
## **Trustees' Annual Report for the period** 

||Period start date|Period start date|||Period end date||
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|**From **|16|Sep|2019|**To**|30<br>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|
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|<br>Social Finance||
|92 Albert Embankment||
|London||
|**Postcode**|SE1 7TY|



**Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** 

|1<br>2<br>3<br>4<br>5<br>6<br>7<br>8<br>9<br>10<br>11<br>12<br>13<br>14<br>15<br>16<br>17<br>18<br>19<br>20|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**<br>**year **|**Name of person (or body) entitled**<br>**to appoint trustee (ifany)**|
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||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|
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**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)**<br>**Type of adviser**<br>**Name**<br>**Address**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**<br>**Type of adviser**<br>**Name**<br>**Address**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**<br>**Type of adviser**<br>**Name**<br>**Address**|
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|General and Secretariat|Madeline Goldie|Social Finance, 92 Albert Embankment, London, SE1 7TY|
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|**Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)**|||
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## **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**<br>**charity set out in its**<br>**governing document**<br>**Summary of the main**<br>**activities undertaken for the**<br>**public benefit in relation to**<br>**these objects (include within**<br>**this section the statutory**<br>**declaration that trustees have**<br>**had regard to the guidance**<br>**issued by the Charity**<br>**Commission on public**<br>**benefit)**|The objective of the Essex Recovery Foundation is to promote and protect the<br>health and wellbeing of people suffering from drug and/or alcohol addiction,<br>their families/carers, and the wider community, in particular but not exclusively<br>by a) developing (and eventually implementing) a model to<br>take on responsibility for commissioning services, support and activities in<br>collaboration with the recovery community and providers, and b) raising<br>awareness.|
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||Essex Recovery Foundation was incorporated as a Charitable Incorporated<br>Organisation on 16 September 2019.<br>Activities in Essex Recovery Foundation’s (ERF’s) first year included:<br>-<br>Established and agreed ERF’s foundational documents and policies<br>-<br>Supported the establishment and growth of the ERF ‘Recovery<br>Advisory Committee’, which is made up of volunteers who represent<br>the broader Essex recovery community, and aims to engage the<br>community, develop community voice and de-stigmatise recovery.<br>-<br>Developed relationships with stakeholders in the Essex drug and<br>alcohol services landscape and wider community<br>ERF trustees have complied with their duty to have due regard to the Charity<br>Commission’s public benefit guidance when exercising any powers or duties to<br>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. 

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## **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**<br> <br>**Charity Name**|**Essex Recovery Foundation**<br> <br>**Charity Name**|**Essex Recovery Foundation**<br> <br>**Charity Name**|**Essex Recovery Foundation**<br> <br>**Charity Name**|**CC16a**|
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||**For the period**<br>**from**|16/09/2019<br>Period start date|**To**|||
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|**Section A Receipts and payments**||||||
|**A1 Receipts**|**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to the nearest      £**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br> <br> **-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br> **-**<br> **-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br> **-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br> **-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**|**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to the nearest £**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**|**Endowment**<br>**funds**<br>**to the nearest £**|**Total funds**<br>**to the nearest £**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br> <br>**-**|**Last year**<br>**to the nearest £**|
|None|**-**||**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**||**-**|
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|**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for_<br>_AR)_|<br> **-**||||**-**|
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|**A2 Asset and investment sales,**<br>**(see table).**||||||
|**None**|**-**||**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**|||
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|<br>None|**-**||**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**||**-**|
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|**A4 Asset and investment**<br>**purchases (see table)**||||||
|**,**<br>**None**|**-**||**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**|||
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|**_Sub total_ **|**-**||||**-**|
|**_Total payments_**<br>**_Net of receipts/(payments)_**<br>**A5 Transfers between funds**<br>**A6 Cash funds last year end**<br>**_Cash funds this year end_**||||||
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**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period** 

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