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2021-03-31-accounts
Trustees' Annual Report for the period
**From ** Period start date To Period end date
01 April 2020 31 03 2021

Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name Other names charity is known by

Tenterden Mindfulness Group

Registered charity number (if any) 1181209


Ivy Court Surgery
Recreation Ground Road
Tenterden, Kent
Postcode TN30 6RB

Charity's principal address

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

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8		 Trustee name Office (if any) Dates acted if not for whole
year		 Name of person (or body)
entitled to appoint trustee
(if any)
Neil Pillai Chair
JeremyCooper Vice Chair
Les Etheridge Treasurer From 04/01/2021
Naomi Benson
Anna Hegarty From 04/01/2021
Caroline Parfitt
Derek Roger
Julie Stones

Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)

Name Dates acted if not for whole year

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Type of adviser Name Address

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

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Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

Type of governing document

[Constitution ]

How the charity is constituted

[Charitable Incorporated Organisation ]

Trustee selection methods Advertised publically and appointed by existing Board following an (eg. appointed by, elected by) interview process.

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Section C Objectives and activities

Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document

The objects of the CIO are (1) the preservation and protection of health, both mental and physical, of people residing in the united kingdom, in particular but not exclusively by: - providing classes in the practice of mindfulness meditation across the age spectrum; - providing advice and information related to mindfulness meditation and (2) to promote research into mindfulness having regard to the evidence on what is effective and disseminating the useful results for the public benefit.

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 Running face-to-face and online accredited 8 week Mindfulness courses to the general public. Summary of the main activities undertaken for the  Delivering online professional 8 week Mindfulness courses to GPs public benefit in relation to and NHS primary care staff throughout Kent. these objects (include within this section the statutory  Delivery of a new free ‘Introduction to Mindfulness’ session to declaration that trustees have members of the public. had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity  Delivery of our in-house developed Mindfulness Taster Course online Commission on public to members of the public. benefit)

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Section D Achievements and performance

Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year

Despite the challenges of the pandemic, including the serious illness of our Chairman Dr Pillai due to Covid-19 infection, TMG continued to function thanks to the determination of its Trustees, Teachers and Administrator. TMG continued to deliver accredited mindfulness training through online introductory sessions, taster courses and public as well as professional courses.

The Trustees met quarterly and shared responsibility for the overall governance and running of the Charity. We were delighted to welcome two new trustees to the Board during this period including our new Treasurer, Les Etheridge.

The Trustees held a strategy review and planning day in September 2020 one outcome of which was the recommendation for a structural reorganisation of TMG designed to improve communication between the different groups in the CIO and to streamline the executive functions.

An Operational Management Group and a Teachers Group were established. Both groups have since met regularly in addition to the quarterly Board meetings.

It is envisaged that this reorganisation will enable an expansion of the services TMG can offer going forward to support its charitable aims.

Our strong cohort of accredited Mindfulness teachers have led regular online mindfulness practice sessions twice weekly over the year to support anyone who has graduated from a Mindfulness course. This has been a great support to our community’s wellbeing which has been especially tough due to the pandemic and, in particular helped counteract the widespread sense of isolation.

Our Teachers also continued to meet online for mutual support, to share learning and to respond to the challenges of the new online medium

The pandemic has impacted on all of us, but as well as providing the services outlined above to support our community’s wellbeing, there is good reason to think that the developments at TMG over the last year will lead to even more opportunities.

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Section E Financial review

The policy during the year was to hold a reserve of three months running Brief statement of the costs or a minimum of £1,500. charity’s policy on reserves

Details of any funds materially in deficit

n/a

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Section F Other optional information

Section G Declaration

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

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s) Dr Neil Lawrence Pillai (By Email) Full name(s) Dr Neil Lawrence Pillai Position Chair Date 13/12/21

