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2025-06-30-accounts

Charity registration number NIC108557 (Northern Ireland)

Company registration number NI653799

HEALTHY LIVING CENTRES ALLIANCE LIMITED ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2025

HEALTHY LIVING CENTRES ALLIANCE LIMITED

LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Trustees Trustees Trustees MrM M Connolly M Connolly M Connolly M Connolly M Connolly M Connolly M Connolly M Connolly
Mr C Corr
Mr LT Devine
Ms E Gingles
Mr M Mowen
Ms B Conway
MsT T Nugent
MrG G Magowan
Secretary Ms E McShane
Charity number NIC108557
Company number NI653799
Registered office Maureen Sheehan Centre
106 Albert Street
Belfast
BT12 4HL
Auditor GMcG BELFAST
Chartered Accountants & StatutoryAuditor
Alfred House
19 Alfred Street
Belfast
BT2 8EQ
Bankers Danske Bank
Donegall Square West
Belfast
BT1 6JS

HEALTHY LIVING CENTRES ALLIANCE LIMITED

TRUSTEES’ REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS’ REPORT)

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2025

The trustees present their annual report and financial statements for the year ended 30 June 2025 ~~.~~

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the accounting policies set out in note 1 to the financial statements and comply with the charity's Articles of Association, the Companies Act 2006 and "Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102)" (effective 1 January 2019).

Objectives and activities

The charitable company's objectives are to promote the advancement of health and wellbeing of the inhabitants of Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland (hereinafter called ‘the beneficiaries' and 'the area of benefit’), by consolidating the reputation and recognition of each of the Healthy Living Centres and to promote in a collaborative way the services that they provide in order to tackle health inequalities and improve the quality of life for the beneficiaries ~~.~~

The direct benefits which flow from this purpose include;

These benefits are evidenced through feedback from attendees at our training and strategic events using monitoring devices and forms; from surveys conducted with member groups; from outcomes delivered by thematic working groups and cyclical out ~~-~~ turn reports from our regional projects to funders and to the Board of Trustees ~~.~~ There is no harm anticipated from this purpose ~~.~~ The charity's beneficiaries are its members, their managers, staff and volunteers, and people whose lives are improved in or by Healthy Living Centres delivering locally as part of regional thematic, sub ~~-r~~ egional and strategic, coordinated activity ~~.~~ A private benefit to trustees may arise from our ongoing programme of thematic training, good practice visits, direct support to groups, financial support through regional projects or information provision ~~.~~ Through this, trustees may gain skills, experience or funding which are transferable to other settings and which may benefit their own community group ~~.~~ These benefits are incidental and necessary to ensure the benefit is provided to our beneficiaries ~~.~~

The trustees have paid due regard to guidance issued by the Charity Commission in deciding what activities the charity should undertake.

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HEALTHY LIVING CENTRES ALLIANCE LIMITED

TRUSTEES' REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS’ REPORT) (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2025

Achievements and performance

Since the company’s last AGM in January 2025, the Alliance has continued to develop and make progress strategically and operationally and we are now building on more solid corporate foundations ~~.~~ As a membership organisation, which has grown to a new peak of 31 homegrown health and wellbeing projects, the company has worked well to involve the members in a range of sub ~~-~~ group tasks of varying durations which enrich their membership and strengthen the unique structure that we have created. In turn, this only serves to improve health improvement delivery on the ground, in and around the local Healthy Living Centre ~~.~~

Primarily, it is the role of Tony, our regional coordinator, to ensure that the board of the Healthy Living Centre Alliance Ltd functions properly and supported by the co ~~-c~~ hairs, Teresa Nugent, Martin Connolly and the members of the finance and personnel working group including Liz McShane, Breige Conway and Conor Corr, we continue to improve our systems for the benefit of all. We have made critical improvements in relation to financial reporting at the board and have created a healthy level of sound financial stability ~~—~~ all thanks to Louise Stephenson, our finance and administration manager, who works only par ~~t-~~ time for the company but whose presence is felt on a fulltime basis ~~.~~

Health improvement is essentially a collaborative process. In terms of our health improvement remit, the company is always seeking to improve upon service delivery as well as seeking out opportunities to develop and expand our regional projects. While these projects bring clear benefit to people, mainly living in areas of high social deprivation, our ethos requires us to do better, to create stronger links with partners, and to explore new opportunities with others. The following regional projects have been nurtured organically over several years with the membership and are now delivered by them on a professional basis:

The Better Days Pain Support Programme is a co ~~-~~ designed, community development approach supporting people to live well with chronic pain ~~.~~ Funded by the Strategic Planning and Performance Group (SPPG), and hosted by Lorag HLC in Belfast's Lower Ormeau, the programme has completed Year 2 of a fiv ~~e-~~ year contract ~~.~~ Between January and December 2025, more than 500 participants took part in 31 full programmes and 10 summer taster sessions across 27 Healthy Living Centres, with 99% of completers reporting they would recommend the programme to others living with pain ~~.~~

~~Additional Better Days Activity in 2025:~~

There have been several key developments of new health improvement projects during the past twelve months. The Wee Group Peer Support Project, led by Amanda McAuley (NACN) and Laura Moreland (MHF), have engaged staff and managers from 12 HLCs in a co ~~-~~ design process, the learning of which will see a new culture of peer support established at local level engaging up to 300 beneficiaries in a new journey of long ~~-~~ term recovery from living with chronic pain towardsa life of renewed hope, expectation and encouragement for others living with long ~~-~~ term conditions. We are very grateful to the National Lottery Community Fund for taking a leap of faith in our novel approach.

