10 JUL 7125 REGISTERED COMPANY NUM8ER.. 09295578 IEn8land and Walesl REGISTEREO CHARITY NUMBER.. 1160931 Report ofthè Trustees and Financial Statements for the Period l Oectmber 2021 to 31 March 2023 Mental Health Northants Collaboratlon Harris & Co (Accountants) Ltd. Stalutory Auditor 2 Pavilion Court 60) Pavilh)n Dri Northampton NN4 7SL *AC7KX47U' 1210712023 COMPANIES HOUSE #132 Mental Health Northants Cofiaboration Contents of the Finan¢lal Statements for the Period l December Z021 to 31 Marth 2023 Pase Report of the Trustees Report of thelrydependeni Auditors 4 to 7 Statement of Financlal Attivltles 8alan¢e Sheet Cash Flow Statement ID Notes to the Cash Flow Statement li Notes to the Finandal Statem￿ts 12 to 15 Detalled Statement of Flnanclal Artlvlties 16 Mental Health Northants Collaboration Report ofthe TruMees for the Period l D￿ember 2021 to 31 P•larth 2023 The trustees who are also dirertofs of charity for the purposes of the Companies Act 2006, pfesent their report wlth the financial statements of the charity for the period l Decernber 2021 10 31 March 2023. The trustees have adopted the provisions of Accounting and Reporting by Charities.. Staternent of Recommended Practice applicable ¢9 charitie5 preparing their 3¢counts in accordance with the Financial Reportin8 Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland IFRS 1021 leffettive l January 20191. STRATEGIC REPORT STRucfuRE. GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT GovernlnB document The charity is controlled by its 8overnin8 doeument, a deed of trust, and constitutes a limited company. limited by guarantee. as defined by the Companies Ad 2￿6. Organi5atlonal structure A key change to MHNC'S administration saw the financial year Èxtended to brin8 It into line with the tradltional April to March. Historically MHNCS financial year had be8un in Decèmber- due to the timing of organisation's establishment- which used issues ensurin8 contraas ran in parallel. By havin8 a l&month fifiancial year for 2021-23 it means this issue has now been resolved. On an Ofganisational lèvel, the period was one of contintsed development. Membership increased to 12 or8anisations ￿th Age UK Northampionshire, the Hope Centre and ActTron for Happiness among ihose lo have joined. The trustee board is now well established with a CO￿ of independent tnjstees alongside elerted representation from the membership. The board has worked hard - along with the coordinator. member organisaiions and a consultant bid writer- to re-evaluate and develop MHNCS strategi¢ plan. Among ihe developments made is the appointment of a part-time Quality Lead. The tontinued delivery of the pcIIpH contract funds members to provide the iraditional core services that have been under MHNC'S control. The non-recurrin& two-year-long Covid Relief Funding Brant ended with the financial ¥eaf and saw Ihe successful delivery of several pilot schemes such as a suicide bereavement pro8ramme. carers dementia workshops and a carers sittin8 servictrlt also provided. additional money for the core pcI/PH services and provide(I member or8anisaiion5 with much-needed information technolobry developments. The Crisis Pathway tontrart which facilitates Crisis Cafes. Hospital at Home, Mental Health Navigators and Primary Care Network 5UPPOrt workers came under MHNC'S control in January 2023. MHNC is also overseeing a lunding programme in a550ciation with the Population Health & Pfevention Pillar of the Northamptonshire Mental Health. Learning Oi5ability & Autism Collaborative. The development of this project was ongoin8 èt ihÈ end of the year but will cover three broad themes which are Children & Young People's ICYPI mental health using schools and community-based approache5 to helping with issues such as 5elf-harm and bullying.. ¢ommunity-asset based approache5 to supporting people land their carers) with lon8-term conditions. and workplace wellbetng. Plans for ihe forthcoming year indude seeking further funding stfeams to both strengthen the infrastructure of MHNC and to support the member or8ani5ations in their Service delivery. A tountywide mental health conference 15 scheduled to take place in 2023 and there will be an increased focus on ¢ampaigning to help, and promoting awarenes5 Qf. the ever-worsening mental health issues faced by the people of Northamptonshire. REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS Registered Company nwrnbef 09295578 (England and Wales) Reglstered Charlty number 1160931 Page I Mental Health Northants Collaboration Report of the Trustees for the Per5od l Deiember Z021 to 31 March 2023 Re8lstered office I Stanier Close Northfield Avenue Kettering Northamptonshire NN18 8AN Trustees S Behan Retired 5 Evetts Research Unit Manager lappointed 2313120221 Ms S L Hillier Charity Ceo lappointed 2014120221 Dr R C Lewis Healthcare Projett Manager (appointed 2014120221 J C Nightingale Charity Director (since 4111120141 Ms J Panes Diièctor (appointed 1212120221 Ms S M Pepper lappoinied 1912120201 M5 E M Smith Nurse (appointed 2014120221 Company Secretarv JRLyon Auditors H8rris & Co IA¢¢ouniantsl Ltd. Staiutory Auditor 2 Pavilion Court 600 Pavilion Drive Northampton NN47SL STATEMENT OF TRUSTEES. RESPONSIBILMES The trustees Iwho-are also the direttors of Mental Health Northants Collaboratson for the purpose5 of cornpany lawl are responsible for preparit)g the Report of the Trustees and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and Uniled Kingdom Accounting Standards Ivnited Kingdom Generalty Accepted A¢counting Practi￿1. Company law requires the trusiees to prepare financial Statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable company and of the incoming resources and application of resources, intludinE the income ond expenditure, of the charitable tompany for that period. In preparing those financial 5taiements, Ihe trustees are required to select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently,. observe the methods and principles in the Charity SORP- make judgements and eslimates that are reasonable and pwdent- state whether applicable accountin8 Standards have been followe(I, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial siaiements- prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it 15 inappropriate to presume that the tharitable company will continue in busines5. The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting rewrds which disclose with reasonable accuracy al any tlrne the financial position of the chariT3ble company and to enable thern to ensure that the financial statement5 omply with the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safe8uardin8 the assets of the charitable company and hence for takin8 reasonoble steps for the prevention and detection ol fraud and oiher irregvlaritie5. Page 2 Mental Health Northants Collabwatlon Report of the Trustees lor the Period l December 2021 to 31 Marth 2023 STATEMENT OF TRusfEES' RESPONSIBILmES- cont5nued In so far as the trustees are aware.. there is no*elevant audit informatlon ol which the charitable company's auditors are unaware.. and the trustees have taken all steps that they ought to have taken to make themselves aware of any relevant audit informaiion and io establish that the auditors are aware of ihat information. AUDITORS The auditors, Harris & Co IA¢¢ountantsl Ltd. Sratutory Auditor. will be proposed for re-appointment at the forthcoming Annual General Meeting. Report of the trustees, incorporating a strategic report. approved by order of ihe board of irustees. as the company directors, on 29 June 2023 and signed on the board's behalf bv.. S Behan- Trustee Page 3 Report ol the Independent Auditors to the Members of Mental Health Northants Collaboration Oplnlon We have audited the financial statement5 01 Mental Health Ngrthants Collaboration Ithe'charitable company'l for the period ended 31 March 2023 which comwise the Statement of Financial ActTrvities, the Balance Sheet. the Cash Flow Statement and note5 to the financial staiements, including a summary of significant accounting policies. The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United KinBdorn Generally Accepted Accounting Praciicel. In our opinion the financial ststements.. give a Irue and fair view of the state of the d)arttable company'5 affairs as at 31 March 2023 and of its incoming resources and application of resoyrces, indudin8 Its income and expenditure, for the period then ended- have been properly prepared in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice,. and have been prepared in accordante wilh ihe requirements of the Companies Act 2006. Bzsls for opinion We condvrted our audit in a¢¢ordance with International Standards on Auditing IUKI IISAS IUKII and applicable law. Our responsibilities under thosè standards are further described in the Auditors. responsibilities lor ihe audit of the ftbancial Statements section of our report. We are independent of the charitable company in accordance wilh the ethical requirements thai are relevant to our audit of the finantial statements in the UK. including the FRC'5 Ethical St'andard, and we have fulfilled.our other ethical re5ponsibililies in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audst evidence we have obtained is suffiuent and appropriare to provide a basis for our opinson. Conduslons relaiing to golng corKern In auditin8 the financial 5taiements..we havè concluded that ihe trustees. use of the going concern basis of actounting in the preparation of the financial statèments is appropriate. Based on ihe work we have performed. we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or ¢onditions ihat. individually or collectively. may cast $18nificant doubt on the charitable