2021-03-31-accounts - My Black Dog

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Trustees' Annual Report for the period

Period start date Period end date Day Month Year Day Month Year From 01 April 2020 To 31 March 2021

Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name My Black Dog

Other names charity is known by

Registered charity number (if any) 1182690

Charity's principal address 88/90 Baker Street

London
Postcode	W1U	6TQ

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany)
	Oliver Roth
	Leon Douch
	Rachel Fowles
	EmilyCherry		From 1 December 2020

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)

TAR

March 2012

Type of adviser Name Address	Type of adviser Name Address	Type of adviser Name Address
Bankers	CAF Bank	25 Kings Hill Avenue, Kings Hill, West Malling, Kent, ME19 4JQ
Accountants	Dales Evans & Co Ltd	88/90 Baker Street, London, W1U 6TQ
Independent Examiner	Geoffrey Frost	Blue Spire Limited, Cawley Priory, South Pallant, Chichester, West Sussex, PO19 1SY

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

Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

Type of governing document

Constitution dated 29 March 2019

(eg. trust deed, constitution)

Charitable Incorporated Organisation How the charity is constituted

(eg. trust, association, company)

Trustees are appointed by the existing trustees by resolution at a meeting Trustee selection methods of the trustees.

(eg. appointed by, elected by)

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

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

The object of the CIO is To promote and protect the mental health of people suffering from enduring mental illness living in England and Wales, in particular, but exclusively by the provision of a supportive, online community platform to ease the suffering of mental illness and improve the lives of people suffering from enduring mental illness.

TAR

March 2012

In determining the charity’s activities the trustees have had regard to the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit.

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)

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

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

policy on grantmaking;
policy programme related investment;
contribution made by volunteers.

TAR

March 2012

Section D Achievements and performance

Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year

During the year under review the charity worked on establishing its plans for fulfilling its objects and developed its profile.

Funds in this year were spent on Volunteer Management: recruitment, training and wellbeing. We also allocated funds to Operations by hiring two members of staff. Additional resources were spent on technology (the chat software).

TAR

March 2012

Section E Financial review

Brief statement of the

At the end of the reporting period the charity had free reserves amounting to £102,696 (2020: £28,104).

charity’s policy on reserves

The Trustees pursue a policy of maintaining a free reserve available to be spent in the furtherance of the charity’s objectives, as well as covering future needs, opportunities, contingencies and risks.

Details of any funds materially in deficit

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)

Full name(s)[Leon Douch ] Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Trustee etc) Date 31 January 2022

TAR

March 2012

	Charity Name My Black Dog	Charity Name My Black Dog	Charity Name My Black Dog	No (if any) 1182690	CC16a
	For the period from	Period start date 01 April 2020	To	Period end date 31 March 2021

Section A Receipts and payments
A1 Receipts	Unrestricted funds to the nearest £ 134,124 - - - - - - - 134,124 - - - 134,124 - 158 37 201 17,921 36 164 1,145 3,780 29,817 4,225 789 59 1,200 59,532 - - - 59,532 74,592 - 28,104 102,696	Restricted funds to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -	Endowment funds to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -	Total funds to the nearest £ 134,124 - - - - - - - 134,124 - - - 134,124 - 158 37 201 17,921 36 164 1,145 3,780 29,817 4,225 789 59 1,200 59,532 - - - 59,532 74,592	Last year to the nearest £
Donations	134,124				32,123
Gift aid	-				6,750
Income from bank interest	-				4
	-				-
	-				-
	-				-
	-				-
	-				-
*Sub total*(Gross income for AR)	134,124				38,877

A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table).
Sale of investments	-				-
	-				-
*Sub total*	-				-
*Total receipts* A3 Payments
					38,877

Room Hire	-				152
Donation collection charges	158				-
CharityDonations	37				-
Printing, Postage & Stationery	201				6
Advertising& Promotion	17,921				3,397
Entertainment	36				-
SundryExpenses	164				-
Computer Costs	1,145				15
AccountancyFees	3,780				945
Wages & Salaries	29,817				5,207
TrainingCosts	4,225				200
Subscriptions	789				571
Fundraisingevent costs	59				280
Inxdependent examination	1,200				-
**Sub total **	59,532				10,773

A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table)
Investmentpurchases	-				-
	-
**Sub total **	-				-
*Total payments* *Net of receipts/(payments)* A5 Transfers between funds A6 Cash funds last year end *Cash funds this year end*
					10,773

	74,592	-	-	74,592	28,104
	-	-	-	-	-
	28,104	-	-	28,104	-
	102,696	-	-	102,696	28,104

CCXX R6 accounts (SS)

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

Categories 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 B1 Cash funds	Signature PAYE and NIC Pension costs Independent examination Details Details Details Details (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) Details CAF Bank Stripe account *Total cash funds*	Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ 102,533 - 163 - - - 102,696 - OK OK Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ - - - - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - - - - - - - Fund to which liability relates Amount due (optional) Unrestricted 418 Unrestricted 213 Unrestricted 1,200 - - Print Name Leon Douch Trustee	Endowment funds to nearest £ - - - - OK Endowment funds to nearest £ - - - - Current value (optional) - - - - Current value (optional) - - - - - - - - - When due (optional) Date of approval 31 January 2022

CCXX R7 accounts (SS)

Section C Notes to the Accounts

C1 Nature and purpose of funds (may be Unrestricted income funds are available for use at the discretion of the trustees in furtherance of the general stated on analysis of funds worksheets) objectives of the charity and which have not been designated for other purposes. C2 Grants to institutions Recipient - 1 grant unless annotated £ - C3 Related party transactions No trustee received any remuneration nor reimbiursed any expenses in the year under review.

CCXX R8 accounts (SS)

Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of My Black Dog

I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the charity for the year ended 31 March 2021 which are set out on pages 6 to 8.

Responsibilities and basis of report

As the charity’s trustees you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the Act’).

I report in respect of my examination of the charity’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.

Independent examiner's statement

I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:

accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by section 130 of the Act; or 2. the accounts do not accord with those records.

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

Geoffrey Frost BSc(Hons) FCA Blue Spire Limited Cawley Priory South Pallant Chichester West Sussex PO19 1SY

31 January 2022 Date