## **Company number: 3161774**
**Charity number: 1054621**
## **Annual Report and**
**Financial Statements for the year ended 31 March 2022**
**for**
## **WISH**
**(A company limited by guarantee not having a share capital**
**and a registered charity)**
## **Report of the Trustees for the year ended 31 March 2022**
**Status:** WISH is a company limited by guarantee without a share capital incorporated on 20 February 1996 and was registered with the Charity Commissions in April 1996 as a charity. Its governing rules are its Memorandum and Articles of Association. Under these Articles the members of the Board of Directors are elected at the TGM to serve a period of three years, appointment of directors during the year will be subject to ratification at the TGM.
**Registered Charity Number:** 1054621 **Company Number:** 3161774
**Registered Office:** 15 Old Ford Road London, E2 9PL
**Directors and Trustees at 31 March 2022**
**Chair:** Alex Phillips Karen Grayson Ruth Lambley Christine Spooner Sarah Wilson Dr Carley Guest Dr Rachel Seoighe
**Independent Examiner:** Douglas Green Accountant 32 Darnley Avenue Bristol, BS7 0BS **Bankers:** Unity Trust Bank Plc 9 Brindley Place Birmingham B1 2HB
The Trustees, who are also directors of the charity for the purpose of the Companies Act, have presented their annual report of activities and the audited financial statements and administrative details for the year ended 31 March 2022. The Trustees have adopted the provisions of the Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP) “Accounting and Reporting by Charities” issued in 2005 in preparing the annual report and financial statements of the charity.
## **Risk Management and Finances**
An analysis of risks facing Wish has been undertaken by the Director and Trustees in preparing this business strategy. In addition to the potential long-term impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on women’s mental health, statutory service capacity, and charity-sector fundraising, the areas of highest potential risk are:
- financial instability and cash flow;
- competition for services from similar organisations resulting in loss of revenues;
- further cuts to public services/benefits resulting in increased demand for our work, but with no additional increase in funding.
These risks are addressed by elements of this Wish’s four year business strategy and associated development plans. We have also identified that staff working with women in distress from home and remotely need additional ongoing support. We address staff and volunteer stress, triggers, trauma, and capacity issues through frequent line management, supervision and peer support, and proactively identify potential for burnout. Staff working directly with women are trained to work with trauma both in person and remotely. Wish will continue to work with our staff and volunteers to understand and address the pressures on them
As with most small charities, Trustees considered that the main risk the charity can face is not being able to raise sufficient funds to continue providing its core services. Wish has been developing new projects and evaluating existing projects to ensure that raising funds for the charity has the best chance of success. In terms of sustainability, income generation streams are also being taken forward. In 2022/23 Wish has developed and taken forward a donor fundraising campaign, Standing Together, which is aiming to raise at least £20,000, and we have gained two small new contracts to the value of £10,000, together with starting to role out the Gender Training initiative to forensic mental health units. The financial position at 31 March 2022 shows total funds of £14,150; £6,375 restricted funds and £7,775 unrestricted funds.
In order to ensure the development and sustainability of Wish we are following a four year business strategy which encompasses a new theory of change and impact goals.
## **The Board of Trustees**
The following people acted on the Board of Trustees during the period:
Alex Phillips Ruth Lambley Dr Rachel Seoighe Dr Carly Guest Christine Spooner Sarah Wilson Barbara Fletcher (Resigned 19/09/21) Jackie Carter MBE (Resigned 09/03/22
Prof Tammi Walker (Resigned 16/01/22) Karen Grayson (Resigned 01/04/22)
## **Statement of Trustees’ responsibilities**
The Trustees are required under the Charities Act 2011 to prepare financial statements for each year which give a true and fair view of the charity’s financial activities during the year and of its financial position at the end of the year. In preparing financial statements giving a true and fair view, the Trustees should follow best practice and:
- select suitable accounting policies and apply them consistently;
- make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
- follow applicable accounting standards, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements;
- prepare the financial statements on a going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charity will continue in operation
The Trustees are responsible for keeping accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy the financial position of the charity and which enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with applicable law and regulations. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking responsible steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
So far as each director is aware, there is no relevant information, defined as “information needed by the company’s auditors in connection with preparing their report”, of which the company’s auditors are unaware; and each Trustee has taken all steps that he ought to have taken to make himself aware of any relevant matters and to ensure that the company’s auditors are aware of such information. Such steps include making inquiries of other Trustees and auditors and other steps required by the Trustees duty to exercise due care and skill.