tompany's abilily to continue a5 a going concern for a peiiod of at least twdve months from when the financial statemenis are auihorised foi issue. Our responsibilities and the respon￿bilItieS of the trustees with respect to going concern are described in the relevant sections of this report. Other informatlon The trustees are responsible for the other inforrnation. The other Information comprises the information included in the Annual Report. other than the financial siatements and our Report gf the Indepen¢Jent Audiiof5 thereon. Ouf opinion on the financial statements doe5 not cover the other information and. except to the extent otherwise explicitly Stated in our report. we do not express any form of assurance condusion iheieon. In connection with our audit of the financial statèmenis. our responsibility is to read ihe other information and. In doin8 so, consider whethèr the other information is marerialty inconsistent with the financial statements or our knowledge obtaineil in the audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If we identify such material intonsistèncie5 or apparent maierial misstatements. we are required to determine whether this gNes rise to a material mi55tatemenl in the financial statements themselves. If. based on the work we have performed. we conclude that there is a material mi$5tatemeni of this other information. we are required to report that fact. We have nothing to report in this Te8ard. Oplnlons gn tsther"mattef5 pr￿ribed by the Companies Art 2006 In our opinion. based on ihe woik undertaken in ihe course of the audit= the information 8iven in the Report of the Trustees for the financial year for which the financial statements are prepared is consistent with the financial statements.. and the Report of the Trustees has been prepared in accordance with applicable legal requiremenis. Page 4 Report of the Independent Audiiors to the Members of Mental Health Northants Collaboration Matters on whith we are required to report by exception In the light of the knowledge and understandin8 of the charitable company and its environrnent obtait)ed in the course of the audit. we have not identifsed maierial misstatements in the Report of the Trusteès. We have noihing to report in respect of the following maiters where the Companies Act 2(Y)6 requires us to report to you if, in our opinion.. dequate a¢countin8 records have not been kept or retufns adequate ft)r our audit have not been received from branthès not visited by us.. or the financial statements are not in agreement wrth the accountin8 record5 and returns.. or certain disclosures ol trustee5' remuneration specified by law are not made- or we have not received all the information and explanations we rÈquire for our audit. Responsibllltles of trustees As explained more fully in the Statement of Trustees, Responsibilities, thè trusiees Iwho are also the directors of the charitable company for the puiposes of company lawl are reSFKJn5ible for the preparation of the financial statements and for being Satisfied that they give a true and fair view. and for such internal control as the trusiees determine is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement. whether due to fraud or error. In preparing the financial statements, the trustees are responsible for assessing the charitable cornpany's ability to continue as a going concern. disc105in& as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the 80in8 concern basi5 of aetountin6 unless the trustees either intend to lioyidate the charitable company or to cease operation5, or have no realistic alternative but to do so. Page 5 Report of the Independent Auditors to the Members"of Mental Healt￿NOrtha￿tS Collaboration Our responsSbllltles for the audii oPthe finantial statements Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether ihe financial statements as a whole are free from materi31 misstatement. whether due to fraud or error. and to Issue a Report of the Independent Auditors that includes our opinion. Reasonable a55urance is a high level of assurance. but is not a guaraniee that an audit conducted in ccordance with ISAS IUKI will always dete￿ a material rni5StatÈment when it exists. Misstaiement5 can arise from fraud or error and are considered materi31 if. individually or in the a88regate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic deusions of users taken on the basis of these financial statements. Identifyin8 and assessing potential risks rdated io irregularities In identifying and assessin8 the rlsks of material misstatement in respert of irregularities, including fraud and non-compliance with law5 and regulations. we ¢on5idered the following.. o The nature of the charity's activities and sector, contfol environment and financial performance.. o Enquiring of management and the trusiees. indvding obtaining and reviewing supporting