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Trustees’ Annual Report for the period
From April 2024
Period start date To April 2025 Period end date
Charity name: MBS for mental health and wellbeing for BAME Uk
Charity registration number: 1193365
Objectives and Activities:
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Awareness, improving cultural sensitivity activities, health promotion and advocacy for BAME children and families of neuro-diverse disorders.
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Improving resilience in our communities of colour.
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Improving community connections via community outreach, expos and knowledge exchange.
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Improving sense of belonging and achievement in our local communities via STEM revision classes.
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Connection with NHS to improve access to services for people of colour.
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Culturally sensitive activities for families in our communities of colour.
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A great focus on children’s mental health and holiday club for children of colour.
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| Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document |
Para 1.17 | The charity operates under the constitution of charitable incorporated organisations with only trustees as voting members. The charity was registered by the Charity Commission in February 2021. Our purpose is to bridge the knowledge gap, inequalities and stamp out cultural stigma of mental illness & learning disabilities/autism in people of colour in United Kingdom. Through psychoeducation, community outreach, seminars, culturally sensitive activities and taking part in impactful research, related to mental illness in people of colour or ethnic minorities. Ourobjectives arethat through |
| culturally sensitive activities we provide a safe psychological space for our subject group to share diferences and similarities in understanding symptoms of mental illness to help improve outcomes of treatability and pathwaysinservices |
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| 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 |
Watoto BAME children’s safe space with a diference: The MBS Watoto activities project ofers a weekly safe space for families to enjoy time together, gain respite, socialise, and experience support from trained volunteers. The children (20 -30 per year) will be able to play and learn. Their parents/guardians will support each other and have space away from the pressures of day-to-day living. Individuals will be able to receive support in dealing with domestic, health and social challenges. A therapeutic Counsellor familiar with the issues will provide one to one support and appropriate referral. The organisation will use the knowledge and fndings of the professionals to increase awareness in the public domain and relevant health agencies to improve their services for BMC families with autism. Autism and learning disabilities Awareness. This is our ongoing weekly psychoeducation and family narrative focus groups where women of colour, share culturally sensitive stories, experiences and how to cope with parenting children with special needs. Support is given in terms of knowledge sharing, completing paperwork, social care needs and mental heal signposting. These usually to take place in our outdoorautism friendly |
| environments: Our unique Annual Youth Mental Health Awareness - October 2023 Every half term throughout the year, MBS conducts a three- day seminar for mental health and well-being for youth in BAME communities within Liverpool, Knowsley, St. Helens and the Wirral. July/August Community Connection Expo for the youth with Merseyside Police. Our 4rd Merseyside/MBS police expo continued in 2023 and is ongoing annually This expo has built trust and brought positivity between ethnic minority communities and the local police. It has improved self-esteem, confdence, and resilience in 15– 19-year-olds. It is the most popular project followed by our Mental Health Awareness Seminars. On going monthly Parents and Merseyside police counter line sessions. These are monthly ongoing sessions with community engagement team Merseyside to help parents get a better understanding of risks BAMe children might face under knife crime, gang life, counterlines. Parents continue to be given support on how to identify and support their children. Monthly Community engagement Zoom sessions on mental illness. On going every other Saturday on the BAMe community. These have fostered mentor- ship and improved engagement with mental health services for BAMe communities. Improved Sense of Belong and Achievement Group (Revision): Belonging andAchievementGroup, |
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| was started after assessing school achievements verses behavioural change at school and at home as reported by parents for children of colour. This also showed that the children who struggled in school sufered more bullying, more detentions and as a result left school with no qualifcations. There are more likely to get involved in criminal behaviour or detention under the mental health act. We have therefore introduced the weekly STEM classes ongoing since July 2022, funded by the British Science Association, community impact Fund and any donations from parents. |
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| Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit |
Para 1.18 | Yes. Our trustees do not benefit or get paid by the charity. They can however volunteer to support weekly activities as per availability. |
Additional information (optional)
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
SORP reference N/A Para 1.38 Policy on grant making N/A Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment N/A Para 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers Other
Achievements and Performance
SORP reference
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Increased visibility for MBS in the community.
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Recent collaborative working
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Summary of the main Para 1.20 with the local authority. -
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achievements of the charity, Celebrating our mental health identifying the difference the awareness with our youth charity’s work has made to representative who worn Pride the circumstances of its African and now making talk beneficiaries and any wider shows about mental illness in benefits to society as a BMAE communities. whole. Partnership working with other charities, NHs and Merseyside police.
Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
Achievements against objectives set |
Para 1.41 |
Definitely more high-level community connections are being achieved through partnerships. |
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| Performance of fundraising activities against objectives set |
Para 1.41 | Fundraising and donations has been difficult to achieve last financial year with limited support from the local community. The organisation received cash for kids Xmas presents as one of the biggest donation this year in Xmas toys. |
| Investment performance against objectives |
Para 1.41 | N/A |
| Other |
Financial Review
| Financial Review | ||
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| Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period |
Para 1.21 | Charity remains in a good financial position at end of financial year |
| Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held |
Para 1.22 | No reserves held |
| Amount of reserves held | Para 1.22 | None |
| Reasons for holding zero reserves |
Para 1.22 | All finances distributed to agreed projects. Zero reserves |
| Details of fund materially in deficit |
Para 1.24 | N/a |
| Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern |
Para 1.23 | N/a |
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 |
Grants, Fundraising and donations |
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| 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 | Sustainability due to lack of space. Current space has been bought by private investor for construction. Charity currently looking for space |
| Other |
Structure, Governance and Management
| Description of charity’s trusts: |
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| Type of governing document (trust deed, royal charter) |
Para 1.25 | Charity 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 | Election to posts |
Additional information (optional)
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees |
Para 1.51 |
We use the Trustee recruitment and induction policy. |
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| The charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works |
Para 1.51 | 3 trustees 6 Board members 4 BAME Community Leaders 1 CEO 12 volunteers |
| Relationship with any related parties |
Para 1.51 | None |
| Other |
Reference and Administrative details
| Charity name | MBS for mental health for BAME UK |
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| Other name the charity uses | Mindbodyandsoul |
| Registered charity number | 1193365 |
| Charity’s principal address | Maggie O’Neil Business and training centre 433 Liverpool Road L36 8HT |
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
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Trustee name | Office (if any) | Dates acted if not for whole year |
Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany) |
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| Mr. Enock Kiyaga | None | |||
| Ms. Rose Katana | Maggie Oniel Centre | |||
| Benjamin Oloya | None | |||
| Michael Okello | None | |||
– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved
Director name N/A
Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity
| Trustee name | Dates acted if not for whole year | |
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| N/A | ||
Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others
Description of the assets None held in this capacity
Name and objects of the None charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects
Details of arrangements for None safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets
Additional information (optional)
Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
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Name Address |
Name Address |
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| Reviewer s |
Sylivia Kyalimpa | Croydon |
Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)
Justine Kigozi Nakimuli
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) Rev. Ekiyaga
Full name(s) Rev. Enock Kiyaga Mayanja
Position (eg Secretary, Trustee Chair, etc)
Date
30/03/2024