2024-03-31-accounts - Hundred Families

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Trustees' Annual Report for the period

Period start date Period end date Day Month Year Day Month Year From 1 April 2023 To 31 March 2024

Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any) 1161287 Charity's principal address 29 Gledhow Wood Ave

Hundred Families

HUNDREDFAMILIES.ORG

Leeds

Postcode LS8 1NY

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year	Name of person (or body) to appoint trustee (ifany)	entitled
	LEN HODKIN	Chairperson
	SIMON HENDY	Treasurer
	DONALD PHILPOTTS
	MICHAEL FOOTE
	CHARLES LITTLE
	LORRAINE JONES
	ANDREA DOLLERY

6[LORRAINE JONES ] 7 ANDREA DOLLERY 8 9
10

Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)

Name Dates acted if not for whole year

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Type of adviser Name Address

Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

Julian Hendy

TAR

2023-24

Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

Type of governing document

(eg. trust deed, constitution)
How the charity is constituted
(eg. trust, association, company)

Constitution

Charitable Incorporated Organisation

Trustee selection methods

(eg. appointed by, elected by)

Appointed by Trustees

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

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

policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
relationship with any related parties;
trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.

Section C Objectives and activities

The objects of the CIO are

A. The relief of bereaved families who have been affected by homicides committed by people with mental issues by the provision of information, support, advocacy services and practical advice

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

B. To advance the education of the general public, including health professionals by:
Providing education, training and information
Providing advice to government and others from a family perspective on mental health homicides
Researching the causes, consequences and extent of homicides committed by people with mental illness

TAR

2023-24

In exercising their powers and duties, the Trustees have complied with their duty to have due regard to the guidance on public benefit published by the Charity Commission. We have continued to support families and friends bereaved as a result of killings by people with mental illness and have helped more than 300 families so far. We have worked closely with Victim Support’s Homicide Service facilitating access and assistance to affected families. We are extremely grateful for their continued support.

Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)

We have worked with the NHS at national, regional, and local levels to advise on the impact and extent of mental health homicides and been appointed to various NHS oversight organisations to assist and advocate for securing improvements in practice and performance. We have worked directly with the Ministry of Justice, Victims Commissioners (both nationally and in London), National Offender Management Service, the Police, MPs, the Welsh Government and others to develop and improve services to families affected by killings by people with serious mental illness. We have been involved in government consultations. We have sought to influence national and local policies to assist families affected by mental health related homicides and to help prevent further avoidable tragedies.

We have promoted the needs of victims of mental health homicides in the national and local media.

We have documented over 2250 mental health related homicides across the United Kingdom and have made available without cost over 800 official investigation reports on our website – the only publically available such resource in the country.

Our services are free and open to all who have been affected by homicides by people with mental illness without charge.

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

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

policy on grantmaking;
policy programme related investment;
contribution made by volunteers.

TAR

2023-24

Section D Achievements and erformance p

Summary of the main
achievements of the charity
during the year

We have offered practical advice, support, and advocacy services to
more than 300 families and friends bereaved as a result of killings by
people with mental illness.
We have offered affected families specialist guidance and information on
the criminal justice, health service and other investigation processes.
We have facilitated contacts, accompanied families to meetings and
advocated for them during NHS local and independent investigations,
Serious Case Reviews, Domestic Homicide Reviews, and other
investigations. We have accompanied and supported families at court
hearings and coroner’s inquests.
We arranged meetings for families to meet others who have all been
similarly bereaved to offer ‘peer to peer’ emotional support and advice.
We have provided effective media support to families both during legal
proceedings, Inquests, and on publication of Independent Investigation
Reports
We have worked with the NHS at national, regional, and local level to
advise on the impact and extent of mental health homicides, helped
write national and local policy guidance and been appointed to various
NHS oversight organisations to assist in securing improvements in
learning, practice and performance.
We have worked with the Ministry of Justice on securing improvements
for victims’ families in consultations on the Victims Code and the new
Victims and Prisoners’ Bill. We have worked with the Victims’
Commissioner and the Ministry of Justice to secure better access for the
families we support to Judges’ sentencing remarks. We have also been
involved in consultations and raised concerns about on review of the
Mental Health Act
We have been invited to work with the Welsh Government on designing
the new process for Serious Untoward Safeguarding Reviews in Wales.
In Northern Ireland we have been instrumental in proposals to radically
improve serious incident investigations and services for victims following
Mental health related homicides.
We have been invited to speak at numerous NHS, National Police,
Probation Service, and Victim Support caseworker conferences on the
effects of Mental Health Homicides on families and communities.
We have worked directly with the Ministry of Justice, Victims
Commissioners (both nationally and in London), National Offender
Management Service, the Police, Victim Support Homicide Service, MPs,
the Royal College of Psychiatrists, and others to improve services to
families affected bykillings by people with serious mental illness.

