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Dorset Mind Impact Report 2022-2023

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Contents

An introduction from our CEO, Linda O’Sullivan .............................................................................. 4 Reflection from our Chair, Board of Trustees, Ken Heap .................................................................5 Comments from our Patrons... ............................................................................................................ 6 Our Vision, Purpose and Aim .................................................................................................................7 Our Impact ............................................................................................................................................. 8 What we did ............................................................................................................................................ 9 Operations - Adult Services ...............................................................................................................10 Active Monitoring ........................................................................................................................10 Triage .............................................................................................................................................13 Adult Wellbeing Services Mailbox Signposting ......................................................................14 Adult Counselling ........................................................................................................................15 Mentoring Minds ......................................................................................................................... 17 Restored ........................................................................................................................................19 Community Groups for adults and young people ................................................................. 20 Eco in Mind Ecotherapy support .............................................................................................. 23 Operations – Children and Young People Services ........................................................................ 25 Education in Mind ....................................................................................................................... 26 Active Monitoring in Primary Care Networks (PCNS) .......................................................... 28 CYP Counselling..........................................................................................................................30 Volunteering ......................................................................................................................................... 32 Dorset Mind Ambassadors.................................................................................................................. 33 Partnerships.......................................................................................................................................... 35 Training .................................................................................................................................................. 38 Bids and Grants .................................................................................................................................... 42 Community Fundraisingand Events ..................................................................................................44 Marketing ..............................................................................................................................................48 Central Operations .............................................................................................................................. 53 How we raised our funds .....................................................................................................................54 How we spent our money... ................................................................................................................ 56 Thank Yous... .........................................................................................................................................58 Our People ............................................................................................................................................ 59

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An introduction from our CEO, Linda O’Sullivan

Change is a constant, yet the one thing that has not changed since I joined the charity over 20 months ago, has been that the unwavering support of our supporters continues to inspire me, as even post covid and throughout the current cost of living crisis, our supporters keep giving to enable us to continue supporting people across Dorset.

I have been inspired by the Dorset Mind Community from day one. You will never meet a more determined, dedicated, and creative group. That is true of everyone - from our staff to our supporters, Trustees, Ambassadors, and volunteers.

And it is especially true of all the people who have shared their experiences with us to help inspire other people to get the support they need – and deserve. Repeatedly as CEO, I’ve seen that when people share what they have been through, it gives others the confidence to speak up and open up. Over time, this will make mental health everybody’s business and break down the stigma to help us to normalise the mental health conversation.

This past year the demand for mental health support was faced with another challenge that should not be underestimated - the impact that fuel poverty and the costof-living crisis has had on our communities. Combined, these two factors have had a major impact on local people’s mental health, and we know that as an agenda, we must address these in partnership as we cannot do this alone.

This year, Dorset Mind developed a new strategy with a focus on partnership working and we are exciting at the developments ahead, although as we settle into a new way of working it is evident that the pandemic is still having a significant effect on people’s mental health and there is still much to do.

Yet despite the tough conditions, we have been determined to continue to make a difference and have expanded our reach across the county by providing essential face-to-face services, online access to 1-2-1 support including Active Monitoring and Counselling. These were supported with the launch of our new simplified website which included a focus on accessibility – automation of application and contact forms, and the user/support journey.

Looking ahead, Dorset Mind will launch a transformational strategy for the next 3 years for adults and young people and will keep responding to the biggest threats to mental health. And I look forward to seeing the remarkable achievements that come next.

I would like to thank everyone I have had the privilege to work with over the past 20 months and I look forward to the next steps with our amazing charity that is Dorset Mind.

Linda O’Sullivan, CEO, Dorset Mind.

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Reflection from our Chair, Board of Trustees, Ken Heap

Last year I wrote about the ravages of Covid that impacted people's physical and mental wellbeing and Dorset Mind’s work to help individuals and communities navigate their way through by developing personal support, guidance and growing personal resilience.

This year has witnessed additional difficult challenges due to the cost-of-living impact which affects us all, but especially the charity sector, as we continue to help people and communities across the county.

We are extremely grateful to continue to receive help and support from our friends and patrons which ensures our continued work within communities.

More than ever before, the charity sector is beginning to build upon solid foundations and work together in partnership, to deliver a much more joined up approach to support those in need.

As part of this formal approach to partnership working, we are delighted to be a working cog in the 'Integrated Care System' bringing together, in partnership, the voluntary/charity sector, the NHS, and our local and county councils.

This is in its early stages but the promise of major parties working together and not working in conflict is not only exciting but a utopian position to help deliver the best possible care across Dorset.

The Dorset Mind Board will as always continue to ensure that people and communities in need are our number one priority.

At the time of writing, this will be my last annual report as Chair of Dorset Mind, a position I have held for the past seven years.

The Board regularly and rightly ensure each member has a tenure of time in post thereby ensuring that new ideas, skills and energy refresh our thinking and ambitions.

I have been honoured to have served our charity for in total some nine years and have been part of its move from a small Bournemouth-centric charity to a truly Dorset-wide organisation which is now laying foundations to work across county boundaries in very rural communities to ensure that we can offer services to as many people as possible.

I would like to take this opportunity to say thank you to you all, whether as employees, past employees, supporters, ambassadors, volunteers and most importantly the individuals that work with us in this constant battle to attain the best physical and mental wellbeing possible.

Ken Heap, Chair, Board of Trustees, Dorset Mind

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Comments from our Patrons...

This has been another incredibly challenging year for many people. That’s why I am encouraged that Dorset Mind, once again, has stepped up to meet those needs.

I am delighted see services being developed and new ones introduced. I am especially excited to see the new group supporting men in partnership with AFC Bournemouth’s Community Sports Trust. All too often men do not seek the help they need or have access to services when they do. The new Dorset Mind group helps address that.

It is also brilliant to see our Active Monitoring 1-2-1 service continuing to grow and provide support across Dorset for adults and young people through an increasing number of GP surgeries.

An important strength of Dorset Mind is being at the right conversations with the organisations involved in restructuring mental health services in Dorset, such as NHS Dorset and Dorset Healthcare, and the charity has continued to strengthen its contribution and build partnerships in order to do so.

Dorset Mind continues to support young people across the county with a range of 1-2-1 and group services - it will continue to be a key focus area for us moving forward. We have had particular success in our Eco in Mind ecotherapy support that works closely with schools to help students that are not attending school – these groups continue to support mental health using sustainable horticulture and creative projects.

I look forward to seeing how Dorset Mind will continue to be a major force in supporting mental health across Dorset next year.

Dr Andy Mayers, Principal Academic at Bournemouth University

As I wrote last year, it is clear the cost-of-living crisis that followed on from the pandemic was the cause of additional serious mental health challenges. The enforced social isolation and stress caused by Covid itself has been built on by the financial challenges of many families.

This was particularly so as far as it affected young people. I am so pleased that this has been recognised and is being continually tackled by Dorset Mind.

The mental health damage done, particularly to those in their formative years, can be very debilitating as far as an individual’s future life chances are concerned and I am impressed to see Dorset Mind evolving and expanding their impact on those affected.

It is encouraging to see the increasingly imaginative work of Dorset Mind as it tackles the current issues and challenges for those in Dorset who are vulnerable at such a difficult time.

As we look forward to the next twelve months, I am confident that Dorset Mind will continue to evolve ways to spot further opportunities to recognise, help and support those in need of their excellent services

Angus Campbell, His Majesty's Lord-Lieutenant

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Our Vision, Purpose and Aim

Our Vision:

A community where living with and talking about Mental Health becomes acceptable for everyone.

Purpose:

We connect minds: We bring people together to make change in their communities.

We change minds: We speak out and demand better from policymakers and the public.

We support minds: We deliver life-changing support.

Our Aim:

We will connect minds by working in partnership and through communities.

We will continue to change minds across the county.

We will develop our offer to support minds in order to reduce the postcode inequality and inequity for access.

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Our Impact

Across Dorset, we reached 14,351 people with DIRECT support!

Helping:

3,339 Adults with 1-2-1 and group wellbeing support

720 Adults

with email signposting and information

1,462 Children & Young People with 1-2-1 and group wellbeing support

8 Parents

With a wellbeing workshop

Training:

1,799 Delegates were educated by our Training Team

89 People attended our first educational conference

Speaking:

6,809 People

were helped at events by listening and providing information and/or signposting

Volunteering:

133 People generously gave their time to help us make a difference

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What we did

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Operations - Adult Services

Active Monitoring

Active Monitoring is Dorset Mind’s flagship service, providing 1-2-1 support for adults and young people, accessed through GP Surgeries and in the community at The Lantern Trust, Weymouth.

During this financial year, two additional Primary Care Networks (PCNs – groups of GP surgeries) were added to deliver Active Monitoring. Overall, the team worked across seven PCNs, namely South Coast Medical Group, Bournemouth Central, Poole Central, North Bournemouth, North Poole, Purbeck, and Weymouth & Portland.

We now have ten Active Monitoring Practitioners in the team working across thirty-five GP surgeries.

Due to finance commitments, Shore Medical PCN had to complete their contracts with Active Monitoring. However, we had some key achievements with them that positively impacted our future PCN collaborations:

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The Lantern Trust Partnership:

1,329 adults and young people supported over 12 months

The service had 3,570 attendances in 12 months

80.1%

of participants had a reduction in depression symptoms (PHQ-9) (PHQ-9 scores showed a significant improvement, from 11 to 7).

David Sutherland, Active Monitoring Team Leader at the Lantern Trust

77.1% of participants had a reduction in anxiety symptoms (GAD-7 scores showed a significant improvement, from 10 to 7).

80.6%

of participants had a reduction in their wellbeing symptoms (WEMWBS scores showed a significant improvement, from 35 to 45).

98.6%

of participants surveyed recommended Dorset Mind’s Active Monitoring Service (From 204 out of 207 responses).

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Active Monitoring Feedback

“ I was hesitant and even slightly skeptical to begin with. However, realising I could open up and speak honestly about my mental state and feelings, I should have done this much sooner.

I believe it is the best decision I've made in decades. I am more equipped now with the right tools.” Active Monitoring Client, December 2022

“ For me, the whole experience of getting support with my mental health and well-being has been refreshing after a tough year of restrictions and lack of connection with other people. I was initially a bit unsure of what Active

“I wanted to take the time and thank you for assigning me my Active Monitoring practitioner. I have looked forward to our calls every week. She not only displayed all the values of Dorset Mind but supported me to get the best out of the tools and exercises available.

Monitoring would be like as appose to counselling and CBT that I've had in the past and benefited from. I was unsure due to the length of support I would receive each week as each call would only be 20 minutes long and I wasn't sure if that time would be long enough to get a lot out of it.

The practitioner used her obvious life knowledge to support and guide me and just generally took an interest and gave me tips which would see me benefit in so many ways mentally and physically. Looking at myself from before we started to now is a massive difference and I credit my practitioner with supporting me to make the changes in need to.

However, I was pleasantly surprised that I got a lot out of talking to another person and be able to offload my problems and just simply talk them through. And also to be able to have a fresh pair of ears and eyes to look at the situation from a clean perspective of not being involved or knowing people.”

My hat goes off to the practitioner who genuinely cared about me and my well-being.

Thank you to my practitioner and to you all at Dorset Mind.”

Active Monitoring Client, May 2022

Active Monitoring Client, March 2023

A special ‘thank you’ to our service delivery partners:

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Triage

The aim of Triage is to reduce the demand of GP appointments for mental health related issues. It helps provide earlier access for patients and improves the pathways to existing services by providing a safe and structured triage assessment, freeing up doctors and specialist workers to run the interventions.

The Triage service was set up in January 2023 and intended to provide a direct, first contact service for patients experiencing mental health difficulties. The service was accessed through the patient’s GP surgery.

Assessments were offered with a trained Dorset Mind Mental Health Practitioner via telephone.

A triage call is a 20 minute in–depth, fact finding assessment for people over 18 presenting with any non-clinical mental health difficulties such as stress, anxiety, depression, low mood, bereavement, and anger.

After the assessment, a patient would be signposted to the relevant service which might include Steps 2 Wellbeing, Help and Care, Dorset Mind services or services from other local organisations. They might also be referred to their doctor for additional support.

