24 Eront Street Ile8t Bedllngton Northumberland Inv••tor# P•opl• (Gold) Tel 1016701 820461 PINAIICZAL ACCOIJXT8 FOR THR YEAR ENDED 31 MAMCE 2021 T.W.Taokez F.C A. r•d MIND Acrivi PIMANCIAL Accourr8 FOR THE YEAR BMDED 31 ILIRCE 2021 COMTENT8 Tru8teeB Annual Report IDdependenr Exarniner. a Report state￿￿nt of F￿anCIal Activitieo Balance Sheet p+)ie8 to the Accoiint8 Detalltd Statemtnt of FlnaDclal Actlvltleo MIND ACTIVE TRUBThEB RT FOR TEE YEAR BMDED 31 IIAReE 2031 Ple present our Annual Report for the above year. RZTJIRENCE ALWIHI TrATIVE DvrAI we are a Rtg15tered Charity (No 10967121 and have operated 8uc¢e8efully blnce 14 August 2002, wlthin the term8 Ot our Trust Deed. Our Banker8 are TSB Bank Plc, 3-5 Newgate Street. Morpeth, Northurtherland. Ile appolnt Sclleltor# aA nece88ary. BJBCTg AYD POLICIES Our ObJecLive8 chroughout the Covld-19 Pandemic £i&cceB¥fully contlnues co be to prcwte the benetlt of older people Ilvlng In re8adentlal care and nurslng hLxne¥ and older people fran their own hc4nes living wlth a debllatatlng cond&tlon. Such as dementia. primarily but not exclu8lvely by tyht provision of activitie8 aimed ttswardg Improvlng rEntal stimulation. physical actlvltles and ¥ellbElng. Trle al$0 contlnue to malntaln the quallty-o£-Ilte ot bereaved caTers by support&ng them through the cballenging transitiou from ihe sense ol 1066 to P08Ltively ￿￿ve foThiard wlth thelr liveB. The iBolation and lockdown restrxctlons forced the P08tponen￿llt of our 8pecla118ed provl8lon of one-to-olle isolated bed and roorn bound care/nur8tng home resldents and young learner 8UPPOrt. Our Pollcies are regularly revlewed to aeFLieve our Ob jectlve8, ensure good practice and focug on prcl￿ting both traditional and dlglral social IneluBion to deliver $orvice8 a8 reBtrlctÈon8 tluctuated. Thls enabled ￿rgIn￿lISe0 and Isolated benet Iclarie8 to meet and Ahare quallty tlme together vla an enfAnced range of w*anlngful and fulfilling acLivity opilons. Ile refer ro Charlty Corwii86ion guldance on Publlc Benetit when reviewing our aims and objectives ana ensure that £uture plans remaln focu8ed on meetlng benetlclary need8. Funding restriction8 can Ilmlt our activlties, but we endeavour io ensure that no ber4e!Iciarles apptoprlate to our atms are excluded. Equal acceB8 to our Bervice8 IS Ltroortant to us. and we prowote local underotandlng of our work. To ccrfpbat the debilitating isolation and negatlve mental health effect8 durlng the CoroTkav&ry8 crlsla, we are even delivering new dlgltal servlces along with perrnltted tradltlonal actlv&tles. whlch enabled UB to ￿￿)ivelY exceed the forecast year's targec8. uc Tru•t••• The Trustees durlng the year were Q.Slaughter Icbalrl , R.Kelly. J.WiLtourne, Parry. Dr.C.Guy. G.Baston and K.Monaghan. All Trustees glve thelr Llrfte voluntarlly and rèeeLve no benefit. Aecruxtn•llt and Appolntn•nt of Trust•• The TruBLeeo ¥eek to enaure tbat ¢he user$ need8 are retlected through the diversity ot the tru8tee body. To enhance the potentlal ptsol of Trusieeo, oelected Indiv£duals who rAay wlah io bec¢x* TruBteÈ3 are approached a8 necessary. Trustees are re-appo￿tea annually. Truatee Inductlon and Tralnlnq New Tru8tee8 are actively encouraged by the exlBting Tru8tee8, havlng regard to any speclallst skillB requlred. New TruBteeB are briefed on theiz legal obllgations under Charlty taw, our Trust Deed, the Comlttee and the decl8lon maklng proce88, future plan8 and recent performance. They are encouraged to &tiend approprlatt iralnlng. atid made aware 0£ Charlty ccxrAnl88lon publAeatlon8. Feedback IB encouraged. Raak Ilanagaunt e have as8e88ed land revlewed rwlarlyl the major rlsko to whlch we are exposed, In partlcular Lhose related Lo our operat1¢￿$ and flnaDces, and are sat18tied that systems are In place lo mltlgare our exposure. No major rl8k8 have been Identlfled. A key elerjent La our management of flnancial rt8k 18 the Betting and regular review 0£ our Reserves pollcy. Continued Ib. MIND ACTI Tn118TPB8 RZPORT roR TEI YEAR RKDED 31 IIARCH 2 Contlnued LICY Free Re6erve8 are th08e tund8 not tled up In Plxad A$8et8 or De8lwted/ Re8trlcted funds. we reealn an approprlate anDunt of re8erve8 in Ilne wlth Charity Cc¥tll4iBsion guidellnes, and conrlnue io revlew and torecabt the level requlred to 8UStain operatlons Bhould InCOw￿ generat￿ng actlvltleB be curtalled. Approprlate