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VOLUNTARY SECTOR MENTAL HEALTH PROVIDERS FORUM (A Company Limited by Guarantee)

REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024

Company number: 05536120 Charity number: 1120222

VOLUNTARY SECTOR MENTAL HEALTH PROVIDERS FORUM

REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024

Contents Page
Trustees’ Report 2 – 15
Independent Examiner’s Report 16
Statement of Financial Activities 17
Statement of Financial Position 18
Statement of Cash Flows 19
Notes to the Financial Statements 20 – 29

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REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS

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Status: The organisation is a charitable company limited by guarantee, incorporated on 15 August The organisation is a charitable company limited by guarantee, incorporated on 15 August The organisation is a charitable company limited by guarantee, incorporated on 15 August
2005 and registered as a charity on 24 July 2007.
Company Number: 05536120
Charity Number: 1120222
Registered Office and First Floor, 85 Great Portland Street, London, England, W1W 7LT
Operational Address:
Trustees The Directors of the charitable company are its Trustees for the purposes of charity law.
The Trustees who have served from 1 April 2023 up to the date of approval of these
financial statements were as follows:
Dr Sridevi Kalidindi - Chair
Sanjay Shah - Treasurer
Aileen Edwards - CEO Second Step (resigned 31 December 2023)
Mark
Winstanley-		 - CEO Rethink Mental Illness
Kimmis
Rachel Peacock - CEO Making Space
Julie Layton - CEO Advance UK
Steve Gilbert - Independent Consultant
Steve Appleton - CEO Contact Consulting
Linda Bryant - CEO Together for Mental Wellbeing
Sarah Maguire - CEO Choice Support
Ashwin Mathews - CEO Centre for Better Health (resigned 31 December
2023)
Derek Caren CEO Richmond Fellowship (resigned 1 June 2023)
Margaret Hanson CEO Imagine Independence (resigned 23 May 2023)
Chief Executive Officer Kathy Roberts
and Company
Secretary:
Bankers: CAF Bank Ltd
25 Kings Hill Avenue
Kings Hill
West Malling
Kent
ME19 4QT
Independent Michael Tourville
Examiner: Beever and Struthers
150 Minories
London
EC3N 1LS

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TRUSTEES’ REPORT

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The Trustees present their report and the examined financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 March 2024. The Trustees have adopted the provisions of the Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP) “Accounting and Reporting by Charities” (FRS 102) published in October 2019, the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102), the Charities Act 2011 and the Companies Act 2006 in preparing the annual report and financial statements of the charity.

Structure, governance & management

The organisation is a charitable company limited by guarantee, incorporated on 15 August 2005 and registered as a charity on 24 July 2007.

The company was established under a memorandum of association which established the objects and powers of the charitable company and is governed under its articles of association.

Aims and public benefit

Voluntary Sector Mental Health Providers Forum trading as the Association of Mental Health Providers (The Association), formerly Mental Health Providers Forum, is a representative organisation for providers of mental health and wellbeing services. The Association want service users to have access to joined up, seamless services from the organisations that support them, and are committed to working in equal partnership with statutory agencies involved in providing health and social care support for people with mental health needs.

We facilitate this through supporting and promoting effective service delivery, information exchange and the sharing of best practice across the voluntary, statutory and private sectors.

Our charitable objects:

To relieve the needs of people with mental health conditions in England and Wales by:

Our values

A society where everyone with mental health concerns has the right to get the support they need from a wide range of providers, implementing demonstrable values which include:

Statement of Public Benefit

The Directors confirm that they have complied with the duty in section 4 of the Charities Act 2011 to have due regard to the public benefit guidance published by the Charity Commission in determining the activities undertaken by the charity. How the charity delivers public benefit is explained under section 3 “Current Activities and Work Programmes” below.

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1 Strategic overview

Association of Mental Health Providers continues to be the leading representative body for voluntary sector providers of mental health services with members drawn from national, regional and locally based organisations operating across England. As the only representative body for mental health VCSE providers, The Association is ideally placed to work across all types of service provision. Our members provide services covering the full range of provision from crisis care, liaison and diversion services, substance misuse services, complex needs, to advice and counselling to people with lived experience. Specialisms amongst our members include BME mental health, children and young people’s mental health, housing and homelessness, employment support, IAPT and secure pathways – taking a whole-life and whole-person approach. Our members are united by their desire to improve the quality of care for people with mental health needs and the outcomes of the services provided.

2 Strategic priorities, objectives and activities

Overarching priorities

Strategic objectives

Support to members

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3. Achievements and Performance

3.1 Social Care and Mental Health

The Mental Health Social Care Policy Oversight and Advisory Group, co-chaired by Kathy Roberts and Peter Devlin (ADASS), continued to meet on a six-weekly basis with a range of stakeholders that comprise its membership. The Group’s work supports that of the Department of Health and Social Care’s social care and wider mental health policy teams. The Group’s status as the leading source of advice and intelligence to DHSC and other national partners on mental health social care policy and practise was confirmed by its production for the Department of what has become established as the key reference document on this area.

for developing research in terms of defining mental health social care, identifying its neglect in terms of policy and research and lived experience and practice. An NIHR-funded scoping project, a partnership involving the LSE, University of Manchester, The Association and people with lived experience), is complete and in the process of being written up. Over the last year, this document and related work has been instrumental in securing investment by the National Institute for Heath and Care Research in a Mental Health Social Care Research and Practice Programme, involving the University of Manchester, the LSE and the Association. This programme will add further to the identity and authority of mental health social care and the role of the VCSE mental health sector in its provision.

The Group continues to provide the Association with a vehicle for conveying concerns of its members as they endeavour to ensure continuity and sustainability in both NHS and LA commissioned mental health and wellbeing services. Recent issues have included the implementation of new policy the National Partnership Agreement redefining the engagement of the police in responding to people experiencing a mental health crisis.