Just 36% of 1,092 patients seen needed a further appointment with their GP following their triage assessment. This might be for medication queries, fit notes, referrals to the Community Mental Health Teams or Physical Health concerns.

Triage Feedback

“ Excellent Service. I was very emotional on the phone and the lady was so kind and supportive. She really made me feel at ease and gave me lots of information that I could access which she sent via text, which was helpful.

I felt so much better just for talking to her for 20 minutes and grateful that the GP receptionist thought to book me in, otherwise I would have had a 5 week wait for a GP appointment.”

Triage Client, March 2023

“ I was very nervous about having the assessment as it was new to me and I'm in a difficult place with my mental health at the moment.

I didn't know what to expect as I was just taking the plunge and reaching out, but I was very pleasantly surprised with how attentive and considerate the practitioner was. While the conversation couldn't simply solve my problems for me, she really listened to me and asked relevant questions, ending with giving me suggestions and contact details on who I could contact next and advice on what I could do to help get better.

I am very grateful for the help and advice and would recommend this service to anyone who is struggling with their mental health. ”

Triage Client, February 2023

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Team Leader Maisie with CYP Practitioner Idil, shown here promoting our service at Weymouth Town Council’s Health and Wellbeing event

Triage Stats

1,490 Adults were supported between January to end March 2023 130 DNAs (Did not attend appointments)

Adult Wellbeing Services Mailbox Signposting

The Adult Services team received a total of 720 enquiries in twelve months.

Our knowledgeable team provide a vital information service by empathetically and efficiently signposting local people in Dorset to access the right support mental health support - whether it is within Dorset Mind or via external organisations and statutory services.

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Adult Counselling

Counselling can help lead to positive change with increased self-confidence, self-esteem and the ability to face the future.

Adult Counselling continued to see high demand for it’s low cost service. Where demand outstripped capacity, we had to pause referrals to deal with the waiting list. We also provided a hardship fund if people needed support to pay for counselling.

Adult Counselling Feedback

“ Although I still have issues to overcome and deal with, I am very grateful that I had the opportunity to have the support from Dorset Mind. Just being able to talk openly, without ever feeling judged was a huge help for me.” Counselling Participant, April 2022

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Adult Counselling Feedback;

“ Dan was a gift - just what I needed to get me through a very tough six months. Good listening skills and knowledge. He was adaptable and able to keep me on track - a very challenging task! I would recommend his and your services”

Counselling statistics:

105 Adults were supported between January to end March 2023

668

Attendances were recorded over 12 months

93.2% of participants had an improvement in their level of wellbeing. (WEMWBS – average score increased from 33.6 to 45.1).

84.8%

of participants had a reduction in their depression symptoms. (PHQ-9 – average scores decreased from 13.8 to 8.61)

Counselling Participant, July 2022

“ On taking on the counselling I didn’t know if I really needed it. But I was so wrong, Cathy was brilliant, and she got me to see me. It was an emotional roller coaster and with Cathy’s support she helped me change my mindset. I put a lot of demons to rest and now feel I am in a position to move on, although was apprehensive when the 12 weeks came to an end. I am a lot stronger and in control. Dorset Mind is a lifeline and you have truly helped me put mine back on track. Thank you and especially to Cathy who is truly amazing, what she has helped me achieve is priceless. Thank you.”

77.6%

of participants had a reduction in their anxiety symptoms (GAD-7 – average score decreased from 11.8 to 7.2)

A special ‘thank you’ to:

ALL our volunteers that make the delivery of this service possible. You're all heroes!

Counselling Participant, November 2022.

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Mentoring Minds

Mentoring Minds is a 1-2-1 service that pairs participants with trained volunteers who encourage them to set small, achievable wellbeing goals.

This helps reduce isolation, build social skills and increase confidence while learning tools and skills over six months to help manage and maintain positive mental health and wellbeing.

In early 2023, our Befriending service underwent a review and became ‘Mentoring Minds’ to ensure the service was understood externally by stakeholders and importantly, users of the service. Internally it also became aligned with the CYP Wellbeing Check-in service.

We thoroughly reviewed the processes and structures of what we offered to ensure we were meeting the needs of the participants and to also ensure that the volunteers delivering the service had their expectations met.

Our ‘new’ Mentoring Minds support serves the Dorset community as a goal-lead service based around the Five Ways to Wellbeing. Connecting to others, improved mental wellbeing and confidence and the discovery of new interests and hobbies can be achieved by setting realistic goals together with our participants.

We were able to reintroduce face to face meetings which helps reduce isolation experienced by participants and builds the relationship and trust with their volunteer.

This is something the team at Dorset Mind were delighted to re-establish as this had to be paused through the lockdowns.

Mentoring Minds statistics:

A special ‘thank you’ to:

88 individuals supported over 12 months.

60.46% of participants had an improvement in their level of wellbeing (SWEMWBS – average score increased from 17.51 to 18.58)

75%

of participants rated the support available at the service ‘good’ or ‘very good.’ (out of 16 polled participants)

BCP Coordinator John with our Rural Coordinator Emma.

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Mentoring Minds Feedback:

From our participants:

“ A valuable service ran by incredible people. It’s not the procedure that helped but the humanity of it.”

Mentoring Mind Participant, October 2022

From our volunteers:

“ My participant has thanked me for being a big part of her progress. It has been a great experience and to know I have helped one person is a massive achievement for me. ”

Mentoring Minds Volunteer, August 2022

“ Having someone to talk to who is helpful & has experienced mental health problems has been really helpful & inspiring. Dan is a great bloke. ”

Mentoring Mind Participant, October 2022

“ I’m enjoying the Mentoring Minds role and I look forward to each week’s phone call with my participant. I’d like to think my participant benefits from the weekly sessions.”

Mentoring Minds Volunteer, August 2022

“ It’s good to talk to someone who has experienced mental illness themselves and is very understanding.”

Mentoring Minds Participant, September 2022

“ I love my role as a Mentoring Minds Volunteer and find it incredibly rewarding.”

Mentoring Minds Volunteer, September 2022

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Restored

Restored statistics:

In August we took the decision to close our Eating Disorder Service that provided 1-2-1 Mentoring and group support online and at a Drop-In at Bournemouth University. Numbers were low – but did not reflect the vital support that clients received from our Lead Support Worker, Romy. We made sure that our clients were supported through this transition.

Restored Feedback:

“ Before starting my mentoring, I was so desperate to change my state of mind around my eating, but if I am honest, I wasn't expecting the changes that have occurred. For the first time in my life, I was totally honest about what I have been through and how that made me feel.

With great kindness, consideration and guidance, I now feel much better equipped to deal with my eating disorder. I am also finding the group sessions really helpful too. The strategies I have learned through both and am still learning, are changing my life for the better and I can't thank you, or recommend this service, enough” Restored Mentoring Client, May 2022

“ I received mentoring for an eating disorder for 8 weeks which has completely changed my life for the better, so thank you from the bottom of my heart. I very much feel that I am one of the lucky ones getting in contact when I did… ”

88 individuals were supported over 5 months through Mentoring and a Recovery Support Group

224 attendances were recorded over 5 months

100% of polled participants recommended the Recovery Group

83%

of Mentoring Clients had an improvement in their level of wellbeing. (WEMWBS – average score increased from 40.5 to 51.2)

67%

of Mentoring Clients showed a reduction in their anxiety symptoms. (GAD-7 – average score increased from 11.0 to 7.3).

“ [Change is ] … possible choose your ” journey

Restored Mentoring Client, August 2022

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Community Groups for adults and young people

Dorset Mind's Community Services have made a significant impact by reaching 280 adults and young people over 12 months.

We achieved this by offering a diverse array of twelve support groups, programs, and workshops across Dorset. We provided essential wellbeing, psychoeducational, and social support for individuals facing common mental health challenges, hardships, or social isolation.

In the 2022-2023 financial year, several standout projects exemplify Dorset Mind's dedication:

Community Group statistics:

These projects underscore Dorset Mind's commitment to making a positive and tangible impact in the community, addressing a wide spectrum of mental health needs and promoting wellbeing among diverse groups.

280

adults and young people supported over 12 months

The service had 2,099 attendances in 12 months

99.9% of polled participants recommended the group services (out of 2,099 attendances)

98.6%

of participants mood were improved or maintained over group sessions (out of 2,099 attendances)

72%

of participants had an improvement or maintained their level of wellbeing (average scores increased from 38 to 42 points)

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Community Groups Feedback:

“Getting together in person with other sufferers is very important to me as it makes me not feel alone & makes me feel like part of an army fighting back against this mental health foe…”

Wellbeing in Mind Participant, March 2023

“The Mind field course has been transformational. My self-awareness, confidence and self-esteem have all increased significantly. So much so that I have been offered 2 jobs, one that am now working in and enjoying so much. Following the mock interview with JP Morgan I have applied for a job with them. The practitioner is an amazing teacher and mentor…”

Mind Field Programme Participant, July 2022

“Over the weeks, X has started to become more confident and independent. Small steps, but big successes for him.”

Connected Minds Parent Feedback, December 2022

“Since attending this group I now see a future. I feel I’m not a hopeless case. I have gained support and understanding of my feelings.”

Women in Mind Participant, January 2023

“I was in a very bad way before attending the sessions and my mental health was at its lowest. The sessions have been really challenging in bringing all this out of me and as time has gone on I have found it less difficult to open up and share - and have felt things being lifted off me or stop from getting worse when I have been really down.

I honestly wouldn't want to imagine where I would of been without the help and support of the group and the group leader. I would recommend this group to anyone struggling with mental health and am so glad I was brave enough to give it a go… I am so grateful for the help and can testify how it stopped me getting so much worse and has helped me feel supported and cared for in my journey to get better.”

Wellbeing in Mind Participant, March 2023

“The staff who were attending were lovely, non-judgmental and very welcoming. They completely assuaged my anxiety of turning up alone. By the end of the football, we were laughing and that was good. I feel like I've done a little CPD on my depression/ anxiety, which is always a good thing…”

Kickstart Workshop with AFC Bournemouth Community Sports Trust, March 2023

A special ‘thank you’ to our service delivery partners:

And to our funders:

And to our volunteers:

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CASE STUDY - BOURNEMOUTH WELLBEING GROUP - MAY 2022.

Valerie sent us this feedback by email:

Since initially speaking Charlotte and then joining her Wellbeing group, I've been able to calmly explain my long-term mental health difficulties at work and request a different approach (first time ever). Being comfortable in my skin at work feels great! I am able to work from home when I have group via Zoom and can also WFH if I'm stressed / struggling.

Being part of the group, of particular value is being able to set aside time to work on improving my mental health with supportive and friendly people. Being around others who experience similar struggles is powerful, and hearing others speak of moving through difficulties is very heartening.

I have been able to go into a supermarket on my own for the first time in several years. Previously, attempts to enter or stay in this environment (even with a chaperone) have failed. I know it is early days, but this is a huge achievement for me.

Also, I travelled by bus and on foot (alone) to the Dorset Mind office and was able to attend group in person. Again, this took a lot out of me but it was very rewarding & another big shift in what I have been able to do in many years.

Having this safe, understanding & positive group in my life means I can work towards having a less restricted and difficult existence.

Thank you so much.

Bournemouth Wellbeing Group Facilitator wrote,

Valerie joined our group only a couple of months ago. When I first talked to her, she had never joined a support group before. She never went out of the house unless it was going to work, she was frightened of her own shadow and even going out into her garden made her nervous.

This lady is one of the quieter participants within our group but listens and takes on board all that’s being said. Each week she gives us an update on how proactive she has been by making small steps forward.

Last week I had an email (see below) to say she would try and make our face to face session. This involved walking and catching a bus (a route she had never done before). She explained how her mind was a constant bully and tried to talk herself out of it many times. The worst case scenario would be collapsing along the way and then she would end up in hospital, but against all odds she challenged her mindset and made it safely.

Valerie is an inspiration to the group and sets a great example how you can overcome your fears. I have encouraged her to start making notes of these achievements - especially this one. The support of this group, along with sharing self-help tools has helped her to achieve so much. Also knowing that she’s not on her own has been a massive comfort to her.

*Please note that our client’s name has been changed to protect their identity.

