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## Section A                        Reference and administration details 

State of Mind Sport Not Applicable 

**Charity name** 

**Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any) Charity's principal address** 

**1158826** 

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|<br>1 Oak Close||
|Penwortham||
|Preston||
|**Postcode**|**PR1 0UN**|



## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** 

|1<br>2<br>3<br>4<br>5<br>6<br>7<br>8<br>9<br>10<br>11<br>12<br>13<br>14<br>15<br>16<br>17<br>18<br>19<br>20|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for**<br>**whole year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**<br>**to appoint trustee (if any)**|
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||Dr C Carson|Chair||Trustee Board|
||Mr N S Rowe|Secretary/ Treasurer||Trustee Board|
||Dr P Cooper|||Trustee Board|
||Dr. A. Johnston|||Trustee Board|
||Mr O Cotterell|||Trustee Board|
||Ms A Howarth|||Trustee Board|
||Mr S Cash||From 21/04/2021|Trustee Board|
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**Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)** 

**Name Dates acted if not for whole year** Not Applicable 

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## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** 

|**Names and addresses of**|**advisers (Optional information)**|**advisers (Optional information)**|
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|**Type of adviser**|**Name**<br>**Address**||
|**Accountant**|Jim Finney|4 Chiltern Drive Winstanley, Wigan. WN3 6DY|
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## **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** 

## **Section B              Structure, governance and management** 

## **Description of the charity’s trusts** 

Constitution Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) Charitable Incorporated Organisation How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company) Appointed by three existing trustees with application and statements of Trustee selection methods what they can offer to the Charitable Incorporated Organisation (eg. appointed by, elected by) 

## **Additional governance issues (Optional information)** 

The Charity is subject to a Constitution, last amended on 27[th] September You **may choose** to include 2017. additional information, where relevant, about:[[th]] 

All charity policies come under a Governance Framework dated 27[[th]] • September 2017. policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees; Policies include: (Overarching) Governance Policy • the charity’s organisational Code of Conduct for Trustees structure and any wider Code of Conduct for Ambassadors and Volunteers network with which the charity External Communications Policy works; Social Media Policy 

- relationship with any related Safeguarding Young People and Vulnerable Adults Policy Equality and Diversity Policy 

- parties; Risk Assessment Policy 

- • trustees’ consideration of Clinical Escalation and Reporting Policy major risks and the system Whistleblowing Policy and procedures to manage them. 

## **Section C                    Objectives and activities** 

## **Aim of Charity** 

**Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document** 

The aims of the charity are to use the power of sport, in particular Rugby League, to raise awareness of, and promote mental fitness, wellbeing and resilience, tackle stigma and to signpost to and encourage access to timely support to ultimately prevent suicide. 

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## **Objects of the Charity** 

|I.|To educate sports people and the wider public on all issues|
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||surrounding mental health in an effort to tackle discrimination and|
||to reduce the stigma felt by people with mental health problems.|
|II.|The promotion of good health through education in mental|
||fitness and wellbeing and signposting to sources of support for|
||people who may be experiencing mental distress.|
|III.|To lobby and influence social, political and relevant policy and|
||decision making bodies on the importance of good physical and|
||mental health and wellbeing. This would lead to better public|
||health decision and an increase in the health resources made|
||available to benefit people involved in sport and the public more|
||widely.|



- Delivery of Mental Fitness Sessions throughout 2020/21 to Schools, Colleges, Universities, Sports Clubs (Professional and Amateur), Public Sector and Commercial Organisations 

- • Charity present at many RFL Games during 2021, promoting Mental Fitness and Wellbeing to players and supporters 

- • Trustees and volunteers present at games. Players wore State of Mind Sport tee shirts before the games with an average attendance at each game being 14,000 

- **Summary of the main activities undertaken for the** • Mental Fitness Cards given out to over 15,000 fans and 250 

- **public benefit in relation to** posters made available at grounds **these objects (include within this section the statutory** • Social Media reach (Twitter, Instagram and Facebook) to over **declaration that trustees have** 25,000 direct followers promoting Mental Fitness messages **had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity** • Attendance and presentation at many Mental Health and Suicide 

- **Commission on public** Prevention Conferences nationally. 

