2020-12-31-accounts - The Self Care Forum

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Registered Charity Number 1167500

The Self Care Forum

Report and Unaudited Accounts

31 December 2020

The Self Care Forum

1167500

Trustees' Report

The trustees present their report and accounts for the year ended 31 December 2020.

Status and Principal Objects

The Self Care Forum became a registered charity on 6 June 2016. It's objects are the promotion of public health by:

a) Promoting self care for the public benefit, being the actions that individuals take for themselves, on behalf of or with others in order to develop, protect, maintain and improve their health, wellbeing and wellness;

b) Promoting, developing and providing programmes, practical tools for discussion and support for both individuals and organisations to aid self care;

c) Promoting the preservation and protection of individuals' health through self care by education and awareness of professionals, practitioners and the general public, particularly young people, in all areas; and

d) Promoting for the public benefit, the understanding of health literacy inclusive of both systems and processes to improve it.

Principal activities

The Forum's main annual activity - Self Care Week - took place between November 16 - 22, under the theme "Live Self Care for Life".

The final number of individual and participating organisations - still more than 900 - was down slightly on 2019, but this was not unexpected given the national restrictions in place. Perhaps unsurprisingly, the top self care message for the week was about "mental wellbeing"; this was supported by a new SCF "Boosting your mood" factsheet.

For the first time, the activities of Self Care Week benefitted from sponsorship grants from four organisations; as the charity is now fully independent and reliant on contributions from external parties to support its charitable activities and messaging, this is a welcome development and one the Trustees intend to build on in future years.

The Forum also responded to the coronavirus with two new factsheets, and two rewrites of existing factsheets to take account of the particular circumstances of Covid. The Forum's 19 factsheets continue to be available free for download via the Forum's website.

The year also saw the charity establish its own administrative functions, replacing those previously provided as a benefit in kind by the Prioprietary Association of Great Britain (PAGB). The Forum remains grateful to the PAGB for its considerable support over many years; and will continue to benefit from the provision of ad hoc office space when required in the future.

Trustees

The following persons served as trustees during the year:

John Chisholm Robert Darracott Helen Donovan (Chair) Renata Drinkwater Austen El-Osta Chee Yeen Fung (appointed July 2020) Dominic Horne Rhian Last Michelle Howarth Peter Smith John Smith Ade Williams (appointed April 2020)

1167500

The Self Care Forum

Trustees' Report

This report was approved by the board on 25 May 2021 and signed on its behalf.

Helen Donovan Chair

The Self Care Forum Independent Examiner's Report for the year ended 31 December 2020

The Charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The Charity's trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144(2) of the Charities Act 2011 (the 2011 Act) and that an independent examination is needed.

It is my responsibility to:

examine the accounts under section 145 of the 2011 Act;
follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act; and
state whether particular matters have come to my attention.

Basis of Independent Examiner's Report

My examination was carried out in accordance with the General 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 the seeking of explanations from you as 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'. The report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below.

Independent Examiner's Statement

In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention:

which gives me reasonable cause to believe that, in any material respect, the requirements:

'- to keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the 2011 Act; and

'- to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with the
accounting requirement of the 2011 Act,

have not been met; or

to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

Kate Brown Chartered Accountants The Annexe, Rectory Farm Cranford Road Great Addington Northants NN14 4BQ

25 May 2021

The Self Care Forum Profit and Loss Account for the year ended 31 December 2020

Income Charitable Expenditure Net Income Funds at beginning of the year Funds at end of the year	2020 £ 27,868 (48,345) (20,477) 48,100 27,623	2019 £ 66,750 (43,062)
		23,688 24,412
		48,100

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The Self Care Forum
Registered number: 1167500
Balance Sheet
as at 31 December 2020
Notes 2020 2019
£ £
Current assets
Cash at bank and in hand 27,748 48,340
Creditors: amounts falling due
within one year 4 (125) (240)
Net current assets 27,623 48,100
Net assets 27,623 48,100
Charitable Funds
Net Funds 27,623 48,100
Charitable funds 27,623 48,100
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The accounts were approved by the Trustees and signed on its behalf by:

Helen Donovan Chair Approved by the board on 25 May 2021

The Self Care Forum Notes to the Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2020

2 Accounting policies

Basis of preparation

The accounts have been prepared under the historical cost convention and in accordance with FRS 102, The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (as applied to small entities by section 1A of the standard).

3 Employees Average number of persons employed by the company 4 Creditors: amounts falling due within one year Other creditors	2020 Number - 2020 £ 125	2019 Number -
		2019 £ 240

5 Other information

The Self Care Forum is a charity and is incorporated in England. Its principal place of business is:

31 St Albans Road Kingston Upon Thames Surrey KT2 5HQ

The Self Care Forum Detailed profit and loss account for the year ended 31 December 2020

This schedule does not form part of the statutory accounts

Income Charitable Expenditure Net income Funds at beginning of the year Funds at end of the year	2020 £ 27,868 (48,345) (20,477) 48,100 27,623	2019 £ 66,750 (43,062)
		23,688 24,412
		48,100

The Self Care Forum Detailed profit and loss account for the year ended 31 December 2020

This schedule does not form part of the statutory accounts

Sales Commissions Grants Administrative expenses Charitable Expenditure Self Care Week Self Care Best Practice Self Care Policy Development Self Care Education & Training Secretariat Expenses Travel and Subsistence Bank Charges Professional Services Miscellaneous Premises costs: Rent General administrative expenses: Website	2020 £ 868 27,000 27,868 31,686 4,376 - - 8,751 - 60 125 700 45,698 120 120 2,527 2,527 48,345	2019 £ 17,250 49,500
		66,750
		2,140 16,009 895 20,410 - 2,585 60 820 143
		43,062
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		-
		-
		-

		43,062