use Include8 covering funding cold Bpots to the level and quality of servlces we are re6pecLed tor provldLng. ACTfiITIE8 AND ACHZf41EMEMT8 Thi8 has been a year ol challenges aud ittnovatlon wlth the charlty teaffl de8lgnlng and delIver￿9 alternatlve BervlceB by introduelng dlgltal Inclu8l0rt and providing remote learning Bupport. We succeeded In dellverlttg our Social Incluslon objective by providing a Ilrnited pr0granll￿ of tradlL*onal outdoor actlvxtie8. but especlally uslng new form8 ot dellvery that brought otsr cllent group8 and volunreer$ ￿Lt0 the digital age, whlch proved a major achlevemenr tor Buccesstully keeping people Connected. Ne wlll contlnuÈ our dlgltal $ervlce8 and a8 the Covld re8trietlon8 are removed, gradually transitioning to a mlxture of online ana face-to-lace 8ervlce8. eventually, whllat stlll retalning SOMÉ Zoom provi8ion returning to pre-covia delivery. Izw Our Btate of affairs rwoains satisfactory, as detalled In the attached FLnanclal Account6. Our assetB continue to be adequate and available to meet our obllgatlons. We wlll continue our 8uccesgful dlgital Inclvol¢)n intervention8 and eranBltlon toward8 our pre-covld actlvltle8 as the easlng of re8trlctlons progresse¥. Landllne, zcom and e-maLI actlvlilÈ8 wlll reduce as we move back to deliverthg our Covid-Bafe outdoor BesGiOnS fr(XD June, and provlde care/nurslng hon* grounds actlvltles £rom July. Provided condltl¢)n8 permit, we plan to begLn d•liYering the care and nurslng hms and comunliy v&ryues Ln late SuD¥per, Includlng the relntroduction ot bed azLd room bound qualLry-of-lite 8upport. 8fATEiiwf OF TRU8TEES RZBPOll8tBILXTXE8 w appllcable to eharltie$ in England & wales rè¢wlre$ ue to prepare financlal 6taternent8 tor each tinancial year which give a true and fair view of our flnanelal 4ctlvlrte8 durlng the year and of r)ur financlal p081rlon at the end of the year. In preparlng financial 8tatewent8 glving a true and falr vlew, should follow betst praetlee and: 8elecr Suitable accounting poLicies and then apply theln con3igten¢ly* make judgment5 and estimates that are rea8onable and prudenc: state whether appllcable accountlng 8tandards and statements of reconn￿ed practice have been followed, Bubject to any departures diBcIoBed and explained in the financial 8tatement8: prepare the financlal $tatement8 on a golng cor.cern ba818 unleBB It Dappropriate to pre8uff* that we WLII contknue In operatlon. Ile are re8pr)n6lble tor keeping accounting records whleb di8clooe wlth reaoonable accuracy our tlnallclal poslilon and whlch enable LS to ascertaln our t&rJancLal PO8ltlon and whlch énable ts8 to ensure that the flnancial 6taternen¢S coThply applicable law. We are al80 re8pon8ible lor 8aewardlng our assetg and hence for taking reatsonable step8 tor the prevention detection of traud and other IrregulJrxL&e8. Cont￿Uta Ic. MIIW ACTIV¥ TRUBTEEB AMMUAL R2PO2T roR THE YEAR ENDED 31 I￿RCE 2021 Continued . 8lgDed slgned 5*U. G.Slaughcer TTh8tee/chair G. Eaoton 31 July 2021 PORT TO TrIJSTUg OF XZMD ACTTh I report on th• aeeounts of the charity for the year ended 31 March 2021 whlch are Set out on pages 3 to 6. R••p•¢tlv• r••pon•lbllltl•• 0£ trllot••o and •xaMlner The charity's trustees are responfjible for the prepara¢lon ot the accounts. The charlty'8 Lru8teeB consider that an audlt Is not required for this year under Sectlon 144121 of the Charltle8 Act 2011 (the 2011 Act) and that an independent eXa￿tnatIon IB needed. It 18 my re8pon8lbility to.. examine thé accounts under Seetlon 145 of the 2011 Act.. £ollow the procedures laid down In the genéral Dtrec¢lons glven by the Charity c()n￿B￿lon under Sectlon 145 151 Ibl of the 2011 A¢t", and 8tate whether partlcular matters have ccrn to lly attention. Ba•l• of *nd•p•nd•nt •xaNln•r' • r•port examinatlon was carrled out th accordance wlth the general Dlrection8 glven by the Charlty ConTri8slon. kn examlnatlon Include5 a review of the aeeoufttlng records kept by che charliy and a comparlson ot tt.e accounts presented with the records. It also Includes eonÈlderatlon of any unLsual Item8 or dAsclosure8 in the account8, and seeking explanation frcffi you aa t￿￿tee$ concernlng any $uch atter8. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be requlred In an audlt and conoequently no oplnion 18 g&ven a8 to whether the accounts present a ' tThe and fair view, and che report 18 Ilmlted to thoee mattero set out In the stat￿nt below. IEk connecrion wlth my examlnation. no wotter has eome to ffly attentlon: whlch gives me reaBonable cau8e to belleve that, In any )Mterial respect, he requlreu*nts: to keep aceounting records accordance with Section 130 of the 2011 Act,. and to prepare account8 whlch accord wlth the accountlng record6 and cc4nply vlth the &c¢OUnt￿g zequir•nt8 of the 2011 Act have not been met, or to whlch. kn my oplnlon. attentloD ohould be tirawn ￿ order to enable a proper under8tandlng of the accountB to be reached. .T••k•r V.C.A. Chart•red Accountant 52A Btatlon Rc*•d Ilorthwth•rlaod 31 July 2021 ACTIVI F pxweiAL ACTIVIT IIICLTJDINO INCOXB AND UPEIIDITURE kCCOlrnf TOR T ENDED 31 IUR 2021 2021 re•trlct•d k•atrlet¢d 2020 TOTA Note8 TOTAL IXCOMR FROM Incc¥lle from Generated Fundo: rants and Donations Reeelv¢d 68,003 79,252 147.255 134,489 Znv•atitienl Inc¢Jne: Bank IntereBt Recelved 324 324 312 68.327 79.252 147.579 134,801 EXPJThDiTURR Chazitable ActlvltieB 52.365 49.145 101,510 112, S23 Il•t Ilovawit In fuAd• 15.962 30.107 46,069 22,2?0 Total Punds Brought Fon*ard 71.580 53,228 124. 808 102.530 Total FuDdJ Carrled Forward f 87.542 £ 83.335 e 170.877 124. 808 None ot our aetlvltieo were acqulred or dI#¢¢>Dc￿uea and there were no recognI8ed gatnB or 1088eB Other than 8¥ 8hown above dUr￿g the above tT40 tinaneial years. The note8 on paga 5 form part of tb.eBe account8. XZWD ACTZVE BALAIICE 8 AT 31 MARCB 2021 Not•A 021 Ilnz••tzxct•d k•*tr&ct Z03 TZX8D A88rrs Tanglble A88etO Payments In Advance Cash at Bank 535 107.711 535 191,046 538 143.890 83.335 108,246 83.335 191.581 144,428 CRZDITORS I Amounts Becomtng Due knd Payable Wlthln One Year 20.704 20.704 19,620 87,S42 83,335 170.8?7 124. 808 TOTAL AB8fT8 LRA8 CURREKT LIABILITIE8 £ 87.542 f 83,335 £ 170,877 E 124.808 £ 87,542 £ 83,335 £ 170,877 £ 124,808 Approved by the TruBlee3 CoT￿letee OD 31 July 2021 and $lgned on It8 behalt by: G.Slaughter TruBtee/chalr G. EaE5ton Trustee The note8 on pages 5 forn parr of thèae aeeouD¢o. 5a. XIMD AcrivR wo POR tME EMD8D 31 MARCX 2021 CODTriwq poLIci 0£ Aecountln The prlnclpal accountlng pollcle8 adopted and Judgements made In the preparatlon ot the tlnauclal account8 are: the flnanclal account8 have been prepared In accordance with Accounting and Reportlng by Charltle8: Statement ot Recmended Practlce appllcable to charlties preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reportlng Standard appllcable Ln the UK and Republic ot Ireland IIVRS 1031 (effective l January 20151 (Charitleo SQRP IFRS 10211, and the Vinanclal Reportlng Standard appllcable In the UK and Ireland IFRS 1021 and Lhe Charltleo Act 2011. As we meet the deflnltl¢)n 0£ a publlc benefli entlty, a88eta and liabilitieB are initially recognloed at hlstorlcal cost or tran8actlon value, unless otherwise 8tated. d Accounttn Vnresrricted fund8 are available for use aE the ai8cre¢lon of the Tfu6teea turtherance gf our general ob3eetive8. ReBtricted fundo are Bubjected to reotrlctlonB on thelr expendlture Iny)8ed by the donor. All incorn IB Ineluded In the StateDent ot Flnanelal Aeilvltle8 when we are entitled to the Income and the anw)unt can be cuantlf led with reasonable a¢cure4ry. The tollowlng ?pe¢ific pollcle8 are applaed to partlcular categories of Irlccxne: InccTr frLkn our aetlYltle8 18 recognlsed on ac¢rual$ ba810. Income reeelved by way of Grants and DO￿al￿On3 18 Included In the state￿l ot Financlal AetivltleB when reeeivable. Grants. where entltlement IB not condltlonal on the del£very ot a 8peclt£c pertormance by ourselves, are recognlsed when we become uncondlt10t￿1IY entltled to the grant. GraDt8 related to pertoThwice and specific deliverable8 are Jccounred for as ￿ earn the rlght to ctsn8lderaLlon by our performance. Irsvestwent Incon* 18 ￿cluded when receivable. The value ot 8ervlce8 provlded by volunteer8 ha8 not been Included In these aeeoune8. endlture Expenditure Is recognijed on an accrualB ba816, Includw VAT. It c¢JnprLBeo those costs Incurred in Lhe dellvery of our actlvltle8 and servlce8. It Includes both cost8 that can be allocated 10 such actlvltles and thooe C08t8 Ot an Indirect nature nece8Bary to Bupport them. We operale det Lned contrlbutlon pen8ion 8cheme8. Contributlon8 are charged ro the State￿￿t ot Flnanclal hCtlvl¢le8 a8 