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Eco in Mind Ecotherapy support

Eco in Mind expanded into three new areas during this financial year, Ferndown, Shillingstone and Shaftesbury, all working in collaboration with external organisations. This brought the total number of sites to five. It enabled us to reach more people within the community and for them to learn more about the benefits of being in nature and outdoors.

Both adults and local schools visited the allotments regularly to join sessions around sowing seeds, growing fresh produce and nature-based art - all are based around the “Five Ways to Wellbeing”.

At the Shilingstone site, we partnered with The Big Yellow Bus Garden Project to deliver sessions and at Ferndown, we partnered with Ferndown Dementia Friendly Town and Growing Compassionate Communities. In Shaftesbury, we worked with the Blackmore Vale Partnership to offer their patients sessions at Shaftesbury Medical Centre.

Having the opportunity to work alongside other organisations and charities ensures we can reach as many people as possible and helps to keep the allotments well-maintained and serves the surrounding community.

A Seed-2-Plate qualification in Level 1 in Horticulture, delivered by Dorset Community Action was offered to six participants. This was an accredited course and participants learned about seeds, potting plants, how to nurture flowers and tips on how to manage their wellbeing through nature.

We have seen the number of young participants increase over the last year and a steady number of adults regularly attended. One of our adult participants has also progressed into volunteering for Eco in Mind after attending the Dorchester sessions for six months and delights at sharing their experience with others.

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Eco in Mind Participant Feedback;

Schools:

The students were absolutely buzzing when they got back to school; really enjoyed it and can't wait to come back! Neither can the staff....”

School Teacher, May 2022

“It makes me happy and I'm having a great time”

Eco in Mind Student, age 11, May 2022

“The students all faced some personal challenges today, but all showed resilience and benefited from being outside with all the lovely different activities and support of the volunteers.”

School Teacher, May 2022

Adult Feedback:

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51 adults and young people supported over 12 months

The service had 547 attendances in 12 months

100% of polled participants recommended the Eco in Mind (out of 133 attendances)

100% of participants mood improved during sessions (out of 133 attendances)

“I was in tears before attending and left feeling happy. Talking to Sharon and focusing on nature based art helped lift my mood, thank you.”

Eco in Mind Participant, November 2022

“(The) Dorchester Lions think Dorset Mind are doing a tremendous job supporting people in the Dorchester community through ecotherapy.”

Dorchester Lions Club, October 2022

“I am really struggling to leave the house at the moment but when i get to sessions they really help, and I feel it is a safe place to come.”

Eco in Mind Participant, February 2023

A special ‘thank you’ to our service delivery partners:

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Operations – Children and Young People Services

Dorset Mind’s Children and Young People Services (CYP) was delivered under the umbrella ‘Dorset Mind Your Head,’ or DMYH for short until December 2022, when generous funding from National Lottery came to a close.

Since then, our CYP services has relied on various means of grant and core funding.

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Education in Mind

Statistics:

During the three years, the project supported thousands of young people with mental health and wellbeing challenges in schools across Dorset and increased students’, teachers’ and parents' awareness of the amazing role Dorset Mind plays in psycho-education and promoting mental health and wellbeing in the county.

Since then, our CYP services have relied on various means of grant and core funding.

This financial year we reached a total of 1,019 young people in

20

schools across Dorset under the Dorset Mind Your Head Umbrella.

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Here’s what we did...

Wellbeing Mentor programme:

A peer support programme for young people who were trained to help other young people within their School. The schools and colleges that took part were Gillingham, Bridport, Lyme Regis, Sherborne and Bournemouth & Poole College.

Stats:

This year we reached 63

young people in 4 schools across Dorset.

98%

Rated programme good or very good

96%

would recommend the programme to a peer.

Active Monitoring in Schools:

Formerly the Big Umbrella project, Active Monitoring in Schools continued the great work of providing 1-2-1 guided self-help service for young people aged 10-13 in a school environment.

Stats:

This year we reached

98

young people in 8 primary schools across Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, and in Swanage.

74%

of participants improved or maintained their wellbeing (SWEMWBS)

Mood scores –

97%

of participants improved their mood during the session.

94%

rated the 1-2-1 sessions good or very good.

Assemblies and workshops:

These included Active Monitoring and Mental Health and Wellbeing assemblies and workshops.

96%

would recommend the 1-2-1 sessions to a peer.

Stats:

This year we reached

800

Young people through assemblies and 148 Young people through workshops in 4 schools, and a youth club in Dorset.

74%

rated the assemblies & workshops good or very good.

90% would recommend the assemblies & workshops to a peer.

Active Monitoring in Schools Feedback:

“I liked finding out information on unhelpful thinking. It's really good for worrying and teaches you lots about how to feel better.” Student, April 2022

“That I can talk about what is on my mind and not worry that I'll be judged and that it’s a safe space.” Student, July 2022

A special ‘thank you’ to our generous funding partner:

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Active Monitoring in Primary Care Networks (PCNS)

This service began in September 2023 to complement the service we deliver for adults and accessed freely at GP surgeries. Four Primary Care networks (PCN’s) Poole North, Poole Central, Central Bournemouth and Purbeck were contracted to support the 1-2-1 guided self-help service for young people aged 11-18.

We actively started the service in November 2022 and by April 2023 we had reached 142 young people. They successfully completed the assessment and 5½ hour sessions of Active Monitoring.

Another 46 young people were signposted to other services more suited to their mental health concern.

Active Monitoring in PCNs Statistics:

77% of participants improved or maintained their wellbeing (SWEMWBS)

98% of participants improved their mood during the session (Mood scores)

87%

rated the 1-2-1 sessions good or very good

95% would recommend the 1-2-1 sessions to a peer

Active Monitoring in PCNs Feedback:

Participants/young people:

“I liked that the session worked around me. I liked that I got to decide how it worked, being able to choose which booklets I wanted to look at and which activities I wanted to try.”” Young Participant, Jan 2023

“Talking about the good things I can do when I'm angry and the unsafe ways of being angry.” Young Participant, March 2023

PCN’s feedback:

“We have worked with Dorset Mind for the past two years. We started with the adults Active Monitoring service and then expanded to the Children and Young People Active Monitoring Service.

Integration with our PCN has been seamless with the practitioners joining our established SelfManagement Team. They work alongside our social prescribers, health coach and care coordinators to offer joined up holistic non-clinical care to our patients. They have access to SystmOne so our clinicians don’t need to make external referrals and it streamlines the process for patients as well as keeping data secure.”

Service Manager, Central Bournemouth PCN, March 2023

“From my perspective it is a very valuable service to have in-house. In the pandemic we had lockdowns where school age children's futures were uncertain, many were cut off from their friends, and their education was put on hold.

Investing in the health and wellbeing of young people is an investment that must be maintained and will pay dividends down the line. Very much appreciated.”

Doctor, June 2023

“Thank you so much for all your help. The sessions have been an amazing help for our daughter, and I feel like we have our girl back for the first time in ages. Thank you.”

Parent of Young Participant, March 2023

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A special ‘thank you’ to our service delivery partners: Bournemouth Central PCN, North Poole PCN, Poole Central PCN and Purbeck PCN.

CASE STUDY - MARCH 2023

Active Monitoring in Schools

Our client was a 15-year-old female who had feelings of low mood for several months. Katie had talked to her mum about how low she was feeling, and her mum suggested going to see the GP.

Katie had recently split up with her girlfriend and was dropped by their mutual friends in the process, which she said contributed to her low mood. She shared that she loves to read and uses this as a bit of escapism to lift her mood and help with her anxiety. Katie is also a part of a netball team, which she also enjoys.

Our practitioner guided Katie by using various management techniques including breathing techniques, mood diary, positive self-talk, positive thoughts diary and challenging worries worksheets. Our client found working through the 5 Ways to Wellbeing exercise very positive at helping her to think of different types of activities she could get involved in to help improve her low mood.

Katie was able to put the ‘Challenging my Worries’ worksheet and positive self-talk to use during her mock exams. She decided to write down all the things that went well in each test and wrote down some of the things she had struggled with. Katie was able to reframe finding things difficult in her tests as an opportunity to ask her teachers for more help before the actual exams.

Through the work with positive self-talk, Katie became aware that her self-talk was more negative than positive and that she was quite self-critical.

Through this awareness Katie was able to catch her negative self-talk and change it to a positive or use positive affirmations. She found using the positive thought diary helped her to look for the positives in herself each day.

*Please note that our client’s name has been changed to protect her identity.

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CYP Counselling

Dorset Mind delivered a no-cost counselling service for 11 to 18-year olds. This short-term counselling focuses on finding solutions for a specific problem that the young person is struggling with at the time. Our counsellors help young people explore the issue they are experiencing and supports them in finding coping strategies.

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Outcomes are monitored using YPCORE evaluations and client feedback:

76% - showed increased wellbeing

4% - maintained their wellbeing

19% - decreased wellbeing

1% - not known

Those with decreased well-being are signposted to other services, or their GP, or in some cases are waiting for CAMHS.

Due to several factors, including Covid-19 and the increased mental health issues with young people, we made the decision to pause new referrals in March 2022, to clear the existing waiting list and to review the service.

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59 individuals accessed CYP counselling over 12 months. 259 attendances over 12 months.

81%

of participants had a reduction in psychological distress after receiving counselling. (Average YP-CORE scores decreased from 22 to 16, scores recorded from 32 participants).

100% of polled participants recommended the Counselling Service. (out of 259 attendances).

CYP Counselling Feedback – following assessment and six sessions of counselling:

“ I can clearly see where I am at in year ten and I have begun to recognise what I can do in a positive way.”

CYP Counselling Participant, July 2022.

“ They have really helped me - as I have had someone to talk to about my emotions. ”

CYP Counselling Participant, July 2022.

“ Mood score is 7 out of ten, in my final session, and before it was about a 5 out of ten. ”

CYP Counselling Participant, July 2022.

Rating

Feeling before Counselling:

“ Tense, a lot of anxiety and worries, confused about feelings.” Feelings after: “Less tense, more relaxed, a bit more free to do things.”

CYP Counselling Participant, March 2023.

A special ‘thank you’ to:

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Volunteering

Volunteers remain at the heart of what we do and enable us to start new and continue our services - while promoting our work in the community, through events and fundraisers.

The number of volunteers slightly decreased this financial year, largely due to people having less time to volunteer, people needing additional jobs and getting back into a routine after Covid. We are fortunate to have regular cycles of applicants giving their time to us, so the onboarding of volunteers remains constant.

A training programme was rolled out to new volunteers and the sessions delivered included Mental Health Awareness, Boundaries and Resilience and Understanding Suicide, this ensured our volunteers were equipped to undertake their roles to the best of their ability.

We were fortunate to have three placement students from Bournemouth University, who added value and much needed support to our Marketing and Adult Services teams. The opportunities we can offer to students are beneficial for both parties, it provides learning and development for the students and builds our growing working partnership with local educational providers.

Social events and team meetings throughout the year have ensured that volunteers are connecting and meeting each other while we can convey our thanks to them. This is something we want to continue and expand over the coming months.

Our Ambassadors continue to champion our work through their networks and contribute to key awareness days throughout the year. We have seen three new Ambassadors join our team and they come with lived experience and journeys of recovery.

Moving forward, the Ambassadors are going to have a key part within our new strategy to help progress the work Dorset Mind does within the community. They’ve completed a Strength Finders assessment earlier in the year that will ensure we are working with and using the Ambassadors to their full potential.

Volunteer Feedback:

“ My experience with Dorset Mind has been heart-warming. I feel grateful to be able to give something back to the community in such a meaningful way - Thank you”

Volunteer Autumn Survey 2022

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5,356 hours ! That’s a third more than last year!

Volunteers worked the equivalent of £ 100,933 (Based on an average staff wage at Dorset Mind)

4.6out of 5

volunteers said they are proud to volunteer for Dorset Mind

“ Being able to offer my time to help and support others has been rewarding for me personally. It's great to have a real purpose and to know that you are helping others”

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Dorset Mind Ambassadors

Our young people and adult ambassadors were merged this year as a way of integrating the team and encouraging inclusivity. We ensure that our team is supported in their role with regular meetings, check-ins and training.

In return, our ambassadors provide a direct link to their own networks, representing us online and in person attending events and taking part in fundraising activities.

