Trustees' Annual Report for the period
Period start date Period end date Day Month Year Day Month Year From 1 April 2024 To 31 March 2025
Section A Reference and administration details
Hundred Families
Charity name Hundred Families Other names charity is known by HUNDREDFAMILIES.ORG Registered charity number (if any) 1161287 Charity's principal address 29 Gledhow Wood Ave Leeds Postcode LS8 1NY
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
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Trustee name | Office (if any) | Dates acted if not for **whole year ** |
Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany) |
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| LEN HODKIN | Chairperson | |||
| SIMON HENDY | Treasurer | |||
| DONALD PHILPOTTS | ||||
| MICHAEL FOOTE | ||||
| CHARLES LITTLE | ||||
| LORRAINE JONES | ||||
| ANDREA DOLLERY | ||||
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
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Section B Structure, governance and management
Description of the charity’s trusts
Type of governing document
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(eg. trust deed, constitution)
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How the charity is constituted
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(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:
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policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
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the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
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relationship with any related parties;
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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
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B. To advance the education of the general public, including health professionals by:
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Providing education, training and information
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Providing advice to government and others from a family perspective on mental health homicides
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Researching the causes, consequences and extent of homicides committed by people with mental illness
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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 legislation and 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 2340 mental health related homicides across the United Kingdom and have made available without cost over 970 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)
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policy on grantmaking;
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policy programme related investment;
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contribution made by volunteers.
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Section D Achievements and performance
| 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 and advocated for them at meetings with Government ministers and officials, during NHS local and independent investigations, Serious Case Reviews, Domestic Homicide Reviews, and other investigations. We have also 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 the Victims Code and the 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 the review of the Mental Health Act We have been working with the Welsh Government on designing and supporting 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. |
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Section D Achievements and performance
We have worked to secure better research into the numbers of and national lessons from mental health related homicides and worked with academics from the Institute of Psychiatry and elsewhere 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 Our policy is to hold £25,000 in operational reserves and £1,500
charity’s policy on reserves 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:
We are extremely grateful to Victim Support Homicide Service for their continued support.
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the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);
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sources of funds (including We would also like to express our thanks to our families, friends and any fundraising); supporters, in particular the families and friends of Ryan Lowry, Harley
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• how expenditure has Watson, Sally Hodkin, Eileen Dean, Hilkiah McLeggan and many others for their support and for organising amazing fundraising events on our
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supported the key objectives of the charity; behalf.
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investment policy and We’d also like to thank all those families and friends who have kindly
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objectives including any ethical investment policy supported our work. adopted.
Section F Other optional information
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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) Full name(s) JULIAN HENDY Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Director and Secretary to the etc) Trustees Date 25 Nov 2025
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| Hundred Families | Hundred Families | Hundred Families | 1161287 | CC16a | |
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| For the period from |
1st April 2024 | To | 31st March 2025 | ||
| Section A Receipts and payments | |||||
| A1 Receipts | Unrestricted funds to the nearest £ 19,800 5,296 9,188 386 250 258 35,178 - - - 35,178 |
Restricted funds to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - |
Endowment funds to the nearest £ |
Total funds to the nearest £ 19,800 5,296 9,188 386 250 258 - 35,178 - - - 35,178 |
Last year to the nearest £ |
| Victims Support | 19,800 | - - - - - - - - |
19,800 | 34,200 | |
| FundraisingEvents | 5,296 | 5,296 | 7,571 | ||
| Gift and Donations | 9,188 | 9,188 | 19,332 | ||
| Gift Aid | 386 | 386 | 1,185 | ||
| Conferences and Seminars | 250 | 250 | - | ||
| Bank Interest | 258 | 258 | - | ||
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| Sub total(Gross income for AR) |
35,178 | 35,178 | 62,288 | ||
| A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). |
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| Sub total | - | - | - | ||
| Total receipts | |||||
| 35,178 | - | - | 35,178 | 62,288 |
A3 Payments
| A3 Payments | ||||||||||
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| FamilySupport | 7,403 | - | - | 7,403 | 3,922 | |||||
| Fees(Justgiving,Paypal) | 300 | - | - | 300 | 552 | |||||
| FundraisingExpences | 286 | - | - | 286 | - | |||||
| InfluencingPolicy& Research | 4,392 | - | - | 4,392 | 19 | |||||
| Insurance | 514 | - | - | 514 | 386 | |||||
| Media | 75 | - | - | 75 | - | |||||
| NHS Meetings and Training | 12 | - | - | 12 | - | |||||
| Office Expences | 3,741 | - | - | 3,741 | 1,580 | |||||
| Payroll | 36,319 | - | - | 36,319 | 20,292 | |||||
| Funded Projects(P 19-20) | 212 | - | 212 | 212 | ||||||
| Professional Fees | 492 | - | - | 492 | - | |||||
| Consultancy | 315 | - | - | 315 | 300 | |||||
| **Sub total ** | 53,849 | 212 | - | 54,061 | 27,263 | |||||
| A4 Asset and investment | ||||||||||
| purchases, (see table) | ||||||||||
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| **Sub total ** | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| Total payments | 53,849 | 212 | - | 54,061 | 27,263 | |||||
| Net of receipts/(payments) | - 18,671 | - 212 | - | - 18,883 | 35,025 | |||||
| A5 Transfers between funds | - 5,000 | 5,000 | - | - | - | |||||
| A6 Cash funds last year end | 191,716 | 25,133 | - | 216,849 | 141,379 | |||||
| Cash funds this year end | 168,045 | 29,921 | - | 197,966 | 176,404 |
CCXX R1 accounts (SS)
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| Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period | Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period | Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period | |
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| Categories Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees B1 Cash funds B2 Other monetary assets B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use B5 Liabilities |
Signature Bristol Community Accountants HMRC PAYE/NICs Julian Hendy (Claims) Nest Pension Payment Details Co-op Bank PayPal JustGiving Metro Bank Current Acc Metro Bank Savings Acc Details Total cash funds (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) Operational Reserves Insurance Reserves Funded Projects Details Unrestricted Funds Friends Meeting House Manchester Details Apple iMac A2115 desktop PC Lenovo Quad Turbo Laptop |
Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ 76,572 29,921 81 - 91,268 - 124 - - - 168,045 29,921 OK OK Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ - 25,000 - 1,500 - 3,421 168,044 - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) Office Expenses: Equipment 2,199 Office Expenses: Equipment 489 - - Fund to which liability relates Amount due (optional) Unrestricted 83 Unrestricted 1,670 Unrestricted 2,262 Unrestricted 196 Unrestricted 590 Print Name Simon Hendy |
Endowment funds to nearest £ |
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| OK | |||
| Endowment funds to nearest £ |
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| Current value (optional) |
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| 871 | |||
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| When due (optional) |
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| 18 March 2025 | |||
| 22 April 2025 | |||
| 30 April 2025 | |||
| 09 April 2025 | |||
| 31 January 2026 | |||
| Date of approval |
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| Simon Hendy | 17/10/2025 | ||
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Independent examiner's report on the accounts
Section A Independent Examiner’s Report
| Report to the trustees/ members of On accounts for the year ended Set out on pages |
HUNDRED FAMILIES | HUNDRED FAMILIES | HUNDRED FAMILIES |
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| 31 MARCH 2025 | Charity no (if any) |
1161287 | |
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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:
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examine the accounts under section 145 of the Charities Act,
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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
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• 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:
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accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act or
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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.
| Signed: Name: Relevant professional qualification(s) or body (if any): |
20/01/2026 | |
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| Joanne Trowbridge | ||
| MAAT |
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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 .
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