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2024-03-31-accounts

Bury Involvement Group in Mental Health (BIG IN MENTAL HEALTH)

Trustees Annual Report

For the Year End 31 March 2024

The Trustees present their annual report together with the audited consolidated financial statements of Bury Involvement Group in Mental Health for the year ended 31 March 2024.

The Trustees confirm that the Annual Report and financial statements of the Charity comply with the current statutory requirements, the requirements of the Charity's governing document and the provisions of the Statutory Recommended Practice (SORP) "Accounting and Reporting by Charities" including FRS102 "The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland".

Structure, Governance and Management

The Charity was registered with the Charity Commission, on the 18 April 2016 under the register number 1166584, as a Charitable Incorporated Organisation. The Charity has a foundation model constitution which sets out that the only voting members of the charity are its charity trustees. The Constitution of the Charity can be located at Charity's office and copies of the document can be made available on request.

The Charity is governed by the trustees who meet monthly as a board. The Charity has a chief officer, who is responsible for the operational management, service delivery, and service development, under the guidance of the trustees. The Trustees are elected and co-opted under the terms set out in our Constitution. The board of trustees may at any time elect additional trustees by calling a meeting of the trustees of the Charity.

Before recruiting a new trustee, the existing trustees conduct a skills audit to identify any gaps in the current skillset of the board. The trustees then advertise for possible candidates, with the advertisements being tailored based on the skill gap analysis. Prospective candidates are provided with a role description and the Charity Commission Guidance "The Essential Trustee: what you need to know, what you need to do", to ensure they have a clear account of what the role of the trustee involves, including their duties and responsibilities. Prospective trustees are then interviewed and appointed by the Board if deemed suitable.

Object

Bury Involvement Group in Mental Health (BIG) is an independent charity run by, and for, people experiencing mental distress. The Charity's objectives, as set out in the governing document, are "To protect and promote good health among people experiencing mental health conditions living in Bury and the surrounding area, in particular but not exclusively by the provision of a group providing support, education, information and advice."

Our charity works to empower adults experiencing mental and emotional distress towards their recovery and improved quality of life by providing mutual support and hope. We provide support to help transform Bury and the surrounding area, working with the people of Bury, our VCSE and statutory partners and other key stakeholders.

Activities

Our activities are all delivered either face to face or via the telephone. The organisation provides the following services:

The Charity believes that everyone deserves to live a fulfilling life, and that peer support has the power to change people and places for the better. We recognise that many people living with mental and emotional distress within our community feel disenfranchised and disempowered due to challenges they face and the inequalities they experience when seeking care and support.

We work hard to ensure our services provide sanctuary to our community ensuring anyone who walks through our door is listened to, and feel valued, included, safe. With passion and creativity at its heart, the Charity supports people to flourish, whilst enriching our community.

Vision and Mission

BIG’s vision is for inclusive, accessible and compassionate mental health and wellbeing support for all adults in Bury.

BIG supports adults in Bury, and the surrounding area, aged 18 and over who are experiencing mental and emotional distress. Our range of peer-led and rightsbased services offer mutual support and hope to our community during difficult times.

Our work is underpinned by our organisational values, which are:

Led by Lived Experience: We value and listen to each person's unique lived experience to deliver support grounded in our philosophy whilst ensuring our Charity remains focused on growing to meet the needs of the people who join our community.

Involving and Empowering: We involve people with lived experience at all levels of the Organisation to empower them to use their experience in new and meaningful ways to move towards the lives they want to live.

Collaboration: We work with external partners to ensure the voice of people with lived experience is at the heart of all conversations in the mental health and social care economies across Bury and Greater Manchester.

Safety, Mutuality & Choice: We provide spaces which are safe and allow people to connect and build relationships based on mutuality, respect, trust, and hope, whilst supporting a person’s right to have choice and control in their own lives.

Trustworthiness & Transparency: We aim to be clear and straightforward, open, and transparent in everything we do.

