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2020-08-31-accounts

Registered Charity No. 1167221

CAMERON GRANT MEMORIAL TRUST REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED

31 AUGUST 2020

CAMERON GRANT MEMORIAL TRUST

INDEX

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2020

Pages
Legal and Administrative Details 1
Trustees’ Annual Report 2 – 6
Independent Examiners Report 7
Statement of Financial Activities 8
Balance Sheet 9
Notes to the Accounts 10 - 15

Page 1

CAMERON GRANT MEMORIAL TRUST

CHARITABLE INCORPORATED ORGANISATION INFORMATION

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2020

TRUSTEES: Evan Grant (Chairman) Carol Grant Alastair Grant John Scott Alan Flack Frances George CHARITY REGISTERED NUMBER: 1167221 LEGAL STATUS: Charitable Incorporated Organisation (“CIO”) PRINCIPAL ADDRESS: 23 Belle Vue Terrace Hampton-in-Arden Solihull B92 0AR WEBSITE ADDRESS: www.camgrant.org.uk BANKERS: HSBC Bank plc 34 Poplar Road Solihull West Midlands B91 3AF

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CAMERON GRANT MEMORIAL TRUST

TRUSTEES’ ANNUAL REPORT

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2020

The Trustees present their Annual Report together with the Financial Statements for the period ended 31 August 2020.

Structure, governance and management

The Charitable Incorporated Organisation (“CIO”) is registered in accordance with the Charities Act 2011 and was entered on the Central Register of Charities on 19 May 2016. It is governed by a Constitution dated 18 May 2016.

Trustees

The following Trustees held office during the period to the date of this report:

Evan Grant (Chairman) Alastair Grant Carol Grant John Scott Alan Flack Frances George

Objectives and activities

The objectives of the Charitable Incorporated Organisation are the preservation and protection of good mental health in particular in young people (without prejudice to the generality) through:

When planning expenditure, the Trustees have considered the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit.

Achievements and performance

Awareness of mental health problems in the UK has continued to rise and the stigma has reduced. While the challenge may now be recognised more widely, huge problems remain; in 2018, 6,507 suicides were registered in the UK, an 11.8% rise over the previous year reversing several years of slow but steady decline. This means that on average nearly 18 people per day – one person every 81 minutes - take their own lives in the UK. Full year figures for 2019 have been delayed, but the trend through 2019 was of continued increase.

Cameron fought a silent battle with depression for over 7 years before he died; we only know this through the letter he left us, as he hid his depression successfully from everybody who knew him. We set up the Cameron Grant Memorial Trust in Cameron’s memory especially to help others in these circumstances.

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CAMERON GRANT MEMORIAL TRUST

TRUSTEES’ ANNUAL REPORT

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2020

(Continued…)

We aim to ensure the activities of the Cameron Grant Memorial Trust will make a difference to the number of people, and especially young people, suffering from poor mental health and improve outcomes for all sufferers. The Trust works to raise awareness of young suicide; to urge all who are suffering in silence to speak up and ask for help, and to support people who are fighting to overcome poor mental health, especially where this can be done through outdoor activity.

In support of our goal to encourage all to speak up and ask for help rather than to soldier on battling mental distress on their own, we created Cameron’s Coasters; these are simple drink mats which carry the message “There is always someone you can talk to” on one side, and contact details for people who can help on the other. We have worked with universities, colleges & schools and workplaces, especially in the emergency services, to customise Cameron’s Coasters so that they carry the help details most important for each place where they are used. We also produce Cameron’s Cards, a ‘business card’ version of the coasters, with similar help information, but in a form that is more enduring and can easily be kept in a wallet.

In the year to 31 August 2020, we sent out 216,500 Coasters and Cards. All of these were sent free of charge. Further information can be found on our website: camgrant.org.uk/coasters

As an innovation, Cameron’s cousin Kirsty Ferguson drew some beautiful postcards with wellbeing messages so we are now able to offer these Wellbeing Postcards in addition to Cameron’s Coasters and Cards. As ever, we print helpline information on the reverse side of the postcards and you can see them all on our website: www.camgrant.org.uk/2021/02/wellbeing-postcards-by-kirsty-ferguson.

Shout has grown in the UK, and as a free, 24/7 text service, Shout complements what is offered by others such as Samaritans (free and 24/7 but not widely available by text) and PAPYRUS HOPELINEUK (free and with a text contact option, but not 24/7). Cameron Grant Memorial Trust is delighted to be a Keyword Partner of Shout enabling us to offer the CAM Support Messenger service: “Text CAM to 85258 for confidential, free support at any time of day or night”. We use this on as many of our Coasters, Cards and Postcards as possible.

We started Cameron’s Coasters to encourage people to ask for help rather than to suffer in silence as Cameron did. If you know of a community that might benefit from Cameron’s Coasters, Cards or Postcards, then please get in touch on info@camgrant.org.uk.