## **Reserves Policy**
The Trustees wish to develop reserves to a minimum of six months total operating costs so as to avoid a breakdown in provision of core services in adverse conditions. As of 31st March 2022 we had £7,775 of unrestricted reserves. We have been active in raising unrestricted funds via our Standing Together donor fundraising campaign, and roll out of our Gender Training initiative, as well as securing additional contracts. We have also been active in making and being awarded charitable trust applications, for which there is much competition
## **Approval**
This report was approved by the Trustees on 21/12/2022 and by order of the Trustees, signed on their behalf, by:
Alex Phillips
## **Director and Trustee**
**WISH (A company limited by guarantee)**
## **Independent Examiner's Report to The Trustees of Wish**
I report on the Accounts of The Charity for the year ended 31 March 2022 which are set out on the following pages.
## **Respective Responsibilities Of The Trustees and Examiner**
As the Trustees of The Charity you are responsible for the preparation of the Accounts: you consider that the audit requirements of section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 (the act) not apply. It is my responsibility to state, on the basis of procedures specified in the General Directions given by The Charity Commissioners under section 145 of the Act whether particular matters have come to my attention.
## **Basis Of Examiner’s Statement**
My examination was carried out in accordance with the General Directions given by the Charity Commissioners. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the Charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts and seeking explanations from you as Trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required for an audit and consequently I do not express an audit opinion on the view given by the accounts.
## **Independent Examiner’s Unqualified Statement**
In connection with my examination, there were no matters that have come to my attention:
- 1) Which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements *To keep accounting records in accordance with section 41 of the Act as amended *To prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and so comply with the accounting requirements of the Act have not been met: or
- 2) To which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Douglas Green Accountant 32 Darnley Avenue Bristol BS7 0BS
Date 20/12/2022
## **WISH (A company limited by guarantee)**
## **STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022**
**Unrestricted Restricted Total Total Funds Funds Funds Funds Notes 2022 2022 2022 2021 £ £ £ £ INCOMING RESOURCES Incoming resources from generated funds** Voluntary income **2** 35,813 35,813 18,297 Income resources from charitable activities **3** 94,053 86,775 180,828 215,176 **Total Incoming Resources** 129,866 86,775 216,641 233,473 **RESOURCES EXPENDED** Cost of generating voluntary income **5** 14,200 14,200 13,200 Charitable activities **5** 148,644 91,400 240,044 218,251 Governance costs **5** 3,271 3,271 3,600 **Total Resources Expended** 166,115 91,400 257,515 235,051 **Net Surplus/ (Deficit) For The Year** (36,249) (4,625) (40,874) (1,578) Unrecoverable debtors written off (10,000) Total Funds at 1 April 2021 44,024 11,000 55,024 66,602 **Total Funds at 31 March 2022** 7,775 6,375 14,150 55,024
There were no recognised gains or losses other than those in the statement of Financial Activities. All incoming resources expended derive from continuing activities.
The notes following form part of these financial statements.
## **WISH (A company limited by guarantee)**
## **BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31 MARCH 2022**
|
|
**Notes £**|
**Notes £**|
**Notes £**|**31.03.22**
**£**|**31.03.22**
**£**|
|**31.03.21**
**£**|**31.03.21**
**£**|**31.03.21**
**£**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|**FIXED ASSETS**
Fixed assets|**8**||||3,718||||4,954|
|**CURRENT ASSETS**
Debtors and prepayments
Bank|**9**||17,623
9,157
26,780||||22,917
33,092
56,009|||
|**CURRENT**
**LIABILITIES**
Social security
Creditors and accruals|
**10**||10,334
6,014
16,348||||2,243
3,696
5,939|||
|||||||||||
|**NET CURRENT ASSETS**
**TOTAL ASSETS**
**FUNDS**
Unrestricted Funds
Restricted Funds
**TOTAL FUNDS**|
**11**
|
|
|
|10,432
14,150
7,775
6,375
14,150|
|
|
||
These financial statements were approved by the Trustees on 21/12/2022
On behalf of the Trustees On behalf of the Trustees
Alex Phillips Christine Spooner Dated 21/12/2022
## **WISH**
**(A company limited by guarantee)**
**Notes to the Financial Statements for the year ended 31 March 2022**
## **1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES**
## **Accounting convention**
The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention and in accordance with Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities in preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019)
## **Incoming resources**
Income is recognised when the Charity has entitlement to the funds. Income received in advance of provision is deferred until criteria for income recognition are met
## **Resources Expended**
Expenditure is recognised on an accrual basis as a liability is incurred. Expenditure includes any Vat which cannot be fully recovered and is reported as part of the expenditure to which it relates. Charitable expenditure comprises those costs incurred by the charity in the delivery of its activities and services for its beneficiaries. It includes both costs that can be allocated directly to such activities and those costs of an indirect nature necessary to support them. Governance costs include those costs associated with meeting the statutory requirements of the charity and include the audit fees and costs linked to the strategic management of the charity.
