## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** ## **From 1[st] April 2020 to 31[st] March 2021** **Charity name:** Greater Manchester Eczema and Skin Support CIO **Charity registration number:** 1189914 ## **Objectives and Activities:** GMESS was set up as a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO) on 28[th] August 2020. GMESS aims to promote and protect the physical and mental health of sufferers of eczema and other inflammatory skin conditions in Greater Manchester through the provision of support, education and practical advice. The CIO also aims to advance the education of the general public in all areas relating to eczema and other inflammatory skin conditions. 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. ## **Reference and Administrative details** **----- Start of picture text -----**
Charity name Greater Manchester Eczema & Skin Support CIO
Other name the GMESS
charity uses
Registered charity 1189914
number
Charity’s principal Zion Community Resource Centre
address 339 Stretford Road
Hulme
Manchester
M15 4ZY
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## **Structure, Governance and Management** **----- Start of picture text -----**
Type of governing Constitution – Foundation
document:
How is the charity Charitable Incorporated Organisation
constituted? (CIO)
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## **Contribution made by volunteers** GMESS had 1 volunteer in 2020-21, who was a participant with lived experience of eczema. The volunteer supported the group sessions and is training to become a group facilitator ## **Achievements and Performance** ## **Participants** In 2020-21 GMESS has supported 13 Participants; 12 reported that they have eczema ranging between moderate and severe, 1 has reported as having severe psoriasis. 12 people reside in Manchester and 1 person, in Stockport. 5 participants are male and 8 female, with 8 participants from BAME communities. The participants accesses the follow support ## **Support Group** The first group meeting was held on 26/2/21, meetings are held on the 2[nd] and 4[th] Tuesday of each month. 7 participants have attended this year ## **WhatsApp Group** The Whats App group has been in place since 11[th] Jan 21, supported by our volunteer. This year 11 participants have accessed the group, for peer support ## **1-to-1 Support** GMESS has supported 6 participants in 1:1 sessions, using health coaching and motivational interviewing intervention techniques ## **Advice Line** Due to the nature of referrals and service user feedback the advice line is not needed, we will promotion of the service through email, phone and face to face engagement. ## **Healthy Skin Healthy Me Course** The first session of this 6-week course was held on 2[nd] Feb 20. There were 3 participants who attend, but not for the full 6 weeks. We are reviewed in the course for the future. ## **Marketing and Promotion** GMESS developed a marketing plan to promote the service and engagement with key stakeholders. GMESS produced 1000 posters and 10’000 flyers to cover the 10 GM boroughs, including direct engagement with 78 organisations across Manchester and Salford. There has been support offered to promote our services from 11 organisations. GMESS promoted the service on Facebook, in February 2021. The advert reached 4408 people, with 37 people engaging with the post. GMESS advertised on Legacy radio, for one week in February 2021. ## **Outcomes and Impact** GMESS was created in August 2020 and started to develop activity in February 2021. This period covers three months of activity and therefore there is not any outcome information available at this time ## **Funding** ## **Big Life Centres** Before GMESS became a CIO, it facilitated support groups, in Kath Lock Centre, Manchester. The groups were funded by Age Friendly Manchester through Big Life Centres and at the end of the project £300 was left over. This funding was transferred to GMESS when it became an CIO ## **Community Fund** We received £10’000 on 13[th] Nov 2020 for a 6-month project Severe Skin Stress Support (S4). ## **Forever Manchester:** We received £996 on 28[th] Jan for equipment and software to support the S4 project. ## **Financial Review** Charity’s financial position at the end of the period. GMESS has funds to honour the funding agreements it has in place and seeks to secure more funding in the next financial year. GMESS does not currently have a reserves policy, this will be reviewed next year ## **2020-21 accounts** (GTrES51 Re£ei counts Forth To To131fvrKIs N*trai AA) Iseetsbknl. ¢csr 6CashfiJThts fur#k 1￿c4Shf￿K It*W |B4Assd5 |B5LWlll¥e5 PrirtN&T D*¢far￿1 SVTW K . IMar*Tur hai **----- Start of picture text -----**
Name of person (or
Dates acted if not
Trustee name Office body) entitled to
for whole year
appoint trustee
Simon Paul Chair 04/06/2020 Other trustees vote
Kweeday
Mohmed Hanif 17/02/2021 Other trustees vote
Bobat
Marcella 28/08/2020 Other trustees vote
Angela Turner
Muhammad 04/06/2020 Other trustees vote
Aurangzeb
Shaikh
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## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** ## **Corporate trustees – names of the directors at the date the report was approved** - There are no corporate Trustees ## **Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity** - There are no Trustees for the charity ## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** - None ## **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members** - Paul Mattis CEO ## **Exemptions from disclosure** - None **Declarations** ## **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees Signature(s) Muhammed Shaikh** MARCELLA TURNER **Full name(s)** Muhammed Shaikh **Position (eg** Trustee TRUSTEE **Secretary, Chair, etc) Date** 30/12/22 06-01-23 **----- Start of picture text -----**
Greater Manchester Eczema and Skin Support (GMESS)
Receipts and payments accounts
Apr-20 To Mar-21
For the period from
Section A Receipts and payments
Unrestricted Restricted Endowment
Total funds
funds funds funds
to the nearest
to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £
£
A1 Receipts
National Lottery 10,000 - - 10,000
Big Life Centres 300 - - 300
Forever Manchester 996 - - 996
- - - -
11,296 - - 11,296
Sub total (Gross income for AR)
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
- - - -
- - - -
Sub total - - - -
Total receipts 11,296 - - 11,296
A3 Payments
Staffing cost 4,647 - - 4,647
ICT 291 - - 291
Publicity 30 - - 30
Insurance 157 - - 157
Sub total [ 5,125 ] - - 5,125
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
- - - -
- - - -
Sub total [ - ] - - -
Total payments 5,125 - - 5,125
Net of receipts/(payments) [ 6,171 ] - - 6,171
A5 Transfers between funds - - - -
A6 Cash funds last year end - - - -
Cash funds this year end [ 6,171 ] - - 6,171
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**liability relates**||**Amount due**
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Date of
approval
12/30/2022
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