3.2 Recovery and Prevention

One of the key objectives of the Association is to promote the ability of people with mental health conditions to recover but also to enable people with enduring mental illness to live their best lives. There is growing awareness that to achieve these objectives, a person-centred approach which considers all aspects of individuals’ lives and which focuses on more than ‘clinical’ recovery, is required. There is an emphasis on improved self-management, coproduction, stronger social relationships, suitable and settled accommodation, improved chances in education, higher employment rate and participation in community life

Previous policy roadmaps setting out priorities for and changes to the operating frameworks for NHS e.g. The Five Year Forward View have also been clear that prevention plans should be developed in every community across England, to help integrate public health, social care and housing and improve health outcomes, with mental health campions in every community.

The Association has continued to work with the Department of Health and Social Care and arm’s length bodies to help build resilience and promote prevention so that more people are supported earlier. The Association is also.

In order to deliver improved prevention, crisis support and recovery The Association continues to promote whole system solutions and a more collaborative and integrated, person-centred approach to the design and provision of services, with involvement in service transformation planning, case studies and knowledge and working closely with system partners

Public Benefit

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3.3 Programmes

Health and Wellbeing Alliance

The Association became a key partner of the VCSE Health and Wellbeing Alliance in April 2017, which is jointly managed by the Department of Health and Social Care, Public Health England, and NHS England. The programme follows on from the Department of Health Third Sector Strategic Partnership Programme, which we were partners in from April 2010 – March 2017. The Association has been the lead partner, in both programmes, of a group of voluntary sector mental health organisations – the Mental Health Consortium - including Centre for Mental Health, Mental Health Foundation, Mind, National Survivor User Network, and Rethink Mental Illness. Since April 2021, The Association has led the Consortium in the newly-refreshed VCSE Health and Wellbeing Alliance and brought into the Consortium, a new partner, to represent the interests of children and young people – Young Minds. Together, we work to promote better outcomes for mental health service users and carers, making information and best practice more accessible. The Health and Wellbeing Alliance is made up of 18 other not-forprofit partners that represent communities who share protected characteristics or that experience health inequalities, and through our individual networks, the partners can link with communities and VCSE organisations across England. Through the Programme, the Mental Health Consortium links with System Partners to undertake specific agreed work programmes aimed at benefiting the strategic development of the not for profit mental health, and wider health and social care sector.

The Voluntary Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) Health and Wellbeing Alliance has been established to:

The objectives of the Programme are to:

The Mental Health Consortium partners worked collaboratively to support the development of health and social care policy across government in order to:

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Our work programmes with other Health and Wellbeing Alliance partners, leading to March 2023 have been diverse and each of the projects for 2022-23 have been completed and disseminated within the sector. The Association undertook three projects as part of our core Alliance work that must focus on reducing health inequalities. The projects, which heavily involved people with lived experience as well as our membership of VCSE mental health service providers, focused on:

  1. The impact of the cost-of-living crisis and financial insecurity on mental health and wellbeing across different communities where we explored the impact of the cost-of-living crisis on people’s mental health especially those facing health inequalities, such as racialised communities or older people, who are more likely to experience poverty.

  2. The importance of coproduction and engaging with people with lived experience of poor mental health and illness in informing policy and practice, and supporting the design of mental health services. In this project, we have videoed people with lived experience of poor mental health and illness talking about what coproduction means to them, where they have been involved in coproduction and how it impacted their mental health, and their top tips for “good” coproduction. We have compiled the contributions into short videos, which will form a collection of resources alongside a Top Tips document and short briefing paper. We have also included case studies from members on how they’re working with people with lived experience in their services, and share a series of blog.

  3. Embedding mental health throughout the Major Conditions Strategy and ensuring the role of the VCSE provider sector is realised, where we highlight the impact physical health conditions have on mental health and, how people with poor mental health and illness are more likely to experience physical health conditions and die younger comparatively. A key part of this work is to highlight the value of the VCSE sector in the mental health system and where lessons can be learnt in terms of collaboration and best practice. A briefing paper has been submitted to the DHSC team working on the Strategy and includes several case studies from the VCSE sector, including services that support marginalised communities. There has been a significant delay in publishing the Strategy, but we continue to work with the DHSC team to ensure we can inform and influence the final version and ensure the VCSE mental health sector is appropriately recognised.

We have also continued to lead the Social Care Subgroup and participate in the Experiences of Care Subgroup, where we continue to support Policy Leads on different strategic areas and priorities.

With the support of NHS England, we have developed a project on supporting ICBs to address mental health inequalities through data collection at a regional level, which will be our focus as part of the Programme over the next year.

Public Benefit

Enterprise Development Programme

The EDP moved into its ‘Alumni Phase’ coordinator role our objectives are focused on; (i) Network facilitation, (ii) continued Individual VCSE support, and (iii) generating Knowledge and Learning for the wider sector.

Q3 of 23-24 has seen the Programme wrap up formally in terms of delivering funding and learning support to providers in the cohorts. We hosted a final joint cross-sector session for the participants on social investment and finalised the 4 films on their journey in the EDP.

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Whilst the EDP has come to a formal conclusion, we will continue to support the organisations that came into our membership through this route in the next year.

Insights into providers’ programme experiences:

Our Time – supported with therapeutic services sold to schools.

- “The most useful part of the grant was the money which allowed us to devote staff time to developing our evidence base and our schools programme. We also found the peer mentoring very useful and we got good contacts and advice from those.”

Unforgettable Experiences – supported with their wellbeing support services sold to various public sector departments.

- “EDP has been instrumental in helping us to define how our organisation makes a difference to the lives of adults with cognitive impairments through the development of its Theory of Change and Impact Measurement Framework. ”

Oakleaf Enterprise – supported with their Oakleaf at Home retail enterprise.

- “Apart from the investment to be able to get the social enterprise off the ground and create recognition for our client artists, the quarterly check ins were invaluable. A great forum to bounce ideas off of Greg. This provided the opportunity to learn from shared findings from other social enterprises. The networking sessions were also hugely valuable to learn from the other enterprises experience to be able to continuously adapt to new trading conditions and again bounce off ideas on each other.”