docvmentaiion. concerning the charitable company's policies and procedures relating to- Identifyin& evaluating and complying with laws and regulations and whether they were aware of any instance5 of non-compliance,. Detecting and responding to ihe Ti5ks of fraud and whether they have knowledge of any actual. suspected of alleged fraud.. The interllal controls established to miligate risks relaied to fraud or non-compliance with laws and re8ulations. o Discussin8 amon8 .the engagement team and involving relevant internal specialist5, including tax, and charity specialists (where relevant) regarding how and where fraud mi8ht occur in the financial statements and any poteniial indicators of fraud.. and o Obtaining and understsnding of the legal and regulatory frameworks that the charitable company operates in, focusin8 on those laws and regulations that had a dirert eflert on the financial siaiements, such as provisions of the UK Companies Act. charity legislation and tax legislation oi thai had a fundamental effect on the operatign5 of the charitable company,. includin8 General Data Protection requiremenis. antb-bribery and corruption policy. Audit response to risks ideniified As a result of perfoyming the abov4 we Klentbfied ¥arious provisions of the Charities Att and the Charity Commission guidance as key audit matters relatÈd to non-cornpliancè with laws and fegvlations and the receipt of donation5 and thè making of granis as key audit matters felated to the potenttal risk of fraud. In common with all audits under ISAS IUKI. we are also required to perform spetific procedures to respond io the risk of management override. lfi addition to the above, our proteduies to respond to risks identified include the following.. .Review of the financial statement disclosures and testin8 to 5UPPOrt documentation io assess compliance with provisions of relevant laws and regulations described as having a dirert effèrt gn the financial siatements.. a Enquirin8 of managemeni. the trustees and in-house and external legal counsel where relevant concemin8 actual and potential litigation and daims,. o Performing analyrical procedures to identify any unusual or unexpected felationship5 that may indicate risks of material misstatement due to fraud," and o Reading minute5 of rneetings of those tharged wlth governance. fe¥iewing internal reptsrts where relevant and correspondence. o Reviewing cornpl'iante with relevant chariry legislation. o Reviewing and testing the re￿Ipl of donations. o Reviewin8 and testing the making of grants. O In addressing the risk of fraud through rnana8ement ovèrride of controls. testing thè appropriateness of journal entries and oiher adjustments.. asse55ing whether the judgements made In makiTr8 accounting e5tirnate5 are indicative of a ptstential bias,. and evaluating the rationale of the charity for any significant transaclions that are urnusual or Outsidè the normal course of busine5S. Audit response to risks identified Icontinuedl We also communicated relevant identif￿d laws and ￿gulationS and potential fraud risks to all Èngagement team members and remained alert to an indication of fraud or non-compliance with law5 and regulations throughout the audit. Page 6 Report of the Independent Auditors to the Members of Ment41 Htalth Northants Collaboratlon Because of the inherent limitations of an audit. there is a risk that we will not detert all irre8ularities, includin8 those leading to a material misstatemeni in the financial statements or non-cornpliance with regulation. This risk increases the more that compliance with a law or regulation is remo¥ed from the event5 and transactions reflected in the rinancial statemenis. a5 we will be less likety to become aware of in5tan¢es of non-compliance. The risk 15 also greater regarding irregularities otcurring due to fraud rather than error. a5 fraud involve5 intentional corbcealment, forgerv, collusion, omission or rnisrepreseiitation. As part of an audit in accordan¢e with ISA5 IUKI, we exercise professional jud8ment and maintain professional steplicism throughout the audit. We also.. Q Identify and assess the risks of material misstaterneni of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error. dèsign and perform audit procèdures responsive to those risks, and obtain audit èvidence that Is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. The risk of not detÈrting a material misstatement resulting frorn fraud is higher than for one resulting from error, as fraud may involve eollusion. forBÈry, intentional omissions. misrepresentations, or the override of intÈmal control. o Obtain an under5tandin8 of internal tontrol relevant to the audil in order to design audit procedure5 that are appropriate in the circvmstances. but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectivene55 of the charitable tornpany's internal control. o