Trustees' Annual Report Year ended 30 August 2025
Charity Name: Centre for Restoration
Registered Charity Number: 1210976
Registered Office: Office 4330 182-184 High Street North East Ham London E6 2JA
Reporting Period: Year ended 30 August 2025
Structure, Governance, and Management
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Type of Governing Document: CIO Foundation model Constitution
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Trustee Names:
Emmanuel Were Chair Fred Hangujja Trustee Caroline Lubale-Buluba Trustee
Achievements and Performance
In its first 13 months of operation, the Centre for Restoration has focused on building a solid foundation while delivering immediate, high-impact support to our target beneficiaries. Despite being in our inaugural year, we successfully secured £7,060 in grant funding, which has been directly applied to our core missions of youth empowerment and emotional healing for women.
Supporting Our Community
During this period, the charity provided direct support to 48 individuals . Our work focused on two primary pillars:
1. Youth Empowerment and Engagement To address the risk of social exclusion and provide young people with constructive outlets for their energy, we launched the Restoration Rims basketball project.
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Duration: 6 months.
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Impact: This project provided a consistent, safe space for physical activity and mentorship, directly addressing our goal of providing services that mitigate the issues of youth loitering and lack of opportunity.
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Mental Well-being: In a collaborative effort with a partner charity, we facilitated a Mental Well-being Retreat to the Isle of Wight . This provided young people with a vital respite from their daily environments, focusing on resilience and emotional health.
2. Support for Women and Emotional Healing Consistent with our commitment to provide a compassionate space for healing, we have focused on listening to and supporting women navigating loss.
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Community Building: We have successfully fostered a community of understanding, offering practical tools for emotional well-being and grief navigation.
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Workshops: We delivered Leadership and Well-being workshops designed not only for our primary beneficiaries but also for their families, friends, and the wider community across London and the South East.
Working in Partnership
We recognise that we are stronger when we work together. By partnering with other organisations, we ensured that our clients had access to the widest possible range of services. This collaborative approach has allowed us to maximise our limited initial budget while maintaining high-quality standards.
Public Benefit
The Trustees have had regard to the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit. All our activities from the Isle of Wight retreat to our local basketball projects are designed to alleviate poverty and empower the marginalised, ensuring that our services remain accessible to those most in need by reason of youth, financial hardship, or ill-health.
Financial Position
As of August 31, 2025, the charity’s total income for the period was £7,060 . This income was derived entirely from grant funding secured during our first 13 months of operation.
The charity has operated with a lean structure to ensure that the maximum possible proportion of funds is directed toward our frontline services, specifically the Restoration Rims project, the Isle of Wight mental well-being retreat , and our community workshops.
Reserves Policy
The Trustees have established a policy whereby the unrestricted funds not committed or invested in tangible fixed assets held by the charity should ideally be the equivalent of 3 months of general running costs.
As a newly registered charity, we are currently in the process of building these reserves. At the end of this financial period, our reserves stand at £314 . These funds will be carried forward to support the continuity of our youth and women's support programs in the 2025/26 financial year.
Principal Funding Sources
The charity’s primary source of income this year was grant funding. We are grateful to the grant-making bodies that recognised the value of our mission to champion young people and support women healing from loss.
Going Concern
The Trustees have a reasonable expectation that the charity has adequate resources to continue its activities for the foreseeable future. We continue to seek new grant opportunities and community donations to expand our reach within London and the South East.