**Tyneside Women's Health** (A Company Limited by Guarantee)
Financial Statements For The Year Ended 31 March 2022
Charity No. 1126648 Company Registration No. 06702528
## **Legal and Administrative Information**
Name: **Tyneside Women's Health** Reg'd Charity No: 1126648 Company No: 06702528 Trustees: Chair: Jeannine Hughes Barbara King (until June 2021) Co. Secretary: Diana Robertson (until June 2021) Christine Sloan Elizabeth Stokes Maria Humphreys Julie Pichler Karen Griffiths Joanne Ward Address: 30 Half Moon Lane Gateshead NE8 2AN Bankers: The Co-operative Bank Norfolk House Grey Street Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 6BZ Independent Examiner: Mark Thompson MAAT VODA Spirit of North Tyneside Wing 2nd Floor, Wallsend Customer First Centre 16 The Forum Wallsend NE28 8JR
**Trustees’ Annual Report**
## **For the year ended 31 March 2022**
The trustees present their report and accounts for the year ended 31 March 2022
## **Structure**
Tyneside Women's Health is led by a Board of Trustees. Although the Trustees have overall responsibility for governance and management, much of this responsibility is delegated to the Chief Executive Officer who ensures the organisation runs efficiently and effectively. The Trustees work closely with the Chief Executive Officer to provide strategic direction for the organisation. The Chief Executive Officer, in turn, provides direction to line managers and delivery staff to ensure Tyneside Women's Health can act to achieve its vision for all women in Tyneside to flourish by having access to the right mental health and wellbeing support at the right time and place
## **Governance and Management**
The Board of Trustees ensures that the organisation is legally compliant in all areas including finance, health and safety, and HR. These matters are reviewed within monthly Board meetings as well as specific sub groups of the Board which includes Finance; Health, Safety & Compliance; Service User Representation; and various Task & Finish Groups as required. Trustees are recruited to the Board by way of open recruitment processes on an ongoing basis to ensure a quorate number Trustees at any one time.
## **Financial Review and Reserves Policy**
Tyneside Women's Health holds reserves in order to provide running costs for three months in the unlikely event that income does not meet expenditure. In such a case, these running costs will enable the organisation to continue with minimal disruption to service delivery and staffing levels. Three months is currently deemed an adequate length of time by Trustees to generate additional income to secure the future of the organisation. Reserves also include various designated pots of money to cover the costs of redundancy and other liabilities should the organisation close.
## **Achievements and Performance of Trust**
‘Our vision is a society that is free from mental health stigma, in which all women and girls feel included and empowered’. Services are provided predominantly from two Centres in Gateshead and Newcastle, and on an outreach basis across North Tyneside, and women usually have access to the following interventions:
· Open Access Activities - providing therapeutic benefit such as singing, dance, drop in, Sunday Lunch, and creative sessions.
· Mental Health courses - a full range of courses are available including Managing Anxiety, Coping with Depression, Positive About Me (confidence building), Better Out Than In (anger management), Mood Food and Me, and Undoing the Damage of Domestic Abuse. Stand alone workshops are also available such as Mindfulness.
· Support Groups - these are targeted at specific groups of women such as those over 55, those affected by domestic abuse, and those with enduring mental health issues.
· Counselling - an integrative short term counselling service is available and provided on a one to one basis.
· Routes to Recovery & Beyond - comprises action planning and goal focussed workshops, future planning, progression support through signposting to external volunteering, employment and training opportunities as well as internal opportunities.
In total 635 women accessed our services in 2021 - 2022. We received 314 new referrals. 241 women attended our Welcome Sessions and 206 new women attended initial assessments. 85 women who had disengaged from our services attended one to one review appointments. Referral sources are broken down as follows: Criminal Justice / Victim Support Services = 13% Domestic Abuse Services = 14% Social Services = 4% Statutory Mental Health Services / GP = 54% Self-Referrals = 12% Other = 3%
As we navigated the lockdowns during the year we continued to provide one to one support to 273 women by email, phone and in person. We also offered small support groups with participation capped at 5 women per group which 17 women engaged in as a stepping stone back into Centres.
