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2024-03-31-accounts

REGISTERED COMPANY NUMBER: CE017509 (England and Wales) REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 1183428

Report of the Trustees and

Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2024

for

GLOBAL ACTION ON MEN'S HEALTH (GAMH)

TAG Accountants Group Limited Chartered Accountants Unit 8, Pendeford Place Pendeford Business Park Wobaston Road Wolverhampton WV9 5HD

GLOBAL ACTION ON MEN'S HEALTH (GAMH)

Contents of the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2024

Page
Report of the Trustees 1 to 6
Independent Examiner's Report 7
Statement of Financial Activities 8
Balance Sheet 9
Notes to the Financial Statements 10 to 13
Detailed Statement of Financial Activities 14

GLOBAL ACTION ON MEN'S HEALTH (GAMH)

Report of the Trustees for the Year Ended 31 March 2024

The trustees who are also directors of the charity for the purposes of the Companies Act 2006, present their report with the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 March 2024. The trustees have adopted the provisions of Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019).

OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES

GAMH was established in 2013. Launched during International Men's Health Week in June 2014 and officially registered as a UK-based charity in May 2019.

Our mission

To create a world where all men and boys have the opportunity to achieve the best possible health and wellbeing wherever they live and whatever their backgrounds.

These are some of the problems GAMH exists to tackle:

Our objective

The promotion of the health of men and boys internationally for the public benefit, including by:

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Our unique role

GAMH has a distinct contribution to make because we:

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ACHIEVEMENT AND PERFORMANCE Charitable activities Policy and advocacy

As the world emerged from the shadow of the COVID-19 pandemic - an event which uniquely highlighted the poor state of men's health and the need for urgent changes to the treatment of men in policy and practice - GAMH focused increasingly on the priorities set out in the strategic plan agreed by the Board in 2022.

This plan committed GAMH to five broad goals:

  1. Increase the policy profile of men's and boys' health.

  2. Promote and distribute evidence of knowledge, good practice and evidence-based policy and practice in men's and boys' health.

  3. Accelerate the growth of knowledge and evidence on the state of men's and boys' health and what improves men's and boys' health.

  4. Promote the development of strategic partnerships and networks.

  5. Ensure the effective governance, management and funding of GAMH.

It was also agreed that in 2022/23 and 2023/24 GAMH should prioritise goals 1, 2 and 5 and, in its policy work, focus on the issues of cancer, mental health and making the case for national men's health policies

Cancer

Significant progress was made in GAMH's policy work on cancer. In Men's Health Week in June 2023, GAMH published a report, Gone Missing: The treatment of men in global cancer policy, which highlighted how men are largely overlooked in existing policy. The report's co-authors, Dr Natalie Leon and Prof Chris Colvin, presented the findings at a GAMH webinar at which Prof Richard Sullivan (Professor of Cancer Policy and Global Health at King's College London) and Prof Hendrik van Poppel (Chairman, Department of Urology, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium) also spoke. This report provided a platform for GAMH's future advocacy work on cancer.

Peter Baker presented Gone Missing's findings to the Cancer FOKUS conference in Stockholm (Sweden) in September 2023 and Derek Griffith also did so at the American Public Health Association's conference in Atlanta (USA) in November 2023.

GAMH collaborated with the European Cancer Organisation on its Men and Cancer Roadmap for action in Europe and Peter Baker spoke at the report's launch event at the European Parliament in Brussels in November 2023.

A paper on men and cancer, of which GAMH Director Peter Baker was a co-author, was published in the Journal of Cancer Policy in September 2023. This was followed in December 2023 by a comment paper in Lancet Global Health, co-authored by Derek Griffith, Peter Baker and the two authors of the Gone Missing report, on the need for a new policy approach to men's health with a particular focus on cancer. An article on men and cancer policy was also published in International Health Policies in June 2023.

GAMH also began to focus specifically on advocating global gender-neutral HPV vaccination. This policy would not only save many men's lives and reduce suffering but it is also one that is potentially achievable in the next 5-10 years. In October 2023, Peter Baker attended and spoke at symposium on HPV at the World Health Summit in Berlin and a partnership agreement was signed in November 2023 with NOMAN is an Island: Race to End HPV. This agreement marked the start of a collaborative work programme on the extension of HPV vaccination programmes to boys. GAMH also became an official partner for international HPV Awareness Day in March 2024.