Ir.eurred. TAXATI As a Reglstered Charlty* we have no Ilablllty to Corporation Tax. Sb. IND OTE8 TO THE ACCOUNT8 FOR THE CH 2021 2021 2020 Th18 18 Btated after charglng: Sta£t Costs Tru8tee8 Remuneratlon and E￿enSeS 8S.125 eS,240 staff CoetB were aB followo: Wages and Salarle8 soelal Security COOI$ PenBion ContributiOD8 70.400 8.951 S.774 70.291 8.937 6,012 85.125 85.240 No employee recelved enKJluments of over E60. Oao. The average number of employees, calculated on Lhe bas18 ot full-tlme e.qulvaleDts wag 3 12020 31. All ew￿lOYeeS belong to pension 8cheme8. ITO 4. Anount• B•c4xlnq Du• knd Pay•bl• Illthln On• Y•arz 2031 2020 Sundry Credltor8 and Accrued Charge8 20.704 19.620 5. ANALY818 OF RE8TRzcfED fiiND8 Brought Forward Income 3xpendlture Carrled Forward Kellett Fund 9.856 Greggs Poundation 10,597 Cowffjunlty Fund IAwards tor All) 10.000 connu￿tY Foundatlon IPruDe Pljndl 9, 975 Jotcey fru8C 2,300 Hadrian Trust 1.000 Northumbèrland courity council soo Sir Jamefj Knott T￿st 3,000 Charles Hayward Foundatlon 3,000 Allen Lane Foundatlo 3,000 Balllnger Trust Rldley Family T￿￿t Natlonal ILJttery Connunlty Fund Parglter Trust Asian knd 20,499 24,953 7,819 10,307 6,448 9,975 276 276 22.536 25.243 3,552 2,024 724 500 2.644 2.652 2,652 6,217 8,990 554 4.297 ?50 356 340 348 8.783 io 4.199 15,000 9,00¢ 4,7SJ 4,297 750 53,228 ?9,252 49.145 83.335 Se. MOTK8 YO Aecouwrs YShR BD 3 1 IIAACB 2021 Con¢inued. ATTIRT OF RESTRICTED 7DWD8 Kellett Fuud Ivla Comnunity Foundatlon servlng & Wear atsd Northun&>erlandl tund our Castle Morpeth and Blyth Valley coffffi￿ltY-ba8td and In-home actlvltle8. Greggu Foundatlon and BalL￿ger l*ust fund our staff and core costB. ccqNn4wity IAward8 for All) contrlbuted to ¢)ur Starr coet8 and group 8e88lons. Prlthe Fknd Ivla Cmnunlty Foundatlonl tunded our commmity-based and In- hcffje actlvitleB. aolcey Trust and Hadrlan Tru8t tund our care 1￿me aetivitieB and activity day8. Northuthrland County Councll wlll fund a coach outlng. Slr Jaffe8 Knott Trufyt furta Staff co8to ana care home actlvltle8. CharleB Hayward Foundatlon and Allen Lane Foundation fund OUT 8t4ff CO8t8 and Boclal InCI￿￿on days. Rldley Famlly Trust tund our Btaff salarle8, care howe actlvltie8 and outdoor events. National Lottery cc*Miunlty Fljnd provlded a Covld Recovery Grant relatlng to our core coots and rnen8 groups. Parglter Tru8t wiii fund 8tatt 8alarle8 and mènB group#. ABian fund wxll fund our older peopleB activltle¥. DETAILED 8TATEMBwf OF VIYANCIAL AcfIvITIX8 IYCLIJDING INCOME AMD EXPENDITURE ACCOtIWT FQR YEAR EIIDED 31 MARCE 2 2021 •trl¢t•d Xé8trlcted 020 TAtb Grant8 and Donatlon8 Received 68.003 79,252 147.255 134.489 Bank Intere#t Received J24 324 312 68.327 79.252 147.579 134, 801 XPfMDlTI7RE OIII Statf Co$t8 Volunteers Expenses Repalr8 artd RenewalB Telephone Charge8 PO$¢age, Prlntang and Statlonery Advertislng and promotlon Heatlng and Liyhtlng Insuranc¢8 ReDt and Rate8 al and pro£e#8lonal Fee8 Bvents, Aetlvl¢le¥ •Tid Tralnlng hccountancy Fee¥ Sundry Expense8 Tran8terr¢d to Fr•e Reserv•B 51,542 J3,583 85.125 85,240 3.251 2J9 ?25 1,134 520 884 1.081 2.700 547 13,911 2. 136 l55 li 198 702 1,365 209 702 1,365 417 967 2.594 2.819 1,494 1,603 417 967 2.594 3,050 1,494 2.184 231 581 3.403 3,403 52.365 49.145 101.510 112.523 15.962 30.107 46.069 22.278 Total Funds Brought Forward 71,580 53.228 124,80É 102,530 Total F¥and8 Carried Forward È 87. 542 £ 83,335 £ 170.877 £ 124.800 Ntsne of our actlvtties were acqulred OT dtscontlnued and there were no recognl8ed galns or 1056es other Lhan as shown above dLkring the above two rinanelal yearb. The notes on page 5 form part of ihe8e aecountts. E498ntial Landlin& Support . Sussainabillfx & Povglopmert MIND Active Aririual Rep.ort '5 2020 .'2021 SvmmeDEasing & lieengagemont - 4 INVESTORS IN PEOPLE Partnorshlp *upport EfflbFacing Téchnology Rogistsrnd Charity Number. 