Council staff continued at similar trevels to the previous year and we saw significant
growth in non-contract training and other awareness raising attivities, including our
successful second conference.
Overall expenditure fell by £3,171 (6%). largely due to lower levels of restricted expenditure
compared with 2024. As noted above, a substantial increase in restricted expenditure is
expected in 2026.
The overall surplus fortheyear (£30.051) was entirely attributsbletothetiming of receipt of
restricted funds, and restricted reserves increased to £39.997. Unrestritted activities
incurred a deficit of £3.310 (2024 - surplus of £5,512) and unrestricted reserves fell back to
£15,238, still £2,202 (17%) higher than at the start of 2024.
The Trustees consider it prudent to hold unrestricted reserves sufficient to meet at least six
month5 of known commitments not funded through secured restricted funds. Trustees
calculate this to require £14,156 to be held as unrestricted reserve& At the end of 2025 there
was a margin of £1.082 (8%) above this requirement
Trustees, Staff and Associatss
We were glad to welcome Steven Lee as our newtreasurer. We also acknowledge with thanks
the dedication and skill brought to our work by our two part-time staff members and the
support provided by our growing team of associate trainers, facilitstors and volunteers.
Future Plans
2026 will be an importantyearforThe Mint House. Recentfundingsuccesses mean we begin
the year with our largest ever portfolio of 'on the ground, initiatives. We welcome the
opportunity this brings to strengthen relationships with local partners and to demonstrate
restorative justice and practice in action. Making the greatest possible difference through
these projects, while leaming from partners about what works best for them, will be key
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We plan to develop training and support for new audiences, forge new collaborations, and
further grow the Churches Restorative Practice Network. We also hope to raise the profile of
environmental restorativejustice and explore its Potential more fully.
Succession planning will be another focus. In line with our constitution, three of our
founding twstees will step down from the Board mid-year, with the final founding trustee
(and current Chair) due to stand down in May 2027. We will recruit new trustees and work
closely with them to ensure a smooth transition.
Alongside this, we will continue to strengthen our capacity and infrastructure, develop
income from a diverse range of sources, and maintsin the profile and reputstion of The Mint
House.
The trustees, report was approved by the Board of Trustees
Signed ............
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Independent Examinerfs report to the trustees of The Mint House, Oxford Centre for
Restorative Practice
I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the financial statements of
The Mint House, Oxford Centre for Restorative Practice forthe year ended 31
December 2025 set out on pages 10 to 15.
Respectlve responslbilltles of the charfty's trustees and the Examiner
As the trustees of the charity, you are responsible for the preparation of the
accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (the
2011 Act).
I report in respectof my examination of the charitVs financial statements carried
out undersection 145 of the 2011 ACL I have followed all the applicable
Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011
ACL
Basis of Independent Examiner'5 report
Your attention is drawn to the fact that the charity has prepared financial
statements in accordance with the Financial Reportingstandard applicable in
the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) in preference to theAccounting and
Reporting by Charities Ststement of Recommended Practice issued on l April
2005 which is referred to in the extant regulations but has now been withdrawn.
l understand thatthis has been done in orderforfinancial ststements to provide
a true and fair view in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Practice
effettive for reporting periods beginning on orafter l January 2015.
I have completed my examination. I confimi that no material matters have come
to my attention in connection with examination giving me cause to believe thaL.
accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by
section 130 of the 2011 Act; or
the financial ststements do not accord with such records. or
the financial statements do not comply with the applicable requirements
concerningthe fonn and content of accounts set out in the Charitie (Accounts
and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts
give a true and fairview which is not a matter considered as part of an
independent examination.
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection wlth the examination
t which attention should be drawn in this report in orderto enable a proper understsnding of
e fina
ial statements to be reac
SK Dexter
Independent Examiner
Grove. Oxft)rdshire OX12 7HT
May 2026

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Notes to the financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2025
Accounting policies
Charity informatlon
The Mint House, Oxford Centre for Restorative Practice is a charitsble incorporated
organisation registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales.
