MenTalkHealth Charity number 1180407 Trustee Annual Re rtfor ear ended 31" Jul 2021 ObJettl¥es and Artmtles Ourobjective, as stated in our Governing Document, remains to break down the stigma around men talking about their mentsl health. Thi5 relate5 to the p)tentral or perceived stigma within their communities and /or the self-stigma around talking about their mental health. The need for such support has grown during the Covid-19 era and grows even faster as we emerge from lockdowns and restrictions. Community communication ¢haA8ed ond is changing. There 15 less opportunity to safelv share yourthoughts. concerns. and stories regarding mental health. We are still a young charity. volunteer led and with no paid employees, and are still developin8 our outreach t#)th as to communities and wsitive impact. As a small charity with no endowment funds, we do not have a social investments policy* but we do work with communities and other charities and a￿ developing strong links with l¢xal partners whose ethos and values mat¢h our aims. Achlevements and Perform•n¢e Ouractivities this year had to remain online with little opportunity to develop events and or public meetin8s. We did attend The Brighton Bear Weekend and were able to engage with supporters and volunteers. OUT focus therefore was on the relaunch of podcasts. signin8 UP to a new Program on Charitable Radio, and providin8 Mental Health FirstAid training to a variety of %Jcial concerns, charities, complex needs xhoo15 and cornmunity groups. Helpi￿ different groups to talk and listen safely and feel empowered to do so. Several of these communities have w¢hed out and asked for additional support which we are planning toiointly deliver. A major effort was around up8radini our website and digital presence. The evidence of which was immediate. We recognised that in 2022 we were goire to need to beco￿￿ more visible again, interact with our volunteers and te prepared to work more hands on with local ￿MmUnitIes. With this in mind we realised we need more support and worked towards having sufficient funds to engage a contractor to work 3 days week helping to develop the charity to the next level. Glenn Robert5 was appointed as Development Manager on a fixed term contact later in 2021. Glenn is already having a positive impact. Flnanclal Revlw•. Our income grew top £53.739 during the year thanks to suppx>rt from various Grant GNing Organisations and through the kindness of our supporters who thnated in various woys,. direct￿, Virgin Giving, fundraising, and Amazon smile. Its clear though we currently re￿ on Grants as our main form of finance with Grants totalling 89.5% of our income. Our main expenses where either rhe costs of providing the Mental Health First Aid training and the osts of podcasting lincluding rerrKJte equipment) We continued to invest in our infrastructure and platlorm5. web sites, hardware et¢ to ensure we were and are well placed when we engage directly with communities again fa￿ to face. We established a sound financial base to more forward Subsequent￿ afterthe financial year end engaging Contrartors and new projects with Certainty of finanaal resource to meet our commitments MenTalkHealth Charity number 1180407 Fund Raisinz We thank all those who supported us duriryd the year and felt sorry we could not give them more opp)rtunities to support us person. at events or throLEh fund ra￿ing.ThiS will be dffterent in 2022 We would also like to thank our dedicated volunteers, Northstar ￿ and The Rainbow Fund for all their advice, support and openness to discuss new i¢kns and the way forward. Our Financial Coners who we thank included the following NorthStarlT Golf Fund raisin Group Amazon Smile and Virgin Giving £1¢ £ 2937 £834 l)Jr founding sponsor Strong support each year Strong support again from our supporters and a particular mention to Laura Martin and her friends and sponsors. Laura raised £567.50 running the marathon Thankyou To all our Grant GNers (see below) we would also like to share our thanks and commitment to continue to deliver to our mandate and the temis of their grants. Without them our growth would not have been p¢)sslble. Summaryof New Grants Or ani5ation The Brighton Rainbow Foundation Su55ex Community Foundation Sussex Crises Fund National Lottery Covid-19 response Comic Relief Groundwork UK Cooperative Community Account Fund Lo¢al Connect Fund PUr[￿e Balance of grant from previous year Mental Health First Aid and