THE SHOWMEN'S MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS CHARITY
ACCOUNTS AND TRUSTEES, REPORT
YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2025
Accounts Prepared and Independently Examined by:_
G Cobb FCA
ECC IA&TI Limited
Chartered Accountants
8 Suez Street, Warrington, Cheshire, WAI IEG
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SHOWMEN'S MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS CHARITY
ACCOUNTS ANO TRUSTEES. REPORT
YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
CONTENTS
PAGE
CHARITY INFORMATION
TRUSTEES, REPORT
2-15
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES
16
STATEMENT OF ASS￿5 & UABILITIES
17
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
18-19
INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT
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THE SHOWMEN'S MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS CHARITY
ACCOUNTS ANO TRUSTEES. REPORT
YEAR ENDED 31" MARCH 2025
CHARITY INFORMATION
YEAR FOUNOEO
2021
CHARITY NUMBER
1194695
CHARITY NAME
The showmen's Mental Health AwarenÈs5 Charity
HEAD OFFICE ADDRESS
14 Hart Common Caravan Park. Old Ford Road. Westhoughton,
Bolton, BL5 28U
HEAD OFFICE PHONE
07500 555 208
TRUSTEES
Mr Bradley Wrlght
Mr Ryan Barwick
Mrs Xenna Kaser
Mr John Edwards
Miss Courtney Carls IReslgned as Chair of Trustees 30 May 2025)
Miss Gaynor Kirrane
Miss Lavada Hart (Appointed 16 September 20241
Mrs Atalia Cassells (Appointed Chair of Trustees 30 May 20251
Miss Sarah Sheeran IAppointed 7 March 20251
CHIEF EXEciJnvE OFFICER Mr Sheldon Chadwick
MAIN BANKERS
Natwest Bank PIC
INDEPENDENT
EXAMINER
Edward Gilbert Cobb FCA. Chartered Accountant
ECC IA&TI Limited. 8 Suez Street, Warrington. Cheshire. WAI IEG
WEB.SITE
www.showmensmentalhealth.com
EMAILADDRESS
showmensmèntalhe31th
mail.com

The Showmen's Mental Health Awareness Charity Annual
Report
1 April 2024- 31 March 2025
.44•1111
Mental Health
& wellbeing

1. Introduction
The Showmen's Mental Health Awareness Charity ISMHAC) is a community-led
organisalion founded by and for people from the Showmen and Fairground community. We
exist to address long-standing inequalilie5 in mental health access. reduce stigma, and
ensure Showpeople across the UK and Ireland can access culturally informed, timely. and
compassionale support.
During the 2024-2025 reporting period. the charity continued to strengthen its delivery of
menlal heallh services, expand preventative outreach, and deepen partnerships with
nation81 and regional organisations. Our work remained grounded in lived experience, trust,
and communily presence, meeting Showpeople where Ihey live, work, and gather.
This year saw continued demand for counselling services. expanded community outreach
across yards and significant events, strengthened crisis support partnerships, and targeted
education focusing on mental health literacy. Alongside this, the charity continued lo
advocate for systemic change through sector engagement and national dialogue.
2. Mental Health Services and Outcomes
During the 2024-2025 reporting period, SMHAC supported individuals through funded
counselling seNices=
Males- 31
Females-23
Overall - 54

All individuals accessing counselling were supported through the charity's structured mental
health pathway. Each service user completed an initial screening assessment with a clinical
assessor to ensure counselling was clinically appropriate and tailored to their needs. An
average of approximately one person per week accessed the service.
Following completion of counselling sessions, service us6rs rèceived follow-up contscl from
the mental health nurse to support continuity of care, monitor outcomes, and identify any
need for onward support or further inlervention. This approach ensures safe, person-
centred provision and reflect5 the charity's commitment lo high-quality, professionally
overseen mental health support. Following this, we shall explore some feedback from
community members who accessed the counselling and therapy services.
2.1 VoSces from the Communlty
The impact of the Showmen's Mental Health Awareness Charity is best reflected in the
words of those who have accessed our support. The following anonymised feedback
highlights the difference that timely, culturally informed mental health provision can make
for individuals and families within the Showmen community.
Showman l- "l am the best version of myself I have ever been. l am more present and
comfortable in my own skin."
Showman 2- "Therapy has changed my life. It eased my anxiety and helped bring me
out of depresslon. The charity has been brilliant."