1096712 MIND Activ 24 Front Street West Bedlinglon Northumbedand NE22 5U8 1016701 820461 Email", mindacbve@ti￿a￿.CQ.Uk Web., www mindactive.org.uk Facebook". MIND Active Bedlington Twrtter. MINDkts¥eNE -•Wr*ri Ji Acknowledgemènts: Thank• to our.. Dedicated Team of Volunteers, Art￿ts, Partnwships, Staff, YourwJ Le8mef8 and Students. Tw$tees.' Gillian $13Lyhter, Eleanor Kelly, JL¢dy Wllboume, Carena Parry, Dr. Catherine Guy, Kelsey monagh￿ and Glad Easton, Chopplngton D¢J•bl•d GTOUP •nd R•',ConoKt Partn•r8hip Bank Accou TS8 Bank &5 Newgate Street Morpeth Northumberland NÉ61 1AN Independent Examlnèr. T.W. Tasker F.C.A. Chartered Accountant 52a Slation Road Ashington Northumberland NE63 9UJ "Mlnd Aetlv• has provld•d a Illtrlln• by ¢onllnulng to support us all In so many ways." {Shl•ld•d C•rw) Foreword During the past year the pandemic has meant that life has become more drff￿lI for everyone, but losing the support of Day Centres and outsMJe help has caused so much anxiety and slress for those depending on these resources. Mind ActNe has prov•Jed a lrfeline by conb'nuing to support us all in so many ways. During the summer monlhs we were ab￿ to meet outside foi piGni¢s. live music and quizzes. We went lo Btyth and had fish and chips ¢)n Ai the end of last year. we were gNen tablets to enable us to keep in touch via z¢XJm meetings and now have a coffee moming, an exercise class and an afternoon get-l¢)Jether. 11 is so gocKI catching up wrth everyone and having a chat and so important to actualty Sae peop￿ after being isolated for so loThJ. At Christmas we were given a t*autrful bouquet of flowers a￿1 a hamper which were g￿alty appreciated. Mind Ath"ve sent oul birthday cards and special anniversary cards and every week we rerEive a telephone call. which ensured we are not Sonely ar￿ provKled advi¢e and comfort when necessary. No matter what ￿ happening we a￿ayS seem lo end the conversation with 8 gocrtj laugh and il makes such a difference to one's day. The support given by Mind Active during the pandemic ha$ been outstanding, il brings so much happiness and urKlerslanding to so many people. I cannot begin lo thank Ihem enough for all they have done and are doing. They are conslantty trying to find ways of making life more enioyable. they work so hard and put so much enetgy arvj ci)mpassion into everything they do. I wish them all the very best for future, they really do 'make a drfference.. kl Mood 8oosllng Bouquets "At Chrlslmas l ￿¢￿V￿d¥ lovely hamp•r vla tho Eldèrb￿1￿ at Alnwick Gardens organised by MIND Active fffly first ever hampgr), b¢autiful Ilowws and cwd." (Shlelded Bereaved Carnrj Joyce Prie61 (Carer) Vislon Enhan￿ the qualty-of-life piovision of dependent okjer peopbe. Mlsslon To facslitale mclusiwe mind slimuialing group activities and wKlei community wellbeing events wrth older people living in reswJenlial Care homes and people INing a debil¢tatsng cOndi￿n from their own homes. Charity Objective 2.1 "For the publrc beneffit to improve Ihe qUal￿Y of lrfe of okJer people living in ResKlentkg1 Care Homes and Marginalised Older People from their (hvn Homes in Northumbertand mainly in South East of the County. Pfimarily bul not exclusivety by the PTovision of activities aimed towards Social inclusion. mental stimulation and well-being". Lfftlng Splrlts Thlth Chrtstmas HampeT DMp-offs . l s•nt MA • Chri¥trnaS ¢8rd Ond wn>¢e ->Y•u have help lo keep me sane-. Perhaps a strong slatwn•nt bul thal Is how I f••l. {Shi•ldod 8èr•aved Carnrj . we want to congratulate you on moeting all yourobjectives •nd the evldfjnce you have given s of exceptional achievemenL We have r•¢od the gr•n¢ 0$ highly successlul." (Community Foundalion. 3113r2021) "Wel¢omo to our 19th Annual Reporv Il'$ Èeen a year olunexFe¢teil ch81kr@es wilh unloreseen heartbreak and prolonged i50Lalion as cl*nts rnoved behveen lockdvwns and ￿Str￿￿OnS. ving many lonety and afrartl. As from the ashes, a phoenix rose as the volunlary sector t￿me the leadlng l¥hl and saviouf lof hundreds of thousands ol vulnerable pe@e and the NHS auoss the UK. a charty lof often slnjggling lor adequate fundTrng made every Found count lo becorM a lrfgline across all gewalK￿s and nol iusl fo( the old. We started Ihbs year wrth our d*nt groups LIh￿k$ing at honx or locked away in ￿$￿entIal cate and nursing homes, and yet Ihis did not tr*e(* barrier many thoughl to OUT team del￿ering qualty meaningful social inclusion actsvities into Ihe heafl of our community. By adaptiry and Introduclng new $tybes ol wothing practices and embracing vtho conferencing techno￿gies. we have SUFFQrted over 18,928 attendances al our Interventions. moslly remotely. bul also wilh socialty dlsl•nt ouidoor pKnK$ durfng the svm*r easry ￿riOd. An outslandin9 athi8vem8nt by any standard. .