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Charity rpgi¥tration number 1190630 CLEAN SLATE SOLUTIONS ANNUAL REPORT AND UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024

CLEAN SLATE SOLUTIONS LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Tru8tg Waffen Harri5 H￿h Wokh Karen Aytoft (Appointed 27 January 20251 IAppcrfnted 27 January 20251 IAppc4nted 27 Januwy 20251 Charfity number 119C630 Principal Jddr•ss kkty Trinity Centre Mathei Squwe MKkAesbrough TS3 6LD Independent examinor RLtson Lw'thei Alwuntswts Limtt&J FeffiW￿ House Fefn*wd Road Tyne Wear En￿and NE21TJ Bank8r8 CAF Bank 25 Kir￿ HilAvenue Qngs Hill Wesl Maikng Kent ME194JQ

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CLEAN SLATE SOLUTIONS CHAIRMAN'S STATEMENT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024 2023124 was a swifrant yeaf hi Clean Slate scAub￿.￿ slvl Lwt wwadfLd hislcry. We sadly k)st kndrew who had supwrted his Son RKhard Icv f4JJndwl in Ihe very earfy days ol Clean Slalo Sdutions and was incredi￿Y cNJd of how Flchard had usè(1 h"s Èxpefrth to make a drfferBnce for Dllws. Art0th￿ longstaThJing member of tho ieam. L¢Jma Law left to join the Pfc4)alKfft wYir¢, ?nd TMh hef well in her new ￿le. Afler a chaI￿n91ng autumn when we were waiti'ng the <)utrm ol seV￿al f￿ld￿ aprdications. we turned the corner in 2024 Tece+ving three Swif￿￿1 grants ol ThvJnpyear furKling 8nd hdding an I￿rediblY successful arKJ well tendod Leap of Faith evenl on 29. Fetw 2024 wrth over 80 Te¢ssth le&Yers. My thanks to unashe. R¢)dney, Sam atKI •Atha81 w￿) bra¥oly srM)ke a1X￿L IheK 1￿meYS wrth Clean Slate Sothons fron prison to sustainable gmpk)Yn￿l. Thanks dso lo LLP fcy the evBnl aT¥J the nov￿rthy skEakets on Ihe day. With loTrJ term hjnding secured aThJ a yrwng repuiatKJn ￿st business partner5, we hekj a successful strategy day with 5t8ff and trustees to wo$ cyjt how lo ￿prtalife ￿ all Ihis success. pkn the rutu￿ and sei some targets lor growth. Followin9 this"Futuiè Back" day we rnovod forward ￿ recrnilFng trx)th aJrt￿nal staff and new trustees. We cam8 Cxrt ol the yew with significanl growth Clean Sbte Solrtions. demonstraling ￿5111en￿ and impart in challenging lir¥s. Our team suprM)rted over 1(KJ ilh pasi cOnV￿li0nS into secure emph)ymenl. helping lo brèak cycles of poverty aThl rodyce reoffeThJing rales li osjr Qjm￿Unty. SU￿￿55 is built on a cdlaboralive pprooch, ￿)nn￿tIng businesses 1Th)b￿￿ted %rtK) are re&ty Io the w(for￿. Desy'le e¢0￿m￿ ehbmenyes and the (IFffKuMies wtt4'n the justKe syslem. we have strengthen￿j oui employer nelw¢xk and increased (w(Ktunthos fL OLW chents Ths year saw a ygnifKant expansion in our wtroath. 38 now omployers jotnirrtJ our mbssion. wwding a broar fango ol career path5 for our C￿didateS. l exlend my deepest gratitude lo our deth"caled staff. voKJnt¢¢f5, Iwstees. and partW5 WIK) coth'nue to make thks work Possible, I'd lthe ttj particularfy Ihank Trdcey Biittatn. a I￿9-S￿nd￿ trustee of Clean Slaie SoknlK)ns who retlfed from the ￿ard wi August. Dr Vvarren HwTi%)n Chainnan Dale 1 nh Jul￿ 2025