## **Tangible Fixed Assets**
Fixed assets are stated at cost price less accumulated depreciation. Depreciation is provided at the following annual rates in order to write off each asset over its estimated life. fixtures and fittings 25% reducing balance Computer equipment 25% reducing balance
## **Restricted fund**
When income is received for purposes specified by the donor the income is shown as restricted in the Statement of Financial Activities. Expenditure for the specific purposes is shown as restricted expenditure. Any unexpended balance at the balance sheet date is carried forward as a restricted income fund.
## **Allocation of Expenditure**
Expenditure is allocated as follows
**Charitable activities** . All direct expenditure incurred on performance of the charitable activities including total salaries less 30% of the director's salary
## **Costs of generating voluntary income.** 25% of the director's salary
**Governance costs.** 5% of the directors salary, the accountancy fee and trustees costs
## **WISH (A company limited by guarantee)**
## **Notes to the Financial Statements for the year ended 31 March 2022**
## **2. VOLUNTARY INCOME**
Grant and donation income was received from the following sources:
|Grant and donation income was received from the following sources:|||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
|**2022**
**£**|
|**2021**
**£**|
|**Restricted Grants**|||||
|**Unrestricted Grants**|||||
|Edward Gosling Foundation||10,000|||
|Others||25,813||18,297|
|**Total unrestricted donations**||35,813||18,297|
|**Total voluntary income**||35,813||18,297|
## **WISH**
## **(A company limited by guarantee)**
## **Notes to the Financial Statements for the year ended 31 March 2022**
**3. INCOME RESOURCES FROM CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES 2022 2021 £ £ UNRESTRICTED FUNDS Contracts**
||Riverside Healthcare|Riverside Healthcare|||12,589|12,589||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||Inmind Ltd|||||||788||
||Cheswold Park Hospital|||||||6,294||
||Cygnet Hospitals||||79,689|||79,163||
||**Total Contract income**||||92,278|||86,244||
|||||||||||
||**Other**|||||||||
||Consultancy|||||375|||641|
||Student Placement|||||1,400|||700|
|||||||1,775|||1,341|
|||||||||||
||**Total Unrestricted Funds**||||94,053|||87,585||
||**RESTRICTED FUNDS**
CovidGrant
MOJ Grant
Grant Founders forGood
Grant ROSA
GrantSecondUniversityTrust
Media TrustGrant
**Total Restricted Funds**
|||||||||
|||CovidGrant|||270|||||
|||MOJ Grant||63,755||||||
|||Grant Founders forGood||1,000||||||
|||Grant ROSA||18,750||||||
|||GrantSecondUniversityTrust|||1,000|||||
|||Media TrustGrant|||2,000|||||
|||||||||||
|||**Total Restricted Funds**
||86,775||||||
|||||||||||
|**Total Income Resources from charitable activities**|||180,828|||||||
## **WISH (A company limited by guarantee)**
## **Notes to the Financial Statements for the year ended 31 March 2022**
## **4. OPERATING SURPLUS**
|Operating surplus is stated after charging
**2022**
**£**
Auditor's fee380
Depreciation of tangible fixed assets1,236
**5. ANALYSIS OF TOTAL RESOURCES EXPENDED**
**2022 2022 2022 2022**
Costs of Charitable Governance Total
generating activities costs
voluntary
income
£ £ £ £
Staff&consultancycosts 13,000166,660
1,500
181,160
Other direct costs 1,200 35,387
36,587
Office expenses
24,293
24,293
Premises
13,704
13,704
Governance
1,771 1,771
14,200
240,044
3,271
257,515|Operating surplus is stated after charging
**2022**
**£**
Auditor's fee380
Depreciation of tangible fixed assets1,236
**5. ANALYSIS OF TOTAL RESOURCES EXPENDED**
**2022 2022 2022 2022**
Costs of Charitable Governance Total
generating activities costs
voluntary
income
£ £ £ £
