## Trustees’ Annual Report for the period From Period start date 19/07/24 To Period end date 18/17/25 Charity name: Back From The Brink Charity registration number: 1183541 ## Objectives and Activities ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|The improvement, preservation
and long-term protection of mental
health.| |Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or
services identified in the
accounts.|Para 1.17 and
1.19|Achieved by providing counselling,
trauma therapy and support in for
people who have had children
removed from their care with a
view to helping them reintegrate
efectively and positively into their
community| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|yes| Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: SORP reference Para 1.38 Policy on grant making Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment Para 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers Other ## Achievements and Performance ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the main
achievements of the charity,
identifying the difference the
charity’s work has made to
the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.|Para 1.20|Currently in this period 238 clients have
used the service and are all integrated into
society having received psychotherapeutic
lifesaving mental health treatment using the
human givens philosophies.
To support our clients and fully understand
what they are going through, our team
regularly attend CPD training to understand
current and incoming new legislation,
political agenda and thinking, keep abreast
of mental health breakthroughs and keep
our ear to the floor with anything that might
benefit clients. We also deliver lectures to
vulnerable people and professional
communities who wish to broaden their
awareness and effectiveness in supporting
these vulnerable people.
Some recent training we have attended has
been:
Level 2 Children Safeguarding Training
Update April 2022
Level 2 Children Safeguarding Training
Update April 2020
Level 2 Adult Safeguard training update
April 2020
Woman on Fire Redefining Working in
Wellness Wellness With Women May 2019
Compassion Focused Therapy Explored –
An ESSENTIAL Coaching Paradigm Shelly
Prosko
Why Blood Sugar Management is
ESSENTIAL For Management of
Menopause Symptoms Claire Snowdon-
Darling
From Grief to Grit – Helping Mothers Deal
with Loss Sofie Jacobs
Wednesday 8th January 2019 Prevent
Training Update
Wednesday 30th January 2019 Team
Mental Health Awareness| Wednesday 13th March 2019 Children in school and their SEND provision |Additional information (optional)
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:|Additional information (optional)
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You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:| |---|---|---| |Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41|238 clients have reported improvement in
mental health.
17 clients have self referred back to the
service and continue to do so as a means
of ongoing support as their life
circumstance has been ongoing public law
proceedings.
There is still a need to find a way other than
‘no news is good news’evaluative tool.| |Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|Post covid fundraising has been halted and
now there is one donator to the charity as
there is little time to fundraise| |Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|Private donations have enabled the charity
to function and bank issues with covid
restricting access has been resolved now.| |Other||| ## Financial Review |Financial Review||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|£3091.34 in account
£2,000 in reserve| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|£2,000 in reserve for client emergency high
risk of suicide cases| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|£2,000| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|| |Additional information (optional)
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:|Additional information (optional)
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You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:| |---|---|---| |The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|Para 1.47|Private donation| |Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|| |A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|Legal expenses due to suicide and
subsequent police investigation or client
dissatisfaction| |Other||| ## Structure, Governance and Management |Description of charity’s
trusts:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|Charity Commission scheme| |How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|CIO| |Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees|Para 1.25|All trustees must complete training into the
public, private and criminal courts operation
and adult and child vulnerable persons
CPD approved online safeguarding
vulnerable adults level 2 course training.| ## Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |
Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction
and training of trustees|
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structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51|| |Relationship with any related
parties|Para 1.51|| |Other||| ## Reference and Administrative details |Charity name|Back from the Brink| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|BFTB| |Registered charity number|1183541| |Charity’s principal address|Old Bank Building, East St, Somerset, Ilminster TA19 0AJ| ||| Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity |1
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SJM)|Old Bank Building,
East St, Somerset,
Ilminster TA19 0AJ||SJM| ||(Redacted)
Secretary CAB|Old Bank Building,
East St, Somerset,
Ilminster TA19 0AJ||CAB| ||Redacted
Treasurer: STMS|Old Bank Building,
East St, Somerset,
Ilminster TA19 0AJ||STMS| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| ## – Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved Director name (Redacted Chair: SJM) Redacted Secretary CAB Redacted Treasurer: STMS Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year ## Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others Description of the assets held in this capacity Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets ## Additional information (optional) Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) |Type of
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Accountants|Old Bank Building, East St, Somerset, Ilminster TA19
0AJ| |||| |||| |||| Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information) ## Exemptions from disclosure Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details Safeguarding due to nature of work undertaken with clients experiencing domestic abuse Legal requirements for non disclosure due to involvement with Public and Family court case material and non disclosure clauses. ## Other optional information Many of the clients we deal with are facing removal from violent partners. It may be that third parties seek to find our clients and as such Charity commission has secured the non disclosure of address and personal information of trustees. This is to protect the safety of trustees and to provide a further security around the clients need for privacy for their own safety and that of any children involved in proceedings. ## Declarations The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above. 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