Care Provider Alliance

The Care Provider Alliance, which is collective, national voice of adult social care providers in England. The CPA brings together the ten national associations which represent private, voluntary and community sector providers and speaks for the whole of the adult social care sector including care homes, home care services, Shared Lives schemes and retirement communities.

The CPA represents providers of support to adults with physical, sensory or learning disabilities, people with mental ill-health, and older people. CPA members cover almost 10,000 organisations, employ over 600,000 staff, and support an estimated 1 million people every day.

The CPA’s role is to:

The CPA’s unparalleled reach into the care sector enables us to collect, collate and communicate insights about new developments, innovations and market trends, and their impact on care providers and the people they support. Working with our network of CPA members, developing and sharing practical advice and guidance for care managers, owners and staff.

During 2023 to 2024 the CPA focused on the following areas:

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CPA and Policy Directors supported planning and expert guidance sessions with DHSC. policy colleagues on workforce matters including:

The CPA Established NHS and Social Care partnership meeting between National Director of Urgent and Emergency Care and Deputy Chief Operating Officer

The CPA met with the Minister for care on a quarterly basis

3.4 Stakeholder Engagement

Our communications outputs enable The Association to make information accessible to promote the work of the organisation to a wider audience. This enables The Association to reach out to organisations across the voluntary, private and statutory sector. It promotes dialogue across the sectors and the sharing of ways of working that have an impact on the quality of care provision.

During 2023/2024 The Association hosted over 120 meetings with members, to foster engagement between the organisation and its membership, increase networking opportunities, outline our work programme to encourage involvement, as well as provide opportunities for VCSE providers to share best practice to improve service delivery.

Lived Experience Advisory Group

We have restructured our lived experience engagement by taking an alternative three-pronged approach: ▪ Focusing on engaging a wider Lived Experience Network on specific pieces of work and projects, based on people’s experiences and backgrounds.

▪ Ensuring at least two people with lived experience are members of every advisory group for a project and/or programme from the start for meaningful coproduction, not involvement

▪ Utilising the Lived Experience Leads’ Network to engage coproduction groups in, and people supported through, member organisations as well as the professional providing support

By learning from the process of setting up a Lived Experience Advisory Group and pivoting our approach to engagement, we hope to have more positive outcomes and coproduce meaningfully.

Member Networks

In response to suggestions from members, the Association announced the launch (and relaunch) of its Member Networks for Directors/Leads to engage with their counterparts in other organisations within our membership.

We have launched the following 6 networks, with 5 becoming active in 23-24, and 1 to be established with its first meeting in 24-25:

  1. Minoritised Communities Network

  2. Lived Experience Leads Network

  3. CEOs Network

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  1. Communications Leads Network

  2. Business Development Leads Network

  3. HR Network (to be established)

The intention is for these networks to be ‘safe/confidential’ spaces for colleagues to collaborate, share challenges, and learn from each other and where possible, be entirely member- led/ facilitated. The networks have garnered keen interest from members, and we hope to have productive discussions and offer supportive environments to all colleagues who join.

Communications

The Association has improved communications with our members by sending regular updates to inform colleagues of our work, enabling further networking and shared learning opportunities through our Communications Leads Network, and through the expansion of our social media presence which is now published each weekday across our five channels. A fortnightly bulletin is sent to members that consists of relevant updates on the Association’s, members/partners, and sector news, as well as key publications, opportunities, and events. Members also receive detailed updates regarding our work across our priority areas and policy updates containing vital information about policy developments and further opportunities for sector engagement.

Profiling the Sector and The Association

Promoting the role of providers in the sector is a key role for The Association as well as a better understanding of the role of the organisation. The Association has continued to pursue opportunities to raise the profile the sector and the contribution it makes in providing mental health services. Among the main activities have been:

Public Benefit

3.5 Strategic Influencing

The Association has been in a good position to influence the shaping of mental health policy and practice and has undertaken several key tasks in order to ensure that the not-for-profit mental health provider community has a clear voice:

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3.6 Plans for Future Periods

The Association will continue to

4. Governance

The Chief Executive is responsible to the Chair for organisational management and supporting the Governance. The Board of Trustees meets quarterly where quarterly performance and strategies are discussed. The Board of Trustees then delegate operational responsibility to the Chief Executive who is supported by staff in delivering The Association’s objectives.

Board of Directors/Trustees

The Association’s Board is elected from the membership at Chief Executive level of organisations involved in the mental health sector. Dr Sri Kalidindi was appointed as Chair on 3 November 2021. Sanjay Shah, Finance Director for Certitude was appointed as Treasurer in December 2009. Trustees are familiar with the aims of the organisation through their work in the sector. Training is provided as required to assist Trustees in making decisions to benefit the work of The Association.

Staff

The Association employed a total of 9 staff during the year:

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Kathy Roberts Chief Executive Officer – FT
Dania Hanif Director of Policy and Programmes – FT
Duncan Tree Director of Strategy and Relationships – FT
Greg Woolley Social Enterprise Development Manager – FT (contracted ended in August
2023)
Jyoti Shah Finance Officer – PT
Hayley Alton Community Engagement Officer – FT (contract ended in July 2023)
Cheryl Hollis Operations and Business Support Lead – PT (contract ended in November
2023)
Ella Dunthorne Communications Officer – PT
Aqsa Suleman Policy and Projects Officer – PT (contract started in November 2023)

Membership

The Association had 175 members (plus 137 Local Mind associations, plus 11 associate members) at the year end. A full list of members at 31[st] March 2024 is given on pages 12 to 14.

5. Financial Review

The Association has continued to manage resources well despite the significant tightening of funds available across the sector due to financial pressures in the current economic climate. Grant income increased in 2023/24 to £330,538 (2022/23: £316,225). This includes £90,000 for the Health & Wellbeing Alliance, £1,500 from Social Investment Business, £141,838 from Access, £50,000 from Choice Support, £2,200 from Care Provider Alliance (CPA), £40,000 from Rethink Mental Illness, and £5,000 from the Registered Nursing Home Association.

