The Men's Advisory Project
Company Limited by Guarantee
Trustees. Annual Report (Incorporating the Director's Report)
Year ended 31 March 2023
The trustees, who are also the directors for the purposes of company law, present their report and the
financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 March 2023.
Referenc8 and admlnlstratlve detalls
Reglstered charliy name
The Men's Advlsory Project
Charlty reglstrallon number
NIC105833
Company reglstratlon number N1038175
Prlnclpal offlce and reglslered Floor 5
offlce
Glendinning House
8 Murray Street
Belfasl
BT16DN
The trusiees
Dr Paullne Irvlng
Ms Margaret Mcllvenny
Ms Patricia Lewsley Mooney CBE
Mr Peter McGowan
Mr Robert Magee
Mr Jake McKibbln
Ms Lorna sM￿h
Audltor
Hlll Vellacott
Chartered accountants & statutory audltor
22 Great Victorla Street
Bellast
BT2 7BA
Bankers
Co-operative Bank
PO Box 250
Delf House
Southway
Skelmersdale
WN8 6WT

The Men's Advisory Project
Company Limited by Guarantee
Trustees. Annual Report (Incorporating the Director's Report) (conllnued)
Year ended 31 March 2023
Structure. governance and management
The Charity is a charltable company limited by guarantee and was set up on 22 March 2000. It Is
governed by a memorandum and articles of association.
On appointment new trustees are briefed on their legal obligatlons under charlty and company law, the
content of the constltutlon, the committee and decision maklng processes.
Rlsk managemenl
Where approprlate, systems or procedures have been established to miligate the risks Ihe trust face
bythe trustees.
Internal control risks are mlnlmised by the Smplementatlon of proGedures for authorlsation of all
transactions and projects.
Oblectlves and actlvltle8
The Charltls main alms and objectives are,.
to make thlngs b8tt8r at home for men who have experienc8 or are experiencing domestic and sexual
abuse;
to provide support and facilltaie men to understand their optlons and make thelr own cholces and
d8cisions',
to put men in touch with organlsatlons that can help them further;
to offer crlsis int8rvention and support to men Ilvlng In or when18avlng domestically abuslve
relationships;
to offer support and counselling servlces to men who have prevlously left a vlolent or
abusive relationship and who are still experienclng the effects;
to offer a range of services to men and women who want assistance and support to deal with their
emotlons post faclng domestlc abuse and experiencing the systems and servlces avallable to
support their gendered needs post abuse;
to offer a voice to men who have used our services and to male victims of domestic abuse in
Northern Ireland. We guarantee to support male victims to have a voice and have their
experiances heard at all levels of government by ensuring that they are part of the Men's Advlsory
Project at all levels from volunteer to Board Member and inform our declsion maklng.

The Men's Advisory Project
Company Limited by Guarantee
Trustees, Annual Report (Incorporating the Director's Report) (Gonllnuedj
Year ended 31 March 2023
Slrategl¢ report
The following sections for achlevements and performance and financial revlew form the strategic
report of the charity.
Achlevemenis and performance
Over the past year The Men's Advisory Prolect has continued to work as the lead. specialist agency
supporting men who have faced abuse in Northern Ireland. The requirement from services post the
Covid pandemic saw only a Ilmiled Teduction. We worked hard to follow and administer BACP
guidelines and develop safe processes, policies and procedures to support and upskill our counsellors
to work safely online and via telephone and as they returned to offering services face to face. Service
user numbers have conlinued at a high level in all areas of the country, due lo the continued dedication
of staff and volunteers and the excellent network of other agencies, both statutory and community and
volunlary, that we work with each day to ensure male victims and survivors have speclallst and quality
assured services to support their wide-ranging needs.
We have seen an increase in service users who have faced intra-familial domestic abuse and we
work8d hard to understand thls stigmatised and hard to reach group. Especlally we have begun the
work to support younger men who have faced domestic abuse their entire lives and have had limited
support for this trauma or In how to manage their lives without support outslde these homes. Outreach
fully qualified volunteer counsellors work in each Trust area in Northern Ireland and are supported by
oordinators in the Western Trusi and Belfast areas. Support required by men from rural areas was at
the highest since our Inceptlon and we have learned that a blended approach to servlce delivery will
continue to support men who live far from other seNlces. Support from the PCSPS allowed us to
support this addillonal work and we must thank them for their understandlng and support as we further
develop servSces to men and offer them the securily of Information regardlng legal services and being
part of a safer community. Tho Men's Advisory Project has been rated very good or excellent by the
majority of Sts seNlce users and wa vdsh to uphold this standard In comlng years.
Thls year we were supported by the Northern Ireland Houslng Executive to provide floating support and
outreach services to men facing homelessness due to domestic abuse. These workers enhanced the
overall work of the organisation offering practical support to men often very effected by many years
and different lypes of domestic abuse. Unfortunately, this was in year funding which was sadly not
renewed. Our learnlng has not been lost but the dedicated work requlred to support traumalised and
homeless men who have faced abuse is something which we cannot carry out wilhout dedicated
funding for Floating Support and Oulreach workers from the Northern Ireland Housing Executive. We
are bereft Ihal men who are homeless due to abuse are being placed into mixed use Hostels without

