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2021-03-31-accounts

NIWE EATING DISTRESS SERVICE TRADING AS EATING DISTRESS NORTH EAST LIMITED

(A company limited by guarantee)

REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS For the year ended 31 March 2021

Charity Number 1150416 Company Number 08269009

NIWE EATING DISTRESS SERVICE TRADING AS EATING DISTRESS NORTH EAST LIMITED (A company limited by guarantee)

TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT

For the year ended 31 March 2021

Trustees Annual Report

The trustees are pleased to present their annual Directors’ report together with financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 March 2021 which are also prepared to meet the requirements for a Directors’ report and accounts for Companies Act purposes.

The financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011, the Companies Act 2006, the Memorandum and Articles of Association and Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable to the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019).

Reference and administrative details of the charity, its trustees and advisors

Charity Name NIWE Eating Distress Service Trading as Eating Distress North East Limited Registered Charity No. 1150416 Registered Company No. 08269009 Registered address The Old Post Office 5 Pink Lane Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 5DW Trustees Carolyn (Lyn) Boyle Chair Lauren Patterson Michael Wallace Michael Garry Radha Sharma Rachel Errington Independent Examiner Michelle Wright Connected Voice Business Services Higham House Higham Place Newcastle NE1 8AF Bankers The Co-operative Bank PO Box 101 1 Balloon Street Manchester M60 4EP

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Structure, governance and management

Governing documents

The organisation is a charitable company limited by guarantee, incorporated on 25 October 2012. The company was established under a Memorandum of Association which establishes the objectives and powers of the charitable company and is governed under its Articles of Association.

Appointment of Trustees

Trustees are elected at the AGM and can serve more than one term. Interested possible new trustees are encouraged to attend trustee meetings, as observers can then be co-opted and elected at the following AGM.

Organisation

The trustees meet six-weekly and deal with the administration of the charity encompassing the strategic vision, financial accountability and risk management.

The operational management of the organisation is undertaken by the paid staff team.

Risk management

The Trustees have conducted a review of the major risks to which the charity is exposed and systems have been established to mitigate those risks including the implementation of procedures for authorisation of all transactions and projects and for ensuring the consistent quality of the delivery of all operational aspects of the charitable company. These procedures are periodically reviewed to ensure that they still meet the needs of the charity.

Financial review

NIWE Eating Distress Service is funded by grant income from Henry Smith Charity; The National Lottery Community Fund; COVID – 19 State Aid; Newcastle City Council Business Support; Greggs Foundation; Newcastle Gateshead and North Tyneside Clinical Commissioning Groups; and a range of smaller trusts and charitable foundations, a number of small donations; income generated from fundraising and charged for services.

The total income for the year was £218,533.

Financial Liabilities

The Trustees have had to allow for the outstanding liability of the pension scheme deficit, which was valued at £20,000 at last estimate. The deficit is to be addressed with a plan to buy out of the scheme in accordance with current regulation. (Ref: section 15 in notes)

Reserves policy

The Trustees have decided the right level of reserves for the charity to allow NIWE to take account of potential risks and contingencies that may arise, to hold a level of any unrestricted Reserves which enables NIWE to have sufficient financial resources to meet liabilities and meet ethical commitments if funding were to be withdrawn and/or it were unable to continue operating. NIWE provides counselling and support to vulnerable clients including longer term and the Trustees wish to maintain a sufficient level of reserves to enable the counselling

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service to continue should a shortfall in income occur. NIWE considers that holding up to six month’s reserves would allow for the opportunity to ethically complete its programmes of support to these vulnerable clients.

NIWE Eating Distress Service has agreed to hold designated contingency reserves at £93,000. At 31[st] March 2021, designated reserves represented 4.6 months’ running costs based on 2020/21 expenditure, £14,700 as the estimated costs associated with winding up the organization / cessation of operation in the event of non-viability or due to unplanned closure, and £20,000 designated to cover the pension fund withdrawal liability which is expected to become payable in the next financial year. Unrestricted reserves stand at £30,330. The total of the Charity’s reserves for 2020/21 are therefore £123,330.

Monitoring and reviewing the Reserves Policy - The calculation of the required level of reserves by the Trustees/Directors forms part of their consideration and review of business planning, budget, financial projections and funding strategy each year.

Public benefit statement

The Trustees have referred to the Charity Commission's guidance on public benefit when reviewing the charity's objectives and planning its future activities. This annual report will aim to demonstrate the link between our charitable activity and how this benefits our service users.

Objectives and activities

Charitable objects include:

This is achieved by means of:

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Trustees have complied with their duty to have due regard to the guidance on public benefit published by the Charity Commission in exercising their power and duties.

Volunteers have contributed to the work of the charity by:

Background

North East England has a rising epidemic of eating distress (ED). The numbers of under 18 - year olds being treated have increased by 60% and the youngest age being treated has dropped to 6 years old (2016) FOI 2898 request 2017). Each year, around 112 new cases of anorexia nervosa are diagnosed, with a total of 169 undetected in the community (Health Care Needs Assessment Severe Eating Disorders, North East & Cumbria: NHS England, Northern England Strategic Clinical Networks HCNA Report 2015). This shows the growing scale of the issue for local people and why our work is vital for local communities. The latest published NHS figures show for the North East a prevalence of potential eating disorders young people aged 16 – 24 years old, alone of 41,631 individuals.

Achievements and performance

The previous year ended with the start of the first UK wide lockdown from 16[th] March due to the pandemic COVID – 19. Following the working from home instruction, we had begun to pivot the whole of our services to remote/online working

We initially encountered problems with working online around confidentiality and client safety, as the Zoom system which was the most readily available and affordable proved to have reduced security and encryption levels. We therefore started to use VeeSee, a platform previously used by ‘online doctors’, which was quite costly, but ensured user online safety.

We moved all our team and Board meetings online and convened more regular meetings of the Board of Trustees to be able to report back and seek decisions more regularly on the work and any issues arising out of the changed circumstances.

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The CEO attended weekly provider management meetings with NHS commissioners for regular reports and updates. She also joined the Future NHS Collaboration platform for mental health, autism and learning disabilities to keep abreast of developments/ practice in the field especially affecting our service users at a critical time. VONNE (Voluntary Organisations Network North East) established a regular network meeting for Chief Officers which was also attended for mutual learning and support.

