Trnstees Annual Re 0110812021 to 3110712022 You Ralse Me Up Ltd Charity Number 1147534 58b High Street Polegate Bt426 6AD Trustees Ch3lrman- Annfrmarie Field Sarah Pearce Claire Hall Type of Governing Document- Memorandum How Charity Is constituted- Company Trustee Selection Method- Appointed by Objertive5 l. To relieve the mental and physical sid(nes5 of persons resident in the UK sufferlng from bereavement or loss by the provision of counselling and support 2. To assist in the treatment and care of persons suffering from mental or physical illness of any description or in need of rehabilitstion becatsse of such illness, by the provlslon of facilities for work and recreation To promote and protect the physi(xl and mental health of sufferers of illness of any description in the UK through the provision of financial assistsnce, support, educatlon and practical athiiee. 4. The relief of financial hardship, either generally or individually. of people INing in the UK by making grants of money or paylng for items. services or facilities connected with bereavement or loss. Actiblltie5 & PerfOrn￿nce You Raise Me Up is a local volunteer communty led charity based in Polegate. Our sole purpose is to provide emotional and mental health support to famllles after the death of an adult child between the age of 16 and 25. We provide compassion. sUpF￿rt and simply to be able to say. "we totalW understand" rather than "we cannot imagine what you are going throughl" Our whole-family approach supports surviving family members and friends to work through the unimaginable grief and pain of losing a child. We support the whole frdmily not lust the parents but grandparents, siblings. cou5in5. aunts. uncles, and their peers. Our support 15 not limited to the cause of death as with some organisations. Our support groups are open to bereaved families regardless of the age of the child or length of loss. We are addressing the problem to lack of acces5 to timety appropriate mental health support for families after the death of young adult aged 16-25 as a slbling or family member or friend. To look to reduce the stigma related io depression and mental health Issues. To provide earl￿r identificatlon of risky. suicidal, and self-hami behaviours. We are increasingly supporting adolescent mental health as statutory service5 are overwhelmed and able to provlde free immedlate specialist support that saves INes. r Servlces NatlonvAde 24-hour helpllne: Our Mental Hea￿h crisis helpline it is manned by our trained professionals who have shared lived experlenEe giving advice, SUPFJOrt. and an empathetic ear. Those seekin8 help are assessed at this point for our own services as well as signposted to other support and help. We have a crlsls engagement support worker who is a bereaved pa￿nt and man5 the helpline The rate of calls, texts, Facebook messages and email to thi5 service continues to increase with over 240 contacts per month not only from newly bereaved family members, families already know to us, those bereaved months Dryears ago but increasing others looking for mental health support they could not find anywhere else. Speclallst bereavement counselllry: Our counselling service is immediate. bespoke, speclalist and free of charge to our users. Our counsel10￿ are Th)t just fulfy qualified but are bereaved parents themselves too providing thelr expertise at a reduced rate forthe Charlty. The Counselling service we provide means that we can offer support as soon as It Is needed, whSch can be crucial for some particulady in those earty days when they are trying to come to temis with the shock of their Ioss. We continue to see an increase in the demand for our