Performance and Achievement

Bury Peer Led Crisis Service (BPLCS)

The Bury Peer Led Crisis Service “BPLCS” was developed in response to experiences of people in our community who reported negative experiences of seeking mental health crisis care and support in the area. The BPLCS was developed and modelled alongside our community, with the voice of lived experience at its heart, across 2017 to 2021.

The BPLCS was commissioned and went live in 2021, providing a communitybased crisis resource which:

prioritized accessibility;

The BPLCS provides a:

We offer both open access and one to one appointments 5 days a week.

Since 2021 the commissioners have increased the service’s funding to expand the BPLCS to increase its capacity to support the demand the service has encountered. Across the year we worked with commissioners to expand the BPLCS with a new service offer being integrated into the BPLCS offer this year, the ‘drop-in’ service.

The drop-in service was designed to enable individuals in mental health crisis in Bury to have a safe alternative to A&E which they can attend when in need of immediate support, without the need for prior referral.

Open across Monday to Friday the drop-in crisis service started in October 2023 and up to March 31st 2024 its supported 218 individuals in mental health crisis.

The service continues to have a robust referral pathway which enables escalation from a range of services, both statutory and voluntary, across Bury and the surrounding area as appropriate:

The team has continued to work on broadening the referral pathway to ensure individuals experiencing a mental health crisis are offered our support in a timely manner. We are currently working with Pennine Care Foundation Trust to establish a referral procedure with their 24/7 Crisis Line, Integrated Neighbourhood Teams, and Mental Health Urgent Triage service. Alongside work is underway to develop a referral pathway from Greater Manchester Police and Northwest Ambulance Service to accept direct drop-offs of individuals to the service.

Focusing on improving accessibility has ensured that the teams support has continued to see high demand. Over the course of the year, we supported 436 individuals in mental health crisis, through 1659 prebooked face to face sessions, and the 218 drop-in sessions between October and March:

Since being established the team have worked with the commissioners to review and evaluate the service’s impact. 2023-24 evaluation has been incredibly positive, with the service demonstrating a clear impact supporting people experiencing a mental health crisis, individuals at risk of suicide and self-injury, and those who have experienced trauma, across the 1659 pre-booked appointments the team recorded:

The evaluation and monitoring work we have undertaken with commissioners has clearly demonstrated the impact the service has had in the community. As one visitor who initially accessed our service after losing her children due to being in an abusive relationship said:

BIG Community Groups

We offer a variety of therapeutic peer support group work opportunities across our community, these include:

This year we were extremely pleased to start our own Hearing Voices Group with the first group held on the 01/02/2024.

We were made aware by the Hearing Voices Network that in North Manchester there were no hearing voices groups that accepted people without a GP referral which has led to some waiting long periods to attend or not attend a group at all. With this in mind, we wanted our hearing voices group to have no referral requirement.

We were also very passionate that a person who experiences hearing voices facilitates the group. We found that the facilitator is able to create rapport very quickly with our members at the HVG due to shared experiences and has led to people coming back to the group.

Our groups continue to be led by our volunteer team without whom we would be unable to provide this core element of our service. Our volunteer roles not only play a key role in enabling BIG to provide our services but they also provide meaningful opportunities for individuals to progress in their own personal recovery, gain new skills, and give back.

Partnership Working and System Leadership

BIG continues to be active within the community and across the strategic landscape, advocating for improved mental health services with an emphasis on the involvement of, and coproduction with, individuals with lived experience of mental and emotional distress. Our Chief Officer continues his position as the locality lead for mental health for the voluntary sector in Bury on the Greater Manchester VCSE Mental Health Leadership Group. The group underpins the broader work of the Greater Manchester VCSE Leadership Group and the Memorandum of Understanding established with the Greater Manchester Health and Social Care Partnership and the devolution agenda in Greater Manchester, shaping services across Greater Manchester and drawing down funds to address surges in demand, hospital discharge and culturally specific services and the Community Mental Health Transformation Programme. The Leadership Group has themed areas of work around:

Within the locality our Chief Officer has worked closely with the Bury Voluntary and Community Alliance to grow and develop the VCSE sector in Bury, taking on chair responsibilities for the Bury Voluntary and Community Leadership Group with the aim to ensure the sector in Bury has a meaningful voice in the decisions which affect our community. Alongside this work, we are also represented at other key strategic boards within the area including the Bury Acute Care Forum, the locality Risk and Crisis Sub-group, the Bury Suicide Prevention Forum, and the Bury Programme Delivery Board.