CLEAN SLATE SOLUTIONS CHAIRMAN'S STATEMENT {CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024 Founderfs report Responthng to a Changing Landscape The past year has ￿en one ol sKJnifK3)I devdopfflent5 and growth lor ov (tsrrty. The noithcalion of eady release of wsoners in summer 2024 crealed an èvèn urgenl demand servtss. which were able to meet thanks fo limety luThlMNJ that alkAsed LB to 9Tow our le￿. This èxpansion ensured we the resources to COFe with thB inllux of p8cW8 ne8ding cxjr support. However. thè h¢lllong9S Ccrfltinue lo escalate, Na￿.￿81 arKJ re9￿al ￿"son$ are al eapacty. with partwLtyFty a()Jl¢ Issues arising during thè JulyJAwus¢ 2024 nrA5. esp6tsally on ¢)ui d(MY5tep in kliddle51xoW. The ￿￿tlesS vdume of ￿l￿ng ￿sIc￿lI￿ SerbIen￿ means we ab4ays have a need lor adthtional staff lo d8livgr cw servus effethely. A Year of Growth and Flnanclal Sustsinabllity Oospito these thallorw. we've W a tKisNive y Irrm a grant furKhrwJ (knty pefwIi¥è. uring ￿Ve[al mulli-year lunding kX)ts has iransfcrfM￿j our fin￿81 ￿ThJsCape. p￿tLY￿.￿ u$ far better lor loryJ- term suslatnabilily than we were 12 months ago. The quality and social itnpact rjf ow have attracteLt the atterhtw)n of may)r h)JsehokJ names. leading lo new and ongoing partnerships. The sup{￿ from these organisalh)ns has tr￿n Invalua￿0. and we are deeply apprecialive. We've also seert a shift towards partnenn9 Wrth txts1rbeS￿ thai align our miSS￿n. Corporate supporlers have emLYaced the s<￿Val value and ESG CL¥npunenls of our inTrti8tive, vrth some partnershys nchv beginn1r￿ to generate a rogular fk)w of E0rp￿￿t0 d￿allonS lo our cause. Thi8 sht"n has tjeen a key slep in r&Juung c¥Jr ￿lIa￿ce on gFanl funding. ensurin9 Ihe kngevity ol CAff ￿)Fk. Th• Power of Local National ￿￿1¥hIpS Bu41ding for the Future As the organisation has grown. wo'vo bow mrniffijl of the neetl to strenglhen tnTra5trucluie. Invesb'ng in Ihe charity's operatimal Ca￿ltY is vital 10 susiain this growth ￿ d¢lN¢r on ow k)Tr>term g)als. We've also raised the slandard ol SW we pwovwje by IwjWtw￿ 8n¢)ther ￿th Iivott experien￿", s(¥necthe tho truly UfKlgrstand5 tho challenges cw caidKlai&s f•. Generous donatk)ns frcm Ind1¥K￿￿ dotKW5 have inslnJmenlal in enathng th8w d&vfj1opt￿nt$, antj we are prof￿nd￿l thank1￿ lor thelr yjpport. Staylng Truè to Our Values e 50 tsr remain a rJon-contract&J prov¥der. Staying h#¥ to dglivw service5 in a bespoke way. Irve from the constraints ol ¢ontr&tual obl4ab"ons. This fl9x1￿.11ty ensures we can reskxMI wicty wAih wyily and compassK)n to the ¥)eed$ of ¢JuT benefiryario5. Their stor5e5. resilien￿. and dotem￿at￿ cOnthn￿ to insrx.re us every day. and Ihey are feason we persevere in these ChaI￿ngry times. Finally. a hv3è thank you lo The Conlre for Swial JtJskn"¢e foT their unwaveing swwrt I£￿ ¢)Ltr MISSK￿ arbd for the connections they have helped us make. Thr(wh their engagerronl ￿1h us aThY thoir tsrele5s have voice that's heard beyond our region, ensunr¥J those in Westrninsler are arare of the day.ltrday issues we lace as we dèlivér our wort fft such 3 ￿Ugh socol and ewio¥mi¢ l•NJy. Richard Brice Founder and Hèad of Opératlons

