## **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**| ## **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**| 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.| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: **----- Start of picture text -----**
Achievement Para 1.41
s against
objectives set
Performance Para 1.41
of fundraising
activities
against
objectives set
Investment Para 1.41
performance
against
objectives
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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|| |**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:|**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:|**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||| ||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 ## **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)** Lee Jones Keri Harris **Position (eg Secretary,** Chair Founder & Project Facilitator **Chair, etc) Date** 28/1/2026 CHARITY COMM15510N FOR ENGLAND AND WALE5 1190493 MBrtial H&8Nh Foolball ￿ Waks Recei tsand ments accounts CC16a Forlho perlod from To 011D412024 3110312ry25 Section A Receipts and payments Unr081rfct•d funds Rostri¢t¢d funds Endowment funds Total funds L•9ty•ar A1 Re¢* Granl ￿nd1 DD￿￿0￿5 813 102 93 217 93 217 OFCsuo¥I Aber 1¢ AR) 40.028 40.028 24784 90oiable 40.028 24,784 21,931 1.745 21.931 1.74S 4,279 26,667 4.062 1h05 4,447 ibesle¥enL kkand ewlpTh v￿L￿ana Storaje hi 55T 418 1.513 418 1.sn 278 1.292 Mwntwhwand wofe59cml feeg 727 35 300 39,743 38 Sub to Sub total 37. 39.743 14,9Sg 105 A6 Ca•h funds 145t y8arend Cash funds thi¥ 1105 10.12 lQ125 7,336 CCKX R1 ￿nts ISSI 2910112026 Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period UnrgstrScted nd* Restricted Endowment funds to ¥Mrest£ Catsgorfes Detall¥ B1 C•$h fund• 10,125 1C*.125 Unre•trfct•d fund8 R•strfctod fun El￿0￿m￿l￿ funds Detai16 Fwndto* Curywrt￿I￿0 Detslls to¥h Cwrgnt¥Jlu Or￿1 Detalls ¢harity$ own Details 85 U•blllti SvJnBd by ￿ 0rts0tr￿*Rfj ¢Kt b¢h8lf of8N the IrustsB5 Dats of val 2W01r2026 CCXX R2 acwuffls ISSI 29f1112tr28 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