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## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period**
## **From: 06/04/2024 To: 05/04/2025**
## **Charity name: Coffee Connexions**
## **Charity registration number: 1198951**
## **Objectives and Activities**
||SORP reference||
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|Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|(a) to promote the rehabilitation of ex-
offenders with mental health needs for the
public benefit, by providing training in
useful skills, employment, mentoring,
guidance and rehabilitation, so as to
prepare offenders for sustainable
employment and to help them to re-
integrate into the community.
(b) to advance the education of the public
in the subject of the care and rehabilitation
of ex-offenders with mental health needs.|
|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|Grant applications to raise funds to enable
the setup of Coffee Connexions charitable
objectives.
Building and setting up a coffee cart within
an identified building. This in turn has led to
being able to provide the equipment and
opportunities to support trainees to receive
individualised barista training, and from this
work on the coffee cart developing work
skills, structure, routine supporting
community re-integration following release.|
|Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|All trustees have had regard to the
guidance issued by the Charity
Commission on public benefit.
All Trustees are aware of the guidance.
All Trustees have taken this guidance into
account when making a decision to which
the guidance is relevant.
No Trustees have decided to depart from
the guidance|
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SORP reference Para 1.38 Policy on grant making
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Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment Para 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers Other
## **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|From 06.04.24 – 05.04.25 the charity has
focused on:
Learning and understanding what
constitutes the safe and effective running
of the charity.
Forging strong working links with local
coffee company who has:
built a coffee cart
provided training to trainees
carried out train a trainer, training to
enable staff working on the coffee cart to
train trainees
These activities have been performed by
the coffee company on a pro-bono basis
and have incurred no expense for the
Charity.
Had our first trainees start working on the
coffee cart, and the cart now being open
for business – providing meaningful
training and work placement opportunities
to people coming out of prison.|
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Achievements against
objectives set|
Para 1.41||
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|Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives|Para 1.41||
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|Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41||
|Other|||
## **Financial Review**
|**Financial Review**|||
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|Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|The Trustees have collectively reviewed
the financial potion of the Coffee
Connexions. All Trustees understand that
between 06.04.24 – 05.04.2025
£1290 was bought into the charity
£278 left the charity bank account for the
setting up of the coffee cart to enable it to
operate.|
|Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|Coffee Connexions policy on holding
financial reserves are that they can be used
on any of its charitable purposes excluding
restricted income funds and endowment
funds. These must be spent in a specific
way directed by fund directions.
In regard to the level of reserves needed,
the target is to remain between three and
five months of the charity’s current annual
core operating costs, i.e. between £300
and £600.|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|£2,480|
|Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22||
|Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|£0 Coffee Connexions is not in financial or
material deficit|
|Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|There is currently no concern about the
charity continuing.|
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The charity’s principal sources of funds (including Para 1.47 any fundraising)
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|Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46||
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|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|Charitable Constitution
Child safeguarding Policy
Adult safeguarding Policy
Health and Safety Policy
Coffee Connexions Reducing Recidivism
and Increasing Resettlement Policy
Coffee Connexions Safer Recruitment
Policy
Risk assessment
Conflict of interest policy
Social media policy
Bullying and Harassment policy and
procedure
Equality and Diversity policy
Serious incident reporting policy and
procedure
Internal financial controls policy
Complaints policy and procedure|
|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|Expressions of interest
Discussion with Trustees via invitation to
Trustees meeting to understand more
about the charity and for Trustees to
understand more about the person with an
expression of interest.
Trustee discussion on appropriateness of
person who has expressed interest.