Over the year we have strengthened our relationships with colleagues in various sectors, including statutory services and other VCSE organizations. This positions us well to develop new partnerships in the years to come. We have actively participated in the development of our locality's "living well model," which is aligned with the national transformation of community mental health services. Regionally, our involvement in the BPLCS has led us to contribute to the PCFT development work, focusing on the VCSE's role in acute risk and crisis support.

With the relationships we have strengthened over the years, we are confident in our ability to work collaboratively on the ground, enhance our influence on key policies and service decisions through co-design with individuals who have lived experience, and ultimately secure further funding opportunities to expand our current offerings and develop and deliver more peer-led services.

Plans for the Future

BIG has developed 4 primary business objectives which will ensure that we have the focus, culture, and infrastructure, to deliver on our vision, mission, and objectives over the coming year. Our Business Objectives are to:

These goals will be achieved through both the strategic and operational work of the organisation. Oversight will be through the Trustees meeting with bimonthly updates on progress to the Board of Trustees.

Contributions Made by Volunteers

Volunteers play a crucial role within the organisation, and they are integral to the effective delivery of our services and our success.

During this financial year our organisation was supported and benefitted from the knowledge and skills of 24 volunteers.

Volunteer Case Study

The organisation is proud of the fact that most of the people who volunteer their time to our charity are people with lived experience of mental distress; many of them being people who had previously attended BIG for support.

We have included a case study undertaken with one of our volunteers who has themselves moved through our service into their role and now facilitates our Hearing Voices group.

Prior to Accessing BIG...

“I didn’t feel like I had any support and was managing my experience on my own. I had recently changed my prescription medication which was taking time to get used to the transition. I really needed help at the time, and I felt that there wasn’t any in place for me. As a result, my experience of hearing voices had become very intense. I was in a crisis and my mood was very low. I attended CMHT who referred me to [the BPLCS] for some support. Following this discussion, I received a call to confirm I had appointment with [BPLCS Staff Member] within 2 weeks’ time.”

When Accessing the Service...

“At first, I was unsure of what I was to discuss in the crisis sessions. I went through a lot of my personal history with a member of the [BPLCS]. It was the first time I felt like I was listened to, not judged and understood. Following the session, I left feeling better than when I attended. Previously I had attended different therapy which often left me feeling worse after the meeting. I also want to mention that the room [BPLCS Staff Member] worked from made me feel at ease due to the warmth with which the rooms are decorated and the worker herself was very friendly. It was the first time I had felt positive about myself and the future in such a long time.”

Experience Volunteering...

“It was so lovely to be asked to be a volunteer, It made me feel valued and that I could help others with my experience and empathy regarding mental health experiences. It was a little nerve wracking attending at first but everyone was so supportive and friendly. One group which was tricky getting used to was the Monday Stronger Together group as its very reflective and open. People share their own experiences with the group in a peer support environment, however, once I got over my initial nerves I found the shared experience element to the group made me feel so at ease...

Now I am a Volunteer, I wake up and I look forward to getting up and going to BIG. I’ve got lots of friends amongst the volunteer team and staff. We all support each other and I feel like everyone has each other’s back. I love helping others, building rapport and interacting with those who may be nervous accessing the service for the first time. Its given me so much and I’m so pleased I became a volunteer. My progress has just been amazing and I look forward to helping everyone at BIG for a long time to come.

BIG means a lot to me. They support me and in turn I can help others. It’s a BIG part of my life. They have supported me through crisis, brought me into the volunteering team and have got me through a lot. I haven’t been this stable for years and I know if I need support where to go. It’s incredibly rewarding and I never stop learning. I now facilitate the Hearing Voices Group which makes me so proud to give back to others experiencing what I have. Years ago I couldn’t imagine myself doing anything like this. I genuinely love volunteering for BIG.”