Staff&consultancycosts 13,000166,660
1,500
181,160
Other direct costs 1,200 35,387
36,587
Office expenses
24,293
24,293
Premises
13,704
13,704
Governance
1,771 1,771
14,200
240,044
3,271
257,515|Operating surplus is stated after charging
**2022**
**£**
Auditor's fee380
Depreciation of tangible fixed assets1,236
**5. ANALYSIS OF TOTAL RESOURCES EXPENDED**
**2022 2022 2022 2022**
Costs of Charitable Governance Total
generating activities costs
voluntary
income
£ £ £ £
Staff&consultancycosts 13,000166,660
1,500
181,160
Other direct costs 1,200 35,387
36,587
Office expenses
24,293
24,293
Premises
13,704
13,704
Governance
1,771 1,771
14,200
240,044
3,271
257,515|Operating surplus is stated after charging
**2022**
**£**
Auditor's fee380
Depreciation of tangible fixed assets1,236
**5. ANALYSIS OF TOTAL RESOURCES EXPENDED**
**2022 2022 2022 2022**
Costs of Charitable Governance Total
generating activities costs
voluntary
income
£ £ £ £
Staff&consultancycosts 13,000166,660
1,500
181,160
Other direct costs 1,200 35,387
36,587
Office expenses
24,293
24,293
Premises
13,704
13,704
Governance
1,771 1,771
14,200
240,044
3,271
257,515|Operating surplus is stated after charging
**2022**
**£**
Auditor's fee380
Depreciation of tangible fixed assets1,236
**5. ANALYSIS OF TOTAL RESOURCES EXPENDED**
**2022 2022 2022 2022**
Costs of Charitable Governance Total
generating activities costs
voluntary
income
£ £ £ £
Staff&consultancycosts 13,000166,660
1,500
181,160
Other direct costs 1,200 35,387
36,587
Office expenses
24,293
24,293
Premises
13,704
13,704
Governance
1,771 1,771
14,200
240,044
3,271
257,515|Operating surplus is stated after charging
**2022**
**£**
Auditor's fee380
Depreciation of tangible fixed assets1,236
**5. ANALYSIS OF TOTAL RESOURCES EXPENDED**
**2022 2022 2022 2022**
Costs of Charitable Governance Total
generating activities costs
voluntary
income
£ £ £ £
Staff&consultancycosts 13,000166,660
1,500
181,160
Other direct costs 1,200 35,387
36,587
Office expenses
24,293
24,293
Premises
13,704
13,704
Governance
1,771 1,771
14,200
240,044
3,271
257,515|Operating surplus is stated after charging
**2022**
**£**
Auditor's fee380
Depreciation of tangible fixed assets1,236
**5. ANALYSIS OF TOTAL RESOURCES EXPENDED**
**2022 2022 2022 2022**
Costs of Charitable Governance Total
generating activities costs
voluntary
income
£ £ £ £
Staff&consultancycosts 13,000166,660
1,500
181,160
Other direct costs 1,200 35,387
36,587
Office expenses
24,293
24,293
Premises
13,704
13,704
Governance
1,771 1,771
14,200
240,044
3,271
257,515|Operating surplus is stated after charging
**2022**
**£**
Auditor's fee380
Depreciation of tangible fixed assets1,236
**5. ANALYSIS OF TOTAL RESOURCES EXPENDED**
**2022 2022 2022 2022**
Costs of Charitable Governance Total
generating activities costs
voluntary
income
£ £ £ £
Staff&consultancycosts 13,000166,660
1,500
181,160
Other direct costs 1,200 35,387
36,587
Office expenses
24,293
24,293
Premises
13,704
13,704
Governance
1,771 1,771
14,200
240,044
3,271
257,515|**2022**
**£**
380
1,236
**2022 2022**
Governance Total
costs
£ £|**2022**
**£**
380
1,236
**2022 2022**
Governance Total
costs
£ £|**2022**
**£**
380
1,236
**2022 2022**
Governance Total
costs
£ £|**2021**
**£**
380
1,652
**2021**
Total
£|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||Staff&consultancycosts|13,000|||166,660||1,500|||181,160|174,164|
||
Other direct costs||1,200||35,387|||||36,587|25,552|
||Office expenses||||24,293|||||24,293|20,543|
||Premises||||13,704|||||13,704|11,192|
||Governance||||||1,771|||1,771|3,600|
|||1|4,200||240,044||3,271|||257,515|235,051|
## **6. TRUSTEE EXPENSES**
During the period, no payments were made to trustees acting in a professional capacity (2021 nil).
