2025-03-31-accounts - Tenterden Mindfulness Group

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Trustees' Annual Report for the period

Period start date Period end date 01 April 2024 31 03 2025

From To

Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name Tenterden Mindfulness Group

Other names charity is known by Tenterden Mindfulness

Registered charity number (if any) 1181209

Charity's principal address

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

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

Trustee name

Office (if any)

Dates acted if not for whole year

Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (if any)

1 Neil Pillai Chair 2 Jeremy Cooper Vice Chair 3 Les Etheridge Treasurer 4 Naomi Benson Safeguarding 5 Anna Hegarty Operations 6 Derek Roger Research 7 Philippa Harris Marketing

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

(eg. trust deed, constitution)

[Constitution]

How the charity is constituted

(eg. trust, association, company)

[Charitable Incorporated Organisation]

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

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:

policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
relationship with any related parties;
trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.

Section C Objectives and activities

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 Summary of the objects of the Mindfulness meditation across the age spectrum; - providing advice and charity set out in its governing document 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.

Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public In the year 2024-2025 the CIO objects have been carried out through: benefit in relation to these objects (include within this  Running face-to-face and online 8 week Mindfulness courses for the section the statutory general public focussing on the new strand of Deeper Mindfulness. declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance  Delivering online professional Mindfulness courses to local issued by the Charity businesses, housing association residents and primary care network Commission on public benefit) staff.  Delivering monthly on-line and in person (hybrid) Mindfulness drop-in sessions to support the mental and physical wellbeing of the local community.  Facilitation of day-long Mindfulness retreats.

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 More details can be found in Section D

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:

policy on grantmaking;

This year has seen a new focus on fund raising to support our work and new programme development. We sought a professional fund-raising mentor from the infrastructure charity Funding For All who has been extremely helpful in reviewing and supporting our applications We have been successful in achieving grants from Whitehead Monckton Charitable Foundation and Kent Community Foundation . More grant applications are planned and this activity will remain a priority for the year ahead especially in relation to our IMPaCT programme (explained in more detail below) where additional funds will be required to roll this out to a wider cohort.

policy programme related investment;
contribution made by volunteers.

Section D Achievements and performance

Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year

TM is led by a board of seven experienced trustees with a track record of delivery and innovation.
In line with our CIO objects, over the past 12 months we have achieved the following successes.
We have delivered two 8-week mindfulness courses at Ivy Court surgery, the main venue for our programmes. Courses are available to individuals of all ages, whether experienced practitioners or newcomers. They focus on a developing strand of mindfulness practice known as Deeper Mindfulness, which includes raising awareness of the importance of feeling tones in moderating an individual’s negative response to emotions. The practice of Deeper Mindfulness described by its pioneer teachers Mark Williams and Danny Penman as ‘the new way to rediscover

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Section D Achievements and performance

calm in a chaotic world’, involves a method of meditation and self-analysis developed within the Oxford University Mindfulness Centre. It has proven to have remarkable success with individuals in managing their own emotional turmoil. The feedback from some of the users of our deeper mindfulness course speaks for itself:

“The course has made me realise I am enough, I am complete and I deserve to treat myself with kindness. It has reconnected me with the simple joys and pleasures in life.”

“It has helped me to focus on my breathing, slowing down, noticing what is important, understanding that we can’t always get it right and this is ok.”

“The course really did help me to "Rediscover Calm in a Chaotic World". I have suffered anxiety all my life and this course has given me the tools to help me cope with this. I have never before felt so calm on a daily basis.”

“I would like to say a huge thank you, each week was interesting although sometimes challenging. I actually felt quite exhausted afterwards! I was pleasantly surprised to receive an email between each session which made me feel very supported and encouraged. I was particularly fascinated to learn a little about the latest developments and research in neuroscience which helped me to accept what I was being asked to learn. Thank you for giving me the opportunity to start this journey into a calmer future - I will follow the advice given and work through the course again and hopefully reinforce everything I have learned. I really cannot thank you enough! :)”

The delivery of other professional mindfulness courses to local businesses, housing association residents and primary care network staff. Once again the feedback from participants speaks for itself:

“Absolutely terrific, I love it, it’s helped me sleep so much better; I haven’t slept well in years!”

“I look forward to each week, I’m going to miss it.” “The whole experience has been very relaxing and allowed me to step away from all my worries.”

“The course has been so enjoyable and helpful and I don’t think any of us wanted it to end.”

“I think the course has helped me to stop worrying so much about the past and the future and just enjoy the present moment.”

“The course has helped me to better accept the difficult times ahead for me in my near future with calmness. I am really very grateful.”

