## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period**
## **From 01/10/2024 to 30/09/2025**
## **Charity name: Mindful Communities Foundation C.I.O**
## **Charity registration number: 1190769**
## **Objectives and Activities**
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|Summary of the
purposes of the charity
as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|**The objects of the charity are f**or the public
benefit, to advance the education of the
general public and in 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 main
activities in relation to
those purposes for the
public benefit, in
particular, the
activities, projects or
services identified in
the accounts.|Para 1.17
and 1.19|Main activities undertaken in relation to these
purposes, and to further the charity’s
purposes this year were to do some local
fundraising and awareness raising in
Machynlleth where the charity is located.|
|Statement confirming
whether the trustees
have had regard to the
guidance issued by
the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|The trustees have had regard to the Charity
Commission’s guidance 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
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|Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|
**Donations of books and leaflets to**
**the local community**
**reaching out to GP surgeries**
**locally**|
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## **Achievements and Performance**
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|Summary of the
main
achievements of
the charity,
identifying the
difference the
charity’s work
has made to the
circumstances of
its beneficiaries
and any wider
benefits to
society as a
whole.|Para 1.20|Wedonated books, mediation cushions and
leaflets/information locally
We offered local GP surgeries an MBCT
clinic, or sessions for the local population.
We received some donations off the back of
the local fundraising and awareness raising
this year.
We made a small donation to a C.I.C
working with D/deaf people|
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|Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41||
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|Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41||
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Investment performance Para 1.41 against objectives Other
## **Financial Review**
|Review of the
charity’s financial
position at the
end of the period|Para 1.21|At the beginning of this period we had £458.40 in
the charity’s reserves, received £1155 in
donations this period, made a donation of £200
to a community interest company working in Deaf
Mindfulness, and bought some ink cartridges on
amazon for leaflet printing (totalling £56.21)
leaving £1357.19 in reserves at the end of this
period.|
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|Statement
explaining the
policy for holding
reserves stating
why they are held|Para 1.22||
|Amount of
reserves held|Para 1.22|**£1357.19**|
|Reasons for
holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22||
|Details of fund
materially in
deficit|Para 1.24||
|Explanation of
any uncertainties
about the charity
continuing as a
going concern|Para 1.23|**Unsuccessful in all our grant applications and fundraising**
**activities this year, income solely from personal**
**donations.**|
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|The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|Para 1.47|**This year was from £458.40 remaining**
**from last period, and payments totalling**
**£1155 in donations during this period**|
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|Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46||
|A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46||
|Other|||
## **Structure, Governance and Management**
|Description of charity’s
trusts:|||
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|Type of governing
document
(trust deed, royal
charter)|Para 1.25|Our governing document is a ‘Foundation’
model constitution, or Constitution of a
Charitable Incorporated Organisation whose
only voting members are its charity trustees.|
|How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|We are constituted as a Charitable
Incorporated Organisation.|
|Trustee selection
methods including
details of any
constitutional provisions
e.g. election to post or
name of any person or
body entitled to appoint
one or more trustees|Para 1.25|3 of the original founding 4 Trustees are our
only Trustees to date, the fourth died
February 2025 this period.
No other person or external body is entitled
to appoint charity trustees, and the power to
appoint additional Trustees resides with the
majority vote of the current board of
Trustees.|
## **Additional information (optional)**
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Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and Para 1.51 training of trustees The charity’s organisational structure and any wider Para 1.51 network with which the charity works Relationship with any related Para 1.51 parties Other
## **Reference and Administrative details**
> Charity name Mindful Communities Foundation C.I.O Other name the charity uses
> Registered charity number 1190769
> Charity’s principal address Deildy, Aberystwyth Road, Machynlleth, Powys, SY20 8EU
## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**
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||Matthew Ward|Trustee|||
||Rachel Taylor|Trustee|||
||Mark Wylie|Trustee|||
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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
**Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year**
## **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
## **Additional information (optional)**
## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**
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**Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)**
## **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**
|**Signature(s)**
**Full name(s)**
**Position (eg Secretary,**
**Chair, etc)**
**Date**|MW|MW|
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||Matthew Ward|Mark Wylie|
|||Rachel Taylor|
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