Membership subscription in 2023/24 increased to £92,761 (2022/23: £82,644). The full membership list is included on pages 12 to 14.

Access funded a three-year Enterprise Development Programme which ended on 30 September 2022 and then provided further funding to continue the programme to 31 March 2024. We have £160,206 left from this funding to utilise in 2024/25. We also have other funding from 2023/24 (£30,279 from Choice Support, £41,314 from CPA, and £1,497 from Rethink Mental Illness) to utilise in 2024/25.

At the year end the financial statements show a surplus of £5,509 (2022/23: £86,260 deficit). Expenditure has been managed well leaving £17,324 of unrestricted reserves to be utilised for future years.

There has been a decrease in debtors to £7,564 (2022/23: £11,602) which are mainly trade debtors.

There has been a decrease in creditors to £3,408 (2022/23: £52,006). Creditors have been managed well by the team during the year thus maximising the overall cash position.

At present we are budgeting for new grant income of £130,000 for 2024/25, however the ongoing impact of costof-living price increases and the economic climate will continue to make accessibility to new grant income more challenging.

Reserves policy

The Board have agreed to keep a minimum of 3 months operating costs as reserves to ensure the on-going viability of the organisation. The Association is reliant on membership and grant income which remains difficult to maintain and has fluctuated over the past few years. To ensure The Association can continue to provide good effective support to its members it needs to ensure it has sufficient reserves to manage further reduction in income and protect its core activities to its members.

Following the deficit generated on restricted funds for 2023/24, the restricted funds have decreased from £245,112 in 2022/23 to £233,297 in 2023/24. Further detail on these restricted funds can be found in the accounts on page 26.

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Following the surplus generated on unrestricted funds for 2023/24, the unrestricted funds have increased from £344,952 in 2022/23 to £362,276 in 2023/24.

The reserves target is currently being exceeded with reserves of over 12 months based on 2024/25 budgeted expenditure.

Going Concern

We have set out above a review of financial performance and the organisations reserves position. We have adequate financial resources and are well placed to manage the business risks. Our planning process, including financial projections, has taken into consideration the current economic climate and its potential impact on the various sources of income and planned expenditure. We believe that there are no material uncertainties that call into doubt the organisation’s ability to continue. The accounts have therefore been prepared on the basis that the organisation is a going concern.

Detailed cash flow projections have been undertaken for the next 12 months and there are no material changes projected to both cash and reserves. We can manage our expenditure should the need arise where our income is reduced.

Staff Remuneration

Our approach to remuneration is designed to ensure we can attract and retain the talented and motivated people we need to achieve our mission and deliver our strategic goals. It is applied consistently across the organisation. We aim to pay competitively in the not-for-profit sector within the context of affordability. The Chief executive reviews and recommends pay reviews for all staff to the Board, the chair reviews and recommends the Chief Executive’s remuneration review to the Board.

Related parties

The organisations for which the Trustees hold Chief Executive Positions are also members of The Association with membership fees paid under the same terms as for all members. The Association holds the lead and coordination role for the Health and Wellbeing Alliance funded by the Department of Health and Social Care. Funds are distributed to the Mental Health Foundation, Mind National, National Survivor User Network, Rethink Mental Illness and Centre for Mental Health, where appropriate. Please see note 17 for any related party transactions.