Volunteer Award Ceremony

To acknowledge the importance of our volunteer team we hosted a volunteer award ceremony to:

Recognizing Contributions: The ceremony provides a platform to acknowledge the hard work, dedication, and personal time given by volunteers to help others. This recognition can be a morale booster and show appreciation for their crucial role in maintaining the organization’s mission and wellbeing of our Service users.

By focusing the awards ceremony on volunteers, the event fosters appreciation, mutual support, and unity within the organization. This, in turn, strengthens the group’s ability to provide effective peer support. Without Volunteers we would not be able to hold as many varied public groups as we do now so I feel it is key that BIG recognises the contributions of all volunteers and the positive effect they have on our community.

Risk Management

The Trustees have set policies for the management of risks faced by the charity, which include the setting up and maintenance of a risk register which is reviewed periodically. The risk register records the risks that may arise in each area of the charity's operations and the CEO is charged with implementing the mitigations.

The principal risks and uncertainties faced by the charity at the time of writing are identified as a loss of funding, changes in health and social care policy and the impact of COVID-19 on the local and wider economy and the potential impact on short-term and long-term funding. These risks are managed by developing strong working partnerships with our funders, seeking to diversify our funding sources, and ensuring we engage with strategic bodies.

Public Benefit

The charity deploys all of its resources to support adults aged 18 and over to resolve, or better manage their mental health, through the provision of one to one and group support. The charity also aims to provide a preventative service, in providing support which stops people accessing statutory or inpatient psychiatric services. The charity advocates for lived experience-centred approaches that demonstrate local impact. This public benefit is directly related to our charitable objectives.

The trustees confirm that they have referred to the guidance in the Charity Commission’s general guidance on public benefit when reviewing the Charity’s objectives and aims and in planning future activities for the year.

Fundraising

BIG does not engage in any public fundraising. Fundraising responsibilities within the organisation sit with the senior leadership team, particularly the Chief Officer. No person acting on behalf of the charity has been subject to an undertaking to be bound by any voluntary scheme for regulating fund-raising, or any voluntary standard of fund-raising, in respect of activities on behalf of the charity. We have never received any complaints about activities by the charity or by a person on behalf of the charity for the purpose of fund-raising; BIG therefore feels that the charity has no fundraising activities requiring disclosure under S162A of the Charities Act 2011'.

Financial Review

The Statement of Financial Activities shows a total income for the year of £595,234. Income from contributions given by people who attended our support groups amounted to £1,418.00, which combined with other donations total income from charitable activities came to £5,880.00. The balance of Funds at 31 March 2023 was £357,935.00. Of which £220,998 was unrestricted funds with the remainder being restricted funds.

The Trustees, staff, and volunteers are very grateful to all the individuals and businesses who have made donations to the work of the charity over the year.

Trustees Report for the Year Ended 31 March 2024

In so far as the Trustees are aware:

There is no relevant audit information of which the charitable company's auditor is unaware; and The Trustees have taken all steps that they ought to have taken to make themselves aware of any relevant audit information and to establish that the auditor is aware of that information.

The Trustees are responsible for the maintenance and integrity of the corporate and financial information included on the charitable company's website. Legislation in the United Kingdom governing the preparation and dissemination of financial statements may differ from legislation in other jurisdictions.

This report was approved by the Board of Trustees and signed on its behalf by Deneze Griffiths, Chair:

Charity Registration Number: 1166584

BURY INVOLVEMENT GROUP IN MENTAL HEALTH (BIG in Mental Health) A Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO)

TRUSTEES’ ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For The Year Ended 31 March 2024

BURY INVOLVEMENT GROUP IN MENTAL HEALTH (BIG in Mental Health)

CONTENTS

Page
Members of the Board and Professional Advisers 2
Trustees Annual Report Insert
Independent Examiners Report 3
Statement of Financial Activities 4
(incorporating the income and expenditure account)
Balance Sheet 5
Statement of Cash Flows 6
Notes to the Financial Statements 7-12

