2023-03-31-accounts

Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From 1.4.2022 Period start date To Period end date 31.3.23 Charity name: Mental Health Football in Wales Charity registration number: 1190493

Objectives and Activities

	SORP reference
Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document	Para 1.17	To promote social inclusion and advancement of education for the public benefit by working with adults in Wales who are socially excluded on the grounds of experiencing mental health issues. To relieve the needs of such people and assist them to integrate into society.
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	Providing opportunity to play football in an inclusive, informal environment without judgement, encouraging and enabling people with lived experience of mental ill health to develop friendships, support networks and positive relationships with service providers Providing or co-ordinating opportunities for people with mental health issues to engage in education through accessing training and mentoring which meets their individual learning needs and aspirations.
Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit	Para 1.18	Confirmed

Additional information (optional)

You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:

	SORP reference
Policy on grant making	Para 1.38	n/a
Policy on social investment including program related investment	Para 1.38	n/a

Contribution made by volunteers	Para 1.38	Our volunteers continue to drive the charity forward with our Founder and have been involved in the design and delivery of activities since our formation. Volunteers have completed training in Football Leaders, Safeguarding, First Aid, Suicide Awareness, Fundraising, Events Management and Community Support Work.
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	Mental Health Football in Wales’ (MHFW) main activity is football in whatever form members chose, it is also focussed on supporting positive mental health and wellbeing and reducing the isolation that often comes hand in hand with poor mental health. We have built a strong and supportive community in person and on line delivering the following activities: - Football for wellbeing sessions (in person) - A monthly social activity including quizzes, scavenger hunts and live cookery - A programme of friendly 11 aside games vs Community Network members - Attendance and participation at external MH Tournaments We continue to be partnered as foodbank voucher distributors across all areas.

Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: Achievements Para 1.41 against objectives set

Performance Para 1.41 of fundraising activities against objectives set Investment Para 1.41 performance against objectives

Other

Financial Review

Financial Review
Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period	Para 1.21	As per financial statements
Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held	Para 1.22	N/A -MHFW intends to implement a Reserves policy within the next 12 months
Amount of reserves held	Para 1.22
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:

The charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising)	Para 1.47	n/a
Investment policy and objectives including any social investment policy adopted	Para 1.46	n/a
A description of the principal risks facing the charity	Para 1.46	n/a
Other		n/a

Structure, Governance and Management

Description of charity’s trusts:
Type of governing document (trust deed, royal charter)	Para 1.25	Association Model Constitution
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	Appointment of charity trustees Apart from the first charity trustees, every trustee must be appointed for a term of two years by a resolution passed at a properly convened meeting of the charity trustees. In selecting individuals for appointment as charity trustees, the charity trustees must have regard to the skills, knowledge and experience needed for the effective administration of the CIO.

At every Annual General Meeting of the members of the CIO, one-third of the charity trustees shall retire from office. If the number of charity trustees is not three or a multiple of three, then the number nearest to one-third shall retire from office, but if there is only one charity trustee, he or she shall retire; The charity trustees to retire by rotation shall be those who have been longest in office since their last appointment or reappointment. If any trustees were last appointed or reappointed on the same day those to retire shall (unless they otherwise agree among themselves) be determined by lot; The vacancies so arising may be filled by the decision of the members at the annual general meeting; any vacancies not filled at the annual general meeting may be filled as provided in sub-clause (5) of this clause; The members or the charity trustees may at any time decide to appoint a new charity trustee, whether in place of a charity trustee who has retired or been removed in accordance with clause [15] (Retirement and removal of charity trustees), or as an additional charity trustee, provided that the limit specified in clause [12(3)] on the number of charity trustees would not as a result be exceeded.

Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:

Policies and procedures Para 1.51 adopted for the induction and training of trustees The charity’s organisational Para 1.51 structure and any wider network with which the charity works Relationship with any related Para 1.51 parties Other

Reference and Administrative details

Charity name	Mental Health Football In Wales
Other name the charity uses	MHFW
Registered charity number	1190493
Charity’s principal address	40 Mariners Quay Aberavon Port Talbot SA12 6AN

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

1 2 3 4 5	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole **year **	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany)
	Lee Jones	Trustee/Chair
	TraceyDavies	Secretary
	Rachel Wood	Trustee
	MelanyJarvis	Trustee
	Martyn Williams	Trustee

– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved

Director name

Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity

Trustee name	Dates acted if not for whole year
N/A	N/A

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	Name	Address
adviser

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

Keri Harris

Exemptions from disclosure

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details

Other optional information

Declarations

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s) Full name(s) Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) Date
	Lee Jones	Keri Harris
	Chair	Founder & Project Facilitator
	30/1/2024
	30/1/2024

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Independent Examlner's Report to the Trustees of Mental Health Football In Wales I reportto the charity trustees on my eXaMinat￿n of the accountsofthe charityforthe yearernled 31 March 2023 which are Set outon pages I to 2. Responsibilltles and basls of report Asthe (har￿strU5tees you a￿ responsible forthe preparatron of the accounts in accordarKe wth the ￿quI￿rnents of the CharitiesAct 20111'the ACVI. l ￿port in resped ofmyexamination ofthe charitvs accolmts canled out under section 145 ofthe Act arnl in carryiwout my examination I have followed all the applicable Dirertions8iven bythe Chartycommission under seah)n 14951{bl of the Act. Independent examiner's statement I have completed my eyamination. I confimi that no material matters have come to my attention in connectKin with tl examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect: accounting recor(Iswere not kept in respert of the charity as required Iy section 130of the Art; or 2. the accounts do not accord wth those records I have no concem5 and have rA)me acr055 matters in connecti)n with the examination to which attenti)n shoukl be drawn in this rewrt in order to enable a proper uNlerstarnling of accounts to te reached. Mr TJ Jone5. FCCA AQ4 WBV Limited Chartered kcountants Woodfield House Castle Walk Neath West GLamorEan SAII 3LN 30January2024