CLEAN SLATE SOLUTIONS TRUSTEES, REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024 Tho tntstee5 prèsent thèir annual rgm WKJ fin￿la1 Stat￿nents kn the ryKled 31 Awust 2024. finar￿￿OI Statem￿¢$ have been ￿8[￿ed in aco)rdan( ith the acQTrJri￿ ￿ko'eS set o¢Jt in r￿18 1 to Ihe financral slatèménis and cOm￿Y wrth the chanlys go¥eming <knrAJnWt, the Charities Att 2011 and"Accounling and Rewing by Chantjes". Statement of Recommwded Pracite to (tsrititss preparing thair accounts in accordance with the Finanoal R¥rK)itinu StsrKlard Ihg UK and RepU￿1C of Irelarnl IFRS 1021" (effec￿¥8 1 JanLtary 20191 Otsjecti¥¥¥ and actlvbtles Our core nmssion rs to suppoKI indsvxljals with p8s1 ¢￿V￿￿'0n5 Into sustan)lé ￿ph)yMent. Wo take a unique. Ment￿ed approath to ensu￿ that our benefic#aries aro sta￿e. )rk-ready. a￿1 corwled to sccialy responsitjp ploygrs ar¢ ¢n¥ested in uoating F)sitNe Publlc benefit Ouc trustees carefully CC￿1]er tho Charity c¢Yrffis$￿on'S guide11￿ bBnefil, ensurino Ouf services make a positive Impact w both iThvKJuals )d sooely al large. Achie￿mont and ptrforniance 2023124 was a year of two ha￿es. vith the ltrst haf of the year & of con50lid?tion. Wts"Trg into pk7ce fir¥n opèratK)nal lounda1￿fis and triuibyiro 51rorvJ rd811￿shIps with referral partn¢rs, Ihe kyison estat9 aTrd 5LEFVOrtive employers. Then folk)W￿9 Leap of Faitr evenl in Feiwuary 2024 and ￿ fw)rt4al sustainabifly offerèd Ihiough long term, Qllfg funding from The R￿k FovtKJabon. EQ FoundaiKm aTh122 North Foundation we coubtt expanu team and drivé fO￿ard in socuring rrKxe placements lor cjients. The Ye￿ was c4wed by I￿1ving the Centre for So¢ial just￿ Award for 2024 for Lord James Timpwn, Ihe newty akwinbJ th"nister for Prts0￿. Parole & Probati( longwde an Op[￿rtu￿ty for Rrhwd lo s￿k in lh8 HoLtse ot Lords shariro our ￿5￿on for the luluie a￿j I charity s compeUiThJ backsiory. Our Impact Even durirrfJ diffKult perb)J5. we ve ￿cCesSes. Sini 2020. until ￿ end of ihss ￿n11r￿j Feriod we v6 SLWrted 320 nto wryk. 103 of those pl￿en￿nIS achie￿￿ ￿ thelost 12 months aone. Our eiforts havè also ccmtribuled to mainiainry a ￿Mar￿a￿Y low reoffending rate of just 2.7%. MeaThng 97.3°h of benefiaarios Ikiven t ￿1￿M￿j to Ihe justKe sythm. By wdy of nats'onal average re(Ifending rate 15 Wartling with the Criml•)al Justlee Systeffl 202N24 was a thallengir#J b.me r( Ihe uiminal ￿￿tIce 5yslem as pol￿, crirrinal courts, pnsons and prob3110 struggled to cotx. wilh Ma￿)r krt4¢ms aThJ deM￿￿j growing. The wson system has a severe rapacity cnsis. Pr550n expans￿￿ eff(xts have f￿1￿1 lo keep p￿8 grtMing demaThl. especially In Ihe male est81È. aTrY th8 Sunak gOVern￿nI implemented a range ol ernerge¢)cy measuf95 to stay wilhin uSeat￿e capaGIty. Overcrowding makes rt harder to maintain a luncib)nry regi1￿ ￿￿￿18 prtsons arxj often hinders aw¥5S io purposeful actmty suth as and &Yu¢alKJn. In S8plembef 2024 as part ol the w governmenl's plan5 i￿reaSed numbers being rdoased eaty wilh Pii8oner5 be￿g released cn I￿e￿e inlo Ihe c(mnunty afior they havè sèrved 40% of thetr sente￿. Throughout all this per￿￿. Ihe Clean Slate Sohjtions team ￿e mairtaired and dgvdoped s¢rong w0￿"n9 lalion5hips With pr¥scns in our cfft ¥ea ol tivty. ￿ Js now ioined by Paul and Ella #fid this inueased caparity will nwan we can SUK¥M)rt pn'soners Ihrwh gale- into empkjyrrenl. We cothnue to maintain an ex￿l￿nt ￿Tra{K)nshIp wilh HMP K￿k￿y1￿ Grange pr￿e￿a58 prowams. We th￿fk closely with IndiV￿u￿S who are 12 weeks rx less from release. setting up consistenlly to ensure they have the best slart Lwn retum to ￿￿ety.

