
## **Trustees’Annual Report for the period** 

**From:     Period start date:  01.04.2024 Period end date:    31.03.2025** 

## **Charity name: No Panic (Sutton & Merton)** 

## **Charity registration number: 1175831** 

## **Objectives and Activities** 

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|Summary of the purposes of<br>the charity as set out in its<br>governing document|Para 1.17|The Objects of the Charity are:<br>The preservation & protection of good<br>health and the relief of sickness for the<br>benefit of those within the London<br>Boroughs of Sutton & Merton experiencing<br>anxiety, panic attacks and phobias.<br>•<br>Providing a self-help group.<br>•<br>Providing support through regular<br>meetings.<br>•<br>Assisting members in developing<br>personal coping strategies.<br>•<br>Raising awareness of the needs of<br>people suffering from anxiety, panic<br>attacks & phobias.<br>•<br>Offering personal development &<br>training to members.<br>•<br>Providing information on a range of<br>relevant issues.<br>•<br>Providing a lending service of<br>literature & related materials and<br>information on a range of issues.|
|Summary of the main<br>activities in relation to those<br>purposes for the public<br>benefit, in particular, the<br>activities, projects or<br>services identified in the<br>accounts.|Para 1.17 and<br>1.19|Group meetings take place every<br>Wednesday afternoon.  These meetings<br>are attended by our two development<br>workers who initiate discussions & facilitate<br>the running of the meetings, ensuring that<br>all those attending have the opportunity of<br>discussing any problems they may have<br>been having relating particularly to anxiety,<br>panic attacks, etc.<br>Training professionals have attended these<br>sessions throughout the year.  Further<br>details are provided under ‘summary of<br>main achievements of the charity during the<br>year’below.|





Statement confirming Para 1.18 In carrying out their duties, the Trustees whether the trustees have have had regard to the guidance issued by had regard to the guidance the Charity Commission on public benefit. issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit 

## **Additional information (optional)** 

## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

SORP reference Not applicable Para 1.38 Policy on grant making Not applicable Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment Not applicable Para 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers Other 

## **Achievements and Performance** 

||SORP reference||
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|Summary of the main<br>achievements of the charity,<br>identifying the difference the<br>charity’s work has made to<br>the circumstances of its<br>beneficiaries and any wider<br>benefits to society as a<br>whole.|Para 1.20|During the course of the year, the<br>Wednesday group has met weekly at<br>Granfers Hall, Sutton.<br>Attendance has been excellent; on<br>average 10 people attend each week.<br>Our development worker Cheryl Wilson<br>also hosts a brunch club once a month<br>at the Sound Lounge in Sutton which has<br>proved popular.  Cheryl has also been<br>meeting referral’s one to one in the<br>community that are unable to attend<br>initial group meeting due to anxiety in<br>hope that they attend group sessions in<br>near future.<br>We also had two sessions from Talking<br>therapies.|





**Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

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|Achievements against<br>objectives set|Para 1.41||
|Performance of fundraising<br>activities against objectives<br>set|Para 1.41|Not applicable|
|Investment performance<br>against objectives|Para 1.41|Not applicable|
|Other|||





## **Financial Review** 

|**Financial Review**|||
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|Review of the charity’s<br>financial position at the end<br>of the period|Para 1.21||
|Statement explaining the<br>policy for holding reserves<br>stating why they are held|Para 1.22|The charity aims to maintain unrestricted<br>reserves at a level equivalent to 12 months<br>specifically covering essential staff salaries.<br>Our Charity provides Mental Health<br>Support Services for vulnerable individuals<br>where abrupt cessation due to a funding<br>crisis would cause significant harm to our<br>beneficiaries. The reserves ensure the<br>continuity of our core team & services for a<br>full year, providing a responsible timeframe<br>to manage any major financial setback or<br>restructure operations in and orderly<br>manner.|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|£17,000|
|Reasons for holding zero<br>reserves|Para 1.22||
|Details of fund materially in<br>deficit|Para 1.24|N/A|
|Explanation of any<br>uncertainties about the<br>charity continuing as a going<br>concern|Para 1.23|The Trustees have prepared the financial<br>statements on a going concern basis.|



## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

|The charity’s principal<br>sources of funds (including<br>any fundraising)|Para 1.47||
|---|---|---|
|Investment policy and<br>objectives including any<br>social investment policy<br>adopted|Para 1.46||
|A description of the principal<br>risks facing the charity|Para 1.46||
|Other|||