As a result of the combined co ~~-~~ design process successfully delivered in 2025, HLCs have now been enabled to deliver the following in 2026:

¢ Delivery of Better Days programme in 2025 ~~-~~ 26 and annually throughout the project.

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HEALTHY LIVING CENTRES ALLIANCE LIMITED

TRUSTEES' REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS’ REPORT) (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2025

Transform Your Trolley is a community ~~-~~ based healthy eating programme delivered across Northern Ireland, supported by SafeFood Ireland and hosted by The Old Library Trust. In 2025, the programme was delivered by 20 community partners, reaching 151 direct participants and an estimated 439 people indirectly through families and households (this is based off initial data submitted).

Quantitative findings show strong impact ~~.~~ After completing the programme, 96% of participants rated it as very helpful, 92% said it changed how they plan and shop for food, and 96% felt it would change how their family eats ~~.~~ Confidence improved across key areas, including reading food labels, meal planning and cooking from scratch ~~.~~ Awareness of SafeFood as a reliable source of information also increased significantly.

Qualitative feedback highlights wider benefits beyond nutrition ~~.~~ Participants reported reduced food costs, improved wellbeing, stronger social connections and greater confidence. The programme supported people facing food poverty, isolation and rising living costs, demonstrating that small, practical changes can lead to meaningful and lasting improvements in everyday food choices ~~.~~

Smoking

Smoking remains as the cause of several serious long ~~-~~ term conditions, often leading to preventable deaths. A mobilisation training day was co ~~-~~ ordinated in Cookstown on 13 February 2025 and was well attended, with representation from 15 HLCs ~~.~~ The programme included a presentation by Denise McCallion, Health & Social wellbeing improvement manager, who provided valuable insight into smoking prevalence statistics in Northern Ireland ~~.~~ The day also included brief intervention training, alongside blood pressure monitoring training delivered by Paragon Health Academy.

In March 2025, 15 Healthy Living Centres delivered the Make March Your Month to Quit mobilisation campaign across a range of urban and rural community settings. This initiative engaged 1,352 individuals and resulted in 384 brief interventions.

In October 2025, 10 Healthy Living Centres delivered a Stop Smoking mobilisation in conjunction with World Mental Health day, engaging a total of 431 individuals and delivering 110 brief interventions ~~.~~ There was 2 x 12 week Stop Smoking support groups delivered in March 2025 and achieved a 57% quit rate.

In November 2025, the Alliance, in partnership with the Community Development and Health Network (CDHN) and Cancer Focus, submitted a proposal to the Public Health Agency entitled United We Quit ~~.~~ This proposed initiative aims to reduce smoking prevalence within disadvantaged communities through a new collaborative approach ~~.~~

Holiday Hunger

In 2025, the Alliance was approached by a British charity, Meals and More, to become a conduit for funding to our members to tackle holiday hunger within their local community ~~.~~ As a result, 2026 will see the first transfer of almost £30k to the Alliance and then onwards to 10 HLCs.

All-Ireland Development

The company has created a significant relationship with its sister organisation in the Republic of Ireland, the Family Resource Centre National Forum, in creative ways to tackle loneliness and prevent suicide ~~.~~ The Knowledge Exchange on suicide and chronic pain focused on sharing intelligence on methods that have proven to be successful in each jurisdiction. As a result of the Knowledge Exchange, both the company and the Public Health Agency have worked together to bring the Suicide Prevention Code of Practice north of the border and have collaborated with the FRC National Forum to create a protocol for its implementation among the members.

The company has also created a project fusing social prescribing with traditional Irish crafts ~~.~~ Weaving Worlds Together is a collaboration with Kerry County Council and the FRC National Forum, with financial resources secured from Creative Ireland ~~—~~ Eire Ildanach. The experience in 2025 was highly successful which should pave the way for a long ~~-~~ term creative relationship benefiting a number of HLCs ~~.~~

The regional co ~~-~~ ordinator of the company co ~~-c~~ hairs the All-Ireland Social Prescribing Network which underwent a substantial overhaul in 2025 and is set to host an all-island conference in June 2026.

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HEALTHY LIVING CENTRES ALLIANCE LIMITED

TRUSTEES' REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS’ REPORT) (CONTINUED)

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2025

HLCA Residential

50 HLC representatives attended the residential in the Armagh City Hotel in October which is the highest number we have ever had together in any once occasion since the Alliance was constituted in 2018 ~~.~~ With a focus of innovation in health improvement and learning, the event was facilitated by Steven Lindsay and our own Linda Armitage (formerly EBCDA) ~~.~~ All thanks to the Working Group members: Alaine Ward (Omagh), Claire Convery (Clanrye), Julie Jameson (Reach Out HLC), Sarah Huggett (Better Days Project Support) and Louise Stephenson.