Showman 3 "1 would like to thank the team at the Showmen's Mental Health
Awareness Charity for supporting both me and my daughter. The funding towards
her diagnosis made a huge difference, and the team provided amazing support
throughout a very difficult time for our family."
Showman 4 "The charity is fantastic and I would highly recommend anyone in need
to come forward and ask lor support."
These reflections demonstrate the value of early intervention, ongoing professional support,
and services that are delivered with cultural understanding and compassion. They reinfor
the charity's commitment to supporting not only individuals, but families across the
Showmen community.
3. Community Outreach
Throughout 2024-2025. the charity delivered largeted oulreach al majof fairground events
in Newcastle, Nottingham, and Hull, alongside direct engagement through visils to
Showmen yards. These activities focused on improving health lileracy, raising awareness of
mental health support, and reducing stigma.
Delivering outreach within both work and home localions enabled trusted, infomial
conversations in familiar environments and supported engagernent with individuals and
families who may facé barriers to accessing traditional services. Health and wellbeing
materials were distributed alongside signposting to SMHAC seNices and appropriate
external support.

In addition, SMHAC attended the Showmen's International Football Match, an event
attended by over 1,000 Showpeople, using this key community gathering to distribute health
materials and promote mental health awareness al scale.
Moreover, we also developed and delivered work across multiple areas, including
partnerships with the Scottish Showmen's Football Association (SSFAI, Lifilng Hand5
Inlernational, My sensibility and Samaritans Liverpool, which will be explored in the
following sections.
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3.1 Partnerships and Funded Projects
Scottish Showmen's Football Association {SSFA)
In partnership wilh the Scottish Showmen's Football Association, SMHAC secured funding
from the Scottish Lottery Community Fund to support the 2024-2025 football season. This
projécl recognised the positive impact of physical activity. teamwork, and social connection
on mental wellbeing
The funding supported league participation. coaching, training environments. equipment.
and safe facilities for four teams.. Thistle, Hearts, The Wanderers. and Rovers, while also
embedding mental health awareness, screening pathways, and charity visibility within a
trusted community setting.

This project exemplifies SMHAC'S commitmenl to preventstive, communily-led mental
héalth support.

3.2 Partnership with Samaritans
During 2024-2025, SMHAC continued its valued partnership with Samaritans Liverpool,
who providè 8 24-hour call-back service for members of the Showmen community
experiencing emotional distress or crisis.
To strengthen this provision. SMHAC delivered Showmen cultural heritage and community
awareness training to Samaritans volunteers, supporting culturally informed and sensitive
responses.
The charity was also invited to present al the Samaritans North West Conference, hosled at
Lancaster University, sharing learning from ils work and highlighting the importance of
culturally competent crisis support for Showpeople. These activities further strengthened
regional collaboration and sector understanding.
3.3 SEN Workshop and service development
In partnership with MySenseAbility, SMHAC delivered a Special Educational Needs {SEN)
session focused on autism and neurodiversity for Showmen community members. The
session provided accessible, practical guidance for individuals and families. supporting
understanding and navigation of support pathways.
This work reflects the charity's commitmenl to inclusive, preventative education that
supports wellbeing across the life course. A bespoke SEN service has been developed from
this partnership and community members are able lo get access lo this support through the
SMHAC palhway.