Chair of Trustees communicates outcome
of decision to the person who has
expressed an interest.|
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Policies and procedures
ON LY
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adopted for the induction Para 1.51 and 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|Coffee Connexions|
|---|---|
|Other name the charity uses|N/A|
|Registered charity number|1198951|
|Charity’s principal address|Coffee Connexions
C/o STRIVE
Sentinel House
Nuffield Industrial Estate
Poole
Dorset
BH17 0RB|
## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**
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6|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**
**year**|**Dates acted if not for whole**
**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee (ifany)**|
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||Jennifer Stickney|Chair|||||
||Joe Lowenstein|||Left trustee position
10.09.24|||
||Keith McAllister||||||
||Philippe Mazas|Treasurer|||||
||Natasha Balsamo|||21/10/24||Jennifer Stickney, seconded
byKeith McAllister|
||Jennifer Walmsley|||16/12/24||Keith McAllister, seconded by
Philippe Mazas|
||Corporate trustees–names of the directors at the date the report was approved
**Director name**
**N/A**||||||
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Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity
|**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 N/A held in this capacity
Name and objects of the N/A charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects
Details of arrangements for N/A safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets
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## **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
**N/A**
## **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**|||
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||Jennifer Stickney|Philippe Mazas|
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||Chair of Trustees|Treasurer|
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||16/01/26|18/01/26|
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|**Receipts & Payments for the Financial Year Ended 5-Apr-25**|**Receipts & Payments for the Financial Year Ended 5-Apr-25**|**Receipts & Payments for the Financial Year Ended 5-Apr-25**|**Receipts & Payments for the Financial Year Ended 5-Apr-25**|**Receipts & Payments for the Financial Year Ended 5-Apr-25**|
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|**A1 - RECEIPTS**|**Current Financial Year, Apr'24-April'25**
Unrestr'd
Funds**£**
Restricted
Funds**£**
Total**£**|||**_Last Year_**|
||Unrestr'd
Funds**£**|Restricted
Funds**£**||Total**£**|
|Voluntary Income
Income Generation
Investments Income|1,290
0
0||1,290
0
0|_0_
_0_
_0_|
|Charitable Income|0|0|0|_0_|
|Other Receipts|0||0|_0_|
|**A2 - ASSETS & INVESTMENTS**|1,290|0|1,290|_0_|
|Sale of Investments
Sale of Assets|0
0||0
0|_0_
_0_|
|**TOTAL RECEIPTS**
**A3 - PAYMENTS**|0
**1,290**|0
**0**|0
**1,290**|_0_
**_0_**|
||||||
|Generating Funds|0||0|_0_|
|Charitable Activities|-278|0|-278|_0_|
|Support Costs
Othe Payments|0
0||0
0|_0_
_0_|
|**A4 - ASSETS & INVESTMENTS**|-278|0|-278|_0_|
|Purchase of Investments
Purchase of Assets|0
0||0
0|_0_
_0_|
|**TOTAL PAYMENTS**
**NET OF RECEIPTS-PAYMENTS**|0
**-278**
**1,011**|0
**0**
**0**|0
**-278**
**1,011**|_0_
**_0_**|
|||||**_0_**|
|**A5 - TRANSFERS****_{Between Funds}_**|0|0|0|_0_|
|**NET AFTER TRANSFERS**|**1,011**|**0**|**1,011**|**_0_**|
|**Cash Funds Last Yr End**|1,469|0|1,469|_1,469_|
|**A6 - CASH FUNDS THIS YR END**|**2,480**|**0**|**2,480**|**_1,469_**|
|Agency Funds_(HMRC & NEST)_|0||0|_0_|
|**Total Cash Carried Forward**|**2,480**|**0**|**2,480**|**_1,469_**|
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|**Statement of Asset & Liabilities as at 5-Apr-25**|**Statement of Asset & Liabilities as at 5-Apr-25**|**Statement of Asset & Liabilities as at 5-Apr-25**||
|---|---|---|---|
|**B1 - Cash Assets**|**Current Financial Year, Apr'24-April'25**
General
Funds**£**
Restricted
Funds**£**
Total**£**||**_Last Year_**|
||General
Funds**£**
Restricted
Funds**£**||_Total_**_£_**|
|**General Fund**
**Net Payments in Advance**
**Designated Funds**
Miscellaneous|2,480
0
0||_1,469_
_0_
_0_|
|**Total Unrestricted Funds**
**Restricted Funds**
RF-Other
**Total Restricted Funds**|0|**2,480**
**0**|**_1,469_**
_0_|
||||**_0_**|
|**Current Charitable C**|**ash Assets**|**2,480**|**_1,469_**|
|**Total Current Cash Assets**
Gift Aid claim
Other
Independent Examination Fee
Other
**Money Held as Agent**_{eg: HMRC,NEST}_
**B2 - Money Owed to the Charity**_{Other Monetary Assets}_
**B5 - Money Owed by the Charity**_{Liabilities}_||0
**2,480**
0
0
**0**
0
0
**0**|_0_|
||||**_1,469_**
**_0_**
**_0_**|
||||**_0_**
**_0_**
**_0_**|
||||**_0_**|
|**Charitable Cash Assets****_{Net of Liabilities)_**||**2,480**|**_1,469_**|
|**B3 - Investment assets**
0
**B4 - Assets retained for charity's own use.**
_Fixed Assets_
0
_Stocks of Goods for Sale_
0
**Total Current Funds**
**Total Funds**_(net of liabilities)_||0
0
0
**2,480**
**2,480**|**_0_**
**_0_**
**_0_**
**_1,469_**
**_1,469_**|