Counsellors consulted with their professional bodies BACP and UKCP BACP (British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy) (United Kingdom Counselling and Psychotherapy). BACP worked with the Open University to produce a short basic course for counsellors working on- line/ by telephone which was taken up in the organisation. Safe practice in carrying out assessments for new registrants was not considered possible - due to the elevated risk of working in this way with people with eating disorders - without more advanced training. So, we were unable at that time to provide counselling for new people contacting the service. Online health and wellbeing sessions soon became available and could be attended by new registrants.

Our face-to-face Friends and Family, Health and Wellbeing and HOPE Groups were suspended and we had to inform external providers who worked for NIWE as sessional workers that their planned programme was effectively cancelled. As a wellbeing initiative, we commissioned and offered an online choir for service users which ran for four months and was popular and beneficial.

We began to have conversations with sessional workers about adapting face to face delivery to online provision, when and how this could work. As lockdown and the pandemic progressed and demand for secure and reliable online working platforms increased, providers upped their game and products. We were able to move to counselling provision via Zoom once technical developments ensured high level encryption and security, and we purchased and set up FRAMA, a confidential and secure system for sharing and signing online documents, in particular counselling contracts with service users.

The impact of the pandemic and subsequent lockdowns on our service users has been well noted, and has informed our work and, where appropriate, was reported to NHS commissioners for action e.g. inclusion of people with Eating Disorders in eligible groups for priority shopping times, enabling them to receive letters from GPs confirming a vulnerable person category as defined by the government.

Research into Effects of COVID-19 pandemic on people with eating disorders

There is a need for learning to be undertaken in order to inform this mental health work for the foreseeable future.

Important research has already been carried out with results published by Northumbria - University and others. Exploring the impact of the COVID 19 pandemic and UK lockdown on individuals with experience of eating disorders | Journal of Eating Disorders | Full Text (biomedcentral.com).

The CEO established contact with the researchers at Northumbria University and EDNE (NIWE) is now collaborating in further planned research which was approved by NIHR (National Institute for Health Research) in early 2021.

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Towards Recovery - Counselling

Counselling Case Study The story of an individual’s experience often helps to demonstrate the difference we can make and how significantly lives can be changed for the better. Names and some details changed for confidentiality purposes:

**************** Case Study - Jan-Mar 2020

“I feel like I want to shout it from the rooftops - why don’t they teach this in schools?” “Kerry” - Twenties - Female - Binge Eating Disorder - 8 sessions Kerry came to NIWE after years of binge eating and strict dieting - she was still attending a slimming club when she first started her sessions with me. Raised by parents who still struggle with their eating - associating food with love and comfort - she was bullied from age 5 for her weight, which led to self-harm while she was still in primary school. Feeling isolated and ostracised from such an early age led to Kerry developing a very negative picture of who she was, describing herself as “disgusting” in our first session, seeking ways to “control herself”, because since being diagnosed with binge eating disorder in the previous year, she had “used it as an excuse to eat”. Kerry had previously worked long hours, in a high-pressure job, and was now working part time at a more structured job, but had noticed herself starting to overthink interactions with colleagues, and this had also led to self-criticism. Also, despite having lost a significant amount of weight since leaving home, some simply through being more active now she had a different job, but some through severely restricting portions and counting calories, Kerry realised this hadn’t led to a positive change in her self-esteem - in fact, she was more selfconscious now, and felt very panicked at social gatherings. During the second session, I asked Kerry if she had ever talked about her experiences from when she was younger - we realised that she had not. Her father suffered from depression, and a breakdown when Kerry was 11, but the family way was to carry on and not discuss things that were happening. Over the weeks, we talked about what she had gone through, and how she had adapted over the years - how she had learned to cope with unstable circumstances without a supportive friend group, without family discussion, and how these adaptations might have allowed her to push through difficult situations in the past, but now that things were more stable - structured job, relationship she enjoyed - as it was working outside of her awareness, this internal alarm system was still very sensitive to things such as a slightly different tone of voice from a colleague, or not losing weight at her slimming club each week - taking these as signs she wasn’t “good enough” - leading to further restriction, and further binge eating. Towards the end of session four, a conversation thread around reconnecting to the body’s natural hunger and my recommendation of a book led to a change in energy with Kerry. By session five she was energised - she had not read a book in years, due to her anxious thoughts, yet this book she could not put down. We discussed her revelations - her bingeing was not a personal failing, a lack of willpower, but a reaction to the strict restriction and a way to numb painful thoughts. Within days she was experimenting with pushing back on food rules that had governed her life for years - Kerry’s personal power was so inspiring to see. She discovered that Weetabix, far from being a dangerous carbohydrate, was a breakfast that satisfied her hunger and left her free to think about things other than the minutes until lunchtime - and then that a sandwich was in fact plenty for her. That broccoli is something you can crave and not resent if you listen to your body, and not a restrictive plan.

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By our final session, Kerry had chosen to stop attending her slimming club weigh-ins, and started going for walks with her children instead. She didn’t have to plan her meals so meticulously, so her mind and time were free for more enjoyable things. After she finished the book we had talked about in session, she moved on to other, non eating distress related books, as she found she had the concentration now, rather than needing quick distraction with social media.. She started noticing when she was stressed, and thinking about why, rather than trying to numb the emotion with food. By our final session, she talked to me about explaining to a co-worker what she had learned about connecting to her senses of hunger and fullness - “I feel like I want to shout it from the rooftops,” she said, “Why don’t they teach this in schools?”

Counselling data

Numbers of people attending counselling were affected by the pandemic and then the need to work remotely. We were able to support some individuals with a check in service via email and telephone which are not included in these figures.

No. of Counselling sessions 1 April 2020 – 31 March 2021 1,147 No. of Initial assessments sessions 1 April – March 2021 (including DNA’s) 171 No. of counselling service users 1 April 2020 – 31 March 2021 148

Service Evaluation

During what turned out to be the first lockdown, the independent service evaluator ceased face to face consultations and, despite her best efforts was unable to engage with commissioners of services, service users etc., online or by telephone, so by agreement, suspended her work on the evaluation. The independent evaluator resumed her work contacting and interviewing NIWE stakeholders and presented an interim report to the Trust Board in December 2020.

