45 Little Gaddesden HP4 1PH
Chair Report for the AGM of Mesh UK Charitable Trust, August 2022
Due to the on-going fall out of the Covid pandemic, fundraising and respite breaks have been very slow this last year, and without being able to fundraise properly, the donations have really slowed down, like with many other charities. We only managed to raise just under £1000 but we did manage to send 1 family away on a Respite break which was greatly appreciated and the family had a wonderful time together.
I would like to thank our Facebook support group admin team for helping us provide 24hour on-line support during this time. Tracy Ayling and Emma Coggan, 2 of our admin, are supporting our members with nutrition through the 2 Scholarships we won with the T. Colin Campbell Centre for Nutrition Studies. I also completed Dr Klaper’s Master class in Plant Based Clinical Nutrition as part of the Moving Medicine Forward Initiative with Plant Pure Communities Medical School. With this training, we promote good health through a healthy eating lifestyle, advocating Whole Food Plant Based (WFPB) to our members and people suffering from the effects of surgical Mesh. We have found that the food you eat can make your Mesh issues worse, so we are engaging with other Plant Based Health Professionals in the UK and USA to get the help we need.
I would also like to thank all the trustees, old and new, whose invaluable help has helped the Charity. We did manage to formally elect/re-elect our trustees so I would like to put on record my thanks to those who stood down, Joanne Davies and Yvette Sanderson-Stevens, and we also had the pleasure of welcoming Catherine Leong as a new trustee.
We have also been interacting with Paula Goss from the Rectopexy Support Group and she has become an ambassador and representing Mesh UK.
It has been very interesting that we have had calls from mesh sufferers who were referred to us from NICE and the GMC. It is amazing that all our efforts are being recognised by the medical profession.
Finally, even though things have been very slow, it was amazing to be able to send a family on a respite break and hearing their very positive experiences. Currently we have 2 more families booked for respite breaks later in the year.
Candia McCullough Founder and Chairperson
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Registered charity number: 1176523 Operating in England & Wales
MESH UK CHARITABLE TRUST
CHARITY NUMBER: 1176523
FINANCIAL ACCOUNTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH 2022
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MESH UK CHARITABLE TRUST
CHARITY NUMBER: 1176523
TRUSTEE COMMITTEE'S RESPONSIBILITIES
The Trustee's Committee is required to prepare accounts for each financial year for the period: 1st April through to 31st March the following year, which give a true and fair view of the affairs of the Trust and of the Income and Expenditure of the Trust for that period. These accounts have been prepared by an approved HMRC MLRO Individual in compliance with section 156 of the Charities Act 2011 and copies made to available to the Trustees.
In preparing those accounts the Committee Trustees are required to:
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Select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently
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Make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent
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Prepare the accounts on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the Trust will continue in business.
The Committee Trustee's are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the club and to enable them to ensure that the accounts comply with the Charities Act 2011. They are responsible for safeguarding the assets of the Trust and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
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MESH UK CHARITABLE TRUST
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITES
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2022
| Unrestricted | Restricted | Total | Total | |||
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| Notes | Funds | Funds | 2021/22 | 2020/21 | ||
| INCOMING RESOURCES | ||||||
| Funds Raised | 1 | 34.23 | 0 | 34.23 | 68.75 | |
| Donations | 1 | 725.13 | 0 | 725.13 | 1801.78 | |
| Grants Received | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Investment Income | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total Incoming Resources | 759.36 | 0.00 | 759.36 | 1870.53 | ||
| RESOURCES EXPENDED | ||||||
| Charitable Expenditure | Costs of activities in furtherance to |
the Charity's Objectives and | Aims | |||
| Marketing/Media Promotion | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 895.00 | |
| Mesh Meetings | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Respite Breaks | 438.00 | 0 | 438.00 | 362.36 | ||
| Others Resources | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 438.00 | 0.00 | 438.00 | 1257.36 | |||
| Management and Administration | ||||||
| Light and Heat | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rates | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Insurance | 3 | 292.32 | 0 | 292.32 | 292.32 | |
| Office - Postage, Telephone and Stationery | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Computers, Printers and Equipment | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| ICO/Data Protection | 3 | 35.00 | 0 | 35.00 | 35.00 | |
| Website and Email | 3 | 0 | 162.00 | 162.00 | 162.00 | |
| General Expenses | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 327.32 | 162.00 | 489.32 | 489.32 | |||
| Total Resources Expended | 765.32 | 162.00 | 927.32 | 1746.68 | ||
| Net incoming/(Outgoing) Resources | -5.96 | -162.00 | -167.96 | 123.85 | ||
| Transfer between Funds | NIL | NIL | NIL | NIL | ||
| NET MOVEMENT IN FUNDS | -5.96 | -162.00 | -167.96 | 123.85 | ||
| Fund Balance B/Forward 1 April 2021 | 5122.78 | 249.55 | 5372.33 | 5248.48 | ||
| FUND BALANCE CARRIED FORWARD 31 MARCH 2022 | 5116.82 | 87.55 | 5204.37 | 5372.33 |
See notes on pages 5 to form part of these Accounts.
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MESH UK CHARITABLE TRUST
BALANCE SHEET
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2022
| Notes CURRENT ASSETS Debtors Cash at Bank 4 Virgin Money Cash in Hand Total Current Assets LESS CREDITORS Amounts falling due within year TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES INCOME FUNDS Restricted Funds 5 Royal Bank of Scotland Un-Restricted Funds Approved on behalf of the Trustees by Chairperson Date 21/10/2022 |
Notes CURRENT ASSETS Debtors Cash at Bank 4 Virgin Money Cash in Hand Total Current Assets LESS CREDITORS Amounts falling due within year TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES INCOME FUNDS Restricted Funds 5 Royal Bank of Scotland Un-Restricted Funds Approved on behalf of the Trustees by Chairperson Date 21/10/2022 |
Total 2021/22 0 5204.37 0 0 5204.37 0 5204.37 -162.00 -5.96 -167.96 |
Total 2020/21 0 5372.33 0 0 |
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| 5372.33 0 |
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| 5372.33 | |||
| -57 180.85 |
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| 123.85 | |||
| 21/10/2022 |
See notes on page 5 to form part of these Accounts.
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MESH UK CHARITABLE TRUST
NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2022
The accounts have been prepared in accordance with the Charities Accounting Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP 2005). A summary of the more important accounting policies of the charity which have been applied consistently is set out below.
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1 Donations Receivable - Donations are recognised in the accounts during the year in which they are actually received. Grants received for specific purposes are shown as restricted funds. Exceptional income of funds raised from switching bank account.
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2a Expenditure - has been charges to the Statement of Financial Activities in the year in which the expenditure is incurred. 2b Marketing and Media/Promotion - All used from the Restricted Funds only for 2021/22. 3 Management and Administration - All charges and costs relating to running the Charity have for this year been donated for free except for the ICO/Data Protection, Insurance and the management of the Email and Website.
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4 Bank Account:
Mesh UK Charitable Trust - Bank Account
- 5 Restricted Fund - This was donated by the Chairperson for specific use on Promotion and Marketing purposes.
Approved on behalf of the Trustees by
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Chairperson
Date 21/10/2022
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The notes on page form part of pages 3 and 4 of these Accounts.
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