MEMBERSHIP

  1. Action for Aspergers

  2. Addictions North East

  3. Addictions UK

  4. Advance

  5. Al Hurraya

  6. Alridha Foundation

  7. Anne Robson Trust

  8. Anorexia and Bulimia Care

  9. Anxiety UK

  10. Anxious Minds

  11. Arterne: Enriching the next generation CIC

  12. Artlift

  13. Asian Family Counselling Service (AFCS)

  14. Asperger’s Children and Carers Together

  15. Autism Family Support Oxfordshire

  16. Baby Umbrella

  17. Bipolar UK

  18. Black Health Initiative

  19. BLAM UK

  20. Bridge Support

  21. Bridges for Children CIC

  22. Care in Mind

  23. CASSPLUS

  24. Centre for Better Health

  25. Centre of Wellbeing, Training & Culture (CWTC)

  26. Certitude

  27. Chasing the Stigma

  28. Chester Sexual Abuse Support Service

  29. Chilli Studios

  30. Chiltern Music Therapy

  31. Choice Support

  32. Choices Islington

  33. Chrysalis Care New Generation

  34. Citizen Coaching

  35. Cocoon Kids - Creative Counselling and Play Therapy CIC

  36. Community Glue

  37. Coping with Cancer North East

  38. Crea8ing Careers

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39. Creativity Works 91. Mthwakazi Queens
40. Cycling Minds CIC 92. Multicultural Resource Centre
41. Deaf-initely Women 93. Mums Aid
42. Dementia Friendly Keighley 94. Music24
43. Encompass (Dorset) 95. Muslim Women’s Council
44. Every Life Matters 96. Muslim Youth Helpline
45. Family Compass 97. Mustaqbill (Future) Foundation
46. First Steps ED 98. N Compass
47. Free Your Instinct 99. Next Chapter NW CIC
48. Growing Well 100. NIWE Eating distress service
49. Hackney Herbal CIC 101. No5 Young People
50. Hammersley Homes 102. North East Wellbeing
51. Happy Times Activities 103. North London Music Therapy
52. hArt 104. Oakleaf Enterprise
53. Headssup CIC 105. Off the record - BANES
54. HoardingUK Ltd 106. Open Briefing
55. Home Start Elmbridge 107. Open Door Charity
56. Home Start South & West Devon 108. Our Place Support CIC
57. Hope for the Community 109. Our Time
58. HOPE- South Yorkshire Fire, Road and 110. Oxfordshire Chinese Community and
Water-related Trauma Support for Families Advice Centre (OCCAC)
59. I Can Do That! CIC 111. Oxygen
60. Illuminate 112. PANDAS Foundation
61. Imagine Independence 113. Parenting Project
62. In Your Corner 114. Pregnancy Crisis Care (Plymouth & SE
63. Independent Mental Health Network Cornwall)
64. Infinite Wellbeing C.I.C. 115. Radiate Arts C.I.C
65. Just for Women 116. RAHAB PROJECT
66. Just Psychology CIC 117. Reach Out for Mental Health
67. Kab's & Kabs cares CIC 118. Recovery Republic CIC
68. KAG Advocacy 119. Relate Chesterfield and North Derbyshire
69. Kanlungan Filipino Consortium 120. Rethink Mental Illness
70. Keren 121. Reverse The Trend Foundation
71. KeyRing 122. Richmond Fellowship
72. Kids Inspire 123. Ripple Suicide Prevention Charity
73. Kindred Minds 124. Sandwell African Caribbean Mental Health
74. Little Miracles Charitable Incorporated Foundation
Organisation 125. Scarborough Survivors
75. Living Well Consortium 126. Seaview

  1. London Nightline

  2. Make A Difference

  3. Make a move

  4. Making space

  5. ManHealth

  6. Maytree

  7. Mental Health Concern

  8. Mental health Matters

  9. MHFA England

  10. MhIST (Mental Health Independent Support Team)

  11. Mindful Peak Performance CIC

  12. Minds Ahead

  13. Moodswings

  14. Mosac

  15. Mosaic Clubhouse

  16. Second Step

  17. Seed of Hope

  18. Self Help Services

  19. Sheffield Flourish

  20. Somewhere House Somerset

  21. South Asian Health Action

  22. Southside Rehab 134. Space to Breathe CIC Ltd

  23. Step Out Mentoring (The Wells Trust) 136. Studio Upstairs

  24. Suicide Prevention Bristol Charity

  25. Support ME Maternal Project

  26. Swans CIC

  27. Sydenham Garden

  28. Talk for Health

  29. Tandem

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  1. Taraki Wellbeing

  2. The 180 Programme CIC

  3. The Brave Project Community Interest Company

  4. The Cellar Trust

  5. The Centre for Specialist Educational Assistance Ltd

  6. The Craig Tyler Trust

  7. The Flowhesion Foundation

  8. The Grow Project

  9. The Harbour Project

  10. The Listening Place

  11. The Parent House

  12. The Recovery Circle

  13. The Restoration Trust

  14. The Sporting Memories Foundation

  15. The Warrior Programme

  16. Turning point

  17. Tyneside Women’s Health

  18. Ultimate Counselling

  19. Unforgettable Experiences

  20. Viewpoint (Herts Viewpoint)

  21. Voades

  22. Voice Ability

  23. Warrington Community living

  24. Winchester Youth Counselling

  25. Wish

  26. Working Well Trust

  27. Worth-it Positive Education CIC

  28. Yellow House

  29. YIS

  30. You Raise Me Up

  31. Youth Arts and Health Trust

  32. Youthline Ltd

  33. Together for Mental Wellbeing

ASSOCIATE MEMBERSHIP

  1. Agenda

  2. Centre for Mental Health

  3. Consortium - The National LGB&T partnership

  4. Faith Action

  5. Men’s Health Forum

  6. Mental Health Foundation

  7. Mental Health North East

  8. Mind

  9. National Survivor User Network

  10. Suicide Prevention and Intervention 11. Volition

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Trustees’ Responsibilities in Relation to the Financial Statements

A resolution proposing that Beever and Struthers be re-appointed as independent examiners of the charity will be put to the Annual General Meeting.

The report of the Trustees has been prepared taking advantage of the small companies’ exemption of section 415(A) of the Companies Act 2006.

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the accounting policies set out in notes to the financial statements and comply with the charity’s governing document, the Charities Act 2011 and Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their financial statements in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland published in October 2019.

This report was approved by the Board of Trustees on 24 July 2024 and was signed on its behalf, by:

Dr Sridevi Kalidindi Chair

Sanjay Shah Treasurer

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INDEPENDENT EXAMINER’S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES

OF VOLUNTARY SECTOR MENTAL HEALTH PROVIDERS FORUM

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024

I report to the charity Trustees on my examination of the financial statements of the company for the year ended 31 March 2024 which are set out on pages 17 to 29.

Responsibilities and basis of report

As the charity Trustees of the company (and also its Directors for the purposes of company law) you are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 (‘the 2006 Act’).

Having satisfied myself that the financial statements of the company are not required to be audited under Part 16 of the 2006 Act and are eligible for independent examination, I report in respect of my examination of your company’s financial statements as carried out under section 145 of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the 2011 Act’). In carrying out my examination I have followed the Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act.

Independent examiner's statement

Since the company’s gross income exceeded £250,000 your examiner must be a member of a body listed in section 145 of the 2011 Act. I confirm that I am qualified to undertake the examination because I am a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales which is one of the listed bodies.

I have completed my examination. I confirm that no matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:

  1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the company as required by section 386 of the 2006 Act; or

  2. the financial statements do not accord with those records; or

  3. the financial statements do not comply with the accounting requirements of section 396 of the 2006 Act other than any requirement that the financial statements give a ‘true and fair view’ which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination; or

  4. the financial statements have not been prepared in accordance with the methods and principles of the Statement of Recommended Practice for accounting and reporting by charities applicable to charities preparing their financial statements in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102).

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the financial statements to be reached.