From the interim report:

‘People with existing mental illness are experiencing ‘greatest deterioration’ in relation to health[1] , and the ‘peculiarities of COVID-19 and the reaction of the public and governments to it, have particular relevance for people living with an eating disorder and those who care for them’[2] . People experiencing eating distress are affected by issues linked to ‘lockdown’, including food insecurity, food hoarding, restrictions on movement, and reduced access to support[3] , and many carers have faced increased demands, and/or new challenges during lockdown periods[4] . The pandemic is amplifying existing health inequalities[5] . ‘

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There is much UK evidence of significant increase in the diagnosis of eating disorders in 2020 - People with eating disorders were disproportionately affected by the pandemic they need support (inews.co.uk) https://www.psych.ox.ac.uk/news/effect-of-the-covid-19-pandemic-on-eating-disorders

July – December 2020

In August we secured COVID – 19 state aid funding through the National Lottery Community Fund and have been able to pay for ‘Cyber Therapist’ 80 x hour training packages for counsellors to become fully qualified to work online and by telephone, enabling a very welcome expansion of the counselling offer to newly registered service users. This also enabled the purchase of equipment for remote working, i.e. mobile telephones and IT equipment, and we set up extensive further systems and procedures for remote working

Our training officer had also begun to transition training courses to online delivery, working to adapt content and delivery style to ensure highest possible quality and impact. The Counselling Manager developed new systems and tools for effective and safe online working.

By June/July we were also running Health and Wellbeing online sessions every two weeks open to all service users. Our Friends and Family group resumed monthly sessions online.

Service Users Views and involvement

In August 2020 we carried out a survey with all our registered service users, asking them to tell us about their experiences of using services during the pandemic to date. We used the feedback to inform our delivery going forward and responding to as many of the issues raised as possible. (See the results in Appendix 1.)

Beginning the return to Face-to-Face working July/August 2020 and beyond

In order to comply with the law for a return to in-person working, the CEO produced a comprehensive workplace risk assessment, consulting with both staff and trustees. Trustees conducted a walk through to test the RA measures. We also worked with the building landlord to introduce building modifications for safe working. We implemented all COVID safe working arrangements and were able to return to a blended provision with both face to face and online services continuing to meet different needs. Due to the size of our premises and so that we could observe social distancing we also implemented a rota for staff office-based working.

The NHS required an assurance / return to service report and declaration to ensure compliance with all legal requirements as identified by NHS which was also completed.

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Evaluation and what we learned from the interim evaluation report 2020/2021

The independent evaluator resumed her work contacting and interviewing NIWE stakeholders and presented an interim report to the Trust Board in December 2020, then met with the CEO and Chair of the Board to agree an outline of the work for Year 3 January – December 2021.

The advent of the pandemic and NIWE’s work to help and support service users to manage as well as possible through it will be factored into and will feature in people’s stories within the evaluation. Service user participants have been invited to take part via mailshots and social media, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

We said we would act on feedback from service users:

They wanted : longer term work and so we appointed another trainee psychotherapist in February 2020.

They wanted more awareness of our services in primary care settings: we started to raise more awareness with primary care teams, to find out more about and make contact with the new primary care networks

They wanted increased communication via social media, we created an additional part time admin and communications post by reconfiguring existing roles.

We need to continue work on our business planning cycle and strategic planning.

The interim evaluation report has provided EDNE (NIWE) with valuable feedback and overwhelming endorsement of the whole EDNE (NIWE) approach

Prevention and Early Intervention

Our training officer successfully transitioned NIWE’s training courses to online delivery, creatively adapting content and delivery style to ensure highest possible quality and impact. Initially, we were not equipped in any way to move this delivery to digital, and it was not feasible for some time to convert training materials and delivery to online provision, particularly as NIWE’s training style is highly interactive. As we have progressed through the pandemic and online tools have become more flexible and sophisticated, staff have been trained and developed additional skills including learning from others’ practice, we have successfully moved the vast majority of our programmes to digital, including awareness talks and all courses. Demand from other organisations we are pleased to say has increased and the bookings are filling up. A few schools have embraced this form of training but take up in this area is still quite low, mainly presumably due to the challenges of just managing their own core delivery. The short films, #First Steps - Kayla’s, Tommy’s Liam’s and Amy’s storied have been very useful and popular in our training delivery.

In terms of training outputs and impact, because the training officer had frontloaded a significant amount of her NLCF funded work to take place from January – March 18[th] ., and subsequently once in partial furlough, achieved further significant out puts, she has in fact met outputs and impact aspirations. Digital delivery reduces the need for travel, which for the area NIWE covers can be considerable - so increased output can actually be facilitated, as long as there is demand.

By agreement with the main funder of this aspect of our work, (NLCF) the programme will be extended to 31[st] March 2022 taking account of the effects of the pandemic on delivery during 2020.

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A Word from our Training Officer

“After a period of furlough, it was apparent that the need for our work had massively increased and therefore we needed to change our offer of face-to-face delivery to meet the needs of young people and professionals during the pandemic.

I went to work on adapting all our current educational talks and training courses to be suitable for online delivery.

I researched several delivery platforms and chose the one which was most accessible and allowed for the highest level of interaction between participants. Disadvantages of Virtual Training

Benefits of Virtual Training

Increased flexibility in terms of group size, geographic spread etc

Moving Forward

I have been extremely surprised by how popular and successful the online training has become. Moving forward we will be offering both online and face to face delivery of training to give organisations much needed flexibility.”

