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2025-03-31-accounts

Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From 01/04/2024 Period start date To 31/03/2025 Period end date

Charity name: Menfulness CIO

Charity registration number: 1199085

Objectives and Activities

SORP reference
Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document		 Para 1.17 For the public beneft, the relief of men in
need, within York and elsewhere in the UK, who
may be experiencing or at risk of experiencing
poor mental health, by means of, but not
exclusively:
1. Increasing awareness of, and reducing the
stgma atached to, men’s mental health;
2. Providing afordable early interventon
opportunites for men to work on their physical
and mental health such as sport, exercise,
socialising, coaching and counselling;
3. Creatng content, events, partnerships and
experiences that encourage men to share their
own inner struggle in a friendly and supportve
environment.
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		 Menfulness delivers a range of actvites,
projects, and services that promote the health,
wellbeing, and personal development of men in
the community, in line with our charitable
purposes. All actvites are designed to provide
public beneft by reducing social isolaton,
improving mental health, and increasing access
to counselling and support services.
One of our core actvites, and the largest area
of expenditure, remains counselling referrals.
To date, we have referred 404 men, resultng in
2,546 counselling sessions, through our partner
organisaton, Serendipity Counselling York, who
manage all client contact and service delivery.
Serendipity works with fnal-year counselling
students from York St John University, enabling
students togain supervised traininghours while
providing afordable counselling at £30 per
session, with full funding available for those
who cannot pay. All referrals are contacted
within one week, and most begin counselling
within a month. Feedback is consistently
strong, with over 95% of partcipants reportng
positve outcomes. This service benefts both
the men receiving support and the wider
community by increasing access to trained
counsellors and reducing pressure on statutory
mental health services.
Menfulness now hosts a minimum of 25
actvites per month, ofering opportunites for
social interacton, physical actvity, and peer
support. New regular actvites introduced this
year include Menfulness Yoga, the Saturday
Breakfast Club, and Sim Racing Night. Regular
actvites include:

1 Walk and Talk

1 Talking Session

1 Board Game Night

1 Sim Racing Night

1 Menfulness Yoga

2 Boxing Sessions

1 Breakfast Club

1 Allotment Session

4 Running Club sessions

12 Football sessions
These actvites provide inclusive, low-cost
opportunites to improve mental health, build
community connectons, and reduce social
isolaton for men across York.
Menfulness also delivered an annual
conference at York St John University to
showcase our partnership working and
research outcomes. Published research can be
found atwww.menfulness.org/research
.This
year, the conference and associated research
directly contributed to securing grant funding
to expand Menfulness into Scarborough.
The evaluaton report also highlighted a
signifcant shif in at udes towards counselling
and psychotherapy for Men. Before joining
Menfulness, 40% of respondents reported that
they were extremely unlikely to seek
counselling or psychotherapy. Afer joining
Menfulness, 77% of respondents stated that
they were extremely likely to access therapy.
This demonstrates a clear reducton in stgma
and an increase in helpseeking behaviour
among partcipants.
The combinaton of counselling, events, and
training programmes has created measurable
benefts for individuals and the wider
community:

404 men referred for counselling,
resultng in 2,546 sessions delivered,
reducing demand on public mental
health services.

High levels of satsfacton, with over
95% positve feedback.

Dozens of counselling students trained
and qualifed, strengthening local
mental health capacity.

Regular social and physical actvites
that reduce isolaton and promote
wellbeing for hundreds of men each
month.
Together, these actvites demonstrate
Menfulness’ commitment to providing public
beneft by improving access to mental health
support, promotng personal wellbeing, and
building community resilience.
Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit		 Para 1.18 I confrm that the trustees have had regard to
the guidance issued by the Charity Commission
on Public Beneft.

Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:


SORP reference
Policy on grant making Para 1.38 NA
Policy on social investment
including program related
investment		 Para 1.38 NA
Contribution made by
volunteers		 Para 1.38 During this year, the work of Menfulness has
again been underpinned by the dedicaton of
20 volunteers and ambassadors, who
contribute their tme, skills, and lived
experience to support the charity’s actvites. A
defning strength of Menfulness is the sense of
shared ownership among members, which
encourages many to actvely support the
organisaton through volunteering and the
sharing of expertse. The actvites outlined
above alone account for in excess of 50 hours
of volunteer input each month, highlightng the
essental role volunteers play in maintaining
and developingour services.

NA 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 Key achievements during this reportng period
include:

Over 404 men referred for afordable
or fully funded counselling support.