## **7 STAFF COSTS**
Total staff costs were as follows: 2022 2021 £ £ Gross salary and employers national insurance 168,023 140,804 Employers pension contributions 5,015 3,821 173,038 144,625
The average number of employees during the year was seven (2021 seven)
## **WISH (A company limited by guarantee)**
## **Notes to the Financial Statements for the year ended 31 March 2022**
## **7. STAFF COSTS (Cont)**
There were no employees with emoluments above £60,000.The charity does not operate its own pension fund but does contribute to the personal pension plans of seven employees (2021 seven)
## **8. TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS**
**2022 £ COST** At 1 April 2021 & At 31 March 2022 41,902 **DEPRECIATION** At 1 April 2021 36,948 Charge for the year 1,236 At 31 March 2022 38,164 **NET BOOK VALUE** At 31 March 2022 3,718 At 01 April 2021 4,954 **9. DEBTORS 2022 2021 £ £** Debtors 17,623 14,632 Prepayments and other debtors 9,157 8,285 26,780 22,917
## **WISH (A company limited by guarantee)**
## **Notes to the Financial Statements for the year ended 31 March 2022**
**10. CREDITORS 2022 2021 £ £** Sundry creditors and accruals 6,014 3,696 **11. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS Restricted Funds**
At 1 Income Expenditure At 31 April 2021 March 2022 **£ £ £ £** Mrs Smith & Mount 2,500 2,500 Enterprise Development Fund 8,500 8,500 Covid Grant 250 250 MOJ Grant 63,775 63,775 Founders for Good Grant 1,000 1,000 ROSA Grant 18,750 12,375 6,375 Second University Trust Grant 1,000 1,000 Media Trust Grant 2,000 2,000 **Total Restricted Funds** 11,000 86,775 91,400 6,375 **12. ANALYSIS OF NET ASSETS BETWEEN FUNDS** Fixed Net current Total Assets Assets 2022 2022 2022 £ £ £ Unrestricted Funds 3,718 4,057 7,775 Restricted Funds 6,375 6,375 Total 3,718 10,432 14,150
WISH
l•
2021- 2022
ONE YEAR ATWISH
Standing together
for women's mental health.
CONTENTS
03
Welcome notes
04
The year in highlights
06
Our services
07
Advocacy
09
Counselling
11
Community Link
12
Coaching
13
Financial report
14
A special thank you
WELCOME
What a challenging and exciting year it's been for WISH.
As we navigated the new way of living in the pandemic, we went
through a rapid digitisation. Preparing our teams to deliver the
same quality of services online and via phone calls was crucial and
we are lucky we were able to efficiently make the transition.
Our gender specific and unique to sector services continued to go
from strength to strength as we embarked on extending our
networks with other similar minded organisations.
We are now looking at the coming year with optimism and renewed
energy.
Keep on reading for a few highlights of our year, evolution of our
services, snippets of stories from the women we work with every
day and partners old and new.
Thank you for being part of our story, thank you for standing with
us for women's mental health!
The Women at WISH
THE YEAR IN HIGHLIGHTS
Co- creation,
consultations
and research
input
Co-wrote the article The physical health of
imprisoned women with SMI,; published in the
Britishjournal of General Practice.
Provided input into Womens Health Strategjr.
Callfor Evidence with Professor Tammi Walker
(Durham University), Professor Carolyn Chew-
Graham (Keele University), Dr Anna Motz
(Bronzefield Prison)
Supported women to inputto: Impacts of
culture, faith andfamily relationshipsfor women
in the criminaljustice system MOJ
Organised the Workshop.. What are the
experiences of imprisoned women with SMI and
physical health problems? What is working and
what could change?
Joined the Women's Institute Podcast to
discuss our work
Had a consultation with the The EqualityTrust
to discuss strategies and future plans to
reduce inequalities in the UK
Events
Joyce Kallevic, WISH Director was part of the
panel for fime To Talk.. Women, Incarceration
and Mental Health, organized by Clean Break
on 3 February 2022
Attended the combined Autumn BAME
Taskforce c7nd Women s roundtable.
