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2023-03-31-accounts

Charity registration number: 1183014

The Men And Boys Coalition

Annual Report and Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2023

Lambert Chapman LLP 3 Warners Mill Silks Way Braintree Essex CM7 3GB

The Men And Boys Coalition

Contents

Reference and Administrative Details 1
Trustees' Report 2 to 5
Statement of Trustees' Responsibilities 6
Accountants' Report 7
Statement of Financial Activities 8
Balance Sheet 9
Notes to the Financial Statements 10 to 14

The Men And Boys Coalition

Reference and Administrative Details

Trustees G Poole Dr C Flurey A W Fogg Dr M M Idriss S A Shaljean M J Brooks L L Curtis Charity Registration Number 1183014 Principal Office c/o ManKind Initiative Flook House Belvedere Road Taunton Somerset TA1 1BT Accountants Lambert Chapman LLP Chartered Accountants 3 Warners Mill Silks Way Braintree Essex CM7 3GB

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The Men And Boys Coalition

Trustees' Report

The Trustees present the annual report together with the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 March 2023.

Objectives and activities

Objects and aims

The objects of the Men and Boys Coalition CIO are to promote equality and diversity, in particular equality between women and men, and to eliminate gender discrimination for the benefit of the public by:

• raising awareness of all aspects of discrimination in society by publications, lectures, use of the media, public advocacy and other means of communication;

• promoting attitudes, customs and practices in favour of equality by the use of publications, media and public advocacy

The Vision of the Men and Boys Coalition is 'A society that values the wellbeing of men and boys'.

Our Mission is to empower and support the UK men and boys'; health and wellbeing sector by:

The main activities of the Men and Boys Coalition include:

• organising for the third time the UK’s annual National Men and Boys Awards celebrating best practice in supporting men and boys’ health and wellbeing. The Charity secured sponsorship of these awards which shows the growing recognition and need in this field by a wide range of organisations;

• hosting and organising the UK’s national men and boys’ health and wellbeing ‘No Man is an Island’ conference. This was held in Manchester in November 2022 with over 100 attendees from across the UK - from large to small grassroots charities, academics, and, officials from public health and other bodies;

• creating an academics network led by a Trustee, Dr Caroline Flurey. This included the University of West England International Men's Day Research Showcase for academics across the UK working in the field of men and boys’ health and wellbeing;

• hosting a range of ‘MBC Friday Sessions’ webinars and roundtables with leading advocates and experts on key issues affecting men and boys. One session on the mental health of black men attracted over 300 attendees including public officials from across the UK;

• providing guidance and support for men’s health charities (especially small charities with little/no experience) in being able to take part in Government and Parliamentary consultations and engage directly with decision makers in Government and elsewhere;

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The Men And Boys Coalition

Trustees' Report (continued)

• connecting members with third parties, including business, public sector bodies and charities, seeing to work with men and boys. This includes the promotion charities around International Men’s Day where organisations (especially public sector and employers) are looking for speakers and the Charity puts them in contact with each other.

Some key examples of this include:

• working with a young person’s sex and relationships education charity to recruit young men to its Youth Board;

• working with the National Police Chiefs Council in reviewing their awareness-raising messaging about spiking for freshers’ students;

• connecting an advocate for Black men’s mental health, who was a speaker on our DHSC roundtable on the issue;

• speaking at a Paramount Pictures roundtable on Andrew Tate following an invitation by the Hollywood filmmaker;

• supporting members in understanding successful bids to the National Lottery (TNL) through engaging is a session at the national conference talk directly to members;

• publishing monthly newsletters to members including updates from members which help to build better connections across the men and boys’ health and wellbeing sector;

• recognised as the 'go to' organisation by national public sector bodies for views and support on men’s health and wellbeing issues - including signposting to specialist charities and academics in this broad field;

• actively supporting and working in partnership with the campaign led by the Men’s Health Forum charity on the need for a Men’s Health Strategy in the UK. This will aim to improve the health and wellbeing of men and boys - and the women and girls they share their life with. This campaign is supported by a wide range of charities and senior health professionals/bodies/academics;