CLEAN SLATE SOLUTIONS TRUSTEES, REPORT {CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024 We also have regukir wsits into HMP Askham Graroè {Fa￿a￿l HMP Lrx¥ IFÈml. kn1 wè sit on Ihè Holme Fknjse qu&tsrty pnSt￿ advix¥y rr￿ting$. We also rely on pariners who aro working with ilh a past to refer thèir dients io our charity when they are ready ¢0 seek work. These partnefshps are crucial lo us as we kn(￿ rxtr time arxl skills are best used suPF￿1n9 pecpk Into ompkjymont. kn(Ming lh out partrws help vthh vAder support such as housing, a(k1iction. money managemeni eic. In this year we ha¥è ￿nifIcanuY Thpn)ved referral process with new infcthiat1￿. nK)rB Fewlar cals to ￿rtnerS ar￿ urxjated ￿anets. As a resutt of this referra nunHs have improved swJThfLanlly in the lasl third ol the y￿. This yoar. we &iw 138 relerrals. resulb.ng in 103 •Th11￿￿& secxKw)g ￿pk)Y￿k and an a(klitthal 13 ert￿rIng lurther e(Jucation These successes demon51rate the 9￿)W￿9 irw of crtjr work in providing I(￿g-teM 5￿Ut￿)nS for twpk3 Wlth Grifninal fecoids. Our cOmp￿he￿￿¥e men1￿9 supwKt, whKh extends beyond frob ￿ceMent. has help8d maintain 8 k)w reoffeThYrng rato of ju512_7%. AddressSng Sy8tenMc Cha118nge$ Wv tg farA challenge5 Wth ihe Ihrough the gate. prO￿s. Ihere have been improvenRnts. such as the éliminaknon of Fnday prison ￿￿aseS, much ￿M￿nS to ￿Su￿ that indrviduals tran5rtioning Irom custody into the communty rowvo tho coordinated 5UPWrt tw need. are committ8d lo lvocai¥i9 for systèm improvements that will allow I(￿ more etficnl and effeclNe CC4lat￿t￿ betwren ag¢ncies. We have expfessed Ouf concerns thai the hou$fig and gwwal re80tUement 15 nrAvherg noar what il neods lo be. In our viow. Il is kickiry the (k￿ the roa¢J lo kKJaliLM Serv￿ which is ovefsubsuibed laAing to clèlivèr. Wè ar8 oleourse enccwraged that Jarn￿ Timpscx) is Iho ftow prisms tMi$ter. We have continue(J to ¢k)Se￿ Yith Tlp RgwrtmgFrt Juncknn INewz511e basedl bolh ￿ ihe kYiSWS 8nd community sharing resource and t￿)￿r￿laneS to enable us to ènsure rdi coverage frcm York up to Ihe Scoltish Borders. Thank you to 8gver and the team tor an ery"oyable relat￿l￿P betreen both teams. Vlhilsl wo wait fly the now g)vemm8nt to ad. thè lèam al Clean Slale Solutions have bèèn adw&ng Chris Lèèch M8E and his team with the devdOpff￿n¢ ol the Rth#ldirvJ Futures Alancg social enlerprise - this a rKit-for-profit will ad as a bfokgl between [￿ganIsatI￿5 IA(e c￿an Si4le S(Aub(XhS 8nd majw ern￿oyerS. Through Chr6. L￿sinesS networks many major r&1 aThl s￿)pJY chain pwlners are sKJwl up to workir#J with tho Auiaw lo re¢n#i pwple wrth a past convKtion. The benefils of a broker like Ihks ae that tl gi¥os ctsrities Cknan Slale sC4Ut•￿ CPFK¥tunitr8s lo w)rk wth maior empknyefs on a scale that il coubJ not on its own. RFA nKrflel also worts on generatin9 a lee lor Ih&r seN¢es. and much of th￿ fee will go to the paFlngr tharrhos 5upwytsThJ Glwts Into w(xk wrth the business. Whilst Clean Slaie SJub'on5 have bijirt greal aThY trusted v￿rkI￿j relatKJnships with kxal eryloyers. by working wrth the RFA to access other bus1r￿SS, Il puts nKKe d tyjr capacJty bath into what we aig ￿X¥F at - 5UPPQthng peop with a past conwction. Expandlng Cljr Employer Network Our growing nètrNcYk of efnployer5 15 key lo wr sU￿ASs, By increasry the diversity ol industnes and career pathways avaiW)le lo ¢M beneficiaries. we wowde oFwlunites for Ihern lo roiwild their lives. Our partnerships wilh local businesses, indudiro companbgs h.ke DWP. Wagamama. Icèland F(X)ds, Barkèr & Stone￿Use, Bettys 8 Taylor's and Thirteen G¥wp, havo been Instrumental In driving this giowth. At ottr Leap ol Faiih o¥onl on 2W February 2024 kindty sponsored by ￿￿kIe LLP over 80 [￿0p￿ fmm the T8egSk1e business comfflunity hearé directly from Ihe Clean ￿ale ream, one of (xjr ern￿OYerS Ifrorn tho Barkei & Stone￿V$9 bu5iness} and l(xJr people with a past conwctN)n who we haj helkd get Secu￿ jobs. We received incredible leedback on ovenl and had sovoral successful fcdlow ups wlh busines￿ wantMYJ to Work wth tss.

CLEAN SLATE SOLUTIONS TRUSTEES. REPORT (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024 Beneficiary story Our benefic¢aries have shartd powerful siones of iransformthn. For exanwe. 'S8rab.' a dtent WI￿ had struggled ro find work after her re￿aSe. is ￿￿p￿ full-hme in h)spilalily. With our surwt. she rryained her confidence and sèlf-worth. dem￿$tra￿.ng Ihe xnpact of i&lored. compassKnatg apprvach. ETnploygrn and the 8uslness Communlty We have deep8￿d reblton$PM'p$ emptyrs ￿ share val￿. By wrth busi￿8¢$ lo refine théir iewilment prctesses. we IElp ensure arp aThJ lo hinng pwlo wrth past ConV￿1￿)ns. This year. we co-Msted further separato events wlh Thteen Gr￿JP aThJ Wales Construction lo raise awdren955 ab(yJl the tyenefit5 of h￿rg ¢x-therKlers. Loeal Eeonomk Impact Using Ihe govemmerfs Sooal Value CalTrlalo, we esb.maie that our work this crnlributert approximately £2.&nillion In val￿. not wnpY(MNJ li￿ ol iThJivhJuas but aso t￿er￿"r￿j Ihe w¢der c￿n￿￿nitY by reducing reliance on public seThi￿S. Referral Partners Cdlabor8t¥)n reman5 af the heart of tyJr vKk. We've pathred Mih 60 emK4oyèts. kjcal charsb"8s, and commLM)Ity gr￿1p$ lo build a (x)mwehÈnsivè support nehyk. By atl9ning w services wth ccnmunity needs. we onsure thai our wc¥l( remains re￿vant and rospL￿sNe. We nLW send out a rpgLdar rbewsletter io referral partners. so they are better n￿e eThJaged %sYlh C￿n ScAu1￿5. Gèttlng aur message out aDd our work reeowlsed This has b8ert a) irNy8d1￿Y S￿OSSI￿ year for gellry ￿ message oul and ha¥iw¥J our wc¥k recowised. Thanks lo the wofk of Jac() arKI Fkn"¢haT(J on ￿r and markoting materials. we have redesigned wr websrte lo ir¢lu(le nxye slories of impacl. cxjr {￿r￿rdte ptierstrNpslca5e Stud￿S and bgnefits and e￿￿OYer1C2$e studies. We have afso pr(KlucwJ new br0dw￿5 ESG 5cci Val￿ benefrts of eng￿Ing with CSS. We have achEved the wCjnit￿n lor LMX W(N Endoavour Parlnership Charity of Year Tees Bu51ng55 Awards Communily ch￿p￿sAward 2024 Centre for Sory'al Jyslv (Nati￿41) award 2024 {awa￿jed in O¢tcthf 2024 bjl the wsit fr(m Judges and de[J$￿ was in this Iinan(tsl yearl . H￿h Sherrft award for ex(en¢e Mi SLwng our (XMM￿nrtY fry ¢yJf long.lerm key stsff momber Joe CLqtkson . Veneba Wriy Forrner Hb3h StrAiff ol North Ytysts"reAww . Wallef Thompson (Contractor51 Ltd 901 8 Wests9￿(15 ￿5thra1e Crnsbudors 8W8rd ft)r Ihe¥ work bith Clean Slalg ￿utiOns. Wo aLqo Mstèd ¥i￿lS R¢Jpnor lh8 Lixd Lieutenant of Yorkshire and tr North yO￿shIre PdKe, FI￿ and Ciirne CommissKNwr. oui visilcys mel staff ￿n(1K131es we have pl￿ inlo enwoymont.