In October 2019 Carol and I trekked to Everest Base Camp in memory of Cameron in a group of 14 family and friends including Frances George (Trustee), Tamara Ferguson and Kirsty Ferguson. This was a wonderful experience made more special by sharing with so many others and we also raised £8,292 for the Trust. Very many thanks to all who supported us in this effort.

We organise our annual Night Walk on a Friday close to 10 October, Cameron’s birthday; we do this to remember Cameron, to raise some money, and to have some fun! 305 people took part in our 5th Night Walk on 11[th] October 2019 along a 4.5 mile (7.2km) route from Hampton to Barston and back. The Night Walk was again a great success with a record number of walkers, and we were delighted to raise £4,570 for the Trust.

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CAMERON GRANT MEMORIAL TRUST

TRUSTEES’ ANNUAL REPORT

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2020

(Continued…)

Of course, for much of the year to 31 August 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic has brought tragedy to many and has dramatically changed the world for all of us. Opportunities to use Coasters, Cards and Postcards are much more limited when lockdown rules prevent or severely limit social mixing. We took advantage of the pause in our normal activities to commission 3 videos which we were produced in late 2020 and launched in early 2021 (see www.camgrant.org.uk/2021/01/announcing-3-new-videos). We have also developed a student volunteer programme and are in a position to launch this with the videos when – hopefully! – colleges and universities return to something like normal life in the autumn of 2021.

Before lockdown I continued to give talks based on Cameron’s story in schools about the importance of good mental health and am pleased to find myself being invited back annually in several local schools. In December 2020 I stepped down as Chair of the Solihull Suicide Prevention Group run by Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council but continue to serve as a member of the Group.

Cameron Grant Memorial Trust is a member of The Alliance of Suicide Prevention Charities (TASC), the National Suicide Prevention Alliance (NSPA) and the Support After Suicide Partnership (SASP). This helps us keep current with other initiatives and programmes, and the latest research, and gives us another means of communicating what we do. It also allows us to check we are not duplicating work done by others.

Cameron Grant Memorial Trust is also a member of the Zero Suicide Alliance (ZSA). We strongly believe in the power of a Zero Suicide ambition to change culture and hugely reduce the number of deaths by suicide. We urge everyone over 16 to take the free online suicide prevention training from the Zero Suicide Alliance. It takes only 20 minutes, and it might just save a life: www.zerosuicidealliance.com/training

We are very grateful for all donations given to us by many groups and individuals and all the fundraising efforts made by so many throughout the year. We would like to highlight: Matt Parker’s ½ Marathon - £1,735; Kelly's Royal Holloway Run 2020 (an event cancelled by COVID) - £1,689; Donations in memory of Mary Clyne - £1,076; Hampton-in-Arden Parish Church - £1,000; the Hampton-in-Arden Calendar (Peter Green and Adam Paintain) - £690; and the Sale of a Land Rover Mountain Bike donated by Marcus Jones - £510.

This year I’d like to make special mention again of Kirsty Ferguson, Cameron’s Cousin, who, as well as creating the new Wellbeing Postcards, has continued to work with her mother, Tamara Ferguson, Carol’s sister, to produce beautiful greeting cards for Cameron Grant Memorial Trust.

Through the year we made donations to: Everything is Absolutely Fine (a musical comedy about living with Anxiety) - £1,750; Platform for Life - £1,668; Maytree - £500; Time to Talk - £500; NSPA - £500; and Wizzleworld - £144

For me and fellow trustee John Scott from June onwards our time was increasingly dominated by preparation for a Coast to Coast Ride from Morecambe to Bridlington for Cameron Grant Memorial Trust. We organised this together with The Hampton Health & Fitness Club, our local gym, and it went ahead on 18-20 September 2020. We were very fortunate that pandemic regulations at the time allowed us to go ahead; we rode with 28 others in 5 socially distanced “bubbles” of 6. The weather was fine, it was an extraordinary experience and collectively we raised over £30,000 for the Trust. Very many thanks to all who took part and helped make it happen!

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CAMERON GRANT MEMORIAL TRUST

TRUSTEES’ ANNUAL REPORT

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2020 (Continued…)

We are excited about these new projects we launched in early 2021:

Poor mental health can affect anyone and there is no shame in seeking help for any illness, physical or mental. We hope that by spreading this message openly and honestly, we can help many others in Cameron's memory. We miss Cameron an unbelievable amount and we so wish that he had asked for help.

Appointment of Trustees

Trustees are appointed by members at the Annual General Meeting. Additional trustees may be co-opted between AGMs. The minimum number of trustees is three and the maximum number of trustees is twelve.

