## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** ## **From 01 Jun 2024 Period start date To 31 May 2025 Period end date** **Charity name: PTSD – Progress Through Scuba Diving** **Charity registration number: NI108392** ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP Reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|**Purpose of PTSD: To relieve the**
**symptoms of PTSD and alleviate mental**
**health issues in veterans and serving**
**members of the armed forces within the**
**UK.**| |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|**The company provide therapeutic scuba**
**diving to help combat veterans suffering**
**with PTSD. The company opened in**
**2021. During the financial year the**
**company has benefited combat veterans**
**in the following ways:**
**Provided flights and accommodation for**
**combat veterans to take part in the**
**scuba diving.**
**Fundraising through the selling of t-**
**shirts and other small items.**| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|**All the trustees are aware of their**
**responsibilities. The public benefit is**
**explained to the trustees in the**
**governing document. This is discussed**
**at our AGM.**| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: ||SORP reference| |---|---| ||Para 1.38| |Policy on grant making|| ||Para 1.38| |Policy on social investment|| |including program related|| |investment|| Para 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers Other ## **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|**The charity has helped over 12 veterans**
**and serving personnel better manage**
**their PTSD after attending and**
**completing our one to one therapeutic**
**scuba diving sessions.**| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |||| |---|---|---| |Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41|| |Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|| |Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|| |Other||| ## **Financial Review** |**Financial Review**||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|**See attached accounts**| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|**No reserves held as we have no**
**employees**| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|**£0**| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|**No employees**| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|**No funds in deficit**| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|**No going concerns**| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|Para 1.47|| |---|---|---| |Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|| |A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|| |Other||| ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||**No Trusts**| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|**Charter**| |How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|| |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|**Trustees appointed at point of inception**
**of charity in 2021. Trustees in post for**
**fixed term of 4 years. Confirmation of**
**commitment voted on at AGM.**| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: Policies and procedures adopted for the induction Para 1.51 and training of trustees The charity’s organisational structure and any wider Para 1.51 network with which the charity works Relationship with any related Para 1.51 parties Other ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charity name|PTSD–Progress Through Scuba Diving| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|| |Registered charity number|NI 108392| |Charity’s principal address|41b Cloughey Road
Portavogie
Newtownards
BT22 1EF| ||| ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |1
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**whole year**|**Name of person (or body)**
**entitled to appoint trustee (if**
**any)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Margaret Mathieson|Chairperson||Majorityof Trustees byvote| ||James Mathieson|Treasurer||Chairperson| ||Lawrie McDougall|Communications||Chairperson| ||Kevin James|Director of dive operations||Chairperson| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| ## – Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved **Director name** Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity **Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year** ## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** Description of the assets No funds held by custodian Trustees held in this capacity Name and objects of the Not Applicable charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for Not Applicable safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets ## **Additional information (optional)** ## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** |**Type of**
**adviser**
**Name**
**Address**|**Type of**
**adviser**
**Name**
**Address**|**Type of**
**adviser**
**Name**
**Address**| |---|---|---| |||| |||| |||| |||| |**Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)**||| |||| ## **Exemptions from disclosure** Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details **Not Applicable** ## **Other optional information** ## **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)** James Mathieson ~~So~~ **Position (eg Secretary,** Treasurer **Chair, etc) Date** Friday 4th July 2025