CLEAN SLATE SOLUTIONS TRUSTEES. REPORT {CONTINUEDI FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024 Financial rgview ncon lor the year totaThed £309,017 ¥wlh total exFenth"ttwe at £210.260. resulb.ng li a surplus ol £98.757. The charity's froo reserves al year-end slo(xJ al £96,807. We have Se0￿￿j muth"_year grants that provKlg a fftore stable finanual l<)undation lor the cofflng yaa￿. The Irustees rE¥iow our ieserves p(Aicy fegularty and aim lo manlain ￿serveS suffictnt to cover threE rtymths of operations (ag￿ed 28 Ocl¢)er 20241. (Xx rerKJrted r95ery8s ar& hHJher than %that wè aim tr) hokl. This ts due lo ceiving sevoral ￿￿￿tr￿ted grants which have not been spent before Ihe end of the year but will t)e spent Post yeaf ènd. Thanks lo fwdefs. many ol whom have gNen us Ihre&year awards Tcrf nJnniTrJ c¥ssis and vka Ihe Centre for Stcièl Justice wè ben￿fitt￿ from thè generosly of thxJor5 who tvjhovo in otjr mi&won. Funders in this year i￿￿de.. . The National Lottery C(xnrywJnty Rank Foundatr'on EQ FoU￿3t￿n 22 fv￿rth FoJndaiKJn Thé TeèssKl8 Charity . Auen Lane F￿j￿18t . Woodsmith Fowtht . Tho Hossitaf of God Alligator Trust . Garf￿k1 Westc SoC￿lY cl Ihg Hc4y Chikl Jesus Wv ar9 also gralelul lor lundiTVJ Ir(Mn Ac¢s435 and the Rehgf Fund as well a5 Otlw dir9d donats'ons frcrfn others. These donatK)ns make a dire(A differwKe lo our candKYates ag Ihèy enat us lo quidLty and gff9Gtively to the needs of those we supp)rt, re￿I10rc￿g the y￿￿e ol these rdalI(￿b5￿pS. Plans for future POri¢xIs While Ihe challerses In terffKs ol Iho Pfison population arxl Ihe issues in the ciminal justicè syslèm ovèral 8r& gnifi'calll than ever before. Ihe strides we've made this ￿aT give ijs for the futu￿. The dedicats.on ol t¢am. Iho generosty of cwjr SUPF(fft8rs. and. nKL%I mtKKknUy, thè delémiination ol our I￿ne11￿3r￿S ate the ￿rD￿StOneS Lrf OUT success. rogether. we'll cC￿lin￿e lo find IWI ￿8￿r￿S a￿1 (¥eale lasting thango m th8 lives of n8ed it nTr)st.

CLEAN SLATE SOLUTIONS TRUSTEES. REPORT ICONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024 strurturo. govemon¢e and manag•m•nt The charrty ts a C￿"table I￿)rporaled OrgaN"sabcxb. the Charty Corrwrww 29 Juty 2020. The trustees wkK) served durirrfJ the yew up lo Il dale of s￿nal￿o of the [￿a￿JaI stalwnenls were: Richard L￿gI]0#0M VVarrÈn Hamson Tracey Biittain Hugh Wekh Karen Aylon 8eniamin Rot4"ron Gbemisola Ogb) (Rwned ya 20241 (Ap￿1￿8d 27 J￿￿ary 20￿> (Appointed 27 J￿￿ary 2025) {ApP￿nted 27 2025) We are grateful lo (Kjr tru$tees. staff. vcAunlews, aTrJ wkn¢rs lof I￿"r suppjt as we th 109¢ther lo transfom h"vgS. The Iruslees. report was apwo¥&J by Ihe Bow¢1 of Trusiees. Waffen Ha￿LSOn Trust•• Datg." 17th June 2025

