Date: 0310412024 rime: 11.'31'.31 The Romani Foundation Profit and Loss From: Month I, Januaiy 2023 Month 12, December 2023 Chart of Accounts: Default Layout of Accounts IPARTIALI Period Year to Date Sales Donations Gianrs other Income 1,786.39 8,0(K).(10 50.00 1,786.39 8,000.00 50.00 9.836.39 9.836.39 Purchases Charitable Expendittjre - Grants Payable Cosl of Chantable ActiviLies 1,135.00 42.50 1, 135.00 42.50 1,177.50 1.177.50 Dlrert Expenses Cost of Fund Gerheratson - Fund Raisi 19.96 19.% 19.96 19.96 Gross Profitl{Loss): Overheads 8.638.93 8,638.93 Suppoil Costs - Rent and Rates Support Losts - Travelling Expp.nses Support Costs - Printing and Statlonery Support Costs - ToEephone and Cornputer Support Costs - Mainteiiance Supp¢)rl Costs- General Expenses Managen)ent & Adtnin - Bank Charyes and Management & Admin - Gross Wages Management & - Profesonal Fees 826.68 9.00 237.94 2,253.76 382.10 1,367.83 (60,001 3,320.00 280.00 826.68 237.94 2.253.76 382.10 1,367.83 160.001 3,320.CH) 280.00 8,617.31 8,617.31 Net Profrtl(Loss>: 21.62 21.62
Annual Repori for Small Non£ompany Charity- Year lo December 2023 Charity Name .' The Rom3ni Foundalion Registration Number = 1181483 Address '. Sunnybank Farm. Whiiehall Road Easl. Birkenshaw, Wesl Yorkshire, BD11 2LL Trustees . Mrs Julie Romani Mis Jenna Rornani Miss Chloe Arnold Mrs Elizabeth Hawood Overview of the Year . CHARITY COMMISSION - ANNUAL REPORT 2023 The Romani Foundation (Help For Dependency) is dedicated lo helping Ihose experiencing dependency or addiction, Ihpir family and friends - helping to beat dependency and addiction by Improving their mentallemotional health and wellbeing. By providing information and help lo better understand substance use, addictiva disorders. dependcncy and addiclion. we hope that you will be able to make better lifeslyle choices and get the iighl help. The Romani Foundation oporales from Ihe founderslCEO's homeloffice and comprises a CEO. PA and a Budrd of four Iruslees. Family members and close friends voluniÈÈr their lime lo help and sUPPOrt the day lo day operalion ol The Romani Foundation. The FounderlCEO has supported the Charily linancially via charitable conlribulions from her business enterprises and will conlinue lo do so. Dudng 2023. The Rornani Foundation was successful in attaining Iwo micro- grants from The Community Lollery Fund and The Give Bradford Fund lor two very different projects. Bolh projects have also received contributions from our CEO This grant was reccivcd in April 202J to facilitate the development ol a FREE online Service via our Help for Dependency website that signposts children, youn9 people, adulls and their lamilies and friends. The information is accessed on a regional basis and covers the whole of the UK. Information is nol only accessed via counlylarea but is further calegorised into the categories ol Alcohol. Allernalive Therapies, Behavioral AddictlDn. Counselling. Drugs. Friends and Family, Gambling. HomelesslHousinq, Ment31 Health, Online Support, Other, Recovery.Recovery Groups, Resldential Rehab and Suicide Prevenlion.