•7 Although no one twly ￿31￿jed at Ihe lime. wr 5urvwner feconnect @vonts ove(1 cru¢ial to rebui￿ the welltXln9 01 beneficiaries. and boosted their fesofve to dgal wrth th8 nexl wave ol l¢Kkdown$ and tsred re51n.ct￿$. This report is a c*ar snapshot of the adaptatx.lity and c0nynitr￿n{ of the MIND AclNe project leam, delernined to 'pull out all the stops, and even embra￿ and kam new dHJital platfofms such 35 Zoom, to then pass I knoW￿e and skills to Clients. Ihat previou$ty dKI Irt1￿ more Ihan ema of use their mobile phones to text or make calls. many still ietying on okj l•ndlhe equipment to feceNe our weekty telephone supp)rt. P•rmltt•d Co¥ld4•le Team Ind N¢fwork M••tlng8 'Many yur• ago, not long •ft•f my hu*b•n4 George. w•• dlagnoud with AIzho¥norf￿dernQftI11 w• wer• travelliDg on a and I saw a TrDtiefr lor Mlnd Ac￿¥•. I mad• a not• of tho numbor but did noi eall for some tim•. Thon one day I plcked up the phon• and spok• to St•ph•n and it w&# of the b•*t declslons I h•v• •¥•r mad•. ID•m•nti• Cafor The sector has proven ts bmportance In soc*ty. dfNen pU￿ty by genefosty of heart thal B thpossi￿e lo count in cuThen¢y. Our charty team has excel￿. delivered. overtome and suc¢eeded in keeping cliènts connected. and compelenlly shared Ihose connectKtn¥ ¥cross our nelwolks as ckady outlined in Ihi$ rem. Congratutslions and my sincere thanks lo our am•zing leam. Gullan S￿y9ht￿ (Chiirl Trustees The trustees meet regul3Tly to monrtor and ensure we undertake a¢liv$t￿5 for the public beneffil. parttcularly those mernb8r3 ol oui aged commutTr¢ty Imng in resthntial care h(￿ne5, as desuibed in our Charty Ob•e. Trustees rev￿ and ensure finance5 are uwl in accordaf with grant reqLtirements and wrthin lyjdgel. Trustees a150 SUPPOrt the18gal aspects of Ihe oryjanisat￿n. Tnjstees are personally only rf the.. Charity suffers loss caused by actiw unbwfvlty. impfudenlty or outsth the terms of the chafriy's goveming document. - ￿rity ¢ cAJmmilled to debts whth lo rn0￿ th TnJslee8 have fulty complied wrth their ￿Sponsi￿.11ties with due regard lo publ￿ trknefrt when exercising any powers andl¢x duties. wth Tegular Injglee meetings, pfoiect updates peri0j￿1 reports ensuriro effective risk management of project and team. End ol Ygar R•port approv•d by: Cov1d￿afe Artlsts and Partnershlp Support Alnwick Gard•n8 Christmas Hamper5 Choppington Dlsabled Group Tablet De¥￿eS Partners R8:Connect Tablet Devices Partners Jolty mixture SingeF Gentle Exercise & mOve￿￿nI Anha J•meg Jessica Irving Mavis Crudace Andy McGowan Kev Roy•le Mountain Ash Singer Singei Db3rtal Music Show5 Lively Ac(wJslic Mu Singer Lccalily C￿OrdInatOr Coast. Parks & Leisure Fool's Gold Mark Mccann Michelle Redfe Northumberland C.C. Northumbrfa Hèalthcaro DVD Shows pr(￿￿¢*d by Mountain Ajh Dtstrllxrted to Care & Nurslng Hom•• Training & Networks Sector Support Nelv4orks & Allian CVA Blyth Valley Northumberland CVA "Ilook lon¥afd to th• day when w• can more fa¢￿tr1￿ce engagemen¢ but én the meanwhlle Ihe role played by mlnd •cllv• Is •ss•nti41 to so many and l am pmud to be part ofil." Ivolunleer) Agelng Well NetWOTk British Red Cros8 Extended Network Links Shared Quo QUeSt￿)nS Enhanced Care and Nursing Homes Support For 19 years ihe project team has delivered social inclusion practice, at all limes Intrins￿aIty Ilnked with safe working bolstered by str￿1 infection control. This entrencthed model of delivery placeLI the prqect in a better pla￿ than many charrties and able lo quickly meet the slri¢t Covid-19 conirol measures n￿SSary lo lirnit the risks of crvs5-contsminab.on and safeguard lives of soff￿ of most vulnerable members of sOC￿ty. However, as the pandemic lumed into 8 grater crisis, care htyne residents had not ber)efilted Ir￿n any direct conlaci with frdrnity, friends or oulside entertainment for months. wrth the homes. intervenlKJn$ be¢¢yning more challenging with stsff under increased pressure placing meaningful rjuality ol lrfe engagement as a lesser priorrty. Alfeady having long.established good relationships wth local hornes, we wefe welcomed in providirKJ entertainment using the hornes. outdoor spaces. originally in car patks eventually progressing to care home gardens and even oulsKle of conseryalory open d(￿}rwaYS with resKlenls gatheied within. Just as this was expanding and proving very popular. new feslrictions Ordered homes lo Slop all ou1s￿e interaction. Undelerred. we