CLEAN SLATE SOLUTIONS INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF CLEAN SLATE SOLUTIONS I report to the truees on rrry examinab.on ol Ihe financial slatw)ts ol Clè8n Slatè (the clwityl for thè year ended 31 August 2024. Re5ponsibilltgs basis of report As the trustees or the charily yw are reswnsibk for the preparat￿ of ts finanoal Stateff￿ntS in aCC(￿danCe ￿th the requirements of the chan1￿$ Acl 2011 (the 2011 Acti. I re￿rt in resped ol my exarrinatK)n ol the charily's finarKial statements carri&1 out under sethon 145 of the 2011 Act. In carrying out my examnalk)n I have folkn¥ed all the aF(Aicable Direrta)ns given by the Charity Commis&on under 5￿tIOn 14515Kbl of the 2011 Independent examlner's statement Sinr£ the charity's gross Ir￿Me exceeded £250.IMK) y(xtr exarttrner be a membèr of a tx)dy lisied in sectson 145 01 the 2011 Ad. I Conf￿ that l am qualrfied lo uTrrtake the examinatiori because l am a mernber of the A$￿a￿On ol Chartere¢ Certified AcC￿n￿ts. whth is one ol the listed I have comF4eted my ex￿1￿1￿. I th Th) ffl8tte￿ ha￿ come lo my attentTh ￿ wrTh¢t￿n wth the 8xamination giwro mo ￿U$￿ to beliève thai in any rnaièrial respect.. accounbng ￿ordS &Ye￿ rvJt kept in rosp9d 01 th9 charty a5 requited by se(IKll 130 of the 2011 Act". 01 the financial statements do accord with Itvxe reujrds". IX the ￿anc$al State￿￿nIS th not COm￿Y %wth Ihe aply1ca￿e Wuiren￿tS concem1￿ the form and conlenl of accounts sel oul in Ihe charrt￿s IAcctyJnt5 and RewFtsI Regulat￿r￿ 2(X)8 1)tsr than any roqulroment that the acwunts gNQ a truo and faff vM¥ Ithch Is not a maller consMY8fed as part of 8n Indèpaidènt èxamit¥ts"Oft. I ha¥e no concems and have ￿>SS no other maltW8 in ￿th Ihe examm8tic¥) to which artenkn'on Shou￿ bo drawn in Ihis reF(Wt in order to ana￿& a rxrw thmtersta￿Iin9 of Ihe finawal statemènts to ￿ reathed. NickwJl?s Cunniryham FCCA Robson Laidler Accounlants Limile Fornwood House Fernwood Road JèsrYy)nd Ne￿￿aStIe upon ryne Tyng Wegr NE2 1TJ England

CLEAN SLATE SOLUTIONS STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES INCLUDING INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024 CuTrent financlal y•aT Unrnstrictsd Resirfcted fvnds lunds 2024 2024 Total T•)tal 2024 2023 n¢om• from.. DofjalK￿S and ga(aes Investments 261.751 47,2Q) 308,951 135.318 Total incomo 261.817 47.2C 309.017 135,384 ndbture on: Charitable activitios 167,&87 42.673 210,260 175,823 Net incomell•xpenditurèl for thè yearl Net movgm•nt In funds 94230 4.527 98.757 140,439 Fund balarK¢¥ ¥t 1 September 2023 2,577 1,565 4.142 44.581 Fund balances at 31 Augu$t 2024 96,8J)7 6.092 102,899 4,142 The statem￿1 ol fin￿c￿ acb"vls am gws k)ss8s recogrMs&Y in the year. siatemenl of fina￿181 acltwknes indLths al gans losses rectyJnise(l ffi Ihe year. Al income aThJ exrndilufe derivFJ from conbnuing tivitw.

CLEAN SLATE SOLUTIONS STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES (CONTINUED) INCLUDING INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024 Prlor flnanclal y•ar Unrèstrlet•d RÈstr5et•d funds fun<ts 2023 2023 Totsl 2023 Plotes Income from: Donations and legacies lavostnxnis 88.118 47.2LM) 135.318 fj6 Totsl inwrne 88.184 47,2C#) 135,384 ndlture on= Charit*Ae xknvlt￿S 120.048 55.775 175.823 Net Incomlnwloutgolngl resources b8lor• transf• {31.864) 18.5751 140.4391 Gross transfer¥ bthgen fvnds I8.￿) N•t mov•m•nl in funds 122.W) {17.4T51 140.4391 Fund balances al 1 Sept￿be1 2022 25.541 19.040 44,581 Fund balances at 31 August 2023 2.577 4,142 10-

CLEAN SLATE SOLUTIONS BALANCE SHEET ASAT 31 AUGUST 2024 2024 2023 Current assets Debtors Cash at tonk and in han(f 1.251 107.418 1.251 8.024 108,669 9,275 Creditors: hmounts falling due with ants year 10 15.770} 15.1331 Not cuThenl ￿lS 11Y2.893 4,142 Income funds Re5trKted funds Unrestiicted funds 12 1.565 2.577 96,807 102,899 4.142 The finarria sts￿Ments We￿ aFwved ty lh9 Twu¥tees 171h J￿e 2025 Warren Harison Trustee