3.4 Trauma- Informed retreat
In partnership with Epic Assist and Lifting Hands International, SMHAC hosted a trauma-
informed training relreal at Liverpool John Moores University for members of the Showmen
community.
The training focused on increasing understanding of trauma, its impact on mental health
and wellbeing. and how trauma-informed approaches can support safer, more
compassionate responses within families. workplaces, and community settings. Delivered in
an accessible and culturally sensitive way. the session equipped community members wilh
pradical knowledge and lools lo recognise trauma responses and support others
appropriately.
This partnership-based approach strengthened community capacity by embedding trauma
awareness directly within the Showmen community, supporting prevention, early
inteNenlion, and peer support. Hosling the session within a university setting also
reinforced collaboration be￿een community organisations, specialist providers, and
educational institutions.
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This work reflects SMHAC'S ongoing commitment to preventative education, trauma-
informed practice, and communily-led mental health support, ensuring Ihal knowledge and
skills remain within the community long after Ihe training has concluded.

3.4 Awareness Campaigns and Suicide Prevention
The Showmen's Mental Health Awareness Charity aclively took part in a wide range of
national and community awareness campaigns, using these moments to promote mental
health literacy, challenge stigma, and increase visibility of support services Within the
Showmen and Fairground community.
Campaign activity included engagemenl with World Mental Health Day, ADHD Awareness
Month, and World Funfair Month, each providing opportunities to share tailored messaging
that reflected Showmen lived experience. These campaigns focused on encouraging open
conversations about mental health, improving understanding of neurodiversity, and
reinforcing the importance of wellbeing within both working and family life.
Building on this wider awareness activity, the charity also delivered its annual Suicide
Prevention Campaign. This campaign focused on early inlervention, recognising warning
signs, and promoting help-seeking behaviours through clear signposting to crisis and
support services. Messaging was shared across online plalforrns and through direcl
community engagement. reinforcing the availability of immediate support, including the
charity's partnership with Samarilans.
Together, these campaigns form a core part of SMHAC'S preventative approach,
embedding mental health awareness and suicide prevention wilhin trusted community
spaces and supporting the charity's wider aim of reducing stigma and saving lives.
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4. Support and funding.
The Showmen's Mental Heallh Awareness Charity RS grat¢ful for the continued
support of the Allen Lane Foundation, The Showmen's Guild of Great Britain, The
National Lott¢ryg whose ongoing funding has enabled the charity to sustain and
develop its inental health services, outTeach, and preventative work.
We are equally thankful for the conlinued support of the Showmen community, whose
t￿St, engagenient, and commitment rernain central to the charity's work. Cornmunity
involvement through participation, advocacy, fundraising, and collaboration ensures
that services remain relevant, culturally infonned, and responsive to lived experience.
Together, Ihis coll¢ctiv¢ support enables the charity lo continue addressing mental
health inequalities. reducing 5tignia, and delivering ineaningful impact across the
Showmen and Fairground community.
14.

Vision for 202>2026
Looking ahead, the charity's priorities include..
Developing wider strategic partnerships with the NHS. including public health and
integraled care systems
Publishing the first national mental health statistics for the Showmen community
Securing long-term. sustainable funding
Delivering oulreach visits to at least 30 Showmen yards
Strengthening crisis support pathways
Expanding preventative education and eady inlervention programmes
Enhancing monitoring, evaluation, and impact reporting
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THE SHOWMEN'S MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS CHARITY
ACCOUNTS AND TRUSTEES REPORT
YEAR ENDED 31" MARCH 2025
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES
Unrestrfjrted
Restrltted
Total
Fund5
Funds
Funds
2024
INCOMING RESOURCES FROM
GENERATED FUNDS:
V¢luntary Income
(Note 21
National Lottery & Salary Funding INotÈ 21
Showmen's Guild
13,479
13,479
29,953
30,625
1,250
24,437
29,953
30,625
1,250
NHS Funding (Note 21
Other restricted fundinE INoie 21
35.wo
TOTAI 114COMING RESOURCE5
£13.479
£61,828
£ 75.307
£￿1
RESOURCES EXPENDED..
Ch•rfftable a¢tlvftles-
CouD5elling. Nurse5. medical & assessment fees
2,171
33.604
35,775
73,173
7,000
11,338
10.567
Outreach & Education c05t5
1.999
4,363
800
1,999
5,863
1,502
£45.139
Fundraisine and marketin8 costs
Travel expenses
1.500
702
£4,373
£40,766
Management and Support Costs-
Wages & salaries expen5è5
Administration. Training & InsurarKe
siationery. OfFice & M15c. Exp,
9.745
9,745
648
648
2.404
813
813
£IA61
£9.745
£11.206
Governance & Flnance Costs
8ank th3rgÈs
ConsultaTrcy & secretarial lees
Accountancy & Independent exafflinationfee5
1,152
85
3.040
1.552
3,040
1.552
£4,592
£0
£4,592
TOTAiRfSQlJRCES EXPENOED
£10.426
£50.$11
£60,937
£110.570
5URPLUSI IDEFICITI FOR YEAR
£11317
£14 370
Funds brought fonvard @ 01 April 2024
£1,988
£913
£Z,901
£47,609
Transfer brfween funds
Funds carried lorward @ 31rt Marrh 2025
£5.041
£12,230
£17.171
£2.9Ql

