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The charity's current deficit is below the ideal reserves level.
At the balance sheet date free reserves were £1,280 (2024 - negative £3,704). The Trustees are more than aware that the current deficit of £48,720 (2024 : £53,704) is below the ideal reserves level.
Financial · Metric statement · From Men’s Health Forum — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 7
The charity's free reserves were £1,280 at the balance sheet date.
At the balance sheet date free reserves were £1,280 (2024 - negative £3,704).
Financial · Metric statement · From Men’s Health Forum — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 7
The charity maintains free reserves to cover three months of activities in case of a significant drop in funding.
The Trustees have established a policy whereby the unrestricted funds not committed or invested in tangible fixed assets ('free reserves') held by the charity should equate to an amount that would enable the charity to continue its current activities for three months in the event of a significant drop in funding.
Financial · Policy statement · From Men’s Health Forum — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 7
The charity's funds are primarily spent in the short term with few funds for long-term investment.
Aside from retaining a prudent amount in reserves each year most of the charity's funds are to be spent in the short term so there are few funds for long term investment.
Financial · Policy statement · From Men’s Health Forum — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 7
The Forum's mission is to improve the health of men and boys, particularly in disadvantaged areas.
Our ambition: All men and boys - particularly those in the most disadvantaged areas and communities - will have the information, services and treatments they need to live healthier, longer and more fulfilling lives.
Policy · Policy statement · From Men’s Health Forum — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 3
The principal funding sources for the charity are grants, donations, training and sales of publications.
The principal funding sources for the charity are currently by way of grants, donations, training and sales of publications.
Financial · Funding statement · From Men’s Health Forum — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 6
The Forum continues to explore opportunities for fundraising, including the possibility of funding via the National Lottery.
The Forum continues actively to explore opportunities for fundraising, which is so necessary for the achievement of its mission, including the possibility of funding via the National Lottery.
Financial · Commitment statement · From Men’s Health Forum — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 6
The Forum is represented on the Global Action on Men's Health Board and supports its work globally.
The Forum was also represented on the Global Action on Men's Health Board (by Annette Fenner), supporting its work to raise men's health as an issue globally and regionally amongst professionals and policy-makers
Operational · Procedural statement · From Men’s Health Forum — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 6
The Forum continues to work in partnership on issues related to men's health, including alcohol and obesity.
In addition to our work on a Men's Health Strategy, we continued to work in partnership on other issues where men's health plays an important role including via: ' Alcohol Health Alliance ' Obesity Health Alliance
Operational · Procedural statement · From Men’s Health Forum — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 5
The Forum's training programme for Men's Health Champions continues to grow, with over 500 people trained since the programme launched.
Our training programme - delivered by Jim Pollard and our former Chief Executive Peter Baker - continues to grow, driven by the Men's Health Champions programme, with more than 500 people trained as Men's Health Champions since the programme launched.
Operational · Procedural statement · From Men’s Health Forum — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 5
The Forum continues to distribute its Man Manuals and information for men through various platforms.
Alongside our campaigning for policy change and Men's Health Week, we continued to focus on distributing our award-winning information for men as widely as possible, through our website (www.menshealthforum.org.uk) and our Man Manuals.
Operational · Procedural statement · From Men’s Health Forum — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 5
The Forum organises Men's Health Week annually to raise awareness of men's health issues.
One of our top annual priorities is to organise Men's Health Week, which this year was held from 10 to 16 June 2024.
Operational · Procedural statement · From Men’s Health Forum — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 5
The Forum continues to work with other organisations in the Men's Health Strategy Core Group.
Thereafter, the Men's Health Forum continued to work with other organisations in the Men's Health Strategy Core Group, which convened fortnightly.
Policy · Commitment statement · From Men’s Health Forum — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 4
The current Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Wes Streeting, committed to introducing a men's health strategy.
the current Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Wes Streeting, even before the change of Government, had stated in March 2024 that the Labour party was committed to introducing a men's health strategy.
Policy · Commitment statement · From Men’s Health Forum — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 4
The Forum submitted evidence to the Health and Social Care Committee in November 2023.
The Forum submitted written evidence, published on 29 November 2023, and Martin Tod gave oral evidence on 21 January 2024 on the Forum's behalf.
Policy · Commitment statement · From Men’s Health Forum — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 4
The Forum has been campaigning for a men's health strategy since 2002.
The Men's Health Forum has been campaigning for a men's health strategy since 2002.
Policy · Commitment statement · From Men’s Health Forum — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 4
The Men's Health Forum aims to promote men's health through research and information provision.
The Charity's objects are to promote men's health, in particular, but without limitation, by carrying out research into men's health and by providing information on men's health to health professionals and the general public.
Policy · Policy statement · From Men’s Health Forum — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 3
The Trustees are responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity.
They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking responsible steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities
Governance · Procedural statement · From South Asian Health Action — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 December 2024, page 10
The financial statements were prepared in accordance with the Charities Commission's regulations.
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Charities Commission's regulations
Governance · Procedural statement · From South Asian Health Action — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 December 2024, page 10
Over 50 volunteers supported SAHA's work in the year.
Over 50 volunteers supported our work in the year
Operational · Observational claim · From South Asian Health Action — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 December 2024, page 10