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Delivery of ED training/talks 1 April 2020 – 31[st] March 2021

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Training Type Delivery address Date Participants
ED Training Youth NE (all online from here) 16/09/20 10
ED Training Sunderland Uni Paramedics 23/09/20 15 + 1 Prof
ED Training Richmond Fellowship 30/09/20 12
ED Talk Proctor & Gamble 12/11/20 12
ED Talk Newcastle Uni Group 1 12/11/20 170
ED Talk Newcastle Uni Group 2 12/11/20 170
ED Talk Newcastle College 20/11/20 200
ED Talk Sunderland Uni Paramedics Year 2 01/12/20 50
ED Training Cambian Group 02/12/20 20
ED Talk Year 10 GDST 08/12/20 85
ED Talk Your Homes Newcastle 09/12/20 20
ED Talk Tyne Met – Rugby excellence Programme 12/12/20 60
ED Training Whitley Bay High School 10/12/20 20
ED Talk Newcastle University (PA students) 28/01/21 30
ED Talk Newcastle Young Carers 03/02/21 10
ED Talk Sunderland University (MH Nurses) 04/02/21 150
ED Talk Middlesbrough & Stockton Mind 08/02/21 10
ED Talk Newcastle University (Medical Students) 18/02/21 30
ED Talk Foundation of Light (National Citizenship18/02/21 15
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ED Talk National Audit Office 03/03/21 25
ED Talk Northumberland Youth Service 04/03/21 16
Total Number of Talks Delivered 19
Total Number of Training Courses Delivered 5
Total Number of Beneficiaries TOTAL = 1,131
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Trailblazer / RISE

We worked with the provider of the Newcastle/Gateshead CCG Trailblazer pilot work, planning and delivering an eating disorder training programme to the cohort of new health linkworkers as part of the pilot in schools, part of the national action to improve young people’s mental health. Due to the first lockdown the work was suspended, and was then picked up again once restrictions eased, but again suspended in the autumn due to the challenging situation in schools. Recently a change of provider has led to The Children’s Society holding the contract for this work. We have been in discussions with them about taking the work forward and await their responses.

Towards Recovery : Health and Wellbeing for Mental Health

Online Health and Wellbeing sessions are continuing every two weeks – covering topics including body image, coping with anxiety, loneliness, kindness v. niceness, a survivor’s story, coping at Christmas with good attendance and positive outcomes.

These are based on a psychoeducation model which involves learning about and understanding mental health and wellbeing. It is similar to physical education where you learn about how your body works, how to look after it and the impacts of different strains or stressors – but instead applied to the mind.

Carers / Friends and Family

The Friends and Family sessions have all been delivered online and supported carers to develop their own resilience and to look after their own self care for strength in their caring role. The opportunity and benefits of being connected and relating to others in similar situations, even more isolated by lockdowns have been highly valued.

We successfully moved our Maudsley training course for carers of a loved one with eating disorder online. A quote from a participant - “The course exceeded my expectations – Excellent practical examples!.. Feels empowering to have these tools.”

Trust Board and Strategic Planning

Our trustees have given great commitment to ensuring good governance during the whole pandemic, meeting as needed to manage and deal with the unexpected. Although the Board held its AGM in 2020 (digitally) we were unable to hold our usual strategic planning day which is planned for May 2021 as a two-day online event.

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Staffing

Our Office Manager and Counselling Lead left for other work in early 2021. We successfully recruited to both posts and the new staff have enthusiastically embraced the difficult challenge of starting a new job during a pandemic. We received additional funding through the Mental Health Transformation Fund for counselling posts to cover Newcastle and Gateshead part way through 2021 and have begun to appoint a mix of internal and external candidates to the new posts.

Work with Partners

Local

We are members of the NHS Test and Try ED group for North Newcastle. We have delivered eating disorder training to the whole group (online) and are working together on plans for a pilot initiative to benefit local residents with eating disorders.

We work in partnership with Newcastle University Health and Wellbeing team providing counselling services for NU students.

Staff regularly attend the Eating Disorders Forum for training and education organised by Richardson Eating Disorders Service @ RVI Newcastle.

We are partners with Northumbria University in their current research into the effects of COVID -19 on people with eating disorders, which was approved in March 2021.

National Work

Our CEO has worked with the CEO of SWEDA (South West Eating Disorders Association) based in Somerset to establish a new UK wide network of voluntary sector organisations/charities. The REDCAN (Regional Eating Disorder Charities Alliance Network) group now meets monthly, has members from Scotland, Northern Ireland, Yorkshire, East Midlands, South West and the North East. Members recently presented at a Public Policy Exchange webinar on ‘Addressing Eating Disorders’. The group aims to share learning and good practice and work together to influence improvement in services for people with eating distress and disorders.

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COVID-19 NIWE users survey: August 2020

Background

An online survey was developed for the purpose of reflecting on NIWE’s work during the current pandemic and informing future work as it progresses.

The survey was distributed to 600 service users on our database and via social media. There were 55 respondents. The survey was open from 8[th] August to 16[th] September 2020. There were 27 questions in the survey.

Respondents’ demographic details

Age

Age
16-19 2%
20–24 14%
25–34 29%
35– 44 28%
45–54 16%
55–64 7%
65– 74 4%
75–84 0%
85+ 0%

Gender

Female: 96% (No. 53); Male 1 male; 1 self- identified as ¾ female, ¼ male. Area: All across the North East from South Shields to Blyth Northumberland

Access to internet

100% of respondents have access to wifi /mobile data Quality of access – comments – mobile data can be limited and costly

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Impact of COVID – 19 on mental health

Asked about their mental health before COVID – 19.5% of respondents said it was very poor; 36% poor; 44% OK; 13% good; 2% very good.

Asked about their mental health since the onset of COVID–19 33% of respondents said it was a lot worse; 49% said it was a bit worse; 17% said it was the same or same or better; one person said it had improved a lot.

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Access to other services

Asked if they had accessed other services during the pandemic – 49% of respondents said yes, either through GP or another charity. 49% said they had not accessed any at all.

Contact with NIWE

Asked when they had last used NIWE services (no.39 responses out of 55 ) 7% said in the last week; 7% in last month; 26% in last 3 months; 49% said more than 3 months ago, and 11% of respondents said they had never accessed NIWE services

Of those who had used NIWE services during the pandemic (no. 29 responses) 69% said they were good or very good; 31% said they did not know

Asked about use of counselling (55 responses ) 10 – YES 45 – NO. 8 found it useful / very useful; 2 found it not so useful

Future Use of and access to NIWE services

Asked if they would use NIWE online groups (no. 53 responses ) 74% of respondents - said yes; 26% said no

10 other reasons were given in responses including: -

New ways of communicating is always a bonus. Isolation is only perpetuated with a lack of options. Increasing the plethora of options out there may help me or others feel supported more holistically.