TAR

2023-24

Section D Achievements and erformance p

We have worked to secure better research into national lessons from mental health related homicides and worked with academics from the Institute of Psychiatry and students from the University of Bath and University of Nottingham to develop national research projects.

We have promoted the interests and needs of victims of mental health homicides in the national and local TV, radio and print media as well as actively on social media.

Our services are free and open to all who have been affected by homicides by people with mental illness without charge.

Section E Financial review

Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves

Our policy is to hold £20,000 in operational reserves and £1,500 insurance reserves.

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.

We are extremely grateful to Victim Support Homicide Service for their continued support.

We would also like to express our thanks to our families, friends and supporters, in particular the families and friends of Ryan Lowry, Harley Watson, Sally Hodkin, Eileen Dean, Arthur Samuel, and to Pegasus Lodge for their support and for organising amazing fundraising events on our behalf.

We’d also like to thank all those families and friends who have kindly supported our work.

Section F Other optional information

TAR

2023-24

The Director and sole employee of the charity (Julian Hendy) is related to the Treasurer and Trustee of the charity (Simon Hendy). All decisions on the director’s remuneration are taken by the Trustees jointly.

Any expenses reimbursed to the Director are approved jointly by the Chairman of Trustees alongside the Treasurer.

The Trustees are reimbursed for travel and subsistence expenses incurred in attending trustee meetings and any other business for the charity.

Section G Declaration

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

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s)	Signature(s)
Full name(s)	Full name(s)JULIAN HENDY
Position (eg Secretary, Chair,		Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Director and Secretary to the	Director and Secretary to the
etc)		etc) Trustees

Date		9 Oct 2024

TAR

2023-24

CC16a 1161287 Hundred Families Receipts andpayments accounts 1st April 2023 31st March 2024 To For the period from ~~3~~ ~~1~~	CC16a 1161287 Hundred Families Receipts andpayments accounts 1st April 2023 31st March 2024 To For the period from ~~3~~ ~~1~~
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Section A Receipts and payments
Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Endowment funds Total funds Last year
to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £
A1 Receipts Victims Support 49,600 - - 49,600 44,000 FundraisingEvents 9,111 - - 9,111 6,524 Gift and Donations 21,945 - - 21,945 9,729 Legacies - - - - Gift Aid - - - - 1,097 Conferences and Seminars 550 - - 550 - *Sub total*(Gross income for AR) 81,206 - - 81,206 61,350 A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). - - - - - - - - - Sub total - - - - - *Total receipts* 81,206 - - 81,206 61,350 ~~=~~ ~~==~~
A3 Payments
FamilySupport 3,922 - - 3,922 1,649 Fees(Justgiving,Paypal) 657 - - 657 730 FundraisingExpenses - - - - 847 InfluencingPolicy& Research 19 - - 19 629 Insurance 386 - - 386 421 Media - - - - 32 Meetings and Training: - - - - 13 NHS Meetings and Training - - - - 188 Office Expenses 2,162 - - 2,162 2,945 Payroll 28,113 - - 28,113 30,925 Funded Projects(P 19-20) - 212 - 212 2,222 Professional Fees 448 - - 448 407 Postage and Delivery - - - - 34 Consultancy 480 - - 480 480 Sub total 36,187 212 - 36,399 41,522 A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table) - - - 532 Sub total - - - - 532 ~~EEE~~

