2021-03-31-accounts - The Harmony Centre

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CHAIR'S REPORT

2020/21 Report for The Burrough Harmony Centre

An overview

At the very start of this year, Covid-19 hit the world, resulting in our premises closing, due to the first national lockdown in England. However, Harmony continued to offer mental health services through virtual forms of communications including telephone, video-conferencing and social media. Harmony established itself as a successful provider of:

mental health social support for the local Bridport community,
continuing support to local people and our members mainly via telephone contact (during lockdowns) and outside activities when lockdowns lifted,
the Community Front Room (CFR) – crisis mental health support for the Bridport and surrounding area, via non-face to face contacts.

Throughout this, Harmony’s financial position remains stable, thanks to the continuing financial support of the Graham Burrough Trust via Dorset Community Foundation for Harmony Drop-In services. The Community Front Rooms (CFR) continued as a commissioned for the NHS service via sub-contract arrangements with Bournemouth Church Housing Association (BCHA) for West Dorset.

Rising to the challenge

We adapted mental health support offered, that had been available in the Assembly Rooms at Gundry Lane, Bridport for the new lockdown environment. We were able to develop non-face to face contacts via telephone and other virtual communication methods. An easing of restrictions allowed further initiatives to develop in outdoor and community settings -such as the Allotment from the summer. This meant we were able to continue our much-needed service to our local community membership led services, enabling them to flourish while at the same time, growing our base via social media.

Bridport Town Council developed a Helpline to provide an effective response for local people dealing with Covid 19. All matters relating to Wellbeing were passed to Harmony via a new Helpline. In recognition of this good work we are pleased, Harmony became the Mayor’s Charity of the Year.

The CFR which Harmony provides for West Dorset people entering mental health crisis was able to continue, via non-face to face contacts using technology. The service helped a growing number of people who selfidentify that they are in, or are heading towards, a mental health crisis.

Due to our investment in technology, Harmony Facebook page and website (https://www.harmonydropin.org.uk/) meant that our services reached people during Covid-19. This has also enabled our services to be available to many more people virtually.

Our Carer's Support Group commenced at the beginning of 2021, with a New Mums Group is planned for 2021/22. The other major plan for 2021/2022 is to explore how we can coordinate, working in partnership much more with other local charities to provide services for people living in the Bridport and surrounding areas experiencing poor mental health.

Our Supporters

I am grateful to everyone who has supported us over this challenging year, large and small, including all our staff and volunteers. Importantly our work could not be completed without the ongoing financial support of;

The Alice Ellen Cooper Dean Foundation
Dorset Community Foundation
Dorset Council
Bridport Town Council
National Lottery.

My thanks

Finally, I would like to thank all the local businesses in Bridport for their support, our members, staff, volunteers, friends and trustees for their hard work throughout the year. Their coordinated response to the challenges posed by Covid-19 was exceptional.

Jane Brennan Chair

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Ind•pendent Examlnerfs Rwrt to tho Truate•8 ofTh• Burrough Hamiony Tnmt l port to th• charity trustees M my examinati of actounts of thè tharty for the year ¢nd8d 31 March 2021 a set on pages 1 to 2. RMpon•ibilitl•• and l%ul• ol r•port requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (Ihe Aca'l. I report in sPeCt of my exarnination of the charty's £ntS ffled tyjt der secticm 145 of the A and earying out my examinab.on I have fplk)wed al the app[ble Dirnthorts gpMI by the Charity Commissiun und section 14515llb) of the Act. Ind•pendènt examineffj ststoment I have completed my examina11. I confim thai Thi material matters h8ve o)me lo my attenlion in CnectiOn with the examination gNing me ¢ause to lIeVe that in any material resFect'. accounb'ng re¢ords re not k¢pt in respeo of the (tsity as requirEd ty seckn 130 ofthe kn,. or I have no concerns and have come ¥ross no other matters in conneth.on with the examination lo which att8ntion $hoLtld t drawn in this r•port in order to ena¢ a proper uThJerstanding of Ihe ac¢ryJnts to b? re•ed. Mr. M. J. Cridland BA IHon81 F.CA ICAEW Stt Vwers Ltd Chartered Aceountsnts 65 East Street Bridport Dorset DT6 3LB Date.. V August 2021