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I found the online group as effective as a face to face. Personally I get anxious walking to the venue in town in the evenings and being able to be home and still access the groups is marvellous.

Personally, I cannot always attend the physical meetings and I would find it beneficial to have another way of participating (online services).

Don't feel confident using internet for meetings and group sessions.

Asked if they were able to attend video / telephone counselling (no. 54 responses ) 87% of respondents - said YES; 13% said NO.

42% of respondents said NO because they did not have a quiet space for the work; 17% said they had childcare issues; 25% said they did not know how to use the video technology; 8% said their internet connection was not good enough

Asked if they would attend online / telephone/ counselling. (no. 49 responses ) 86% of respondents said YES and 14% said NO

Asked for reasons for not attending video / telephone counselling – 42% of respondents said NO because they did not have a quiet space for the work; 17% said they had childcare issues; 25% said they did not know how to use the video technology;8% said their internet connection was not good enough

Asked about travel to NIWE before lockdown (no. 46 responses) 48% of respondents travelled to NIWE by public transport; 24% on foot; 35% by car; Some people indicated more than one mode as this could vary for them

Asked preference for other forms of support if unable to attend video / telephone counselling (no. 38 responses)

(The sizes of the words in this cloud are relative to the numbers of respondents who chose that option)

Asked if they felt safe to attend face to face appointments 83% of respondents said yes; 16% said no & would prefer video / telephone sessions / text /email; 1% said they would prefer other sources of help e.g. self-help (no. 55 responses)

Asked about level of confidence in the effectiveness of video/telephone sessions 64% said they were confident; 19% said they were neither confident or not confident; 6% said they were not so confident; 11% said they were not at all confident (no. 53 responses)

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TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT

For the year ended 31 March 2021

26% of respondents had experienced new ways of working with NIWE during the pandemic. 20% said they would like us to keep them; 6% said no to keeping them.

What type of support would be useful for you during COVID?

There were 41 different responses, which will be reviewed and considered for action, so a sample is included here

Plans for the future

We work in an environment and geographical area still acutely affected by austerity measures and cut back services, with the mental health field in particular experiencing ever increasing demand and diminishing resources. We aim to consolidate our developments to date and build on our successes, expanding type and range of provision wherever we can, identifying gaps in services and working to highlight and / or address these wherever appropriate.

Our specific service plans for the future include a whole service rebrand and development of a new website; producing four educational films telling of the experiences of older people with eating distress; expanding our evening counselling service; introducing additional therapies e.g. EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitisation and Processing) extending the training offer and running further Mindfulness courses.

Statement of trustee responsibilities

The trustees, who are also directors for the purposes of company law are responsible for preparing the Trustees’ Annual Report and the Financial Statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

Company Law requires the trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a view of the state of affairs of the charitable company and of incoming resources and application of resources, including the income and expenditure of the charitable company for that year. In preparing those financial statements, the trustees are required to:

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NIWE EATING DISTRESS SERVICE TRADING AS EATING DISTRESS NORTH EAST LIMITED (A company limited by guarantee)

TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT

For the year ended 31 March 2021

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

Small Companies Provisions

This report has been prepared in accordance with the special provisions for small companies under part 15 of the Companies Act 2006.

25/01/2022 Approved by the Board on ………………………………… and signed on their behalf by:

Lyn Boyle ……………………………… Chair

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NIWE EATING DISTRESS SERVICE TRADING AS EATING DISTRESS NORTH EAST LIMITED

(A company limited by guarantee)

INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES

For the year ended 31 March 2021

I report on the financial statements of NIWE Eating Distress Service Trading as Eating Distress North East Limited for the year ended 31 March 2021, which are set out on pages 22 to 36.

Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner

The charity's trustees (who are also directors of the company for the purposes of company law) are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The charity's trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 ("the Charities Act) and that an independent examination is needed.

Having satisfied myself that the charity is not subject to audit under company law and is eligible for independent examination, it is my responsibility to:

Basis of independent examiner's statement

My examination was carried out in accordance with general Directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the 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 no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a ‘true and fair view’ and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below.

Independent examiner's statement

In connection with my examination, no material matters have come to my attention which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:

I 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.

Michelle Wright Connected Voice Business Services Limited Higham House Higham Place Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 8AF Date: 25/01/2022

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NIWE EATING DISTRESS SERVICE TRADING AS EATING DISTRESS NORTH EAST LIMITED

(A company limited by guarantee)

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES

(INCLUDING SUMMARY INCOME & EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT)

For the year ended 31 March 2021

6
7
Other trading activities
8
9
Expenditure on:
10
Total funds carried forward
Reconciliation of funds
Total funds brought forward
Notes
Total income
Donations and legacies
Income from:
Investments
Charitable activities
Grants and contracts
Operation of the charity
Total expenditure
Net income/(expenditure) and net
movement of funds
Charitable activities		 Unrestricted
Funds
£
4,656
10,315
10,359
403
25,734
10,754
10,754
14,980
108,350
123,330		 Restricted
Funds
£
-
185,301
7,498
-
192,799
138,785
138,785
54,014
7,464
61,479		 Total
2021
£
4,656
195,616
17,857
403
218,533
149,539
149,539
68,994
115,814
184,808		 Total
2020
£
3,931
182,295
5,422
157
191,805
147,660
147,660
44,144
71,671
115,815

The Statement of Financial Activities includes all gains and losses recognised in the year. All income and expenditure derive from continuing activities

The notes on pages 24 to 36 form an integral part of these accounts.

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NIWE EATING DISTRESS SERVICE TRADING AS EATING DISTRESS NORTH EAST LIMITED

(A company limited by guarantee)

BALANCE SHEET

Charity Number 1150416

Company Number 08269009

As at 31 March 2021

Current assets
Debtors
18
Cash at bank and in hand
19
Total current assets
Creditors:amounts falling due within
one year
20
Net current assets
Total assets less current liabilities
Creditors:amounts falling due after
more than one year
21
Total net assets or liabilities
Funds of the charity
Unrestricted income funds
Restricted income funds
Total funds
Notes		 £
38,484
203,171
241,655
( 52,141 )
( 4,706 )		 Total
2021
£
189,514
189,514
184,808
123,330
61,479
184,808		 £
86,538
146,284
232,821
( 111,431 )
( 5,576 )		 Total
2020
£
121,390
121,390
115,814
108,350
7,464
115,814

The company was entitled to an exemption from audit under s477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.