We encourage them to share their lived experience online across several channels – they’ve written blogs for our website and editorial for local magazines, created social posts and reels and have taken part in Instagram Lives to help connect and inspire people to live mentally. Importantly, they visibly lead by example if they experience a dip in their own wellbeing, documenting it to encourage people to reach out for support when needed.

Ambassador Sarah regularly contributed to our website blog and live content – writing about various topics she is passionate about - the link between physical and mental wellbeing, and posed a question asking ‘Who cares for the carers?’

One of our most powerful and well-viewed reels to date was shot in black and white by our Ambassador Kris – he shared an important message for World Mental Health Day about never giving up.

Toby became a Mental Health and Wellbeing Champion at AECC University, where he was studying and Sarah began working for Community Action Network.

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Ty's Fundraising Challenges

Ambassador Ty Temel collaborated with our fundraising team to create a series of fundraisers designed to inspire local people to get active for their wellbeing. We created five events that appealed to people who enjoyed walking and running – including the Bournemouth Bay Run, Ultra Challenge and 3-Peaks Challenge.

Ty began promoting his five-event campaign series with the Bournemouth Bay Run and Ultra Challenge early in December to help mobilise the community to also raise donations in support for us at the same time!

Calvin's fundraising

Calvin created a musical fundraiser at Christmas calling upon his musical friends for support at a venue in Bournemouth, putting on a live music extravaganza! He also became a Trustee for Dorset Mind – the youngest in the Mind Network.

Chandy’s ‘Stand with Chand’ campaign:

When Ambassador Chandy found himself at the centre of receiving discrimination, when teenagers openly mocked him and his physical disability in the street in June. This happened on more than one successive occasion and had an understandably detrimental impact on his mental health as he lives with anxiety and OCD.

Staff members Tilini, Dee and Nicole supporting Chandy (third right)

A TikTok video Chandy made about the incident went viral, achieving more than 26,000 views. Chandy shared how the incidents had affected him; “I’m at a point where even leaving the house has become a challenge. I just want people to understand that joking about disability is not OK. People who are disabled shouldn’t have to change to fit into society.”

Local Businessmen Gordon Fong of Kimcell and Markie Masters of We are the Media, were moved to organise a walk from Bournemouth Boscombe Piers, under the moniker ‘Stand with Chand.’ Dorset Mind staff were proud to support our Ambassador alongside a significant crowd of friends to make a protest against bullying and hate-crimes. The campaign made two articles in the Bournemouth Echo.

A special ‘thank you’ to: All our wonderful volunteers including ambassadors that carry out a wide range of duties to help us function as a charity – we can’t do what we do without your dedicated support!.

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Partnerships

Our Partnerships continued to develop, with our team refining and defining our offer. Partnerships can be categorised as:

Partnership statistics:

Current Partnerships: 75 (A mixture of corporate, service, volunteer) New Partnerships: 34 (A mixture of corporate, service, volunteer)

Extended: 17 (Corporate partnerships)

Corporate Partnerships:

Seventeen corporate businesses renewed their ‘Charity of the Year’ partnership with us, having had a slow return from covid the previous year, and feeling they wanted to continue supporting us.

Feedback

Harbour Hospital, March 2023:

Harbour Hospital, part of Circle Health Group, launched a fundraising campaign in support of Dorset Mind to mark the start of the hospital's 'give something back' initiative. The hospital is hoping to raise at least £2,000 by the end of the year by organising bake sales and quiz nights. All donations raised will be generously matched centrally by Circle Health Group.

Director:

“ We are delighted to have partnered with Dorset Mind. The charity is close to the hearts of many of the staff and Consultants at the Harbour. The charity makes an incredible difference to the mental health of children”

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Spike Global, February 2023:

Spike Global were a new charity partner, having not partnered with a charity before – they got involved with several fundraising events including the Bournemouth Bay Run, supporting us online and working with our Eco in Mind ecotherapy team for a session in Ferndown, helping us dig our beds over and planting fruits and vegetables.

“ Mental health affects so many people from all walks of life; our friends, families, colleagues, and Neighbours. According to Mind, 1 in 4 people will experience a mental health problem of some kind each year in England. With 1 in 6 reporting experiencing a common mental health problem (such as anxiety and depression) in any given week. ”

Spike Global Team - MD Jeremy Health-Smith and Marketing Director Jonny Wootten on left-hand side.

Parvalux, January 2023:

Parvalux has chosen to support Dorset Mind as a focus for its 2023 fundraising activities. The education and support that Dorset Mind undertakes has resonated strongly. Mental health challenges have impacted, either directly or indirectly, colleagues, friends and family which is why the charity was voted for by our employees.

Hoburne Park, February 2023: “ Hoburne is passionate about supporting local charities. We have chosen to support Dorset Mind as we feel their work is important to the community. Mental health affects so many people, and with the current climate this is set to rise drastically. We are excited to raise awareness of this fantastic charities work and reduce the stigma attached to mental health issues in any way we can.”

Liam Davis, Financial Controller says:

“ We are proud to be supporting Dorset Mind and to play a part in improving mental health awareness and attitudes. ”

A special ‘thank you’ to: All our wonderful charity partners whose unwavering support helps us make a significant difference in Dorset.

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CASE STUDY:

Trethowans 3-year partnership, began Spring 2022.

Total fundraising for 2022-23: £8,389 (not including individual fundraisers).

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Delegates:
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Conference Delegates:
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Individual Sessions:
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Delegates: 1,799 Conference Delegates: 89

Individual Sessions: 119

Organisations: 49

Training

During this financial year, our training team honed their offer and continued to build a stable of trusted freelance trainers to help us deliver in the community and to businesses.

We continued to deliver the accredited Suicide First Aid course to compliment Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) – and our Understanding Suicide session (non-accredited).

The team also created bite-size lunchtime learning sessions for businesses that wanted to encourage learning within their teams and built training into our Corporate Fundraising offer.

In addition, the training team supported our own on boarding, delivering our Induction to Dorset Mind for staff and volunteers and Safeguarding Training as our Training Manager was also one of our Designated Safeguarding Leads.

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CASE STUDY - EMPOWERING MINDS PROJECT:

Fighting Poverty became a priority for National Mind and they awarded us a ‘Cost of Living’ grant to support our ‘Empowering Minds’ project. It allowed us to support volunteers and staff working in front line in organizations that provide Cost of Living support services.

Delegates were from Citizens Advice, Age UK North, South and West Dorset, Prama, Faithworks, Citygate Church, Bournemouth Foodbank and Hope for Food. The aim was to equip them with knowledge and skills to better carry out their role and support people with mental health, whilst also keeping themselves safe and mentally healthy.

We provided their teams with a suite of five training sessions: Mental Health First Aid; Suicide First Aid; Boundaries and Resilience; Grief, Loss and Big Change; and Managing Stress, Anxiety and Burnout.

Delegates also had optional access to our 1-2-1 Counselling service, which was useful if anything difficult came up for them and they needed further support.

Delegates trained: 39 Delegates requesting counselling: 9

Empowering Minds Feedback:

“ Really interesting course. I found some really useful tips thank you.” Delegate - Grief, Loss and Big Change.

“ A very well structured course which enabled me to share my experiences and develop my knowledge and confidence of Mental Health in a very supportive environment.” Delegate – Mental Health First Aid (MHFA)

“ Kept good pace during the session. Was inclusive to ensure participants were heard. Sensitive approach to a difficult topic. Answered questions with helpful and honest responses.” Delegate – Suicide First Aid

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CASE STUDY - THE COURAGEOUS CONVERSATION CONFERENCE

National Mind awarded us a pot of money from the English Football League to help educate people in Dorset – alongside funding a Men’s support group. It meant our Training Team was able to develop their first educational Conference in November 2022.

Named ‘Courageous Conversations,’ the conference carried a strap-line ‘Shining the spotlight on the difficulties of talking.’ Our team wanted to take people on a journey that had the purpose of equipping people with the skills they needed to tackle challenging conversations.

It contained plenty of lived experience from speakers to illustrate how people live positively with mental health. It ended with a call to action for delegates: #OneSmallAction. That might be to know how to reach out for support and where they could find it, or the promise to commit to having an open and honest conversation with someone.

We reached out to our network to get involved. Our Patron Dr Andy Mayers hosted the event at The Lighthouse, Poole. Trethowans generously supported the event and their Partner Adam Scott opened the event speaking openly about his own experience of mental health. Morebus kindly offered free transport in the local vicinity to the conference.

Key note speaker AFC Bournemouth Community Sports Trust's Steve Cuss with Ambassador Chandy.

In our workshop room, we hosted AFC Bournemouth Community Trust’s Head of Community, Steve Cuss, our headline speaker alongside our ambassador Chandy Green who spoke about living with OCD and anxiety.

In the cinema room, our Trainer Gerrard delivered a personal, humerous moving soliloquy – and he preceded Trainer Emma who spoke about her powerful experience of suicide. Two actors then role-played how to ask someone if they are having suicidal thoughts, and then what actions to take. It was hugely powerful.

Our Events team masterfully supported our Training Team and provided several Mental Health First Aiders on hand, which paid off as two people spoke to our team for advice and signposting.

Hailed a success, 89 people attended – we can conclude that we did #GetDorsetTalking!

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We asked delegates ‘What would your #OneSmallAction be to take away from today?’

Here are some of our delegates’ replies:

“Share my learnings with my friends, family and colleagues to ensure they can always speak up and be heard!”

“Ask someone if they are ok... And then ask them again!”

“Spend more time speaking to my children about mental health!”

“Open the conversation... Start the discussion!”

Linda O' Sulivan and AFC Bournemouth Community Sports Trust's Steve Cuss

Conference Feedback:

“Inspiring and humbling hearing such inspiring stories. Heart warming being in a space with so many people who can literally save lives!”

“Having experienced suicide in our family arriving and seeing all the information touched a raw nerve. But that was why we were there to find out more of what we could do to prevent a further family disaster and we came away empowered to be bolder with our conversations with our son and not be afraid of the question.”

“Extremely positive...great to meet some truly inspirational people in person...and insightful...listening to recovery journeys from those I admire and look to as role models.”

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Bids and Grants

During this financial year, Dorset Mind was awarded grant funding from a wide range of funders to support services and operational charity activities.

This includes grants for:

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Successful Grants:
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Due to external factors such as the Cost-of-Living Crisis and the post pandemic impact, grant funding as an income stream has been challenging, both for Dorset Mind and the wider VCSE sector. Trusts and Foundations have seen a huge increase in the number of applications being received with some claiming they have had 400 applicants for five small grants.

That said, grant funding remains a solid income stream for Dorset Mind and allows us to fund targeted projects and pilots across the county, enabling us to adapt to the ongoing mental health needs of Dorset’s communities.

Additionally, Dorset Mind has begun to explore working in partnership with other third-sector organizations, to submit joint applications. This not only allows the VCSE sector to utilize and connect their strengths but also helps to provide a more integrated service provision.

Feedback Quotes:

“ I would recommend this service as it will help you get back on track, I found it very helpful and meaningful by highlighting the issues and problems I was experiencing - and to have a more focused and positive attitude!”

Active Monitoring Client, Lantern Trust Project – Feb 2023

“ Very useful course. Perfect team with perfect event fantastic information. Learning about Ukrainian culture and mental health. Thank you for the multiagency presence to be able to field questions on a variety of topics.”

Ukraine Project Participant – November 2022

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CASE STUDY: NATIONAL MIND

National Mind supported Dorset Mind with several pots of grant funding during this financial year.

Testing Active Monitoring:

The most significant funding was the Active Monitoring 2022/23 (English Test & Learn) Grant. This funding allowed us to pilot the concept of providing Active Monitoring in a community setting.

Dorset Mind had been conscious that by only providing Active Monitoring within PCN’s and clinical settings to help vulnerable and marginalized people, it might limit providing mental health support for people experiencing a range of concerns including offending behavior, addiction, homelessness, and personal crisis.

The funding paid for two full-time Active Monitoring Practitioners to be based at The Lantern Trust premises, supporting people in Weymouth and Portland area for twelve months. Importantly it also helped develop a working partnership with the team at The Lantern Trust, who provide wrap-around support for local people.

Cost of Living:

National Mind provided a £20k Cost of Living grant to support our ‘Empowering Minds’ project that allowed us to support volunteers and staff working front line in organizations providing cost of living support services.