services a5 the NHS and other organlsations are stretched or suspended and unable to proV￿e timely appropriate 5UPPOrt. In 2020 we pmvided an averdge of 40 sessions a month in 2021 this increased to 90 a month. In 2022 this is now up to 155 sessions a month- an increase of 72.2% on last year. Group 5UPPOrt sessions: We provide 3 three-hour support groups which are free of charge to pa￿nts and siblings every month. The groups are set up with men, women. and siblings separatelv. Through these sesslons, families meet with others who have experienced the same10s5 to share thoughts and feelings. gaining emotional and moral support for all family members in a safe environment. Two counsellors lead the sessions which a￿ held as discussion groups allowing one counsellor to give one to one support if needed. Dropln support centre: Our busy drop-in sUPPOrt centre in Polegate is a safe Space for community. offering bereavement guidance, advice and somewhere to turn to helping maintain and improve the mental and emotional health of people living with bereavement and grief. Some just want a quiet place and may not Say why they are there not just for a cuppa and cake. The local communlty use it for meelings We also provide a signposting service wlthln the Support Centre too to gNe help and advice to anyone In need wlth a full time memberof staff who links up with other services and charities. All the staff are mental health first aid trained. Respite actlvltles: We organlse up to 4 respite actNities such as picnlcs, meals out, socials and a remembrance service at Christmas and visits to local attractlons as a group enable families to feel°nomiaV and make new memories to give them strength going forward. Attended by up to 100 people. the actNities provide an opportunity for famllles to communlcate and speak atK)ut their emotions helping the families with the grieving pro￿55. Feelings are sha￿d that would be difficult to express to Other family and friend5. In addition to our five seNices, we Occasional￿ also support families with funeral costs. We set aside a small pot of Ltnrestricted funding each year to contribute to funeral costs and hardship payments in accordan￿ wtth the charity objectives. We a5se55 each request on a case-by-case basis and generalty contribute up to £3,5txJ toward5 funerals for the poorest families. We pay the fund5 to the fvneral directors. We support between four and six families in thls way each year. Fundrnlsing This year we have built on ourTntst and Foundations fundralsing and grown our Team. We have developed relationships with funders and have been successfvl with Mental Health Sustainability Fund, The ShanWundation,-MrS.￿l3cyTru5t. The Pixel Fund. The Beer Harris Trust, The Sussex Community Fund, The Sussex Crisis Fund with their Winter Recovery Fund, DHSC Suicide Prevention Fund, The Edward Gostling Foundation. The Duke of Devonshire Tnjst, and the National Lottery. We are so grateful forthe continued support our beneficiaries and supporters through personal donations. events. community fvndraisin& and corpordte donations. We were supported by several larger companies this year a5 their cl¥)sen charity including Zurich Community Trust. We have worked wrth Amold Clark. Tesco, Asda, and Ni5a through their Make a Difference campaign to raise funds for and awarene55 of our work. A significar)t area of awareness growth has been achieved via social media with 4508 on Facebook follower5. Our social media presence is increasing with our twitter and Instsgram growing and now on Tik Tok too to connect with young people. These platforms are used to promote all fijndraising events alongside the website. Declaratlon The trustees declare that they have approved the Trustees report above Signed on behalf of the Charitys Trustees Signature Sarah Pearce Position-Trustee REGISTERED COMPANYNUhlBEL. 