CLEAN SLATE SOLUTIONS NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024 A¢¢ountiny policie• Cfvarity information Clean Sl8ie Soluknons i8 a CharitatrAe IncrypcKated (Trgai58tth. 1.1 Ac¢ounting ¢on¥entv)n The financial stslemenis have teen prepared ￿ accordan￿ wrth the chai.tys goveming dooJnEnl. Chantres kt 2011, FRS 102 -The Financial Rwting SlarTrdafjJ applitsbts3 in tho UK and Rowbltc of IrelaThY" I'FRS 102") and the Charlies SORP "Aemmts"NJ and Re￿￿"n9 by Charl￿S Statement ol Recc¥nmended PraGtice appthcAe to charibes kyepwng a￿OuntS in a(C￿danCe the Finan(ial RepK)rting Stand￿￿ applicable n the UK aTrJ ReFthic ot I￿L￿d (FRS 1021" leffecb.ve 1 Jaruary 20191. The Chafily is a Public Benefit Entty as defined by FRS 102. Thè charity has taken Ihe provis#￿5 m the S(XP k)r tharib"89 not to prepar9 a Stalemgnt of Cash Flows. Thè finanaal statements are prepared m sterfir#J. 1$ the fu￿al rAJrrency of the chanty. Monolary amounts in these staienwts we founded to the r￿re￿ £. Th6 fi'nancial statwn•nts havts W p￿Par0d un(ber the htstorThl o)st ccrfN0n￿n. The priiupal ￿eD￿nb"r icies adopted are set out below. 1.2 Golng concom Al the tsme of approv¥)g slatements. the Iwstees have a reagonth eXp&#all￿ that thg charity has ad8quate resources to continue In operatkwal oxislonct for Ihe foreseeable future Thus Ihe Iruslees continue lo adopt ihe ￿)￿9 (t￿C￿n basis ol preparry financial stalemenls. 1.3 Charitable lunds Un￿StrICted funds are aVal&b￿ for w al Ihe dIstreb￿ trustees i) Iwlhwance of theif chaftsb oty"ectsveg. Rostn'ct•J lunlls are subi9(I to ¢ondibons by donL¥S or orantors as to how they may be used. T rp0￿ aNI uses of Ihe restitteil are set cxjt tyl Ihe notes tr) the f￿anual statements. 1.4 Income Income is recryjnised when the char>ty is aUy entr￿ fo rt after any perfwmance wrvjrtions have been met, the am(yJnls can be nasured reliably, pycthbie that Jncome wdl be ￿etyed. Cash <Jonalions are iecognised on reC￿p(. Olher [￿nat￿S a￿ Teco9nised once the charrty has been nO￿.fi&￿ Df the d￿ation. unless Kwfo￿n8nce roquirg dgforr&l ol tIv3 atT¥JJnt. IrMy)me tax recoverable in rtlaiion lo donations received C"ftAKJ (w déeds olawa￿l is fÉcognisa1 al the lime of the ()nalk)n. 1.5 Expendlture Expenttiture Is recognised once t￿le is a tyl or constructNe otAigath"on to transfer economic benefrt to a Ihird party, rt Is th a transfer OF eryjncrn bwEfits WLII L¢ in settthenl, and the aNK)unl or Ihe oNigation ean be mèss￿d re&ably. Expenditure is dasstfied by aclNrty. The o)sts ol eath acliviiy we made up of the lolal of dire￿ costs aF¥J shared co￿s, indudiro surwrt costs involved in u￿￿ertAkI￿j each aclNty. DKeci i￿$t5 attributable lo a singlo tivity are allocatod dwKtly lo thal adivity. Shared costs 4)ich contnbtsle lo rt￿re Ihan one activity ar support costs whth we nol attritmjtable lo a sw¥Jbe acb.vty a￿ between Itx)se actrvilies on a basis n￿steAl ￿th the uso ol resour¢es. 12-

CLEAN SLATE SOLUTIONS NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS {CONTINUED FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024 Accounting polici9¥ (Continued) 1.6 Calh and cash equlvalents Cash and cash equIva￿ntS irKlude in hand, depo￿ts held at ￿11 wlh b8nk$, othw short.lemi IKwid investments bwlh ￿ginal malurib.es ol three morth or bgss. and twk over(tr8fls. Bank ov8rdfafts ale thin borrowy)gs in current katMIAi8s. 1.7 Taxation A5 a chaTty. Ihe orwIsat￿ is exempt from tax 9mS to the extent that these arg awli&d to its charitsble (￿le￿S. No tax have arisen ¢h8n"ty. IA R•tirvrnont bèneffts Paymnls to dèfrnd COntrt￿1k)n reiTrmoni bonefrt sthens are charged as an expense a& thgy lal due. Donations and le9acles Unrestri¢tgd Rtstricted lunds funds Total Unrestricted R•8trkt•d funds fvnds Total 2024 2024 2024 2023 2023 2023 Dona1p￿S and grfts Grants receNatde 12.439 249.312 12.439 Y.512 25.379 62.739 25,379 109,939 47.2fy) 47.200 261.751 47.2(Xl 8.951 88,118 47.200 135.318 Incom• from inv•stmgnts Unrn$trictod Unre¥tricted funds funds 2024 2023 Inteiesl [￿Nab 66 13.