i4ct Training Website devek)pment and hardware Web site and trainin Social media development and training 'Am I talking to myself 'Project reathing out to communities Social Media development and Mental Health First Aid Training Subsidise Mental Health First Aid Training for communities in Norwich Project support part time Project worker Amount £1,710 £40 £900 £25CQ Brighton and Hove Councll E2L￿) Norwlch Consolidated Charities £7C*)J Sussex Community Foundation Sussex Community Foundation Crises Fund £io.c¢o £ 5000 Not all the grant monies have been spent in the finanaal year under review. Structwe Jnd Governance Along with iknelopiii8 our volunteers we also have continued to provide development for our Trustees and are continuing to broaden the skills base by seeking newTrustees. During the Financial Year the Trustees werE- MenTalkFkalth Charity nurnber 1180407 Name Christian Fleming Peter Shields Keith Weinstein Scott Millar Role Chair and Trustee Treasurer and Trustee Trustee Date Apwinted Cttober 2018 (￿t0￿¢r 2018 (ktober 2020 January 2020 Comments Res ned August 2020 Dev¢lopment Our purpose is'Hdplng men to tol* the1rn￿ne￿1he￿ft￿fvrtheb￿tfft rfevett￿ne. ' We have realised through the pandemic that ivs not just about encoura8in8 rnen to talk about their mental health but assisting in helpirva their communitie5. friends, family being able to listen, encourage and where needed S￿npoSt. The Trustees are the￿fOre focused on a strategy to link up with groups and indiblldua15 and thrO￿h podtastin& trainin& and events to encourage a growirpd openne5S to enabling men to be able to talk about their mentsl health. For the next few year5 we will refocus our activities in the Brighton and East Su55ex area forming partnerships with local group5 such as The Rainbow Hub and linkin8 in with the newty opened Led¥￿rd Centre. We have also received support and guidance from Brighton and H(￿￿ Council 3 Sertor team. We have invested in improved social meda presence. a newwebsite and started a prograrn'Dèvey Talks'on Charity Rad￿ which has been well received and is growirq the awareness. Our strategy now is to engage the volunteers through new opportunrtie5. addit¥)nal training and granting them a voice in what the charity does. The trainir6 includes Mental Health First Aid training which we provide 3nd a new trainin8 for volunteers. a short fom introduction to safe interaction regarding Mentsl Health. We are also proving Safeguarthng training throuqh our links wtth Brighton and Hove Council. With this in mind we are currently: recruitin8 34 new Trustees within East Su55ex area. 8lvln8 more scope for trustees to focu5 On certain areas in process of setting up an Alfvisory Board Where￿ hopE to attrnrt a broader background of individua15 who may feel unwillin8 or unable to tecome a trustee at thls sla8e but whose voices and communities should be heard and invofved in our development Settling in Glenn Roberts who is contracted to as Development Manager wth the aim to provide steerin& and implementation of our plans. The Covid- 19 Pandemic has affected us all. We used to time to build our capability and reach out online, howevef we are looking forward to getting out there in the area and interncting with communities and indmduals on a more direct basi Signed on behalf o the Trustees Christian Fleming Chair Peter Shields Treasurer 25, January 2022 CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGiAND ANO WAIE5 hl•n T•&% H¢*nh 1180407 Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For the peri( 01-Aug-20 314ul-21 To Section A Receipts and payments Unrestricted Restricted nds EndoT4vmtrTht funds Total funds Last ￿r toth• noar•it£ A1 R•c•l Gran I8￿50 230 33 790 DonabDns GOW Fund Rlnth Tiwings 1037 •10 910 Sub total(Gfoss income for AR) 7.710 A2 A•8•t •nd Inv•stm•nt l•e• tabl•l. Sub total 4881 48Mfj8 no 7.710 A3Pa m•nts Potha&ts Btbumon Pnd8 Ewge• 1,075 1.07S 25 Tr￿n￿g In8ur8n 293 1.￿7 Tr* Rwoldng W￿￿￿ent Adminntr￿on IT (Narthmre. so￿￿ & &Jt*¢rWrAI 179 J.781 100 Fundra¥ng Costs Sooal Medvd Sub total 1374 27.618 7AJ1 A4 A8*•t #nd Inv•stm•nt pur¢haM•. (S￿ t*bl•l Sub ft>tal 2J74 27.511 7A)1 Net olrncelpts/(payments) AS Transfers between funds A6 Cash funds last yoar •n Cash fun(ts Iljls year end 23.849 2A07 26258 2,128 471 CCKX R1 aCc￿nts ISSI 06fiJ1r2022 Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Endowm•nt lunds ton•awst£ Cateoorie$ Oetails funds M•mt£ fvnds tr) M•restf B1 Cash funds 4714 Tolal cash lun