THE MINT HOUSE, OXFORD CENTRE FOR RESTORATIVE PRACTICE

Registered charity 1173037 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

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Objects

TO PROMOTE RESTORATIVE PRACTICES FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AS A MEANS OF RESOLVING CONFLICT AND PROMOTING RECONCILIATION, IN PARTICULAR (BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY) IN OXFORD AND THE SURROUNDING AREA BY:(1) PROMOTING AND FACILITATING THE USE OF RESTORATIVE JUSTICE AND RESTORATIVE PRACTICES IN SCHOOLS, IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM, IN THE WORKPLACE, IN FAITH COMMUNITIES AND ELSEWHERE IN THE COMMUNITY IN SITUATIONS WHERE CONFLICT MAY ARISE(2) ADVANCING EDUCATION AND RESEARCH ON RESTORATIVE PRACTICES AND THE PUBLICATION OF THE USEFUL RESULTS OF THAT RESEARCH.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Oxford, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£82k

Latest spending

£52k

Registered

2017

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves fell to £15,238, which remains above the trustees' stated prudent requirement of £14,156. The charity reports a total surplus for the year driven by the timing of restricted fund receipts, while unrestricted activities incurred a small deficit.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months of known commitments not funded through secured restricted funds (calculated as £14,156) (reserves figure: £15k)

“The Trustees consider it prudent to hold unrestricted reserves sufficient to meet at least six months of known commitments not funded through secured restricted funds. Trustees calculate this to require £14,156 to be held as unrestricted reserves.” — page 8

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: A further £450 was received from related parties.

“A further £450 was received from related parties.” — page 16

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Social media policy and procedures

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025

Volunteers: 6
Government income: £13,144 — grants £13,144 (2); 16% of the £82,451 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

Volunteers: 2

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

Volunteers: 1
Government income: £28,349 — contracts £16,294 (2), grants £12,055 (2); 49% of the £58,397 total gross income on the same return

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Mint House (Oxford Centre for Restorative Practice) (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

Charlton Living Legacy Fund — “We are grateful for funding, past and present, from the following: Charlton Living Legacy Fund” (source page)

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

ROSIE CHADWICKchair · trustee of 1 other charity
Anthony Walker
Christine Plews
Jacqueline Watson
Prof Michael Taylor
Rev Jonathan Mark Keyworth · trustee of 3 other charities
Wing Shun Lee

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Oxfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£82k	£52k
31/12/2024	£50k	£56k
31/12/2023	£58k	£42k
31/12/2022	£22k	£23k
31/12/2021	£14k	£26k

Common questions

Is THE MINT HOUSE, OXFORD CENTRE FOR RESTORATIVE PRACTICE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves fell to £15,238, which remains above the trustees' stated prudent requirement of £14,156. The charity reports a total surplus for the year driven by the timing of restricted fund receipts, while unrestricted activities incurred a small deficit. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE MINT HOUSE, OXFORD CENTRE FOR RESTORATIVE PRACTICE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE MINT HOUSE, OXFORD CENTRE FOR RESTORATIVE PRACTICE as a grant recipient include DORIS FIELD CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
DORIS FIELD CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2022	£1k	Single payment

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	30/10/2025	£9k	Let's Connect

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
MIND (THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR MENTAL HEALTH)	1	£2.9m
THE STONE FAMILY FOUNDATION	1	£707k
SF FOUNDATION	1	£366k
MJB CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£245k
THE SELWOOD CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£171k
THE WILL CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£130k
THE FORBES CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	1	£75k
THE PERIVOLI FOUNDATION	1	£65k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with TRINITY HOUSE COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTRE.

TRINITY HOUSE COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTRE income £237k
RENTRUST FOUNDATION LIMITED income £168k
MASTER INNHOLDERS CHARITABLE TRUST income £92k
WINTON HOUSE CENTRE income £123k
MINSTEAD TRUST income £8.7m
THE MINSTER CENTRE income £2.0m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE MINT HOUSE, OXFORD CENTRE FOR RESTORATIVE PRACTICE	£82k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
TRINITY HOUSE COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTRE FY2025	£237k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
RENTRUST FOUNDATION LIMITED FY2025	£168k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
MASTER INNHOLDERS CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£92k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
WINTON HOUSE CENTRE FY2025	£123k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
MINSTEAD TRUST FY2025	£8.7m	—	—	below	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.