THE SHOWMEN'S MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS CHARITY
STATEMENT OF ASSET5 AND LIABILITIES
A5 AT 31" MARCH 2025
16.
2025
2024
FIXED ASSETS
£0
£0
CURRENT ASSETS
Debtors and prepayments
Cash at Bank- Note 3
Cash in hand - Note 3
1.800
17,971
1.800
4,101
£19,771
CREDITORS due within one year
£2,500
NET CURRENT ASSETS
£17,271
£2,901
NET ASSETS
£17.271
£2.901
TRUSTEES FUNDS
Balance brought forward
Surplu5 (Deficitl for year
Balance carried forward
2,901
14,370
£17.271
47,609
144,7081
£2,901
REPRESENTED BY:.
2025
2024
GENERAL FUNDS
DESIGNATED FUNDS- Note 5
5,041
1,988
TOTAL UNRESTRicfED FUNDS
£5,041
£1.988
RESTRICTED FUNDS- Note 4
£12.230
£913
TOTAL CHARITABLE FUNDS
£17,271
£2,901
TRUSTEES CERTIFICATE OF APPROVAL
MRS ATALIA CASSELLS ICHAIR OF TRUSTEESI
DATE:. 28 January 2026
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THE SHOWMEN'S MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS CHARITY
NOTES TO STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL AcfiviTIES ISOFAI
ST
YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
THE BASIS OF ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND DEFINITIONS
1.1 THE ACCOUNTS have been prepared under the historical cts5t convention in
accordance with applicable accounting standards and the Charitie5 Act 2006
and Statement of Recommended Practice ISORPI 2005.
1.2 GENERAL FUNDS represent unrestricted funds ihat are not subject to anv
restriction regarding their use and are available for application towards their use
purposes tsf a general nature.
1.3 RESTRICTED FUNDS represent funds restricted by the donor for a particular purpose.
1.3131 DESIGNATED FUNDS represent funds that have been allocatèd tsut of Unrestricted
funds by the Trustees of The Showmen's Mental Health Awareness Charity for specific events or
liabilities The Showmen's Mental Health Awareness Charity is committed to.
Any remaining balance is returned to unrestricted funds when events have been held.
1.4 INCOMING RESOURCES are included in the SOFA when=_
The showmen's Mental Health Awareness Charity become5 entitled to the resources
The trustees are virtually certain they will receive the resource5,' and
The monetary value can be measured with sufficient reliabilitv.
1.5 GRANTS & DONATIONS 3Te included in the 50FA when The Showmen's Mental Health Awarene5S
Charity has unconditional entitlement to the resources.
1.6 INVESTMENT INCOME is included in the SOFA when receivable.
1.7 RESOURCES EXPENDED are recognised when costs have been incurred, or for
designated or specia1 gifts. in the same actounting period as the related Bift is
ieceived.
1.8 TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS are capitalised at cost when incurred
1.9 DEPRECIATION OF FIXED ASSETS is included in resources expended, to write off
the assets of over their useful economic life.
1.10 LIABILITY RECOGNITION- Liabilities are recognised as soon as there is a legal or
eonstructive obligation committing the charity to pay out resources.
1.11 GOVERNANCE COSTS- The preparation & exarnination of The Showmen'5 Mental Health
Awarene55 Charity annual statutory accounts, AGM & trustee meeting expen5e5- also leg31 advice
given to trLJStee5.
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THE SHOWMEN'S MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS CHARITY