htlps".Ilwww.helplordependency.co,uk/servicsearch/ The Romani Foundation has worked closely with its website providers to develop this onllne provision. 11 has also Ènabled interactions with partners. visils to other charities and the formulation of important connections wiihin the field of addiction/dependency and their associaled issues. io gain relevani information to bè published. As part of the process The Romani Foundation has also been approached by some inlefnalional charitable organisations who offer help and suppofl in the UK. The Give Bradford Fund - Art Thera Pro ect Thi8 giant was received in June 2023 10 Idenlify the need in Bradford for an to be introduced as part of ihe recovery mechanism for thoave rccovering from substance use disofders. addictive behaviours and associated mental heaiih issues. As parl of ihe process The Roinani Foundation has worked closely wilh ihe olher local Communily orgdnisaiions (o esiablish a¢¢ess to people in recovery who may v4anl lo lake pari in Ihis Irail projeci, To facilitate the project The Romani Foundation engaged a fully qualified Art Psycholherapist who has produced a six week prograin lo be delivered in conjunction with a local ¢harity for approximately 12 Llienls. This will commence in February 2024. *tr* Through its associalion with Give Bradford. The Romani Foundation has succeeded in becomin9 more embedded in local community organisationlservices., which up lo this year has proved difficult. Making some greal conneclions and fovndaiions io better work In the local area with new partners. BCB loeal radio also invited The Romani Foundation lo promote fts projects and charity during its live community broadcast. During the Aulumn period work Commenced on rewriting the educational material that supports thc films previously madc . Initially, starting with the cannabis lesson plan,. work has commenced with one of our partneis to simplify and updaie infoimalion for usc by teachers or The Romani Foundations own voltjnteers for delivery lo young people either at school or via communily organisalions. A PSHE Advisor has also been engaged to consult on the material prodvcod.
As parl of this process The Romani Foundation has forged a connection wrth 3 PTemier league football club's community foundation to dÈlivÈr ihis Èducaiional material. The Help for Dependency website and social media plalfomis continue to be a great success and have enabled connections with a widè demographic as well forging new relationships wilh organisalions in the dependencyladdiclion s@ctor. The website is conlinually updated with new information and monitored on a monthly basis to enable largeled information lo be relayed via the Help lor Dependency social media laiiorms. Social media continues lo bc an effective way of sharing informalion about all ditferenl aspects of dependencyladdiclion, physical and emotiona5 wellbeing, diet and exercise Ètc. As well as linking with a UK audience., we also now have a growing global following and made ¢onne¢lions with other organisallons in our field. The inleractive sharing of information of the lalesl newslresearch is essential lo helping and supporting people make beller lifestyle choices around dependencyJaddi¢lion and a$so¢ialed issues. The website and social media platforms have enabSed us lo signposvdirecl an increasing number of people lo help and support lor their substance use disorders, other addictive behaviours and other Issues associated with dependencyladdiclion. We have also bccn maéc awarc ol somc incrcéiblc rccovery stories that are a direct result of our inlervenlion. tr•i**••*• Through the 'power of connections. The Romani Foundation has continued lo build partnerships and felalionships wllh other organisalional bcKJies Iboth charitable and publicl. This enables us lo ne¢worK an(J wot more effecllvely wlh the sector and enables worklprojeds lo b8 more targeted. Durin the next ear 2024 The Romani Foundation i in to:. Continue to glow and devclop the database of. Local Services. on The Help for Dependency website, monitor Ils usage on a monthly basis and ensure Information Is relevant and up lo dale. This will be cin ever growing scrvicc lo provide ¢7 free 'One Stop Shop of signposled 5ervice51organisations for those Slruggling wilh ad(Jiction, dependency and thr associated issues., as well as support for friends and farnily.
The Arts Therapy project will be delivered in FebiuaryJMarch 2024. The oulcomes will be published and shared. It's also hoped that The Romani Foundation can seek additional funding for those in recovery lo produce pieces of art to be displayed as part of Bradford Cily of Arts and Culture 2025. New lesson plans will continue to be created to accompany the films we have already produced on various types of drugs. understanding addiction and the law. The lesson plans need lo be simplified and more usci Iricndly lor Icachcrs and those wishing lo use them in an educational selling. To achievc Ihis we will be engaging with same of Dijr partners 2nd PSHE Advisor, The website Content will be rgviewed and exlended lo include new lopics as necessilaled by the evor ¢hanging domographic of substance misuse and addictive behaviours. The Romani Foundalion will continue lo expand Ihe Board of Tivslpes so that we can Increase our expertise in the field ol dependencyladdiclion. We would also like lo appoint ambassadors with lived experience in different regions ol the UK lo provide educational awareness of dependencyladéiction. Likewise through the 'Power of Connects'ons. the organisalion will continue lo expand links wlh other charities. L)USinesses and public services lo embed our work wilhin a diverse range of communities. Applying for external funding will conlinue to be a priority to support the running costs ol 11)c Foundalion dnd lo extend project work in communilies