Support 2gether
Trustees, report
for the year ended 31 May 2024
The trustees present their report and the financial statements for the year ended 31 May 2024.
Trustees
The committee of the group, known as trustees for the purposes of charity law, who served during the year
and up to the date of this report are set out on page 1.
Charitable objects
The charity aims to provide support in Northern Ireland and Republic of Ireland to mothers and families
suffering with antenatal depression andlor postnatal depression, regardless of their background. The charily
aims to give those families a voice, advocate for mental health and family support services on their behalf.
Mothers andlor families receive support through the charity by way of one to one talking therapy sessions,
private counselling, mindfulness, coaching and alternative therapies such as reflexology. It is hoped that the
provision of these seNices will promote healing, rebuild confidence and ultimately provide suffers and their
families with the 'tool kit, they need to overcome the illness. The charity further aims to benefit mothers and
families experiencing the illness through the enhancement of education and knowledge of antenatal and
postnatal depression by hosting awareness and information sessions, liaising with healthcare professionals
and the provision ofwritten literature such as leaflets in the Bounty packs. It is hoped that this will help sufferers,
their families, health care professionals and other sectors to identify Ihe signs and symptoms of the illness and
obtain or signpost towards suitable support that is available. It is also the aim of the charity to educate the
public on the illness and reduce the stigma associated with antenatal and postnatal depression.
The group is a registered charity with the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland Sin￿ 6 September 2016
under registration number 103366.
Organbsatlonal structure
The day to day management of the charity is carried out by the co-founders of the charity. The co-founders
are supported by the three employees and the other trustees and are overseen by the Chairperson, Vice
Chairperson, Secretary and Treasurer. The co-founders report to the trustees who meet on a regular basis
and informs them of all matters concerning Ihe charity to enable the trustees to make all the policy decisions.
Review of activities and achievements
The Statement of Receipts and Payments on page 5 sets out the results for the year. The purpose ofthe funds
are outlined in the notes to the financial statements.
The Trustees are indebted to the funding bodies for their support and are pleased with the number of mothers
and families availing of their services during the year. As at 31 May 2024 the charity is currently supporting
approximately 33 families throughout Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. The group will endeavour
to continue to meet the aspirations of the families in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland through
continuing to provide support through the monthly gatherings, workshops and the various therapies offered.
The charity secured funding from The Big Lottery Fund of £372,008 in June 2021 for a three-year period from
October 2021 to September 2024. This has allowed the charity to employ three staff to provide additional much
needed workshops and programmes in relation to perinatal mental health. As at 31 May 2024, £341,110 of
this grant has been received and £311,202 expended.
The charity has now secured further funding from The Big Lottery of £499,994 for a four year period from
October 2024 to September 2028.
Throughout the financial year, the charity continued to facilitate workshops to educate and empower families
on anxiety, antenatal depression and postnatal depression. These workshops included the Understand Its
Normal programme, the Tale of PND programme and the antenatal Bumps 2gether programme. The charity
also provided educational workshops to various Surestarts throughout Northern Ireland Ihis year, as well as
midwives and health visilors within the Western Health & Social Care Trust and to Social Work students in
Queens University Belfast.
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Support 2gether
Trustees, report
for the year ended 31 May 2024
In view ofthe grants awarded and with volunteersupport. the trustees are confident that the group can continue
its activities and are therefore satisfied that it is appropriate for the financial statements to be prepared on the
going concern basis.
Reserves
The Statement of Receipts and Payments on page 5 sets out the results for the year. The purpose of the funds
are outlined in the notes to the financial statements.
Statement of trustees, responsibilities
The Trustees are responsible for preparing the Trustees, Report and the financial statements in accordance
with applicable law and regulations.
Charity law requires the Trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year. Under that law, the
trustees have elected to prepare the financial statements in accordance with the United Kingdom Generally
Accepted Accounting Practi￿ (United Kingdom Accounting Standards and applicable law).
The Trustees must not approve the financial statements unless they are satisfied that they give a true and fair
view of the stale of affairs of the charity and of the surplus or deficit of the charity for that year. In preparing
the financial statements, the trustees are required to-_
Select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently.,
Make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent.,
State whether applicable accounting standards and statements of recommended practi￿ have been
followed subject to and departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements,. and
Prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the
charity will continue in business.
The Trustees are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that are sufficient to show and explain
the charity's transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the group
and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with applicable law. They are also responsible
for safeguarding the assets ofthe group and hen￿ for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection
of fraud and other irregularities.
statement of disclosure of inforniation to independent examiner
So far as each of the trustees in office at the date of approval of these financial statements are aware..
There is no relevant audit information of which the group's independent examiner is unaware-, and
The trustees have taken all the steps that they ought to have taken to make themselves aware of any
relevant audit information and to establish that the group's independent examiner is aware of that
information.
This report was approved by the trustees on l 8 KJcxiEMgE£ 20ILk
and signed on its behalf by..
Signature:
Print name (block capitals):
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