Peter Baker spoke at the launch of the Men's Health Report from Let's Talk About Prostate Cancer (LTPC) in November 2023 and GAMH also commissioned a report on prostate cancer which is scheduled for publication in 2024/25.

National men's health policies

GAMH believes that national men's health policies can stimulate and accelerate improvements in research, policy and practice. GAMH lent its active support to the campaign for a national men's health policy in the UK, the country which looked most likely to be the next to introduce one. A response was submitted to the UK Parliament's Health and Social Care Select Committee inquiry on men's health and accepted an invitation to join the Department of Health and Social Care's 'Task and Finish' taskforce on men's health. Following the UK general election in July 2024, the new government's health secretary stated his commitment to a men's health policy in England.

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Other policy areas

Reports on the treatment of men in the fields of mental health, sexual and reproductive health and primary care policy were commissioned in 2023/24. Absent-Minded: The treatment of men in global mental health policy was published in April 2024 and Out of Focus: The representation of men in global and regional sexual and reproductive health policy in September 2024. The primary care policy report is scheduled for publication in December 2024.

Men's Health World Congress

Derek Griffith and Peter Baker represented GAMH at the Men's Health World Congress in Kuching (Malaysia) in December 2023. Board member Rae Bonney also attended the event. Derek and Peter, as well as Rae and several other GAMH members, delivered papers with Peter invited to make the opening presentation which focused on men's health policy. This was a significant event as it was the first Congress for many years and it succeeded in bringing together a broad range of men's health researchers, advocates and practitioners through a programme that sought to balance clinical, behavioural and policy issues. GAMH's presence and role at the World Congress improved its profile and credibility in the men's health field.

Strategic partnerships and networks

GAMH continued to work with the European Cancer Organisation, building on the strategic partnership signed in November 2022. A similar agreement with NOMAN is an Island: Race to End HPV has already been mentioned and, in November 2023, GAMH joined the Lung Cancer Policy Network. In January 2024, GAMH became an official partner organisation of The Partnership for Male Youth. GAMH will continue to develop similar partnerships with a range of organisations.

Throughout the year, GAMH had regular contact with a range of World Health Organisation officials, including in the Gender, Equity and Human Rights Team at WHO HQ and at WHO regional offices. GAMH's consultancy work for Movember also enabled the two organisations to develop a closer working relationship extending beyond the remit of the consultancy itself.

The International Journal of Men's Social and Community Health, GAMH's official journal, was acquired from Dougmar Publishing Group by University of Toronto Press (UTP). GAMH is very grateful to Dougmar for all its support over several years and is very excited about the opportunity to work with UTP, one of the largest university presses.

GOVERNANCE

The Board continued to prioritise good governance with Board meetings held quarterly throughout 2023/24. The Annual General Meeting (AGM) took place in January 2024 and the reporting requirements of the UK charity regulator were met in good time.

At the AGM, Derek Griffith, Amon Lukhele, Rae Bonney and Doris Bardehle were reappointed as trustees, in line with the requirements of GAMH's constitution

GAMH membership

GAMH welcomed several new organisational and individual members in 2023/24. GAMH currently has 86 members, of which 37 are organisations and the remainder individuals. The number of members has increased by over 20% since 2022/23. Although the geographic spread of our members has improved considerably in recent years, with growth especially marked in the African region, GAMH remains keen to recruit more members from areas currently under-represented or not represented at all such as Asia and the Middle East.

GAMH staffing

Peter Baker works as GAMH's Director on a part-time consultancy basis. His contribution is largely dependent on GAMH's prevailing financial position and, during 2023/24, averaged almost 12 days a month. This is a significant increase from the average of nine days a month worked by Peter in 2022/23. It is acknowledged that Peter has often worked additional hours on a pro bono basis, particularly at times when resources have been more constrained.

In 2023/24, a consultant, Jim Pollard, was contracted to develop and support our communications work, chiefly the monthly eBulletin, the website, X (Twitter) and publications design. GAMH also contracted Ayo Ogunbiyi, through an arrangement with the Center for Men's Health at Georgetown University, to provide administrative and research support. Additional research support was provided by Dr Tosin Olaluwoye, a postdoctoral fellow at the Center for Men's Health at Georgetown University.