~~EEE~~	~~EEE~~	~~EEE~~	~~EEE~~	- ~~EEE~~	~~EEE~~	- ~~EEE~~	~~EEE~~	- ~~EEE~~	~~EEE~~	532 ~~EEE~~
~~EEE~~	*Sub total* ~~EEE~~	- ~~EEE~~	~~EEE~~	- ~~EEE~~	~~EEE~~	- ~~EEE~~	~~EEE~~	- ~~EEE~~	~~EEE~~	532 ~~EEE~~
~~EEE~~	~~EEE~~	~~EEE~~	~~EEE~~	~~EEE~~	~~EEE~~	~~EEE~~	~~EEE~~	~~EEE~~	~~EEE~~	~~EEE~~
	*Total payments*	36,187		212		-		36,399		42,054
	*Net of receipts/(payments)*	45,019	45,019	- 212	- 212	-	-	44,807	44,807	19,296
A5 Transfers between funds	A5 Transfers between funds	-	-	- -	- -	- -		-		-
A6 Cash funds last year end	A6 Cash funds last year end	146,697	146,697	25,345	25,345	-		172,042		152,746
	*Cash funds this year end*	191,716	191,716	25,133	25,133	- 216,849	- 216,849	- 216,849		172,042

3,922 - - 3,922 1,649 657 - - 657 730 - - - - 847 19 - - 19 629 386 - - 386 421 - - - - 32 - - - - 13 - - - - 188 2,162 - - 2,162 2,945 28,113 - - 28,113 30,925 - 212 - 212 2,222 448 - - 448 407 - - - - 34 480 - - 480 480[ 36,187 ] 212 - 36,399 41,522 - - - 532[ - ] - - - 532 36,187 212 - 36,399 42,054

CCXX R1 accounts (SS)

22/01/2025

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period

			Unrestricted	Restricted	Endowment
Categories	Details		funds	funds	funds
			to nearest £	to nearest £	to nearest £
B1 Cash funds	191,495 25,133 - 100 - - 121 - - 191,716 25,133 - *Total cash funds* Co-op Bank PayPal Undeposited Funds ~~===~~
	(agree balances with receipts and payments	(agree balances with receipts and payments
	account(s))		OK	OK	OK
			Unrestricted	Restricted	Endowment
			funds	funds	funds
	Details		to nearest £	to nearest £	to nearest £
B2 Other monetary assets	20,000 - 1,500 - 3,633 - 191,716 - - - - - - - Operational Reserves Insurance Reserves Funded Projects (P 19-20) Unrestricted funds ~~=====~~
	Details		Fund to which asset belongs	Cost (optional)	Current value (optional)
B3 Investment assets	- - - - - - - - - - ~~=—====~~
	Details		Fund to which asset belongs	Cost (optional)	Current value (optional)
B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use	Office Expenses: ~~Equipment~~ 2,199 1,088 Office Expenses: ~~Equipment~~ 489 365 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Apple iMac A2115 desktop PC Lenovo Quad Turbo Laptop ~~===>~~
			Fund to which	Amount due	When due
	Details		liability relates	(optional)	(optional)
B5 Liabilities	Unrestricted 492 31 January 2025 - - - - Independent Examination ~~=—====~~

Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees

Signature	Print Name		Date of approval
	Simon Hendy		20/01/2025

Independent examiner's report on the accounts

Section A Independent Examiner’s Report

Report to the trustees/	HUNDRED FAMILIES
members of

On accounts for the year	31 MARCH 2024	Charity no	1161287
ended		(if any)

Set out on pages	1 - 8

Respective The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. responsibilities of The charity’s trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year trustees and examiner under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 (the Charities Act) and that an independent examination is needed. It is my responsibility to:

examine the accounts under section 145 of the Charities Act,
to follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions given by the Charity Commission (under section 145(5)(b) of the Charities Act, and
• to state whether particular matters have come to my attention.

Basis of independent My examination was carried out in accordance with general Directions given examiner’s statement 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 In connection with my examination, no material matters have come to my examiner's statement attention which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:

accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act or
the accounts do not accord with the accounting records

I have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

Date: 22/01/2025

Signed: Name: Joanne Trowbridge ~~Cs~~ Relevant professional MAAT qualification(s) or body (if any):

IER

Address:[Bristol Community Accountants CIC, The Park Centre, Daventry Road, ] Knowle, Bristol, BS4 1DQ

Section B Disclosure

Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners).

Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose .

IER