Evaluatè the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of a¢¢ounting estimates and related disc105urès matlè by the.Irustees. o Conclude on the appropfiateness of the trustees, use of the going concern basis of accountin8 and. based on the audit evidence obtainèd, whether a material uncertainty exists related to events or conditions that rnay cast SIEnificant doubt on the charitable company's ability to tontinue as a going concern. If we conclude that a material uncertainty ÈXlSt5, we are required to draw attention in ovr auditor's report to the related disclosure5 in the finan¢ial statements or. if such disclosures are inadequaie, to Modify our opinion. Our conclusions are based on the audit evidÈnte obtained up to ihe date of our auditorfs report. However. future events or conditions may cause the chèritable company to cease to Kontinue as a 80ing concern. o Evaluate the overall presentation. structure and content of ihe financial statements, includin8 the disc105ures, and wheiher the financial 5taternents represent the underlyin8 transaaions and events in a manner that achieves lair presentation. Wè communicate with those charged with governance regardin& among oiher matters. the planned scope and timin8 of the audit and signtficant audit ftftdin8s, includin8 any significant deficiencies in internal control that we identify dtsring our audit. A further description of our responsibilities for ihe avdit of the financial siatements is located on the Financi31 Reporting Council's website at www.frc.org.uklauditorsresponsibilities. This description forms part of our Report of the Independent Auditors. Use of our report This report is fttade solely to ihe chariiable company'5 members, as a body, in actord3nc@ with Chapter 3 of Part 16 of the Comp3nie5 Act 2006. Our audit work has been undertaken $0 that we mi8ht state to the charitable company's members those matters we are required to state to them in an auditors. report and for no other purpose. To the fullest Èxtent permitted b w, we do not accept or assume responsibility io anyone othei than the charitable company and the c le cornpamy's members a5 a body, for our audit wofk, for this report. or for the opinions we have formed. rris Isenior Statutory Auditor) for an +ehalf of Harris & Co IAccountantsl Ltd. Statutory Auditor 2 Pavilion Court 6P0 Pavilion Drive Northarnpton NN4 7SL 29 June 2023 Pa8e 7 Mental Health Northants Cdlaboratlon statement of Flnandal Artlvitles for the Perlod l December 2021 to ai March 2023 Pèriod 1¥21 to 3113123 Total funds Year Ended 30111121 Total funds Unrestricted furMI Restrorted lund Notes INCOME ANO ENDOWMEPITS FROM Donations and legècies 1.818,217 1.818,218 1,316,993 Investment incorne 1,503 1.503 Total 1.504 1.818,217 1,819,721 1,316,993 EXPENDITURE ON Charltable actlvltles Charitable activities 28.974 1.399,489 1,428,463 613,551 INCOMElIEXPEN￿TuREl Transfers l)etween fund5 127.4701 35,259 418,728 135,2591 391,258 703.442 Net mo¥ement in funds 7,789 383,469 391,258 703,442 RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS Total funds brought forward 7,542 824.593 832.135 128.693 TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD 15.331 1.208.062 1,223.393 832.135 The notes form part of ihese financial statements Page 8 Mental Health Northants CollJbwation Balance Sheet 31 Marth 2023 2023 Total lunds 2021 Total funds Unfestricted . Reslrlcted fund fund Notes CURRENT ASSETS Cash at bank 18.631 1.208.C62 1.226.693 83S,135 NET CURRENT ASSETS 18,631 1.208,Ck$2 1,226,693 835.135 TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABIUTIES 18.631 I.2O8.L￿2 1.226.693 835.135 ACCRUALS ANO DEFERRED INCOME 13,3001 13,3001 13.CKJOI NET ASSETS 15.331 1.208,C62 1,223,393 832.135 FUNDS Unre5trictpd funds Aestricted funds 15,331 1.208.062 7.542 824.593 YOTAL FUNDS 1,223.393 832.135 The financial statements were approved by the Board of Trustees and authorised for issue on 29 June 2023 and were $18ned on its behalf bv= S Behan - Trustee The notes form part of these financi31 statemenis .Page9 Mental Health Northafits Collaboraiion Gish Flow Statement for the Period l Oe¢ember 2021 to 31 March 2023 Period 1112121 to 3113123 Year Ended 30111121 Ilotes Cash flows from oi?eratlng artfvlties Cash generated from operations 390.055 706,053 Net cash provided by operating aclivitles 390,055 706.053 Cash flows Irom investin8 artr¥ltles- Interest received 1,503 Net cash provided by investing artivities 1.503 Cthan8e In cash and cash equlvalents In the reportinz period Cash and cash equlva￿nts at the be8lnnin8 of the reporting perlod 391.558 706.053 835,135 129.082 Cash and cash equivalents at the end ol the reporting perlod 1,226.693 835,135 The note5 form part of these financial 5taternents . Page 10 lQental Health Northanls Collal>oratkni Notes to the Cash Flow Statement for the Period l Oe¢ember 2021 to 31 M*