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There are no salaried staff employed by the organisation.

Sources of income

It is GAMH's policy to state in its Annual Report all sources of income exceeding GBP 5,000.00. During 2023/24, GAMH received GBP 20,000 from Movember for consultancy work and GBP 10,000 from NOMAN is an Island: Race to End HPV for work on gender-neutral HPV vaccination. Project work on cancer, including HPV, was also supported by funding of GBP 42,480 from Advanced Accelerator Applications (a Novartis company) and GBP 52,118 from Merck Sharpe and Dohme. Opella contributed GBP 38,120 for project work on sexual and reproductive health and primary care policy. It is important to note that commercial funders have neither sought nor had any influence or control over the content of GAMH's work.

We are very grateful to all those organisations and individuals who support our work financially. Without their generosity and commitment, none of the work described in this report would have been possible.

The Board notes that GAMH's income will increase in 2024/25 but recognises that there remains a pressing need to improve further the organisation's medium- and long-term financial position and to ensure that funding derives from a variety of sources. The organisation will continue to seek sources of income that will enable it to extend its work and enhance its influence.

Communication

Members and a significant number of other subscribers received GAMH's monthly eBulletin. X (Twitter) was used on a frequent basis to share news and information and GAMH began to use LinkedIn more consistently as an important way of communicating with key audiences.

Webinars took place regularly throughout 2023/24 as way of communicating our work to a global audience. Video recordings of webinars were posted on GAMH's dedicated YouTube channel.

Concluding comments

2023/24 marked GAMH's 10th anniversary and it was a year that saw us continue to develop our influence and capacity, especially in the area of cancer which was a major focus in 2023/24. GAMH also had much greater visibility through its participation in a wide range of conferences and other events as well as through the active use of social media. This was reflected in the continued growth of its membership and in the development of partnerships and collaborations with other organisations as well as increased funding. GAMH's consultancy work for Movember highlighted our value as a source of technical expertise and built on previous consultancy work for Ireland's Health Service Executive and WHO's Western Pacific Region.

2023/24 ended with GAMH in a significantly stronger position both internally and externally but still facing the challenge of further expanding our capacity to develop and deliver the advocacy work that will make a real difference to the lives of men everywhere.

FINANCIAL REVIEW

Financial position

The charity has a deficit of £13,622 during the period. In 2023 there was a surplus of £103,717.

At the year end date the Charity had £31,244 (2023: £16,579) in unrestricted funds and had £76,019 (2023: £104,306) in restricted fund. The trustees' ideal reserves level would be in the region of £100,000 which equates to approximately twelve months' running costs.

STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT

Governing document

Global Action on Men's Health (GAMH) (Charity No. 1183428) is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) and was established on the 15 May 2019 with the Charity Commission for England and Wales.

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REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS

D M Griffith (Chair) A Lukhele (Vice-Chair) M P N Tod (Treasurer) Dr D Bardehle W Poage R K Henry R Bonney K Boston S M I Montgomery

Approved by order of the board of trustees on 3 December 2024 and signed on its behalf by:

M P N Tod - Trustee

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Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of GLOBAL ACTION ON MEN'S HEALTH (GAMH)

Independent examiner's report to the trustees of GLOBAL ACTION ON MEN'S HEALTH (GAMH) ('the Company')

I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Company for the year ended 31 March 2024.

Responsibilities and basis of report

As the charity's trustees of the Company (and also its directors for the purposes of company law) you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 ('the 2006 Act').

Having satisfied myself that the accounts of the Company are not required to be audited under Part 16 of the 2006 Act and are eligible for independent examination, I report in respect of my examination of your charity's accounts as carried out under Section 145 of the Charities Act 2011 ('the 2011 Act'). In carrying out my examination I have followed the Directions given by the Charity Commission under Section 145(5) (b) of the 2011 Act.

Independent examiner's statement

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

  1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the Company as required by Section 386 of the 2006 Act; or 2. the accounts do not accord with those records; or

  2. the accounts do not comply with the accounting requirements of Section 396 of the 2006 Act other than any requirement that the accounts give a true and fair view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination; or

  3. the accounts have not been prepared in accordance with the methods and principles of the Statement of Recommended Practice for accounting and reporting by charities (applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102)).