We organised a poetry and book reading
event with Peer Consultant Aqualite. It was a
wonderful eveningforthe women wework
with, volunteers and members of the public
who all enjoyed Spanish snacks and wine.
THE YEAR IN HIGHLIGHTS
Petitions and
letters
Signed the letter calling on Sajidjavid,
Secretsry of State for Health and Social Care,
to committo tackling institutional racism in the
Mental Health Act reforms.
Signed an open letter to the Secretary of State
for Health & Social Care concerning the MHA
reforms and improving access to high quality
advocacy services. This was co-ordinated by
Voiceability with the purpose of demonstrating
the breadth and depth of support for
improving access to advocacy as part of the
MHA reform.
Questioned the High Intensity Network's
Serenity Integrated Monitorin£ (SIM) which
requires people in distress to be seen both by
mental health professionals and police
officers, often without their consent. The
language was concerning and stigmatising,
and we asked forthe model to be urgently
evaluated before it is rolled out further.
Supported the #Stopthe500 Campaign,
against creating 500 new prison places for
women on unfounded grounds, contraditting
the governmenys Female Offender Strategy,
published in 2018 which aims to reduce the
female prison population.
Supported Women's Aid #DeserveToBeHeard.
campaignaims to ensurethe mentsl health
needs of women surrvivors of domestic
abuse, who are all too often not listened to
and not believed, are heard and responded
to effettively.
Campaigning
support
Organisational
Developed our infrastructure, reviewed all staff
and volunteer policies and implemented a
new system for appraisals
Upgraded our shared remote facilities
Recruited and trained three new board
members
stsrted working on our new branding
stsrted updating our Community Model
THE YEAR IN HIGHLIGHTS: OUR SERVICES
ADVOCACY
COUNSELLING
COMMUNITY LINK
COACHING
We now have a full Advocacy
team onboarded, with fantastic
feedback from the three hospitals
we are engaged with.
Positive feedback and outcome
driven results with our existing
clients and even more on our
waiting list clearly demonstrate the
need and success of our delivery
of this incredibly important
gender specific service within our
local borough and beyond.
Now in its early stages of trial, we
hope to expand this service in the
coming months as we move our
clients though our Community
Model where suitable.
The Community Link Model
continues to work incredibly well,
providing invaluable support to
our community of clients, existing
and new, both within and outside
of our borough.
The Director at Cheswold Park
Hospital Doncaster asked us to
take part in a Restrictive Practice
review.The Hospital holds the
work we do in high regard, and
this offer of objective
collaboration is a positive
reflection of our Advocacy work
at Doncaster and beyond.
We would like to also start hosting
group sessions for common
themes as a supplementary
option.more information to follow
in the new year as this service
takes shape.
We continue to attract new
volunteers and students to assist
us with this great work, via
international and
national agencies.
We have also been approached by
agencies outside of our usual
referral pathways, keen to refer
more clients to us, which is
testament to our success and
awareness in the sector.
ADVOCACY
Throughout the year, we have delivered advocacy services at the following
hospitals:
Cygnet Bury, where the service users we work with are detained as
follows:
Women have on two of dedicated wards: Upper West which is a
medium secure ward and Lower West which is a low secure service.
Young people either detained under the Mental Health Act under
section 2 or section 3 or admitted onto the acute ward as an informal
patient. Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service ( CAMHS)
Buttercup and Mulberry ward are low secure wards, Primrose is a
Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU), and Wizard is an acute ward.
'It's an utter pleasure
working with you.
l am always in awe of
your dedication,
attentiveness and
support you give not
only the service user
but the teams as well,
Cygnet Sheffield, where we worked with:
Women at Spencer, a low secure ward.
Young people who are also detained, or there on an informal basis on
the acute ward. There are three adolescent wards: Unicorn- a PICU,
Pegasus - general adolescent acute ward and Griffin - a low secure
ward.
LAUREN COLES, MEDICAL SECRETARY
AND CPA COORDINATOR
- CAMHS CYGNET BURY
Cheswold Park Hospital Doncaster, where WISH service users are
Women detained at Bronte, a medium secure ward.
ADVOCACY
In January 2022 NHS England approached WISH advocacy to ask for support
on two projects led by Christine Bakewell, The National Programme Lead for
Learning Disability and Autism - Specialised Commissioning. They were
looking for experts by experience, using services from different parts of the
country with a set of specific circumstances.