A trial workshop for a course we have developed for corporate mindfulness training was delivered to a group at a local private hospital. Detailed responses from the participants showed

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Section D Achievements and performance

significant benefits from the training and has led to a return booking for additional workshops to further support the organisation’s drive to improve health and well-being in the workplace.

We initiated a more formal controlled-trial research project to evaluate the effectiveness of our 8-week training courses in enhancing resilience and stress management skills. The data from course participants and matched groups of controls have been collected and analysed, and have shown statistically significant effects from attending the courses. A research paper based on the findings is in preparation, and will be submitted for publication in an appropriate peer-reviewed journal.
Building on the above successes TM continues to develop and to deliver a strategic plan that is designed progressively to reach more and more people in our catchment area, in particular those who may be socially disadvantaged; or with special educational needs; or who would benefit generally from practicing Mindfulness in support of their overall health and well-being.
As an illustration of our ongoing strategy in the course of the past year we have developed and delivered a highly innovative ‘Integrating Mindfulness for Parents and Children Together (IMPaCT) programme, designed to introduce Mindfulness to parents and children working together. The purpose of this programme, designed specifically for primary aged children and their parents, has been to help them to manage relationships and big emotions where they might be struggling with poor behaviour or poor attendance at school. The programme weaves together Mindfulness practices and techniques with the application of basic neuroscience relating to the parts of the brain that affect the way we react or respond to challenging situations. The course was delivered to the cohort working in pairs, to enable a shared understanding of the course materials, with the intention that the parent and child would practice the skills together at home between sessions. We conducted both pre-and post-course evaluations in order to track progress in a contemporaneous way, as well as executing a brief feedback questionnaire at the end of each session to enable the teacher to track and monitor progress. The feedback on the programme was highly positive, with both parents and children reporting improved focus, school attendance, better behaviour, increased understanding of big emotions and an improved ability to talk about them. Based on a 10-point rating scale (with 1 being ‘not at all’), the children’s average ratings of their ability to identify their emotions rose from 3.6 at the start of the course, to 8.8 by week 6, an increase of 144%. The corresponding ratings by parents of their child’s ability rose from 5.0 at the start to 6.5 by week 6, an increase of 30%. Following the success of this course we have recruited an additional teacher to help deliver this new programme to a wider cohort of children and their parents through local schools. We are also developing a parallel course that can be offered to secondary school age children.

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Section E Financial review

The policy for reserves is to strive to maintain an adequate cash reserve Brief statement of the of six months running costs or at least £3,000 (the first trigger point). The charity’s policy on reserves second trigger point is £1,250 and has been set to ensure there are adequate funds to wind up the charity on a solvent basis.

Details of any funds materially in deficit

n/a

Further financial review details (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant about:

the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);
how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.

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

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Tenterden Mindfulness Group

1181209

Receipts and payments accounts

CC16a

For the period Period start date Period end date To from 4/1/2024 3/31/2025

Section A Receipts and payments

Unrestricted Restricted Endowment funds funds funds

Total funds Last year

Section A Receipts and payments Unrestricted funds	Restricted funds	Endowment funds	Total funds	Last year
A1 Receipts Courses 11,353 Donations 1,820 Gift Aid 358 Events 195 Interest 225 Grants 3,233 - - 17,184 - - Sub total - Total receipts 17,184 A3 Payments Administration 6,681 IT, software and telephone 661 Venues 243 Teaching 4,087 Travel 346 Advertising 29 Course Materials and Postage 242 PayPal & Stripe fees 123 Other 461 Sub total 12,873 - - Sub total - Total payments 12,873 Net of receipts/(payments) 4,311 A5 Transfers between funds - A6 Cash funds last year end 21,696 Cash funds this year end 26,007 to the nearest £ *Sub total*(Gross income for AR) A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table)	to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -	to the nearest £	to the nearest £ 11,353 1,820 358 195 225 3,233 - - 17,184 - - - 17,184 6,681 661 243 4,087 346 29 242 123 461 12,873 - - - 12,873 4,311 - 21,696 26,007	to the nearest £
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			1,820	1,762
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	-		21,696	18,263
	-		26,007	21,696

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period

Categories B1 Cash funds B2 Other monetary assets B3 Investment assets B5 Liabilities B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees	Details Current Account Deposit Account PayPal Details Details Details Details Venues Teaching Administration Travel Advance payment Signature *Total cash funds* (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s))	to nearest £ to nearest £ 7,327 - 18,563 - 117 - 26,007 - OK OK to nearest £ to nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - Cost (optional) - - - - - Cost (optional) - - - - - - - - - Unrestricted 380 Unrestricted 1,635 Unrestricted 768 Unrestricted 162 Unrestricted 25 Print Name Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Fund to which asset belongs Fund to which asset belongs Fund to which liability relates Amount due (optional)	to nearest £ Endowment funds
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