Interestingly, we invited a few external contributors as follows: Celine McStravick (CEO NICVA), our own Gillian Lewis now lead for the NI Health Collective and Mr Mike Farrar, Permanent Secretary for Health. The discourse on the second and final day of the event was both memorable and insightful in terms of new potential areas of opportunity for long ~~-~~ term collaboration ~~.~~

The NI Reset Plan and Neighbourhood Model of Care

While the entirety of the reset is of interest to the company and members, the new Neighbourhood Model of Care is of particular interest as it provides a higher degree of practical relevance at both regional and local levels ~~.~~ The Health department has invited the Alliance and the NI Health Collective to assist in the process of creating the new Neighbourhood Model of Care for presentation to the department at the end of March 2026 and for implementation during 26 ~~-~~ 27 financial year ~~.~~ We have been clear with the Department that the Neighbourhood Model should provide the sector with the opportunity to revive social prescribing as a specific mechanism which was once widespread throughout the north under the Alliance umbrella ~~.~~ Social prescribing is in our experience the most successful methodology in improving health outcomes for patients ~~.~~

Resources

The company very much appreciates and acknowledges the ongoing financial support from the Public Health Agency towards the Alliance, which we are always keen to build upon ~~.~~ For example, in the 24 ~~-~~ 25 HLCA was able to lever in additional monies from various government and charitable sources to bolster our health improvement projects ~~.~~ A sizeable proportion of it, over £200k, went back out to the members to deliver our regional programmes ~~.~~

Conclusion

2024 ~~-~~ 25 has been a year which has witnessed the company and the wider Alliance structure mature and expand its health improvement remit. The Better Days programme completed the second year of the company’s fiv ~~e-~~ year contract. The Wee Group Peer Support has successfully completed the first year of a fou ~~r-~~ year contract ~~.~~ The Company, given its standing in tackling health in socially disadvantaged neighbourhoods, is playing a key role in the development of the Neighbourhood Model of Care, led by the Department of Health ~~.~~ The company’s developing relationship with its counterpart in the Republic has already provided new opportunities for collaboration ~~.~~

Finally, the company board would like to thank all the members of the Alliance and all the staff who play a lead or a secondary role within our working group structure ~~.~~ The Alliance runs on effective communication, a sound working structure and most of all on good will. This means that we can look forward with confidence to working with all members and partners in 2025, which already looks like an exciting series of prospects.

Financial review

The results are set out on pages 14 to 25. The charity recorded net income £13,263 (2024 ~~-~~ £46,021) for the year ~~.~~ At 30 June 2025, the charity had total funds of £126,664 (2024 ~~-~~ £113,401).

Reserves policy

The charity aims to hold reserves that are sufficient to meet running costs. The charity's income is primarily derived from restricted sources, and it has secured funding for the continued delivery of services up until at least the end of 2028 ~~.~~ Expenditure primarily relates to the delivery of these funded services and, as such, any drop in income will result in a corresponding drop in expenditure ~~.~~ The charity has no significant financial liabilities or commitments, therefore, a low level of free reserves is appropriate for the charity ~~.~~

As at 30 June 2025, the charity had sufficient funds to continue to meet its financial obligations as they fall due and, as described in note 1 ~~.~~ 2, the financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis ~~.~~ At 30 June 2025, the charity had free reserves of £75,636 (2024 ~~-~~ £71,629). This equates to approximately eleven weeks of expenditure which is short of the target level of twelve weeks annual expenditure. The charity's overheads and financial commitments remain relatively low and the level of free reserves held is appropriate for the charity's circumstances. The trustees will continue to monitor the reserves position going forward ~~.~~

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HEALTHY LIVING CENTRES ALLIANCE LIMITED

TRUSTEES' REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS’ REPORT) (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2025

Structure, governance and management

Healthy Living Centres Alliance is a company limited by guarantee and is recognised as a charity by the charity commission for Northern Ireland ~~.~~

Healthy Living Centre Alliance has a board of directors, appointed by the members on a cyclical basis, to ensure good governance and provide strategic direction to the regional coordinator ~~.~~ The board meets up to six times per year and receives written updates on progress, partnerships and corporate development matters ~~.~~

The Board is currently co ~~-~~ chaired by Ms T Nugent and Mr M Connolly.

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The trustees, who are also the directors for the purpose of company law, and who served during the year and up to the date of signature of the financial statements were:

Ms N Brennan

(Resigned 30 June 2025)

Mr M Connolly

Mr C Corr

Mr LT Devine

Ms E Gingles Mr M Mowen Ms B Conway Ms T Nugent Mr G Magowan

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HEALTHY LIVING CENTRES ALLIANCE LIMITED

TRUSTEES' REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS’ REPORT) (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2025

HLCA Ltd provides employment to six members of staff, either directly contracted or through an MoU:

The affairs of the HLC Alliance are managed on a day ~~-to-~~ day basis by the Regional Coordinator, Mr T Doherty, including attendance at working group meetings and training, regulating the activities of key partnerships such as the All-Ireland Social Prescribing Network, All-Ireland Knowledge Exchange, Better Days Pain Support Steering Group and The Wee Group Peer Support Project. Tony also represents the Alliance on the PHA-led Strengthening Community Steering Group and manages the relationship with Safefood Ireland and the Public Health Agency ~~.~~

Subregional HLC Groups

The core function and purpose of the Subregional HLC Groups is well reflected in the Alliance MoU. The following Alliance members volunteer additional time as subregional Chairs, ensuring that the groups function by and large as planned:

Risk management

The board of trustees have assessed the major risks to which the charity is exposed, in particular those related to the operations and finances of the charity, and are satisfied those systems and procedures are in place to mitigate those risks ~~.~~

Statement of trustees’ responsibilities

The trustees, who are also the directors of Healthy Living Centres Alliance Limited for the purpose of company law, are responsible for preparing the Trustees' Report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

Company law requires the trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity and of the incoming resources and application of resources, including the income and expenditure, of the charitable company for that year.