- **benefit)** 

   - Membership of regional suicide prevention strategy working groups (Greater Manchester, Cheshire & Merseyside and Lancashire) 

## **Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)** 

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You **may choose** to include further statements, where relevant, about: 

- policy on grantmaking; 

- policy programme related investment; 

- contribution made by volunteers. 

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Section D                      Achievements and performance 

**Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year** 

Maintained a major education and workshop programme accessing Circa 60,000 people in sports clubs, , schools, colleges, universities and workplaces Delivery of Adult Mental Health First aid training accredited by MHFA England 

Numerous reports that our training has saved lives or encouraged people to access support and help that has prevented suicide attempts Partnerships continue to be forged with the Rugby Football League, Superleague, Yorkshire RFU, North West Counties Football in 2020/21 Major twitter and other social media support from current players and former players 

Suicide prevention strategies influenced and support for implementation plans in Cheshire and Greater Manchester and Lancashire and cited in national suicide prevention document as an example of good practice 

Contributing to healthcare conferences 

MH Projects developed to support NW Counties Football League, West Yorkshire RU, RL Referees Societies and “Grassroots” Rugby League Clubs. 

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## **Section E                    Financial review** 

**Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves** 

Income £156,382 Outgoings £156,817 Outstanding Debts     £00.00 Cash at Bank @ 30/11/21 £142,461 

Reserve minimum agreed with trustees of £25,000 

## **Details of any funds materially in deficit** 

## **Further financial review details (Optional information)** 

You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant about: 

- the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising); 

- how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity; 

- investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted. 

1. Commercial workplace training sessions are chargeable at ‘cost plus’ to cover cost of providing a presentation team. Profit is then used to contribute to free MH awareness training to schools, colleges and sports clubs. 

2. The secondary source of funding has been donations from a variety of sources e.g. Fundraising by supporters, Charity events, legacies etc 

3. Expenses/Fees are paid to former RL players to deliver education and training sessions across the country and purchasing mental fitness cards and branding merchandise to give out at each education session 

4. Purchase of presentation equipment to deliver training sessions 

5. The charity does not employ staff directly. 

6. Investment policy not applicable at this time 

## **Section F                     Other optional information** 

## **Section G                    Declaration** 

**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** 

**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** 

**Signature(s)** _C Carson N S Rowe_ **Full name(s)** Ms Clair Carson Mr Nicholas Rowe **Position (eg Secretary, Chair,** Chair Secretary/Treasurer **etc) Date** 23/09/2022 

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STATE OF MIND SPORT
TRUSTEES, REPORT AND AUDITED ACCOUNTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30Th NOVEMBER 2021
CHARITY No. 1158825

State of Mlnd Swt
TN51•￿ Report
th•rlty No: 115•825
truste•s pr*sènt thelr reportand accounts for the year ended 30 November 2021.
The accounts have been prepared In accordance wlth the accounttng ￿kIeS set out In Note 1-7 In the
a¢counts and cornp￿ with the go¥ernin8 document and the Statement of Recommended Practlce,
"Accountin8 and AepL¥tlng by CharltW155ued In Mwth 2(M)5 Irevtsed 2LMJ81.
Alm
Thé a5m of the charity is to use the w>wer of sF*)rt in pwticular Rugby League, to raise awareness of,
and pr¢)mole mentsl fitness. wellbe1￿ and reslllence. tathle stlgma and to Stgnp05t to and encoura
access to tlmely supm to ultimately prevent suicide.
Obledl¥
To educate $ports people and the publlc on 411 Issues swn)undlng mental health In an effort lo
tackle d55cr6mlnation and to reduct the st*na felt by pewewlth rnentsl problems.
The promouon of good health through edu&itlon In mental fltness and wellbeing and 5*npostlni to
sources of support for pethe who may experlence rnental dFstress.
To k)bby and Influeno sodal, polltkal and rele4ant pollry •nd dedsloNn•klnB bodles on the
Importance of 8(*Jd physical and merrtal health and 7hYNbein8. Th15 would lead to better public health
dec15ion and an Increase In the heakh re50urce5 made avallable to beneflt people In¥0￿ed in sport and
the publlc more wldelv.
Mr5. Clalr Carson- Chalrman
Mr. Nlck Rowe- Secretsrynrnawrer
Trnsteos
Dr A lohn5to
Mr. O Cotterell
Dr P Cooper
M& A Howarth
Mr. S Cash
On behalf o
Board of Trustees
Mr. Nlck Rowè
Secretary, Treasuref &Twstee
Dated: 16 September 2022

