2023-06-06-accounts

A PLATFORM TO TALK FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MAY 2023

REGISTERED CHARITY NO 1199250 REGISTERED CIO NO CE29378

A PLATFORM TO TALK

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED

31 MAY 2023

CONTENTS

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Trustees Annual Report	1-6
Independent Examiner’s Report	7
CC16a Receipts and Payments Account	8-9

TRUSTEES’ ANNUAL REPORT

1 May 2022 to 31 May 2023

Providing support to people in need to improve personal wellbeing and mental health through peer support and community outreach.

ABOUT A PLATFORM TO TALK

Registered Charity Number 1199250

Charity’s Principal Address

c/o Source Four, The Old Granary Aylesby GRIMSBY DN37 7AW

Trustees	Offce	From	To
Robert Prichard	Trustee	10 June 2022	Present
Lydia Gibbs	Trustee	10 June 2022	Present
David Jackson	Trustee	10 June 2022	Present
Karen Valentine	Trustee	10 June 2022	March 2023

TRUSTEES’ ANNUAL REPORT 1 MAY 2022 TO 31 MAY 2023

STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT

Governing document

Constitution

How the Charity is constituted

CIO - Foundation

Trustee selection method.

The Secretary and Treasurer are appointed annually at the AGM.

Trustees are appointed or re appointed at the AGM in April and serve for 2 years.

Objectives and activities

A Platform to Talk exists for the public benefit, focusing on the relief of those in need due to ill-mental health, by:

1. Providing online peer support groups to offer advice, assistance and promote best practices in mental health and welfare

2. Organising online and physical community events such as walks, group meetings and workshops

3. Providing resources to help sufferers find professional, affordable and accessible support

4. Funding the delivery of Mental Health First Aid within the local community of Northeast Lincolnshire

5. Funding the provision of mental health counselling support

6. Promoting awareness of mental health issues

A Platform to Talk maintains an active Facebook group where members receive support from trustees, counsellors and peers who draw on their personal experiences to assist others. We regularly organise community events including walks and workshops, and provide resources to connect those in need with professional, affordable and accessible help. The charity funds one-to-one counselling sessions and Mental Health First Aid England courses for community members.

In planning our activities throughout the year, we have kept the Charity Commission's guidance on public benefit at the forefront of all our trustee meetings.

TRUSTEES’ ANNUAL REPORT 1 MAY 2022 TO 31 MAY 2023

ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE

(June 2022 - May 2023)

• Grew membership to over 1,100 members

• Funded over 250 one-to-one counselling sessions for adults in the local community

• Expanded services to include funding counselling sessions for children/young persons

• Continued the mental health wellbeing workshop programme and extended it to the wider community at The Canopy Community Hub on Durban Road in the East Marsh of Grimsby

• Organised 7 free Mental Health wellbeing workshops attended by over 60 people

• Funded 5 members to become England Mental Health First Aiders

• Provided 20 free places for Grimsby 10K

• Donated two benches to members, hand-built by students at the Grimsby Institute

• Provided free tickets to Grimsby Borough and Grimsby Town football matches

• Donated to The House with a Blue Door to provide art sessions to the community and local schools

• Sponsored children's books by Katie Hopper for donation to local organisations working with children

• Organised the Buck Beck sunrise Walk

• Conducted Head Torch run to the Blue Tree in Weelsby Woods

• Arranged Green Futures volunteering evening & supper

• Offered free Yoga classes to members

• Provided free Hypnotherapy sessions

• Organised the Phil Merrison Memorial bike ride, attended by over 80 cyclists

• Promoted APTT at the CleeW festival

• Arranged for Grimsby Borough football team and the Grimsby Corinatians walking football team to display the APTT logo on their shirts

• Was nominated for the Mayor's award in the Grimsby civic awards

• Successfully secured funding from multiple sources including the Habrough League of Gentlemen, Orsted East Coast Community Fund, and various community organisations

TRUSTEES’ ANNUAL REPORT 1 MAY 2022 TO 31 MAY 2023

FINANCIAL REVIEW

Cash at bank as at 31 May 23 was £19k in unrestricted funds, (first year).

Donations in the year included £16,301 when the charity was formed from amounts raised prior to the charity being formed.

Further donations in the year amounted to £14,187.

The charity spent £8,380 on counselling sessions for users, and £2,241 on workshops and activities to provide ongoing support for members.

DECLARATION

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees.

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Signature___
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Full Name Robert Prichard

Position Trustee Date 24th February 2025

TRUSTEES’ ANNUAL REPORT 1 MAY 2022 TO 31 MAY 2023

Independent Examiner’s Report to the Trustees of A Platform to Talk

I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of A Platform to Talk for the year ended 31 May 2023.

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 all 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 giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:

1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the Trust as required by section 130 of the Act; or

2. the accounts do not accord with those records

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.

Signed: signed on 28/02/2025, 13:40:52 GMT

AG Smith FCCA

AG Smith & Co Unit 8, Laceby Business Park Grimsby Road Laceby Grimsby DN37 7DP

Date: 28/02/2025

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A Platform to Talk 1199250
Receipts and payments accounts CC16a
For the period 01/06/2022 31/05/2023
To
from
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 30,488 - - 30,488 -
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
Sub total (Gross income for
30,488 - - 30,488 -
AR)
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
- - - -
- - - - -
Sub total - - - - -
Total receipts 30,488 - - 30,488 -
A3 Payments
Counselling - Adults 4,380 - - 4,380 -
Counselling - Children 4,000 - - 4,000 -
Training & Wellbeing Workshops: - - - - -
- workshop delivery costs 1,323 - - 1,323 -
- room hire & refreshments 918 - - 918 -
Marketing: 455 - - 455 -
Donations made 400 400
Trustees meeting expenses 36 36
- - - - -
Sub total [ 11,512 ] - - 11,512 -
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
- - - -
- - - -
Sub total [ - ] - - - -
Total payments 11,512 - - 11,512 -
Net of receipts/(payments) 18,976 - - 18,976 -
A5 Transfers between funds - - - - -
A6 Cash funds last year end - - - - -
Cash funds this year end 18,976 - - 18,976 -
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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period

					Unrestricted		Restricted			Endowment
Categories	Details				funds		funds			funds
					to nearest £		to nearest £			to nearest £
B1 Cash funds	Bank account				18,976			-		-
					-			-		-
					-			-		-
		Total cash funds			18,976			-		-
	Details (agree balances with receipts		and payments account(s))		OK Unrestricted funds to nearest £		OK Restricted funds to nearest £			OK Endowment funds to nearest £
B2 Other monetary assets					-			-		-
					-			-		-
					-			-		-
					-			-		-
					-			-		-
					-			-		-
	Details				Fund to which asset belongs		Cost (optional)			Current value (optional)
B3 Investment assets								-		-
								-		-
								-		-
								-		-
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	Details				Fund to which asset belongs		Cost (optional)			Current value (optional)
B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use								- -		- -
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								-		-
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	Details				Fund to which liability relates		Amount due (optional)			When due (optional)
B5 Liabilities	Accountancy				Unrestricted		540
	Independent examination fee				Unrestricted		500
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Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees		Signature			Print	Name				Date of approval
					Robert	Pritchard 28/02/2025
	signed on 28/02/2025, 13:26:13 GMT