Investment policy

The trustees’ policy is to invest operating funds in easy access and relatively low risk bank accounts to meet expenditure over the next 12 months with the balance held in return yielding assets that will at least offset the effects of inflation.

Reserves policy

The trustees’ reserves policy is to manage the reserves in such a way as to have sufficient funds available for the orderly winding up of the charity without liability should its future income be in such doubt that this is the only credible course of action.

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CAMERON GRANT MEMORIAL TRUST

TRUSTEES’ ANNUAL REPORT

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2020

(Continued…)

The trustees are responsible for preparing the Trustees’ Annual Report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

Trustees’ responsibilities in relation to the financial statements

The law applicable to charities in England & Wales requires the trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity and of the incoming resources and application of resources of the charity for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the trustees are required to:

The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011, the Charity (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 and the provisions of the trust deed. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

Approved by the Trustees on 25 June 2021 and signed on their behalf by

Signed on behalf of the Trustees

Evan Grant – Chairman

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CAMERON GRANT MEMORIAL TRUST

INDEPENDENT EXAMINERS REPORT

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2020

Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of Cameron Grant Memorial Trust

I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the charity for the year ended 31 August 2020 which are set out on pages 8 to15.

Responsibilities and basis of report

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’).

I report in respect of my examination of the charity’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.

Independent examiner's statement

I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:

  1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by section 130 of the Act; or 2. the accounts do not accord with those records; or

  2. the accounts do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair view’ which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.

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

Paul Mannion ACA ACCA for and on behalf of Eden Currie Limited Chartered Accountants 2 Highlands Court Cranmore Avenue Solihull B90 4LE

25 June 2021

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CAMERON GRANT MEMORIAL TRUST

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2020

Note
Unrestricted

Funds

2020

£
Income:

Donations and legacies
2
12,899
Other trading activities
3
24,569

Total incoming resources
37,468

Expenditure:

Expenditure on Charitable activities
4
19,773
Other
5
2,137

Total expenditure
21,910

Net movement in funds during the year
15,558

Funds brought forward
133,634
Total funds carried forward
7 - 8
149,192		 Restricted
Funds
2020
£
1,560
-
1,560
-
-
-
1,560
-
1,560		 Total
Funds
2020
£
14,459
24,569
39,028
19,773
2,137
21,910
17,118
133,634
150,752		 Total
Funds
2019
£
27,010
17,083
44,093
29,046
2,583
31,629
12,464
121,170
133,634

The statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses recognised in the year.

All income and expenditure derives from continuing activities.

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CAMERON GRANT MEMORIAL TRUST

BALANCE SHEET

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2020

Note
Current assets
Prepayments
Cash at bank and in hand
Liabilities
Creditors falling due within one year
6
Net Current Assets
Net assets
Unrestricted funds
7
Restricted funds
8
Total funds		 2020
£
16
155,390
155,406
(4,654)
150,752
150,752
149,192
1,560
150,752		 2019
£
123
135,259
135,382
(1,718)
133,634
133,634
133,634
-
133,634

The financial statements were approved and authorised for issue by the Trustees on 25 June 2021.

Signed on behalf of the Trustees;

Evan Grant Chairman

The notes on pages 10 to 15 form part of these financial statements.

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CAMERON GRANT MEMORIAL TRUST

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2020

1. Accounting policies

a) Basis of preparation

The charity constitutes a public benefit entity as defined by FRS 102. The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with 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) issued on 16 July 2014, the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102), the Charities Act 2011, the Companies Act 2006 and UK Generally Accepted Practice as it applies from 1 January 2015.

The charity has applied Update Bulletin 1 as published on 2 February 2016 and the Financial Statements do not include a cash flow statement on the grounds that it is applying FRS 102 Section 1A.

The financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis under the historical cost convention, modified to include certain items at fair value. The financial statements are prepared in sterling which is the functional currency of the charity.

The significant accounting policies applied in the preparation of these financial statements are set out below. These policies have been consistently applied to all years presented unless otherwise stated.

b) Fund Accounting

General funds are unrestricted funds that are available for use at the discretion of the trustees in furtherance of the general objectives of the charity and which have not been designated for other purposes.

Restricted funds are funds which are to be used in accordance with specific restrictions imposed by donors or which have been raised by the charity for particular purposes. The cost of raising and administering such funds are charged against the specific fund. The aim and use of each restricted fund is set out in the notes to the financial statements.

c) Incoming resources

All incoming resources are included in the SOFA when the Charitable Incorporated Organisation is legally entitled to the income and the amount can be quantified with reasonable accuracy. Details of incoming resources are shown below.

d) Resources expended

All expenditure is accounted for on a payments basis and has been classified under headings that aggregate all costs relating to the category. Where costs cannot directly be attributed to particular headings they have been allocated to activities on a basis consistent with use of the resources.

