2020-09-30-accounts - Essex Recovery Foundation

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Trustees' Annual Report for the period

	Period start date	Period start date			Period end date
From	16	Sep	2019	To	30 Sept	2020

Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any) CE018852 Charity's principal address

Essex Recovery Foundation Revolutionising Recovery

CE018852	CE018852

Social Finance
92 Albert Embankment
London
Postcode	SE1 7TY

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany)
Marcus Roberts	Chair		n/a(original trustee)
James Cook	Treasurer		n/a(original trustee)
Nathan Marsh			n/a(original trustee)
Dipti Patel			n/a(original trustee)
Jane Richards		Joined 11 October 2019	ERF Board
Andrew Sheldon		Joined 12July2019	ERF Board
David Clarke		Joined 11 October 2019	ERF Board

Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)

Name Dates acted if not for whole year

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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) Type of adviser Name Address	Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) Type of adviser Name Address	Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) Type of adviser Name Address
General and Secretariat	Madeline Goldie	Social Finance, 92 Albert Embankment, London, SE1 7TY



Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

Constitution Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) Charitable Incorporated Organisation How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company) From the Constitution: Trustee selection methods ‘1. Apart from the first charity trustees, every trustee must be appointed for a (eg. appointed by, elected by) term of three years by a resolution passed at a properly convened meeting of the charity trustees. 2. In selecting individuals for appointment as charity trustees, the charity trustees must have regard to the skills, knowledge and experience needed for the effective administration of the CIO’ To appoint new trustees, applications and CVs are considered at a full ERF Board meeting and candidate suitability agreed on via full Board vote.

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

ERF trustees make available to each new charity trustee, on or before their first
You may choose to include appointment:
additional information, where - A copy of the current version of the ERF constitution
relevant, about: - A copy of the ERF’s most recent Trustee’s Annual Report and statement
• policies and procedures of accounts (if available) adopted for the induction and training of trustees; Trustees govern the ERF in partnership with the Recovery Advisory Committee, which is made up of unpaid volunteers representing the wider Essex recovery
• the charity’s organisational community.
structure and any wider network with which the charity 1 ERF Board member is currently a staff member at Essex County Council, who
works; are a close partner and supporter of ERF’s mission.
• relationship with any related parties; 1 ERF Board member is currently the Deputy Cabinet Member for Education Excellence, Skills & Training at Essex County Council.
• trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.

Section C Objectives and activities

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Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)	The objective of the Essex Recovery Foundation is to promote and protect the health and wellbeing of people suffering from drug and/or alcohol addiction, their families/carers, and the wider community, in particular but not exclusively by a) developing (and eventually implementing) a model to take on responsibility for commissioning services, support and activities in collaboration with the recovery community and providers, and b) raising awareness.
	Essex Recovery Foundation was incorporated as a Charitable Incorporated Organisation on 16 September 2019. Activities in Essex Recovery Foundation’s (ERF’s) first year included: - Established and agreed ERF’s foundational documents and policies - Supported the establishment and growth of the ERF ‘Recovery Advisory Committee’, which is made up of volunteers who represent the broader Essex recovery community, and aims to engage the community, develop community voice and de-stigmatise recovery. - Developed relationships with stakeholders in the Essex drug and alcohol services landscape and wider community ERF trustees have complied with their duty to have due regard to the Charity Commission’s public benefit guidance when exercising any powers or duties to which the guidance is relevant.

Summary of the objects of the
charity set out in its
governing document
Summary of the main
activities undertaken for the
public benefit in relation to
these objects (include within
this section the statutory
declaration that trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit)

The objective of the Essex Recovery Foundation is to promote and protect the
health and wellbeing of people suffering from drug and/or alcohol addiction,
their families/carers, and the wider community, in particular but not exclusively
by a) developing (and eventually implementing) a model to
take on responsibility for commissioning services, support and activities in
collaboration with the recovery community and providers, and b) raising
awareness.

Essex Recovery Foundation was incorporated as a Charitable Incorporated
Organisation on 16 September 2019.
Activities in Essex Recovery Foundation’s (ERF’s) first year included:
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Established and agreed ERF’s foundational documents and policies
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Supported the establishment and growth of the ERF ‘Recovery
Advisory Committee’, which is made up of volunteers who represent
the broader Essex recovery community, and aims to engage the
community, develop community voice and de-stigmatise recovery.
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Developed relationships with stakeholders in the Essex drug and
alcohol services landscape and wider community
ERF trustees have complied with their duty to have due regard to the Charity
Commission’s public benefit guidance when exercising any powers or duties to
which the guidance is relevant.

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

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Unpaid volunteers who make up the Recovery Advisory Committee met monthly and engaged in community outreach activities to grow the Committee and profile of ERF

You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:

policy on grantmaking;
policy programme related investment;
contribution made by volunteers.

Section D Achievements and performance

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Section D Achievements and erformance p

As the first year of operation of the charity, activity was largely focused on Summary of the main establishing the appropriate governance mechanisms and developing key achievements of the charity policies. during the year Achievements in ERF’s first year included:

Established and agreed ERF’s foundational documents and policies
- Established and grew the membership of the board of trustees
- Established and grew the membership of the ‘Recovery Advisory Committee’
- Successfully retained momentum and growth of the Recovery Advisory Committee during the COVID-19 lockdown
- Successfully established strong relationships with stakeholders in the Essex drug and alcohol services landscape and wider community

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Section E Financial review

Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves Details of any funds materially in deficit

The ERF does not currently have a reserves policy. The ERF did not have any need to hold reserves during this financial reporting period as it received no income and had not financial liabilities In the coming year the ERF does expect to receive funding, directly employee staff and take on some financial liabilities; A reserves policy will be agreed by the trustees prior to any of this activity.

n/a

Further financial review details (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant about:

The ERF will seek funding for further activities in support of its mission in future financial reporting periods.

the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);
how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.

Section F Other optional information

Section G Declaration

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s) Full name(s) James Cook Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Treasurer etc) Date 27/7/2021

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	Essex Recovery Foundation Charity Name	Essex Recovery Foundation Charity Name	Essex Recovery Foundation Charity Name	Essex Recovery Foundation Charity Name	CC16a
	For the period from	16/09/2019 Period start date	To

Section A Receipts and payments
A1 Receipts	Unrestricted funds to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -	Restricted funds to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -	Endowment funds to the nearest £	Total funds to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -	Last year to the nearest £
None	-		- - - - - - - - -		-
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A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table).
None	-		- - -
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*Total receipts* A3 Payments
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A4 Asset and investment purchases (see table)
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*Total payments* *Net of receipts/(payments)* A5 Transfers between funds A6 Cash funds last year end *Cash funds this year end*
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CCXX R1 accounts (SS)

27/07/2021

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period

Categories Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees B1 Cash funds B2 Other monetary assets B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use B5 Liabilities B3 Investment assets	Signature None Details Details None Bank Details Details *Total cash funds* (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) None Details None	Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ - - - - - - - - OK OK Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - - - - - - - Fund to which liability relates Amount due (optional) - - - - - Print Name James Cook	Endowment funds to nearest £
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			OK
			Endowment funds to nearest £
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			Current value (optional)
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			Date of approval
		James Cook	13/07/2021

CCXX R2 accounts (SS)

27/07/2021