As more and more of our services re-opened we were able to provide the following **Open Access Interventions** where no waiting list is in place to ensure women can benefit from mental health interventions immediately post initial assessment:
## **Virtual Services:**
Weekly Drop In delivered via zoom attended by 19 women Fortnightly Creative Writing Group delivered via zoom attended by 15 women **Centre Based Services:**
Weekly Drop In at the Gateshead Centre attended by 16 women. Weekly Drop in at the Newcastle Centre attended by 25 women. Positive Notes Singing Group attended by 9 women. Reading Group attended by 8 women who share an enjoyment of books. Sunday Lunch Group where women prepare and eat a meal together, attended by 10 women. Holistic Health, including walking group, yoga, mindfulness attended by 35 women. Individual Reiki appointments accessed by 13 women. Make, Do & Share creative group attended by 18 women each week.
A Peer Support Group was offered on a weekly basis, led by service users who accessed accredited peer mentoring training. Groups focussed on creative activity and 9 women attended.
We offered **Targeted Support Services** including support groups, mental health courses and counselling. These services are delivered based on demand. Over the year the following services were provided:
**Virtual Services:**
Confidence Building, Anxiety Management and Undoing the Damage of Domestic Abuse courses delivered using zoom and email reached 35 women.
## **Outreach Services:**
Weekly Group at North Shields Library aimed at women impacted by domestic abuse reached 5 women.
Mental Health support provided on a one to one basis at Wellspring GP Surgery in Killingworth reached 15 women.
## **Centre Based Services:**
Anxiety Management courses delivered to 15 women to help them develop strategies to manage anxiety.
An Anger Management course delivered to 5 women to help them develop assertiveness skills and explore other ways to manage feelings of anger.
Coping with Depression course helped 9 women better manage their mental health. Mood, Food & Me course supported 11 women to explore the relationship between their eating and their mental health.
A ‘Positive About Me’ Confidence Building programme reached 10 women to help them improve confidence and self-esteem.
Undoing the Damage of Domestic Abuse programme reached 41 women and helped them to recognise the signs of abuse and how abuse has impacted their mental health. Safer Women Support Groups reached 12 women affected by domestic abuse. Wellbeing Groups for women aged 55+ helped 9 women feel less isolated. A new support group for Young Women aged 18 – 24 was set up reaching 5 women.
73 women accessed our counselling services in the year. We continued to offer virtual and telephone counselling as well as face to face sessions.
## **New Developments**
We have been working hard to develop a trading subsidiary to help us diversify our income streams. We’re excited to formally launch the company next year!
We welcomed three new staff members to the team, each bringing their own set of skills and experience. We hope they will help us develop our services.
Four staff accessed Healing Together training programmes to enable them to go into schools to deliver interventions to children impacted by domestic abuse.
We have developed new programmes such as a Holistic Health course linking mental health with physical health, and a programme focussed on suicide and self-harm to help women create safety plans.
We set up a new support group for young women aged 18 – 24 and continued to deliver and develop some of the remote mental health courses introduced during lockdown.
## **Impact**
Of women accessing our services the following outcomes were reported: 85% feel more confident 76% feel less depressed 72% feel less anxious 73% feel less stressed 66% have greater self esteem 74% feel more able to manage their mental health 85% feel less isolated 76% have a better quality of life
## **Matters pertaining to the Companies Act 2006**
For the year ending 31 March 2021 the company was entitled to exemption from audit under section 447 of the Companies Act 2006. The members have not required the company to obtain an audit in accordance with section 476 of the Companies Act 2006. The directors acknowledge their responsibility for complying with the requirements of the Act with respect to accounting records and for the preparation of accounts.
Signed: on behalf of Trustees
Print name: Karen Griffiths
Date:
## **INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT**
## **Report to the trustees of Tyneside Women's Health**
**On accounts for 31 March 2022 Charity no 1126648 the year ended Respective** The Trustees of the organisation are responsible for the preparation of **responsibilities of** accounts; they consider that an audit is not required for this year under **trustees and** section 144(2) of the Charities Act 2011 and that an Independent **examiner** Examination is needed. It is my responsibility to
- examine the accounts (under section 145 of the 2011 Act),
- follow the procedures laid down in the General Directions given by the Charity Commission (under section 145(5)(b) of the Act), and state whether particular matters have come to my attention.
**Basis of** My examination was carried out in accordance with General Directions **independent** given by the Charity Commissioners. An examination includes a review of **examiner’s** the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the **statement** accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from the trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently I do not express an audit opinion on the accounts.