0771ll31 (Ell￿a and Waks) RECISTERED CJIARrrY r4uKBKR: 11475J4 REPORT OF rn TRbSTEES AND AUDITED FINAJ4CL4L sfATEMEh'TS FOR THE YEAR Ef4DED 31 JULY 2022 FOR YOU RAISE ME UP LLWTED Watson Lwiates (TrofessioLal S¢tvicBs) Ltd 3N34 North Street BN27 IDW CONTENTS OF THK FINLYCIAL STATEMENts FOR ThE YEaR ENDED 31 JiILY 21ll2 Report ofth¢ TwBt¢e¥ Ba1￿ce Sbe¢t 5106 YOU RAISE ME iJP LIMrrLD REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2022 The ttustces wljo arc al80 directors of th¢ cbsrity fw th¢ puw of th¢ CoiDPatiiCS A¢t 2006, pr¢sent iheit report wJ¢h thc tioathcial statements of The tharity for the y¢4r end¢d 31 July 2022. Tbe InJ$t¢cs have adopted tbe tffovisiolls of ihe Sratemeot of Re¢omnkthded Tractice {SORPI'ACtount￿g #nd R¢porting by Chatiti<%' i55ued in Marcb 2005. INCORPORATION The ¢harirable company was iticorporated OL 20 July 2011. REFERENCE AND ADMINISTIL4TIVE R¢giitered Compaoy N'wnber 077112il {Engla[￿ and Wale51 Registered CIEarlty Nthwber 1147534 Rtylstered orfice 58b IlJ"gh Strtet Polewe E¥¢ Sussex BN26 6AD Trustee5 Mi&s A Fiel4 MITr S A Pearce Mrs C TrI&ll Indeptudenl Exgmlller WAlwn Associates (ProfessIoA￿ Servi￿) Ltd 3¢%34 North Street HaLlsham E&8t Sussex BN27 IDW STRL'CTUR& GOVERNANCE MANAGEMENT Govtrnlng DDcwmeDt The chwity is eontrolled by its soverDit)g d￿Ument. a deed of tru$¢ and COn￿l￿t¢S a ILmited cthrJp4tty, limtted by guarantte, as defined by the Companie8 A¢t 2006. Risk Mauagement The tru$l¢e5 have a duty to identify and reviow tbe iith io which the charity is exposed and to ¢n5ure 8PPtopriaie controjs are in place lo wovide T¢asonable ossurance agaansl froué attd Crror. ON 4EHI.It ARD: M5ss A FltJd- Dil¢'. 1 |.3.j..20..J3......... Pagt I LhlDEPL*I)EThI EXLTrIINERSY BEPORT TO TEE TRL'STEES OF YOL RAISE ME iTr I1￿IrrED Irewt One￿ ac¢0￿ forfr year eDdeA31 Juty2022 sEtoblonpws threeto si Ibe ell￿6 trusteu (who are algo the dire¢ton for tb¢ ofwJpatty Saw) 8Trrwibk fw th¢ preimratia of tbe accounts. Thc tuste¢s consid¢r that An audit is noti¢q￿Ed fDr tb¢ wtod (uDdcrSection 144(2) o£the Chatits¢5 Act 2011 (the 2011 A¢t}} 4odtiMt att itidq&tht examillthn isr￿￿￿1 H2￿ng suisfL¢d roysejf that the cknity is not fflthiert to audit eompany law 18 eli&bk fw iu*ndt ¢wnineth¢ ￿￿1¢r S￿li0n 145 of tbe2011 Act Section 1245(5)1Tr*) of the 2011 Ad)" sod B8$18 of theYnOeptndeJrt •xKthtr'% report (i) tok¢¢p a¢￿ullti￿TtCotd$ in ac¢ord8ll¢¢ with Section 386 8Thd387 of tht CoJyparries Act2006' ajd of Sections 394 and 395 of the CoTnpow¢s Act 2006 8nd witb tb¢ methoth attd principles of the have notiwl * or 10 bt Asso￿£ WatyJ]kAsKKiatr5 (F¥ofessioJai Servicc5) Ltd 30-34 Notlb Sttt¢t BN27 JDW STATEl+rEr4T OF F￿"￿'CAALACT[V11￿S FOR THE Y]£AR ThIIED 31 llTLY 2L122 2022 2022 2922 2021 2•21 21121 Furd$ Not&8 frojll cb*rlt*ble 161.028 205.575 366,￿3 106.344 161868 269212 RESODRCES l98 867 378 843 163 174 196 12 Nrr ThtOMING PLSOL'RCFS 25.599 iU40 43 170 TOTALFbM)S FORWARD 25 33.444 The w)t¢s fonnwof th¢8e 8t&teD)e&ts Page 3 YOU RAISE ME UP LIMITED BALANCK SHEET AS AT 31 JULY 2022 2022 2022 Restric*d Utrestskthd Fund5 Funds 2022 Total 2021 2021 Restric*d Utireyri¢ted Funds Futjds Tot81 Notes FIXED ASSETS Tangible assets I 1.472 11.472 8,605 8,605 CURRENT Cash at b￿￿k 43 10 350 ￿65 20.633 68.822 r*ET cut￿ENr 10.350 54.837 65.187 48.169 TOTAL ASSETS LLSS CURREPIT LIABILITJES 10.350 54.837 65.187 48.189 29.238 77.427 NET ASSETS 10,350 54,837 29,238 77.427 FUNDS UJw¢stricteO 10 54.837 65.187 48.189 29,238 77.427 TOTAL FUI¥DS 54,837 65.187 48,l89 77,427 