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Tenterden Mindfulness Group 1181209
Receipts and payments accounts CC16a
For the period Period start date Period end date
To
from 01/04/2020 31/03/2021
Section A Receipts and payments
Unrestricted Restricted Endowment
Total funds Last year
funds funds funds
to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £
A1 Receipts
Courses 18,619 - - 18,619 27,704
Sitting Groups 55 - - 55 1,739
Donations 3,927 - - 3,927 8,144
Events - - - - 724
Other - - - - -
- - - -
- - - -
- - - -
- - 22,601 38,311
Sub total (Gross income for AR) [ 22,601 ]
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
- - - -
- - - - -
Sub total - - - - -
Total receipts 22,601 - - 22,601 38,311
A3 Payments
Administration 3,484 - - 3,484 3,481
IT & Software 612 - - 612 462
Venues 188 - - 188 1,595
Teaching 18,835 - - 18,835 17,487
Advertising 1,964 - - 1,964 1,984
Print & Stationery 167 - - 167 1,140
Paypal Fees 122 - - 122 159
Other 341 - - 341 202
Sub total [ 25,712 ] - - 25,712 26,509
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
Equipment - - - - 858
- - - -
Sub total [ - ] - - - 858
Total payments 25,712 - - 25,712 27,367
Net of receipts/(payments) - 3,111 - - - 3,111 10,943
A5 Transfers between funds - - - - -
A6 Cash funds last year end 10,943 - - 10,943 -
Cash funds this year end 7,832 - - 7,832 10,943
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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period

Categories
B1 Cash funds		 Bank Balance
Details		 Unrestricted
funds
to nearest £
7,832
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-		 Restricted
funds
to nearest £
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-		 Endowment
funds
to nearest £
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-
Signed by one or two trustees on
behalf of all the trustees
B5 Liabilities
B4 Assets retained for the
charity’s own use
B3 Investment assets
B2 Other monetary assets		 Signature
Unpaid Teacher Fees
March Admin Costs
Advance Course Fees
Details
Details
Laptop and peripherals
Details
Details
Outstanding Course Fees
Total cash funds
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))		 7,832
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OK
Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
funds
to nearest £
to nearest £
1,350
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Fund to which
asset belongs
Cost (optional)
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Fund to which
asset belongs
Cost (optional)
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Fund to which
liability relates
Amount due
(optional)
unrestricted
840
unrestricted
431
unrestricted
185
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Print Name
Neil Pillai
Les Etheridge		 -
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Endowment
funds
to nearest £
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-
-
-
-
-
Current value
(optional)
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Current value
(optional)
500
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When due
(optional)
Date of
approval
04/10/2021
04/10/2021

INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT I report on the attached Receipts and Payments Accounts for the yearto 31 March 2021 of Tenterden Mlndfulness Group Ichafrty number 1181209) set out on pages l and 2. The charitys trustees are responslble forthe preparal*)n of the fmancial statements In accordance with the Charlties Act 2011. The charity5 trustees consider that an audit is not requiTed for thls period under sectitin 144 of the Act and ihat an Independent examlnatlon Is required. It ts my responsibility to: l) Examine the financial 5totements under section 145 of the Charities Att. 2) To followthe applicable Oirecttons given by the Charities Commission {under section 1515llb) of the Act. 3) To state whether particular matters have come to my attention. My examlnatlon was carried out in accordance with the general Directior15 given by the Charity Comm15slon. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and comparlson of the Receipts and Payments Account presented with those records. It also includes conslderatlon of any unusual items or disclosures and seekln8 explanations from the trustees concerning any such matter5, The procedures undertaken do not pfovide all the eviden￿ that would be requlred by an audit. and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the financial statements present a 'true and fairf view and the report is limited to those matter5 set out in the statement below. In connertlon wlth my examination, no material matters have come to my attentlon which glve me cause to believe ihai in any materlal respecl: 11 The accounting records w￿e not kept in accordance with secllon 130 of the Charitie5Art' or 21 The financial statements did not accord with the accountin8 records: or 31 The financial statements did not comply with the applicable requirements tonceminB the form and content of the accounts set out in the Charities lAC￿unts and Reports) Regulations 2(￿8 other than any requirement thatthe financial statements gwe a 'true and fairf view whlch Is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. I have no concerns and have come across no other matter5 in tonnection wlth the examlnatlon to which attention should be drawn in thi5 report in order to enable a proper understsndlng of the financial stateTnent5 to be reached. Signed Da¥ld Sportsman Farm, St Michaels, Tenterden. TN30 65Y Date 4 October 2021

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