BURY INVOLVEMENT GROUP IN MENTAL HEALTH (BIG in Mental Health)

MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND PROFESSIONAL ADVISORS

Organisation Name Bury Involvement Group in Mental Health Charity Number 1166584 Address Unit 54 Bury Business Centre Kay Street Bury BL9 6BU Trustees Deneze Griffiths Keeley Jane Bell John Mulpeter Accountants Community Accounting Lancashire C.I.C. Foxfields 9 Norley Close Chadderton Oldham OL1 2RA Bankers Unity Trust Bank Nine Brindleyplace Birmingham B1 2HB

BURY INVOLVEMENT GROUP IN MENTAL HEALTH (BIG in Mental Health)

REPORT TO THE MEMBERS ON THE UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF BURY INVOLVEMENT GROUP IN MENTAL HEALTH

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024

I report on the accounts for the year ended 31 March 2024 as set out on pages 4 to 12.

Respective Responsibilities of Trustees and Examiner

As the charity’s trustees you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”).

The charity’s trustees consider an audit is not required for this year under section 144 of the 2011 Act, and that an independent examination is needed.

It is my responsibility as independent examiner to:

Basis of Independent Examiners Report

My examination was carried out in accordance with the 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 of 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 I do not express an audit opinion on the accounts.

Independent Examiners Statement

I have completed my examination for the year ended 31 March 2024.

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

I have no concerns and 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.

Independent Examiners Qualification

Since the charity’s gross income exceeded £250,000 your examiner must be a member of a body listed in section 145 of the 2011 Act. I confirm that I am qualified to undertake the examination, being a Fellow Member of the Association of Accounting Technicians, which is one of the listed bodies.

23[rd] January 2025

Miss Jacqueline Bird F.M.A.A.T. Practicing Licence Number: 1003659 Community Accounting Lancashire C.I.C. Foxfields, 9 Norley Close, Chadderton, Oldham, OL1 2RA

BURY INVOLVEMENT GROUP IN MENTAL HEALTH (BIG in Mental Health)

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES (INCORPORATING THE INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT)

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024

Unrestricted
Funds
Restricted
Funds
2024
2024
Notes
£
£
Income from:
Grants and donations
2
102,504
486,850
Charitable activities
3
5,880
-
Other income
-
-
Total
108,384
486,850
Expenditure on:
Raising funds
4
216
-
Charitable activities
5
14,161
458,937
Other expenditure
-
-
Total
14,377
458,937
Net income/(expenditure)
94,007
27,913
Transfers between funds
23,967
(23,967)
Net movement in funds
117,974
3,946
Reconciliation of funds:
Total funds brought forward
103,024
132,991
Total funds carried forward
11
220,998
136,937		 Total
Funds
2024
£
589,354
5,880
-
595,234
216
473,098
-
473,314
121,920
-
121,920
236,015
357,935		 Total
Funds
2023
£
298,241
7,157
50
305,448
246
300,174
-
300,420
5,028
-
5,028
230,987
236,015

The notes on pages 6 to 12 form part of these financial statements.

Note 14 to the accounts shows a comparative Statement of Financial Activities for the year ended 31 March 2023.

BURY INVOLVEMENT GROUP IN MENTAL HEALTH (BIG in Mental Health)

BALANCESHEET

AS AT 31 MARCH 2024 AS AT 31 MARCH 2024
Notes
FIXED ASSETS
Tangible Fixed Assets
10
CURRENT ASSETS
Cash at Bank and in Hand
Debtors & Prepayments
7
Other Current Assets
8
CREDITORS: Amounts falling due
within one year
9
NET CURRENT ASSETS
CREDITORS: Amounts falling due
after one year
NET ASSETS
FUNDS OF THE CHARITY
Unrestricted Funds
Restricted Funds
TOTAL FUNDS
11		 2024
£
367,958
1,330
8,770
378,058
24,578		 £
4,455
353,480
-
357,935
220,998
136,937
357,935		 2023
£
231,049
110,415
8,770
350,234
114,219		 £
-
236,015
-
236,015
103,024
132,991
236,015

