SPELTHORNE MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION
Registered Charity no 1176226
Trustees’ Annual Report for the year 2024
The charity’s address is Beresford House Fordbridge Park 325 Kingston Road Ashford Middx TW15 3SJ.
The charity trustees are Mr Barry Bartleman Chairman Ms Ann Cottis Mrs Anne Damerell Treasurer Mrs Gillian Ramsay Mrs Jillian Lacey Mrs Noreen Lowenhoff
Spelthorne Mental Health Association is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation governed by a constitution. Trustees are appointed from the membership by the Management Committee.
The objects of the charity as stated in the constitution are the preservation of mental health and relief of those suffering from mental illness in the borough of Spelthorne. Summary of activities: we run a day centre with therapeutic classes and activities, e.g. art, crafts, dressmaking, woodwork, computing, literacy, plus outings and social interaction. This is funded by a charity shop.
We have had regard to the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit, and note that 1) our clients say that the service helps them to stay well and reduces social isolation 2) the service is open to any Spelthorne resident age 18-65 referred by a health or social care professional, provided we can meet their needs. We keep existing clients after 65, and we provide transport to ensure that all clients can access the day centre. We do not charge for the service, other than 50p per session to cover tea or coffee.
Achievements We have continued to run the day centre and have welcomed several new clients. We seem to be getting more clients with complex problems, possibly because statutory services are raising their threshholds for help. New activities include card making and construction of miniature models. The partnership with the probation service has continued to be very fruitful: their community service workers use some of our workshop and computer facilities, maintain the garden and decorate the building. This benefits their mental health.
SMHA normally has no statutory funding or grants. It is funded by the income from the charity shop and the flat above it, plus a small amount of other fundraising and donations. The shop income is increasing, perhaps because many other local charity shops did not reopen after Covid.
Signed by Anne Damerell, treasurer, on behalf of all the trustees, on 10 October 2025
SPELTHORNE MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION
Registered Charity no 1176226
Accounts for the year 2024
| Receipts Shop takings Flat rent Day centre takings Mayor’s fund Donations & fundraising Bank interest Payments Salaries Rent Transport Rates & water Insurance Electricity Telephone & IT Pensions Craft equipment Beresford House Day centre sundries Shop maintenance Flat maintenance Rubbish collection Shop sundries Surplus/(deficit) Cash funds at 1 Jan 2024 Cash funds at 31 Dec 2024 |
2024 71,199 14,300 597 1,380 1,293 88,769 35,596 11,121 5,083 868 2,282 8,281 994 90 518 3,451 1,770 23,048 1,302 2,251 738 97,393 (8,624) 102,496 93,872 |
2023 69,736 12,000 584 10,000 676 874 |
2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 93,870 35,531 10,530 5,737 783 2,161 18,171 984 395 2,112 786 3,829 2,558 1,910 350 85,837 8,033 94,463 102,496 |
Statement of Assets & Liabilities at 31 December 2024
| Cash funds Shop & flat Vehicles, after depreciation of 839 Debtors: prepaid insurance Total assets Net assets 1 Jan 2024 Decrease in 2024 |
93,872 230,000 2,516 3,041 329,429 338,768 |
|---|---|
| 9,339 |
11'151£1. 511. coc £ 3£2