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2022-03-31-accounts
Trustees' Annual Report for the period
**From ** Period start date To Period end date
01 April 2021 31 03 2022

Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name Tenterden Mindfulness Group

Other names charity is known by

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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9		 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
Naomi Benson
Anna Hegarty
Caroline Parfitt Resigned 01/06/2021
Derek Roger
Julie Stones Resigned 01/01/2022
Philippa Harris From 01/12/2021

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.

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

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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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Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)

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Section D Achievements and performance

TMG continued to deliver accredited mindfulness training through online Summary of the main introductory sessions, taster courses and public as well as professional achievements of the charity courses. during the year The Trustees met quarterly and shared responsibility for the overall governance and running of the Charity. We were sad to see two Trustees depart the Board, Caroline Parfitt and Julie Stones (both due to increased professional workloads) but were delighted to welcome Philippa Harris to the Board in the role of Trustee with special interest in Marketing. The Trustees held a strategy review and planning day in October 2021 which resulted in further optimisation of the internal structure of the organisation to further streamline the executive functions and enable more efficient internal and external communications.

In addition to the Operational Management Group, a formal group was established to focus on the marketing activities of the Charity, chaired by new Trustee Philippa Harris. Our strong cohort of accredited Mindfulness teachers have led regular online mindfulness practice sessions throughout the year and, thanks to the excellent multimedia facilities at our local doctors surgery, have been able to hold in-person practice sessions which seamlessly blend on-line participants into the session. This has continues to be a great support to our community’s wellbeing which has continued to be an important focus for us as a Charity during the pandemic and on into the post-pandemic landscape.

Our Teachers also continued to meet online for mutual support, to share learning and to respond to the challenges of the new online medium During the year our Chairman, Dr Neil Pillai, has been involved in discussions, negotiations and planning sessions regarding potential provision of Mindfulness courses by TMG for NHS patients. At time of press, these negotiations are still ongoing but the Trustees remain hopeful and optimistic that the Charity will be able to support patients in this way during the coming year. The Trustees are enormously grateful for a number of considerable donations received during the year, which have helped to provide assistance with course fees for those on a low wage and have funded highly subsidised online Mindfulness courses for frontline workers in both our local community and further afield.

Section E Financial review

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Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves

The policy during the year was to hold a reserve of three months running costs or a minimum of £1,500. The policy was amended in September 2021 to six months running costs or a minimum of £3,000.

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 13/12/22

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Tenterden Mindfulness Group 1181209 Receipts and payments accounts For the period Period start date Period end date To from 01/04/2021 31/03/2022

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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 17,025 - - 17,025 18,619
Sitting Groups 695 - - 695 55
Donations 18,421 200 - 18,621 3,927
Events 915 - - 915 -
Other - - - -
- - -
- - -
- - -
Sub total (Gross income for
200 - 37,256 22,601
AR) [ 37,056 ]
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
- - - -
- - - - -
Sub total - - - - -
Total receipts 37,056 200 - 37,256 22,601
A3 Payments
Administration 4,398 - - 4,398 3,484
IT & Software 491 - - 491 612
Venues 566 - - 566 188
Teaching 10,410 - - 10,410 18,835
Advertising 1,800 - - 1,800 1,964
Print & Stationery 1,052 - - 1,052 167
Paypal Fees 181 - - 181 122
Other 524 21 - 545 341
Sub total 19,422 21 - 19,443 25,712
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
Equipment - - -
- - - -
Sub total - - - - -
Total payments 19,422 21 - 19,443 25,712
Net of receipts/(payments) 17,634 179 - 17,813 - 3,111
A5 Transfers between funds - - - - -
A6 Cash funds last year end 7,832 - - 7,832 10,943
Cash funds this year end 25,466 179 - 25,645 7,832
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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period

Categories
unds		 Details
Bank Balance		 Unrestricted
funds
to nearest £
25,466
-		 Restricted
funds
to nearest £
179
-		 Endowment
funds
to nearest £
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-

B1 Cash funds

Signed by one or two trustees on
behalf of all the trustees
B2 Other monetary assets
B3 Investment assets
B4 Assets retained for the
charity’s own use
B5 Liabilities		 (agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))
Total cash funds
Details
Details
Details
Details
Laptop and peripherals
Unpaid Teacher Fees
Admin Fees (March)
Advance Course Fees
Signature
Dr Neil Pillai (by email)		 -
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25,466
179
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OK
Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
funds
to nearest £
to nearest £
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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
3,620
Unrestricted
611
Unrestricted
1,485
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Print Name
DR NEIL PILLAI		 -
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OK
Endowment
funds
to nearest £
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Current value
(optional)
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Current value
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250
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When due
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Date of
approval
15/08/2022

INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT I report on the attached Receipts and Payments Account for the year to 31 March 2022 of Tenterden Mindfulness Group (Charity number 1181209) set out on pages l and 2. The charitvs trustees are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements in accordance with the Charitie5 Act 2011. The charit¢5 trustee5 consider that an audit is not required for this period under section 144 of the Act and that an Independent examination is required. It is my responsibilityto: l) Examlne the financlal statements under sectlon 145 of the Charities Act. 21 To follow the applicable Directions 8iven by the aiaritie5 Commission (under section 15(5lb of the Act. 31 To state whether particular matters have come to my attention. My examlnation was carried out in accordance with the general Directions given bythe Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the chartty and a comparison of the Receipt5 and Payments Account presented with those records. It a150 includes consideration of any unusual items or disc105ures and seekin8 explanations from the trustees concerning anysuch matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently no opinion isgiven a5 to whetherthe flnancial statements present a true and fairf view and the report is limited tothose rnatters set out in the statement below. In connection with my examination. no material matters have come to my attention which give me causeto belleve that In any material respert: l) The accounting records were not kept In accordance wlth section 130 of the Charitie5 Act. or 2) The flnancial statements did not accord vthh the accounting records: or 31 The financial 5taternents did not comply with the applicable requirements concernlng the fomi and content of the accounts set out In the Charltles (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 21K18 other than any requirement that the financial statements give a true and fairf vSew whlch is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. I have no concerns and have Come across no other matters in connection with the examination to whlch attentlon should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understandin8 of thefiTrancial siatements ched. SIEned David P Date 25 November 2022 Spo man Farm S aels. Tenterden. TN30 6SY

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