Introducton of new regular actvites,
including Sim Racing, Saturday Social
Breakfast Club, and Menfulness Yoga.

Partcipaton of over 40 runners in our
third York 10k, raising awareness and
visibility for men’s mental health.

A contnued commitment to volunteer
development, including the provision
of Mental Health First Aid training,
bereavement training, and wellbeing
sessions for all volunteers.

Selecton as the charity partner of the
York Knights.

Appointment as a partner organisaton
on the Mayor’s Men’s Mental Health
Board.

Delivery of keynote presentatons at a
range of local and regional events.
These achievements demonstrate Menfulness’
contnued growth and increasing presence
across the city. Membership contnues to grow
at pace, and the range and calibre of
organisatons choosing to work with us refects
our rising credibility. This increased profle
supports greater awareness of men’s mental
health and strengthens our potental to secure
larger grants and donatons to sustain and
expand our work.

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Achievements against Para 1.41 objectives set

Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set		 Para 1.41
Investment performance
against objectives		 Para 1.41
Other

Financial Review

Review of the charity’s Para 1.21 financial position at the end of the period Statement explaining the Para 1.22 policy for holding reserves stating why they are held Amount of reserves held Para 1.22 Reasons for holding zero Para 1.22 reserves Details of fund materially in Para 1.24 deficit Explanation of any Para 1.23 uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern

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The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)
Para 1.47
Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted		 Para 1.46
A description of the principal
risks facing the charity		 Para 1.46
Other

Structure, Governance and Management

Description of charity’s
trusts:
Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)		 Para 1.25
How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)		 Para 1.25
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

Additional information (optional)

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Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction
and training of trustees
Para 1.51
The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works		 Para 1.51
Relationship with any related
parties		 Para 1.51
Other

Reference and Administrative details

Charity name Other name the charity uses Registered charity number Charity’s principal address

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

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20		 Trustee name Office (if any) Dates acted if not for whole
year		 Name of person (or body) entitled
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– 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

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)

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)

Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc)

Date

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Charity Name No (if any)
Menfulness CIO 1199085
Receipts and payments accounts CC16a
For the period Period start date Period end date
To
from 01/04/2024 31/03/2025
Section A Receipts and payments
Unrestricted Restricted Endowment
Total funds Last year
funds funds funds
to the nearest
to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £
£
A1 Receipts
Donations and grants 115,241 - - 115,241 93,381
Fund raising 6,262 - - 6,262 9,906
- - - - -
- - - - -
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Sub total (Gross income for
121,504 - - 121,504 103,287
AR)
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
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Sub total - - - - -
Total receipts 121,504 - - 121,504 103,287
A3 Payments
Advertising 1,062 - - 1,062 4,468
Activities 42,698 - - 42,698 29,906
Office Admin 14,203 - - 14,203 10,237
Storage - - - - 2,611
Sundry 517 - - 517 605
Travel 85 - - 85 830
Professional Fees 102 - - 102 2,070
Merchandise 7,211 - - 7,211 6,849
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Sub total [ 65,877 ] - - 65,877 57,575
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
Equipment 5,691 - - 5,691 1,283
Merchandise stock 790 - - 790 -
- - - 1,480
Sub total [ 6,481 ] - - 6,481 2,763
Total payments 72,358 - - 72,358 60,337
Net of receipts/(payments) 49,145 - - 49,145 42,950
A5 Transfers between funds - - - - -
A6 Cash funds last year end 54,151 - - 54,151 11,201
Cash funds this year end 103,296 - - 103,296 54,151
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CCXX R1 accounts (SS)

09/02/2026

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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period

Categories
Signed by one or two trustees on
behalf of all the trustees
B5 Liabilities
B3 Investment assets
B2 Other monetary assets
B4 Assets retained for the
charity’s own use
B1 Cash funds		 Details
Details
Total cash funds
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))
Bank
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Details
Details
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funds
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funds
to nearest £
to nearest £
103,296
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funds
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funds
to nearest £
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CCXX R2 accounts (SS)

09/02/2026

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Independent Examiner’s Report

I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of Menfulness CIO for the year ended 31/03/2025.

Responsibilities and basis of report

As the charity trustees of the Trust, 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 the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.

Independent examiner's statement

I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

Signed

Date 30/01/26

Mr Hoi Yuen Chan FCCA

York Eco Business Centre

Amy Johnson Way

York

YO30 4AG