## **Therapies Unite — Trustee Annual Report for April 2024–March 2025** **Therapies Unite** is a UK-registered charity (no. 1177224) dedicated to enhancing the **physical and mental wellbeing of people with disabilities** through direct services, education, and community integration. Our work centres on strengthening independence, empowering caregivers and professionals, and supporting sustainable change within local Mexican communities. Our trustees confirm that they have had due regard to the Charity Commission’s guidance on **public benefit** in setting and delivering our charitable objectives for this period. During 2024–2025, Therapies Unite continued to develop and deliver programmes designed to support individuals with disabilities — both directly and through partnership with families, carers, health-care professionals, and local organisations. We also celebrated the achievements of our service users and championed opportunities for participation in sports, education and social life. ## **Our Four Core Programmes — April 2024 to March 2025** ## **1. Catrin’s Penguins — Aquatic Therapy** Catrin’s Penguins continued to provide **weekly aquatic therapy sessions** to children and adults with disabilities in Puerto Vallarta, combining **Halliwick-based techniques** with water safety, swimming skills and therapeutic play. Sessions remain open to a wide range of abilities, with activities adapted to individual needs. Parents and carers receive on-the-spot guidance to help them deliver technique and exercise ideas outside structured sessions. Across the year, many participants sustained progress in the water, with several becoming more independent in aquatic environments — including increased confidence entering and exiting pools. Graduates of the programme have gone on to join local disability sport groups for swimming training and competitive opportunities. Ongoing community needs included locating and securing suitable pool space for ongoing delivery of aquatic therapy ## **2. Catrin’s Centre — Postural Management and Specialist Equipment** Catrin’s Centre maintained its focus on **posture management** , specialist assessment and provision of adapted mobility and seating equipment. During this year the service has: - Delivered weekly clinic sessions by local therapists, seeing children and adults for postural assessment, equipment fitting and training. - Continued to repair and adapt donated equipment from the UK for reuse within the community. - Advanced plans for sourcing newer specialist equipment locally in Mexico to improve sustainability and reduce reliance on imported goods. In response to identified local demand, our team began a **pilot project on 24-hour posture care** : a structured evaluation and provision programme for children with complex needs, incorporating modular wheelchairs, standing frames, and caregiver training to optimise long-term outcomes. This initiative will help build clinical evidence of the impact of supported posture care on quality of life and functional independence, and forms a core step in developing a local **posture-care pathway** . Therapies Unite also invested in tools and equipment for clinic expansion, improving capacity for on-site adaptations and repairs. Increased in-clinic and outreach activity (including community disability services and residential service visits) reflects a growing emphasis on early detection and intervention for posture-related complications. ## **3. Courses & Education — Building Local Knowledge and Skills** Education remained a cornerstone of our work. We delivered a range of **training sessions, workshops and courses** responding to local community needs for both professionals and families. These covered topics such as: - Posture management principles - Equipment handling and safety - Aquatic therapy techniques - Inclusive practice for disability support Therapies Unite also supported external specialist training for its own team members — for example, through a clinical visit to a specialist postural care centre in Monterey where therapists extended their assessment and equipment prescription knowledge. This investment enhances clinical reasoning, product selection and equipment adaptation skills for the benefit of service users. Additionally, digital and in-person learning was shared with Mexican clinicians and community-based providers, extending the reach of key practice insights. ## **4. Volunteering & Student Placements** Our volunteer programme continues to offer opportunities for qualified clinicians to contribute meaningfully to disability support projects in Mexico. Although we **paused placements of overseas students (e.g., from Keele University)** in 2024 to prioritise the pilot posture-care project, local volunteers remained integral to delivering our activities and engaging with service users throughout the year. Recruitment for return of international placement opportunities is underway for 2025, alongside continued local volunteer engagement drawing on skills across therapy, community support, event coordination and fundraising. ## **Community Engagement and Events** Throughout 2024–2025, fundraising and awareness-raising activities supported our work in the UK and Mexico, including social events, charity runs and community gatherings. We are **registered for the 2025 London Marathon** , reflecting ongoing supporter commitment and visibility for our cause. Cultural celebrations hosted in Mexico — such as the annual _Posada_ event — provided community celebration and connection for service users and their families. The team has also participated in broader local parades and events acknowledging the **Day of the Disabled** and **Day of the Child** . In the UK, our leadership has continued dialogue with community and service groups, including Rotary Club visits, to advocate for support, partnerships, and deeper engagement with our mission. ## **Looking Ahead** As we move further into 2025, Therapies Unite is focused on: - **Strengthening the evidence base** for posture care through the ongoing pilot and documented outcomes - **Expanding local capacity** for specialist equipment procurement and bespoke adaptations within Mexico - **Resuming international student placements** with academic partners - **Securing sustainable pool venues** to support ongoing development of aquatic therapy provision 2024-25 ## **– – Therapies Unite Annual Financial Summary 2024/2025** This table details the income ad expenditure for the charity Therapies Unite from April 2024 through to March 2025. It reflects the monthly bank statements (Lloyds Bank) and all of the incomings and outgoings in the delivery of the Charity's business, across the UK and Mexico. All the figures are in GBP. In line with the Charity Commission requirements, the hard copy folder of all the financial records (which this document prefixes) has been independently examined. |||Apr|May|June|July|Aug|Sept|Oct|Nov|Dec|Jan|Feb|Mar| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |**Opening**|**Account Balance**|**7106.66**|**9822.22**|**11532.77**|**10721.06**|**11631.09**|**10208.27**|**9369.68**|**11068.89**|**15083.34**|**13768.36**|**14207.78**|**13377.14**| |Incoming|JustGivingPlatform|3640.25|113.36|92.37|192.74|111.27|87.13|1184.18|243.75|647.84|621.42|1157.64|2455.84| ||DONR|10.20|9.50||7.60|3.80|3.80|3.80|3.80|3.80|3.80|4.75|3.80| ||Personal donation – AA|3.00|3.00|3.00|3.00|3.00|3.00|3.00|3.00|3.00|3.00|3.00|3.00| ||eBaysales(PayPal)|96.95|57.94|75.49|48.11|51.77|112.20|265.82|160.73||105.35|30.49|119.09| ||Blatchford's Sheffield||967.50||||||||500.00||| ||Easyfundraising||46.21|||29.67|||36.39|||44.09|| ||Cowbridge Rotary||2000.00||||||||||| ||Grant – JoeyPizzano||||1881.22||||||||| ||Burntwood Rotary||||||500.00||||||| ||Cannock Rotary|||||||1811.43|4550.71||||| ||Global Giving||||||||||637.38||62.24| ||Personal donation – PB||||||||||||10000.00| ||Cash deposit error||||||||||||250.00| ||||||||||||||| ||**TOTAL INCOMING PCM**|**3750.40**|**3197.51**|**170.86**|**2132.67**|**199.51**|**706.13**|**3268.23**|**4998.38**|**654.64**|**1870.95**|**1239.97**|**12893.97**| ||||||||||||||| |Outgoings|JustGivingPlatform fee|18.00|18.00|18.00|18.00|18.00|18.00|18.00|18.00|18.00|18.00|18.00|18.00| ||Staffing– Mexico|732.14|1184.26|679.87|717.14|594.90|644.09|786.32|681.23|883.34|385.10|495.89|729.40| ||Staffingadjustments|||||43.72|||||||20.34| ||Rent|284.70|284.70|284.70|284.70|284.70|284.70|284.70|284.70|284.70|284.70|284.70|284.70| ||Trainingcourses||||172.80|||||||250.75|| ||Room Hire||||30.00|||||116.00|||20.00| ||Trustee exp|||||96.80|||||||218.60| ||Tools|||||584.21|||||||| ||Insurance||||||597.93||||||| ||Marathon fees|||||||480.00||||960.00|| ||Merchandise|||||||||667.58|||| ||Domain costs||||||||||221.85||| ||Director visit costs||||||||||521.88|61.27|2644.65| ||Cash deposits correction||||||||||||250.00| ||||||||||||||| ||**TOTAL OUTGOING PCM**|**1034.84**|**1486.96**|**982.57**|**1222.64**|**1622.33**|**1544.72**|**1569.02**|**983.93**|**1969.62**|**1431.53**|**2070.61**|**4185.69**| |**Closing Account Balance**||**9822.22**|**11532.77**|**10721.06**|**11631.09**|**10208.27**|**9369.68**|**11068.89**|**15083.34**|**13768.36**|**14207.78**|**13377.14**|**22085.42**| Page 1 Inde endent Examiner's Re ort to the Trustees of Thera ies Unite I report on the accounts ol the charity lor the year ended 31 st March 2025. which are sel out on pages 1 to 13. Res nsibilities and basi5 of re ort As the trustees ol the charity, you are responsible for the preparalitsn ol the accounts in aecordance with the requirements ol the Charities Act 2011 Ilhe Acll I report in respect of my examination of the charity's accounts Carried out under section 145 01 the Charities Act 2011 In carrying out my examination. I have followed the applicable directions given by Ihe Chafily Commission under section 14515llbl of the Act Inde -￿endent exaniiner's statemènt My examination Involved a review of the aGcounling re¢ord5 kept by the charity and a ¢ompar150n of the accounts presented with those records. 11 also Included consideration of any unusual Items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from the trustees where necessary. I have not earried out an audit. and accordingly do not expre8s an audit opinion on the accounts. In connection with my examination, no matters have come lo my allenlion.. ) which give me reasonable cause lo beliève that. in any matenal respect, the requirements". to keep accounting records In accordance with section 130 of the Act, and Q) lo prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requiremenls ol the Act have noi been mel or lo whick.. ..n my ap'iior... a;teniion Should tye drawn In order Po enable a proper underst¢iriding ol the accounts Independènt examiner's name.. Relevant qualilicalions or experience.. Sara Apa Independent Examiner- (Reliredl Healthcare Audit Adminislralor 32 Church Road Address.. A15ager Stoke-on-Trenl ST7 2HS Signature. Dale 13101126