2024-04-01-accounts

Mental Health Action Group Board Report Period ended 31 March 2024

Trustees

Mrs Rosetta Palmer appointed 03/10/2019 Mrs Susan Frances Yeng appointed 01/03/2019 Miss Sharnah Wynn appointed 12/04/2021 Mrs Brenda Morrison Webb appointed

26/10/2022 Governing Document Charitable Incorporated Organisation Charity registration number 1174938 c/o The REDI Centre Registered office 54 South Street Redditch Worcestershire B98 7DQ Bankers Lloyds Bank Redditch

Mental Health Action Group Board Report Period ended 31 March 2024

ended 31 March 2024

Objectives of the charity

To promote and protect good health among people experiencing mental health issues and their families and cares who live in the Redditch area and its environs, by the provision of support, education information and advice. It also exists to identify areas where it can provide grant making support to groups.

Governance

The policy and operating decisions of the charity rests with the trustees who meet regularly to monitor the activities of the charity. New trustees are appointed by an ordinary resolution of the members. The recommendations for appointments are based on the need for the charity to have appropriate skills and experience to determine charity policies and to monitor implementation of them.

Financial review

The charity has worked to within its budget for the period ended 31st of March 2024

The trustees have considered the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on “charities and public benefit “. The objects of the organisation clearly come within the description of charitable purpose as set out in the Charities Act 2011 and there are identifiable benefits within the community e.g.: The allotment project.

Mental Health Action Group Board Report Period ended 31 March 2024

Future Plans

The charity exists to identify potential gaps and provide a bridge between organisations and services that support mental health and well-being in the local community we meet regularly with organisations to signpost the service user to availability.Since the pandemic the charity as had challenges with its role. The charity is in a transition phase at this point and is considering options including transfer and closure.

Record of activities

• Marketed and promoted the mental health Action Group find its website and social media

• Aimed to build relationships with external agencies

• Taking part in external awareness raising events

• Attended and supported information conferences

• Worked to transfer the role of the charity to other organisations

Statement of Trustees responsibilities

T he Board are responsible for the preparation of the Board’s report and the accounts in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom accounting standards “United Kingdom generally accepted accounting practise”.

give a true and fair view of the state and affairs of the incoming resources and application of resources including the income and expenditure of the charity for that year.

In preparing these documents the board are required to

• Select suitable accounting policies and apply them consistently

• Observe the methods and principles in the charities SORP

• Make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent

• Prepare accounts on the ongoing concern basis or unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charity will continue to operate.

Mental Health Action Group Board Report Period ended 31 March 2024

The board are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and enable them to ensure that the accounts comply with the Charity Commission. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking any reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

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On behalf of the board

Rosie Palmer

Chair.

13 March 2025

Charity Commission

Charity Commission Annual Return 2023

MENTAL HEALTH ACTION GROUP REDDITCH (MHAGR)

Charity registration number: 1174938

Most of the information you give in this form will become publicly available on the Register of Charities. Any field that the Charity Commission will not display will be clearly marked. This document is a record of the information provided in the Annual Return 2023.

Financial period ~~ee~~ Financial period start date 1 /0 4 /202 3 Cn Financial period end date

31 /0 3 /202 4 Cn Income and spending ~~ee~~

Income £

£ 4475 Cn Spending £ £ 355 ~~Ce~~

Number of contracts from government ~~ee~~

How many contracts (other than grant agreements) did your charity receive from central government or a local authority during the financial period for this return?

0

Value of contracts from government

What was the total value of the contracts received from central government or a local authority during the financial period for this return?

£ 0

Number of grants from government

How many grants did your charity receive from central government or a local authority during the financial period for this return?

£0

Value of grants from government

What was the total value of the grants received from central government or a local authority during the financial period for this return?

£0

Income breakdown

Donations and legacies (excluding Endowments Received)

£ 1555

Charitable activities

£0

Other trading activities

£0

Investments

£0

Other

£0

Grantmaking

Is grant making the main way your charity carries out its purposes?

No

Recipients of grants

Please round all figures to the nearest pound (do not enter decimal points or commas).Individuals

£0

Other charities

£0

Other organisations that are not charities

£0

Trustee payments

Excluding out of pocket expenses, for what were any of the trustees paid during the financial period for this return?

⊠ e. None of the trustees have been paid

Did any of the trustees resign and take up employment with your charity in the financial period of this return?

No

Income from outside the UK

Did your charity receive income from outside of the United Kingdom in the financial period of this return?

No

Delivering activities outside the United Kingdom

Did your charity deliver charitable activities outside of the United Kingdom in the financial period of this return?

No

Spending outside England & Wales

Did your charity spend funds outside of the United Kingdom in the financial period of this return?

No

Trading subsidiaries

Does the charity have any trading subsidiaries?

No

Charity contact details correct

Is the contact address displayed from the Register of Charities, correct?

Yes

Charity headquarters details correct

Is this the same address that you use as your charity's administrative headquarters?

Yes

Charity contact address

54 South Street

Redditch

B98 7DQ

Charity Headquarters address

54 South Street

Redditch

B98 7DQ

Membership type

Is the charity part of a wider group structure with a parent body and subsidiary bodies?

no, the charity is not part of a wider group structure

Employment contract types

People were permanently employed by your charity

0

People were on fixed-terms contracts with your charity

0

Self-employed people were working for your charity

0

Governance policies

Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Not applicable

Safeguarding policy and procedures

Not applicable

Financial reserves policy and procedures

Not applicable

Complaints policy and procedures

Not applicable

Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Not applicable

Internal risk management policy and procedures

Not applicable

Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Not applicable

Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Not applicable

Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Not applicable

Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures

Not applicable

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Not applicable

Social media policy and procedures

Not applicable

Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures

Not applicable

External risk and impact

Donations,

Negative

Other income - grants

Unknown/No Change/Not Applicable

Other income - contracts

Unknown/No Change/Not Applicable

Other income - investment

Unknown/No Change/Not Applicable

Expenditure on charitable activities

Unknown/No Change/Not Applicable

Expenditure on overheads

Unknown/No Change/Not Applicable

Number of volunteers

Unknown/No Change/Not Applicable

Number of employees

Unknown/No Change/Not Applicable

Number of trustees

Negative

Fundraising activities

Negative

Capacity to deliver services

Negative

Total service demand

Positive

Volunteers

Excluding trustees, provide an estimate of the number of volunteers who carried out charitable activities on behalf of your charity in the United Kingdom during the financial period of this return?

0

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• we can lawfully do so; and

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Information we collect about you

We will use this information:

To enable us to carry out our statutory functions and duties;

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Declaration

Your role at the charity (select one):

⊠ Trustee

Your role at the ch ⊠Trustee	arity (select one):
Given names	Rosetta
Family name	Palmer
Telephone	07975798137
number
Email	[e-mail]
Date submitted	13/03/2025

It is a criminal offence under section 60 of the Charities Act 2011 for anyone to knowingly or recklessly provide false or misleading information to the commission; this includes suppressing, concealing or destroying documents.

Mental health Action Group Redditch 1174938

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