Stste of MINI Swl
Ind•peDdent Examlw¢s Repwt
toth• tnmtvs ofStJts ot Mlno S￿rt
I report on the accounts ofthe charlty for the ￿arended 30th November 2021 whlch are Set out on
pa¥e5 3 to 5.
The trustees cOn￿der that an audlt Is not rèqulred forthls vex under sectlon 144(21 of thè Charltles Act
2011 and that an independent emmination is required.
Hawnu 5at15fied myself that the charfty15 not swto all audlt and15 ellglble for Independent
examlnatlm. It Is my reSpOn￿bIllrV lo:
examine the accounts under section 145 of the 2011 act
to followthe procethjre lald down In the Ge￿ra1 Dlrectlons 8l¥en ￿ the Charttle5
Comm1551on under sertlon 14515lb of the 2011 Act
to State whether partI￿laT matter5 have corneto myattentM>n
of Ind•p•nd•nt •x•mlnrfs i•port
My exarnlnatlon wa5 orrfed out wlth the General Dlrerttons ￿ven bythe Charlty Cornm1551on. An
examlnatlon Indudes a revlew of the Kcourrtln8 record5 kept by the charlty and a c¢Jmparlson of the
accounts presented wlth those fe¢ords. It also Indudes ¢onskleratlon of any urwsyal Items or
dlsdosures In the accounts and seeklng eWanallon5 from you a5 trustee5 cOn￿MIng suth matters. The
pr¢xedures undertaken do not provide all the Lwldence that would be required in an audit and
consequently no opinlon Is given as to whether the a(lO￿tS present a true and fair ¥lew and the repi
Is Ilmlted to those matters set out in the statwnerrt bel￿.
Ind*￿nd*￿t *xamln•rfs slthm
In connectlon wlth my examlnatlon, no matt•r has tome to my attentbon..
(al whlth gtves me reasonable cause to belth that In any materlal respertthe requlrèmentsto
prepare accounts *6th1th accord wtth the a¢c¢untln8 words and wlth the methods and
prlnclples of the Ststernent of Recrynrnended Pfartt¢e; Accwntlng and Reportlng by ChoTltle5
have not been rnet; or
Ibl to whlch. In my oplnlon. atterrtton should be drdwn In Mler to enabk a woper undeT5tJndlng of
the acc(￿nts to be reathed.
JJ Flnn
Charte
4 Chiltern Drfve
Vllnstsnley
Wlgan
WN3 6DY
Dated: 16 September 2022

stste ol MhKI Sport
ststwnert of Rnand•l k11¥￿¢$
Forthe ye•r ended 30* N(wembtr 2021
2021
VolLFrrtary Income
Actfvrtl85 for gener*lng lunds
34.652
5.522
40,174
46ffj28
-182
Fllrn & other publldty
Dele8ate expenses
Bank CharBe5
Prlntlng Costs
Website (lust Giving Feel
Typin8 arml admlnlstratlon
Indemnlty Insurance
Trainin8
Mlscellaneous Purchases
Storage Charges
Strategy Day
Room Hlr•
ITIWeb Hostlnu
Dele8ate equlpment féqulrement
14.272
91
239
562
7,140
199
562
547
13,226
6,027
1,103
547
2,668
1226
961
74
1,929
2.179
25.721
Expenditur•
Cllent Prepayment
-£435
20,725
41,6CI)
62,325
435
G•ner•l lunrestrktedl
Balance tst D¢¢ember
2020
Exce55 of Income over Expendlture
Balance 3Crth Nry¥ember 2021
I42￿96
435
142,461
80571
62,325
142,896

State olmlnd Sports
Bal•Nt• Sh••t
As at 30th N￿MbIT 2021
Curr•rtAJs•ts
Cash at Bank
142.461
142.461
142,896
142.896
General Fun& unTrstriLted
142.461
142.461
142.896
142.896
These flnanclal siatements have been wepared In accordance wtth the Flnandal Reportln8
Standard for Srnaller Entitses.
The accounts
pprtyled the Tru5tee5 on 16th SepteTnbEr 2022.
Mr N Rowe
Charity No.1158825

