2025-03-31-accounts

Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From 1.4.2024 Period start date To Period end date 31.3.25

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

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

Para 1.38

Our volunteers continue to drive the charity

Contribution made by

volunteers		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 activities. We continue to be partnered as foodbank voucher distributors across all areas.

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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

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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.

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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
	MelanyJarvis	Secretary
	Rachel Palmer (Nee: Wood)	Trustee
	Martyn Williams	Trustee
	Rachael Moore		30 September 2024

– 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

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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

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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) Lee Jones Keri Harris Position (eg Secretary, Chair Founder & Project Facilitator Chair, etc) Date 28/1/2026

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Independent Examinevs Report to the Trustees of Mental Health Football In Wales I reporttothe charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the charity for the year ended 31 March 2025 which are set out on pages I to 2. Responslbllities afid basls of report A5the charivs twstees you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordan￿ with the requirements of the CharitEsArt 20111'the ACYI. I rewrt in respert of my examination ofthe charitys accounts canied out undersection 145 ofthe Act and in carwng out my examination I have followed all the applicable Dirertions given by the Charity Commission under section 14515llbl of the Art. Independent examlner's Staten￿nt I have completed my examinati)n. I confim that no material matters have come to myattention in connecilon with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect: accountin8 records were not kept In respett of the charity as required by section 130 of the Act: or 2. the accounts do not accord with those records. I have no concems have come Kross no other matters in connertion with the examination to which attention should te drawn in this re￿rt in order to enable a proper Lmderstsnding of the accounts to be reached. MrTJ Jones, WBV Limited Chartered Accountants Woodfield House Castle Walk Neath West Glamorgan SAII 3LN 29January 2026