• taking part in a range of consultations and other engagement activities on behalf of the members (and also encouraging them to take part too, which is a cornerstone of the charity’s strategy). This included mental health, suicide prevention, honour-based abuse, sexual abuse/domestic abuse, rough sleeping, hate crime, boys ‘education (including relationship education and building positive relationships with women and girls) and online bullying;

• working with the Equalities and Human Rights Commission to ensure their strategy takes into account men and boys’ wellbeing especially on suicide, rough sleeping, crime prevention, boys at risk of exclusion and boys in care;

• working with the media to highlight a range of these issues either by directly appearing or again, signposting the media to the experts within our membership and the whole men and buys’ health and wellbeing sector; and

• promoting a positive conversation about men, manhood and masculinity / Putting the wellbeing of men and boys on the public agenda.

Collectively all of the activities outlined work towards the two Mission goals stated above, however, in addition, the Charity organises and oversees the hugely successful International Men's Day UK (19th November) platform. In 2022, an estimated 600 organisations took part (the most anywhere in the world), there were over 100,000 social media messages and a Parliamentary Debate. This activity is driven by the Men and Boys Coalition.

Public benefit

The Coalition provides public benefit in support of the Charity's stated aims include, but aren't limited to, the activities stated above.

The Trustees confirm that they have complied with the requirements of section 17 of the Charities Act 2011 to have due regard to the public benefit guidance published by the Charity Commission for England and Wales.

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The Men And Boys Coalition

Trustees' Report (continued)

Financial review

Policy on reserves

The Men and Boys Coalition is keen to secure its long-term viability and become financially sustainable so that it can benefit greater numbers of men and boys. In order to be able to provide reliable services over the longer term, remain innovative and absorb setbacks, maximize opportunities and effectively reserve against future uncertainties, The Men and Boys Coalition will build up an appropriate level of funds as reserves for:

  1. Unforeseen emergencies and the risk of this or other unexpected need for funds, e.g., replacement of IT or other equipment or an unexpected cost such as legal or professional costs.

  2. Operational core costs - to pay the core for up to 3 months and for unforeseen day to-day operational costs.

  3. Low income - funds might be needed to maintain working capital or to give the board time to take action if income falls below expectations, e.g., if a grant is not being renewed or to repay any grant monies to a funder.

  4. Budget deficits - the need to fund short-term deficits in a cash budget, e.g., money that may need to be spent before a major grant is received.

  5. Closure of business costs incurred in the event that the charity is wound down including meeting redundancy costs, loans, hire agreements and associated legal and accountancy expenses and to repay in full any monies owing to other parties.

At the balance sheet date, the Charity has available reserve balance of £3,837.

The Charity's policy on reserves aims to hold free reserves to adequately cover at least 12 months operating costs taking into account:

  1. risks associated with each stream of income and expenditure being different from that budgeted;

  2. planned activity level; and

  3. commitments of the organisation.

Trustees and officers

The trustees and officers serving during the year and since the year end were as follows:

Trustees: G Poole Dr C Flurey A W Fogg Dr M M Idriss S A Shaljean M J Brooks L L Curtis (appointed 31 August 2023) G Williams (resigned 17 February 2023) Y Ahmed (appointed 8 April 2022 and resigned 3 April 2023)

Structure, governance and management

Nature of governing document

The Charity constitutes a Charitable Incorporated Organisation and is controlled by its governing document which is a Foundation model constitution.

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The Men And Boys Coalition

Trustees' Report (continued)

Organisational structure

The charity is run by the Board of Trustees of which there are currently seven in office. The Trustees regularly discuss the charity's activities to oversee and agree areas of governance and strategy. The Board of Trustees have been selected due to their expertise and experience in the different fields and activities that are aligned to the objects and principal activities of the charity.

Major risks and management of those risks

Risk policy

The Trustees regularly discuss the risks faced by the charity and ensure that action is taken, where possible, to mitigate those risks. A key risk faced by the charity is to ensure that there are sufficient reserves in place to allow it continue to meet its objects.