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.

Mr Anthony Lee Morris FCCA

TAG Accountants Group Limited Chartered Accountants Unit 8, Pendeford Place Pendeford Business Park Wobaston Road Wolverhampton WV9 5HD

3 December 2024

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GLOBAL ACTION ON MEN'S HEALTH (GAMH)

Statement of Financial Activities for the Year Ended 31 March 2024

Unrestricted
INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM
Notes
fund
£
Charitable activities
Research and awareness Men's health
20,000
Other income
3,801
Total
23,801
EXPENDITURE ON
Charitable activities
2
Research and awareness Men's health
9,048
NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE)
14,753
Transfers between funds
8
(88)
Net movement in funds
14,665
RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS
Total funds brought forward
16,579
TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD
31,244		 Restricted
funds
£
48,121
-
48,121
76,496
(28,375)
88
(28,287)
104,306
76,019		 31.3.24
Total
funds
£
68,121
3,801
71,922
85,544
(13,622)
-
(13,622)
120,885
107,263		 31.3.23
Total
funds
£
140,477
7,319
147,796
44,079
103,717
-
103,717
17,168
120,885

The notes form part of these financial statements

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GLOBAL ACTION ON MEN'S HEALTH (GAMH)

Balance Sheet 31 March 2024

Unrestricted
CURRENT ASSETS
Notes
fund
£
Debtors
6
7,109
Cash at bank
29,837
36,946
CREDITORS
Amounts falling due within one year
7
(5,702)
NET CURRENT ASSETS
31,244
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES
31,244
NET ASSETS
31,244
FUNDS
Unrestricted funds
8
Restricted funds
TOTAL FUNDS		 Restricted
funds
£
118,917
80,742
199,659
(123,640)
76,019
76,019
76,019		 31.3.24
Total
funds
£
126,026
110,579
236,605
(129,342)
107,263
107,263
107,263
31,244
76,019
107,263		 31.3.23
Total
funds
£
94,599
35,279
129,878
(8,993)
120,885
120,885
120,885
16,579
104,306
120,885

The charitable company is entitled to exemption from audit under Section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 for the year ended 31 March 2024.

The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2024 in accordance with Section 476 of the Companies Act 2006.

The trustees acknowledge their responsibilities for

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to charitable companies subject to the small companies regime.

The financial statements were approved by the Board of Trustees and authorised for issue on 3 December 2024 and were signed on its behalf by:

M P N Tod - Trustee

The notes form part of these financial statements

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GLOBAL ACTION ON MEN'S HEALTH (GAMH)

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2024

1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of preparing the financial statements

The financial statements of the charitable company, which is a public benefit entity under FRS 102, have been prepared in accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS 102) 'Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019)', Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland' and the Companies Act 2006. The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention.

Income

All income is recognised in the Statement of Financial Activities once the charity has entitlement to the funds, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount can be measured reliably.

Expenditure

Liabilities are recognised as expenditure as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to that expenditure, it is probable that a transfer of economic benefits will be required in settlement and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably. Expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and has been classified under headings that aggregate all cost related to the category. Where costs cannot be directly attributed to particular headings they have been allocated to activities on a basis consistent with the use of resources.

Taxation

The charity is exempt from corporation tax on its charitable activities.

Fund accounting

Unrestricted funds can be used in accordance with the charitable objectives at the discretion of the trustees.

Restricted funds can only be used for particular restricted purposes within the objects of the charity. Restrictions arise when specified by the donor or when funds are raised for particular restricted purposes.

Further explanation of the nature and purpose of each fund is included in the notes to the financial statements.

2. CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES COSTS

3.

Support
Direct
costs (see
Costs
note 3)
£
£
Research and awareness Men's health
76,496
9,048
SUPPORT COSTS
Research and awareness
Information
Governance
Management
Finance
technology
costs
£
£
£
£
Men's health
5,081
42
2,197
1,728		 Totals
£
85,544
Totals
£
9,048

4. TRUSTEES' REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS

There were no trustees' remuneration or other benefits for the year ended 31 March 2024 nor for the year ended 31 March 2023.

