Trustees’ Annual Report for the period
From March 2023 Period start date To March 2024 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 | Three 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:
SORP reference |
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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
| SORP reference | ||
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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 volunteersdelivering an impact on 50 individualsSecond 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 10 brain health workshops delivering an impact on 400 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
| Financial Review | ||
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| Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period |
Para 1.21 | • Total income- £33236 • Total payments- £24346 • Cash funds end of year 2022- £18281 Cash funds end of 2024-£27140 |
| 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 fxed assets, to several designated funds. These funds are: 1. Contnuity 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 defned as a minimum of a two months budgeted trading actvity. |
| 2. Restructuring Fund This fund is to be used to cover essental trading/actvites whilst sourcing income to a maximum of 6 months budgeted trading actvity. 3. Dissoluton Fund This fund provides for the costs of dissoluton should the charity be unable to contnue. 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 notce periods, redundancies and the expenses of running Dementa Preventon UK untl closure of the organisaton. |
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| 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 continuing as a going concern |
Para 1.23 | N/A |
Structure, Governance and Management
| Description of charity’s trusts: |
Advancement of religion, education, health or saving of lives |
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| Type of governing document (trust deed, royal charter) |
Para 1.25 | Consttuton of a Charitable Incorporated Organisaton whose only votng 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 | Dementa Preventon UK |
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| Other name the charity uses | N/A |
| Registered charitynumber | 1196521 |
| Charity’s principal address | 39 Rossington Ave, WD64JX Borehamwood |
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
| 1 2 3 |
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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| 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 Alison Carter Albert
Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others
Description of the assets None held in this capacity
Name and objects of the N/A charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for N/A safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets
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) Sofia Levine
Position (eg Secretary, Chair Trustee Chair, etc)
Date
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Dementia Prevention UK 1196521
Receipts and payments accounts CC16a
For the period Period start date Period end date
To
from April 2023 31 March 2024
Section A Receipts and payments
Unrestricted Restricted Endowment Total funds Last year
to the nearest
to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £
£
A1 Receipts
Donations 1,841 - - 1,841 9,481
Grants 30,656 - - 30,656 18,046
Services 739 - - 739 840
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- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
Sub total (Gross income for 33,236 - - 33,236 28,367
A2 Asset and investment sales,
- - - -
- - - - -
Sub total - - - - -
Total receipts 33,236 - - 33,236 28,367
A3 Payments
Website 180 - - 180 453
Hall hire 1,406 - - 1,406 395
Fundraising costs - - - 312
Subscriptions 130 - - 130 129
Project costs 1,501 - - 1,501 1,650
Consultancy 19,655 - - 19,655 6,811
Postage and stationery - - - 8
Accountancy 900 - - 900 -
Membership - - - 181
Training 356 356 -
Insurance 218 - - 218 147
Sub total [ 24,346 ] - - 24,346 10,086
A4 Asset and investment
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- - - -
Sub total [ - ] - - - -
Total payments 24,346 - - 24,346 10,086
Net of receipts/(payments) 8,890 - - 8,890 18,281
A5 Transfers between funds - - - - -
A6 Cash funds last year end - - - - -
Cash funds this year end 8,890 - - 8,890 18,281
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CCXX R1 accounts (SS)
17/04/2024
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| Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period |
Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period |
Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period |
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| Categories Signed by one or two trustees on B1 Cash funds B2 Other monetary assets B3 Investment assets B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use B5 Liabilities |
Details Cash at bank Details Details Total cash funds (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) Details Details Signature |
Unrestricted Restricted to nearest £ to nearest £ 27,170 - - - - - 27,170 - Agreement Error OK Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - - - - - - - Fund to which Amount due - - - - - Print Name Sofia Levine |
Endowment to nearest £ - - - |
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| OK | |||
| Endowment funds to nearest £ - - - - - - Current value (optional) - - - - - Current value (optional) - - - - - - - - - When due Date of 10/04/2024 |
CCXX R2 accounts (SS)
17/04/2024
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Independent examiner's report on the accounts
Section A Independent Examiner’s Report
Report to the trustees Charity Name Dementia Prevention UK On accounts for the year ended 31 March 2024 Charity no (if any) 1196521 Set out on pages 1-2 (remember to include the page numbers of additional sheetsremember to include the page numbers of additional sheetspage numbers of additional sheetsage numbers of additional sheetsge numbers of additional sheetse numbers of additional sheets) Responsibilities and basis of report I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31 / 03 / 2024 As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”). I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
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Independent examiner's statement [The charity’s gross income exceeded £250,000 and I am qualified to undertake the examination by being a qualified member of [insert name of applicable listed body]]. Delete [ ] if not applicable. I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination (other than that disclosed below *) which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect: ● the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; or ● the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or ● the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair’ view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
- Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply. Signed: Date: Name: Relevant professional qualification(s) or body (if any): Address:
Section B Disclosure
Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners).
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Oct 2018
IER
Give here brief details of any items that
the examiner wishes to disclose .
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Oct 2018
IER