Talking to organizations such as the Bournemouth Foodbank and the Citizens Advice Service, we realized that they were having conversations with clients daily who were experiencing mental health crisis. Our aim was to ensure that volunteers and staff were equipped to have these conversations and had support to process any vicarious trauma.

We provided their teams MHFA and Suicide First Aid training alongside access to our 1-2-1 counselling service.

The Ukranian Refugee Crisis:

National Mind also awarded us £5k funding towards running a project to help Ukrainian Refugees who were placed in Dorset. The funding was used to engage with Ukrainian communities, to provide them with information about mental health services in the area, to ascertain their needs and to provide opportunities for social connection.

Time to Talk Day:

Furthermore, the Time to Talk Day grant funded the opportunity for us to hold drop-in sessions at a variety of venues within the community, at locations such as The Dolphin Centre, National Mind Shops and Food banks.

These sessions were humbling and a reminder of the importance of giving people the space to talk and the value of listening.

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Fundraising and Event Stats:

Community Fundraising and Events

Fundraising Events: 27 Awareness Events: 56 Engagement at events: 6,809

As the country adjusted to post-pandemic life, face-to-face events and community fundraising re-emerged with a new vigor. The Dorset Mind events team was excited to have the opportunity to re-engage out and about within our communities.

We attended 83 events between 1st April 2022 and 31st March 2023.

This meant we were able to talk to 6,809 people across Dorset, helping those struggling with mental health illness with provision of mental health awareness, information, and directing them to support services.

It also gave us the chance to connect with our supporters and encourage people to raise funds for Dorset Mind.

During the last twelve months Dorset Mind focused on building an extensive portfolio of individual and team challenges with many supporters taking part in activities such as our Annual and individual skydives, Jurassic Coast walks, Wing Walking, Cycling and running challenges, Dragon Boat Racing and the Bournemouth Plane Pull.

For the first time, we partnered with Ultra Challenges to offer our supporters the chance to take part in any Ultra Challenge in England with an enticing discount to encourage them to fundraise for us.

We also introduced the concept of a multi-challenge, giving people the opportunity to sign up to five personal challenges including climbing the national Three Peaks.

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CASE STUDY - RUNNING 48 PARK RUNS IN 48 HOURS - PETE THOMPSON

When: 1st to 3rd April 2022 Where: Kings Park What: Extreme running challenge – 48 x 5km in 48 hours Amount raised: £8,027.79

One of the most successful individual running challenges this year was completed by our long-term supporter, Pete Thomson.

Pete ran an epic 48 park runs in 48 hours - running 5km every hour. During this time, his limits were tested by extreme weather, sub-freezing temperatures, a lack of sleep and physical exhaustion...

But, nonetheless, he managed to finish the 48 Park Runs in King’s Park, Bournemouth in just two days – driven solely by his determination to raise vital donations for Dorset Mind.

Pete is no stranger to unique endurance challenges - In 2017, he ran 44 marathons in 44 countries in 44 consecutive days; and in 2018 he ran the Tour de France in 68 days!

Pete has raised over £50,000 to date for mental health charities including Dorset Mind, Mind and Livability Holton Lee.

This time Pete wanted the funds to remain within Dorset to support local people.

To complete this amazing challenge was an unbelievable achievement but what made it even more special was the support from the community cheering Pete on. His family, friends and running mates ensured he was well supported – they’d set up a rest station in a van where Pete could snatch a bit of sleep each hour – and some friends even travelled down from Bristol to run with him through the night, which he admitted was the toughest challenge to his mental strength.

Dorset Mind staff, volunteers and Ambassadors also supported Pete as you can see throughout the challenge to keep his spirit up. It really felt like a community effort!

On completing the challenge Pete said:

“I can’t quite describe how it feels to have finished this challenge! 150 miles run over 2 days with less than 15 minutes sleep and over £5,500 raised for Dorset Mind. The support has been incredible, and I genuinely could not have done this on my own.

I never had to run one parkrun on my own and that says a lot about my wonderful friends, family, and the running community.”

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CASE STUDY - RACE AGAINST CHAMPIONS - WILLIAM ST JAMES

When: 31st March 2022 Where: South Coast Karting What: Competitive Karting for corporate teams Amount raised: £945.10

Will has been a long-term supporter and friend of Dorset Mind – he previously worked with us on an awareness campaign called #KeepBeingYou through his design studio just before he was nominated for a Young People’s Impact Award.

Over Lockdown, Will evaluated his direction and decided to follow another passion – becoming a racing driver. He worked for 3 and a half years and launched St James Racing and his ambition to become a F1000 series driver with Tim Gray Motorsport. This was delivered alongside supporting other drivers with their media content and marketing.

As he gathered sponsorship for the racing season, Will wanted to help give back to local people, especially young people as he was fostered from an early age. He brought us and his former Foster Family’s business, Foster Care Associates, on board and our logos were emblazoned on his racing car.

Will also developed an ambitious fundraising event for Dorset Mind, the ‘Race Against Champions.’

Taking place at South Coast Karting Ltd., Chapelgate, Bournemouth, on 31st March, businesses were encouraged to enter a team to compete against each other for trophies and prizes. Will had secured some brilliant incentives for the 13 teams, including Tickets for the KwikFit British Touring Championship, F1000 Driver Guest Tickets with Hospitality for Silverstone and Weekend tickets also for Silverstone.

The day itself was brilliant – although a complete washout! The wind meant we couldn’t put up our gazebo, but it wasn’t essential as everyone was absorbed in the racing on the track. Competitor teams were partnered with a professional racer, so the teams were balanced – and the competition began...

Our events team was there to help encourage people to donate to Dorset Mind. It was relatively easy as the largely male competitors were extremely competitive!

And our partnership continues into 2023/24.

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CASE STUDY - WALK FOR WELLBEING WITH DORSET MIND’S CEO LINDA O’SULLIVAN

When: 2nd October 2022

Where: Rick Steins to Highcliffe Castle – and back!

What: The Virtual London Marathon - walking 26.2 miles to raise awareness and vital funds.

Amount raised: £1,100

On Sunday 2nd October, just before World Mental Health Day on 10th October each year, Dorset Mind’s CEO, Linda O’Sullivan, took part in the virtual London Marathon.

The brief was to walk 26.2 miles, wherever you were to win your London Marathon medal. This alternative to the ‘real’ marathon was created during lockdown and continued onwards to include as many people as possible.

We had two other runners taking part in the original London Marathon - but our team started at Rick Stein, Sandbanks and walked along the golden sands of Bournemouth to Highcliffe Castle and back again!

Volunteers, ambassadors, charity partners and staff – who mostly walked smaller sections of the marathon - joined Linda. Special mention goes to Emma, our Mentoring Minds Coordinator, who walked all the way with Linda!

We experienced every kind of weather, the rain at the start of the day was not a great start, but thankfully sponsors Rick Stein had offered to host us and provide refreshments for everyone. Our Fundraising Team also secured hospitality from The Noisy Lobster to keep spirit and morale high at lunchtime.

Linda was buoyed by the support she received along the route from strangers and our team members – and eventually completed her marathon at 8pm.

Although created as an awareness event, this was the beginning of our Annual BIG Walk Fundraiser!

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Marketing

A key priority for the year was creating a new website to bring it in line with the new Mind branding. We wanted to ensure that accessibility, automation and the user journey was at the heart of everything. Working with our charity partners Crowd and also Dorset Tech, we consulted participants and people with lived experience to ensure the final design and layout was comprehensive and ready to launch in Mental Health Awareness Week 2023.

At the same time, we began rolling-out a new CRM system (Customer Relationship Management), to ensure stewardship of all communications was streamlined and safely stored

Campaigns: We delivered 59 campaigns during the year, here are our highlights:

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World Mental Health Awareness Week – 9 to 15th May

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Local Minds Week 1st - 5th August

This was the first time the whole Mind network came together to emphasise the difference between Dorset Mind and Mind – and to celebrate the good work we do in Dorset. It was also an opportunity for us to thank our incredible fundraisers and volunteers.

Time to Talk Day – 2nd February

On Time to Talk Day, we partnered with the two Mind Shops in Winton and Christchurch and The Lantern Trust in Weymouth.

We continued with our #GetDorsetTalking message for Time to Talk Day, reinforcing the importance of talking to prevent suicide and self-harm. Our campaign integrated with National Mind, Mind Retail, Fundraising & Events and our Active Monitoring services.

Signposting images for World Suicide Prevention Day 10th September

An important element we include in our social media is signposting to available local and national support. It's even more impactful when timed to coincide with awareness days.

Supporting Volunteer Recruitment Cycles - quarterly during the year

Using feedback from the volunteer survey, facts and figures of volunteer impact, videos of existing volunteers and our Team Leader Laura, we promoted and thanked the efforts of Volunteers.

Our Chair Ken also thanked our dedicated volunteer team and we coupled this bigger social media noise with a drive to push new volunteering roles available on the website.

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A big focus for this quarter was the cost-of-living crisis, reminding the people of Dorset to ensure they don’t de-prioritise their mental health when things get inevitably tougher.

We used the hashtag #YourMentalHealthMatters

We also provided a wealth of free and low-cost wellbeing tips to do across all abilities, areas of Dorset and linked to events and campaigns our partners and friends of Dorset Mind were doing in order to cross support them too.

BLOG:

Food Poverty and Youth Mental Health

By: Marie Glen, Legacy and Bids Officer at Dorset Mind who shares her experiences volunteering at a local food bank.

For the last six months, I have volunteered at a local community fridge where I have seen an increasing number of families with children asking for support. It particularly struck me, while working a session on Christmas Eve how normalised this way of life had become for many families.

Between 1st April and 31st March 2022, the Trussell Trust’s UK network distributed 2.1 million food parcels to people in crisis. An increase of 14% compared to the previous year. 832,000 of these went to children.

Poverty and young people

As someone who works in mental health, I began to consider the impact this situation may be having on children’s wellbeing.

Buttle UK surveyed 1000+ child support workers:

Ř[65% reported that poverty has a high negative impact on children’s mental health.]

Ř[60% reported that poverty has a high negative impact on children’s self-esteem.]

I spoke to a fourteen-year-old who comes weekly to the community fridge. She explained: “My Mum fell on hard times about two years ago and we have been relying on the food bank ever since. At first, I was ashamed and found it difficult, children at school bullied me for being poor. I was also anxious about Mum. But now it is just normal, and I’m grateful for the help we receive.”

I spoke to an adult who had previously experienced poverty as a child to gain an insight into the long-term effects:

“I remember feeling worried, I knew that something was wrong because my parents were stressed and arguing a lot. I wanted to help but didn’t know how to. That feeling of helplessness never really leaves you.”

We are facing a worrying escalation in children living in poverty and as a result they are struggling with mental health illness, which is affecting their education, social development, self-esteem, and ability to thrive and may well continue to affect them into adulthood.

It is vital we ensure connection with the young people of today and continue to model them good self-care and resilience so they can take this into the next generation.

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Social Media and Website:

Dorset Mind (Adults):

Dorset Mind Your Head (Children and Young People):

Blogs:

Our blog space is a way of telling real-life stories from within our communities. It helps people feel that they’re not alone if they can relate to the lived experience of other people.

We published 67 blogs this year on a variety of topics. Our bloggers wrote about their lived experience of mental health conditions and factors such as: Loneliness, Stress, Bullying, Physical wellbeing, Disabilities, Grief and loss, Young people, Suicide Awareness, OCD, Fibromyalgia, Racialised communities, Ecotherapy, Fatherhood, LGBTQIA+, Anorexia and Eating Disorders, Aspergers, Neurodiversity and Bipolar Disorder.

PR – Press Releases and Media:

Awards:

The 2022 Poole Business Awards – Best Place to Work

The 2023 Bournemouth Business Awards

– Best Place to work and Joint Runner-Up Business of the Year

The Volunteer Centre Awards 2022

– Community Action Group of the Year

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A special mention to the wonderful organisations that generously allow us regular editorial space:

Courtenay and Laura Hitchcock of The Blackmore Vale Magazine, Dawn Exley of Dorset Spotlight, Janine, Ben and Louis Pulford of Dorset View, Glen Cheyne and Helen Brown of Sherborne Times.