In preparing these financial statements, the trustees are required to:

The trustees are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities ~~.~~

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HEALTHY LIVING CENTRES ALLIANCE LIMITED

TRUSTEES‘ REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS’ REPORT) (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2025

The trustees are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

Auditor

In accordance with the company's articles, a resolution proposing that GMcG BELFAST be reappointed as auditor of the company will be put at a General Meeting.

Small companies exemption

In preparing this report, the directors have taken advantage of the small companies exemptions provided by section 415A of the Companies Act 2006.

Disclosure of information to auditor

Each of the trustees has confirmed that there is no information of which they are aware which is relevant to the audit, but of which the auditor is unaware. They have further confirmed that they have taken appropriate steps to identify such relevant information and to establish that the auditor is aware of such information.

The trustees’ report was approved by the Board of Trustees.

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HEALTHY LIVING CENTRES ALLIANCE LIMITED

INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT

TO THE TRUSTEES OF HEALTHY LIVING CENTRES ALLIANCE LIMITED

Opinion

We have audited the financial statements of Healthy Living Centres Alliance Limited (the ‘charity’) for the year ended 30 June 2025 which comprise the statement of financial activities, the balance sheet and notes to the financial statements, including significant accounting policies. The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards, including Financial Reporting Standard 102 The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

In our opinion, the financial statements:

Basis for opinion

We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK) (ISAs (UK)) and applicable law ~~.~~ Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditor's responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements section of our report ~~.~~ We are independent of the charity in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements in the UK, including the FRC’s Ethical Standard, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion ~~.~~

Conclusions relating to going concern

In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the trustees' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate ~~.~~

Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the charity’s ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue ~~.~~

Our responsibilities and the responsibilities of the trustees with respect to going concern are described in the relevant sections of this report.

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INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT (CONTINUED) TO THE TRUSTEES OF HEALTHY LIVING CENTRES ALLIANCE LIMITED

Other information

The other information comprises the information included in the annual report other than the financial statements and our auditor's report thereon ~~.~~ The trustees are responsible for the other information contained within the annual report. Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and, except to the extent otherwise explicitly stated in our report, we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon. Our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the course of the audit, or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If we identify such material inconsistencies or apparent material misstatements, we are required to determine whether this gives rise to a material misstatement in the financial statements themselves. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact ~~.~~

We have nothing to report in this regard ~~.~~

Opinions on other matters prescribed by the Companies Act 2006

In our opinion, based on the work undertaken in the course of our audit:

Matters on which we are required to report by exception

In the light of the knowledge and understanding of the charity and its environment obtained in the course of the audit, we have not identified material misstatements in the directors’ report included within the trustees’ report ~~.~~

We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters in relation to which the Companies Act 2006 requires us to report to you if, in our opinion:

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INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT (CONTINUED)

TO THE TRUSTEES OF HEALTHY LIVING CENTRES ALLIANCE LIMITED

Responsibilities of trustees

As explained more fully in the statement of trustees' responsibilities, the trustees, who are also the directors of the charity for the purpose of company law, are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements and for being satisfied that they give a true and fair view, and for such internal control as the trustees determine is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error. In preparing the financial statements, the trustees are responsible for assessing the charity’s ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the trustees either intend to liquidate the charitable company or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so ~~.~~

Auditor's responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements

Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor's report that includes our opinion ~~.~~ Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with ISAs (UK) will always detect a material misstatement when it exists ~~.~~ Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial statements ~~.~~

The extent to which our procedures are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud, is detailed below ~~.~~

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Extent to which the audit was considered capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud We identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error, and then design and perform audit procedures responsive to those risks, including obtaining audit evidence that is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.

In identifying and assessing potential risks of material misstatement in respect of irregularities, including fraud and non ~~-~~ compliances with laws and regulations, we considered the following:

. The matters discussed among the audit engagement team regarding how and where fraud might occur in the financial statements and potential indicators of fraud.

As a result of these procedures, we considered the opportunities and incentives that may exist within the company for fraud and identified the greatest potential for fraud in revenue recognition. In common with all audits under ISAs (UK), we are also required to perform specific procedures to respond to the risk of management override ~~.~~

We also obtained an understanding of the legal and regulatory frameworks that the company operates in, focusing on provisions of those laws and regulations that had a direct effect on the determination of material amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. The key laws and regulations we considered in this context included the Companies Act 2006, and local tax legislation.

In addition, we considered provisions of other laws and regulations that do not have a direct effect on the financial statements but compliance with which may be fundamental to the company’s ability to operate or to avoid a material penalty ~~.~~

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INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT (CONTINUED) TO THE TRUSTEES OF HEALTHY LIVING CENTRES ALLIANCE LIMITED

Audit response to risks identified

Our procedures to respond to the risks identified included the following:

We also communicated relevant identified laws and regulations and potential fraud risks to all engagement team members and remained alert to any indications of fraud or non ~~-~~ compliance with laws and regulations throughout the audit.