BURY INVOLVEMENT GROUP IN MENTAL HEALTH (BIG in Mental Health)

STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024

2024
Notes
£
Cash flows from operating activities
Cash generated/(absorbed by) from activities
13
Investing activities
Investment income received
-
Net cash generated from investing activities
Net cash used in financing activities
Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash
equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year		 2023
£
£
£
136,909
(3,243)
-
-
-
-
-
136,909
(3,243)
231,049
234,292
367,958
231,049

B URY INVOLVEMENT GROUP IN MENTAL HEALTH (BIG in Mental Health)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024

1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of accounting

The financial statements of the charity, which is a public benefit entity under FRS102, have been prepared in accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS 102) ‘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 January 2022]. The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention.

Going concern

The trustees are satisfied that there are no material uncertainties about the charity’s ability to continue.

Incoming resources

All income, including grants and donations, is recognised once the charity has entitlement to the income, that it is probable that the income will be received, and the amount of income receivable can be measured reliably.

Restricted funds are to be used for specified purposes as laid down by the donor.

Expenditure which meets these criteria’s is identified to the fund, together with a fair allocation of overheads and support costs.

Unrestricted funds are for grants, donations and other incoming resources received or generated for charitable purposes.

Resources expended

All expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis. All expenses, including support costs and governance costs, are allocated or apportioned to applicable expenditure headings.

Charitable expenditure shall include all expenditure directly related to the objects of the charity, including the cost of goods and services, that have been incurred in charitable activities.

Liabilities are recognised as expenditure as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to that expenditure, it is probable that settlement will be required, and the amount for the obligation can be measured reliably.

Governance costs

Governance costs shall include all expenditure directly related to the administration of the charity including expenditure incurred in the management of the charity's assets, organisational administration and compliance with charitable and statutory requirements.

Fixed assets

Fixed assets are capitalised if they can be used for more than one year for Furniture & Equipment and Events Equipment with a cost of at least £1,000, and for all Computer Equipment. They are initially recorded at cost, and depreciated on a straight line basis over the life expectancy of the asset.

B URY INVOLVEMENT GROUP IN MENTAL HEALTH (BIG in Mental Health)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024

2. INCOME FROM GRANTS & DONATIONS

Unrestricted
Funds
Restricted
Funds
£
£
Crisis Fund
61,056
453,165
NHS CCG Community Crisis
-
-
Tudor Trust Grant
-
33,000
EG Foundation
-
685
NHS England Peer Support
38,335
-
Donations
3,113
-
102,504
486,850		 2024
Total
Funds
£
514,221
-
33,000
685
38,335
3,113
589,354		 2023
Total
Funds
£
-
292,189
2,000
-
-
4,052
298,241

3. INCOME FROM CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES

Unrestricted
Funds
Restricted
Funds
£
£
Group Donations
1,418
-
Fundraising
531
-
Just Giving
3,931
-
5,880
-
EXPENDITURE ON RAISING FUNDS
Unrestricted
Funds
Restricted
Funds
£
£
Fundraising Events
-
-
Fundraising Costs (Just Giving)
216
-
216
-		 2024
Total
Funds
£
1,418
531
3,931
5,880
2024
Total
Funds
£
-
216
216		 2023
Total
Funds
£
2,075
1,807
3,275
7,157
2023
Total
Funds
£
30
216
246

4. EXPENDITURE ON RAISING FUNDS

B URY INVOLVEMENT GROUP IN MENTAL HEALTH (BIG in Mental Health)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024