State ol MhMI Sport
Forthe y•ar ended 30th N¢Mmber 2021
l. A(c￿nI1￿ pokhs
The accounts been yepared under the historical cost convention.
The accounts ha¥e been prepared In accordan¢e wlth applkable accounting standards, the
Statement of Recommended Practlce"Amint5ni ond r¢pw¢ln8 ty Charities", wed In
March 2005 Irevi5ed 2(X)81.
2. Inciwnlry rwouvr
Va￿￿•ry In￿rn•
2021
Grants & Donatlons
Le55 Cost ol rnercharKJi5e and other Items
34.552
38.633
24.530
32.918
Art￿ft1eS for ieneratSon of lunds
Soclal ArtfvStles
Le5S Cost of these ¥tl¥ttles
5,522
5522
11821
3. Rowuvw Ewnd•d
Re5gurce5 expended are reco¥nlzed in the pwkd In theyare Incurned and Include
Attributable VAT which canrKJt be recovered.
Total Ambassador Fees and Expenses
Less Irwffjj￿s Pald by Host Companles
125.918
44,927

5tst• of Mlnd Spart
S. Emplo￿4$
There were no eMp￿ee5 durtw the year.
& Taxatlon
The charlty lsexemptfrom corporatton tsm on charltable actt¥Stle5.
7. R•lat•d p•rtl
The charity was underthe ￿ntrol ofthe trustses durfngth• year.

STATE OF MINDSPORT
TRusfEES' REPORT AND AUDITED ACCOUNTS
FOR THE YEARENDED 30Th NOVEM8ER 2021
CHARITY No. 1158825

Stth d Mlnd Spgrt
I r*porton the accounts tharftyforthe end￿ * N<wErnber2021 whkh •re set gut¢Y¢
pa4•$ 3 tp 5.
Th• trustees conslder that an audlt Is fÈWrtd fortNs yearunder sÈctkJn 141121 of thè C￿￿•5 Act
2011 and that an indep¢ndertexanYnaiKm 15 rewved.
s•tl&led mwllthat the thirlty b not In autlt INI Is eW¥blt lor Independeffl
examlnatlon, it Is my respon4Alfty to..
•x•mine th• 4cto￿ts urthmctlon 145 alth• 2011 •ct
¢0 follrw the PrKethJ￿ lald In Gtnernl Dkectlorfa *4er* by the (Iw¢lle5
Ctynm155knn w¢JEf sectlon 14515lb oltht2011 kt
Mvexamlna￿Ofi w• T•lth theGeneral the (hrlty An
exiTh￿TraI￿n Ind￿•$ a r•¥Iew0ftr￿ at<oun¢h¥ f•cords ltythèthaflry and a comparlson dthe
•ccouTrts pm•nt•d wllh thDs• rtttyds. It alxi IDdud•s t¢nslderailon of ary urnjsual It*rns or
dlxlo5ures In the •c￿nIS seekln¢eWin•dons from you •s trustees cCnCtrn￿ suth mKter& Tht
pr￿*dU￿$ und¢rt•ken do rbQt il the w[de￿eth￿t *vukl be wlrqd In •n •udl¢
consequefttty no opinion is as to aux)Lrts wlsenl i Irue and lar ¥5￿ and thi t•port
Is lknltsd to thos• mth sel vyt In th¢ st•tWTWrt bdw.
In ¢onnec<lon wlth myex•ThAn•tk>n. no m•tt•r has to ittentknn:
(•) whlth me r•aS￿4bt* tause to bElle¥e th¥i In wv rniterlil r•¥>•rtth• f•qiilrtmentsto
P￿pare acctyjrrts whlth accard th the accLwniini rec￿dS and wlth th• m•thr*d$ and
prtnclplesof the Ststern•ntof R•Cryn￿ PrKbcw. ArwJrrtw¥*d R•w*lnibvChrttles
have rK>t m¢t: or
Ibl to wlkh. In W￿nI(￿l. should be In ¢xdwto enabkn • pnjpw ol
th• acctyjnts w bt Trath&4.
JJFln
4 Chlltem Drfve
Vllnst•nley
WN3 60Y
D•tsd. 16"5*twthr 2022