Thank you to all our blog contributors, including Ambassador Lucy Lewis and Sarah Hopkins, for generously sharing their experience and knowledge.

Thank you also to the brilliant teams at Crowd and Dorset Tech for helping develop and build our new website.

BLOG: Affordable Self-Care

By: Lucy Lewis, Dorset Mind Ambassador and Assistant Psychologist.

Self-care is vital for physical and mental wellness. When people think of self-care, they often visualise stereotypical images of bubble baths, face packs, and relaxing chimes.

While for some people, this can be a relaxing and effective aspect of self-care, there is more to it than simply pampering oneself. Self-care is a broad term that encompasses any action that we take to look after our mental or physical health.

Self-care activities and habits are often disregarded, despite their importance and significant impact on wellbeing.

While self-care is unlikely to cure a severe mental illness by itself, engaging in self-care can help to reduce uncomfortable symptoms to make them more manageable, and also prevent mental health conditions occurring or worsening. It can also empower people to maintain their wellness when done regularly. Self-care activities don’t need to be expensive – there are plenty you can do for free.

Self-care activities might include personal care, enjoyable activities, relaxation, healthy routines, exercise, mindfulness, or anything else that benefits your health and wellbeing:

Relaxation:

While this includes any activity you find relaxing (i.e. knitting, pampering, bird-watching, etc), relaxation also refers to techniques that can physically relax your body and reduce symptoms of stress and anxiety. These techniques work mostly by slowing your breathing, heart rate, racing thoughts, and by relaxing your muscles.

Make time for you:

Make time to schedule in enjoyable activities for yourself, as you would if you were looking after children. As we grow older and gain more responsibilities, fun can sometimes be completely forgotten! There are many free and affordable mood-boosters, but what will work for you depends on your interests and personalities.

Look after your body:

Mental and physical health are linked. If you eat well, move your body often, and sleep enough, you are likely to have better mental health than if you don’t. Additionally, taking the time to look after our physical health and hygiene sends an implicit message to ourselves that we are worthy of care and being looked after. We would make the effort if we were looking after someone else – but often we do not do this for ourselves. For those who enjoy pampering, it can be beneficial to take the extra time for this to further emphasise that you deserve good care.

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Central Operations

A big focus in 2022 for the charity was the creation of our new 3-year strategy. This involved a charity-wide approach with trustees, employees, volunteers and ambassadors being involved in the content and design of our new 2023-2025 Dorset Mind strategy. Working with external support provided through Lloyds Bank Foundation’s ‘Enhance’ programme, a framework was put together which has been shared throughout the charity.

The rise in cost of living has affected many people including our own people. In our employee and volunteer survey we encouraged feedback and ideas of what support we could offer to help with the cost-of-living crisis. A food sharing station was set up in the office, the office stayed open every day working day for any staff to access to help reduce their own energy bills as well as additional signposting to cost-of-living support.

The employee survey showed that 90% of our staff feel valued, supported and motivated to do their best at Dorset Mind and over 90% would recommend working for Dorset Mind to family and friends. This has increased since the last financial year and is something we are proud of at Dorset Mind.

From August 2022 our work towards our Mind Quality Mark (MQM) played a big role in the operations work of Dorset Mind. This process involves Dorset Mind being marked against 116 indicators covering all aspects of how we operate and the services we provide. It ensures we provide services in a safe and impactful way, always putting the participant at the heart of everything we do.

Central Operations Statistics:

No. Employees: 60 – 44.62 FTE No. Fire Wardens: 5

No. of First Aiders: 11

No. Mental Health First Aiders: 14

Complaints received: 5

Health and Safety Incidents: 0

We carried out several months of focused work to ensure we could evidence all the great practice we put into place to make us who we are.

In February 2023 Mind personnel visited, allowing us to showcase our charity and practices to let National Mind know how we operate. It also gave the opportunity for direct feedback to be given, not just from employees but participants, volunteers and ambassadors.

A special ‘thank you’ to:

Richard Bone for his support and guidance as part of the Lloyds Bank Foundation ‘Enhance’ Programme to create our 3-year strategy

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How we raised our funds

Even in this challenging year, our incredible fundraisers and supporters have helped us raise an AMAZING £1,366,140 to help support local people’s mental health across Dorset. Thank you all so much. Here’s how we did it together…

Finance

Trustees oversaw the charity’s income and expenditure through its Risk, Finance and Quality Sub-Committee and received financial reports that reported monthly income and expenditure, cash flow forecast and financial risk profile.

The Trustees oversaw income through the Income Generation Strategy that set out challenging targets across 9 key income streams.

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Income for 2022/23 £1,366,140 2021/22: £944,253 2020/21: £810,815 Expenditure for 2022/23 £1,286,013 2021/22: £915,097 2020/21: £661,026

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You’re all Superheroes...

Fundraisers like Liam, Robbie, Ollie and Sam who are Passionate about Men’s Mental Health. They raised vital funds for Dorset Mind this year. They took part in a ‘Mini Triathlon’ – a 16.5km run and 84km cycle, facing extreme weather and punctures, which raised a generous...

£982.50!

Robbie said “ Our spirits have awoken, and this won’t be the last time we push ourselves individually or collectively!”

In August, Hall & Woodhouse’s Innovation Manager Jon Mead took on The Dorset Double Challenge in sweltering heat! The first part of his challenge was cycling to EVERY one of our charity partner’s Dorset branches. Jon’s route covered an impressive 354km with a 3,000m elevation!

His friends, family, and colleagues supported Jon – it really was a team effort. This included H&W Chairman Anthony Woodhouse, who cycled the final few stops with Jon in a full Badger costume! Jon raised an impressive...

Jon said,

“ I’m hugely proud of what myself and my fellow riders achieved on the day – but this was only made possible through the support and kindness of others. ”

£1,007!

We can’t forget our hundreds of supporters that did their own thing - whether it was organising quizzes, delicious bake sales, charity football matches, hosting music gigs or finding other inventive ways to support us…

The impact of their fundraising can be summarised by this moving feedback we received from an adult Eco in Mind participant’s parent in October 2022. He has OCD and struggles with the thought of germs but he did some sowing with Connie. “It was a big step for him today. I know it's given him a boost. He said he felt really anxious before he started, but it went away and he's really proud of himself. Small steps.”

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How we spent our money...

In 2022/23 we spent £1,286,013 on our work to make sure that people in Dorset with a mental health problem get support and respect.

Of this, £1,270,021 was spent on charitable activities – that is, costs incurred by Dorset Mind in the delivery of activities and services for our beneficiaries.

The cost of raising funds, managing investments and costs incurred in trading activities was £15,992.

Trustees continue to monitor the financial position of the charity.

£15,992 Raising Funds

£1,270,021 Charitable Activities

Raising Funds Charitable Activities

This means that for every pound donated to Dorset Mind, 78p goes directly towards supporting people with mental health problems.

This figure takes into account the cost of fundraising and all core wages.

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Governance

These measures ensure that our Board of Trustees are able to oversee our 5-Year Strategy, that our Strategy is fit for purpose, that we have all the right policies, procedures, checks and balances to ensure we operate legally, safely and manage our risks and finances in the best way possible.

Risk

Risk was managed by the Risk, Finance and Quality Sub-Committee. They met regularly to review the Risk Register and the Red Flag Risks. 2022/23 saw the charity consider the risks of Business Continuity in the aftermath of the Ukraine War, heading into the Cost of Living Crisis with consideration for finance, key staff roles, and ICT.

The charity’s reserves were allocated according to the risk profile and amended following sub-committee meetings.

Reserves Policy

The Board of Trustees examined the Charity’s requirements for reserves in light of the main risks to the organisation. It established a policy whereby the unrestricted funds not committed or invested in tangible fixed assets held by the Charity should be equal to the amount required to address the red flags as determined by the Risk, Finance and Quality Sub-Committee - which was £268,000 at the year-end.

Unrestricted reserves are held for the following purposes:

At the year end the charity held total unrestricted reserves (excluding designated funds) of £195,928 (2021/22: £261,018 and 2020/21: £235,443) and restricted reserves of £321,873 (2021/22: £186,640 and 2020/21: £183,059).

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Thank Yous...

We can’t do what we do without the support of many special people – our incredible volunteers, businesses, charity partners, fundraisers, organisations and grant-making bodies.

Thank you for all you do. You help us change lives, and in some cases, save lives.

A massive ‘thank you’ to you all on behalf of our Trustees, CEO and Staff - and every adult and young person we support in their journey towards better mental health.

A special thank you to our funders:

Ann Rylands Charitable Trust, Asda Foundation, BBC Children in Need, Bournemouth Rotary Club, Dorset Community Foundation, Dorset Health Trust, Edward Gostling Foundation, GVC Foundation, Lloyds Foundation, Mackintosh Foundation, Michael and Christine Bell of MJB Charitable Trust, National Lottery, National Mind, Neighbourly, Simon Digby Charitable Trust, Skipton Building Society, The Masonic Charitable Foundation, The Rank Foundation, Trinity Methodist Church, Valentines Trust, Waitrose, Warburtons.

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Board of Trustees:

Ken Heap, Chair (1) Laurence Mynors-Wallis, Vice-Chair (2) Claire Wait, Treasurer (1) Anna Windett (1) Calvin Glen (from 17th January 2023) Catherine Deakin (from 15th November 2022) Charles Alberts (2) Dr Ros Maycock, Safeguarding Lead Elizabeth Rowe (to July 2022)

Ian Prankerd

Maria Evans (from 17th May 2022) Robert Rutherford (3)

Key to memberships of subcommittees and working groups: Risk, Finance and Quality (1) People (2)

IT (3)

CEO: Linda O’Sullivan Treasurer: Claire Wait (to 18 July 2023) Ben Lawes (from 26 July 2023)

Patrons:

Angus Campbell – His Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Dorset Dr Andrew Mayers – Principal Academic, Bournemouth University

Ambassadors:

Andy Howe Anna Calvin Glen Chandy Green Chris Tsuma Craig Eldridge Craig Mathie Ellie

Lauryn Ekins Lucy Lewis Maddie Crawford Megan Natalie Merry Pete Thompson Sarah Hopkins Toby Kenneally Ty Temel

Professional Advisors:

Human Relations: Peninsula Business Health and Safety: Sirius Business Services Ltd B & G Fire Alarms

Management Accounts: Leigh Wiltshire, Ekeshire

IT Management: Comms UK Ltd Insurers: Arthur J Gallagher Insurance Auditors: Edwards & Keeping

Bankers: CAF Bank Ltd, 25 Kings Hill Avenue, West Malling ME19 4TA

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We are Dorset Mind. We won’t give up until everyone experiencing a mental health problem in Dorset gets support and respect.

To donate to our work and help us support local people in Dorset, visit: https://dorsetmind.uk/donate

Dorset Mind Head Office (not open to the public):

8 Stratfield Saye, 20-22 Wellington Road Bournemouth. Dorset. BH8 8JN.

Facebook: @DorsetMindOfficial, @EcoinMindDorset Instagram: @dorsetmind, @teamdorsetmind @ecoinmind_dorset, LinkedIn: Dorset Mind Twitter: @dorsetmind, YouTube: @DorsetMind

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Dorset Mind is a registered charity No. 1108168 and is registered in England as a company limited by guarantee No. 5333018. DM385

Company registration number: 5333018 Charity registration number: 1108168

Dorset Mind

(A company limited by guarantee)

Annual Report and Audited Financial Statements

for the Year Ended 31 March 2023

Dorset Mind

Contents
Trustees Report 1 to 2
Reference and Administrative Details 1
Independent Auditors' Report 3 to 6
Statement of Financial Activities 7 to 8
Balance Sheet 9
Statement of Cash Flows 10
Notes to the Financial Statements 11 to 21

Dorset Mind

Trustees Report

Reference and Administrative Details

Registered Office 8 Stratfield Saye 20 - 22 Wellington Road Bournemouth BH8 8JN Company Registration Number 5333018 Charity Registration Number 1108168 Bankers CAF Bank 25 Kings Hill Avenue West Malling ME19 4TA Auditor Edwards and Keeping Unity Chambers 34 High East Street Dorchester Dorset DT1 1HA

Trustees and officers

The trustees and officers serving during the year and since the year end were as follows:

Trustees: Kenneth Heap (Chair) B.A., Adv Dip Crim., CGET, F.Syl Charles Alberts MSc, CMgr, MCMI, CertCII Maria Evans (appointed 19 June 2022) Ben Lawes (Treasurer) (appointed 18 July 2023) Dr Rosalind Maycock BM Dr Laurence Mynors-Wallis MA, DM, MRCP, FRCPsych Ian Prankerd MAAT, MinstLM, FIAB Elizabeth Rowe (resigned 17 June 2022) Robert Rutherford Claire Wait (Treasurer) FCCA, DChA (resigned 31 March 2023) Anna Windett Chief Executive Officer: Linda O'Sullivan

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Trustees Report

Statement of trustees' responsibilities

The trustees (who are also the directors of Dorset Mind for the purposes of company law) are responsible for preparing the trustees' report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice), including FRS 102 "The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland".