5. EXPENDITURE ON CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES

Unrestricted
Direct &
Governance
Costs
Restricted
Direct &
Governance
Costs
Unrestricted
Support
Costs
Restricted
Support
Costs
£
£
£
£
Salaries Costs
-
310,901
-
-
Training & Courses
-
-
25
2,844
Rent & Room Hire
-
-
1,831
23,000
Utilities (Electric/Gas/Water)
-
-
-
7,491
Cleaning Costs
-
-
-
535
Repairs & Maintenance
-
-
60
47,100
Resources & Consumables
-
-
19
74
Refreshments
-
-
578
2,365
Events Costs
-
-
160
364
Equipment & Furnishings
-
-
4
5,972
Computer Equipment
-
-
-
197
Advertising & Marketing
-
-
-
-
Printing, Stationery & Postage
-
-
95
915
Telephone & Internet
-
-
126
5,712
IT Domain & Licences
-
-
53
340
Accountancy Software
-
324
-
Travel Costs
-
-
277
7,566
Volunteer Expenses
-
-
927
-
Insurances
-
-
1,058
2,558
Subscriptions
-
-
-
35
DBS Checks
-
-
-
608
Recruitment Costs
-
-
-
2,079
HR & Professional Services
-
-
518
5,220
Legal Costs
-
-
5,737
-
Accounting Fees
2,175
-
-
-
Payroll Costs
-
514
-
-
Bank & Card Costs
108
-
-
-
Depreciation
-
-
-
2,228
Tudor Wellbeing
-
-
-
189
NHS CCG (DTOC)
-
-
-
30,130
Sundries
-
-
86
-
2,283
311,415
11,878
147,522**		 2024
Total
Funds
£
310,901
2,869
24,831
7,491
535
47,160
93
2,943
524
5,976
197
-
1,010
5,838
393
324
7,843
927
3,616
35
608
2,079
5,738
5,737
2,175
514
108
2,228
189
30,130
86
473,098		 2023
Total
Funds
£
253,360
3,028
7,187
260
-
79
1,379
2,186
55
1,227
2,640
684
1,333
4,272
335
206
8,149
1,052
2,349
-
474
-
4,766
1,855
1,950
745
108
-
479
-
16
300,174

** An underspend of £30,130, being the remaining balance on the restricted grant, was returned to the funder, NHS CCG (DTOC), due to a delay in recruitment to replace a support worker covering the work for the grant. This project was run in collaboration with Bury Voluntary Community & Faith Alliance (VCFA) who completed the remainder of the work.

Total resources expended are stated after charging: 2024 2023
£ £
Independent Examination Fees 2,175 1,400
Other Accountancy Costs NIL 550

B URY INVOLVEMENT GROUP IN MENTAL HEALTH

(BIG in Mental Health)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024

6. STAFF COSTS

AFF COSTS
e movement in the year is after charging:
Average number of full-time equivalent employees in the year:
Chief Executive Officer
Crisis Service Manager
DTOC Manager
Let’s Do It Manager
Crisis Supporters		 2024
£
310,901
2024
1
1
-
-
8.6
10.6		 2023
£
253,360
2023
1
1
0.7
0.7
5.7
9.1

The movement in the year is after charging:

No employee received emoluments of £60,000 or above (2023: none). No Trustees were paid any remuneration or expenses during the course of the year (2023: none).

7. DEBTORS

Prepayments
Debtors
Accrued Income
THER CURRENT ASSETS
Rent Deposit
REDITORS: Amounts falling due within one year
Accruals
Creditors
Deferred Income

 2024
£
838
-
492
1,330
2024
£
8,770
8,770
2024
£
17,702
6,876
-
24,578		 2023
£
823
109,000
592		 2023
£
823
109,000
592
110,415

2023
£
8,770
8,770
2023
£
5,809
1,410
107,000
2023
£
8,770
8,770
114,219

8. OTHER CURRENT ASSETS

9. CREDITORS: Amounts falling due within one year

B URY INVOLVEMENT GROUP IN MENTAL HEALTH (BIG in Mental Health)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024

10. TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS

Events
Equipment
Furniture &
Equipment
Computer
Equipment

Cost or Valuation
£
£
£
Cost at 01/04/23
-
-
-
Additions
-
4,137
2,546
Revaluations
-
-
-
Disposals
-
-
-
Cost at 31/03/24
-
4,137
2,546
Accumulated Depreciation
Accumulated Depreciation at 01/04/23
-
-
-
Depreciation charge for the year
-
1,379
849
Revaluations
-
-
-
Disposals
-
-
-
Accumulated Depreciation at 31/03/24
-
1,379
849
Net Book Value
Net Book Value at 31/03/23
-
-
-
Net Book Value at 31/03/24
-
2,758
1,697		 TOTAL
£
-
6,683
-
-
6,683
-
2,228
-
-
2,228
-
4,455

11. FUNDS ANALYSIS

Fund Name
Balance as at
1 April
2023
£
Unrestricted Funds
103,024
103,024
Restricted Funds:
Crisis Fund
-
NHS CCG Community Crisis
46,718
NHS CCG (DTOC)
30,130
GM Winter Pressures
55,196
Tudor Trust Grant
947
EG Foundation
-
132,991
TOTAL FUNDS
236,015		 Receipts

£
108,384
108,384
453,165
-
-
-
33,000
685

486,850
595,234		 Payments
Transfers
Balance as at
31 March
2024
£
£
£
(14,377)
23,967
220,998
(14,377)
23,967
220,998
(349,081)
-
104,084
(19,862)
(23,967)
2,889
(30,130)
-
-
(53,629)
-
1,567
(6,109)
-
27,838
(126)
-
559
(458,937)
(23,967)
136,937
(473,314)
-
357,935

B URY INVOLVEMENT GROUP IN MENTAL HEALTH (BIG in Mental Health)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024

12. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

There were no disclosable related party transactions during the year (2023: none).

13. CASH GENERATED FROM ACTIVITIES

Surplus/(deficit) for the year
Adjustments for:
Investment income recognised in statement of financial activities
Movements for:
Increase/(decrease) in intangible assets
Increase/(decrease) in debtors
Increase/(decrease) in other current assets
Increase/(decrease) in creditors
Cash generated/(absorbed by) from activities		 2024
2023
£
£
121,920
5,028
-
-
(4,455)
-
109,085
(106,826)
-
(8,770)
(89,641)
107,325
136,909
(3,243)

14. COMPARATIVE INFORMATION (previous year)

Unrestricted
Funds
Restricted
Funds
2023
2023
Notes
£
£
Income from:
Grants and donations
2
80,517
217,724
Charitable activities
3
7,157
-
Other income
50
-
Total
87,724
217,724
Expenditure on:
Raising funds
4
246
-
Charitable activities
5
22,200
277,974
Total
22,446
277,974
Net income/(expenditure)
65,278
(60,250)
Transfers between funds
17,776
(17,776)
Net movement in funds
83,054
(78,026)
Reconciliation of funds:
Total funds brought forward
19,970
211,017

Total funds carried forward
11
103,024
132,991
 Total
Funds
2023
£
298,241
7,157
50
305,448
246
300,174
300,420
5,028
-
5,028
230,987
236,015

BURY INVOLVEMENT GROUP IN MENTAL HEALTH (BIG in Mental Health)

REPORT TO THE MEMBERS ON THE UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF BURY INVOLVEMENT GROUP IN MENTAL HEALTH

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024

I report on the accounts for the year ended 31 March 2024 as set out on pages 4 to 12.

Respective Responsibilities of Trustees and Examiner

ection 144 of the 2011 Act, and that an

independent examination is needed.

It is my responsibility as independent examiner to:

Basis of Independent Examiners Report

My examination was carried out in accordance with the 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 of 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 I do not express an audit opinion on the accounts.

Independent Examiners Statement

I have completed my examination for the year ended 31 March 2024.

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

I have no concerns and 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.

Independent Examiners Qualification

145 of the 2011 Act. I confirm that I am qualified to undertake the examination, being a Fellow Member of the Association of Accounting Technicians, which is one of the listed bodies.

23[rd] January 2025

Miss Jacqueline Bird F.M.A.A.T. Practicing Licence Number: 1003659 Community Accounting Lancashire C.I.C. Foxfields, 9 Norley Close, Chadderton, Oldham, OL1 2RA