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CAMERON GRANT MEMORIAL TRUST

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2020

e) Support costs allocation

Support costs are those that assist the work of the charity but do not directly represent charitable activities and include office costs, governance costs, administrative and management payroll costs. They are incurred directly in support of expenditure on the objects of the charity. Where support costs cannot be directly attributed to particular headings they have been allocated to cost of raising funds and expenditure on charitable activities on a basis consistent the charity’s income profile.

f) Grants

2.
Donations and legacies
Unrestricted
Funds
2020
£
Grants

751
Donations

6,837
Gift Aid

5,311
12,899
Donations and legacies
Unrestricted
Funds
2019
£
Grants

-
Donations

23,926
Gift Aid

1,684
25,610		 Restricted
Funds
2020
£
1,560
-
-
1,560
Restricted
Funds
2019
£
1,400
-
-
1,400		 Total
Funds
2020
£
2,311
6,837
5,311
14,459
Total
Funds
2019
£
1,400
23,926
1,684
27,010

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CAMERON GRANT MEMORIAL TRUST

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2020

3.
Other trading activities
Unrestricted
Funds
2020
Fundraising:
£
Craft cards
496
Night Walk
4,569
Trek to Everest base Camp
8,292
Pantomime
280
Kelly’s Run Royal Holloway
1,689
Matt Parker’s Half Marathon
1,735
Amazon Smile & Facebook
2,193
Other
5,315
24,569
Other trading activities
Unrestricted
Funds
2019
Fundraising:
£
Craft cards
855
Night Walk
3,546
Pantomime
348
IBM Funding
44
Charity Work Out Week
4,105
Gym Half Marathon Walk
2,047
Other
6,138
17,083		 Restricted
Funds
2020
£
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Restricted
Funds
2019
£
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-		 Total
Funds
2020
£
496
4,569
8,292
280
1,689
1,735
2,193
5,315
24,569
Total
Funds
2019
£
855
3,546
348
44
4,105
2,047
6,138
17,083

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CAMERON GRANT MEMORIAL TRUST

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2020

4. Expenditure on Charitable activities
Unrestricted
Funds
2020
£
Merchandise costs
7,061
Design fees

845
Post and stationery

274
Advertising and marketing

4,760
Internet

180
Charitable donations

5,062
Delivery charge

563
Travel expenses

349
Insurance

162
Sundries

517
19,773
Expenditure on Charitable activities
Unrestricted
Funds
2019
£
Training projects
1,036
Merchandise costs
6,996
Design fees

685
Post and stationery

412
Advertising and marketing

7,072
Internet

192
Sponsorship

8,000
Charitable donations

500
Delivery charge

878
Travel expenses

923
Insurance

203
Sundries

749
27,646		 Restricted
Funds
2020
£
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Restricted
Funds
2019
£
-
1,400
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1,400		 Total
Funds
2020
£
7,061
845
274
4,760
180
5,062
563
349
162
517
19,773
Total
Funds
2019
£
1,036
8,396
685
412
7,072
192
8,000
500
878
923
203
749
29,046

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CAMERON GRANT MEMORIAL TRUST

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2020

5. Other
Unrestricted
Funds
2020
£
Fundraising costs

2,137
2,137
Other
Unrestricted
Funds
2019
£
Fundraising costs

1,925
Lecture sponsorship

658
2,583
6. Creditors
Trade creditors
Accruals and deferred income
7. Unrestricted funds
Balance brought forward at 1 September 2019
Incoming resources
Resources expended
Balance carried forward at 31 August 2020		 Restricted
Funds
2020
£
-
-
Restricted
Funds
2019
£
-
-
-
2020
£
1,684
2,970
4,654
2020
£
133,634
37,468
(21,910)
**149,192 **		 Total
Funds
2020
£
2,137
2,137
Total
Funds
2019
£
1,925
658
2,583
2019
£
1,068
650
1,718
2019
£
121,170
42,693

(30,229)
133,634

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CAMERON GRANT MEMORIAL TRUST

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2020

8. Restricted Funds

Restricted Funds
Balance brought forward at 1 September 2019
Incoming resources
Resources expended
Balance carried forward at 31 August 2020		 Restricted Restricted
Funds
Funds
2020
2019
£
£
-
-
1,560
1,400
-
(1,400)
1,560
-		 Restricted Restricted
Funds
Funds
2020
2019
£
£
-
-
1,560
1,400
-
(1,400)
1,560
-
-

Restricted Grant - IBM

To fund a project to enable the Charity to work with front-line charities that provide services to the homeless, to improve mental health and reduce the prevalence of suicide amongst homeless and ‘street’ communities via the provision of durable, reusable water bottles to the homeless, in Brighton & Hove.

9. Trustees emoluments

The trustees did not receive any remuneration during this period (2019: £nil).

Expenses totalling £nil were reimbursed to the trustees during this period (2019: £nil).