CLEAN SLATE SOLUTIONS NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024 ExPenth￿re on eharitable a¢liviti Charltable activitiès 2024 Charltable activitiès 2023 Dirnct wsts Slaff costs Project Cosl Consultancy F895 IT & Eguipmenl Travel Rent Advertising Vo¢vnteer Expenses Candidalo cckstS 68,125 1.408 107.934 1.894 7.899 3.750 52.658 2.242 89.585 5.740 3,701 50 2,127 5,317 6.713 197.723 161,719 Share of support and Y￿rnan¢? costs {see note Support Governar￿ 10,496 3,608 3,247 210.260 175,823 Analysls by fund Unrestriclcd funds Resti￿lad funds 167.587 42,673 120.048 55.775 210,260 175.823 14-

CLEAN SLATE SOLUTIONS NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024 Support costs Support Govemanc• 2024Suwort o)sts Governance 0315 2023 Telephone larkobng Sutvjry expè Bank charges Insurance RepaK and mainlenan 2.767 2.767 3.094 1.021 1.718 5.849 3)9 1.718 5.849 209 60 2,660 2,259 2.259 Legal and rKofgssicmal IrthpwKlont examM* 420 420 1,088 2.827 2.520 2.520 3.247 12,537 10,496 14,104 Anatysed btheen charitab￿ aciNtrS 9,2 3.247 12,537 10,4 14,104 Truste None of ￿ trtJStees (of persons (w[￿¢￿j with theml r￿¥•j any rwNJnèratK)n or ben8fts from Ihe harity dUr￿g the year. Ern￿oye The average rr￿thty nthibef ol errpty88s chmj Ihe year was: 2024 Number 2023 Nwnber Employmert costs 2024 2023 Vvages and salaries socurity tosts Other pension ¢osts 66,698 51,592 1,424 1.066 68,125 52,658 DurlThJ the year. key managem￿1 rerr￿￿ats"on tcla￿j £33.S97 {2023 ." £32.4T11 TIEre w8re wv) wlK>Se a￿Val remw)etalKm t•AS more than £60.CthI. 15.

CLEAN SLATE SOLUTIONS NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024 raxation charity is exempt from taxati￿ on ils actrvibes tcwse al its inojne ss appligd purposes. Debtors 2024 2023 Amounts falling due WIt￿Th one year: Prepay￿ents and ￿￿￿e¢j inecthe 1.251 1,Z51 10 Credilors: a)kwnls fallln9 due wlthln one year 2024 2023 Other taxakn'on arKI s(xial se￿4￿rtY Trade uedilors Other creditors ruals aTrJ dgferred irKay 971 4.274 5.770 5,133 11 Retirement benefit schemes 2024 2023 0¢firt￿ contrlbutlm schèmès Charge lo profft or b)ss ￿ resped OF defI￿j ccnlntrwJtNJ) scl 1.424 Tho chanty cporal¢s a dthed cDntrtbulion pengtx sckn¢ for all qualifying em¥Aoyees. The assets ol the scheme are held separately from tI￿se of Ihe chaiity In an ￿Jepende￿tlY admiThslere¢J fund. 12 Rextrictod fundk The resfrKtgd funds ol thg tharrty GtNnPllSg the Un9x￿ndod brKes of d￿8￿￿$ aThJ grants hell on trust subiecl io Specif￿ conditths by d(x)Ots as ￿ how théy may ￿ uséd. Movefflent in funds Res0w￿$ Oèln¢• bt I Serfvmbei expended 31 August 2023 2024 Nab"on81 Lottery Reacluw ComnyJThbes Gr￿1 1.565 47200 142,6731 6.092 1.565 47.200 42,6731 6,092 sè af Resiriettd Fun hin A threé yèar grant to prrxTh)te rehabililatk)n a￿1 resgtUwThnt of off8nd8rs and the prgvention of crrTh by providiThJ Mentori￿ schorres to ex-offenders. 16-

CLEAN SLATE SOLUTIONS NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST2024 13 Unrestrl¢t•d fund$ The unrestricted funds of thg thai¥ty ccwnprise the UnexpY￿ balan¢e$ of th)nations and grants which arg not subjeGI to Specif￿ ¢￿d1￿"0nS by (k)nots and grant(xs as lo how Ihey may be used. These inclvde desigMted fuNls have tthn sel asbje OLrt of urwest￿1ed funds by the trustees for speL?fic purposes. At1 Incoming Ro4ources Sgptembgr r•¥ourc•8 expended 2023 Transfgrs At 31 August 2024 Ger￿ra1 Tunds 2.577 261.817 1167.5871 96.807 Prgvioua year. Intomlng Resources Sepiember rescwr¢e$ •xp•ndod 2022 Translors At 31 August 2023 General furvjs 25.541 88,184 (120,048) 2,577 14 Anatysls of n•t ass•ts b•twe8n funth Unrestrfieièd funds 2024 R•strictod funds 2024 Total 2024 At 31 August 2024: Current a5sots1llk?b￿Itle$j g6.807 6.092 102,899 6,092 102,899 Unrèsirtcted Rostriciod lunds fund$ 2023 2023 Total 2023 At 31 August 2023: Clwwt assetsllliabihls) 2.577 1,565 4,142 2.577 1.565 4.142 15 Related party tran8act5ons Thefe were no ¢sclJsabb8 wplated party tronsaclvjns durro Ihe (2023. Th)nel. 17.