2025-12-31-accounts - Men And Their Emotions

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Trustees' Annual Report for the period

Period start date Period end date Day 1 Month 1 Year 2025 Day 31 Month Year 2025 From To 12

Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name

Men and Their Emotions

Other names charity is known by

N/a

Registered charity number (if any) 1207505

Charity's principal address Sopher & Co

1 – 3 Mount Street

London

Postcode: W1K 3NB

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year
Daniel O’Reilly	Chair
Marcus Jones		Appointed 7/5/2025
Ross McNaughton		Appointed 7/5/2025
Stephen Pearce
Gary Oke

Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

N/a

Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

Constitution Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) Charitable Incorporated Organisation How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company)

Appointed by Board Trustee selection methods

(eg. appointed by, elected by)

March 2012

TAR

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:

policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
relationship with any related parties;
trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.

Section C Objectives and activities

Summary of the objects of the The objects of the CIO are: charity set out in its governing document •

General Charitable Purposes
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
• Disability
Other Charitable Purposes

The charity was registered on 19[th] March 2024. After time spent by the Summary of the main activities trustees planning for the future and putting into place necessary undertaken for the public processes and governance arrangements initial activities commenced in benefit in relation to these 2025. objects (include within this section the statutory We are a men's mental health charity, led by individuals with lived declaration that trustees have experience. Our mission is to provide a safe, supportive environment had regard to the guidance where men can seek help for their mental health challenges via Peer-to- issued by the Charity Peer advice, guidance and mentoring. Commission on public benefit) At M.A.T.E, we build a community that fosters support and understanding for men facing mental health issues. We believe in the power of shared experiences and offer a platform for men to connect and find comfort in knowing they are not alone. Join us in breaking the stigma and providing vital resources for men's mental well-being.

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Section D Achievements and performance

Summary of the main • A successful launch event was held in August 2025. achievements of the charity • Our primary means of supporting men and spreading our during the year message is our moderated Facebook group which now has over 63,000 members.
• A range of MATE merchandise was launched with the aim of building our community and continuing our mission to encourage men to talk openly about their emotions.
• MATE Counselling was launched. Through this we provide up to six weekly sessions, online, 50 minutes each with participants paying just £20 per session. MATE covers the balance of the cost. Men can apply via a dedicated email process.

Section E Financial review

The Trustees will not commit to making any donations for charitable Brief statement of the charity’s purposes greater than the amount of cash already in hand. In the long- policy on reserves term the trustees will aim to hold cash to cover six months average expenditure. Details of any funds materially N/a in deficit

Further financial review details (Optional information)

With income of and expenditure of xx the closing balance of funds was You may choose to include £25,166 which provides a launchpad for the trustees’ plans to expand the additional information, where relevant about: reach of MATE in 2026. The majority of income was derived from public donations, plus sponsorship and income from the sales of MATE branded • the charity’s principal sources merchandise and from several fundraisers undertaken by men within our of funds (including any community. fundraising);

how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;

Section F Declaration

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

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s) Full name(s) Gary Oke Stephen Pearce Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Vice Chair of Trustees Trustee etc) Date 08/06/2026

March 2012

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Charity Name No (if any) Men and Their Emotions 1207505 Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For the period Period start date Period end date To from 01/01/2025 31/12/2025

Section A Receipts and payments

A1 Receipts	Unrestricted funds to the nearest £ - 29,156 5,000 2,230 6,950 - - - 43,337 - - - 43,337 - 8,107 9,978 109 - - - - - 18,195 - - - 18,195 25,142 - - 25,142	Restricted funds to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -	Endowment funds to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 24 24	Total funds to the nearest £ - 29,156 5,000 2,230 6,950 - - - 43,337 - - - 43,337 - 8,107 9,978 109 - - - - - 18,195 - - - 18,195 25,142	Last year to the nearest £
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Donations	29,156				-
Sponsorships	5,000				-
Fundraising					-
Merchandise sales	6,950				-
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~~*Sub total~~~~(Gross income for~~ AR)*	43,337				-

A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table).
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*Total receipts* A3 Payments
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Merchandisepurchases	8,107				-
Charitable activities	9,978				-
Governance costs	109				-
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**Sub total **	18,195				-

A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table)
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*Total payments* *Net of receipts/(payments)* A5 Transfers between funds A6 Cash funds last year end *Cash funds this year end*
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	25,142	-	-	25,142	-
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	25,142	-	24	25,166	-

CCXX R1 accounts (SS)

11/06/2026

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
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 Cash in bank at 31/12/25 Details *Total cash funds* (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) Details Details Details Stock of unsold mercandise	Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ 25,166 - - - - - 25,166 - 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 liability relates Amount due (optional) - - - - - Print Name GaryOke Stephen Pearce	Endowment funds to nearest £
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			10,000
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			Date of approval
		GaryOke	11/06/2026
		Stephen Pearce	06/11/2026

CCXX R2 accounts (SS)

11/06/2026

12[th] June 2026

Independent Examination of Accounts – Men and Their Emotions

I certify that I have examined and checked the accounts of Men and Their Emotions, charity number 1207505 for year ending 31sst December 2025 and not found any evidence of non-compliance.

Nick Moore

Director, 13C Consulting Ltd