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 responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Companies Act with the respect to accounting records and the preparation of accounts.

These accounts have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to small companies subject to the small companies regime and in accordance with FRS102 SORP.

The notes on pages 24 to 36 form an integral part of these accounts.

These financial statements were approved by the Board on: 25/01/2022 and are signed on its behalf by: Lyn Boyle Chair

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NIWE EATING DISTRESS SERVICE TRADING AS EATING DISTRESS NORTH EAST LIMITED

(A company limited by guarantee)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the year ended 31 March 2021

1 Accounting Policies

The principle accounting policies adopted, judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty in the preparation of the financial statements are as follows:

2 Basis of accounting

2.1 Basis of preparation

These accounts have been prepared under the historical cost convention with items recognised at cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant note(s) to these accounts.

The accounts 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 2019) – Charities SORP (FRS 102), the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) and the Charities Act 2011.

NIWE Eating Distress Service Trading as Eating Distress North East Limited meets the definition of a public benefit

2.2 Preparation of the accounts on a going concern basis

The charity reported total unrestricted funds at the year-end of £176,463 and has already secured a significant amount of funding for the current year. The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis. In making their assessment the trustees have reviewed and considered relevant information, including their annual budget and future cash flows. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the trustees have revised their forecasts to take into account measures that they can take with the current resources available to mitigate the impact of the current adverse conditions. The trustees are of the view that the immediate future of the charity for the next 12 months is secure and that on this basis the charity is a going concern.

3 Income

3.1 Recognition of income

Income is recognised when the charity has entitlement to the resources, any performance conditions attached to the item(s) of income have been met, it is more likely than not that the resources will be received and the monetary value can be measured with sufficient reliably.

3.2 Offsetting

There has been no offsetting of assets and liabilities, or income and expenses, unless required or permitted by FRS102 SORP or FRS102.

3.3 Grants and donations

Income from government and other grants, whether ‘capital’ grants or ‘revenue’ grants, is recognised when the charity has entitlement to the funds, any performance conditions attached to the grants have been met, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount can be measured reliably and is not deferred.

Income received in advance or provision of other specified service is deferred until the criteria of income recognition are met.

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(A company limited by guarantee)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the year ended 31 March 2021

3.4 Volunteer help

The value of volunteer help received is not included in the accounts but is described in the trustees' annual report.

3.5 Interest receivable

Interest on funds held on deposit is included when receivable and the amount can be measured reliably by the charity; this is normally upon notification of the interest paid or payable by the Bank.

3.6 Income from membership subscriptions

Membership subscriptions received in the nature of a gift are recognised in donations and legacies.

Membership subscriptions which gives a member the right to buy services or other benefits are recognised as income earned from the provision of goods and services as income from charitable activities.

3.7 Investment gains and losses

This includes any realised or unrealised gains or losses on the sale of investment and any gain or loss resulting from revaluing investments to market value at the end of the year.

3.8 Fund accounting

Unrestricted funds are available to spend on activities that further any of the purposes of charity. Designated funds are unrestricted funds of the charity which the trustees have decided at their discretion to set aside to use for a specific purpose. Restricted funds are donations which the donor has specified are to be solely used for particular areas of the charities' work or for specific projects being undertaken by the charity.

4 Expenditure and liabilities

4.1 Liability recognition

Liabilities are recognised when it is more likely than not that there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to pay out resources and the amount of the obligation can be measured with reasonable certainty.

4.2 Charitable activities

Expenditure on charitable activities includes the costs of counselling and other activities undertaken to further the purposes of the charity and their associated support costs.

4.3 Governance and support costs

Support costs have been allocated between governance cost and other support. Governance costs comprise all costs involving public accountability of the charity and its compliance with regulation and good practice.

Support costs are those functions that assist the work of the charity but do not directly undertake charitable activities. Support costs include central functions and have been allocated to activity cost categories on a basis consistent with the use of resources.

4.4 Irrecoverable VAT

Irrecoverable VAT is charged as a cost against the activity for which the expenditure was incurred.

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(A company limited by guarantee)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the year ended 31 March 2021

4.5 Creditors

The charity has creditors which are measured at settlement amounts less any trade discounts.

4.6 Provisions for liabilities

A liability is measured on recognition at its historical cost and then subsequently measured at the best estimate of the amount required to settle the obligation at the reporting date.

5 Assets

5.1 Tangible fixed assets for use by the charity

Individual fixed assets costing £250 or more are capitalised at cost and are depreciated over their estimated useful economic lives on a straight line basis as follows:

Office equipment Fixtures and fittings

Straight line over five years Straight line over seven years

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(A company limited by guarantee)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the year ended 31 March 2021

Analysis of income

6
7
8
9		 Donations and legacies
Charitable activities
Income from grants
NHS England
National Lottery COVID Fund
Newcastle City Council
Other small grants
Income from training
Other trading activities
Counselling
Other income
Income from investments
North Tyneside CCG
Newcastle Gateshead CCG
Greggs Foundation
National Lottery Community Fund
Training income
Henry Smith Fund
Donations and gifts
Gift Aid
Bank interest		 Unrestricted
Funds
£
4,356
300
4,656
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
10,000
-
315
10,315
2,488
7,871
10,359
403
403		 Restricted
Funds
£
-
-
-
6,779
24,810
14,191
4,167
45,945
15,055
60,000
-
14,355
-
185,301
-
7,498
7,498
-
-		 Total
2021
£
4,356
300
4,656
6,779
24,810
14,191
4,167
45,945
15,055
60,000
10,000
14,355
315
195,616
2,488
15,369
17,857
403
403		 Total
2020
£
3,190
742
3,931
6,685
13,995
1,253
12,083
67,872
-
60,000
-
15,062
5,344
182,295
2,422
3,000
5,422
157
157