Owing to the inherent limitations of an audit, there is an unavoidable risk that we may not have detected some material misstatements in the financial statements, even though we have properly planned and performed our audit in accordance with auditing standards. In addition, as with any audit, there remains a higher risk of non ~~-d~~ etection of irregularities, as they may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or the override of internal controls ~~.~~ We are not responsible for preventing non ~~-~~ compliance and cannot be expected to detect non ~~-~~ compliance with all laws and regulations ~~.~~

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HEALTHY LIVING CENTRES ALLIANCE LIMITED

INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT (CONTINUED)

TO THE TRUSTEES OF HEALTHY LIVING CENTRES ALLIANCE LIMITED

Use of our report

This report is made solely to the company’s members, as a body, in accordance with chapter 3 of Part 16 of the Companies Act 2006 ~~.~~ Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the company’s members those matters we are required to state to them in an auditor's report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the company and the company’s members as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed ~~.~~

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Mr Nigel Moore FCA (Senior Statutory Auditor) for and on behalf of GMcG BELFAST

22 January 2026

Chartered Accountants Statutory Auditor

Chartered Accountants & Statutory Auditor

Alfred House 19 Alfred Street Belfast BT2 8EQ

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HEALTHY LIVING CENTRES ALLIANCE LIMITED

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES INCLUDING INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2025

Unrestricted Unrestricted Unrestricted Unrestricted Restricted Restricted Total Total Unrestricted Unrestricted Restricted Restricted Total
funds funds funds funds
2025 2025 2025 2024 2024 2024
Notes £ £ £ £ £ £
Income and endowments from:
Charitable activities 2 29,034 321,891 350,925 10,144 320,445 330,589
Other income 3 14,076 ~~-~~ 14,076 12,500 ~~-~~ 12,500
Total income 43,110 321,891 365,001 22,644 320,445 343,089
Expenditure on:
Charitable activities 4 37,768 313,970 351,738 33,410 263,658 297,068
Total expenditure 37,768 313,970 351,738 33,410 263,658 297,068
Net income 5 342 7,921 13,263 (10,766) 56,787 46,021
Transfers between
funds (1,335) 1,335 - - - -
Net movement in
funds 6 4,007 9,256 13,263 (10,766) 56,787 46,021
Reconciliation offunds:
Fund balances at 1 July 2024 71,629 41,772 113,401 82,395 (15,015) 67,380
Fund balances at 30 June
2025 75,636 51,028 126,664 71,629 41,772 113,401

The statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses recognised in the year. All income and expenditure derive from continuing activities.

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BALANCE SHEET

AS AT 30 JUNE 2025

2025 2024
Notes £ £ £ £
Current assets
Debtors 10 15,433 21,518
Cash at bank and in hand 130,274 131,544
145,707 453,062
Creditors: amounts falling due within 11
one year (19,043) (39,661)
Net current assets 126,664 113,401
Thefunds ofthe charity
Restricted income funds 14 51,028 41,772
Unrestricted funds 1§ 75,636 71,629
126,664 113,401

The financial statements were approved by the trustees on 22.ol /26

Mr M Connolly Ms T Nugent Director Director

Company registration number NI653799 (Northern Ireland)

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2025

1 Accounting policies

Charity information

Healthy Living Centres Alliance Limited is a private company limited by guarantee incorporated in Northern Ireland ~~.~~ The registered office is Maureen Sheehan Centre, 106 Albert Street, Belfast, BT12 4HL.

1 ~~.~~ 1 Accounting convention

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the charity's Memorandum and Articles of Association, the Companies Act 2006 and "Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019)" ~~.~~ The charity is a Public Benefit Entity as defined by FRS 102.

The financial statements are prepared in sterling, which is the functional currency of the charity ~~.~~ Monetary amounts in these financial statements are rounded to the nearest £ ~~.~~

The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention ~~.~~ The principal accounting policies adopted are set out below ~~.~~

1 ~~.~~ 2 Going concern

These financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis notwithstanding the fact that the charity had a low level of free reserves at the balance sheet date. The charity has secured funding for the continued delivery of services up until at least 2028. In addition, expenditure primarily relates to the delivery of funded services and, as such, any drop in income should result in a corresponding drop in expenditure ~~.~~ The charity has no significant financial liabilities or commitments ~~.~~ Accordingly, having taken all factors into account, the directors consider it appropriate that the financial statements for the year ended 30 June 2025 be prepared on a going concern basis.

1 ~~.~~ 3 Charitable funds

Unrestricted funds are available for use at the discretion of the trustees in furtherance of their charitable objectives.

Restricted funds are subject to specific conditions by donors or grantors as to how they may be used ~~.~~ The purposes and uses of the restricted funds are set out in the notes to the financial statements ~~.~~

1 ~~.~~ 4 Income

Income is recognised when the charity is legally entitled to it after any performance conditions have been met, the amounts can be measured reliably, and it is probable that income will be received.

