Trustees’ Annual Report for the period
From November 2021 Period start date To March 2023 Period end date
Charity name: Dementia Prevention UK
Charity registration number: 1196521
Objectives and Activities
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| Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document |
Para 1.17 | Dementia Prevention UK is a registered charity providing education to the public on dementia risk factors and practical tools to delay or prevent dementia through lifestyle modification. |
| 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 |
Non-Pharmacologic Interventions delivered on community level to prevent or delay dementia. Our range of services if from 1 hour talk to long projects. Our long projects are a few weeks long working with communities on modification of lifestyle behaviour. |
| Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit |
Para 1.18 | Thee trustees confirm that they have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit. |
Additional information (optional)
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
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| Policy on grant making | Para 1.38 | We are a grant making Charity- N/A |
| Policy on social investment including program related investment |
Para 1.38 | We do not have social investment - N/A |
| Contribution made by volunteers |
Para 1.38 | We didn’t get any Contribution made by volunteers - N/A |
Other
Achievements and Performance
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| 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 | The first year of operation delivery: 56 Brain health talks to the general public delivering an impact on 1000 individuals 3 Brain coach workshops- delivering an impact on 15 individuals 1 Brain health talk to a commercial organisation- delivering an impact on 400 individuals 4 brain health awareness talks- delivering an impact on 150 individuals 1 brain health workshop for volunteers- delivering an impact on 50 individuals Second year of operation delivery: 3 Brain health talks to the general public delivering an impact on 50 individuals 56 Brain health talks to public health professionals- delivering an impact on 40 individuals 5 brain health workshops delivering an impact on 250 individuals Our impact is by delivering information about modifiable lifestyle behaviours that can lower the risk of developing dementia. Before and after each intervention we provide a questionnaire to measure our impact. After completing our workshops participants reported: 92% - “I feel empowered to take control of my health” 98% - “I understand how to keep my brain healthy” 95% - “I know how to maintain a positive mental health” 92% - “I plan to incorporate ideas from the course into my life” 96% - “I started implementing changes to my lifestyle” We encourage our participants to share the knowledge they receive at the workshops with the wider community. |
Financial Review
| Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period |
Para 1.21 | • Total income- £28367 • Total payments- £10086 • Cash funds end of year- £18281 |
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| Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held |
Para 1.22 | The policy allocates money from unrestricted fund balances, which are not invested in fixed assets, to several designated funds. These funds are: Continuity Fund This fund is to be used to bridge any possible delays in receiving promised grants or managing payment in arrears contracts. This has been defined as a minimum of a two months budgeted trading activity. Restructuring Fund This fund is to be used to cover essential trading/activities whilst sourcing income to a maximum of 6 months budgeted trading activity. Dissolution Fund This fund provides for the costs of dissolution should the charity be unable to continue. It is only to be used in the event of the Trustees' deciding the charity should cease to exist. It will be used to pay notice periods, redundancies and the expenses of running Dementia Prevention UK until closure of the organisation. |
| Amount of reserves held | Para 1.22 | £2000 |
| Reasons for holding zero reserves |
Para 1.22 | N/A |
| Details of fund materially in deficit |
Para 1.24 | N/A |
| Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuingas agoingconcern |
Para 1.23 | N/A |
Structure, Governance and Management
| Description of charity’s trusts: | Advancement of religion, education, health or savingof lives |
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| Type of governing document (trust deed, royal charter) |
Para 1.25 | Constitution of a Charitable Incorporated Organisation whose only voting members are its charitytrustees |
| 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 | We recruit our trustees via Volunteers websites. They go through 3 rounds of interview. First round of interview with the founder Michelle Reshef, second round of interview is with Chair of Trustees and third round of interview again with the Founder. |
Reference and Administrative details
| Charityname | Dementia Prevention UK |
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| Other name the charityuses | N/A |
| Registered charitynumber | 1196521 |
| Charity’s principal address | 39 Rossington Ave, WD64JX Borehamwood |
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 (if any) |
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| Sofia Levine | N/A | 26/1/2022 | N/A | |
| Francina Stobart | N/A | 27/1/2022 | N/A | |
| Alison Carter Albert | N/A | 20/05/2023 | N/A |
Corporate trustees – names of the directors at the date the report was approved
Director name Sofia Levine Francina Stobart Alison Carter Albert
Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity
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| Sofia Levine | Chair |
Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others
| Description of the assets held in this capacity |
None |
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| Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects |
N/A |
| Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets |
N/A |
Exemptions from disclosure
Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details
N/A N/A
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 |
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| Sofia Levine | ||
Chair |
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No (if any) Dementia Prevention UK 1196521 Receipts and payments accounts For the period Period start date Period end date To from 22 February 2022 31 March 2023
CC16a
Section A Receipts and payments
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| A1 Receipts Donations 9,481 Grants 18,046 Services 840 - - - - - 28,367 - - Sub total - Total receipts 28,367 A3 Payments Website 453 Hall hire 395 Fundraisingcosts 312 Zoom 129 Project costs 1,650 Consultancy 6,811 Postage and stationery 8 Membership 181 Insurance 147 Sub total 10,086 - - Sub total - Total payments 10,086 Net of receipts/(payments) 18,281 A5 Transfers between funds - A6 Cash funds last year end - Cash funds this year end 18,281 Unrestricted funds to the nearest £ Sub total(Gross income for AR) A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table) |
to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Restricted funds |
to the nearest £ Endowment funds |
Total funds to the nearest £ 9,481 18,046 840 - - - - - 28,367 - - - 28,367 453 395 312 129 1,650 6,811 8 181 147 10,086 - - - 10,086 18,281 - - 18,281 |
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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
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Details Cas h at bank Details Details Details Details Total cash funds (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) |
to nearest £ 18,281 - - 18,281 OK to nearest £ - - - - - - Unrestricted funds Unrestricted funds Fund to which asset belongs Fund to which asset belongs Fund to which liability relates |
to nearest £ - - - - OK to nearest £ - - - - - - Cost (optional) - - - - - Cost (optional) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Restricted funds Restricted funds Amount due (optional) |
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Signed by one or two trustees on Date of behalf of all the trustees Signature Print Name approval