The Trustees are aiming to increase levels of funding in future periods, including unrestricted funds, to ensure that the charity can continue to operate effectively.

The annual report was approved by the trustees of the charity on 8 January 2024 and signed on its behalf by:

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The Men And Boys Coalition

Statement of Trustees' Responsibilities

The trustees are responsible for preparing the trustees' report and the financial statements in accordance with the United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice) and applicable law and regulations.

The law applicable to charities requires the trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity and of the incoming resources and application of resources of the charity for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the trustees are required to:

The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011, the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008, and the provisions of the constitution. The trustees are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

The trustees are responsible for the maintenance and integrity of the corporate and financial information included on the charitable company's website. Legislation governing the preparation and dissemination of financial statements may differ from legislation in other jurisdictions.

Approved by the trustees of the charity on 8 January 2024 and signed on its behalf by:

......................................... A W Fogg Trustee

......................................... M J Brooks Trustee

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Chartered Accountants' Report to the Trustees on the Preparation of the Unaudited Statutory Accounts of The Men And Boys Coalition for the Year Ended 31 March 2023

In order to assist you to fulfil your duties under the Charities Act 2011 and Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice (FRS 102), we have prepared for your approval the accounts of The Men And Boys Coalition for the year ended 31 March 2023 as set out on pages 8 to 14 from the charity's accounting records and from information and explanations you have given us.

In accordance with instructions given to us, under our letter of engagement, we have prepared, without audit, the financial statements of The Men And Boys Coalition for the year ended 31 March 2023 as set out on pages 8 to 14. The financial statements of the charity comprise the Statement of Financial Activities, the Balance Sheet, and the related notes to the financial statements.

The financial statements have been prepared from the charity's accounting records and from information and explanations presented to us. The financial reporting framework which has been applied in their preparation is described in the accounting policies note.

As a practising member firm of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) we are subject to its ethical and other professional requirements which are detailed at http://www.icaew.com/en/ members/regulations-standards-and-guidance/.

This report is made solely to the board of trustees of The Men And Boys Coalition, as a body, in accordance with the terms of our engagement letter. Our work has been undertaken solely to prepare for your approval the financial statements of The Men And Boys Coalition and state those matters that we have agreed to state to the board of directors of The Men And Boys Coalition, as a body, in this report, in accordance with ICAEW Technical Release 07/16 AAF. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than The Men And Boys Coalition and its board of directors as a body for our work or for this report.

It is your duty to ensure that The Men And Boys Coalition has kept adequate accounting records and to prepare statutory accounts that give a true and fair view of the assets, liabilities, financial position and of The Men And Boys Coalition. You consider that The Men And Boys Coalition is exempt from the statutory audit requirement for the year.

We have not been instructed to carry out an audit or a review of the accounts of The Men And Boys Coalition. For this reason, we have not verified the accuracy or completeness of the accounting records or information and explanations you have given to us and we do not, therefore, express any opinion on the statutory accounts.

...................................... Lambert Chapman LLP Chartered Accountants 3 Warners Mill Silks Way Braintree Essex CM7 3GB

25 January 2024

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The Men And Boys Coalition

Statement of Financial Activities for the Year Ended 31 March 2023

Note
Income and Endowments from:
Donations and legacies
2
Charitable activities
3
Total income
Expenditure on:
Raising funds
4
Charitable activities
5
Total expenditure
Net income/(expenditure)
Net movement in funds
Reconciliation of funds
Total funds brought forward
Total funds carried forward
11		 Unrestricted
funds
£
254
5,039
5,293
-
(4,475)
(4,475)
818
818
3,019
3,837		 Restricted
funds
£
-
-
-
-
(23,386)
(23,386)
(23,386)
(23,386)
29,181
5,795		 Total
2023
£
254
5,039
5,293
-
(27,861)
(27,861)
(22,568)
(22,568)
32,200
9,632		 Total
2022
£
(As restated)
35,292
-
35,292
(180)
(17,193)
(17,373)
17,919
17,919
14,281
32,200

All of the charity's activities derive from continuing operations during the above two periods. The funds breakdown for 2022 is shown in note 11.