Michael Tourville FCA Beever and Struthers Chartered Accountants

150 Minories, London, EC3N 1LS

Date: 9 September 2024

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STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES (incorporating the Income and Expenditure Account)

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024

Note
Income and Endowments from:
Investments:
Investment income
3
Charitable activities:
Grants receivable
Membership services, conferences and events
2
Total incoming resources
Expenditure on:
Charitable activities
4
Total resources expended
Net incoming / (expenditure)
7
Transfers between funds
Net movement in funds
Reconciliation of funds:
Total funds brought forward
Total funds carried forward		 Total
Total
Unrestricted
Restricted
Funds
Funds
Funds
Funds
2024
2023
£
£
£
£
13,233
-
13,233
3,798
-
330,538
330,538
316,225
92,761
-
92,761
82,644
92,761
330,538
423,299
398,869
105,994
330,538
436,532
402,667
88,670
342,353
431,023
488,927
88,670
342,353
431,023
488,927
17,324
(11,815)
5,509
(86,260)
-
-
-
-
17,324
(11,815)
5,509
(86,260)
344,952
245,112
590,064
676,324
362,276
233,297
595,573
590,064

All of the above results are derived from continuing activities. All gains and losses recognised in the year are included above.

The notes on pages 20 to 29 form an integral part of these financial statements.

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COMPANY NUMBER: 05536120

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION AS AT 31 MARCH 2024

2024 2023
Notes £ £ £ £
FIXED ASSETS
Tangible assets 9 2,484 2,628
Intangible assets 10 - -
CURRENT ASSETS
Debtors 11 7,564 11,602
Cash at bank and in hand 588,933 627,840
596,497 639,442
CREDITORS: amounts falling
due within one year 12 (3,408) (52,006)
NET CURRENT ASSETS 593,089 587,436
TOTAL NET ASSETS 13 595,573 590,064
CHARITY FUNDS
Unrestricted reserves 14 362,276 344,952
Restricted reserves 15 233,297 245,112
595,573 590,064

For the year ending 31 March 2024 the company was entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.

Directors’ responsibilities:

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies’ regime and in accordance with FRS 102 and the Charities SORP (FRS 102).

The financial statements on pages 17 to 29 were approved and authorised for issue by the Trustees on 24 July 2024 and signed on their behalf, by:

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Dr Sridevi Kalidindi Sanjay Shah
Chair Treasurer
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The notes on pages 20 to 29 form an integral part of these financial statements.

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STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024

Notes
Cash flow from operating activities
Net cash flow from operating activities
i
Cash flow from investing activities
Investment income
Purchase of tangible fixed assets
Net cash provided by/(used in) investing
activities
Cash flow from financing activities
Net Cash provided by/(used in) financing
activities
Change in cash and cash equivalents in the
year
Cash and cash equivalents brought forward
Cash and cash equivalents carried forward
Cash and cash equivalents consist of:
Cash at bank and in hand
Note i
Net movement in funds
Depreciation
Investment income
Decrease/(increase) in debtors
Increase/(decrease) in creditors
Net cash outflow from operating activities		 2024
2023
£
£
(51,104)
(40,314)
13,233
3,798
(1,096)
(1,108)
12,137
2,690
-
-
-
-
(38,907)
(38,188)
627,840
666,028
588,933
627,840
588,933
627,840
5,509
(85,756)
1,240
1,312
(13,233)
(3,798)
4,038
32,625
(48,658)
15,303
(51,104)
(40,314)

The notes on pages 20 to 29 form an integral part of these financial statements.

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024

1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Legal Status

Voluntary Sector Mental Health Providers Forum is a charitable company limited by guarantee (Charity number 1120222, Company number: 05536120) with the Charity Commission incorporated in England under the Companies Act 2006. In the event of the charity being wound up, the liability in respect of the guarantee is limited to £1 per member of the charity. The address of the registered office is First Floor, 85 Great Portland Street, London, England, W1W 7LT. The nature of the charity’s operations and principal activities are supporting voluntary sector mental health organisations in influencing mental health practice and policy.

Basis of Accounting

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their financial statements in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) issued in October 2019, the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102), the Charities Act 2011, the Companies Act 2006 and UK Generally Accepted Practice.

The financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis under the historical cost basis of accounting and are presented in sterling £.

As a public benefit entity, Voluntary Sector Mental Health Providers Forum, has applied the public benefit entity ‘PBE’ prefixed paragraphs of FRS 102.

Tangible fixed assets

Tangible fixed assets are stated at cost and represent amounts expended on capital items exceeding £500.

Depreciation is calculated so as to the write off cost of fixed assets over the estimated useful lives of the assets concerned as follows:

Computer equipment Over 3 years

Intangible fixed assets

Intangible fixed assets are stated at cost and represent amounts expended on capital items exceeding £500.

Amortisation is calculated so as to the write off cost of fixed assets over the estimated useful lives and their useful lifespans of the assets concerned as follows:

Software Over 3 years

Income

Membership income is recognised over the year to which it relates, net of VAT. Revenue grants are credited to the financial statements when received or receivable, whichever is earlier, unless they relate to a specific future year, in which case they are deferred.

Expenditure

Resources expended are recognised in the year in which they are incurred. Resources expended include attributable VAT which cannot be recovered. Costs are allocated to activities where directly attributable. Support costs are apportioned based on an estimate of staff time spent on each activity.

Governance costs include costs incurred in meeting constitutional and statutory requirements.

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024

1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

Fund accounting

The general fund comprises those monies that may be used towards meeting the charitable objectives at the discretion of the Trustees.

The restricted funds are monies raised for, and their use restricted to, a specific purpose, or donations subject to donor imposed conditions. Expenditure meeting the relevant criteria is charged to this fund.

Taxation

The company is a registered charity and therefore is not liable for income tax or corporation tax on income derived from its charitable activities, as it falls within the various exemptions available to registered charities.

Pension costs

The charitable company operates a defined contribution scheme. The assets of the scheme are held separately from those of the charitable company in an independently administered fund. The pension cost charge represents contributions payable under the scheme by the charitable company to the fund. The charitable company has no liability under the scheme other than for the payment of those contributions.