- **Independent** In the course of my examination, no matter has come to my attention: **examiner's** 1. which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in, any material **statement** respect, the trustees have not met the requirements to ensure that:
- proper accounting records are kept (in accordance with section 41 of
- the Act); and
- accounts are prepared which agree with the accounting records and
- comply with the accounting requirements of the Act; or
2. to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
**Signed: Date: 12th September 2022**
**Name:** Mark Thompson MAAT **Address:** VODA Spirit of North Tyneside Wing 2nd Floor, Wallsend Customer First Centre 16 The Forum Wallsend NE28 8JR
## **Tyneside Women's Health**
## **Statement of Financial Activities for the year ended 31 March 2022**
|**Receipts**
Notes
Grants
4
Donations
Fundraising
Other Fees & Refunds
Bank Interest
**Total Receipts**
**Payments**
Salaries
2
Staff Travel & Training
Group Work & Activities
Office Expenses
Premises Expenses
Governance Costs
3
Depreciation
**Total Payments**
Surplus / deficit for the year
Net Movement in Funds
Funds at 1 April 2021
**Funds at 31 March 2022**|**Unrestricted**
**Restricted**
**Total**
**Total**
**Funds**
**Funds**
**Funds**
**Funds**
**2022**
**2022**
**2022**
**2021**
.
**£**
**£**
29000
285403
314403
381923
1225
1225
1612
3459
3459
1289
3952
3952
9856
582
582
0|
|---|---|
||**38218**
**285403**
**323621**
**394680**|
||169849
169849
173942
360
360
0
11
12782
12793
13995
1250
12536
13786
13552
55827
55827
68200
9065
9065
11552
45
45
56|
||**1306**
**260419**
**261725**
**281297**|
||36912
24984
61896
113383
0
0
134690
103452
238142
124759|
||**171602**
**128436**
**300038**
**238142**|
## **Tyneside Women's Health Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2022**
|**Fixed Assets**
**7**
**Current Assets**
Debtors
**8**
Cash at Bank & in Hand
**Total Cash Balances**
**Current Liabilities**
**Net Current Assets**
**Net Assets at 31 March 2018**
**Represented By:**
**5**
Restricted Funds
Designated Funds
Unrestricted Funds
For the year ending 31/03/2022 the company was entitled to exemption from
audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small
companies.
Directors responsibilities:
a) The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its
accounts for the year in question in accordance with section 476, of the
Companies Act 2006
b) The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the
requirements of the Act with respect to accounting records and for the
preparation of accounts.|**2022**
**£**
180
2760
297098
**299858**
**299858**
**300038**
128436
49780
121822
**300038**|**2021**
**£**
225
750
237218|
|---|---|---|
|||**237968**|
|||**50**
**237918**|
|||**238143**|
|||103452
44780
89911|
|||**238143**|
||||
c) The accounts have been prepared in accordance with the special provisions of the Companies Act relating to small companies.
Signed: Position: Finance Lead for the Board of Trustees
Print Name: Karen Griffiths
Date:
**Tyneside Women's Health**
## **Notes to the accounts, 2021-22**
**1. Basis of accounts**
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) (effective 1 January 2015) – Charities SORP (FRS 102), the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) and the Companies Act 2006
Tyneside Womens Health 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 note(s).
Fixed Assets are depreciated over a useful lifeline at the following rates: Office Furniture - 20% reducing balance
|**2.**|**Trustees and Staff**|||
|---|---|---|---|
||No Trustees were remunerated or received expenses payments.|||
||Total Salary Costs|£|169,849
|
||Average no of staff (full time equivalent)||**7**|
|**3.**|**Costs of financial services**|||
||The cost for the Independent Examination for the financial period will be £475|||
|**4.**|**Funding received through the year:**|||
||**Unrestricted:**|||
||Joseph Strong Frazer Trust||1000|
||The 29th May 1961 Charitable Trust||3000|
||Community Foundation Covid-19 Response & Recovery Fund||25000|
||**Total Unrestricted Funds Received**||**29000**|
||**Restricted:**|||
||Newcastle City Council||22251|
||Women Thrive Fund (ROSA & The Smallwood Trust)||42475|
||Lloyds Bank Foundation for England & Wales||24090|
||National Lottery Community Fund Reaching Communities||93393|
||Enterprise Development Programme||8926|
||European Social Fund LA6 Gateshead Council (Gateshead)||3871|
||European Social Fund LA6 Gateshead Council (Newcastle)||3043|
||Northumbria Police & Crime Commissioner Supporting Victims Fund||22079|