Cash donations are recognised on receipt. Other donations are recognised once the charity has been notified of the donation, unless performance conditions require deferral of the amount. Income tax recoverable in relation to donations received under Gift Aid or deeds of covenant is recognised at the time of the donation ~~.~~

1 ~~.~~ 5 Expenditure

Expenditure is recognised once there is a legal or constructive obligation to transfer economic benefit to a third party, it is probable that a transfer of economic benefits will be required in settlement, and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably ~~.~~

Expenditure is classified by activity ~~.~~ The costs of each activity are made up of the total of direct costs and shared costs, including support costs involved in undertaking each activity ~~.~~ Direct costs attributable to a single activity are allocated directly to that activity ~~.~~ Shared costs which contribute to more than one activity and support costs which are not attributable to a single activity are apportioned between those activities on a basis consistent with the use of resources. Central staff costs are allocated on the basis of time spent, and depreciation charges are allocated on the portion of the asset’s use ~~.~~

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2025

1 Accounting policies (Continued)

Support costs are those costs incurred directly in support of expenditure on the objects of the charity.

Charitable activities and Governance costs are costs incurred on the charity's operations, including support costs and costs relating to the governance of the charity apportioned to charitable activities.

All expenditure is inclusive of irrecoverable VAT ~~.~~

1 ~~.~~ 6 Cash and cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents include cash in hand, deposits held at call with banks, other short ~~-~~ term liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less, and bank overdrafts ~~.~~ Bank overdrafts are shown within borrowings in current liabilities ~~.~~

1 ~~.~~ 7 Financial instruments

The charity has elected to apply the provisions of Section 11 ‘Basic Financial Instruments’ and Section 12 ‘Other Financial Instruments Issues’ of FRS 102 to all of its financial instruments ~~.~~

Financial instruments are recognised in the charity's balance sheet when the charity becomes party to the contractual provisions of the instrument ~~.~~

Financial assets and liabilities are offset, with the net amounts presented in the financial statements, when there is a legally enforceable right to set off the recognised amounts and there is an intention to settle on a net basis or to realise the asset and settle the liability simultaneously ~~.~~

Basic financial assets

Basic financial assets, which include debtors and cash and bank balances, are initially measured at transaction price including transaction costs and are subsequently carried at amortised cost using the effective interest method unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where the transaction is measured at the present value of the future receipts discounted at a market rate of interest. Financial assets classified as receivable within one year are not amortised ~~.~~

Basic financial liabilities

Basic financial liabilities, including creditors and bank loans are initially recognised at transaction price unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where the debt instrument is measured at the present value of the future payments discounted at a market rate of interest ~~.~~ Financial liabilities classified as payable within one year are not amortised.

Debt instruments are subsequently carried at amortised cost, using the effective interest rate method ~~.~~

Trade creditors are obligations to pay for goods or services that have been acquired in the ordinary course of operations from suppliers. Amounts payable are classified as current liabilities if payment is due within one year or less. If not, they are presented as non ~~-c~~ urrent liabilities ~~.~~ Trade creditors are recognised initially at transaction price and subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method ~~.~~

Derecognition of financial liabilities

Financial liabilities are derecognised when the charity's contractual obligations expire or are discharged or cancelled.

1 ~~.~~ 8 Employee benefits

The cost of any unused holiday entitlement is recognised in the period in which the employee’s services are received.

Termination benefits are recognised immediately as an expense when the charity is demonstrably committed to terminate the employment of an employee or to provide termination benefits ~~.~~

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2025

1 Accounting policies (Continued)

1 ~~.~~ 9 Retirement benefits

Payments to defined contribution retirement benefit schemes are charged as an expense as they fall due.

2 Income from charitable activities

Unrestricted Unrestricted Unrestricted Unrestricted Restricted Restricted Total Total Unrestricted Unrestricted Restricted Restricted Restricted Total Total
funds funds funds funds
2025 2025 2025 2024 2024 2024
£ £ £ £ £ £
Pain support
Services provided under
contract 11,146 152,569 163,715 ~~-~~ 145,000 145,000
Mental health foundation
Services provided under
contract - - - - 12,858 12,858
Safe food & other charitable
activities
Services provided under
contract 3,339 73,043 76,382 2,500 50,677 53,177
Other income 3,979 ~~-~~ 3,979 7,644 ~~-~~ 7,644
Heritage for health
Performance related
grants 3,854 60,915 64,769 ~~-~~ 111,910 111,910
The wee group
Services provided under
contract 5,373 34,062 39,435 - - -
Knowledge exchange
Services provided under
contract 1,343 1,302 2,645 - - -
29,034 321,891 350,925 10,144 320,445 330,589
Other income
Unrestricted Unrestricted
funds funds
2025 2024
£ £
Membershipfees 14,076 12,500