Company law requires the trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year. Under company law the trustees must not approve the financial statements unless they are satisfied that they give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable company and of the incoming resources and application of resources, including its income and expenditure, of the charitable company for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the trustees are required to:

The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records that can disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charitable company and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charitable company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

The trustees are responsible for the maintenance and integrity of the corporate and financial information included on the charitable company's website. Legislation governing the preparation and dissemination of financial statements may differ from legislation in other jurisdictions.

The Trustees have produced a separate 2022/23 Annual Report for Dorset Mind which incorporates the necessary narrative information required by the Statement of Recommended Practice.

The annual report was approved by the trustees of the charity on 13 December 2023 and signed on its behalf by:

......................................... ......................................... Kenneth Heap (Chair) B.A., Adv Dip Crim., CGET,Ben Lawes (Treasurer) F.Syl Trustee Trustee

Disclosure of information to auditor

Each trustee has taken steps that they ought to have taken as a trustee in order to make themselves aware of any relevant audit information and to establish that the charity's auditor is aware of that information. The trustees confirm that there is no relevant information that they know of and of which they know the auditor is unaware.

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Independent Auditors' Report to the Trustees of Dorset Mind

Opinion

We have audited the financial statements of Dorset Mind (‘the charitable company’) for the year ended 31 March 2023 which comprise Statement of Financial Activities, Balance Sheet, Statement of Cash Flows and notes to the financial statements, including significant accounting policies. The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards, including FRS 102 The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

In our opinion, the financial statements:

• give a true and fair view of the state of the charitable company’s affairs as at 31 March 2023 and of its incoming resources and application of resources for the year then ended;

• have been properly prepared in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice; and

• have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of Charities Act 2011

Basis for opinion

We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK) (ISAs (UK)) and applicable law. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditor’s responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements section of our report. We are independent of the charitable company in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements in the UK, including the FRC’s Ethical Standard, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.

Conclusions relating to going concern

In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the trustee’s use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.

Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the charity’s ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least 12 months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.

Our responsibilities and the responsibilities of the trustee’s with respect to going concern are described in the relevant sections of this report.

Other information

The other information comprises the information included in the annual report, including the trustees’ report, other than the financial statements and our auditor’s report thereon. The trustees are responsible for the other information contained within the annual report. Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and, except to the extent otherwise explicitly stated in our report, we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon.

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Independent Auditors' Report to the Trustees of Dorset Mind

Our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the course of the audit, or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If we identify such material this gives rise to a material misstatement in the financial statements themselves. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact.

We have nothing to report in this regard.

Other Matters

Dorset Mind was not subject to audit in the previous year, therefore the comparative figures have not been audited.

Matters on which we are required to report by exception

In the light of the knowledge and understanding of the company and its environment obtained in the course of the audit, we have not identified material misstatements in the directors’ report included within the trustees’ report.

We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters in relation to which the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 require us to report to you if, in our opinion:

• adequate and proper accounting records have not been kept, or returns adequate for our audit have not been received from branches not visited by us; or

• the financial statements are not in agreement with the accounting records and returns; or

• certain disclosures of trustees’ remuneration specified by law are not made; or

• we have not received all the information and explanations we require for our audit.

Responsibilities of trustees

As explained more fully in the trustees’ responsibilities statement set out on page 2, the trustees (who are also the directors of the charitable company for the purposes of company law) are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements and for being satisfied that they give a true and fair view, and for such internal control as the trustees determine is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

In preparing the financial statements, the trustees are responsible for assessing the company’s ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the trustees either intend to liquidate the company or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so.

Auditor’s responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements

We have been appointed as auditor under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 and report in accordance with the Act and relevant regulations made or having effect thereunder.

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Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor’s report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with ISAs (UK) will always detect a material misstatement when it exists.

Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial statements.

Irregularities, including fraud, are instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations. We design procedures in line with our responsibilities, outlined above, to detect material misstatements in respect of irregularities, including fraud. The extent to which our procedures are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud is detailed below:

Our approach to identifying and assessing the risks of material misstatement in respect of irregularities, including fraud and non-compliance with laws and regulations, was as follows:

• the engagement partner ensured that the engagement team collectively had the appropriate competence, capabilities, and skills to identify or recognise non-compliance with applicable laws and regulations;

• we identified the laws and regulations applicable to the charity through discussions with trustees and other management, and from our knowledge and experience of the charity sector;

• we focused on specific laws and regulations which we considered may have a direct material effect on the financial statements or the operations of the charity, including charity regulations and health and safety legislation;

• we assessed the extent of compliance with the laws and regulations identified above through making enquiries of management and inspecting legal correspondence; and

• identified laws and regulations were communicated within the audit team regularly and the team remained alert to instances of non-compliance throughout the audit.

We assessed the susceptibility of the charity’s financial statements to material misstatement, including obtaining an understanding of how fraud might occur, by:

• making enquiries of management as to where they considered there was susceptibility to fraud, their knowledge of actual, suspected, and alleged fraud;

• considering the internal controls in place to mitigate risks of fraud and non-compliance with laws and regulations; and

To address the risk of fraud through management bias and override of controls, we:

• performed analytical procedures to identify any unusual or unexpected relationships;

• tested journal entries to identify unusual transactions;

• investigated the rationale behind significant or unusual transactions; and

In response to the risk of irregularities and non-compliance with laws and regulations, we designed procedures which included, but were not limited to:

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Independent Auditors' Report to the Trustees of Dorset Mind

There are inherent limitations in our audit procedures described above. The more removed that laws and regulations are from financial transactions, the less likely it is that we would become aware of non-compliance. Auditing standards also limit the audit procedures required to identify non-compliance with laws and regulations to enquiry of the directors and other management and the inspection of regulatory and legal correspondence, if any.

Material misstatements that arise due to fraud can be harder to detect than those that arise from error as they may involve deliberate concealment or collusion.

A further description of our responsibilities is available on the Financial Reporting Council’s website at: www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities.

This description forms part of our auditor’s report.

Edwards & Keeping is eligible for appointment as auditor of the charitable company by virtue of its eligibility for appointment as auditor of a company under section 1212 of the Companies Act 2006.

Use of our report

This report is made solely to the charitable company’s members, as a body, in accordance with Part 4 of the Charities (accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the charitable company’s members those matters we are required to state to them in an auditor’s report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the charitable company and the charitable company’s members as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed.

S J Hough FCA, Senior Statutory Auditor Edwards & Keeping, Statutory Auditor Unity Chambers 34 High East Street Dorchester Dorset DT1 1HA

Date 20 December 2023

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Statement of Financial Activities for the Year Ended 31 March 2023 (Including Income and Expenditure Account)

Note
Income and Endowments from:
Voluntary income
2
Charitable activities
3
Investment income
4
Total Income
Expenditure on:
Raising funds
5
Charitable activities
6
Total Expenditure
Net (expenditure)/income
Net movement in funds
Reconciliation of funds
Total funds brought forward
Total funds carried forward
16		 Unrestricted
funds
£
298,920
469,107
2,060
770,087
(15,992)
(809,201)
(825,193)
(55,106)
(55,106)
251,034
195,928		 Restricted
funds
£
596,053
-
-
596,053
-
(460,820)
(460,820)
135,233
135,233
186,640
321,873		 Total
2023
£
894,973
469,107
2,060
1,366,140
(15,992)
(1,270,021)
(1,286,013)
80,127
80,127
437,674
517,801

The notes on pages 11 to 21 form an integral part of these financial statements. Page 7

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Statement of Financial Activities for the Year Ended 31 March 2023 (Including Income and Expenditure Account)

Note
Income and Endowments from:
Voluntary income
2
Charitable activities
3
Investment income
4
Total income
Expenditure on:
Raising funds
5
Charitable activities
6
Total expenditure
Net income
Transfers between funds
Net movement in funds
Reconciliation of funds
Total funds brought forward
Total funds carried forward
16		 Unrestricted
funds
£
385,806
213,629
36
599,471
(15,405)
(583,565)
(598,970)
501
15,090
15,591
235,443
251,034		 Restricted
funds
£
338,298
-
-
338,298
-
(319,627)
(319,627)
18,671
(15,090)
3,581
183,059
186,640		 Total
2022
£ (As restated)
724,104
213,629
36
937,769
(15,405)
(903,192)
(918,597)
19,172
-
19,172
418,502
437,674

All of the charity's activities derive from continuing operations during the above two periods. The funds breakdown for 2022 is shown in note 16.

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(Registration number: 5333018) Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2023

Note
Fixed assets
Tangible assets
11
Debtors
12
- due within one year
Cash at bank and in hand
Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year
13
Net current assets
Net assets
Funds of the charity:
Restricted income funds
Restricted funds
Unrestricted income funds
Unrestricted funds
Total funds
16		 2023
£
17,538
74,624
467,808
542,432
(42,169)
500,263
517,801
321,873
195,928
517,801		 2022
£ (As
restated)
11,656
315,594
417,463
733,057
(307,039)
426,018
437,674
186,640
251,034
437,674

For the financial year ending 31 March 2023 the charity was entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.

Directors' responsibilities:

The financial statements on pages 7 to 21 were approved by the trustees, and authorised for issue on 13 December 2023 and signed on their behalf by:

.........................................

Kenneth Heap (Chair) B.A., Adv Dip Crim., CGET, F.Syl Trustee

......................................... Ben Lawes (Treasurer) Trustee

The notes on pages 11 to 21 form an integral part of these financial statements. Page 9

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Statement of Cash Flows for the Year Ended 31 March 2023

Note
Cash flows from operating activities
Net cash income
Adjustments to cash flows from non-cash items
Depreciation
5
Investment income
4
Working capital adjustments
Decrease/(increase) in debtors
12
Increase in creditors
13
(Decrease)/increase in deferred income
Net cash flows from operating activities
Cash flows from investing activities
Interest receivable and similar income
4
Purchase of tangible fixed assets
11
Net cash flows from investing activities
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents at 1 April
Cash and cash equivalents at 31 March		 2023
£
80,127
7,786
(2,060)
85,853
240,970
7,572
(272,442)
61,953
2,060
(13,668)
(11,608)
50,345
417,463
467,808		 2022
£ (As
restated)
19,172
9,856
(36)
28,992
(266,640)
19,262
270,829
52,443
36
(5,215)
(5,179)
47,264
370,199
417,463

All of the cash flows are derived from continuing operations during the above two periods.

The notes on pages 11 to 21 form an integral part of these financial statements. Page 10

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Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2023

1 Accounting policies

Summary of significant accounting policies and key accounting estimates

The principal accounting policies applied in the preparation of these financial statements are set out below. These policies have been consistently applied to all the years presented, unless otherwise stated.

Statement of compliance

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice (applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102)) (issued in October 2019) - (Charities SORP (FRS 102)), the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) and the Companies Act 2006.

Basis of preparation

Dorset Mind meets the definition of a public benefit entity under FRS 102. Assets and liabilities are initially recognised at historical cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant accounting policy notes.

Dorset Mind is a registered charity, registration number 1108168, company number 5333018, registered in the United Kingdom. The address of the charity is given in the reference and administrative details on page 1 of these financial statements. The nature of the charity’s operations and principal activities are described in the Trustees annual report.

The financial statements are prepared in sterling which is the functional currency of the charity and rounded to the nearest £.

Going concern

The trustees consider that there are no material uncertainties about the charity's ability to continue as a going concern nor any significant areas of uncertainty that affect the carrying value of assets held by the charity.