NOTES TO STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES (SOFA)
ST
YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
2. VOLUNTARY INCOME
UNRESTRICTED
FUNDS
2025
RESTRICTED
FUNDS
2025
30,625
29,953
FUNDS
2025
30,625
29,953
13,479
1,250
FUNDS
2023
The Showmen's GLJild
National Lottery & Salary Funding
Donations and fundraising events
NHS Funding
Other restricted funding
13,479
24,437
35,000
6,425
1,250
TOTAL VOLUNTARY INCOME PER
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL AcfiviTIES
3. BANK & CASH BALANCES
BANK BALANCES
2025
2024
Current account no.1
Current account no.2
Cash in hand
MONIES HELD BY CHARITY
17,798
173
3,928
173
4. RESTRI￿ED FUNDS
As at the Balance Sheet date, the charity held £12,23012024- £9131 of Restricted Funds.
S. DESIGNATED FUNDS
There were no Designated Fund5 held by the charity as at the Balance Sheet date.
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THE SHOWMEN'S MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS CHARITY
ST
YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORTTO THE TRUSTEES OF
THE SHOWMEN'S MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS CHARITY
I report on the occounts of the Chorityfor the Period Ended to 31st Morch 2025, os shown on pt7ges 4- 12
ottuched.
RESPEcfivE RESPONSIBILITIES OFTRUSTEES AND EXAMINER
The chority's tru5tee5 ore responsiblefor the prepar(Jtion of the accounts. The chority's trustees consider
th(7t on uudit is not reouiredfor this year undersection 144 of the Churitie5 Act 2011 (the Charities Act)
ond that independent exomint7tion is needed. Ir is my responsibility to.'_
exomine the occounts under settion145 tsf the Choritie5 Act
rofollow the procedures loid down in the Generol Directions given by the Churity Commission
lunder section 145{5){bJ of the Chorities Act), ond
to stote whetherporticulor motters have come to my ottentlon
BASIS OF INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT
My exominutlon WÉJ5 corrieLI out in QCCOfdance with the Generol Directions given by the Cht7rity
Commi55ioner5. An exumination includes a review of the ticcounting records kepr by the charity und o
comparison of the ¢7ccounts presented with those records. It also includes considertstion of ony unusuul
tem5 or disclosures in the ¢7ccount5 und5eeking explanationsfrom the trustees concerning ony such
motters. The procedures undertt7ken do not provide t711 the evidence thot would be requiredNn on oudit
ondconsequently no opinion is give as to wherher rhe occount5 present t7 true ondft7ir' view ond the
report is limited to those motters set out in the Statement below.
INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S STATEMENT
In connection with my exomin¢7tion, no motter hGS come to my attention..
Ilj which gNves me reosont7ble couse to believe thot in ony materiol respect the requirements
to keep rJccounting records ffn accordunce with 5ectffon 130 of the ChoritiesAct ond
to preptsre occtsunts which tsccord with the occounting records and comply with the accounting
requirements of the Charities Act
huve not been met, or
{2J to which, in my opinion, ortenrion should be drown. in order to enable
proper under5tonding of the occounts to be reoched.
Edward Gilbert Cobb FCA
CHARTERED ACCOUNTANT
ECC (A&TJ Limited
8 Suez street, Worrington, Cheshire, WAI IEG
Date: 28January 2026