3 Other income

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2025

4 Expenditure on charitable activities

Pain Pain Safe food Safe food Safe food Safe food Safe food & Heritage & Heritage for
The wee
Knowledge		 for
The wee
Knowledge		 for
The wee
Knowledge		 for
The wee
Knowledge		 for
The wee
Knowledge		 for
The wee
Knowledge		 for
The wee
Knowledge		 for
The wee
Knowledge		 for
The wee
Knowledge		 for
The wee
Knowledge		 for
The wee
Knowledge		 Total
support other health
group
exchange
charitable
activities
2025 2025 2025 2025 2025 2025
£ £ £ £ £ £
Direct costs
Programme delivery costs 111,266 72,954 23,704
46,522		 ~~-~~ 254,446
Share ofsupport and governance costs (see note 5)
Support 55,692 33,099 2,441 ~~-~~ 1,302 92,534
Governance ~~-~~ 4,758 - - - 4,758
166,958 110,811 26,145
46,522		 1,302 351,738
Analysis by fund
Unrestricted funds ~~-~~ 37,768 - - - 37,768
Restricted funds 166,958 73,043 26,145
46,522		 1,302 313,970
166,958 110,811 26,145
46,522		 1,302 351,738
Previous year: Pain Mental Safe food & Heritage for Total
support health other health
foundation
charitable
activities
2024 2024 2024 2024 2024
£ £ £ £ £
Direct costs
Programme delivery costs 28,412 856
50,678		 102,347 182,293
Share ofsupport and governance costs (see note 5)
Support 38,711 15,479
26,117		 27,176 107,483
Governance - - 7,292 ~~-~~ 7,292
67,123 16,335
84,087		 129,523 297,068
Analysis by fund
Unrestricted funds - -
33,410		 ~~-~~ 33,410
Restricted funds 67,123 16,335
50,677		 129,523 263,658
67,123 16,335
84,087		 129,523 297,068

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2025

5 Support costs allocated to activities

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7 Trustees

None of the trustees (or any persons connected with them) received any remuneration or benefits from the charity during the year.

8 Employees

The average monthly number of employees during the year was:

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2025

8 Employees (Continued)

Employment costs Employment costs Employment costs Employment costs Employment costs Employment costs Employment costs Employment costs 2025 2024
£ £
Wages and salaries 36,674 44,811
Social security costs ~~-~~ 2,836
Other pension costs 672 ~~-~~
37,346 47,647

There were no employees whose annual remuneration was more than £60,000 ~~.~~

9 Taxation

The charity is exempt from income tax and capital gains tax to the extent that its income and gains are applied for charitable purposes. No tax charge has arisen in the year.

10 Debtors

2025 2024
Amounts falling due within one year: £ £
Trade debtors 4,238 ~~-~~
Prepayments and accrued income 11,195 21,518
15,433 21,518
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
2025 2024
Notes £ £
Other taxation and social security ~~-~~ 68
Deferred income 12 10,875 3,000
Other creditors 476 410
Accruals 7,692 36,183
19,043 39,661
Deferred income
2025 2024
£ £
Otherdeferredincome 10,875 3,000
  1. Creditors: amounts falling due within one year

12 Deferred income

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2025

12 Deferred income (Continued)

Deferred income is included in the financial statements as follows:

2025 2024
£ £
Deferred income is included within:
Current liabilities 10,875 3,000
Movements in the year:
Deferred income at 1 July 2024 3,000 ~~-~~
Released from previous periods (3,000) ~~-~~
Resources deferred in the year 10,875 3,000
Deferred income at 30 June 2025 10,875 3,000
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Retirement		 benefit schemes
2025 2024
Defined contribution schemes £ £
Chargetoprofitorloss inrespectofdefinedcontributionschemes
672		 ~~-~~

The charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme for all qualifying employees ~~.~~ The assets of the scheme are held separately from those of the charity in an independently administered fund ~~.~~

14 Restricted funds

The restricted funds of the charity comprise the unexpended balances of donations and grants held on trust subject to specific conditions by donors as to how they may be used ~~.~~

At 1 July 2024 Incoming
Resources		 Incoming
Resources		 Incoming
Resources		 Transfers At30 June
resources
expended		 2025
£ £
£		 £ £
Pain support programme 77,877 152,569
(166,958)		 ~~-~~ 63,488
Transform your trolley ~~-~~ 61,265
(61,265)		 - -
Weaving worlds together ~~-~~ 11,778
(11,778)		 - -
The wee group peer support
project ~~-~~ 34,062
(46,522)		 ~~-~~ (12,460)
Mental Health Foundation (5,983) -
-		 5,983 ~~-~~
Heritage 4 health (30,122) 60,915
(26,145)		 (4,648) ~~-~~
All-Ireland knowledge exchange ~~-~~ 1,302
(1,302)		 - -
41,772 321,891
(313,970)		 1,335 51,028

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2025

14 Restricted funds (Continued)

Previous year: Previous year: Previous year: Previous year: Previous year: Previous year: Previous year: At 1 July 2023 At 1 July 2023 Incoming
Resources		 Incoming
Resources		 Incoming
Resources		 Transfers At 30 June
resources
expended		 2024
£ £
£		 £ £
Pain support programme ~~-~~ 145,000
(67,123)		 ~~-~~ 77,877
Transform Your Trolley ~~-~~ 50,677
(50,677)		 - -
Mental Health Foundation (2,506) 12,858
(16,335)		 ~~-~~ (5,983)
Heritage 4 Health (12,509) 111,910
(129,523)		 ~~-~~ (30,122)
(15,015) 320,445
(263,658)		 ~~-~~ 41,772

15 Unrestricted funds

The unrestricted funds of the charity comprise the unexpended balances of donations and grants which are not subject to specific conditions by donors and grantors as to how they may be used ~~.~~ These include designated funds which have been set aside out of unrestricted funds by the trustees for specific purposes ~~.~~

