## Trustees’ Annual Report for the period From 06/04/2024 Period start date To 05/04/2025 Period end date Charity name: The Defendant Charity registration number: 1192671 ## Objectives and Activities ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in
its governing document|Para 1.17|The objectves of The Defendant are:
(a)
to promote and protect the mental
health of persons subject to criminal
proceedings or prosecuton by
promotng and providing services that
provide emotonal and practcal support
through online resources and a natonal
helpline
(b)
to advance educaton of the general
public in the criminal justce system by
providing informaton and advice in
relaton to the process and procedure in
criminal prosecutons| |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|In advancement of the objectves, the following
actvites have been undertaken:

Helpline
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We have contnued to run a
volunteer-led helpline that
provides callers with
informaton and support as they
navigate the Criminal Justce
System

Contnuous Email Support
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The purpose of this service is to
provide ongoing support, as the
criminal justce process can span
over months if not years for
defendants

Website
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The Defendant’s website has
been maintained with
informaton for the public to
access on every stage of the
criminal justce process| |Statement confirming|Para 1.18|The trustees have had regard to the| |whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit||relevant guidance.| |---|---|---| |Additional information (optional)
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:||| ||SORP reference|| |Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|| |Policy on social
investment including
program related investment|Para 1.38|| |Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|| |Other||| ## Achievements and Performance ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |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|In this period The Defendant continued
to support individuals and their
families navigating the Criminal
Justice System via its helpline and
email support service.
It also hosted an event on the mental
health impact of the going through the
Criminal Justice System on defendants.
The event positive feedback, with
attendance from lawyers, judges,
academics and member of the public
interested in criminal justice.| Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41|| |---|---|---| |Performance of fundraising
activities against
objectives set|Para 1.41|| |Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|| |Other||| ## Financial Review |Financial Review||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the
end of the period|Para 1.21|The charity holds £0.| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding
reserves stating why they
are held|Para 1.22|No reserves policy.| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|£0| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|The Defendant paused activity in
February 2025 with no remaining
liability.| |Details of fund materially
in deficit|Para 1.24|No deficit| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a
going concern|Para 1.23|The Defendant currently holds no funds
and has no upcoming fundraising
planned. Its activities have been
paused for a year with no restart date
planned.| Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |
The charity’s principal
sources of funds
(including any
fundraising)|
Para 1.47|| |---|---|---| |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:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal
charter)|Para 1.25|Constitution| |How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|CIO| |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|Appointed by existing trustees.| Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |
Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction
and training of trustees|
Para 1.51|| |---|---|---| |The charity’s
organisational structure
and any wider network with
which the charity works|Para 1.51|| |Relationship with any
related parties|Para 1.51|| |Other||| ## Reference and Administrative details |Charity name|The Defendant| |---|---| |Other name the charity
uses|| |Registered charity number|1192671| |Charity’s principal
address|25 Jutland Gardens
Coulsdon
CR5 1DW| ||| Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity |1
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20|Trustee name|Office (if any)|Dates acted if not for
whole year|Name of person (or body)
entitled to appoint trustee (if
any)| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Freya Wood|Chair|October 2020 -|| ||Christian Weaver||October 2020 – June
2024|| ||Ella Blake||October 2020 – June
2024|| ||Kieran Donnelly||June 2024 – February
2025|| ||Rachel Kunz|||| ||Niccola Parkes|||| ||Liam Allan|||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| – 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 None held in this capacity Name and objects of the None charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements None for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets ## Additional information (optional) Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) Type of Name Address adviser 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) Freya Wood Position (eg Chair Secretary, Chair, etc) Date The Defendant (Charity no. 1192671) Receipts and payments account |||Year start date|Year start date|Year start date|Year end date| |---|---|---|---|---|---| ||For the
year from||6th April 2024|To|5th April 2025| ||||||| |Receipts and payments|||||| |Receipts||£
1,019
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1,019
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0
0
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funds|||Restricted funds
£| |Donations, legacies and similar income|||||| |Donations|||1,019||-| |Other similar income|||-||-| |Sub total|||1,019||-| |Grants|||||| ||||-||| ||||||| |Sub total|||-||-| |Fundraising events (gross)|||||| ||||-||| ||||||-| |Sub total|||-||-| |Investment income|||||| |Bank interest|||0||-| |Sub total
Total Gross Income
Total receipts|||0||-| ||||||| ||||||| ||||||| ||||||| The Defendant (Charity no. 1192671) ## Receipts and payments account Year start date Year end date For the 6th April 2024 To 5th April 2025 year from ## Receipts and payments |Receipts and payments||| |---|---|---| |Payments|£
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-
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1,009
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1,009
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1,009
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funds|Unrestricted funds
£| |Charitable Payments||| |Insurance||-| |Virtual Office|-|| |Materials and equipment|-|-| |Printing and photocopying|-|-| |AGM and trustee expenses|-|-| |Helpline & Web Server Fee|1,009|-| |Volunteer Expenses|-|| |Sub total|1,009|-| |Fundraising expenses||| |Fundraising expenses||-| |Sub total
Total Gross Expenditure
Total payments
Net of receipts/(payments)
Cash funds last year end
Cash funds this year end|-|-| |||| |||-| |||| |||-| |||| ||-|-| |||-| |||-| The Defendant (Charity no. 1192671) ## Receipts and payments account Year start date Year end date For the 6th April 2024 To 5th April 2025 year from |Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the year|Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the year|Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the year| |---|---|---| |£
Cash funds
Bank current account
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Cash/Floats
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(agree balances with receipts and payments account)
Sub total
Liabilities
Expenses incurred but not invoiced
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Other liabilities
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Sub total
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Total net assets
Unrestricted
funds
Total cash funds||Unrestricted funds
£| |||| |||-| |||-| |||-| |||| |||| |||| |||-| |||-| |||-| |||| |Total net assets||-| The above receipts and payments account and statement of assets and liabilities were approved by the Trustees on 12 February 2026 (the date of the Executive Committee meeting that approved the accounts) and signed on their behalf by **----- Start of picture text -----**
Signature Print Name
Freya Wood (Chair)
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