Income and endowments

Voluntary income including donations, gifts and grants that provide core funding or are of a general nature is recognised when the Charity has entitlement to the income, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount can be measured with sufficient reliability.

Grants receivable

Grants are recognised when the charity has an entitlement to the funds and any conditions linked to the grants have been met. Where performance conditions are attached to the grant and are yet to be met, the income is recognised as a liability and included on the balance sheet as deferred income to be released.

Government grants receivable as compensation for expenses already incurred will be recognised in the income and expenditure in the same period in which the related expenditure is incurred.

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Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2023

Deferred income

Deferred income represents amounts received for future periods and is released to incoming resources in the period for which, it has been received. Such income is only deferred when:

Charitable activities

Income from charitable activities includes income recognised as earned (as the related services are provided).

Expenditure

All expenditure is recognised once there is a legal or constructive obligation to that expenditure, it is probable settlement is required and the amount can be measured reliably. All costs are allocated to the applicable expenditure heading that aggregate similar costs to that category. Where costs cannot be directly attributed to particular headings they have been allocated on a basis consistent with the use of resources, with central staff costs allocated on the basis of time spent, and depreciation charges allocated on the portion of the asset’s use. Other support costs are allocated based on the spread of staff costs.

Raising funds

These are costs incurred in attracting voluntary income, the management of investments and those incurred in trading activities that raise funds.

Charitable activities

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

These include the costs attributable to the charity’s compliance with constitutional and statutory requirements, including audit, strategic management and trustees meetings and reimbursed expenses.

Irrecoverable VAT

Irrecoverable VAT is charged against the category of resources expended for which it was incurred.

Taxation

The charity is considered to pass the tests set out in Paragraph 1 Schedule 6 of the Finance Act 2010 and therefore it meets the definition of a charitable company for UK corporation tax purposes. Accordingly, the charity is potentially exempt from taxation in respect of income or capital gains received within categories covered by Chapter 3 Part 11 of the Corporation Tax Act 2010 or Section 256 of the Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992, to the extent that such income or gains are applied exclusively to charitable purposes.

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Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2023

Tangible fixed assets

Individual fixed assets are initially recorded at cost, less any subsequent accumulated depreciation and subsequent accumulated impairment losses.

Depreciation and amortisation

Depreciation is provided on tangible fixed assets so as to write off the cost or valuation, less any estimated residual value, over their expected useful economic life as follows:

Asset class Depreciation method and rate Computer equipment 3 years straight line basis Office equipment and fixtures 5 years straight line basis

Trade debtors

Trade debtors are amounts due from customers for merchandise sold or services performed in the ordinary course of business.

Trade debtors are recognised initially at the transaction price. They are subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method, less provision for impairment. A provision for the impairment of trade debtors is established when there is objective evidence that the charity will not be able to collect all amounts due according to the original terms of the receivables.

Cash and cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents comprise cash on hand and call deposits, and other short-term highly liquid investments that are readily convertible to a known amount of cash and are subject to an insignificant risk of change in value.

Trade creditors

Trade creditors are obligations to pay for goods or services that have been acquired in the ordinary course of business from suppliers. Accounts payable are classified as current liabilities if the charity does not have an unconditional right, at the end of the reporting period, to defer settlement of the creditor for at least twelve months after the reporting date. If there is an unconditional right to defer settlement for at least twelve months after the reporting date, they are presented as non-current liabilities.

Trade creditors are recognised initially at the transaction price and subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method.

Fund structure

Unrestricted income funds are general funds that are available for use at the trustees discretion in furtherance of the objectives of the charity.

Designated funds comprise unrestricted funds that have been set aside by the Trustees for particular purposes. The aim and use of each designated fund is set out in the notes to the financial statements.

Restricted income funds are those donated for use in a particular area or for specific purposes, the use of which is restricted to that area or purpose.

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Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2023

Pensions and other post retirement obligations

The charity operates a defined contribution plan for the benefit of its employees. Contributions are expensed as they become payable.

2 Income from donations

Donations and legacies;
Appeals and donations
Grants, including capital grants;
Grants received		 Unrestricted
funds
General
£
277,395
21,525
298,920		 Restricted
funds
£
15,000
581,053
596,053		 Total
2023
£
292,395
602,578
894,973		 Total
2022
£ (As
restated)
303,085
421,019
724,104

3 Income from charitable activities

Contract income
Provision of training
Provision of counselling
Trading income
4
Investment income
Interest receivable and similar income;
Interest receivable on bank deposits		 Unrestricted
funds
General
£
414,547
45,084
9,301
175
469,107
Unrestricted
funds
General
£
2,060		 Total
2023
£
414,547
45,084
9,301
175
469,107
Total
2023
£
2,060		 Total
2022
£
161,047
38,458
10,599
3,525
213,629
Total
2022
£
36

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Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2023

5 Expenditure on raising funds

a) Fundraising expenditure

Unrestricted
funds Total Total
General 2023 2022
Note £ £ £
Other direct costs 15,992 15,992 15,405

6 Expenditure on charitable activities

Wages and salaries
Service delivery costs
Staff costs (HR Support, travel expenses, staff training etc.)
Office expenses
Premises costs
Sundry expenses including irrecoverable VAT
Subscriptions and affiliation fees
Advertising and promotion
Professional fees
Bank charges
Staff welfare
Depreciation
Governance costs (see note below)
Governance costs
Unrestricted
funds
General
£
Audit fees
Audit of the financial statements
3,750
Independent Examiner’s remuneration
-
3,750		 Total
2023
£
998,301
36,264
25,713
51,927
56,315
17,536
1,918
7,923
31,578
1,010
30,000
7,786
3,750
1,270,021
Total
2023
£
3,750
-
3,750		 As restated
Total
2022
£
685,691
40,798
29,273
41,933
54,816
17,486
288
12,647
8,976
828
-
9,856
600
903,192
Total
2022
£
-
600
600

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Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2023

7 Trustees remuneration and expenses

No trustees, nor any persons connected with them, have received any remuneration from the charity during the year.

No trustees have received any reimbursed expenses or any other benefits from the charity during the year.

8 Staff costs

The aggregate payroll costs were as follows:

Staff costs during the year were:
Wages and salaries
Social security costs
Pension costs		 2023
£
960,945
20,551
16,805
998,301		 2022
£ (As
restated)
638,526
38,002
9,163
685,691

The monthly average number of persons (including senior management team) employed by the charity during the year was as follows:

2023 2022
No No
56 53

The number of employees whose emoluments fell within the following bands was:

£60,001 - £70,000 2023
No
1		 2022
No
1

The total employee benefits of the key management personnel of the charity were £185,965 (2022 - £146,843).

9 Net incoming/outgoing resources

Net incoming resources for the year include:

Operating leases - plant and machinery
Audit fees
Depreciation of fixed assets
Independent examiners fee		 2023
£
4,870
3,750
7,786
-		 2022
£
5,230
-
9,856
600

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Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2023

10 Taxation

The company is a registered charity and it's activities are therefore exempt from taxation.

11 Tangible fixed assets

Cost
At 1 April 2022
Additions
At 31 March 2023
Depreciation
At 1 April 2022
Charge for the year
At 31 March 2023
Net book value
At 31 March 2023
At 31 March 2022		 Office and
computer
equipment
£
36,501
13,668
50,169
24,845
7,786
32,631
17,538
11,656

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Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2023

12 Debtors

Trade debtors
Prepayments and accrued income
VAT recoverable		 2023
£
14,611
58,889
1,124
74,624		 2022
£ (As
restated)
286,471
28,346
777
315,594

Debtors includes £600 (2022: £Nil) receivable after more than one year.

13 Creditors: amounts falling due within one year

Trade creditors
Other taxation and social security
Accruals
Deferred income		 2023
£
6,784
17,630
13,745
4,010
42,169		 2022
£ (As
restated)
11,689
13,910
4,988
276,452
307,039

14 Pension and other schemes

Defined contribution pension scheme

The charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme. The pension cost charge for the year represents contributions payable by the charity to the scheme and amounted to £16,805 (2022 - £9,163).

Contributions totalling £nil (2022: £nil) were outstanding at the year end and are included in creditors.

15 Commitments

Leasing commitments

The charity has entered into operating leases for offices and equipment.

The total amount contracted for but not provided in the financial statements was £43,950 (2022 - £68,786).

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Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2023

16 Funds

Unrestricted funds
General
Unrestricted fund
Restricted funds
Active monitoring
Adult employment project
Adult 'The Gap'
Adult groups
Adult befriending
CRM Project
The Dorset Community Mental
Health Alliance
Poole running group
Training
Youth appeal
Men in mind
Peer support
Winter resilience fund
Ukraine support
Training, empowering minds
Lloyds foundation
Total restricted funds
Total funds		 As restated
Balance at 1
April 2022
£
251,034
-
2,802
-
2,591
4,084
7,390
41,112
285
-
128,376
-
-
-
-
-
-
186,640
437,674		 Incoming
resources
£
770,087
63,250
3,314
21,336
-
3,000
9,002
47,500
-
3,600
111,665
4,534
15,852
275,000
5,000
18,000
15,000
596,053
1,366,140		 Resources
expended
£
(825,193)
(31,750)
(6,116)
(20,840)
(2,591)
(7,084)
(16,392)
(24,982)
(285)
(2,360)
(226,455)
(1,029)
(6,466)
(99,351)
(119)
-
(15,000)
(460,820)
(1,286,013)		 Balance at 31
March 2023
£
195,928
31,500
-
496
-
-
-
63,630
-
1,240
13,586
3,505
9,386
175,649
4,881
18,000
-
321,873
517,801

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Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2023

Unrestricted funds
General
Unrestricted fund
Restricted
Active monitoring
Adult counselling
Adult employment project
Adult 'The Gap'
Adult groups
Adult befriending
Adult services - OPCC
Police bid
CRM Project
Light on project
The Dorset Community
Mental Health Alliance
Poole running group
Training
Mind Out
Women in Mind
Youth appeal
Total restricted funds
Total funds		 Balance at
1 April
2021
£
235,443
-
-
-
-
9,898
11,058
3,171
-
5,412
16,776
-
-
5,114
1,393
130,237
183,059
418,502		 Incoming
resources
£
599,471
3,750
6,142
7,634
13,608
11,570
29,133
-
13,503
-
47,500
1,250
2,030
-
-
202,178
338,298
937,769		 Resources
expended
£
(598,970)
(3,750)
(6,142)
(4,832)
(13,608)
(18,877)
(36,107)
-
(6,113)
-
(23,164)
(965)
(2,030)
-
-
(204,039)
(319,627)
(918,597)		 Transfers
£
15,090
-
-
-
-
-
-
(3,171)
-
(5,412)
-
-
-
(5,114)
(1,393)
-
(15,090)
-		 Balance at
31 March
2022
£ (As
restated)
251,034
-
-
2,802
-
2,591
4,084
-
7,390
-
41,112
285
-
-
-
128,376
186,640
437,674

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Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2023

17 Analysis of net assets between funds

Tangible fixed assets
Current assets
Current liabilities
Total net assets
Tangible fixed assets
Current assets
Current liabilities
Total net assets		 Unrestricted
funds
General
£
17,538
220,559
(42,169)
195,928
Unrestricted
funds
General
£
11,656
546,417
(307,039)
251,034		 Restricted
funds
£
-
321,873
-
321,873
Restricted
funds
£
-
186,640
-
186,640		 Total funds
at 31 March
2023
£
17,538
542,432
(42,169)
517,801
Total funds
at 31 March
2022
£
11,656
733,057
(307,039)
437,674

18 Related party transactions

There were no related party transactions in the year.

19 Prior year adjustment

During 2022/23 a prior year adjustment was made to correct £6,484 overstated gift aid income and to recognise £3,500 holiday pay liability.

The effect of this is outlined below.

a) Changes in accounting policies

There were no consequential changes in accounting policies resulting from the adjustment.

b) Reconciliation of total charity funds

No adjustments were required to previously reported total charity funds at the start of the comparative period, previously reported funds of at the end of the comparative period have been reduced by £9.984 from £447,658 to £437,674.

c) Reconciliation of comparative period income and expenditure

Previously reported income and expenditure in the comparative period has reduced by £9,984, the reported surplus has reduced from £29,156 to £19,172.

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