Income was £218,533 (2020: £191,804) of which £25,734 was unrestricted or designated (2020: £60,182) and £192,799 was restricted (2020: £131,622)

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(A company limited by guarantee)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the year ended 31 March 2021

Analysis of expenditure on charitable activities

10 Charitable activities
Direct costs
Support costs
Governance costs
Project sessional workers
Rent, rates, heat and light
Office expenses
Staff travel/meetings
Project expenses
Staff training/conference
Promotion and publicity
Volunteer expenses
Office equipment
Insurance/general expenses
Professional fees
Audit and accountancy fees
Depreciation
Trustee meeting costs/AGM
Staff salaries
Project staff salaries
Project staff supervision		 Unrestricted
Funds
£
8,199
-
40
170
-
-
1,754
174
-
-
-
39
-
263
-
-
115
10,754		 Restricted
Funds
£
97,295
-
15,097
2,253
2,228
-
2,073
130
-
5,461
2,279
4,123
3,618
3,280
-
948
-
138,785		 Total
2021
£
105,494
-
15,137
2,423
2,228
-
3,828
304
-
5,461
2,279
4,162
3,618
3,543
-
948
115
149,539		 Total
2020
£
81,778
23,571
17,206
1,384
479
310
438
3,098
36
8,285
2,667
1,413
2,857
2,215
216
948
761
147,660

Expenditure on charitable activities was £149,539 (2020: £147,660) of which £10,754 was unrestricted or designated (2020: £21,446) and £138,785 was restricted (2020: £126,214)

11 Fees for examination of the accounts

Independent examiner's fees for reporting on the accounts
Other accountancy services paid to the examiner		 2021
£
948
1,004
1,952		 2020
£
984
1,554
2,538

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NIWE EATING DISTRESS SERVICE TRADING AS EATING DISTRESS NORTH EAST LIMITED

(A company limited by guarantee)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the year ended 31 March 2021

12 Analysis of staff costs, and the cost of key management personnel

nalysis of staff costs, and the cost of key management personnel
Salaries and wages
Social security costs
Pension costs (defined contribution pension plan)		 2021
£
94,828
6,730
3,097
104,655		 2020
£
94,477
7,128
3,359
104,965

No employee received remuneration above £60,000 (2020: nil)

The key management personnel of the charity, comprise the trustees and the Chief Officer. The total employee benefits of the key management personnel of the charity were £29,500 (2020: £29,522).

13 Staff numbers

The average monthly head count was 6 staff (2020: 5.5 staff) and the average monthly number of full-time equivalent employees during the year were as follows:

Charitable activities
The parts of the charity in which the employee's work		 2021
Number
5.0
5.0		 2020
Number
4.0
4.0

14 Transactions with trustees

None of the trustees have been paid any remuneration or received any other benefits from an employment with their charity or a related entity.

Trustees' expenses

No trustee expenses have been incurred in the year.

Transaction(s) with related parties

There has been no related party transactions in the reporting period.

15 Defined contribution pension scheme

The charity participates in a multi-employer defined benefit pension plan that is accounted for as a defined contribution plan.

The scheme is a defined benefit scheme in the UK. It is not possible for the company to obtain sufficient information to enable it to account for the scheme as a defined benefit scheme. Therefore it accounts for the scheme as a defined contribution scheme.

The scheme is subject to the funding legislation outlined in the Pensions Act 2004 which came into force on 30 December 2005. This, together with documents issued by the Pensions Regulator and Technical Actuarial Standards by the Financial Reporting Council, set out in the framework for funding defined benefit occupational pension schemes in the UK.

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(A company limited by guarantee)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the year ended 31 March 2021

15 Deficit contributions (continued)

The scheme is classified as a 'last-man standing arrangement'. Therefore the company is potentially liable for other participating employers' obligations if those employers are unable to meet their share of the scheme deficit following withdrawal from the scheme. Participating employers are legally required to meet their share of the scheme deficit on an annuity purchase basis on withdrawal from the scheme.

A full actuarial valuation for the scheme was carried out at 30 September 2017. This valuation showed assets of £794.9m, liabilities of £926.4m and a deficit of £131.5m. To eliminate this funding shortfall the Trustees has asked the participating employers to pay additional contributions to the scheme as follows:

From 1 April 2019 to 31 January 2025:

£11,243,000 per annum (payable monthly and increasing by 3% each on 1 April)

A full actuarial valuation for the scheme was carried out at 30 September 2014. This valuation showed assets of £793.4m, liabilities of £969.9m and a deficit of £176.5m. To eliminate this funding shortfall, the Trustees has asked the participating employers to pay additional contributions to the scheme as follows:

Deficit contributions

From 1 April 2016 to 30 September 2025: £12,945,440 per annum (payable monthly and increasing by 3% each on 1 April) From 1 April 2016 to 30 September 2028: £54,560 per annum (payable monthly and increasing by 3% each on 1 April)

The recovery plan contributions are allocated to each participating employer in line with their estimated share of the Series 1 and Series 2 scheme liabilities.

Where the scheme is in deficit and where the company has agreed to a deficit funding arrangement the company recognises a liability for this obligation. The amount recognised is the net present value of the deficit reduction contributions payable under the agreement the relates to the deficit. The present value is calculated using the discount rate detailed in these disclosures. The unwinding of the discount rate is recognised as a finance cost.

Present values of provisions

Present values of provisions
Present value of provision 31 Mar 21
£
4,706		 31 Mar 20
£
5,576		 31 Mar 19
£
6,764

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NIWE EATING DISTRESS SERVICE TRADING AS EATING DISTRESS NORTH EAST LIMITED

(A company limited by guarantee)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the year ended 31 March 2021

Reconciliation of opening and closing provisions

Provision at start of period
Unwinding of the discount factor (interest expense)
Deficit contribution paid
Remeasurements - impact of any change in assumptions
Remeasurements - impact of any change in assumptions
Provision at end of period		 Period
Ending
31 Mar 21
£
5,576
125
( 1,156 )
161
-
4,706		 Period
Ending
31 Mar 20
£
6,764
86
( 1,123 )
( 151 )
-
5,576

*Includes defined contribution schemes and future service contributions (i.e. excluding any deficit reduction payments) to defined benefit schemes which are treated as defined contribution schemes.

