**Brawd 1202919 Receipts and payments accounts For the period** 03/05/2023 31/12/2023 **To from** ## **CC16a** ## **Section A Receipts and payments** |**A1 Receipts**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**to the nearest**
**£**
**10,000**
**939**
**4**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**10,943**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**10,943**
**40**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**40**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**40**
**10,903**
**-**
**-**
**10,903**|**Restricted**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**|**Endowment**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**|**Total funds**
**to the nearest £**
**10,000**
**939**
**4**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**10,943**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**10,943**
**40**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**40**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**40**

**10,903**|**Total funds**
**to the nearest £**
**10,000**
**939**
**4**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**10,943**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**10,943**
**40**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**40**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**40**

**10,903**|**Last year**
**to the nearest £**| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |Grant income|**10,000**||**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**|**10,000**||**-**| |Fundraisingactivities|**939**|||**939**||**-**| |Interest|**4**|||**4**||**-**| |||||**-**||**-**| ||**-**|||**-**||**-**| ||**-**|||**-**||**-**| ||**-**|||**-**||**-**| ||**-**|||**-**||**-**| |**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for_
_AR)_|**10,943**|||**10,943**||**-**| |||||||| |**A2 Asset and investment sales,**
**(see table).**||||||| ||**-**||**-**
**-**
**-**|**-**||| ||**-**|||**-**||**-**| |**_Sub total_**|**-**|||**-**||**-**| |**_Total receipts_**
**A3 Payments**||||||| ||||**-**|**10,943**||**-**| |||||||| |Bank charges|**40**||**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**|**40**||**-**| |||||**-**||**-**| ||**-**|||**-**||**-**| ||**-**|||**-**||**-**| ||**-**|||**-**||**-**| ||**-**|||**-**||**-**| ||**-**|||**-**||**-**| ||**-**|||**-**||**-**| ||**-**|||**-**||**-**| |**_Sub total_ **|**40**|||**40**||**-**| |||||||| |**A4 Asset and investment**
**purchases, (see table)**||||||| ||**-**||**-**
**-**
**-**|**-**||| ||**-**|||**-**||| |**_Sub total_ **|**-**|||**-**||**-**| |**_Total payments_**
**_Net of receipts/(payments)_**
**A5 Transfers between funds**
**A6 Cash funds last year end**
**_Cash funds this year end_**||||||| ||||**-**|**40**||**-**| |||||||| ||**10,903**|**-**|**-**|
**10,903**||**-**| ||**-**|**-**|**-**
**-**|**-**||**-**| ||**-**|**-**||**-**||**-**| ||**10,903**|**-**|**-**|**10,903**||**-**| CCXX R1 accounts (SS) 17/08/2025 1 ## **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
**B1 Cash funds**
**B2 Other monetary assets**
**B4 Assets retained for the**
**charity’s own use**
**B5 Liabilities**
**B3 Investment assets**|Signature
**Details**
**Details**
Bank account
**Details**
**Details**
**_Total cash funds_**
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))
**Details**|**Unrestricted**
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**funds**
**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**10,903**
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**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**10,903**
**-**
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Print Name
N Driscoll|**Endowment**
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**funds**
**to nearest £**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**Current value**
**(optional)**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**Current value**
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approval| ||||| |||N Driscoll|18/08/2025| ||||| CCXX R2 accounts (SS) 17/08/2025 2 ## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** ## **From 3[rd] May 2023 to 31[st] December 2023** ## **Charity name: Brawd** ## **Charity registration number: 1202919** ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|The purpose of the charity is to provide relief to
men in need in Wales, who may be experiencing
or at risk of experiencing poor mental health.| |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|Increasing awareness of, and reducing the stigma
attached to, men’s mental health;
Providing early intervention opportunities for men
to work on their mental health;
Creating content and experiences that encourage
men to share their own inner struggle in a friendly
and supportive environment.| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|The trustees have had regard to the Charity
Commission’s guidance on public benefit.| |**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements|**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements|where relevant about:| |---|---|---| |Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|Whilst there are no financial contribution from the
volunteers. We would like to give a special
mention to all those that help facilitate each
session, also the peer led volunteers that have
contributed to the success of the charity by
running the additional sessions.| ## **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|Main Achievements:
1. Community Engagement & Mental Health
Support:
`o`
Regular Walk and Talk sessions,
sea dips, and family walks
encouraged open conversations
around mental health.
`o`
Organised workshops and events
during Mental Health Awareness
Week and Movember, promoting
proactive mental wellbeing.
`o`
Ran stress workshops and
completed talks in colleges and
universities.
2. Creative Expression & Awareness
Campaigns:
`o`
Launched a music group and
collaborated on a charity single
with Studio 14 Collective.
`o`
Maintained an active social media
presence, educating audiences on
mental health, inclusivity, and key
awareness dates.
3. Fundraising & Merchandise Initiatives:
`o`
Ran successful campaigns
including raffles and various
merchandise launches (cups,
bandanas, bobble hats).
`o`
Participated in high-profile events
like the Cardiff City FC shirt
competition and raft races,
increasing visibility and support.
4. Community Partnerships & Recognition:
`o`
Promoted and collaborated with
local small businesses and mental
health charities.
`o`
Nominated for the Cardiff Volunteer
Awards, reflecting community
impact and recognition.| ||||Impact on Beneficiaries:
•
Created safe, supportive spaces where
men could open up, connect, and support
each other.
•
Empowered individuals through education,
creative outlets, physical activity, and skill-
building.
•
Improved confidence, reduced isolation,
and encouraged ongoing participation in
community and mental health initiatives.| |Wider|Societal Benefits:| |---|---| |•|Contributed to normalising conversations| ||around mental health, particularly among| ||men.| |•|Strengthened community cohesion| ||through inclusive events and partnerships.| |•|Inspired youth and new professionals| ||through school and college talks, offering| ||tools for better emotional resilience.| ## **Financial Review** |**Financial Review**||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|The majority of the income during the year came
from a grant of £10,000.| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|Our aim is to demonstrate a prudent level of
security to sustain the charity in the event of
difficult circumstances whilst ensuring we do not
hold onto funds unnecessarily. We will be utilising
our grant over the next financial year to reduce our
reserves equivalent to a year’s expenditure.| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|We closed the year 2023 with a balance of
£10,903 in general funds.| |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|No uncertainties around going concern, suitable
funding levels maintained.| |A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|Key risks include:
A lack of engagement from the attendees.
A lack of support from the facilitators that run the
weekly groups.
The lack of support and time restrictions for the
management tasks and engagement
opportunities with the national groups and events.
A lack of governance and management around
the accountancy side of the group.| ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|Foundation model constitution| |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|Every trustee must be appointed by a resolution
passed at a properly convened meeting of the
charity trustees. In selecting individuals for
appointment as charity trustees, the charity
trustees must have regard to the skills,
knowledge and experience needed for the
effective administration of the CIO.| ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charity name|Brawd| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|| |Registered charity number|1202919| |Charity’s principal address|144 St. Fagans Road
Cardiff
CF5 3EU| ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |1
2
3|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**
**year**|**Dates acted if not for whole**
**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee(if any)**| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ||Neil Driscoll|||||| ||Roberto Simone|||||| ||Nathan Cox|||||| ||Corporate trustees–names of||the directors at the date the report was approved|||| ||**Director name**|||||| ||None|||||| Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity |**Trustee name**|**Dates acted if not for whole year**|| |---|---|---| |None||| ## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** Description of the assets None held in this capacity Name and objects of the None charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for None safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets ## **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)** Neil Driscoll **Position (eg Secretary,** Chair **Chair, etc) Date** 27/07/2025