1.1 Accounting convention
The accounts have been prepared in accordancewith thecharity'sconsbtrthn, thecharities
Act 2011 and "Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Ststement of Recommended
Practice applicable to charities preparingtheir accounts in accordance with the Financial
Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102)" issued in
October 2019. The charity isa Public Benefit Entityas defined by FRS 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 Flow5.
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 butwhich 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
accountingpoliciesadopted aresetoutbelow.
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 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 adoptthe goingconcern basisof accounting in preparingtheaccounts.
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 how they 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 donations received under GiftAid 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 obligatlon to do so.
Charitable activlties include expenditure associated with meeting its charitsble objectives.
This includes the cost of grant makin& and direct provision of charitable services.
1.6 Cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents include cash in hand, deposits held at call with banks. other
short-term liquid investments with orig5nal 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
flnancingtransaction,wherethetransaction is measured atthe presentvalue of the future
receipts discounted at a market rate of interesL Financial assets classified as receivable
within one yearare notamortised.
Basic financial liabilities
Basic financial liabilities, including creditors and bank loans are initially recognised at
transaction price unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transactlon. where the
debt instrument is measured atthe present value of the future payments discounted at a
market rate of interesL Financial liabilities cla55ified as payable wlthin one year are not
amortised.
Derecognition of financial liabilities
Financlal liabilities are derecognised when the charitys contractual obligations expire or
are discharged or cancelled.
Critlcalaccountingestimatesand judgements
In the application of the charitVs accounting policies, the trustees are required to make
judgements. estimatesand assumptionsaboutthe carryingamountof assets 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
relevanLActual results may differfrom these estimates.
The estimates and underlyingassumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basi& 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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Totals
Grants and
Grants
New Road Bapttstchurth
Oxford atycounol
National Lottery IAwardsforAII)
Sir Haileystewart
Marion Stevenson
BeechlngTwst
South￿1 Trust
CumberFamilyTrust
stanton Ballard Charitsb1eTn￿t
t*)nati0ft5 New Road Baptist Churth
Big ￿ve Christmaschallenge
Other
1497
Totsls
£&(XXl of grants and donatlons In 2J)24were forrÈstrided wrpose&
Network Events andTralnln8
(lulz Sheets and Other Fundralsing
Oxfordshire County Counul
Oxford Health
Conferen
Non ContractTrainln8
Hl8her Education
Mlnistryof Justi
Dorls Fleld Trust
3,924
3,924
14A70
14.470
L392
14.914
3.272
3,2n
Totals
5. E4sendlture on Charftable A￿leS
Charitable expendlture
37.￿
53.111
Support and governan￿ costs (see note 6)
Total cha￿table activitiès
Expenditure on charltsble xUYlties in 3)24induded £14835from ￿s￿l￿e￿ fund&
6. Support and Govqrnance costs
Support Costs
Restoratlve just1￿ Coundl Fees
Prolectand Publicity Materials
Information Commissioner Reglstratton & Ceschecks
Insunnte
squa￿Spa￿ and Secure Email
GOo￿e-SU1te and Zoom
stsff Overhead Costs
357
315
192
Governance Costs
Total Su
ort and Governancè Costs
Supportcosts In 3)241nduded £728allcKated to rertdLted fund>
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7. An*￿$•1 R*ktod Funds
Balance
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4550
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39,gJ7
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The purposesof all otherRe51rfLted Funts* Shown In thetzble above.
Restrltted expendltsre Indudesthe (ostofiiTh* Incuned tyemplty*es bwd on thelractsol enW(rffl*nt(osts
8. Trnstees
None of the trustees received any remuneration from the charity. Donations totallng £1.400 were
received from two trustees duringthe year. A further £450 was received from related partles.
9. Employ••s
There were two part-time employees during the period (2024- two).
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