||NHS Newcastle Gateshead (Alliance CCG)||12800|
||Gateshead Council (Come on in Service)||36087|
||Bluestone Collaborative||13599|
||The Penny Appeal||2760|
||Building Better Opportunities (Wise Steps)||29|
||**Total Restricted Funds Received**||**285403**|
|**5.**|**Fund Analysis**|||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||**Restricted Funds**|**April '21**|**Income**|**Expend**|**March '22**|
||Lloyds Bank Foundation for England & Wales|24090|24090|24090|24090|
||National Lottery Community Fund Reaching Communities|32136|93393|71044|54485|
||Enterprise Development Programme|0|8926|8926|0|
||Evan Cornish Foundation|4000||4000|0|
||European Social Fund LA6 Gateshead Council (Gateshead)|0|3871|3871|0|
||European Social Fund LA6 Gateshead Council (Newcastle)|0|3043|3043|0|
||LGA Foundation|10000||10000|0|
||Sport England|3182||3182|0|
||The Fore RAFT Transition Fund|14323||14323|0|
||Community Foundation Women's Fund|5500||5500|0|
||MIND Covid-19 Response Fund|10224||10224|0|
||Newcastle City Council||22251|22251|0|
||Women Thrive Fund (ROSA & The Smallwood Trust)||42475|8491|33984|
||Northumbria Police & Crime Commissioner Supporting Victims Fund|0|22079|22079|0|
||NHS Newcastle Gateshead (Alliance CCG)|0|12800|12800|0|
||Gateshead Council (Come on in Service)|0|36087|36087|0|
||Bluestone Collaborative||13599||13599|
||Building Better Opportunities (Wise Steps)|0|29|29|0|
||The Penny Appeal||2760|480|2280|
||**Total**|**103455**|**285403**|**260420**|**128438**|
## **Notes:**
## **Lloyds Bank Foundation for England & Wales**
Grant towards the cost of delivering mental health interventions **National Lottery Community Fund Reaching Communities** Grant to support delivery of mental health courses, support groups, drop in and creative activities **Enterprise Development Programme** Grant to support the develoment of our trading subsidiary **Evan Cornish Foundation** Grant towards the cost of delivering mental health interventions **European Social Fund LA6 Gateshead Council - Gateshead** Funds to deliver a Routes to Recovery & Beyond course in Gateshead **European Social Fund LA6 Gateshead Council - Newcastle** Funds to deliver a Routes to Recovery & Beyond course in Newcastle **LGA Foundation** Grant towards the cost of delivering mental health interventions **Sport England** Grant to support delivery of physical health interventions **The Fore RAFT Transition Fund** Funds to support delivery of the Building Blocks to Better Mental Health project **Community Foundation Women's Fund** Grant to support core costs and service development **MIND Covid-19 Response Fund** Grant to support services during the Covid-19 pandemic **Newcastle City Council** Grant towards the cost of delivering mental health interventions for Newcastle women **Women Thrive Fund (ROSA & The Smallwood Trust)** Grant to deliver interventions that improve women's mental health and wellbeing **Northumbria Police & Crime Commissioner Supporting Victims Fund** Grant to deliver interventions to victims of domestic abuse **NHS Newcastle Gateshead (Alliance CCG)** Funding for the provision of mental health services for women living in Newcastle **Gateshead Council (Come On In Service)** Preventative Services contract for Gateshead women's mental health and wellbeing provision **Bluestone Collaborative** Grant to deliver programmes focussed on self harm and suicide prevention **Building Better Opportunities (Wise Steps)** Funds to provide specialist interventions for women accessing the BBO Wise Steps programme **The Penny Appeal** Grant to provide counselilng services to women impacted by abuse
|**Designated Funds**||
|---|---|
|Legal Liabililty Fund|24780|
|Office Move & Rebranding|25000|
|**Total**|**49780**|
## **Notes:**
## **Legal Liability Fund**
This is in place to cover closing costs for the organisation, so it can fulfil its legal obligations, e.g. leases. **Office Move & Rebranding**
To cover office move, rebranding and associated costs.
**6. Related party transactions** There were no significant transactions between the project and any related parties during the period. No payments have been made to Trustees.
|**7.**|**Fixed Assets**|**Office**||
|---|---|---|---|
|||**Furniture**|**Total**|
||Cost|||
||As at 1 April 2021|10858|10858|
||Additions|||
||Disposals|||
||As at 31 March 2022|10858|10858|
||Depreciation|||
||As at 1 April 2021|10633|10633|
||Charge for the year|45|45|
||Disposals|||
||As at 31 March 2022|10678|10678|
||**Net Book Value at 31 March 2022**|**180**|**180**|
|**8.**|**Debtors**|||
||Debtor (Grant The Penny Appeal)|2760||