Th¢ Gknitable Company i¥ entitl￿ to ¢x¢mption frgjn audit ullder S￿tion 477 of the CompaDiog Act 21XkS for th¢ r￿n0d ended 3 1 Jujy 2022. The mernber5 have noi required the charitable company to obtsin 8n audii of its finaoci&l stot¢menL¥ for the pori ended 31 July 2022 in accordance with Stction 476 of the Companic5 Act 2fKI6. The trtsb't¢¢s acknowledge their irspol15ib1liti￿ for . Thtfin cial atem¢nls were approveAa by the Board of Trugie¢6 on ........... . Imlf by.. Mi$5 A Fi - Tn￿t The Thotes fom) p#rt of diest fmlncial stateD)En Pago 4 YOURAISE ME tiP LLtriifED NOTÉS TO THE FINAP*CIAL STATEMENIS FOR THE YEAR ENDED31 JLlY2022 ACCOtJNTDTGPOLICtES Financi￿ Rq)orttug Sthtsdard for st￿￿er Embtie5 (effecfive April 21I)8k the Compaoi¢s Act 2(h)6 and lthe AU 1￿CoMID8 r¢sour¢es ar¢ i￿lud¢d on th¢ Statement of FinciaI Aetivitie4 wlwn the c]MTity ts legally Twibk *tsEts 25•/0 ¥traigbtJill& Furtb¢r ¢xplaDztion of th¢ thjre pu￿ of ¢*A fulld is iticludoj YM the notes ts> Ibe finw¢ial TRUSTEES, REMUNERAThONAND REIATED PARTY TWiSACTtONS TruJteeB' ¥xpènBe$ There werg no trustecs. &XP¢D6e5 paidfor the puiod 31 JUIY 2022. TANCIBLE FIXED ASSETS Ef BOOK VALUK &t 31 Jlliy2022 at 31 July 2021 11.472 8.605 Pag¢ S OTES TO THE FI￿.AN(￿AL STATEMENTh-CONTINUED AfOR'fKE YEAIi ENDED 31 JLlY2022 *tQl.0821 at 31.07.22 29239 25.599 8tOI.0821 at 31.0722 ZJri¢b &169 1.000 29.042 37311 Fastbourne BC 7.020 1.000 s.000 25.000 2.0 37.500 925 5,000 3.120 io.LvJo 61500 925 S,QOO 3.120 io.wo Vo]un*Ssxtor DHSC Suicide Prév¢ Sbantey Trust 53,341 53J41 s.000 750 750 1500 RaDk FoDtsdation Hendy 1.750 1.750 5.000 TOTAL VIJNDS 161,028 198 867 10350 Pa8¢ 6 FOR TAE YEAR LW)XD 31 JULY 21122 zin2 47,434 53A28 42563 14573 94J21 40279 8A79 3.￿6 5upp¢xtrarttedorJatio 34286 161.018 101,896 6,598 364603 269212 69.743 7599 9,367 11598 12,429 9,508 iojoo 4.755 998 7&980 1810 Jl,O63 4,481 045 SQ CeotseJtiliiybills 1286 305 15,454 PPE OMCE IOJ47 7.144 703 2,886 19) 740 3.154 s￿I0￿￿Et￿lpO*4¢ 812 1700 6945 76 859 121 ssl 3W6 .707 5.785 30 37&843 112 9.726 Thenote5 forrnpart ofdwe fiD2lltial Page 7 ## **Independent examiner's report on the accounts** ## **Section A Independent Examiner’s Report** **Report to the trustees/ members of** Charity Name YOU RAISE ME UP LIMITED **On accounts for the year** 31 JULY 2022 **Charity no** 1147534 **ended (if any) Set out on pages** 1-2 (remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets) I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31 July 2022. **Responsibilties and** As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the **basis of report** accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”). I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. **Independent examiner's statement** I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination (other than that disclosed below *) which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect: - the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; or - the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or - the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair’ view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. 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 accounts to be reached. * _Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply._ **Date:** 10.02.23 **Signed:**[John Males ] **Name:** John Charles Males **Relevant professional** ICAEW FCA **qualification(s) or body (if any):** 1 **Oct 2018** **IER** **Address:** 30-34 North Street Hailsham East Sussex BN27 1DW ## **Section B Disclosure** Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners). **Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose** . 2 **Oct 2018** **IER**