Assumptions

Assumptions
Rate of discount 31 Mar 21
%per
0.66		 31 Mar 20
%per
2.53		 31 Mar 19
%per
1.39

The discount rates shown above are the equivalent single discount rates which, when used to discount the future recovery plan contributions due, would give the same results as using a full AA corporate bond yield curve to discount the same recovery plan contributions.

16 Corporation Taxation

The charity is exempt from tax on income and gains falling within section 505 of the Taxes Act 1988 or section 252 of the Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992 to the extent that these are applied to its charitable objectives.

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the year ended 31 March 2021

Freehold
Fixture,
land and
fittings and
17 Tangible fixed assets
building
equipment
£
£
Cost
Balance brought forward
-
-
Additions
-
-
Disposals
-
-
Balance carried forward
-
-
Depreciation
Basis
RB
SL
Rate
10%
10%
Balance brought forward
-
-
Depreciation charge for year
-
-
Disposals
-
-
Balance carried forward
-
-
Net book value
Brought forward
-
-
Carried forward		 Office
Equipment
£
5,538
-
-
5,538
SL
20%
5,538
-
-
5,538
-
-		 Fixtures &
Fittings
£
2,265
-
-
2,265
SL
15%
2,265
-
-
2,265
-
-		 Total
£
7,803
-
-
7,803
7,803
-
-
7,803
-
-

18 Debtors and prepayments (receivable within 1 year)

Cash at bank
Cash in hand
Cash at bank and in hand
Prepayments
Trade debtors
Other debtors
Salary holding account		 2021
£
12,347
24,312
575
1,250
38,484
2021
£
203,160
11
203,171		 2020
£
4,415
79,654
399
2,069
86,538
2020
£
146,213
70
146,284

19 Cash at bank and in hand

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(A company limited by guarantee)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the year ended 31 March 2021

20 Creditors and accruals (payable within 1 year)

reditors and accruals (payable within 1 year)
Other creditors
Accruals
Other small grants
Pension
Other accruals
Henry Smith
Deferred income
Big Lottery Fund
Trade creditors
Independent examination of accounts		 2021
£
1,754
186
1,791
948
1,278
25,956
15,000
5,229
52,141		 2020
£
294
-
-
948
2,529
25,650
45,000
37,010
111,431

21 Creditors and accruals (payable after more than 1 year)

Pension deficit 2021
£
4,706
4,706		 2020
£
5,576
5,576

22 Deferred income

Deferred income comprises of advance payments from grants that relate to future periods

Amount deferred in year
Amount released to income earned from
charitable activities
Balance carried forward
Balance brought forward		 2021
£
107,660
( 107,660 )
46,184
46,184		 2020
£
101,378
( 101,378 )
107,660
107,660

23 Events after the end of the reporting period

No events (not requiring adjustment to the accounts) have occurred after the end of the reporting period but before the accounts are authorised which relate to conditions that arose after the end of the reporting period.

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(A company limited by guarantee)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the year ended 31 March 2021

24 Analysis of charitable funds Analysis of movements in unrestricted funds

Unrestricted funds
General unrestricted fund
Designated contingency reserve
fund
Totals		 Fund
balances
brought
forward
£
59,350
49,000
108,350		 Incoming
resources
£
25,734
-
25,734		 Resources
expended
£
( 10,754 )
-
(10,754)		 Transfers
£
( 44,000 )
44,000
-		 Fund
balances
carried
forward
£
30,330
93,000
123,330

Purpose of unrestricted funds

General unrestricted fund Designated contingency reserve fund

The 'free reserves' after allowing for designated funds Represents monies set aside for contingencies

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(A company limited by guarantee)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the year ended 31 March 2021

24 Analysis of charitable funds (continued)

Analysis of movement in restricted funds

Restricted funds
National Lottery Community Fund
National Lottery COVID Fund
Henry Smith
Magic and Gostling
Riddell Family Trust
North Tyneside CCG
Newcastle Gateshead CCG
NHS England
Greggs Foundation
Newcastle University
Other small grants
Totals		 Fund
balances
brought
forward
£
4,729
-
1
2,883
( 148 )
-
-
-
-
-
-
7,465		 Incoming
resources
£
45,945
15,055
60,000
-
2,250
6,779
24,810
14,191
4,167
10,767
8,835
192,799		 Resources
expended
£
( 38,448 )
( 15,055 )
( 60,000 )
( 2,683 )
( 2,102 )
-
( 5,091 )
( 1,147 )
-
( 9,011 )
( 5,248 )
(138,785)		 Transfers
£
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-		 Fund
balances
carried
forward
£
12,226
-
1
200
-
6,779
19,719
13,044
4,167
1,756
3,588
61,479

Purpose of restricted funds

Restricted funds represent income resources used for a specific purpose within the charity as identified by the donor

National Lottery Community Fund

Provision of training services relating to eating distress & disorders

Henry Smith Magic and Gostling Riddell Family Trust North Tyneside CCG Newcastle Gateshead CCG NHS England Greggs Foundation Newcastle University Association of Mental Health Providers

Core costs to support therapeutic services Mindful Planning funding Provision of training services relating to eating distress & disorders Providing counselling services and core funding Providing counselling services and core funding Providing counselling services and core funding Core costs to support services delivered Providing specialist councelling sessions for students Funding towards improvements to the website

25 Capital commitments

As at 31 March 2021, the charity had no capital commitments (2020 -£nil)

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the year ended 31 March 2021

26 Analysis of net assets between funds

nalysis of net assets between funds
Other net current assets/(liabilities)
Long term assets/(liabilities)
Long term assets/(liabilities)
Cash at bank and in hand
Other net current assets/(liabilities)
Cash at bank and in hand		 Unrestricted
Funds
£
141,693
( 13,657 )
( 4,706 )
123,330
Unrestricted
Funds
£
138,820
( 24,893 )
( 5,576 )
108,351		 Restricted
Funds
£
61,479
-
-
61,479
Restricted
Funds
£
7,464
-
-
7,464		 Total
2021
£
203,171
( 13,657 )
( 4,706 )
184,808
Total
2020
£
146,284
( 24,893 )
( 5,576 )
115,814

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