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Company Limited by Guarantee
Trustees, Annual Report (Incorporating the Director's Report) (c(MNnu8d)
Year ended 31 March 2023
dedicated and speclalist support and we cannot understand the reduction in support for those at risk of
losing their tenancies to domestic abuse. This difference in provision is one we will examine with
others as the year progresses.
The contract thal we had successful held wilh the Health and Social Care Board ended and a newly
commissioned seNice was put out for Tender. In conversation and consultalion with the men we
support we felt that the se￿Ice belng commissioned was one that neither met the needs of the
populalion of abused men we served nor took Into account the evidenced requirements of these men
lo help empower their move from victim to survivor. The majority of men we support are in Crisis, still
living with their abuser or facing extensive dangerous post separation abuse. The men therefore
initially require a safe space where they can receive informed, non-judgemental services of Crisis
support to allow them to understand and explore thelr options and to rlsk assess and safety plan to exil
the relationship andlor live safely wilh their children. These men often require therapeutic support from
the flrst call and we have been responsive to these needs, ensuring only counsellors are employed In
the Charity. Sadly the newly Commissioned service focussed not on those men most in need of
emergency support but wished instead to work only with men who had faced abuse but were no longer
Sn Crisis or living with an abusive partner. For this reason and to respeGt the wishes and needs of the
majority of the men we support we dld not Tender for the contract.
We wlsh to thank our partner organlsatlons In Victlm Support Northern Ireland, Nexus, Belfast and
Llsburn Women's Aid, Foyle Family Justice Cenlre, Police Service of Northern Ireland, Allstate
Foundatlon, Northern Ireland Housing Executive the Women's Ald Federation, Rape Crisis Northern
Ireland, Holy Trinity and Women's Support Network and the Departments of Health and Justice for
their support.
Flnanclal revlew
Details of the results for the year are set out In the statement of flnanclal activities on page 14 and the
related notes.
The trustees have reviewed the reserves of the Charity and strive to ensure there are adequate
res8n4es to cover any unforeseen expenditure In the future.

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Company Limited by Guarantee
Trustees. Annual Report (Incorporatlng the Dlrector's Report) (c¢￿tInued)
Year ended 31 March 2023
Plans lor f uture perlods
In 2024, The Men's Advisory Project will continue to develop the current servlces and will offer further
servlces of education and support to ensure others know more about male vlctlms and understand
how to better support men facing abuse. We wish to become more sustainable and to have our
counselling quality assured and seek course approval. We will actively fund raise to ensure that We
become more robust In terms of IT provislon and seek Cyber Essentials Plus accreditatlon to provide
additional securlty lo future funders. We wish to provide additional tralnlng to external agencles and
hope to support men in a wider sense by the development of this arm of the Charily. The Charlty
attracts funding from the Health and Social Care Board. the Halifax Foundation, Tudor Trust and
varlous local Policing Community Safely Partnerships. We have been greatly supportgd by these
funds to further develop services wilhin communilies. This funding has allowed men to access
housing, primary health, civil and criminal justice and to feel seen as victims and survivors of abuse.
We plan to put the voice of male victims further into the heart of government and work hard to have
men and thelr experiences better recognised In policy development and governmental consultation.
We also wish to develop closer links to the Northern Ireland Houslng Executlve and Department of
Communltles lo ensure that male vlctlms of abuse are supported In their homelessness post abuse or
Sn the signiflcant difficultles Ihey face. Flnally, we hope to develop closer worklng relatlonships wlth
other significant seNices provldlng support to those who have faced of domestlc or sexual abuse to
ensure than an apparent hlerarchy of victlms Is removed as we move forward. We recognlse that to
truly support victims we must work together as a sector to offer a wide range ol services and support
mechanisms. We alm to work In Partnership wlth other organisations to deliver servlces to ensure this
takes place.
Trustees, responslbllllles statement
The trustees, who are also dlrectors for the purposes of company law, are responslble for preparlng
the trustees, report and the financlal statements In accordance wlth applicable law and United Kingdom
Accountlng Standards (Unlted KSngdom Generally Accepted Accountlng Practice).
Company law requlres the charlty trustees to prepare flnanclal statements for each year whlch glve a
true and fair vlew of the state of affairs of the charitable company and the Incomlng resources and
appllcation of resources, Includlng th8 Income and expenditure, for that perlod.
In preparing these financial statements, the trustees are requlred to:
select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;
observe the melhods and principles in the applicable Charities SORP;
make Judgments and accounting estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
stale whether appllcable UK Accounting Standards have been followed, subject to any materlal
departures dlsclosed and explained In the financial statemenls;
prepare the financlal statements on the golng concern basls unless It Is Inapproprlate to presume
that the charlty will continue In buslness.

The Men's Advisory Project
Company Limlted by Guarantee
Trustees, Annual Report (Incorporating the Director's Report) (continued)
Year ended 31 March 2023
The trustees are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that are sullicient to show and
explain the charity's transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any lime the financial
position of the charity and enable Ihem to ensure that the financial slaiemenls comply with th8
Cornpanies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the chaiily and hence
for taking reasonable steps lor the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
Audltor
The trustees, annual report and the strategic report were approved on 13 December 2023 and signed
on behalf of Ihe board ol trustees by:
Ms Patricia Lewsley Mooney
Trustee