The notes on pages 10 to 14 form an integral part of these financial statements. Page 8

The Men And Boys Coalition

(Registration number: 1183014) Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2023

Note
Current assets
Cash at bank and in hand
9
Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year
10
Net assets
Funds of the charity:
Restricted income funds
Restricted funds
11
Unrestricted income funds
Unrestricted funds
Total funds
11		 2023
£
10,334
(702)
9,632
5,795
3,837
9,632		 2022
£
(As restated)
32,500
(300)
32,200
29,181
3,019
32,200

The financial statements on pages 8 to 14 were approved by the trustees, and authorised for issue on

8 January 2024 and signed on their behalf by:

................................................. A W Fogg Trustee

................................................. M J Brooks Trustee

The notes on pages 10 to 14 form an integral part of these financial statements. Page 9

The Men And Boys Coalition

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2023

1 Accounting policies

Statement of compliance

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the second edition of the Charities Statement of Recommended Practice issued in October 2019, the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) and the Charities Act 2011.

Basis of preparation

The Men And Boys Coalition meets the definition of a public benefit entity under FRS 102. The accounts (financial statements) have been prepared under the historical cost convention with items recognised at cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant note(s) to these accounts.

Going concern

The trustees consider that there are no material uncertainties about the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Costs relating to the CEO, the charity's largest outlay, ceased within the next period and the Trustees are seeking further grant funding in addition to increasing their unrestricted fund balances in future periods.

Reclassification of comparative amounts

During the preparation of the accounts for the year ended 31 March 2023, the fund balances brought forward from the previous year were reallocated to more accurately reflect the nature of the income received and expenditure incurred. There has been no change to the charity's reserves overall, simply a reallocation between restricted and unrestricted funds resulting in the unrestricted fund balance increasing from £nil to £3,019 as at 31 March 2022.

Judgements

Apart from those judgements involving estimations, no judgements have been made in the process of applying the entity's accounting policies that have a significant effect on the amounts recognised in the accounts.

Key sources of estimation uncertainty

There are no key assumptions concerning the future or other key sources of estimation uncertainty at the reporting date that have a significant risk of causing a material adjustment to the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities within the next reporting period.

Income and endowments

Voluntary income including donations, gifts, legacies and grants that provide core funding or are of a general nature is recognised when the charity has entitlement to the income, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount can be measured with sufficient reliability.

Donations and legacies

Donations and legacies are recognised on a receivable basis when the charity has entitlement, receipt is probable and the amount can be reliably measured.

Charitable activities

Income from charitable activities includes funds received relating to the conference organised and hosted by The Men and Boys Coalition. The income is recognised when entitlement, measurability and probability criteria are met.

Expenditure

All expenditure is recognised once there is a legal or constructive obligation to that expenditure, it is probable settlement is required and the amount can be measured reliably. All costs are allocated to the applicable expenditure heading that aggregate similar costs to that category. Where costs cannot be directly attributed to particular headings they have been allocated on a basis consistent with the use of resources.

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The Men And Boys Coalition

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2023 (continued)

Raising funds

These are costs incurred in attracting voluntary income, the management of investments and those incurred in trading activities that raise funds.

Charitable activities

Charitable expenditure comprises those costs incurred by the charity in the delivery of its activities and services for its beneficiaries. It includes both costs that can be allocated directly to such activities and those costs of an indirect nature necessary to support them.

Governance costs

These include the costs attributable to the charity’s compliance with constitutional and statutory requirements including the cost of the preparation of the financial statements.

Taxation

the charity is potentially exempt from taxation to the extent that such income or gains are applied exclusively to charitable purposes.

Fund structure

Unrestricted income funds are general funds that are available for use at the trustees discretion in furtherance of the objectives of the charity.

Restricted income funds are those donated for use in a particular area or for specific purposes, the use of which is restricted to that area or purpose.