## **Structure, Governance and Management** 

|Description of charity’s<br>trusts:|||
|---|---|---|
|Type of governing document<br>(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|Trust deed|
|How is the charity<br>constituted?<br>(e.g unincorporated<br>association, CIO)|Para 1.25|CIO|
|Trustee selection methods<br>including details of any<br>constitutional provisions e.g.<br>election to post or name of<br>any person or body entitled<br>to appoint one or more<br>trustees|Para 1.25|Appointment by existing Trustees:<br>The current board of Trustees appoints<br>new members to fill vacancies, after<br>identifying specific skills & experience<br>required.|



## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

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|Policies and procedures<br>adopted for the induction<br>and training of trustees|Para 1.51||
|The charity’s organisational<br>structure and any wider<br>network with which the<br>charity works|Para 1.51||
|Relationship with any related<br>parties|Para 1.51||
|Other|||



## **Reference and Administrative details** 

|Charity name|No Panic (Sutton & Merton)|
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|Other name the charity uses||
|Registered charity number|1175831|
|Charity’s principal address|7, Rectory Road, Sutton, SM1 1QW|
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## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** 

|1<br>2<br>3<br>4<br>5<br>6<br>7<br>8<br>9<br>10<br>11<br>12<br>13<br>14<br>15<br>16<br>17<br>18<br>19<br>20|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**<br>**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**<br>**to appoint trustee(if any)**|
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||Carol Jacques|Chair||Trustee Board|
||Annamaria Sharpe|Treasurer||Trustee Board|
||Barbara McIntosh|||Trustee Board|
||Michelle Roberts|||Trustee Board|
||Clare Taylor|||Trustee Board|
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## – Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved 

**Director name** 

Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity 

**Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year** 



## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** 

Description of the assets held in this capacity 

Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets 

## **Additional information (optional)** 

## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** 

|**Type of**|**Name**|**Address**|
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|**adviser**|||



**Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** 

## **Exemptions from disclosure** 

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details 

## **Other optional information** 



## **Declarations** 

**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** 

**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** 

|**Signature(s)**<br>**Full name(s)**<br>**Position (eg Secretary,**<br>**Chair, etc)**<br>**Date**|||
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||Annamaria Sharpe||
||<br>Treasurer||
||11.11.2025||
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Charlty Nam•
No Panla (Sutton & M•rton)
No (If any)
1176831
Receipts and payments accounts
CC16a
For the perlod from
Perlod start date
114124
Period end dato
1r3125
To
Section A-Receipts and payments
Unrestrlcted
funds
to th• n•ar•st
Restrlctsd funds
Endowm•nt-
funds
to th• n•ar•st £
Total funds
to th• n•amt£
Last y•ar
to th• n•ar•st £
to th• n•ar•st £
A1 Recelpts
s￿&St
es Health Trust
Client Subscxl tlons
16,222
16,601
114
16,222
16,222
16,616
Sub total(Gmss Income for AR
16,222
A2 Asset and Investment sales,
(see table).
Sub total
16.222
16,616
rotal recelpts
16,222
A3 Payments
Rcom Hire
Insurance Cha
Training l Trainmg Athmbes
Statsonery IBooks I Posts9e
Salary l Admin Costs
Miscellaneous
Group Athbes
1,326
193
998
129
11,744
1,090
201
201
14,932
1,279
926
14,932
1,279
926
Sub total
18,428
18,428
15,329
A4 Asset and investrnent
purchases, (see tsble)
Sub totsl
Total payments
18,428
18,428
16,329
Net of recelpts/(payments)
A6 Transfers bet￿n funds
A6 Cash funds last year •nd
Cash funds thls year end
.2,206
-2,206
1,286
28,686
28,379
28,686
26,379
29,606
30,791
Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
Unrestrlct•d
Rostrlcted funds
funds
to n•ar••t £
Endowment
funds
to n•ar•8t £
to n••r•st t
81 Cash funds
Bank A￿oUnt
28,686
P•ty Cash
Total cash funds
28,686

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B3 Inv•stm•nt ass•ts
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b•lon
Curr•nt valu•
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Cost (Qptlonal)
B4 Ass•ts r•tain•d for th•
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B6 Llabiliti•s
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Signature
Print Name
Date of approval
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