Going Concern

The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis as the Trustees believe that no material uncertainties exist. The Trustees have considered the level of funds held and the expected level of income and expenditure for 12 months from authorising these financial statements. The budgeted income and expenditure is sufficient with the level of reserves for the charity to be able to continue as a going concern.

Financial instruments

Financial instruments such as loans, accounts payables, accounts receivables and cash are classified either as basic or complex. All financial instruments are initially measured at their fair values at the time the transactions occur. Subsequently all basic instruments are measured at amortised cost and all complex financial instruments are measured at a fair value through the Statement of Financial Activities.

Financial instruments held by the charity are classified as follows:

Judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty

The following judgements (apart from those involving estimates) have been made in the process of applying the above accounting policies that have had the most significant effect on amounts recognised in the financial statements:

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024

2.
INCOMING RESOURCES FROM
ACTIVITIES
Grants receivable
Health and Wellbeing Alliance
Health
and
Wellbeing
Alliance
Social Care Subgroup Project
Access
Choice Support
NHS England
CAF Community Mental Health
Transformation
CPA Additional Work Funding
Mental
Health
Sustainability
Programme
Registered
Nursing
Home
Association
Social Investment Business
Membership services, conferences
and events
Membership subscriptions
Total		 2.
INCOMING RESOURCES FROM
ACTIVITIES
Grants receivable
Health and Wellbeing Alliance
Health
and
Wellbeing
Alliance
Social Care Subgroup Project
Access
Choice Support
NHS England
CAF Community Mental Health
Transformation
CPA Additional Work Funding
Mental
Health
Sustainability
Programme
Registered
Nursing
Home
Association
Social Investment Business
Membership services, conferences
and events
Membership subscriptions
Total		 CHARITABLE
Unrestricted
funds
2024
Restricted
funds
2024
Total
funds
2024
Total
funds
2023
£
£
£
£
-
90,000
90,000
90,000
-
-
-
4,000
-
141,838
141,838
164,700
-
50,000
50,000
-
-
-
-
7,475
-
40,000
40,000
40,000
-
2,200
2,200
1,500
-
-
-
2,750
-
5,000
5,000
5,800
-
1,500
1,500
-
-
330,538
330,538
316,225
92,761
-
92,761
82,644
92,761
-
92,761
82,644
92,761
330,538
423,299
398,869

In 2024, of the total income from charitable activities, £92,761 was unrestricted and £330,538 was restricted.

3.
INVESTMENT INCOME
Bank deposit interest		 Unrestricted
funds
2024
Restricted
funds
2024
Total
funds
2024
Total
funds
2023
£
£
£
£
13,233
-
13,233
3,798

In 2024 all income from investments was unrestricted.

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024

4.
TOTAL RESOURCES EXPENDED
Charitable activities
Membership services, conferences and
events
Health and Wellbeing Alliance
Health and Wellbeing Alliance Social
Care Subgroup Project
Access
National Care Forum
NHS England
NHS East of England
CAF
Community
Mental
Health
Transformation
CPA Additional Funding
Mental Health Sustainability Programme
Choice Support
Social Investment Business
Registered Nursing Home Association
Total resources expended		 Direct
staff
costs
Direct
costs
Support
costs
2024
Total
2023
Total
£
£
£
£
£
77,155
11,515
-
88,670
114,240
69,000
21,000
-
90,000
90,000
-
-
-
-
4,000
60,668
36,635
17,902
115,205
101,923
-
-
-
-
5,568
-
4,550
-
4,550
2,925
-
-
-
-
32,260
38,477
-
2,778
41,255
50,767
28,560
266
4,876
33,702
98
11,535
19,885
-
31,420
81,346
19,686
35
-
19,721
-
1,500
-
-
1,500
-
5,000
-
-
5,000
5,800
311,581
93,886
25,556
431,023
488,927

Total support costs of £25,556 (2023: £31,433) are analysed in Note 5.

5.
SUPPORT COSTS
Wages and salaries
Governance
Premises costs
Office costs
IT		 2024
2023
£
£
13,945
8,274
16,986
6,689
916
300
2,121
786
410
6,562
25,556
31,433

Total governance costs of £8,274 (2023: £6,689) are analysed in Note 6.

6. GOVERNANCE COSTS

Travel, welfare, and sustenance
Governance and Board Meetings
Consultancy and Legal Fees
Independent Examination
Accounts preparation		 2024
2023
£
£
3,426
347
2361
1,237
903
2,226
1,040
1,417
1,159
847
8,274
6,689

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024

7. NET OUTGOING RESOURCES BEFORE TRANSFERS

NET OUTGOING RESOURCES BEFORE TRANSFERS
This has been arrived at after charging (excluding VAT):
Independent Examiner’s remuneration
Accounts preparation		 2024
2023
£
£
1,237
1,159
903
847
2,140
2,006

In common with many other organisations of our size and nature we use our Independent Examiner to assist with the preparation of the financial statements.

8. STAFF COSTS AND KEY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL REMUNERATION

The average number of persons employed during the year
expressed in full time equivalents (35 hours per week) was:
Number
Full time equivalents
Staff costs during the year were as follows:
Wages and salaries
Social security costs
Pension costs		 2024
2023
No.
No.
8
9
8
9
2024
2023
£
£
285,103
319,025
25,624
30,590
22,984
25,385
333,711
375,000

The number of employees who received total employee benefits (excluding employer pension costs) of more than £60,000 is as follows:

2024 2023
Number Number
£60,000-£70,000 2 -
£70,000-£80,000 - -
£80,000-£90,000 1 1

No other employees earned over this amount (2023: 0). The highest paid staff member received pension contributions in the year of £6,829 (2023: £6,443).

The Charity considers its key management personnel comprise the Trustees and the Chief Executive Officer.

No Trustee received any remuneration in respect of their services (2023: £0). Trustees received expenses reimbursed during the year to the value of £0 in relation to travel costs (2023: £0).

The total amount of employee benefits received by other key management personnel is £102,723 (2023: £97,358).