At 1 July 2024 At 1 July 2024 At 1 July 2024 Incoming
Resources		 Incoming
Resources		 Incoming
Resources		 Incoming
Resources		 Transfers Transfers At 30 June At 30 June
resources
expended		 2025
£ £ £ £ £
General funds 71,629 43,110
(37,768)		 (1,335) 75,636
Previous year: At 1 July 2023 Incoming
Resources		 Transfers At30 June
resources
expended		 2024
£ £ £ £ £
General funds 82,395 22,644
(33,410)		 ~~-~~ 71,629
Analysis of net assets between funds
Unrestricted Restricted Total
funds funds
2025 2025 2025
£ £ £
At 30 June 2025:
Current assets/(liabilities) 75,636 51,028 126 664
75,636 51,028 126,664

16 Analysis of net assets between funds

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2025

16 Analysis of net assets between funds (Continued)

Unrestricted Unrestricted Restricted Restricted Total
funds funds
2024 2024 2024
£ £ £
At 30 June 2024:
Current assets/(liabilities) 71,629 41,772 113,401
71,629 41,772 113,401

17 Related party transactions

There were no disclosable related party transactions during the year (2024 ~~-~~ none) ~~.~~

18 Explanatory notes to the funds

(i) Restricted funds

(a) Pain Support Programme

Better Days Pain Support Programme is a collaborative cross ~~-s~~ ectoral project aimed at improving social and mental health outcomes for people experiencing chronic pain in NI. Partners include the Healthy Living Centre Alliance (community), Public Health Agency (PHA), Health & Social Care Board (HSCB), Queens University Dept of Psychology, doctors and pharmacists ~~.~~ The project began as a successful pilot in 2017 and has since evolved into a regio ~~n-~~ wide series of programmes facilitating a support and sel ~~f~~ -management approach to pain using a community development model. The transfer of funds relates to income that is attributable to the daily running of Healthy Living Centre Alliance Ltd.

(6) Transform Your Trolley

Safefood Ireland has again partnered with the Healthy Living Centre Alliance to launch its hugely successful ‘Transform Your Trolley’ programme in communities across Northern Ireland to support families to improve their shopping trolleys by replacing fatty and sugary foods with healthy, balanced choices ~~.~~ The Alliance has requested that Old Library Trust HLC take responsibility for coordination of the project with funds from Safefood via HLC Alliance Ltd.

(c) Weaving Worlds Together

Weaving Worlds Together (WWT) is an all-island creative health and wellbeing initiative that brings people together through traditional Irish crafts. Led by Kerry County Council Arts Office / Creative Ireland Kerry with the Family Resource Centres (FRC) National Forum, the Healthy Living Centre Alliance (HLCA) in Northern Ireland, ten local resource centres, and advisory support from the HSE South West, WWT uses social prescribing to connect people with hands ~~-~~ on making ~~—~~ willow weaving, ceramics and textiles ~~—~~ as a non clinical route to better health, confidence and community.

(d) The Wee Group Peer Support Project

The Wee Group Peer Support Project aims to help people living with chronic and other long ~~-~~ term conditions by providing long ~~-~~ term peer support to improve their mental health and well-being. Funded by the National Lottery, the fou ~~r-~~ year project which began at the start of 2025 is a partnership between HLC Alliance, the Mental Health Foundation, and Northern Area Community Network HLC (NACN). It will introduce a guided Peer Support Programme in 12 Healthy Living Centres, mainly in rural areas ~~.~~ The fund is in deficit at the year end, this will be covered by income receivable after the year end.

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2025

19 Explanatory notes to the funds (continued)

(e) Mental Health Foundation

The Mental Health for Better Days project aims to develop a mental health wellbeing module within the HLCA’s award ~~-w~~ inning Better Days Chronic Pain Management programme, creating a tailored programme to protect the mental health of people living with long ~~-~~ term physical health conditions ~~.~~ This partnership will continue until 31 July 2024 and the current fund deficit will be covered by income received during the remaining period of the partnership. This partnership successfully ended in April 2025 ~~.~~

(f) Heritage 4 Health

Heritage 4 Health is a partnership between Northern Ireland Environment Link and Healthy Living Centre Alliance. Funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund, Heritage for Health is a social prescribing programme. Heritage 4 Health is designed to increase access to, and time spent on activities known to enhance individual health and wellbeing. Programme participants are referred through Healthy Living Centres across Northern Ireland and facilitated to help envisage their lives in the future with hope and positivity ~~.~~ This partnership will continue until 31 October 2024 and the current fund deficit will be covered by income received during the remaining period of the partnership ~~.~~ This project ended successfully in October 2024 ~~.~~

(g) All-Ireland Knowledge Exchange

With funding received from the Shared Island Civic Society Fund, HLCA and its sister organisation in the Republic, the Family Resource Centre National Forum, collaborated in a mutually reciprocal project assisting each other regarding the structure, quality assurance, preparation, training, and resources required for their respective programmes ~~.~~ The Knowledge, Skills and Leadership Exchange is about creating a co-learning and co ~~-~~ development structure between two lik ~~e~~ -minded and similarly structured organisations spanning the whole island. They have become experts in the field within their separate jurisdictions on two highly successful, evidence ~~-~~ based, mental health support projects ~~i.~~ e ~~.~~ Better Days Pain Support and the Suicide Prevention Code of Practice ~~.~~

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