The first project was a review of women with a learning disability and
autistic women in secure care. Secondly, NHS England were setting up a
working group to consider if they needed specialist secure inpatient
provision for autistic adults.
This was a great opportunity open to service users who were currently in
secure hospitals. We approached our partner hospitals and liaised to
support them to be part of the projects.
A working group has been put together to consider the initial findings from
the review, along with the further work that is needed, in order to finalise a
set of recommendations and form an action plan. This work will report into
the Women's Sub-Group of the Adult Secure CRG and will also inform the
current review of Low and Medium secure specifications for adults.
We are pleased to have contributed to this essential review for the benefit
of our users and not only.
COUNSELLING
"My counselling experience with WISH has been great
from start to finish. I became more confident and
much more able to manage my depression and
anxiety. l am able to leave the house more now than
when I started, and I have taken away a number of
coping mechanisms that help me when I need them."
P, WISH MEMBER
31
24
Women have
successfully
completed
counselling
Average number of
counselling sessions;
Many women go on to
have more, due to the
complex nature of
their needs.
Active
Women
to start sessions
cases
COUNSELLING
Our counselling services have been widely successful. Organisations like
Mind, NHS Social Services, Tower Hamlets Talking Therapy have referred
several women to WISH, on top of numerous self-referrals. We have also
been successful in reaching the Black and Asian communities, historically
the least likely to have access to and engage in trauma informed
counselling.
Due to the pandemic, and following BACP recommended online training, we
have moved to online delivery. Unfortunately the transition became quite
difficult for some of our clients. Without a safe space and with family
around, privacy was challenging and unfortunately six women suspended
their counselling process.
"It has been like a support system when I
felt I had none. The sessions also help keep
somewhat of a balance in my life, which
otherwise I wouldn't have. It has been a like
an anchor/lifeboat during the worst periods
of my life."
L, WISH MEMBER
COMMUNITY LINK
'WISH picked up the phone straight
away and immediately offered me the
support I needed. Suddenly a task
that had caused me so much distress
for over a year was made
manageable. WISH helped me see
that there was a way through the
issues and that I was competent and
capable of overcoming those issues.
This small charity provided a huge
amount of help and hope at a time
when I felt as though I was drowning.,
The Community Link Project has again had a
very busy year and as expected, during the
pandemic we have had more self referrals
from women wanting support. After the usual
sources of assistance seemed to have dried
up or were overwhelmed, women found WISH
through researching where to get help with
specific issues and emotional support.
Although we did not visit any prisons due to
the restrictions, we were able to assist via
telephone with issues such as finance,
contacting probation and housing and
providing emotional support.
We had regular contact with a PICU ward in
London which we also visited, as staff were
unable to assist a WISH member.
F, WISH MEMBER
COACHING
Through our counselling service we have identified a need for further
support after the sessions are completed. Some of the women we have
worked with feel stuck, not knowing what to do next.
So we decided to pilot a coaching project to run alongside with the
counselling. The aim is to have a more forward facing service, guiding
women to identify their strength and goals and work towards them.
'1 am proud of myself since doing
coaching. I can now spell my name l am
grateful for the time WISH has put in.
M, WISH CLIENT
FINANCIAL REPORT
Financial summary
forthe Year Ended 31 March 2022
2022
2021
Our income comes from 3 major sources:
Incoming Resources
£216,641
£233,473
£54,110
£86,775
Resources Expended
£257,515
£235,051
Grants and Donations
Unrestrirted
Grants, Restricted
Net Surplus/ (Deficit) For
The Year
£(40,874)
£ (1,578)
£181,638
Total Funds at 31 March
2022
£14,150
£55,024
Contracts, Unrestrirted
A SPECIAL THANK YOU
Funders
Our work and results of this year would not have been
possible without the support of our wonderful team, all of
the volunteers who joined forces with us, and all of the
donors, funders and partners who generously donated
money and time to stand with us for women's mental health.
ROSA
The Edward Gostling Foundation
founder for good
edi
ust
Ministry
of Justice
We would also like to thank our board of trustees for their
continuous support. The following people acted on the
Board of Trustees during the period: Alex Phillips, Ruth
Lambley, Dr Rachel Seoighe, Dr Carly Guest, Christine
Spooner, Sarah Wilson , Barbara Fletcher (Resigned
19/09/21), Jackie Carter MBE (Resigned 09/03122 , Prof
Tammi Walker (Resigned 16/01 /22), Karen Grayson
(Resigned 01 /04/22).
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