Increased our email presence provKling 100 question weekly qU￿e5, flee crafts. games and themed aclivities all helping lake Pfessure OH carers who used Ihese as a m(Ke manageable way to suppo(1 meaningful engagement wlh their residefjts, and easily built into their routine as dienl mental heatth became a concem. Eventualty what we believed lo be short-lem support developed into major undertaking throughout the crisis and the nuM￿￿[S of homes requesting our support more than doubled, including from across the UK and even the other side of the world, Looal MIND Active had become Global. Qultttts. Garn￿. Crafts & Sonu Books Sent to CarelNurnSry Homeg "Thank you so much oftee apln lor Ihe qulz sheets. They brllllantlll Th•plclur• qulz was partlcularty grn•t, and •voryon• hadsuch • laughidnini In." (Car• Hom• Aellvrfy Covonlinator) Zooming had a similar elfecl, arKI exampth of resident exeicise sessKJns shown on our social media platfomis be¢ame anolher hil resultin9 wth drflerenl care homes c￿nIng together dvJit81ty. P.111 p Zoomlng Marvelg Wthout a doubt. Zwning became a key part of our dients. lives helpirKJ maintain their mental and even physical wellbeir*J as they look part in movement se5si¢)ns. Starting from a point ofdienls having nol used any fomi ofdurtal communicat￿n, with a small number able to email andlof surf the Net, the team developed Iheir social media skills, leamed how lo ulilise Zoom atNJ as Ihey themselves ￿ntinUed to leam. remotely share¢J tr￿se new skills with our 5hidded communty. By the end ofthe year. ve supwrted a growirvJ number ofZo)m sessions sncluding.. Weekty Coffee Moming Weekty Wise Guys" Men's Group Weekty Shielded Community Exercise Weekty Care and Nursing Home ExercBes Weekly 'Glam Girls" Ladles Group Monthty Tearn Member Get-tO9elhera Then￿d Christmas Evenl Pilot Quizzes & Shows Advisory Panels 11 ts important lo recognise our charity team weie also affected by the isolation, arid they loo were a sertous consideration when deS￿nIr¥j servK* provts￿n and delivery lo enable them lo also ber*frt frcth partIcipat￿n and feeling induded and valued at all mes. Care and Nurslng Homè Zoom Exwci*• Sessions ryt f•81¥ $0 good to bv back tog•theragwn andl eould d•finlt•ly (*) wilh th• •X•fei$e" (BO￿￿elary) Summer Reengagernent It was a greal Telief w￿n we were able lo reinlrcmluce safe outdoor group activths. fullowirTrg strict distancir¥4 rules al 811 lime¥. Team members also actively ensured everyone enjoyed themselves safely and Ihal membgfs of the public did not cross the taped barrier at any time. Our outdoor programme proved highly successful involving people frorn their ov4n horTTres that had b￿n Sh￿klIng and effectively isolated and lonely for 3 long months. 11 was wonderful lo wilness how quickty their onf￿ence9reW over the weeks, and the pleasure they drew fiom being togett￿r and outd{￿)rn in the sunny fresh ali. During the fine ￿attr￿ and untd bcal restrictions once again fOr￿d our Cl￿nts lo withdraw back into their homes, we supported ser*5 of picni¢s, ¢M¢ert$. promenade fLsh and chip day and exeruse sessions. Not onty was every event VRII attendèd, bLrt many of the pas8ing public slopped in awe witnessirNJ the party atmOSp￿{e and even enjoyed watching benefietaries dancing apart-together, and some even sang ar￿ da￿r￿ along to the music. smiling a5 they walked on. Safety was paramount. and some parts'cipants without any Means of transport aThJ fearful of using publK buses, were pTovided with free taxi travel. This ensured no one was financially ex¢luded and therelore everyone benefitted fulty from the much need mental and wellbeing advantages these sessions provided, ￿8$SUred as team members continually monrtored and controlled the QUId￿r Spa￿$ from public encroachment. LrtI￿ we realise how importarst ihese activrt*es proved lo be for rebulldin9 petsple$' resolve lo survive the r￿xI wave of increased restrictions throughout tho aulumn a￿1 winter perK)ds. Summer Outdoor Soclal Ol$lan¢￿ RKonn•d Actl¥lti ou have Impacled on so many people vlsltlng the part IV3 betn gr••t': (County pa￿ D•ptrty Al•rtagw) Llve Connectlons As our client groups have contsnualty out of our reach during lockdown, we have embraod digital lechnotogies lo ensure remain ￿nnect&￿ and dienls feel Sess wlaled and alone. We began by increasing the use of familiar