2 Income from donations and legacies

Donations and legacies;
Donations from individuals
3
Income from charitable activities
Conference income
Sponsorship		 Unrestricted
funds
General
£
254
254
Unrestricted
funds
General
£
2,839
2,200
5,039		 Restricted
funds
£
-
-
Restricted
funds
£
-
-
-		 Total
2023
£
254
254
Total
2023
£
2,839
2,200
5,039		 Total
2022
£
35,292
35,292
Total
2022
£
-
-
-

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The Men And Boys Coalition

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2023 (continued)

4 Expenditure on raising funds

a) Costs of generating donations and legacies

Costs of generating donations and
legacies
5
Expenditure on charitable activities
Note
CEO Costs
Computer software
Conference costs
Bank Charges
Governance costs
6		 Unrestricted
funds
General
£
-
Unrestricted
funds
General
£
-
681
2,954
108
732
4,475		 Restricted
funds
£
-
Restricted
funds
£
22,200
-
1,186
-
-
23,386		 Total
2023
£
-
Total
2023
£
22,200
681
4,140
108
732
27,861		 Total
2022
£
180
Total
2022
£
16,337
312
201
93
250
17,193

6 Analysis of governance and support costs

Governance costs

Accountancy fees Unrestricted
funds
General
£
732
732		 Restricted
funds
£
-
-		 Total
2023
£
732
732		 Total
2022
£
250
250

7 Trustees remuneration and expenses

No trustees, nor any persons connected with them, have received any remuneration from the charity during the year. No trustees have received any reimbursed expenses or any other benefits from the charity during the year.

8 Taxation

The charity is a registered charity and is therefore potentially exempt from taxation.

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The Men And Boys Coalition

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2023 (continued)

9 Cash and cash equivalents

Cash at bank
10 Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
Other creditors and accruals		 2023
£
10,334
2023
£
702		 2022
£
32,500
2022
£
300

11 Funds

Unrestricted funds
General
Unrestricted
Restricted funds
Tudor Trust - Staff/Core Costs
Tudor Trust - Setup/Staff Costs
Tudor Trust - Wellbeing Grant
Total restricted funds
Total funds
Unrestricted funds
General
Unrestricted
Restricted
Tudor Trust - Staff/Core Costs
Tudor Trust - Setup/Staff Costs
Tudor Trust - Wellbeing Grant
Total restricted funds
Total funds		 Balance at 1
April 2022
£
3,019
28,351
585
245
29,181
32,200
Balance at 1
April 2021
£
2,928
-
10,163
1,190
11,353
14,281		 Incoming
resources
£
5,293
-
-
-
-
5,293
Incoming
resources
£
292
35,000
-
-
35,000
35,292		 Resources
expended
£
(4,475)
(22,801)
(585)
-
(23,386)
(27,861)
Resources
expended
£
(201)
(3,725)
(12,502)
(945)
(17,172)
(17,373)		 Transfers
£
-
-
-
-
-
-
Transfers
£
-
(2,924)
2,924
-
-
-		 Balance at
31 March
2023
£
3,837
5,550
-
245
5,795
9,632
Balance at
31 March
2022
£ (As
restated)
3,019
28,351
585
245
29,181
32,200

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The Men And Boys Coalition

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2023 (continued)

The specific purposes for which the funds are to be applied are as follows:

Restricted Funds

The charity has received three grants from Tudor Trust since it was set up:

12 Analysis of net assets between funds

12 Analysis of net assets between funds
Current assets
Current liabilities
Total net assets
Current assets
Current liabilities
Total net assets		 Unrestricted
funds
General
£
4,539
(702)
3,837
Unrestricted
funds
General
£
3,319
(300)
3,019		 Restricted
funds
£
5,795
-
5,795
Restricted
funds
£
29,181
-
29,181		 Total funds at
31 March
2023
£
10,334
(702)
9,632
Total funds at
31 March
2022
£
32,500
(300)
32,200

13 Related party transactions

There were no related party transactions in the year.

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