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024

9.
TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS
Cost:
At 1 April 2023
Additions
Disposals
At 31 March 2024
Depreciation:
At 1 April 2023
Charge for year
At 31 March 2024
Net Book Value:
At 31 March 2024
At 31 March 2023
10.
INTANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS
Cost:
At 1 April 2023
Additions
Disposals
At 31 March 2024
Amortisation:
At 1 April 2023
Charge for year
At 31 March 2024
Net Book Value:
At 31 March 2024
At 31 March 2023		 Computer
Equipment
Total
£
£
7,799
7,799
1,096
1,096
8,895
8,895
5,171
5,171
1,240
1,240
6,411
6,411
2,484
2,484
2,628
2,628
Software
Total
£
£
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024

11. DEBTORS

Trade Debtors
Prepayments		 2024
2023
£
£
6,500
9,800
1,063
1,802
7,563
11,602

All debtors are due within one year.

12. CREDITORS: Amounts falling due within one year

Trade Creditors
Taxation and social security
Accruals and Deferred Income
Other creditors		 2024
2023
£
£
3,325
50,000
-
-
83
2,006
-
-
3,408
52,006

13. ANALYSIS OF NET ASSETS BETWEEN FUNDS

Fixed assets
Current assets
Creditors: amounts falling due within one
year		 Unrestricted
Funds
Restricted
Funds
Total Funds
2024
Total Funds
2023
£
£
£
£
2,484
-
2,484
2,628
363,200
233,297
596,497
639,442
(3,408)
-
(3,408)
(52,006)
362,276
233,297
595,573
590,064

14. UNRESTRICTED FUNDS

General Funds Balance at
1 April
2023
Incoming
Resources
Expenditure
Transfers
Balance
at 31
March
2024
£
£
£
£
£
344,952
105,994
(88,670)
-
362,276
344,952
105,994
(88,670)
-
362,276

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024

15. RESTRICTED FUNDS

The income funds of the charity include restricted funds comprising the following unexpended balances of grants to be applied for specific purposes.

Health and Wellbeing Alliance
Social Investment Business
Access
Choice Support
NHS England
CPA
Mental
Health
Sustainability
Programme
Rethink Mental Illness
Registered
Nursing
Home
Association		 Balance
at
1 April
2023
Incoming
Resources
Expenditure
Transfers
Balance
at 31
March
2024
£
£
£
£
£
-
90,000
(90,000)
-
-
-
1,500
(1,500)
-
-
133,573
141,838
(115,205)
-
160,206
-
50,000
(19,720)
-
30,280
4,550
-
(4,550)
-
-
72,816
2,200
(33,702)
-
41,314
31,421
-
(31,421)
-
-
2,752
-
40,000
5,000
(41,255)
(5,000)
-
-
1,497
-
245,112
330,538
(342,353)
-
233,297

The VCSE Health and Wellbeing Alliance is a key element of the VCSE Health and Wellbeing Programme; a partnership between voluntary sectors and the care system to provide a voice and improve the health and wellbeing for all communities.

Access funded a three-year Enterprise Development Programme to support the small and medium sized enterprise sector in its diversification of income streams. The Association has been selected to deliver this programme as the main mental health sector partner. Access provided further funding to continue this programme from October 2022 to March 2024 and has agreed to remaining funds being utilised in 20242025.

NHS East of England has funded The Association to deliver a programme of work related to digital access to personalised mental health care.

Care Provider Alliance (CPA) Additional Funding covers grants from the Department of Health and Social Care and others to the CPA programme lead, which is the National Care Forum and they work with the 9 other CPA partners including us.

The Mental Health Sustainability Programme is to aim to sustain services and improve and protect peoples’ mental health and wellbeing during and after the coronavirus pandemic.

The funding from the Registered Nursing Home Association is funding for a Digital Social Care membership grant and for a digital social care project along with four other organisations.

16. LIABILITY OF MEMBERS

The charity is constituted as a company limited by guarantee. In the event of the company being wound up members are required to contribute an amount not exceeding £1.

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024

17. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

All the Directors hold senior positions at organisations that are either members of The Association or related non-provider organisations. Membership fees are paid to the Forum under the same terms as for all members.

The Association holds the co-ordination role for the VCSE Health and Wellbeing Alliance funded by the Department of Health and Social Care. The Association receives all funding and makes payments to the partners, these are:

Mental Health Foundation Mind (National) National Survivor User Network (NSUN) Rethink Mental Illness Central for Mental Health (CMH)

The Finance Officer, Jyoti Shah, is the wife of the Treasurer, Sanjay Shah. The Finance Officer received gross salary of £12,169 in the year and employer pension contributions of £974 (2023: gross salary £11,480 and employer pension contributions of £918). The Trustees are satisfied that the salary is at or below market rate for similar roles in the area.

18. TAXATION

By virtue of s.478 Corporation Tax Act 2010, the charitable company is exempt from Corporation Tax.

19. FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

The Charity’s financial instruments may be analysed as follows
Financial Assets
Financial Assets Measured at Cost
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Financial Assets Measured at Amortised Cost
Trade Debtors
Accrued income
Total Financial Assets
Financial Liabilities
Financial Liabilities Measured at Amortised Cost
Trade Creditors
Other Creditors
Total Financial Liabilities		 2024
2023
£
£
588,933
627,840
6,500
11,602
-
-
595,433
639,442
3,325
50,000
83
2,006
3,408
52,006

20. OPERATING LEASES

The Charity had no operating lease commitments as at 31 March 2024 (2023: Nil).

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024

21. CAPITAL COMMITMENTS

The Charity had no capital commitments as at 31 March 2024 (2023: Nil).

22. ANALYSIS OF CHANGES IN NET FUNDS

Short and long term loan liabilities
Total loan liabilities
Cash and cash equivalents
Change in funds resulting from cashflows		 2023
Cash flows
2024
£
£
£
-
-
-
-
-
-
627,840
(38,907)
588,933
627,840
(38,907)
588,933

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