Trustees’ Annual Report for the period
From 07/08/2020 to 07/06/2022
Charity name: Mindful Communities Foundation C.I.O Charity registration number: 1190769
Objectives and Activities
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SORP
reference
Summary of the Para 1.17 The objects of the charity are f or
purposes of the the public benefit, to advance the
charity as set out
in its governing education of the general public and in
document particular but not exclusively young
people by promoting and encouraging
the teaching, study, practice and
research of mindfulness, primarily but
not exclusively in criminal justice
settings.
Summary of the Para 1.17 The main activities undertaken in
and 1.19
main activities in
relation to these purposes, and to
relation to those
purposes for the further the charity’s purposes for the
public benefit, in public benefit have been:
particular, the
applying for grants to continue
activities, projects
or services developing our community
identified in the projects
accounts. arranging annual report and
accounts
No other activities have occurred
for our financial year 2021-2022,
and all our grant applications
were unsuccessful
we received £39 and £13
respectively in donations and a
refunded mobile contract
Statement Para 1.18 The trustees have had regard to the
confirming whether
Charity Commission’s guidance on
the trustees have
had regard to the public benefit.
guidance issued by
the Charity
Commission on
public benefit
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SORP reference
Para 1.38
Policy on grant making
Para 1.38
Policy on social
investment including
program related
investment
Para 1.38 Funding application support
Contribution made by
volunteers
Other
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Achievements and Performance
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SORP
reference
No other activities have occurred for
our financial year 2021-2022, and all
Summary of our grant applications were
Para 1.20
the main unsuccessful
achievements
of the charity,
We received £39 and £13 respectively
identifying the
difference the in donations and a refunded mobile
charity’s work contract
has made to
the
circumstances We are currently developing a
of its fundraising leaflet, and will be looking
beneficiaries to appeal for public donations
and any wider
benefits to
society as a
whole.
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Para 1.41
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Achievements against
objectives set
Performance of
fundraising activities Para 1.41
against objectives set
Investment performance Para 1.41
against objectives
Other
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Financial Review
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Review of the Para 1.21 At the end of this reporting period we had
charity’s
spent £27.40 on p&p for Trustee
financial
position at the documents and submitting our annual
end of the reports/accounts, leaving £50 in reserve
period
Statement Para 1.22
explaining the
policy for
holding
reserves
stating why
they are held
Amount of Para 1.22 £50
reserves held
Reasons for Para 1.22
holding zero
reserves
Details of fund Para 1.24
materially in
deficit
Explanation of Para 1.23
any Unsuccessful in all our grant applications and
uncertainties fundraising activities this year
about the
charity
continuing as a
going concern
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The charity’s principal This year was from a donation of
sources of funds Para 1.47 £40 from a social enterprise, and
(including any £13 returned funds from a mobile
fundraising) phone contract
Investment policy and
objectives including any Para 1.46
social investment policy
adopted
A description of the Para 1.46
principal risks facing the
charity
Other
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Structure, Governance and Management
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Description of
charity’s trusts:
Type of governing Para 1.25 Our governing document is a
document
‘Foundation’ model constitution, or
(trust deed, royal
Constitution of a Charitable
charter)
Incorporated Organisation whose only
voting members are its charity
trustees.
How is the charity Para We are constituted as a Charitable
1.25
constituted?
Incorporated Organisation.
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)
Trustee selection Para 1.25 Founding 4 Trustees are our only
methods including
Trustees to date.
details of any
constitutional No other person or external body is
provisions e.g.
entitled to appoint charity trustees,
election to post or
and the power to appoint additional
name of any person
or body entitled to Trustees resides with the majority vote
appoint one or more of the current board of Trustees.
trustees
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Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction Para 1.51
and training of trustees
The charity’s
organisational structure Para 1.51
and any wider network
with which the charity
works
Relationship with any Para 1.51
related parties
Other
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Reference and Administrative details
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Charity name Mindful Communities Foundation C.I.O
Other name the charity
uses
Registered charity 1190769
number
Charity’s principal 73 The Whaddons, Huntingdon,
address
Cambridgeshire, PE29 1NN
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Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
Name of person (or body)
Dates acted if not for
Trustee name Office (if any) entitled to appoint trustee
whole year
(if any)
1 Matthew Ward
2 Rachel Taylor
3 Mark Wylie
4 Michael Newton
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Corporate trustees – names of the directors at the date the report was approved
Director name
Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity
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Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole
year
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Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others Description of the assets held in this capacity Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets
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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
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Type of Name Address
adviser
Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional
information)
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Exemptions from disclosure
Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details
Other optional information
Declarations
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.
Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees
| Signed on behalf | of the charity’s trustees | |||
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| Signature(s) | MW | MW | ||
| MN | RT | |||
| Full name(s) | Matthew Ward | Mark Wylie | ||
| Michael Newton | Rachel Taylor | |||
| Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) |
Trustee | Trustee | ||
| Trustee | Trustee | |||
| Date | 28/06/23 | |||