Trustees' expenses

Trustees' expenses
31.3.24 31.3.23
£ £
Trustees' expenses 1,008 991

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Notes to the Financial Statements - continued for the Year Ended 31 March 2024

5.
COMPARATIVES FOR THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES
Unrestricted
fund
£
INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM
Charitable activities
Research and awareness Men's health
-
Other income
7,319
Total
7,319
EXPENDITURE ON
Charitable activities
Research and awareness Men's health
7,908
NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE)
(589)
RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS
Total funds brought forward
17,168
TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD
16,579
6.
DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
Trade debtors
Prepayments and accrued income
7.
CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
Trade creditors
Accruals and deferred income
8.
MOVEMENT IN FUNDS
Net
movement
Unrestricted funds
At 1.4.23
£
in funds
£
General fund
16,579
14,753
Restricted funds
Cancer webinar programme and policy
reports
52,188
(52,276)
Men and cancer policy
Men's use of Primary Care and Men's
Sexual health
52,118
-
(3,196)
27,097
104,306
(28,375)
TOTAL FUNDS
120,885
(13,622)		 Restricted
funds
£
140,477
-
140,477
36,171
104,306
-
104,306
31.3.24
£
125,221
805
126,026
31.3.24
£
1,523
127,819
129,342
Transfers
between
funds
£
(88)
88
-
-
88
-		 Total
funds
£
140,477
7,319
147,796
44,079
103,717
17,168
120,885
31.3.23
£
52,118
42,481
94,599
31.3.23
£
-
8,993
8,993
At
31.3.24
£
31,244
-
48,922
27,097
76,019
107,263		 Total
funds
£
140,477
7,319
147,796
44,079
103,717
17,168
120,885

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Notes to the Financial Statements - continued for the Year Ended 31 March 2024

8. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS - continued

Net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:

Unrestricted funds
Incoming
resources
£
General fund
23,801
Restricted funds
Cancer webinar programme and policy
reports
-
Men and cancer policy
10,001
Men's use of Primary Care and Men's
Sexual health
38,120
48,121
TOTAL FUNDS
71,922
Comparatives for movement in funds
Unrestricted funds
At 1.4.22
£
General fund
17,168
Restricted funds
Cancer webinar programme and policy
reports
-
Men and cancer policy
-
-
TOTAL FUNDS
17,168
Comparative net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:
Incoming
resources
£
Unrestricted funds
General fund
7,319
Restricted funds
Review of healthy ireland men policy
11,273
Cancer webinar programme and policy
reports
77,086
Men and cancer policy
52,118
140,477
TOTAL FUNDS
147,796		 Resources
expended
£
Movement
in funds
£
(9,048)
14,753
(52,276)
(52,276)
(13,197)
(3,196)
(11,023)
27,097
(76,496)
(28,375)
(85,544)
(13,622)
Net
movement
At
in funds
£
31.3.23
£
(589)
16,579
52,188
52,188
52,118
52,118
104,306
104,306
103,717
120,885
Resources
expended
£
Movement
in funds
£
(7,908)
(589)
(11,273)
-
(24,898)
52,188
-
52,118
(36,171)
104,306
(44,079)
103,717

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Notes to the Financial Statements - continued for the Year Ended 31 March 2024

9. RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES

There were no related party transactions for the year ended 31 March 2024.

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Detailed Statement of Financial Activities for the Year Ended 31 March 2024

Detailed Statement of Financial Activities
for the Year Ended 31 March 2024
31.3.24 31.3.23
£ £
INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS
Charitable activities
Consultancy income 20,000 -
Project delivery 48,121 140,477
68,121 140,477
Other income
Membership income 3,801 7,319
Total incoming resources 71,922 147,796
EXPENDITURE
Charitable activities
Postage and stationery 49 -
Contractors and associates - 8,950
Travel and accommodation 2,218 -
Consultancy 38,880 27,221
Communication 9,956 -
Administration 6,846 -
Research 18,547 -
76,496 36,171
Support costs
Management
Administration 761 -
Consultancy 4,320 4,804
5,081 4,804
Finance
Bank charges 42 155
Information technology
Trustees' expenses 1,008 991
Telephone and communications 1,189 806
2,197 1,797
Governance costs
Accountancy and legal fees 1,728 1,152
Total resources expended 85,544 44,079
Net (expenditure)/income (13,622) 103,717

This page does not form part of the statutory financial statements

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