email. text. telephone calls and Iradrtional post. but as we moved inlo the second lockdown, rt became obvious that th15 alone was not enough and people rttded lo see each other. Expk>iatory steps using Zoom followed with d¢)orstep drops ol Tablet devices at the homes ol shielded clients, following which we quite quickty began our fiv51 Zoom sessions. This proved lo be a $unificanl new development in our ra￿ to overc(¥ne the reported hamful effecls ol pcolonged isolation. Ladles Group Realtime interaction wth each other berame the nomi and participants evenlualty fell al ease and able lo chal as IhoLbgh Ihey were in the same room, whilsl respecting each person's need to have a say and feel indLKled. The Zoom programme was an addilM)n lo telephone support, still crucial to those that couldn't 8c¢ess digrtal communication for a host of valmj reasons. but lor olhefs that become familiar with on-line meetings. our range of delivery exparKled lo areas we coukl never have envisaged TrNhen we sel out. This extraordinary provisbon included.. Coffee momings, rrÈn's groups. ladies groups, Communty and care home exefcise groups. team get-logelhers. Zoom Quizzes, Joint sh¢M5 and team meelinys, all ol which increased and endofsed scKial inclusion not only across Ouf Cl￿￿1 groups. bul also for our charity team members. Coff¢• Momlng8 'W• all$uAoort each oth•r through ours•d times and our happy Ilmes. At lh• •nd ol th day. w•71 always b• th•r• lor exh oth•r no m•ttef wh*i." (Trustee Fonn) Weekly Men's Group "Wise Guys" During year, rnenlal health con*rns have beeome widety recc*3nised across ¥wth prolonged rsolation negalivety Impacting on health and wellbeing. For several yeafs we have been supporting men's groups in resbdential care arKJ nur51TrJ homes. even bringing different groups togethei lo enjoy ioint events in ¢ommunily venues with some great results. Ho￿*ver, as homes locked-down, the lace-lo.face group sessK*ns were for the lime being posty)oned. bul we Doll￿d as merb INing alone in their own homes also wilhdTew Irom society. their ￿ed$ became a much bigger concem. Once again Zoorn became a platform ol social inclusion and engagement and once clients got lo grtps with the lechnolcM3y. fourKI the gel-logelhers enjoyable and interesting, sharing 51ories, showing photos and objects thus stimulaliDg Conversat￿￿, smiles and laughter. liftirrfJ mood arKI proving a successful ventuie. From obseNalions, il is cseaf this model of delivery stimulated inlerests to a higher degree than physical grovps. especially as agreed topics gave men liTh to Ihink about what they could share at the subsequent session arKJ Source malerials lo show. ThL% gave them meat)ingful and useful tasks between meetings whilst also promoting memor￿5 as they hunted through long lorgotten albums and rtems lo find aThJ dec*Je what to shafe. It is lortunale the okler Cl￿nI groups we support often have an intensive photographic recoid ol their lives to s￿nd tsme stfting Ihrough. rememberiThJ and selectlng one$ lo talk about." An arnazing experien¢e bringing people logelhar. •n'ts Group'YIIBO Guy¥" Sh•rlno Skllls and Stori•• As knckdovm continued, men even joined some of our other Zoom se5S￿n$ and have come into their own. enabling all of our isolated client groups to safely meel digitally and enjoy a w￿e range of group aelivilÈs with a sense ol aCh￿vement trom mastering the challenges of usiw 'alwn' devLes. 'Thomughty •nJoyed 1¢ I thlnk It's w••t. l alrnady have an Idea olsom•thing for next we•* 111 ¢•n find it." Marby clients even took back control of their lives and used their ne￿￿ leamed skills lo link up wrth outside groups. family aThJ friends. Thanks tothe ftlkvmng for their furKling support this year. Greggs Fcwndation 8allinger Charitable Trust Community Foundation (Kellett Fund) Community Foundation {Prime Fund) Community Foundats'on (A￿.an Fund) Community Foundation (Pargiter Tru61) Community Foundation (Squifes Foundation Trustl len Lane Foundation Iiii Hay+rard Foundats'on Ridley FamiFy Sir James Knott Tfust Nabonal Lottery Community Fund Covid Support National Lottery (Awards For All} Shephard Family Donation Joicey Trust Hadrian Trust Northumberland CC IEmpowerin9 Communiti'es) Northumberland CC (Covld Support Grant) Car• and Nyrnlng Homo Grounth Actlvlti•• V• r••lly c•n't Ihan* you enough, Al was alwjlutvly won